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Oddly, I enjoyed it. Not so oddly, the project fell through the cracks in behalf of another, more amazing project--watching all of Disney's full-length, animated features. I figured out the order of the movies from the first one made and on and have now watched the first thirteen (don't worry, the old ones didn't last much more than an hour).
Note: Fantasia never happened. Also, I didn't include the collections Disney did during the World War II era.
My mom and occasionally another sibling join me, with an additional shout out to Amy who sat through Sleeping Beauty. Here are some thoughts on those classics you loved but never watch anymore:
- I was intrigued by how many movies portrayed smoking and drinking. Pinocchio was loaded with it. Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Dumbo, 101 Dalmatians all had some (I'm blanking on whether Sleeping Beauty and Aristocats had any). Of course, the Elephants on Parade in Dumbo comes about because Dumbo and the Mouse get dead drunk (by the way, that's my least favorite part of any Disney movie ever. Don't talk to me about pioneering in animation. It's stupid). They've changed their tune nowadays, but I thought it was interesting. I'm also proud that I thwarted established research by being subjected to all these "influences" during my childhood and not ending up chain-smoker/drunk. But if I did, I'd definitely do it like this.
- Briar Rose/Aurora from Sleeping Beauty is the prettiest Disney female ever. I will not argue about this.
- The Jungle Book is highly underrated. I may have enjoyed it the most (Cinderella, a long-time favorite of mine, was also just as bomb as ever.) You'll really can't deny King Louie. Watch it. You'll like it.
- I was a little bothered when, right after Jungle Book, I watched Aristocats and found that the main cat, Thomas O'Malley, had the same voice as Baloo. Now, early on in Disney voices were recycled all the time, but to have two main characters in back-to-back movies was a little much. Apparently it's still not over, either--the voice actor for them all, Phil Harris, is also in my next movie to watch, Robin Hood, as Little John.
- Did you know the guy who voiced the Magic Mirror in Snow White is named Moroni? Yes, he was LDS.
- I still think Ursula is the best villian in Disney history, but Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty is freaking crazy.
- Bambi is still a horribly dumb movie, in case you were wondering. If you don't agree, remind me to offer you some of my jerky after the hunt this fall.
- After Bambi, Alice in Wonderland was my least favorite. I know it's supposed to be nonsense...but it was still a little much for me. That said, I am all about Tim Burton's upcoming edition.
- The fact that the cat in Cinderella is named "Lucifer"....wow.
- Did you know Tinker Bell is actually a whiny and murderous little thing? She's all smiley in the Disney ads and such, but in Peter Pan she is best described using a word I don't use. Also, between her, the mermaids and Tiger Lily, there was a lot of girlish figures to go around in that movie. Just making an observation.
- Aristocats, also fun. The kittens are actually quite cute and I never use that word. The villain in the movie has exactly zero scare appeal, however, though his fate (getting shut in a cramped trunk to be sent to Timbuktu) is the total shaft. Solidly entertaining though.
Favorite Characters
1. King Louie (Jungle Book)
2. Jaq (Cinderella)
3. Marie (Aristocats)
4. The Crocodile (Peter Pan)
5. Mr. Smee (Peter Pan)
6. Gus Gus (Cinderella)
7. Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)
8. Thumper (Bambi)
9. Lucky (101 Dalmatians)
10. Roger Radcliffe (101 Dalmatians)
Best Villains
1. Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
2. Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
3. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
4. Madame Mim (Sword in the Stone)
5. Share Khan (Jungle Book)
6. Kaa (Jungle Book)
7. The Queen (Snow White)
8. Stepmother (Cinderella)
9. The Mouse (Lady and the Tramp)
10. Jasper (101 Dalmatians)
Favorite Movies
1. Cinderella
2. Jungle Book
3. Aristocats
4. 101 Dalmatians
5. Peter Pan
6. Lady and the Tramp
7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
8. Sleeping Beauty
9. Pinocchio
10. Sword in the Stone
11. Dumbo
12. Alice in Wonderland
13. Bambi


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NYT reported In its fumbling attempts to explain the purge of United States attorneys, the Bush administration has argued that the fired prosecutors were not aggressive enough about addressing voter fraud. It is a phony argument; there is no evidence that any of them ignored real instances of voter fraud.
Maybe the reason there is no evidence is that the attorneys refused to investigate the complaints.But more than that, it is a window on what may be a major reason for some of the firings. In partisan Republican circles, the pursuit of voter fraud is code for suppressing the votes of minorities and poor people. By resisting pressure to crack down on "fraud," the fired United States attorneys actually appear to have been standing up for the integrity of the election system.
Do "minorities and poor people" have some sort of right to vote multiple times?John McKay, one of the fired attorneys, says he was pressured by Republicans to bring voter fraud charges after the 2004 Washington governor's race, which a Democrat, Christine Gregoire, won after two recounts. Republicans were trying to overturn an election result they did not like, but Mr. McKay refused to go along. "There was no evidence," he said, "and I am not going to drag innocent people in front of a grand jury."
The purpose of the grand jury is to determine whether there is evidence or not.Later, when he interviewed with Harriet Miers, then the White House counsel, for a federal judgeship that he ultimately did not get, he says, he was asked to explain "criticism that I mishandled the 2004 governor's election."
What was the answer?Mr. McKay is not the only one of the federal attorneys who may have been brought down for refusing to pursue dubious voter fraud cases. Before David Iglesias of New Mexico was fired, prominent New Mexico Republicans reportedly complained repeatedly to Karl Rove about Mr. Iglesias's failure to indict Democrats for voter fraud. The White House said that last October, just weeks before Mr. McKay and most of the others were fired, President Bush complained that United States attorneys were not pursuing voter fraud aggressively enough.
Then he did the right thing by firing people that were not doing enough. After all, they serve "at the pleasure of the President, and if he is not pleased, they should go."There is no evidence of rampant voter fraud in this country.
There certainly have been many examples of voter fraud. What about the fake voter registration forms submitted by the highly partisan ACORN group. What does it take before the NYT sees them as rampant. Do Republicans have to benefit, and is voter fraud that helps Dems O.K. with the NYT.Rather, Republicans under Mr. Bush have used such allegations as an excuse to suppress the votes of Democratic-leaning groups. They have intimidated Native American voter registration campaigners in South Dakota with baseless charges of fraud. They have pushed through harsh voter ID bills in states like Georgia and Missouri, both blocked by the courts, that were designed to make it hard for people who lack drivers' licenses — who are disproportionately poor, elderly or members of minorities — to vote.
You have to have a photo id to board a plane, or cash a check, or fill some prescriptions at the pharmacy counter, or rent a video at Blockbuster. And Georgia, at least, was willing to provide them for free to low income people, and have a van that drove to the neighborhoods to issue the cards.Florida passed a law placing such onerous conditions on voter registration drives, which register many members of minorities and poor people, that the League of Women Voters of Florida suspended its registration work in the state.
Maybe that was because of the fake voter registration forms submitted by the highly partisan ACORN group.Rick Moran blogged I guess thousands of fake voter registration forms submitted by the highly partisan ACORN as well as other frauds perpetrated by the usual suspects at the AFL-CIO, Moveon, and other liberal advocacy groups should be allowed into the system – at least according to the Times. We wouldn't want to disturb the moronic notion that partisan Republicans use "code" to differentiate between real people and sock puppets who would be capable of voting 5, 10, or 20 times at different polling stations. Democrats never perpetrate these kinds of frauds – just ask the dead people in any Chicago cemetery and they'll swear on their graves that such shenanigans never take place.

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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Random Review #19 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Keep Me In Mind Sweetheart
This release was the third for the duet and is billed as an EP as it is only 6 tracks and apparently these were tracks left other from the the recording of Sunday At Devil Dirt and although these were the tracks left off the main release this does not lessen the quality of this release.
Campbell's vocals are all hushed and beautiful whilst Lanegan vocals are somewhere between Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash and Tom Waits so there is a real contrast and this is why it works.
This release is a great way to get an introduction to Campbell and Lanegan 5 songs with them sharing the vocals and a instrumental (Violin Tango). Stand out tracks are the title track Keep Me In Mind Sweetheart and Rambling Rose, Clinging Vine which both highlight the beautiful vocals of these two.
This album is over way to quickly and I suspect that you will quickly be buying the duets other 3 albums which are all of exceptional quality.
These 2 artists have released albums individually but it is together that they seem to excel a formula that they would stick to.
Mark 8/10
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The Crow 1994 asked about the details of the grave digger prop I made last year.
Here is what he looked like on Halloween night 2005.
The mask is a display copy (no cutouts for the eyes) called Gravedigger from Death Studios. A wig head was used inside the mask (with some plastic grocery bags stuffed into the gaps. The wig head was placed over a 1/2" PVC "neck".
The hands are Star Wars Emperor Palpatine latex hands from BuyCostumes. Heavy wire was placed in the hands so they could be positioned on the shovel and lantern.
The frame is 1.5 inch PVC pipe and fittings with chicken wire to provide some "body". The frame is slipped over iron re-bar driven into the ground. The 1/2" PVC neck is inserted into a reducer fitting placed in the 4-way fitting. Here's a great calculator that can help with proportions.
The coveralls are from the local Tractor Supply Company.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
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You fuel Aurora's unique media art experineces and community collaborations!
Are you a member of Aurora Picture Show yet? You should be. There are so many reasons to join Aurora Picture Show, including the opportunity to get discounts and free admission to our screenings and events, but more importantly to support media arts in Houston and beyond. Just as you rely on Aurora for one-of-a-kind cinematic experiences, we rely on you to support programs that promote artist-made work, teach appreciation of moving image art and encourage youth and emerging artists. Be a part of it!
Click here to become an Aurora member or make a general donation!
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Aurora Picture Show supports emerging artists.
We strive to support emerging artists and filmmakers by keeping our submission fees low, paying artist honorariums, and providing promotion and exhibition for artists that do not traditionally have a place to show their work. If you enjoy the quality of programming that we provide, then your membership directly goes to supporting the very artists that bring the work to you.
Aurora Picture Show is a community.
We are a community comprised of all the viewers and artists who bring Aurora's screenings and events alive through creative energy, enthusiasm, volunteerism and donations. The dynamism of coming together is more alive than ever at Aurora and we strive to present films free to the public. These events offer access to rare and imaginative cinematic works. Aurora is committed to offering the highest caliber free programs, many of which are comparable with film/video series at national museums. As you can imagine, producing these screenings, paying artists fees, and marketing, is costly for a small organization, and we rely on the support of patrons like you to make these programs come to life.
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With memberships starting at just $50, we're sure to have a level that suits you. Aurora members receive free admission to all regular screenings, advance ticket purchase windows for special events, invitations to exclusive members-only events, discounts on merchandise, and much more. Join Aurora today and show that you care about Houston's oldest microcinema.
Become a member or make a donation, and keep Aurora going strong!


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I lied
Ok - OK. I know I said that my next post would be about the Grill Kings 2005. Well, it's not. Tomorrow I'm heading out to New Paltz to compete at the Hudson Valley Rib Fest and I just don't have time to write.
But I did want to post some pictures from Asbury Park - Guitarbeque 2005 before I got bogged down with New Paltz information. I'm going to try real hard to take notes and to take more pictures on this trip. Enjoy.
Here's a picture of the ribs we submitted. Notice that they're not on their sides this time.
Here's the pulled pork as submitted in New Jersey. It's the same recipe as the pulled pork we submitted at Grill Kings. In New Jersey - well they didn't like it.
And presenting the second place brisket. Not a bad showing from brisket that we thought was terrible. The meat was dry, but still tender and was falling apart when we sliced it. Notice how thick those slices are.
For some reason, I don't have any pictures of the chicken we turned in. It seems that one entry gets missed at every contest. Oh well, let's see what happens in New Paltz.


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Personally not a big fan of Valentine's Day. It is too commercial (like most holidays) and shouldn't we show those we care about how much we love them more than once a year?! No matter how you spend this heart filled day, a fabulous way to close out the day would be sipping a Wild Strawberry Basil Martini! You've got a little redd-ish pink in the drink and the strawberries add a little taste of spring that would be ever-so-welcome in the misdt of the winter doldrums! Cheers, love!
Wild Strawberry Basil Martini2 oz. SKYY Infusions Wild Strawberry Vodka
1 oz. Fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
2 Basil leaves
3 Strawberry Slices Muddle all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice, and shake vigorously until well-combined. Strain into a chilled martini glass.


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Call his name 3 times and you will get yourself a "bio-exorcist" to help scare away the living!
Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton. The movie is about a recently deceased couple, played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis, who seek the help of a obnoxious "bio-exorcist" Beetlejuice, played by Michael Keaton, to remove the new owners from their house. The movie became a financial and critical success.
It's great that companies like NECA (Cult Classics), Mezco (Cinema of Fear) & McFarland (Movie Maniacs) are doing movie related figures which most probably can't command a toy line by itself. I love the movie and always wanted a Beetljuice figure. If I am not mistaken there was a mass market Beetlejuice toy line by Kenner and one done by NECA sometime back. However, this is by far the best figure done for Beetlejuice.
Looking at the head sculpt in the packaging and from afar, it looks really like Michael Keaton. However on closer scrutiny, the resemblance is not that perfect. I am just being picky here and overall the sculpt is good. I kinda like the soft translucent plastic they use for the hair rather than painting it green. The green mold adds a nice touch to the overall sculpt.
There is not much ways you can post this figure. But you should not expect much articulation from these kind of figures. My only gripe is that there is no articulation in the knees as I wanted to create the scene where he sits on a tombstone.
The figure comes with 2 snakes (which you can recognize from the movie) and the Handbook for the Recently Deceased (a nice accessory). Hopefully NECA will also create the diorama of Hell's waiting room with all the other characters like the"Smoking guy", "Shrunken Head guy" and the football team who keeps thinking that the clerk is their coach.
Overall it is a nice figure and if you are a fan of the movie, you should get it!
It does look better in its packaging
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Dr. Seuss inspired: sharing our thoughts and knowledge
"Out there things can happen, and frequently do, to people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!"
—Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Inspired by Dr. Suess, Yasmine thinks that a graduate study is a road full of ups and downs, questions, uncertainties, and finally figuring outs – not only the subject of our research but ourselves too. To support each other and to share with one another our questions, thoughts and possibly our (epistemological and theoretical) knowledge, we would like to propose a series of volunteer led bi-weekly video/text-gatherings. We suggest to start the first 5 sessions with the following format:
Tentative format of the first few sessions:
For each session one person would volunteer to bring in a maximum of a 20-minute long video that spoke to him/her about what that person is thinking about, questioning, or considering… or to present a 10-15 minutes short talk about her/his thinking/ questions/ theories/ methodologies and so on. After listening to the talk or watching the video, we will open up the conversation to the group so that we think together as a collective.
Calendar: ( Nov 10th from 2:45-4:00pm - LMX 388)
Mark Ingham (PhD student at the Faculty of Education) asks, do you ever feel like you are in a cave, trapped by the constructs and limitations of your own time and place? Is there hope? Plato says that we are all born in a cave of prejudices, but that there is hope of freedom through dialogue. Does that make any sense? We'll watch a wacky 6 minute video and read through Plato's brief account of the cave analogy of education. What might Plato's cave mean for us today? The burning question for my PhD proposal right now: Could Plato's cave make sense as an educational research epistemology in 2017?
To volunteer to lead a session, please email us (email@example.com) your choice/topic of interest, with a short video or a short text.
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When you're conceptualizing or implementing a cause marketing campaign, it's important to understand what type of campaign it is. This is key to giving it context and insight on how you will position the program once launched. Most campaigns fall into one of the following three categories.
Traditional cause marketing: Aligning a for-profit company with a mission-driven nonprofit organization to help generate awareness and resources for the cause, as well as enhance the company's reputation and strengthen relationships with key consumers. The Product (RED) campaign fits in this category.
Social marketing: Using marketing, communication and advertising techniques to influence a change in societal behavior, or educate society on a potential risk or danger in order to influence an eventual change in behavior. The designated driver messages in the 1990's are a prime example. Recently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy spearheaded an anti-drug media campaign called "Above the Influence" to encourage teenagers to resist peer pressure.
Corporate social marketing: Employing marketing, communication and advertising techniques (and budgets) to let consumers, constituents or stakeholders know about corporate citizenship efforts and how these practices have a positive impact on society. One of the most well-known and effective campaigns of this nature is GE's ecomagination initiative, launched in 2005. Ecomagination was developed as a way to frame the company's environmentally advanced technologies and publicize GE's commitment to developing innovative products and solutions to address environmental challenges.


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Internet access to all Government departments will be possible soon thanks to a collaboration between the academic network operator, Ukerna, and Whitehall information systems specialists.
Announcing the new "G-NET" service last week, Robert Hughes, minister for public service and science, said that its connections to the Internet will offer Government employees an electronic mail service, called GMAIL, and connection to the World Wide Web via the academic network SuperJANET.
Mr Hughes was speaking at the Emerging Technology Showcase, a wide-ranging conference on developments in information systems, held at the London School of Economics and run by the government's information systems agency, the CCTA. He said: "GMAIL will allow anyone in government service to communicate electronically with people inside or outside Government quickly and reliably. It will offer clear efficiency benefits, cutting down paper handling and waiting time."
G-NET is due to become fully operational in April. He predicted that by the end of the year heads of business units in Whitehall would be making increasing use of video conferencing and multimedia services to speed up the processes of government. CCTA had begun working on these services, he said.
Mr Hughes offered the possibility of information for the public on the operation of 10 Downing Street, including prime ministerial speeches available electronically.
The address for the the Government information service is http://www.open.gov.uk/


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Full Episode: Neighborhood Parks Alliance, Politics in NJ/NY, The Village
June 12, 2013 at 3:13 pm
On this edition of MetroFocus hear how a new approach to help struggling city parks would connect big money to some of the smallest budgets. New York State Senator Daniel Squadron joins host Rafael Pi Roman to explain his proposed Neighborhood Parks Alliance.
Political power is shifting on both sides of the Hudson River. Alfred Doblin, editorial page editor of The Record sorts out special elections in New Jersey, a crowded field of candidates for mayor in New York City, and more talk of scandal in Albany.
A look at preserving New York's architectural and cultural landmarks at an event honoring jazz legend Miles Davis and his former home on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
What makes Greenwich Village, the Village? Author John Strausbaugh takes us through the history he chronicled in his new book, The Village–400 Years Of Beats And Bohemians, Radicals And Rogues—A History Of Greenwich Village.
And meet upstate New York artist Gary Weisman. Binghamton station WSKG profiles Weisman at work in his studio and foundry where his bronze sculptures come to life.
Watch the individual MetroFocus segments below and stay up to date on MetroFocus news from the New York region on Twitter.
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Hoisting of Tri-color by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Friends! As the New Year 2009 was knocking at the door, the Islanders bade majestic farewell to the year 2008 with a patriotic fervour by commemorating the 65th anniversary of hoisting of the Indian Tri-color by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the Andaman Islands.
Netaji at the Cellular Jail, Port Blair in 1943
L K Advani laying wreaths at Netaji's statue, Marina Park, Port Blair.
Functions were held to mark the historic occasion on 30th December, 2008. Tributes were paid at Netaji's statue, 1857 Memorial at the Marina Park, the Battle of Aberdeen Memorial and Martyrs' Column at National Memorial Cellular Jail in Port Blair on December, 30th. The dignitaries hoisted the National Flag at the Memorial in front of "Andaman Club" which was followed by the Guard of Honour.
Lt. Governor, Bhopinder Singh hoisting the flag at the Netaji Stadium on 30th Dec. 08
30th December is very significant in the history of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. On this day, in the year 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the National Flag for the first time at Gymkhana Ground (the present-day "Netaji Stadium"), Port Blair declaring the Islands the first Indian Territory to be freed from the shackles of British Imperialism.
His historic visit to the Andamans turned out to be a symbolic fulfillment of his promise that the Indian National Army (INA) would stand on the Indian soil by the end of 1943. A memorial stands today at the Andaman Club, Netaji Stadium as a mute testimony of his momentous visit to the Islands and the historic moment of hoisting of the Indian tri-colour.
Thus spake Netaji, the real Hero.
So, my dear friends! On this positive & undaunted note in this age troubled with evils like terrorism, I wish you all a very
Happy, Prosperous & Terror-free New Year 2009!!!


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An elementary school principal in the Boston public school district showed up for work Tuesday wearing a Lady Gaga costume and prepared to milk a cow. He was not paying homage to the pop singer or to dairy farmers – he was making good on a promise he had made to his students.
With Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick in tow, Justin Vernon, the principal of Roger Clap Innovation School in Dorchester, Mass., challenged his 170 students in kindergarten through fifth grade last October to read a combined 10,000 books by the end of the academic year. But before the students accepted Vernon's challenge, they wanted something in return.
"They pushed back on me, saying 'If we're going to have to read all these books to meet our goal, you've got to do something for us," Vernon said. "Somehow I got stuck with dressing up as Lady Gaga and milking a cow."
The students exceeded their goal by 3,000 books, averaging more than 75 books per student, Vernon said. Books read for class and read aloud by parents counted toward the total.
To hold students, of which nearly three-quarters qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and more than a fifth receive special education services, accountable for their home reading claims, teachers had them fill out logs for their parents to sign. Kenny Jervis, whose son Nigel is in kindergarten daughter Sofia is in third grade at Clap, said his children took the "really took the challenge to heart," even competing among themselves.
By June, Nigel had read 200 books, including three from C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series, and Sofia reached 150 books – mostly longer than Nigel's, her father was quick to add. Nigel and Sofia's reading "really blossomed" over the course of the challenge, he said.
First-grade teacher Tim Apple said the school's weekly town-hall meetings, at which each grade touted its book tally, helped keep students motivated. A field trip to an IMAX theater to see an underwater documentary celebrated 5,000-book milestone. But Apple said the promise of seeing their principal dressed as the often ostentatious diva was a key factor driving students to read.
"Students were always asking 'Is he really going to do it?'" Apple said.
The answer to that question became clear Tuesday morning, when a tall figure in heels, snug black tights and a black dress emerged from a stretch limousine outside Clap. Adorned with a necklace, tiara, oversized sunglasses and plenty of makeup, Vernon made his way toward a cow in the middle of an athletic field behind the school.
Students, some accompanied by parents, swarmed around their glamorously clad principal and chanted "Milk the cow!" until Vernon, pulling back his long blonde wig, knelt down and delivered on the second half of his promise.
No word yet on whether Clap has plans for a summer reading contest.


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dah macam ape je aku tgok. HAHA *bambam*
try costume night before perform :)
with them again ! for the second time. syed shamim & tasha Manshahar :D
really thanks for my classmate :')
as usual, my besties :D zani, ros, zira <3
ce cari aku ? hihi
jgn lah tgok itew, itew malu ! *___* hehehe


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I don't know about your weather but mine is lousy. It remains cold. New snow stacked on top of the old snow has everything covered in close to two feet of the white stuff. More snow is in the forecast for tomorrow, Monday, and midweek. Although it's supposed to warm up to just above freezing today, I don't expect most of it to go anywhere just yet.
If your weather is as bad as mine and you're stuck inside wishing for something to read, here's a story I wrote. "The Home Place" was inspired by an abandoned old house that lay in a hollow not far from where I used to live in the country here in the Ozarks. Old home places fascinate me because I can always imagine the life lived there and listen for the ghosts.
The story originally appeared in VOICES: An Anthology of Short Stories, Vol. 1 from High Hills Press in April 2008.
The Home Place
By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Weeds stretch toward the sky, tall above the brown-eyed Susans and daisies but she can still see the Osage orange trees her great-grandfather planted to mark his fencerow. Even now, ninety years and more later, she knows where the line that divided the dooryard from Papa's cornfield lay. On the ground among the brown crisp leaves, Osage oranges dot the remnants of her mother's bluegrass and the place where Myrtle and her sister Muriel played house is covered with grape vines that have strayed far from the arbor. No sound but the gentle whisper of the wind echoes in this hollow, this valley and although the world outside transformed, this place, allowing for neglect and gradual fading away, has not changed at all.
"Was it always so quiet?" Tiffany, clad in blue jeans that are too tight, sits on the stone rail of the porch and perches like a bird. In this old place, she is a tropical bird among woodland wrens, out of her native element.
"Is it quiet?" Myrtle says, swallowing her mirth. She knows how silent this place must seem to this child of malls, of highways and main drags, stereos and televisions. It was not quiet, though, as she recalls. Fifteen children, even on a forty-acre farm in a remote valley in an Ozark wood where rocks rose from the ground with more certainty than did the corn, made plenty of sound. So did the stock; mules that bellowed and
horses that nickered and the old milk cow, Betsy Sue that bawled each evening if someone was not quick to milk. Her mother's voice had echoed off the three sides of the narrow valley as she called her children to supper, to chores, to bed or to prayer.
Papa's voice had been raised as he urged his mules to work or shouted for a helping hand.
In those days, in the land of long ago, the forest had been alive with creatures. Wild turkeys made strange sounds that she could still duplicate after decades and coyotes yipped in the night air.
"It's too quiet for me." Tiff said, as she jumps down onto the porch floor with a toss of her blonde ponytail. "I don't like it here. It feels haunted."
Myrtle sighs. The young were so foolish, so filled with self-importance and a sense of superiority. Although she did not believe in the creeping, crawling loathsome things that too many movies depicted, haints were real and she had seen them. She feels them now but they are nothing to fear; the shades of her family and of her young self filled the air between the house and the sky with power.
"We carried the water from yon spring." Myrtle says, with one finger extending toward the water that seeped from the rocks at the back of the valley. "Papa made the holding pond with rocks and we'd bring the water up for my mother in buckets.
Horror widens the young woman's eyes. "No running water? Please, Granny! I suppose you'll tell me that you didn't have electric lights either. I don't believe you. It's not like you lived here in the 1800's or something!"
Little they teach in the public schools, she thinks. "No we used lamps to light our way and went to bed with the chickens. It was my job to clean the glass chimneys on the lamps and make them shine. I hate to tell you this; Tiffy, but most country people didn't have electric lights until after World War II."
"Didn't you mind?"
"Didn't know different, child. Let's go into the house so I can show it to you."
Tiffany frowned. "Is it safe?"
"Safe enough." Young people now didn't want to take risks; they lived their lives creeping around with fear with a vocabulary filled with can't, won't, might. "My grandfather made those floors sturdy."
Without further discussion, Myrtle steadies herself with her stick to enter the open doorway. The heavy black walnut door was gone, who knew where so she walks into the big room where her family had eaten, played, and worked. Although the floors groan
under her tread, she has no fear because this is home; this is the place where her life began. All she knows, all she believes has roots here in these dust-filled rooms.
Although dust tickles her nose and irritates her throat, Myrtle feels the past so close it can be touched. She shuts both eyes like a child waiting for a surprise and a memory movie plays.
She is six, maybe, and she spins in the center of this sturdy floor to show off the new dress that Mama had made. Bright flames dance in the hearth and she can smell the reek of coal oil, the fuel that burns in the tall glass lamp on the center of the table. Her mother is washing dishes in a dishpan, hands coated with lye soap and two of her older
sisters help. One rinses the dishes, the other dries. They are Beth and Florence; three years from now, Beth will drown in a flood tide creek on her way home from the neighbor's and one day Florence will marry the school teacher man, moving to town, then away to California.
Papa sits near the fire, his work worn hands outstretched to feel the warmth with his hound, Bateman, curled on the rag rug on the floor. Both man and dog doze. In the corner, her little brothers, Neddy and Charley, fuss over blocks and a top that doesn't spin right. Muriel sits at the large round table that dominates the room, her burnished copper head bent over a book. Four babies are not yet born but she knows that they will come; one sleeps in the cradle between the fireplace and the table. At two months old, William
is not yet nicknamed Billy Boy. There were once two other babies, Rose who lived just an hour after birth and a boy born dead lie in the little graveyard beneath the cedars down by the creek. George and Stanley, now fifteen and sixteen, are out finishing chores.
Stanley has just one year left of school but George quit two years back and works the farm.
"Granny?" Tiff's voice cuts into her reverie and the images fade.
"I'm remembering." How many evenings had the family spent in similar occupation, she wonders now? More than she could ever count. So many moments and they each compress into memories. There must be so many small things that she has forgotten but it doesn't seem possible.
"Did you use this fireplace?"
"Of course we did! It kept us warm and gave us light."
Tiffany pokes at gathered dirt in the hearth. "I suppose you're going to say that you cooked the food on it too."
Myrtle shakes her head. "Mama had a stove, a wood cook stove and she used it but sometimes she baked corn bread in the ashes of the fire or put soup beans to cook over the fire on a cold day. We made popcorn here too, sometimes."
"Was it corn bread like you make?"
"Yes, just like, same recipe. Maybe someday you'll make it too, Tiff."
Tiffany nodded. For the first time since she had asked the girl to bring her down to the home place she acted interested. "So this whole big room was like a kitchen and dining room and den?"
"I reckon so, honey. We did most of our living in this room here including a bath on Saturday night."
"But the house is so big! Why didn't everyone spread out more?"
"We were a family." That seems so obvious but Myrtle knows things are different now. When she raised her own brood, they still gathered around the dining room table after supper and listened to the radio. They laughed together to hear Gracie Allen and her husband George; sang together to the songs on the Grand Old Opry. By the time, her kids had kids, families parked a television set in the front room and sometimes ate their dinner watching Ricky and Lucy fuss. In her grandson Darren's house, his wife worked late or went with friends to see a movie. His kids, including Tiffany, took meals catch-
as-catch-can and eat together as a family on holidays or birthdays. Each child had his or her own bedroom with stereo, television, and computer. Personal space was an idea learned early but Myrtle thought it wasn't quite right. Sifting through the social changes that had come since her own childhood was hard but she would try so maybe Tiff could understand. Lord, maybe someday Tiffany would make a real home for her children.
"Families lived and worked together, honey. There was not any television or radio or outside fun. Mama and Papa slept in the room there on the yon side of the stairs. We children slept upstairs but it was cold up there in the winter, hot in the summer
so we didn't go up till bedtime. We worked a little in the evening, sang, played games, or read books. Mama would read aloud sometimes if she wasn't too tired."
Tiffany pauses, one foot on the bottom step. "What kind of games?"
"Word games, question games, things like that. Watch the stairs; some of them were out last time I was here."
From where she stands, Myrtle can see the gaps in the stairs, holes where rotted boards gave way but the staircase seems sturdy although it could fall with the slightest strain.
"I want to go up and see the bedrooms."
"Better not. There's nothing up there any more but dirt and maybe a broken dresser, a few odds and ends."
Tiffany, young and stubborn, mounts the stairs heedless but Myrtle doesn't follow. Too many steps, too much risk and there is no need. The rooms up there are as clear in her mind as if she had been up just yesterday. Fact is, she would rather remember
them as they were without seeing the decay, dirt, and faded wallpapers. As Tiffany's feet tromped on the upstairs floors, Myrtle's mind segued back into memory land again.
Her room had been in the front, overlooking the front fields and the creek. Big pink roses the size of dinner plates had decorated the walls, a replacement for the faded newspapers that had been there before. Muriel, Beth, and Florence had shared the room
– the little girls who came later would room in her too. By then, Beth was dead and Florence married.
"Hey, Gran?" Her great-granddaughter's voice floats down the stairwell and sounds for an eerie moment much like her mother's did decades ago.
"What is it?"
"Who was Timmy? His name is carved into the window sill in back."
A rush of remembered sweetness and grief catches Myrtle in the throat and she swallows hard before she replies. "Timmy was one of my brothers. He died in the little boys' back bedroom when he was three. Stanley carved his name when Timmy was sick with measles."
"He died of the measles?" Tiffany sounds shocked. "Nobody dies of the measles."
"They did back then. Come down here before you die if the floor gives in."
Despite the condition of the stairs, Tiff bounds down them with speed.
"This house is still solid."
They agree but Myrtle shakes her head. "It would take a lot of work. Maybe it's better if I let it go, child."
When the offer for the land had come, Myrtle didn't believe it could be right. No one would offer so much money for the old home place but her son verified that it was so. Although the land had once been far out in the country, it wasn't so far now, not in
an age of black top roads and SUVS. Some developer wanted to build a gated community on the farm and had already named it "Pumpkin Square". If she sells, the money will keep her in style for the rest of her life but at past ninety, her needs are few. The money would benefit her children, senior citizens themselves, and the grandchildren more than it would her. Her daughters and two of her three sons urge her to sell but she wanted to return home, to touch base with the land and her memories first. Until she set foot on the property, she had thought she would sell but the sight of the old house had awakened too many memories.
"You can't!" Tiffany cries, her face dark and eyes brimming with tears. "You can't sell it! Can't we fix it up again? I could live here when I get out of college."
Tears burn Myrtle's eyes; the child feels it too, the age-old connection of blood and ties to a place. The original plan had wanted the entire property but her oldest son had asked for a second option that would sell off the acres and the woods but not the house. If she sells the land, the money could preserve the house and the thought of
Tiffany living her, raising babies here has appeal. More than that, it feels right and Myrtle reaches for her cane so that she can step back out into the sunlight.
"We can do that." Her voice sounds stronger, feels stronger now. "We can do that, Tiffany, and we will."
As she leaves the porch, Tiffany takes her arm and supports her down the steps. On the way to where Tiffany parked her Nissan at the gate, she leans on the girl and smiles because the old home place will be home for another generation. Crows call high above the treetops and in the distance, just for a moment, Myrtle thinks she hears the soft, sweet sound of her mother's voice raised in song.


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August 31, 2009
How to Sew a French Seam
August 21, 2009
Fabric Pinwheel Tutorial
I loved it so much that I "borrowed" her idea and supersized mine.
These would be great to adorn bags or little girl's dresses too. Here are more pinwheels (the designer actually calls them yo yos) in action....
Click here for the fabric pinwheel / yo yo tutorial.
August 19, 2009
Nap Mat Tutorial
FREE Software Program for Drafting & Printing Patterns
August 18, 2009
Club Meeting This Saturday!
- Please bring a sewing project that you've completed or want to complete for show and tell.
- If you've completed August's project, the Kidlet Wall Pocket, bring yours….I'd love to see what everyone came up with. If you'd like to complete the Wall Pocket but haven't had a chance to (that would be me!) bring your machine and supplies and we'll work on it together at the meeting.
- I have several new items in the lending library so make sure to browse through on Saturday and if you have any patterns, sewing books, magazines, tutorials, etc that you would like to donate to the club please bring them.
- As always, ideas for meetings, outings, or club projects are always welcome!
Since this is a club to help everyone grow as a sewer, you may always bring any questions you have about a project you are working on. We will do our best to work through the problem area together and get you back on your sewing way.
I look forward to seeing everyone Saturday!
August 05, 2009
Fabric Frog Tutorial
Dining Chair Slipcovers Tutorial
August 01, 2009
August Sewing Project - Kidlet Wall Pocket
I'm going to make one for me too! I'm always digging around for my sewing stuff while in the middle of a project and I can't leave anything out on my desk or my little one will snatch it up. This will be perfect to hang within my reach to store scissors, seam ripper, ruler, fabric marker, etc in. Oh and I think I'll make one to hang on the front door for mail..... I better get sewing!
Click here for the Wall Pocket Tutorial
Click here to see more photos of the Kidlet Wall Pocket for your inspiration.


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It's hard to think a horse that's won two from three this prep could be overlooked going into his next start, especially given he's already accounted for all the horses more favoured than him in the market.
That's exactly the case for Darci Be Good though which sits around the fourth pick for the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes this weekend.
Above him are Strike The Stars, Ambidexter and Rekindled Alliance, all of which he's beaten convincingly this campaign.
Trainer Bede Murray obviously isn't too worried about all that but he does find it slightly strange people don't seem to want to warm to the horse.
"Strike The Stars had had two runs coming into that race and we beat him first up over that distance," he said.
"He's probably just a little bit immature, but he's beaten all of those horses."
The weather can't be blamed for it either given Darci Be Good is proven across good ground and wet tracks.
"He's won on both it doesn't worry us very much…I'm not too concerned about the weather," Murray said.
Darci Be Good won the Spring Stakes at Newcastle last start over a mile beating both Rekindled Alliance and Amidexter in the process.
Since then Murray has employed a very specific training plan to have him firing for this weekend.
"He went down to the farm for five or six days…he came back to Kembla last Thursday morning," he said.
"He's not a heavy big robust horse, he had two strong workouts on Thursday and Saturday.
"This morning he didn't work so hard then I'll just give him a little blowout Thursday morning and that'll peak him up for Saturday."
Darci Be Good has been somewhat of a revelation for the Murray camp this preparation and even they admit they didn't expect him to get to the level he has.
"We never really expected him in the spring to reach the heights that he has, when they're not really mature you need to make sure you don't overdo them," he said.
"He's a horse that'll come to his peak without working him too hard."
With that in mind Murray remains adamant the Spring Champion Stakes will be the final run for Darci Be Good this time in.
"He'll go out after Saturday and I believe working it this way he'll come back an even stronger horse in the autumn," he said.


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Mrs. Apotheosis Weblog
the look on his face haunted me the next day. I decided to find out what The superficial Forums are all about first hand, and was surprised to find my husband didn't log off his account. every post I read felt like being stabbed thru the heart. the things he posted… I could not believe my husband, the father of my children would betray me again and again. I found out he had romantic and sexual relationships with numerous female posters. several sent him nude pictures. it is well known in the forums he's a married family man and no one seems to care.
my husband Brandon, "apotheosis". though he is very present in my art, I won't use a picture of him. I don't want my kids to get hurt, or make a bigger fool of my husband then he already has. I do use his online persona in my art. apparently, he's pussy sniffing ways are so infamous, he's been named captain save a ho.
rav or ravioli, my husband's favorite whore.


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We were told in April that Hershey had arthritis and a cyst and his hind leg. Injections of adequan were given, along with Rimadyl for pain. At first, he got better and began using the leg again, but after six weeks he worsened. We decided to take him for a second opinion. We went to the vet my pet adoption agency uses, and he repeated the x rays and aspiration of the 'cyst'. The results were inconclusive for cancer and by now, the bone joint was pretty shot, so the vet was hesitant to perform a biopsy. Instead, he put Hershey on major antibiotics to rule out other types of infection, but again, there was no improvement. Hershey had the biopsy June 28th and was diagnosed with cancer July 6th. We feel a lot of guilt about the time wasted, and wish we had known more about canine cancer.
The first few days after amputation were tough. Hershey didn't eat, drink, or move much. After that, he looked better and even started to play with the tennis ball. He moved around like a pro on 3 legs! Unfortunately, this was short lived. On Monday, he wasn't himself again. The vet says he has a fever and infection from the surgery. Now Hershey is back on antibiotics. He seems sad, and doesn't want to walk or eat. We gave him some human food and that is working so far. I even bought some of those treat toys to keep him busy. We hope he will be able to start chemo next week and we'll have more uplifting news for everyone!
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Our family favorite right now - Chloe heard this wonderful story at Kindermusik and we (being the highly literate parents we are) went right out and bought it for her. The whole book is put to song on a CD that is included - we sing along with the CD before nap and before bed - per Chloe's request. It is endearing and the best part is to hear Chloe sing along: "I love you best, I love you most, I love you high, I love you low, I love you deep, I love you wide - I love you THIS MUCH!!!"
I Love You This Much
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Original Warner Brothers Maurice Noble Layout Drawing Featuring Wile E. Coyote
Studio: Warner Brothers
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Year: 1950's or 1960s
Characters: Wile E. Coyote
Edition: One of a kind
Unframed Size: 27" x 11"
Framed Size: 33 1/8" x 16 1/4"Original Warner Brothers Maurice Noble layout drawing
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We just got back from a long trip. Our first stop was the Saltfork Craftsman Artist-Blacksmith Association Conference in Perry, Oklahoma.
This was our third year of attending. This time I bought one ticket (ONE for $2.00) for their much coveted tool box raffle. I did not tell my blacksmith that I had purchased the ticket. I purchased it about 5 PM and then we left for dinner. The raffle drawing was at the beginning of their fundraiser auction about 7 PM.
I did not have internet connection that night, or I would have seen on Facebook that I had won.
On Sunday morning we arrived back at the conference. Shortly after arriving I received a phone call from Diana Davis telling me I had won!
It's a beautiful box! It was loaded with some awesome tools. So I generously gave the tools to my blacksmith. I think the tool box is mine! I can see quilt fabric, magazines, books, and so much more in there!
The demonstrator was the talented Clay Spencer.
Just look at the next few pictures to see how talented he is!
(This chest is small, about 6 inches long, 4-5 inches tall.)
The base of a table lamp.
Grill work.
A beautiful door knocker.
As usual it was a great conference!


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I love this passage of scripture. It says that we can present our prayers with confidence. What you may ask is what can we be confident of? The answer is simple. When we pray we can be confident that we will receive mercy and find grace to help us. Notice that it did not say that our prayers would always be answered the way we prayed them.. just that mercy and grace would be given.
I think that there is so little in life to be confident about.. people fail us.. our health fails.. and sometimes it feels that God has failed us. But this verse promises that we will receive mercy and grace when we pray - so what does this look like? It is a great question! It reminds me of Job and how different grace might have looked to him.
For some time Job and his friends were sitting around arguing about the calamities that had beset Job.. he lost all of his children.. he lost his health.. people were laughing at him.. and it seemed that grace was nowhere to be found. Then.. and this is an important then.. something happened.. God manifested Himself to Job and let him know that He had been listening in on the conversation with his friends.
God then proceeded to ask Job some very difficult questions.. to which Job confessed that he was ignorant and then proceeded to repent. After this God healed Job as he prayed for his friends. So.. I am wondering.. what did grace look like in this situation and when did mercy come? It reminds me of this passage:
So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance? (Romans 2:3-4)I love how this speaks to what grace is all about.. how it says that because of God's mercy we are not judged.. how God is patient with us.. tolerant of our sins.. and kind to us even when we are unkind and judgmental. Perhaps this is the grace that we can be confident in? Perhaps this is the flavor of grace that will eventually help us.. and lead us to repentance
Perhaps.. for Job anyway.. grace came before he was healed and restored to health.. before his riches were replenished. Perhaps grace looked more like God sustaining Job and helping him to endure.. maybe grace came when he first prayed.. maybe Job just didn't understand the purpose of grace?
Very often we are oblivious to the presence of the grace that comes when we pray because we do not understand that a primary reason that grace is given is to help us to endure - we need grace to endure.. and grace comes by way of prayer. I know that in my own life I feel that I am caused to endure because of prayer.. my prayers and the prayers of others.
Father we come to you.. asking for grace.. needing grace.. needing mercy. Open our eyes to the ways that you are working kindness and patience in our lives. Help us to develop thankfulness for the mercy and grace you pour on us every day. We love you.
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"Don't feelsorry for yourself. Only assholes do that."
Today is April 22, Good Friday. I am listening to The Strokes and reading Murakami and using the internet. I am not sure if this is proper or appropriate Good Friday behavior or activity but well, there is nothing else to do. Also, my parents are having an electronic Good Friday as well. My mom is watching television and my dad has been hammering and tinkling with his laptop all day long. He's been trying to annihilate all the green goddamned pigs on Angry Birds. My sister, who works in the evening, slept the whole day.
Times are changing. I have bits of ideas in which ways but I'm too young to be sure. I mean I can't remember much of "the old days" to compare. I don't really even remember what we did last year's Good Friday but I don't think it involved Julian Casablancas and crew.
I am also sorta watching Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland on tv. I am not sure how I feel about it. But I am more on the side of I don't really like it. It's now come to the part where the White Queen and the Red Queen are about to start a war. Red Queen's just called the Jabberwocky. Wouldn't it be great if it came as words or printed in words of the poem. Oh. It's just a dragon or winged lizard looking thing. Damn. Alice has cut off the Jabberwocky's tongue as her opening move. In the WWF, or WWE now is it, that's a bad thing. First move always loses. It's now a mishmash of reds versus whites and Hatter versus Red's sidekick. Not sure who he is but looks like it's Mr Glover or the hair-sniffing dude from Charlie's Angels. Bird thing got kicked in the ass by a mouse. Oh I see now. The Jabberwocky reminds me of the Evil Queen in Sleeping Beauty. Hatter's shown me how convenient keeping a pin on your ring is. I don't wear rings however so that's not really useful to me afterall. Aaa-and Alice has just mutilated the Jabberwocky. Futterwacken. Hatter and more importantly Johnny Depp is dong a crazy dance. So she drinks the Jabberwocky's purple psychedelic blood. She comes back to wedding and she's all know-it-all and bitchily pointing out the flaws in others. Just because she's slain a 3d dragon. Everyone in the wedding party seems to be stiff pricks, but still.
I don't like this movie. I love Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mr Glover and of course the wonderful Helena Bonham Carter. But this movie surprisingly sucks. I did not check but it sounds like it's still a Danny Elfman movie. Should I give this a second chance?
And on to my point before I got sidetracked by that film. Good Friday and I'm on the internet and no one is telling to get off the internet. No one is telling me to shut or keep the music down (I've now moved to Arcade Fire from The Strokes). No one cares, or this is the new normal? Feels like we're moving farther and farther away from the tight-lipped, stick-in-the-ass strict religiousness of religion. Is this good or bad? Depends on who you would ask I guess. I am Roman Catholic and I pray every night before I sleep. I don't believe in the all the rituals and converging to worship however. Call me a convenient Catholic but I don't want to spend any amount of time in a place full of Catholic posers – praying and singing along to the songs at a tight-packed church only to smack their children at home, curse to the highest heavens and cheat on their spouses, families, work and government the moment they leave.
The quote is from Murakami. Go on, google it.
And this is what it's like inside my head. Welcome. Man, this is not stuff you share but I had to get it out there. Untouched for over a year, I don't think anyone reads this anyway. Best of both worlds - anonymous and expressed.
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We had our friend Sarah come all the way from Connecticut to our studio in NYC and do an awesome Summer Glow how-to with us! This look is quick, easy and perfect for Summer, especially desk-to-happy hour!
Start by hydrating the skin with our Daily Moisture Stick. Apply all over the face, concentrating in dry areas. Next, apply your foundation and concealer where needed.
Step 2:
Prime the eyes using our Mineral Eyeshadow Primer for makeup that wont crease or fade all day.
Step 3:
Using our Flawless Eyeshadow in 'Beautiful Browns', apply the 'base' shade to the lid all the way up to the brow bone. Use the 'crease' shade, a gorgeous copper, on the outer edges of the eyes.
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Apply black eyeliner to the upper lash line and mascara to the lashes for definition.
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Define the lower lash line by applying that same copper shade using a Flat Eyeliner Brush.
Step 6:
Grab our Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder and apply the bronzer where the sun would normally hit the face- to the cheekbones, forehead, and across the nose. Using the Mineral Powder Brush, apply the blush to the apples of the cheek for a rosy flush.
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Add some 'glow' to the skin using our studio Body Glow. Apply using a fan brush to the tops of the cheekbones for a gorgeous Summer highlight.
Step 7:
Finish off the look with our Super Glossy Lip Shine in 'Goddess'.
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Anna just turned 3 (I still cannot believe this), and I decided to make her some puppets. I followed the basic plan outlined here. Her instructions and pattern pieces were clear and easy to use, but I don't think I'd make them this way again. I'm not crazy about things that have to be glued, so I think instead of plastic in the mouth piece I'd use some sort of sewable heavy weight interfacing. I used up some fabric scraps I had lying around, and in retrospect I probably should have used something sturdier like fleece so I wouldn't have needed to line them. In spite of not being my favorite project ever, I think they turned out cute enough and hopefully Anna will enjoy playing with them!
Mike took a couple of pictures of me talking with the mouth puppets :) It's hard to deny that puppets are pretty entertaining!


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Just before I forget....here are a great couple of little quotes, I like to call them Hudsonisms, straight from the mouth of Hudson.
- 'I've got my ring on too, now I'M married too Mom!" (he said this after putting on a plastic Toy Story Rex ring that he got off a cupcake at a recent birthday party at MDO. He had asked me about my wedding ring recently and I explained about marriage and mommy and daddy wearing rings because we are married and so, he wanted to join in too! He!)
- 'No, Mom! Don't change it, I love Strawberry Shortcake!' (His response as I asked him and attempted to change the channel since Strawberry Shortcake had come on and I hadn't noticed, LOL! Apparently, he's her biggest fan! I told him he could watch it all he wanted and that I liked her too!)
- 'I need weight loss mom, my pants are too tight' (LMAO! What do you say to that?!?! He definitely does NOT need to lose weight, what a silly little boy!)


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Well, actually, just lights. Specifically, I am thinking about bike lights, and how far they have come in the past 30 years.
My first bike lights, in the late 1970s, were a set of bottle generators, with a headlight mounted on one, a tail light on the other. One of the generators mounted to the fork tube of my Triumph 10-speed, and the tail light generator mounted to the seat stay. They were both sensitive to the speed at which the tire turned the generator, so they got dimmer as you slowed down, and winked off completely when you stopped.
In the mid to late 80s, I had battery-powered headlight which was a diving flashlight equipped with a handlebar clamp. It ran off of 2 D-cells, and was quite a bit brighter than the generator light ever hoped to be. Still, the bulb was a 6-watt incandescent unit, and it was more of a "be seen by" light than a "see other things by" light.
In the 90s, halogen bulbs came on the scene, and rechargeable alkaline batteries appeared in bottle cages across the land. The lighting increased exponentially, but so did the cost.
Now, I have a light with LED bulbs and a Lithium-ion battery which runs for 17 hours, continuously, on low beam. It has a strong beam, and I thought it was just about perfect, until the first 24-hour race I used it in. Guys with lights only a year or two newer than mine would come up behind me, and I would cast such a shadow in the the beam of their lights that I couldn't see the trail (all while my light was still on!).
Five dollar LED flashlights, which run on 3 AAA batteries outshine even the best lights of the 1980s, now. It really makes me wish I could travel back in time to the times when we did a lot of off-road trail rides...


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Ok, it's not a SOLD sign just yet, it's BETTER!!
What's better than a SOLD sign in the middle of an absolutely awful real estate market???
A friend so talented I am almost speechless............Another blessing to add to my list!!
Petey Pie's, one of my all time favorite Etsy sites, and pretty much the only way I dress my little monkeys, has been written up in the Daily Candy!! Cool, huh!!
Now, I know what you are thinking!! How did I get so lucky to be friends with an amazingly talented cool person that can sew like that? I don't know, just lucky I guess!!
check it out.............Spare the Wad, Spoil the Child
And check out my little model......And Petey Pie's first true love.........
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Reporting: Rabbit Zielke
The National Weather Service may soon have a new tool to assist in predicting a hurricane's strength. The Integrated Kinetic Energy or IKE scale is designed to include storm surge along with the wind speed to help predict the destructive potential of a hurricane. Patent for the IKE scale has been issued to Dr. Timothy Reinhold from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety and Dr. Mark Powell, scientist at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Listen to the story.
Tags: hurricane, IKE Scale, Integrated Kinetic Energy Scale, National Weather Service, storm surge, wind speed


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Such an awesome cannon and then there are evil parts on it
Whats the use of dual 4" piston valves if you can only take it up to 50PSI?
frankrede wrote:No no no, I understand completely, I'm just saying that you need an almost airtight fit around the piston.McThunderThighs wrote:@frank: I don't think you are understanding. I am using a coaxial(x) valve, the air to push the piston forward and to fill the reservoir comes from behind the piston, seals the piston with a gasket against the barrel (or the stuff to the barrel) and then goes around the piston to fill the rest of the reservoir. If the piston sealed to the sides of the valve, then the reservoir would never fill and then what's the point?
Air will leak past.
Your cannon isn't a coaxial, its a barrel sealing piston valve in a T.
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Meet The Designers
Hello everybody and welcome to another Style In the City blog.
I have had quite a few people ask me over the past few months...what do our Design Team look like? To be honest, they work so hard that it can be hard to nail them down for a photo opportunity.
Fortunately a few weeks ago, our resident Photographer Mark Turner tooks some wonderful pics of the girls whilst on location in Brisbane.
Introducing....Colette and Cathie Venardos. The Charcoal Interiors Design Team with over 35 years combined experience in the Design Trade.
"A good designer is like a good doctor" says Cathie...."He/she consults with their client to find out what the best treatment is and then achieves a balance of harmony between the architecture, the furnishings and the works of art. We try to provide all of our clients with a permanent source of inspiration for the future, and also help them to discover new things in themselves through their home and importantly...make them love their home".
More of our Latest Design Project
As promised, we continue our journey through this magnificent Queenslander, completely rejuvenated by the Design Team combo of Colette and Cathie.
Stunning Queenslander Circa 1800's
The Master Bedroom
The Master Bedroom was completely transformed with everything from the addition of new bedhead in sumptuous velvet, including the gorgeous Bergere Louis XV style armchair that we had made and upholstered in European Fabric. The fireplace was completely rendered with a washed painted finish to give it more texture and definition, in keeping with the character and style of the room. We introduced a very luxurious curtaining with rich texture to balance the harmony of the room. This is a bedroom that our clients love so much, that it is now quite ritualistic for them to enjoy Sunday morning breakfast in bed over coffee and paper.
We Love This....
We just love this look because of the simplicity. Everything has been placed in keeping with the architecture of the space....a bit like our vision for our latest design project. If you break it down, there are basically 3 key elements to this look....beautiful artwork, the Moroccan lighting and a gorgeous Chaise. Floorboards are left bare and walls are in their original condition....allowing the 3 key pieces to speak for themselves.
Warming the Cockles of our Hearts with lunchtime Favourite Soup
Potato and Leek Soup with Crispy Bacon
Oh we do just love our lunch time get togethers here at Charcoal. Its our daily ritual to sit down over a nice meal every lunch time. During summer its a fresh salad, and in Winter we love our soup!
This week, Colette made up a soup that was just so delicious and so winter warming that I just had to share it with you. It simply is...the best soup I have ever had!
- 25g butter
- 3 rashers streaky bacon , chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 400g pack trimmed leeks, sliced and well washed
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1.4l chicken stock
- 142ml pot single cream
- 4 rashers streaky bacon , to serve
- Melt the butter in a large pan, then fry the bacon and onion, stirring until they start to turn golden. Tip in the leeks and potatoes, stir well, then cover and turn down the heat. Cook gently for 5 mins, shaking the pan every now and then to make sure that the mixture doesn't catch
- Pour in the stock, season well and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins until the vegetables are soft. Leave to cool for a few mins, then blend in a food processor in batches until smooth, leaving some of the rustic chunky potatoes aside for a soup with great texture. Return to the pan, pour in the cream and stir well. Taste and season if necessary. Serve scattered with tasty crisp bacon and eat with toasted or warm crusty bread on the side
Cocktail FridayI dont know about you, but this week I have just had the worst time getting out of bed in the mornings! Its so cold and dark here in Brisbane (forget the beautiful one day perfect the next adage for this week...its been anything else BUT!) So, we decided that in keeping with our bedroom theme for the week, that we would indulge in a very aptly named bevvy...the 'Between The Sheets' Cocktail to celebrate our Friday. Its been such a great week....beside the chill in the air. So, we wish you all a wonderful weekend and hope that you have enjoyed our little bit of sunshine via the blog :-)
- 1 oz. Brandy
1 oz Light Rum
- 1 oz. Triple Sec
- ¾ oz. Lemon Juice
InstructionsMix all ingredients in an iced shaker for 10 seconds and strain into a chilled Cocktail Glass. Serve.


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Welcome to the Printz Photography Blog! Please join me on my journey as an artist and animal lover on a quest to figure out what it is I was put on this planet to do. I absolutely adore all animals and am forever in awe of the beauty and lessons found in Nature and am largely motivated by my desire to Give Back. If I can do this, while simultaneously, sustaining myself, I am happy! Thanks so much for stopping by, and please, join in on the conversation! * Lisa


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Val d'Ossola is the mid to upper portion of the northernmost Piemonte province, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and consists of a main valley and a number of tributaries branching from its 83-km length. Verbano lies along the left bank of Lake Maggiore while Cusio is to its west and south. The 33 municipalities that comprise Val d'Ossola sit at average elevations of 1290 m (3870 ft).
|Map of Piemonte with Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province
circled in red (Base map from wineandvinesearch.com)
|Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in more detail
The climate of Val d'Ossola is Alpine but is mitigated somewhat by Lake Maggiore to its southeast.
A total of 45 ha in the region is dedicated to grapegrowing. The vineyards (map of the Val d'Ossola vineyards) are small terraced plots clinging to the steep southern slopes of the valley walls at elevations ranging between 300 and 500 m. The vineyards are located on the slopes of the valleys associated with the River Toce and its tributaries Anza, Ovesca, Metizzo, Isorno, and Diveria.
A total of 60 hardy growers farm the land with an average plot being 0.75 ha in size. Vines are trained on pergolas supported by old stone columns hacked out of local granite quarries. This training system is called "toppia" locally. All work in the vineyards is done manually and this heroic viticulture rarely yields in excess of 60 quintals/ha, half of which is consumed locally.
Nebbiolo is the most widely planted grape in the region and the resulting wines are displayed in the table below.
|Alcohol (%)
|Yield (hl/ha)
|DOC Ossolane Rosso
|Croatina and/or Nebbiolo and/or Merlot (Min 60%), Other Authorized (Max 40%)
|DOC Ossolane Nebbiolo
|Nebbiolo (Min. 85%), Other Authorized (Max 15%)
|DOC Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore
|Nebbiolo (Min 85%), Other Authorized (Max 15%)
|13 mos (6 in barrel)
One the more interesting plantings in the region is Prünent, an ancient Nebbiolo biotype that is planted on 5 ha distributed between the River Toca (1 plot) and the tributaries Metizzo (4 plots) and Isorno (1 plot). These Prünent vines are very old (in excess of 100 years) and have only recently been revitalized having suffered the double whammy of phylloxera and industrialization. The wines are 100% Prünent fermented on skins for 7 days, aged in barrel for 12 to 13 months, and then for another 12 months in bottle.
The region also produces a Bianco which has a minimum 60% Chardonnay and maximum 40% of other allowed white varieties.
©Wine -- Mise en abyme


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Pharmaceutical manufacturers, the pharmaceutical supply chain, and unsuspecting patients are under attack by sophisticated and well-funded criminal elements seeking to profit from counterfeit and illegally diverted medications with no regard to the detrimental impact their actions have on the health and well being of patients. Unfortunately, counterfeiters and diverters seem to be winning many of the battles, if not the war.
In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 10% of the world's medicines were counterfeit and noted that the severity of the problem varies with geography. In the United States and Europe, about 1% is counterfeit; in Russia, 12%; in Mexico, 40%; and in Nigeria, 80%.
Closer to home, the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) has estimated that counterfeit drug commerce will grow 13% annually through 2010, a growth rate nearly twice that of legitimate pharmaceuticals; this growth in counterfeit medications will generate $75 billion in revenues—a 92% increase from 2005.
According to a January 2009 report by the British newspaper, The Observer, "Figures collated for the first time reveal that British border officials seized more than half a million counterfeit pills destined for the [National Health Service] and high-street chemists last year, an amount equal to the quantity of counterfeit drugs found in the whole of Europe in 2005."
And in perhaps the most telling report, the European Commission announced in December 2008 the results of MEDIFAKE, an action that targeted customs control on illegal medicines entering the European Union (EU). During this two-month program, customs inspectors from the 27 member states put a special focus on coordinated action to stop illegal medicines from entering the EU. Among the products intercepted were antibiotics; anti-cancer, anti-malaria, and anti-cholesterol medicines; and painkillers, erectile dysfunction drugs, and drug precursors. Frighteningly, this first EU-coordinated action netted more than 34 million illegal medicines in just a two-month period.
The WHO report projected that developed countries like the U.S. and Great Britain were likely to have rates of counterfeits in the range of 1% or less. Applying that rate to the approximately four billion U.S. prescriptions dispensed in 2008 means 40 million prescriptions filled with bogus medicine.
While many in the industry may consider 1% high, the question that must be posed is what level of perceived counterfeiting is comfortable for manufacturers, governments, and patients? Is it 0.5%, a potential 20 million prescriptions filled with fake medicines? Or 0.25%, a potential 10 million prescriptions filled with fake medicines?
Obviously, a single instance of counterfeit or illegally diverted medication is unacceptable; unfortunately, forces are at work that could make the aforementioned counterfeit percentages seem conservatively favorable.
Illegal Diversion
While illegal diversion often takes a back seat to counterfeiting, many security experts view it as the catalyst for the counterfeit market. Criminal elements may first test the supply chain loopholes by introducing illegally diverted product—for example, product intended for sale at a lower price in other countries, expired product, or product sent for compassionate use purposes—into the supply chain. If this effort succeeds, they often migrate to counterfeit product, which offers easier availability and lower cost than authentic, albeit diverted, product.
At the heart of the escalation in counterfeiting and illegal diversion is the global economic downturn. By the end of 2009, as many as 6 million people in the United States are predicted to be out of work, and the U.S., of course, is not alone in its economic pain. Virtually every part of the world is experiencing economic issues, and families are carefully evaluating how every dollar is spent. All non-essential needs, including hobbies, leisure activities, and vacations, are under scrutiny. One essential need that is often beyond scrutiny is the medication many unemployed individuals and their family members rely upon for their health and well being. The need to continue these medications, even when health coverage has been compromised and income diminished, creates a difficult situation in which patients feel they have no choice but to search for cheaper sources for their medications.
At the same time, delays in government-driven and supported brand protection initiatives such as California's ePedigree legislation, which has been pushed back at least eight years, negatively impact the focus and commitment that will be required by governments, manufacturers, and virtually all members of the supply chain to meet the goal of a globally secure pharmaceutical supply chain.
Finally, the availability of pharmaceutical products on the Internet also speeds the growth in counterfeiting. According to a July 2008 report from the European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines, "The Counterfeiting Superhighway," 62% of Internet medications were found to be substandard or counterfeit, 49% had no packaging, and 30% of blister packages had been tampered with or damaged. An April 2008 congressional press release noted that up to 360,000 packages containing counterfeit drugs enter U.S. international mail facilities each day—up to 10 million packages a month and 130 million counterfeit drug packages a year.
These factors combined—economic hardship, a lack of coordinated global interventions, and the ease of obtaining seemingly legitimate product on the Internet—create what equates to a perfect storm for counterfeiters and illegal diverters. There has perhaps never been a more opportunistic environment in the pharmaceutical industry for counterfeiters and diverters.
Mitigating Risk
Ultimately, it is the manufacturers' products and the health of the patients they serve that are most at risk. Manufacturers therefore shoulder the burden of implementing measures to fight counterfeiters and diverters, protect patients, and raise the pharmaceutical supply chain to a higher level of integrity. Manufacturers must understand that the enemy in this war is highly motivated and resourced. Traditional methods of brand protection are still necessary and valuable, but this new war requires supplementing and extending the usual weapons. To stem the tide of counterfeiting and illegal diversion, manufacturers must fight these organized criminals with everything at their disposal, including state-of-the art technologies that protect the integrity and therapeutic benefit of each and every dose.
Manufacturers have traditionally focused on securing product through on-package strategies; the most common include color-shifting dyes, holograms, 2-D barcodes, tamper-evident seals, and serialization. Covert on-package tactics are also used, including threads, taggants and RFID. While these tactics provide a strong first level of defense, counterfeiters have shown the ability to replicate virtually all elements of pharmaceutical packaging, including boxes, bottles, and blister packaging. Often, the quality of the illicit copies is so good that only those who actually package the product at the manufacturer's plant can determine the authenticity or lack thereof.
Another reason for enhanced protection is the fact that most, if not all, on-package brand protection tactics become ineffective when a product is repackaged. Unfortunately, repackaging occurs the vast majority of the time in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain and is supported by the EU in the environment of parallel trade.
For these reasons, the best approach to fighting counterfeiting and diversion is a brand security strategy that combines on-package and on-dose tactics. On-dose technologies are typically grouped into overt (visible with the naked eye) and covert (special detection tools required) technologies. Color schemes, on-dose printing, and special marking schemes are common overt on-dose brand protection tactics. Unfortunately, while these strategies are useful, counterfeiters are adept at mimicking any aspects of the dose that they can see, including security features.
One overt on-dose brand protective weapon available to manufacturers is taggants, chemical or physical markers that can aid in authentication of a medication. Taggants generally consist of microscopic particles built up in many layers. Primarily used as an on-package security tactic, taggants are expanding into on-dose security. Taggants used for on-dose applications are usually generally recognized as safe (GRAS) compounds.
NanoEncryption technology is an on-dose brand protection weapon that manufacturers can implement immediately to protect brands and patients, because it does not require an investment by downstream supply partners in order to be effective. Developed by NanoGuardian, NanoEncryption adds no additional chemicals or materials to the dose and is achieved by making purposeful manipulations in the coatings and gelatin used in the manufacturing of tablets and capsules, respectively. These manipulations occur at the micro- and nanoscale level and result in overt, covert, and forensic-level security features on each individual dose.
The overt and covert nanoencrypted features allow in-field authentication of every dose—tablet, capsule, or single-use vial cap—at any point in the supply chain, while the forensic-level, nano-sized nano- codes provide comprehensive tracing information on each and every dose.
NanoGuardian's NanoCodes can be associated with an unlimited amount of data including, but not limited to, product information (strength, expiration date), manufacturing information (location, date, batch, lot number), and distribution information (country, distributor, wholesaler). Because of their nanoscale size—350 of NanoGuardian's NanoCodes fit in the width of a human hair—reading the NanoCodes requires the specialized equipment and software housed at NanoGuardian's Product Integrity Center, the first of which is located at Nano-Guardian's office in Skokie, Ill. All materials must be sent there for testing. The process used to decrypt the NanoCodes is nondestructive and can be completed within minutes, yielding a wealth of dose-level tracing data for the manufacturer. NanoGuardian's NanoEncryption gives manufacturers a single weapon to use in the fight against both counterfeiting and illegal diversion.
A Good Offense
It has been said that the key to a good defense is a strong offense, and that's certainly true in the war against counterfeiting and diversion. Manufacturers must take the fight to those who mean to harm them and their patients by aggressively defending their intellectual property and proactively monitoring the supply chain for intrusions of counterfeit or diverted product. While one approach to supply chain auditing is data mining of manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, and retail pharmacy ordering patterns to find discrepancies, NanoGuardian has launched a program that is directed specifically at the medication being dispensed to patients.
NanoGuardian's Closed-Loop Protection program combines the on-dose authentication and tracing benefits of NanoEncryption technology with a proactive pharmacy auditing program. Using statistical modeling and an assumed counterfeit rate, the Closed-Loop Protection program can provide manufacturers with a confidence interval as high as 99.9% to detect counterfeit and illegally diverted product that has entered the supply chain. The ultimate objective is to provide manufacturers with an early warning system in the detection of counterfeit and diverted product, thereby reducing risk to brands, companies, and patients.
In an environment of global economic hardship combined with a lack of coordinated global interventions and the ease of obtaining seemingly legitimate product on the Internet, criminals are reaping huge profits by deceiving government agencies, law enforcement, health care providers, the global pharmaceutical supply chain, and, most importantly, innocent and unsuspecting patients.While the attention to this issue is also at its strongest level in years, pharmaceutical manufacturers must focus on securing their brands by implementing comprehensive protective strategies with an immediate impact. By doing so, manufacturers can take the upper hand in the war against counterfeiting and illegal diversion, protect the reputation of the safe and efficacious products they have worked so hard to develop, and ensure that the patients they serve continue to receive authentic medicinal benefits that positively add to their health and well being


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In spite of all my best intentions, I have been unable to get my act together enough to blog over the last week (or two... at least). My boys are keeping me crazy busy with football and school, and I've been using my free time to try to finish up my February Lady Sweater (which should be done today!)
However, I was just swept off my feet by news that I had been nominated for a Homeschool Blog Award under the category Best Cyber Buddy! I am totally humbled that somebody even thought of me (thank you for making my day)... so now I'll do what any good nominee would do and beg for your votes! :P
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