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The number of job cuts announced at Cessna Aircraft and Beechcraft on Wednesday were in line with or lower than experts' expectations.
About 750 full-time and contract employees at Cessna Aircraft and Beechcraft – including about 575 in Kansas – received 60-day layoff notices on Wednesday, Textron Aviation said.
Layoffs are taking place in all areas of Beechcraft and Cessna businesses and are affecting both salaried and hourly employees and management and non-management positions, the company said. It did not provide more details.
Cessna employs about 5,400 while Beechcraft employs about 3,500.
In March, Textron, Cessna's parent company, closed the deal to buy Beechcraft Corp. and form Textron Aviation, combining the two historic airplane companies under one business. Company officials have said the consolidation would bring job reductions as they integrate support functions.
The number of layoffs announced Wednesday is reasonable when two healthy companies with a proper level of staffing combine, said Teal Group aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia.
But both already had cut deeply before that, Aboulafia said. Now they're cutting bone marrow, not fat.
"They cut some important positions," he said. "They've lost an awful lot of talent."
That can be a problem down the road, he said.
"They cut some important positions," Aboulafia said. "Unless they make a decision to retain more talent in advance of the recovery, they're going to have a problem when the market picks up."
Rolland Vincent, an aviation consultant at Rolland Vincent Consulting, said he had been expecting a 10 percent reduction in the combined staff, more in the neighborhood of 1,000 to 1,200 cuts.
But there have been some "slow leakages over the last few weeks and months," Vincent said. "People have already been shuffled."
That puts the total losses above 750, he said.
Vincent doesn't think there will be additional layoffs because of consolidation.
"This is not what management likes to do," Vincent said. "This is not fun. The sooner they get this behind them, the better."
The market for light jets, however, must improve, he said.
"I'm a little worried," Vincent said. "We need to see recovery in light jets. I'm not seeing a lot of evidence of that."
Vincent said he would not be shocked should the company have reductions related to production.
"We're going to watch that," he said. "Nothing is imminent.
"The good news is the economy is bouncing back. That's good for light jets."
Throughout the past several weeks, leaders of the two companies have worked to combine the businesses. In March, Cessna and Beechcraft combined the new senior leadership team, which included three of 10 former senior Beechcraft executives. The other 14 senior leaders on the team were from Cessna.
Wednesday was the last day of work for most of the laid-off employees, several employees said. But they will be paid for the next two months.
"As a part of bringing together these businesses, we have identified redundancies in our global workforce that have ultimately led to some very difficult decisions that affect the sizing of our business," said a letter to employees signed by Jim Walters, Textron Aviation senior vice president of human resources and communications.
"We have carefully considered each organization, understanding how each team operates and how each person fits into the organization, to ensure fairness and consistency with this process."
The job cuts are not easy, the letter said.
"This is an extremely difficult, yet necessary, step in order to realign the combined businesses with a vision for strengthening the new Textron Aviation segment," it said.
About 40 hourly workers at Beechcraft and a handful of hourly employees at Cessna received layoff notices, said Frank Molina, president and directing business representative of the Machinists union District 70.
The reductions to union-represented workers, Molina said, is higher than he expected, however.
"This is something I wasn't anticipating at all," Molina said. "We were hoping we would maintain our numbers.
"We're still discussing the reductions."
While cuts are taking place at Cessna and Beechcraft, Spirit AeroSystems is hiring. Whether the laid-off workers can find jobs at Spirit will depend on their skills.
Spirit is seeking to fill about 250 positions in Wichita. The positions are primarily for engineers and mechanics, a Spirit spokesman said.
More information can be found in the careers section at www.spiritaero.com.
Sen. Jerry Moran said the layoffs are painful to employees and their families. But the companies may be stronger in the long run, he said.
"We have to hope that these actions will put both companies in better positions to grow their operations in Kansas and create stable jobs in the future," Moran said in a statement. "The quality of our workers, products and suppliers will keep global aviation manufacturers coming back to invest, build and create more opportunities for Kansas."

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The Parent and Child Center is offering workshop titled Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten on Monday, May 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Greene-Hills School Library, 718 Pine Street, Bristol. This class provides information on what skills elementary schools expect children to have mastered prior to beginning school. School readiness guidelines will be discussed, and participants will be given a list of resources parents can use at home to prepare their child.
This class is offered free to Bristol families and child care providers working in Bristol-based facilities. Residents from other towns are welcome to attend as well. The fee for non-Bristol residents is $10/parent or $12/childcare provider. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. To register, call the Parent and Child Center at 860-585-3895 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Belated Happy New Year
I can't believe I have been gone for so long. We had a lovely new years eve weekend , it would have been better if Lindsey could have made it up here as well but there was just no way of getting him up here. Ashley and Nicole arrived on Friday with Kate and a car load of gear you just have to have for a small baby. Dylan and Carly arrived late on Friday night after they had finished work. We had a family BBQ on Saturday with all the family that are here in the Port. Kate was passed from person to person for cuddles. It was so nice to have them visit but our home is just too small for all the family now they are all adults.
|Four Generations , Colman Family
|Great Uncle Andrew making Kate giggle
|Carly , Nicole Holding Kate ,Ashley and Dylan
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In my opinion the question above is invalid, because everyone wants peace, YES!
The valid questions are:
1. Are you doing anything to bring peace?
2. and more importantly, how can you contribute in bringing peace?
I am part of a team of volunteers who are dedicated to brining peace. Please come and participate in this initiative.
By using scientifically proven heart and mind coherence technologies, our group led by Dr Mohammad Alam is training over 100,000 students aged 5 and 10 to send electromagnetic signals all over the country which is a guarantee to PEACE.
Spread this message to everyone you know.
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So this is how we celebrate the Mother's day today at the church, All the children who have moms there were called in the front then they gave flowers (some have cards) to their moms and all the moms were also asked to come to front with their kids and then they hugged and the Leaders prayed fro mothers. I cried for two things :
1. I miss my mom so much
2. I have yet to be called a mom
You can not measure how great a mother's love is, I can tell how big their heart is for their children.
My mom whom I call Nanay did things for me even when I am already grown up and working,she will wash my office uniforms I am too tired to do that, she will prepare my food and even now that she's old (she's 71) she's never too tired to serve us all. I really miss her.
I can imagine her asking me what I want to eat whenever I go home to our home province and I'm sure if she's with me right she'll ask what I need and chat with me while I am bloging, surfing ,playing games and reading this lipozene reviews in the net.
She's very hardworking and I love her very very much. She's coming here on the 17th and we hope to have a belated Mother's day celebration by then.
How about you? How did you celebrate Mother's day today? Did you call your mom? didi you sned her gifts?


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It's a serious investment . . . trekking my best merchandise
once a week to Pacific Galleries in Seattle.
And then . . .
somehow figuring out how to blend disparate treasures into
a look that's appealing to customers who either feel
enticed in a *split* second . . . or
they walk right on by.
To say that it's competitive is an understatement!
It's truly an honor to be among so many highly talented dealers
and designers . . . but it can be intimidating!
Here are a number of items that Jim and I have created together . . . truly
one-of-a-kind! The above photo shows our industrial sand-cast
mold paired with a nautical cleat--totally sculptural and
impressive as an architectural element. The
lamp on the reclaimed wood table
is an antique, converted oil lamp base (copper & iron)
. . . paired with a shade made from bed springs!!!
Behind that (leaning against the wall) is a custom-made pot-rack
(or barn-art!) commissioned for construction from antique
horse tack!!! The small lamp with a black and
white shade (second photo) was a *lemonade* feat,
the inspiration occurring after accidentally breaking
an antique seltzer bottle . . . voila!
I search constantly and travel ceaselessly to find unique, artful
finds that may not fit everybody's view of beautiful.
Maybe "beautiful ugly?" (Actually, that's
a term the French use!)
I remain happily obsessed with
the hunt. To make a living from such entrenched passion
is pure joy to me . . . it's truly hard work, which I
fortunately LOVE!!!!
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xoxo ~ Debi (from snowy Bellingham Bay!!!)


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We suppose you could file this one under "Duh," but, according to SportsMediaWatch.com, TV ratings for the last three PGA Tour events -- Pebble Beach, the Northern Trust Open and the Accenture Match Play Championship -- have dropped significantly from early in the season.
After a good start to the season, the last six professional golf telecasts on broadcast TV have had double-digit declines in overnight ratings. Sunday telecasts in particular have declined by 43 percent (Pebble Beach), 37 percent (Northern Trust) and 24 percent (Accenture) over the past three weeks.
Of course, before Pebble Beach, weekend golf ratings were off the chart as viewers tuned in to watch Phil Mickelson's win at the Phoenix Open (up 65 percent) and Tiger Woods's win at the Farmers Insurance Open (up 85 percent).
The downward trend continued at the Accenture Match Play Championship last weekend after Woods and Rory McIlroy lost in the first round. (Mickelson didn't play the event.)
Coverage of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship earned a 1.9 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon, down 24 percent from last year (2.5), but up a tick from 2011 (1.8).Photo: Tiger Woods at the 2013 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines (Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated).


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We always have a good time when we are all together. There were a few that was unable to attend due to prior obligations, you were with us in spirit! When we play Dirty Santa, we draw numbers and choose our presents in that order. A present can be "stolen" up to three times and then it is "dead". And we do not care to steal, in this it is every gal for herself!!!!
Tracy, in the pink scarf, opened the first gift only for it to be stolen
by her sister, Kim as you can see proudly walking away with it!
|Jessica stealing from Erica!
This is Kim's look of satisfaction after stealing my gift.....I
had 3 different gifts in one night!
|My gift #2 that Sharna stole from me, her look of satisfaction!
|Sharna didn't get to keep it long, Jessica stole it from her!
|Setting the camera up for group photo! Erica and Jessica acting crazy!
|What a great group of Friends!!! And Ruby, she always poses with us!
|And our annual crazy picture!!!! Love Ruby's head tilted!


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..Continue PART: THREE
He runs towards the washroom, takes shower, gets ready and thinks no time for breakfast, leaves for office. He rides his blue avenger and drives away.
Scene#12(Traffic signal, all that noise and hustle-bustle): "Ah.. this damn traffic!"- Mike grumbles. (Thinks: "don't worry Phil.. Oops! Philip, I am coming straight to your cabin"). "He removes his cuffs slowly and checks time on his wrist watch, its 9:26 a.m. oh.. crap!" -Not again!! Thinks and murmurs- "Philip: Do me a favour; kick me.. am late again."
Scene#13(Mike's Office, camera pans over the company logo). Mike signs the employee attendance register along with a late comer register, "damn these formalities- he grumbles". Its 9:37 a.m., he enters his department, checking time on his watch. He finds Jane coming towards him.
Mike: Hi!
Jane: "Do hell with Hi. Where the hell were you?" (folding and crossing her arms and blocking Mike's way).
Mike: "I.. Um.."
Jane: (Interrupting) "Flush your phone; you idiot. Why were you not picking my call?"
Mike: (Puts his right hand in his pocket and checks his mobile, 4 missed calls by Jane) Um..! I.. I was driving. Yes (in his attempt to answer her).
Jane: "Oh.. as if you don't pick calls while driving?" (Raising her eyebrows in investigation).
Mike: I didn't know when you called, my phone was on silent. (pause) sorry!
Jane: I was worried.., yesterday only Phil.. "what am I saying?" (snarls). Yesterday only Philip rewarded you for being late and for.. (pause) you know what. I think that wasn't enough for you, right?
Mike: (Smiles: thinks, yes! She was worried about me.. oh Jane you donno how great it feels now to come late.)
Jane: Have you lost it? You are late again, your incentives are gone, and you are smiling. You are sick! (attempts to leave)
Mike: "Jane.. I can explain". (Don't make me walk after you, 'cause you know I will –he thinks).
Jane: (Moves as she finds Philip coming) Explain to him. (pointing her thumb towards Philip and raising her eyebrows as a symbol to taunt) Good luck!
Philip: "Oh.. Mike! You never fail to surprise me". Good going!
Mike: (Gulps his breath) Am sorry.. I am late again.
Philip: You should be.. and I am not gonna call you in my cabin. (finishes his sentence before Mike says anything). Go..work, there is lot of work today.
Mike: Yea.. (moves towards his cubicle).
Turns on his laptop. Logs in his employee account and starts working. He now feels butterflies when he goes into the flashback 10 minutes back and reminds Jane's words: "I was worried".. and now these three words are gonna play on loop in his mind all day long.
He logs in employee chat account (which is to communicate for official purpose only). He moves his cursor to ping Jane (thinks: c'mon man you are not on facebook, okay let her ping first).
Its 10:49 a.m. "Mike is working and still waiting for Jane to ping first. His one eye is on chat box". Meg (Mike's colleague who is always in competition with Jane and always irritates Mike, Jane links Mike with Meg and teases him saying M2 -Mike & Meg and Mike hates this) comes around Mike's cubicle.
Meg: Hey Mike!
Mike: Hi! (focusing his eyes to screen)
Meg: "You are busy; I guess".
Mike: Um.. yes, but temme how can I help you?
Meg: Um.. actually, can drop me today evening at my place? (if your bike is free, she inquires) 'cause I lost my scooty's key somewhere here in office.
Mike: (feels like killing himself) Oh.. Okay, I have work today.. if I'll leave soon then.. fine.
Meg: Oh great.. I can wait.
Mike: Fakes a smile.
Meg: Thanks (leaves)
Mike: Shit!
Jane: (
Pings) "Ahem..!
Mike: (Jumps, yes she pinged) What??
Jane: Enjoy your evening with "Meg". (teasing)
Mike: "Please! Before that, shoot me. Lol!"
Jane: "Oh.. c'mon! She is not that bad. Enjoy!"
Mike: "Really?"
Jane: "Yeah.. try! Bow Chicka Wow Wow!!"
Mike: "Shucks!"
Jane: Okay, back to work.. see you in lunch.
Mike: Fine!
Its 12:37 p.m., both Mike and Jane get back to work. Mike thinks today I must ask Phil for leaves regarding practice and gets busy with work. Now its 1:34 p.m., lunch time. Mike logs out employee account and turns off his laptop and leaves to call Jane for lunch.
Mike: Jane..! c'mon.. lets go for lunch.
Jane: Aha.. copying me? Not bad. (Grins, shows two fingers -as a symbol of saying: gimme two minutes).
Mike: Okay!
Jane: Yea.. am done, lets go.
Scene#14(Office Cafeteria): They decide to sit around that corner table.
Mike: (Starts the convo) Jane, how to ask Phil-ip (improving) for leaves? ..And that too after all that happened yesterday.
Jane: Yea.. but still you haven't started improving. See.. today you were late again.
Mike: Yea.. I know.
Jane: Oh great, you know this. What the hell you were doing yesterday? Look at your eyes- red and puffy? You were drunk?
Mike: No.. no.. no..!
Jane: Then??
Mike: I.. Um.. I..
Jane: I what?
Mike: I was practicing for "Rhythms", yes.. !!
Jane: Really?? Okay! You must talk to Philip for this.
Mike: Hmm.. I know, and I know he won't be permitting me for leave for a week.
Jane: Try atleast. (Leaning towards him and moving her hands, as she tries to explain him).
Mike: Okay! After lunch I will.
Jane: Good.. Do what you think is right.. And this time be serious.
Mike: Yes!
Jane: Don't worry. He will give you permission for leaves. He is a nice person.
Mike: "I don't think so."
Jane: "What you don't think so? He will give you leaves or he is a nice person?"
Mike: "Both".
Jane: "Huh!"
Mike: "What makes you think; he is a nice person?"
Jane: "I donno, I just think so".
Mike: "What do you think, what kinda person I am?"
Jane: "You?? (raising her eyebrows as if she is taunting) Um.. you are stupid" (teasing).
Mike: "Ah.. that I know, Mike and stupidity comes together". (Chuckles)
Jane: (Smiles)
Mike: "No, temme.. what you think I am?"
Jane: "Um.. You are are stupid, careless, dumbo.."
Mike: "Aww.. (you are smothering me- he whispers to himself)".
Jane: (Wait lemme complete) "..still a very good friend of mine".
Mike: (Nods his head in acceptance, smiles).
Jane: "Now its your turn, what you think I am?"
Mike: (His heart orders him: Go man!) "You.. Um.. you are a great chum of mine, I never wanna lose".
Jane: "Oh..! (wondering, staring at him)".
Mike: (Thinks- don't wonder, there is something else more than this to wonder for and stares her back).
Jane: Okay.. (turns off her eyes).
Mike: (Turning his eyes off) and..??
Jane: "And.. We should leave, its 2:27 p.m. (chuckles) and ask Philip now".
Mike: "Yea, sure. (Both leave for their respective cubicles)".
Jane: (Turns back) "Mike..! All the best".
Mike: (Turns back.. faster than his reflex action) "Thanks!"
Scene#15(Philip's cabin): Philip busy with his work. (Knock! Knock!)
Philip: Come in.
Mike: (Enters)
Philip: (Drops pen) Oh.. look who is here?
Mike: (Walks towards Philip's table).
Philip: Sit, Mike.
Mike: (Adjusts himself on a chair).
Philip: Yea.. Mike, temme.
Mike: Phil-ip (improving) I want leave for a week.
Philip: Good to see you improving to call me Philip, but that is not enough to convince me for leaves.
Mike: "I never ask for leaves, Philip". This time I really need it.
Philip: "For what?"
Mike: I have to practice for my band performance next month. Hardly 12 days are left.
Philip: That's not my problem.
Mike: I know, but.. I am asking for leave for 7 days. After leaves, I am ready to work on Saturdays and Sundays. I'll try my best to complete targets. But now I need 7 days off.
Philip: Mike, I can't give you permission to take leave for seven days. These days there is lot of work. C'mon you know how things are.. You are intelligent enough to get this.
Mike: Please..! (trying his best to convince Philip).
Philip: My decision is no.. you can leave now, and get back to work.
Mike: (Recalls words of Jane: do what you think is right) Sorry, I can't. I would like to leave this job.
Philip: (Wondering, pouting out his lips) Well in that case, you have to serve this company for a month, remember?
Mike: (Bangs on his table, leaves Philip's cabin and slams the door).
Mike returns to his cubicle, he packs his bag and leaves. Jane follows him.
Jane: Mike..! Mike..! What happened? What's wrong?
Mike: I left this job.. and this time I am not kdding.
Jane: That I can see.. are you outta your mind?
Mike: No.. now I came to know what I have to do.
Jane: Don't be so impulsive. Think Mike.
Mike: Jane, I have made my decision and am not gonna change it.
Jane: Still you have to serve this company for a month, right?
Mike: Right, but am not gonna do that. I donno what will it bring for me. I don't wanna leave this company, but for this company I can't leave my band.
Jane: So you ain't gonna come from tomorrow.
Mike: Yea.. I won't. I'll miss you, I mean I'll miss this company (improvises). Bye.
Jane: Stay in touch. Bye.
Mike: Yea.. (leaves)
Scene#15(Empty Streets outside his office, Its 3:36 p.m.): Mike is driving, thinking did he made a right decision? Whatever, its over. Move on man. –He whispers. Gazes the sun shining down on him. He feels, I must be happy I am out of a place where I was hired as robot. I must be happy, I am gonna be with my band- my dream, I must be happy I need not to wake up early and rush towards office. What about Jane? How will I meet her? –A fleeting thought made him numb. (Shrugs)
Scene#16(His room): He reaches, switches on the light and fan. Takes a deep breath and accepts whatever happened. He takes a shower and now he is out for haircut. (He believes: in sad times one should go for haircut, it makes feel better). He now enters a tattoo shop. He wants a J tattooed next to M on the left of his neck (I think I need not to explain why he wants J tattooed next to M).
Its 7:30 p.m. and Mike goes to meet his band members. He tells everything to them, yes about Jane also. He tells him that he is composing lyrics and rhythm for a song called: "Favorite Mistake". They figure out, the inspiration for this song is Jane. They decide they will work for this from tomorrow and they will win this competition.
Mike, returns his room. Its 8:11 p.m. He plays "The Beatles- No Reply". Jane calling, he sets the volume on mute and attends her call.
Jane: Hey!
Mike: Hi Jane! How are you?
Jane: A.. a.. wrong question. This should me my question.
Mike: Okay.. am fine!
Jane: Really?
Mike: Of course.
Jane: Okay.. I wanna see, how okay you are.
Mike: Okay, where can you meet me? I mean where I have to come?
Jane: Have a look outside your window.
Mike: (Runs and finds Jane standing, Goes out and calls her in.) You are here? Nice surprise. Come on in.
Jane: Oh.. so this is your room. (Looking aroung)
Mike: Yeah.. (Looking at her).
Jane: Hey you had a haircut? And a tattoo??
Mike: Yeah!
Jane: What is this J for?
Mike: Um.. its.. its for MJ.. I mean Michael Jackson. I am a huge fan of him (he improvises).
Jane: Oh.. But earlier it was M only. M for Mike only, right?
Mike: No M for music. Now its Michael Jackson. (Thinks God, she is a good observer, how to explain her M for mike and J for Jane?)
Jane: So messed up table. So many papers? What's that?
Mike: Ah.. those are lyrics I am preparing for competition.
Jane: Cool!, Lemme see.
Mike: (Runs and stands in front of the table to hide the lyrics he has written for her).
Jane: "Oh.. what's fishy?"
Mike: "Nothing". (Takes away those papers)
Jane: "You are bad at lying. C'mon.. I am your friend, I can see."
Mike: "It's a surprise. You have to come to see my performance".
Jane: "Um.. I.."
Mike: "If ever you considered me as your friend even for a while, you will come".
Jane: Oh.. you first gimme those lyrics. "Okay, If ever you considered me as your friend, prove it".
Mike: That's cheating.
Jane: Really? Prove it.
Mike: Everything doesn't have proof.
Jane: Its does. (They start debating no.. yes.. no.. yes..)
Mike: Okay.. lets have coffee. I can bet I can make better coffee than you do.
Jane: Ah.. really?
Mike: Wanna try? What kinda coffee you like?
Jane: Okay.. More coffee, less sugar.
Mike: I too like more coffee and less sugar, I add coffee till I can smell the rich aroma of coffee and it pinches the throat. Ah..!
Jane: Hmm..
Mike: (Prepares coffee, gives a mug to her) Your coffee.
Jane: You okay Mike?
Mike: Yea.. Jane. Don't talk about office, it will spoil my mood.
Jane: Nice! (taking a sip of coffee)
Mike: Temme something I donno.
Jane: Confidence is good thing. (both chuckles)
Mike: So you are coming to see my performance?
Jane: Um.. Okay! I wanna see you perform. Oh.. its 8:47 p.m. I have to go.
I am late, shit!
Mike: Wait I'll drop you.
Jane: Thanks, I can go.. and by the way that's Meg's place. (teasing)
Mike: Do me favour and kill me. Meg? Never! Today, I left or I have to drop her.
Jane: (laughs)
Mike: Come lets go..
Jane: No.. Thanks.. I..
Mike: Come, sit.
Jane: (thinks: no option, sits at the back of his bike)
Mike: (feels like he is on cloud 9) I never wanted to leave my job but, things changed and I left. But I don't regret my decision.
Jane: Mike! Slow down.. am afraid of speed.
Mike: Sorry!
Jane: Mike don't talk, shut up and drive. Am scared.
Mike: (Hold me –he whispers) (chuckles)
Jane: What, why are you laughing?
Mike: If I'll answer you then you'll say don't talk.
Jane: (Smiles, pause) I wonder how people can be so passionate about something that they can leave their job?
Mike: (Shrugs)
Jane: Yea.. Yea.. Stop! stop! stop!
Mike: Okay!
Jane: Thanks, bye. (leaves)
Mike: Bye. (returns back to his room)
Mike plops himself on bed, its 9:38 p.m.. He thinks about all the episodes of Jane.
He feels hungry, looks for something to eat. He prepares some noodles and eats.
He is lying on bed now, thinking so today's day is over, I am left with 11 days for practice. He takes out his guitar and tries for different rhythms.
Its 4:43 a.m. still Mike is on.. trying to compose rhythms for "Favorite Mistake".
Now he is tired enough to sleep. He goes to sleep with the flashback of all the time he had with Jane.
He gets busy with his practice with his band Euterpe. 10 days later: Tomorrow is his competition. Mike is going to perform as lead vocalist for the first time and he will be playing guitarist as well, for the song "Favorite Mistake" he has composed for Jane. His band members have advised him to dedicate his song to Jane on stage and propose her live. He is agreed to do this. So tomorrow he is gonna propose Jane. He calls Jane to check whether she is coming?
Mike: Hey!
Jane: Hi Mike, how is your practice going?
Mike: Its going good.
Jane: Okay. All the best.
Mike: You are coming tomorrow, right?
Jane: Yea.. I'll try to leave office soon.
Mike: Okay, bye. (feels butterflies, what if she won't come?)
Scene#17(Performance day, its 4:00 p.m. Camera pans over audience, bands, and panel of judges. Stage is all set to start performance, Euterpe- Mike's band is on 4th number to perform): Competition starts, Mike still looking for Jane. He calls Jane.
Mike: Hi, where are you.
Jane: I am just leaving now, your Philip "Bastard" Watson was not allowing me to leave. Now he agreed. Gimme 30 minutes I am reaching. Sorry.. I am already late.
Mike: Its okay, come fast. My performance is on number 4.
Jane: Okay bye.
Now its time for second performance.. Mike feeling butterflies, it is gonna be the biggest event of his life. His band members are encouraging him.. C'mon man, we'll rock.. Lets do it!
Now its turn for third performance.. Mike waiting for Jane.. Jane calling.
Jane: Hi Mike! Sorry to disturb you, I have reached.
Mike: (Moves out from backstage and looks for her.)
Jane: (Says I am in purple dress center third last row).
Mike: Tries to find her.
Jane: (Waves)
Mike: Yea, got you (Oh she looks beautiful). (Next is his performance)
Now Mike's band- Euterpe is gonna perform. Audience is crazy for the R&B song they are gonna perform. Mike on guitar, Chris on drums, Jake on bass and Kevin as lead vocalist. (every band has to perform two songs). They start their performance with their introduction. Jane is enjoying their performance.
Now it's the time for Mike to perform his composition. He introduces himself: Hey all.. I am Mike, I am gonna perform a song called "Favorite Mistake" dedicated to someone special. (Jane still screaming Meg's name) No its not Meg, its someone else I'll tell after this performance – Mike announces. Ooh -Audience hoots in chorus.
The song goes like:
You donno what I feel;
I know its something real,
I don't believe it when I look back;
I know its my favourite mistake.
He ends his song and audience claps, Jane tries to take pictures of Mike. Girls going crazy for him. Judges give their comments, they ask him to tell who is that girl behind this beautiful composition?
He takes a look at his band members. Chris, Jake and Kevin and they ask him to speak it out. He finally makes his words: Hi.. I donno what will be her answer, I am gonna say what I was trying to say to her from past 7 months. I left my job for this performance and I don't regret for it 'cause I have her as friend. I know either I'll lose a friend or I'll get a lover today and I just can't afford to lose a friend like her. And if I lose her then I'll have all the reasons to regret.
The girl who has conquered my mind, heart and sole is Jane, I mean "Janelle Griffith" (gulps his breath) Yes Jane its you. I know you must be wondering but its you.. and its true that I love you. (He feels numb, still he can hear audience hooting and cheering and asking Jane to say yes.)
All the eyes are on Jane, every one wanna know who is Jane? He asks Jane to come on stage. Please Jane. Jane moves small small steps and she is wondering what is happening? She reaches the stage and Mike offers her his hand, she gives her hand to him and he pulls her on stage.
She takes mic and speaks, you people may sketch me as a negative character of Mike's love story but I never felt that way. Mike is a good friend of mine. And mike you ain't gonna lose a friend today, neither you are gonna get a lover. And I won't let you regret. We are friend and will be friends till 12 th of never.
Mike: Thank you all.. my band members for giving me strength to fulfil my dream to perform live. Thanks Jane for being a great friend of mine.. and.. and an inspiration for my first composition: "Favorite Mistake".
Applause! Next band is ready to perform.
2 months later: Mikes' band: Euterpe was the winner of "Rhythms". Mike and his band members are Jr. Recording Artist with a music company called "Erato". Jane is still working with same company and still single and still friend with Mike. Philip is fed up of the person who was hired at the place of Mike 'cause he takes a leave every week. Still Mike's inspiration for song is Jane.
"There is always an option better than we think of".
~♥The End♥~


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On the way to the gallery Saturday afternoon we got a little lost, so we were a bit late (Me, late? Who'd ever have thought?!) and missed some of the opening speech. I also had a prior engagement later that afternoon, so unfortunately, I couldn't stay long either. I really wish I had more time to spend taking photos and maybe at least taken down the names of the other artists exhibiting.
The opening pulled quite a decent crowd, especially for Mt Barker. When we finally got there, we could barely fit in the room! The General Store Community Art Centre, is an old, small cottage turned gallery, with 4 rooms to display work and a kitchen/dining area. I most often prefer the small community galleries, over larger, private galleries, which can often feel somewhat stark. Plus, I'm a sucker for the little, quaint 'house turned shop/cafe/gallery' as I love all the little rooms, the history and the character.
Above are some of my favourite pieces from the other artists exhibiting. I have to mention, I felt that a lot of the work was severely under priced. I've seen crappy, mass produced prints at cheap shops that are more expensive! Even someone who is not art inclined cannot argue with the amount of time, effort and talent that goes into a piece, not to mention the fact that it's a one off!
If you or anyone else out there is looking to purchase some art, I highly recommend visiting your local community art gallery. There are some absolute bargains! Not only would you be supporting 'up and coming' artists and your local community talent, but you would be likely to pick up a piece at a very decent price - And you never know, the artist may make it big, and your art collection could one day be worth a small fortune!
I did have a bit of laugh at the opening - While taking photos, I was approached and asked if I was from the media! I would almost be inclined to think that it was a bad pick up line, except I was asked 5 times! Apparently, if you have an SLR, and are at a gallery, then you must be taking photos for the local paper! I might have to keep this information in mind, it may very well come in handy one day... (She said, as she stroked her cat and proceeded to laugh manically) Mind you, I did rather stick out, and looked some what out of place with the other visitors, being that I was the only person under the age of 50. (Not that I have anything against the 'young-challenged' of course!)
The last 2 photos are of some of the beautiful trees out the back of the gallery, that were the most wonderful shades of yellow! My photos do not do them justice! The Adelaide Hills are so beautiful this time of year. I've been meaning to go for a drive through the hills for a while now and spend a day taking photos of the autumn leaves - So watch this space!


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The world has been talking about a phenomenon known as Brexit for the past few months. This move is basically a referendum signed by Great Britain which separates it from the rest of the European Union.
Travelling overseas can be exciting but no matter how much you plan, it is much like taking a plunge into the unknown especially as far as the map, the language and the expenses go. There are many hidden expenses that can crop up and throw your budgeting completely out of gear.
Summer might the busiest tourist season in countries like USA and Europe, but its winter where you get to actually immerse yourself in the culture of the place, experience the feel of the cities without crowds and enjoy some of the best festivals.
The Indian Rupee has seen several ups and downs in its journey since 1947. There have been several economic and political incidents which have affected its movement in the last 66 years.
Plastic money is your new friend; whether you are going to study abroad, or planning a foreign trip with your loved ones, it is time to do away with cash and get hold of plastic. In fact, if experts are to be believed, a Forex card is taken as a far better alternative than cash. Forex prepaid currency cards are smart, convenient and most importantly safe. And if you look up on Forex cards, you will find that they are quite easy to carry and quite easy to use. Still not convinced? Let's talk about 5 benefits of a prepaid Forex card as compared to cash.


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One of the highlights while being in KY was Poppi and GiGi taking Micah to his first UK basketball game. It made it even better that they were playing Alabama, of all schools :) Before the game Micah took my Dad's hand, walked up to a poster on the wall, pointed, and said, "Hey Poppi! It's my boy, Kidd-Gilchrist." Yes, he loves him some #14 and amazes me with how he knows every players name (and number)! He did a great job paying attention to the game and happily cheered on the Wildcats to victory.
We of course had to go find the Wildcat and get a pic.Micah with Poppi :)
My cousin, Jeramie (aka Princess Jeramie as Micah calls her), met us for the game. It was great seeing her--it had been too long!
Pregnant sisters. Blair is due in May with a boy and we can't wait!!!


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A recent editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine asks who is "Daring to Practice Low-Cost Medicine in a High-Tech Era" raises some very interesting questions on whether we are necessarily doing the best thing for outpatients when we take advantage of "the vast array of new tests, new pharmacologic agents, and new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures" currently available. The author notes that "most doctors are intensely risk-averse" which is true because we are looking after people's lives. He goes on to say "we don't tolerate uncertainty" which I guess links to our scientific training and usually inherent mind set.
This started me thinking, is health technology playing a role in driving this behaviour? Does the ability to order with the click of a mouse makes us more likely to order a test than having to write it down on a piece of paper. My experience is that with decent clinical support tools, the computer actually gives you an opportunity to think about what you are ordering, and if done properly may even stimulate thought patterns around test and drug ordering we had turned off a long time ago. We can influence doctors ordering, but they will still remain risk averse.
The other thing I started to think about is why are we so risk averse when we manage patients in the community. It could be because we are largely isolated from their daily activities, so when we do have them in our rooms, or in the hospital we try and do everything we can for them. Let's manage all their physical conditions, and while we are at it let's add some medications for their depressed mental state, because they seem to be sad after waiting in our crowded waiting room to see us and be told about everything that is wrong with them.
What if we had a better idea of how they were in their own home environment. Rather than bombard them with a lot of questions about their body, their mind, and their social life in in one sitting, what if we could ask them relevant questions at relevant times. How did you sleep, first thing in the morning not at 3 in the afternoon, or while they are lying in a hospital bed waiting for a test result.
It seems to me that tools that enable us to communicate more regularly, if even in small bursts, and not necessarily in real time may give us a better understanding of the patient we are dealing with. Then we can practice high quality and still low cost medicine, because we can afford to be a little less risk averse. After all we know in pretty short time how whatever we are doing is affecting the patient, and we can respond appropriately. We can find out what their blood pressure is at home on a normal day, not after catching two buses in peak hour to get to our rooms.
Can we do this and still deliver high quality care? As long as the model of care allows us to interact with the patient as required, without penalizing us for doing so, then I believe we can. What does that mean, well today we get paid for spending 15 minutes with the patient and trying to solve as many problems as we can in that visit. What if we got paid for managing them differently, a base amount for planning and a fee for service for each interaction, more for long interactions, less for short. Why do those interactions need to be in person, when we can do a lot of it remotely, via video if we need to see the patient, or just by asking them the right questions via some other means. Flexibility is the key to gathering good information, use the right tool for the right information and you get better information.
Then there is the whole question of patient self management. How do we share some of the burden of care and associated risk with the patient in a way that makes them feel like they are getting high quality safe care, but also efficient care. It is hard in a country like Australia with the government covering much of the cost of care, but today we are finding more and more of the cost being diverted back to the patient. Just this morning there was the announcement that new drugs being added to the PBS will be limited, so patients will have to decide whether they are willing to pay for some of the new drugs themselves.
To help us reach the goal of high quality low cost healthcare wee need to enable the clinicians to manage the risks associated with the care more effectively. That means giving them tools for managing and monitoring their patients, and importantly reimburse them for doing it. We also need to facilitate the communication between the patient and the clinician, where it makes sense, from the patient's home, not from the clinic or the hospital. Keep those facilities for the people that need them,, and manage the bulk of the healthcare needs where it is located, back out in the patients community. Finally we need to educate the patient about their condition, their treatment, and how to play a more active role in managing their health. Not just campaigns telling them to lose weight and stop smoking, but targeted relevant education provided in a way they can use it.
Home telehealth solutions, especially those that take advantage of the improved communication infrastructure provided by broadband can do that today. Yes they cost something to put them in place, but if they enable us to move to a model of high quality low cost care, then they very quickly pay for themselves. Until such time as they are properly utilized we will continue to pay for inconvenient and unnecessary consultations, risk averse behavior and high cost and high inconvenience medicine.


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If you have recently pitched items from your closet to take to Good Will and you are finding your fall duds a little sparse, good news. My advice is to empty your 401k (just kidding) and buy every piece from Pamella Roland's collection and as long as you never change your size, you have made your last Good Will donation of your fall closet. Roshumba Willims reported for American Express that this is a collection for the "high-end, jet-setting woman." Ok, who doesn't want to dress like monied-set with style and grace? If you read my first article on this blog, you have a sense of my style or what I aspire it to be. From Grace Kelley to Angelica Houston, this collection fits them all. I wish to have every piece. I guess, if I could only pick one, no two, I would pick her black jersey low-cut evening dress and the black suit with a ruffle detail and no lapel. Rolland is a purist and this collection is a true state of brilliant manipulation of the fabric through tailoring and detail. I would buy every piece of this collection, as nothing is off-kilter or disproportionate. Williams also reported that she has a business degree from Michigan State. In the article by James Covert in New York Post's Business section, "OUT OF FASHION
Labels Play it Very Safe Amid Economic Slowdown," David Wolfe, creative director of the Doneger Group, which forecasts fashion and retail trends, states that designers are inclined to "play it safe and also make it exciting" as retailers need to focus more on their bottom line. In reflecting what Ms. Roland must have had on her mind when designing for next fall, he also exclaims that "the idea is to produce very luxurious versions of ordinary clothes." Kathy Deane, President of Tobe, a global fashion consultanting business agreed, stating that "that's partly because consumers are looking for clothes that will last." Pamella Roland's certainly will. Applause to you, Ms. Roland, you are not only a fabulous designer, but also a fabulous business woman. What is your ticker symbol, because I want to be long your collection?
Monday, February 4, 2008
Pamella Roland
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So Many Shows, So Little Time
I need to do some serious catching-up from Sat, Sun and still view everything from today. I am seeing LOTS of narrow belts and strapless or assymetrical evening dresses with draping pulled to one hip. 60s/80s inspired color-blocking seems to also be popular. One thing I can say is that Peter Som did not dissapoint, starting the day off brilliantly. His pieces are gorgeous and then their is the every classic, Carolina Herrera. I am posed to watch Pamella Roland at 4pm, then Max Azria, again (his own line this time), and one of my favorites, Ports 1961 this evening. The sky may be gray in New York today, but these collections have put my mood in a sea of blue! Please tune back in after for my critical analysis and please comment!!!! Cheers!
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
NY Fashion Week FA 08 Friday Feb 1
Let us begin with BCBG Max Azria. Usually a designer whose work I admire and have quite a few of his items. His fall 08 collection, however, is another story. Subdued colors; brown suede narrow belts knotted at center front with symmetrically hanging ends flopping about; bubble skirts with hem just underneath the round of one's bottom (perfectly highlighting any bit of cellulite a woman may have); and bodices covered with wide flounced pleates and ruffles hanging from deep necklines, creating too much fussiness, as well as assymetrical bodices, one shoulder necklines with sheer draped and pleated cape-like overlays from shoulder and necklines. In my humble opinion, Max was trying to create volume on the top and bottom, off-setting an odd length and silhouette. Dresses with length were about an inch below the knee and ended up looking sloppy and ill-fitted on the models, especially with pleated elbow-length pleated sleaves. Paired with dreary colors and belts used as an accessory that did not flatter a silk dress (what were the stylists thinking?), these oddly-shaped garments of beautiful italian fabrics came together to create an overall underwhelming collection, though he did throw in a gorgeous coat and a classic wear-forever pantsuit.
Onto Perry Ellis. Gorgeous menswear. I can't wait to shop next fall for my darling husband! These men look like men, the ones you want to snuggle up next to beside a fire. The clothes are wearable and women will love their men in them.
At both Rag and Bone and Nicole Miller, we saw leggings and sexy tight fitted dresses, 80s inspired. Palettes of charteruese, purple and black at both. Rag and Bone topped their leggings and dresses reminiscent of parachute pants with fitted military jackets. Their ensembles clearly had a Parisian or Berlin cabaret effect. Perhaps they were inspired by the band, Berlin with "99 Red Balloons?" They intermixed the school boy/girl look with ties, jackets and wool bermudas (I was sent home after wearing them to junior high school in 1984). Miller induced her tafetta dresses with stripes and 20s Orientalism in printed silk dresses--all very 80s. Have a great evening and party like the 80s tonight...its only the beginning of Fashion Week!!
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Row 1: ch9, DC in back loop of 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (7DC)
Rows 2-25: ch2, DC in back loop of each DC across. (7DC)
Row 26: sl st in first 4 DC, ch 20, sl in same DC, sl st in last 3 DC, cut and weave in ends.
Sew a button on opposite end. Easiest headband ever!!


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My 6 yr old loves Legos, so much so that we built him this. Dylan has collected quite a collection of legos and with that has come, at times, a lego disaster in his room. He has two buckets for his legos to go in but one is full and the other is almost full, so I needed to devise something else that would work and hopefully organize his legos. That's when it hit me.
My mom gave me some storage drawers a few months ago for my craft storage. I haven't used them yet but they would be perfect for Dylan's legos. It wasn't quite as awesome as Jen's lego storage from IHeart Organizing but we also don't have as many legos as her family does.
In any case, our legos needed to be organized, so that's what I was going to do. But first the storage drawers need to be painted. I didn't want to leave them unfinished. But what colors would I use? Hmmm.....
I've been wanting to do something with Dylan's room for a while. We're on a budget and buying new furniture like I really want to do is out. Buying new bedding at the moment is also out, but I decided to browse the internet for a something I like anyway. I figured once I found something I liked I could paint the drawers to match the bedding and then just pick up the bedding later. This is the bedding I like and want to get for Dylan's room. It's a bit more grown up then his current Toy Story 3 set.
Instead of trying to match the the darker gray, I opted for something closer to the lighter gray to compliment the bedding. I also knew I wanted a pop of color inside the drawers and settled on orange. Now, I have decided on my colors and it is time to get to work.
Materials Needed
Krylon All Purpose Primers white
Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Spray Paint, Satin Stone Gray
Foam Brushes
Mod Podge
Fabric of your choice
Frog (or Painter's) Tape (I suggest this if you're wanting to paint the paint of the inside drawer but not you're using fabric. More on that below)
Acrylic Paint
1. Before I began, I knew this was mostly an outdoor project. I grabbed an old sheet (I really need to pick up a drop cloth) and headed to the backyard to lay it out. I brought the drawers outside and seperated everything.
2. Then I got to work on the spray painting everything with the primer. My main reason for the primer was to seal any pores in the wood and to give my gray its full color when applied. I sprayed each piece everywhere. I was really concerned with the inside of the box since I knew it wouldn't be seen once the drawers were in place, but I did paint inside there as well.
3. After letting the primer dry, I got to work on the gray, spraying two coats on each piece, allowing the first coat to dry before applying the second.
4. After both coats were dry, I placed a piece of paper inside each of my drawers, creasing at the "walls" of the drawers, to measure out and make a pattern for my fabric pieces. (I apologize for the lack of pictures on this part. I was in such pattern making mode, I was done cutting out the fabric before I realized I didn't take any pictures. Oops!)
5. After making the pattern with my paper I pinned it onto the fabric and cut out each piece for each drawer.
6. I, then, spread a thin layer of mod podge down using a foam brush.
***I originally wanted to paint the bottom of my drawers, but changed my mind after painting one coat and it didn't look the way I wanted it to, which is why you see the painter's tape on the inside. I do not suggest this if you are going to mod podge fabric on the bottom. It can pull the edges of the fabric up when you pull the tape off.
7. I then placed my fabric piece down in the drawer and spread another thin layer of mod podge on top to seal the fabric in.
8. Let it dry and done!
We still have to orgainze the Legos into categories. I'm in a dilema over this. I really wanted to orgainze by color, but I need 9 drawers for that instead of 8, so I will be coming up with another solution, but I can't think of anything. I know one bottom drawer will house the flat boards, and one will house the instruction books. I also know on of the little drawers will house the people, but that's as far as I got. It leaves me 5 drawers for the lego bricks. How to organize...hmmmm.
Do you have suggestions for categories? How have you organized your legos? Share them with me. You can upload your pics and links (if you have a site) via email, the Flickr group, or on my Facebook page and you could end up on Show Me Saturday!


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"Charlie Wilson's War" is an excellent film. I hope Aaron Sorkin keeps writing great scripts about current politics. He has some grasp of complexity.
One of the key complexities was that evangelical Christians were rallying political support to pay Israelis to arm Muslim fundamentalists to fight communists. Joanne Herring, the Houston socialiate who pushes Congressman Wilson to arm the Afghan mujaheddin does so as a Christian crusader for religious freedom -- that is why she is anti-communist. Gust Avrakotos, the CIA agent brokering the deal, urges her to tone down the religion, lest the latent religious contradictions of the whole house of cards be fatally exposed. Mrs. Herring argues that she is persuasive because God is on her side. Avrakotos counters that that works until God is on both sides.
"Charlie Wilson's War" is an ironic film, but it doesn't hit you over the head with it. Politically informed viewers know that those same weapons that we gave the mujaheddin to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan later armed the Taliban. The political conclusion of the film -- and this is a political film much more than it is a religious one -- is that our semi-secret proxy war against the Soviets in Afghanistan was a great war, and was instrumental in ending the Soviet empire and winning the Cold War. But then we allowed Afghanistan to fall to the crazies because we didn't follow through with rebuilding the country when we could have.
The religious point, though, is equally important. Sometimes we need to fight wars to oppose great evils. But when we clothe our wars in God's mantle, we invite our enemies to do the same -- to the great corruption of their faith as well as our own.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
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An embuggerance and D'Ball1. He has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The news was officially announced on the website of one of his collaborators. In an interview published there, he, in characteristic fashion, quaintly called the fact "an embuggerance", said he was mildly optimistic about his chances, and said that he hoped it would not interfere too much with his next couple of books. He also appealed to his fans to not ask him how they could help, because they couldn't, unless they were some sort of brain specialist :-). Who is this writer?
Ans: Terry Pratchett
2. Last week, Luke Pomersbach became the latest Australian to represent his country in international cricket, playing a T20 match vs NZ. The call up came in strange circumstances: he had been recently suspended by his state side for some alcohol indiscipline; he had come to the stadium with his girlfriend to watch the match, and suddenly found himself the recipient of an invitation to play for the national side. This was because another player had suffered a back injury in the dressing room an hour before the match began.
So Pomersbach was issued the kit of that player and found himself batting in the last overs of the Aussie innings. Now, we know that the Aussies have their nicknames on their shirt-backs in T20 games (Church for Gilchrist, Roy for Symonds etc). Pomersbach had "D'Ball" on his shirt (the name was shortened for lack of space).
So the question: whom did he replace and what was the full nickname of that player?
Ans: Brad Hodge, "Dodgeball"


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Another week and another challenge. This weeks challenge is to include a lattice frame, a bird, some flowers and a vertical greeting. I used a frame die and then added the strips of cardstock. I got a little glue or something on the frame and ended up rubbing some Blue dye ink over it. Otherwise, I may have left it white...These challenges are fun-they get you digging for all kinds of things you normally wouldn't use. So, here's the card.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Joan's Garden White Challenge
Today's card is for another challenge at Joan's Garden. They have fun challenges. This week the card has to be a Christmas theme, all white, have something of nature in it (like a bird or a deer) and have some glitter. I'm not much of a glitter freak so I had to go buy some! I really do need some sparkle in my life! I used dies, punches and folders to make my card-no stamping! And, here it is.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
I have not posted on my blog for soooo long! Today's card is for a challenge at Joan's Garden. Check out her site-it has lots of neat stuff, especially the Memory Box which I am so totally in love with. Ever find a product you like and can't decide what to order? That's how I feel about these products. So, her challenge is to use the colors purple and green, make it a Thank You card, have some music and finally have a bird on the card. And, here it is!
I used all IO stamps and for the ink I used Tim Holtz Distress inks and also Black dye ink. I hope to post again soon.
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We like to think that people who are elected to office work in the interests of those who elect them. But City of Aliso Viejo Council Member, Mike Munzing, discovered a layer of government he was previously unaware of.
Mike tells James Delingpole about the bloated bureaucracy that sets the green agenda in his and neighbouring cities. But it doesn't stop there. The same agenda is at work across the entire world, forced into local and national government bodies from above, rather than below. But Mike has a simple and effective remedy to this meddling.


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Trees in the park
Nick at our little impromptu picnic
Sunset over the pond
Drawing on the driveway
Muscle man
For Mom
Love the chalk all lined up, and the 'muscles' shadow. Too cool. I'm a sucker for sunsets ~ gorgeous!
LOVE the chalk photo.
Great pics this week! YAY
chalk photo belongs on a calendar
no butt crack in that picture?
Love the sunset!
Great shots. I love the first with the trees all lined up. Very peaceful.
These are great. The last two are my favorites :)
Trees, gorgeous.
And that last shot, just precious!
Beautiful sunset, and I love the 'chalk' series!
My fav is muscle man.
So adorable I could just spit.
Loving the chalk photos.
ah - great idea with the chalk!!
soon those tress will be green
Very nice pictures ! all of them !
Oooooh!!! I love your photography!! That sunset picture with the trees reflecting in the pond really took my breath away!
Such a great set! Love that sky.
Those are all awesome! Loved the 'chalk' and 'muscle man' ones. You are very talented.
For Mom is my fav! So sweet!


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Pro-aborts in Canada is getting worked up about bill C-484, the Unborn Victims of Crime Act. This bill seeks to make it a separate crime to kill an unborn baby.
Sounds like a reasonable proposition for a civilized society, right? After all, science has proven without a doubt that an unborn baby is a live human being that is distinct from her mother. Among the piles of evidence, which could fill volumes of medical journals, we need only cite the fact that the unborn child has a distinct DNA from her mother, which is an unmistakable sign that she is not part of her body. Case closed.
But pro-aborts will not tolerate this bill. The "right to choose" does not apply to women who choose to keep their babies and pursue their pregnancy. So if some brute comes along and assaults an expectant mother, thus killing the baby in her tummy, too bad so sad. Get over it girl. It was just a "clump of cells" in your belly.
Case in point: last week, Alan Bryan of Nova Scotia was sentenced to 15 years in jail for his brutal attack on his then-pregnant girlfriend Charlene Knapp. The crimes? Attempted murder of Charlene, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon. No murder charge for killing the baby by stabbing it with a sword.
Charlene was 8 months pregnant. "I lost my son (who) was my future," she said.
But the pro-aborts have no sympathy for Charlene. They have launched a campaign against the bill called "One body. One person. One count." Nice catchy phrase, but so erroneus you'd think they were still reading medical textbooks from the Middle Ages, when lobotomies were the latest breakthrough.
Reminds me of smoking. Back in the 1950s, we didn't know that smoking was bad for our health. Today, anybody with a semblance of a brain knows that cigarettes are toxic.
Likewise, modern science has destroyed the "one body" myth. That "clump of cells" in the ultrasound sure looks a lot like a human. What a coincidence that the clump lines up that way, eh?
Not only does an unborn child have her own distinct DNA, she also has her own heart beat, arms, legs, head, etc. Gee, do pregnant women temporarily grow an extra heart and a few spare limbs? Those spare parts could sure come in handy, especially the brain, which seems dramatically deficient in some pro-aborts.
Grow up. We're not in the Middle Ages anymore.
The pro-aborts, in their typical exemplary altruism, are barking that the grief of women like Charlene must be ignored. In fact, they despise Charlene's tears and the media attention she gets because it draws Canadians' attention to a gaping hole in our justice system.
For the pro-aborts, Charlene is just too emotion. No murder was committed. Just an assault on a woman with an inflated belly. Perhaps she was just overweight? At most she only had a cumbersome "clump of cells" in her womb that doesn't count. But certainly no baby in there. In fact, you should be happy, Charlene, because it will be easier to fasten your seatbelt now. You'll also be able to fit into your old clothes again. Your ex did you a favour. We sent him a Hallmark on your behalf.
Once again, the pro-aborts are showing their true colors. They are so determined to cling to their license to kill their unwanted babies that they won't let the wanted babies be safe either.
The most tragic part of the story is that our political leaders are unlikely to support this bill because their IQ is even lower than the pro-aborts. Unless Canadians put some pressure on them.
That's not asking much. An Environics poll released in late 2007 showed that 72% of Canadians and 75% of women support a law that would make it a separate crime to kill a fetus during an attack on a pregnant woman. That's an overwhelming majority.
But where will those Canadians be when the politicians are voting on the issue? Will Canadians demand a change to legislation? What will YOU do about?
Make a move. It could be your baby that is killed with impunity someday.


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Mohamed Elibiary has doubled down on his church-burning Brotherhood's R4BIA hate symbol. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood's followers continue to persecute Coptic Christians while Obama and his advisers seem bent only on finding ways to restore the terrorist hate group to power.
Coptic leaders are speaking out about the hate from the Obama adviser.
Coptic leaders are speaking out about the hate from the Obama adviser.
Major Coptic leaders are condemning Mohamed Elibiary, an Obama administration Homeland Security adviser, for suggesting that Copts who raise awareness of anti-Christian violence in Egypt promote "Islamophobic" bigotry.
Elibiary sent out a series of tweets that Coptic leaders found offensive last month. The tweets appeared to chastise the Coptic community for lobbying on behalf of their relatives in Egypt. He targeted them because they had aligned themselves with conservative groups that he called "Islamophobic."
"VERY disturbing if true: bit.ly/18xotzi US DHS adviser accuses #Coptic #Christians of inciting Muslims! #Speechless! Pls comment!" Bishop Angaelos, Coptic Pope Tawadros II's personal representative in the United Kingdom wrote in a Sept. 28 Twitter post.
Elibiary initially defended sporting the R4BIA on his Twitter profile, saying "#R4BIA=#Freedom4ALL." But he relented to pressure Friday and removed it. "While I did remove #R4BIA twibbon as I updated my profile, my view & support of its human rights & pro democracy values continue. #AntiCoup," Elibiary wrote.The R4BIA platform page makes extensive positive references to Sayyid Qutb, a Muslim Brotherhood leader executed in 1966 who explicitly called for violent jihad against infidels; his books are replete with massive anti-Semitic and anti-Christian dogma and conspiracies such as the Jews' control of world finance.
R4BIA takes its name from Cairo's Rabia ad-Alawiya Square, where hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood protesters were killed in armed clashes with Egyptian security forces in August.
The #R4BIA platform includes a litany of principles that run in open opposition to Western values. It invokes concepts such as: "pure martyrdom"; "unification of the Muslim World"; "the end of Zionists".
Yet Elibiary repeatedly defends Qutb on Twitter and elsewhere. On Sept. 28, he posted a clip of an Arabic documentary about Qutb.
Elibiary lectured the Copts after the blog appeared for attacking groups such as the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) because of their historic connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, and for their alignment with so-called "Islamophobes". He then called the Copts' work with "Islamophobes" and their criticism of American Islamic groups contrary to the cause of religious freedom.
It's ironic that Elibiary would use religious freedom to silence Christian Copts, because that is what his Muslim Brotherhood is doing to Copts in Egypt. For Elibiary and the Brotherhood, religious freedom only applies to Muslims.


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Saturday, 21 November 2009
Paper Wings...
Whilst I'm on the subject of all things gorgeous for children - I just had to share some pics from the summer Paper Wings range. Don't you just love these Paper Wings clothes - so theatrical and fun. It's little wonder that their creators (Michelle Fallon and Jason Gibaud) are ex-NIDA grads and spent the bulk of their career in the film industry creating the costumes for some big name films such as Star Wars! I'm waiting, with baited breath, for a women's wear range - as I've tried squeezing into my daughters Paper Wings pieces and it just doesn't seem to work at all!!!
6 comments:
- Caroline@TheGoodPlace said...
I have tried to do the same - it's never a good look is it? These are really lovely. x Caroline
- 21 November 2009 at 11:56 am
- Beach Vintage said...
This range is simply stunning. I too have tried to squeeze into my daughters clothes.....it seems I am not alone.
- 21 November 2009 at 2:26 pm
- Lona de Anna said...
Shannon...these are just so lovely...Hmmm...makes me clucky for a girl now. Isn't it funny to hear of mums trying to squeeze into their little girls clothes..when all they want to do is fit into mummy's :)
- 21 November 2009 at 5:00 pm
- Marina Mott said...
So lovely and cute!
- 21 November 2009 at 7:44 pm
Absolutely Gorgeous, my girls are going to fall in love with these for sure!
- 23 November 2009 at 9:58 pm
- Sharnel said...
I love Paper Wings too. I get my daughter an outfit each season!
Love love love.
- 23 November 2009 at 11:19 pm
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I'm sure loads have people have seen this already.
I have a silverlight usercontrol (mysilverlightpage.xaml), which contains a silverlight usercontrol (mylefthandnav.xaml). If both usercontrols use a global style (defined in my app.xaml), the designer blows up in the container page (mysilverlightpage.xaml), but is ok in the contained control (mylefthandnav.xaml).
The application however runs fine. If I however remove the style from my application resources (app.xaml), and have a local version of the style in each user control, then all is fine.


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1. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?Willi Adelberger Dec 3, 2013 4:22 AM (in response to alan-campbell)
You have to pay the full price because there exists no upgrade path now any more.
InDesign CS6 is the last version which could open PageMaker files.
You can subscribe to the Creative Cloud, you will get both, CS6 to open you PM files and CC as newest version.
2. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?Migintosh Dec 3, 2013 4:37 AM (in response to alan-campbell)
If you do switch to InDesign, you should keep your PageMaker handy to resolve any image-linking issues. Best practice is to make sure the PageMaker file has a good link to the image files (not embedded, modified or missing) and you may want to do a save-as in PM (to remove any unwanted code in the file) before opening in ID. You will likely find some differences in the file after you open it in ID, so a PDF made from PageMaker might also be a good thing to keep for comparison.
3. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?Doc Maik Dec 4, 2013 7:18 AM (in response to alan-campbell)
Indesign CS6 can still be purchased stand-alone. CC subscription is more expensive if you don't need the other Adobe tools.
http://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/cs6._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software_sl_c reativesuite6.html
4. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?BobLevine Dec 4, 2013 7:27 AM (in response to Doc Maik)
If all you need is InDesign it's $20/month with CC. It will take the
better part of 3 years to hit $700 doing that and you'd have the most up
to date software.
5. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?Steve Werner Dec 4, 2013 8:28 AM (in response to BobLevine)
And, of course, you'll also have to switch from Windows XP since it's no longer supported with a CC installation.
6. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?alan-campbell Dec 4, 2013 9:11 AM (in response to alan-campbell)
Quite right. The last 2 messages have pinpointed the problem. It was the soon to be necessary change from WindowsXP that triggered this query. From what everyone says I am going to be forced to spend large wads of cash (which as a small business in a perilous profession I can't afford) to upgrade programmes, probably some computers and who knows what else to replace software and hardware that is working perfectly well? I can always just hang on in there till everything gives up the ghost around me. I have used Pagemaker in various versions now for about 15 years, use it every day and love it. There must be a sensible and economical solution to this but I can't think of it yet?
Alan Campbell
7. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?BobLevine Dec 4, 2013 10:06 AM (in response to alan-campbell)
Creative Cloud is a sensible and affordable choice, IMO. Subscription software is here to stay so I suggest you get used to it.
Wrote a blog post on that topic the other day: http://boblevine.us/why-creative-cloud-subscription-software-is-here-to-stay/
Read it and you'll see why I think this benefits everyone.
8. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?Joel Cherney Dec 4, 2013 1:04 PM (in response to alan-campbell)
Alan, if I were in your shoes, I would take images of the four working XP installations, toss the hardware, buy new Win7 workstations, and then run XP in virtualization off of those images. Once the images were up and running, I'd disable the ability of XP to touch any of the networking hardware. It's much like handling radioactive material; it's totally safe if you take the correct precautions.
That way, the only way your working environment changes is that you do all of your Internet stuff in a contemporary OS, which you should be doing anyways, and all of the rest of your working environment is completely unchanged.
9. Re: can I upgrade from Pagemaker 7 to InDesign?Peter Spier Dec 4, 2013 2:23 PM (in response to alan-campbell)
And let me add that if you purchase a license for InDesign, or choose to subscribe, you'll likely find your productivity is vastly increased in very short order and you won't ever want to open Pagemaker again. ID can do things you've only dreamed of in Pagemaker.


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The fabled Google Nexus tablet will finally make its debut next month, ending what feels like years of speculation that the search giant is set to extend the Nexus smartphone brand to slates.
According to DigiTimes, the as-yet-unnamed slate will be manufactured on Google's behalf by ASUS and go on sale in July.
Shipments of up to 2.5 million units of the Nexus tablet, which is rumoured to rock a quad-core TEGRA 3 processor and a seven-inch screen, are expected by the year's end.
Assuming that translates to sales, it would make the tablet one of the best-selling Android tablets so far, with only Amazon's similarly proportioned Kindle Fire as its only really viable rival.
For the most part, specs are firmly under wraps. But earlier rumours suggest it will be Wi-Fi only to keep costs down and ensure it comes in at the sweet spot price point of under $200.
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It speaks of a compassionate and understanding employer. Of which I am sure there are many.
The relationship between an employer and maid is different from an employer and a normal employee, because:
- your maid lives with you
- you see your maid everyday, the whole day and night
- you pay for her food and accommodation.
I completely agree with Timothy Tiah that foreign domestic maids (Filipino, Indonesian etc.) sacrifice a lot leaving their families behind to earn a living abroad. And for the service they provide, they must be treated right.
Malaysia has had its share of maid abuse cases as well as maids abusing their employers or robbing them. I guess it's just human nature. People make mistakes, people commit crime, people break down under work or emotional stress.
My Indonesian maid is into her 10th year with me.
You could say I am lucky to have a good maid who has stuck with me for so long.
But you could also say that my maid is lucky to have a good employer like me, otherwise why would she stay, right? I think many people do not give credit to good employers, only sensationalising the bad ones and constantly sympathizing with the maids.
It is not a one way street - it is always 2 ways.
Of late, I am starting to feel that I am being too accommodating to my maid. These are some of the things that my maid enjoys:
- annual increments that range from 11%-20%. This is certainly higher than what many working people out there get
- she gets her salary net, as she does not need to pay anything for her board and lodging. Any employee out there gets this deal?
- works in a comfortable, safe and clean environment
- we have taught her English, hygiene, how to save up her money and invest back home
- able to take naps, whenever
- having worked for me for so long, I no longer dictate her work schedule. I trust she knows her work well enough. But of course, being human, who doesn't slack off? Do I say anything? Hardly. If I do, I have to put up with her sour face. Do employees out there pout when their bosses yell at them for rotten work? And I don't even yell. Nope, don't even raise my voice. Heck, I remember my boss raising his/ her voice at me when I was still working!
- putting up with my maid's moods. Which are getting worse over the years. I thought employees were the ones who had to "read the weather" and tread warily around their erratic bosses. Not maids, I guess.
- I drive her to her orthodontics treatment. She pays for it herself (of course!)
- Paid-for return air tickets for her holidays back home.
- Chinese New Year ang pau, birthday cake and ang pau. The first time she got a birthday cake from us she cried. Now, she takes it for granted. Only human, as the novelty wears off.
- and, I am no lady of leisure who does nothing. I am hands on with house work and garden work, so nobody say the maid does everything!
I realise I am making a gripe list....needed it today.


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It's time for Williamsburg youths to come out swinging - a softball bat.
The Williamsburg Department of Recreation is holding registration through March 10 for youth softball, boys and girls, grades 1-12.
Registration is simple: either pick up a form from your school or the department of recreation, fill it in and get it back to the office before the registration deadline. Mail in applications should include fees, $8 for the first child, $4 for each additional child in a family.
Mail forms to Department of Recreation, 401 Lafayette St., Williamsburg 22185. The fee includes hats and T-shirts for all participants.


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The glorious day finally came when the package arrived. I quickly put everything together and hit power button..... NO DISPLAY!!! The new mobo has onboard VGA but there doesnt' seem to have anything going to the monitor (which is two years old), the monitor just keeps saying "no signal". (I don't have a AGP card).
One thing I do notice that is different now is the front panel power/ HDD lights. They don't blink like they used to, they simply just lit up constantly. I know power is going to the HDDs because I can feel the vibration and even heat.
Is it possible the P4 1.9 GHz PROCESSOR is gone and needs to be replaced? What would cause the signal from going to the monitor? Will it help if I try to get a AGP card to test it? Please HELP!!! I hope this is a simple fix. Thanks in advance.


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Surprise! Hellen Keller's contributions to the world did not end after she finger signed 'water' to Anne Sullivan.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with this already famous woman, Helen Keller was born on on June 27, 1880 with the ability to see and hear. However, at 19 months old, she became sick with what was probably scarlet fever or meningitis, which left her both deaf and blind. She was able to sign in her own way, and by the time she was seven, she had over 60 signs she used to communicate to her family. Her mother, inspired by Charles Dickinson's writings of successfully educated deaf women, sent for a tutor and Anne Sullivan was sent to their house. Things were rough to say the least. Young Helen didn't understand that each object had a unique word to go with it, and even became violent at times. The breakthrough came when Helen signed the word 'water' to Anne, and then became fanatic about knowing the names for everything.
She was subsequently educated at several colleges, and even learned to speak out loud. She 'heard' others speech by feeling their lips move with her hands. She used these skills to become and outspoken activist, not only for disabled people, but for birth control, and the woman's right to vote. She traveled the world, and upon her trip to Japan, she was introduced to the Akita breed of dog. She fell in love and brought the first Akita to America. She published 12 books, many of them about her own life.
Upon her death, she was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest awards for a civilian in the USA.
Hellen Keller was a suffragette, birth control supporter and authored 12 books in her lifetime. Her first book was published at age 11, and her subsequent book, The Story of My Life, told


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