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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. announced today an agreement in principle for Sikorsky to make an investment in Eclipse Aerospace Inc. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Eclipse Aerospace provides engineering, service, and support for the fleet of 260 Eclipse 500 twin-engine jets. Sikorsky Aircraft, manufacturer of the BLACK HAWK helicopter and other iconic aircraft, is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). aftermarket and product support capabilities for fixed wing applications," said Mark Cherry, Vice President of Strategy and Synergy for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
During the first 13 months of profitable operation, Eclipse Aerospace has made significant strides with continued upgrades
to current Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet aircraft features and operational capabilities. In addition, Eclipse Aerospace has continued to rebrand its global supply chain and cultivate the existing and growing customer base to determine future market demand.
The Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet offers the benefits of an easy-to-operate, fuel efficient private jet to more people around the
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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in aircraft design, manufacture and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning investment in and potential production and sale of aircraft. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including
but not limited to the signing of a final investment agreement, the results of a due diligence process and other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. www.sikorsky.com
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One-Pan Mediterranean Quinoa
March 25, 2014
This recipe falls into the following three categories:
1) making-your-life-easier-by-using-only-one-pan-clean-up-as-easy-as-the-meal-prep;
2) dinner-ready-in-20-minutes-and-you-didn't-even-have-to-defrost-anything-from-the-freezer; and
3) so-good-no-one-will-know-it's-as-healthy-as-it-is.
Because some nights you need dinner fast.
Let me rephrase that.
On any night you need dinner fast.
That's why this recipe is going to feel something of a miracle. It cooks in one pot and tastes like you worked all day on it.
Chop, slice, dunk, boil, simmer, season and you're ready to go.
Little forethought (I mean, isn't there always an onion in your pantry and a couple of tomatoes around?) and it makes a complete meal.
The kind of dream dish that you make once and you'll make twice, thrice in a row...and then you'll be making this over and over again.
You can add on stuff to customize it if you like.
One night, I added shredded chicken. Another night, I had it with a fried egg on top.
Endless combinations to suit your preferences.
It may look like there's a ton of onion in it, but trust me it will disappear by the time the quinoa is done cooking.
And play with your spices to adjust to your liking. This is great per se with all the "fresh" flavors - garlic, basil, olive oil, tomato and a little heat; but can definitely made better.
You'll taste all of the great fresh ingredients and still picked up on the spiciness of the red pepper flakes.
If you're like me, you'll barely be into your second bite before plotting to make it again tomorrow.
Print this recipe!
Inspired by Martha Stewart Living
Ingredients Serves 2 as main (or 4 as a side)
2 cups / 500 ml water
1 cup / 6 oz / 170 gr quinoa, picked and rinsed
1 medium onion, very thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
10 oz / 283 gr cherry or grape tomatoes, halved (or quartered if large)
1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Handful fresh basil leaves, chopped (plus more for garnish)
Grated Parmesan cheese, for serving (optional)
Add each ingredient to a pot as you finish preparing it.
Bring uncovered pot (no lid necessary) up to a boil, reduce to a gentle simmer (turn heat down to the lowest setting), cover and cook for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, turn off the heat and remove the pot from the burner. Let stand for 5 minutes, covered.
After 5 minutes, remove the lid, and gently fluff with a fork.
The quinoa should be perfectly cooked and the cooking water should be completely absorbed (you should see tiny spirals (the germ) separating from and curling around the quinoa seeds). If not, though I've never found it necessary, cook it for additional 5 minutes until all the water has been absorbed.
Sprinkle with basil ribbons, grated Parmesan cheese (if using), drizzle with olive oil and eat immediately.
Nutrition facts
One serving yields 426 calories, 12 grams of fat, 68 grams of carbs and 13 grams of protein.
24 comments:
- JenniferMarch 25, 2014 at 9:26 AM
OMG Mike, this looks insane!ReplyDelete
This looks awesome, and any leftovers would be perfect for a packed lunch the next day!ReplyDeleteReplies
Absolutely, this is like the perfect leftovers lunch!Delete
Oooh - basil and Parmesan with quinoa - in a quick, one pan dinner? Brilliant Mike! I always have cooked quinoa in my fridge and throw in some veggies and eggs for a quick dinner, but never have added parm and basil - I am thinking this needs to happen tonight! Thanks my friend for this recipe - your pictures are amazing!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Shashi, yo're always the sweetest!Delete
- rebeldubMarch 25, 2014 at 11:34 AM
Props coming your way!!ReplyDelete
Some nights?? EVERY NIGHT I NEED DINNER FAST - My inner HANGRY is one psychotic BIZNITCH! ah ha ha ha ha! ;) And I love one pot meals, clean up - A BREEZE! Sadly... The recipe I am cooking today for next week, definitely includes far more than ONE pan! UGH!!! #Whereismymaid? OH THAT'S RIGHT - I don't have one! LOL!ReplyDeleteReplies
Then you should totally get one Gigi... ;)Delete
That looks delicious!ReplyDelete
I'm probably in the minority when I say that I'm usually planning dinner around breakfast, but I'm always in the mood for quinoa! This looks like a great meal for when the bridegroom is at work, since he seems repelled by the stuff *gasp*. Hope you're feeling better! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
You plan dinner around at breakfast? You're one awesome mum/wife Lauren. I wish I was that organized!Delete
I'm a fan of anything done in one pot and in 20 minutes. And adding that fried egg on top sounds awesome. Oh heck yes.ReplyDeleteReplies
Anything with fried egg is better, innit dude?Delete
Love this dish Mike, one pot, great ingredients and 20 minutes, done. perfect!ReplyDelete
I´m going to make it right now! Thank you! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Seriously? That's awesome!Delete
I love quinoa and this looks great!ReplyDelete
Hi Mike,ReplyDelete
Gave your recipe a try today and loved it! :) Its the perfect one pot dish!
- AnonymousFebruary 23, 2015 at 6:45 PM
We've made this twice now... it is delicious and an easy work night recipe! Thanks!ReplyDelete
- Adina MarieJanuary 29, 2016 at 2:59 PM
I'm having friends for dinner on Sunday (making your Chipotle Honey-Glazed Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce... again) and I think this will be my side dish! Only, I think I'm gonna double the recipe to make sure I have leftovers for that fried egg... and I'm gonna try it with some crumbled feta I already have. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2016 at 4:44 PM
This was really good! Makes a ton of food, too.ReplyDelete

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Abbyy has been around for a long time helping companies with scanning and workflow tools, but like many older vendors it has been looking for ways to extend its traditional business model. One way to do that is by teaming up with robotics process automation companies like UIPath. Today, the company announced it has launched the Abbyy FlexiCapture Connector in the UiPath Go! App store.
Bruce Orcutt, senior vice president for product marketing at Abbyy, says the connector provides the ability to pull content into UIPath or to take Abbyy content and push it to another part of the automated workflow in UIPath.
UIPath is on a tear these days. Just two months ago, it scored a $225 million Series C investment on a $3 billion valuation. It was able to grow from $1 million to $100 million in annual recurring revenue in just 21 months. As I wrote at the time of the funding, "[UIPath] allows companies to bring a level of automation to legacy processes like accounts payable, employee onboarding, procurement and reconciliation without actually having to replace legacy systems."
Orcutt sees a natural connection to his company's workflow roots, bringing it into a more modern context. "RPA simplifies the user experience. Abbyy brings content and context," he told TechCrunch. He says that while they are still doing OCR to scrape unstructured content, it can do this in fully automated digital process and UIPath can take that content and move it through other parts of an automated workflow.
For Abbyy, UIPath is a big partner, but it's part of a broader strategy to expand the company's capabilities to RPA. He says they are working with a variety of RPA vendors beyond UIPath and also with systems integrators as they look to breathe new life into the company's brand and products.
Orcutt says this is part of a significant focus and investment on the part of the company. RPA is clearly a natural fit for Abbyy, but he wasn't willing to speculate on any deeper partnership. "We're focusing on what we can do the best we can, and they can focus on merits of their platform. Abbyy can complement those capabilities."


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1933 was a strange year for New York on film. When a giant ape wasn't climbing the Empire State Building in King Kong, a massive earthquake was shaking the city's skyscrapers to the ground in Deluge. Watch how New York City met its doom long before Roland Emmerich knocked down his first Lincoln Log cabin.
Directed by Felix E. Feist, Deluge was once thought to be lost until an Italian dub of the film turned up in the 1980s. The disaster sequence, however, had been kept as stock footage and re-used for the 1939 film S.O.S. Tidal Wave, 1941's Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc., and 1949's King of the Rocket Men.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — She's a theatrical icon and one of the most nominated performers in Tony history. But for Chita Rivera, being a role model for young Hispanic performers might be her biggest accolade.
"I think it's vital that we know our heritage, we're proud of our heritage, but that were are a part of the world," she said in an interview with PIX11 News for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Born Delores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she remembered being at an audition early in her career that stopped her in her tracks. (Her mother was Irish and Scottish, and her father was Puerto Rican.)
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She said she never felt different than any other performer as she embarked on her career as a performer, though she embraced her heritage. She eventually took her club act to Puerto Rico.
After entertaining as a young performer as a place to put her infectious energy, she later won a scholarship at the School of American Ballet and trained in New York City under legendary choreographer George Balanchine.
In 1957, she was cast as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story — which led to her stardom.
She'd later win two Tonys — and was nominated for eight more — on top of her Lifetime Achievement Award. She later devoted her life to humanitarian work and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
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text: Two activist groups, one liberal and one conservative, have joined together in a campaign to defeat U.S. lawmakers supporting two controversial copyright enforcement bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act.The campaign, launched about 9 p.m. EST Tuesday, had collected more than 37,000 signatures as of 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. The activist groups, the left-leaning Demand Progress and the right-leaning Don't Censor the Net, ask supporters to pledge to work against any candidates that support SOPA or PIPA during the 2012 elections."In 2012, I will only support candidates who stand for Internet freedom and who oppose the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA," says the pledge on the VotefortheNet.com site. "I will work against any candidate, of any party, who votes to censor and stifle the Internet."Representatives of several lawmakers who support SOPA or PIPA didn't return messages seeking comments on the campaign. A spokeswoman for Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and lead sponsor of PIPA, declined to comment, and spokeswomen for Representative Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican and lead sponsor of SOPA, did not return a message.VotefortheNet.com asks supporters to donate to four senators who have threatened to filibuster PIPA. Those four are Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon and Maria Cantwell of Washington and Republicans Rand Paul of Kentucky and Jerry Moran of Kansas."When it wasn't popular, these senators led the fight against the Internet Blacklist," the site says. "Regardless of party, we need to show legislators who take on the courageous fight for Internet freedom that we have their back."Asked if he could support lawmakers he otherwise disagreed with but opposed the two bills, Demand Progress executive director David Segal said the issue is important."We're trying to make it clear to elected officials that this is an issue that many voters care about as much as any other -- or even more, as a free Internet is for many people the only thing that gives them hope that we still live in an approximately democratic society," he said.Segal is a former Democratic state representative and candidate for Congress from Rhode Island. Don't Censor the Net is run by Patrick Ruffini, former webmaster for President George W. Bush's re-election campaign and a former new media director for the Republican National Committee.Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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MSc in Trauma Sciences (online); or MSc in Orthopaedic Trauma Science (online)
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MSc in Trauma Sciences (including the Military and Humanitarian pathway)
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- Trauma Sciences (Military and Humanitarian): See programme page for more information
Trauma is a leading cause of global death and disability. Changes within populations, societies and climates are all increasing the incidence and severity of trauma. Severe injury triggers a sequence of changes within the cells of the body and can lead to critical and disabling illness or death. Organised trauma systems aim to deliver timely, effective trauma care to ensure the best outcomes for injured patients. Understanding which interventions prevent or minimise death and return survivors to full health and function is essential. This online programme accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England will provide you with a broad and critical understanding of the most up-to-date science and practice of trauma care. Lectures and tutorials are delivered by subject experts and you are encouraged to share clinical experiences and form global networks.
As part of this programme, you can choose the Military and Humanitarian module if you wish. Opportunities for the training of military trauma care specialists are extremely limited, and many defence agencies rely on the deployment situation as the primary training for their personnel. With global disasters, humanitarian crises and mass casualty events on the rise, the importance of specialist training in the science and management of these events is increasingly important.
You can also attend an optional two-week Summer School in London. This incorporates simulated scenario training (consistent with your scope of practice) and will complement the didactic learning to provide practical knowledge and experience of decision-making, along with the safe, professional management of seriously injured patients.
This programme will:
- give you a thorough understanding of the pathophysiological principles underlying traumatic injury
- allow you to gain a broad and critical understanding of developments in the acute aspects of trauma care
- introduce you to critical appraisal of trauma evidence including the completion of a research dissertation
- give you hands-on training at an optional summer school consistent with your scope of practice.
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Our two-year online MSc in Orthopaedic Trauma Science uses innovative methods of teaching and assessment for a fresh, dynamic and interactive approach in orthopaedic trauma. It is designed to be readily accessible, wherever you are in the world, with the option of a two-week residential summer school in London – one of the most, vibrant, dynamic and exciting cities in the world. It is offered in collaboration between London's most established major trauma centre at the Royal London Hospital, the UK's lead centre for research into Complex Trauma Care and one of the oldest medical schools in the world.
Trauma is one of the world's leading killers and is responsible for a significant proportion of the global burden of disease. Improving survival and outcomes following traumatic injury has been identified as a key priority by the World Health Organization and orthopaedic injuries pose a major clinical challenge worldwide.
Our course provides a broad and critical understanding of the most up-to-date science and practice of trauma care, with a particular focus on orthopaedic and orthoplastic management. We combine an international expert faculty with technology-enhanced learning so that you can readily access knowledge wherever you are, at a time that suits you. Interactive discussion forums and tutorials help to engender an inclusive and supportive community, as well as facilitating a worldwide network of contacts with shared interests.
Over recent years, the largest growth area for jobs in orthopaedics has been in trauma. This course is tailored to meet the needs of international graduates from all healthcare and health sciences backgrounds including surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, operating department staff, allied health professionals and those with a specialist interest in orthopaedic trauma education and training.
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VIMS model now capable of street-level storm-tide predictions
Test shows it could have accurately forecasted flooding in NYC during Sandy
The water that surged into the intersection of New York City's Canal and Hudson streets during Hurricane Sandy—to choose just one flood-ravaged locale—was ultimately driven ashore by forces swirling hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic.
That simple fact shows not only the scale and power of a tropical cyclone, but the difficulty of modeling and forecasting its potential for coastal flooding on the fine scale needed to most effectively prepare a response.
Now, a study led by Professor Harry Wang of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science demonstrates the ability to predict a hurricane's storm tide at the level of individual neighborhoods and streets—a much finer scale than current operational methods.
The study, published in today's issue of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, shows that with the right input, the team's high-resolution computer model was able to simulate water levels to within 6-8 inches of those observed in New York City and surrounding areas during Hurricane Sandy's approach and landfall in late October 2012. This includes sections of Manhattan where buildings and other infrastructure divert and channel floodwaters in exceptionally complex ways.
"Storm-surge modeling is a tough problem," says Wang. "People are interested in the possibility of flooding on a very fine scale, on the order of their house, office, or street." But for a forecast model to work, he says, "We have to resolve the boundary conditions——data on tides and winds—very far away, out into the open ocean. And we have to have that information far enough beforehand to provide time for people and agencies to respond."
Wang and his modeling team—fellow VIMS researchers Derek Loftis, Zhuo Liu, David Forrest, and Joseph Zhang—conducted their study by "hindcasting" Hurricane Sandy's landfall along the U.S. Atlantic coast. In this technique, scientists initiate a computer model with data collected before a past event, and then test the model's accuracy by comparing its output with observations recorded as the event unfolded.
For their test case, Wang and colleagues first used a large-scale model called SELFE to hindcast Sandy-driven changes in water level along the entire East Coast, from Florida to Nova Scotia. They initialized SELFE by entering data on normal tidal conditions along the model's open-ocean boundary, which is drawn almost 1,500 miles offshore. They allowed the model to "spin-up" for 10 days ahead of Sandy's approach, then another 5 days forward in time once the storm had entered the model grid, adding data on wind speed, wind direction, and air pressure in 6-minute time steps. They derived these data from NOAA's large-scale NAM (North American Mesoscale) model and a separate fine-scale atmospheric model called RAMS. RAMS—short for Regional Atmospheric Modeling System—was developed by the Poquoson office of Weatherflow Inc., a private-sector provider of weather data.
Wang stresses the importance of a good atmospheric model. "You cannot accurately forecast storm surge without accurate wind forcing," he says. "We are happy to be able to use RAMS, and it seems to be working quite well."
Wang says the 6-minute time-step is also key to their model's success. Some storm-surge models resolve time in increments as short as 3 seconds, but doing so requires computing power that exceeds even that available in W&M's SciClone Computing Complex. "A 6-minute time-step allows us to run a 5-day simulation in 40 minutes," says Wang. "That's the kind of rapid run-time you need for forecasting."
The second step for Wang's team was to use output from the "large-domain" SELFE model—which they verified by comparing with actual readings from NOAA tide gauges between Long Island and Chesapeake Bay—to drive a model of much higher resolution focused on New York City and its harbor. This "sub-grid inundation model" incorporates high-resolution elevation data collected with LIDAR, a mapping technique that uses airborne lasers to map the ground surface to within a few inches of its actual height.
"High-resolution hydrodynamic models are essential to account for the effects of local features," says Wang. "When water floods into a city, it encounters everything from waterfront berms to streets, railroads, parks, highways, subway stations, bridges, and building of all different kinds." These structures and surfaces not only divert and channel the water, but provide different levels of friction that must be modeled as well.
VIMS Dean & Director John Wells calls the results of the team's sub-grid inundation model a "breakthrough" in storm-tide forecasting—with model output within 6 to 8 inches of the water levels recorded in New York City during Sandy by the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS measured Sandy's flooding by deploying temporary tide gauges at selected sites during the storm, and by sending out teams of observers afterward to record mud and wrack lines on buildings, roadways, and other infrastructure.
Says Wang, "Our results compared very favorably with the USGS' Hurricane Sandy Mapper database in terms of timing, area of inundation, and depth of floodwaters. The maximum extent of horizontal inundation was within 30 meters [90 feet] of the USGS values."
Animations created by Assistant Research Scientist David Forrest show the accuracy of the sub-grid inundation model in stunning detail. "The animation clearly shows water going around buildings and rushing through the streets," says Wang.
"What we've achieved is an efficient platform that addresses both large-scale storm tide and high-resolution inundation problems simultaneously," he adds. "Our future plans are to add the many other processes that are at play during a hurricane—rainfall, filtration, storm-water drainage, and the effect of waves. That's the goal for our future development and further improvements."
This interactive map, created in Google Earth by Assistant Research Scientist David Forrest, shows the modeled flooding of New York City's Battery during Hurricane Sandy. View Larger Map


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When it comes to women's ice hockey, this is what it's all about. The United States against Canada -- the world's superpowers in the women's game -- will face off for the first (and probably not last) time in Sochi on Wednesday. The game can be seen live at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT on the NBC Sports Network.
Let's prep for this on-ice showdown with a hat trick of things to watch while you're sipping that morning coffee and enjoying the game.
1. Style vs. Substance
The game plans of the two teams couldn't be more different. Team USA wants to go go go the entire game. The coaches want to see speed -- all of it -- and want quick transitions from offense to defense to catch the opposing team off-guard and out of position.
Canada, on the other hand, wants to grind it out more. The Canadians play strong positional hockey and take their chances when they arise. They're not particular flashy, but can score. And while there is no checking in the women's game, you better keep your head up on the ice or the last thing you'll see is a bright red maple leaf before being rubbed out along the boards.
Of these two styles, the American game is much better suited for the larger Olympic ice surface. That will be something to keep an eye on early in the contest.
2. Canada's Response vs. U.S. Confidence
U.S. & World
The Canadians survived a big scare in their win Monday against Finland, no doubt about it. They won by a score of 3-0, but for the first time in a long, long time the outcome of a game against a team other than the United States was in question.
Finnish goalie Noora Raty shut down the Canadians for two and a half periods, only to finally surrender a power-play goal on a tremendous shot from the high slot. That gust of wind we all felt in the U.S. at about the same time came from Team Canada fans unleashing a collective sigh of relief. The Canadians knew Finland didn't offer much in the way of a challenge offensively, but until they could get one past Raty, they had to realize that one bad bounce that led to a goal in their end could cost them the game.
How will that scare affect the Canadians against the United States? Hard to say. They'll either be much more aware of their own weaknesses and learn from them, or they'll hold those sticks just a little bit tighter knowing their next opponent is even better than the Finns.
The United States, meanwhile, is coming off of an offensive explosion against the Swiss. They scored nine, gave up none and dominated in all aspects of the game. But the Swiss aren't even close to the Canadians in talent.
The Americans must keep a level head and avoid overconfidence headed into the tilt with Canada. Get too full of yourself and you're bound to suffer a letdown. That's exactly what the Canadians are hoping for.
Staying in control of emotions could play a big factor in who comes out on top in this one. Look for leadership from veterans like Julie Chu to help settle down an excitable U.S. squad.
3. Goalie Fight!
In a combined four games so far in Sochi, these two teams have combined to let in just one goal. ONE. Suffice it to say that the goaltenders for both teams have had tougher times in practice than in actual game action.
But while the everyone else has been garnering all the highlights so far in the Olympics, attention now turns to the women between the pipes.
Team USA coach Katey Stone wasn't giving out much information on who her starter will be against Canada. Molly Schaus delivered the shutout against the Swiss. Jessie Vetter won the first game against Finland. Brianne McLaughlin is also an option.
UPDATE: Vetter get the start for Team USA.
Team Canada also has three quality netminders to choose from, but it appears that Shannon Szabados, who got the shutout against Finland, will be called upon against the U.S. If her name sounds familiar, she shut out Team USA in the gold-medal game in Vancouver.
Throw in a 5-0 shutout in the 2010 semifinals against Sweden and that's three shutouts in a row for Szabados in Olympic play. But with the firepower that has been on display from the United States in these Games, odds aren't in her favor to continue that streak to four.
UPDATE: In a surprise move, it's Charline Labonte in net for the Canadians despite Szabados's past success.


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CHASING THE CYCLONE, Peter Thomas Senese'srecently released novel book critics and parents are praising as a spectacular call-to-arms against international child abduction and a gripping legal thriller that raises the bar on society's understanding of this devastating epidemic.
The New York Journal of Books said of Chasing The Cyclone, "Chasing The Cyclone is a well-written thriller . . . Senese shares myriad emotions by writing in the first-person as he weaves through the action in this suspense-filled story . . . This novel might also be considered a treatise on international child abduction. Cyclone, while full of actual strategies and resources to assist parents in international abductions, is above all else a love story about a father and son ... From Los Angeles, to Canada, to New Zealand, and eventually, Macau, a special administrative region of China, Cyclone is rife with international intrigue and suspense. The protagonist, Paul Francesco, orchestrates a master plan that he hopes will reunite him with the love of his life - his son Alex Along the way he finds himself swamped in red tape and drenched in frustration. Filled with a plethora of powerful characters and puzzling predicaments and dead ends, the story moves quickly . . . Cyclone will leave you informed and satisfied . . . you will be reluctant to put down."
Best-selling author Peter Thomas Senese inspirational legal thriller is one that perhaps few other writers could have written with such intimacy, familiarity, and depth of understanding: it is a story of a father doing everything possible to find and reunite with his internationally abducted child that is Peter Thomas Senese'sCHASING THE CYCLONE which is heavily inspired by the writer's own experience chasing into the cyclones of international child abduction. Since his own experiences ended, and fulfilling a promise that he made, Mr. Senese has had a significant impact on creating various tools to assist targeted children and parents, including the creation of The I CARE Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to stopping child abduction that has successfully reunited numerous internationally abducted children with their parents, or has assisted in the prevention of an abduction. In fact, Peter Thomas Senese is donating 100% of his author royalties to the I CARE Foundation. One of the major successful undertakings of the I CARE Foundation's is the public campaign to build the Department of State's Hague Convention Attorney Network of pro bono lawyers willing to assist targeted children of abduction,
Peter Thomas Senese commented, "Chasing The Cyclone is story many readers are connecting with. Unquestionably, it is a legal thriller with many twists and subplots that move the reader into a complex storyline that would have been extremely difficult to replicate if it were not for my own experiences of having a child taken to the other side of the world. In many ways, Chasing The Cyclone can be viewed as a seed of the activism and awareness campaign that I have been actively involved with these past few years. Regardless if you consider the educational documentary film I created titled 'Chasing Parents', or the various legislative initiatives I am involved with, or the building of the I CARE Foundation's pro bono attorney network, or weighing in on the many children and parents I have assisted, it all starts with Chasing The Cyclone. Presently, the novel is available exclusively in E-book format via Amazon. And 100% of my author royalties have been donated to the I CARE Foundation in order to assist others."
Many of Amazon's renown HALL OF FAME reviewers are praising Peter Thomas Senese's recently released international legal thriller CHASING THE CYCLONE as an electrifying story fans of high suspense legal thrillers readers and every loving parent must read.
Amazon Hall of Fame book reviewer Daniel Jolley commented, "Chasing The Cyclone" isn't just a powerful novel; it's a call to arms against a growing epidemic that is tearing lives apart behind the headlines... "Chasing The Cyclone" is much more than just a superb, can't-put-down novel, though; it is a book with a purpose... Thomas has become an outspoken advocate on this issue, and 'Chasing The Cyclone' makes for a clear and profoundly effective call to action. I would go so far as to encourage every loving parent to read this book, as the bond between this father and son is one to be emulated..."
Amazon Hall of Fame book reviewer Harriett Klausner added, . . . "This is an exciting cautionary thriller that grips readers from the onset . . . "Chasing The Cyclone" will shake the audience, this exciting cautionary thriller grips readers from the onset..."
Dr. Grady Harp, a highly respected Amazon Hall Of Fame book reviewer said, "Peter Thomas Senese now opens the windows on the magnitude of these tragedies in his excellent "Chasing The Cyclone"... As if the fast paced energy of this story weren't enough to satisfy the reader, Peter Thomas Senese demonstrates his quality as a writer of distinction on many levels... this impossible to put down book..."
Amazon Top Book Reviewer Shelley Gammon added, "Chasing the Cyclone" is the second book I've read by Peter Thomas Senese, and like "The Den of the Assassin," it's a real page turner... This was a book I could not put down. Thomas has a gift in writing a compelling novel that not only keeps the reader engaged, but educates as well."
Added Peter Thomas Senese,"Chasing The Cyclone" is an entertaining book many readers have connected to as it is a serious legal thriller that hits a nerve with our desire to love our children best we can." Peter Thomas Senese is the author of geopolitical thrillers including THE DEN OF THE ASSASSIN, CLONING CHRIST, and WAR ON WALL STREET.
In his ongoing effort to assist parents and children targeted for abduction, Peter Thomas Senese is donating 100% of his author royalties earned from 'The Den of the Assassin', 'Cloning Christ', 'The World Turned Upside Down', and 'Chasing The Cyclone' to the I CARE Foundation.


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Undertaking as a profession was virtually unknown in Europe before the 17th century. Some European cities demanded funerals simply in the name of religion, while in others it was the name of sanitation, and many funeral customs were based on pagan rituals.
• Mourning clothes were worn as a disguise so that returning spirits would fail to recognize mourners and thus confused, overlook them.
• Pagan tribes believed that the spirit of the deceased escaped through the mouth. They would often hold the mouth and nose of a sick person shut, hoping to retain the spirits and delay death. This may often have had the opposite effect.
• Wakes originated from the custom of keeping watch over the deceased in the hope that life would return.
• Feasting after a funeral began as offerings of food being made to appease spirits after a death.
• The ringing of bells and lighting of candles is to protect the living from returning spirits.
• The firing of a rifle volley over the deceased mirrors the tribal practice of throwing spears into the air to ward off spirits hovering over the deceased.
• Originally, holy water was sprinkled on the body to protect it from the demons.
• Floral offerings were originally intended to gain favour with the spirit of the deceased.
In the 17th Century, a passing bell was rung for the dead or dying: Nine rings for a man, six rings for a woman and three rings for a child - followed by one ring for each year of the deceased life.
A 'searcher', a person of 'suitable moral standing', was summoned to decide the cause of death. As they were not qualified in medicine, many suspicious deaths must have gone unnoticed. Details, including the cause of death, were recorded in the Bills of Mortality published for public record. Post Mortems were considered taboo. As it was believed little could be determined from them and to cut up a body was merely to satisfy the morbid interests of physicians, who were often equally suspect.
The house where the deceased lay until the funeral was draped with heavy black mourning cloths. All windows, mirrors, even bowls of water, were covered to prevent reflective surfaces from attracting the spirit of the dead and keeping him earthbound. Jewellery was hidden away and non shiny fabrics used for mourning clothes.
In 1660, King Charles II passed a law intending to promote the English wool trade that decreed all persons had to be buried in 'shifts, shrouds and winding sheets' made of woollen material, rather than linen, and free from 'Flax, Hemp, Silk, Hair, Gold or Silver or other than what is made of Sheep's Wool'. This Act, strengthened in 1678, remained on the statute books until 1815, although the very wealthy would prefer to pay the £5.00 for default as it was considered ill-bred to 'bury in flannel'. Most people would buy highly taxed Irish linen instead. The shroud or winding sheet had to be made in one piece of material, tied and knotted at the head and feet, but not sewn.
Most coffins were of black painted oak, the interior covered with a thick layer of bran to soak up bodily fluids and to reduce the smell, especially in the summer. The deceased would lay in an open coffin, in a black draped room lit by candles.
Embalming was sometimes carried out, but this wasn't common practice and mostly among the rich. In the case of Queen Mary II, who died of smallpox on Christmas Eve 1694, at the age of 32, this would have been necessary as she wasn't interred in Westminster Abbey until March 6th 1695.
Funeral Cards to inform friends and relatives of the time and place of the funeral were sent out. Made of pasteboard with black edges, they bore illustrations of gravestones, skeletons and other gruesome images. In the 17th Century, this was not intended to be morbid or grotesque, but to remind the living that this is what mankind comes to, and that death was a serious business.
Wealthier families distributed mourning rings among friends and family, bearing the name of the deceased and the date of death engraved on them. Worn for up to a year after the death, these were usually fashioned from black enamel for the men and gold with a black band for the ladies.
On a mourning ring crafted as a memento of the Martyr King, Charles I, the inscription says, 'prepared be to follow me'.
Silk crepe scarves were handed out to the gentlemen to be worn on their hatbands for weeks after the funeral. Depending on the closeness of the deceased, some would tie these to their upper arms after a certain time had passed.
All members of a gentleman's household, including the servants, were expected to wear full mourning for at least three months, bought at the expense of the deceased's family. Wives could change into purple and white after six months, but some liked to wait for a year.
The funeral party walked behind a cart bearing the coffin to the burial site. Even Queen Mary's mourners walked to the Abbey, apparently an uncomfortable journey as there was snow on the ground and Westminster Abbey was unheated.
The ceremony was often carried out at night, supposedly to emphasise the seriousness of death, with the carrying of hundreds of torches. This also became an arena for the display of wealth, the larger the cortege and the more torches they had to line the walk, the richer the family.
Funeral accoutrements were very expensive and usually hired. A pall for the coffin, heavy silver candlesticks, the ornaments on the cart, even the handles on the coffin were rarely bought. Some of the torchbearers were not family at all, but security guards hired to protect these expensive items, there being a roaring trade in stolen palls and candlesticks.
If the family could afford it, the deceased had their own burial plot, even a tomb where other family members lay. In London cemeteries, space was at a premium and multiple burials were not uncommon. When the multiple plot was full, the grave would be covered and a new plot opened. Guards would be employed to ensure no one dug up a newly buried coffin to steal the deceased's jewellery and clothes.
The tradition of returning to the deceased's home for refreshment is an old one, although in the 17th Century this was for 'wine and biscuits'. As with modern wakes, these sometimes deteriorated into drunken brawls when mourners imbibed too much of the free spirits on offer.
Acknowledgements to Maureen Waller and her book, 1700-Scenes of London Life


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The setting was a typical idyllic sunny Sunday afternoon in So Cal: A cozy ranch home with the garage door open, a bright-red hot rod inside, and a bunch of guys leaning over the fenders. That all of them were speaking with British accents was a bit less typical. The front man, Richard Hall, immigrated to the U.S. back in the early '90s; it was his home and his car. The Pauls-Paul Wayling and his son P.J.-were guests from across the pond. All are major fans of American muscle.
The car was the very same '64 Fairlane in which Richard's wife, Karen, rode home from the hospital when both were new. Her father had traded his '62 Porsche for the more practical Ford, but he went for the two-door hardtop with a 260 V-8 to keep some semblance of performance. After it had served her father for years, it was used by Karen's older sister for school, then later by Karen. Finally, it was retired to the backyard, and that's where Richard first saw it.
"I'd always liked American musclecars, long before I came to the States. I owned an Australian Fairlane in England circa 1980, a '66, and I'd put a Cleveland in it and did some other things. It looked pretty much like the U.S. version, save for the righthand drive." It isn't hard to imagine the intrigue that came over Richard upon seeing the '64 sitting derelict. No doubt visions of Thunderbolts were soon dancing in his head. His dreams were put in motion later after he and Karen married, when the Fairlane came as a sort of unintended dowry.
Before long the 260 gave way to a stock 302, and soon after, another 302. "I put it in with 11.0:1 pistons and a cam that was way too big, but it was quick and a lot of fun. Later I put together a 351." Although the Windsor swap didn't produce the power gains Richard was looking for, a serendipitous address soon provided a solution; Richard happens to live near the well-known performance engine builder Coast High Performance. "One of their guys used to drive by every day on his way to work. One day he saw me working on the car and stopped." Soon after, a stroked 408-inch Windsor package was coming together just down the street.
The Windsor engine, with its taller deck and resulting extra girth, will fit in a '64 Fairlane, but precious little space is left for exhaust provisions. Having done his research for the 351 swap, Richard anticipated the potential hindrance and had a Crites Restorations shock-tower kit installed by a friend. Crites is known for specializing in reproduction parts for vehicles from Ford's Total Performance era of the mid-'60s. The shock-tower kit is meant to replicate what was done to Fairlanes that were being prepped for 427 FE transplants on their way to becoming Thunderbolts. The modifications are limited to the lower sections of the towers and aren't very obvious once the engine is installed, but they do make a big difference in header clearance for engine swaps like this one.
When we came upon Richard and his band of merry motorheads, they were finishing up the reinstallation of the Victor Jr. heads after Ford Performance Solutions had CNC-ported them, the latest step in the quest for more power. Prior to the porting, the 408 put 417 hp to the wheels; afterward it jumped to 450 hp. So just how fast is this thing? No one knows for sure as yet. The itch to run it down the quarter is strong, and all indications are that the Fairlane will dip deep into the 11-second range, traction willing-though it usually isn't. "As it is I have to roll into the throttle or it just goes up in smoke, but I'm going to work to change that," Richard relates, referring to the slightly narrowed 9-inch he's planning to go with the upcoming mini-tub work in the trunk. There's a LenTech AOD in the works as well. And the father-in-law? "He loves the car and says he wants to drive it, but I don't think he knows what he's in for."
Tech NotesWhat: '64 Ford FairlaneOwners: Richard and Karen HallHometown: Torrance, California
Engine: Richard started with a '69 351 Windsor block and had Coast High Performance in Torrance take it out 0.030 inch. Coast also did the clearance work to the lower portions of the block to make room for one of its forged 4.00-inch stroker cranks. Richard assembled the resulting 408-inch short-block, which makes 10.5:1 when the Probe pistons are combined with the 70cc chambers in the Edelbrock heads.
Cylinder Heads: Those Edelbrock castings are from the Victor Jr. series, which come with 210cc intake ports and 2.05/1.60 valves, but now, thanks to Ford Performance Solutions in Anaheim, California, the heads have 2.08/1.60-inch stainless valves and a CNC port job.
Induction: An Edelbrock Super Victor manifold complements the cylinder heads and matches their ports perfectly thanks to more work by Ford Performance Solutions. An 825-cfm Mighty Demon takes its fuel from a Holley electric pump, and so far, that fuel is 91 octane from the pump.
Valvetrain: Not one to leave anything on the table, Richard selected a solid roller cam from Isky, spec'ing it with 266/274 duration, and those are not advertised figures. Matching the mega profile is equally large lift: 0.640/0.640 inch. Lifters come from Comp Cams, as do the pushrods, while rocker arms are Summit 1.6:1 rollers.
Exhaust: Squeezing a Windsor into a Fairlane of this vintage can be a touch tight when it comes time to fit headers, but the Crites Restorations shock-tower kit allowed Mike Leach of Positive Performance in Orange, California, considerably more wiggle room to fab the custom 171/48-inch tubes. The rest of the exhaust system is also custom-made using 3-inch tubing and Flowmaster mufflers, and it extends all the way to the back bumper.
Rearend: The original 8-inch housing is still serving duty under the Fairlane, though it now contains a limited-slip with 3.55:1 gears. Even more amazing is the fact that the original axles remain as well. The 9-inch is coming.
Suspension: The front suspension remains stock with the exception of a 1-inch sway bar; the only deviation from factory out back is a set of Traction Masters traction bars to aid with bite.
Brakes: The original four-wheel drums made for a thrilling ride every time the Fairlane hit the streets, so a Stainless Steel Brakes disc conversion kit was installed a few years back. The rear drums remain.
Wheels/Tires: Giving a contemporary dragstrip look are Weld Rodlite wheels, 15x5 in front and 15x8 in the rear. The front tires are 205/65-15; the new Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials roll at all times in the rear to help provide traction whenever the need arises. Richard is contemplating a set of 17s for the street, though, leaving the Rodlites for the track.
Body: The majority of the Fairlane's original steel has survived the years well, but a test-drive after some wrenching netted a stuck throttle, which resulted in a fender bender that claimed some of the front end. Crites fiberglass fenders, hood, and bumper make it straight again while saving weight, though the original grille, which was in the garage during the accident, gleams on. Autocraft in Torrance, California, handled all the straightening and laid down the Honda Red paint.
Thanks: Richard gives credit to many people, including the Pauls for their extensive wrench help, Graham Sutherland of the U.K. for repeatedly dictating the valve-lash sequence long distance, Jay at Ford Performance Solutions for getting the heads done in time for this story, and wife Karen for putting up with this nonsense.
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Me and Mari from New vogue Children decided to have a bit of fun this Christmas. From 1st of December to 24th we'll be posting coordinates to our instagrams under the #LolitaChristmasChallenge hashtag.
1. Pick a theme - it doesn't have to be Christmas related. It could be anything: your favourite season, colour, pattern, animal, place, food...
2. Create a coordination around that theme from 1st to 24th of December.
3. Take a picture of your coordinate (either worn, on a dummy or simply laid out) and post it to Instagram.
4. Remember to tag all your coordinations with #LolitaChristmasChallenge.
5. Be creative & have fun!
I've decided to do a tartan theme since it seems I keep collecting tartan and plaid dresses. Those interested on what I'll come up with you can follow my instagram @mimiparapluie
Mari chose Bunnies as her theme and you can follow her coordinates at @caranette
Hope to see you in the challenge!
Madame Parapluie


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The National Museum of African Art fetes its new director Johnnetta Cole
By Michael M. Clements
"Africa is beautiful," could be the calling card for this night that saw the board of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) assemble at the home of gracious hosts Tim and Shigeko Bork to honor newly named director, Johnnetta Cole. Cole, whose speaking prowess and sheer dynamism was on full display during the intimate gathering of key friends and supporters of the NMAfA, is set to take over the museum with lofty goals.
"We want the [Museum of African Art] to be the best of the Smithsonian's nineteen museums. And I'm not even counting the zoo," Cole coolly commented as she stood and personally thanked each board member as well as those in attendance who have been so instrumental in the growth of the museum.
Washington D.C. representative Ellen Holmes Norton along with Ambassador HE Roble Olhaye, from the Republic of Djibouti, lead the list of esteemed attendees.


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Less than a year after BP started up a new unit to process Canadian tar sands at its Whiting refinery, the company reported today that a malfunction allowed a slug of crude oil into Lake Michigan a few miles away from the Chicago city limits.
It remains unclear how much oil spilled into the lake or how long the discharge continued. Workers at the refinery reported an oil sheen on the water about 4:30 p.m. Monday, and an official from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the leak was plugged by the time he arrived at 9 p.m.
Mike Beslow, the EPA's emergency response coordinator, said there appeared to be no negative effects on Lake Michigan, the source of drinking water for 7 million people in Chicago and the suburbs. The 68th Street water intake crib is about eight miles northwest of the spill site, but there were no signs of oil drifting in that direction.
Initial reports suggest that strong winds pushed most of the oil toward a sandy cove on BP's property between the refinery and an Arcelor Mittal steel mill. A flyover Tuesday afternoon revealed no visible oil beyond booms laid on the water to prevent the oil from spreading, Beslow said.
"There is no known impact to wildlife or human health at this time," Beslow said.
Frigid temperatures caused some of the oil to harden into a waxy consistency that made it easier to collect, said Scott Dean, a BP spokesman. Crews used vacuum trucks to suck up any liquid oil that washed ashore.
The malfunction occurred at the refinery's largest crude distillation unit, the centerpiece of a nearly $4 billion overhaul that allowed BP to process more heavy Canadian oil from the tar sands region of Alberta. The unit, which Dean said has resumed normal operations, performs one of the first steps in the refining of crude oil into gasoline and other fuels.
BP said a mixture of heavy and light oil somehow leaked into a sealed cooling system that circulates water between Lake Michigan and the refinery. Oil is never supposed to come in direct contact with the cooling water.
The spill comes amid years of legal challenges from federal officials and environmental groups that have forced BP to take extra steps to curb air and water pollution at the nation's seventh-largest oil refinery. The Whiting plant remains one of the largest sources of industrial pollution discharged into Lake Michigan, according to federal records.
In a joint statement, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk of Illinois said they are concerned that BP's move to increase production could lead to more oil spills.
"We plan to hold BP accountable for this spill," the senators said, "and will ask for a thorough report about the cause of this spill ... and steps are being taken to prevent any future spill."
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Li Na rallies to win Cincinnati title
China's Li Na was finishing lunch when the men's final at the Western & Southern Open ended with Roger Federer posing for photos and raising the pottery trophy for the fifth time.
She tried to imagine how it would feel.
"I was thinking, 'OK, I really want to do the same,'" she said.
A few hours later, she did it all, and more.
Li overcame an awful first set to win her first title of the season on Sunday, beating Germany's Angelique Kerber 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final of the Western & Southern Open.
For Federer, it was a record fifth Cincinnati title. For Li, it was her first title anywhere since her breakthrough season in 2011, when she won at Sydney and the French Open. Three times this season, she made it to the finals of a tournament. All three times, she lost in three sets.
"So I was really hungry for the title," she said.
Li pumped her fist when she finished off another three-set title match, this time coming out on top. She posed for the photos, just like Federer, then raised the trophy.
Finally, she headed to a corner of the court to sign her name dozens of times on those large yellow tennis balls made for autographs. KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way (I Like It)" blared through the stadium.
Li was in no hurry to move on.
"I think it's a very good beginning," she said.
The final featured players who knocked the Williams sisters out of an already depleted tournament. Defending champion Maria Sharapova dropped out before the start because of a stomach illness.
Kerber and Li gave the tournament two of its twists.
Kerber, ranked No. 7 in the world, ended Serena Williams' 19-match winning streak in the quarterfinals Friday. She followed that by winning a three-set match in the semifinals, and was struggling to keep up by the second set on Sunday.
"It was a tough week for me with the match against Serena," Kerber said. "It was not easy."
Not for Li, either.
With Serena watching from the stands, Li beat Venus Williams in a three-set semifinal Saturday night, sending her to the title match after a very trying week. The ninth-ranked Li ended up with the most challenging weekend of the tournament.
Her match on Thursday night was postponed by rain, forcing her to play two matches on Friday less than seven hours apart. She followed that with her win over Venus Williams, then that title-match breakthrough.
It was her second chance in a week to get a trophy. She reached the finals in Montreal on Monday and lost to Petra Kvitova 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
Playing back-to-back finals for the first time in her career, Li nearly got run off the court.
Kerber broke her serve while pulling ahead 3-0 in the first set, when Li had trouble keeping the ball in the court. Li made 17 unforced errors while losing the set in 29 minutes.
"She was playing unbelievable in the first set," Li said. "I was trying to play fast, but I was feeling she had no mistakes. Every ball just came back to my side."
The low point: Kerber broke her again to start the second set.
That's when Li settled down and made it a match, forcing long rallies that took a toll on Kerber. The German bent over after long points and leaned on her racket, showing the strain.
The turning point came with Kerber serving down 4-3 in the second set. Li wasted seven break points before finally winning the 24-point game.
Li pumped her left fist after she broke Kerber's serve to open the third set. Kerber slowed down as the set went on. She called for her coach after getting broken again to fall behind 3-0, then went to her chair, grabbed a towel and covered her face.
She sensed it was already over.
Despite the loss, Kerber came away upbeat over the way she's been playing lately. The 24-year-old German has won at Paris and Copenhagen, and finished as the runner-up in Eastbourne and Cincinnati.
Next week, she'll move up a spot to a career-best No. 6 in the world.
"One year ago, I was everywhere — 90 to 100 (in the rankings)," she said. "And now I'm in the finals. So many things have changed in the last year. So I prefer this year."


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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
earl grey in plum...
For the past few days I've been dressing up my morning Earl Grey tea in this awesome plum cup. It makes my mornings this much more posh... and gives me a plum head:)
Prunus cup by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg
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Friday, September 24, 2010
pink dreams...
When I was a kid, in one of the apartments we lived in all the walls were covered in grey wallpaper. It was simple and symmetrical design... grey background, white stripes of ornamental pattern. I thought it was boring and fantasized about improving it with the help of markers:)
And... here it is... my wallpaper childhood redesign. I think I would have liked looking at this while trying to fall asleep...some 27 years ago:)
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
editorial fun...
magazine Halloween issue is out... and if you skip to
43 you will find my editorial illustration for the
'Royal Road to Manners'
article. Look at these two, being all sweet and polite to each other...
of course... it's only an illustration:)
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
pattern theft!
Yesterday, while visiting a lovely
blog I've noticed that one of the fabrics newly in stock in their store is very familiar. In fact, so familiar that I couldn't believe that I didn't do it. 'That's my dog' - I thought... 'and this is my bird and my elephant... and my shapes... and...' Anais was standing beside me and asked 'Mommy, is that your fabric?' ... and she's 4!
It feels awful. I've been trying to get a fabric like this out there for years...
so unfair!
The blog owner informed me that she bought this fabric at
- a japanese company with a large choice of fabrics
I'm still waiting to hear their explanation.
Stealing is never OK!
I encourage everyone who feels that this is wrong to write an e-mail to KOKKA and let them know:
In answer to some of your questions dear friends:
Yes, I'm aware that the problem might not lie with Kokka, but with the outside designer, and I fully understand that they might have purchased this design unaware. I haven't got an answer yet, but as soon as I do - I'll let you know:)
Sept 24th update:
Good news!
The fabric was purchased from a contracted outside designer and KOKKA was unaware of its origin.
KOKKA has decided to destroy any of the remaining stock and discontinue this fabric all together.
Thank You!!!
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
join my circus...
I've got a new print to show you
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
meeting Kristen...
While in SF, for the first time, I got to meet
Kristen Tracy
- the author of one of the books I've done the cover art for. I never get to meet the author... so this was a treat! Turns out, she's just like her character Camille - only a little older:)
By the way - the book is great and I really enjoyed reading it. Can't wait to see what my girls would think of it
(since Kristen presented me with a copy of the book... a copy that will be well loved and treasured).
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Fairytale Circus...
Once upon a time... there was a girl who liked making patterns so much, she didn't need a reason to do it... Every chance she got she'd put aside her real work and give virtual life to characters and objects that would have otherwise stayed inside her mind with little chance for escape.
Help me write the rest of this story:)
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Monday, September 13, 2010
lil' discovery...
Sunday market discovery -
I had no idea they they came wearing these little green skirts and were so delicious without being roasted or salted.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
part two... Muir Woods...
I visited Muir Woods
(while in San Fran)
and the old redwoods have left a deep impression on me. It's difficult to convey the feeling you get while there through photographs. You should go see it for yourself. You'd like it:)
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taking pictures
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
deco vs folk...
Cute is not one of the words I'd use
when describing Art Deco style... but trying to incorporate 'cute' into Art Deco was fun. I think I've come up with the Folk Deco...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
San Francisco... part one...
I'm back... I don't really want to be back tho... that's how good I felt in San Francisco. I wish I could have stayed and enjoyed the smell of eucalyptus trees for a few more days.
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"Ive got the perfect place for the shoot, Axle Shifter told me. This turn-of-the-century park where we hold the Anti-Blessing every year. It looks kind of like the old L.A. River bed. In the winter it serves as flood control. One of the channels eventually ends up in the ocean.
So on a hot Sunday afternoon, I headed south out of L.A. and ventured past the Orange Curtain to meet the Shiftersthe self-proclaimed very first nostalgia Hot Rod club for the younger guys. It had been a rough month for counter-culture: Joey Ramone and Big Daddy Roth had died little more than a week apart. Theres always been a certain live for today ethos imbedded in the underground, and it was getting hard not to wonder if today was just about over.
I arrived early. The first thing to catch my eye was a sign reading This park is dedicated to the preservation of the concept of home and family. Im not quite sure what to make of this, a message that practically beats you over the head with its wholesomeness. Is it a recent addition, a by-product of the conservative climate of Orange County, or is it a relic from an earlier era of the parks long history? One by one the Shifters trickle in and B.S. about their latest diamond-in-the-rough finds, drunken parties at their clubhouse in Fullerton, and hassles with the cops in certain parts of the countyperplexed youngsters unaccustomed to the scene, who make threats like Youre lucky Im not a rookie, or I wouldve popped a cap in your @$#.
Theres no trouble today, though. One patrol car slows to a crawl, the officer inside rubbernecks like Linda Blair, then graciously moves along without a word. Each time one of the old engines lets out a vicious growl, kids come from out of the woodwork and sit along the ledges of either parking lot wall. Old guys come in close to get a flashback fix. Without any planning or promotion, the clubby its mere presencetransforms an ordinary day into an Event.
A Brief History of the Shifters
Youll recognize some of these cars from our April 2001 pinup issue. Or you might recognize them if youve attended either one of the events the club organizes: Viva Las Vegas is held every Easter, and The Anti-Blessing of the Cars (the result of a falling out with the Blessing of the Cars promoters) takes place in the summer. Or you might just recognize the styleonce an almost-lost-art, now a hot new trend thanks to the Shifters mushrooming influence. A lot of the new groups, incidentally, get a sudden attack of political correctness when they hear their hobby described as rat roddinga term they take to be derogatory. It might interest these folks to know that a Shifter claims to have originally coined the term. Anthony, says Axle, is the one that invented that name. That name has caught on so much, there are toys like this in black primer, and it says Rat Rod on the package. He shouldve patented that name.
I dont recall if Axle ever described himself as the leader, but its clear thats what he is. He started off in the early 80s with an interest in musclecars, buying and selling Pontiac GTOs. My brother and I are partial to Pontiac because of our dads influence. He used to race musclecars. Axle got into the rockabilly scene in 82-83, when bands like the Stray Cats came along. The 50s culture appealed to him, but 60s musclecars seemed more attainable. Gradually, though, by talking to old-timers, doing plenty of research, and compiling a swelling library of Hot Rod books, his goal seemed more within reach. In the late 80s, he started getting into 55-57 Chevys. Now we wouldnt be caught dead in a 57 Chevy, unless it had a straight axle and no front bumper. Steadily, the group was evolving into its present incarnation: Hot Rods as they wouldve been done by kids in the 50s, using entirely period-correct parts.
The Shifters officially began in 1992. They settled on a name (Cam Jammers was a rejected early choice) so theyd have something to put on plaques, jackets, and such. There are currently eight members, almost all of whom have been with the group since its inception. Many have known each other for most of their lives. Some, says Axle, have known each other since fourth or fifth grade. I think thats the reason weve been around for ten years. So many car clubs have come and gone because theres so much politics within the group. Well be around 30 or 40 years from now, without a doubt. The newest member is Squeak Bell, initiated earlier this year. (The initiations typically seem to involve nudity and beer-dousings.) But even this recent addition is someone whos been part of the groups inner circle for most of the decade. How would an outsider go about becoming part of the club?
As Axle puts it, You dont!
The Best Decade
When most people think of the 50s, images of I Like Ike buttons and Leave It to Beaver scenes spring to mind. It stands as the quintessentially conservative decadeeven more so than the 80s, which at least had coke-binging yuppies to serve as a lame excuse for decadence. So its obvious why some people might wax nostalgic for it, in the same way that people are attracted to Disneyland, or any other such world that can maintain that facade of perfection. But more intriguing are those who yearn for it, not as an era of cardigan sweaters and picket fences, but an age of drag racing and tatoos and carefree chainsmoking. If contemporary moralists decry todays gray moral relativism well, the rebels are equally confused as to who the enemy is. After all, were living in a time in which any new underground movement is moments away from being co-opted into an advertising slogan. The 50s were an era when, whether one was pro- or anti-establishment, a solid, genuine identity was possible.
I asked Axle and Anthony what it was about the 50s the groupmostly in their late 20s/early 30sso strongly identified with.
Axle: To me, I like everything. The clothes, the music, the furniture, the cars. His [Anthonys] house is a right-after-the-war-built house. We just dig it all.
Anthony: A lot of it is that its so easy, so natural.
Axle: Its just such a good time. The best decade.
Anthony: Trying to keep up with todays standards is so hard. Youve got to have your new car, keep up with the Joneses. This way is a much easier life. A lot of things come and go. The ones that stay are the ones that matter.
Axle: Plus, its just nice to be different.
The Purple People Eater
I can see pretty good. When you sit that low in it, you get pretty good visuals.
Brother Axle adds, In Riverside, [theres] an airport where they have Run What You Brung. You sign a release of liability. In Palmdale once a yearthe antique dragsand then at Rialto so therell probably be three times a year well get a chance to run it. Hell be the Don Garlits of 2025.
It should be pointed out that theres still work to be done before the People Eater sees any action. A rollbar, parachute, brakes, and the whole safety procedure are coming up. At some point, he even plans to stick a radiator underneath and make it streetable.
The engine is a piece of history. It ran in a 29 roadster back in 1958-59 and went 149 mph at the Riverside drags on regular pump gas, setting a track record. It was built at the school Alex attended, adding to his sense that this creation was somehow fated to be.
Back to the Future
Prior to World War I, the word nostalgia meant something similar to homesickness. There was no word for the concept of longing for the past. Things really didnt change that much from decade to decade, and there was nothing to be nostalgic for.
Its almost hard to imagine a world where culture wasnt thought of as a
disposable commodityin not-too-distant history, it was an integral part of who you were, not just a fad you followed until the fickle media moved on to something else. But like it or not, the Shifters dont live in 55, they live in the twenty-first century, and their style is becoming, well trendy. Is that discouraging?
The only thing thats discouraging, says Axle, is that the popularity has made the prices at swap meets go up. [The parts] are not as obtainable as they were even four or five years ago. Strombergs used to be $20 a piece, now theyre $100 a piece.
When I asked him (an avid reader of Hot Rod) what was the ugliest car wed featured recentlythe car that he thought just had no business commanding inkhe answered vaguely that it was probably some Camaro.
When you push too much I mean, for the next 20 years, if you had the bubbletop in Hot Rod, people would be so sick of it.
Exactly! The initial appeal of starting a club like the Shifters is that they were so different from everything that was being done at the time. Its like that little unknown band you fall in love with in high school because it seems like theyre speaking directly to you. But then they break big, theyre all over the radio, and you never feel like playing the album anymore. Isnt there a danger, as rat rodding becomes popular, it might lose that appeal?
Axle doesnt think so. Yeah, its kind of a downer to see this whole nostalgia thing explode, and maybe were responsible for a big portion of that, but it was inevitable; it was gonna happen. I think theres gonna be people that get into this thing and get right out of it. The ones remaining will be the people who were meant to be in it in the first place.
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[Verse 2]
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The gospel of the Lord, for dads who stay at home
Even though we can't get boners
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Then go quench my palette
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have been, conditioned to believe
We must fit in a role? brainwashed by babylon
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The hardest job is maintaining the household
So I am doing a back to back, no tradebacks, with this briefcase
For 2010, I am staying at home


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While sourdough bread is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt, it's claim to fame has become it's association with San Francisco gold miners [the other 49er's]. I think I was probably around 12 or so before I tasted a French bread that wasn't made with sourdough. My family used it for everything.
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In order to continue to make sourdough bread you have to keep a little bit of the raw dough behind to make your next batch. This mother as they call it is the starter that every bakery has their own version of which dates back to opening of the bakery. I won't go into all the chemistry of this because it will bore you to tears, but if you really interested you can check it out on Wikipedia.
I do still eat it every once in awhile though and it makes a particularly good combination with San Francisco's clam chowder from Boudin Bakery. I might add that it is the only bakery I will purchase sourdough bread from. They started in San Francisco in 1849 and are still here. That something to say about a San Francisco company that old.


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