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Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Grungy Monday 19 : Plastic Packaging
Our lovely host Linda over at Studio L3 has chosen something more recent for this week's challenge - Tag 10 of the 2010 Twelve Tags of Christmas. Click the link here to go direct to Tim's blog and his instructions/techniques for this wonderful tag.
I actually really loved doing this tag last Christmas and it was one of my favourites however, it took me a while to think of something non-christmassy. I was very tempted to go down the dressmaking route again, but forced myself to use a lovely Paper Artsy Bird Stamp. He didn't look too good painted white, so I tweaked the technique and covered him with tissue tape (as we'd done on tag 3 last christmas).
I used two lots of packaging - the flourish branch is cut from corrugated packaging and then my embossed piece over the tag is packaging from a Ranger product. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder as I thought it would look like rain drops (?!).
This is another great challenge, so do hop along to Studio L3 and see the wonderful inspirational pieces by Christine, Julie and Linda ....... and of course the wonderful pieces by all those taking part in the challenge.
It's great to be back! See you next week.
14 comments:
- PsyPenguin said...
Great tag! I love the tissue tape bird. xx
- 10 August 2011 at 21:15
- Terry said...
You did some really lovely recycling! Love all the texture and your design is gorgeous! Fabulous tag!
- 10 August 2011 at 21:16
- Artyjen said...
Delicious tag.....the packaging makes all the difference LOL ;) Love the birdie
xoxo Sioux
- 10 August 2011 at 22:23
- The Craft Cupboard Under the Stairs said...
Jennie, this is a really lovely tag. It's put together beautifully
- 11 August 2011 at 03:18
- Patricia said...
Beautiful tag and you make BEAUTIFUL stuff, so i am now your follower!
Greetz Patricia
- 11 August 2011 at 06:32
- Marjie Kemper said...
Great tag! Love the dot embossing and the flowers around the bird.
- 11 August 2011 at 13:06
- Silvia(Barnie) said...
That's a fabulous tag with wonderful elements.
- 11 August 2011 at 22:01
Hi Jennie, I am loving the softness and the texture of this beautiful piece.
Hugs June x
ps, drop by and grab the new freebie creation i made for my lovely friends at Dezinaworld
Have a fabulous weekend too :)
- 12 August 2011 at 10:22
- Trish said...
So beautiful!
- 12 August 2011 at 17:25
- Alison said...
Oh so beautiful!! I love your lovely natural-looking tag Jennie! x
- 12 August 2011 at 18:14
- Lynne Moncrieff said...
Hi Jennie
Thank You so much for visiting my Blog, Adorn and leaving such a fabulous comment on my Molly & Daisy altered canvas.
I adore the Twenties and Flappers.
Do you have any plans for the photographs of your husband's Aunt?
Your tag is just gorgeous, all those textures.
Lynne (from Perth, Scotland!)
- 13 August 2011 at 21:07
- Sam said...
You have invented a new breed of bird - Tissue Bird!! I think he look briliant.
- 14 August 2011 at 21:10
- Kim Dellow said...
Just stunning! Love it. Kim
- 14 August 2011 at 21:43
- Shar said...
Fabulous tag! Love your design!
- 22 August 2011 at 23:30


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Text: "Greetings from the main restaurant in Stromovka!"
Note: This postcard, although old, did not have any writing on it unfortunately. It is from a beautiful park in Prague called Stromovka, named after the multitude of trees (strom = tree). There is infrastructure and a beautiful old fairgrounds with some murals from Mucha from a world exposition in the early 1900's. I found this postcard just after seeing this chateau for the first time. What stuck out to me is that, even though the chateau is still there and there is still a "restaurant" there, the chateau is in disrepair and the restaurant is a sausage and beer stand. It was just cool to me to see what this beautiful building looked like in it heyday.

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Some snapshots taken from yesturdays shopping in Santa Monica and all around LA. All day walking through LA through fisheye view was pretty amazing let me tell you:) I dont remember Promenade St. being so alive with local musicians but I do remember Santa Monica pier being ridiculously fun with all their attractions and artist. Remind me to hit up Little Tokyo next time I stop by in downtown LA though because I have a feeling driving through isn't the same as shopping through:)


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And this is the reason for the acquisition. Many will credit the simplicity of ShoreTel PBXs as well as their "networking" based approach to design and deployment for some of their success. Obviously they are better at marketing and PR than most communication companies as well.
But the future is the cloud and M5 has been a regional player for a long time and although they have expanded their footprint they don't have a strong enough brand to be the cloud-communications alternative to a strong brand like Cisco or Avaya. Now with ShoreTel behind them they have the money and the marketing expertise to be a serious player.
The biggest hit will likely be felt by 8x8 as they are a pure-play cloud communications company who has been getting a lot of investor love lately due to their great earnings announcements.
Cisco may now be forced to buy 8x8 and Avaya will likely make a move as well. This move could even push Vonage to go after the SMB space. Mitel is an interesting question - they have leading edge tech but a troubled stock to use as currency.
One thing is for sure - it will be an interesting time for M&A this year in cloud communications. And if companies don't act fast they may not get a chance to compete in the cloud because the cable companies are not sitting still.
Update 2/16/12: Doug Mohney has some predictions about who will buy and who will sell in the cloud communications space over on TMCnet. Here is an excerpt:
You can put into the "buyers" category Avaya (News - Alert), Cisco, Digium, and maybe Microsoft. Avaya talked a lot about the cloud at ITEXPO East earlier this month, so it can't be totally clueless to the fact that businesses are going to turn more to hosted services. Cisco has some cloud-based services already along with joint offerings with service providers. Digium (News - Alert) is likely looking around at this point because it may find that it needs to provide a hosted solution to its reseller base. Microsoft has been promoting hosted everything by everyone, so it may not want to upset its current relationships and offer its own-branded service to compete against its channels.


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DEP issues Revocable Land Use Permits to applicants who request the temporary use of City-owned water supply lands for specific proposed activities. Land Use Permits help to protect water quality by allowing DEP staff to review the proposed activity and set conditions for the applicant to follow. Land Use Permits are typically issued to public authorities, municipalities, government agencies, and utilities (installation or maintenance of electric, cable, telephone, water, sewer and gas), but also to not-for-profit organizations who may request access to City lands for special projects such as recreational trails or ball fields.
Land Use Permits may also be issued to individual and commercial enterprises for certain purposes where adjacent property is situated such that no alternatives exist other than using City property. In these instances, the permit recipient may be charged an annual fee based on the activity and this flat may increase each year by a cost of living adjustment or through a reimbursement to the City for taxes on the parcel used.
DEP also allows certain uses of City-owned land for short-term and low impact activities such as fund-raising events or scientific studies. There is no charge for these types of activities but interested parties must submit a completed application at least 30 days prior to the activity. Depending on the proposed use, the application process can be lengthy because it includes a careful review of the permit application and supporting materials by multiple DEP staff with specialized scientific, engineering, real estate or legal knowledge.
The Rules governing DEP's revocable land use permits for the use or occupation of City property can be found here:
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Plot Summary:"GOTH blurs the boundaries between reality-driven horror and the hallucinatory style of REQUIEM FOR A DREAM in this raw and blood-soaked ride through the dark underbelly of the Gothic subculture. Chrissy and her boyfriend BOONE are two Gothic teenagers living in L.A. who have seen and done it all. As the sun goes down, they get ready for a hardcore concert at the local club. The night takes a gruesome turn when they run into a savage, darkly beautiful woman with a taste for pain and sexual deviance. She represents the darkest, most depraved end of this subculture; for her, it's not just superficial costumes and makeup but a way of life that thrives on murder and madness. Promising new thrills and experiences, she takes Chrissy and Boone on a wild, terrifying ride that progresses from drug-fueled orgies to random acts of violence, leaving a trail of mutilated victims in their wake."
Brad Sykes most ambitious project to date (in my eyes) turned out to be quite different to his usual stuff, but the grown up subject matter and mature approach was highly welcome.
Chrissy and Boone are a cute Goth couple who head to a club one night and quickly regret it as they join the sinister titular character on a journey to the depths of depravity and back again.
When Phoebe Dollar introduces herself as Goth, the kids proclaim that they too are 'goth', which she soon sets out to test.
The kids travel the City streets in a van driven by an unseen party as Goth forces them to take 'White Light' and makes them have sex with and then murder people 'Last House on the Left' style.
Phoebe Dollar who I assumed would be a one trick pony was good as Goth, so I would like to see her tackle further roles which don't require her to be a bitchy sorority sister with boobs, and the rest of the cast gave credible performances too.
It is evident Brad Sykes really worked hard on this one and despite a Producer who had little faith in the project, he proves that he can tell a good story without having to resort to having girls run around with their boobies hanging out.
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We started a movement – Pure Sport – to mobilise those who believe in our purpose to 'fuel the true spirit of competition'.
Since then, we have launched a campaign lobbying the IOC to support athletes when faced with doping and increase funding for anti–doping. We have taken a stand against the IOC hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics in a country that does not respect choice of sexuality. We have challenged the corruption of FIFA… and won. We have voiced our support for the Polynesian Islands competing in the Rugby World Cup with the aim of increasing inclusion in competitive international rugby. We have championed LGBTI rights in sport in Australia.
And that's just part of the story. We will continue to rise up when sport needs a champion, building on the reputation we've earned.
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text: The Face of a Child project has brought together more volunteers for LSM than any other project. Men, women, youth, and even children of all ages have volunteered for LSM either by presenting Face of a Child Project to their church and being responsible for keeping track of who took what pictures, collecting all the packages and delivering them to LSM, working at the warehouse packing and sorting Face of a Child Packages, loading containers, or even going to Moldova to help distribute. The dedication they have given to this project and to LSM is immeasurable. Below is feedback from volunteers who have gone on FOACP distribution trips to Moldova with LSM.


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Amateurs often go through tough times when they love the game of golf but have technique issues that are very hard to overcome through practice alone. Once they realise that they have a problem which requires fixing, it can often be difficult to correct poor technique. Expanding your existing knowledge, using some unconventional techniques and hiring a golfing instructor can be some ways of improving your game.
- Knowledge is Power
Knowledge is power when it comes to improving your golf game. There are a number ways of finding out more information about your current technique issues such as asking another player, looking at books, watching videos and searching the internet. This may give you some ideas about what you are doing wrong and how to improve.
- Unconventional Solutions to Golfing Problems
Using unconventional solutions to golfing problems is a well-known secret among the golfing professionals. The room for error is so slight that sometimes there is no textbook answer for improving aspects of a golfers game. The knowledge and creativity of the player is the only way to fix a problem. Some examples may be the use of a different clubs to solve swing issues. A longer club for chipping may let the player know if they have hit the ball wrong.
- Hire a Golfing Instructor
Perhaps you have tried to find out the problem with your technique and have acquired as much knowledge as possible but just can't improve. It is time to hire a professional when this happens. They not only have the knowledge about your particular problem but have the experience of working with many players and working through a number of problems with players. They also can give you an outside perspective on your game.
This advice is a must for amateurs and budding professionals. Poor technique can result in problems that never get fixed and will challenge a player for years if not attended to. Knowledge and using some unconventional means are only a start. It may be better to hire an instructor who knows the common problems experienced by players.


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Associate Professor of Political Science
Bob Press earned his PhD in political science at the University of Florida in 2004 after working as a journalist in Africa and the U.S. He received the departmental teaching award in 2012. He combines lectures with classroom discussions, community service, and research assignments to encourage all students' critical thinking and knowledge. He is the author of three books: Ripples of Hope: How Ordinary People Resist Repression without Violence (Amsterdam University Press/University of Chicago Press, 2015); Peaceful Resistance: Advancing Human Rights and Democratic Freedom (Ashgate, U.K., 2006); and The New Africa: Dispatches from a Changing Continent (U. Press of Florida, 1999). His articles on sub-Sahara Africa have appeared in various journals, including the Journal of Human Rights, Journal for Contemporary African Studies, Africa Today, Journal of Human Rights Practise, African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review; and Theory in Action. Click this link for most of Dr. Press's articles. He was a Fulbright Fellow in 2008-9 in Sierra Leone).
Bob founded the student-led USM Center for Human Rights and Civil Liberties and serves as the advisor for Student for Human Rights He served as President of the Faculty Senate (2014-5) and is on the Executive Board of the Forrest County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Bob is married to Betty Press, a USM Adjunct Professor of photography. Together they once traveled around the world for two years, mostly by hitch-hiking. Outside of class he likes to sing in choral groups and to run. He has spent several summers in in Perugia, Italy, studying Italian and, more recently, doing research on African migration to Italy.


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THE political winds are changing. They are changing internationally as trust in traditional systems declines. Unfortunately, when politics gets messy it is the ordinary people who lose trust in less-than-perfect systems and look for alternatives.
The Australian High Court has effectively dismissed a handful of elected Federal politicians including ministers. In the US President Donald Trump continues to cause international confusion with ad hoc decisions that have little or no thought of ramifications. The UK is wrestling with the aftermath of Brexit. In Canada, France and NZ the old guard has been overthrown by what they would perceive as young upstarts.
Political systems will never be perfect and there is always room for improvement. Interestingly, the sad resignation of Steve Doszpot, one of the most solid and community oriented members of the ACT Assembly, illustrates how systems can be improved. His replacement will be decided in an efficient, equitable and democratically transparent manner. The replacement of federal politicians who failed the citizenship test this time will take a form of countback ordered by the court. It is usually less transparent, less equitable and much messier.
The High Court decision on citizenship illustrates the robust nature of our Australian Constitution. It demonstrates effective application of the separation of powers operating in exactly the way it has been designed. However, on the other hand, dual citizenship is so common in Australia that the content of the citizenship clause has been exposed as wanting.
Members of the two major parties remain unscathed. However, for Matt Canavan (Nationals) and Nick Xenophon (NXT) the decision must be a huge relief. Was fear of being dismissed by the High Court the reason for Senator Xenophon to return to SA state politics?
Greens Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam showed integrity in admitting their mistake and stepping down from the Senate before the High Court decision. Until dismissed, Malcolm Roberts (One Nation) – who had amongst the least ever personal votes at last election – toughed it out with the least transparency and the most unconvincing arguments. Canavan stepped down from the Cabinet while the other two ministers remained.
Barnaby Joyce and Fiona Nash (Nationals) toughed it out until dismissed by the High Court. Not only were they both ministers, but Joyce also held the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party while Senator Nash was the National Party Deputy Leader. The legal validity of ministerial decisions made by them is now likely to be challenged.
The High Court decision will be really tough on all those who have lost their seats. Despite the variation in their philosophies, they have all worked extraordinarily hard for their constituents and for what they believe to be a better Australia. Their political futures are now in limbo.
Meanwhile, President Trump pre-emptively withdrew the US from UNESCO and was hailed by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as "brave and moral" before following suit. There appears to be little consideration of the long-term impact of this move. Palestine was recognised by UNESCO in 2011 in attempting to protect world heritage. This has had Israel and its lobbyists in America seething ever since.
As with all political systems, the UN and its range of organisations are not perfect. However, when the leader of the most powerful nation on earth thumbs his nose at the most important body for international co-operation – it sets a clear precedent for others to do the same. In 1945 UNESCO, along with other UN bodies, were established in the aftermath of World War II to seek lasting peace. Pulling out of UNESCO has single-handedly taken international relationships back three quarters of a century.
The dismissal of the old guard in favour of a new generation of dynamic young leaders from across the globe provides hope for the future. There are indications that they stand up for what they believe, resist national and international pressures of big business and support stronger democracy rather than government of the corporatocracy.
Internationally, voters are looking for a breath of fresh air. There are clear lessons for Australian politics as voters face a series of state elections set to be contested in the coming year.


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Devolution passes new milestone in RotherhamPublished Friday, 2nd October 2015
Council leaders from the Sheffield City Region met with Chancellor George Osborne at Rotherham's Advanced Manufacturing Park today to announce a proposed agreement on the way forward for devolution.
The proposals, worth at least an additional £900 million over the next 30 years, would bring more control of spending on affordable housing, economic investment, public transport, skills training and business support into our part of the world and away from decision makers in London.
They also commit the government and City Region to work together to develop proposals to develop the new High Speed Rail College in Doncaster with the new Institutes of Technology, reflecting its national importance, and to continue to develop the Advanced Manufacturing Park at Waverley into a ground breaking "Innovation District."
It is only the second time in the country that such an agreement has been reached.
In return, the government will require a directly elected Mayor across South Yorkshire to hold accountability for the new powers. Elections could take place as soon as May 2017.
The plans will now be subject to government announcements in the Comprehensive Spending Review, public consultation, and approval by all nine councils that make up the Sheffield City Region.
Cllr Chris Read, the Leader of Rotherham Borough Council, signed the proposals this morning. He says:
"Today's announcement in Rotherham is the first of its kind outside Manchester and puts us on the national stage – prioritising jobs, housing and infrastructure. It is a measure of the progress we have made over the last few months that we're able to do this today, and a measure of our ambition that we'll be one of the first places in the country to be making these kinds of decisions for ourselves rather than depending on London. It's important too that at a time when our public services are facing ever increasing pressure, this deal means more cash up front.
"I know that people will have lots of questions about how this might work, and it is important that we engage local residents and businesses in discussion about this. But it is also clear that this is a process, not a final destination reached. It's an opportunity that we now have chance to realise. We will be continuing to negotiate hard with the government over the coming months in order to make that opportunity into a reality."


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Cancellation/renewal television season is upon us, and it's been a bloodbath so far. ABC in particular has gone on a rampage of cutting shows from the lineup, with everything from the long-running Castle being axed to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spinoff Marvel's Most Wanted being nixed before it even hit the airwaves. Luckily, ABC took a break from all the cancellations to announce a slightly surprising renewal: The Catch will be getting a Season 2.
The numbers for The Catch only averaged 6.9 million viewers per week and a 1.6 rating in the valuable 18 – 49 age demographic, according to EW. 6.9 million and a 1.6 rating aren't exactly catastrophic numbers, but they were low enough to be a cause for worry about renewal odds. The ratings are significantly higher than ABC's Galavant and Agent Carter, however, both of which have officially been cancelled. Perhaps the numbers for the Thursday night thriller just looked way better to ABC in comparison to the shows with much lower ratings.
Another factor that may have gone into The Catch getting a second season actually has more to do with Scandal than The Catch. Scandal star Kerry Washington's pregnancy may force ABC to do some schedule shuffling. If Scandal chooses to delay filming rather than hide Washington behind potted plants and big purses, The Catch may be needed to help Grey's Anatomy keep Thursday night programming alive on ABC with one of its staples gone. The Catch hailing from ShondaLand couldn't have hurt its chances for a future either.
Of course, The Catch has also had a enough of a high-quality first season that ABC should have reason to have faith that a second season could be even better with a solid foundation behind it. The show follows private investigator Alice Vaughn after she was swindled for her savings when her fiancé Christopher turned out to be a savvy con artist. Season 1 has seen her balancing her regular cases as a P.I. while also chasing down clues to catch her former fiancé.
The Catch provides a twist on the typical crime drama thanks to Alice's personal quest to bring Christopher to justice, and the element of mystery makes it easy to invest in an episode. Mireille Enos is fantastic as Alice, and Peter Krause finds a balance between charming and slimy as Christopher. All in all, we should be glad that they'll get another season to play cat-and-mouse with each other.
For a look at what shows were axed by the major networks in the latest bloodbath, check out our list of all the big shows that have been cancelled. Don't forget to take a look at our rundown of all of the shows that have been cancelled or renewed, and see our summer TV premiere schedule to find out what will be hitting the airwaves in the near future.


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Professor Summers had been a dominant voice advancing the idea that sphingolipids such as ceramide, which are produced by over-nutrition and inflammation, contribute to insulin resistance and metabolic disease. The opinion was initially controversial, and few publications other than his appeared on the topic. Nonetheless, the data were robust and the therapeutic potential of the pathway obvious. His work has appeared in the highest impact journals (e.g. Nature Medicine, Cell Metabolism, Journal of Clinical Investigation and others) and have been cited over 8000 times. He has given over 100 presentations in at least 20 different countries, including keynote talks in Japan, Finland and the USA, and received over 10 million dollars in research grant support. His work has influenced the directions of new and established researchers and the number of publications containing the words ceramide and insulin has risen exponentially. His current group continues to explore the therapeutic potential of the pathway with an eye towards developing new therapies to treat diabetes and metabolic disease.


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Message from the CEO
On behalf of my team and myself, I welcome you to IMSG and invite you to explore and discover more about our company, our capabilities, and our commitment to you. Now more than ever, it's clear that our world is facing daunting environmental and climate change challenges. Because of these challenges, IMSG is absolutely committed to being the foremost authority on climate change and environmental preparedness for governments and businesses worldwide so that they can meet the challenges and minimize the risks associated with manmade and natural hazards.
Everything we do at IMSG is based on a foundation of integrity, agility, experience and a desire to not only meet the standards of our industry, but exceed them at every turn. We think that's what it takes to be the best. And while we don't pretend that we can make the winds of change disappear, we do promise the total commitment of our expert team to help you come up with winning solutions that help you manage change, make informed decisions, and implement winning solutions.
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Whether you are concerned about the impact of climate change from a scientific, technological, policy, financial or socioeconomic perspective or simply want to explore how we can help solve the challenges facing your organization, please do not hesitate to contact any of our team. We are eager to be a part of your solution.
I am confident that you'll be impressed with the professional courtesy, genuine integrity and can-do responsiveness of our entire IMSG team.
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Akstra's first line of hair lasers was designed for a clinical environment, so we took the approach of making something very medical looking.
We decided to use aluminum parts which would be CNC cut, for a quality and expensive feel while making a controller with safety features, such as an emergency shut-off and manual controls.
From a clinical hair laser, we moved onto something designed for the mass market. We produced a model made from injected polycarbonate for affordability, with a sleek design and painted black for a modern feel.
Home models range from combs to caps to helmet devices. These we have designed for our clients and can be found in clinicians offices, TV shopping, and mass retail outlets.
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"If I was really cruel to your pet cat or dog & then had them murdered for my dinner, you'd finally know how I feel about those who you consume daily, without thought. To society, these animals are nothing & no one. To me, they are deserving of so much more. They are all individuals, who have the same ability to experience pain, trauma & suffering. We must help them. Giving an animal a cute name, is not a reason to protect and favour one animal over another. Imagine if I hurt your pet. Please imagine how you would feel." — Jenna Marie
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MS Advisory: Beware Unexpected PowerPoint FilesBy Ryan Naraine | Posted 2006-07-17 Print
In the midst of a third zero-day attack against select businesses in the Far East, Microsoft warns: Do not open or save unexpected Microsoft Office files, even if they come from a trusted source.In the midst of back-to-back zero-day attacks against select businesses in the Far East, Microsoft on July 17 released a security advisory with a terse message: Do not open or save unexpected Microsoft Office files, even if they come unexpectedly from a trusted source.
The company's advisory comes less than a week after virus hunters discovered that a previously undocumented flaw in Microsoft PowerPoint was being exploited to plant a keystroke logger on infected Windows systems.
Microsoft confirmed that the vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, and said a patch is being developed and tested for release on August 8.
"In order for this attack to be carried out, a user must first open a malicious PowerPoint document attached to an e-mail or otherwise provided to them by an attacker," the Redmond, Wash., software giant said.
There are no pre-patch workarounds in the advisory. Instead, Microsoft said Windows users should avoid opening or saving Office files, especially those that arrive from untrusted sources.
For advice on how to secure your network and applications, as well as the latest security news, visit Ziff Davis Internet's Security IT Hub.
If an Office fileWord, Excel or PowerPointarrives unexpectedly from a trusted source, the advice remains the same.
Read the full story on eWEEK.com: MS Advisory: Beware Unexpected PowerPoint Files
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With bag full of twist and turns, Game of Thrones is indeed back with a bang, and especially with the current turn of event we just can't stop gossiping about the fate of the characters in the 6th season. Along with that, the number of searches for GoT is rising, as everyone is searching for the latest news and wants to catch up with last aired episode.
So, I followed the trend and while I was trying to find out more about Jon Snow, now that we know he's alive, I stumbled upon a series of illustrations which re-creates the characters as pets! So, here are the Game of Thrones characters imagined as (not so) cuddly pets!
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Fewer and fewer readers are looking at the homepage of The New York Times online, and the news organization that for decades stood as America's leading news source was overtaken years ago by upstarts such as The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed on the web.
Those are just some of the conclusions of a brutally honest 91-page internal report obtained by BuzzFeed. The report is fascinating for anyone in the digital-media business. And The Times ought to receive credit for researching and writing it. Virtually all of the Gray Lady's sacred cows get slaughtered within it.
We'll spare you the work of reading it and instead pull out several charts that show how The Times has essentially lost the race online. (Unfortunately, the copy obtained by BuzzFeed appears to have been made on the worst photocopier in the world, so apologies in advance for the quality of the imagery.)
'The Huffington Post Surpassed Us Years Ago'
Many just assume that The Times has more readers than everyone else. Not true. This is the most dismal chart, for The Times at least. The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed are both now bigger than The Times in terms of online readers. "Huffington Post surpassed us years ago in reader traffic and BuzzFeed pulled ahead in 2013," the caption says:
Fox News Has Better Fans Than The Times
This chart shows a ranking of The Times' Facebook fans versus its rivals. CNN leads the pack. The Times is roughly level with the Fox News Channel. But note the secondary bars on the chart — those show engaged fans, which are much more important. The Times' engaged fans are both smaller than some of its rivals and also form a smaller portion of total fans compared to come brands. Fox has more engaged fans:
'Readers Don't Come Back Often' To Paul Krugman
The text accompanying this chart — which measures return readers for The Times' star columnists Paul Krugman, Gail Collins, Maureen Dowd, David Brooks, Joe Nocera, and Bill Keller — says it all:
We've always had a sense that readers were loyal followers of their favorite columnists. And the paper makes it easy to catch certain bylines Monday morning? … On the internet however readers are much more fickle: The accompanying chart shows readers don't come back often to the same columnist. The quality of their work isn't the issue. Making it easier for readers to discover what they already like [is]."
Readers Are Not As Interested In The Times' Homepage
The front page of a newspaper or a news organization's website is its most precious asset and most valuable real estate. Yet visitors to The Times' homepage are in decline, an "inescapable truth," as the report puts it:
Readers Prefer 'Social' Over 'Media'
This is the explanation for the above phenomenon: Readers are using their social-media feeds — Facebook, Twitter — as their personal front pages for news. They're no longer bothering to go to individual news brands as a result.
The Times Is Trapped In The Wrong Business
Most of The Times' readers are online. Unfortunately, most of The Times' revenue comes from its paper:


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DISGRUNTLED Bognor and their fans reflected on a wasted trip to Kingstonian and asked: Why on earth couldn't it have been avoided?
The team, staff and around 60 supporters were first made to wait until nearly 5pm for a pitch inspection to be held and the match declared on, giving them only just enough time to get to the Kingsmeadow ground in south London.
Then – minutes before the scheduled 7.45pm kick-off – the match referee decided the pitch was unfit and had to be called off, leaving Bognor fuming.
Fans had their admission money refunded but no other costs returned, and are calling for discounted entrance to the rearranged game – and want Ryman League bosses to investigate the farce.
Kingstonian officials, when asked by the Observer, apologised to those who'd had a wasted journey but said they could not do anything about the weather.
Fan Dave Robinson said the on-off saga and the timings of decisions made showed 'little respect' for the fans. He added: "If there was concern for the pich in the first place why did they pass it fit? Any idiot could have told you that the condition were not going to impove – the temperature was dropping rapidly.
"While Kingtonian gave an immediate refund on entrance and programmes, little concern is given to travelling costs of the fans. What would be a nice gesture is for Kingstonian to offer discounted tickets when the game is eventually rearranged. However we all know that won't happen and the true fans are the ones out of pocket yet again."
Adam Goldring was among those who made the trip and said he was upset no Ks officials apologised as fans left the ground. He said the only person showing concern was the turnstile operator organising refunds.
Supporters' club representative Ian Guppy called on the Ryman League to investigate the sorry saga.
Rocks officials told the Observer they were told by Kingstonian that AFC Wimbledon – whose ground it is – had not done any work on the pitch since their match on Saturday and it was badly cut up and frozen.
A pitch inspection was called for 4pm but the official doing it was held up and it was not done until around 4.45pm.
Bognor bosses arrived at 6.40pm and expressed concern about the state of the pitch with the temperature by now down to zero. The match referee checked it twice and was becoming concerned – but not until another look at 7.40pm did he call it off.
Rocks manager Jamie Howell said: "It's difficult, because it's not fair to blame any one person. But if you know your pitch and know how it is going to be in plummeting temperatures, you need to apply common-sense and get a game called off.
"A lot of people went to great effort to get to the game and needn't have. At 7pm I could forsee a farce of a game."
Kingstonian co-chairman Malcolm Winwright told the Observer the first inspection was done by a local referee, escorted by him. "I had already walked the pitch with a director of AFC Wimbledon and their groundsman. Everyone agreed it was perfectly playable," said Winwright.
"Of course there were concerns (about conditions worsening) but the forecast indicated a dip in temperatures would not occur until much later in the evening. Indeed the match referee didn't call off the match until just before kick-off, well after the players had warmed up."
Winwright said there was one part of the pitch that tended to get worse-affected than the rest but at 5pm the whole surface was playable and at kick-off time the whole pitch had started to freeze.
The Observer asked Kingstonian if they would like to apologise to fans (of both teams) who made the trip and Winwright replied: "Of course we are sorry for the players officials and supporters of both sides. But we cannot control the effects of weather."


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You sit at your desk job bitter about the facty that Professor X never showed up at your house to teach you to control your powers. Being the outcast at work doesn't make you a mutant; get back to forecasting market trends.
You think you basically wrote the base code of Twitter ("way back then") but lament that you didn't think it was worth anything. You feel the need to tweet this annually by the 140-character restriction just makes you sound deluded.
You refer to bitcoin as the future global currency, but its intrinsic value is pretty much what yours is to society.
You are the only person invited to an LoTR treasure hunt theme party. But the only reason you're mad is because now you have to find new people to play Dark Souls 3 with.
People assume that your ultimate sex fantasy involves your girlfriend dressing up as Mystique. But really, having a girlfriend is you ultimate fantasy. Or having sex.
You freak out becayse no one has the new Type-C charger and your phone is dead. This would be more bothersome if people texted you.
You can speak two languages, and one of them is Leet. People aren't impressed. Go home and cry to your computer about it. "n0 0n3 un3r574nd m3 l1l3 y0u d0."
You contemplate ordering a Kalashnikov off the deep web to exact revenge on some dude who killed off your character in Warcraft. But you thought the better of it because prison probably has terrible Wi-Fi.
You have perfected the art of ordering drugs off the deep web just so you can chill with cool kids. "Guys, you can order it to my place."
You wonder why no one is as excited about the advancements in virtual reality. It's probably because it doesn't have the same impact on everybody else's sex life.
You have "walk the path of Mordor" on your bucket list. But you know your Mom's no Sam.
It bothers you that Star Wars isn't on Netflix. That's because no one streaming Star Wars has anybody to Netflix and chill with. Doesn't matter: You already have the entire series and a girlfriend downloaded in 1080p.


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Despite the safety precautions in place in most competitive races, there's always that possibility that something could go wrong. That wasn't any more evident than in Round 4 of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Cup that was held recently.
The Lamborghini Super Trofeo Cup saw a massive accident during Round 4 of the season. From what we can tell, the number 22 Lamborghini Gallardo driven by Giorgio Bartocci went off into the gravel on the last turn.
The Giorgio's side door flew open as the car span down the lane. When it finally came to a stop, the Gallardo turned into a fireball.
Fire crews took longer than expected to pull the driver from the wreck and were seen using hand held fire extinguishers to battle the blaze, in a time of 1 minute through the fire. Surprisingly, Bartocci survived the incident and is currently in intensive care with 1st degree burns and a fractured leg.
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I've been bulimic for about 5 years it started at school when I started having problems with girls at school and pretended it wasnt bothering me. The upset would build up and I would comfort with very sweet high fat foods and then purge. I would feel weak and sleepy and it seemed to bring me to a state that I should have been left at after all the troubles I was facing. Then I went through other fazes with drugs and alcohol and had some pretty nasty experiences and finally gave up. I didn't recognise myself any more and I couldn't face people and so I hid in the gym and didn't have anyone to eat with and lost a lot of weight. My sister has had eating issues (anorexia) for years and my mother has her own unusual habits. My dad finally came to my rescue and told me I had lost too much weight at which point I felt like someone was with me and tried really hard to put the weight back on healthily and tried to get myself back on track. My mom of course instead of blaming herself for causing my sisters eating habits (as she had put her on diets at a very young aged) decided I was anorexic and came on all fires blazing. Lieing about contents of dishes, trying to trick me into eating unhealthy foods. Emotionally manipulating people by crying when they chose the light options and feeling free to place the blame on me or my sister in turn. I removed myself from this situation by only eating very large breakfasts and lunch and avoiding eating communal dinners. And as I was still a low but very healthy weight I started to feel like maybe everything was my fault again. I lost my track of healthy recovery and began to binge no purging. Eating to the point of pain and lethargia. My mother of course thought everything was fine and finally left me alone but I was getting very isolated and finding it hard to concentrate and engage in normal activity. I realised I was trapped in having to eat this much and the purging started again and my exercise routine got thrown out the window as I was too tried of trying to argue my healthy lifestyle with my mom as she would throw a fuss at any exercise done by me or my sister. My sisters of course was compulsive but I gave in. About a year ago I left for uni and had a couple bad falls due to alcohol and realised I couldn't trust myself to be alone and needed the support of my dad to keep me on track so I moved back home. I had been out of my moms clutches for a while and my sister was as anal as ever and so her eating habit radar was on high alert. I fell into the trap of being the child who ate 'properly' (over ate) as an example to my sister and the binge and purging became a habit. I got out of my city for a while to clear my head and started getting my self worth and confidence back and started exercises and eating healthier. I made the mistake of inviting my mom to visit me and on seeing that I had lost a bit of weight (toned up - weight wise I was completely equal) she started attacking my choices at meals and accusing me of 'relapsing'. This completely pulled the rug out from under me and its been a vicious cycle since then. I keep trying to get a routine back but it gets interrupted when I am forced to eat a meal I don't need or eat desert/junk foods which set me off or I feel large amounts of pressure. and I get set off on about a three/two day cycle of binge and purge and for a while I was keeping busy all the time for fear of being alone as I would be unable to not binge and purge when I was alone. I failed the year at uni for the incapability for being alone due to hours of bingng and purging and so was unable to study. I left home to go live in a different country with my grandfather but he has alot of the same controlling food issues which trigger my reactions which i had to my mom and so I sometimes fall into the same cycle. but I understand the cycle of upset and pressure link. And when I fall back a step now I keep moving forward and know how great the two weeks feel when I've been able to resist and been able to stay on track. Im starting a diary today and think this will help alot as I am not in a position to tell anyone I have this problem as my sister has just physically recovered from a decade of anorexia. Im praying this will help me and am really looking for the day when the pieces of my life all come back together again.
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Thanks to Dublin for two incredible nights of The River Tour at Croke Park, including a special guest appearance from Bono last night on "Because The Night." All photos by Jon Dardis except Bruce + Bono by Jim Burruss. Next stop: Glasgow!
Yesterday Bruce & The E Street Band brought The River Tour to Dublin's Croke Park for the first of two nights. Here are photographer Jon Dardis' photos from the show.
A little rain couldn't stop Bruce & The E Street Band from rocking Manchester's Etihad Stadium! Here's photos from the show by Sharon Latham. The European leg of The River Tour 2016 continues tonight in Dublin.
Thanks to everyone who came out to see Bruce & The E Street Band at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid! Here's photographer Juanlu Vela's look at the show. The next stop on the European leg of The River Tour will be Manchester.
Bruce & The E Street Band took The River Tour to Lisbon last night for Rock In Rio 2016. Check out the photos by Agencia Zero from the show below and the full setlist here! Next stop: Madrid!
Bruce & The E Street Band continued on the European leg of The River Tour with a show in San Sebastián. Photographer Jesús A. Martínez shares his pictures from the evening with us here! Next stop: Lisbon!
The River Tour 2016 kicked off its European leg last night in Barcelona. Bruce & The E Street Band want to send out a huge thanks to Jordi and Ernest Sant who arranged the incredible greeting sign for when they came out on the stage in Barcelona! It couldn't have made us feel more at home! […]
"Good evening, my snow people!" Making up for the January 24th concert postponed due to a blizzard in New York City, Bruce & the E Street Band took to the stage March 28th for an epic performance at the legendary Madison Square Garden. Photographer Danny Clinch was there to capture the magic as well as […]
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band closed down the LA Sports Arena Saturday night with the venue's final concert. Photographer Pam Springsteen shares her photos from #TheRiverTourLA with us here!
Photographer Jo Lopez shares behind-the-scenes photos from the "Hunter of Invisible Game" film shoot. Check them out and watch "Hunter of Invisible Game" here.


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The White House today released details on the amended executive order that restricts travel to the U.S. from many predominately Muslim countries. Unlike the old ban, however, the Plantain can confirm that President Trump has agreed to remove Iraq from its list of banned countries after securing the branding rights to the Saddam Hussein Hotel and Golf Course in Baghdad.
"This is going to be one of the truly great luxury resorts in the world," said the President of the resort, which will be renamed The Baghdad Trump Plaza Gulf Course. Of the renaming, the President joked that "I guess this means I'm the new Saddam Hussein," a man whom he called a very strong leader who really didn't get a fair shake. The President also noted that it was his idea to call it the resort a "gulf course," a pun the President described as very, very clever and much better than anyone writing at the failing New York Times or Saturday Night Live could have come up with.
In a press conference Sunday morning, the President responded to criticisms that it appears he specifically excluding countries from his travel band, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, solely on the basis that he has business interest in those countries: "Oh, yeah. That's true," the President told a room full of shocked reporters, before immediately saying that he never said that, calling the journalists in the room "liars", and then telling them that it was he alone who could fix…This is Zaphod from the Resistance. I'm writing from the year 2058. Imperial Troopers are about to storm our headquarters and you are our last hope. Right now you are witnessing a terrible moment in history, but there is still time for you to fight. Do not normalize the actions of Supreme Leader Trump. Protest it. Every day. Organize your communities. And, oh god, they're here. Just know, that he is lying about…everything. "We are going to make America great again, folks," said the President, ominously adding, "Now are you with me or against me?"


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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Bye-Bye Roy the Animal Guy!
Thursday afternoon, Roy the Animal Guy brought over some more chickens and decided to build a pen *just* for HIS animals, as in his lambs, his goats. Okay, no problem with that.
BUT during a discussion before he built his pen, he told me he had sold Desi, (I originally named her Jeannie), a small female goat I had bottle fed and raised.
Initially, when Roy had brought 4 baby goats over here, 2 of which needed to be bottle fed, his story was:
His dad had traveled over to New Mexico and bought all four of the goats. Three of the goats...male...were Roy's goats. The little female goat was his dad's, as his dad had paid for it, along with driving over to pick up the goats, paying for the gas, etc.
I told Roy at that time that we had a deal with him not his dad and his father would have to pay us for the care and feeding of the little female goat. Roy said he would pass that along to his father.
We discussed this several times over the almost three months I cared for and fed Desi.
Thursday, Roy sat on our back patio and told me that the little female goat was now HIS as his dad owed him money and he had arranged to sell Desi. I told him "No, Desi is MINE until you pay for her care and feeding. She stays HERE."
Roy insisted that HE owed NOTHING for the milk and then the hay and feed we had provided for Desi. He said his dad owed that. I called Bullshit and said Roy now owed the debt.
Then Roy committed the cardinal sin.
He told me HE picked up the goats in New Mexico and Desi had been his goat from the start.
I told him that was NOT what he told me initially. He told me "Oh yes, I told you from the start she was my goat."
I called the Darlin' Man and the Girl outside, told Roy to shut up and asked them each if they remembered what Roy had told us about the goats ownership.
They both remembered what Roy had initially said about the goat being his dad's.
I then asked Roy again...who bought the goat originally and whose goat it was.
He repeated that HE bought her and she was HIS goat and he owed NOTHING for her care and feeding.
I looked at him, told him that Desi was staying precisely where she was and that I did NOT appreciate being lied to.
I came back in the house.
Ten minutes later, I heard Desi screaming bloody murder and went out and saw Roy putting her in his newly constructed pen.
"Is that Desi?" I yelled out.
"Yes", replied Roy, "She's MY goat!"
I then yelled over to him; "Okay, then take Desi and take ALL your animals and get them off this property RIGHT DAMN NOW!"
So, Roy spent the next few hours getting all his animals off the property, and, from what I understand, temporarily housing them in his one bedroom apartment until he finds someone else who will let him use their land.
2 adult goats, 3 four month old goats, 4 peafowl, 2 guineas, 4 ducks, 100 chickens & roosters, 50 pigeons, 50 doves and 2 ram lambs.
Good luck with that, Roy.
Today the Darlin' Man and The Girl deconstructed all of Roys pens (which looked horrible, anyway) and stacked all the building supplies from the takedown so Roy can easily pick all of his stuff.
It wasn't that Roy refused to pay for the goats care and feeding. It was that Roy straight-up lied to avoid having to take responsibility. That is the main reason I kicked him off the property.
Lying to me like that was the final straw. It made me realize that if he would lie about that, he would lie about everything else in our little business partnership and had probably lied to us before.
I could not tolerate that.
So, it was a lot quieter this morning when I went out to feed. Very peaceful.
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You have put with a lot of 'stuff' from him for several months. You are a generous person with a very kind heart and I am glad all this extra work, expense and aggravation is out of your life now. I know you will miss the animals, but they came with quite a bit of baggage, Roy!ReplyDelete
Sorry you had to go through all this, but glad it's over. <3 'NoAm'
I know I don't really know the whole story, but I was kind'a weary of good ol' Roy from the start. A person who keeps getting livestock without concern for their welfare (except for getting good-hearted people like you to take care of them), is a somebody I wouldn't want to deal with. What kind of person thinks they can house all those animals in a one bedroom apartment??ReplyDelete
Goodbye Roy.
Lamb; I am sorry that you lost Jeannie (with the dark brown hair) but I am glad that Roy is gone. I knew that this would be coming but I believe that you allowed this because he was friends with "The Darling Man."ReplyDelete
There is a direct correlation to Roy's lying and his deportment in life.
Now you can spend more energy on your family li8fe and finding that homestead in Vermont.
Considering all you have lost through this helpful endeavor, I think I would take him to small claims court and turn him in to the land lord of his apartment. You must be a more generous and much nicer person than me.ReplyDelete
I'm happy that you stood your ground with Roy. He just didn't sound like an honest man. Someone who lies about the ownership of an animal will more than like lie about other things.
I have learned things the hard way, in similar situations. Give him a deadline to get the stuff off your place or tell him it's gone too.ReplyDelete
Oh Lamb, i can so relate. My homeless survivalist farm visitor was a champion liar too. It's so depressing that you can't help anyone without having it turn into some disaster. No good deed ever goes unpunished.ReplyDelete
Good for you. I agree with others that Roy didn't sound like someone you should be dealing with. Life's lessons learned the hard way.
Because of a couple of rude people that left comments that included links to porn pages and such, I have been forced to start moderating comments again.


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So I wanted to add these other "pronoia" articles: (I really like the last one)
The World Health Organization reports that over 100 million acts of sexual intercourse, involving more than 200 million partners, take place on the earth every 24 hours. According to the Beauty and Truth Laboratory, if even one out of every two of those communions is motivated by love, the planet is continuously awash with tender ecstasy.
Toyota plans to use gasoline-electric hybrid engines in all of its vehicles by 2012. The company pioneered hybrids in 1997, when it first sold the Prius, a car that gets 50 miles per gallon of gas and emits 40 percent less carbon dioxide than a traditional engine. The third largest automaker in the world, Toyota has inspired the top two to play catch-up. General Motors and Ford both introduced their own hybrids in 2004.
You are a metropolis of 50 trillion citizens, says biologist Dr. Bruce Lipton. Each of the cells in your body can be considered a sentient being in its own right. They all act together as a community, performing an ongoing act of prodigious collaboration.
Leo Alard was the first Hispanic to become an Episcopalian bishop in the U.S. His pioneer spirit emerged early on. As a young priest in the 1960s, he headed a racially integrated parish in Cattahoochee, Florida. The bigots of the KKK didn't look favorably on his work, and on one occasion they burned a cross on the church lawn. Alard, who was supervising a youth group on that particular night, brought the class out and had everyone toast marshmallows over the fire.


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You guys are probably wondering what's up. It's been a quiet week here--I had a Waiting on Wednesday post for Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill post but that came down, and then Thursday morning you couldn't access my blog with Google Chrome because a warning message came up saying that my blog linked to a site known for distributing malware. Well, I've fixed the problem, and I want to explain how I did it in case any of you encounter it as well.
Like I said, I didn't post this much this past week. I spent last weekend with my relatives and wound up with a stomach/flu-like bug Sunday afternoon. Monday I was well enough to make the 2.5 hour drive home, but felt so awful that as soon as I arrived, I got straight into bed. I worked on some posts Tuesday but only had time to get the WoW post up. Someone pointed out that my blog was fine Tuesday morning but not Wednesday morning, which is why it come down.
In the end, Google Chrome was right--I did have a link that led to a suspicious site. However, I couldn't find it at first. Jamie and Nicole both suggested cleaning out the spam filter of my comments, so I started with that, in addition to deleting the WoW post. When that didn't work, I started poking around my dashboard. No alerts had popped up, but I saw that you could request a malware review from Google, so I thought about doing that, but the option wasn't listed. I started Googling how to request a malware review, when I stumbled across this thread. It told me that sometimes Blogger doesn't pick up with malware or other problems on Blogger, and suggested running one's blog through Redleg's Blogspot/Blogger Tool. Right away, the tool showed me where the bad link was in bright red lettering so I was able to go in and fix it. Unfortunately, the link had somehow gotten in with the button that led to my blog's Facebook page. I wasn't able to figure out how to get rid of the link without deleting the whole button, so that's gone for now. Fear not, though, I plan on restoring it soon.
I hope this post anyone who has the same problem I did but can't figure out what's wrong. It took me all day, but I'm glad it's resolved. Until next time, happy reading and blogging!


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Many videos have allowed distant eyes to learn that a police officer killed a person for no good reason, ending our slavery to conflicting statements about what happened and facile rationalizations of how it couldn't be helped. Before then, we could pick a side and believe or not, but we could never know.
The increasing availability of video has fundamentally altered the equation of mindlessly siding with probability by conclusively proving that police are sometimes wrong, and when they are, they tend to lie about it or manufacture absurd justifications to excuse their wrongs. And people are increasingly unwilling to believe them no matter what our lying eyes tell us.
Then comes a video like the dash cam that captured the shooting of 70-year-old Bobby Canipe by York County, South Carolina, Deputy Terrance Knox.
Most cops will tell you that car stops are scary. A killer can forget to register his car just as well as a Sunday school teacher, and when a car is pulled over, the cop has no idea which one will be the driver.
Bobby Canipe was pulled over for expired plates on his pickup, a trivial offense to be sure. And the press conference following the shooting muddied the waters with the usual lily-gilding:
Prior to the shooting Knox does not sound like he said anything specific to Canpie, except a "hey, sir, sir" that gets louder and turns into an "ohhh" that indicates Knox believed Canipe had reached for a gun. This appears to contradict what police said at a press conference after the shooting, that Canipe exited his vehicle despite being told not to. An order not to exit the vehicle is not heard in the dashcam video.
But what is seen and heard is that Canipe got out of his truck, reached into its bed as Knox tried to get his attention, and pulled out something long, which was then pointed in Knox's direction.
As critical as I've been in the past toward cops who put the First Rule above all else, pulling the trigger based on ignorance rather than justifiable fear of harm, this video is different. York County Sheriff Bruce Bryant defended Knox.
"I would have had to take the same action he did," Bryant told reporters.
"You can't wait to see a muzzle flash before you take action because when you see the muzzle flash, it's too late," he said.
Sadly, he's right. It's a fine line sometimes between reacting mindlessly and shooting someone who posed no rational threat, and committing suicide. This time, the deputy's reaction was warranted, even if it was mistaken.
It's helped, of course, by the fact that Knox's post-shooting conduct makes clear his regret for having mistakenly shot Canipe, the sincerity of his error. But the justification for the decision to shoot exists at the moment it happens, not based on how the officer felt about it afterward.
Unlike the shooting of the teen with a Wii controller in his hand when he answered the door, for which there is no takeaway that could have improved the situation or prevented a child from being shot, Canipe's "good guy" decision to get his cane from the truck bed violated a basic rule of interaction with police during a car stop.
While Canipe might have realized that he posed no threat, and while it might have made perfect sense to him, as he decided not to sit in his truck awaiting directions, but rather to walk to the cruiser, and while the use of a cane was necessary for Canipe to walk the distance, this was all avoidable using reasonable discretion and a bit of patience.
No, the police are not entitled to shoot people for no reason, the First Rule of Policing notwithstanding. But they are also not expected to commit suicide when someone pulls a long, slender object from the back of a pickup truck and points it toward them. There is no duty to die to protect people from the consequences of foolish behavior. Not even if they're old, or crippled, or don't realize that their "good guy" grasp of propriety isn't shared by all.


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Writing has ever being my challenge right from onset of my life. While in school, it took me lots of effort to pass my A-level examination. I have more passion for calculations in the engineering. Then. Even though i was studying electrical engineering, I discovered i need to start writing online. i must develop myself in blogging.
My Job
I got a job with a medical firm after school, trying to get some pay to clear my monthly expenses and feed myself but the time to work is not just favorable for my goal. It's a medical service company and i just have to be available to make sure the medical machines are always ready and efficient.
I get exhausted each day, I feel the knot in my stomach.
Earlier before now, I do freelancing. i get paid for much jobs i do but i have no email list at all. I have to set things up to fire-up the web.
One thing i do each day, is to read contents from bloggers online and one thing found common is the fact that starting up their blog isn't easy as well. In fact, Matt Bacak just has to start creating something every day.
I was one day inspired by one of Mathew woodwork's article where he explained how he started writing short product reviews for video games to writing contents which is now shared on Huffington Post.
For me, I had to stop complaining about my lot and start writing every day.
Starting a blogging platform
I already know how to setup a wordpress for blogging purpose. Have learnt that while in school using blogspot own by Google. When it was time to start writing, I was challenges again. I don't know what to write about or how to structure my contents. i found this things difficult because i don't even know my audience as I don't have any subscriber.
I end-up writing about how to setup a wordpress platform for blogging purpose.
I knew nobody is reading and i might not get any result in terms of traffic, yet I keep motivating myself and make writing my continuous and profound subject.
Yes, i began to build muscle. Ideas keeps filtering in from all direction and I keep getting continuous motivation. This was what I keep doing for a month. Little tweets came in while I got some shares as well.
After every thirty days, i write about all my experience for the past 30days behind.
And just like that, I was all-in. The momentum was too much to stop. I was a daily blogger. I decided to take my daily exercise of elevated thought.
The Demands and Act of Blogging Daily
When I started out, little did I realize the storms ahead. Daily blogging is no sweat when you have a plethora of ideas and time to translate them into writing. At first, this was the case. I was a fertile wellspring of ideas and could articulate them with ease. i was high on daily blogging. The inertia carried me for a while. But soon, the idea of me continuing this daily activity started looking grim.
I had to wake up around 4a.m look as if I won't do anything that day, after a few minute, I say my daily morning prayer, jump off the bed and plan my day right on my reading desk. I already know how it would be but I still have to draft it out. The next thing is to visit the kitchen and prepare my meal while am doing other home shores as well.
I need to arrive my office my 7a.m as the night duty staffs would have been drained of their energy.
Once I resume work, I need to be involved in processing and compression of oxygen gas for medical use. Mostly for accident victims, victims trying to go through surgery as well as babies.
Most times, I get home around 7:30pm loosing every energy inside my vain but I refresh myself when I shower myself and go online to check my mails and read some questions from a forum I regularly visit and help provide instant answers to some questions. This get me connected to many and more people as they always want to read my responds each time a member of the forum is concerned or having a challenge. I watch videos from YouTube to edify my eyes too.
I can't do any writing at that moment because my brain have been drained. In two hours or less, I start feeling dizzy, dossing and I would discover I need to rest for the day.
No time to write anything for my blog!
When do I now do my writing?
I write mostly at mid-night after some few hours of sleep. The weather is cool and my brain must have regains it strength. I write with an open mind considering the fact that I have people waiting to read better in-depth of the responds I give to their questions in while in the forum.
The Valuable Gains of My Daily Blogging
Well, I was able to complete a whole year blogging everyday but I won't conclude this article without drawing your attention to what I benefit blogging for a whole year. What I was making while growing my blog and growing my writing skills.
I discovered myself
Blogging every day forces you to notice the details of your life. You need folder for the day's post. And you'll scour your world to get it. You become better-aware. You find ways to turn little opinion into big ideas. You start writing with questions only to be faced with answers by the time you reach the end of the post. Your headspace literally becomes transformed.
My measure or extent has come back
The act of making something every day — even something as small as a blog post — is huge for your idea muscle. You will transform. There really is no choice.
I found the distinctive quality of me.
I won't lie. I pulled a lot from others. Especially at first. I had to find seeds of ideas in the work of other people in order for me to expand on, especially when I was running short for ideas (I credited them all, don't worry). I played around with writing in their style. I colored my pieces with the intonation, punctuation, and wordplay I observed in the greats.
But soon enough, my voice emerged. Writing became almost effortless. My voice started flowing easier through my fingertips than through my mouth. The keyboard became an extension of my soul. Once I had the slightest idea, I found myself taking off and running with it. I could articulate with ease. It was like a dam breaking.
My audience were located
Sure, there's always the trolls (although not many at all), but I started getting emails from people from all over the world telling how my words were changing their lives. One woman told me how my posts inspired her to reconnect with her daughter. A guy emailed me saying how my posts were helping him tremendously.
I was blown away. Still am when I think of it.
There are the countless people who've digitally high-fived me, saying how my musings were motivating them to do better work that mattered. I was helping makers get past creative blocks and pulling people out of the writing closet while inspiring them to show their work to the world. These emails and notes provide a thrill that will never cease to put the wind back in my sails.
The ideas to help people round the world was discovered
My adventures showed me the value of taking the fuzzy etherealness of my thoughts and forming concrete, digital words and passages from them that would then be transmitted to people all over the world in the click of a button. This concept blows me away. For free, I'm able to digitally package my thoughts and send them into the minds of countless people for the chance to possibly change their world. Mind-blowing.
I discovered how amazing having a blog is
Before this, I had a blogspot blog. I don't want to knock it too hard, it was a great start, and I connected with some great people through it. But from what I've found in wordpress. I could write my nonsense randomness on my personal profile if I wanted. I could create publications as collections of ideas, anecdotes and stories when I felt inspired to do so. I could find and contribute to others who've started publications while opening myself up to whole new audiences.
You can also give a try
I urge you to try this. Mind you, they don't have to big long posts. Most of mine were 200–300 words. Some are even a few sentences. Just something, every day, in public, from you. Not every post will be great. A lot will suck. You will want to quit. But when you do it, something in you changes.
If you grow an audience, awesome. But even if you don't, you'll have built an incredible body of work. A digital trail that chronicles your evolution. You'll have built a personal brand — a sharp investment in time, but something required in this day and age.
Many of us have daily regimens or habits. Some of us meditate or run or read, etc. I highly recommend taking up blogging. You'll find that, by sharing your truth with others on a daily basis, not only will you be contributing to them, you'll start to know yourself at a level deeper than you've ever experienced.


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Well, she's back ladies and gents. Superpark 17 presented by Gatorade was put into drive at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon today, with nothing but blue skies and near 70 degree weather. Seriously, it was so hot out squirrels were picking up their nuts with pot-holders. This meant wax was key and thanks to Gatorade's waxing station, it kept speed high and stoke higher.
The morning was spent with hundreds of the world's best park riders scoping all of the crazy jumps, hips, tunnels, and quarterpipes that our featured park crews pushed together after a week straight of building, digging, shaping, and repeating that process. These guys are animals and seriously deserve the Fireball they are currently drinking. The park crews consisted of Woodward (Boreal and Copper); Loon Mountain, New Hampshire; Seven Springs, Pennsylvania; and Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, and boy, did they bring their A-Game.
Speed was checked, prayers were said, and the sessions got underway, starting at the top of the hill on Loon's perfectly shaped cheese wedge and the atypical hip that was actually perpendicular to the mountain. Hips are cool, because if you know how to handle them, the bigger the better. Ozzy Henning lit the fire and showed everyone how to get up in the air with a stinky stailfish among other super tweaked grabs. Sam Taxwood, who is no stranger to Superpark or catching air, sent proper methods deep into the end of the landing, in nothing but a white button up that looked like he was at his prom afterparty.
As 4:30 rolled around and you were convinced your boots couldn't become more soaked, a classic session that gives Superpark its tenacity started on the steroid-injected channel hip that Seven Springs had created. Standouts included Hans Mindnich with a backside rodeo Taipan that only yoga instructors can reach, as well as Garrett Warnick, Sam Taxwood, Colin Spencer, and Seth Hill all putting it down. Roope Tonteri ended the session, sending a giant straight air to the last couple feet of the landing, which may have started an electrical storm that forced us to evacuate the hill after lighting was spotted.
With Day One a wrap and the town of Bend smelling like wet boots, we can only imagine what the next four days are going to bring. Lucky for you, we are going to be bringing you the action in real time with Superpark 17: The Webcast starting tomorrow at 1:30 PM PST, so you better check it out!
More from Superpark 17:
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The thirty five young Greek expatriates attending the founding convention of the SAE Africa-Near/Middle East Youth Network in Pretoria, South Africa discussed issues such as Greek-speaking education, prospects of attending tertiary education institutions in Greece, military service and forging better and closer communication between them.
In his message to the delegates, Deputy Foreign Minister Theodoros Kassimis stressed that the Greek language and civilization are acknowledged, appreciated and spread worldwide both by Greeks and foreign philhellenes, underlining the major role the SAE organized youth can play in this area.
On his part, SAE President Stefanos Tamvakis stressed that the goal is the establishment of dynamic and creative youth networks that will convey the positions and the vision of the younger generation.


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I am a product of public education. When I was in elementary school, my small school in northeast Mississippi started each day with prayer. At some point during those years, the school-sanctioned prayers were abandoned.
In my high school years, a group of friends and I saw a need for Jesus in our hallways. We knew that because of laws and policies school officials could not address that need, so we decided we would do what we could. Every morning before class we met together for a 5- to 10-minute devotional.
It wasn't fancy, and it certainly wasn't seminary-level stuff. But it was a group of teenagers who wanted to learn about Jesus and encourage one another to live out the gospel. We were still learning how to deeply study Scripture ourselves, so most of our devotionals came from what we learned during church or something we had read. The group started small, with less than a dozen coming. Eventually, we had to move into the library to accommodate everyone.
Those were great times.
Then I learned that several people were coming to our morning devotional because it was the only access they had to the Bible each day. Many did not have a copy of Scripture in their homes. For some, it was because their parents wanted nothing to do with God. For others, it was because they could barely afford to keep the lights on, and buying a Bible was nowhere on their shopping list.
Considering how many students in my small high school were deprived of the gift of God's Word, I cannot fathom how many homes across America are without it.
Tim Todd, founder of Revival Fires International, has been putting the Word of God in people's hands for over 20 years. In the beginning of his ministry, Todd traveled the country handing out New Testaments to anybody who wanted one –under one condition: The recipient had to promise to give the Bible to someone who did not own one.
Now, two decades later, Todd is continuing to fulfill the mission God gave him through the Truth for Youth Bible Project. Since its inception, RFI has delivered over 2.5 million Bibles to elementary, middle, and high school students. Because students are handing the Bibles to other students, it is not violating any local, state, or federal law.
The Truth for Youth Bible uses the God's Word Translation, a "natural equivalent translation" that is designed to be reliable and approachable. The Bible also contains over 100 pages of short comics dealing with subjects such as sexual purity, evolution, sexting, pluralism, suicide, porn, and others.
American Family Association has partnered with Todd every August for the last 15 years for Truth for Youth Bible Week.
We are in the midst of Truth for Youth Bible Week now, and you can get involved. Here are two ways.
If you are a student age 13 to 18 years old and know someone without a Bible, click here to order a free copy that you can give to that person. If you want to purchase several additional copies to hand out, they are available for $3 each. The price lowers if you buy in bulk.
If you want to support the ministry so it may continue making Bibles available to students across America, you can click here or call 800-733-4734.
Todd and his ministry have one driving purpose, to see a revival sweep across America.
They seek to see every person set free by the truth of Scripture, drawing encouragement from John 8:32, "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free."
Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared on Engagemagazine.net.


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Owen Coyle demanded a victory to ensure Bolton's Barclays Premier League status but instead saw his side throw away a two-goal lead.
However they do look safe although the Glasgow-born boss knows there is much work to be done.
Ivan Klasnic made the breakthrough with Kevin Davies extending their lead before half-time.
It looked as though the party would begin in earnest but Portsmouth hit back in the second half with two goals from on-loan Aruna Dindane.
That put a damper on proceedings at the Reebok Stadium after a bright start and were good value for their two-goal lead.
Bolton almost took the lead in the fifth minute when Matt Taylor rattled in a free-kick from 25 yards.
It was spilled by England goalkeeper David James and broke to Gary Cahill, just yards out.
However the defender only succeeded in sending his effort against the post and out of play.
Bolton maintained the momentum and Taylor's header was parried by James following a clever chip from Davies.
James was being kept busy in the early stages and did well to block a shot from Klasnic in the ninth minute with Vladimir Weiss supplying the delivery.
Three minutes later Portsmouth launched a counter attack and Jussi Jaaskelainen made a smart reflex save from John Utaka, who looked Pompey's best option going forward and saw another effort scrambled to safety.
Bolton suddenly burst into life with two goals in the space of two minutes, with Klasnic marking his return to the side by opening the scoring with his seventh goal of the season in the 26th minute.
The Croatian flicked a header beyond James after Jack Wilshere, on loan from Arsenal, delivered the cross.
Things got worse for Portsmouth shortly afterwards with Davies sidefooting the ball home after a turn of pace and some clever footwork from Weiss on the right.
Davies immediately embraced his young team-mate, who had thrilled the crowd with that piece of skill.
Portsmouth came close to pulling a goal back a minute into second half but Dindane fired over the bar from a good position.
Back came Bolton and Klasnic released Fabrice Muamba down the left in the 51st minute. Muamba played the ball into the middle and Taylor looked set to score, only for Aaron Mokoena to get a vital deflection.
Portsmouth broke out of their slumber in the 55th minute to reduce the deficit and give themselves a lifeline.
Substitute Frederic Piquionne raced away and with no-one tracking his run Dindane bundled the ball home.
Four minutes later Piquionne's header was pushed away by Jaaskelainen following a cross from Anthony Vanden Borre.
Bolton hit back with Klasnic coming close following good work from Wilshere, then Davies' header was cleared by Tommy Smith.
This was a difficult spell, however, for the home side and Portsmouth drew level in the 68th minute.
Utaka set up the opening and Dindane scored his second goal of the game from close range.
Bolton were a shadow of the side that had performed so well in the first half and James was hardly being tested.
The home fans were becoming frustrated but a run from deep by Gretar Steinsson in the 88th minute almost paid dividends.
He burst into the area only to see his cross-cum-shot safely gathered by James, then in stoppage-time Davies saw his header come back off the post.
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text: The Hartford Hawks announced today that Dan Liebovitz will take over as head coach of the men's team at a press conference. The announcement was made by athletic director Pat Meiser-McKnett. Dan takes over for Larry Harrison who resigned March 15th after 6 years with the Hawks. Dan was a top assistant at Temple University under John Chaney. Liebovitz coached the final five games last season while Cheney was serving a self-imposed suspension. The University was praised by Chaney saying: "I am as proud of the University of Hartford as I am of him for making this choice."Back to Main Page


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Famous Seamus has been allocated the top-weight of 60kg and will jump from the outside barrier in the George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday but trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith remains confident that his star sprinter is good enough to win the Group 3 event.
Mayfield-Smith admits that he was hoping Famous Seamus would be allocated only 59kg but believes based on his recent form, which includes a win in the Listed Lightning Handicap (1100m) and third place finishes in both the Group 3 Premiere Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1200m), the five-year-old deserves the hefty impost.
"I would've been really happy if he got 59kg but I was realistic and thought he'd get 60kg," Mayfield-Smith told AAP.
"If you take a line through the Lightning at Randwick, he won that with 59kg and was placed after that in a Group race.
"I don't think this race is as strong as either of those two races."
Famous Seamus' chances in the 2013 George Moore Stakes were far from improved by the barrier draw but Mayfield-Smith revealed that he has already starting work on a plan to make sure that the son of Elusive City gets a good run into the race.
"I didn't want to draw 18 but I also didn't want to draw inside," Mayfield-Smith said.
""We have two choices; either scratch or come up with a plan to give him the best opportunity to win from that gate."
Famous Seamus has been unable to breakthrough for a victory at Group level but has a sensational record in Listed events and has the opportunity to record his fifth black type victory after taking out the Lightning Handicap (1200m) in Sydney on two occasions and winning both the Hinkler Handicap (1200m) and Prime Minister's Cup (1300m) during the 2013 Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Kelly Schweida-trained Cape Kidnappers ($3.40) is the clear favourite in 2013 George Moore Stakes betting markets and the leading trainer said earlier this week that he is confident the lightly-raced gelding is good enough to record his maiden win at Group level.
There is not a great deal separating the rest of the field; with Benny's Buttons ($8) on the second line of betting from Famous Seamus ($9), Doubtfilly ($9.50), Morning Captain ($10) and Someday ($13).


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I have a 2004 2860 Commodore
When I purchased the Regal knowing it was a cruiser not for fishing . I got a good deal . I also had a 21 ft walk around cuddy cabin fishing boat . My original plan was too keep the smaller boat for trailering too fishing too areas like the Keys and enjoy the Regal with wife . Has all the comforts of home, my water condo .
Plans never worked out and never use smaller boat and found soft areas in transom . Having two boats is a lot of work and decided too make the Regal a bit more comfortable for fishing . Most weekends grandkids are with me 2 boys with 2 adults trying too fish off transom STINKS
We are not serious fisherman but enjoy dropping a line catching something .
At times I sit on the swim platform on a cooler , with rod in water . Wife sits in rear seating
Sitting on a cooler on swim platform could be dangerous and don't go out in rolling seas and I don't let the boys out there.
Just not enough room too fish
Removal of rear seating is a bit better . I have 4 rod holders clamped onto railing, and installed a few thru gunnel rod holders
Regal has radar arch
No place for fishing boxes , pails , steeping over stuff .
Drivers seating has this weird set up with empty cavities that hold nothing
Has anybody have similar Regal or cruiser faced similar issues ?.
I was considering selling getting a sport fisherman something with fishing room also luxury cabin but bad timing . Heads had water intrusion on both engines and installed new long blocks rather then rebuilding heads so I might financially keep for a while and want too make this boat more fishing friendly
When wife & myself are by ourselves we adapt but once the grandkids & adult kids join us really stinks
Boys have a better time fishing at marina off docks rather then dealing with gramps & their father yelling at them cause there is no room on Regal and they are being boys .
Other then Sell and get a fishing cruiser any ideas


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U.S. Announces More Russian Sanctions
On Monday, President Obama announced that the U.S. will be adding to the list of people and firms targeted under Russian sanctions. He did not publicly disclose the details of the sanctions, but he said the new list would include Putin's pals. "The goal is not to go after Mr. Putin personally; the goal is to change his calculus, to encourage him to walk the walk, not just talk the talk," Obama said in Manila during his Asian tour. Obama said the U.S. was still refraining from sanctions specifically targeting sectors of the Russian economy that could damage the country as a whole in case the situation "escalates further."


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History is inspiration...
Friday, March 18, 2016
Jan and Karen- the short formals
1 comment:
- Hardings in Providence said...
What is it about cutting out paper dolls? I love to do it too. It's relaxing to me which seems odd. I love your paper doll book and can't wait to get it. It's on my Amazon wish list!
- March 18, 2016 at 8:18 AM
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This simple skirt is perfect for lazy summer days all the way through back to school. The Sixth Grade Skirt is an a-line silhouette skirt with lots of design options when you mix and match fabrics and add lace or trim. With hook and loop tape closure in back, it's easy on and off for little hands to dress their dolls. This pattern is also a perfect starter pattern for girls that want to learn to sew for their dolls, or for more experienced seamstresses to make a basic doll wardrobe.
This classic but simple skirt is very easily made from a quarter yard of fabric (quilter's fat quarters work great!) in a woven cotton or light denim. Mix and match your fabrics for unlimited design options.
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This pattern was specifically designed and tested on 14.5" WellieWishers™ sized dolls. Please measure and test the fit on your own doll as there are many on the market and it may not fit the same on all of them.
Complete the outfit with the Oh Sew Kat Popsicle Top pattern!
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Love this pattern. A simple and quick sew. Add a little lace/trim to the top for a playful look.
Such a quick and easy skirt to put together and is a great use of left over scraps that just to big to throw away. I really like that you can do so many different combinations and the back closer gives it that realistic look rather than an elastic waist band. Love it!!!!!
I've made this Sixth Grade Skirt by OhSewKat many times, and it comes out perfect every time. It uses no elastic so it fits very smoothly and looks rather sophisticated. You can add lace or embellishment on the front panel or around the bottom or add a fun ruffle. It also looks pretty to combine solids and prints and pair it with the Popsicle Top by OhSewKat - an easy-to-make top that goes with virtually any bottom. I'm thrilled with this skirt every single time I make it - it goes together in less than an hour.
I was so excited to see "Oh Sew Kat" had re sized her sixth grade skirt for the new WellieWishers. A quick and easy skirt to sew up. I have sewn a few now and all look quite different. I love adding lace to the front panel to give it a more elegant look. With the velcro back closure and easy on and off for little hands to maneuver too. Kat's instructions are easy to follow and with step by step pictures it makes this pattern a breeze to sew.


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iTeach Preschool
iTeach...PreSchool. Fun, simple design to tell the world about your profession.
Full Front Design. No print on back
6.1 oz., 100% preshrunk cotton. Seamless collar. Double-needle stitched. Taped shoulder-to-shoulder. Ash is 99% cotton, 1% polyester; Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester; THREAD COUNT is 18 SINGLES.
Design is a full front.
Almost ALL colors of Regular size T-shirt are available, if color option is not shown, please call or email and we will advise on whether it is available. Color limitations apply to select styles. (E.g. Women's babydoll Tee is not available in purple, etc)