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In her novel Blumenberg, Sibylle Lewitscharoff creates a biographical fantasy of the famous German philosopher of the title, leaving the well trodden paths of realistic narration with wanton provocation. The appearance of a lion, invisible to others, which becomes Blumenberg's mute companion, leads the scholar and thus the reader to the boundaries of a purely rational approach to the world.
With powerful and inventive language and subtle humour, the way of life of a withdrawn thinker is contrasted with the inadequacies and threats of human existence, which are revealed in the lives of his students as they all fail in different ways. Sibylle Lewitscharoff weaves the movements of the intellectual central star and his satellites into a narrative cosmos unique in contemporary German literature, ultimately extending it into the hereafter in a manner as liberating as it is disturbing.
I have nearly finished translating her previous novel, Apostoloff, in which Blumenberg and his lion put in a guest appearance alongside a good many Bulgarians and Swabians.


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My Favorite YouTube Beauty Gurus
YouTube is a force unto itself, and after watching a lot of beauty videos here's a list of my favorite, glamorous beauty gurus.
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What Is Project Pan?
You may have heard of it on YouTube while browsing for makeup videos, or maybe your favorite beauty blogger has announced he or she is going on Project Pan. But what is it really?
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How To Make and Use Tinted Moisturizer
Prepare your work space, I suggest the kitchen counter or near the bathroom sink. Having some paper towels on hand for easy cleanup is recommended.,Open your empty container. The base of your new tinted moisturizer will be made of your face cream...
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How to Press Eyeshadows and Other Face Powders
For me, loose powders are an accident waiting to happen. I'm a bit clumsy when it comes to using them so for me the best option is to press my loose powders. Here's a quick tutorial on how to accomplish this. Pour a small amount of loose powder into...
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How to Make Your Own Custom Make-Up Palette from a CD Case
Make your own custom make-up palette using this quick and easy guide. All you need is a CD case and some glue! Remove the plastic CD tray inside the case along with all the paper inserts.,Arrange your eyeshadows inside the palette and glue them...
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How to Make a Custom Make-Up Palette
There are many options for customizable make-up palettes these days, from high end Unii palettes to do it yourselfers how do you know which to choose? Zpalettes are probably the best known of customizable make-up palettes. Their website includes...
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Basic Projector Maintenance
Properly maintained projectors can last months beyond their warranties. Keeping it clean and free of debris can also help extend lamp life, and we all know how expensive those can be. Below are some basic projector maintenance tips that will not...
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How to Fix Broken Eyeshadows and Other Face Powders
A broken eyeshadow isn't the end of the world...it can be fixed!
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How to DePot Your Lipsticks and Lip Balms
Let's face it. Lipsticks take up a lot of room and create clutter. Not to mention the mess created if one of them happens to break inside the tube. There has to be a better way! Select a lipstick and twist it all the way up.,Remove the lipstick from...
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How to Make Your Own Custom Make-Up Palette from a DVD Case
Do you depot your make-up? Do you want to but don't have a palette to put it in? This is by far the easiest and most attractive way to make your own magnetic palette out of a DVD case. There are so many options for decorating it, it is sure to...
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How to Depot Your Eyeshadows and Other Face Powders
Do your eyeshadows, blushes, bronzers, and other assorted face powders take up too much space in your bedroom or bathroom? Do you wish there was a way to keep them all organized better? Maybe its time to depot! Select an eyeshadow you wish to depot...
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Basic SMART Board Maintenance
Having worked for AV company on the support help desk, I have found that most problems with SMART Interactive Whiteboards derive simply from inadequate maintenance. Users either fail to clean the board or do no understand why you would need to...
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I work the Technical Help Desk at a small AV company in England. Recently SMART has released it's newest version of software to go with their interactive white boards; SMART Notebook 11. For most users, SMART Notebook has worked wonderfully and...

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Scrips Program
Gift Cards are not just for gifts anymore—purchase them for your personal shopping needs! The Scrips Program is easy and doesn't require you to spend any extra money – it just requires a little thinking ahead. When you purchase a gift card(s) St. Jude PTO receives a monetary benefit from the retailer, and these benefits are used to fund various PTO programs. We carry a variety of gift cards in stock and can get special order gift cards within two weeks!
• You can order any day of the week
• Remember BRIDGETOWN FINER MEATS is always...Buy $200 get $10 FREE and now they have a produce store where you can also use your gift cards.
• Shop early for Christmas and get your gift cards now!
• Order and pay for your gift cards with check or cash
The gift cards offered through the Scrips Program can be ordered via email, telephone, through school or bought after mass. The Scrips Card Order Form Click the following link: /Portals/0/editors/scrips%20order%20form%202016.docx
Parents have the option of either having the gift cards sent home with their child or picking them up after Saturday/Sunday Mass.
If the order is sent home with the child—the order will be filled when received and typically sent home with the oldest child the next day.
Pickup after Mass: An envelope with the order will be available for pick up after Mass at the Scrips Program table in the vestibule.
Special Order Gift Cards are available. This list is virtually endless. If you have a retailer in mind, contact Michelle Peters to see if they can be ordered. Depending on the time of the year it may take up to two (2) weeks to get them in. Special orders can be sent through school or picked up after Saturday/Sunday Mass.
You can also order Scrips Gift Cards online! For ordering instructions go to "Order Gift Cards Online - Shop with Scrip.com Flyer" under the PTO Documents Links.
If you are looking for an easy way to get involved and help our PTO, please consider signing up to sell gift cards after weekend masses. Please click on the link below for our Sign Up Genius page
For general questions or to place an order, please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Chairpersons: Katie Lutman (reconciliation) 513-426-8508
Lisa Schmitz (order fulfillment and stocking) 513-265-3263


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Pioneer launches global linkers fund
Pioneer Investments has launched a strategy that will buy low duration inflation-linked government bonds for a fund that it says will provide succour against the risk of unexpected inflation.
The firm argues that investors should not underestimate the effect that inflation can have over the long term, and that inflation protection should be in place through the full economic cycle.
The Global Inflation-Linked Short Term strategy will focus on government linkers with an age between 1-5 years.
The strategy will be managed by lead portfolio managers Cosimo Marasciulo, head of European Government Bonds and Semin Soher, senior portfolio manager. They will use Pioneer's Fixed Income Alpha Strategy Matrix, which looks to take small amounts of risk across many uncorrelated positions.
Marasciulo (pictured) said: "'Often, the discussion about inflation risk only starts after it is already a problem and inflation hedges are expensive. Current market conditions can offer an attractive opportunity to start building or increasing an inflation protection position, as inflation protection is still relatively cheap. In our opinion, investors can benefit from early entry at the bottom of the long-term inflation cycle."
"Investing in shorter duration inflation-linked bonds that closely track inflation may provide further protection as they display less interest rate risk than longer duration bonds. Furthermore, the global approach of this strategy may reduce country-specific risks and enhance real returns leveraging on divergent inflation, real yields and monetary policies expectations."
Currency risk is addressed by offering hedged share classes in all major currencies.


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Now, this is mighty funny considering that a bunch of fake asses are running Baby Phat as I type this. Earlier this week, a Clinton, Iowa man was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for trafficking counterfeit goods by top designers, including Baby Phat, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Chanel and Nike. From the Quad City Times:
Charles Edwin Sampson-Snyder, 56, who operates a store named Bama's or Bama & Heather Clothing, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Davenport in February.
He admitted to purchasing and selling $100,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise.
Maybe he was working for Kellwood Company because they damn sure are doing a lot of poaching and counterfeiting right now themselves with their failure to formally let the Baby Phat customer base know that Kimora Lee Simmons is no longer heading up the brand.
Don't buy any apparel from them. Nothing. Not even a pack of shoestrings. The cowardly bastards haven't had the decency to speak to the Phat Fashions customer base as respected clientelle in the face of such a shake up, so let's let them listen to the silence of untouched clothes on a department store rack. Go here to find a number of ways to support Kimora, including information on how to purchase one of her six fragrances. No respect? No dollars. --Sugar


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I didn't want to return there for fear of what I might feel. The pain might be too much for my shaky heart, easily unsteady with anxiety at the slightest of actions.
Would I see here, people, people that I used to look like with their fresh chance to do it all for the first time and be jealous? If I ever moved back there, would I only like it because of the strong love of memories, unable to create ones just as good in my new person, with my larger heart?
At times I wonder what it takes to make it. And in looking back, I wonder if I already did. Like a sea of water washing over me in the bathroom, no matter the faucet, lake or ocean, I let it all drift away until I choose to fantasize about it again.


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Missed me?! Not so much I suppose ;) as I'm not really here a lot!!
BUT.... I try to change this!!
With October 1st I'll try and hopp on the daily Food-Blogging Bandwagon again!!
As my goal for October is to be Crap-Free once again (indulged a little too much on sweets this past few weeks, but thankfully not gained anything...) to kick-start my (mini) weightloss!
So as of tomorrow I'm going to take a pic of every bite before it comes even near my mouth! :)
I think I'm ready again....
But bare with me and my not so interesting foods over the week, as I'm eating two of my main meals at work, it's much of the same! But I always try to make it colorful and pretty!! :)
You will see! I hope you'll enjoy the posts and most importantly, I hope I'll have fun with it!! YAY!!
Oh... And I'm soooooooooo excited for my mid-October London trip!!!! It's way to long since I was there!!!
Whole Foods I'm coming!!!!!
For the first time I'm going to go to a WF, as I didn't know it existed before (the last 100 times is was in London!) so of course I can't wait!!!
Have a lovely day/noon/evening/night everyone!!!
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Bound on a walk I chanced on a fact I hadn't noted
E'er before. We omit some letters, others we ignore;
Just nineteen of the twenty-six start every name of states.
Quite a scandal, this, that not even my literary
X-ray eyes have managed to correct. Let re-naming begin:
You'll find the Missing at the start of this short poem's lines.
Zounds! I almost zapped the most important last. A state named Zing?


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Monday, July 5, 2010
Inaugural Marble Monday!
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This is my method:
First, tape up the fingers you plan to marble. This is really helpful with eliminating mess as you will be dipping your fingers in a puddle of nail polish. Put tape all around the nail on the cuticle line, staying as close to the edge as possible, leaving the surface of your nail free of tape.
Fill a cup with room tempurature water (important!! Otherwise the polish dries too quickly). Then alternate putting a drop of different color polishes on the water surface. They'll spread out in rings in the water.
Use a toothpick or anything pointy to swirl the colors together, then dip your finger, nail first into the cup.
**DONT REMOVE YOUR FINGER YET! Use your toothpick to pick up the remaining polish in the water as you don't want it it get on your nail and ruin your design.
When that's done, remove your finger, wait a minute or two and remove the tape. Use a Q-tip with remover to do any cleanup, then throw on a coat or two of your favorite top coat.
I know this all sounds cryptic and vague, so take a look on youtube for some helpful videos. I plan to do a step-by-step tutorial one of these Monday's, so stay tuned!
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"Be Satisfied With What You Already Have." -- Chinese Fortune Cookie
It's easy to forget just how lucky we are. We have so much that we take for granted. I sometimes get caught up in minute details that seem so important, though later it seems silly that I even cared. Did I really need to have a Carolina Herrara wedding dress? Was it really that important? (Ok, well, that's a bad example because that really was a great dress...) The point is, I often forget how truly blessed I am and how fortunate I am to have a home, a wonderful husband, the bestest dog in the world, and family and friends whom I love. Not everyone is so lucky.
The characters in the wonderful novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society have far less than I. Guernsey, a small British island dividing the channel between France and England, was occupied by the Germans during WWII. The book brings us the stories of residents of both London and Guernsey in the aftermath of the war.
What makes the novel so delightful is the style in which it was written. Rather than prose, the book is a series of letters written between the characters. It's such a personal way to tell a story; we learn about each character in an intimate setting, in their own words, and in their own voice. These letters remove the facade that can sometimes accompany stories told in the third person. We're offered many perspectives with one common thread-- we, as the reader, are invited to be a part of personal conversations that we'd normally never hear. As a result, we're involved in the story. We begin to look forward to the next letter almost as much as the characters seem to.
I won't give away details of the story, but I will reveal a bit about the book's title. The Germans instituted a nightly curfew for island residents during the war. A group of residents was caught out past curfew and stated that they were part of the Guernsey Literary Society. To prove that such a group existed, the residents held another meeting and invited the Germans along. As a desert, Potato Peel Pie was served.
I'll admit, I was leery of reading the book because it had such a strange title and I was initially off-put by the letters. But, the Guernsey residents taught me something about the values of life. They showed me that it is possible to be satisfied in the face of monotony, rations and occupations. They showed me that life isn't about who has the latest Iphone or big tv, but rather about making the most of what you already have. I learned that creativity goes a long way-- it turns mundane potato skins into pie. And, most of all, I learned that nothing is more important than friendship.
When I think about the Guernsey residents from WWII, I think first about the occupation and the hardships. I think "there but for the grace of God go I." But, the truth is, even with all their hardships, it's clear that they were blessed.


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Even though at times we all wish it were true, stupidity is not a crime. Pastor Terry Jones is lucky, the stupidity police are on their way to arrest him, only they don't have just cause. Civil rights pioneer Stetson Kennedy has his own PR stunt planned. He intends to conduct a citizen's arrest during Jones' planned Koran burning. This has fail written all over it. Especially since Jones has a .40 caliber pistol strapped to his leg.
Stetson Kennedy says he'll be in Gainesville this weekend, and will conduct a citizen's arrest on Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones on the grounds of inciting violence and rioting.
"Any citizen in the presence of a crime in progress may make a citizen's arrest," Kennedy said.
"In this case, I would intend to take the Reverend Jones to the nearest U.S. Attorney."
Expressing ones constitutionally protected right to free speech is hardly something one can be arrested for. Even if you think others may right in counter-protest. Surely a civil rights pioneer would understand this? Nah, when publicity is involved, and it could help your book sales, people will do just about anything.


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The votes were very close, but our leadership in Olympia didn't flex the muscle necessary to pass the Clean Water bill which would have collected funds from the oil industry to help clean up stormwater pollution and prevent it from draining into Washington's rivers and ocean. This is an enormous missed opportunity. Despite the fact that stormwater pollution mostly comes from oil, property owners are still expected to pay for its management without much help from industry. And as a result, struggling local governments are not likely to make much headway against the number one threat to Puget Sound.
This is a loss for Surfrider Foundation and for clean water. But don't think for a second that your actions this session -- your letters, emails, phone calls, tabling, and other outreach -- were not invaluable. They were. And our continued push to educate the masses about the impacts of stormwater pollution remains critical. The take away from this session is that we need to be louder and we need to be more clear about how important clean water is -- for us, for our communities, and for Washington.
If you haven't already, take a moment to watch The Cycle of Insanity, The Real Story of Water and then send the link to your friends: http://knowyourh2o.org
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Not enougth muscle to pass Clean Water bill
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Initiative 933, the Washington Farm Bureau's property-rights measure, went down hard. At the beginning of the campaign, polls showed it winning 55 percent, but the "no" side outspent the "yes" side 10-to-1 on ads, and on Nov. 7 the measure received only 41 percent of the vote.The state Chamber of Commerce opposed it. The Realtors opposed it. The money for their ad campaign, however, came largely from national environmental organizations — more out-of-state money. In the ads, the leaders of Idaho told the people: Don't' vote for this. And they didn't.
Four states — Washington, Idaho, California and Arizona — had ballot measures to protect owners from devaluation of their property through land-use regulation. Arizona's passed and the others didn't, for a fascinating array of reasons. This battle is not over. Regulatory takings remains a live issue in the West.
The four states with measures this year were following Oregon, which in 2004 passed the nation's first regulatory-takings measure to go into effect, Measure 37. Oregon is a liberal state, and it was notable that in the election when it favored John Kerry, 61 percent of Oregon voters approved Measure 37.
Oregon had been a pioneer in land-use regulation and had imposed the strictest rules in the West. Progressives had celebrated it. From all over America, they had made pilgrimages to Oregon and returned with praise. Landowners hated it, and in 2004 they put a knife in it.
This year, California's voters came close. Despite being outgunned on ads 10-to-1, Proposition 90 received 48 percent of the vote.
A similar measure did not come close in Idaho, however, which is notable for a state so conservative. But on Nov. 7, voters trounced Proposition 2, voting 76 percent "no."
What happened? Idaho's proposal wasn't more radical. The more radical ones were Oregon's and Washington's, which were retroactive. The others weren't.
Part of the answer was that Idaho's land-use rules were not as strict as Oregon's, and fewer landowners were angry about them. Part of it was the sponsor. Idaho's measure was put on the ballot by Laird Maxwell, the Idaho equivalent of Tim Eyman. Maxwell didn't have establishment support.
There was also the issue of outside influence. The ballot drives were seeded with cash from Americans for Limited Government, a group headed by a wealthy New York libertarian named Howard Rich. Opponents made an issue of this in all four states, but it made the most difference in Idaho.
"Out-of-state influence has never played well in Idaho," said Marc Johnson of the Boise office of the Gallatin Group, public-affairs consultants. Even Rich's surname worked against him. Said a Boise man in a letter to the Idaho Statesman newspaper: "We've been swamped by TV and press ads claiming that a wealthy New Yorker is funding Proposition 2 for greedy purposes."
In Idaho, where Republicans run the government, officeholders acted not like conservatives but like officeholders: They opposed Proposition 2, which would have reduced their authority.
Also, said Suzanne Schaefer, director of the Idaho chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, which was neutral, "There was no campaign in support of it."
Arizona is also a conservative state, but it has a Democratic governor. There, Republican legislators mostly supported Proposition 207. A homeowners' group sponsored it. Business associations supported it. They didn't campaign for it, but they put their OK on it.
Arizona had a long ballot, including measures about tobacco, marriage, undocumented aliens and state lands. Proposition 207 didn't stand out. The environmental groups mostly spent their effort to pass the state lands measure, and Proposition 207 won 65 percent of the vote.
The result is that two states now protect property owners from regulatory takings: Oregon and Arizona. We shall see how it works.


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Guess what is the first spending of French people in their food budget: bottled water.
In the eighties, the five most consumed food products were: potatoes, fresh vegetables, wine, bread and milk.
Now, it is mineral and sping waters, fresh vegetables, potatoes, bread and milk.
It seems that bottled water gained a lot of ground


text: I truly dislike Internet anonymity. People ought to have the courage to take ownership of their words. After making it clear that I am not behind SBC Outpests, I had determined not to make mention of what I would regard as a "spoof" blog in the future. But I may have to reconsider that conclusion. The current post at SBC Outpests is some of the best satire I've read in sixteen months of active blogging. The quality is so high and the insight so keen that it would be wrongful for me not to give you the opportunity to read it. I'm going to monitor this blog's feed for sure. But this will be the only plug I give them...unless they change my mind again.


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Cleveland Int'l Film Festival
Founded in 1977, the Cleveland Film Society has presented the Cleveland International Film Festival every spring for nearly three decades. Ohio's premier film event features more than 200 new films from over 40 countries on six continents. Visiting directors, panel discussions, student screenings and a conference for area filmmakers are all CIFF highlights.
The Cleveland Film Society serves area film enthusiasts with film appreciation classes and year-round film exhibition. Over 1,500 people belong to its various membership and subscription groups. And tens of thousands of people enjoy its programs. The age range of participants is 8 to 80. Youngsters attend the Family Film Festival at the CIFF and senior citizens share their enjoyment of the art form in film appreciation classes.


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Happy 200 to all the Limettes!
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Happy 200 LIM....
Happy 200 to all the Limettes!
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Such a beautiful CAS design. Love the embossing.ReplyDelete
Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}
Gorgeous LIM card, love the embossed background.ReplyDelete
Linda xxx
A beautiful card Jan, fabulous CAS design.ReplyDelete
Such an elegant creation Jan.ReplyDelete
Jan I think you ACE the CAS style of card, I love this one, so very elegant hun, hugs xxxReplyDelete
lovely CAS card JanReplyDelete
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Beautiful LIM card Jan. Carol xReplyDelete
What a beautiful CAS design ..... love the embossed background. xxReplyDelete
Beautiful card design Jan..ReplyDelete
Hi Jan this is a beautiful card. Well done for entering so many challenges. Hugs JackieReplyDelete
I do so love to see your LIM designs - always very classy and elegant!ReplyDelete
Super card.
Fabulous CAS card , very elegant. Hugs JenniferxxReplyDelete
Jan what an elegant, CAS card, love it! I love to come and see what you have created for us each week as a LIMette!ReplyDelete
Thank you for joining our 200th challenge celebrations at Less is More
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A super elegant and perfect CAS creation Jan.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for joining our special 200th challenge this week and for your continued support.
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Such beautiful uploads since I last came here :-)ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful CAS card Jan. Thank you so much for all your sweet comments also ;) Viv xxReplyDelete
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This is beautiful Jan, thanks so much for your loyal support of our challenges, we really appreciate all you do!ReplyDelete
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Extending from the famed Italian heel to the captivating Turkish Riviera, the Eastern Mediterranean shoreline combines the beauty of three mesmerising seas: the Ionian, the Adriatic and the Aegean. Each is peppered by a mosaic of islands, contains a series of picture-postcard villages and is adorned with a medley of historical sites waiting to be explored. Sail out to Venice for a romantic dinner for two; to Zrće for a night of hedonistic dancing; or to Cypress for an underwater adventure. Navigate your way through the Corinth Canal for a noteworthy journey; take a Turkish hamam in Marmaris for a moment of rejuvenation; or have a cocktail in Santorini for an intimate moment enjoying a spectacular sunset. Devote your days to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea for a memorable Feadship charter.
A chic summer destination, the Dalmatian Coast's claim to fame is its startling white-sand beaches dotting the shoreline, as well as its trendy beach clubs that ooze cosmopolitan flair. Enjoy a sip of Croatian brandy – orahovac (walnut) or maraschino (cherry) – at a trendy beachfront club in Hvar; savour the sweeter Prošek, a delicious Croatian dessert wine, after a feast at Nautika Restaurant in Dubrovnik; or take a dip off a pier before meeting a group of summer-time acquaintances at one of NOA Beach Club's legendary open-air parties in Pag. Offering a perfect blend of daytime relaxation and night-time adventures, discover the Dalmatian Coast's vibrant energy on your next Feadship charter.
Scattered like pebbles on a beach, the Ionian Islands are surrounded by peaceful waters. With no sea swells, tides or currents to worry about, drop anchor in a sheltered inlet to play in the turquoise emerald seas - the swimming is simply superb. While sailing from one isle to the next, discover the best fishing spots, learn how to scuba dive or take a jet ski for an unforgettable journey. With its unique hospitality, appetising seafood dishes and unparalleled waters, the Ionian Islands provide the ideal backdrop for a playful Feadship charter filled with water sports activities.
Whether you navigate the Eastern Mediterranean Sea for Croatia's infamous party towns, Greece's striking seaside retreats, Turkey's multicoloured bazaars or Montenegro's recent fame, embrace the region via the elegance of a Feadship within the care of its devoted crew.
From the historic chic of Sicily to the glamorous elegance of the Côte d'Azur, explore the golden shoreline of the West Mediterranean Sea. Beside the stunning beauty of idyllic coves and yachting oases, this enticing littoral attracts jetsetters with its myriad chic beach clubs and celebrated Michelin-starred restaurants, its remarkable distinctive architecture and its impressive selection of designer boutiques. Wander the streets of legendary Monaco, admire the exclusivity of Porto-Vecchio or visit the beautiful Isle of Capri. Take a stroll in quintessential Calvi, shop 'till you drop on Cannes's infamous Promenade de la Croisette or spend an afternoon soaking up the sun on one of many Sardinian beaches.
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text: I remember a few years ago I overheard my preschool son tell his sister, my elementary aged daughter, "You are not the boss of me." There was another time, this time, I was an employee. The woman who was my supervisor preferred the staff, those of us who were her employees - NOT call her the "boss." She had become our supervisor, not by applying for the job or by promotion, but by default. Since no one else was qualified to take her position, she was in charge of us – her employees. And she did not like being the boss.


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Well hellooooo there! So this past week you've have seen some pretty sweet cards from the DT of Paper Makeup Stamps. They have released some really unique and definitely hilarious rubber stamps! I you didn't get to do the hop check out the Paper Makeup blog to catch up. There is definitely something there for everyone!
Today I'm doing a little re-cap. Today PMS is featuring Monsters and Moody images.
My card features the new monster Duncan. He is just the cutest ball of fur I've ever seen! And he's dressed for success in his chef outfit bolding holding a pan of muffins. I don't know about you but it would take someone very brave to be holding a pan of muffins in my house! LOL
So here's Duncan.
Paper Makeup Stamps.
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String of Pebbles
The blog of writer, Sara Lynn Eastler
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Why a string of pebbles?
I have a unique sense of fashion and art. Don't we all? I've never seen a diamond I've desired (at least until I learned it rains, or rather hails, diamonds on Neptune and Uranus - that I would love to see!) but there's something about a string of pearls that I find irresistible. Pearls, of course, are another creature's solution to a problem, and an irritating problem at that. What a great skill to possess, to be able to make pearls when something gets under your skin!
When I was a girl, I was a bit of a wild thing. I preferred to spend my time outdoors climbing trees, riding bikes, and catching frogs while the wind tangled my hair beyond what any normal hairbrush could tame. Of course, this was if I didn't already have my nose in a book. Unlike me, my grandmother was a polished, well-traveled, dignified sort of person who knew how to eat at a table set with three silver forks and could finish the New York Times crossword puzzle in pen. But she also shared my love for nature. On our walks she would pick up a rock here or there and turn them into gleaming polished stones at home with her tumbler. I was always amazed to see such shiny and smooth objects emerge when what went in was dull and rough around the edges. "Dull and rough around the edges" are pretty good descriptors of myself as a girl and may still be true (although life seems to be a pretty good tumbler so I hope with time I too become a little more polished).
I view my writing in much the same way. First drafts are chunks of ore mined from within or picked up along the way. With attention and care I work with what I have; cutting, sanding, and polishing them down until something smoother emerges. With luck and persistence, I hope some of them will gleam as brightly as a string of pearls or one of my grandmother's polished pebbles. This is a journey of learning to craft something smooth and natural from rough raw materials. Won't you join me?
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I started mucking about making a mixed media background and it evolved into a butterfly theme since there are stenciled butterflies as well as the die cut one. Here's my card:
I laid down some purple and yellow acrylic paints on a piece of mixed media cs, thinking mauve and yellow are perfect spring colours. Then stamped a text stamp over it.
I love The Crafters Workshop stencils like the one I used here - it's a mish mash of circles, lines, and a trio of butterflies. I stencilled it with a texture paste and then sprinkled gold Perfect Pearls over most of the wet paste.
The purple and yellow were definitely spring-like but way too bright with too much contrast between them, so I sponged over the whole thing with Distress Brushed Corduroy ink to tone it down. Then darkened the edges with more Brushed Corduroy.
I stamped, heat embossed, and die cut the Tim Holtz butterfly and the sentiment and popped them on top with foam tape. The whole panel is popped up on the card base with a piece of fun foam.
I hope you like it! I'm still trying to get comfortable with mixed media! Thanks go to my friend, Christine (aka calex on SCS), for inspiring and encouraging me, and teaching me different techniques!
Come and join us at Happy Little Stampers!


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So today I'm going to try and answer the question "Why are you so worked up?" And I'm going to attempt brevity. Wish me luck.
1) It's part of my temperament. I tend to believe things, believe them strongly, and I'm pretty out there with my emotions. In fact recently I took one of our 21 year olds to try to get him psychiatric services. (yeah, we have three -- which, I might point out is much better than 3 13 year olds, but I digress). On the way there he was arguing with me and pushing my buttons. He kept saying, "I don't know why you are so worked up!" (I think he may have forgotten the fact that he had, in last six weeks, stolen our credit card, taken the car without permission and run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, staged a break in of our home compete with calling the police to come, and setting off the church alarm when he fell asleep in his dads office and then talking to the police about domestic violence laws right there, the perfect example of a pastor's son. Those are just 5 of the 31 things I had on my list that his manic episodes had brought to our family. But There goes the brevity. I shouldn't have started talking about that.
Anyway (Good grief Claudia!!) While we were sitting in the parking lot and I was gently reminding him of his misdeeds -- ok, so maybe I was screaming loudly in his face, he says, "I am NOT going into the emergency psychiatry place until you calm down. They're going to think you're crazy." Sigh.
2) I have been intensely involved in church since my conception. Yes, my parents were pastors in a storefront church, and had a tiny apartment in the back, so I love to tell folks that I was conceived in church. But since then I have probably not missed more than 30 Sundays in 53 years. I married a pastor and have loved the journey. love the church and all of it's good points, but I really think that we have missed it. We have failed to be Christ's body in regards to vulnerable children in our country and it greatly pains me.
3) I have been professionally involved in adoption from many different angles. From 2003 to 2012 I worked with the Adopt America Network to find homes for kids in the foster care system. In 2006, I wrote this post and I was equally passionate then. I also have spent years recruiting and then supporting adoptive families. The fact that we as a nation, and particularly we as a church, did not care for these families and children before they got into the system has caused intense heartache and pain for so many good families. I could spend hours writing about how in-tact healthy families are destroyed because they chose to do what they felt called to do -- take care of hard kids. But herein lies the rub: What if the church had been there for those birth families BEFORE they went into foster care. What if they had never entered the pipe in the first place?
4) Finally, I have raised 12 of the kids that I talk about as a category -- kids who were in foster care or an orphanage. I have met some of their birth families. I have seen how being connected to a church could have completely changed the trajectory of MY children's lives. I watch my kids suffer, now as adults, from the things that happened to them. But there are two things that come into play here: What their birth parents did -- and what the church did NOT do.
So I have reasons to be worked up. And my job gives me an opportunity to do something about this. And so I can't stop being worked up and I have to force myself to stop walk away from my desk.
Because out there, right now, a child is being born. And the next 18 years her future will depend on how well we as the church take care of her and her family. And if we fail to do that, it's on us. We can't just say it's on her parents if we sit by and do nothing.
Sometimes I, I just want to close my eyes
And act like everyone's alright, when I know they're not
This world needs God, but it's easier to stand and watch
I could say a prayer and just move on, like nothing's wrong
But I refuse
'Cause I don't want to live like I don't care
I don't want to say another empty prayer
Oh, I refuse to
Sit around and wait for someone else
To do what God has called me to do myself
Oh, I could choose not to move
But I refuse


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sweaty masks
In Japan, the wearing of face masks is as popular as eating sushi for dinner. Everyone's at it.
The main function of the mask is to hide your face from other people so that they don't know what you're thinking. They are also used in bank raids.
In Japan, it is thought best not to give too much away regarding one's feelings, either through the use of larynx movements, or through the display of body gesticulations. That way, no one will be troubled by another person's negative words or actions, and social harmony will therefore be maintained. Nice.
The face is seen as a window into the soul, and if the owner of the face is unable to hide their emotions, then a mask will be used to do the job instead. If you were to grab the mask of an unsuspecting wearer and yank it politely from their face, you'd probably find they're trying to hide either a big cheesy grin or a picture of quiet sadness (or possibly some facial tics). On second thoughts, they'll probably have a really pissed off look, seeing that you've just yanked it from their face. So forget that idea.
So it can be said with a high degree of certainty that people wearing face masks are either a) hiding their emotions, or b) running from a bank.


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A hybrid of the ever loved scalloped potatoes and a delicious hot cheesy dip.
2-3 cups Thinly slice red or white potatoes
2 breasts rotisserie chicken diced/or shredded
8 oz (250g) or 1 pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot Original sauce
1 Tbsp (or more!) Red Rooster Sriracha sauce
2 cups shredded 3 cheese mix (Mozza, Provolone, Parmesan, or you can use Monterey, Cheddar)
Bleu Cheese crumbled
1 1/2 cups Milk
3 tbsp flour
3 tbsp butter
1/2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp salt
Pre-heat oven to 350*F.
Soften the cream cheese in the oven in an ovenproof dish while it preheats.
In a small saucepan melt the butter, garlic powder, salt and pepper and slowly whisk in flour. When smooth, slowly add in milk while whisking. Bring to a boil and add one cup of shredded cheese and half bleu cheese, stirring to keep it smooth.
Remove the softened cream cheese and stir in the remaining bleu cheese, chicken and hot sauces until well mixed and coated.
Place a layer of thinly sliced potatoes on the bottom of a lightly greased ovenproof baking dish. Cover with some cheese sauce and then spoon 1/3 chicken-cheese mixture onto potatoes, then place another layer of potatoes and repeat until finished. Top with the remaining shredded cheese.
Cook uncovered in oven for 1 hour.
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MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Thursday night explained the key role Dick Cheney's son-in-law played in keeping chemical plants free of regulations.
Concerns were raised in 2002 that chemical plants in populated areas — like the one that recently exploded in West, Texas — were vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
The heads of Department of Homeland Security and Environmental Protection Agency had planned to regulate the security of chemical sites, but Dick Cheney's son-in-law Philip Perry stepped in and informed them they lacked the authority to do so without congressional legislation.
At the time, Perry was serving as the general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget at the White House.
"Basically, the Bush administration from above pulled support for that bill because the chemical industry does not want to be regulated by the EPA," Hayes said.
"Fast forward to 2007, and Philip Perry — again, Dick Cheney's son-in-law — is at the Department of Homeland Security as general counsel. What he managed to do in an appropriations rider is slip in industry friendly language into the bill that moves the task of regulating chemical plants from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Department of Homeland Security. But DHS is given none of the tools it would need to do that."
Barack Obama introduced legislation to regulated chemical plants as a U.S. senator in 2006, but his bill was blocked by Republicans. Recently, the Obama administration has considered allowing the EPA to once again regulate the plants, but has faced a backlash from the chemical industry.
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Today I am joining in on the "Show Us Your Life" tour over at Kelly's Korner. Prissy & A-man's rooms just happen to be 2 of my favorite in our house!!! Prissy's was once our playroom in the above the garage bonus room. It has the sparest of spare rooms {Pollyanna-like} feel to it & that adds a charm that is perfect for my sweet girl!!!!!
I had to have a crystal chandelier for her room.... every girl needs sparkle!!! It was the 1st purchase that I made for her nursery & we moved it upstairs to her big-girl room right along with her.
Another little add-on {along with the hardwoods & sliding doors over the skylights- WONDERFUL idea if you have them} was making this little closet/armoire. I sketched out a picture for our builder & it came to life... {I added the moldings & crystal door knobs afterwards}
Inside holds a multitude of sins.... hair bows, shoes, and lots of other fancy things!!!! And it is on casters and can me moved to either side of the room- which works out well cause her crazy Momma loves to move furniture A LOT!!!!
And... my little girl loves crafts almost as much as her Momma! She needs her own desk to house ALL of her supplies {that I sometimes borrow}! I picked this desk up for $20.00 at a tag sale. It matches the rest of her set {that was once mine... long long ago, in a kingdom far far away}.
I found this little bed at another estate sale {her room is about 90% treasure hunt finds}. It has a better mattress than our bed {the things we do for our kiddos}, but I have peace knowing that my little Princess & our company have the best- wink wink!!!! Also I love the little dressing screen in the back of the photo- that's where my Princess changes & plays the keyboard...
Another view with the pink silk curtains {also from her nursery}- yet another reason why NOT to go with a theme that can NOT grow with them. I love these cabbage roses & pinks & silks just as much as I did 9 years ago..... I can't believe that it's been 9 years...
My latest tag sale find- precious armoire for $20.00! It is stuffed FULL of ALL things girly..... I give it credit for being the main reason that her room stays so clean :)
My A-man's Quarters were once the nursery.... it is a much smaller room, but I assure you just as much magic takes place here!!!! His bed I found at a tag sale too {surprise surprise}! I was dead against him getting a "car bed" even though Joey was ready to add one to the Amazon cart just as soon as we found out we were having a boy!!! It is iron, super cute, fits a twin mattress, low to the ground.... ALL the things that make my heart go Vroom Vroom!!!
His ONLY request is for a place to show off his treasures = Star Wars Legos. So this little bookcase {$20 at a flea market} is the perfect solution. It is low enough for him to pick & choose and just the right size to fit on this odd shaped little wall...
I ordered this little chandelier off of ebay when I was on bed rest. Joey was against a boy having a chandelier.... Not to worry folks- {a little brown spray paint and some match box cars painted to match & glued on. Then a smidge of blue craft paint to brighten it up a bit} = makes it boyish enough to pass- wink wink!!!!!
And what little boy room would be complete without an arsenal of weapons..... We've got ya covered is your forget yours!!!!!! This little galvanized barrel is perfect for swords, light sabers, & nerf guns!
This is one of 2 "new" pieces that I bought for the room {the other being the little leather club reading chair from Target}. I had our neighbor/carpenter convert the bottom 3 shelves into drawers. The top is... well for Lego storage {along with 2 sliding rubbermaid containers under his bed}...
His closet is tight.... I painted his sister's pink dollhouse bookshelf brown and called it a "fort" he loved the idea. Now he has a special place for his cars, G I Joes, Automoblox, and other treasures.....
I love the "old world" feel of this canvas U.S. map above his bed. It sorta ties together all of the car bedding & is a focal statement. I have an itch to change his room soon- so stay tuned...
... and let me just say- I have the best memories in these 2 little rooms!!! I still come in several times a night to check on my little joys {my kiddos NOT my tag sale finds- ha ha}!!!
Thanks for stopping by..... can't wait to see your little rooms!!


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The Katrina Syndrome
So if Miers is confirmed, we'll have a representative of the Katrina Syndrome sitting on the most important judicial bench in the land perhaps for the next quarter century---valuable, perhaps, as a historical artifact and as vestigial proof of what this administration was all about. And with that, we can look forward to legal opinions that reflect the sort of wisdom and perspective Miers demonstrated in the following statement, as relayed today by David Frum:
In the White House that hero worshipped the president, Miers was distinguished by the intensity of her zeal: She once told me that the president was the most brilliant man she had ever met.Now read this recent dispatch from another part of the amen corner. They seem quite nicely in synch. Can we get her a gig over at Powerline instead?


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What else? We did not get strawberries from Jelli's this year as we still have some in the freezer. The blueberries will not be as plentiful there this year, but hope we can get some delicious berries again. We've had quite a few cherries from our own trees. Thanks to my loving hubby for growing them, picking them and pitting them. I've made a couple desserts and froze a bunch, too. Kohlrabi, sugar snap peas, lettuce ... yum! Oh my word, the mosquitos! Why oh why did the Lord see fit to create those awful things. They are soooo bad here. We've had lots of rain, it's often windy.
Drew came to Grandpa & Grandma M.'s house for the first time yesterday with Mommy and big brother Gabe. Kevin and Scott were here then the birthday girl Becky, her mom, sis Liz and b-i-l Christopher joined us for dinner. We missed Ryan, who got the master bedroom done in their home so that he, Sarah and baby could move over there, but now Gabe's new room needs finishing, including a new closet built, so that he can move into that room and Drew move into the nursery.
Here are my pages for April:
That's it for awhile. Long live the U.S.A.


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Friday Box Office Analysis
By David Mumpower and Kim Hollis
December 31, 2011
On Wednesday, December 21st, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol expanded into wide release with $8.9 million in receipts on that day. As we have chronicled in the Twelve Days of Box Office, the major motion pictures in release at this time of year experienced an otherwise unprecedented normalcy with their daily revenue. Ordinarily, a movie makes the most money it is going to make on its first day (and maybe its second), and then it starts going down with each subsequent day/weekend. During the Christmas holiday season, all bets are off, however, and this behavior changes.
Yesterday was the fifth day out of nine that Mission: Impossible surpassed its "first" day total (note that for purposes of this column, we're considering that first day to be the day it expanded to wide release). Friday's total of $10.7 million is 20% more than the Tom Cruise vehicle earned last Wednesday. The most popular movie this holiday season has now grossed $113.6 million and will likely cross $130 million by close of business on Sunday. This is noteworthy because Mission: Impossible 3 earned $133.5 million during its entire domestic theatrical run.
While Mission: Impossible 4 continues to beat it each and every day, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows maintains a marginal lead in terms of total box office to date. This weekend will give the Robert Downey Jr. flick its last couple of days where it will hold onto that lead before relinquishing it to Cruise and friends. Another $7.7 million yesterday gives it a running total of $117.7 million. Since we mentioned Mission: Impossible 4's gross from last Wednesday, we will do the same here. Sherlock Holmes 2 is up a whopping 79% from the $4.3 million it earned on December 21st. The concern with Sherlock Holmes 2 is that the first film was at $153.6 million after 15 days, roughly $36 million or a full 31% better than the sequel.
The other major title being propped up by holiday legs is Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Its $7.1 million yesterday is almost exactly double the $3.5 million it managed last Wednesday. More impressively, $7.1 million represents the second best day of box office for the film thus far, and is a full $1.7 million better than last Friday. Chipwrecked's running total of $83.5 million after 15 days means that disaster has been averted; however, it is a far cry from The Squeakquel's $160.9 million in the same time frame.
The rest of the top five is rounded out by The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and We Bought a Zoo (!). Dragon Tattoo's $5.4 million yesterday is up $300,000 from its opening day total of $5.1 million. While the movie has not been the immediate success that was widely predicted, it has crept up to $46.2 million after ten days. On the other end of the sweetness spectrum is We Bought a Zoo (!), which managed an even more impressive feat. The title debuted last Friday to $3 million. Yesterday was its second best day yet as it earned $4.9 million. It is up 63% Friday-to-Friday. The feel-great movie of the holiday season has earned $32.4 million, which means that by the end of the weekend, it will have surpassed a couple of other recent Cameron Crowe films, Elizabethtown and Almost Famous.
War Horse and The Darkest Hour are the two mystery films of the weekend. Both of them opened on Sunday (Christmas Day), making yesterday the first Friday for each of them. War Horse managed a respectable $4.7 million, its best single day total since Monday. It has earned $30.7 million after six days in theaters. The Darkest Hour, arguably the most hated thing since Homeboys in Outer Space, opened to $3 million on Sunday, fell to $2.1 million on Monday and has not been able to approach that level since then. Its $1.7 million on Friday may be its last hurrah, although it's possible that its Sunday or Monday total could surpass that. Whatever the case, the $30 million production sits at $10.7 million and is fading quickly. We'd say this film would be a running punchline for years to come, but frankly, it doesn't have enough awareness.


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WARRENSBURG, MO (Nov. 9, 2009) – UCM's Gallery of Art and Design will feature the talents and achievements of UCM's senior art and design students as it hosts the fall semester Senior Exhibitions I and II Nov. 12-Dec. 11.
Senior Exhibit I kicks off with the opening reception from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Art Center Gallery. The exhibit features the works of illustration and design majors. The public is invited to attend the reception and meet the young artists and discuss their work. Senior Exhibit I will run through Nov. 20.
Illustration and design majors will display their work during Senior Exhibit II beginning Dec. 3, with the opening reception scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.
The exhibits will feature a variety of media and disciplines, including studio art, graphic design, interior design and illustration.
The UCM Gallery of Art and Design, located at 217 E. Clark St. on the UCM campus, is open to the public, free of charge, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
For for information about the Senior Exhibitions I and II or other UCM Gallery of Art and Design exhibitions, contact the gallery at 660-543-543-4498 or at email@example.com.


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Gerald Massey[1] was born in a hut at Gamble wharf on the canal near Tring, Hertfordshire, on 29th May 1828, was the son of William Massey, a canal boatman, and his wife, Mary. His father brought up a large family on a weekly wage of some 10s. in circumstances of extreme poverty and hardship. Massey said of himself that he 'had no childhood'. After occasional attendance at the national school at Tring at the age of eight, he was put to work in a silk mill there. His hours were from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., and he earned from 9d. to 1s. 3d. a week. He then tried straw-plaiting, but the marshy districts of Buckinghamshire induced ague. He later recalled that it was his mother who supplemented his meagre education by acquiring for him the Bible, The Pilgrim's Progress, and Wesleyan tracts.
At fifteen, Massey went to London and worked as a clerk and later as an errand-boy. He read voraciously, devoting his leisure to a study of Cobbett's French without a Master and of books by Tom Paine, the comte de Volney, and William Howitt. His first verses, on the sufferings of the poor and the power of knowledge to redeem these people, were published in provincial papers. In 1848, they were collected in his first volume, Poems and Chansons, at Tring, and he sold some 250 copies at 1s each to his fellow townsfolk. He became involved in the radical working-class politics of the day and joined the Chartists in February 1848. With John Bedford Leno, a Chartist printer from Uxbridge, he edited in 1849, at twenty-one, a paper written by working men called The spirit of freedom. The following year, he contributed some forcible verse to Cooper's Journal, a venture of the Chartist Thomas Cooper. But Massey's sympathies veered to the religious side of the reforming movement, and in the same year he associated himself with the Christian socialists under the leadership of Frederick Denison Maurice, who wrote of him at the time to Charles Kingsley as 'not quite an Alton Locke' but with 'some real stuff in him'[2]. Massey acted as secretary of the Christian Socialist Board and contributed verse to its periodical, the Christian Socialist. Also in 1850, he brought out a second volume of verse, Voices of Freedom and Lyrics of Love, which showed genuine poetic feeling, though the style was rough and undisciplined. On 8th July 1850, he married Rosina Jane Knowles (d. March 1866); they had three daughters and a son.
Massey fully established his position as a poet of liberty, labour, and the people with his third volume, The Ballad of Babe Christabel and other Poems, which appeared in February 1854 and which was welcomed by a storm of critical acclaim. The book, which dealt with conjugal and parental affection as well as with democratic aspirations, passed through five editions within a year and was reprinted in New York, where Massey's position was soon better assured than in London. Despite obvious signs of defective education and taste, his poetry deserved its welcome. Hepworth Dixon in The Athenaeum (4th February 1854) called him 'a genuine songster'. Alexander Smith likened him to Robert Burns, and Walter Savage Landor in the Morning Advertiser compared him with John Keats, Hafiz, and Shakespeare as a sonneteer. Ruskin regarded Massey's work 'as a helpful and precious gift to the working classes'. Sydney Dobell, a warm admirer, became a close personal friend, and Massey named his first born son after him.
Babe Christabel was succeeded by five further volumes of verse: War Waits (1855, two editions), poems on the Crimean War; Craigcrook Castle (1856); Robert Burns, a Song, and other Lyrics (1859); Havelock's March (1860), poems on the Indian mutiny; and A Tale of Eternity and other Poems (1869). Many of Massey's ballads have intense martial and patriotic ardour, such as 'Sir Richard Grenville's Last Fight' and his tribute to England's command of the sea in 'Sea Kings'. His narrative verse embodies mystical speculation and was less successful; his range and copiousness suffered from laxity of technique; but his reputation endured both in England and in the United States. In 1857, Ticknor and Field of Boston published his Complete Poetical Works, with a biographical sketch, and in 1861 a similar collection appeared in London with illustrations and a memoir by Samuel Smiles. In Self-Help (1859), Smiles set Massey high among his working-class heroes. After 1860, Massey gradually abandoned poetry for other interests which he came to deem more important, and his vogue as a poet declined. In 1899, his eldest daughter, Christabel, collected his chief poems in two volumes under the title of My Lyrical Life.
Massey had long sought a livelihood from journalism. For a time he worked with the publisher John Chapman, and Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) who was also in Chapman's employ (1851–3) afterwards based some features of her novel Felix Holt—the Radical (1866) on Massey's career. From 1854, on the invitation of the editor, Hepworth Dixon, Massey wrote poetry reviews for The Athenaeum. He was also a contributor to The Leader, edited by Thornton Leigh Hunt. Charles Dickens accepted verse from him for All the Year Round, and he sent a poem on Giuseppe Garibaldi to the first number of Good Words in 1860. He also wrote for Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts and Hugh Miller's The Witness in Edinburgh.
Despite his popularity and his industry, Massey found it no easy task to bring up a family on the proceeds of his pen. With a view to improving his position, he had in 1854 left London for Edinburgh, where he lectured at literary institutes on poetry, Pre-Raphaelite art, and Christian socialism. His earnestness drew large audiences. In 1857, he moved from Edinburgh to Monk's Green, Hertfordshire, and then to Brantwood, near Coniston in the Lake District, which was at the time the property of a friend, William James Linton; it was acquired by Ruskin in 1871. During four years' subsequent residence at Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, Massey found a helpful admirer in Lady Marian Alford, who resided with her son, the second Earl Brownlow, at Ashridge Park, Berkhamsted. In 1862, Lord Brownlow provided him with a house on his estate, called Ward's Hurst, near Little Gaddesden. In 1863, on Lord Palmerston's recommendation, Massey received a civil-list pension of £70, which was augmented by Lord Salisbury in 1887. Lord Brownlow died in 1867, and his brother and successor married the following year; both episodes were commemorated by Massey in privately printed volumes of verse. In January 1868, two years after the death of his first wife, Massey married Eva Byron; they had four daughters and a son. While at Ward's Hurst he closely studied Shakespeare's sonnets. In his article to the Quarterly Review (April 1864), he argued that Shakespeare wrote most of his sonnets for his patron, the third earl of Southampton. He amplified his view in 1866 in a somewhat idiosyncratic volume called Shakespeare's Sonnets Never before Interpreted, later rewritten as The Secret Drama of Shakespeare's Sonnets (1888).
At Ward's Hurst, Massey also developed an absorbing interest in psychic phenomena, especially after the death of his first wife who had been a professional clairvoyant. In 1871, he issued a somewhat credulous book on spiritualism which he afterwards withdrew. Subsequently he made three lecturing tours through North America. The first tour (September 1873 to May 1874) included California and Canada, where he gained unenviable notoriety by the delivery of a lecture, 'Why does not God kill the Devil?' The second (October 1883 to November 1885) encompassed Australia and New Zealand as well. The third American tour began in September 1888, but the fatal illness of one of his daughters, brought it to an early close. His lectures dealt with many branches of poetry and art, but they were chiefly concerned with mesmerism, spiritualism, and mystical interpretation of the Bible. He printed privately many of his discourses. His faith in spiritualistic phenomena was lasting and monopolised most of his later years.
His last years were devoted to a study of the ancient Egyptian civilization, in which he thought to trace psychic and spiritualistic problems to their source and to find their true solution. A Book of the Beginnings, in two massive quarto volumes, appeared in 1881, and a sequel of the same dimensions, The Natural Genesis, appeared in 1883. His final publication was Ancient Egypt the Light of the World, in Twelve Books (1907), which he saw as 'a work of reclamation and restitution'. In the preface he described this as the 'exceptional labour which has made my life worth living'. Massey died on 29th October 1907 at his home Redcot, South Norwood Hill, South Norwood, London, and was buried in Southgate cemetery, Middlesex. Two daughters of each marriage survived their father.
[1] S. Smiles 'Memoir', in Massey's poetical works, 1861, a biographical sketch of G. Massey, The ballad of babe Christabel: with other lyrical poems, 5th edition, 1855, The Times, 30th October 1907, C. Knight (ed.) The English cyclopaedia: biography, 6 volumes, 1856–8, supplement, 1872, Men of the time, 1856, Men of the time, 1875, J. C. Collins Studies in poetry and criticism, 1905, pages 42–67, The Athenaeum, 2nd November 1907, page 553, A. H. Miles (ed.) The poets and poetry of the century, 10 volumes, 1891–7, A. T. C. Pratt (ed.) People of the period: being a collection of the biographies of upwards of six thousand living celebrities, 2 volumes, 1897, The life of Frederick Denison Maurice, ed. F. Maurice, 2 volumes, 1884, Review of Reviews, volume 36, (1907), pages 576–7 and Book Monthly (September 1907). Archives: Huntingdon Library: letters mainly to James Thomas Fields; and, Royal Literary Fund, London: letters to the Royal Literary Fund.
[2] The life of Frederick Denison Maurice, ed. F. Maurice, 2 volumes, 1884, volume 2, page 236.


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Fishtrap cap
I've never been a successful swatch-er (my guage is always off, no matter how many times I swatch), but this time at least I have a useful object as a result. Fun, quick knit and a good way to get back into cables.
posted by Christina MT at 11:26 AM
Christina, I knitted the fishtrap sweater in 2005-- and it took me most of 2005! But I had to say it is my favorite sweater, so warm. And I really enjoyed knitting it. I'm excited for you. :)
What a clever use for a swatch. And very beautiful.
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Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi denied at his trial on Friday that he hosted raunchy parties, had sex with a 17-year-old prostitute and abused his powers by pressuring police.
Berlusconi is accused of paying for sex with Moroccan exotic dancer Karima El-Mahroug, better known by her stage name as "Ruby the Heart Stealer".
He is also charged with abusing his position as prime minister by telling police to release her when she was arrested for petty theft in May 2010.
"I never had an intimate relationship of any kind with her," the 76-year-old told the court in only his second appearance at the trial in Milan which began last year and has heard from witnesses describing lavish soirees at his home.
"I was sure she was 24, as she herself said," said Berlusconi, who has kept a relatively low public profile since stepping down in November 2011 after dominating Italy's political scene for much of the past two decades.
When he was told by an aide that El-Mahroug was underage, Berlusconi said: "I was shocked because I understood that she had built up a second identity."
"I can exclude with absolute certainty that there were ever scenes of a sexual nature," he said, referring to parties held at his villa near Milan.
"Everything happened in front of the staff and at times my children too came in to say hello," said the billionaire, who has five children from two marriages which ended in divorce and often boasts of his playboy qualities.
A report in the Corriere della Sera daily said that the trial was "making him anxious, losing him sleep and spoiling his days."
"He considers this a real persecution against him… and knows that it could really damage forever his image as a statesman," the report said.
The "Bunga Bunga" — described by many of his female guests as a type of lap dance that Berlusconi enjoyed — was "only a joke I used to tell which then got picked up by the press," he told the court's three female judges.
One witness earlier in the trial said she saw girls in nun costumes stripping for Berlusconi, another testified that she dressed up as late US soul singer Whitney Houston and US President Barack Obama before stripping off.
Several witnesses called by the prosecution said attendees were paid to attend the parties and given a bonus for having sex with Berlusconi.
But the former premier said these descriptions constituted "defamation".
"There has been a lot of fantasizing about the parties I held in my private residence with clear defamatory intent and intrusion into my private life," he said, adding that there had been "a monstrous operation of defamation".
"They were just dinners in which I monopolised the attention, singing, talking about sport and politics and gossiping," he said.
"I never paid money to have intimate relationships with my female guests and my female guests could not be considered escorts," he said.
He did however add that his accountant gave El-Mahroug "several thousand euros after Ruby's constant requests."
Referring to his phone call to a Milan police station when El-Mahroug was arrested, Berlusconi said he "never put pressure on Milan police".
He said he had wanted to avoid a diplomatic incident because he thought she was the niece of then Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
"I was sure that Ruby had a family link with Mubarak," he said.
The charge of exploiting an underage prostitute in Italy carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison and abuse of power up to 12 years.
The trial was one of the last in a series of scandals that helped precipitate Berlusconi's downfall in November 2011 that was triggered by a parliamentary revolt against him and a wave of panic on financial markets.
Berlusconi has frequently accused prosecutors of plotting against him.
On Friday, he said newspaper reports said the judges in the trial — dubbed "Rubygate" in the Italian press — had already decided to convict him.
"I hope not, otherwise this would be an uncivilized and barbaric country."


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|Cosmo Online Hunk: Andre Justin
Cosmo Online Hunk is a month-long feature with weekly updates of new photos and an interview with the hunk. Here's a photo from the first week:
And the second week:
And the third week:
And for the fourth week, check out cosmo.ph on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. ;)
Here are some behind the scenes photos:
Find out more about Andre Justin here!
Keep posted, there are more hunks to come!!! :)


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Katie Holmes knows Thanksgiving should come with plenty of fun.
The 37-year-old actress hopped on a plane and headed to her home state of Ohio with her only child, daughter Suri Cruise, for a Thanksgiving in Toledo.
With family in tow, the mother-daughter duo stepped into Dave & Buster's for some holiday games—and the 10-year-old was ready to win.
"She beat me," the famous mom said of her mini-me along with a photo of the two ladies facing off at an arcade game.
"Great times @daveandbusters with my family #toledo #family #love #gratitude HAPPY THANKSGIVING!" Holmes added on social media. "Love my time with family."


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Marqui's Cute Flash Demo
Do you want to know what exactly Marqui does? Well, they've created a Flash movie that shows what they do. The short story: Companies that use Marqui can deliver a message instantly, coordinating a press release or similar message accross various mediums (press release sites, blogs, mailing lists, newsletters, corporate websites) in perfect sync. While this is something every company has to do, Marqui's system is designed to let a small company work as well as a large one with much less staff (or, theoretically, to let a large company fire a lot of workers and let the system handle all the time-consuming work). Anyway, I encourage you to watch the Flash demo, not just because you'll get a good idea of what they do, but because its kind of funky. Is it just me, or are they ripping off the Jetsons?)
Oh, and you may notice the obnoxious border. It's so, if you really don't trust me, you know when I'm talking about Marqui's product. It won't go around posts about the program, since they may count in the program, but nobody worries about what I say there, just posts about their business. But seriously, if you don't trust me so much that you need obnoxious red borders, maybe this isn't the blog for you.
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First up, I give you this very blurry one of Shantel. But look at the personality that is showing through..... She just grabbed the props and had fun, too bad mom is not so good with the quick shot!
Next, Trunk or Treating 2009. Shantel invited two friends and they were hanging out in the dark. I failed to open the flash so my not so steady hand captured this interesting shot. Probably I'm the only one who can enjoy this shot, and that's OK! The ghosty figures of Shantel and her 2 buddies.
This last one was taken in the hour I spent in Kindergarten helping with Centers on the 23rd of Oct. I was trying to capture Scott in the midst of his learning. So to me this blurry photo is the constant motion of childhood and their eager quest for knowledge.
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About the book:
Bess Riehl is preparing Rose Hill Farm for her Christmas wedding, but her groom isn't who she thought it would be. Billy Lapp is far away from his Amish roots working as a rose rustler for Penn State and wants nothing to do with Stoney Ridge, his family, or Bess. And that suits Bess just fine. Why should she think twice about a man who left without a word, without any explanation? It's time she moved on with her life, and that meant saying yes to Amos Lapp, Billy's cousin and best friend. But as Bess and Amos's wedding day draws near, her emotions tangle into a tight knot. She loves Amos. Yet she can't forget Billy.
When a "lost" rose is discovered at Rose Hill Farm, Billy is sent to track down its origins. Get in, identify the rose, and get out. That's his plan. The only catch is that he's having a hard time narrowing down the identity of the lost rose, and he can't get those tropical blue eyes of Bess Riehl out of his mind.
As the history of the lost rose is pieced together, it reminds Bess and Billy---and Amos, too---that Christmas truly is the season of miracles.
"Filled with heart-twisting moments amid the sweet anticipation of love, this story will charm readers into the holiday spirit."
I understood Bess' anguish as her wedding approached, and Amos tried to do whatever he could to please her, but she kept thinking of Billy... Because a girl never forgets her first love.
With realistic characterization that drew me into the story, Ms. Fisher pens a story with a love-triangle, a forgotten rose, and a plan that may completely fail. Highly recommended.
Purchase a copy: http://ow.ly/ARPVX
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Christmas at Rose Hill Farm
Posted by lollipops at 4:35 AM
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- Judy said...
Great review Laura! I have this book. I can't wait to read it!
Judy B
- November 9, 2014 at 12:35 PM
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Also, Daisy Ortiz Lenit has joined Yachtstore as a Charter Specialist for worldwide yacht charters. Daisy brings 18 years of marine industry experience including experience as a charter fleet manager at International Yacht Collection and Camper & Nicholson managing both sail and power yachts from 80 to 200 feet. Her in depth knowledge of the industry, charter yachts and destinations will be a key element to Yachtstore's future growth and expanding the company's offerings to customers. "We are very pleased to welcome Daisy to our Yachtstore Team. We trust that her extensive industry experience, contacts and reputation will make her a solid asset for Yachtstore and our clients," said Michael W. Halstead, President and CEO of Yachtstore.
About Yachtstore
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Elite Traveler magazine named Yachtstore as one of the top five authorities in yacht charter worldwide, and Travel+Leisure named Yachtstore as one of their two recommended providers. Yachtstore has also served as the exclusive yacht charter vacation provider to the Virtuoso travel network, the Horchow Travel division of Neiman Marcus, VISA, MasterCard, Carlson Wagonlit Vacations, JPMorgan Private Bank and The Registry Collection, a division of Wyndham Worldwide.


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scrapbooking kit, and all I have to say is ah-ah-awesome! I love the colors, the paper, the embellies, the whole thing! I had a total blast putting together this mini-album for my little Q-Bear! The chocolate & pink papers are so versatile & worked perfectly with her photos. I started by cutting some chipboard into 3 1/4"x 8" pieces with a total of 7 pages. I covered each page front and back with the yummy papers.
PS I've gotten a lot of questions about blurb and how it's not working with blogger... which is so weird because a couple days before I did that blog post I started my book & I use blogger. Hmmm. I wonder what's up with that? I will look into it. :)


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Great communications shifts hold the power to empower and enable...and then there's the others. Consider this the Maury Povich show of social networking.
Not much to really explain here. Similar model as Don't Date Him Girl and Manhaters (now RENAMED to Woman Savers) - the dater haters tattle (minus any real evidence, accountability or even opportunity for rebuttal) and the rest of us gawk (and gasp). Convenient search functions allows you to look up any suspects by name, city and state. Even oogle at the "Infector of the Month". Fun times.
As their tagline says "log on before you lay down."
Don't just leave it to Match and eHarmony, check these other date prospecting references, too, to get the full lowdown X's Revenge, Dating Psychos, True Dater, Cheater Database
Share ideas that inspire. FALLON PLANNERS (and co-conspirators) are freely invited to post trends, commentary, obscure ephemera and insightful rants regarding the experience of branding.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Mass Interactive: YouGaveMeAnSTD.com
Posted by AKI SYSTEMS 2600 at 2/26/2007 08:21:00 AM
Labels: Hive Mind, Mass Interactive, People Ranking, Social Media, Social Networking


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This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Friday, May 13, 2011
New Clematis
I am adding some clematis to the new rose garden to take advantage of the many obelisks hanging around from the climbing vegetables and to add interest in the way of vertical elements. In the larger raised beds I have four of one kind of rose with a clematis growing in the middle. This one is 'Rogue Cardinal'. Planting clematis is always stressful due to their extremely sensitive roots and brittle stems. I feel anxious just watching hopeful gardeners toting tall blooming containers out of the nursery because I know there is a good chance they will kill them, or at least damage them quickly unless they understand the precautions needed when transplanting these beauties. I speak as someone who has murdered many and I kind of know what I'm doing! I'll let you know how it went next week!
Posted by Sheila at 12:52 PM
Labels: flowers, Plant Problems, Vines
2 comments:
- Beech Street Gardens said...
Love the new Clematis......A friend taught me a great way of planting and I have yet to lose one. Double the depth of the hole for the root ball and cover it with potting soil, not dirt. The worms will mix the soil and dirt for you. This has worked for me for years.
- May 13, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- Lona said...
What a pretty addition Shelia to the garden. I find myself adding more each year also to fill in the spaces and go vertical.
- May 14, 2011 at 9:29 AM
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The writer, Charlie Jane Anders, then gives a comprehensive list, with comments, of how good villains are ruined by script writers:
1) They get redeemed.
2) Too much information.
3) They become analogs of real-life nasties.
4) We see too much of their world.
5) Too many defeats ...
6) ...or victories
7) The villain that's a reflection of the hero.
I can't really comment because I am not much of a movie goer. What I really liked about the article were two comments towards the end:
- Good villains make great stories. A truly chilling villain makes the hero seem more important because the stakes are important, and the hero's actions matter.
- A good villain has some kind of political message, but it's subtler and woven into the storyline's subtext.
I do agree that too obvious an allegorical portrayal of a real life villain can be a real turn off, as can a miraculous redemption. If you don't agree with me on this last point, try watching Hindi movies. Omigod. The utter rotter who has done despicable things to hero and heroine throughout a cinematographic marathon, suddenly turns good at the end? Or says, oops, sorry? Yuk. Or rather yuk unless done by a truly great writer.
I just looked back through my reading list for the year (on the bottom left sidebar of the this blog), and one villain stood out as the bloodiest I have read in a long time: Karen Miller's Hekat from her Godspeaker trilogy. Not for the faint-hearted, the first book details the origins of Hekat's villainy very well indeed. In fact, Hekat's descent from sympathetic to hateful is brilliantly done.
More subtle by far, and perhaps even more chilling as a result, are the trio of villains of Marcus Herniman's Arrandin Trilogy: Emperor Rhydden, his sycophantic and conscienceless henchman and the Archmage. In a way I wish they'd had more scene time and a bit more background detail.
So how do you like your book villains? Who are your great villains of fantasy and why?


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KZLA-FM dumps country music format and welcomes Rick Dees!
Los Angeles doesn't love it's country... music that is. It was announced that KZLA-FM is switching formats from country to a more "dance-ready pop format," and will mark the return of Rick Dees to the morning show. Seriously, how does that guy keep finding work? "Movin 93.9" will no longer play Shania, Toby, or even Carrie Underwood, it will feature acts like Beyonce, Gnarls Barkley, and Gwen Stephani.
Hey, on the bright side, at least it didn't go all Spanish. Racist? No. Just scan the FM dial in Los Angeles. There are only 3 stations that play anything that rocks, and like 3 that play anything in the hip-hop realm. The rest is all Spanish speaking. The newer, more adventurous formats can all be found on subscription based radio.
KZLA had long been one of the nation's top country stations, and billed itself as "America's most listened-to country station." But its ratings had steadily slipped in recent years. "It's definitely going to leave a big hole in the national country music radio landscape," said Wade Jessen, director of Nashville-based charts for Billboard magazine and country editor for Radio & Records, which Billboard recently acquired. "L.A. is such an important market. The business leaders here in Nashville are not going to see that as any sort of good news, and for good reason."
It is not known what date Dees will take over the morning slot or if he will play his 1977 classic, "Disco Duck."
For your consideration:
Rick Dees - Disco Duck Mp3


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From Helen Dymond
It is now 7pm, six hours since I got home from the Action this morning and I want to get my thoughts down on paper while its still in my short-term memory, so this is a personal story and not necessarily factually correct in every detail. Especially as I got home feeling extremely cold and tired, I immediately crashed out and am still fuzzy-headed. I just hope the wonderfully brave, inspiring people who formed the blockade and were arrested, have all got home, had hot drinks and food, and maybe caught up on some sleep too.
I guess it started on Sunday when we waved the other RP's off at Thatcham station after a brilliant weekend together that was both understanding how we work as a group, , and preparing us for NVA whether today's or in the future. After a short rest, four of us, Chris, Alison. Denise and myself met in the now very peaceful sitting room, and after some silent worship, Chris took us through some questions we needed to think about: what kind/size of group did we want to participate in? What were our goals and objectives within that group? What kinds of action did we feel able/unable to do? Which AWE site did we want to protest at, Aldermaston or Burghfield? The outcome was that we decided we wanted to stay together as a TTT Affinity group but in a direct supporting role to the Muriel Lesters (sic?) Chris's own Affinity group, some of whom would be likely to be forming the Blockade at Burghfield, whereas we for various reasons did not want to risk arrest on this occasion. We brainstormed some kinds of support we could offer, including doing mad dancing and creating an artefact, but we decided to offer singing as our form of encouragement, and in addition I wanted to offer readings on the Testimony to Peace from 'Quaker Faith and Practice'. After tea we went to the Quaker Meeting House at Newbury where 40-50 people gathered from Block the Builders and many other groups. We looked in their library for protest songs and as we didn't find anything exactly suitable for the occasion, started to re-write some well known tunes with our own Protest words; we wrote out several copies and practiced them with some of the Muriel Lester's group. The organizers of the Action told us about what the Government was doing at the two sites, the symbolic and to some degree strategic purposes of the Blockade, and the risks/conditions for arrest, the procedures/phone numbers if arrested. After supper there was a great deal of self-organizing of people into groups and vehicles, and a great perusal of maps looking at the best spots for blockading and routes for getting there. Chris had by now agreed to be part of the blockade with three of the Muriel Lester's group, and after discussion the best spot was agreed; we also agreed to get there by 7 a.m. to prevent workers from getting onto the AWE site., which meant getting up at 5.a.m and meeting the M.L. Minibus down in Woolhampton village en route to Burghfield
In fact I woke up at 4 .m. and spent some time choosing texts from QFP chapter 4 on the Peace Testimony to read out to encourage the Blockaders and hopefully reach out to the hearts of the Police with the truth of the testimonies. It was weird, indeed, that the police had followed the Minibus from Newbury, they must have an informer or some way of knowing which vehicles to follow – anyway, this police van proceeded to follow our convoy of three vehicles for about half an hour round and round the country lanes, and even though we stopped at Aldermaston to let some people off there, the police van continued to follow our group to Burghfield where, we understood, the Trident warheads are being made, and we wondered if a convoy was going to arrive there today. When the Minibus got to the lane that had been chosen, it was totally BRILLIANT the way the four (you could call them elderly, if they weren't so youthful in spirit) blockaders LEAPT down from the van and laid themselves across the road locking on, it all seemed to happen in about three seconds and took the police completely by surprise. They managed to pull at Chris's arm, I think, as he was last out of the van, to try and stop him locking on but he fooled them by lying down on the grass verge with his hand invisible in the sleeve of another blockader, so it looked as though he was locked on even though he was in fact holding on. It was a bright and beautiful morning but extremely cold – it must have been the coldest day of the year so far- and the four of them lay on the freezing ground for two hours as the unlocking team dealt with the three blockades at Aldermaston first and did not reach Burghfield till 9.a.m. All those gathered in support supplied them with as much warmth as we could, sleeping bags to cover their legs, biscuits etc. and though we could all have done with hot drinks, they did not want to drink as they could not go to the loo. Dan was the legal observer and many photographs were taken of all of us both by supporters and the police. I heard someone say that Radio Berkshire had sent reporters to the Aldermaston blockade.
Strategically it was a great success, the police blocked off the lane and there was a long queue of traffic on the perimeter road so that workers were delayed in getting to work in the site. Meanwhile we sang our protest songs, another guy called Chris played the violin which was great, and I read out excerpts from the Quaker Peace Testimonies and the police had no choice but to hear them and some of them appeared to be thinking about them. We engaged the police, who were friendly and good-humoured, in discussions about the purpose of the Blockade; a fairly senior officer I was talking to said he had assumed it was a political protest and I emphasised the spiritual and moral purpose of the Action ,which I saw as not affiliated to a political party but to an ideology of the spirit and a way of seeing the world. I heard one elderly gentleman Blockader called Ray explaining calmly and with great authority to the policeman who had come to cut him free, that he felt he had to do this action for the sake of his children and grandchildren. The four were then arrested and taken to a police van, we believed they were going to Newbury police station, and the supporters dispersed and went to a transport café for greatly needed hot drinks and food.
It truly was inspiring to witness this courage and commitment, the macro- and micro-teamwork that went on, and the opportunities it offered for constructive engagement with representatives of the law. I feel that I have learned some valuable lessons from my first experience at an NVA Blockade. On another occasion I would still want to sing and would prepare a lot more songs in advance and I might also play my recorder. I hope that on a future occasion I would feel able to get arrested but could see that we were all playing our parts interdependently and drawing strength from each other.
Helen Dymond
Monday, 12 November 2007
Posted by Eric the Red at 23:07
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- Bob Banks said...
Thanks Helen -
an inspiring account -
I'll pass it on.
- 13 November 2007 at 12:05
- Bob Banks said...
The choir clearly made an impression on the "Newbury Today"
(With some decent pics)
And a rather one-sided account at:
- 13 November 2007 at 12:21
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