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"Jeans represent freedom; they signify democracy in fashion." Giorgio Armani
Is there any greater fashion joy than finding the perfect pair of jeans? The right pair can make you feel taller, sexier and yes, even happier. I think every woman struggles with finding the right pair for her body or in determining if new trends will work for her. Research shows that the number of jeans most women own is ten and the number they actually wear is 3. Proof that we aren't buying the RIGHT jeans. A little advance research and an awareness of your body type can save you lots of time and frustration in the fitting room.
I read somewhere once that jeans are like friends: Choose them wisely and they'll cover your ass, make you look good, and last a lifetime.
My next several posts will focus on jeans – covering trends, where to shop, how to care for them and more. Today, let's talk fit.
How do you find the perfect pair of jeans? How do you know what's "right" for you? Well, you've got to start with knowing your body. Understand your problem areas (duh, who doesn't?) and know what areas you want to emphasize. (sometimes having a booty isn't a bad thing). Once you find a brand that works for you..be loyal to them. They will likely always be your friend.
JOE's Jeans (featured here) work great for the girl with a fuller bottom or curvier hips. They have a contoured waistband so they won't gap in the back and they fit well in the hips, thighs and butt.
Also try DL1961, Henry & Belle, Lauren Ralph Lauren and Cj by Cookie Johnson, a line that was made for curves.
Little in the Middle jeans are great for wide hips. The waist is one size smaller than the hips, so they're good for curvy and pear shapes. Lucky Brand Jeans also makes a few styles that fit this figure type. They balance wide hips and a generous backside with boot-cut legs.
- Styles to consider - A relaxed boot-cut is very flattering as is the 70's cut for graceful proportions.
- Remember, faded patterns distract the eye, while dark washes put the spotlight up top.
Most skinny cuts will work on the boyish figure (no curves), but I really like J Brand. They run extra-slim through the leg and have a soft comfortable feel. Another favorite is James Jeans. They may be the most flattering jeans I've ever owned and are always my go-to staple.
Other brands to try: Paige Denim and American Eagle Outfitters.
Jeans are so long these days that I often think about the petite gals and their struggles to not only find a pair that works…but then to find a good seamstress to tailor them. Ugh.
Several designers have come to the rescue by making versions of their best sellers with shorter inseams. James Jeans "Twiggy" skinnies come in a 29" inseam and AG Adriano Goldschmied also makes great petites. Retailers like the Gap and Ann Taylor also cover the shorter gals.
I'm an average tall girl, with long legs…so I'm often searching for the perfect length. One of my favorite jeans in the world is Hudson for that reason. They are GREAT for the tall girl AND they have a great backside (see right). For the super tall lady, Hudson's Signature Supermodel jean has an extra-long 36" inseam. J Brand also has a longer inseam style. Retailers like Express and the Gap make a 34" inseam too. Note: Tall girls should not wear capris! Long legs are the center of attention in structured, trouser-style blues.
As with petites, many designers have embraced "special" sizes and have finally started offering styles for the normal sized girl.
DKNY Jeans are on-trend and come in a wide range of sizes. Old Navy also has a special plus size section. Plus size gals should look for clean lines and a straight fit through the leg. A darker rinse is very flattering.
Levi's Curve ID:
The jean experts at Levi came up with a genius idea to getting the perfect fit. They introduced Curve ID, designed according to shape, not size.
Have hips or a butt? Get an instant lift with the Demi Curve. If you're straight-figured, the Slight Curve creates a feminine silhouette. Bold Curve hugs without gaping for the girl with wider hips and a smaller waist.
So, what if you're not sure what your "body type" is? Here are a few tips to remember when you're in the fitting room:
- Waist: Check that the waistband sits comfortably and that your stomach doesn't spill over. Then bend and reach for your toes. If you're showing too much skin in the back, look for a higher waistband.
- Rise – A mid rise works for most figures, lower works on short torsos, and higher is great on long legs.
- Butt – Try on a pair that feels like it fits, then walk, sit down, stand back up, and take a second look. There shouldn't be any bunching or sagging. If there is, this jean will look terrible after a few hours of wear.
- Inseam – Jeans you plan to wear with flats should break anywhere between just below the ankle and right above the ground. Jeans you wear with heels should be long enough to cover the back of shoes.
What's in a pocket? The way a jean pocket falls on your behind may be THE MOST IMPORTANT thing you look for in a jean. Let's face it, a friend once told me that when a guy say's "Nice Jeans," he doesn't mean he likes your jeans. Nothing accentuates the bottom on a jean like the pockets. Most brands have a signature pocket, like Hudson, 7 for All Mankind and True Religion. Find the one that makes your rear view shine and you've got your forever jean. For me….it's Hudson and James Jeans. They have never failed me and I will never fail them. Here are a few pocket tips:
- Flap pockets: The extra fabric adds volume, which amps up small backsides
- High pockets: Placed closer to the yoke, they draw the eye up
- Far apart: Wide-set pockets create curves by giving the illusion of fuller hips.
- Low pockets: Pockets that sit low draw the eye down, which can make your butt look bigger.
- No pockets: A blank back highlights imperfections and leads to a wider-looking behind. Avoid at all costs.
Look for more information on jeans in my next few posts. Ultimately, the best way to look great in your blues is to feel confident. A good fit will help create that confidence, so don't be afraid to spend time finding the right style for you. Jeans are worth the time.


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Fear is an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us. An emotion experienced in anticipation of some pain or danger. Consider these two key words in the definition of fear-MIND and THOUGHT. Fear has everything to do with the mind, our thought pattern and belief system primarily our belief system.
Is there a problem of situation that is BIGGER than GOD ?
The scripture says,"I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." Phil 4:13
"With God all things are possible." Matt 19:26 It is not us, it is God, God is able friends. Peter started sinking because he was focusing on the wind and the waves. If he had kept his eyes upon Jesus, fear would not have entered into his heart, That's the problem. We are trying to stand on your own two feet. We are trying to fight our own battles. Then the bitter reality awakens our consciousness in accepting the fact that the present situation is more than we can handle. Fear kicks in because when we plug-in personal effort into the equation of victory and do the math, the answer equals defeat. Immediately, we are over come by fear, because we are not in control. Then fear of death, the fear of bodily injury over shadows us. Our admonition dear readers is, "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct thy paths." Prov3:6
Worry is a form of fear, a fear of things to come, not trusting in God to work all things for our good. God wants us to trust Him in everything. I think God doesn't want us to fear there are many times in the New and Old Testament He tells us not to fear. Isaiah41:10 "Do not fear for I am with you: Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
So is fear sin? Well when you worry of doubt or fear someone or something are you trusting God? In the Bible there are 300 plus times where God says not to fear..Is fear sin? if it makes you doubt or not trust God...then YES.
But where not perfect and we will never be here on this earth.
I strive to walk in my Jesus foot steps but most of all God
wants me to trust Him in everything....
I strive to walk in my Jesus foot steps but most of all God
wants me to trust Him in everything....

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" All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you; the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and the sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. "
— Ernest Hemingway in Esquire, December 1934
To me, writing has always been one of the most powerful wonders that can move a person not just to emotion but action. It is not just a production of beautiful phrases or even a mere reflection of who we are, but a means of connection. Indeed, there is something very private about the process and even the published final product of writing. There is something unique about the special arrangement a writer uses, the way he dips into his arsenal of words, albeit one that is publicly owned. I love to write because when I do, the page becomes a space I own. Yet, this is a space that is inevitably someone else's, because my motivations and longings are also someone else's. The world is the muse of the writer, who will go on to inspire the world. In this way, writing and reading hold people together in a life where fragmentation is too easy.
Most of all, I hope that, as with many of the ventures we take on in life, I can gain insights into the very things that bemuse us most, the heart and mind of the human, the friend, the lover and the stranger, and somehow rediscover connections to the rest of the world. In the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald, "That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong."


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Democracy NOW FYI my blog reported on the Deb does the White House before Juan's exclusive.
My exclusives remain untouched on Denault suing SAIC winning they have to pay ALL his legal bills -- Denault didn't sign contracts according to annonymous source and guess which Deb did????
"In their rush to build a controversial mass surveillance system, Oakland city officials appear to have allowed employees of the project's prime contractor to perjure themselves by claiming that the company was in compliance with the city's Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Ordinance. The ordinance, enacted by Oakland voters and the city council in the late 1980s, prohibits the city from doing business with private contractors that have ties to nuclear weapons. Public records show that the contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), had been involved heavily over the years in nuclear weapons-related work.
Internal city emails obtained by the Oakland Privacy Working Group, a coalition opposed to the surveillance center, show that SAIC officials were concerned about Oakland's nuclear-free-zone law early this year, and that they pressured the city to waive compliance with the ordinance before signing a final contract in March. City staffers, however, ruled out obtaining a waiver due to time constraints, and also because it would require approval by the full city council, making the contract subject to a public hearing. SAIC officials then signed a city document under penalty of perjury stating that the company was not involved in nuclear weapons-related work — when, in fact, it was.
Oakland officials do not appear to have specifically asked SAIC why it wanted the nuclear-free-zone waiver. Instead, staff in the city's contracts and compliance office, the office of information technology, the fire department, and lawyers from the city attorney's office allowed SAIC to sign Schedule P, Oakland's "Nuclear Free Disclosure Form.""


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Columbus, Ohio - GOP State Central Committee candidate George Momirov today filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission alleging the Ohio Republican Party has violated campaign laws with an ongoing postcard campaign promoting his opponent, Michael F. Colley.
According to Momirov, the state party has included false or misleading wording in their postcard campaign stating that Mr. Colley is endorsed by them when he is not. "The Ohio Republican Party readily admits that they are promoting State Central Committee candidates in violation of the own rules, and Ohio Elections law, yet they continue this postcard campaign," says Momirov.
In his complaint, Momirov states, "There are dozens of contested races for Republican State Central Committee throughout the State of Ohio where the Ohio Republican Party has made similar false statements promoting certain candidates in those races, claiming that one was "endorsed by the Ohio Republican Party," when the same is not true in those races either." Ms Jo Ann Davidson in District 3 race is just such an example.
State Central Committee candidate Thea Shoemake, of Cincinnati, has recently filed a similar complaint, and other candidates across Ohio are considering the same action.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Third Lawsuit Against ORP on Fake SCC Endorsements
Posted By: Matt Hurley at Thursday, April 22, 2010
Islamofascism Delenda Est -- Labels: Endorsements, OhioGOP


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Washington, DC — The Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) Coalition has launched a petition drive at padcoalition.org to urge President Obama and Congress to increase access to evidence-based health care for individuals with P.A.D.
Approximately 9 million Americans, including 1 in 5 men and 1 in 6 women in the Medicare population, have P.A.D. or clogged arteries of the legs. P.A.D. is a red flag that other arteries, including those in the heart and brain, are likely affected – increasing the risk of a heart attack, stroke and even death. It can also cause leg pain when walking and lead to disability, amputation, and poor quality of life.
Fortunately, heart attacks, strokes and deaths can be reduced and quality of life improved through the use of therapies recommended in national cardiovascular guidelines. However, many Americans with P.A.D. don't receive this care until it's too late.
"We have a system that will pay to treat a heart attack or an amputation caused by P.A.D., but will not pay for a simple, non-invasive test to diagnose P.A.D. in those at highest risk for having the disease," stated Joshua Beckman, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Chair, P.A.D. Coalition's Advocacy Committee. "It is critical that individuals with P.A.D. be identified so that cardiovascular risk reduction therapies can be initiated and lives can be saved."
P.A.D. is easily diagnosed through the ankle-brachial index (ABI), a non-invasive, cost-effective test that compares the leg blood pressure to arm blood pressure. Medicare currently offers P.A.D. testing for patients with leg symptoms, however, P.A.D. is most often asymptomatic. P.A.D. care guidelines developed by leading vascular groups recommend testing in individuals at highest risk for having the disease, including adults over age 50 with a history of diabetes or smoking and all adults over 70 years of age.
The P.A.D. Coalition aims to collect at least ten thousand signatures and will deliver the petition to Congressional leadership.
To sign the petition, go to http://www.padcoalition.org/petition <http://www.padcoalition.org/petition/> and complete the online form.


text: Autoblog Green - There sure are a lot of "firsts" in the electric vehicle space these days. The first Chevy Volts leaving the factory. The first Nissan Leaf being handed to a customer. The first U.S.-built Think City being delivered to the State of Indiana. Oh, wait. Haven't heard about that last one? That's because, even though it happened last Wednesday, Think is just announcing it today.


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LEVEL 4 Expects...
Explanation/analysis/argument (16-20 marks)
Candidates adapt their learning to the specific requirements of the chosen question in excellent fashion and make connections in order to present a coherent argument. The answer offers a clear, fluent balance of media theories and knowledge of industries and texts and informed personal engagement with issues and debates.
Use of examples (16-20 marks)
Examples of theories, texts and industry knowledge are clearly connected together in the answer. History and the future are integrated into the discussion at least once in each case.
Use of terminology (8-10 marks)
Throughout the answer, material presented is informed by relevant media theory and the command of the appropriate conceptual and theoretical language is excellent.
Complex issues have been expressed clearly and fluently using a style of writing appropriate to the complex subject matter. Sentences and paragraphs, consistently relevant, have been well structured, using appropriate technical terminology. There may be few, if any, errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
'We Media' and Democracy
What are 'We Media'?
Where/how has 'We Media' emerged?
In what way are the contemporary media more democratic than before?
In what ways are the contemporary media less democratic than before?
Candidates might explore combinations of any two media in relation to the above prompts. Starting from Gillmor's definition, all media that are 'homegrown', local, organic and potentially counter-cultural can be studied for this topic, as long as two media (eg web-logging and digital film uploading and sharing) are studied. Note that candidates should compare potentially alternative/progressive 'we media' examples with other examples of more orthodox production and ownership models and that the question asks candidates to consider media within an understanding of democracy so any contemporary examples that support their argument will be credited.
A wonderful list of
'We Media & Democracy'
past questions…
Jan 2010
How far can the media in 2010 be considered to be democratic?
Explore the claim that the 'new' media are more democratic than the 'old' media.
June 2010
Assess the claim that the media is becoming more democratic.
What is 'we media' and what difference does it make to citizens?
Jan 2011
Discuss the meanings of the term 'we media'.
"We get the media we deserve." Discuss, in relation to the role of media in a democracy.
June 2011
Explain how some features of contemporary media are more democratic than others.
As a citizen, to what extent do you feel that the media provide you with a democratic service?
Jan 2012
"The media are controlled by those in power just as much as ever, despite technological and cultural change." How far do you agree with this statement?
What role do the contemporary media play in safeguarding democracy?
June 2012
Are we the media in 2012?
Explain your view of the role of media in a democracy.


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Sutter Home Chardonnay 187 mL
221 In Stock
Wine Specs
0.61 g/100ml
Residual Sugar
1.00 g/100ml
Alcohol %
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Sutter Home Chardonnay is rich and elegant—a lavish, opulent wine that makes you feel like a Rockefeller. Lovely aromas of fresh pear and zesty lemon lead to sumptuous, creamy peach and juicy apple flavors wrapped in a silky-smooth texture. It's a luxurious experience from the first refreshing sip to the long, lingering finish. Our Chardonnay is sublime with rich seafood or poultry dishes, veal or pork chops, creamy pastas, and both mild and flavorful cheeses.
Vineyard Notes
Our Chardonnay is crafted with grapes harvested from premium cool climate vineyards throughout California, including Santa Barbara County, Lake County and the marine-influenced Delta region, where grapes develop lush tropical fruit aromas and complex layers of flavor.
Production Notes
To create our beautifully balanced Chardonnay, winemakers use partial malolactic fermentation and wood aging to impart a smooth, round texture and rich, creamy tones to the wine. Afterwards, the wine is aged in stainless steel tanks to retain the varietal's classic fresh, fruit character and acidity.
Other Notes
Now in lightweight shatter-proof PET plastic bottles! Great for outdoor dinning occasion where glass usage is not possible. Less pollution! Producing PET bottles generates 60% less greenhouse gas than producing glass bottles.
Product Reviews
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Chardonnay is my favorite wine. Sutter Home has a nice, balanced flavor in my opinion


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Quick Apple-Cranberry OatmealColin Berry | Delicious Living
- Serves: 2 people
Oatmeal has long been the breakfast of "camp-ions" because it's easy to carry and packs a fiber-filled, energy-boosting punch. This version is rich and tart. Substitute any diced fruit for the cranberries.
Camp Tip: Skip the yogurt if refrigeration is limited and just use boxed milk, which needs no refrigeration before opening.
- Combine oats, apple juice, and soy milk in a pan and cook over high heat, simmering but not boiling. Stir often, until oats are soft but not mushy, about 6-8 minutes.
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About 3 years ago, my brother-in-law Serge was dating this girl he was madly in love with. She was on the scene for almost a year when the entire fam was in Toronto. We were all so excited to finally meet Andrea. Honestly, to this day I can't tell you with 100% certainty if it's ANNE-dree-ah, AHN-dree-ah, ahn-DRAY-ah...and honestly I barely care. She was entitled. She was rude. She had a habit of interrupting conversations that everyone was participating in, to recant these [what she thought to be] interesting stories. In fact they were ridiculous, sometimes borderline inappropriate, and certainly had NOTHING to do with what we were talking about in the first place. Look, I can get along with anybody. Well, no actually that's a huge lie. But I truly WANTED to get along with her. Serge thought she shit gold and I love Serge like my own brother and I wanted to give her respect and a real chance. And I feel like I did try. (Quick side note: She's actually-on paper-quite intelligent, and is doing good for poor kids in other countries. Or something. Whatever. Beside the point.) So yeah, we're all in Toronto and my in-laws are meeting Ahhhndrea for the first time. They had dinner at Serge's house, and we all met up later at one of our favorite pubs. Obviously, a few bottles of wine had been killed during dinner. When we showed up, this was glaringly apparent by Serge's rosy cheeks, my Mother-in-law Gail's knowing look (she never drinks), my Father-in-law Craig's (aka Pop's) perma-grin and Ahhhndrea's...um...coziness? She was buddied up to Craig like he was the captain of the football team giggling about what bottle to order next. At a pub. Ew. Girlfriend, you're like 25. Just order wings and a beer and shut up already. We asked how dinner was, and then rang out the sentence that has since become an inside joke and a metaphor for SO many things: Pop says, "Ahhhndrea made a delicious quinoa salad!" Ahhhndrea beams with pride, her eyes half closed like she just won the Nobel Prize or a Daytime Emmy. Jeremy and I raise our eyebrows as high as they can go to keep our balls from rolling out of our heads. I look down the table at my now sister-in-law, Melody. (She's married to Jeremy's other brother Bryce. At the time they had been together since 8th grade. About 16 years, but not yet married.) She gives me a little smile, although I'm not positive she heard what was going down at our end of the table. QUINOA SALAD?! Who makes a fucking quinoa salad the first time you meet your boyfriend's parents? I have nothing against quinoa, but...WHAT? It's autumn in Toronto. I don't know...something about it seemed so pretensious and so crunchy granola and weird...I just...UGH! And WHY to this day does this bother me so much??? Melody has, in all essence, been a part of the family for 16 years. And I...I was the WIFE. The first legal daughter-in-law. I was the one that gave Craig what he wanted. I gave him the daughter he never had. She gave him...quinoa. No WAY this 'ho is gonna swoop in and snag what I've rightfully earned! And then I figured it out. It's not about some gluten-free grain. It's, once again, about approval.
In-laws...it's a tricky business. Next to finances and the Karadshians, it's probably the number one hot button issue causing strife in marriages. They say, when you marry a man you marry his parents. I always thought this was bullshit. Then I got married for the first time. And I married 3 of the craziest motherf%&#@rs on the planet. So, this time around I wanted to be smarter. And I hit the in-law jackpot! For real. And I'm not just saying that cause I know they read my blog! They are truly the chillest, most supportive, most generous second parents I could ever hope for. They love me for me. And I love them for them. And as grandparents, they are simply a dream. Really. Now, I KNOW some of you are not as lucky as I am in the in-law department. Some of you are in situations that are VERY specific and VERY fucked up and I'm not trying to fix that for you. I'm not a doctor. Buuuut... holidays are upon us. And you're gonna have to face them one way or another whether you like it or not, and here's the deal: they want to be your FAMILY. Forget about who's being passive aggressive and who's being nit-picky or petty and just step up and be the matriarch. WWCMD? (What would Caroline Manzo do, right?) Don't forget you're also setting an example for your kids. And they hear and see EVERYTHING. This became quite evident to me recently, when 3 times last week Nora tried to french kiss me at bedtime and added "Carrie" into her goodnights. Carrie...Bradshaw??? Really? Oy vey. I guess I officially can no longer sneak "Sex and the City" reruns while she appears to be just coloring. Back to the in-laws: Stop treating them like your boyfriend's parents and start treating them like your family. Stop tip-toeing around and making it awkward and uncomfortable and kick off your shoes and let your mom-in-law see you in a ponytail and no make-up. Stop trying to prove that you can do it all, and be honest about being up to your ears in gift wrapping and pee-wee football practice and holiday cookie party madness and she will step up. She will. I promise. Don't forget: she has (or once had) a mother-in-law, too! We're all JUST PEOPLE. And you happen to be a person who loves her son. And that's all she's ever wanted in the whole wide world. For her kid to be happy. Isn't that what YOU want? For your kids (or future kids) to be happy? I do. And personally I don't care if Nora or Pats came home with a man, a woman, a conservative wall street tycoon, or a quinoa-eating hippie. I want them to be happy. And stress-free. I want them to feel accepted and I want the person they've dedicated their life to to feel the same.
I get it. The holidays are sooooooo stressful. But...why? I'm friggin' over it. They shouldn't be. Tis the season to be CELEBRATING. To be giving thanks for all the amazing blessings in our lives. To be rejoicing in the reality of MIRACLES. So if there's two more people who want to spoil your kids, let them! If your father-in-law wants to talk about dry wall, or the Eagles, or Occupy Wall street...pour yourself another glass of pinot and let him. If your mother-in-law gives you shit about your gingerbread, suggest she make it this year. Or make it together. Swap recipes. Who knows? Maybe you can come up with an AMAZING pretencious peruvian tree bark dish together. Let's band together as women and wives and mothers and vow to not get crazy this year. As Obama/Bob the Builder says YES WE CAN! (I mean, but really Obama? Sorry...but Bob said it first. And anyone with a pre-schooler knows you just straight up stole it. Boom. Busted.) And...maybe you just can't. Or maybe you can but you just need a little help. So if you are at the end of your rope and your kids are safely in bed or there's at least one sober adult eye on them, start rummaging through your bathroom. You MUST have at least one post c-section percocet hiding in there somewhere.
PS: Ahhhndrea is long gone, but I still cringe at even the THOUGHT of quinoa. Bitch. Fa la la la la la la la la
|My sexy and SINGLE brother-in-law Serge.
|My awesome in-laws, Gail and Craig
Baba and Gigi with Nora and Pats
Toronto, August 2011
So, what to cook for your in-laws when they come over on a random night??? Whether you've been married for 30 days or 30 years, I think this stresses most gals out. I've thought a lot about this. Again, I'm not trying to brag, but this isn't a huge issue for me. My in-laws (Baba and Gigi to the girls, and now to you) LOVE to eat. They aren't picky and are always willing to try new things. Here's my advice: cook what your COMFORTABLE with. Something you've made before or have confidence you can master your first time up to bat. The fewer ingredients and pots and pans needed, the better. It's really about the gesture. Now, should you go SO far with the gesture to try and cook something from They're not judging you to be the Next Iron Chef. Again, stop stressing. And if you really just can't take it and want to order Chinese, then order Chinese. But if you do at least make dessert. Show them you've gone through a little effort just for them. It's nice. This is kind of a fool proof recipe and maybe the easiest thing ever. You can adjust the spice level depending on everyone's tastes and its easy clean up and even better as leftovers.
A little over a lb of chicken. Maybe 1 1/2 lbs. depending on the amount of people. Now theres several ways to deal with the chicken. You can use chicken breasts or chicken thighs. On the bone or not. With skin or without. OR you can go the grocery store and buy a rotisserie chicken for like $7.99 or whatever and take all the meat off. If you're stressed about cooking, just do this. Nobody cares.
10-12 medium tortillas or wraps not the HUGE burrito ones or the teeney tiny taco ones. There should be one in the middle. I usually go for the whole grain ones. There's so much flavor in these guys that you might as well sneak in a little extra fiber. But if you like regular flour ones, go for it. I just wouldn't use corn.
2 cups shredded cheese, this would be one bag of the pre shredded or about a regular sized block from the dairy case. Monterrey jack, pepper jack, white cheddar, queso blanco, whatever. I use pepper jack when I make them. Use what you want, but I do think it should be a white cheese for this.
1 jar (16 oz) Salsa Verde or tomatillo salsa whatever you prefer, but it should be green. Salsa verde is sometimes not with all the regular salsas, but with the taco sauce near the Taco Dinner kits in the International aisle. I found an amazing tomatillo salsa at the farmer's market where we're staying here in La Jolla, CA. Santa Fe Seasons. Delicious.
2 cups chicken stock or water
Wondra, superfine flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
OK, if you're using the store bought chicken:
Shred all the meat off the bones into a large bowl. Heat your chicken stock on the stove in a medium saucepan till it starts to simmer. Shake in the Wondra while whisking till you get a thin gravy. Taste it and add salt and pepper if need be. Toss chicken with gravy. You might just wanna eat this with a spoon.
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts:
Cover chicken with stock in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. (breasts: 15-20 minutes).Take out chicken pieces and set aside. Thicken sauce and continue as above.
Place about 2 tbsp or so into the center of each tortilla. Fold the top over a bit. Then the bottom up. Now roll 1 1/2 times and place in sprayed baking dish seam side down. This is hard to explain, sorry. (We shot a video of all this and I was so excited! But...surprise, surprise...we couldn't get our shit together this week to finish editing. But videos will be coming soon! Pinky swear.) Once all your little yummy bundles are in your baking dish, cover with salsa. You may not need the ENTIRE jar after all. I like some of the tortilla still exposed, cause I like the crispy edges. Then sprinkle with cheese. Pop 'em in the oven for about 15 minutes. We're just really heating through and melting cheese. Chicken's fully cooked. These are SO GOOD!
1)These freeze amazingly well. If you KNOW you're going to freeze them ahead of time for YOUR family, I'd suggest stopping before topping them with the salsa and cheese. Then after the enchiladas are defrosted, top and bake. If you have leftovers, or you're bringing them to a new mom or sick friend, don't worry- they'll still come out delish. Salsa might be a LITTLE watery, but nothing catastrophic.
- This is actually a pretty healthy meal. Especially if you do opt for the multi-grain tortillas. If you sub low fat cheese and chicken breasts, SUPER low in fat, and high in protein. So if you're carefully watching what you eat, there ya go! And OBVI...these would be beYOND perfection with a Skinnygirl Margie.
Ok, so you can't get your shiz together and Bamboo Dragon it is. At least take a few minutes and make dessert. Here we go:
This zesty citrus cake is a no brainer and a winner every time. My older sister, Judy, taught me a trick to make regular box cake into "wedding cake." Sub milk for water and double the eggs. I started experimenting with this formula and here's one of the gems!
So follow the recipe on the back of the box, making those adjustments. Here's how mine went down after a little glitzing up:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 cup milk I used skim 'cause that's what I happened to have in the house. I'm not sure it matters what the fat content of the milk is.
1/3 cup veg oil (canola, corn, veggie, whatever. Just prob not olive oil for this one. You want a flavorless oil for baking. Although...I have in the past used olive oil for dark chocolate brownies and they were off the chain delicious.)
6 eggs
1 small lemon
1 lime
1-2 tsp each lemon, lime, and orange zest Those little clementines or satsumas you have laying around for the holidays would work fine too. A little harder to zest, but not a nightmare.
1 cup powdered sugar I know it sounds like a lot. Trust me. It's how ya make glaze.
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp orange juice
1 tsp lime juice
Preheat oven according to package directions. Probably 350 degrees.
Mix cake ingredients in large mixing bowl for 2 minutes with electric hand mixer or whisk. Pour evenly into two small loaf pans. When I made this yesterday I used the throwaway foil ones that you would put banana bread in for your neighbor. Bake for 1 hour. You have one cake for your guests and 1 cake to freeze for a later date or stuff into your face later that night if someone's mean to you. This glaze recipe is for 1 cake.
Prepare glaze by mixing sugar and juice in a small bowl with a fork or baby whisk. When cake is totally cooled, poke the top several times with a fork. Pour glaze over the cake. It will drip down the sides and soak into the cake. The drips look cool. The glaze will harden a little. Slice and serve. Yummmeee. And you're getting your Vitamin C!


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It's been a while since I monkeyed around with Fedora. 10 years ago, I was all about SuSE; then I bought a PowerBook G4, which was immune to Linux for the most part, but I ran Debian on it a couple of times just to see what PowerPC Linux was looking like. Around 2005, I started using Fedora Core, and actually liked it quite a bit.
When I was toiling away at Red Hat, starting in 2007, I tried to use RHEL on the desktop. This lasted about 2 hours, at which point I blew it away and put Fedora 7 on it and never looked back. I never actually looked forward, either, and wound up running Fedora 7 until I left the company in 2010. This turned out to be a running gag with the team, who scoffed at my old-man-on-the-porch attitude towards newer releases, with their "features" and "SVGA displays".
Once I left Red Hat and started working for Canonical, I put Ubuntu on my MacBook Air; it was enjoyable for the most part. Ubuntu's a nice desktop distribution, and a good match for the MacBook Air's SSD and compact display. By the time Precise came out last year, installation was painless and the hardware support pretty top-notch.
Leaving Canonical, I figured it was time to revisit Fedora. I tore down my Precise installation and went about trying to get Fedora 19 installed. This resulted in gigantic failure, mainly because of this bug. Don't bother trying to install this version, it won't work and you'll just be beating your head against a wall. Go for either Fedora 18 or the Fedora 20 beta.
When you're done installing Fedora 20, you'll notice the fonts look like ASS compared to Ubuntu or Mac OS X. This appears to be due, in part, to the version of Freetype that Fedora uses.
This is taken from here.
- Install the 'nonfree' version of freetype-freeworld from rpmfusion
- Set the Xft.lcdfilter property in your Xresources file:
$ cat ~/.Resources
Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault
- Set up the hinting and antialising styles in gsettings:
$ gsettings "set" "org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings" "hinting" "slight"
$ gsettings "set" "org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings" "antialiasing" "rgba"
$ xrdb -query
Xft.antialias: 1
Xft.dpi: 96
Xft.hinting: 1
Xft.hintstyle: hintslight
Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault
Xft.rgba: rgb
Now, I don't know why one has to do that, but one does.
After this, you'll notice that the standard fonts start looking great. Even in Terminator.
Missing Fonts
I did find on occasion that I'd run across web pages, emails, etc. that included fonts that, once again, looked like 1997 Linux. Figuring this was because of shit font substitution, I installed the following:
- Microsoft ttf core fonts
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Tahoma
- etc
- The Ubuntu font collection
- Mac OS X Fonts
- Lucida Grande
- Apple Garamond
Even after doing all of this, though, I still have to put put up with font horridness. DejaVu Sans, specifically. It is jaggy and horrible, and unfortunately it can't be uninstalled because of LibreOffice's ill-advised package dependency on it. It basically just means that whenever I go to Fedora Project sites, I get eye-raped by unreadable fonts.
Despite the eye-rape, I quite like GNOME Shell, and GNOME 3.10 in general. It's a nice, productive desktop, and very attractive to look at. With natural scrolling turned on and apps running full-screen, it's a great match with the MacBook Air.
I do think that it makes inefficient use of my 11-inch screen, though. The title bars in application windows are gigantic, for example, with a big gray stripe that does nothing except waste my pixels and remind you that yes, you are running GNOME 3.
I quite like the fact that when I setup online accounts in the control panel, they actually do something. In Ubuntu, the underlying GNOME infrastructure does less and less, but they don't bother taking out the user interface bits that make you think that when you configure something, it will actually be used somewhere.


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Friday, September 21, 2007
38th Birthday ...
Though L.E.S. Jewels was in court yesterday he was not sentenced ; that will perhaps happen on his next appointed day in court ,18 October 2007.
After stuggling to get all 38 candles on the very small cake and then lit with only a few singed fingers , Amy , while apart this evening from her incarcerated Joel , celebrated his 38th birthday with some passers-by and friends on avenue A .
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Early ad for ICE's Middle-earth Series
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I would like to share with you a piece of Iron Crown Enterprises history, an ad from 1982 announcing the newly launched Middle-earth Series which would spawn such a rich tapestry of Middle-earth only being matched by J.R.R. Tolkien's own creativity. When this ad appeared in America (probably in a game magazine) ICE had already published that great map over the entire Middle-earth (ICE Stock # 2100), a beautifully crafted poster in full color cized 24″ x 36″ (60 x 90 cm). (See map below and click for greater resolution.) It was proficiently drawn by Pete Fenlon, one of the creators of the Rolemaster and Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) game systems, as well as the brain behind the Middle-earth Series. It seems that between Fenlon and Coleman Charlton, the former was responsible for the world system while the latter main responsibility lied with the game system. Fenlon also drew all of the smaller detalied maps that were attached to the different Middle-earth modules of the series that even surpassed that great map; Fenlon's crafmanship gave ICE's Middle-earth Series that special flavour that haven't been surpassed since. He was also one of the authors of the companion to the great map, the Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth (ICE Stock # 2200), the first game module proper of the series. It contained a general overview of entire Middle-earth, mapping its geography, fauna and flora around the aforementioned map, which also was attached to the module but now in a reference gridded version.
The Guidebook for Middle-earth also contained a general overview over the different races and cultures of the regions, as well as delineating the several languages of Middle-earth and their geneology and interrelationship. The ad also announced that by Christmas ICE would publish more modules centered on portions of Middle-earth, mapped out in much more detail, containing the aforementioned detalied maps, or to cite the ad:
Each module will come with color maps scaled and keyed to the grid sections of the reference map. These maps will fit together ultimately forming a huge richly detailed world mosaic. Cultural data, topography, major citadels, climates, politics, military systems, magic, and city layouts will all be included.
In retrospect, ICE's words weren't the least hollow and few players and Gamemasters would become dissapointed at its Middle-earth Series modules which would be continously published for an entire 15 years until 1997. The initial upcoming campaign modules launched in 1982 as mentioned in the ad were Angmar Land of the Witch King (ICE Stock # 2300), Umbar Haven of the Corsairs (ICE Stock # 2400) and The Court of Ardor in Southern Middle-earth (ICE Stock # 2500), although that last module wouldn't be published until early 1983.


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Secondly, Secret of the Andes, however, did not catch my kids attention even once we relayed the information from their Aunt who studies in Lima and travels throughout Peru this fall semester. This book by Ann Nolan Clark was a mysterious read for me several months ago as I pondered my sister's travel to a South American country. But proved too, should I say, deep for my 3rd and 4th graders. The SOTW Modern Age (SOTW4) chapter about Peru and other surrounding countries was Chapter Nine, but I wasn't able to work my kids through the book completely before the moment passed.
Lastly, a success in the INDIVIDUAL READ category! Actually, this story about Brazil which correlated to our SOTW4 Chapter Thirteen is read aloud by Patricia Conolly. The book is Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. The audio product I checked out from the library says that it takes 8 hours to hear the whole story, but I can't get these people to sit for more than 15 to 20 minutes per session. So, it's going to take a week to get through this one, but I will continue to push through this and the chapters of SOTW4 so that we WILL FINISH our history cycle before the end of MAY!
More about our successes and failures in history later; more specifically the rate of stories finished per week AND the use of the outline worksheets and notebook map pages included in the study guide materials. These steps are taken deliberately in order to prepare these young children for a new cycle AND method of history study next fall.


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Teaching does not leave too much time to blog. Apparently, grading and planning lessons are more important than the daily musings of Jenny Bradfred. (Bradford + red = Bradfred)
So other than grading and lesson planning, this is everything that has happened.
First, I got my beloved Beatles Rock Band.
Yes, it is better than expected.
Yes, George and Paul are still dreamy in video game form.
Yes, I make a better Ringo than a George.
Next, I wore my hair like this on Crazy Hair Day at school:
Yes, my face looked like that all day.
Kids were shouting "Look it's Wendy!". I was going for the Pippi look, but whatever.
Furthermore, I wanted to share these life-changing/inspirational posters found in a classroom at the elementary school in which William works. I seriously cannot stop laughing.
And this is my favorite:
I seriously think kids can't pass the AIMS test because they are too busy trying to figure out what these posters mean.
Anyway, that is pretty much EVERY SINGLE THING that has come my way since I last blogged. I love my life.
P.S. Trust a tiger?! Never! Has not that poster-maker ever seen Jungle Book? Seriously, Shere Khan?!


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Travel Photo Contest – Amber Richards
I love traveling the open road, watching the landscape and towns change around me as I zoom through. So when my friend asked for my company on a brief business trip through Northern California in her shiny blue Beemer, I was eager to go. In the thick of the "Avenue of Giants" we pulled to the side of the road so we could take a moment to enjoy the temperate rainforest surrounding us. Everything was damp, cool, and quiet. Wanting to capture my friend's dewy car in the scene, I set up my tripod and fired right when I truck zoomed by. I love the light trails that resulted. Although it is not MY car, I had to customize the plate a little to suit me 😉


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The Tri-City Americans have signed F Parker Bowles, 16. A list player since March 2011, Bowles has 60 points, including 29 goals, with the major midget Okanagan Rockets, who play out of Kelowna. He is the B.C. major midget league's leading sniper and is second in points. . . .
For the second time in recent days, the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders have reached into a WHL team's front office for a hiring. The Swift Current Broncos announced Wednesday that Jordan Wall, the club's assistant general manager, business operations, will be joining the CFL team in corporate partnerships. Wall has been with the Broncos for five seasons after starting as the director of marketing. He joins the Roughriders on March 26. The Broncos already are searching for a replacement. . . . A few days ago, the Regina Pats announced that they were losing Dan Plaster, who is their radio voice and also works with their website and community relations, to the Roughriders.
In Saskatoon, the Blades scored the last two goals of a shootout and beat the Swift Current Broncos, 4-3. . . . F Brad Hoban gave Swift Current a 1-0 lead in the circus, only to have F Josh Nicholls and F Brent Benson reply for the Blades. . . . Swift Current took a 2-0 lead in the first period and then needed a goal from F Levi Bews at 18:27 of the third period to take it to OT. . . . Saskatoon D Connor Cox ended a 41-game drought with his second goal of the season. . . . Saskatoon F Matej Stransky gave the Blades a 3-2 lead with his 29th, at 8:56 of the second. . . . Swift Current G Austin Smith, making his first start in 28 games, stopped 41 shots. . . . D Ross Hnidy, a sixth-round pick in the 2011 bantam draft, made his WHL debut with the Blades. He plays with the midget AAA Saskatoon Contacts. . . . Hnidy's services were needed because the Blades have three defencemen out with injuries — Matthew Pufahl (broken ankle), Duncan Siemens (concussion) and Tommy Stipancik (concussion). Siemens, it seems, might be out for three weeks. . . . The Blades moved into a tie with the Calgary Hitmen for fourth in the Eastern Conference. . . . The Broncos now are 11 points behind the eighth-place Brandon Wheat Kings. Swift Current plays in Brandon on Friday. . . .
In Lethbridge, F Quinton Howden's three goals helped the Moose Jaw Warriors to a 5-3 victory over the Hurricanes. . . . Howden, who scored once in each period, filled his hat with an empty-netter at 19:40 of the third. . . . Howden also had an assist. . . . F Cam Braes, the former Hurricanes captain who was traded to the Warriors in January, had two assists. . . . Lethbridge F Brody Sutter scored twice, giving him 24. . . . F Adam Henry drew three assists for Lethbridge. . . . The Warriors had D Kirk Johnson, 16, make his WHL debut. He plays for the midget AAA Red Deer Optimist Rebels. . . . Moose Jaw continues to hold a five-point lead over the Saskatoon Blades atop the East Division. . . . In an interview with play-by-play man James Gallo, Warriors D Morgan Rielly said he is two or three weeks away from returning to Moose Jaw. He would continue his rehabilitation from knee surgery there. Rielly, who will be an early selection in the 2012 NHL draft, hasn't played since Nov. 6. . . .
In Regina, the Brandon Wheat Kings scored the game's last three goals and beat the Pats, 3-2. . . . Brandon got two goals from F Michael Ferland, giving him 30, sandwiched around one by F Kevin Sundher, who has 25. . . . Ferland's second goal broke a 2-2 tie at 15:57 of the third period. . . . According to the online scoresheet, Brandon F Jason Swyripa and Regina D Kyle Burroughs each received instigator penalties for a fight late in the first period. . . . Brandon F Dominick Favreau returned after a six-game absence with a shoulder injury, but left late in the first period after being hit by Burroughs. . . . The Wheat Kings have won two in a row for the first time since Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 when they beat the Vancouver Giants 5-4 and Red Deer Rebels 4-2 in Brandon. . . . Wheat Kings G Corbin Boes stopped 35 shots. . . . The Wheat Kings hold down the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot and they now hold a four-point lead over Red Deer. . . . Brandon is three points behind the seventh-place Pats and the teams will meet five more times this season. . . .
In Red Deer, G Deven Dubyk stopped 17 shots to help the Rebels to a 4-0 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. . . . That was Dubyk's first shutout of the season and the third of his career. . . . D Alex Petrovic scored twice, giving him seven. His first goal came 10 seconds into the game. . . . F Joel Hamilton had a goal and two assists. . . . The Rebels, who have been hammered by injuries, dressed only 16 skaters, two under the maximum. . . .
In Calgary, F Tyler Maxwell and F T.J. Foster each had three goals to help the Edmonton Oil Kings to a 9-5 victory over the Hitmen. . . . Maxwell has 32 goals, while Foster is up to 22. . . . The Oil Kings scored five times in the second period. . . . Edmonton D Martin Gernat had two assists and was plus-4. . . . Calgary fell behind 3-1 in the second period then came back to tie it on F Jimmy Bubnick's 25th at 10:57 of the second. . . . Maxwell then scored twice 2:21 apart and the Oil Kings were off to the races. . . . The Hitmen have won 15 of their 19 games. . . . The victory allowed the Oil Kings to move into second place in the overall standings, two points behind the Kamloops Blazers and two ahead of the Tri-City Americans. . . .
In Kamloops, F Brendan Ranford scored twice in the third period to spark the Blazers to a 5-1 victory over the Tri-City Americans. . . . Ranford, who has 31 goals, scored on a breakaway at 7:07 of the third period to give his side a 3-1 victory. . . . Kamloops F Cole Ully scored his eighth goal at 1:11 of the second period. It was his third straight game with a goal; it also was his fifth game-winner of the season. . . . Kamloops F Chase Schaber scored his 20th goal, giving the Blazers six 20-goal scorers. . . . The Blazers remain atop the Western Conference and now are four points ahead of the Americans. . . . Tri-City G Ty Rimmer appeared to suffer a left groin injury in the third period, while F Tyson Dallman left in the first period with a left leg injury. . . . The Americans have lost eight of their last 13 games. . . .
In Kelowna, G Calvin Pickard stopped 32 shots for the shutout as the Seattle Thunderbirds dumped the Rockets, 2-0. . . . It was Pickard's fourth shutout this season — a single-season career high — and the 11th of his career. . . . The Thunderbirds got third-period PP goals from F Seth Swenson, at 0:33, and F Colin Jacobs, at 8:55. . . . Seattle was 2-3 on the PP; Kelowna was 0-5. . . . F Brett Bulmer was back in Kelowna's lineup after missing two weekend games with the flu, but the Rockets are without D Mitchell Chapman, F Filip Vasko, F Spencer Main and F Jessey Astles, all injured. . . . Seattle D Shea Theodore had two assists. . . . The Thunderbirds moved into a tie with the Victoria Royals for eighth place in the Western Conference. Seattle has two more victories and three games in hand on Victoria. . . .
In Victoria, F Ryan Harrison scored twice, including the winner, as the Everett Silvertips beat the Royals, 3-2. . . . Harrison broke a 2-2 tie with his 16th goal at 11:37 of the third period. . . . He also had the winner Tuesday in Everett's 3-2 victory in Victoria. . . . Everett G Kent Simpson stopped 29 shots. . . . Everett F Ryan Chynoweth returned from a one-game absence with an injury to score his second goal. . . . F Jamie Crooks scored his 30th goal of the season for Victoria. . . . D Brodie Clowes made his WHL debut with the Royals. Clowes was a fifth-round selection by the Chilliwack Bruins in the 2010 bantam draft. He plays with the AJHL's Olds Grizzlys. . . . The victory allowed Everett to close to within three points of the Western Conference's final playoff spot.
D Tyler Hansen, Kamloops.
OK. Who's your goaltender — Devan Dubnyk or Miikka Kiprusoff? Ritch Winter, the player agent, takes a look at the burgeoning field of goaltender analytics and what it could mean right here. This is great stuff and shows that, yes, hockey statistics have at least started to travel down the road to Sabermetrics.
Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle has a hilarious tale right here of something that happened one night when he and his wife attended a sporting banquet. It's a quick read and involves asparagus and a football coach.
Plenty has been written on the ongoing battle between the NCAA and the CHL. And, lord knows, plenty more will be written before things cool down. But if you click right here you will find a piece written by Chris Peters that does a terrific job of explaining the present-day situation. This is perhaps the most even-handed piece I have seen on this situation in the last while.
Peters is a freelancer who once worked in public relations with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program.
Roy MacGregor of The Globe and Mail has a piece in today's paper on Ken Hitchcock and how he has had to adapt with the times. Perhaps the most intriguing part of this piece is Hitchcock's description of how fast the game is today.
"We tried to still play possession hockey after the lockout, and now it's race-a-rrific hockey," Hitchcock says. "Bang it up the ice, chip it in, fore-check like hell, bang it down the ice."
That column is right here.
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For Keeps by Natasha Friend
For sixteen years, Josie Gardner and her mom, Kate, have been a team. It's been the Gardner Girls against the world, and that's how Josie likes it. Until one day, in the pet food aisle of Shop-Co, they run into the parents of Paul Tucci, Kate's high school boyfriend—the father Josie has never met. If Mr. and Mrs. Tucci are back in town, it's only a matter of time until Paul shows up.
Suddenly Josie's mature, capable mother regresses to the heartbroken teenager she was when Paul moved away. Meanwhile, Josie's on the verge of having her first real boyfriend, while her free-loving best friend, Liv, begins yet another no-strings-attached fling.
When Josie learns some surprising truths about Paul Tucci, she finds herself questioning what she's always believed about her parents—and about herself.
In FOR KEEPS, Natasha Friend tells a fresh, funny, smart story about what happens when a girl gets the guy she always wanted and the dad she never knew she needed.
In For Keeps Natasha Friends gives you a funny and heartwarming story that continues to be present in your mind long after you've finished it.
Josie Gardner is a strong, smart, and relatable main character that was hard not to like from the start. I was constantly rooting for her in the main parts of her life varying from her relationship to the swoon-worthy Matt to her relationship with the father she never knew. While Josie brought the serious tone of the story, her best friend Liv brought the hilarious aspects with her crazy antics leaving her to be one of my favorite parts of the story; since it was so hard not to chuckle in some of the scenes she was in.
One of my favorite parts of For Keeps was Josie and her mom's friendship. In YA parents are usually not usually part of the background, let alone one of the main characters' best friends and the person they can always rely on. So, to me, For Keeps was unique (in a good way!) with that. Also, I loved how their relationship reminded me of Rory and Lorelei on Gilmore Girls, one of my favorite shows.
While the plot was for the most part predictable, I still had no problem falling into it and not letting go of the book until the last page. Though, I did have one problem with it, which was the fact that I thought Matt and Josie's relationship was never really fully developed. It was like one second they barley talked and the next they were dating. But overall it wasn't that big of a deal.
In all, For Keeps is yet another fantastic book to add to your 2010 wishlist! I'm really looking forward to reading more by Ms. Friend.
Grade: A-
For Keeps will be out April 6,2010!
Source: Publisher/publicist. Thanks AJ!
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Ooh a not well developed relationship 0_0 !! I hate when those happen. But it sounds like a beautiful read, so I'll have to stay on the look out for this one!ReplyDelete
It's one of those stories that makes you want to feel warm and fuzzy.ReplyDelete
I have this one pre-ordered thanks to you :)ReplyDelete
This looks like a fantastic read! I'm really looking forward to reading it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 30, 2010 at 10:06 AM
I'm looking forward to this one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!ReplyDelete
This sounds great. Thanks for the fab review!ReplyDelete
Nice review! I'm pretty sure I've read another book by Natasha Friend... I think it was called Lush. I don't remember much about her writing so I'll have to pick this one up!ReplyDelete
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On the heels of their first album in five years, Justice is slowly getting back into touring mode. They did a few shows around the release of Woman in a few big cities across North America and Europe like Paris, London and New York. Now they will be returning to New York City the night before New Year's Eve for a special DJ set with friends on Pier 94.
This won't be a live set from Justice as they are still readying their new live setup next year. It will likely be premiered at Ultra Music Festival in March. Until then, expect DJ sets from Justice, which is nothing small since they have not toured much over the past few years.
Pre-sale tickets are available now starting at $50 plus fees.
This all part of RPM Presents' Big Week NYC, which will host dance events all over New York City leading up to New Year's Eve. On the big night they have Gareth Emery and friends at a Brooklyn Warehouse and then Nicole Moudaber, Danny Tenaglia and others will take over a different Brooklyn Warehouse.
DJ Snake, Tchami and the rest of the Pardon My French crew will take over Pier 94 on Dec. 28.
There is no word on who will be joining Justice for the show, but it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to think that some of the Ed Banger Records crew would come along for the show. Other DJs who have praised them over the past few weeks and toured with them in the past that have gigs in North America that week could also be possibilities.
UPDATE: Justice will be joined by Hot Chip (DJ Set) and Crystal Castles at Pier 94. Tickets are still on sale.


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Puerto Rico
West of the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and east of the Dominican Republic lies Puerto Rico, a mountainous archipelago encircled by white sand beaches and precious coral reefs.
The Nature Conservancy established an on-the-ground presence here in 2011 as part of a partnership with the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to protect and restore coral reefs, which are threatened by warming temperatures and rising sea levels.
Building on the successes achieved in neighboring Caribbean islands, we're collaborating with stakeholders at the federal, regional and local levels to conserve marine resources in Puerto Rico. In just a few years we've made great strides.
Common Ground at Cabo Rojo
One example is at Cabo Rojo, so named for the reddish color of the salt-flats and seaside cliffs. Located in western Puerto Rico, this coastal community is home to a rich diversity of coral reefs. The region also supports a local economy that depends on recreational use of the beach, coral reefs and offshore waters.
To safeguard both livelihoods and the vulnerable coastal and marine systems at Cabo Rojo, we are collaborating with local and federal government, fisheries and academics to improve management of marine resources and reduce conflict among stakeholders.
Caribbean Connections
Our work spans beyond Cabo Rojo. In 2012, after completing an assessment of natural protected areas on the island, we organized the first Puerto Rican Protected Areas Congress. This gathering of local and federal government agencies, academics and community groups fostered new relationships and facilitated the sharing of best practices and management activities.
On a larger scale, we're working to establish a regional ocean partnership with the U.S. Virgin Islands to facilitate marine management across borders. We're bringing together sometimes-unlikely allies - fishermen, academics, government workers and community members – to work toward sustainable management solutions in Caribbean waters.
Puerto Rico was the most recent government to join the Caribbean Challenge Initiative, the largest coordinated, multi-national conservation effort in the region. As part of the Conservancy-facilitated initiative, 9 countries and territories have committed to conserving at least 20 percent of their near shore marine environments by 2020. They've also committed to creating National Conservation Trust Funds. Puerto Rico has taken the challenge to heart and is moving forward alongside its colleagues in the Caribbean.
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Following a devastating 2017 hurricane season in the Caribbean, the Conservancy is promoting ecosystem-based climate resilience solutions with more passion and purpose than ever.
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Puerto Rico is one of 11 countries and territories that have committed to conserving 20% of their marine and coastal environments in this unique regional collaboration.
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New Model Of Atomic Forces May Help Explain Proton Structure
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new model of atomic forces that may solve a long-standing problem in particle physics.
The work may aid the understanding of the structure of protons and other particles that contain quarks because it begins to reconcile physicist Richard Feynmans 1970s model of the proton with modern views of the quark structure of sub-atomic particles.
Were hoping our work will make it easier for people who work with the quark model to calculate a lot of experimental information, said Kenneth Wilson, professor of physics at Ohio State and 1982 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Right now, the equations that describe proton structure are very complicated.
Wilson helps to lead the research group for this project, which includes Robert Perry, also professor of physics, and Stan Glazek, a frequent visitor to Ohio State and associate professor of physics from Warsaw University. The researchers discussed their model April 18 at the 1998 American Physical Society meeting in Columbus.
Physicists have a hard time mathematically describing the structure of the proton, because the particle is supposed to be surrounded by a cloud of virtual particles that blink in and out of existence all the time, severely complicating the equations.
In the early 1970s, Feynman, a former physicist at Caltech, devised a way for physicists to separate the protons constituents from these virtual particles -- mathematically, at least. He suggested that a proton moving at the speed of light could outrun the slower virtual particles so physicists could observe its constituents on their own. He envisaged the protons constituents as being just three fundamental particles called quarks. This greatly simplified the mathematics.
Physicists now hypothesize that protons are made up of quarks and other fundamental particles called gluons, and that the massless and neutrally charged gluons bind quarks together.
The current theory is much more complicated than Feynmans: The connection between quarks and gluons is supposed to be so strong that smashing a proton in a particle accelerator would release not just three quarks as Feynman predicted, but a shower of quarks, anti-quarks, and gluons.
Still, Feynmans ideas provided for simple equations that matched experimental results concerning the energy states of protons.
The question was, once we had this very complex quark theory, why did Feynmans simple model still work so well? No one has ever been able to figure out why. In fact, the problem became so difficult that people just gave up, said Wilson.
Wilson and his colleagues have formulated a new picture of quark-gluon interaction. They think that gluons may bind strongly to each other but not so strongly to quarks. That would prevent quarks from escaping easily during experiments, but also allow for Feynmans simpler mathematical model.
The coupling of gluons to each other is quite strong, and that coupling confines quarks inside the proton, explained Wilson.
With this theory, when the bonds between gluons are broken, the reaction emits mostly other gluons. Extra particles such as anti-quarks and virtual particles dont emerge because no strong bonds exist between quarks. Even gluons should be rarely emitted because, in the new theory, they are expected to have high masses, making them hard to produce.
This work, which was sponsored by a grant from the National Science Foundation, is in the preliminary stages, and the Ohio State researchers will continue to develop it mathematically. But even before then, they hope other physicists will explore the new theory as well.#
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In Trench 1, excavation inside the flanker continued to further reveal the inner circular wall. The wall appears to be continuous but is in disrepair to the south, adjacent to the entrance through the flanker wall. Interestingly, the inner "circle" of stones no longer seems to be perfectly circular and is distinctly straighter along its eastern section. Between the inner wall and the flanker wall an intriguing deposit has been uncovered which contains charred wood and nails, this has been photographed and planned and will be investigated tomorrow. Outside of the flanker, excavation continued to establish whether the flanker wall was built directly on top of the natural subsoil or built in a foundation cut made into the subsoil. No evidence of a cut was found and the wall appears to be built on a layer of probable natural subsoil.
|Sapphire and volunteers Li and Claire in trench 1. The straight edge on the inner masonry is very clear from this angle
In Trench 2, we extended by a metre to investigate the other side of the wall and to see what exactly the relationship between the wall and drain is. Upon removal of the sods and topsoil, we came down onto a rubble layer which was found in the rest of the trench, and this was planned. Tomorrow this layer will be excavated and we will hopefully find that our wall is continuing (fingers crossed!).
|Trench 2 and extension, showing the continuation of the rubble layer
As for Trench 3, the plot appears to be thickening! Yesterday, we were beginning to get the impression that the geophysical anomaly that this trench was opened to investigate was the rubble. This was ringing true in the early part of today, as some of our volunteers removed the rubble revealed natural subsoil directly underneath. However, this afternoon, upon further excavation, it appears that some of the rubble was sitting above what looks like an L-shaped cut feature. Cormac made the tentative suggestion that this could be a sort of gutter feature for draining the water away from around a building. Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day in this trench too.
|Trench 3. The possible cut is visible as the darker patch to the right and top of the photograph.
|A sherd of porcelain found in trench 1
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Peter Beinart of the Daily Beast often takes positions that are merely liberal, but his stance on the IRS scandal is laughable. Sticking to the government's debunked narrative that a lowly, understaffed Cincinnati office was to blame, Beinart argues that the lesson of the IRS scandal is that the agency needs more power, staffing and funding. The IRS scandal, he writes, was just a "mess"–one "born less of overregulation than underregulation."
Employing radical clichés like "robber barons" to describe the Koch brothers, Beinart offers what has become the standard Democratic line: that the IRS was pursuing the noble goal of regulating new organizations made possible by the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United. Like the elected stooges who have made that claim, Beinart cannot explain why conservative 501(c)4 groups were primary targets–and small groups in particular.
But Beinart goes further, complaining that the narrative the story reinforces–that of a domineering federal government–is false. Instead, he says, the federal government is too weak to enforce the law against the new private beneficiaries of a "second gilded age." The problem is that the IRS is "already too weak to make the rich pay their taxes or respect the rules of democratic fair play," he writes, worrying about its ability to implement Obamacare.
Yet if Beinart is correct that the IRS is too weak to administer the tax code, it is not because of a lack of money or funding. It is because the tax code is so large and unwieldy as to be unenforceable. Beinart laments that the IRS office in Cincinnati had few experts in tax law. But if they had all been tax law professors, it would not have helped–first because the problem was ethical, not legal; and second because no one fully grasps tax law.
At Harvard Law School, I happened to study with one of the nation's foremost tax lawyers–a fair-minded Democrat who also happened to have been Barack Obama's professor. Our text (above) was an abridged version of the federal tax code. It was the size of an old telephone book. Frequently, lectures would end with laughter as the professor highlighted contradictory, convoluted and ever-evolving regulations that even he could not quite explain.
If the IRS is unequal to the task of enforcing the laws and regulations, that is largely because there are too many of them. The same problem persists in other areas of government, too–such as immigration, where conflicting rules mean that current law is merely a "concept," in the words of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), not something that is actually enforced. The conservative case is not just that government is too big, but too complicated.
With the increasing size and complexity of government come new opportunities for special interests to write and exploit loopholes. The real "robber barrons" of this age are not the rare self-made entrepreneurs but the growing ranks of crony capitalists who employ mercenary lobbyists to win legislative concessions, large earmarks, and–most notoriously–waivers from the most obnoxious portions of laws that the rest of us must follow.
They are able to do so partly because of a left-leaning press corps that is eager to cloak the darker motives of big government in the finery of good intentions. Regardless of the fact that senior officials have already lied to Congress and the public, Beinart persists in claiming there is nothing to investigate but a bureaucratic "mess." Even if that were true, it is a mess that expanding the size, cost and power of the IRS can only make worse.


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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I tried the Ms. Marvel trades and adored them, but I don't want to buy the normal book. The covers are too offputting. Why does Marvel put Greg Horn on cover detail for all the female books? They could at least find an interesting cheesecake artist. Being extremely generous, his stuff looks like he stole an aspiring lingerie model's portfolio and is photoshopping different costumes on her pictures.
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I actually have some Greg Horn stuff I like: His ESPERS stuff with James Hudnall.ReplyDelete
But when he decided to follow Hughes & Bolland into professional cover artist land, he got to be more often boring &/or annoying. I just don't like how he draws certain characters I normally like, like She-Hulk.
If comic book companies want painted cheesecakey hotties on their covers, they should give a better deal & get painters like Julie Bell, Chris Achilleos, & Ray Lago. At least they have the sense to go beyond the generic, like giving an action heroine some muscles.
For some reason this reminds me of that "Heat of the Moment" video by Asia.ReplyDelete
The sad thing is, Horn's plastic and over-Photoshopped work ruined what could've been a neat cover concept. If it looked more like the spinning toy that inspired it and less like a bunch of illustrations trapped under inexplicable speed lines, it might've worked. Also, if it was a better artist who didn't use pin-ups as pose references.ReplyDelete
Of course, this is the artist who gave us the "grinning nightmare horse" on a She-Hulk cover, so I expect the worst.
Carol's a veteran of the Air Force and space rebels. She deserves better art.
I like the idea of the cover, but... arg, they don't even look like women. And what's up with the woman in the middle's hair? No more weaves for you!ReplyDelete
I thought that around half of Horn's She-Hulk covers were actually pretty good, especially that one with Shulkie holding a pair of scales.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately the preponderance of his covers look traced from porn a la Greg Land.
I can't stand these covers but my wife adores them.ReplyDelete
They do look like porn models with costumes painted on. God, get some better darn cover art!!ReplyDelete
Hey, the Greg Land shot is a little low. At least Horn, by and large, manages to keep the characters consistent between covers. And no porn face (so far).ReplyDelete
And completely off topic, the word verification I need to put in before it will let me post this is 'yakluv'. Make of that what you will.
I kinda miss that Binary Costume. Her other two just look like clones of Mar-Vel's outfits.ReplyDelete
Actually, IIRC Horn's cover model is his wife, which is why all his women look alike.ReplyDelete
Agree that his covers are teh suck, though.
The thing that weirds me out about Horn's covers is how smooth and shiny everything is. This is, to some degree, a problem with painting comic art under a deadline (Alex Ross' art has this problem sometimes, too), but it's especially characteristic of Horn's art.ReplyDelete
His compositions tend to be dull, too.
Plastic, dull, flat out boring!
This isn't worthy of being a calendar page, much less the cover to a Ms. Marvel comic.
But this isn't even the most grievous misstep where Horn is concerned.
I'd have trouble thinking of a comic storyline I'd rather hand to a teenage girl with no experience of the tights and spandex genre than Emma Frost: Higher Learning.
That is, I'd love to hand it to a teenage girl if it weren't wrapped in frankly sleazy Greg Horn covers, depicting an adult Emma in pose and costume that would make even HER roll her eyes.
Nobody ever expects a bittersweet, well-written, coming of age tale lurks behind spank material!
Oh, comic companies, How do you have feet left to shoot yourselves in?
My only problem with Greg Horn's covers is that most of them aren't very dynamic at all. He's done a few really excellent scenes, but for the most part his covers strike me as window mannequins.ReplyDelete
You know what's great on that?ReplyDelete
Is that I have no idea what effect he was going for, but ended up having the effect of proof that his women are all the same (really, it took me a while before realizing it was all mixed up).
Just... dead.
Well, in all fairness, they are all the same woman: they're all Carol Danvers.ReplyDelete
But ye cats, oh yes, please stop the madness.
>>>>>they are all the same womanReplyDelete
Oh well... good?
(I meant in the sense that it was supposed to appeared the body parts were switched -- so you'd catch a few of the lack of continuity in their arms etc -- but they're actually lazily made "one", he just made the squares and broke the continuity in some places, like arms, one of the waists and the uniforms... although, in classic Land-Horn mode, they doo look the same, in the other sense)
(and I'm still figuring out why one of them is blowing me -- or the camera man -- a kiss)
Oh, what? So now you have a problem with fighting crime in a costume that is almost design for crotch-based wardrobe malfunctions?ReplyDelete
Well, to hell with you, sister!!!
I don't know how they do it in the femmenazi camps, but I wouldn't want to fight crime any other way!
MMHMM, breezy!


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Coppelia is a name of one of the most likable sentimental yet comic French ballet by the audiences. The original choreography of the ballet was done by Arthur Saint-Leon and its music was composed by Leo Delibes.
The ballet owes its storyline to E. T. A. Hoffmann, which are two macabre stories titled The Sandman and The Doll. It is one of the old ballets as its premier was done on 25th May 1870, at the Theatre Imperial de l'Opera.
The ballet was received very well among the audiences but there was an interruption due to the Franco-Prussian War and the resultant siege of Paris. Later it had gained the lost glory and considered to be the most-performed ballet at the Opera Garnier.
It is interesting to tell you a little bit about the origination of the ballet, and the introduction of the key members with each other. Giuseppina Bozzachi had come to Paris for studies. It was the same time when Arthur Saint-Leon and the director of the Paris Opera, Emile Perrin were in an active search, and they had even gone to Italy for the the same reason, but could not find a suitable one.
It was the same time when they had discovered Bozzachi. She had created Swanhilda in the presence of Emperor Napoleon III, on 25th May 1870. She had done the same task in the later weeks too. At that time, a great dispute had started between France and Prussia on the issue of the succession of the Spanish throne.
There was war all around and Giuseppina Bozzachi danced Swanhilda for the 18th and final time on 31 August, the theatre was closed during the whole period of the war. Saint-Leon had died only two days after the closure of the theatre.
The theatre administration could not pay the salaries, and as a result Giuseppina became ill, due to malnutrition caught in smallpox and fever, and had died on the morning of her 17th birthday, in the same year of 1870.
The ballet was started after the end of war, and the later version was re-choreographed by New York City Ballet incharge George Balanchine, proving to be of so much success. The synopsis of Coppelia carries a strange and mysterious, but a fairytale like quality.
The main character of the story, Doctor Coppelius, creates a human like dancing doll. It is so real that Franz, who is a common villager swain, developes an infatuation for it, and he has no control over his heart.
It is the Swanilde, who in Act II highlights the false desire of his by dressing like a doll and pretending to come to life. There are so many festive wedding-day thing in the village square covering the Act III, but are not presented in the modern day versions.
The ballet has a definite influence of the traveling shows of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. There is a variation of the Coppelia story in the Jacques Offenbach's opera. The opera consists of a prologue, with the three fantastic tales in whom Hoffmann is a participant, and an epilogue.
In the first story, which is based on Der Sandmann, Hoffmann falls in love with a mechanical doll, Olympia, but in this case, the story takes on a tragic and melancholic touch with the break up of the doll.
Coppelia had a feature film presentation by the name of Ballerina, shown in two parts in the U.S. on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color in 1966 and later released theatrically in Europe.


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Just a quick highlight on some of my favorite 2011 Super Bowl Commercials. As I expressed before, I love using YUBBY http://www.yubby.com/ as a player to spotlight video playlists. I plan on doing more highlights on engagement videos each week as part of my VLOG. Let me know your thoughts..on the Super Bowl Commercials etc. Did these commericials conceptualize and visualize with you?
You will notice from the video playlist that I added two non Super Bowl related clips highlighting my favorite college basketball team Indiana University. It was been a very challenging three seasons for my Hoosier Squad but making ESPN SportsCenter top 10 plays of the day twice in one week was a bonus for this guy.


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Child and Family Care, a division of Stephanie F. Russo, MD in Erie, Pa., treats patients suffering from a variety of ailments and conditions. Two of the disorders most commonly seen in the clinic are ADHD and autism, and the clinic has seen too many cases where these conditions were not identified as early as they shcould have been. This is why Child and Family Care is emphasizing patient education while also offering comprehensive ADHD and autism screenings.
ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a condition that manifests itself in both children and adults. The most common symptoms of this condition are inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsiveness, or a combination of these. Because many of these symptoms can be mistaken for "kids just being kids," the condition is often overlooked, depriving patients of the care and treatment they need to live healthy lives. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, affecting about 3 - 5 percent of school aged children.
Similarly, autism can cause children to behave in unusual and often unpredictable ways. The symptoms vary from patient to patient depending on the severity of the condition, and it is possible for children suffering from autism to live healthy and productive lives if they receive the right care. This is why Child and Family Care offers both ADHD and autism screening programs for children throughout the community.
"Autism Screening is often done prior to a more specific in-depth assessment for autism," said Dr. Stephanie Russo, owner of Child and Family Care. "Screening may be used as a part of the assessment process as a method intended to lead to a yes/no decision that autism is either unlikely or is possible and requires further evaluation."
It is important to diagnose these conditions early so that parents and physicians can begin treatment as soon as possible. Parents interested in learning more about the screening methods or treatments made available at Child and Family Care are encouraged to visit the clinic's website.
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Weekend Roundup
Happy Friday everyone, I hope you've been enjoying a spectacular week! We'll be staying close to home this weekend as we attempt to start Operation Potty Training with Violet (wish us luck!) -- it'll be the perfect weekend to soak in (pun semi-intended) the beautiful weather and celebrate the fall equinox. If you're looking for something to do, here are 25 events, lovingly curated for your consideration:
1. Boston's hippest multicultural festival. (Allston)
2. It's Arlington Town Day. (Arlington)
3. Mister G's ABC Fiesta. (Arlington)
4. Showing their artitude. (Belmont)
5. All about sharks. (Boston)
6. Run wild, then celebrate Beau's 15th birthday. (Boston)
7. Night of Stars on the Common. (Boston)
8. Boston celebrates cycling. (Boston)
9. Explore the South End's open studios. (Boston)
10. An opportunity for veterans and their families. (Brockton)
11. Make the Charles River your backyard. (Cambridge)
12. Meet some of New England's finest young adult authors. (Cambridge)
13. Music, choreography, comedy, and bubbles! (Cambridge)
14. Revel in the beauty of Riversing. (Cambridge)
15. The ultimate Kindie (and Indie) music festival. (Canton)
16. Family concert with Tim Seston. (Concord)
17. A fall weekend of arts and crafts. (Deerfield)
18. Enjoy this downtown block party. (Gloucester)
19. Grotonfest. (Groton)
20. For those who love wine and jazz. (Newton)
21. Apple picking, hayrides, crafts, and cider donuts! (North Andover)
22. Trails & Sails guided walks and water sports. (Salem)
23. Antiques, vintage, and salvaged goods at The Vintage Bazaar. (Salisbury)
24. The Big E continues. (West Springfield)
25. Stock up at the Mother of Twins clothing and equipment sale. (Winchester)
Image credit: Life is Good Festival
Have an event you'd like to submit for editorial consideration? Please e-mail the event description + URL to Christine at editor{@}bostonmamas.com.