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15 entries from srah blah blah tagged with 'neil diamond':
Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-bought woman
In news tangentially related to my last post, it recently occurred to me that when he sings, I am, I saidTo no one thereAnd no one heard at allNot even the chair Neil may have meant the chair... of the department¹. At an institution of higher education. Sometimes I feel that way, working in a university. ¹ Of course he didn't. He meant a chair that you sit on. Because he is the most insane greatest lyricist of all time. Love you, Neil!...
srah - Wednesday, 23 April 2008 - 12:49 PM
Tags: lyrics, neil diamond
American Idol hears my cry!
Once again, furiously blogging furiously has paid off, several years late. Important Decision Makers Of The World obviously read my blog, but are waaaaaay backed up on their feed-readers. The DREAM OF MY LIFE is about to come true, you guys, and I notice that none of my little bloggy friends have seen fit to notify me. Fortunately I have other spies who could feed me the information that TEH NEIL IS GUEST-JUDGING ON AMERICAN IDOL NEXT WEEK. Years and years of begging and pleading (passively, in blog-form) for American Idol to institute a Neil Diamond Week, and it's finally...
srah - Wednesday, 23 April 2008 - 12:29 PM
Tags: american idol, american idol 7, neil diamond, tv
Song she brang to me
I'm not in a terrifically bloggy mood right now, but I have just noticed that I have blogged on January 23 every year since 2002. That's a pretty good record and I hate to blow it. I wonder how many other days that's true for. So here's a musical meme for you, via J! Bloggity blog! My Top 10 Most Frequently Played Tracks in iTunes 1: Simon & Garfunkel - "America" 2: They Might Be Giants - "Man, It's So Loud In Here" 3: The Beatles - "If I Fell" 4: Mathieu Boogaerts - "Sens" 5: Neil Diamond - "Forever...
srah - Wednesday, 23 January 2008 - 10:00 PM
Tags: george harrison, memes, music, neil diamond, simon and garfunkel, the beatles, they might be giants
Veni, vidi, comedi tui pistachi
I got up earlier this morning, full of vim and vigour and ready to start the day... but I didn't have anything to do except nag the properties manager/IT guy about my internet connection. I suspect that with people pooping in the Abbey, he has more pressing and important things to worry about than me actually doing work. Becky just bought a new coffee pot so she's offered me her old one to heat up water for tea. It took a minute for me to figure out how it worked and I ended up spilling water all over myself, my...
srah - Wednesday, 9 June 2004 - 7:15 PM
Tags: baguette, beckyb, cell phone, internship, isidore, neil diamond, sandwich, tea, the abbey
Fun with nesting ordered lists
My latest thoughts on American Idol: I didn't realize they told us these things in advance, but according to the AI website, this week's theme is Elton John. Boooo! While I like Elton John and I think people could do interesting things with it, I have heard rumours about a Show Tune week and I am still praying for the Neil Diamond Extravaganza. If America were not smoking crack, the next people eliminated would be: Camile Velasco Jon Peter Lewis Jennifer Hudson Fantasia Barrino Diana DeGarmo John Stevens* Jasmine Trias George Huff ... leaving Latoya London as the winner. However,...
srah - Saturday, 3 April 2004 - 1:26 PM
Tags: american idol, american idol 3, elton john, john stevens, neil diamond, tv, william hung
Is it a breakup if it never had a chance to get started?
I hate it when Neil Diamond has the words for my situation, because I don't want to become that person who endlessly quotes Neil Diamond, thinking that he's some kind of god of lyrics-writing when he really writes a lot of crap. Oh wait, I already am the person who endlessly quotes him, so I might as well keep going. I feel like The Neil is singing to me: But I got an emptiness deep inside And I've tried But it won't let me go And I'm not a man who likes to swear But I never cared For the...
srah - Sunday, 16 November 2003 - 12:44 PM
Tags: breakup, music, neil diamond, quote
Bring home my name/ on the wings of Gwaihir*
(listening to Neil Diamond as I get ready this morning) srah: I always want to sing this "Sar... Saruman" instead of "Soo... Soolaimon". (pause) srah: I am such a nerd. Mom: Well, from what I've heard, you're in good company at SI. srah: This is very true. Hopefully Return of the King will come out after all of our exams are done. Otherwise we're in trouble! Mom: Why's that? srah: Because no one will show up for class the next day! Mom: Oh. Well, that's okay. Your teachers probably won't either. ––––– * thanks to Mr B------ for the nerd-assistance...
srah - Tuesday, 11 November 2003 - 11:04 AM
Tags: conversation, lord of the rings, lord of the rings: the return of the king, movies, neil diamond, school of information, srahmom
Can't stand still while the music is playin'
I really expected Saving Silverman to be just like all of the other gross-out buddy movies that are churned out every year, all of which seem to star Seann William Scott*. And yet it stood head and shoulders above the crowd of buddy movies. And why, you may ask? I can tell you in two words. And if you've already seen the movie, I think you know what those two words will be: NEIL DIAMOND. I don't think I ever would have thought to watch this on my own, but I got it as a birthday present from Robin. Five...
srah - Sunday, 31 August 2003 - 1:27 AM
Tags: movies, music, neil diamond, reviews, saving silverman
I'm not an addict, baby, that's a lie
You know, as much as I talk about Neil Diamond, I'm not really a Neil Diamond Fan. I mean, sure, I own three Neil Diamond CDs, but I'm not one of those Neil Diamond fans... I like Neil Diamond in an ironic/humorous sort of way, and people who like him for real scare me quite a bit. The first musical artist whose albums I actively collected was Weird Al Yankovic. The second was They Might Be Giants. Then I was introduced to The Neil by Dave Barry. That should tell you something right there. Dave says of Mr Diamond's excellent...
srah - Wednesday, 6 August 2003 - 8:23 AM
Tags: dave barry, music, neil diamond, weird al yankovic
And yet more of The Real World
It was the third of June On that younger day Well I became a man At the hands of a girl Almost twice my age - Neil Diamond, "Desiree" For those of you who moved back to France just to avoid watching this show, I will torture you with the latest: Leah is mean and no one likes her. She has a brother named Pascual who is in 10th grade and who comes to visit. Christina and Mallory fight over Pascual. Mallory and Simon (!!!) smooch around in a club ("You know, Simon, you're a really good kisser." "Thanks. You're...
srah - Thursday, 24 July 2003 - 8:51 AM
Tags: music, neil diamond, the real world: paris, tv
Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king?
Ever since I decided again that I want to write a novel, I've been coming up with ideas that sound so brilliant and innovating, I have to write them down. The problem is that when I walk away from them and come back a few hours later, I realize that they are the stupidest ideas anyone on the face of the Earth has ever imagined. Who the hell (besides Robin) wants to read a novel based on The Complete Works of Neil Diamond??? I think my dream will soon be abandoned again, only to resurface once more in a few...
srah - Tuesday, 15 July 2003 - 12:55 PM
Tags: neil diamond, robin, writing
Except for the names and a few other changes, my story's the same one
Robin, Cheryl and I went to Meijers last night, blasting the Road Trip CD Robin burned, which contains all the music we enjoyed on our trip to New York. I bet that you do not own a CD with 50 Cent, R. Kelly, Sean Paul and... Neil Diamond. Continue the entry for full track listing......
srah - Wednesday, 11 June 2003 - 10:23 AM
Tags: cheryl, music, neil diamond, robin, track listing
I must exorciiiiiiiiiiiiise the demons
Money talks but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk. And long as I can have you here with me I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans. Honey's sweet. But it ain't nothing next to baby's treat. And if you pardon me I'd like to say we'll do okay forever in blue jeans. I am in such pain. I've had this song in my head sans cesse for at least five days now, I think. I hope that by inflicting it on you and listening to something else, I can get it out. Pray for me....
srah - Wednesday, 21 May 2003 - 8:45 AM
Tags: music, neil diamond
That famous movie, Mr Neil Diamond goes to the Decoy Museum
Our return trip was rather uneventful, marked by some creative and dirty Mad Libs (the title of this post is one of the cleaner things that came out of it) and a profound lack of visits to llama farms. We did go through the Skyline Drive and see some lovely scenery, reminiscent of the Auvergne to those of us who had been there....
srah - Monday, 19 May 2003 - 11:55 PM
Tags: mad libs, neil diamond, road trip, travel
Dirty old man
My friends and I are such nerds that not only did we not eject Cheryl's dad's Neil Diamond 3-CD set, but we listened, sang along, and totally got into it. In other news, I only brought two pairs of pants on this trip, so I will be Forever in Blue Jeans....
srah - Thursday, 15 May 2003 - 4:25 PM
Tags: music, neil diamond


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Skype usually provides an online installer in their websites that we need to connect to the internet to download the full standalone setup. Fortunately users will slow net speed can download the offline standalone installer which lets you install Skype without the need to connect to the internet. Here is a direct download link to Skype offline installer.

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A union representing more than 140 Calaveras Unified School District teachers and other employees plans to call for a strike authorization vote, the president of the Calaveras Unified Educators Association said Tuesday evening.
"We already know we have enough people to easily pass the strike vote," Lorraine Angel, CUEA president and a resident of Campo Seco, said outside a Calaveras Unified School District board meeting between San Andreas and Valley Springs.
Teachers want a 7 percent increase for fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18, said Deborah Giorgi, a first-grade teacher at Valley Springs Elementary.
The district has offered 2 percent, ongoing for every year, Mark Campbell, superintendent for Calaveras Unified School District, said after a closed board session and before the public board meeting started.
Seventy-five to 100 teachers, classified employees, parents and students rallied, marched, chanted, sang songs and held signs outside district administration offices before the board meeting.
"Solidarity forever," they sang. "The union makes us strong."
Former district employee Tim Roberson, a resident of Jenny Lind, played a hollow-bodied guitar as he marched and sang. Paul Barragan, an employee of the California Teachers Association, led chants using a battery-powered megaphone.
"Who's got the power?" Barragan asked.
"We've got the power!" marching teachers, parents and students hollered back.
"We're fed up!" they then chanted to a different beat. "Can't take it no more!"
"What do we want?" Barragan asked.
"Safe schools!" marchers shouted. "When do we want them? Now!"
School safety issues are labor concerns in Calaveras Unified School District because there have been ongoing incidents of violent student behavior at two elementary schools, the middle school and the high school over the past two years, Angel said.
"Last year. a special ed teacher was injured three times by the same student at Valley Springs Elementary," Angel said. "These are unsafe working conditions for our employees. Management needs to do their job, place these students correctly, and provide consistent training for all teachers and other district employees."
Giorgi said she knows a teacher who works for Bret Harte Union High School District whose husband works for Calaveras High in the Calaveras Unified district.
"They have the same number of years of service, and the same number of continuing education credits, which add to our salaries," Giorgi said. "The teacher at Bret Harte makes $12,000 more a year. It's not fair."
Calaveras Unified School District serves about 2,800 students, Angel said.
Campbell addressed concerns raised by the Calaveras Unified Educators Association before the rally Tuesday evening.
"We are moving forward with lower class sizes in grades TK-3 next year," Campbell said, indicating the move will be to a 24:1 ratio.
"We do agree that we need to form a district-wide joint safety committee," Campbell said.
As for pay increases, district administrators have made the best offer they believe they can, "given our current and projected fiscal conditions," Campbell said. "We project deficit spending in the next three years, and this will eat away at our reserves unless we make additional budget cuts."
District administrators look forward to continued dialogue with teachers on the budget, with collaborative analysis, "to see why our perspectives are so different," Campbell said.
"We all want the same objectives re: class size, compensation and other areas to benefit, students and staff," Campbell said. "We just disagree on our fiscal capacity to do so. We respect the rights of staff to voice displeasure in whatever form they feel they must, and we remain open to ongoing dialogue."
Campbell said no one wants to see a strike happen, but the district has to prepare for a worst-case scenario while working and advocating for a resolution.


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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Looking Eye Through The Keyhole
Created by Sylvia from Minnesota at 11:45 PM
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Very artistic card, you should consider sending it into Stampers Sampler, I bet they would publish it!ReplyDelete
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Very pretty, Sylvia!ReplyDelete
Hey Sylvia! Lovely card. I also like your new blog....thanks for the comment you left on my brand new blog...isn't it fun?ReplyDelete
Very creative! Congratulations on your new Blog!ReplyDelete
Hi Sylvia! Sorry for taking awhile to get over to your blog. I just saw your lovely comment to me at inspireME now, and popped over right away to take a look. Congrats on your new blog, and good for you for taking the plunge. I think your card is wonderful. I like the collage-style look to it. Aren't those 6x6 papers fabulous for card making? I like the dimension on the butterfly and the eye peeking behind the keyhole. Great sentiment, too. Keep up the good work, and I hope you get this little cutie uploaded at inspireME. Let me know if you need any help with the steps.ReplyDelete
Hope you have a wonderful day, Sylvia!


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RYE, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to Rye's Ajit Jain!
Ajit Jain, a Rye resident, turns 63 on Wednesday.
Jain, a Berkshire Hathway employee who heads several reinsurance businesses, was born July 23, 1951 in Orissa, India.
He graduated in 1972 from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur with a bachelor's degree in engineering. Jain worked for IBM in India from 1973 to 1976, then moved to the United States, where he earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1978.
Jain joined McKinsey & Co., but returned to India in the early 1980s before returning to the United States to work for McKinsey.
According to Robert P. Miles' book, The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway Managers , Jain said he would not have returned to America, but his wife wanted to move there.
In 1985 he left McKinsey to work on insurance operations for Buffett. At the time, he said he knew little about the insurance business. Today, Jain is the president of Berkshire Hathway Insurance. He is leading Berkshire's Indian insurance market venture.
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The Lahore High Court on Wednesday instructed the Pakistani Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to ban the site after the Islamic Lawyers Movement complained that a page called "Draw Mohammed Day" is blasphemous.
Sajjad Chaudhry, the presiding judge, instructed officials with the ministry of telecommunications to submit a written reply to the ban by May 31 when courts will open a detailed hearing on the case. A ban is to be enforced in the meantime.
"We have already blocked the URL link and issued instruction to internet service providers," Khurram Mehran, a spokesperson for the PTA, said.
About 20 people carried banners outside of courthouse in Lahore, condemning Facebook and praising Prophet Mohammed.
Lawyers also petitioned the Pakistani government to register a strong protest with Facebook's owners.
"The competition has hurt the sentiments of the Muslims," lawyer Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali said.
Facebook users in Pakistan, however, told AFP they could still access the site after the ban was imposed on Wednesday.
Officials with the Pakistani government told the court they had already blocked Facebook pages relating to the competition, but the lawyers group argued that no part of a site can be banned unless the entire site is blocked.
Pakistan has 45 million Facebook users, according to lawyers.
The Facebook page for "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" had just over 40,000 supporters while the opposing "Against Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" had more than 53,000.
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Arizona Diamondbacks battle vs Pittsburgh Pirates highlights MLB odds menu
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks Odds
Arizona will look to improve on its 7-3 record when take on Pittsburgh, a key part of the MLB odds lineup on Tuesday.
Ian Kennedy will take the mound for Arizona, and he'll carry a 2-0 record into the contest. Jeff Karstens gets the ball for Pittsburgh; he's 0-1 so far this season.
View Pittsburgh vs Arizona Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Diamondbacks as -200 favorites on the opening moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.
Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 15 (Diamondbacks) and the No. 14 (Pirates) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Arizona's National League No. 3-ranked scoring average of 4.8 runs per game, against a Pirates offense rated No. 16 and scoring 1.9 runs per game in the league. The Diamondbacks have averaged 8.1 hits per game to date this season, more than the Pirates hitters have managed (6 per nine innings).
Arizona owns the National League's No. 7 defense, allowing 3.7 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Pittsburgh's National League No. 3-rated defense.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 5-1 loser as they battled the Diamondbacks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at -124 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Pirates were saddled with a loss last time out in Erik Bedard's start, as they lost 5-1 against Arizona on Monday at Chase Field.
Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 6-4
After playing Arizona are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
A few Pirates at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Arizona, Wednesday, April 18


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The Pretenders took advantage of a night off from touring with Stevie Nicks to tape an episode of "Austin City Limits" on Monday night (March 13) in Texas as part of the South By Southwest conference and festival.
Sounding mid-tour tight, the quintet whipped through a nearly 90-minute, 18- song set that let the group play a little longer than its usual opening slot allows.
Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde was particularly enjoying ACL Live's Moody Theater, a considerably more intimate venue than the arenas Pretenders have been playing with Nicks, playfully chatting with the crowd – and, several times during the show, warning fans not to cross the line in front of the stage that ACL placed to allow its cameras to move around.
Though the set included four songs from last year's "Alone" and the Hynde solo track "Down The Right Way," it mostly focused on an array of favorites from throughout the Pretenders' career, including "Message Of Love," "Private Life," "Don't Get Me Wrong," a cover of the Kinks' "Stop Your Sobbing," "My City Was Gone," "Mystery Achievement," "I'll Stand By You," "Up The Neck" and "Middle Of The Road." Hynde finally urged the crowd forward during the closing "Brass In Pocket," even bringing one fan on stage to help out with the last half of the song.
The Pretenders' "Austin City Limits" episode will likely air this fall, but no air date has been announced yet.
Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.


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I posted this under the Colt's Heritage, but felt like more would see this over here.
To everyone on this board and readers of Colt's Heritage:
I have a very serious question for you, "What team did Dan Dierdorf play for?"
The reason for this question is simple, and I hope you understand why I'm asking.
Dan Dierdorf was selected to and inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was drafted in 1971 to a team he played for his entire career. (If you don't know who he is, please use this link to find out. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/me...p?player_id=56 ) You may know him now more for being a commentator than a football player, though.
Now, for the answer: Dan Dierdorf was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. He played his entire career there and retired as a St. Louis Cardinal.
Now, as you know, the Cardinals were not originally from St. Louis (they were from Chicago), and they are not playing there now. Of course, they are in Phoenix. If you were to visit the HOF now or go online, take a guess where Dan is listed? You guessed it, under the "Arizonia Cardinals..."
Now, we are talking about a Hall of Fame player. He may not be on the same level as Johnny U, but again, he is a Hall of Famer.
What makes Unitas, Donovan, Mackey or ANY of the Baltimore era Colts different than Dan Dierdorf??
Teams move. It's part of the league. In fact, St. Louis has a new team called the Rams AND Superbowl trophey with their new team as well. St. Louis has gone through the SAME experiences as Baltimore, yet, you do not hear them pining for the Cards to return or for the history of the Cards to be returned.
Please help me understand the difference between St. Louis and Baltimore. I am very serious about this. Please explain.


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I hope to get some sewing done today!! I hope you do too.
Monday, June 1, 2015
It's Monday!
I hope to get some sewing done today!! I hope you do too.
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Good Luck with the your new FB venture - I'm sure it will be a huge success.ReplyDelete
Love your stars. Can't believe how much I'm learning on BB blog and I'm also getting back into my repro fabrics.
You're doing great with the Facebook page. And I had to dig pretty deep too, though I was sure I had several eccentrics.ReplyDelete
Love our stars! And thanks for starting the FB page. I don't really understand FB yet, but I do love seeing all the wonderful quilts!ReplyDelete
So glad you started this. I caught the drama on the other facebook group where small quilts were posted- SO ridiculous not to be able to share! I love them all!ReplyDelete
Great stars. I still have to get mine made, and you are right - dig a little deeper for this one! I never heard of excentric prints.. I learned something new!!ReplyDelete
Love your stars !! Both !ReplyDelete
Congrats to Grandma !! :)
you have been on the go!!! so tempting...to Facebook again...love the stars!ReplyDelete
Your stars look great. I hope you find more time to sew this week :0) I'm glad your knee is doing better. Long distance cheering for you for your 1/2 marathon!ReplyDelete
Your stars are perfect. It was a harder type of pattern to find in the stash. We're all getting quite a pile. I'll be checking out your new FB page.ReplyDelete
Will you still do a Linky page here?ReplyDelete
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Lori, so pleased to hear about your Humble Quilts FB group... can't wait to join up :)) cheers... MarianReplyDelete
How fun! I don't belong to many FB pages but love this idea😊ReplyDelete
I have used the fabric in the star on the right--and have been hoarding scraps of it. Such s great dark print.
The Facebook group is growing by leaps and bounds!ReplyDelete
Great idea to have tha Humble Quilts FB group. Already fun seeing so many beautiful quits there!ReplyDelete
Those are two great fabrics! I am so falling behind again, geez I don't like that feeling.ReplyDelete
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A Moxie Fashionista takes fashion by the balls and makes it her own.
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Great Outfits: Kerry Washington
I can't stand her shoes with this sweet dress but I am putting it here because I just love this seafoam green on Kerry.
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I've entered this month's Craftster challenge: Represent your hometown. I decided to pay homage to Portland's Bike culture with a Guitar case I made for a friend of mine. He's big into rebuilding bikes, so that was the theme I used.
All of the bike parts were recycled from old bikes.
Click more to see some more details!
This was the bag my friend got with the guitar he bought used. It was a little gross and definitely needed to be replaced.
All of the bike parts I used were a little old, so I spent a couple of hours cleaning up all the pieces. The chain had to soak in degreaser for a couple of days and them I scrubbed each individual link with a small brush. Finally I went over the whole thing with my dremel to give it a little bit of shine.
The lining inside is two layers of batting free-motion quilted with the shapes of bikes and the work "bike". The area that covers the head of the guitar is lined with a layer of thick vinyl to prevent the strings from damaging the lining like the original bag.
I chose the green and blue because the colors are so true to the colors you see here in Portland. Even in the winter there's plenty of green, and when it isn't raining, the sky is such beautiful blues.
Here's the bag with my friend's bike. I had a lot of fun adding all the little details to this bag, and I'm so happy with how it came out. The best part, though was when I gave the bag to my friend and he loved it! For a few more photos and info you can check out the page on Craftster (and if you're a craftster member, be sure to vote!)


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I used this bike for Stampede 9 and 10. After Stampede 10, the last Stampede, I changed up a few things to make the bike what I wanted from the beginning. I kept a few things so that in a couple of hours, I could change the bike back into a cross country racer.
With the Stampede ended, it is unlikely that I will ride this bike back to the east coast again...but...I might.


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A group of wealthy bohemians clash with each other as they're targeted by a gang of murderers in this dark comedy-drama based on the novel by Martin Amis. Upper class bohemian Giles (Charlie Condou), whose biggest worry in life seems to be the state of his teeth, has inherited a large estate from his family, and one weekend he invites large group of friends to join him for a weekend of drug-fueled debauchery. Ennui-stricken Cecilia (Olivia Williams), her hulking boyfriend Andy (Christian Solimeno), high-strung Quentin (Paul Bettany), his spouse Cecilia (Alexandra Gilbreath), hygiene-challenged Keith (Andy Nyman), unstable Skip (Kris Marshall), man-hungry Roxanne (Hayley Carr), drug-dealing Marvel (William Marsh), and Lucy (Katy Carmichael), who has been involved with most of the men in attendance, all settle in for a few days of conversation, free love, and good not-so-clean fun. But the revelers are unaware that the Conceptualists, a murderous terrorist organization, have staked out the mansion, and soon they're receiving messages from someone called Johnny, who makes clear his intentions to kill them all. Dead Babies was the center of a minor controversy at the time of its release in the United Kingdom; director and screenwriter William Marsh openly feuded with producer Richard Holmes after Holmes re-edited the picture against Marsh's wishes.
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The filming of Anchorman 2 with Will Ferrell , Steve Carell and Paul Rudd will begin in February 2013.
It's official: Will Ferrell reprise his role as Ron Burgundy alongside the original cast including Steve Carell and Paul Rudd .
Paramount Pictures has finally given the green light for the rest of Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy released in 2004. He is Will Ferrell , who made the announcement himself, disguised as Ron Burgundy in the American show "Conan".
Ferrell, whose latest film, Casa de mi Padre is in theaters in the United States, wrote the script again to the side of Adam McKay , who will return to making the film with shooting scheduled to begin in February 2013.
The first film was an environmental scene Christina Applegate, David Koechner , Fred Willard, Fred Armisen, or Chris Parnell . None of these names have been confirmed yet.


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Do you have one of those highly repetitive jobs? I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, even if your job doesn't fall into that category. There are just some types of jobs, where it seems that the people do the same thing over and over again, all day long, day in and day out. I don't know about you, but that type of thing would drive me nuts. I need variety in my work.
Being a wife and mother has a lot in common with that sort of job. The same work needs to be done over and over again; the same dishes need to be cleaned, the same floor has to be mopped and the same clothes need to be washed that were washed last week. Not only is it repetitive, but it seems that everything that you do, has to be done over and over again. Sounds just like that repetitive job, or maybe even a little bit worse.
The worse part of any job is when you aren't appreciated for it. The person who comes up with a way of saving the company a million dollars might get a little appreciation; likewise the sales person who landed the huge contract, but the one who does that repetitive job? No way.
I don't know about you, but I appreciate what my wife does for me and my family. All those boring daily chores which have to be done make a difference; even if we can't always see that difference. I've had to do all that stuff, so I know what things are like when she doesn't do them.
Women say that one of the most romantic things that their husbands can do for them is to take over some of that work and give them a break. That's right, it's not buying flowers or writing a love letter (although those are always appreciated as well), but washing the dishes, vacuuming the living room or doing the laundry.
How can it be that those things are romantic? It's really rather simple. Romance is all about telling the other person that they are valuable to you. So, when you take over those jobs, you're saying to her, "you are important, because what you do is important." It's showing that you appreciate what she does in a very tangible way.
So, when was the last time you washed the dishes? When did you vacuum the carpet for her? How about getting down and dirty to clean the bathroom, have you done that recently? Well, I guarantee you; taking the time to do any of those things won't make you turn in your man card. Instead, you might just manage to make your wife feel that you really do love and appreciate her.


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Sunday, August 8, 2010
My name in Arab-esc:
Google thinks the words most associated with my name are, "facebook, blog, new york times, jewish, youtube, washington post, video, cnn, 21, eye." It clearly doesn't know me, but it does know something happened.
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That's neat! Would you adopt other people's names/statements to an arab-esque script?ReplyDelete
i don't get around to commenting much here but just wanted to say that I am fascinated by all of your work. Including this post. And what's the relation between your name and the NYT or the Post?ReplyDelete
I've found your eye!ReplyDelete
Would you come back to Israel to buy it?
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 7:57 AM
I was at Sheikh-Jarrah on Saturday. It was my first time there; it was inspiring.
But, after living in al Azzeh refugee camp in Bethlehem with a wonderful host family for the last month, I'm going back home to the US on Wednesday. I can already feel the malaise setting in.
I just watched the DN! interview, and I wanted to thank you for the beauty that you bring to the world - through your art, through your words and through your deeds.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2010 at 7:04 PM
Hello Emily:ReplyDelete
I just saw your DN interview. Your voice, bravery and your art are important. Keep up the good work! Thanks for sharing a point of view thats not readily available here in the states.
I don't like Muslim terrorists. I don't understand those who love them.ReplyDelete
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You are a very inspirational person, if only more people like you had the guts to go to the Occupied Territories and participate in peaceful demonstrations! I've put a poster of you and your story in my room, so that I can feel strong when I experience any (non-comparable) challenges in my day to day life. Thankyou for your contribution.
PS. I love your art work and your music by the way, keep it coming!
Brisbane, Australia.
Just saw your interview at DN. You are incredibly beautiful, in every sense.
Your radiant smile, your indomitable spirit, your beautiful face, unforgettable voice, and your uncommon penchant to follow your heart... and to connect to other hearts are...well I am at a loss of words, but I will simply say you are the epitome of grace, courage, hope, love, beauty...
And I haven't yet mentioned the power of your keen eyes and the magic of your art. And you're only 21!
Your beautiful smile, beautiful art and beautiful heart will take you far...to anywhere you wish. Best wishes.
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from a girl familiar with the struggles of facial asymmetry, thank you for your courage and your brilliant (h)art.ReplyDelete


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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Pumpkin Carving
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Begg's Family Farm
Anyways I better get to bed, I have a big week ahead of me. I think we might carve some pumpkins some time this week. I also have a Fall Party at school, and then of course Halloween is on Friday. I can't wait. I am dressing up as a cowboy.
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sunday, was pretty busy. Mom and dad worked in the yard, while I supervised. I had a visitor that was trying to help also. The neighbors cat likes to hang out at our house a lot. When it sees us outside it always has to see what is going on. I thought it was just going to help me supervise but it decided it needed a front row seat and decided to climb up on me and sit in my lap. I took my bat and ball with me outside to keep me entertained and I tried to hit it with my bat but it didn't think that was very intimidating. Mom and dad had to shush it away a few times, but it just kept coming back for more. There was really only room for one of us to supervise. Click on the link below to see how the cat decided to invade my space. We finally went inside for some R&R and to watch some football. I don't know what to say about those Chiefs.
Later on, mom decided it would be a good idea for me to get in my stander. I have gotten off the hook for a long time and they have not been putting me in my stander. It has been kind of crazy around here. Although I have to stand when I am at school, so I still get some of my standing time in. So I haven't been completely off the hook. Since mom hasn't put me in my stander in awhile, she wasn't for sure how long I could handle it. Well I showed off and stayed standing for 45 minutes. That is an all time best. I probably could of gone longer but it was getting close to supper time. While I was in my stander, I had so much to say. I was very talkative and I even talked while mom video tape me. I usually freeze up when she pulls the camera out but not this time, you can see below how much I talked.


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As the dust settles on yet another All Black failure I can't help thinking back to about June-time. I watched them flap and flounder against the Australians or something and I thought, "Goodness (not my exact words), these chaps could be rubbish at the world cup also."
My suspicions have been proved all too correct.
Foreigners who watch Association Football – Soccer – and the Chinese and Indians will be wondering whether this is actually a waste of a first ever blog. How can you write about the Rugby World Cup after 2 solid weeks of small
minded town New Zealand harping on about the ref, the cheating French, the cheating ref, the blind linesmen, the cheating French ref, and the cheating ref. Surly they've had their say and let that be that for another 4 years. I wanted to say I knew it (or maybe I told you so).
I knew it. I just knew it. They never looked like they were going to win. The NZ Rugby Union spent nearly $NZ50 million (that's $US7 or £3.50; we rate quite highly against the Thai Baht though) trying to win this world cup. They could've given me the money to piss up a flag pole on booze and sugary treats and it would have been better spent. They sent the ABs to the world cup flying first class – put them at the back of the plane with the rest of the normals. Better still, throw them in a crate and ship them DHL. Cheaper. More money to fix up the after-match damage at Heathrow.
The next world cup in 2011 is in good old New Zealand. We should win that one shouldn't we? Hometown advantage and all. I can see the Radio Sport listeners salivating with their hands down their trousers as they think about the joys of a Clash of the Minnows between Bulgaria and Uruguay at Rugby Park in Gisborne. You know that there will be more money. No first class flights needed for the ABs – they'll all stay in the Hilton in Auckland. Dougie won't be playing over here then either, so the Beemers'll be safe.
But will we win it? Will we ever win it?
Who knows. We haven't won since 1987. 20 whole years ago. The New Zealand public, and this includes the so-called experts, who consistently (over?)rate the All Blacks far above any other team in the world, will be desiring the home win as their right. We're assuming at this point that Eden Park and the Rugby Union can come to some kind of agreement over the doing up of New Zealand's premier rugby ground. The new Auckland mayor says he's not going to pay. Fair enough. Councils should be paying for things like taking my rubbish and recycling away and filling in that pothole that's claimed my ankle once or twice this year walking down to get the milk.
Anyway, back to the question. Will we win in 2011? I'd be more comfortable putting money on Hillary Clinton letting Bill show interns around the Oval Office if she gets the US presidency next year.
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Tucker and Dale are two well-meaning hillbillies who just bought the vacation home of their dreams – a run-down, lakefront cabin in the middle of the woods. Only their peace is disrupted when a group of rowdy college students choose their area of the forest to go camping. When one of the girls falls into the lake (a result of Tucker and Dale startling her), they bring her back to their cabin to bandage her up. The catch: when they tell her friends they have her, the teens think they had kidnapped her. A chain of hilarious misunderstandings ensue, consisting of the teenagers accidentally killing themselves in front of the unsuspecting (and truly baffled) Tucker and Dale.
Director: Eli Craig
Writers: Morgan Jurgenson, Eli Craig
Stars: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk and Katrina Bowden
I will be the first one to say that I am not a fan of the over-the-top Horror Comedies. I like my humor light and my horror heavy. Most Horror Comedies throw ten jokes a minute at you just to see how many will stick. Not too often do many of these movies resonate very well with me, although they do tend to work well with others. Exceptions to this, for me would be Shaun of the Dead of course. I think that movie is pretty close to perfection. A more recent film would be Zombieland, but I think that Zombieland pales in comparison to Shaun of the Dead.
From the outset of Tucker & Dale vs Evil, I pretty much suspected that this movie might be a little different. Yes, there were still a ton of jokes flying around, but when Dale walks up to a group of girls holding a scythe innocently saying "You girls going camping," I figured that this one may be different. It is not too often that I laugh out loud, but that was one instance. It was definitely one of those you-had-to-be-there moments.
Throughout the movie, there were a few more moments that were laugh-out-loud funny as well, especially as the accidents keep coming. Overall, the writing of this movie is outstanding, and even the scenes that were lifted from films such as Friday the 13th and Evil Dead come out as moments of paying homage instead of direct stealing.
One of the biggest reasons for loving Shaun of the Dead is the great chemistry between the two leads, and in this one, Tucker and Dale have a chemistry that is just as good. While I am not ready to put Tucker & Dale vs Evil up at the level of Shaun of the Dead just yet, I have a very good feeling that I will be enjoying this one a lot more times for the next few years.
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Here are the mistakes NI lists:
- Overusing Flat Sequence Structures
- Misusing Local Variables
- Ignoring Code Modularity
- Creating Massive Block Diagrams
- Disregarding the Need for Documentation
As I wrote last time, for the past couple months I've been working on a LabVIEW project. It's a high visibility test system that was originally built well over a decade ago and then went through an upgrade some years later. For several reasons it needed to be updated again. I have now wrapped up the major code rewrites, and once I resolve the remaining hardware issue I'll turn the system over to other engineers for debug work.
To be fair, the system worked. It's hard to fault the engineers whose work produced a functional test system of such complexity. Having said that, I need to add that the original code hit EVERY SINGLE ONE of the items on that NI list. In fact, I would add at least a couple more:
- Using GUI objects as data holders. Do NOT place a numeric control on the front panel, make it hidden, and then use it as a quasi-global variable. Just say no.
- Lack of knowledge about functional global variables. Oodles of information about them exists on the NI website, there are templates for them, and they don't break the dataflow paradigm. Just do it.


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Tom Pedroni and Karen Twomey write in the Detroit Free Press that it's time to restore democratic governance to the public schools of Detroit.
Plans and proposals are flying around from every district but all of them involve state control and privatization.
This is ironic as Detroit has had its fill of failed state control.
"All three proposals place inexplicable faith in the state's ability to rectify the very problems that it, more than any other government entity, has created. Under the state's watch for 13 of the last 16 years, the district has lost two-thirds of its students — more than 100,000 kids. Meanwhile, long-term debt has ballooned from around $700 million in 1999 to more than $2.1 billion today. Worst of all, state-mandated assessments, including the MEAP, reveal that Detroit's students have lost even more ground to their state peers since 2009, when the state imposed emergency management.
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After seeing Frozen, my 9 year old granddaughter made this pic of the dress she wanted me to sew her for Halloween.
It's been on my fridge since then. So, the end of September, I gathered her up and we went to JoAnn's to purchase the fabric and pattern, Simplicity1233 .
She chose all of it—and decided to go with white organza for the sleeves and cape thing. It looked so much better against skin than the blue… I also checked with the other grand girls to see if anyone else needed a dress, so I was making three of them. And Addie wanted to modify the pattern to have sleeve wrist points and the cape to drag the floor. *See her pic*
Md is for Maddie and Mk is for Makinley. When you sew one seam, then you do the same seam for all. I decided to serge around the hem for the organza. I bought those snowflake ornaments from Walmart for the cape—they come 20 for about $2.00 and beats appliqueing each piece—that's what the pattern wanted.
I figure they can always be replaced for that price as they get torn up. And they are so sparkly! As I was sewing these dresses, I came to the realization that they were really gowns—Miss America would be proud to wear this!
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Anne Bayefsky: Obama's Cairo Speech an Insult to Jews, Israel and Human Rights Victims in the Arab and Muslim Worlds
Our readers may have noticed the absence of analysis on my part of President Obama's Cairo speech to the Muslim world. I frankly was biding my time, waiting for columnists who would write about it better than I could. I have already posted one such column, by my friend Jay Shapiro, in the previous entry.
Now I have come across another such column, this one by Anne Bayefsky, entitled "Obama's stunning offense to Israel and the Jewish people," which appears in Jewish World Review. I urge you to read the entire article.
However, I do have one quibble with Ms. Bayefsky's column. While she does not state that President Obama bears any ill will toward Israel, one might draw that inference from her litany of objections to the speech. Call me naive if you will, but I do not ascribe to President Obama any malevolent intent toward Israel. Indeed, it took considerable courage to tell a predominantly Moslem audience in Egypt that the Holocaust occurred and any attempt to deny it discredits Israel's critics. Would that he had said the same thing regarding the historical ties of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel!


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Twenty-ten, two thousand and ten or whatever you want to call it (2K-10?) is definitely taking its time getting off the ground, comics-wise. Yep, it's another small one this week but as you'll see in a minute it's still worth hauling yourself into the shop for a few noteworthy arrivals.
One such newbie is the latest creator-owned miniseries from everyone's favourite bald magician, Grant Morrison. It's called Joe the Barbarian, it's eight issues long (the first only 75p!) and it's about a kid with a overactive imagination, Type 1 diabetes and a whole house between him and his life-saving meds. Insulin deprivation transports him Narnia-style to a world inhabited by his toys, making for a story described as a cross between Home Alone and Lord of the Rings. Here's a preview and here's what Morrison has to say:
"Joe the Barbarian is about a Boy and his House. It's about a modern kid's journey to Death's Door and what he finds there. Joe's the son of a soldier, like all of us in the military-industrial society of spectacle and denial, and a kid literally facing Death."
More of that here. It's illustrated by Sean Murphy (Year One: Batman/Scarecrow, Hellblazer) who also has a few things to say over there. Apparently Joe the Barbarian comes after a long period of Murphy feeling as if he was blacklisted at DC, his picture hung at the front desk to notify the staff if he ever came pleading.
The latest in Drawn & Quarterly's John Stanley Library is Thirteen Going On Eighteen and it can be all yours this week. The series turned up in the mid-sixties along with Melvin Monster, when Stanley had stopped writing and drawing for already established titles such as Little Lulu and started doing his own stuff. It's about two female teenage friends and the rivalry and nonsense that comes with being just that. As usual it's designed by Seth so it's bound to look bloomin' lovely on the shelf.
There's more nice reprinted stuff in the Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives Volume 1 HC. Dark Horse have split his seminal 1970s run on the title into two remastered/recoloured hardcover books. Looky here for a preview.
Other than that we've got a new four-parter series from Jeff Parker called Avengers Vs Agents of Atlas (preview here) and the next in DC's line of Blackest Night resurrected titles: Starman #81. Written by James Robinson with art by Fernando Dagnino and Bill Sienkiewicz, it's one more issue of a series long dead. Robinson tweets "Just so everyone knows now, Blackest Night Starman will feature a Black Lantern Starman. It will feature Opal and characters therein. But It will not have Jack Knight. He is happily in SF like me. And if he ever came back, it should be something bigger then a single issue. But I am very happy with the issue I've written. I think you'll dig it." You probably will.
And that's about it! Short, sweet and ended while we still think fondly of each other.
-- Hayley
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Gosh! Authority 20/01/10
Twenty-ten, two thousand and ten or whatever you want to call it (2K-10?) is definitely taking its time getting off the ground, comics-wise. Yep, it's another small one this week but as you'll see in a minute it's still worth hauling yourself into the shop for a few noteworthy arrivals.
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- missypixie said...
Just by chance I hit the next blog button, on the hunt for some interesting blogs.
I'll be checking this out, ty!
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What a fun, fun Sunday it was!
Go Broncos and we are so looking forward to February.
Dinners this week:
Sunday - Football food, ribs, spicy shrimp, cole slaw and potatoes.
Monday - Black bean burritos with pineapple on the side.
Tuesday - Fish and veggies and quinoa.
Wednesday - Chicken thighs in the slow cooker with potatoes and carrots and fruit on the side. Beans and greens for me.
Thursday - Honey garlic shrimp and broccoli with brown rice and fruit.
Friday - Pizza and a movie night.
Saturday - Grilling burgers! It's supposed to be almost 60º!


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Coping mechanism or adaptive function?
The subject came up in my therapy session on Monday- was an eating disorder a coping mechanism or did it instead simply have an adaptive function? I've been mulling it over since then, following various thoughts to and fro, trying to put my finger on the exact difference between the two, and where an eating disorder really lay on that spectrum.
When I was first diagnosed in 2001, the basic mantra I was given was that anorexia was a "maladaptive coping mechanism" and that recovery meant I would need to learn better ways of coping than starving, purging, and exercising. This I understood--if I was to get better, I couldn't keep abusing my body so horribly and expect to live. But my understanding of anorexia-as-coping-skill got quite muddled when the rubber hit the road.
The sessions with my ex-therapist would go something like this: she would ask why I was restricting, I would say I don't know, I'm fat, it seemed like a good idea, I eat too much, etc. Then she would ask me to think about what happened that might have "triggered" this. Sometimes there would be a specific event, sometimes there wouldn't. But I never deliberately thought: gee, my life is stressful and anorexia would help me cope. Let's stop eating.
Yet I couldn't totally deny the fact that my eating disorder had a "purpose," as it were. I felt better when I wasn't eating. I just...did. It loosened the straitjacket of anxiety and depression that held me captive, only to entangle me in something far worse. Eating the same paltry food each day felt soothing, and the hunger pangs became confirmation that I was at least doing one think in my life right. When my depression got bad, I literally lived for the hope that tomorrow I would weigh less. That got me out of bed in the morning. The exercise and accompanying endorphin rush hit both anxiety and depression at once.
But I still wasn't coping with life, and I knew it. I was trying to seal the hole in the Titanic with bubblegum- a noble endeavor, perhaps, but entirely futile. The ship was sinking, I was aware of this, but at least the bubblegum made me feel like I was doing something.
I don't consider my eating disorder a coping mechanism any more, because I don't see it as a choice. A coping mechanism is something you choose. I fell into the eating disorder because of the way I was wired and because of the culture in which I live, but none of this had anything to do with helping me cope. Anorexia had a lot to do with self-medication and my brain somehow figuring out the adaptive functions of prolonged malnourishment.
Perhaps these thoughts are little more than semantic hair-splitting; perhaps they're not. To me, the main difference is how much control and choice you have over your eating disorder. I wouldn't say I have none, because I obviously do right now. Yet when I am in the thick of anorexia, my behavior takes on a life of its own and I just kind of hold on. It's as if my brain has been hijacked, as sure as those planes on 9/11.
It's also true that I do need to learn better coping mechanisms so that there won't be as many adaptive functions for the eating disorder to fill. If I can learn to handle stress better, there won't be that pressing need to have it numbed by starvation. If I can learn better self-esteem, maybe I can find something more important to get out of bed for than the hopes of losing weight. If I can find fulfillment in life, maybe I can enjoy that full feeling after a meal without immediate thoughts of guilt and recrimination rushing in.
There is a place for learning coping mechanisms in recovery--but it's not to replace the anorexia.


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The Star Tribune welcomes fall with pork roast recipes and salutes
Not local, but relevant. In my next life, I'd like to be the cheese columnist for whichever paper has the best food section. The San Francisco Chronicle is my inspiration. Earlier this week, the food section ran a short article about a tomme made in Thomasville, GA. Tommes are easily my favorite cheese, and I'm happy to see American cheesemakers making them.


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Thursday, March 09, 2017
Very nearly, the perfect comic.
We checked out the classic 100th issue over a decade ago (!) and part of the second sequel about five and a half years back, but hadn't yet scanned any of this tattered beauty: from 1981, Iron Man #150, "Knightmare" Plot and story by David Michelinie, pencils by John Romita Jr, plot and inks by Bob Layton.
Time travel back to King Arthur's time wasn't exactly a new idea (in fact, I had just watched the Legends of Tomorrow episode where they visit Camelot!) but it's executed well here. Thrown back in time by a time machine explosion, Dr. Doom and Iron Man are mid-fight when they realize when they are, and are shortly brought before King Arthur himself. But Doom isn't interested in Arthur, but in Morgana le Fey: Doom had been fighting the forces of hell every year, in the hopes of freeing his mother's soul, and wanted Morgana's training to help him finally do so. Morgana is willing to, if Doom will do her a favor: lead her army of the undead against King Arthur.
Mid-battle, Iron Man realizes Doom doesn't have the power to raise the dead (that we know of...) and seemingly turns tail; to get to Morgana. Unable to counter IM's technology, Morgana flees, and her army collapses, leaving a furious Doom without her training. Still, stuck in the past, Doom knows his only chance of getting back to 1981 lies in working with Iron Man, and the two are forced to declare a truce. Together, they are able to use parts from their armors to build a makeshift time machine, and return to neutral ground, with their truce to last 24 hours, and they go their own ways...
This isn't Maus or Watchmen, but for me it's page for page one of the best single issues you can get. There's action, comedy (that feels unforced, especially compared to the sequel #250, which we'll look at someday) and even some pathos: you almost feel for Doom when he knows he's not getting help for his mom. And for an over-sized issue the art holds together all the way through. (#250 falls apart a bit towards the end.) It's a classic that's been reprinted more than once, so dig up a copy yourself.
I've been going through some boxes, since I've been wanting to read the old Hercules mini-series, which was also from Bob Layton. I don't know if I can defend that one as a "classic," but those are definitely comics I love to death. Sooner or later...
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Labels: Doctor Doom, Iron Man, Iron Man not being a dick
2 comments:
- SallyP said...
Ooh, I have this one, and it IS a goodie!
- Dale Bagwell said...
Also that panel shows up again , albeit much darker and grittier in Civil War: Confession
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Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro)
Have you ever wanted to get into square foot gardening but just could not be bothered with creating, time and again, for planting, the grind pattern made with string?
I did but that playing about with the string put me off. Now there is an answer available by way of the plant spacers designed and handmade in Britain in Sandy, in Bedfordshire.
This is about the easiest way to space plants/seeds for square foot gardening with no need to mark out your beds saving time and effort.
Get bumper crops in your raised beds with minimal effort, time and money. Square foot gardening is particularly effective in the summer months by saving water and reduced the amount of space for weeds to grow.
The three guides in this pack allow you to plant 1, 2, 4, 8, 9 or 16 seeds/plants per square foot, depending on the kind of vegetables that you wish to plant and grow. Some require a great deal more space than others.
Planting guide printed on guides so no need to work out spacing from packets or reading books. Simply look at the guides for the vegetable you wish to plant and in brackets will be the number of plants to put in a square foot listed on the correct guide to use and there is a handy ruler in inches and cm on each guide.
Dirt and soil cleans easily off guide and it will not weather or deteriorate so can be used for years to come.
Produced from recyclable PVC and handmade in the UK.
All three guides in the pack at just £11.99 and they will last almost for ever.
These templates are an absolute doddle to use and they also work well enough in not so square beds, as mine are, being builder bags filled with soil.
© 2014
Disclosure: I received a set of plant spacers at the Edible Garden Show 2014 for review purposes, but all opinions here are mine.
The GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW received no compensation for any component of this article.


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Apprentice William K. Doyle, the son of Karen S. Doyle of Annapolis and whose wife, Holly, is the daughter of Jacob and Debra J. Sauter of Annapolis, has completed the Aviation Electrician's Mate Course.
During the course, conducted at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Naval Air Station Memphis, Millington, Tenn., Doyle received introductory instruction required to perform scheduled maintenance on navel aircraft, including electrical and electronic instrument systems. Doyle also received instruction to prepare him for further specialized training on electrical and electronic instrument systems.
Navy Fireman Apprentice Rodger S. Farrow, son of Marie K. Siar of Baltimore and Hugh B. Siar of Odenton, was graduated from Basic Hull Maintenance Technician School.


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The Motions - Electric Baby (1969)
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All over the 1969 musical map with wildly varying results. Some of the material is maudlin pop, some of it is post-psych jamming, some standard rock. Only a handful of the sounds merit additional listens. The title track is an intense rocker, the instrumental(ish) "Slow Motion" has a distinct Booker T feel to it, but manages to come into its own with subdued solos and a fine laid-back groove worthy of any seedy dive. Jazz and pop meld nicely in "Shilly Shally", held together by a mellow flute and dominant acoustic guitar melody. "Little Boys Life" is the standout track here, sounding not only different from the rest of the album, but from most rock albums; lead by the catchiest clarinet hook I've ever heard and twisted around an almost theatrical style that sometimes sounds like the quirks Danny Elfman portrayed on early Oingo Boingo records. Also quirky is "Hey Everybody", an uptempo parade melody with helium-induced vocals that are so silly, they sabotage what might have been a decent pop single.
If you can pick this up cheap, it's certainly worth owning, just be prepared for being thrashed back and forth from one style to the next. Diversity in musical styles can be a refreshing thing, but it doesn't usually sell many records
01. It's Alright (3:34)
02. Wedding of the Hundred Brides (2:25)
03. What's Your Name (1:05)
04. Illusions (3:38)
05. Looking in My Eyes (5:35)
06. Freedom (2:56)
07. Electric Baby (1:45)
08. As Long as I Have You (4:05)
09. Eliza (3:36)
10. Slow Motion (6:44)
11. Little Boys Life (1:48)
12. Shilly, Shally (4:34)
13. Hey Everybody (2:41)
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"Interesting cities for weekend travel"
Tel Aviv, Israel
I'm staying in the US for the next year and I really want to try and experience and see as much as I can. My best chance will probably be to travel on weekends. Since I'm on a tight budget I'd rather travel by bus if possible.
I live in New Jersey, and I can easily get to Newark and travel from there. I have been to NYC, New Orleans, Baltimore and Philadelphia.I don't mind traveling alone. I like cities where I can just wander around and get lost in the city, I also like small towns if you have any recommendations;)
I would be happy to read your suggestions!
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From New Jersey, reasonable weekend trips (of places you haven't gone) would be Washington, DC and Boston. DC is a great place to walk around, wander, and get lost- especially good if you like history. Also, if you go to DC, take a short trip to Virginia, the bordering state. Arlington (Virginia) is about a smaller town about a 15 minute drive from DC. You can also bike there, as people commute from there to DC to work. You can walk around there, and it's not too touristy. Also, if you like the outdoors, I recommend Great Falls (Virginia) state park. Good for hiking (relatively flat trails), rock climbing, horseback riding, and canoeing.
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Thank you! D.C and Boston are definitely on my list, but I haven't heard about the other two, it sounds very nice and exactly what I like:) ·
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Chicago, love this city for a weekend away, nice people, great food, easy to get around, lots to do!!!
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Hi, Romy,
I'm going to put in a vote for Savannah I visited last year for the first time and absolutely loved it. It's somewhere between a small town and a city and it only takes about a weekend to see most of it. If you go, be sure to have a stroll through Forsyth Park which is kind of the heart of the city. Also, check out the Telfair Academy and the more modern Telfair Museums' Jepson Center. Both are wonderful museums with very disparate collections.
If you go, you have to read the book, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" which is the true story about a murder in the town. You can visit the Mercer House where the murder took place. They offer great tours.
Finally, if you need a place to stay, the Historic Downtown Savannah is a great, convenient choice.
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I lived in savannah for 15 years, you nailed it! I would add the warning of crime for a heads up. It's in the top ten for violent crime every year. I think it got a 2 out of 100 on safety last year. ·
I read about it abd it sounded nice but I couldn't find too much information about the city (in my language) but now it is definitley on my to go list;) I have a question, if I may.. Do you know what will be a good season to go there? When it's not too hot or too cold.. Thank you! ·
Romy, I would go in the late winter or early spring--I went in March and it was lovely. I've heard the summers are insanely hot and humid so I would recommend you avoid going in the summer!!! ·
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text: On one of my Asian food market runs I finally picked up some gyoza skins. I've make them by hand before but the filling, wrapping, and cooking is a lot of work in itself so I thought I'd give myself a bit of a break. Filling: Dried or Fresh Shitake Cabbage Ginger Green Onion Soy sauce (I used Thai mushroom soy, it's much sweeter) Chili Garlic sauce Sesame Oil Mirin Dipping Sauce: Soy sauce Garlic Sesame oil Rice Vinegar Mirin Green Onion So if you don't have any of the ingredients no worries, the filling has endless possibilities. Just throw in what you have, unless you wish to stock up on asian essentials (mostly japanese). Soak dried Shitake and save soaking water. Chop the cabbage finely and add to hot skillet with sesame oil and finely diced Shitake. Add all the seasonings as desired and allow to cook through. Chop the green onion into thin rounds and add a generous amount to pan after turning of burner and stir to combine. That's all for the filling. Add a tablespoon of filling to the center of a gyoza skin. Use shitake soaking water (if you used dried shitake) or plain water to lightly wet the outer half of the skin for folding. The filling may seem stuffed and like it may fall out but just keep pinching the edges halfway around the gyoza skin (reference picture). Repeat for all filling. For cooking a non-stick skillet with a lid is best but I made due with my old skillet and a large dinner plate as a makeshift lid. Place gyoza in skillet in a circular pattern generously oiling the skillet prior if it is not non-stick. Allow to cook till bottoms are browned. Add about a quater to half cup liquid using remaining soaking water if available. Cover quickly to trap steam and allow liquid to cook off. For the sauce combine ingredients till desired taste, I wouldn't go heavy on the mirin it's a bit sweet. And you are ready to serve and eat 😀 well worth the effort, right??


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Now that the holidays are here again it makes me so happy to know that families and friends are sharing her goods with each other during this festive time of year! We are carrying her gorgeous napkin sets (see the Bon Apetit style below), cosmetic pouches, and ABC cards in store - perfect gift goodies for those who love artisan crafted goods that are well made and great design in mind!
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I am particularly fond of her individual alphabet cards that feature her calligraphy and sketches. These lovelies have a deckled edge and can act as a card, or be framed as a print just as easily.
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So, contra the argument that voting is meaningless, it's pretty easy to tell that an individual vote is worth something. And that's because corrupt candidates are willing to pay for them: electoral fraud is very rare these days, but vote buying is one of the most common kinds. The market price of a vote is something like $10-20 ( WaPo). "Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it". Twenty bucks is like a typical individual campaign donation, or a couple hours of work. It's not the influence of Sheldon Adelson, but it's not nothing.
For comparison, just over 125 million Americans voted in 2008, which at $20/vote would be $2.5 billion, which sounds about right to me. There was about $2.6 billion spent on political advertising in 2008 all told (NYT)—near on half a billion dollars directly by the Obama and McCain campaigns.
TL/DR: if individual votes didn't matter, nobody would ever pay cash money to get them.
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Is North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong Un in charge?
Or is the country's military leadership running the show?
As reported in The Atlantic, this question is being pondered by the U.S. government following North Korea's recent defiance of a February 29 nuclear weapons agreement with the U.S.
The agreement, celebrated as "a major breakthrough in the years-long standoff over the future of North Korea's nuclear program," stipulated that North Korea would halt its uranium enrichment program, and allow international monitoring of its nuclear sites in exchange for the provision of 240,000 tons of food aid by Washington.
However, in defiance of the agreement, Kim Jong Un – the 29 year old son of the country's previous leader, Kim Jong Il – launched a satellite just weeks ago, and is signaling plans for a nuclear weapons test.
Jong Un made clear to U.S. negotiators that his country "had the right to launch a satellite and that such a launch shouldn't be treated the same as a missile test."
This, along with other "acts of defiance" by the North Korean government since the death of Kim Jung Il, has U.S. officials questioning "whether Kim Jong Un has the same degree of control as his father," and wondering if it's North Korea's military leadership that is "emerging as an alternate power center with different, and more hawkish, policy objectives."
A foreboding thought, with no answer forthcoming given the isolated nature of the country.
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- The sound of grinding metal; a car crash
- A roaring like a hair dryer or vacuum cleaner or leafblower right in your ear
- A pulsating siren like an alien spaceship landing outside
It's like a horror movie soundtrack half the time, he says. Stress makes it worse but it's kind of an irrepressible physiological response, stress is, when you're hearing noise like that right in your ears, so loud that you're functionally deaf. You can't teach or talk on the phone or sleep or listen to music. He says it's so strange that I can't hear it.
What the F is wrong with him? We don't know, nobody seems to know. Sometimes it switches sides, sometimes it's in both ears. I wish it wasn't in his head. I wish it was pain, somewhere lower down on the body, excruciating pain even, maybe in his leg? That would make me feel better. I wish it was my pain. I would much rather be in pain than watch him listening to his tinnitus.
I love this so much, by Molly Laich: 7 don't kill yourself tips:
1. There's no such thing as death.
There's no shortcuts ever, right? You fall asleep here, you wake up somewhere else. No ghost has ever not regretted that time she hanged herself in the basement. Watch Faust. Read Sartre's No Exit. Don't be frightened, but for real, there's no exit.
2. It hurts a lot.
Every kind of suicide hurts. Lots of pills make your organs shut down, like they're walking down a flight of stairs and also on fire. A gun, a knife, a rope. You've seen a magician floundering in a tank with no key. Did it look like a wet hug? You'll be so alone; don't do it.
3. Make girls laugh instead.
Think about it: A giggling girl, and you did that to her. What is better? Start by whispering in her ear some acerbic truth about the situation....


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Meagan and Nathan Roland welcomed little Alister Cole, into their family last week. I was so delighted to photograph this little blessing.
You probably remember Meagan's maternity shoot from a few months ago. She was anxiously waiting this little darling's arrival. His due date was actually on Valentine's Day, but Alister held out to make them both wait just a little longer. We photographed Alister in his new home in Prescott Valley. The weather has been so chilly, that keeping this little guy sleepy, was one tough task for his mommy. She did wonderfully! Congratulations Meagan and Nate! Alister is beautifully and wonderfully made!


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Ah, summer at the pool...
Isn't that nice?
Not mine, but a yard I happened to pass a few weeks ago while walking the dog. I really admire the way they set it all up. When I passed by there yesterday the pool was sealed up like Tupperware for the fall.
When we got our house, I kind of wanted a pool; my wife definitely wanted one. But I knew how much trouble swimming pools are to maintain. They require daily effort, unless you hire a pool guy, and I wouldn't have been able to afford the pool, let alone the pool service. So I would have been spending time and money daily on something that we'd have used for three months out of the year. In these northern climes, you can pretty much only get in that water June through maybe part of September; the rest of the time it's like you joined the Polar Bear Club.
So the pool takes up a lot of money and yard space, and swimming pools notoriously add little value to house. And yet, if you use it, it's worth the time, trouble, and money.
Except most of the pools I see around here are not used. I've never seen a soul in many of the ones I pass regularly. Spring comes, the cover comes off; fall comes, the cover goes on. No one's been in the water. Maybe they're all flopping around like seals at midnight while I'm in bed. But I doubt it.
And no, I'm not obsessed with looking into people's pools.
I just think they're a mistake, at least in the north. Maybe in the south it's more of a thing, although even down there the water gets cold in the winter. Maybe in the north people used their swimming pools more before the ubiquity of air conditioning and the explosion of in-home entertainment.
When I was a kid we had six TV channels and no air conditioning. I think we'd have used the pool every day in the summer. Or would we?
Ultimately we human beings get used to everything good. We take things for granted, then we forget about them. Then, if we are deprived of something, even something we don't use, it's infuriating. I once heard a wealthy man, not a man who was born wealthy, say that he'd been embarrassed by his own behavior after he lost his patience when flying a regular commercial flight. Thing was, he'd gotten used to private jets and helicopters. Having to fly---the miracle of human aviation!---in a regular plane with regular people was a horrific experience for him. And then he understood why celebrities and high-level politicians begin to act like such bastards when they don't get their way---because they're used to all the good stuff and expect it all the time.
That's why stuff does not matter, in the end. Stuff can do us in. Marie in The Jerk said, "I don't care about losing all the money. It's losing all the stuff." Because she'd become addicted to the stuff.
So, a swimming pool and people to take care of it and everything else? Fine, but I'll pass. I'm spoiled enough as it is.
Anyway, I still can't afford it.


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No, I'm not referencing the Pink Floyd song. I could see the possibility of people thinking that I would be blogging about music again, in lieu of the last post (Mixed Tape). Not today. I'm wondering if people even read these posts. Perhaps there is a period of self-doubt that I'm going through. Maybe I just hopped on another pregnancy hormone roller coaster and the exit appears to be no where in sight.
I planned a vacation day this past Friday to get a much needed massage and run a few errands. On my way to Bethlehem I thought about the next article I needed to write for Lehigh Valley Running Scene, which then spiraled into thoughts about my next Muffin blog post. I must have just come off the first drop in the coaster since I was doubting my audience. Does anyone even read this crap? Is there anybody out there?
I'm not doing this for my health. Well…sure I am. It helps to clear out the mental garbage which should provide some clarity, right? I'm doing this because I love to write. I'm doing this because I enjoy sharing stories about myself with people. I am doing this in the hopes that some of my stories will motivate the reader. BUT IS ANYONE REALLY LISTENING? Part of me hopes to be 'discovered' by a someone who will pay me to share these stories, and more, fwith an audience. Ha.
I can't be discovered unless there are people out there. Are you there? Let me know. Follow my blog, leave a comment, SAY SOMETHING! I need to know that there are more than four or five people reading this. I'm open to your feedback, opinions, likes/dislikes… What do you want me to write about? Maybe it's my lifelong passion to obliterate every opponent I encounter in a heated game of Monopoly. Maybe you're interested in why I downloaded a Justin Beiber song. Maybe you want to know weird things about me like why I don't use conditioner, my barriers against sharing dairy products with people, and why I can't walk into a new restaurant (or other public meeting place) ahead of everyone. Maybe you just want me to stop writing.


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finally got a piece. of the pie that is.
All we have been doing is moving over the last couple of weeks and FINALLY we are in.
All i can say is: I. Am. Done.
But LOVING my new haven.
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Even outside of fairy tale stories, we still have an idea of what it means to live "happily ever after." Even in action movies, we expect the hero to get the girl and ride off into the sunset. This archetype isn't accurate to real life, and what better authority to comment on real world vs. fairy tale romance than Disney? This is the backbone of Enchanted (2007).
Giselle (Amy Adams) lives in the animated fairy tale world of Andalasia. She lives in a cottage in the woods with her animal friends and dreams of meeting a handsome prince. One day her Prince does come. She meets Prince Edward (James Marsden) and he proposes they be married tomorrow morning. The wicked Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) is threatened by Giselle; not wanting to surrender her rule of Andalasia to the prince and princess. Narissa banishes Giselle to a far off place where "there are no happily ever afters," real-world (and live-action) New York City. Here Giselle meets Robert (Patrick Dempsey), a hardened but friendly single divorce lawyer. Robert reluctantly takes Giselle in at the insistence of his young daughter, and with great suspicion by Robert's girlfriend. Prince Edward follows Giselle to New York along with his manservant Nathanial (Timothy Spall) and her chipmunk friend. Edward roams New York searching for his princess while Nathanial, under Narissa's command, attempts to kill Giselle with poison apples. Fairy tale antics collide with real world complications, causing those involved to reevaluate what it means to live happily ever after.
Enchanted makes unabashed references to classic Disney fairy tales. It starts off with an opening narration (provided by Julie Andrews) read from an old book resting on velvet as was done inSnow White (1937), Cinderella (1950), and Sleeping Beauty (1991). There are many shots through out the movie that herald back to scenes from Disney classics such as the ballroom scene in Beauty and the Beast (1991), Giselle's cottage being modeled after The Seven Dwarves' cottage, and Narissa being modeled after the evil queen in in Snow White. In one hysterical scene, Giselle sings a tune to summon animal friends to help clean up Robert's apartment. The New York wildlife which responds are rats, pigeons, flies, and roaches; nevertheless they help do dishes, dust, and clean the bathtub. This pays homage to Snow White and Cinderella scenes. One of several musical numbers includes some of the old Mickey Mouse Club member (now seniors) as dancers. These references are fun and hilarious, but are seamlessly incorporated so they fit into the story without drawing attention to themselves.
I have yet to see a movie featuring Amy Adams where she is not a lovable character. Amy Adams' inherent cuteness really helps sell her Disney-like Princess role; she acts sweet, naïve, optimistic, and makes exuberant displays of emotion. No one else could have played Giselle like Amy Adams does. Prince Edward is a headstrong hero who is very accustomed to everything working out perfectly as they always do for the prince charming, but New York doesn't operate by fairy tale rules; Edward is yelled at in one scene after trying to slay a bus he mistakes for a dragon. James Marsden plays up the awkwardness of the colliding world settings very well, providing a lot of ironic and embarrassing humor. Patrick Dempsey plays the straight laced, down-to-earth lawyer; it's great to see how Giselle helps show him that fairy tale love really can exist in the real world, and also how Robert helps show her that there is more to love than simply being with someone. The way Dempsey and Adams bounce off each other helps makes this movie both humorous and thought provoking.
Enchanted is a highly charming movie that the whole family would enjoy. If you haven't seen it, you should. If you have seen it already, you should watch it again. Kids will love the quirky humor and the fairy tale situations, adults will enjoy the romance and nostalgic allusions of Disney classics they grew up with. This movie is comfortably sitting on my movie shelf with many of my other favorites; this is one worth owning, especially if you have small kids.


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Teaneck Chamber of Commerce can be found at Johnson Ave 194. The following is offered: Phonebook. The entry is present with us since Sep 7, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Teaneck there are 75 other Phonebook. An overview can be found here.
The Teaneck Chamber of Commerce (TCC) is a community organization meant to advance the positions of residents, commerce & industry.


text: Bala, how could you do that to yourself? If you are craving a cobbler-type dessert, here's a recipe I've been meaning to try, but didn't have a microwave for a long time. I copied this from the list a long time ago. You can try it and tell me how you liked it. Baked Apple: Core an apple and put in a microwave-safe dish. Pour either diet creme soda or diet rootbeer over it. Microwave until the apple is soft. That's it! Presumably, the soda turns syrupy and gooey. I don't remember if the recipe recommended sprinkling cinnamon or anything else on, but you can experiment. Good luck, Julie in San Jose ------------------------------


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Let's give breast cancer survivors and patients a day to reinvigorate their inner and outer beauty, a day they can find renewed strength in saying,
"Today, I look and feel good. Today, I am a glamorous conqueror!"
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