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Bent Creek ChartsNote: our Bent Creek pages have grown so large in size that we have divided them up into two pages:
Books and Kits. New things are added to both pages, so don't miss out!
These are some of our customers' favorites! Bent Creek has a primitive and 'earthy' design style, that they've used to create some timeless designs. Simple, yet creative, you can embellish many of these with the specialty threads and embellishments on the market. Patriotic, Samplers and Alphabets, Halloween, Christmas... they cover everything! Lots of overdyed flosses are called for! The kits, especially the "Zippers" are so popular! Enjoy Browsing!
Nativity Row
A long and narrow reminder of the reason-for-the-season... angels. the three wise men, and Holy Family... the stitch count of this is 310 x 30.
Choose any fabric you like; charted for DMC or hand-dyeds... this finishes approx 19 x 2 on 32ct. Presented as a chart.
Today is a Good Day
Here's a stitching opportunity. Kind of a blank canvas here - Customize this to make YOUR Day Good!!! Change out that black for COLOR! Add a birthday cake if 'today' is a birthday. Add some cute colored buttons, or use some metallic threads to brighten this.
The sentiment is good, the font is funky and fun, the heart and flower in there beg for a little pizzazz... see what you can come up with! Then, finish it into a block or easel stand-up so you can display it all over the place!!!
Quaker Heart
A chart that suggests *Let us see what Love can do.*
Finishing approx 5 x 5 over two on 30ct, this is coded for DMC or hand-dyed flosses. If you stitch it smaller, you could make a heart-shaped little cushion!!!
Easter Bunny Trail
This is supposed to be a front door... the 374 Bunny Trail at the top is the street address of the Bunny household. They have a lot of kids... wee babes in the upstairs bedroom, Mom working on another one, tons of kids on the first floor -- hopefully just a sleepover and not seven more bunnies in the family!
Then, there's Dad, answering the front door with a carrot cake!!!! Finishes approx 5 x 5 on 30ct... choose any fabric you want for this... coded for hand-dyeds and/or DMC floss.
Snapper: World of Color
OK... a new 6-part mini set of designs surrounded by a border, I think this is actually going to be very cute! Each of the 'colors' are presented as a small chart -- the first is red -- and they include that color of small button and a snap embellishment. (They can also be stitched alone.)
The main border chart that surrounds everything is separate -- 335 x 80 in stitch count, it finishes approx 22 x 3 on 30ct Week's Straw Linen, and it comes with more snaps and seven colorful buttons. The Auto-Ship is now completed for this design.
(Note: when you order an auto-ship, it will show up on your order form as a "zero-cost" or $.01 item, as we won't charge your credit card until we ship.)
Catch-Up & Continue will enable you to get ALL the previous designs in this series with your first shipment and then continue on monthly through the rest of the series. $$$ Amounts may vary and some add up very quickly!
The Thankful Owls
Oh my gosh, these little guys are so cute! A pair of owls dressed up as a pilgrim and Indian... they ARE grateful, thankful AND blessed! That fork is great, too! They just look like they are SO disguised... you'll never know they're owls! Presented as a small card chart... just a fun 'little something' for Thanksgiving!
Wedding Cake - Your Color
Wedding Cake - 'Your Color'! A simple tiered cake with special initials and date... you choose the colors of the wedding to work this in!
Offered as the small chart, this finishes just 2 x 3, and it would make a SUPER CUTE gift tag!!!
The Little Irish Cottage
A BITTY 24 x 24 thing... stitch this on anything you want! Less than an inch over one on 28 or like 3-1/2 inches on 7ct! Bits of flosses from your stash, the roof is regular Cross Stitch with straight stitches over it to make it appear thatched. Check out the Lucky Landscaping as well!
Cute, this is presented as a small chart.
The Little Igloo
Oh, another charming ITTY BITTY design, this one is a wintery sky surrounding a little igloo -- complete with a dinky penguin that is only 7 stitches high!!! The entire picture measures only 24 x 24 stitches -- all of these are absolutely charming!
Offered as a small chart.
The Little House of Ginger
Almost not-in-the-Nick-of-Time for Christmas... you'll be a whole year ahead of schedule with this!!! Oh, this is CUTE!!!!
It's one of Bent Creek's *Littles* charts and has a total stitch count area of only 25 stitches. Using a combination of DMC, Weeks and Gentle Art hand-dyeds, it's a sweet bitty design that could even handle a few beads for candy bits -- if you have any in your stash. Otherwise, just plain stitching in this petite little piece, which is presented as a small chart.
New Arrivals From Bent Creek!
Autumn Blackbird
This is another of BC's monochromatic smalls -- choose a color and add white. Stitch count is only 32 x 32... so he could turn out to be only an inch if you do him over one on 32ct!
All of the designs in this set look really nice stitched and presented together -- pin cushions, fobs, cubes -- just do them all the same -- the only things that change are the main color and the simple design. Lots of visual impact. Presented as a small chart.
The Little Lighthouse
That's it! Stitch count of 24 x 24, would you believe there are 8 different colors in this?!
Presented as a small chart.
Summer Bluebirds
Here is another *Color + White* small design that is stitched with only one color of hand-dyed thread and white. There are quite a few of these now (like 12), and Summer Bluebird is the third in a four-season set of them.
Stitch counts on all of them are only 32 x 32 so they make CHARMING scissor fobs or ornaments -- especially if you do them on something small over one. All the *Color + White* designs are offered separately as small charts. Real cute made into individual stacking blocks, too!
Golden Spring Chicken and White
Here is another small design by Bent Creek that is stitched with only Gentle Art's Whitewash and one other color -- this time Gold Leaf. There are several other designs in this set -- all of them finish only 32 x 32 in stitch count.
It looks like Golden Spring will be the first of 4 seasonal birds, they have the other three pictured on the back of this chart. We won't do an auto-ship on those as there is no information about future release dates on them. Offered as a small chart.
BEGIN Row
*A Journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.* Good Advice to face the challenges of life! Bent Creek's newest chart features a forest of evergreen trees dotted with cardinals and snowflakes. Their verse is hidden in the alphabet letters... and they have highlighted the word BEGIN in there -- which actually spells that way in alphabetical order!
The model is stitched on Weeks 30ct Confederate Gray linen with various hand-dyed flosses. It finishes approx 18 x 4. You can put this on most anything you want... and I think it'd be an awesome to design to showcase some neat unique green threads from your stash!!! Presented as a chart with 5 small flake/flower buttons.
Tiny Nativity
Quite a historic event is taking place in this tiny 24 x 24 stitch count manger scene!!!! 12 Different colors of hand-dyeds in this little guy, if you work it over one thread on something small it'll finish LESS than an inch in size!
On 14ct -- it'll be 1-1/2 inches. Offered as a small chart, there are a few gold seed beads in here for the sparkling stars in the sky!!
Happy Halloweenies
What do you serve at a Halloween Party???... Halloweenies! *Ya gotta have* the right place to display this!!! ... or maybe some special little people in the house who'd get a laugh.
Offered as a small design, pull threads from your stash to work up this 5 x 5 bit of silliness.
Here is the collection of *Colors + White!*
All offered as small charts, each measures a mere 32 x 32 stitches -- so just 2 inches if you work them over two threads on 32ct. They all require one skein of a hand-dyed color of floss, and Whitewash Weeks floss. Every one of them comes with a cute button embellishment.
Just a charming set of designs... I think we have finally gathered them together for you on the page!!!
Think Happy Be Happy Row
*Our life is what our thoughts make it: Think Happy, Be Happy!*
One of Bent Creek's ROW designs, this can be stitched on just about anything you want, and calls for 6 hand-dyed or DMC colors. (Easy to change those out as well... in case you want something brighter.)
The stitch count is 281 x 29 - so on 14/28ct, this finishes approx 19 x 2. Might be kind of fun on 18ct over two! Jazz it up alittle -- add more buttons. The chart comes with one purple heart button. Whatever -- lots of possibilities!
I Love You More Than All The Stars in the Sky -- The ROW
Bent Creek's newest ROW pattern, this one finishes approx 1 x 12 when worked on 32ct. We're love the verse, but we're thinking you might want to brighten this up a little -- the stars are purple and gray... they could use a little perking up!!!! An easy fix for a lovely thought!
Offered as a chart with smattering of crystal seed beads.
District 25 Snappers
Here is a trio of small designs offered in small chart format -- stitch them together -- or not! Santa House is my favorite, with a stitch count of 21 x 67. Stitch him as a skinny pencil-like ornament! Deer Watching features the cutest little reindeer watching all Santa's gifts! I hope he's getting one of them! Stitch count is 47 x 65 -- but I like just the deer and presents! (a darling ornament!)
Finally, Merry Wishes is the third installment in District 25... a peppermint and evergreen chalet! All are stitched on anything you want in overdyeds or DMC's -- your choice! Offered as three separate charts, each with a snap embellishment.
Halloween Arches
Remember the old Arches designs by Bent Creek??? Here is a new one -- to celebrate Halloween! Offered as the chart with a trio of golden star buttons, each little 'window' features a small but scary little scene.
So cute... we've seen these individual panels finished as fobs and ornaments... but together they finish approx 9-1/2 x 4 on 32ct. Stitched with DMCs or overdyeds.
The Snapper Liberty House
Bent Creek has sent a three-story house -- just like North Pole, The Haunted House, and The Green House -- only it's on ONE chart! Real cute, we see the Oval Office on the first floor... I don't think they've signed the Declaration yet! Second floor features Betsy sewing the first flag... there's a little mouse there watching! Third story features the White House museum -- portraits and such.
Offered as the chart with a few button and snap embellishments, the stitch count on this is 78 x 188, so it'll finish approx 5 x 12 on 32ct. Each of the other Houses have released in small card chart format, but because this one has all the designs together... unfortunately the price reflects that... and is quite a shock. (Kind of like its own Fireworks!!!)
Holly Quaker Stocking
Bent Creek's 8th Christmas Stocking design, this one is full of gigantic Quaker-inspired motifs -- kind of like a coverlet. Stitched on 18ct Natural Linen in shades of overdyed #5 Perle Cottons... if you're a floss gal... you can do all on the 18ct with 4 strands of corresponding flosses.
A pretty collection of greens and reds, the chart comes with one red button embellishment. In looking at this, you could add charms and such that match the stocking owner's personality, as well. Very pretty.
Check out the entire collection of Bent Creek Stockings, all in one place, too.
Thankful Quaker
Wow... this is quite nice! A Quaker-inspired piece -- it's about 1/10th the size of most of the intricate Quaker samplers that we see, so it's finishable!!!
With a stitch count of 80 x 80, get out your overdyeds and stitch that darling turkey! Offered as a chart, it includes a trio of golden star buttons. We like this one!
Quaker Moon
Here's a fun Halloween design -- the crescent moon surrounding the cutest little Mr Hoot! Offered as a chart with gold button embellishment, all is stitched in overdyeds on 32ct. Finishing approx 5 x 5, the moon slice is full of jacks and bats -- and even a candy corn on the bottom point.
You know, there is enough room to stitch something like *Boo Who?* in the upper right-hand area! Or... separate that little owl -- he's precious!
The Snapperville Haunted Guest House -- The Secret Lair
Here's an additional 'story' for your Haunted House... or just another smaller piece to finish as a little cube stand-up to display near-by the *Main House!* Same design size and flavor... add another panel to your Petrified Party piece if you dare! We never get Dr Jekyl... or any mad scientists at all... so this design is absolutely OVER-THE-TOP creative and too darn CUTE! Check out the atomic symbol on the wall, the bubbling potions in the test tubes, his hair and black Converse shoes!
The Secret Lair is here now, and offered as a small Snapper Chart that includes a snap embellishment (for the center of that atomic symbol!) Basically the same color scheme as the rest of the designs in the main Haunted House. SOOO much fun!
Quaker Star
Stitch this on almost anything you like -- the chart calls for Gentle Art and Weeks flosses, with DMC alternatives... so even Perle Cottons on something gigantic would be possible.
Offered as the chart, there is one dark red star button included, but this design offers so much opportunity for more -- so see what is in your stash!!!
Peapod Baby Sampler
Welllll.... this isn't exactly a pea vine, and the embellishment isn't a pea, but little sleeping Matthew looks pretty comfy in his hammock bed anyhow!
Quaker Easter Egg
Colorful and delicate, check out the little hatching chick in the center! Bent Creek offers this egg in chart format.
On 32ct, it will finish approx 4 x 5 and is stitched in either DMCs or our stash of over-dyed threads.
Gnomes in the Garden Row
Oh my gosh... isn't this the cutest thing? A row of those funny gnomes who hide in your garden, only one is actually working!!! Offered in chart format, this is stitched on 32ct Natural Linen in overdyeds or DMC flosses - your choice. Finishing approx 2 x 17, the chart comes with one brass flower charm.
THINK of all the cute clay stuff we have to dress this up! Worms and bugs birds, little flowers and vege buttons, see what you have on hand, then give us a budget! DARLING!
Quaker Noel Row
Here in plenty of time to stitch for next Christmas, Bent Creek has a new alphabet row that incorporates Quaker-inspired motifs into a Christmas theme. I like those trees on the ends. Offered as a chart, the stitch count is 277 x 33, which finishes approx 17 x 2 on 32ct.
Again, lots of possibilities to add little buttons and what-nots... although Quakers were simple people who didn't believe in embellishment and extravagance!
The Halloween Branch
The final installment of the Halloween Branch is here... oh my gosh... it finishes off with a DARLING little haunted house on the tip of the branch! There is so much going on in this piece... what fun to stitch! Measuring 5 x 11 on 32ct, you can choose any fabric you like, and you can use either DMCs or overdyeds from your stash.
OK... Bent Creek has now finished 4 of these Branches - and we have them ALL -- COMPLETELY! Check out the Original Branch, Christmas, Patriotic and now Halloween. All four are really cute sets of smaller charts that all fit together... we can send parts of any of them... or wholes!
Patriotic Branch
Liberty Belle Squirrel is part one of Bent Creek's new Patriotic Branch series! Patterned just like their other two Branch sets, this will be offered in 3 parts, all in chart format with a few button and snap embellishments. Stitched on 32ct linen, the entire piece will finish approx 5 x 11, and is worked in both Weeks and Gentle Art Sampler Threads. The border pack contains the 5 star buttons you see on here... the rest is a surprise!
I'm not sure you can see from the pic, but that little squirrel is holding a sparkler! (remember when we used to *run* in the backyard with those burning hot, sharp, pointed things flying everywhere??? I think children have way MORE than 9 lives!)
UPDATE: Bent Creek has sent the final installment of their Patriotic Branch 3-part design -- JUST in time for the 4th! It finishes with a white bird house perched on the end of the branch. Quite a cute piece, the whole thing finishes approx 5 x 10 and is stitched with your stash of overdyeds. Each chart includes a couple of snaps and a button or two. Something fun to display all year long!
The Christmas Branch
Bent Creek has started a new Branch set of designs... all the fun things you'll find tucked on the branches of a Christmas Tree! I guess it's an outside tree... because there is a squirrel on here. (I wouldn't want that in my house, but we did have a mouse that came out of the tree one year, and the dogs LOVED it!)
Anyway, this promises to be another cute set of small designs -- this first installment includes the border and embellishment packet. Finishing approx 5 x 10 on 32ct, uses overdyeds from your stash. Our Auto-ship has now concluded. Fabric is not included... as you have so many choices! Pick a favorite!
The Branch
Bent Creek has introduced a new set of Snapper Designs. This one, entitled 'The Branch' is presented in 5 total parts -- this main border design, with space inside for 4 more 3 x 3-ish designs. 'We can learn a lot from trees... they are always grounded and always reaching heavenward.'
Offered in a set of 5 small charts... the owl, tree, border and button embellishments come in the first chart, then the Bees, Squirrel, Kitty and now Bird House, each come as separate small charts with a snap embellishment. This has been a real popular piece; check your stash to make sure you haven't missed any of the parts!
Stitching Row
OK... another long and thin line of the alphabet... this one features a few stitching motifs. Like all of the other BC Rows, this one would be really happy if you'd add a bunch of colorful buttons to it!
Finishing approx 17-1/2 x 2 on 32ct linen, change some threads, add some fun charms and things from your stash, even a DINKY pair of scissors would be cute on here! Offered as a chart. A separate clay pack includes pin cushions, spools, quilt blocks and little stitching basket that look *so* cute scattered about on this!
Circus Row
This is a cute row... we rarely get circus-themed designs, so this is a refreshing change! Lots of bright overdyed colors, they've packed the ringmaster in here, the tiny acrobat on the high wire, trained elephants, the big tent, the flaming hoop that something has to jump through (!) the lion-tamer and his lion, the strongman, the circus clown... and festive floating balloons everywhere!
The chart comes with one green star button, but I bet you can come up with lots of other fun embellishments for this! Finishes approx 2 x 17 on 32ct, Cute!
Uber Shamrock
A big statement concerning LUCK... this baby finishes a whopping 11 x 13 on 18ct over two... but can always be stitched into a more petite size on smaller fabric! Stitched with size 5 Perle Cottons, this works up super-quickly, and is really fun because you cover a lot of fabric very quickly!
The Shamrock is stitched with Weeks hand-dyed perle -- the color is Collards -- and the chart includes 3 'gold coin' button embellishments.
Shamrock Row
Lots of clovers scattered about -- but only ONE with 4 leaves! I see two leprechauns in here... and lots of gold coins! Offered as the chart, this finishes long and skinny just like the rest of the rows.
Clay button embellishment package is coming... really dresses these up with cute bits of color!
Easter Bunny Row
Another of BC's famous Row designs, this one is full of rabbits and chirpy little chicks. Baskets and flowers scattered throughout, this is offered as the chart, and stitched on 32ct, it finishes approx 2 x 17.
There is an embellishment packet coming of clay buttons to dress this up a bit... will have more info about that in a week or so! we'll keep you posted!
It's been quite a while since we've seen a lonnnnnnnng row of the alphabet from the gals at Bent Creek... so this was a nice surprise when we opened our fresh shipment! Offered as the chart, stitch ROWmance in either DMC or overdyeds, it'll finish quickly into a 2 x 17 confection!
We always had a cute pack of button embellishments available for these rows... I haven't heard any word about that yet... I'm looking into it! Anyway, ROWmance actually features a *tiny verse*... there is a little bee in there, and he's flying around the heart that says B mine! Cute!
Uber Valentine
The newest gigantic Bent Creek creation... these are stitched on 18ct linen with Weeks Hand-dyed #5 Perle cottons, along with some solid DMCs. Even though this Valentine is *uber*... it was gentle in delivery... the little mailbox is intact!
Finishes approx 13-1/2 x 11.
Uber Christmas Tree
This is an AWESOME design!!! Offered as the chart, you're supposed to stitch it on something big -- like 18ct linen over two, or 10ct Tula.. even 7ct Klostern would be neat. Worked with mostly Weeks Dye Works #5 perle cottons, this finishes approx 11 x 12. I love the elves stacked up trying to get the star on the tree top... I think it's bending over for them! (Wish my tree would do that for me!)
Just a real different, eye-catching piece, this would be great finished as a gigantic pillow for the couch, or something to perch under the empty tree, till Santa comes!
Uber Turkey
Is this guy cute, or what? He BEGS to be stitched on 10ct with specialty threads (Very Velvets and Fyrewerks)... but right now, he's pretty awesome on 18ct linen with overdyed flosses or size 5 perle cottons, (your choice!) Stitch count of 98 x 120, his colors are great, and because of all the solid areas... he'll be a breeze to stitch!
Offered as a leaflet... think about lots of pumpkin, squash, eggplant, and corn buttons to garnish down by his feet!!! REAL CUTE! Offered as the leaflet (Bent Creek's other 'Uber Designs' are pretty cute, as well!)
Twelve Days of Christmas Stocking
Bent Creek's 7th Annual Stocking design... 12 Days is a medley of motifs from the famous poem. I had to look a little for the five golden rings!!!
Offered as a chart, it finishes approx 11 x 16 on the 18ct Natural -- just like all the rest. Embellishments included with our chart include 5 red and golden buttons.
|Making Christmas Stocking Selections? Don't miss seeing the entire collections of several different designer's talents! Christmas Stockings are an individual thing! Some want all in the family to match... some want different designs to 'match the person'... Check out our Stocking Page for lots of options!!!
Uber Jack
What a cute, huge, swirly pumpkin! Offered as a simple chart, this is just a big Jack-o-Lantern stitched with overdyeds on 18ct linen over two. OK... look at it.
Start thinking. Clay JABCO cat instead of the stitched one? Metallics in those bitty dots in the background? What about metallics in the swirls? What about halloween-y clay buttons scattered between all those swirls? What about black Fyrewerks for the eyes... and cute embellishments in the vine below him??? THIS HAS POTENTIAL... because it's a great basic piece!
Uber Flag
A generous 11 x 13-1/2 inch piece, you get to stitch this one on 18ct linen over two threads and use #5 Perle Cottons in Weeks and DMC.
Regular crosses, the flag stripes have a bit of design to them, that's kind of fun. This would be pretty made into a pillow for the couch, or framed on the wall.
Offered as a chart.
Uber Egg
I had never heard the term *Uber* (pronounced U BER) till this pattern came... and received a short education into current slang terms in the English language. Uber -- these days -- means really, really big. (as in Super-Duper!) Well, this egg *does* deliver that persona! I don't know if you can see the little chick standing on the top of the egg... but he is PRECIOUS! Then, you stitch your egg with different bands of patterns, and embellish one of the rows close to the bottom with a set of 7 pastel buttons.
Uber Egg finishes approx 11 x 13 on the suggested 18ct linen... using #5 perle cottons! If you choose smaller fabric, such as 32ct, it would finish approx 6 x 7-1/2 in size. Offered as the single chart with buttons, fabric is up to you!
Baby Row
'The patter of little feet, a voice so soft and sweet, Sweet Child of Mine' is the verse on this cute birth record! Bent Creek has a new *row* pattern that can actually be worked in any colors you wish, and personalized with that Sweet Child's name and birth date. Offered as a leaflet, the finished piece measures approx 3-1/6 x 16 on 32ct.
Normally, the Row Series is garnished with lots of fun clay buttons from Just Another Button Company... but this one doesn't have any...yet! If we're talking about a girl... we have precious hearts, flowers and 'girly stuff' that would be cute... and if you want something with dogs and worms on it... we have that too! I think this is a PERFECT row to get creative with your featured baby's future traits! Remember that fabrics can change too, so think about room colors. Real Cute!
Seasons of Change Row
Bent Creek presents a nifty 'Row' through the year of seasons! Offered as a leaflet -- just like all the rest of the 'row patterns' -- this one finishes approx 2-1/2 x 23 on 32ct Natural Linen, and is stitched in a combination of Weeks and Gentle Art overdyeds. I especially like all the details in this one! Snowflakes begin the year -- flowers appear in the Spring -- waves surround the lighthouse -- and falling leaves blow Autumn off the right-hand edge!
I like the boxes around the motifs, I like all the color, I like all the activity... I think this is one of my favorites! Bent Creek also calls for clay buttons on here... a little redbird in the winter, a couple of stars and hearts for the spring and summer and delicate little falling leaves for the fall. It's a 'gotta-stitch!'
The Red Thread Snapper Series
Bent Creek has begun this year's set of Snapper Cards... a set of 12 designs -- seasonal/monthly in theme -- featuring a very important Red Thread in each small pic.
There is a freebie border chart, with special embellishments, that wraps around your 12 small designs, telling the story of The Red Thread -- based on an Ancient Chinese Belief. 'An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.'
So, January's little snowman has a red scarf that will twist and meander through the year, tying all 12 designs -- that are destined to be together -- together!!! Small cards are available separately and include their own snap embellishments. Border chart includes the clay and extra snap embellishments.
Individually, the designs finish approx 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 on 32ct. As the set, stitched inside the neat border, the whole thing will finish approx 4 x 33 inches. Stitched with a combo of DMC, Weeks and Gentle Art Flosses. So, pick up what you want, as you can... or order the set all at once... and we'll do the rest! (all except the stitching!!!)
Love You Dad
The companion to Love You Mom... we missed Father's Day with this one, but you love Dad anyway... no matter the day!
Offered as a leaflet, it finishes approx 5-1/2 inches square on 32ct Summer Khaki linen. Six different overdyed colors, nothing frilly or fussy... just something to stitch for 'the main man!!!'
Love You Mom
Just a bit late for Mother's Day this year... it's OK... because you need no special holiday to tell Mom that you love her! Bent Creek's newest leaflet, this is stitched on 32ct Summer Khaki Linen in Weeks and Gentle Art's overdyeds of Cocoa, Whitewash, Harvest Basket, Antique Rose and Dried Thyme.
Finishing approx 5-1/2 x 5-1/2, it features three tiny coffee-dyed heart buttons as embellishments. Soft, antiqued creams, green and rose... whatever name is special for your mother... this tells her you love her with a splash of elegance and soft color. Offered as the leaflet with linen and buttons separately.
The Littles Leprechaun
A tiny design offered in small card format... this little guy finishes approx1-1/2 inches square on 32ct linen. Teeny-weeny, he's perfect for a scissor fob. BC showed a model at Market of 5 of these 'Littles' all stitched together in a row... it was that 1-1/2 an inch high x 7 inches long. Perfect as a dinky cube-shaped stand-up... the collection was precious!
Autumn Snapperland!
'Autumn is a second Spring, when every leaf is a flower.' Bent Creek's final celebration of the Four Seasons -- in Snapper Card Designs! Presented in 4 small individual designs, Harvest Time is the first, with the barnyard and scarecrow outside. Autumn Walk is the second... the trees wander and follow the hikers a bit. Pumpkin Hunt and Turkey Farm finished it up!!!
Each square design is a small 'Snapper' card, that includes a snap as its embellishment. Tying all these small squares together is the complimentary border chart and embellishment package... just like we have been treated to for Winter, Spring and Summer Snapperlands!!!
A really cool series... we just finished an auto-ship for the rest of the cards in this set.
You'll recall Snapperville... the set of 6 houses and businesses... a little town. Then, we were treated to Spring, Summer and Winter Snapperlands -- each of these containing 4 card designs, the border chart and embellishment packs. Quite a collection... each of the seasons or little town are charming, and definitely customer favorites!!!
Christmas Eve & Christmas Carols
Bent Creek's newest Christmas Stocking designs... these two bring the set to 6 in all! (Just scroll down this page to see the rest of them... they're all still available!) Jane (Christmas Carols) features a family of caroling snow people beneath the lamp post. Zachary's stocking (Christmas Eve) features Rudolph, himself, pulling Santa's sleigh!!!
Offered as leaflets, each stocking is stitched on 18ct Natural Linen using 4 ply of overdyed Weeks and Gentle Art flosses. Complete alphabets are provided for personalization... so you have no excuse to have these done by Christmas! A very nice set... they aren't 'cutesy, juvenile, or over-the-top involved'... just really nice family stockings! Each finishes approx 11 x 16 -- perfect for lots of loot!!!
Summer Snapperland
The last in the Summer Snapperland set is finally here! The first design is darling... it's a tiny beach house, complete with a whale weathervane and little red crab on the sandy beach!
Offered as the small individual card, there are snap embellishments included for the each design. As with Spring and Winter Snapperland, Bent Creek has designed a really neat border chart, so that you can stitch all four designs in this mini-set as one bigger design. That border design reads, 'Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you.' Along with the sunshine and shells, there are seahorses in the border design as well, and the special embellishment package contains more snaps, clay sand dollars and a sea scallop.
Stitched on 32ct Rue Green Belfast Linen... each design finishes approx 3 x 3. Stitched together with the freebie border, the entire piece finishes approx 5 x 15. SOOO cute!
We will finish the year with Autumn Snapperland... a 4-part set that includes its own border chart and embellishments. You can still get all the preceding sets, as well!
Wedding Row
'Of my love be sure' is the perfect verse for this wedding remembrance! Offered as a leaflet, in the same 'row' format as Bent Creek's other designs, this is stitched on 32ct Summer Khaki Belfast linen in soft, dusty shades of overdyeds. It calls for Whitewash, Cocoa, Old Red and Blue Paint, and Harvest Basket... but you could always alter some of that to match the home's decor.
Finishing approx 3 x 18, there is an alphabet included to personalize... and as of posting time... we have no extra button embellishment set. I know there will be one... probably full of lots of hearts... so we're adding a reservation for it and its accompanying placement diagram. Something young and fresh... not too much stitching... this is really nice!
Spring Snapperland!
'There are always flowers for those who want to see them!' Spring Snapperland has arrived -- a 4-part set of small charts -- it features an optional freebie border chart that fits the 4 designs together surrounding them with that wonderful quote I just mentioned!
Stitched on 32ct Twilight Blue Belfast Linen in lots of overdyed goldens, oatmeals, mosses, and browns... the Spring Snapperland set has 4 small card designs. Each includes a pack of metal snaps -- the required embellishments.
Stitch each individually... or join them together within the charming border design... it features its own embellishment set that includes some clay ladybug and bee buttons, and lots more snaps. Get everything open-stock... or join the order all at once... stitch the parts you like best -- which, for me... is ALL OF IT!
Just starting this series? Then be sure to check the original set, Winter Snapperland.
Happy Christmas Row
Happy Christmas to All! Bent Creek's newest holiday greeting is offered in leaflet format, with the darling clay embellishments, as an additional treat! Stitched on 32ct linen in Weeks Brick, Rum Raisin, Bark and Juniper, along with Dried Thyme Sampler Threads, it measures approx 2 x 17.
The clay buttons are especially festive this time around, because there are so many new ones included! There are some awesome trees, a 'swirly thing' and ornaments, a cookie and a swirled candle -- real, real cute!
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Race night
Lenamore National School are holding a fundraiser this Friday night, 12th September at Longford greyhound track. First race starts at 8pm and admission is 10 euro. Tickets are on sale now and admission ticket entitles entry to free draw, 1st prize 150 euro hotel voucher, 2nd prize 50 euro. Your support would be greatly appreciated and a great night is guaranteed.
We extend congratulations to John Leonard, Ballycloghan who married Christina Campbell, Tooman, Bornacoola in a beautiful ceremony in Gortletteragh Church on Friday last. The ceremony was performed by Fr Michael Campbell, uncle of the bride and assisted by Fr Quinn parish priest Gortletteragh. John is son of Margaret and John, Ballycloghan. They were joined by family neighbours and friends at their reception in the Mullingar Park Hotel. We wish them many years of health and happiness together.
Results of GAA Lotto draw held on Monday, 1st September in Slowey's for a jackpot of 10,000 euro. Numbers drawn were 2, 5, 22, 28. There was no jackpot winner. Match three winner of 100 euro was Tom Moran. This week's draw took place on Monday, 8th September in The Hill, Carrickboy and results will be published next week.
The wedding took place on Saturday last of Linda Donnelly, Newport and Jim Hunt, Cluntymullen at St Mary's Church, Legan. Linda is daughter of Peter and Marcella and Jim is son of Cella and the late Peter Hunt. The ceremony was performed by Fr Brady. A large crowd of family friends and neighbours attended and joined them at a reception in the Annebrook Hotel, Mullingar. We wish them many happy years together.
We extend sincere sympathy to Fr Brady on the death of his sister, Margaret McLoughlin, Clooneena, Longford who passed away last week. May she rest in peace.

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"You chastise children when they are bad, as my parents did me," he said. "I'm not opposed to smacking. It is to be used occasionally. Sometimes it sends a message – but I don't hanker for the days when children were severely beaten at school."
Grayling has two children, aged 20 and 16, with his wife Susan and told the Mail on Sunday he occasionally smacked them when they were younger.
The Guardian
Originally posted by zonetripper2065
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Such crap, It worked for hundreds of thousands of years.Look at the damage done since the 70's when parents went soft. Kids are worthless little sharts, cant read, write, cant hold a job. Self entitled little whiners.
Originally posted by lacrimaererum
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how is it then, that in all the countries were hitting your kids is not permitted, all the kids don't run out onto the road and die?
the kids weren't trained in road safety by hitting them and they survived. wow.
so , u think kids remember something better if you smack them. that's some parenting.
Originally posted by Wertdagf
The first thing it teaches a kid is that might makes right. If i can beat you up then im in charge.


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Tag Archives: PVCS
Review of recent trades
I've been busy starting a new job recently so not had time to blog often but I wanted to do a little round up of recent trades as I've been quite successful J
I bought more PVCS as outlined previously. These have seen a decent little rise but im holding tight as I expect more to come.
NTOG bought on a twitter tip has risen 6% and I'm still waiting on the news due soon about two other wells which if positive could spark a big gain.
CAPD has been the star performer and my best ever return. Up 60% (!!!) since buying on Centamins Egyptian problems where it dropped an inexplicable 40%. Centamin has things running again in Egypt and predictably CAPD has recovered well. It is still undervalued by many measures so im continuing to hold. Credit goes to WShak the motley fool boards heavy weight who drew my attention to this one.
My other held shares in GKP have continued to drift downwards, I hope to buy more soon because the court case looks weak and ceteris parabus these will jump on the court case result.
Carpetright continues to defy all known market efficiency theories. Its worth a fraction of its current value. This is undeniable. Recent poor results haven't knocked it though so im still holding on for the day they fall through the floor… I might be old and grey first.
Frontier Mining FML – is trickling down unendingly. Poor sentiment about this company and lack of news + mine shut down for the winter have left this drifting. I do believe when production restarts q2 next year these will be higher. Im also thinking of adding more at these prices but I think it will drift lower yet.
Detailed summary of PV Crystalox Solar PVCS – Reiterate BUY
Ok, for those that haven't heard of PV Crystalox (PVCS) already, here is my summary and the reasons I am invested. I read it as a great opportunity to double your money in 6-9 months.
BRIEF summary: Cash rich company preparing radical restructure and cash return to shareholders 2Q2013.
All figures in Euros.
Background: They are a manufacturer of multicrystalline silicon ingots and wafers. Business took a huge nose dive after cheap Chinese exports flooded the market. Prices fell. Over the last year they cut production, tightened their belts and planned to weather the storm, limping along until global prices picked up in the medium to long term. Share price diving all the while.
Results for 6 months ended 30th June showed….
- Net assets (majority tangeable) just under 200m
- Of which 122m euros is cash! (mostly won in court settlement from customer contract cut short).
- Tiny Pension surplus
- 32.6m 1H2012 sales,
- 12.2m EBIT loss on 61mw shipments,(full yr shpments expected to be 100-120mw)
There are another 2 on-going claims but one defendant probably unlikely to pay. I do not know the size of these claims or what payout they could be. From the RNS:
"We have been unable to reach a satisfactory agreement with two long-term contract customers who have been amongst the industry leaders in recent years and we are seeking resolution under the jurisdiction of the International Court of Arbitration. While successful judgements in the Group's favour are anticipated there is increasing uncertainty as to whether one of these companies will have the financial resources to fully settle its claim."
They repeated "make the necessary decisions during the remainder of the year to serve the best interests of shareholders."
19th November Management Statement marks a change in tone from management – importantly they mention return of cash.
"The Group has a strong net cash balance and the Board is continuing to reorganise the Group, to enable the return of cash to shareholders. The Board expects to make a further announcement before the year end."
Reduced full year volumes expected 100-105mw
And then bingo!
13th December Trading Statement http://www.pvcrystalox.com/scripts/php/rns_viewer.php?id=20563710
"The Board has now completed a strategic review of the business which has taken account of these adverse market conditions and the Group's significant net cash balance. The outcome of this review is that the Group will carry out a radical restructuring while retaining its core production capabilities and returning excess cash to shareholders."
"The Group intends to adjust its operations to align with anticipated sustainable short term market demand so that the ongoing business will be broadly cash neutral in 2013."
"The Group expects to return cash to shareholders during Q2 2013 in a manner that will provide shareholders with an element of choice as to the form in which they receive the cash. Further details on the process will be announced in due course."
So if we take a guestimate loss for second half 2012 of 20m this leaves cash of around 100m euros at year end. Company planning to be cash neutral in 2013 which I'm guessing means they won't be burning cash and so will have much reduced need for a cash cushion. They intend to close one German factory and reduce yet further UK and German production. If we say money raised from factory closure/asset sales matches restructuring costs then we still have 100m cash, a company with around 80m net non cash assets and a current market cap of £40m at 9.5p (about 50m euros mkt cap and 11.7 cents – at £0.81/euro)
So we have twice the current share price in cash and once again in tangible assets. They could give away half their cash and you would still be holding the shares and business/assets for free. The remaining court cases could provide an added bonus.
The question remains of course just how much cash they give away but management has certainly changed strategy and language from 'conserve' to 'return' cash. I'm invested here but would like to hear from others before I plough more in.
PVCS – PV Crystalox Solar – BUY!
Statement out today that indeed they plan to return cash to shareholders.
Restructuring, job losses, planning to be cash neutral next year all make me bullish about significant cash return. I have topped up on the fall, which i am very surprised about. Investors taking profits and knee jerk reactions to the loss for the year which is farily unimportant. This is a cash and assets play, ideally for shareholders the company would cease trading and liquidate.
PVCS – PV Crystalox Solar – BUY!
I've bought £500 at 9.1p. I was looking to buy when they were at just over 8p but dithered and missed my possible entry point by a penny! Their recent interim management statement hints at a return of cash to shareholders. I've writtenabout this company before and their massive cash pile. They have been crippled by low prices for their products and their strategy was to conserve cash, cut costs and limp along until prices picked up, perhaps in a few years time. The latest statement shows a marked change of tone: http://www.pvcrystalox.com/scripts/php/rns_viewer.php?id=20506230
"The Group has a strong net cash balance and the Board is continuing to reorganise the Group, to enable the return of cash to shareholders. The Board expects to make a further announcement before the year end. "
Briliant news and an expected catalyst by year end for share price movement (year year or financial year i wonder). Best case scenario for shareholders is a winding up of the busniess and redistribution of all cash – worth twice the current share price. Worst case, who knows, but just 20% giveaway could be 3.5p.
PV Crystalox Solar PVCS – Ready to give out cash?
(Figures in Euros unless otherwise stated)
Solar panel maker that has been savaged by cheap Chinese competition. I can't recall the details of what's gone on in the industry but essentially there has been mass over supply. At the half year point they had 122m cash. And at a glance about another 100m of assets too. Their strategy seemed to be to cut costs, reduce production and limp along until prices recovered – using their cash pile slowly. Of course shareholders might like the company to voluntarily fold and cash to be distributed.
First half loss was about 12m. Market capitalisation is £35m.
In the management statement released yesterday ( from the 'outlook' paragraph):
''The Group has a strong net cash balance and the Board is continuing to reorganise the Group, to enable the return of cash to shareholders. The Board expects to make a further announcement before the year end.''
From the half year report 'outlook' section:
''While the Group continues to believe in the positive long-term outlook for PV, it is mindful of the intensely competitive environment which is likely to persist in the short to medium-term and which has already led to many companies exiting the industry, either voluntarily or through insolvency. The Group has a strong net cash balance and the Board will make the necessary decisions during the remainder of the year to serve the best interests of shareholders.''
This looks like a change of attitude within the company. Just how much cash they might return is a guess at the moment. Of course with a dividend payout the share price will fall but if a payout is announced, then I expect the SP to jump before the ex div date.


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Empty Nest: Fall Tractor Ride
As you may have read in one of my previous columns, I drove a tractor in my first organized tractor ride this year—the WHO Radio Great Tractor Ride—and had a ball. I was fortunate enough to be provided with a tractor with a double seat so that Mary, who had never been on a tractor (Can you believe it--a small-town Iowa girl?) could accompany me. My appetite whetted, I was hankering for another ride. The problem, of course, is that I don't own a tractor. So, I did what any red-blooded American male would do—I pleaded and begged until a group let me join their ride and, here's the best part—furnish me with a tractor—one with a buddy seat so that Mary could go along. Yep.
The Big Creek Tractor Association Inc. in Mt. Pleasant is having its fall tractor ride on Saturday, Sept. 21. It will leave from the Old Tractor Headquarters at the Old Threshers grounds in Mt. Pleasant at 8:30 a.m., head for Wayland for a snack, then go through Brighton to Polishville for a stuff-yourself-'til-you-hurt farm lunch. From there it will travel to Lockridge for an afternoon break, then back to Mt. Pleasant. All in all, it should be a grand ride on a beautiful fall day. Rain date will be September 28, if necessary.
And it's even for a good cause. Proceeds will go to the local youth trapshooting club. In years past, proceeds have gone to H2O (Help to Others), Dollars for Scholars, John Hays Water Purification, and Drive-a-Tractor. Drive a Tractor is a program started by the late Dave Timmerman, whereby kids (or adults) who have never driven a tractor, or want to drive one, are allowed to do so at Old Threshers.
The purpose of the Big Creek Tractor Association is to organize tractor rides, preserve history with exhibits and educational material, renew memories of vintage tractors, create enthusiasm for tractors, and provide an opportunity for fellowship with other tractor cronies, i.e., have a tire kick'n, engine inspect'n good time. If it sounds like a hoot, I can assure you, it is!
The Big Creek Tractor Association Inc. was organized in 2007. It currently has 65 members. Two of the founding members, Dave Timmerman and Mark Fitzpatrick, have since passed away. Memorial rides have been held in their honor on Memorial Day. Last year, the route went by Mark Fitzpatrick's home in rural New London. Close to 50 family members were out on the lawn to wave as "Grandpa's parade" passed by. Also on the lawn were some of "Grandpa's toys"--restored tractors and a custom pickup. The comment was heard, "Grandpa was always such a 'get'r done' type of guy."
The route also went by the New London nursing home, which had been notified of the tractor ride. Many of the residents were out front watching. As the unit towing the porta-potty passed, an elderly gentleman stepped forward to cheer and clap.
Want to join the fun? Contact Ed Seggerman at 319-400-5928, or Fred Strothman at 319-850-2384. Get your farm duds out, put a stem of hay in your mouth, and celebrate what made (and still makes) Iowa the great state it is—agriculture!
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I had hoped to get caught up on my travels, reflect on the year 2015 and set some intentions for 2016, all before the year ended…that obviously didn't happen.
But I am not going to be too hard on myself. I have been busy living, and that took precedence over recording it all. I'm told that's a good thing, and I'm choosing to believe it, at least for today.
But I didn't want to let the day pass without at least a word of goodbye to 2015.
It has been a really rough year for many of my people. Several have lost their spouses and/or fur children, and others have had life challenges that were almost too much to bear. But bear it they did, and although they are all examples of grace under fire, for some it is hard to say goodbye to the year and hello to a new one that does not include their loved one/s. I don't think I ever looked at it like that before. I would have thought that each and every one of them would be happy to have the year over and behind them, ready to get onto a new one, one with nothing in it yet, as if the newness of it would bring them peace.
But it turns out that is not always the case.
Venturing into a new year without their spouses poses new problems and fears, and a need to try and start over, when they really just aren't ready. Being in the same year when their loved ones were there was more comfortable.
So, I'm doing a lot of thinking, and trying to be sensitive to the fact that not everyone had a great 2015, and not everyone is looking forward to 2016.
That doesn't mean I can't be grateful for the year I had, or look forward to the opportunities that the new year holds. It just means that I'll do it with a bit more gratitude. And a little less fanfare.
Goodnight dear friends. I hope 2016 is a good one for you all.
I'll be hitting the ground running on the 1st. And hopefully I'll do a better job of documenting the journey.


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With over 5,700 acres of cotton to farm and manage, every season is a race against time and weather for Jonesboro, Ark., cotton producer Marty White. But transgenic cotton varieties and no-till do make it easier.
"We will no-till every acre that we possibly can. Some fields have redvines, and we may have to work some of the ground. If we rut ground during harvest, we'll rebuild the beds and lightly knock down the bed in the spring and plant."
But anything more than that is counterproductive. "As many acres as we're having to go over now, we're having to do this as fast and with as few trips as we can. I have a work crew that has been with me a long time, and they are very conscientious, but that kind of labor is hard to find and diesel costs are high.
"I'm probably 30 to 40 percent through harvest today," White said, on a morning in early October. "That's much earlier than I had been in years past with conventional tillage."
Making the right technology choice is also important, something that White is constantly evaluating.
For example, last year, most of one 320-acre field was planted in Paymaster PM 1218 BR with a few test rows of Stoneville's ST 4793 R. The whole field picked right at 3 bales an acre and the ST 4793 R picked as good as the PM 1218 BR.
The performance of ST 4793 R opened White's eyes. In 2001, he planted the variety on half the field, along with PM 1218 BR. "In the past, we've looked at a lot of the Roundup Ready-only varieties, and according to the university trials, they were way down in the pack. If the ST 4793 R will hold up as well as the PM 1218 BR, it could be a winner."
White explained that sometimes growers are forced to go to higher-yielding stacked varieties to get the combination of yield and the Roundup Ready trait, even though there may be some doubt about the usefulness of the Bt trait.
That may compromise a grower's ability to experiment with the percentage of Bt cotton he plants on his farm, especially in the northern reaches of the Cotton Belt, where worm pressure isn't as intense. "I'd like to have half my acreage in Bollgard and half in a non-Bollgard," White said.
Even though White would like to reduce his acreage of Bt cotton, he sure doesn't want to understate its impact.
"The Bollgard is insurance. Times are tough. You don't want to go $20 or $30 over budget on worm control. At least you know how much you're going to spend with Bollgard."
For White, the percentage of Bt to non-Bt cotton is also a function of the cost of conventional insecticides and White's spraying capability. "Most of the pyrethroids are down now (in price) to where you can spray several times and still not exceed the cost of the Bollgard."
And White's equipment/labor force can get over about half his total acreage fairly easily. "When Eddie Cates (his consultant) says to spray, it's sprayed within two days."
White says the Roundup Ready characteristic has several benefits for farmers. "We're all having to get bigger and bigger, and the Roundup system just makes it easier. I have two Hi-Cycles, one's a 90-foot boom, the other a 60-foot, and we can do a thousand-plus acres a day to clean it up."
Expansion also means picking up new land. "A lot of times, we don't know the weed history on a field, but we know we can keep it clean with the Roundup system."
On the field planted to ST 4793 R and Paymaster 1218 BR, White's fertility program consisted of mixed preplant fertilizer (0-20-70) at 100 pounds per acre and sidedressed N-32 percent solution at 100 units per acre.
White burned down on April 5 with Roundup and 2,4-D at burndown rates. At planting on May 3, White went with one-half pound of Zorial behind the presswheel and Address for plant bugs at a pound per acre. He planted 12 pounds of seed per acre.
He went with 20 ounces of Roundup over-the-top on June 15, and on some fields he went with a second over-the-top application. Problem weeds in the field — which used to be in rice — are pigweed, grasses, nutsedge and redvines. "Until the Roundup system, the nutsedge had been my hardest problem to control."
White applied Roundup and Direx under the hood 12 days later on June 27, and again on July 3 and July 20. "On some other fields, we only made one trip with the hood."
The producer made two, 8-ounce applications of Mepex on July 21 and Aug. 9.
This year, White sprayed the ST 4793R portion of the field, which also served as his refuge cotton, two times — once with Fury at a gallon to 36 acres on July 21 and again with Baythroid at a gallon to 60 acres on Aug. 9, for bollworms. He sprayed the PM 1218 BR part of the field once for bollworms.
"Our biggest insect problems are boll weevils close to Crowley's Ridge. We started weevil eradication program this year, and that's going to be a big benefit to us for a long time."
White went with a two-shot defoliation program — one-half pint of Def and one-third of a pint of Super Boll on Sept. 21, followed by another half-pint of Def and a quart of Super Boll on Sept. 29. "That finished it off."
White's only concern is that early reports from the gin indicate high micronaire. "It seems like everything I harvested has been high mike, dryland and irrigated. The PM 1218 BR had around a 5.2 to 5.3 and the ST 4793R is 5.0 to 5.1. It's still a high mike for the Stoneville variety."
Despite the problems with micronaire, PM 1218 BR is still the measure of cotton yield potential in the early 2000s, according to White. "You have to compare all varieties to it. In all the Arkansas trials, it's been either number one or number two. It's been a consistent yielder, and that's what I want more than anything. That way I know what I'm going to make and can pay everybody back."
White also employed another technology, BXN cotton, to take care of a tough cocklebur field that had been planted in a Roundup Ready variety last year.
"The field had a lot of swags in it," White noted. "In 2000, it rained after we planted it, and in the holes we didn't get a good stand. The Roundup worked great. It killed everything every time we sprayed it. But every time we got a shower or every time I ran the pivot, we got another flush of cockleburs and smartweeds. In my thin areas, they came up and got above my cotton. If I had had the BXN/Buctril system on it last year, I could have cleaned it up a lot faster."
White put BXN 47 on three new fields in 2001. "It looks to me like it may be my best cotton."


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NEWS delivery has changed radically since the coming of social media. Once a primary source, many newspapers function more as fact-checkers, with social media providing the scoops or breaking news. From reading to viewing, social media has revolutionised the way people devour news.
Some news channels are adapting to the reality, catching up with citizen journalists by delivering news in the form of visual illustrations and audio narrations, with more graphics and sound, and fewer words. Such depicts the urgency of news outlets placing and making themselves comfortable in the ecosystem of social media.
Ten years from now, perhaps, there might no longer be newspapers as the world population becomes increasingly digitally integrated. Most news outlets have adjusted to this by having the print version of their news online.
Instead of rivalling social media, news outlets are leveraging off the platform to reach a wider audience online. Despite overflowing user-generated content, rest assured, news outlets as the voices of authority will remain relevant because in contrast to social media, news outlets are committed to the truth. Although reported news may not be always foolproof, news outlets are held accountable for their news.
However, some news outlets in their desperation to attain higher readership, see their journalism ethics get compromised. Understandably, news outlets generating revenue through advertising heavily depend on the sites' traffic. But serving clickbaits to readers may distort the truth – the essence of news.
Coming across news with misleading headlines, one has to wonder whether such news counts. Sensational headlines not corroborating the content can easily create confusion and misunderstanding among readers who might arrive at a conclusion different from the truth, just after reading them. Although readers themselves have to peruse news more than reading the one-line title, journalists have to title an article reflecting the whole of content.
Content-wise, although journalists should feed the audiences with issues that interest them, reporting on things that matter should be the priority. It is an insult to a readers' intellect to serve them with viral but unimportant issues assuming that it is their preferred news. As informers, journalists' duty stretches beyond telling readers what they want to know; readers also have to be informed of what they need to know.
Notably, each news outlet has its own in-house style, specific goals and target audience. But in any case, keeping the balance by being objective in news reporting should be pursued. More than a manifestation of the commitment to the truth, producing objective, fact-based news is a strategy that stays relevant across space and time.
News slanted towards a certain party will not thrive in this digital age which, predominantly through social media, connects people from different backgrounds and of varying views. As people become more sensitive to the national and international issues (thanks to social media), their news diet would change; they would expect to listen to diverse views, not a monolithic view that presents one party as a saint and others not having the same wavelength as that party, as evil. I think this is the area where social media wins; it gives every party a chance to speak up and represent themselves.
Just log on to social media and you will see contesting views on some issues; in a way, the situation represents the diversity of our thoughts and behaviours, which is more than black and white. News outlets should therefore weigh the multiple views and present them in a balanced voice.
Regardless of the platform and way of delivery it is my belief that ultimately news that is worthy of being news should be parallel with the reality.
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We are reprinting this column to correct errors a computer malfunction introduced into the version that appeared in Tuesday's Tropical Life section.
I learned not long ago that I'm a nutrition psychic. This discovery happened while I listened to a "real psychic" make nutrition predictions during a radio show. I had the same predictions — and better advice. Most amazingly, I don't have to be in the same room or even know the person to make spot-on forecasts.
As an early holiday present to my readers, here are my prophecies:
You know you should be eating more vegetables but either feel you don't have the time or are tired of veggies going bad in the refrigerator when no one in the house eats them.
Advice: If time is the issue, add veggies to meals you have found the time to eat. Toss spinach and tomatoes into a morning omelet, snack on baby carrots and cukes with hummus during the day or try an energizing juice blend of beets, carrots and celery. Keeping a supply of frozen vegetables on hand will banish the rotten-veggies blues.
You feel a lack of time and haven't been as physically active as you think you should be.
Advice: Activity doesn't mean going to the gym or an exercise class. Take a walk during lunch, stand up while on the phone, take the stairs in the parking garage or go on the Web and search "office exercise." I'm sitting on an exercise ball while writing this, and staying balanced is burning some calories.
You feel guilty about eating a sweet or indulging at a party.
Advice: It's all about balance. Enjoy what the parties have to offer, and choose healthier foods at home. My final prediction is that if you follow that advice, you'll enjoy the holidays and won't carry diet damage into the New Year.
Sheah Rarback is a registered dietitian on the faculty of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.


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Mobile World Congress - Barcelona, Spain (PRWEB) February 24, 2014
iBwave, the standard for in-building wireless software and training globally, is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of iBwave Mobile Planner, the mobile app that greatly simplifies the design of indoor small cell networks. The application will be demonstrated at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona at the iBwave booth. The release comes at a time when mobile operators around the world are announcing urban and enterprise small cell deployments, which early adopters are beginning to execute.
"The rise of small cells is dramatically changing the wireless planning landscape," says Gordon Mansfield, Chair of the Small Cell Forum. "The industry needs tools and methods to ease and accelerate the upcoming volume of small cell deployments."
The user-friendly functionality of the app simplifies the design work for indoor small cell networks. Technicians with basic IT or Wi-Fi experience can create their designs in a few key steps: choose floor plan and site parameters; select and place small cells; and visualize network coverage contours. They can then save and upload their designs for retrieval by other teams. Since designs are created on-site, the amount of time and costs for small cell planning are significantly reduced.
"iBwave was founded on simplifying and automating the otherwise cumbersome task of indoor network design," says Mario Bouchard, President & CEO at iBwave. "With iBwave Mobile Planner, we have taken the same core value and taken it a step further by making it a simple field-based app for IT and field technicians."
The company is simultaneously releasing a new training course for small cell planning. The iBwave Small Cells Training is a practical one-day course geared for field personnel to plan and deploy small cells.
iBwave Mobile Planner will be commercially available on the App Store and Google Play in Spring 2014. The iBwave Small Cells Training course will also be available in Spring 2014.
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The rocker spent $6.75 million (GBP4.2 million) on his new pad, which is a stone's throw away from where his kids Apple and Moses live with their mom in Brentwood, Los Angeles.
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Dialogue and Direction: A Whole-Class Reading of Act I, scene 1 of "A Raisin in the Sun"
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Objective: SWBAT present a reading of "A Raisin in the Sun" in an appropriate style for student understanding of how the language and lines reveal and refine the motifs of conflict and dreams, through a whole-class reading of the script
Big Idea: Reading lines and reading between the lines, students examine how Loraine Hansberry's dialogue and stage directions reveal the events and action of the play.
We open class with a bit of literary historical trivia: on this day in 1609, Shakespeare's Sonnets were first published. I share the structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet with students, using Claude McKay's poem, "If We Must Die", pointing out the three-quatrain, one couplet structure; iambic pentameter rhythm; and rhyme scheme also indicative of Shakespeare's own style. We're using "If We Must Die" because students have recently read Claude McKay's "The Tropics of New York" (see Lesson: Concepts of "Home": Claude McKay's "The Tropics of New York"), and thematically, it connects with Walter Lee Younger's ultimate character development in "A Raisin in the Sun." As with all Daily Holidays, my objective is to build a sense of community, class identity, and trust in the classroom.
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Today continues yesterday's in-class reading of "A Raisin in the Sun," Act I (See Lesson: "Reading Drama: A Whole-Class Reading of 'A Raisin in the Sun'"). Before we began reading, students were presented with a "Character Sheet" (page 2) for the play and asked to review the members of the Younger family. This serves as an anticipation guide, so students know who is who and how they will interact over the course of the play (RL.9-10.3). The roles in Act I are Ruth Younger, Travis Younger, Walter Lee Younger, Beneatha Younger, Lena "Mama" Younger, and Joseph Asagai. A volunteer "stage manager" is asked to read the stage direction, as well.
The reading volunteers (and we will rotate volunteers to provide as many students an opportunity to read as possible) present the script so that listeners can follow in a style appropriate to ensure their peers can understanding the rhythms and nuances of Lorraine Hansberry's writing (SL.9-10.4). Those who listen and read along are asked to engage the text and take note of any questions they may have as they read, particularly looking at two themes that develop over the course of the Act (RL.9-10.2):
1. Specific details refining the connection between the description of the apartment and the overall mood of the play, connecting with our look at the theme of "home" (see Lesson: "Concepts of Home: Claude McKay's 'The Tropics of New York").
2. Specific details that portray how the conflicts between the family members play out in the interactions with other characters, and reasons for it (also RL.9-10.3).
By reading aloud and hearing the language of the play, students both continue to be challenged to participate in class and refine their ability to understand dialect and written drama.
Yesterday was about beginning to understand the structure and rhythms of Hansbery's play. Today, we focus more on incorporating stage directions and delivering lines in a way that is appropriate to the script and audience (SL.9-10.4). In order to understand the conflicts within the Younger family (RL.9-10.2), we draw connections between the students own lives and the text.
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If you're ever in Miami, I highly recommend the Raleigh Hotel. The rooms, service and ambiance were incredible – and the picturesque pool was just the cherry on top.
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Mayor Rachel C. Nunez passed away late Friday after a prolonged illness, according to Assistant City Manager Lon Squyres .
Nunez was elected Jacinto City mayor in 2011. She devoted much of her life to public service, including 11 years as a Jacinto City council member.
She also spent 30 years within the judicial system, serving as Harris County Deputy County Clerk from 1961 to 1973 and as chief clerk and translator for a Harris County Justice of the Peace from 1973 to 1991.
Nunez was a past president of Harris County Mayors and Council's Association, served on the Jacinto City Zoning Commission, was a past secretary to the Jacinto City Police Department Texas Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education, past liason -- mayor's aid -- between the community and the City of Jacinto City, past member of the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association, member of The Hispanic Forum with Galena Park Independent School District.
She was also a member of our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and president of the Helping Hands Board of Directors.
Nunez leaves behind a husband, J. Felix Hernandez, and two sons, Charles and David.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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The deputy chairman of Gazprom Alexander Medvedev said that the Russian side offered Ukraine a "good" price for gas in the third quarter.
Earlier, Kiev refused to resume purchases of Russian gas at the proposed price.
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexander Medvedev, responding to journalists' questions about the contract price for gas for Ukraine develops in the third quarter, said: "I myself would've bought it for this price", TASS reports.
"All Ukraine needs to do is to make certain actions," Medvedev said, without specifying whether Naftogaz (the national oil and gas company of Ukraine – RRT) addressed to Gazprom with a request of the gas purchase.
Ukraine refused to buy Russian gas in favor of European in November 2015. Kiev claims that importing gas through the reverse scheme is cheaper than buying directly from Russia. Nevertheless, in June Naftogaz has sent a letter to Gazprom to resume delivery.
Energy Minister of Russia Alexander Novak offered Naftogaz to buy gas from Russia in the third quarter at $177 per 1 thousand cubic meters, and called the price "comfortable", and reflecting the market conditions.
However, Ukraine refused to buy gas from Russia at the price announced by Novak. As the business development director of Naftogaz Yuri Vitrenko noted on Facebook, the cost of the European gas in July was "less than $173".
"So, in such circumstances we won't buy gas from Gazprom at all. We will buy all the necessary gas on the European market. Fortunately, we don't have any problems with this," the top manager of Naftogaz said.
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Only Coffee - Essentially, a coffee shop on the way to Trichy. It serves traditional Kumbakonam degree coffee. Or filter 'kaapi' as it is popularly referred to in
South India! :)
South India! :)
The owner has given it a Kerala style ambience. The entrance is dotted with potted plants, giving the whole place a green, pleasant and breezy vibe to chill out in.
With terracotta artefacts, a Ganesha idol and brass overhanging bells, the varieties of coffee powder are prominently displayed at the entrance on a platform covered in a traditional 'mundu'* style! Simple yet elegant!
This little display of a crow throwing pebbles into a pot to bring the water up to the surface took me back to my childhood days where burrowing my nose in a book on Aesop's fables or an Amar Chitra Katha was the norm.
Harmonious music mellifluously hums in the background. The open air style of the coffee shop ensures a lovely cross ventilation of fresh air.
An entire section is devoted to books - for children & adults. Folk takes and philosophy essentially, in Tamil & English.
I actually found a book here that I've been looking for, for over two years!! It is never in stock at bookstores nor online as it a very old publication and reprints are rare to find, though it was a bestseller. The original book was here!! Imagine discovering it in a remote coffee stall on a highway on the way to a small town in South India! The music CDs are mostly of the classical and devotional variety.
And now on to the main purpose of this establishment!
The coffee is prepared in front of you, on a very clean platform with a stove and other utensils, at the live coffee station, a nook at the side of the entrance.
An ancient coffee grinder occupies pride of place here. Fresh coffee grounds are displayed in pans to showcase the different coffee blends available.
The coffee, needless to add, is delicious!! Served in brass-plated davaras, the halt here during a road trip on a hot day makes you feel refreshed and energised.The staff is courteous and serve you with a smile. A shelf stocks readymade mixes of 'podis'** and pickles and savouries.
The restrooms are spotlessly clean and well maintained. There is a little play area for kids.
The entire ambience has been carefully created and celebrates (and reminds you of) the simple pleasures of life - to stop and enjoy sipping a hot, tasty beverage while appreciating the open air, Indian culture, good music and good books to occupy one's mind and heart, amidst a peaceful, serene setting - while traversing the sometimes convoluted journey called life!!
Kudos to the owner for creating (and maintaining - always the hardest part) a li'l oasis in the middle of nowhere for the weary traveller!
*mundu - traditional garment worn by people in Kerala.
**podis - podi is a ready mix of Indian spice powders that can be eaten as an accompaniment to rice, idly, dosa and so on.


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Campaigning is winding down in Tunisia on Friday as voters prepare to cast ballots in what will be the first elections since the revolution that topped former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January.
Voters on Sunday will choose 217 members of a constituent assembly that will write the country's constitution.
More than 10,000 candidates are vying for seats in the assembly.
Analysts predict the moderate Islamist Ennahda party will be the front-runner in the polls. The party was severely repressed under Ben Ali's administration.
On Thursday, interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi urged Tunisians to "vote without fear." He sought to assure voters that the polling would be fair.
Ben Ali held power for 23 years before fleeing to Saudi Arabia in January in the wake of massive anti-government protests that sparked revolts across the Arab world.
A Tunisian court sentenced him, in absentia, to serve time in prison after he was convicted of corruption and abuse of power.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.