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There may be no sweeter — or yummier — way to help a good cause than to participate in this year's Cupcake Camp Santa Barbara, from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 24 at Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. in Santa Barbara.
Solvang and Brentwood students earn $1,000 awards, engraved medallions and trip to nation's capital. Honors also bestowed on youth volunteers in San Jose, San Clemente, Trabuco Canyon, Santa Rosa, Palo Alto, El Dorado Hills, Oceanside, and Coto De Caza
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blakely Colvin, 16, of Solvang and Tyler Page, 13, of Brentwood today were named California's top two youth volunteers for 2011 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. The awards program, now in its 16th year, is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
Blakely was nominated by Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in Santa Ynez, and Tyler was nominated by J. Douglas Adams Middle School in Brentwood. As State Honorees, each will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense-paid trip in early May to Washington, D.C., where they will join the top two honorees from each of the other states and the District of Columbia for several days of national recognition events. Ten of them will be named America's top youth volunteers for 2011 at that time.
Blakely, a junior at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, launched a nonprofit charity that has raised $60,000 over the past three years to benefit sick children by baking and selling cupcakes. When she was in eighth grade, Blakely heard about a local boy her age who was battling leukemia. Having been treated with chemotherapy for an auto-immune disease years earlier, she empathized with him immediately. "I thought if I could just put a smile on Kevin's face, it would be so awesome," she said. Since Blakely loved cupcakes, she decided to bake homemade cupcakes and sell them once a week after school for $1. With help from her mother, friends, and student volunteers, Blakely raised $5,000 for Kevin's family in just six weeks.
Surprised by her success, Blakely didn't want to stop. She acquired a tent and began setting up a miniature cupcake "shop" at parades, sporting events, and other events around town to sell her cupcakes. She and her mother also hosted a huge cupcake tasting and competition event with 40 cupcake vendors, which drew more than 900 people. With the $60,000 her "Cupcakes for Cancer" campaign has earned so far, Blakely granted wishes for six ill children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, donated $10,000 to the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara, and granted a college scholarship to a deserving high school senior. In addition, she is encouraging young people in other communities to bake and sell their own cupcakes, and donate the proceeds to a national pediatric cancer research foundation. Kids and schools in nine states have signed on to date. "The feeling that comes from helping is so special and so rewarding that it stays with you," said Blakely.
Tyler, an eighth-grader at J. Douglas Adams Middle School, held a carwash hoping to rescue just one child from being sold into slavery in Ghana, but ended up sparking a kids' fund-raising enterprise that has involved hundreds of young people and has generated more than $100,000 for a variety of children's causes. When he was 10, Tyler saw a television program about children in Ghana sold by their parents into forced fishing labor. "I couldn't stand how they were being treated, so I decided to do something about it," he said. He proposed the idea of a carwash to his fourth-grade class, and invited everyone who wanted to help. Tyler's goal was to raise $240 – enough to support one Ghanaian child for a year. But when the carwash was over, he had $1,175 in hand.
Realizing then the power of kids to make a difference, Tyler started recruiting young people throughout his community to help him raise money. They hosted more carwashes, sold cookies, set up lemonade stands, and conducted other fund-raisers. His mother helped him establish a nonprofit organization called Kids Helping Kids and a website to inspire kids everywhere to make a difference in their communities, and to support their own fund-raising ideas. To date, $100,000 has been raised to aid children in Ghana, as well as to provide books for young victims of Hurricane Katrina, meals for local needy families, candy for troops in Iraq, assistance to kids with major medical expenses, and other causes. "The funny thing is, I've learned that it really isn't about the money at all," said Tyler. "It seems to me that it is really about connecting the human spirit."
"These award recipients have proven that young people across America are critical to the future of our neighborhoods, our nation, and our world," said John R. Strangfeld, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial. "Each and every one of these honorees deserve our respect and admiration, and we hope by shining a light on them, they will continue to serve as an example for others."
"The young people recognized by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards demonstrate an enormous capacity for giving and reaching out to those in need," said Gerald N. Tirozzi, executive director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. "NASSP is proud to honor these student leaders because they are wonderful examples of the high caliber of young people in our nation's schools today."
All public and private middle level and high schools in the country, as well as all Girl Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters, YMCAs and affiliates of HandsOn Network, were eligible to select a student or member for a local Prudential Spirit of Community Award this past November. More than 5,000 Local Honorees were then reviewed by an independent judging panel, which selected State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists based on criteria such as personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth.
While in Washington, D.C., the 102 State Honorees will tour the capital's landmarks, attend a gala awards ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and visit their congressional representatives on Capitol Hill. In addition, 10 of them – five middle level and five high school students – will be named National Honorees on May 2 by a prestigious national selection committee. These honorees will receive additional $5,000 awards, gold medallions, crystal trophies, and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for nonprofit, charitable organizations of their choice.
Serving on the national selection committee will be John Strangfeld of Prudential; Jana Frieler, president of NASSP; Michelle Nunn, president and CEO of the Points of Light Institute & Hands On Network; Marguerite Kondracke, president and CEO of the America's Promise Alliance; Donald T. Floyd Jr., president and CEO of National 4-H Council; Pamela Farr, the American Red Cross' national chair of volunteers; Elson Nash, associate director for project management at the Corporation for National and Community Service; Michael Cohen, president and CEO of Achieve, Inc.; and two 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community National Honorees: Shannon McNamara of Basking Ridge, N.J., and Benjamin Sater of Plano, Texas.
In addition to granting its own awards, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program will be distributing President's Volunteer Service Awards to more than 2,800 of its Local Honorees this year on behalf of President Barack Obama. The President's Volunteer Service Award recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards represent the United States' largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteer service. Since the program began in 1995, more than 95,000 young volunteers nationwide have been honored at the local, state or national level. Many prominent public figures have assisted in saluting these honorees over the years, including Jimmy Carter, Barbara Bush, Magic Johnson, John Glenn, Madeleine Albright, Rudy Giuliani, Whoopi Goldberg, Colin Powell, Peyton Manning, Laura Bush, and Condoleezza Rice. The program also is conducted by Prudential subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Ireland and India.
For information on all of this year's Prudential Spirit of Community State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists, visit spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit.
January 2011
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Sculptor Joel Shapiro embraces an aesthetic that lies between figuration and abstraction through his wooden sculptures of human forms. Born in New York in 1941, Shapiro originally intended to be a physician and studied science as an undergraduate at New York University. After serving in the Peace Corps in India for two years, he decided to pursue a career as an artist. He references traces of human activity in his first sculptures by including small-scale works of furniture and homes. His more recent work depicts abstracted, large-scale geometric shapes suggestive of human forms in bronze, wood, and other materials. His work has often been associated with post-minimalist art. He has received several awards, including the Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture, a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He receives frequent commissions to create public sculptures, including works at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, among many others. Shapiro currently lives and works in New York and his work can be viewed at museum collections around the world, including the British Museum in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
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Joel Shapiro has built his sculptures out of wood, wire, and cast bronze, relying on space and the position and proximity of the viewer to play with perception. These seemingly simple works are constructed out of multicolored painted blocks arranged into abstract shapes or, in the case of his 2011 exhibition at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, wooden components, from large planes to narrow planks, separately suspended by wires attached to walls, floor, and ceiling. The scale of Shapiro's installations is always significant, making the architectural spaces in which they are exhibited an important part of their impact.
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Many attend Goodwill grand opening
About 100 people lined the walls outside of the new Sweetwater Goodwill location at 701 E. Broadway on Saturday morning before its 10 a.m. Grand Opening. "I think this is great," said one waiting customer Arlene Hartman. "I can come in and shop, go to Sonic and get me a drink and then go back to my shop," she added. Hartman is the owner of Arlene's Second Hand Rose and Arlene's Books. Right at 10 a.m., the manager of Sweetwater's Goodwill, Barbara Smith, and Goodwill West Texas Director of Retail, Rob Litz, opened the double doors and greeted and thanked customers on their way into the new store. The store was stocked with many rows of clothes, all organized into categories, and the walls were filled with new and used merchandise, including home décor, kitchen appliances and dishes, furniture, linens and much more. Many more customers poured in the store throughout the morning and the two long lines formed to the back of the store for patrons to check out. Employees and Goodwill West Texas representatives, including President Cindy Haley, thanked customers for coming to the Grand Opening and for their patience in line. New items were being stocked by employees as people shopped and emptied shelves. Two employees manned each register, one ringing up customers' selections while the other called out prices and bagged the items. "We're glad to be back," said employee Inez Perez. "We missed our regulars." Employee Tanessa Chance added that many of the customers that were at the grand opening were regular customers of the old Goodwill location. Many were impressed with the new store. Josie Caballero said "I like seeing what is new in the store, it is very nice." Another customer waiting in line, Lisa Seals, said, "I think it is grand. There is so much more room, especially the parking."Another customer, Lucy Garza added, "It's big and nice. There are more items to choose from." Danny Carrillo said, "It is bigger than the other store and much nicer. Everything is very clean and organized."President Haley said of the Grand Opening, "It is a smashing success. We are so glad to be able to open back up for the Sweetwater community. Lots of people have said that they are glad we have re-opened. The lines have been to the back since our opening. This fulfills our mission of providing opportunities for people with barriers to employment. The doors to the old location closed a little over six months ago as we were faced with either making many much needed repairs or finding a new building for the store. We found this perfect location, which is more convenient, with more than adequate parking, renovated it and reopened and are having a great reception from the community." Free popcorn was given during the event and several drawings were held for Goodwill shopping sprees.Haley added that donations can now be taken at the new location. Donations can be dropped off in the store's warehouse or can be brought through the front door. Haley asks that donations only be brought during business hours which are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. She thanks the community for their donations. "We are always in need of donations, as donations are what keep us in business," she said. Those wishing to donate without means to deliver can also call Goodwill to schedule a pick-up. Haley said that Goodwill accepts gently used items as they can't sell anything that has tears or items that are too worn or broken. She said that Goodwill sells new mattresses and new box springs, but does not accept used ones as donations. They also do not accept sleeper beds. Goodwill also has a display case in the front of the store called the bid case. Items are chosen to go in the case and customers can place bids on the items until the expiration date. The items go to the highest bidder. The new Goodwill location currently has 12 employees, some from the old location and some new employees as well. Two employees have been with Goodwill for quite some time — Treissa Sanders has been employed by Goodwill for over eight years and Joe DeLeon has been employed with Goodwill the longest with 15 years under his belt. Goodwill also offers opportunities for community service workers. Goodwill partners with Dell computers and people can drop off computers, office machines, printers, cartridges, etc. at any Goodwill location and that helps Goodwill create jobs (just like all donations), but it also gives people a green way to dispose of office clutter.


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One scarf, and five different fashionable ways to tie it
As fall kicks into full gear, it's all about layering and adding playful accessories to the mix, especially when coats are the shell to every outfit. Scarves are the most wearable accessory and sure way to change up a look, and even though there are realistically just a few techniques I actually end up incorporating into my outfits when I decide to wear one, I love adding new ones to the mix. Here are just a few of them mixed into some old favorites.
LOOSE ENDS. I especially love pairing this style with my leather jackets and some light layers. A great way to bundle up on a chilly fall day.
To get the look -- 1) Drape the scarf around the neck, letting one end extend longer. 2) Wrap the long end of the scarf twice around the neck. 3) Finish off by tucking the end into the wrap, pulling the end out from the bottom. 4) Secure the scarf by tying a single-knot, then adjusting and concealing the knot.
LOOPER. I have a few scarves in my closet that are pre-tied this way, but if you're looking for something a little different -- whether that be pattern or texture -- this is a simple way to change things up.
To get the look, tie a knot where the ends of the scarf meet. Then cross the scarves, to form an 8. Lastly, loop the top circle over your head to finish. **Make sure to tuck in the knot in the back
THE TWIST & TIE. This is a simple chunky look to add dimension to an outfit, and great under more structured jackets.
To get the look -- 1) Cross and wrap the scarf around the neck. 2) Tie the two loose ends. 3) To finish, just fluff up the scarf and tuck the loose ends inside your coat or jacket.
THE CLASSIC EUROPEAN. Also known as the slip knot, this technique is my favorite, and the one I use most often, especially when I'm adding a scarf to my outfits last minute.
To get the the look, simply create a slip knot around the neck by creating at the half-fold of the scarf. Then, pull the loose ends through the loop. Tighten and adjust the scarf to personal preference.
THE RELAXED TIE. If you're someone who loves tying a look together with a scarf, this technique is great to incorporate into just about any outfit. Whether you're wearing a fitted peacoat or an oversized boyfriend coat, this is an easy way to add a finishing touch.
To achieve this, simple drape the scarf evenly around the neck. Tie a loose knot, keeping the center open, on one side of the scarf. Then, thread the other end through the loop before pulling it through. Lastly, adjust the scarf by gently pulling the shorter end, evening out both ends.


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And You Thought Miss California Was Bad
Miss California, Carrie Prejean, continues her whining tour of defeat, blaming political correctness for her loss, bragging that she wasn't politically correct, but was biblically correct. We've already pointed out that the winner, Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton, waxed poetic about the '50s because "those were the golden years" (unless you were female, black or gay). And Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, highlights the response of Miss Arizona, Alicia-Monique Blanco (pictured), who was asked about universal health care. and may have had the most puzzling response of all.
Judge Kenan Thompson from "Saturday Night Live" asked, ""Do you think the U.S. should have universal health care as a right of citizenship? Why or why not?"
Miss Arizona's response: "I think this is an issue of integrity regardless of which end of the political spectrum that I stand on. I've been raised in a family to know right from wrong, and politics, whether or not you fall in the middle, the left or the right, it's an issue of integrity, whatever your opinion is and I say that with the upmost conviction."
Meanwhile the right is kvelling over Miss California, with the freepers looking to make her "Miss Conservative American." I thought that was known as the Miss America Pageant.
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'American Idol' Burning Questions: What Makes Kree Harrison Nervous and Janelle Arthur Cry?
Plus: How did Amber Holcomb feel to be in the bottom three last week? How is Lazaro Arbos handling the judges' tough comments? THR has the answers direct from the season 12 finalists.
Detroit week on American Idol separated the good from the great as Motown and soul classics challenged even the most capable of singers. How are the top 8 contestants holding up two months away from the finale? The Hollywood Reporter has the answers to the latest round of burning questions below...
How did Amber Holcomb feel to be in the bottom three last week?
"I was so sad," she told THR. "I was, like, 'America hates me and I'm going home.' But it did give me a little push to do better. I feel like it made me do what I needed to do, which was a ballad and that's where I'm really strong…. That's why I chose ["Lately"] this week -- because it starts at zero and takes you all the way to heaven."
Why did Angie Miller choose "Shop Around?"
"I was so not familiar with anything," said the Massachusetts native of the week's Detroit theme. "I talked to my parents and was, like, 'help me pick a song!' They sent me their favorites and I loved 'Shop Around.'"
Was Candice Glover intimidated to perform "Heard It Through the Grapevine," a song that's an Idol favorite?
It was the Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight version that scared her more, said the South Carolina native. "But I wanted to do something that had never been done before and I think I did a pretty good job." Her inspiration: heartbreak. "You think about the blues -- like, why didn't you tell me yourself that you were cheating on me? I analyzed that."
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What's the most important lesson Devin Velez has learned so far in his Idol run?
"You can never over-practice and there's no such thing as over-preparation," he said. "You go until you're tired of the song and then you practice two more times." The mantra must have stung even more after the "trainwreck" group performance of Wednesday night. "It's an embarrassment," Velez added.
Did Burnell Taylor inherit some of his soul music know-how from a family member?
"My grandfather was a musician so I was raised on Detroit," said the soon-to-be 20-year-old. "When I saw 'My Cherie Amour,' I was, like, 'That's it -- it's mine." But the prospect of living up to Stevie Wonder's version was somewhat nerve-wracking, he confessed. "I was just trying to do the song justice," he said. "Stevie is a legend -- you can't do no in-between stuff. You have to do your best or come real close to it."
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What makes the happy-go-lucky Janelle Arthur cry?
"Fan mail," she said in all seriousness. "Every letter makes me cry. I don't know why people like me so much." It's only going to get worse when she goes home, by her own account. "People keep telling me, 'At home, you're a celebrity but I don't feel any different. It's like I'm still in Hollywood week or something."
How is Lazaro Arbos handling the judges' tough comments?
"I loved when Nicki got to [speak]," he said unfazed. "Randy was rough because I think that no matter what I do, he's never satisfied. But last week I learned that it's not about that. It's about me and the people that follow me and love me for myself."
What makes the ultra-confident Kree Harrison nervous?
Nothing that takes place on stage, she revealed to THR. "I get more nervous in interviews and photo shoots," said the Nashville native. "It's more natural for me to sing; that's where I feel most comfortable in my own skin -- on stage. It's like a switch." To which we say, turn it on!
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Volunteering overseas: The journey of a lifetime16 February 2017
Since stepping foot in my local YMCA in Newcastle fifteen years ago, I've been lucky enough to have had experiences with the movement in four continents. From my first trip to India aged 17 for the 150th anniversary of the Paris Basis to more recently representing Y Care International at the World Council in Colorado, each of these experiences has shown me just how special the YMCA is in all the different countries we work in.
I want young people from YMCAs all over the UK to have the same chances and see the YMCA from a new perspective, make lifelong friends and gain skills and confidence in the process. So I feel very fortunate to be able to share Y Care International's overseas volunteering opportunity with them as part of my job.
Our International Citizen Service (ICS) is a life changing opportunity for young people aged 18-25 and youth workers (up to age 35) to volunteer to make a different in the world's poorest communities for up to three months at no cost to you. You could switch a summer in Bournemouth for one in Bangladesh, go from Southend to Senegal, leave Leicester for Liberia, trade Tollcross for Togo or swap Sheffield for Sierra Leone and work alongside local young volunteers on YMCA youth driven community projects.
We're accepting applications now to be able to go away as soon as this summer and I would encourage all young people to grab this opportunity and see what difference they can make. A big part of ICS is helping others but young people will come back will loads of new skills. And for YMCA staff applying as team leaders, the experience of ICS will turn you into Super Youth Worker 2.0!
I have seen hundreds of young people take on the challenge of ICS and make huge difference to the lives of young people all over the world. They volunteer with YMCAs for three months of their lives but they experience stays with them a lot longer. And it doesn't end when they get back home. Once returned, ICS volunteers take action in their own communities, sometimes in their local YMCA – (like Gurvir when who returned from Bangladesh and ran workshops in Thames Gateway YMCA).
I have grown up within the YMCA movement; a huge part of that has been volunteering my time and exploring different cultures. These experiences have helped shaped me personally and professionally and ultimately have led me to where I am today. I would encourage all young people to volunteer with ICS and take on the challenge of a lifetime and make a difference through the YMCA overseas.
Me and the team would love to bring ICS to the young people and youth workers you work with. Check out our website on how YMCAs can get involved and get in touch!
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas Lovely Ladies!
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
2 Days till X-mas!!
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England Here I Come!!
Tomorrow I am leaving for England for 10 blissful days!! Jealous anyone? But not to fret friends ..... because upon my return I am bringing with me British Gems galore to share with you all!! England and the rest of Europe are just so much more daring and experimental with their fashion choices, so it is my favorite time to get inspired, and I can't wait to see how the Brits are dressing these days ......
The Union Jack has been such a popular symbol in Art, Music, Fashion, and Home Decor! Pretty amazing that this iconic image has had influence in so many cultural domains, here are a few inspirational photos I want to share with you!
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
3rd Shopping Night
Hey Lovely Girls and Boys! We know that it was impossible for some of you to make it to our 2nd Dalhousie St. Shopping Night due to Blizzard ..... boooo, but we are hoping the 3rd Time's the Charm! Which is why we have scheduled an impromptu Party tomorrow night!!
December 16th
6:00 - 9:00pm
-20% on Clothing
-15% on Accessories
Come one and all for a night of Christmas Cheer!
Finish your X-mas Shopping
Be Green .... give a gift that's original and vintage, or handmade!!
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Friday, December 11, 2009
New Outfit! Meowww!
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
We Heart You!!
Young Janes Loves and Adores all of you lovely ladies & gents for braving the elements and helping to make our Shopping Party a huge success!!!
WE HEART YOU, xox
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
It's been 2 Weeks already?!
We can't believe it's been 2 weeks already since the last Shopping Party! So here's a reminder that if you
missed the first one, or you just can't get enough of us ...... Your last chance is tomorrow from 6-9pm!! We can't wait to see you all there!!!
As usual there are many reasons to show up : Discounts, Wine, and homemade cookies!! Yum!!
And not to worry, there are Plenty of new goodies in store since the last party ..... just waiting to be scooped up by You!
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Poor Beautiful Boys
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Happy Photo of the Day
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Wrapping w/ Scarves!
Go green this year and wrap your x-mas presents w/ vintage scarves! It's like 2 presents in 1!
Here's how:
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Young Janes Invites you to the Movies!
Young Janes is pleased to offer Free Passes to the advanced screening of Young Victoria !!!
Be the First 3 to comment on this Blog Post and Win a Double Pass!
Screening is Thurs. Dec. 17th at 6:45
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Boy ~ Girl Bands
I've realized recently that I have a real passion for Boy//Girl musical duos!! I feel it offers such a rich mix of the male and female perspective, and especially when they harmonize it's like they become one intricate voice. Long gone are the days of having to choose Girl Bands, Boy Bands, why did they become so cheesy?? Anyhoo, here is a round up of Young Janes Top 5 Choices for you to check out!!
1) Angus & Julia Stone
I'd say that Angus & Julia Stone is like my all time favorite band! I know that's saying a lot isn't it ...... From the first time I listened to them I knew they were special. Their songs are hauntingly beautiful, to the point of goosebumps! And just look at them ..... have you ever seen a more beautiful pair of siblings!
Ps. They're also Aussies! The obsession continues .....
2) An Horse
So since my last post about this Aussie musical duo, I've seen them play live in Ottawa!! Of course now I'm even more blown away by their talent. And Kate Cooper was so sweet and adorable, I could have eaten her all up!
3) Slow Club
Yes I've already mentioned this duo once before .... And believe me they're worth a double mention! If you didn't take my advice the first time, then maybe second times the charm!
4) The Brunettes
These Kiwi's are my newest discovery! I love them, their melodies are so catchy, that from first listen I was totally hooked!
5) The Swell Season
Alright so we've all seen the movie Once right?? If you haven't, then go rent it now! It is the most touching and beautiful I think I've ever seen. The music these 2 make together brought teas to my eyes it was so lovely ...... I mean it go now!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Fringe Fest
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Festive Frocks
Silver/Black Vintage Dress w/ Belt ~ Size M
Burgundy Velvet Stretch Dress w/ Cutout back ~ Size M/L
Spotty Iridescent Shift Dress ~ Size M
Crushed Velvet Dress ~ Size S
Velvet and tartan crinoline Dress ~ XS
Navy Lace Shift Dress ~ M
Polka-dot Party Dress ~ M
Green & Silver Knit Dress ~ M/L
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Welcome to Hendrickson Spinner Fly Fishing Guide and Instruction Services. My name is Frank DeGrazio and I am a NYS Licensed Fishing Guide #6886, and I am located in the Hudson Valley, New York. I am the Guide Manage for The Anglers Den, and I provide many different types of guided fly fishing trips in fresh or saltwater in New York and Connecticut. My guiding philosophy is simple: Your limited time on the water is precious and I will try to ensure our day together meets your goals and expectations. Before every outing, I work to fully understand your skill level, interests and what you hope to accomplish during the day. You can set the agenda, you can determine the details, or I can do that for you. I will provide the skills, knowledge and expertise for every trip. Whether your focus is on trying to catch fish, improving your techniques and skills, or discovering new places to go fishing, I am committed to trying to make sure your outing is special, unique and designed entirely around your needs.
The hottest 6 weeks of the season on every type of water starts this weekend!!!!
Reports are now Up!
Guide trips have been productive, and personal trips have been good too! Check out the Reports Page!
We are running our two hour evening specials soon. These smaller trips get you out on the water when dry fly action is at its finest!
We are booking now, so if you want to secure top hatches and times. please email me asap!
If you are looking to get into the Delaware action right now its hot! email me and I can get you set up with Tom Z for a great float trip!
I would like to take this time to thank all who have taken trips with us the last year. 2017 was a great year, and we are looking forward to an exciting 2018 season. My fall was booked with trips, TU Events, and a day Guiding for Project Healing Waters. Throw in coaching my boy's soccer teams, and work, it was nice to get to the cold weather. Lately I have been busy filling the boxes, speaking, and getting ready for fly tying demonstrations. I presented to the East Jersey TU Chapter in January and we had a great turn out! The members got a lot a good look at our Local Watershed.
Want to learn how to fly fish, or know someone who does? I run "Intro to Fly Fishing Trips" I can customize trip from 2-6 hours with on stream learning! I will cover what you need to know to be able to go out on your own and fish! Contact me today!
Email me for a customized trip today! Half day, full days, and evening 2 hour specials.
I am now offering pick up service from any of the local Metro North Train Station
The Anglers Den is selling a selection of my guide flies that I have used on our guide trips the last few years. These patterns have been modified for use in our local waters, and have been proven time and time again. We wanted to be able to offer them to our clients, so you can use them all the time. They are in stock now!
I have been added as a Premiere Profile on The Sportsman's Compass website. They are a review based website for guides, shops, outfitters, and they have some great videos and tutorials too. If you have taken a trip with me in the past and would like to write a review, I would appreciate it very much. Here is the link to my page:
Our good friend Nicole Seymour authored and illustrated this great coloring and activity book for kids. It takes you through all the different parts of fly fishing on a children's level. Its absolutely awesome! Get yours at the following link. All proceeds help fund the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum!


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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — As the search continues in the Big Bear area for fugitive Christopher Dorner, law enforcement agencies across Southern California remain on alert.
On Thursday night, a vigil was held at Riverside City Hall for a 34-year-old veteran officer allegedly killed by Dorner in an ambush on Thursday morning.
A second officer, described as a 27-year-old rookie, was wounded in the attack, which happened while they were sitting at a stop light in their patrol unit.
Dorner is now accused of three murders, including the killings of a young Irvine couple, 28-year-old Monica Quan and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, 27, last Saturday.
A city-wide tactical alert was canceled on Friday morning, the LAPD said.
Still, security was beefed up at LAPD headquarters, and the situation was much the same at other police facilities all over Southern California.
"All law enforcement is targeted," LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said at a news conference on Thursday.
"This is a vendetta against all of Southern California law enforcement, and it should be seen as such," he warned.
Dorner, 33, a former LAPD officer and Navy reservist, is well-armed and well-trained, an expert in police and military tactics.
In an online manifesto, he promised to wage war against police and their families.
One of Dorner's old friends, who is mentioned in his manifesto, is having trouble believing this is the same person knew — although Dorner did mention that he had an issue with the LAPD.
"He certainly didn't express any indication that he had violent tendencies or was out for retribution or anything of that nature," college friend James Usera told CNN's Anderson Cooper.
"Needless to say, the events of the past couple days come as a very great shock to me."
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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: Beginning and End (04/16/09)
TITLE: He Came Home
I ran across a CD of photos the other day. I slipped the disc into my computer and was surprised to see that they were pictures and videos my son in law had taken while in Iraq. I wasn't sure what I would be looking at and was hoping I wouldn't be intruding to view them. Most of the pictures were of the country side. The terrain was dry, treeless and boring. You could tell that it was probably very hot, with very little shade to offer shelter.
As I finished looking at the still pictures I thought back to all the emails we had received from Jesse while he was deployed. You could sense that he was homesick and lonely. In the beginning, the communication was meant for his family and close friends, keeping us as informed as the Army would allow. His messages were very well written and often filled with witty stories or interesting facts about the people and culture. He withheld all the information he knew would worry his loved ones.
Friends and family would ask about him regularly and we would share a bit of the news. After a while, there were many requests to forward his emails on to others so they could follow him and be praying for his safety. It didn't take long for the word to spread and soon Jesse's messages were linked all over the world. His writing talent and personal touch kept everyone waiting with anticipation for the next email to come. We would all laugh and cry as we read. Jesse knew that people were following him and sending out prayers, but none of us really knew how many lives were touched by him. Many folks would email him back – people he didn't even know. Even now, several years later, I occasionally have someone comment on how they enjoyed hearing from him. He had become a hero to many and a reminder that all the soldiers needed our support and encouragement.
As I continued to view the CD I opened up files that were videos he had taken of the area. There were several sequences of moving views out of a chopper door. All you could hear were the loud sounds of the whirling rotor blades. Then there was a guided tour of his quarters, narrated by him. But lastly were the videos of Jesse reading a story out of a children's book for his daughter Abby. He talked to her just as if she was there and read all her favorite stories that he read to her at home – Good Night Moon and Mrs. Spider's Tea Party.
My eyes filled with tears as I thought about how he must have missed his little one. She was only 18 months old when he left. This was his way of keeping her memory of him fresh, and also enable him to feel that he was parenting her even from far away. She loved watching them and would point at the screen and say "Daddy". My daughter installed a web cam on the computer. It was pretty unsophisticated and the image was not the best. However, it was a blessing to see his face and hear his voice in real time. There were times when she would not have any message from him for several days. He finally explained that all communications were cut off when a soldier was killed so there would be no premature news leaked to the family of the deceased. After learning that, I know my daughter must have been uneasy whenever there was a communication blackout.
Time seemed to drag on, but at last it was over – for our family at least. I am so thankful that we all had a happy ending to his deployment. He had made it home safely. He came home to a daughter that recognized him and reached for him almost immediately. He came home to once again hold her in his arms and read her all the books she loved. He came home to a family that loved him and appreciated his sacrifice. He came home to have another little girl. We are so glad to have him back and will forever cherish the emails that, for a few moments each week, took us outside of ourselves and to a land far away.
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My skin finally fully recovered from sun damage after my impromptu hiking trip last July. I am now back to my "pasty" complexion thanks to the Kojie San soap that I've been using every day. Usually, I don't notice the lightening of my skin until I see myself on a photo. Two days ago I was tagged on a Facebook photo and was mortified on how white I was then and there. Another factor that helped my skin recovery is my body scrubbing habit every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
I've been using this A Bonne Spa Milk Salt for my scrubbing time since I ran out of my Gluta-C body scrub last month. This product has always been in every supermarket with all its cute packaging in Pink, White and even with an image of a cow winking. The packaging screams "MILK" and the promise of whitening. Picking it up and placing it on my grocery cart was probably one of the best consumer decisions that I made in a while. Hey, it is worth it for just 99 pesos.
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Let's just say I am a little excited! I drove to my buddy Tom's shop TNT Custom Paint yesterday and picked up the tins from my 07 Bonneville (yes the one that was Bill's). Tom did an amazing job, they look better than factory and I can't wait to put them on....just a bit of cutting left to do on that frame first.....
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Now I can start putting it together....
Labels: shop time, street tracker, triumph
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- motoguru. said...
Looks wayyyyyyyyy better than most of the factory black I've seen!
- February 23, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- Kyle said...
Yeah in person its just wet looking. Good stuff! I am not terrified I am going to drop a piece before it even gets back onto the bike!
- February 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- dustyshmo said...
man that paint is looking very very nice the only factory trump paint i ever saw that looked nice is on my buddies new T100. but it is still not that nice.
- February 24, 2010 at 1:17 PM
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Not New, or News, But Free Stuff is Not Bad.
I feel oddly conflicted about this Veteran's Day. A Nam Vet pal (Marine) passed away earlier this week, and is being buried today. And our country just entered territory that some feel has all the earmarks of a mine field.
However, there are some others who still remember and acknowledge a debt.
More than 24,000 businesses will offer discounts for vets and service members on and around this Veteran's Day, according to the Military and Veterans Discount Center. Here are some of the national chains where the brave men and women who have served and still serve our country can get treated to some free food.
There are other businesses, as well as state and local governments that offer discounts, etc.
It is something to keep in mind.
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Taking a short break from hacking a software project, I've managed to produce two new articles for the Farm Website:
How to get Self-Sufficient in Bread. Not "How to Bake Bread", but an attempt to tackle all the steps necessary to become truly self-sufficient in providing your own bread - that staple pillar of our diet. Really, without self-sufficiency in bread, one cannot be much self-sufficient at all.
Care and Feeding a Sourdough Starter. How to get started developing your own sourdough starter, and how to keep it.
In truth the latter article is a light edit of a blog-post from October 2006. But having it on the wiki will make it much more searchable and accessible. Sadly this blog software and its crappy templates make it difficult verging on impossible for y'all to retrieve earlier articles; one of the prime reasons for wanting to move onto a better blogging platform. Right now I just don't have enough hours in the day. (In a good way!)
The Bread Self Sufficiency article is a bit ironic, since I'm currently on a weight-loss diet that means I've been eating no bread for the past month...
And here I was planning to focus more on the "Why To..." of self-sufficiency, and ended-up writing a couple of "How To"s... Oh well, more will come in time.
If there's anything in particular that you'd like me to write about, please drop me a line. (Contact details on the farm site.)


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Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico, searchable by cuisine and location, with ratings and reviews. Get educated before you eat!
|This week's featured Restaurants!
The New Wave of Coffee Shops
Third wave coffee shops have taken over Albuquerque and I'm not upset about it. If you enjoy a good cup of coffee that's roasted locally and harvested ethically, you're probably not upset about it either. A handful of new coffee shops have opened around here in the past few months—some of them operated by already known and respected Burque roasters, and some of them opened by relative newcomers. All of them are locally-owned and a far sight better than Starbucks. Obviously.
Blended Açai
@blendedacai505 (Food Truck)www.blendedacai.com
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
Blended açai has been a trendy food in big cities for a while, and now Albuquerque finally has our own spot to try the highly Instagramable superfood. The Blended Açai food truck visits not only breweries—the typical fare of food trucks—but also yoga studios, pop-up shops and farmers' markets. If eating big purple bowls of berries and granola isn't your thing, they also serve poké bowls. Check out where they'll be parked next by following them on Instagram @blendedacai505.
Bosque Brewing Public House
106 Girard Blvd SE Ste B (Nob Hill)
Albuquerque NM 87106
Albuquerque NM 87106
Mon-Wed: 11am-11pm Thurs:11am-midnight Fri-Sat: 11am-1am Sun: 12pm-11pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Brewery, Deli/Sandwiches
$$ • Vegetarian Available • Gluten-free available • Booze Served • Craft Beer • Growler refills • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet
Bosque's freshly expanded taproom in the Nob Hill/University Heights area is a must try on your brewery tour list, especially as their food is top notch. This location offers a sunny patio, too. The happy hour menu is a must, and the sandwiches are pretty great all around, especially the caprese and the Italian.
Full review: Setting your priorities at Bosque Brewery Public House ()
Cutbow Coffee
1208 Rio Grande Blvd NW (North Valley)
Albuquerque NM 87104
Albuquerque NM 87104
Tue–Fri: 6am–2pm Sat-Sun: 7am–2pm (hours can change without notice)
Meals Served: Breakfast
Cuisine: Coffee/Tea/Espresso, Bakery/Sweets
This craft coffee shop, opened by master roaster and New Mexico native Paul Gallegos, makes some fine coffee blends for you to enjoy by the cup or by the pound. If single-origin is more your thing, try the naturally processed Guatemala coffee, which has earthy, rich flavors and a mellow mouthfeel. All that said, you don't need to be a coffee nerd to enjoy the tasty joe, good environment and friendly service.
Gecko's Bar & Tapas
3500 Central Ave SE (Nob Hill) (Nob Hill)
Albuquerque NM 87106
Albuquerque NM 87106
(505) 262-1848www.geckosbar.com
Mon-Fri: 11:30-2am Sat-Sun: noon-2am (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: Bar and Grill/Pub, American, Fusion
$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Full Bar • Craft Beer • Wine • Catering • Karaoke • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly
Gecko's has a killer patio in a corner of Nob Hill that's perfect for people-watching. Set directly between La Montañita Co-op and Scalo, you'll be sure to bump into folks you know as you're sipping a cocktail and enjoying tidbits from the affordably priced tapas menu. On Mondays the wings are 50 cents each, and on Wednesdays after 6pm, you can get a cheeseburger for $5.50. Watch some sports, eat a burger and enjoy a seasonal ale.
Read more: Meditative Meals: Burgers and Abrasive Drummers (9/25/2014)
Full review: Gecko's: where size really doesn't matter ()
Humble Coffee
505 Central Ave NW Ste. C (Downtown)
Albuquerque NM 87102
Albuquerque NM 87102
(505) 609-7099www.humblecoffeeco.com
You know and love Humble Coffee already. Their Lomas location is a great home for coffee nerds, first dates and laptop nomads alike, and this new Downtown spot provides all that plus a lot more space to boot. Get yourself a breakfast burrito and a single-origin cuppa, then find a spot for yourself on the ziggurat bleachers in the back. (Just go there and you'll know what we mean.)
@kamikaze_foodtruck (Food Truck)
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
For a unique take on Asian/Southwestern fusion food, look no further than the Kamikaze food truck. This new truck on the block makes dishes like fortune cookie fried chicken and rice and eggroll-aritos (yeah, it's exactly what it sounds like). Most dishes come with green chile fried rice. After only being open for two months, Kamikaze won ABQ Beer Week's Food Truck Battle—pretty impressive.
Kitsune Food Truck
@kitsuneabq (Food Truck)
Albuquerque NM 87102
Albuquerque NM 87102
(505) 489-7800https://www.facebook.com/ki…
Mon-Wed Closed Thu-Sat 3pm-10pm Sun 12pm-6pm (hours can change without notice)
Nearby Theater: Century 14 Downtown (See Film Times)
The creations of the resident food truck of Dialogue Brewing aren't just tasty, they're beautiful. Though the tacos are relatively small, we highly recommend the
The Last Call
102 Richmond Dr NE (Nob Hill)
Albuquerque NM 87106
Albuquerque NM 87106
Tues: 5:05pm-2:34am Wed-Thurs: 5:05pm- midnight Fri-Sat: 5:05pm- 2:34am Closed Sunday and Monday (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: American, Greek/Mediterranean, Deli/Sandwiches, Caribbean/Cuban, Asian Fusion, Italian, French, Seafood, Pizza, Vegetarian/Health Foods
The Last Call is one of the best late-night eateries in town. They consistently have excellent food with plenty of vegetarian options. Beat the midnight crowd and go early for dinner, or even earlier now that they're open for lunch. In other words, nothing is standing between you and a taste of heaven. The Cali burrito with veggies is perfection, but we highly recommend the fish tacos and truffle grilled cheese, too.
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Little Bear Coffee
2632 Pennsylvania St NE (Northeast Heights)
Albuquerque NM 87110
Albuquerque NM 87110
Mon-Fri 6am-7pm Sat-Sun 7am-7pm (hours can change without notice)
Little Bear is a great place for a pleasantly unpretentious coffee experience. The people who work here are big sweeties (their barista hiring practice involved searching mainly for "people people"), and aren't going to judge you if you don't know what a Chemex is. They source their coffee from local roasters and have tons of local vendors and artists selling their stuff in the shop as well, so you know your purchase is going to put dollars directly into the pockets of Burqueños.
Mac's Food Truck
@steakinthetruck (Food Truck)www.macsnm.com
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
Cuisine: American
Dubbed "Steak in the Truck," this is the mobilized version of the Albuquerque classic Mac's Steak in the Rough. Burgers, steak fingers, fries and onion rings, Mac's specializes in anything fried and sinful. Their schedule is pretty irregular, so follow them on Twitter or Instagram (@steakinthetruck) to see where they'll show up next.
Mac's Steak in the Rough
4515 Menaul Blvd NE (Midtown)
Albuquerque NM 87110
Albuquerque NM 87110
(505) 888-3611macsnm.com
Sun 11am-8pm Mon-Thu 10am-9am Fri-Sat 10am-10pm (hours can change without notice)
Cuisine: American, Ice Cream/Smoothies/Gelato/Fro-Yo
With everything from fried steak fingers and white rolls to Texas toast, and thick, creamy shakes, it's hard to make a final choice for what meal to eat but the super friendly staff is more than willing to help with any questions customers may have. Our favorite are anything with ribs—you'll be so full you could just lay down and take a nap in one of the spacious booths (but don't be that guy, just go home. Oh, and get some fries to go.)
My Sweet Basil
@mysweetbasil (Food Truck)www.soulaina.com
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
Cuisine: Fusion, Mexican, American, Latin American, Deli/Sandwiches
My Sweet Basil has a constantly changing menu that cycles through cuisines based on the whims of the chefs and what's in season. This means that you never know what they're serving until you get there—but you know it'll be good. As of this moment they're typically parked at Marble Downtown on Wednesday evenings and at the Railyards Market on Sunday mornings, but check their Instagram (@mysweetbasil) to see where they'll be next.
Pura Vida Comida
@puravida.comida (Food Truck)
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
Cuisine: Vegetarian/Health Foods
The husband-and-wife duo Erin and Tito Valdez opened the Pura Vida Comida food truck after they saw a need for more good vegan food in Albuquerque. The eye-catching turquoise truck can now be found parked in front of breweries and bars throughout the city, serving tasty salads, bowls and signature dishes like their General Tso's Not Chicken. Check them out on Instagram at @puravida.comida to see where they'll be next.
Read more: Food Interview: Pura Vida Comida Rolls Into ABQ (6/14/2018)
Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q
2321 Carlisle Blvd NE (Midtown)
Albuquerque NM 87110
Albuquerque NM 87110
(505) 884-4000www.rudys.com
Cuisine: Barbecue/Soul Food
The pulled pork at Rudy's makes us drool like dogs under the dinner table. Heaped between two slices of pillowy white bread and kissed with sauce, the beef and pork ribs are absolute hog heaven. Rudy's dining room takes "spartan" to a new level, but as the weather improves, so does our opinion of sitting out on their covered patio. Don't forget to try the breakfast tacos with your choice of Rudy's justifiably famous meats.
Soobak Korean Seoul Food
@soobakfoods (Food Truck)www.soobakfoods.com
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
Soobak is one of Albuquerque's favorite food trucks, and proof that the food truck medium is a good one for fusion cuisine. The mobile kitchen has been making Korean tacos and bulgogi for the drunk-hungry and the regular-hungry amongst us to devour on the sidewalk since 2013. They are typically at Tasty Tuesdays at Hyder Park, and can often be found at the Tractor Brewing in Nob Hill as well. Follow them on Instagram @soobakfoods to see their schedule.
Street Food Institute
@streetfoodinstitute (Food Truck)www.streetfoodinstitute.org
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
Cuisine: Fusion, Latin American, Korean, American
The Street Food Institute is way more than just a food truck. It's a non-profit program that fosters young chefs and entrepreneurs by providing them with the resources, education and hands-on training that they need to start their own culinary businesses. A part of that hands-on training involves crafting menus and cooking up food in the SFI truck, which stops at Marble Downtown most Wednesday evenings. Check them out on Instagram (@streetfoodinstitute) to see what their menu of the day is and where they'll be parked tonight.
The Supper Truck
@thesuppertruck (Food Truck)www.ilovesupper.com
Albuquerque NM
Albuquerque NM
Cuisine: Fusion, Vietnamese, American
Parking at a brewery near you, The Supper Truck serves up a variety of cuisines and fusion dishes—shrimp and grits, tofu banh mi, bbq beef tacos and vietnamese beef burritos. If you're missing some Southern classics, go for the chicken and waffles or black eyed peas. They'll be parked out at Isleta Amphitheater for many of their concerts this summer, and can usually be found at Tasty Tuesdays in Hyder Park as well.
Villa Myriam Roasting
573 Commercial St NE (Downtown)
Albuquerque NM 87102
Albuquerque NM 87102
(505) 814-1599www.villamyriam.com
Mon-Fri 7am-6pm Sat 8am-4pm Sun Closed (hours can change without notice)
Villa Myriam's Downtown shop The Brew has long been a local favorite for many years, and their new (as of late 2017) roasting facility and coffee shop is following suit. The coffee is delicious and as freshly roasted as you can get, the service is friendly, and the new patio is a perfect place to catch some rays and relax. They also have a menu of pastries and small plates (like the fan favorite poached eggs on avocado toast).


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NSIS 3.0 RPM packages for CentOS7 and Fedora 24 September 29th, 2016
This is an update to the post http://www.pokorra.de/2014/12/packaging-nsis-nullsoft-installer-for-centos-rpm/
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) "is a professional open source system to create Windows installers."
NSIS 3.0 has been released on 25th July 2016: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/News
I have now packages for CentOS7 and Fedora 24: https://lbs.solidcharity.com/package/tpokorra/nsis/nsis. You can find instructions on that page how to install the rpms.
The sources for the package are available here: https://github.com/tpokorra/lbs-nsis/tree/master/nsis
I am using this for example to build nightly installers for OpenPetra standalone for Windows, and the build happens on CentOS7: https://lbs.solidcharity.com/package/tpokorra/openpetra/openpetranow-standalone-nightly. The sources for the installer can be found here: standalone.nsi
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Packaging NSIS Nullsoft Installer for CentOS RPM December 18th, 2014
For OpenPetra, I wanted to build the installer for the Windows Remote Client on CentOS.
I know that NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is available for Debian, but I could not find a recent RPM package of NSIS for CentOS.
So I built my own RPM package for the latest stable version of NSIS, version 2.46, using the LightBuildServer. You can see the project here: http://lbs.solidcharity.com/package/tpokorra/nsis/nsis
The sources for the package are hosted at Github: https://github.com/tpokorra/lbs-nsis/tree/master/nsis.
You can install the RPM on CentOS 6 like this:
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ wget http://download.lbs.solidcharity.com/repos/tpokorra/nsis/centos/6/lbs-tpokorra-nsis.repo yum install nsis
I use this NSIS RPM package to build OpenPetra in this LBS job: openpetra-server-test, and the sources are available at Github: openpetra-server-test sources.
By the way, the installer source for the OpenPetra remote client can be found here: remote.nsi
Please let me know if you want me to build NSIS for other CentOS versions too.
The source rpm is available here: http://download.lbs.solidcharity.com/repos/tpokorra/nsis/centos/6/src/
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OpenPetra standalone and SQLite July 30th, 2014
I have seen on the OpenPetra IRC logs that there have been discussions about SQLite related to the new 0.3.0 release.
2 main points:
- functionality does work with PostgreSQL, but not with SQLite
- no documented upgrade path for SQLite, which is used in OpenPetra standalone
Regarding the first point:
I think it is good to support several databases, because it helps to find bugs, or unclean development. For example PostgreSQL is not so strict with transactions, but SQLite shows us when the transactions have not been opened correctly.
Another advantage: In the future there might be support for even more databases, for example MS-SQL. Then we will be in trouble with SQL code that uses PostgreSQL specific syntax. So it is good to find these problems now and solve them when the developer who wrote the SQL still knows about it.
To solve these issues, I think it is important to maintain automated integration for the winform screens. After all, we have a nightly build of the integration tests every night running against both PostgreSQL and SQLite separately. That way we should find such issues quite soon.
The second point, with the upgrade path:
There has been work on doing an upgrade of the database during the installation of the new OpenPetra standalone version, see http://www.openpetra.org/fifteenth-preview-release-of-openpetra-org and https://tracker.openpetra.org/view.php?id=113
Unfortunately, this caused too much trouble, and since the standalone installer is only intended for demo purposes, we did not support this upgrade functionality any longer.
For the longterm, the question is anyway whether the standalone installer should be maintained by the community and not by OM anymore, since OM focuses on the client/server solution with PostgreSQL rather than SQLite for production. When we had the discussions about the web services branch, support for the current standalone installer would have been dropped anyways by OM, because that would still quite some work to make it work with the single exe application.
Currently the only way is to export the data in the OpenPetra client of the previous version (login as user SYSADMIN, go to SystemManager, Database, Import/Export, Export all Data).
Then install the new OpenPetra standalone. You would get this message box when starting OpenPetra:
Unsupported upgrade: Please rename the file C:\Users\tpokorra\AppData\Roaming\OpenPetra.org0.2.28.1\db30\petra.db so that we can start with a fresh database!
Please restart the OpenPetra Client after that.
So follow this instruction, and start with a fresh database. Login with user SYSADMIN again, and import your database that you just exported earlier (SystemManager, Database, Import/Export, Restore Database from Backup)
I am personally more interested in hosting OpenPetra in the future on my own servers for free for individuals or a small hosting fee for organisations. Therefore I am not going to invest a lot into the Standalone installer.
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Open Source Development: Being Open at the example of OpenPetra July 30th, 2014
I have been reading the book "Producing Open Source Software – How to Run a Successful Free Software Project" by Karl Fogel over the past weeks. It is available for free here: http://producingoss.com/
I especially liked the chapters about being open:
- http://producingoss.com/en/setting-tone.html#avoid-private-discussions
- http://producingoss.com/en/setting-tone.html#be-open-from-day-one
Fogel's point is that if you want to run your project as an open source project, it is better to start early with being open, ie. to have your code publicly available, have discussions in the public, offer demo data for everyone to use, etc.
Please read the short paragraphs linked above, they are well worth reading!
I think we have been quite ok with the OpenPetra project regarding these points:
- we have a nightly build of the standalone installer
- we have several demo databases
- we have a public bug tracker
- we have an IRC for immediate discussion (although only during working hours in Europe)
- we have a public wiki and a public forum for discussions
- we have quarterly (?) news updates on the announcement mailinglist
- we have Twitter integrated on the website, which is irregularly updated with news items
- the weekly phone conference is open on invitation basis
- … and probably some more points that I did not think of at the moment but are still important!
Unfortunately, since Sourceforge did shutdown the hosted applications, our wiki and forum are available only read-only.
My suggestion for the future: Since the forum was not much frequented, I think it might be enough to have a mailinglist where all developers are subscribed. Sourceforge still offers free mailinglists. Mailinglists are the most common way of discussion among developers in the open source community. For users perhaps a forum is more common, but we are not there yet at this point. We can create a separate mailinglist or forum for users when the time comes that we have users of OpenPetra.
I also want to say why I think especially for OpenPetra it is very important to being open:
In the past years, there has been discouragement because the project has invested into potential volunteering developers a lot, but then they vanished before even committing a single line of code. Or they have committed code, that had to be reverted because of poor quality or other misunderstandings.
This makes my point: most of the time, the conversation with these people was in private, not in public. So there was no chance of a peer review from other developers. This might have excluded the new people from the developer community, and they did not get positive feedback. And all the conversation is lost, no other potential developer can learn from it, and for the next person you would have to do it all over again.
Please can we continue to be open in the OpenPetra project, and become better at it!
It saves us all a lot of time, and encourages everyone! You can see what is happening. This also makes the project interesting for outsiders and potential contributors.
I think, one single organisation needs to put in a lot of resources, to make such a huge project like OpenPetra happen. It is worth the effort of being open, if eventually other organisations or individuals get drawn in and share the work load.
This is a gradual process of course, but it is worth continuing it.
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Install OpenPetra.Now 2014-05 on CentOS6 64bit June 27th, 2014
This is an updated version of the post Install OpenPetra.Now 2014-05 on CentOS5.
Now we are installing on CentOS6, and using my own LBS repository. OpenPetra.Now is now using the unmodified Mono-opt packages.
OpenPetra.Now is a tagged revision of the official OpenPetra, plus some patches which have not made it into the official OpenPetra yet. This includes a replacement of .Net remoting with https webservices, and a plugin system.
These are the instructions:
Install the Epel repository, the Postgresql repository and my OpenPetra repository.
For Postgresql, have a look here: http://yum.postgresql.org/repopackages.php#pg92
Epel Repo (for lighttpd): see http://mirror.de.leaseweb.net/epel/6/x86_64/repoview/epel-release.html
For the mono-opt repository, have a look here:
rpm -Uhv http://yum.postgresql.org/9.2/redhat/rhel-6-x86_64/pgdg-centos92-9.2-6.noarch.rpm rpm -Uhv http://mirror.de.leaseweb.net/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ wget http://lbs.solidcharity.com/repos/tpokorra/mono/centos/6/lbs-tpokorra-mono.repo wget http://lbs.solidcharity.com/repos/tpokorra/openpetra/centos/6/lbs-tpokorra-openpetra.repo
Now install the packages (this will automatically also install the packages mono-opt, postgresql92, lighttpd and some other dependencies):
yum install openpetranow-server
Now configure the OpenPetra server, and start it:
/etc/init.d/openpetra-server init chkconfig openpetra-server on
To test the server, connect to http://<yourhostname>/openpetra9000/serverSessionManager.asmx
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Install OpenPetra.Now 2014-05 on CentOS5 June 2nd, 2014
OpenPetra.Now is a tagged revision of the official OpenPetra, plus some patches which have not made it into the official OpenPetra yet. This includes a replacement of .Net remoting with https webservices, and a plugin system.
For an installation which involves upgrading from the old Petra 2.3 every night, I had to install OpenPetra.Now on a CentOS5 based system.
These are the instructions:
Install the Epel repository, the Postgresql repository and my OpenPetra repository.
If you have a 64 bit system, the links will be different.
For Postgresql, have a look here: http://yum.postgresql.org/
For the mono-openpetra repository, have a look here:
rpm -Uhv http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm rpm -Uhv http://yum.postgresql.org/9.2/redhat/rhel-5-i386/pgdg-centos92-9.2-6.noarch.rpm cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:tpokorra:openpetra/CentOS_CentOS-5/home:tpokorra:openpetra.repo
Now install the packages (this will automatically also install the packages mono-openpetra, postgresql92, lighttpd and some other dependencies):
yum install openpetranow-server
Now configure the OpenPetra server, and start it:
/etc/init.d/openpetra-server init chkconfig openpetra-server on
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Easy installation of current Mono and MonoDevelop for all major Linux Distributions December 4th, 2013
This blog post is a repeat of an email that I sent to the Mono mailing list back in July 2013:
The problem is that there are no recent packages for the major Linux distributions offered at http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html and http://monodevelop.com/Download
I personally use Mono and MonoDevelop for developing and deploying OpenPetra, an open source accounting and contact management system for charities and missions organisations.
I am using the OBS (Open Build Service) from build.opensuse.org to build recent packages of Mono and MonoDevelop for the Linux distributions CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
The installation for MonoDevelop is documented here:
This will install Mono as well.
I also have builds of the Beta and the Alpha versions of MonoDevelop.
If you only want to install Mono, see here:
There are also packages for mono-xsp, mod_mono and mono-tools (including monodoc).
Package mono-libgdiplus makes sure that the libgdiplus is linked properly, which is important for GUI applications.
Since you have the right repo from installing Mono already, you can just run this:
#for RPM based distros: yum install mono-libgdiplus-opt mod_mono-opt mono-xsp-opt mono-tools-opt
or (please note slightly different name for mod_mono-opt, somehow Debian does not like the underscore in the package name…)
#for Debian based distros: apt-get install mono-libgdiplus-opt modmono-opt mono-xsp-opt mono-tools-opt
MonoDevelop and Mono (and the other mono specific packages) will be installed to /opt to avoid conflict with the Mono version that comes with your Linux distribution.
To run this Mono on the command line, you can add this line to your .bash_profile file:
. /opt/mono/env.sh
If you are interested in the way how the packages are built, have a look here: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:tpokorra:mono
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Install OpenPetra on Linux November 15th, 2013
Installing OpenPetra on Linux should be fairly easy.
Please note that the server works fine on Linux, but the client is not yet fully reliable. But the more interest and fixes it gets, the chances are higher that the client will become stable on Linux too.
We need for the server a patched version of Mono, for the .Net remoting. In the future we aim to switch away from .net remoting to https, but that is still experimental.
The client should be fine with Mono 2.10 upwards.
Install Mono 3.2.3 with OpenPetra patches:
The mono-openpetra package is available for Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS from http://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Atpokorra%3Aopenpetra&package=mono-openpetra.
Please follow the instructions there for installing Mono.
I will do this tutorial with Ubuntu LTS 12.04 (precise):
wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:tpokorra:openpetra/xUbuntu_12.04/Release.key apt-key add - < Release.key echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:tpokorra:openpetra/xUbuntu_12.04/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-openpetra.list apt-get update apt-get install mono-openpetra
Next thing is to install Postgresql 9.1:
apt-get install postgresql
Now you download the latest release of OpenPetra for Linux from Sourceforge OpenPetra Downloads:
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openpetraorg/files/openpetraorg/OpenPetra.org%20Alpha%200.2/openpetraorg-server-debian-postgresql-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz/download -O openpetraorg-server-debian-postgresql-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz
There is also a package available for CentOS/RedHat based distributions:
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openpetraorg/files/openpetraorg/OpenPetra.org%20Alpha%200.2/openpetraorg-server-centos-postgresql-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz/download -O openpetraorg-server-centos-postgresql-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz
By the way, the code for this release is currently maintained here: https://github.com/openpetra/openpetra/tree/Alpha-0.2.26-Linux
Now, unpack your server tar.gz file:
tar xzf openpetraorg-server-debian-postgresql-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz cd openpetraorg-0.2.26.4 # have a look at the INSTALL file cat INSTALL cp config-sample.sh config.sh # have a look at config.sh; we are not configuring the .net remoting keys at the moment cat config.sh . config.sh ./setup.sh
Next thing, you initialise the database:
/etc/init.d/openpetraMyOpenPetra createdb /etc/init.d/openpetraMyOpenPetra init /etc/init.d/openpetraMyOpenPetra start
If you get an error like "Possible cause: Npgsql.NpgsqlException: Failed to establish a connection to 'localhost'.", try to edit
/etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf and enable
listen_addresses = '*'. Then
service postgresql restart. I don't currently know why this is necessary on my computer.
Now you should download an empty database, or a demo database from Sourceforge Demo Databases:
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openpetraorg/files/openpetraorg/demodata/demoWith1ledger.yml.gz/download -O /tmp/demoWith1ledger.yml.gz
Then load this database:
/etc/init.d/openpetraMyOpenPetra loadYmlGz /tmp/demoWith1ledger.yml.gz
Please note that the path for the demo file must be readable by the user that the openpetra server is running under, that is why I am using the /tmp directory.
For the OpenPetra client on Linux, you also need to install mono-openpetra-libgdiplus:
apt-get install mono-openpetra-libgdiplus
Get the linux client, and unpack it:
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/openpetraorg/files/openpetraorg/OpenPetra.org%20Alpha%200.2/openpetraorg-client-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz/download -O openpetraorg-client-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz tar xzf openpetraorg-client-MyOpenPetra-0.2.26.4.tar.gz cd openpetraorg-0.2.26.4 ./startClient.sh
At the moment, the communication between client and server is not encrypted. This can be enabled though, or you can use a VPN.
We are working on switching to https, replacing .Net remoting in the near future.
To connect the client to another server than localhost, you need to modify the file etc30/PetraClientRemote.config in the client directory, search for localhost and replace it with the hostname of your server! You might need to work on the firewall settings of the server, to allow communication on port 9000, or change to a more common port, eg. 80.
Known issues in the OpenPetra client for Linux:
- There will be a message, that the patches cannot be found. Please ignore that, and try to login with user demo and password demo!
- Partner Find layout of the window is broken. Sometimes it does not find partners, says: no criteria. Workaround: tab out of current control. It worked for me the second time I opened the Find partner screen.
- Partner Edit screen: also gives lots of errors. Cannot close without saving, when saving complains about empty address.
The finance screens (Gift Batch, GL Batch, etc) might work better.
The question is: should we invest into the fat OpenPetra client to run on Linux and on Mac, or should we work on a client running in the browser, eg. based on Twitter Bootstrap, see the OpenPetra Demo with Twitter Bootstrap!
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Easy start for OpenPetra developers October 18th, 2013
Steps to reproduce the video tutorial:
- See full instructions in OpenPetra Wiki
- Make sure .Net 4 is installed
- Install SharpDevelop
- Install NAnt
- Install 7zip
- Download and unzip nightly build of OpenPetra
Update August 2015: the nightly build is now hosted at Github, we are not using Sourceforge for this anymore
- Start the Developers Assistant: Start the server, start the client, build OpenPetra
- Open the solution file delivery\projects\sharpdevelop4\OpenPetra.Server.sln in SharpDevelop
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Mirror a bazaar repository from Launchpad to Github October 12th, 2013
This is a summary of the thread in the OpenPetra Forum: mirroring bzr to github
The goal is to get all the version history of lp:openpetraorg into a repository at Github.
I have started mirroring our bzr trunk to a github repository, mainly so that I can host private branches of my customers (including configuration etc) at Github (https://github.com/plans), which is cheaper than Launchpad commercial plans (https://launchpad.net/+tour/join-launchpad#commercial).
The initial checkout for git is much faster than bzr for some reason.
But it also has some benefits for the development team:
You can use the better history of files for example:
https://github.com/tpokorra/openpetragi … Service.cs
Bazaar messes up the history of a file quite badly by mentioning any merge that is related to a file by some means, which makes it very confusing.
I am using this script:
Blog Entry by Felipe Contreras about the bridge script
Source of git-remote-bzr.py
Here are the commands that I am using (on CentOS):
Get the script:
wget https://raw.github.com/felipec/git/fc/master/git-remote-bzr.py chmod a+x git-remote-bzr.py sudo mv git-remote-bzr.py /usr/bin/git-remote-bzr
install latest bzr:
sudo yum -y install gcc python-devel wget https://launchpad.net/bzr/2.6/2.6.0/+download/bzr-2.6.0.tar.gz tar xzf bzr-2.6.0.tar.gz cd bzr-2.6.0 sudo python setup.py install cd ..
install latest git:
sudo yum -y install curl-devel expat-devel gettext-devel openssl-devel zlib-devel perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker wget https://git-core.googlecode.com/files/git-1.8.4.tar.gz tar xzf git-1.8.4.tar.gz cd git-1.8.4 make prefix=/usr/local all sudo make prefix=/usr/local install cd ..
Initial clone:
Attention: the bazaar checkout will download about 4 GB of data (git will later only use about 250 MB!!!). The clone will need quite some memory, about 2 GB of RAM should be available. Therefore I usually do it in two steps, so if something goes wrong in the clone, I don't need to download everything again!
git clone "bzr::lp:openpetraorg"
bzr checkout lp:openpetraorg git clone "bzr::openpetraorg" openpetra
Push to github:
cd openpetra git remote add github https://email@example.com/openpetra/openpetra.git # or use if you want to use authentication with SSH key: # git remote add github firstname.lastname@example.com:openpetra/openpetra.git git push github master
new changes from bzr to git:
cd ~/openpetraorg bzr update cd ~/openpetra git pull origin git push github master --tags