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. . . divine. If you gave up music for Lent, break your vow and get your unworthy hands on this sinfully good recording . . . the work's CD art is a vibrant Boyle Heights mural . . . [the different pieces of Sellars' textual collages in the libretto] mysteriously meld . . . This score brings new elements to Adams' vocabulary: extreme dissonance; microtones (to depict the stench of Lazarus' tomb); a recorded chorus of frogs as accompaniment; a jangling, tinkling percussion section that includes tuned gongs and cowbells; and a cimbalom (Hungary's answer to the dulcimer). "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" is the successful culmination of Adams' compositional explorations during the preceding decade. New harmonies and orchestral colors convincingly coalesce into what could be a "late style" for Adams, one with room for the joyful, consonant repetition of his earlier work, yet one that can still accommodate Adams' trademarked long, disjunct, yet flowing vocal lines above newer chords and textures . . . Kelley O'Connor ably negotiates a demanding mezzo part (it dips into alto range). She brings alternating alarm, urgency, confusion, and love to the role of Mary Magdalene in a musical and dramatic triumph. Tamara Mumford is appropriately grounded, yet dark, as Martha, and Russell Thomas shines, especially in his extended solo at the end of Act I . . . the L.A. Philharmonic plays the bejesus out of Adams' music, with powerful ensemble work and beautiful solos throughout. Dudamel helps make the performance exciting . . . Highest hosannas and hallelujahs to the conductor, who birthed this work, took it on tour around the world and now has captured its wonder in this magnificent recording.
Miracles are violent and terrifying, with the resurrection of Lazarus (heroic Russell Thomas) a rehearsal for Christ's resurrection. Mezzosoprano Kelley O'Connor is an impactful Magdalene -- unruly, extravagantly passionate. Contralto Tamara Mumford has mesmerising beauty and depth of tone. Under Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic play with blistering force . . .
Sellars's achievement is pacy, coherent and intensely moving, and builds to powerful climaxes for key events like the raising of Lazarus from the dead or the Crucifixion. It provides Adams with a vehicle that has inspired music of especial fire and spirituality . . . Adams runs the gamut of colours with a battery of percussion (tuned gongs, tam-tams) and a quartet of piano, harp, electric bass guitar and cimbalom . . . Adams and Sellars's new drama never flags. Hugely recommended.
This is essential Adams and quite moving . . . I find the highly eclectic nature of Sellars' literary sources intriguing and the finished work does place the story in a religiously stimulating context . . . In my opinion, the work succeeds highly. This is, for me, one of John Adams' best works. I have heard them all; many of them live, and have been an admirer for forty years. His work ceased to fit the too-convenient label of "minimalism" quite some time ago. This score is filled with many of his characteristically colorful uses of the orchestra and a harmonic palate that is wide, expressive and which paces the emotions of the action and the texts in a way that one cannot help but be moved . . . I believe -- strongly -- that this work that makes over two hours seem like nothing for its intensity is one of John Adams' greatest accomplishments . . . One can listen to this amazing piece as a practicing Christian and follow every word and think over and over again about what things were actually like for Mary Magdalene. Or, one can listen somewhat oblivious to the text and just let this very rich, complex, often moving and sometimes unsettling score involve you . . . The LA Philharmonic and Chorus under Gustavo Dudamel perform as one of the world's great orchestras that they are. All soloists in this production are amazing and the sound from the DGG engineers is up to its expected high standards. Highly recommended!
. . . one of the most striking of his recent works . . . the strengths of the score emerge powerfully. With a trio of countertenors delivering the narrative like evangelists, and a scattering of solo arias and choruses, the parallels with Bach's passions are clear, but [Adams has created his own synthesis] . . . unlike anything else in the choral repertoire.
. . . otherworldly . . . It is magnificent . . . What makes "The Other Mary" extraordinary is that while coming out of the Minimalist school, the opera has a vast perspective in its efforts to reveal the universality of suffering. A latter-day suicidal Other Mary could easily be found in halfway house . . . Then there is the expansiveness of Adams' music, the most sophisticated, majestic and moving of his career, which now has the benefit of being the first L.A. Phil recording with Dudamel made available as a high-definition download. The CD sounds very good, but HD brings a whole new level of clarity and sonic pigmentation. Thanks to that detail, this new recording becomes a revelation of Revelation. Adams has spent much of his career railing against the compositional schools of complexity, but here he embraces the kitchen sink. Layer upon layer of rhythmic syncopations are superimposed in ways that might have pleased the European avant-garde half a century ago. The flickering instrumentation, heavy harmonies and restless, hyper-expressive vocal lines for terrific soloists, counter-tenors and the Los Angeles Master Chorale express deep poetical meaning without compromise.
. . . dynamic and arresting . . . [a] canny alternation between expansive lyrical showpieces and fervent narrative . . . Yet hearing the piece on disc seems to give it an even greater sense of coiled urgency and probing spirituality. Adams' score bristles with inventive touches, from the ghostly presence of a hammer dulcimer to the brilliant writing for chorus, and his responsiveness to literary texts has never been more alert or alive. Gustavo Dudamel leads the "Los Angeles Philharmonic" and a first-rate vocal cast (Kelley O'Connor, Tamara Mumford and Russell Thomas) in a performance of vibrancy and eloquence.
Even on first listen, "The Gospel According to the Other Mary: A Passion-Oratorio" is striking in its approach . . . Depending on the scene, I hear splashes of Stravinsky (the fabulous "Les Nocs" especially), fluid and frenzy strings a la Shostakovich, brassy blue notes, mainstream style rhythmic sections, all of which is approached with the energy level of a much younger man . . . Adams seems genuinely invested in Mary's plight and, much like Bach, draws from several sources to paint Mary in a varied and complex light . . . strong and [brilliant] . . .
. . . [all three countertenors] -- Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, and Nathan Medley -- are superb . . . Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor sings the role of Mary with power and deep conviction, carrying much of the dramatic weight of the score with apparent ease. The rich contralto of Tamara Mumford seems perfectly suited to the steady, grounded sister Martha, whom she characterizes with great dignity. Lazarus has the big moment, and tenor Russell Thomas makes the most of "Tell me: how is this night different," bringing a lump to the throat as the line soars. The Master Chorale is masterful and Gustavo Dudamel and his Los Angeles musicians prove themselves to be [very satisfying exponents of Adams's subtleties] . . . [it is] powerful theater, given extraordinary depth by music of remarkable authority, variety, and nuance. It is well worth exploring.
. . . [all three countertenors] are superb . . . Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor sings the role of Mary with power and deep conviction, carrying much of the dramatic weight of the score with apparent ease. The rich contralto of Tamara Mumford seems perfectly suited to the steady, grounded sister Martha, whom she characterizes with great dignity. Lazarus has the big moment, and tenor Russell Thomas makes the most of "Tell me: how is this night different", bringing a lump to the throat as the line soars. The Master Chorale is masterful and Gustavo Dudamel and his Los Angeles musicians prove themselves to be [very satisfying exponents of Adams's subtleties] . . . ["The Gospel According to the Other Mary" is] powerful theater, given extraordinary depth by music of remarkable authority, variety, and nuance. It is well worth exploring.
. . . the narrative tension and the acuity of the suffering described are substantially heightened. Adams' expressive and varied musical language, ranging from minimalism to atonality to cinematic neo-Romanticism, is brilliantly deployed . . . [Deutsche Grammophon's sound] does clarify the score's immense complexities.
John Adams is absolutely one of the people that I feel excited to be alive at the same time as, so that we can listen to these new things as he writes them and they come out . . . The record I couldn't live without: Adams' "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" -- There's nowhere to hide in it. It starts at such a rate and with such intensity. It's a wonderful piece.
John Adams lavished some of his most inspired music into this modern Passion play . . . The oratorio resonates powerfully in this world-premiere recording.
Dudamel leads a strong cast through impassioned modern texts that reframe the Gospel story . . . Adams's filmic sense of place is particularly vivid . . . All wonderfully captured by Dudamel and his team.
With Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and L.A. Master Chorale making its difficulties seem like nothing, "The Gospel" comes off on discs as both a sonic spectacular and a meditation with a surprising intimacy that draws you in (Deutsche Grammophon, 2CD). The superb engineering allows us to explore at our leisure the wealth of exotic instrumental and choral detail that Adams has put in his score like the jangling of the cimbalom, the warehouse of percussion items, the unusually dark shadings of the three counter-tenors, the grumbling and shouting of the chorus in the mob scenes.
Vocalement, la palme revient incontestablement au ténor Russell Thomas, dont chaque intervention se détache avec bonheur de la masse sonore. Sa voix s'élance au-dessus du magma, expressive et déliée, et retient aussitôt l'attention de l'auditeur . . . [Tamara Mumford]: une voix de bronze aux graves stupéfiants . . . L'écriture chorale a toujours été une des grandes forces de John Adams. La "Los Angeles Master Chorale" a ici l'occasion de briller dans les registres les plus divers puisqu'au choeur reviennent aussi bien les moments de confusion, quand la foule crie sa hargne ou son désarroi, que les pages exprimant la ferveur ou sérénité, tandis que l'orchestre bénéficie pour lui seul de quelques-uns des passages les plus marquants, comme la résurrection de Lazare, moment ŕ partir duquel l'oeuvre décolle véritablement, secondée par la fougue de Gustavo Dudamel. Ayant pris ses distances par rapport au dogme minimaliste, John Adams excelle ŕ varier les atmosphčres, notamment ŕ travers le recours ŕ des instruments rares, comme le cymbalum . . .
Un chef-d'oeuvre . . . la nudité sensuelle de ses mondes sonores, débarrassés de toute image, mais pleins d'une force évocatrice qui n'a rien ŕ envier aux "Passions" de Bach ni au "Messie" de Haendel . . . Musicalement, les influences s'entrecroisent sans jamais donner un effet de Patchwork . . . c'est dans ses grands ensembles que s'exprime le génial kaléidoscope Adams. Des scčnes de résurrection spectaculaires. Des choeurs hésitant entre effets de foule ŕ la Penderecki et "musical" de Broadway. Des cuivres incisifs rappelant Scelsi. Des nuits planantes. Des aubes émaillées de (vrais) coassements. Le Los Angeles Philharmonic s'y révčle plus en forme que jamais. Galvanisé par la direction d'un Gustavo Dudamel trčs investi qui fęte avec ce disque ses cinq ans ŕ la tęte de cet orchestre.
Un disque prodigieux . . . le Los Angeles Philharmonic étincelle sous la direction toujours inspirée de Gustavo Dudamel . . . créé avec l'enthousiasme débordant de Gustavo Dudamel . . .
John Adams est le compositeur nord-américain vivant le plus joué dans le monde. Son parcours créateur passionne. A juste titre . . . une succession permanente de métamorphoses ont caractérisé et enrichi un exceptionnel itinéraire et une non moins incomparable production . . . la "patte Adams" se charpente sur une orchestration assurée, brillante, virtuose, trčs souvent stimulante oů alternent et s'interpénčtrent la musique répétitive et la pulsation hypnotique ou expressive du compositeur. Sa musique s'enrichit de zestes de jazz-rock, de traces (bien décelables) de Gospel, de marques acceptées de la tradition dite classique, de relents de musiques traditionnelles, d'attentions géniales apportées aux thčmes et ŕ l'harmonie . . . d'exécutants de la meilleure veine. Les solistes, parfaitement en place vocalement et théâtralement, le choeur allant avec assurance de l'exaltation ŕ la méditation, ainsi que l'Orchestre philharmonique de Los Angeles, véritable pivot, capital et décisif, de l'ensemble. Avec le dynamisme et les transports du chef venezuelien Gustavo Dudamel le casting est complet . . .
. . . [quel] ferveur métaphorique de cette Passion! . . . Adams offre avec "The Other Mary" une de ses oeuvres les plus denses, pleine de couleurs, de fureur et de vie. Gustavo Dudamel conduit ici un cast ébouriffant, et un Los Angeles Philharmonie des grands soirs . . .


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Were you once a believer?
RE: Were you once a believer?
I think being raised in two religions was an advantage. One parent was a zealot, the other scarcely cultural, perhaps in truth more deist. I think such surroundings were of grand advantage. I was able to witness grand hypocrisy in god from the start because my mothers faith did not use the KJV of the bibl.
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(15-05-2013 09:25 AM)xFezziwig Wrote: I was raised as a Baptist Christian, went to church every Sunday up until about 4th grade. I was still a christian but never thought about my faith very much. I remained this way up until eighth grade when a friend of mine became very outspoken about his atheist beliefs. We both had a long conversation about existence and non-existence of a God, but ultimately I was defeated in that argument. I thought a lot about what my friend had said to me. I had always been skeptical of God, but never said anything because most of my family are all devoted Christians. I decided to accept myself as a deist despite still being skeptical of an existence of a creator. It was later that year after a lot of learning and arguing that I truly decided that I did not believe in some super-natural creator. I accepted atheism and have been outspoken about it for about a year.
Ya know Fezz, My story is Almost the opposite. I say Almost because I started the same as you, albeit a Methodist Christian, going to church with the fam, singing in the choir, going to church camp, etc. However, when I was around 13, I had this insane notion of becoming a minister. I felt so at home in our little church community. So I asked my current minister, Rev. Linda, about how one would go about achieving this mighty goal. She looked at me and said, "Tell Me... If God created us, then who created him?" It was like flushing a toilet! My entire belief structure was thrown into the shitter and she just yanked that damn chain!!! (it should be noted that she asked that question as a test of my faith... FAIL!)
So for the next couple of decades, I was a wondering knowledge whore, looking for anything and everything that would or could fill this imaginary gaping hole in my life. I have read the Quran, the Torah, the necromonicon, the "Satanic Bible"... absolutely anything and everything. Then I met my friend Paul. Paul is a devoted Christian who does not subscribe to a specific denomination, he just reads his bible and forms his own interpretation (The most dangerous of ALL). At the time, I thought "What a novel idea!" and eventually I became born-again! Seriously! I was that desperate for spiritual acceptance!
Finally, In 2003, my reserve unit was activated and sent to Iraq. Have you ever heard the old chestnut, "There are no atheists in foxholes." Well, this one was born there! After experiencing some crazy mess up shit, I decided that Christianity, and all the others for that matter, we completely full of shit. A true all-powerful omnipotent creator who would let some of that crazy shit happen was not worth the shit being thrown by monkeys!!!!
But being a stubborn, hard-headed, jack ass, Marine, I still clung to the whole deity mentality, but actually started pouring all of my energy into truly living a left-hand path... Belialism. Looking back, I can tell you that it was all completely made up in my head, but I would justify every morsel of knowledge that I spewed with some twisted quote or another. I was definately at my rock bottom.
You will be happy to know, that after some extensive lifestyle alterations and eye-opening experiences, I am now as sane as the next free-thinker!!
"My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer."
― Neil deGrasse Tyson
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RE: Were you once a believer?
I was a theist when I was a child, it was never 'religious' belief; no particular holy text or dogma involved.
When I was very young (early primary school) I was more abrahamic, because that's what I was taught in school (It was sort of Abrahamic and semi-Christian.)
I believed in one perfect, patriarchal God and in Jesus who God sent to help us and I felt Jesus was someone with god-given powers who stood up for his and our beliefs and was consequently crucified for his heresy,didn't believe the trinity or that Jesus was 'the son' of God, I believed we were all God's children, and I never believed the 'died for our sins' thing, I don't think I was actually taught it, but I'm not sure.
Mid primary school I lost belief in Jesus as a supernatural figure but instead a mortal man,and came to believe in an imperfect God, a sort of 'Mother Nature' type figure as opposed to something abrahamic. My belief in supernatural stuff gradually waned over the years and I didn't 'take up' anything after that, by later primary school I was an atheist.
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(29-12-2010 11:52 PM)Observer Wrote: I wonder... Are most of the forum users "converted believers" or where they always atheist?.Yes. I was a born again Christian when I was around 12 or 13 and was baptised in a Baptist church. Went off the rails when I was 16 and came back to Christianity during a crisis in my life at 21. When my faith didn't do anything, change anything or make things better and my marriage fell apart, I became a 'spiritualist' which is just another way of saying I didn't want to offend my friends who were Christians or believers of other faiths. I went back to college to get my qualifications in science and seamlessly slipped into agnosticism which is harder than spiritualist but not as offensive as outright atheism. After working several years in genetics and continuing my studying I 'came out' as an atheist in my 50's. I would consider myself a strong atheist at this point in my life. I don't believe in deities of any description and I don't believe in a paranormal or spiritual realm, ghosts, spirits etc. My mother and mother-in-law are devout religious believers and I cannot discuss my unbelief with them.
I have come from another forum that was debating the Evidence for the Existence of God and after a couple of years of the same old arguments, I'm bored with that and looking for some support rather than derision for the conclusion I have reached.
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RE: Were you once a believer?
Yes, I think that beliefs and answers to life, the universe and everything are natural to the human behauviour. And as a kid I accepted the answers people gave me. Off course I'm a freethinker and I had a lot of those answers "corrupted" in my mind so they could mold in the reality I perceived. Christianity in my childhood was the default set of answers and I believe it still is. Science teaching is generally poor in basic education and only later when I had access to more sources of knowledge that I started to mold my own beliefs and became in the process a critical thinker and an atheist. Knowledge freed me. My mom is a librarian and subscribed to "Ciência Hoje das crianças" for me. It is a edition of a brazilian scientific magazine aimed to kids and it probably made a whole difference in my life. A lot of my atheists friends have similar stories so I assume it's very common.
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I was raised Catholic and for a majority of my childhood, I very much believed it. Then I hit the cliche "age of reason"
RE: Were you once a believer?
Pretty much never. My parents were not atheists, but they weren't really christian neither, and my father was a bit anti-clerical. I was attracted to biology and natural history as a kid. Around the age of six or seven I bought a kid's bible story book, but it didn't catch on in my head. I sort of naturally drifted towards atheism after that point. Certainly towards an interest in genetics, and natural selection by the age of 14. I had doubts, but as I reached my thirties, I realised that I had become a dyed in the wool atheist.
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RE: Were you once a believer?
I was born into a solid evangelical family. When i was a 12 my parents helped start a church with charismatic leanings. I was all in for Jesus! I was leading student prayer groups in my high school, and later became a youth minister. My "special calling" didn't end there...i had to do more and greater things for Jesus! A glutton for punishment, i wanted to be a missionary in the most difficult mission field possible! Ah, spiritual pride...haha... I ended up spending 2 years in a Middle Eastern Muslim country attempting (and utterly failing!) to plant a church there.
While conversing with Muslims, I was astonished to learn that they too had religious experiences and all sorts of subjective feelings that "confirmed" the truth of their faith in Allah. It was a revelation to me that faith is primarily cultural, and I had no doubt that had i grown up as an Arab child in a Muslim family that everything in my experience, surroundings, culture, and family life would have led me to be an ardent Muslim as well (a parallel world to the Christian culture and family I had been born into). This eye-opening experience, as well as growing "problems" I had with the Bible started me on a slippery slope towards atheism! I fought the gnawing truth, as all I had ever known was my faith in Jesus, which at that time was truly my first love in life (30 year old virgin, cough, cough).
It's been a tough journey and heartbreaking at times...but i'm happy and at peace to live in the REAL world now!
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(28-06-2013 12:13 AM)Gamecock Wrote: I was born into a solid evangelical family. When i was a 12 my parents helped start a church with charismatic leanings. I was all in for Jesus! I was leading student prayer groups in my high school, and later became a youth minister. My "special calling" didn't end there...i had to do more and greater things for Jesus! A glutton for punishment, i wanted to be a missionary in the most difficult mission field possible! Ah, spiritual pride...haha... I ended up spending 2 years in a Middle Eastern Muslim country attempting (and utterly failing!) to plant a church there.
Ha! Bit of a reversal of the idea behind missionaryism The missionary goes somewhere far away to impart knowledge but instead the dastardly heathens teach him and he comes back as a wiser man...
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In the span of about a month, the '[Stuff] Girls Say' YouTube video series has meme'd its way into internet pop culturedom. We know this because now, even hit TV shows like '30 Rock' are following suit.
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Craven Concerts second program of the 2012-2013 season has a new location, but another top talent.
Craven Concerts second program of the 2012-2013 season has a new location, but another top talent.
The Tuesday concert will feature Thomas Pandolfi on the grand piano at Centenary Methodist Church, at the corner of New and Middle streets in New Bern.
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Pandolf has been described as an exciting virtuoso. With each passing season, he is becoming more and more sought after by audiences worldwide, and showered with superlatives by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing technique.
His orchestral appearances often feature not only the masterpiece concerti by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Liszt, but also the equally brilliant ones by Paderewski, Rubinstein and Moszkowski. Additionally in the "Pops" genre, he is considered a leading interpreter of the works of George Gershwin.
His career has already included performances with such European orchestras as The George Enescu Philharmonic, The Cluj Philharmonic, The Oltenia Philharmonic (Craiova), The Moravian Philharmonic, The National Philharmonic of the Republic of Moldova and The Aberystwyth Symphony in Wales.
A graduate of The Juilliard School, Pandolfi earned both his bachelor�s and master�s degrees as a scholarship student.
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Cherry Birthday Party
• 23 August 2010
Update: Cherry Lollies from Europe now available in the shop!
I had more fun planning this "half" birthday party for my youngest daughter, than just about any other party I've spun for my little ones. The truth is, I've been planning it for over a year--ever since I spotted those adorable cherry lollipops at Mamie Gateaux. But when my daughter's birthday arrived earlier this year, I was super sick with HG, so the whole day ended up being a bust and any thought of a party went on hold. Fast forward 6 months and we find ourselves in the midst of cherry season. Well, how about that? I decided to put to use these cute party supplies and throw a "half" birthday party for my little redhead instead. She had such a good time being a part of it all and now I finally feel satisfied. With a new baby coming, she really deserved a day being just about her--every little person does!
1. Napkins + Notepad Favors by the fabulous Amy Redden of Vintage Fern...isn't she amazing?
2. Balloons inspired by Chelsea's project for Project Wedding
3. Vanilla Cupcakes with Rainier Cherries (loved this recipe--it's my new go-to Vanilla recipe)
4. Tablecloth purchased at a flea market in France
5. Cherry Ribbon - Michaels Arts and Crafts
6. Crocheted Cherry Pin
7. Cherry Lollipops
Update: A few new birthday party ideas for your enjoyment posted recently.
42 comments:
- Whatever Dee-Dee wants said...
Can this party be any cuter?!
- August 23, 2010 at 6:02 AM
- Girlfrog said...
I love this! It's so lovely and sweet!
- August 23, 2010 at 6:04 AM
- Rachel said...
How do you do it Steph?! How darling!
- August 23, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- dandee said...
Such an original and beautiful party. That cute little red head must've felt so special!
- August 23, 2010 at 6:53 AM
- Marilou said...
Steph....that is SO darling! Love the cherry lolly pops too! A cute party for such a cute little girl!
- August 23, 2010 at 7:01 AM
- Angela said...
Absolutely charming but I have to ask ... did those two sided cherry lollipops get sticky pretty quickly or did the guests eat them before that happened?
- August 23, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- Kirsten said...
What a beautiful party and great attention to detail. I love it!
- August 23, 2010 at 8:22 AM
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- August 23, 2010 at 8:28 AM
- Amy said...
Steph! How fun! Everything little detail looks so cute,I bet your daughter loved it!
- August 23, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Beth said...
What an adorable party!
- August 23, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- likeschocolate said...
Simple adorable. Too bad I don't have a girl, but it would make for a cute baby shower idea too.
- August 23, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Tessa said...
Looked like one very special day! I'm sure your daughter felt very loved, indeed. I'm saving these pics. Wonderful inspiration, as always
- August 23, 2010 at 10:52 AM
- Joslyn said...
completely fantastic friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- August 23, 2010 at 11:14 AM
- Stephanie said...
Thank you for all the sweet comments!
Angela, the lollipops worked out just fine...I didn't notice any stickiness until of course the kids started eating them. But straight out of the package they are not sticky, which is why I could use them so many ways!
- August 23, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Kristin said...
Wow! What a beautiful party! It looks like a magazine shoot!
- August 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM
This party is so darling! I love all the sweet little touches!
- August 23, 2010 at 8:14 PM
- kami @ nobiggie.net said...
So cute, Stephanie! Those suckers are adorable!
- August 23, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- amy smart said...
So cute Stephanie. I love all the details. I remember you saying you wanted to do a cherry-themed party - I'm so glad you could do it! Hope you are hanging in there!!
- August 23, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- chelsea said...
Hi Stephanie!! This is SO lovely!!!!!!! I am in love with those lollipops!!
So glad you were inspired by the balloon story, too:)
P.S. Your daughter is adorable!
- August 23, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- Kelsey Nixon said...
Truly fantastic! I'm a cherry fan myself and would have been in heaven with a party dedicated to my favorite fruit. You didn't miss a beat! Everything is perfect.
- August 24, 2010 at 6:59 AM
- rachel @ blackeiffel said...
Steph -- it turned out wonderful! It was a pleasure to be able to see it in person and your photos turned out fantastic! V had a blast. Thanks again.
- August 24, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- Petra said...
I love that you used Rainier cherries - a nice contrast with all the 'cherry red'. So pretty, well done! I bet the young lady loved the day.
- August 24, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Amalia said...
Fantastic! I am a cherry fan allready, so you can understand how much I loved this post!
Greetings from Rhodes, Greece
- August 24, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- michelle said...
oh my goodness, such a sweet party. Love the details and those lollypops! Well done!
- August 24, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Terri said...
Cute party! Those cupcakes look delicious!
- August 25, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- molly ruth said...
i love everything about it! you are so creative and your little one is so lucky to have you as a mommy!
- August 25, 2010 at 5:18 PM
As a Northwest cherry grower I may be biased, but looking at the pictures I'm disappointed we can't all attend! What a well-planned, thoughtful party. Very original. I love to see the Rainier cherries too. They're a lot harder to grow, so the few that make it to market are extra special...perfect for a celebration!
- August 26, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- J+S said...
This is specatcular! Would you mind if I re-posted this on my blog and linked and credited back to you?
- August 27, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Jaime said...
Oh my goodness, Stephanie, That is gorgeous!!
- August 27, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- *Simply Colette* said...
What fun! Those cupcakes look scrumptious!
- August 30, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- { L } said...
OMGness, simply charming! I just adore every detail. <3
I have a giveaway this week: http://www.mooreminutes.com/2010/08/fresh-sudsy-gorgeous-homemade-soap.html
- August 30, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- Ephemeral Evidence said...
Adorable! I love those suckers...
- August 31, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Chris @ Celebrations At Home said...
This is so cute and creative! I hope you don't mind me sharing on my blog : )
- September 3, 2010 at 5:47 AM
- Genevieve Le Bel said...
Oh. My. Cuteness!!!! Love the originality! Would love to feature this party! Yes?!
Genevieve =)
- September 6, 2010 at 6:56 AM
- Leslie @ every good and perfect said...
This is sweeeeeet! Such perfect details!
- September 7, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- lydiajoy said...
I LOVE THIS!! I don't generally like much that involves cherries, but this is too cute!!
- September 7, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- Susan @ Entertain Exchange said...
This so cute - I love every detail!
Party and Entertaining Inspiration
- September 11, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- laxmom said...
Where are we able to purchase the cherry lollipops? I went to the etsy site but did not see them. Any help would be appreciated.
- June 18, 2011 at 6:54 PM
- stephmodo said...
laxmom: Yes! I've restocked my etsy shop :) I also now have liners for cupcakes too!
- July 6, 2011 at 9:27 PM
- make handmade said...
Great ideas, i love it. Thanks for sharing
- October 5, 2011 at 7:58 AM
- Wall stickers said...
I love cheries, I love cakes. I love this idea. It is ad I just find your blog, just after daughter party.
- December 9, 2013 at 4:10 AM
Hello... how did you make the lollipops? 😊
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One of the likely big trends in women's wear for next is year monochrome black and white. Think Bridget Riley, op art, stripes of varying lengths, maybe a bit of dogs tooth too. Apparently stripey op art style dresses by the likes of Marc Jac0bs are predicted to drip on down to the High St. Chances are that the mod monochrome look will also have an influence …
Dr Martens are back, just have a little faith here
Dr Martens are one of these timeless brands, like Converse, who's iconic shoes have changed little since they were first conceived, which in both these cases was many a moon before any of us were. DMs fade in and out of obscurity with ease and have for the last few years been bubbling under the surface pulling their profits from the hardcore fans, but I predict a come back. With early 80's style being so hot right now it takes little imagination to make that jump to skinny acid washed jeans and a pair of Docs, but only time and perhaps our street style posts will tell.
Wearing one colour all the time
While not as interesting as Lindsay Lohan
going impersonating Marilyn Monroe, there was an intriguing feature in New York magazine about
people who wear all one
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Naomi Watts & Rosario Dawson Both Stood Out In Stella McCartney, But Who Wore It Better?
These two a-listers got totally glam in the same exact dress, just in different colors!
Naomi Watts was the first to wear the ruffled one-shoulder Stella McCartney gown to the 2010 Costume Institute Gala on May 3. Not only did the fuschia color look great against her skin tone, but her peep-toes and glam gold clutch complimented the look perfectly. Her bright red pout made the dress pop without being too matchy-matchy.
Rosario Dawson walked the red carpet on Oct 27 at the LA premiere of Unstoppable wearing the same gorgeous gown, only in pale blue. Rosario always looks fab, but I thought something is lacking with this look. The blue paired with nude heels and clutch look washed out instead of lush — but that wasn't the case with Naomi in the red version. Decide what you think and vote!


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Women aspire to lead, but gender biases, often unintentionally embedded in talent management systems, exclude those who don't fit the traditional male leadership model, making advancement for women more difficult. For women who lean in to be successful, organizations must lean in and meet them half way. Everyone will benefit.
Here's a summary from Catalyst research:
- When women do all the things they have been told will help them get ahead—using the same tactics as men—they still advance less than their male counterparts and have slower pay growth. See: The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead?
- Large and visible projects, mission-critical roles, and international experiences are the crucial "hot jobs" that advance top talent further and faster, but women get fewer of these critical experiences necessary to advance. See: Good Intentions, Imperfect Execution: Women Get Fewer of the "Hot Jobs" Needed to Advance
- Having a mentor before starting a first post-MBA job results in greater compensation and a higher-level position—but the payoff is greater for men than for women. Mentors continue to impact careers over time, but men's mentors are more senior, which results in more promotions and greater compensation. Sponsorship counts! See: Mentoring: Necessary But Insufficient for Advancement
- Women aspire to be CEOs in equal proportions as men. But women—to a much greater extent than men—run up against barriers, namely exclusion from informal networks, stereotyping, and a lack of role models. See: Women and Men in U.S. Corporate Leadership
- Among MBA grads who aspired to be CEO or senior executives, women progressed more slowly than men. And parenthood, industry, and previous experience didn't explain the gender gap. Leadership and pay gaps balloon over time, suggesting that the problem lies with the system, not the women. See: Pipeline's Broken Promise
As women lean in, organizations must lean in, too. Here's how:
- Proactively fix biased talent management systems. See: Cascading Gender Biases, Compounding Effects
- Offer both women and men greater work-life flexibility. See: Making Change—Beyond Flexibility: Work-Life Effectiveness as an Organizational Tool for High Performance
- Launch sponsorship programs. See: Sponsoring Women To Success
- Engage men in creating a more equal workplace. See: Men Matter
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Helping Girls to Raise Their Voices
Plan International's new CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, a former UN Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director for Management at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), spoke to us about the goals of her organization.
Credit Suisse: What does the International Women's Day mean for your organization?
Anne-Brigitte Albrectsen: For Plan International it is a day to draw attention to the situation of girls who continue to be among the most excluded and discriminated groups in the world and who will be tomorrow's women.
At least 1 in 5 adolescent girls around the world is denied their right to education by the daily realities of poverty, conflict and discrimination. Every day, girls are taken out of school and forced to work or marriage where they risk isolation and abuse. Missing out on school can mark the end of a girl being able to choose her own future.
As a child rights organization, with a special focus on girls, we strongly believe that by investing in girls we can bring about intergenerational change.
What is Plan International's goal for Women's Day?
This year, we are celebrating the achievements of girls and their transformative power in the communities we work across the world.
We work in some of the poorest communities to ensure all girls have the chance to raise their voices so they can take charge of decisions that affect their lives. We work towards creating an enabling environment where girls can learn, lead, decide and thrive.
Through our Because I am a Girl global campaign, launched in 2012, Plan International has led the call for girls' rights to be recognized as human rights. Through more than 500 girls-focused projects, Plan International has helped transform the lives of almost 5 million girls reached directly since 2012. In that same period, the lives of more than 40 million girls and boys have been indirectly improved as a result of our work.
Strong partnership with government, civil society and the private sector have formed the backbone of our work on girls' rights. Our partnership with Credit Suisse, for example, focuses on financial education and life skills for adolescent girls, empowering the next generation of women to achieve better future for themselves and their communities.


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Lovely Lemon: 9 Recipes To Brighten Winter's End
Is winter over yet? We got a whiff of spring, and suddenly we can't wait for the garden, and fresh lettuce, and tender young growing things. One of our chief kitchen consolations, late in the winter, is lemon. We squeeze it over everything, savoring that tart, fresh flavor, and the promise of sunnier days to come. Here are nine savory lemon-dominated recipes that will bring a little sunshine to the dinner table.
Here are a few recipes that look really, really good, from tangy lemon fish with capers, to zesty linguine, to lemon gnocchi with spinach and peas.
1. Pan-fried lemon sole fillets with salsa verde - Jamie Oliver. Simple, healthy, and good.
2. Lemon Gnocchi with Spinach and Peas - Gourmet. Gnocchi is such a comfort food for us!
3. Lemon-Scented Quinoa - Gourmet. A super-grain, and yet it tastes delicious!
4. Linguine with Lemon, Garlic, and Thyme Mushrooms - Nigella Lawson. We like this quick, easy recipe; it comes together fast.
5. Lemony Lentil Salad - Whole Living. Another simple meal, and great for lunches too.
6. Roasted chicken breast with lemony bombay potatoes - Jamie Oliver. Zesty, sexy, and very easy, as it all cooks together in a foil packet or tray.
7. Egg Salad with Lemon and Fennel - Gourmet. How sprightly, as the headnotes say! And a lovely twist on egg salad for spring.
8. Roast carrot and avocado salad with orange and lemon dressing - Jamie Oliver. What an absolutely stunning salad. We can hardly wait to eat this.
9. Lemony Risotto with Asparagus and Shrimp - As soon as asparagus comes back into season we will put this on the menu!
Do you have any lemon-themed recipes that you're eyeing right now?
Related: Mid-Winter Blues: 10 Sunny Recipes for Dreary Days
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Many people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide are not able to get enough to eat. Health complications mean that many lose their jobs and their livelihoods are threatened. In Haiti, WFP plays a crucial role in protecting patients being treated for HIV/AIDS and their families by ensuring that the food they receive contributes to their health, safety and dignity.
Gonaives- Every day is a busy day at the Hôpital de la Providence des Gonaives- one of the larger facilities in the populous and poor Artibonite region in the centre of Haiti. This hospital is also one of many across the country where HIV/AIDS patients receive 50 kg of take home family rations from WFP to keep themselves and their families fed and healthy as they begin antiretroviral treatment.
Among the flocks of patients and family members lined up outside clinic doors to receive medicine and test results, the coordinator of a hospital patient group is examining a workbook outside the stock room that contains the carefully handwritten names of all the patients who will receive food rations that day. A patient himself, he talks animatedly about the group that he works with and the benefits of the take-home family food rations. "Beginning the treatment can be difficult and the food provided by WFP means that the medicine will work more effectively. Not having to worry about providing for your family during this time is also crucial. It makes a huge difference to us", he says.
The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Haiti is around 220.000 with the highest prevalence among women. In a population of just a little over 10 million this means that more than 2 people in every 100 are living with the HIV/AIDS and even more are indirectly affected by it.
WFP gives take home rations to help people undergoing HIV/AIDS treatment improve their health but also to protect their dignity and their families.
Access to proper nourishment is essential to increasing the effectiveness of anti-retroviral treatment. People living with HIV need more calories and nutrients in their diet because of their weakened immune systems and access to proper nourishment is essential to increasing the effectiveness of anti-retroviral treatment.
Side effects from the treatment can make it difficult and in some cases impossible to earn a living, which means that entire families can go hungry. Concern about providing for children, husbands or wives might lead to people foregoing the treatment to try and work or sell off their assets.
WFP provided food rations to 12.450 patients and their families in 2013. Over the next three years WFP is planning to assist 180.000 HIV/AIDS patients and their families in Haiti. As an entirely self-funded organization, WFP relies on the generous support of its donors to make sure that people living with HIV do not have to choose between their family and their health.
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awesome garage .......................geno
Jan 10, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Hey man that vette is sweet I just got one yesterday needs a lil work but its a vette and pretty sweet to me lol.
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Hey bro just stopin by to say thanks for the great comments and you have a gorgeous corvette, happy to see you have ur dream car and looks like ur having a blast . By the way i got challenged so come by and vote.


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2013: Appeared in 16 games during her junior season, making six starts … had her lone assist of the season in MIT's 4-0 victory over Babson (10/26) … scored her only goal of the season just five minutes into the game against Coast Guard (11/2), which Tech won, 5-1.
2012: Played in 19 games and started one … recorded one goal and two assists for four points … only goal of the season was the lone goal in the 75th minute against Smith (10/27).
2011: Played in 18 games, started one … earned an assist on the game-winning goal against Mount Holyoke (10/15).
Off the Field at MIT: Majoring in earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences and management … completed an internship at Catalyst, Inc. … conducted a UROP/IROP in Course 12 … director of internal events for Alpha Phi … Four Consulting … Student Athlete Advisory Committee … Associate Advisor.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Manhasset High School … four-year starter and captain … four-time varsity letterwinner … two-time all-class … two-time all-county … Bobbi Marks Scholarship recipient (2011) … 2007 NYE State Champions … National Honor Society … Math Honor Society … Science Honor Society … Spanish Honor Society … Tri-M Honor Society … president of National and Math Honor Societies.
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By WINNELLE HORNE
Museum director
The Log Cabin Quilters met Thursday, April 14, at the Levy County Quilt Museum. We had a great day. Many were out with sickness, doctor visits or other appointments, so we appreciate everyone who can come and be here on Thursday. Next week we will have the Red Hat Ladies from Gainesville.
Greg and six boys were out Wednesday and we did get about two weeks work done with mowing, cleaning flower beds, putting up a quilt, moving sewing machines and so much more. Thanks Lancaster.
Our Thursday lunch was great with fish sticks, cheese grits, fried chicken, salmon loaf, peas and carrots, chicken loaf, two salads, strawberry cake, plain cake, chocolate cake, vanilla cake with white icing and so much more.
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Warren Buffett, investor extraordinaire, has given an unexpected boost to the gloomy state of the newspaper business.
Like a sudden glimpse of sun on an overcast day, Warren Buffett, investor extraordinaire, has given an unexpected boost to the gloomy state of the newspaper business. Having famously announced only four years ago that he wouldn't buy a newspaper "at any price," Buffett now sees special value in a distinct category of daily papers; namely, those best able to define what readers want in small- and medium-size markets like Gainesville.
In just the past 15 months, his investment behemoth, Berkshire Hathaway, known for acquiring very big properties (the latest being the food giant, H. J. Heinz), has acquired 28 daily newspapers in places like Charlottesville, Va., Winston-Salem, N.C., Florence, S.C., and College Station, Texas.
Rest assured, the Oracle of Omaha hasn't lost his marbles or closed his eyes to the overwhelmingly bleak conditions generally enveloping the newspaper business. He sees what we all see: big-city dailies folding or cutting back almost everywhere, caught in a vicious cycle of fading readership, diminished advertising and the ever-changing habits of consumers in the digital age. Today, more Americans obtain news online than from radio or newspapers, and, when interviewed, only 23 percent say they read a print newspaper the day before ( a figure that was 50 percent just a decade ago, according to Pew Research).
It's a sad story, particularly if you're a news junkie and devoted "broadsheet" dinosaur like me. And, it's not just the printed newspaper business that's dying.
Most of the iconic weekly news magazines have disappeared or morphed into something totally different. Time magazine, the most prominent and, until recently, successful, is now being spun off from its parent company, Time Warner, so the media giant can focus exclusively on more lucrative cable, TV and film businesses.
With so much bad news surrounding the print business, even fragmentary rays of hope are welcome. Buffett is not a business mogul looking to acquire political influence or gain notoriety by owning a major city daily — in the mold of Rupert Murdoch or Sam Zell. And, he's no starry-eyed sentimentalist just wanting newsprint on his hands.
No, Buffett is a tough-minded money man who, in this instance, has decided to distance himself from naysayers ready to write an obituary for the entire industry. In his view, daily papers that first ascertain and then focus, laser-like, on serving local community needs might have an extended lease on life. Tellingly, he eschews any interest in big-city dailies �— believing that "hyper-localism" is extremely difficult to practice where so many disparate parts exist on such a large scale.
What Buffett is betting on is that papers like our Gainesville Sun will escape the death spiral of most big-city dailies because they serve smaller, more discrete markets characterized by a "pervasive sense of community." As he says in a recent letter to shareholders, "A paper that serves the special informational needs of that community will remain indispensable to a significant portion of its residents."
Put simply, people living in communities like Gainesville tend to have a greater common interest in things like high school sports, local special events and the actions of city and county commissions than they do in large, sprawling metropolitan areas like Miami. Gainesville residents also benefit from having a large, prestigious public university in their midst. "Go Gators" isn't just an offhanded expression, it's a deeply ingrained, widely shared rallying cry for the entire community.
In short, Gainesville seems to fit, perfectly, the type of closely-knit community that Buffett is targeting as potential winners in the deadly game of survival that the daily newspaper business has become. Whether he's right, remains to be seen.
I'm no cockeyed optimist. The printed newspaper business will continue to erode, perhaps even more rapidly over the next few years. But I also believe that, even in this digital age, what really counts the most is content. So, if giving the public the local stories, pictures and opinions they want ( that uniquely reflect the communities they live in ) turns out to be a winning formula for stemming the tide, I'll happily relish whatever extended run is in store for our printed Sun.
Carl Ramey is a former communications attorney and the author of "Mass Media Unleashed: How Washington Policymakers Shortchanged The American Public." He lives in Gainesville.


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Oh boy, a May release & a retail of 3,129 yen so about $35. US. Well it will be the auction block for this set. Sigh.
Ooooooh, very nice. I can't wait till mine arrives.
Look what was waiting for me when I got home this afternoon:I wasn't all that excited about this set, but I must say, I'm impressed by the Jango.
Cool set Brent, can't wait to see it in person. You know, that would make a nice thank-you for the person that helped you out at work last week...
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BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA -- ** and all those involved at USA Express - ** & I wanted to thank you for the wonderful service we received from USA Express with our move across country. You were incredible! We truly appreciated all of your help. Please also send my thanks to ** - the packing also went so smoothly! We'd be very happy to refer USA Express Moving in the future. GREAT JOB!!!
PHOENIX, ARIZONA -- Here is the short version: If you're looking to pay triple what you were quoted, to be awash in attitude, and to have your stuff unceremoniously dumped on the receiving end after you sign the credit card bill, this is the mover for you! USA Express moving, headquartered in Bristol, PA, is a typical bait-and-switch company. They give you a low-ball estimate over the phone, which is never put in writing, and then you end up paying many times more.
Actually when they gave me a quote (about $300), I doubled it, thinking I'd pay $600-$700. But when I ended up paying almost $1,000, I was floored. What was just as bad, however, were the guys who made the move, telling me they would not take any glass table tops and then packing odd items, such as a 30-year-old TV, in materials I had to pay for—materials that were worth more than the TV.
Generally, it was my worst move ever. They never did provide a detailed invoice or deduct my $100 down payment as far as I can tell. I guess I'll never know, though, since no one will return my phone calls. Do yourself a favor: get a binding estimate from a reputable national company and avoid USA Express.
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Negotiating with the movers, and on the phone with a company representative, did no good; the company would not admit any error or make any adjustments. After loading my belongings and transporting them to my new home, the head mover communicated that my bill totaled $350, which I commented was just over the estimated cost.
I requested and understood that the $100 deposit I had made would be removed from my credit card, as I paid for the move ($350) with a different card. Days later, I found that the deposit hadn't been released and the cost had actually totaled $450. While I should have looked more closely at the papers I signed that day regarding costs, the information communicated by the movers was at best unclear and at worst deceptive, and their actions were not consistent with my instructions.
Worst of all, a call to USA Express yielded an unsympathetic company representative who could have cared less that the movers had shown up early and communicated costs incorrectly, and that I was an unhappy customer. I do not recommend this company.


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Political historian and analyst extraordinaire Michael Barone has kindly written to add a footnote to our post on Kerry's fictional explanation for his $87 billion mistake:
One more thing should be noted about John Kerry's
statement on Good Morning America that he made his inarticulate (actually quite articulate) "I did actually vote for . . . " statement late at night in the primary season. You correctly pointed out that he spoke at a noontime appearance and that the statement was made a little after 1pm. But it wasn't during the heat of the primaries. Kerry clinched the Democratic nomination March 2; Bush called and congratulated him on, I believe, the next day. Kerry made the statement in question on March 16. His St. Patrick's Eve gift to the Bush campaign.


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Skip to comments.Document Details WMD Recovered In Iraq, Santorum Says
Posted on 06/21/2006 4:03:09 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45
(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) announced Wednesday the finding of over 500 munitions or weapons of mass destruction, specifically "sarin- and mustard-filled projectiles," in Iraq.
Reading from unclassified portions of a document developed by the U.S. intelligence community, Santorum said, "Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq's pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist."
According to Santorum, "That means in addition to the 500, there are filled and unfilled munitions still believed to exist within the country."
Reading from the document, Santorum added, "Pre-Gulf War Iraqi chemical weapons could be sold on the Black Market. Use of these weapons by terrorist or insurgent groups would have implications for coalition forces in Iraq. The possibility of use outside of Iraq cannot be ruled out. The most likely munitions remaining are sarin- and mustard-filled projectiles. And I underscore filled."
Santorum said the "purity of the agents inside the munitions depends on many factors, including the manufacturing process, potential additives and environmental storage conditions."
While acknowledging that the agents "degrade over time," the document said that the chemicals "remain hazardous and potentially lethal."
The media has reported that "insurgents and Iraqi groups" want to "acquire and use chemical weapons," Santorum noted.
The Pennsylvania senator called the finding "incredibly" significant.
"The idea that, as my colleagues have repeatedly said in this debate on the other side of the aisle, that there are no weapons of mass destruction is in fact false," Santorum said. "We have found over 500 weapons of mass destruction and in fact have found that there are additional chemical weapons still in the country."
As Cybercast News Service reported on Oct. 6, 2004, the CIA's chief inspector in Iraq provides details that corroborate information contained in 42 pages of Iraqi intelligence documents obtained by CNSNews.com.
The so-called Duelfer report, named for its author, Charles Duelfer, is widely recognized for declaring that no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq. Other details of the report, however, provide a glimpse of what some Iraq experts say is Saddam's attempt to continue to wage war against the U.S. after the first Gulf War ended.
While acknowledging that the agents "degrade over time," the document said that the chemicals "remain hazardous and potentially lethal." '
Yeah... the MSM is jumping ALL over this revelation!!
NOT!! I just did a google news search and this is the ONLY article about it... and one blog entry:
Let's hope it's not just a Hail Mary political trick. Santorum is hurting in the polls, and the obvious lie he snuck into the Energy Bill which has the sole purpose of funneling federal money to nearly-bogus "alternative fuel" companies is the only reason somebody would need to vote for the other guy.
"There are no weapons of mass destruction... Bush made them up to support his anti-Hussein agenda, the evil, ignorant Southerner... The reasons for the Iraq war were totally fabricated... This is the next Vietnam... This is a Quagmire..."
The only reason? There isn't that much difference between Santorum and Casey then?
You can't expect to hear this on the Drive-bys.
and you won't.
Pings !
I'm a third party guy: certainly no GOP cheerleader. But anyone who seriously believes that Casey, a democrat, is going to step up on the war on terror and illegal immigration is out of their mind. I know WHAT HE SAID, look at what they do.
This from CQ:
" I think that we have known of a handful of recovered chemical-weapons shells, but not 500. That number has more significance. An artillery company could have laid down a very effective attack on an enemy position, quickly killing or disabling them in a manner outlawed for decades. Of course, that had been the entire point of the UN Security Council resolutions -- to strip Saddam of that capability -- and he obviously retained it, and lied about it.
The next question will be why the White House did not release this information at the time of their discovery. Santorum's statement says, The information released today proves that weapons of mass destruction are, in fact, in Iraq[.] It is essential for the American people to understand that these weapons are in Iraq. I will continue to advocate for the complete declassification of this report so we can more fully understand the complete WMD picture inside Iraq. That implies that a broader analysis of WMD in Iraq exists -- and that it differs significantly from the common understanding shown thus far.
Some will claim that the release is strictly for political purposes. They may have a point, but I doubt it will have anything to do with domestic politics. If Bush wanted to use it for that, he would have done so in October 2004 and not in June 2006. This information changes the picture about our pre-war intelligence in time for the Iranian confrontation -- and I suspect that the White House wants to declassify it in order to convince European leaders that our intel actually paid off."
"The only reason you need". Sufficient but not necessary, as the math people would say.
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"UPDATE: Nothing on the wires yet at 5:10 pm CT, but let's think through what this discovery -- if it is new -- means. We have found a handful of such shells already in Iraq; I reported such a find here in November 2004. The shells had come from around the time of the first Gulf War and the contents had likely been rendered inert by the passage of time and exposure to air. That has a lot less significance than a find of 500 shells; that kind of stockpile could have done real damage to our troops during the invasion, and of course could also have caused a lot more trouble with civilians in the hands of terrorists, if properly deployed.
The political significance will be difficult to calculate without more information on when and where the shells were found, in what condition, and so on. However, their existence in those numbers will at least eliminate the argument that Saddam's WMD existed only in his head, a position that former Saddam henchmen have taken ever since they fell into Coalition hands."
If Tony Snow was smart he would hold a White-house press conference and trumpet this development to the whitehouse press corps. Make sure that Fox News is there and it will get out to the American people.
Sarin is extremely deadly organophosphate nerve gas that causes paralysis of all muscles including the muscles used for breathing...you die of respiratory failure within a few minutes without the antidote (IM Atropine SO4). One of these shells set off inside a basketball game, hockey game, or subway could conceiveably kill hundreds of people.
The report would indicate that they're still dangerous. Like anything Saddam made it's probably not the best Sarin, but it still would kill huge numbers of people.
Point well made, but probably in a scenario like that the numbers would be higher. For one thing, panic would kill many people too as they watched people convulsing on the ground and dying. But the good part is that these are old, not brand new, rounds. So it's not like it's really, really bad WMD.
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The final precious metals trading session of this week started off on a mildly positive note as commodities overall firmed up and as the US dollar slipped to under the 79 pivot point on the trade-weighted index. Month and quarter-end book-squaring were seen as dominating the action for the remainder of the day but yesterday once again presented a headache for gold bulls who had become somewhat emboldened by certain words of Mr. Bernanke's earlier in the week.
The first quarter's performance tally shows gold being ahead by 4% since the first trading day of the year. Platinum, on the other hand, is some 17% higher than it was on Jan. 3. A quick survey of equity indices indicates the S&P 500 is ahead by nearly 12% while the Nasdaq Composite is up by almost 19% on the quarter. Such gains would normally be nice enough if they were the tallies for a full twelve months. Stock market participants continued to receive decent US economic news this week as well; consumer spending climbed above forecasted figures, jobless claims continued at a four-year low level, GDP was un-revised at 3% for the final quarter of 2011.
Analysts at Standard Banks (SA) opine that while commodities had a nice start for first few weeks of the year, players in that space are well-advised to keep an eye out for developments from China. Setbacks in that country's economy have dampened the strong out-of-the-gate performance in commodities since they first became publicized. Key metrics such as bellwether copper demand, cement production, electricity output, and manufacturing activity in China are critical watch-list items at this juncture.
Standard Bank also reminds us that the principal price-moving agent in commodities in Q1 has been speculative activity of the long kind (save for gold, whose open interest as a percentage of net length fell somewhat) based on QE3 expectations by a crowd that has become more habituated to easy money than Charlie Sheen had been to certain…substances. Practically every gold perma-bull now blames the Fed's reluctance to provide QE dough to play in the markets with for the souring of the mood in gold. Seeking "salvation" from the US central bank may not prove to be the wisest strategy at this juncture, as you will see below.
Spot dealings opened with a bid-side quoted at $1,667 in gold and at $32.50 in silver. While there is still scope for attempts at taking out overhead resistance near $1,680 and $1,704 in gold (with a possible $1,730 end-target) the going has been anything but smooth amid an absence of not only QE3 but bullish news on the physical or ETF front as well. Over in India, the near fortnight-long strike by that country's jewelers continued but Finance Minister Mukherjee, according to Marketwatch, "has so far given no hint that the government intends to review the import taxes on gold. "I don't think the government will change its position," said Badruddin Khan, an analyst at Angel Broking.
"In general, when they do adjust parts of the budget, it's for essential commodities, not for bullion." New Delhi first slapped a 2% hike on gold in January to start plugging the holes in the government's finances and the country's current account deficit, a measure of the nation's debt to foreign creditors. Gold demand was also cited as a factor in the slide of the rupee last year, which lifted the costs of India's import bill."
Swiss Bank UBS yesterday trimmed its 2012 gold price forecast by a hefty 18%, down to $1,680 per ounce, as it sees gold as being "at risk" from the US recovery, dollar strength, and the dissipation of QE3 hopes. UBS had previously pegged a $2,050 target for gold for the year. The biggest concern appears to be the fact that, as we have stated here many times, gold has become over-dependent on a single type of offtake – that from investment.
UBS opines that gold is at risk precisely because "it needs persistent inflows of investor money to keep on its upward trajectory." Such inflows have been – to say the least – tenuous since last year's volatility in prices increased and following September's price peak above $1,900. Gold ETF demand tonnage in 2011 sank to the lowest annual level since the launch of such instruments in 2005. Several high-profile funds liquidated part or all of their gold holdings in the latter part of last year.
If there is any good news in the ETF space lately, it might be the fact that not too much gold tonnage has leaked out of such vehicles in the wake of the recent price declines that erased bullion's February gains and then some. Of late, the strengthening perception that the Fed may be done with the handing out of "free money" in the form of QE accommodation has rattled the confidence levels among gold bulls who expected 2012 to simply be "more of the same" of what we have seen in the market since 2008.
There might also be another explanation as to why the Swiss bank cut its gold price outlook so dramatically. It has to do with capital flows. While UBS did not label the above-mentioned rising gold price formula with anything remotely resembling one Mr. Ponzi's former scheme, there is one Marketwatch Trading Deck contributor who believes that, even at this juncture, gold is overvalued by 74%. Taking into account the Gold:GSCI (Goldman Sachs Commodity Index) and the Gold:CCI (Continuous Commodity Index) ratios and their historical patterns, there are a couple of conclusions to be drawn.
The first one is that the 2.37 Gold:GSCI ratio (as of March 23) was 35% higher than the historical average of 1.75 and that gold is probably 35% overvalued with respect to crude oil. The second inference is that a Gold:CCI ratio of 2.89 (also as of March 23) is 74% higher than its 1.66 historical average. And, yes, there is a chart for that metric, over at Insider Monkey. The last time that ratio was at 1.66 was on the day of the collapse of Lehman Bros. The PM Fix in London that day was $775.00 per ounce.
Platinum and palladium also moved higher this morning, with the former posting a $16 gain to $1,640.00 per ounce and the latter advancing by $4 to the $648.00 per ounce mark. PGMs are continuing to be supported by supply concerns which are once again becoming manifest owing to on-going labor action at the Anglo American Platinum and African Rainbow Minerals' mines down in South Africa. Management and the unions have been engaging in daily talks, but "progress is elusive" according to reports.


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The pie fight is set for 3:30 p.m.
The pie fight is set for 3:30 p.m.
When Bob Abdou decides to revive a little bit of Vaudeville in Columbus -- not just the performance aspects but also the training-ground side of things, for those who want to be entertainers -- he doesn't leave out an important detail such as the proper approach to putting a pie in someone's face.
Abdou, a professional ventriloquist who moved to Clintonville with his wife, the Rev. June Wilkins of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, in 2011, will run an Entertainers Camp and All-Star Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4. Open to the public and intended for all ages, from children to senior citizens, the event will offer instruction in "all elements of variety arts," according to a poster. These include magic, clowning, puppetry, juggling, comedy, face-painting, balloon-twisting and ventriloquism.
"This is going to be like a house of refuge," Abdou said. "This is where they're going to come and be accepted for whatever they want to do."
The camp and show will take place in the community room of his wife's church, 35 E. Stanton Ave., with the exception of the pie fight. That will take place at the couple's nearby home and will be led by a professional clown from Cleveland who has taken a course on proper pie-fighting.
"There's actually a technique," Abdou said. "He's going to give a lecture and workshop on picking up a pie and throwing it in someone's face."
The cost to attend the camp is $10. Admission to the 7 p.m. show, to be put on by the camp's instructors, is $5.
The doors to the community room of the church will open at 6:30 p.m. for the show. Those attending will be greeted by friends of Abdou's from Akron, impersonating Laurel and Hardy.
Abdou, a New Jersey native who took up ventriloquism when he was living in Atlanta, has put on similar camps in Philadelphia and in Austin, Texas, where he and Wilkins lived before relocating to central Ohio so she could become minister at Gethsemane Lutheran.
"I personally believe in association," Abdou said, adding he found little in the way of opportunities to associate with other variety arts entertainers in the Columbus area upon arrival.
"I thought to myself, 'If I can't find them and I'm in the entertainment business, how is the public supposed to find them?' " Abdou said.
Hence, the camp and show, both of which, he said, he wanted to make as affordable as possible. The instructors, including clowns, puppeteers and magicians from around Ohio, are friends Abdou has made over the course of his career, which he started all over after moving from Austin.
Dealer tables offering affordable props and magic tricks also will be set up in the church's community room.
Abdou has created a Facebook page for the Entertainers Camp; so far, 30 people have signed up to attend the May 4 gathering.
"I'm not looking for quantity," he said. "Even if we get five people to show up, five people will get the best day of their life in the variety arts.
"I don't want to look at it as who's not there. I wanted to take care of the people who are there. Then, if it is successful, we'll do it again next year. I don't want to do this as a one-time deal.
"We just want people to come and enjoy something that's never really been done in Columbus."
For more information, call Abdou at 614-329-5399 or visit the Facebook page "Entertainer's Camp -Columbus, Ohio."


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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Shelby Miller gave up a leadoff single then retired 27 in a row for his first career complete game, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Eric Young Jr. had a line drive hit to right field to start the game for the Rockies but Miller (5-2) gave up nothing else in his first shutout. The right-hander struck out Young to end it with his 13th K, tying a Cardinals rookie record.
The one-hitter was the fewest hits allowed by a Cardinals pitcher since Bud Smith tossed a no-hitter on Sept. 3, 2001, and it was the second one-hitter of the night in the major leagues. Boston's Jon Lester was perfect until he allowed a two-out double in the sixth against Toronto.


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By Stephen Eisenhammer
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Buskers from all over the world descend on Edinburgh in Scotland for the Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world. They come for the money, the company and, who knows, maybe even fame.
Just 30 pounds ($46.72) buys you a busking pass and after that it is about meeting at 10 every morning and a bit of luck. Performers put their passes in a hat and organizers draw them to allocate the areas where they can hold performances.
With 854 street performers in town for this year's Fringe each act only gets two 30-minute slots per day. But in that time performers told Reuters you can make between 150 and 200 pounds a day over the 25 days of the Fringe.
A rough calculation puts the amount of money passing through hats of street acts during the Fringe at more than 3 million pounds.
No wonder acts are flocking to the Scottish capital. The number of performers is up 40 percent since 2009.
Geordie Little, who plays a guitar in a distinctive style resting it on his knees and beating out a rhythm on the instrument's frame as he plucks the strings, is at the Fringe for the second year in a row.
Originally from Australia, he has been busking for two years and now lives in Berlin.
"I heard about the Edinburgh Fringe from a friend when I was in Berlin and thought I had to check it out," he told Reuters as he packed up his guitar, CDs and amp, on the flyer-strewn Royal Mile where many street artists perform.
Little says he makes slightly more at the Fringe than elsewhere but mainly comes for the networking and the gossip.
"You've got a lot of the best street performers in the world here and you can learn a lot."
For Little, the street is just a stepping stone. He gets gigs off the back of it and sells his studio-produced album, "Where the Walls Once Were," for 5 pounds.
Tom Popadom, from Slovakia, has a juggling act involving a glass ball which he moves fluidly across his body. For him, the gallivanting has a clearer motivation.
"I travel around all year, always picking a place that isn't too hot and isn't too cold... Edinburgh in August is a good temperature," he told Reuters on the steps of a church on the Royal Mile, where he was hoping to pick up an extra 30-minute performance slot.
If street performers arrive two minutes late for their slot, it is handed to the artist who has been sitting on the steps the longest. "One extra slot can double your hat," Popadom says.
"The great thing about Edinburgh is how well organized it is. At some festivals you just show up and have to fight for your place."
Andy Meldrum, who organizes the street performances, known as Virgin Money Street Events, told Reuters the events are a vital part of the soul of the Edinburgh Fringe.
"Like the Fringe itself, street events are open access, meaning anyone can perform whatever their experience and performers come from across the world to take part."
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Clark to serve as interim dean of engineering
Provost April Mason has announced that Gary Clark, currently senior associate dean of the College of Engineering, will serve as the interim dean of engineering effective immediately.
"I thank Gary for taking on the dean's responsibilities during this time of change," Mason said. "He comes to the interim position with leadership experience as a department head and senior associate dean in the college."
Clark will be point person for the College of Engineering on the University Engineering Initiative Act, serve on the Council of Deans and represent the college in all its activities. He will also be responsible for completing the K-State 2025 strategic planning process for the college and will be instrumental in implementing the plans being developed. A national search will be conducted during the next academic year.
"I have every confidence in Gary as he takes on this new role," Mason said. "Please join me in welcoming Gary Clark as the interim dean of engineering."


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Angelina Jolie sat down with the Financial Times on a recent trip to Los Angeles and revealed one of her ultimate dreams – to cross the Sahara!
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On dreaming of crossing the Sahara: "It takes 28 days …it would have to be on a camel. I wonder if I could do it in pieces and station the kids along the way."
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On her children embracing each others cultures: "They are all learning about each others cultures as well as being proud of their own. So it's not like just the boys get to do the Asian thing. They all have their flags over their beds and their individual pride. We owe Vietnam a visit, because Pax is due. Z wants to get back to Africa, and Shiloh too. So everyone takes their turns in their country."
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Devonport Library architect announced
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Devonport Library architect announced
Athfield Architects Ltd has been named as Auckland Council's architectural partner for the new, modern Devonport Library project. Construction work on the current Windsor Reserve site is due to begin later this year.
The selection of Athfield Architects followed a robust proposal and tender process during November and December 2012. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board chair Chris Darby says the appointment of the award-winning architects of the stature of Athfields is welcome news.
"They have emerged from a competitive process which attracted outstanding architectural talent from across New Zealand. Athfields has proven itself capable of taking library design in a dynamic and innovative direction while honouring historic settings.
"They are a standout firm led by one of New Zealand's finest architects, the internationally acclaimed Ian Athfield. I'm confident we will see Devonport's reputation for its literary heritage, environmental protection and technological innovation reflected in the new library design when the concept is revealed for public feedback in February," he says.
Service Delivery Manager for the Pohutukawa Coast Libraries, Marion Read, says building a new library for the Devonport community is a priority for the local board, made possible by the community working with, and providing feedback to, Auckland Council and the local board.
"We are pleased to announce Athfield Architects as our partner as it means we can now get on with this exciting project for the Devonport community," says Mrs Read.
The proposed 950m2 library, built over two floors, will offer enhanced customer experience, attractive views and connection with the neighbouring reserve. The improved design will provide much-improved spaces for people to meet, read, and access information and learning programmes.
The building will also embrace sustainable design principles to ensure it is environmentally friendly and sympathetic to its natural surroundings at the selected site, Windsor Reserve.
"The calibre of applicants and their proposals was exceptionally high for the building of the new library. We would like to thank those companies that submitted proposals," says Mrs Read.
Athfield Architects and their engineering sub-consultants AECOM are looking forward to beginning work on the project and creating a building the people of Devonport can be proud of.
"This area has a rich history and many iconic landmarks, which makes it a great place to live in and to visit," says Nick Strachan of Athfield's. "We want to ensure the new library further enhances the unique aspects of the area, while providing a great facility for community and visitor use,"
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Devonport Library at Windsor Reserve
• Auckland Council commissioned an independent review into alternative locations for the library, which found that Windsor Reserve remains the best site from a town planning, and other perspectives.
• The site is physically accessible, and has a number of community areas such as a children's play area.
• The project is due for completion in 2014 (subject to confirmation of the programme schedule) and work will begin later this year.
• The new Devonport Library will be located at 2-4 Victoria Road, close to the Devonport ferry building.
• The new library will have a floor space of 950m2, which is a significant increase to the existing library.
• There are currently 7,257 active library members and nearly 21,000 items are issued each month on average. The library has almost 16,700 visitors each month on average.
• The Devonport Library redevelopment project was initiated by the former North Shore City Council in 2006. In spite of major alterations and additions over the years, the current library's footprint, including the external seminar room and public toilet, has remained at 733m2 and the building is currently operational but at a level which is not fit for purpose, as documented by structural assessments reports.


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