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This recipe jumped off the pages of a cookbook that my mom gave me. The cookbook basically takes some of the best recipes out there from lots of different chefs, and compiles them into one. So, when I saw this one, which gave me yet ANOTHER way to work bacon into my food, I had to try it.
This was very good. The bacon gave the squash just a little smokiness, and was a nice tasty thing to crumble over the top before eating. It had just a little bit of sweetness, and creamy richness. Make sure you give yourself enough time to thoroughly roast your squash...mine took about 50 minutes to get to a stage where I'd be able to easily scoop it out and actually want to eat it.
After that part, the soup comes together very quickly. It makes awesome leftovers and can be stored in the freezer for about a month.
Here's the recipe, from the Cookbook "The 150 Best American Recipes" - recipe from Tom Valenti's Soups, Stews, and One-Pot Meals
Ingredients (serves 8):
- 6 pounds butternut squash
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 8 slices smoked bacon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large Spanish onion, cut into small dice
- 3 thyme sprigs, plus extra for garnish
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp heavy cream (optional)
- Sugar, if needed
- Cinnamon, if needed
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the seeds, place the squash halves cut sides up on a rimmed baking sheet. Divide the butter among the hollowed-out seed cavities and generously season the squash with salt and pepper. Lay 1 or 2 slices of bacon lengthwise along the surface of each half. Roast, basting a few times by scoping the butter out of the cavity and spooning it over the bacon and squash until the squash is tender and easily pierced by a sharp knife, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Once cool, mince or crumble into small bits and set aside. Once the squash halves have cooled slightly, scoop out the flesh. Discard the skins.
- Heat olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add the onion, season with salt and pepper, and coo until softened but not browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the thyme sprigs, bay leaf, and then add the squash. Cook, stirring to integrate the flavors and keep the squash from scorching, for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the broth to the pot, stirring to incorporate. Bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Using tongs, fish out and discard the thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Transfer the soup to a food processor (you can also use a regular blender, working in batches.) Add the cream, if using, and process for several minutes until uniformly thick and creamy. Be careful not to overblend, which will turn the soup thin. If not serving immediately, let cool, cover and refrigerate for a few days or freeze for up to a month. Return the soup to the pot and gently reheat, taste and adjust the seasonings with salt, pepper sugar, and cinnamon, if necessary.
- To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and scatter some of the bacon bits over the surface. Sprinkle with thyme leaves and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Serve at once.


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Thursday, May 1, 2008
I have once again remembered the dream I had about 5 years ago
The dream I had for a store that I wanted to open about 5 years was rekindled today. Someone pointed out to me that I need to use dropshippers for my site. The light bulb went off! I had kept the name I had picked out so long ago because it would not leave me. It was a sign I believe. I also believe this to be a sign. Call me crazy if you will but it fits too nicely to be anything else. Anyhoo my site and blog will now be dedicated to helping women find themselves or find that one special thing to make them feel great! I hope you will come here often and enjoy what I believe will be an incredible journey!
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Getting my online store up and running is proving to be...
incredibly difficult. There have been so many things that have set the opening back that it is driving me crazy! I know that some day my dream will become a reality but it just seems to be going all wrong : ( I am really excited to share my love of jewelry with everyone that I can hardly wait. All the other pieces are together just the store being open is left. Someday soon I hope
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
First Time
This is my very first blog entry ever!!! I know Im a little slow getting on the blog bandwagon but better late than never I say lol. So hello world I am here lol
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Prestigious Nozik fellowship for Rens Limpens
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has awarded the prestigious Nozik postdoctoral fellowship grant to Rens Limpens, a former UvA-PhD student from the Optoelectronic Materials group of Tom Gregorkiewicz.
Nozik fellowship
The grant Limpens received is named after emeritus senior research fellow Dr Arthur J. Nozik. It is awarded to exceptionally qualified scientists who have completed their doctoral research in the field of renewable energy within the past two years, with a promising career of research and leadership ahead of them. The grant allows for a two-year postdoctoral position at the NREL institute in Golden, Colorado.
Limpens, a former PhD student at the Institute of Physics, received the grant for his proposal titled Doped silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaics. Limpens' project aims to develop efficient carrier extraction within ensembles of close-packed doped silicon nanocrystals in order to achieve viable silicon nanocrystal solar cells. Electrical conductivity problems have limited the photovoltaic potential of these structures for years, for reasons yet to be discovered. The incorporation of doping (both n- and p- type) enables to clarify the origin of this conductivity limitation and, above all, holds great promise for increasing the conductivity.


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Concannon Paso Robles 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, $10.79-$12.99, 88 points, poured ruby with flashes of maroon trending a candy-apple red toward the broad clear wine ring and glass wall of some tearing.
Aromas of cedar, unripe mulberry, hints of rose, brine, and sandalwood were good.
Medium-bodied with good acidity, slightly astringent tannin, and bright flavors reflective of the aromas which carried deep into the fair finish of red pepper, mint, hints of plum, and a balanced 13.5% alcohol.
Paired fine with our Texas burgers.
This is a high quality/price/ratio (QPR) red wine.
I bought this Cabernet at the Shaw's Super Market of Londonderry.
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So the stuff I mentioned about productivity the other week is really, really working for me... at work. At home, it's crap. I think it's been easier to impose structure at work than at home. No surprise there: everyone at work also trying to create an order to things, and home is for non-productive time as well as productive time so requires more effort to keep them separate.
Pardon me while I brainstorm. Feel free to skip to the bottom of the list if you want. Possible solutions:
- Home just requires more effort.
I'm willing to try this one; I certainly am willing to expand more effort than I have to date, and not doing so put me in a bit of a bind when the clutch went out on my car this past week.
- I need a place at home for non-work productive time separate from where I relax at home.
There is a desk in Chris' recording studio area that I'm sure no one would mind me using for a bit every evening. Either way more effort is required, but I'm liking this the more I think about it.
- I need to have a place outside of home for non-work productive time so the distraction of computer/TV/books isn't there.
I'm thinking local coffee shop or something. This is actually less feasible than it was before, though; now that I've moved I'm no longer in walking distance to a nice quiet place where I can sit down, and this Winter's made clear I need a place to go to even when I can't drive there.
- The system at work won't work at home
Cross this one out, too. I'm not maintaining two systems, and what's going good at work is going really, really good.
Part of the problem with all this is I feel comfortable in clutter. I'm ill-served by clutter. It's the last thing I need, and it's gotten to the point where I don't even notice modest-sized messes any more — not consciously, anyway. And since clutter feels like home to me, naturally I'm very cluttered at home. It's tough to give that up, but I have to.


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The Genealogy Of Jesus
Matthew 1:1-17
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah,
whose mother was Tamar.
Perez became the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab became the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Salmon the father of Boaz,
whose mother was Rahab.
Boaz became the father of Obed,
whose mother was Ruth.
Obed became the father of Jesse,
Jesse the father of David the king.
David became the father of Solomon,
whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.
Solomon became the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asaph.
Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,
Joram the father of Uzziah.
Uzziah became the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amos,
Amos the father of Josiah.
Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers
at the time of the Babylonian exile.
After the Babylonian exile,
Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Zerubbabel the father of Abiud.
Abiud became the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
Azor the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Achim,
Achim the father of Eliud,
Eliud the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar became the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.
Thus the total number of generations
from Abraham to David
is fourteen generations;
from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations;
from the Babylonian exile to the Christ,
fourteen generations.
Ang Talaan ng mga Ninuno ni Jesucristo
Mateo 1:1-17
1Ang aklat ng talaan ng angkan ni Jesucristo, na anak ni David, na anak ni Abraham.
2Naging anak ni Abraham si Isaac at naging anak ni Isaac si Jacob. Naging anak naman ni Jacob si Juda at ang kaniyang mga kapatid. 3Naging anak ni Juda kay Tamar sina Fares at Zara. Naging anak naman ni Fares si Esrom at naging anak ni Esrom si Aram. 4Naging anak ni Aram si Abinadab at naging anak ni Abinadab si Naason. Naging anak naman ni Naason si Salmon. 5Naging anak ni Salmon kay Rahab si Booz at naging anak ni Booz kay Ruth si Obed. Naging anak naman ni Obed si Jesse.
6Naging anak ni Jesse si haring David at naging anak ni haring David si Solomon sa naging asawa ni Urias. 7Naging anak ni Solomon si Rehoboam at naging anak ni Rehoboam si Abias. Naging anak naman ni Abias si Asa. 8Naging anak ni Asa si Jehosafat at naging anak naman ni Jehosafat si Joram. Naging anak naman ni Joram si Uzia. 9Naging anak ni Uzia si Jotam at naging anak ni Jotam si Acas. Naging anak naman ni Acas si Hezekia. 10Naging anak ni Hezekia si Manase at naging anak naman ni Manase si Amon. Naging anak naman ni Amon si Josia. 11Naging anak naman ni Josia si Jeconia at ang kaniyang mga kapatid. Ito ay noong ang mga taga-Israel ay dinalang bihag sa Babilonia.
12Nang sila ay dinala sa Babilonia, naging anak ni Jeconia si Shealtiel. Naging anak ni Shealtiel si Zerubabel. 13Naging anak ni Zerubabel si Abiud at naging anak ni Abiud si Eliaquim. Naging anak naman ni Eliaquim si Azor. 14Naging anak ni Azor si Sadoc at naging anak ni Sadoc si Aquim. Naging anak naman ni Aquim si Eliud. 15Naging anak ni Eliud si Eleazar at naging anak ni Eleazar si Matan. Naging anak naman ni Matan si Jacob. 16Naging anak naman ni Jacob si Jose na asawa ni Maria. Si Maria ang nanganak kay Jesus na tinatawag na Cristo.
17Samakatuwid, ang lahat ng sali't saling lahi mula kay Abraham hanggang kay David ay labing-apat na lahi. Mula naman kay David hanggang sa panahon ng pagkabihag sa Babilonia ay labing-apat na sali't saling lahi. Mula naman sa panahon ng pagkabihag sa Babilonia hanggang kay Cristo ay labing-apat na sali't saling lahi.


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Tobi's Touch Natural Skincare Review
This is a company that makes all natural Skincare Line, They custom made to fit everyone needs and wants, From acne and all the way to anti aging products!! The company owner will customize all of your skincare products for you, now how cool is that? to have a company that will do a personalised skin care line for you, I don't know about you but I haven't seen many companies do that and this company seems to know a lot about Skincare Plus more.
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I have a passion for natural skin care. I started my own natural skin care company, Tobi's Touch Skin Care in 2011 in response to my frustration at finding natural skin care products to relieve my chronically dry skin.My research led me to a myriad of natural ingredients from oils and butters from the rain forests of the world, to bio active botanical extracts that provided natural alternatives to alleviate dry skin. I started with products that addressed the symptoms of dry skin and eczema dermatitis in children and adults and I have since expanded to include bio active facial treatments for anti aging as well as wrinkle reduction, acne , sensitive skin as well as products for men. My best selling Lillian" Luxe Elixir with Hyaluronic acid contains the the most effective amount of this highly moisturizing ingredient, in addition to anti aging and skin rejuvenating bio actives to reduce fine lines and wrinkles for softer, smoother, younger looking skin. If you share my passion for natural skin care and are in the market for products that contain no artificial additives, fragrances and are100% pure and paraben free, take a look at some of the items I have to offer. Tobi's Touch skin care uses Eco sustainable and Eco certfied ingredients whenever possible and is a supporter of world fair trade initiatives . We are dedicated to preserving the environment, and do what we can to reduce our carbon footprint
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
When the Rains Come
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Wow - proper rain.ReplyDelete
Cats and dogs even.
Don't you just love that sound?ReplyDelete
Sydney, Australia
When the rain comes, I stay inside because I have some sense!ReplyDelete
I immediately thought of a TNG episode...Star Trek Next Generation with your title. xoxReplyDelete
We have the rains here today too, but I have a feeling you're a whole lot more desperate for it than we are! We're about flooded out and our drive is a mud pit! We could use some sunshine if you have any to spare? Smooches Spitty!ReplyDelete
Mom says we really need all this rain but I'd really like some sun puddles. It's sunny today but the trees keep the sun from coming in the house in the winter when we need it most!ReplyDelete
wow that is really coming down! Heard you were getting it big time! Be safe!! catchatwithcarenandcodyReplyDelete
dood.....iznt thiz de same street that had de CHEEZE INVASIONZReplyDelete
a few bak.......
heerz two an antenna icefish kinda week oh end ♥♥♥
I thought for sure you two were off with the fishies, especially when we saw all that water out there!ReplyDelete
I don't run and hide my head either. I sit in the middle of the lawn and get soaking wet. Then my mum makes me come in and towel dries me. I try to run back out, but she closes the cat flap so I am trapped indoors. Me and Eric always liked rain and water ever since we were babies.ReplyDelete
You need an umbrella, Spitty. Maybe one of those umbrella hats.ReplyDelete
Rain rain go away. Heh heh. I thought that video was gonna be the Beatles' "Rain."ReplyDelete
Glad you got some rain.ReplyDelete
Mom has been worried about you all. So you have been getting wonderful rain, not the gully washing kind? We love the sound of rain too, just not the big thunder.ReplyDelete
We know how much y'all need the rain, so if that doesn't last, let us know. We'll send you ours! XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista JoReplyDelete


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The doggone girl is mine
I have had bad Michael Jackson lyrics in my head all night. Normally, this is the point in the story where I tell you why I have had Michael Jackson lyrics in my head all night, but you are going to have to wait for a second because my brain is bouncing around faster than I can create proper sentence structures.
You know how when you want something, and you think about wanting it for so long, and then you finally get it you aren't sure how to feel. Well, let me rephrase that, when you are "me" and you want something, and when you are "me" you think about wanting it for so long, and then when you are "me" you finally get it you aren't sure how to feel, that is what is going on right now. I bought the D80 today, yes that D80. The same Nikon D80 that I have been drooling over for months, and have been researching the crap out of, and generally yearning for in a way that if the camera were a person my thoughts might not be legal in some states. That D80.
I have known for about a week now that I was "officially" going to buy it, but I actually rented it for the weekend to make sure that it was the right fit for me. This whole process started months ago by examining my options. Should I switch to Canon, are the Canon options better? After exhaustive research the answer is no, the D80 is a much better camera than the equivalent Canon options. Should I go for the higher end D200? This was the hardest decision, because the D200 is such a great camera. The problem is that digital cameras are not investments like film cameras once were. Technology is changing so fast, and advances made so soon, that all of these cameras will be outdated in five years. I should invest the price difference in some better lenses.
After the test run this past weekend, I was sold. The camera is awesome. Just absolutely awesome. It can do all the things my film camera can do and then some. For the past several months I have mainly been using a very inexpensive Nikon Coolpix. There have been days where I have been so frustrated with it's limitations that I want to bash it into the ground. However, by playing around with the settings, I have really been able to take some great photographs. In fact, some of my favorite photos have been taken with that camera. Great photos are not about the camera, they are about the photographer. I know that, so maybe it is why I am so anxious tonight. I see plenty of people on flickr with cheap cameras taking amazing pictures. I also see the same amount of people with fancy cameras posting countless bad photos of their cats. My point is, now that I have all the bells and whistles needed for more advanced techniques, I want to use them. I want to be good. No, I don't, I really want to be great. So as I sit here, and stare at this piece of equipment in front of me, and think of all of the adventures that we are going to have together, I want to believe that I can take my photography to the next level. I don't want this purchase to be a waste. I know that all of my research was the right thing to do, but it has only brought me to the point of being able to put up or shut up. That can only be answered in time, so I guess we will have to see what happens...


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Someone wise once told us to celebrate life's milestones. But what if those milestones never come? After all, as humans we look forward to them. Better yet, why are they so long? A mile? Some of us will never reach the most simplest of them, it's just too hard, impossible. So, as a special needs mother I'm changing the famous quote. It now will be celebrate life's inchstones. They may be little things to some, but very significant to others.
On that note, Piper reached an inchstone recently. She can now stand unsupported against the couch. This is awesome in two ways, one is that Piper does not like being let go of. She gets freaked out and has a panic attack. Two is that Piper has not had the strength to stay standing for more than a couple of minutes in the past. At almost 5 years old, this is the inchstone she has achieved. It's the simple act of standing while supporting yourself for more than a few minutes and she's achieved it! Go Piper!
I am looking forward to the next inchstone. I don't know what it will be as I don't have a manual on my daughter. I have no one to compare her to. I don't even know how this happened, or what went wrong to make her this way. I wish I did. I wish I had a book on Piper's inchstones. That would make me feel better wouldn't it? The book would tell me that by 6 years she would talk, she would say Mommy, tell me that she loves me. By 7 years she would walk, run by 9 and bound towards me...wrap her arms around me in an embrace. But I know this isn't true. There is no book on Piper. There is no book on life. I must pull up my sleeves and do the best that I can everyday. There is no reason this happened to my beautiful daughter, our family. It just is. This, this may be the most depressing thought of all. Because that means that there is just nothing. And that nothing is what gets me by. Think of nothing. Feel nothing. Remain. Static.
Moments like this inchstone bring me out of my nothing and make me happy. Make me realize that there is something. But I know it won't stay. Something will be gone soon and the nothing will fill me again. I hope the next inchstone comes soon...


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What a wonderful last 4 days.
My youngest sister flew in and we spent the days lazing on the lake, and making runs into town for her Sonic fixes.
We had so much fun laughing and playing together.
I have 3 wonderful sisters and cherish every time
I get to INVEST (not spend) time together.
|Lunch on Saturday and our matching shirts
Here, in some snapshots, is our time together.
|Wonderful to worship with family!
We ate lunch at a small airport in Greencastle
I know my week was blessed, I pray yours is too.
I am linking with
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Their badges are on my right and you can click on them.
Please go by and visit the other blogs who have linked up this week.


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Two notable things this week were that we actually got some guys from Atlanta together for lunch: Paul Wilson, Don Browning, Wally McClure, Matthew Nolton, James Shaw, and John Croft. I had my camera there, but forgot to break it out for the group photo. Maybe at next Monday's user group meeting we can break in my digital camera a little more.
I got home, and there was a great email waiting for me regarding a job opportunity. My wife has been online looking for houses and cost of living comparisons outside Dallas and Atlanta.


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|These are not your regular yellow dandelions, they're way bigger
Summertime in Holland is pretty much like the rest of the year. Sure, school is out and people go on holidays, but after the summer, you see everyone back again, just where they left off. There isn't much movement in the country.


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Hello, gorgeous! Didn't you hear? I've hopped on over to a new domain!
You can still read all about me and my adventures at my new and improved blog, it's all going on over at www.misswestendgirl.com - you're gonna love it.
Can't wait to see you there,
Miss West End Girl x
Sunday, 13 October 2013
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At last, more good news for those already here and those planning to visit Nanning, the capital of Guangxi.
Both Museums are now OPEN.
Firstly I must apologise as today on my first visit to the Guangxi Museum of Nationalities I forgot to take my camera, I will visit again though in the next couple of days and post some pictures here.
It's another fine architectural building and along with the modern looking glazed Guangxi Science and Technology Museum we now have a brace of very large pleasing on the eye and enjoyable venues to visit and enjoy whilst here in Nanning.
Both very well laid out, spacious and interesting from several points of view. Not to mention, air conditioned. - say no more...
The Guangxi Science and Technology Museum is located on Minzu Dadao as I have already explained in one of the earlier posts. Easy to get to, serviced by many buses and any taxi driver worth his salt will know of it's existence.
The elegantly designed Guangxi Museum of Nationalities is a little more tricky to get to at this moment in time. Situated on the new road and market area 青山下琅农贸市场旁边 (sorry at the moment I have no English name for the road and market area)
It is situated in what I would call the new Qingxiushan Yongjiang river area. Directly behind Qingxiushan scenic park and alongside the Yongjiang river.
Today I saw a number 33 bus and a number 57 bus outside the Museum.
The 33 used to terminate at Qingxiushan but it seems it now continues on the Museum.
Taxis were about and bikes and Vanettes were numerous. They were charging 3 RMB from Qingxiushan each way.
We are lucky as my wife has her shop at Qingxiushan so it's only a 5/10 minute electric bike ride away for us.
This is a newly developing area, very nice I might add, and I am sure in the next few years a further delightful place for strolling and playing.
And more importantly the new Nanning Bridge in the process of being built is in the same area and you actually pass by it from Qingxiushan, take it from me, you bridge anoraks, this is a bridge, a real bridge. I have watched it take shape this past 18 months and even today we stopped to look in awe at it under construction - Amazing, I'll say no more but if here in Nanning, you must see it.
If you want to see it in it's raw state, best be quick, it is due for completion soon.
For those that struggle to find the area, call in the shop, either myself or my wife will be happy to point you in the right direction.


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Posh Spice/Victoria Beckham
Moving on ...
"I don't like Burlap, it attracts dog hair - and I don't want to clean!!"
Yes, it's true for all of you who didn't know - loose woven fabrics, especially those with course texture like burlap, are familiar to dog hair and dust. Sheesh, even your everyday cotton variety will catch a hair or four. But, in the world of neon turquoise skies, no one cleans - and textured curtains don't collect dust or dog hair.
(Thanks Brit, great job!)
"But you said that I could have wallpaper!"
I suggested going to the paint store, since obviously the colors I chose weren't up to par with Sal's sense of what the room was supposed to be. We spent an hour picking the perfect shades of blue and green, when he says to me "I want this - but in a wallpaper! Where's the wallpaper?"
Cameron Diaz
"Are you saying I don't have taste!? I have taste! I'm from Miami!"
At that point, I graciously bowed out. In the past, I've worked with people who were completely faithful in my decisions, and in return, completely happy with the end product. They were honest and content, and then let go of the wheel. Not only do I not have the wheel on this project, I'm being dragged alone wondering why I don't just let go.
More to follow in the coming days, but for now - we'll place this on the back burner. No worries though, I've got lots in store for the blog! Til next time ...


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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Year of the Rabbit
Square Carousel Challenge 5: Spirit Animal
"The Rabbit is a spirit animal that is extremely open to one on one communication and when approached as an equal it will show great wisdom and guidance."
Dunno how, but this piece went 80′s real fast =:3
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Friday, September 9, 2011
I took a break from some of my projects, so naturally what do I do? whip up some trashy fanart XD
Haven't done some HP in a long long time so I decided to put together some ScorpiusXRose Also wanted to make it a winter-ish theme since it's starting to get chilly where I live.
Back to work!!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
They Draw and Travel- Atlanta
For the Square Carousel's fourth topic we had to create something for TDAT. I chose to draw a map of Atlanta since it's my new home. However, I haven't really been out and about quite yet so I went with some basic destinations ( there are a lot more but I didn't want to go insane). I did struggle with this piece but I do hope it's something everyone can enjoy.
Lame and uninspired first attempt.
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Months ago, I wrote a piece on the feasibility of the F-106 Delta Dart as an air superiority fighter. I ultimately came to the conclusion that the F-106 could, with slight modifications, serve as a decent multirole aircraft. But what if we made more than slight modifications?
Suppose that, at sometime around 1980 a country using the F-106 wanted to modify them such that they could be used in the air superiority role for at least another decade. How would they go about doing this?
Those of you who are more reasonable might ask why the country in question doesn't just buy a bunch of upgraded F-4s or MiG-23s (or even some F-15s or 16s) and use them instead. Well, they could, but that would be a quite boring end to this post.
I'm going to use the development of the Atlas Cheetah as a model for our F-106 improvement program. The Cheetah was developed by apartheid-era South Africa from their existing Mirage III airframes, and involved a quite extensive rework of the aircraft, including a complete rebuild of the airframe, fitting of an upgraded engine (in the Cheetah C model), as well as new electronics and weaponry. The Mirage III dates from approximately the same time period as the F-106, and is broadly comparable in performance, so such a project should be (theoretically) feasible.
Calling our new aircraft the F-106M, we can start by looking at what we don't need. The fairly extensive electronics fit allowing the F-106A to interface with the SemiAutomatic Ground Environment (SAGE) is redundant, so it can go. That should save us a couple hundred kilos, and free up some space. Equipment needed for the carriage of nuclear weapons (such as the AIR-2) can also get removed. In its place an autocannon such as the M61 can be permanently fitted.
Though the F-106 was originally designed as an interceptor, it actually has decent turning ability, at least at high speeds. However, at low speeds, the aircraft tends to lose energy. This tends to be an issue inherent with dynamically stable pure deltas, such as the F-106. One option to improve lift at low speeds and high angles of attack would be to fit canards, such as on the AJ37. This would require extensive modification to the forward fuselage and air intakes of the aircraft. Another option would be to fit leading edge extensions to the wings, as are found on the F-18. These leading edge extensions generate vortices, which increase lift at high angles of attack. Additionally, they would shift the center of lift forward, reducing the static margin of the aircraft and improving performance. (Here's a brief explanation of why instability is good in an aircraft.) Another benefit would be reduction of takeoff distance, i
The second major change is in the powerplant. The J75 is not a bad engine by any means, but by 1980 it's getting quite long in the tooth. If possible, we should re-engine the F-106M with a newer powerplant. One of the best candidates is the Pratt & Whitney F100. Though the F100 is about a meter longer than the J75, it is only 9 cm larger in diameter. Given that the structure of our improved F-106M will be undergoing a substantial refurbishment, increasing the diameter of the engine bay and lengthening the fuselage slightly should not be an insurmountable obstacle. In fact, the largest challenge would probably be redesigning the intakes to accommodate the F100. Obviously, some sort of variable geometry intake should be retained, to take advantage of the F-106's exceptional speed (variable geometry intakes are virtually essential for speeds about Mach 2).
In exchange for all this trouble, the F100 gives us significantly improved fuel consumption compared to the J75. Additionally, the F100 has a thrust to weight ratio about double that of the J75, so it ends up weighing about half as much. With the weight of the F-106M reduced by up to 1,000 kilograms compared to the base model, range will be improved, as will the maneuverability of the aircraft (thanks to reduced wing loading).
Most of the other changes are internal. An improved radar would be essential, as the F-106s aging 1950s era fire control systems were designed to target large, slow targets at extreme range in conjunction with ground control, rather than air superiority operations. One candidate would be the AN/APG-63, which was fitted to early model F-15s. Whether this or another radar is used, it is likely that a redesign of the nose section would be required (as was planned for the F-106C, which would have been fitted with the radar from the aborted XF-108 program). Avionics for ground attack would also be essential, in order to give the F-106M true multirole capability. These could be fitted in place of the deleted SAGE equipment found on the F-106A. Not only would this include fitting a modern bomb sight, but compatibility with guided munitions such as the GBU-12. In order to allow the F-106M to utilize laser guided munitions, it could be possible to give the aircraft a built-in laser designator. However, a more likely option would be the fitting of a targeting pod to one of the underwing hardpoints on appropriate missions.
Additionally, compatibility with modern weapons, such as all aspect variants of the AIM-9 and AIM-7. A helmet mounted sight (as developed by the South Africans in the 1970s), when coupled with an all-aspect IR missile would result in a massive increase in dog fighting capability. This would keep the F-106M viable in a close in fight, despite its inferiority in this arena against designs such as the MiG-29 or F-16.
Numerous other, smaller changes could be made, such as replacing the old ejection seats with an improved model, and fitting a new RWR. While completely rebuilding an F-106 into a 4th generation fighter was never likely to happen, it's interesting to look at whether such an undertaking might have been possible at all.


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Serves 6.
2/3 cup soy sauce
Grill the pork chops on an oiled rack set about 4 inches over glowing coals, basting them with the marinade during the last 5 minutes of the cooking time, for 8 minutes on each side, or until they are just cooked through.
For winter weather, you may also broil the
pork chops on the rack of a broiler pan under a preheated broiler.
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|From Aprilpride.com/blog/yards-of-tarts
My mother is from Newfoundland, but I also think the green tartan is lovely. It's one of my favourites.
I looked at the inspiration photo, and decided what it was that I liked about it. I loved the bias plaid, the fullness, and the wide waistband. The easiest solution was a half circle skirt with a 10cm waistband. The original seems to have side seams and a centre back seam, so I feel confident that I didn't rip anyone off, just took inspiration from it.
I bought Newfoundland tartan at Fabricland, and it was 140cm wide. I bought 3.5m, but really only needed 2.5 or 3 at the most. I have lots left over! Then I used a compass to make a perfect semi-circle for the waist using the formula for the circumference of a circle where C= my waist measurement. By folding the fabric over, I only needed the radius and to draw a quarter circle. I then measured my hip to just about the floor, 96cm, and used that measurement and a metre stick to mark a series of radials from the waist. It's not the most accurate method of getting a larger circle, but it was the easiest for me to do by myself after cutting out the waist. Pro Tip: Use the string and pin method to mark your length BEFORE cutting out the waist for the fastest and easiest way to draw a large circle.
Ahem. Learn from my mistakes!
In my experience, the easiest way to hem a circle skirt is with a hem facing. I had hoped to use only materials I had on hand, so when my hem was too long for one package of facing, I just pulled out another, even though the colour was wrong. I did happen to have a nice green zipper though, so at least I used that. All those notions were bought in thrift shops.
I finished the waistband with riveted snap closures. Next time I do this, I will just extend the zipper to the top of the waistband.
I started hemming by hand, but soon gave up and used the blind stitch function on my machine. That hem is 4 metres long! That would take me hours to do by hand.
We just brought in some lobster print poplin at Fabricland. I am tempted to make a lobster shirt to go with this Newfoundland skirt.
We just brought in some lobster print poplin at Fabricland. I am tempted to make a lobster shirt to go with this Newfoundland skirt.


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A memorandum of understanding obtained Wednesday by Gannett's Albany bureau shows how $1.6 billion in transportation funding would be divided across the state as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's NY Works program.
About $864 million would go to the downstate region and $751 million to the upstate regions north and west of the Hudson Valley.
A specific list of projects—funded by state and federal dollars—has yet to be released.
The memorandum between legislative leaders and Cuomo shows that the Hudson Valley, including Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Ulster and Dutchess counties, would get up to $158 million, Long Island would get up to $291 million, and New York City would get up to $415 million.
The memorandum hasn't been released publicly, and there appears to be some appendices to the memorandum that either aren't finished or are not yet public. And it offers both a maximum amount that would be provided to each region, plus a minimum of what each region would get.
Senate Republicans had insisted on greater parity of transportation money after, in 2009, the MTA was funded more heavily than the rest of the state.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Nassau County, said the infrastructure funds would be fairly distributed.
"We're re-establishing regional balance, and I think it's a positive plan for the whole state," he said.
The $1.6 billion is using money designated for projects in future years sooner, budget analysts and state officials said. The money is being allocated in the 2012-13 fiscal year, which starts April 1.


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My friend attacks my friend!
Oh Battle picturesque!
Then I turn Soldier too,
And he turns Satirist!
How martial is this place!
Had I a mighty gun
I think I'd shoot the human race
And then to glory run!
Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 118.
My friend attacks my friend!
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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Title: Spindle
Author: Shonna Slayton
Pages: 400
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Release Date: 4th October 2016
Blurb from Goodreads:
In a world where fairies lurk and curses linger, love can bleed like the prick of a finger.
Briar Rose knows her life will never be a fairy tale. She's raising her siblings on her own, her wages at the spinning mill have been cut, and the boy she thought she had a future with has eyes for someone else. Most days it feels like her best friend, Henry Prince, is the only one in her corner…though with his endless flirty jokes, how can she ever take him seriously?
When a mysterious peddler offers her a "magic" spindle that could make her more money, sneaking it into the mill seems worth the risk. But then one by one, her fellow spinner girls come down with the mysterious sleeping sickness—and Briar's not immune.
If Briar wants to save the girls—and herself—she'll have to start believing in fairy tales…and in the power of a prince's kiss.
My Review:
*I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Entangled Publishing, LLC and NetGalley*
Orphaned Briar Rose works in a spinning mill, working hard to keep her younger siblings from the same fate.
Briar only has until her seventeenth birthday to secure her future otherwise her siblings could be taken away, so when Briar's wages are reduced she will do anything to save her family, even accept a supposedly magical wooden spindle from a peddler that should increase her work output.
Then some of Briar's workmates start falling ill - is the spindle connected?
Will Briar become ill too?
Is the spindle really magical?
Spindle was an interesting take on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. I liked that it was set in the past and that suffrage was mentioned.
Briar was a good, relatable protagonist and I felt sorry for her - her parents were dead and she was having to work hard to look after her siblings.
Henry was a likeable character and I thought he was sweet around Briar.
The plot was mostly good but I lost interest a few times.
Overall this was a unique read but I lost interest at points.


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I managed to struggle through last week's 4 consecutive exams, although I don't know how - I'm pretty sure I got about 8 hours sleep throughout the whole week. I've already got one of my exam results and I can safely say I've passed one of my modules and got half of the credits I need for this year. Where the other credits are going to come from though, I have no idea. I'm not the best at getting exam results (my stomach's gone all fluttery just thinking about it) so I'm going to move swiftly off the topic until I've finished all of my exams and I've got all of the marks back. Until then, though, I'm going to have to fill the blog another way, which brings me to today's topic... teaching!
As I've mentioned in other posts, I've been teaching English whilst I've been in Spain. Loads of people I know teach in specific English schools or academies, but I don't, I give private classes instead. Why? Because I didn't think it through, when I came to Spain, I had no idea that I'd be able to teach, because obviously I have no particular qualifications except being English and doing an English degree - and doing the first year of an English degree isn't particularly good preparation for teaching English as a foreign language. Anyway, the story of how I fell into teaching: I was out one night, and a girl who was a language assistant in a school (hi, Lisa) was talking to me about teaching, because the English teacher at that school was looking for a native speaker to do some conversation classes with her daughter. The next day I was given her email address and it turned out she had some neighbours who were looking for an English teacher too, so she introduced me to them, and I began teaching their kids as well.
I only teach on Mondays, not for any particular reason, that's just the day that all the children I teach were free, and I give three classes and each is an hour long. I teach (or taught) children of different levels, a 12-year old girl who is a really fast learner, but had only just started learning the grammatical features of English; a brother (aged 12) and a sister (aged 10), the brother knew the basics of English and his sister didn't know anything, but their mum wanted me to teach them together (I've stopped teaching them now as it was getting to the end of the school year and they had other things to do); and a 13-year old boy who speaks English really well because he'd been on summer camps and to academies when he was younger.
|The 10-year old girl made me this because it was our last class.
Because of their different levels/abilities I had to teach different things and in different ways. For example, with the 12-year old girl, I'd focus specifically on grammar, then ask questions using that grammar as conversation practice. With the brother and sister however, I taught basic nouns and verbs, and then asked the brother to put it into the past tense or future, so he'd be tested too. The 13-year old boy was a different kettle of fish too and with him the classes are more conversation/vocabulary based as he generally understands most grammatical functions in English.
Doing conversation classes is hard. Harder than teaching in an academy (in my opinion). You have to plan your lessons in advance, and you have to be the judge of what would be an appropriate topic for certain ages and certain abilites, as opposed to being given a curriculum or a text book and being told to teach from that. I equally have to print out and find my own resources, and make sure they're all correct and things. It's hard, man.
Anyway, to sum up this incohesive mess, I like teaching although I didn't choose to do it originally, but it's hard and stressful and I'm not entirely sure whether I'm doing it right. Ah well.
That's it. I'm going to go and convince myself to revise... at some point in the future.


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2687) A Turkish 'I Apologize' Campaign To Armenians
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Two hundred Turkish intellectuals last month launched an Internet signature campaign for an apology to Armenians for the 1915 massacres. "My conscience does not accept the insensitivity showed to and the denial of the Great Catastrophe that the Armenians were subjected to in 1915," the brief statement reads. "I reject this injustice and for my share, I empathize with the feelings and pain of my Armenian brothers and sisters. I apologize to them." . . Within a month, more than 26,000 people signed on, a significant number in a country where the fate of the Armenians at the end of the Ottoman Empire has been largely unmentionable for decades. To those long frustrated by Turkey's intractability on the issue, this campaign may appear an inadequate gesture. But it has immense value, educating many Turks about the violence done to Armenians for the first time and enabling those who are ready to come to terms with it.
The official Turkish position on 1915 has shifted over time. It was a fight between local Turkish and Armenian bands. Or it was a forced resettlement -- a march on which hundreds of thousands of Armenians were sent to Syria, but most never arrived. Historians and politicians also have argued that it was actually Armenians who massacred Turks and that talk of an Armenian genocide was an international conspiracy. In contemporary Turkey, novelists, journalists, historians or other intellectuals who call the events a genocide or even mass murder can face trial under the infamous Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, which outlaws insulting Turkey, its government or its people.
Organizers of the "I apologize" campaign notably shied away from the word genocide, opting instead for "the Great Catastrophe," a phrase initially used by Armenians. Still, Turkish nationalists were quick to condemn the project and launch multiple, counter we-want-an-apology campaigns.
Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, quickly dismissed the apology movement. "These Turkish intellectuals must have committed the genocide," he said mockingly, "since they are the ones who are apologizing." Opposition parties in the parliament, other than the Kurdish-inclined Democratic Turkey Party, have all condemned the campaign as well. The Nationalist Action Party, for example, issued a statement that said, in part, "There is no single page in the honorable history of the Turkish nation for which we should be embarrassed, and no crime for which we should apologize. No one has the right to smear our ancestors by deviating from history, declaring them guilty, and ask them to apologize."
Granted, 26,000 signatories to the campaign means Turks interested in apologizing remain few and far between in a nation of 70 million. Still, this is a very significant development in Turkey. In the last 10 years, several Turkish scholars began studying the Armenian massacres outside the official Turkish framework, and some of them, such as Taner Akcam, have openly acknowledged those events were a genocide. Turkish and Armenian scholars organized joint workshops to discuss what happened to Armenians at the end of the Ottoman Empire. When Hrant Dink, a prominent journalist of Armenian background, was assassinated by a nationalist thug in Istanbul two years ago, 200,000 Turks marched in the streets carrying banners that said, "We are all Armenian."
Critics will certainly reply that these modest activities do not compensate for the original crime nor the suffering caused by its denial for almost a century. They will complain that the current signature campaign does not use the word genocide. Yet the significance of this campaign cannot be understated.
I grew up in Turkey in a politically engaged, educated and reasonably liberal family in the 1970s and the 1980s, and I had only a vague idea about the animosity between Turks and Armenians. It wasn't until I enrolled in graduate school at the University of Michigan, one of the most important centers of Ottoman and Armenian studies in the United States, that I learned about the unacceptably sad end of the Armenian subjects of the Ottoman Empire.
Turks growing up today surely are better informed about the history of the land they inhabit. Even those who accept the nationalist line have to be aware of the sudden end of the centuries-long Armenian presence in Anatolia. Regardless of the terms they employ or the specific amount of responsibility they willingly shoulder, this next generation of Turks is already in a much better position to face the darkest aspect of their national history and develop a more responsible relationship to it.
It may appear a small gesture now, but the initiators of the "I apologize" campaign have introduced a ray of hope for reconciliation between Armenians and Turks before the 100th anniversary of the catastrophe comes around.
Esra Özyürek is an associate professor of anthropology at UC San Diego and the author of "Nostalgia for the Modern: State Secularism and Everyday Politics in Turkey" and "Politics of Public Memory in Turkey."
1. Why is LAT giving voice only to one side of the story? Why are our op-eds ignored? You would not think of covering other controversial issues like abortion, gun control, immigration, war in Iraq, taxes, and million others from only one side, would you? Why lower your journalistic standards of objectivity, truth, and honesty when it comes to the 100 year olf Turkish-Armenian conflict?
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
9:45 AM PST, January 6, 2009
2. I don't know which side of the story is true. I really wonder why Armenian president opposed Turkey's proposal that is forming a team of historians from both sides and researching the Ottoman archives and the archives of both nations to find out the truth. Is it because Armenians are scared of finding the truth or is it the fear of archives being corrupted? I think both nations have skeletons in their closets and don't want to reveal too much of their secrets...
Submitted by: Erim Erdi
9:10 AM PST, January 6, 2009
3. An "I'm not sorry" campaign is meaningless and has no value. It's just a list of 2 million ignorant Turks.
Submitted by: Arthur
8:27 AM PST, January 6, 2009
4. I work for the Turkish government.
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
8:21 AM PST, January 6, 2009
5. Ergun Kirlikovali is only posting things that "support" his beliefs. The only thing that he's proving is that he's extremely unintelligent and useless.
Submitted by: John Mellow
8:19 AM PST, January 6, 2009
6. The Turkish archives covering the period of the Armenian Genocide are not opened to the public. They are only open to Turkish scholars and persons friendly to Turkey. The Turkish archives have been closed so long that scholars have no idea of what is being, or has been, purged. Furthermore, the work of the Genocide was done under the aegis of the Committee of Union and Progress, a shadow government similar to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and in particular by its Special Organization (Teshkilat-i Mahsusa) Will their records be opened? There is no talk of that.
Submitted by: Mark B
7:28 AM PST, January 6, 2009
7. The Turks had to deport the Armenians from the eastern war front where they were helping the Russians who promised them a homeland. Armenians all over Anatolia, not just on the eastern war front, were wiped out. The cities of Yozgad, Sivas, Caeserea, Hadjin, Marash, Adana, and Ankara -- just to name a few -- are hardly in the east. One needs but to look at a map of Turkey to see this. Turkish apologists depend on American ignorance of geography to make such foolish claims
Submitted by: Mark B
7:24 AM PST, January 6, 2009
8. Please think twice about the definition of genocide before writing. How can you speak of genocide when Armenians are the largest minority living in Turkey. And how many Turks live in Armenia??? 0! Turkey has invited Armenia to open up archives and judge together whether there has been a genocide or not. Armenia does not accept this and Turkey is supposed to accept genocide without any judgement. How fair is that. If any apologies, it should be mutual as there was a war fought. For more information read Prof. Stanford Shaw and find out why he had to leave the United States and coem to Turkey.
Submitted by: joker
7:19 AM PST, January 6, 2009
9. Get a good calculator Bizantian... "Compare that with less than 300,000 Armenian casualties which number is gradually magnified to 1.5 million over the years through Armenian propaganda" Now your number reached to 2 million...Get an elemantary math and history classes ??? lol
Submitted by: Erin
6:07 AM PST, January 6, 2009
10. I hope one day Armenians will have courage apologize to Azeri Turks for the Khojaly massacre that was carried out by Armenian armed forces in a peaceful town of Khojaly located in Karabakh province of Azerbaijan.
Submitted by: Osman Gunduz
5:59 AM PST, January 6, 2009
11. Bizantian...Obviously facts which prove you wrong are bothering you temendously. And you are asking stopping Ergun's comments here... Ooppps, it's you, not Turks, whose goal is to silence others, smart ones
Submitted by: Erin
5:35 AM PST, January 6, 2009
12. Now the US must come clean about its treatment of Native Americans, and its interventions in countries all over the world.
Submitted by: KeLeMi
3:55 AM PST, January 6, 2009
13. The denial of Armenian Genocide has grown into an international mini-industry. An excellent professional report on the subject is here: http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=935 It seems these are Turks who should "get over" the subject first of all - instead of passing the guilt to newer and newer generations. A crime like this cannot be forgotten under any pretext.
Submitted by: Robert
11:19 PM PST, January 5, 2009
14. So much for the Turkish government's suggestion that a joint commission of historians be impaneled to discuss the Armenian question. A slew of non-payroll type, Turkish intellectuals, no less, have answered the question. It happened.
Submitted by: freakshow
10:32 PM PST, January 5, 2009
15. What shocks me is the depth of the racism, the shamelessness of it, and the prominent place Kirlikovali enjoys in Turkish American politics. He has written at the Pasadena Star website that Armenians are all "hateful" and he has compared theirvdeaths to the deaths of flies, post 173 PS. Nor is his racism Limited to Armenians. In November, on the OC weekly blog he insulted Mexican American writer Gustavo Arellano repeatedly, calling him "speedy Gonzalez" (a racist caricature) and advising this American journalist not to do things as they are done in Tijuana. he writes for Turkish Forum and turkla.co
Submitted by: jda3
10:21 PM PST, January 5, 2009
16. but here is the point: while filling the web with irrelevant quotes about A supposed civil war(in which unarmed civilians under guard are portrayed as combatants) Kirlikovali portrays all Armenians of 1915 and today as liars and traitors or worse. Any scholar he disagrees with is a stooge or was bribed. Were these the frantic ravings of a lone racist, no problem.
Submitted by: jda2
10:02 PM PST, January 5, 2009
17. Mr. Kirkikoval's posts here and throughout the web are good examples of why some Turks sought to show compassion through the apology. Although the Armenian victims of 1915-1923 were murdered by their deportation guards and special action units formed and unleashed by the state in 1914, his posts pretend that unarmed civilians were combatants.
Submitted by: jda
9:53 PM PST, January 5, 2009
18. Breath of fresh air! A Turkish cab driver I had 2 yrs ago shared some horrible stories that his own father had shared with him re: his own involvement in the annilihation of Armenians in 1914 & the guilt & nightmares his Dad has suffered from ever since. The Turks can continue to deny all they want but those who lived thru it all, all the photographic evidence of it all will NEVER be drowned, EVER! Such Turks are obviously cut of same cloth as the bloodthirsty, hatred-filled militant Muslims whom continue to create the issues in the ME - killing their own people as well as non-Muslims.
Submitted by: Cathy Marderosian
9:20 PM PST, January 5, 2009
19. As an armenian man, i think our community should get over this issue, there was a war there (as my grandparents told me before they past away) and neighbor kill neighbor... Whatever happened, it happened during Ottomans, 100 years ago.. So enough with those kinda debates..GET OVER!
Submitted by: Dave Zikoyan
8:48 PM PST, January 5, 2009
20. Thank you. Once again, The Academy membership - whether in Turkey or the USA - risks their academic jobs by acknowledging our history. Wanda Tene Ramser UCLA M.A./UCLA M.L.I.S.
Submitted by: Wanda Tene Ramser
8:21 PM PST, January 5, 2009
21. Thank you. Once again, brave and courageous persons in The Academy - whether in Turkey or the USA - are risking their professional jobs to acknowledge our history. UCLA M.A. Latin American Studies/UCLA M.L.I.S. Library & Information Services
Submitted by: Wanda Tene Ramser
8:19 PM PST, January 5, 2009
22. Armenians ARE in constant denial of the atrocities they did at the end of the first world war. And they repeat it, because they deny it. When did they repeat it? Just 16 years ago in Azerbaijan, Khocali. How many of you know how Armenian irregulars and army slaugtered Azeris 16 years ago in Khocali? This is bound to repeat as long as Armenians are tolerated for what they have done, and are still doing today. Go to Turkey today, go to Azerbaijan, Georgia. Those states are all ethnic mixes. Armenia? %99 ethnically Armenian. What does that tell you?
Submitted by: AnotherOpinion
8:16 PM PST, January 5, 2009
23. I do not understand how it is that Ergun Kirlikovali is silencing many opinions by quoting the very stories that reveal the atrocities committed by Armenians.
Submitted by: AnotherOpinion
8:15 PM PST, January 5, 2009
24. Please DO publish the commentators who does not shy away giving historical accounts of what really happened. Good work Ergun. I hope those who were filled by hatred with false information at Armenian churches in US would learn from your references. I also hope the author is getting a good education by reading these comments. We all lost in that time interval. Now it is time to move on.
Submitted by: Kallespapaz
7:39 PM PST, January 5, 2009
25. Hey all of you who say the Armenian Genocide is a fact. Show me one proof, one shred of evidence besides the made up stories and photoshopped pictures. Those of you who do not know the difference between allegations and facts. Start studying because you sound plane ignorant. Do you understand Orhan Gonul?
Submitted by: Mel Bakuy
7:11 PM PST, January 5, 2009
26. I do not apologize for something I did not do. They should apologize first for starting it and killing my ancestors without any mercy.
Submitted by: vduygun
6:32 PM PST, January 5, 2009
27. Please do not publish Ergun Kirlikovali's comments anymore as he is obviously trying to silence everyone else's opinions by posting a massive amount of text. Very typical of the Turks whose only goal is to silence any one who speaks anything against them, truth or not...
Submitted by: Bizantian
5:44 PM PST, January 5, 2009
28. Here is a very simple question to anyone who is in denial of the Armenian Genocide. Where are nearly 2 million Armenians who lived in Asia Minor before 1915? Did they vanish? For the ones seeking the truth, here it is in a nut shell: http://www.armenian-genocide.org/genocidefaq.html I am a Greek from Turkey. Most of my family (and myself too) left Turkey because they faced ethnic prosecution of different kinds. I highly recommend Kemal Yalcin's books (i.e. Sari Gelin) who is interested to hear actual stories of genocide survivors.
Submitted by: Bizantian
5:36 PM PST, January 5, 2009
29. as a turkish person i think we havent been taught this subject very openly. i had realised that we knew very little of armenian killings. killing took place that time but i still cant look at as a genocide...
Submitted by: berroll
4:29 PM PST, January 5, 2009
30. "Since all the able Moslem men were in the army, it was easy for the Armenians to begin a horrible slaughter of the defenseless Moslem inhabitants in the area. They ... simply cleaned out the Moslem inhabitants in those areas. They performed gruesome deeds, of which I, as an eye witness honestly say that they were much worse than what Turks have been accused of as an Armenian atrocity." General Bronsart von Schellendorf , "A Witness for Talat Pasha," Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, July 24, 1921 Why is everyone so silent about Muslim suffering and Armenian hate crimes?
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:43 PM PST, January 5, 2009
31. "The Armenians did exterminate the entire Muslim population of Russian Armenia as Muslims were considered inferior to the Armenians by the prominent leaders of the Dashnaks." Mikael Kaprilian, Armenian revolutionary leader, in Yerevan, 1919. Let historians show you the Armenian war crimes that biased scholars or media will not.
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:43 PM PST, January 5, 2009
32. "There is little news from the interior save that the Russians have entered Van. The contingent is mostly composed of Armenian volunteers who fight with desperate courage, but whose excesses have shocked even the Russian commanders." Lewis Einstein, "Inside Constantinople – A [Diplomat's] Diary During the Dardanelles Expedition, April-September, 1915,". 1917, p. 68; John Murray, London. Armenian war crimes belie Armenian genocide claims.
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:41 PM PST, January 5, 2009
33. "Many massacres were committed by the Armenians until our army arrived in Erzurum... (after General Odesilitze left) 2,127 Muslim bodies were buried in Erzurum's center. These are entirely men. There are ax, bayonet and bullet wounds on the dead bodies. Lungs of the bodies were removed and sharp stakes were struck in the eyes. There are other bodies around the city." Official telegram of the Third Royal Army Command, addressed to the Supreme Command, March 19, 1918; ATASE Archive of General Staff, Archive No: 4-36-71. D. 231. G.2. K. 2820. Dos.A-69, Fih.3. Why is no one talking about Armenian war crimes?
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:40 PM PST, January 5, 2009
34. "...We closed the roads and mountain passes that might serve as ways of escape for the Tartars (Turks), and then proceeded in the work of extermination. Our troops surrounded village after village. Little resistance was offered. Our artillery knocked the huts into heaps of stones and dust, and when the villages became untenable and the inhabitants fled from them into the fields, bullets and bayonets completed the work." Ohanus Appressian, describing incidents in 1919; Memoirs of an Armenian officer, Men are Like That, 1926. Still doubt Armenian war crimes?
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:38 PM PST, January 5, 2009
35. "The Moslems who did not succeed in escaping [the city] were put to death..." Grace H. Knapp, The Tragedy of Bitlis, Fleming H. Revell Co., New York (1919) , page 146. Here is the civil war that no one talks about.
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:37 PM PST, January 5, 2009
36. "I have it from absolute first-hand information that the Armenians in the Caucasus attacked Tartar (Muslim) villages that are utterly defenseless and bombarded these villages with artillery and they murder the inhabitants, pillage the village and often burn the village." Admiral Mark Bristol, Bristol Papers, General Correspondence: Container #32: Bristol to Bradley Letter of September 14, 1920. Facts belie Armenian claims.
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:37 PM PST, January 5, 2009
37. "Thousands of Armenians from all over the world, flocked to the standards of such famous fighters as Antranik, Kery, Dro, etc. The Armenian volunteer regiments rendered valuable service to the Russian Army in the years of 1914-15-16." Source: Kapriel Serope Papazian, Patriotism Perverted, Boston Baker Press, 1934, pg. 38 (Defending one's home is no genocide.)
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:35 PM PST, January 5, 2009
38. The only people due an apology are the victims. The only people who need to apologize are the perpetrators. If one perpetrator is alive to apologize to a victim who is still alive then the whole controversy makes sense; otherwise what's the point?
Submitted by: Gilbert Avila
3:34 PM PST, January 5, 2009
39. "Only 1,500 Turks remain in Van" Source: The Gochnag, an Armenian newspaper published in the United States, May 24,1915 ... in a proud report documenting the slaughter of the Turkish citizenry of Van. What genocide are you talking about?
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:34 PM PST, January 5, 2009
40. " All Turkish children also should be killed as they form a danger to the Armenian nation" Source: Hamparsum Boyaciyan, nicknamed "Murad," a former Ottoman parliamentarian who led Armenian guerilla forces, ravaging Turkish villages behind the lines, 1914. Cited from Mikael Varandean, "History of the Dashnaktsutiun. What genocide are you talking about?
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:33 PM PST, January 5, 2009
41. "Few Americans who mourn, and justly, the miseries of the Armenians, are aware that till the rise of nationalistic ambitions, beginning with the 'eighteenseventies, the Armenians were the favored portion of the population of Turkey, or that in the Great War, they traitorously turned Turkish cities over to the Russian invader; that they boasted of having raised an army of one hundred and fifty thousand men to fight a civil war, and that they burned at least a hundred Turkish villages and exterminated their population." Prof. John Dewey, The Turkish Tragedy, The New Republic, Nov. 12, 1928
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:27 PM PST, January 5, 2009
42. Ozyurek mentions Taner Akcam but fails to alert the readers to the facts that he was paid, until recently anyway, by the Armenian lobby. His paycjeck came from the Cafesjian Foundation and the notoriously anti-Turkish Zorian Institute. That makes him a paid Armenian agent. Please see my expose on Taner Akcam at www.turkla.com
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:26 PM PST, January 5, 2009
43. Allegations of Armenian genocide are racist and dishonest history. They are racist because they imply only Armenian (or Christian) dead count, the Turkish (or Muslim) dead do not. And the allegations of Armenian genocide are dishonest because they dismiss "The Six T's Of The Turkish-Armenian Conflict": TUMULT (Armenian rebellions), TERRORISM (by Armenians,)TREASON (Armenians joining the invaders,) TERRITORIAL DEMANDS (by Armenian,) TURKISH SUFFERING (caused by Armenians,) and TERESET (temporary resettlement) triggered by the first five T's above.
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:15 PM PST, January 5, 2009
44. Those familiar with the Mosin-Gaflan mentality and "Greater Armenia" dreams will note this apology campaign as another link in the chain of deception and defamation of Turkey by the supporters of the official Armenian history. Asking someone "Do you accept or deny Armenian Genocide" shows anti-Turkish bias. The question should be rephrased: "What is your stand on the Turkish-Armenian conflict?" Turks believe it was a civil war within a world war provoked and waged by the Armenians with support from Russia, England, and France, the U.S. diplomats, missionaries, media, and others;most Armenians claim it was genocide.
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:13 PM PST, January 5, 2009
45. Ozyurek did a great disservice to unsuspecting readers by not telling them, even in passing, the fact that a dozen or more counter campaigns have spontaneously sprouted all over the world (one right here in Southern California, www.ozurdilemiyorum.net) that collected nearly a million votes for "No apology" versus 26,000 for apology. How fair or honest is leaving half the story out? This is also significant because this is the first time close to a million Turks of all stripes (Turkish, American, European, Asian, African, Australian) have come together so powerfully and swiftly to scream "Enough is enough!"
Submitted by: Ergun Kirlikovali
3:10 PM PST, January 5, 2009
46. Ergun's useless 6-T test can be applied to any situation. You just have to change your perception, and ignore facts that don't support your conclusion. Let's apply it to PROVE that the Palestinians are commiting genocide against Israel: TUMULT (Palestinian rebellions); TERRORISM (by Palestinians); TREASON (Palestinians joining the invaders - Hamas); TERRITORIAL DEMANDS (by Palestinians); ISRAELI SUFFERING (sorry, no T here) (caused by the Palestinians); and TERESET (temporary resettlement of the areas under Hamas rocket fire). There. See how easy that was? I'm a genius like Ergun.
Submitted by: Aptal Ergun
2:29 PM PST, January 5, 2009
47. Turkey will NEVER accept a finding of GENOCIDE because it will NEVER come to that conclusion in its endless investigation. This has already been investigated for over 90 years. Turkey just doesn't like the results of the investigation. Turkey's not seeking the truth. They're looking for reasons to deny it. Do you honestly think that Turkey could EVER accept that a genocide occured? So what's the point of them suggesting more investigation?
Submitted by: John Whitman
2:18 PM PST, January 5, 2009
48. What happened and who is at fault will forever be debated. It remains nonetheless, that the Ottoman Empire no longer exists, and any Armenian who doesn't like it where he is now has an Armenia in which to reside, so the point is moot. In short: Get over it!
Submitted by: Tim Bowman
1:11 PM PST, January 5, 2009
49. It is for the pseudo-scholarship that seeks to denigrate the sufferings of these groups as nothing more than deaths in a civil war. It is for Turkish government's and pro-government websites that spew hatred of Armenians of 1915 and of today every day labelling them as "enemies".
Submitted by: jda3
12:26 PM PST, January 5, 2009
50. It is for the discrimination and hatred Greeks, Armenians and Assyrians endure every day in Turkey today, not that large numbers survive from the millions who lived there in 1915. It is for the pseudo-scholarship that seeks to denigrate the sufferings of these groups as nothing more than deaths in a civil war. It is for Turkish government's and pro-government websites that spew hatred of Armenians of 1915 and of today every day labelling them as "enemies".
Submitted by: jda-2
12:25 PM PST, January 5, 2009
51. It is important first to read the apology for what it says and does not say: it is a compassionate gesture and acknowledgement of the suffering of despised Christian minorities by intellectuals and ordinary Turks who often express revulsion at the aggressive and factually unfounded denial campaign their government has been pursuing in this country and theirs since 1915. It is for the discrimination and hatred Greeks, Armenians and Assyrians endure every day in Turkey today, not that large numbers survive from the millions who lived there in 1915.
Submitted by: jda
12:22 PM PST, January 5, 2009
52. The only reason why the Turkish side is proposing the so-called "Historical Commision" is because it wants to drag on the issue as much as possible. So that when the issue of genocide recognition is brought against Turkey, they can freely say "We are taking care of it in the historical commission. Ninty years of denial is enough, the recognition needs to happen NOW.
Submitted by: VGA
11:24 AM PST, January 5, 2009
53. And the allegations of Armenian genocide are dishonest because they simply ignore "The Six T's Of The Turkish-Armenian Conflict" TUMULT (Armenian rebellions); TERRORISM (by Armenians); TREASON (Armenians joining the invaders); TERRITORIAL DEMANDS (by Armenians); TURKISH SUFFERING (caused by the Armenians); and TERESET (temporary resettlement) triggered by the first five T's above; not to be equated to the Armenian misrepresentations as genocide.) What the world needs now is truth and honesty, not more Armenian propaganda s featuring selective morality. By Ergun Kirlikovali www.turkla.com 3 OF 3
Submitted by: Ergun KIRLIKOVALI
11:19 AM PST, January 5, 2009
54. Allegations of Armenian genocide are racist and dishonest history. They are racist because they imply only Armenian (or Christian) dead count, the Turkish (or Muslim) dead do not. More than half a million Muslims, mostly Turks, have met their tragic end at the hands of well-armed, well-motivated, and ruthless Armenian revolutionaries and para-military thugs. Compare that with less than 300,000 Armenian casualties which number is gradually magnified to 1.5 million over the years through Armenian propaganda. By Ergun Kirlikovali www.turkla.com 2 OF 3
Submitted by: Ergun KIRLIKOVALI
11:17 AM PST, January 5, 2009
55. Ozyurek did a terrible disservice to unsuspecting readers by not mentioning, even in passing, that the counter campaigns rejecting such an ill-informed apology popped up simultaneously and managed to collect 20 fold more signatures in the same period ( see www.ozurdilemiyorum.net) This is significant, because this is the first time close to a million Turks around the world are raising their voice so quickly and powerfully against a campaign of defamation and deception. By Ergun Kirlikovali www.turkla.com 1 OF 3
Submitted by: Ergun KIRLIKOVALI
11:17 AM PST, January 5, 2009
56. (continued)... But the Armenian Propagandists insist that there was a Government plan to exterminate the Armenians because of their race/ethnicity, that the provocation was negligible, that there was no state of Emergency similar to the Hiroshima case and that the Moslem Turks simply wanted to exterminate the Christian Armenians. The historical facts show this to be completely untrue so we should not be surprised that the the number of Turks objecting -in writing- to the apology is currently 25 times as many as those who have signed on to the apology to date.
Submitted by: AmericanGuy
10:56 AM PST, January 5, 2009
57. Esra as a Turk feels uncomfortable about the fate suffered by so many innocent Armenians in 1915; I as an American feel uncomfortable about the fate of so many innocent Japanese non-combatant residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As recently as 1995 President Clinton was asked if the U.S. should apologize to Japan for dropping Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and he answered "No" saying that Truman had "made the right decision based on the facts he had before him". This is typical of the response that most Americans would give. Many would point to the provocation of Perl Harbor, State of emergency, etc.
Submitted by: AmericanGuy
9:30 AM PST, January 5, 2009
58. Ms. Ozyurek, obviously you have been heavily brainwashed by the Armenians. I have been here 40 years and I have seen this happen many times. It is a shame. What is wrong with the Turkish proposal of forming and International committee made up of Historians and experts to study this matter. Turkish prime minister said on national Television here that if they decide there was a genocide we will accept it. Why don't you study the Greek genocide on Turks in western Anatolia during the independence war where my grandfather was killed and my mother was almost killed. But we said it was war and did not hold any ill feelings for the Greeks.
Submitted by: Mel Bakuy
9:18 AM PST, January 5, 2009
59. (continued-4) I feel sorry for you and the rest of the 70 million turks that think the same way as you do.
Submitted by: Orhan Gonul
8:56 AM PST, January 5, 2009
60. (continued-3) Let's try an experiment. I will apply your logic (about the Armenian Genocide) to the current Israeli/Palestinian situation. Here we go... Hamas is threatening Israel, so Israel has the right to kill all of the Palestinians. In case you can't follow me, this is like Turkey killing all of the Armenians because it felt the Armenians were a threat to Turkey. According to you, this logic makes sense. Or, do you only take the flawless Turkish/Muslim side?
Submitted by: Orhan Gonul
8:55 AM PST, January 5, 2009
61. (continued-2) Hamas should appologize to the Palestinian mothers. Hamas caused the current situation by continually launching rockets at Israel during the cease-fire. Hamas isn't interested in peace - they just want to destroy Israel. But I'm sure you will blame Israel for all of your problems, the Arab countries' problems, and the world's problems, too.
Submitted by: Orhan Gonul
8:55 AM PST, January 5, 2009
62. To Commenter #1: It's common in Turkish culture to blame a victim for his/her fate -- implying that he/she deserved what happened. So, after all of the research proving the fact of the Armenian Genocide, I'm not surprised that you can still find a reason/excuse to blame the Armenians for what happened to them. Unfortunately, your opinion will never change because you've taken sides instead of trying to learn the truth.
Submitted by: Orhan Gonul
8:54 AM PST, January 5, 2009
63. While it is true that next generations would be equipped with more knowledge due to the accessibility of information - thanks to internet, we have to keep in mind that people have to filter, read everything with a keen, skeptic eye since the amount of legitimacy, reliability of written material is not something you should take it for granted. I personally believe that it is the diaspora that sleeps and lives by this. Armenian church aims to keep it up for its own survival. They keep spreading the hatred into the generations born outside of the region with no idea of the struggles of today's poor Armenia.
Submitted by: Kallespapaz
8:01 AM PST, January 5, 2009
64. KEMAL ARIKAN 28th January 1982 Ring a bell Ms./Mrs. Ozyurek? International conflicts and historical cases have always more than one side. Your version of history is pretty single sided and as radical as the official version of history in Turkey regarding the "so-called genocide" Research is the key. Keep up the good work. One last thing what's going on now in Gaza? Define it for me please. I would like to hear your approach on that issue also. Who is gonna apologize from the mothers of hundreds and thousands of Palestanians, Iraqis and more? Are you gonna apologize from Indians? Aztecs? and Africans? Who will tell the truth?
Submitted by: Karan LIKAYDIN
4:51 AM PST, January 5, 2009
65. Read Rabbi Lerner's Op-Ed in today's London Times. Two inspired writings in one day from across the world. Perhaps there is hope for humanity in 2009. Well done Professor Ozyurek!
Submitted by: Patrick, Esq.
12:23 AM PST, January 5, 2009
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