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Google chrome OS – free and open source July 9, 2009Posted by Jake in Uncategorized.
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YES!! you didn't read it wrong it realy is Google making a new OS. When Google Chrome was released people speculatd that google was going towards the OS market. I to did in december on my 'year of tech' post. Somone got it right as google anounced today in its google blog.
But what is it going to be like? Well google has said that it will be "fast and lightweight" and able to "start up and get you on to the web in a few seconds". The get you on the web bit hints that it is going to be focused on cloud computing and the internet. They say that the user interface will be minimal to focus purely on the web. The big G has been cutting a new path for itself in recent mounths. With Google Chrome, Google Android and now Google Chrome OS it is clearly going for a new path of fame. Moving to compete with Microsoft.
They are aiming it at the stage above Android, the netbook market where people just want to be able to surf the net. They however strangely didn't name it after its little brother but insted its couson, Chrome. Chrome is a free web broweser as is the new OS compleately FREE but it just seems closer to android. They however do make it clear that android seprate saying "Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android" showing that they want it to be separated. They already have big partners for this including Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba.
This could be the future of netbooks and with microsoft chargeing anything over £30 per netbook for xp and over £60 for the new windows 7, free is likely to make drematice decreses.
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The Future of tech July 3, 2009Posted by Jake in Uncategorized.
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Computers are growing at a huge rate. 60 Years ago there was almost no computers and yet now we depend on it to allow us to continue with our lives. But what is the future of Tech? What will life be like in 60 years? or even just in 1 year.
SSD (Solid state disks)
You may have been using this new Hard Drive replacement for quite a few years. Another name for it is flash memory which is what is used in USB memory sticks. Hard Drives has survived for over 20 years which is amazing in the world of tech. But they are slow compared to SSD as for it to work the reading heads has to move. Plus they are more likely to break as the fragile. But It is now coming to the end of its life. With SSD becoming ever more cheap and with growing sizes it is inevitable to overtake the HDD.
If you turn on a computer the likely hood that there is Windows on it is likely. Windows has been around for years and in its early days and with a bit of help from IBM it became the norm. Back then windows DOS was better than its competitors. Things change however and it is genraly accsepted that it is slow compaired to Linux. Linux is a free open scorse OS. It has done the opisit from Microsofts baby. It started being unpowerful but has grown to the ultimate OS it is today. What is keeping it back is its past with meany people beleving it to be untrustworthy and buggy which has made it hard for it to spread across windows's Market share. However with time I hope that it will become the OS of choise for millions of people.
Free Stuff
Ok this title is quite genral but with google making billions of pound ( £ ) without charging for all but a few services it shows that free can make a business sucsessful. There is likely to be a big move to free internet stuff over the next few years. Good for us but google is one of the few companys that is providing a service for free but still making money. Most companys such as Facebook and You Tube get millions of visitors a day and just cant make this into money. It may happen but if it will be good for the businesses or the economy, is unkown.
So with SSD, Linux and the mighty free coming to you over then next few years the tech indistry looks set to be bussy. But what will be coming next?
Why I don't like Apple June 20, 2009Posted by Jake in Uncategorized.
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There are a few things that I want from any product. They are:
1. The product needs to work
2. It needs to be cost effective
3. The company who makes it should have no say in how I use the product
Apple does indeed compleate the first point mostly with its IPod's and iMac's (Altough I disagree that ITunes works). But the other two Apple completely fails.
When the cheapest Laptop that a company sells is £750 then the company has failed point 2. Its not like the laptop is perticualy better than others you can buy for 1/2 price or better. All Apple can say is 'Its a mac' pretending that that means anything to my wallet.
The third point realy enoys me. I have a IPod touch and yes it works well and yet it looks good but then I hit a HUGE problem. My computer is Linux. Apple has decided that if I dont chose the rubish of Vista or the £800 laptop then I will have to do without adding songs, pictures or even chargeing it.
I do have a Vista Laptop but even then I ovoid plugging in my IPod. That is because when I do my Laptop grinds to a halt as it attempts to load up ITunes, completely witout my permition. It then starts putting over stuff that I dont want on my IPod and 15 Min later I may have got back to doing what I was doing. This problem is so bad that I have brought a IPod Mains charger just to ovoid plugging it in, which is just stupid.
So Apple decides what computers I should plug my IPod into. When and what things on my PC should be transfered and even what Podcasts I have on it. For some unkown reason if i want MintCast on my IPod I cant have it in the Podcast section because I didn't download it with ITunes.
Apple trys to have as much control over me as it can and i can garentee you my next MP3 player will not have a fruit picture on the back.
Windows 7? – its not that good… June 19, 2009Posted by Jake in Uncategorized.
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There has been a lot of hype about windows 7. People have been saying that is is the best OS coming out of Microsofts doors for years. Indeed to beat Vista all they would do would be to make it work and at around half the speed of Linux and there there.
They have done a good job with the latter. From what I can tell with RC1 it does seem to be at least faster on my single core 512 MB RAMed Test Desktop than my Vista laptop which is fairly new and a duel core with 2Gb of RAM.
The first point however from my experience is that it doesn't work. My Vista Laptop can at least connect to my network with very little problems. And indeed with my test Desktop when it had XP on it it found the Internet fine, and more lately the test computer with Linux on instantly connected without even needing to give Google a search.
And yet I'm sat in front of the new windows Desktop with the lovely new 'big buttons' so i can 'easily touch them' not that I have a touch screen (Why do they bog everyone down with the child like user interface for the few people who want to touch there computers?). So I cant do anything useful like go on Facebook or type to you via my blog so i have resorted to my laptop for something to do.
Looks like Windows 7 will be out the windows soon so I can reinstall Linux Mint and get back to that on-line game I was doing. Nearly Microsoft, but still the free open-source Linux beats you.
its better with Linux June 11, 2009Posted by Jake in Uncategorized.
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Apparently according to Microsoft and acer life is better with Linux. They claim that it is trusted, familiar and compatible. Now the second one is true but trusted is debateable as most knolageable people realises that you should never trust Windows and its viruses.
Compatibility is also debateable as if you go to the site (http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/) you may get a simple – and slightly boring – site with a video showing people using there windows laptops conecting camaras and surfing the internet. I say may because I can't get on to it, if you have read a few of my posts you may be saying 'but thats linux for you' but I am acctualy using my PC.
Another thing is that if the MINTCAST is correct (http://mintcast.org/) everything that the people in the videos do can be done just as easly in LInux. I may just have to watch it later when I Launch my Linux Mint Computer.
Thanks MINTCAST for telling me what the video acctualy includes an anyone please feel free to have a listen as it it talks about all Linux's and not just mint ( http://mintcast.org/ )
New Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) – Is now out May 28, 2009Posted by Jake in Uncategorized.
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Yes its finally here weeks of waiting has now finished and my new Mint 7 is here. If you don't know I love Linux Mint and has been using mint 6 (Felicia) for a while, but now I have a nice upgrade.
It looks different from the old Mint's in that it is much more elegent looking with a black and white colou5r scheme (altough you can change this if you want. It also has a nice green wallpaper which looks amazing.
Not all the updates however have been with how it looks, the menu bar has been redone to be more efficent with you favorite apps being right their on the menu. The search bar in the menu has also had some extras, now if you don't have any apps from the search results it offers you to search the portal or instal the package making it easyer to do what you want.
This is a great time or any windows user to give Linux a go.
More info on Linux Mint 7 at: http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=847
(you will need to be able to burn disk images to CD's and be able to instal OSes to try out Linux Mint, If you don't know what I am on about then it may be best to not try Linux(or get somone else to install it for you) )

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I lifted these chic and sweet winter pieces off yesterday's Etsy Newsletter. It's the Winter Wonderland here that intrigues and inspires me most to want to get married allover again--this time with a snowy backdrop and me under a pile of fur--faux of course . . . .
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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- Ms. Dainty Doll said...
So beautiful...love all of their head pieces..stunning. Happy New Year doll xx
- January 2, 2013 at 3:55 AM
- Lilli said...
how beautiful and princess-like!:) Happy New Year dear! xo
- January 2, 2013 at 6:27 AM
- Sharon @ Red Poppy | Pink Peony said...
There's something so magical and whimsical about a winter wedding. Beautiful!
- January 2, 2013 at 9:41 AM
- Kristy said...
Winter weddings are so beautiful. Love all the sparkle! Happy New Year!
- January 2, 2013 at 11:13 AM


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February 2, 2016
The state-funded Equipment Distribution Program has a new home at the Vermont Center for Independent Living. VCIL, a statewide disability rights organization, started hosting the program in January. Previously the program was housed at the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, which had to close its doors due to bankruptcy.
Sarah Launderville, executive director of VCIL, said, "After the closing of the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, we were eager to offer our support in hosting the Vermont Equipment Distribution Program. Access to the phone is critical for people who are Deaf and have speech disabilities."
She added, "EDP fits perfectly with our mission of working to promote the dignity, independence and civil rights of Vermonters with disabilities."
The program helps income-eligible Vermonters who have trouble using a telephone and need adaptive equipment. This includes people who have physical disabilities and/or speech disabilities. To qualify, applicants must provide proof that they have a disability requiring adaptive telephone equipment to use the phone service, and income that is below the federal poverty guidelines for their household size. The VTEDP will purchase up to $750 of equipment for qualified individuals. The equipment is not owned by the individual who receives it through the program but is a long-term loan.
Some examples of the equipment that VTEDP pays for include, but are not limited to:
• CapTel phones, which display the text of the other person on the line for people who have trouble hearing but who can speak for themselves.
• TTYs (text telephones).
• Amplified phones.
• Voice-activated equipment.
For more information or to get an application or a copy of the eligibility income guidelines, please call 1-800-639-1522 or visit


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Sunday, 9 October 2011
Get thee hence
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- TomTom said...
CDU Party Conference in November proposes new EU Treaty with cctral EU Government; Majority Voting in Council of Ministers; EU President elected through EU-wide Electoral College; ALL EU States to be subject to EU Budgetary Control; and a Group of the EU Parliament to provide a Supervisory Democratic Overview Committee
This policy will be agreed by Merkel's party on 24 October
- 9 October 2011 at 11:49
- TomTom said...
- 9 October 2011 at 11:49
- James Higham said...
I think I've moved now so far beyond UK party politics - it seriously is of no consequence what any of them say any more. Just get rid of the lot of them.
- 9 October 2011 at 11:55
- WitteringsfromWitney said...
TT: Presumbaly that is what your following link reported? Afraid other than "was is los" (spelling?) that is the extent of my german.......
JH: Agree and concur with your view!
- 9 October 2011 at 12:15
- Anonymous said...
Huhne - A modern day Don Quixote
Don Quixote, a hopeless romantic, lost his sense of reality and imagined that a monstrous beast, a shapeshifting CO2, was out to destroy the planet. So he set about building wind turbines to battle the monster.
Isn't it strange that many wind turbine manufacturers are Spanish?
- 9 October 2011 at 14:16
- Goodnight Vienna said...
Tilting at windmills - how wonderfully appropriate from DPT111. The EU makes Don Quixotes of us all.
- 9 October 2011 at 15:29
- WitteringsfromWitney said...
DP111: One day we can but hope that Huhne will pay a 'pryce' for his idiotic behaviour.
GV: Tilting at windmills - damn! How did I miss that..........?
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Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Tyndale House Publishers, 1995
Genre: Fiction
Left Behind is about God's Rapture and how Rayford Steele is trying to find a way into Heaven, so he can be with his wife and kids. The setting of the story is the United States and the United Nations. Also there is a journalist, Buck Williams, get tricked into making Carpathia, leader of all of the countries.
"Even those who are not connoisseurs of fiction will be gripped by this novel," wrote Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, Chicago
Rayford Steel takes his wife's suggestion and goes to church to find out more information about the Rapture. He wants to know why God did this and what will happen to those 'left behind.' To be 'left behind' means that god didn't take you to heaven with him because you're faith in him wasn't pure. I have started to read the second book of the series, Tribulation Force. The second book is about the gathering of people who want to get into Heaven, so they have to figure out a way to survive the next seven years of the Rapture. The people just want to be with their friends and families. The story is written through the eyes of the characters, Rayford, Buck, Carpathia, Hattie, and Chloe.
"' And you think that this was God's doing?" said Chloe not disrespectfully"'
I absolutely loved this book. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. I have all of the books. Once I finish reading the series, I am going to find other books written by Tim LaHaye. The way the plot is written just pulls you into the story. The details are amazing, so amazing that I could actually see myself in the story.


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City holds Historic Franklin Photo Contest
In honor of May being preservation month, the city of Franklin is partnering with photographer David Braud and Starbucks for the "My Historic Franklin" photo contest.
Amateur and professional photographers are invited to post their photos on the city's Facebook page from April 15 to 30. The top-20 photos will be displayed at Starbucks in Historic Downtown Franklin on their magnetic photo wall in May. The top-four winners will win a Historic Franklin prize package, with the first place photo being framed and hung permanently at Franklin City Hall. Prizes include Franklin history books and goodies from the Lotz House and Starbucks. The photos should include Franklin landscapes or buildings worthy of preservation.
To enter, go to the city's Facebook page and post your photo. The photo with the most "likes" will get the People's Choice award. For more information, visit the city's website.
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One unified field,
where nothing is lacking
and nothing is in excess,
all perfect as it is.
No inside,
no outside,
no person,
no world,
just perceiving going on
of that which appears.
No past,
no future,
no time,
only Now,
presently appearing,
and again Now,
only Now...
And no meaning other than what is.
All these words make it sound
mysterious and unfathomable,
but only for the mind.
It is the most
ordinary thing that exist.
It is what you are,
stripped of all labels,
beliefs and concepts,
stripped of the belief in a person.
There you are....


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THE CITY is gearing up for a return of initial public offering (IPO) activity as a torrent of companies prepare to take the plunge into shareholder ownership, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Underscoring the dramatic recovery being staged on equity markets, five IPOs – where firms listed on stock markets – are now on the books for the third quarter of this year alone.

Gambling website Betfair has a listing on the main London Stock Exchange (LSE) planned for this quarter, expected to raise a giant £1.5bn. Pets At Home, the shopping website, is expected to raise around £700m with an LSE listing this quarter.

Property funds London Residential and Braemar UK Agricultural Land are to launch on the smaller AIM market and estate agent group Winkworth is to list shares this quarter.

And high street giant fashion retailer New Look, which is 60 per cent owned by private equity firms Permira and Apax, is gearing up a roughly £1.7bn market debut.

IPO activity dried up almost entirely in the credit crunch, as a lack of liquidity on markets and low company valuations deterred would-be market entrants. But private equity firms in particular are now carrying out IPOs of firms they own, hoping the increasingly liquid markets will provide a profitable investment exit.


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(Lizzi/Daughter) I love summer, mostly because of the bright, light, and fun fashions and styles! One of my favorite summer accessories are… sandals! I love everything from casual flip flops to bold gladiators. Start your summer right with three pairs of must-have sandals.
1. Versatile and Casual
Black Havianas Flip-Flops from piperlime.gap.com for $18.00
Even the most fashionable people you can think of probably have at least one pair of casual flip-flops. I love Havianas mostly because of their comfort and their many different color choices. What is good about having these flip-flops is they're easy to take on and off when going to the beach, the pool, shopping, walking around town, and every other fun summer activity you can think of! These flip-flops can be paired with pretty much any casual outfit for the summer, and because of their versatile color, almost any colors can be paired with them.
2. Fun and Stylish
Jersey Wrap Sandal from freepeople.com for $90.00
What I like most about these sandals is their ankle wraps. I also like their two different looks. As showed in the first image, it's a bit taller and would look good with short dresses, skirts, shorts, etc. But, you can shorten them and make the sandals something you would wear with a maxi-dress. It's good to own a pair of sandals like these so you have something different in your wardrobe and they are a better piece to wear to a party or pretty much anywhere!
3. Fancy-shmancy
Steve Madden "Florah" Sandal from shop.nordstrom.com for $89.95
Not only were wedges popular last year… and the year before that, now you have an even BIGGER choice because of how many women love them (and don't forget girls)! These wedges are simple but oh so chic. Wear them to a fancy dinner, a fancy party, or anywhere fancy. Actually, they don't even have to be fancy which is nice. Pair them with a simple black romper and you are ready to go for the day!
(Erika/Mom) I must start with a secret confession–I don't like flip-flops. Never have. The rubbery "thongs" we wore in the 70s gave way to cool Japanese-looking ones that went "slap-slap" no matter how carefully you walked and hurt the inside of your big toe. I use 'em to run outside when I've forgotten to put the garbage out, or poolside if I'm too lazy to hunt for sandals. But I'm a sandals girl, through and through.
If you're ever at the Macys in Quaker Bridge and notice a mother and daughter walking sideways through the shoe section, that's us. No matter what the errand, we always pause at the shoe racks like drunken butterflies. My newest sandal selection is a happy daisy motif that Lizzi helped me select:
I love straps that are soft and come across more like ribbon or a soft leather belt, like the one on these sandals from Macys:
For my glamour sandal, if money and travel to London was no object, may I present this gorgeous Kurt Geiger design? Replete with gems and a black tie to be worn high or low, this sandal is something I'll dream about tonight:
Here is some advice from someone who doesn't always heed her own advice: No matter what, make sure you keep up on pedicures. Polished, filed little toenails and smooth skin make even the shabbiest of flip-flops look good.


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Rand Bishop began his show-biz career as a recording artist for a series of major labels. More than 40 years hence, as a Grammy-nominated, BMI Award-winning, Million-play songwriter, Bishop now counts close to 250 diverse credits: from the Beach Boys to Toby Keith, Heart to Indigo Girls. Along the way, he rocked stages across North America, sang on countless sessions as a studio vocalist, produced dozens of records and film soundtracks, and spent years as a talent development executive and music publisher. If those accomplishments weren't more than enough, Bishop is an author, award-winning screenwriter, produced playwright, esteemed songwriting coach, and an in-demand speaker. At the end of the day, Bishop refers to himself simply as "a writer."
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So, I know that you are not a typical patient, Miss M. But, I'm thinking we could make a research study out of your healthcare bills. You just turned 14 months old, and your total medical expenses paid out to date is around $300k. The majority of that cost (I'd estimate 95%, without actually looking at the itemized lists) is composed of hospital bills. The doctors receive very little. We are sometimes astonished by how little they receive, and how many of their bills are denied by insurance. I really don't know how they manage to make a living at it (I guess that explains the long hours…). Your dad calculated that the hospital charged $5 per mL for your saline IV transfusions during your most recent stays. If you need a non-metric reference – a mL is less than a 1/4 teaspoon. For saline.
I know there is a lot of discussion about health care costs in our country these days. I don't know enough about the economics and realities to understand our own hospital bills, let alone the entire nation's hospital bills. But from a personal perspective, I don't feel that quality and value = expense. Meaning, the most highly skilled and valued tasks/people/resources are not the ones who get the most money from our insurer. It's the mundane things, like saline, that seem to cost ridiculous amounts. Oh, I know, the saline doesn't actually cost that much. The hospital is charging us for something else, wrapped up in that saline bill. Whether it is to pay for illegal immigrant's hospital bills, or to pay lawsuit insurance, or maybe to even line their own pockets, is irrelevant. It's broken. Smart people need to study this (I'm sure they are) and somehow get through the political rhetoric and media circus to get the general public to understand what is going on (because I don't understand it). I think it would take me 4+ years of multidisciplinary study to understand it. But I wish I did, so that we could make certain we are being as economical as possible in your medical care.
As things are now, we feel that we don't have a choice. There is one children's hospital in town. All of the pediatric specialists in our town operate out of that hospital – there are no other options. I'm sure the doctors feel the same pressure – if they want to work in our town, with children, they have to use the local children's hospital, because "every" other pediatric doctor uses that hospital. It would be difficult to coordinate care if they all worked at different hospitals. My thoughts on this are likely also influenced by the fact that Miss M has not received the best care at this children's hospital. It's staffed by young nurses, with minimal experience, who are more interested in texting than in looking after their patients. Miss M has almost died twice under their (insanely expensive) care.


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Kirsten Dunst has spoken out about her time in rehab, describing it as an "awful" time for those close to her.
The 28-year-old Spider-Man star was treated for depression at the Cirque Lodge treatment centre in Utah in 2008, while people she knew were left to defend her against rumours of drink and drug addiction.
Kirsten told BlackBook magazine: "My friends and family were put in a position where they had to defend me, and it was an awful time."
She went on: "And on a personal level, I would talk to anybody about it, but not on a public level. If I do that, then the next person feels like they can ask me about it, and the person after that, until everyone then feels entitled to ask me about it, and that's not coming from a good place."
Kirsten stars with Ryan Gosling in new dark drama All Good Things and said her experience in rehab helped her with the role.
She said: "I know what it's like to lose yourself, to no longer know the difference between right or wrong.
"I was ready to play something like that. I had been living on the surface, emotionally, and I was feeling really vulnerable, so I was prepared to do anything at that point.
"I used to assume that I'd do this forever, and then there came a point in my life when I was like, 'Why am I doing this at all?'
"With All Good Things, I realised that acting is what I'm meant to be doing, and not for the money or to make a hit, but because I love it. For the first time, acting became more about me than everybody else, and that was amazingly cathartic."


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Savanna Scrapping away, I think I have started something!!
Wow February has flown by!
I taught a class here "A Day In the Snow" two page layout and the Craftopia class My Loves Mini Album! They were truly amazing ladies that I get to spend time with and I am very blessed. There were two extra kits from the mini album and have sold. I will be holding that here at my house on February 26th. I do have two kits available for A Day In The Snow, so let me know if you want one, yes, it can be flipped to make it a boy page!! Cool.
My next classes coming up will be in March, have not set the date for the spring layout as of yet here at my house, though March 12th will be another snow day layout for Craftopia. Look for more info soon. I am excited to be teaching again and having a great time. I hope you all get a chance to take one of my classes and spend time with each other.
The new area is being revamped..but I added more cubes..I told ya, a sneak peek...its getting there!
This is my utility shelf, I went and got cloth bins from Target, pink & brown and they are awesome! the shelf with the clutter, stamping shelf and that is about to be finished off! On the top shelf there are power sorter box with pictures in them. Anything dealing with photos, is on this shelf!! So you got to see a lil of what I have been working on, once I am done, I will definately post pictures of the entire room! its really exciting to see where I am going with this and where it "was"..lol. I am starting to go into the area of decorating the room with ideas ..colors..as you can tell with the bins! I have lots still to do, but this is my room in progress of right now!
How was your Valentines? What did you do for your "valentine" and how did you spend it?...I started the day off with preschool and my cuddlebug! Made some Love Bugs ..idea was given to me by Jenn Blenden, she is awesome! Thanks Jen. I changed it up a little for what supplies I had to find, but it worked.
Here they come marching on..ready to go to their new homes!! They were fun making and the kids loved them. I loved that they loved them!!!! I just love these little guys, that I have already bought a kit for bunnies..and will be doing them hopefully!
Face painting at preschool party...she loved the big flower with vines that Mrs. Brooke did on her ..awesome job!! The party was wonderful and the day was busy after that as well. Now on to other upcoming events!!
Meet my soon to be born Grandson, Kayden Noah..he is due to arrive June 9th! We are excited, my daughter is flying home this week coming, she will be having him here!!! I am very excited. You should know the next thing I am working on....Baby Shower and invitations...yep..already got the cardstock, about ready to start making these!! Baby shower will be in April, I still have a little time! I just wanted to share my excitement with you all, as this will be the first grandson, a boy!! yes, been checking out all boy paper..boy clothes..buying both..hahaha. A change for me with having two granddaughters!!!!
Exciting news, just before CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) was held, alot of different companies put on contests. MME had it where if you shared their link on your facebook page and commented on theirs, you had a chance to win! Guess what, I won!! two collections of MME newest CHA release..Stella and Rose collection and Gertie & Hattie collection..I was so thrilled! not often I do that...win for that matter! I am excited and it really is gorgeous in person, as I got it this past week!!!!!!
This is Stella and Rose collection, alot..I am in embellishment heaven!!
And the Gertie & Hattie collection...aren't these wonderful....yummy paper and embellishments right up my alley, girl and boy!! what timing!!
Stay tuned for more things to come, I will start posting projects and other findings as the week comes about. I am also working on cards...hehehe. So look for pictures in the near future!!!!


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The generation of carbon monoxide in compartment fires
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For the purpose of fire analysis and fire safety engineering, the development of empirical correlations for major species yields in compartment fires has become an important priority due to the inability to calculate these quantities from first principles. Studies of simplified upper layer environments have shown that major species production rates can be correlated with the equivalence ratio in what is known as the Global Equivalence Ratio concept (GER). Due to the simplification in these past experiments, it was not known if the GER concept was valid for compartment fires. Therefore, there was a need to determine if correlations existed between major species yields and the equivalence ratio for actual compartment fires. Since the flow of toxic gases from a room poses a hazard to building occupants, it was also important to determine if correlations for CO yield outside of a compartment on fire exist, particularly when external burning occurs.
A 2.2 m3 test compartment was used to investigate the burning of four fuels (hexane, PMMA, spruce and flexible polyurethane foam) in compartment fires. The test compartment was specially designed with a two-ventilation path system which allowed the direct measurement of the plume equivalence ratio (the ratio of the fuel volatilization rate to the air entrainment rate normalized by the stoichiometric fuel-to-air ratio). Empirical correlations between the upper layer yield of major species and the plume equivalence ratio were shown to exist The results reveal that the production of CO is primarily dependent on the compartment flow dynamics (i.e., the equivalence ratio) and upper layer temperature. A chemical kinetics study indicated that increased compartment temperature affects upper layer species yields in two ways 1) the generation of species in the plume is changed and 2} oxidation of post-flame gases in the layer is affected. The correlations developed in the compartment fifes were qualitatively similar to those developed by Beyler for simplified upper layer environments. However, quantitative differences existed and are explained by the temperature effect.
The species yields downstream of hexane compartment flues were investigated and compared to upper layer yields. Results showed that downstream CO yields can be correlated to the plume equivalence ratio when taking into account the occurrence of external burning. When sustained external buming occurred for equivalence ratios greater than 1.7, downstream CO yields were reduced to 10 to 25 percent of the upper layer value. Results are very encouraging in indicating that an ignition criterion based on lean flammability limits is useful in predicting the flammability of upper layer gases in compartment fires. An ignition index value of 1.3 indicated the occurrence of sustained external burning and, thus, a reduction of CO, for the hexane fires studied.
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Wedding Date for Hire by Jennifer Shirk
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Super cute!
I really enjoyed this one, it was just what I was looking for. Jennifer Shirk never disapoints. Wedding Date for Hire uses one my favorite plot devices, two people pretending to be a couple. In this case, Maddie hires a guy to be her date for her sisters wedding. Wanting to save face in front of an ex and to shush her nosey family she feels this is her last resort. She was not expecting to be matched with Trent.
Maddie was easy to like and root for. Trent was also very likable. I loved their past, added another fun level to their who "fake dating" story and I thought it added a lot to the story. Maddie and Trent were fun together, great chemistry. The writing is well done and engaging, caught myself grinning a few times.
Overall, this was a charming story and a very fun read. Highly recommend.
Romance: Clean, very mild innuendo
Language: Mild
Violence: None
Religious: None
Series: Book two, but can stand on its own
This has been nominated for a 2015 Swoony Award, you can vote for it here.
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
Wedding Date for Hire by Jennifer Shirk
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Congressional Republicans have become so determined to prostitute themselves to the ugliest elements of the party base, a group that does not comprise a majority of the base, at least not yet, that they are increasingly ignoring the desires of the sane elements in the GOP and, more importantly, independent voters. Blatant obstruction plays well with Christofascists (and their Tea Party first cousins) and white supremacists within the base, but could be leading the GOP to lose control of the U.S. Senate. Two new polls look at the growing anger against obstructionist Republicans. Politicususa has details. Here are story highlights:
Two new polls of Ohio and Pennsylvania revealed that voters are outraged over the Republican plan to block President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. The anger is so strong that it could cost the GOP incumbent Senate seats in both states.
-Strong majorities of voters- 58/35 in Ohio and 57/40 in Pennsylvania- think that the vacant seat on the Supreme Court should be filled this year. What's particularly noteworthy about those numbers- and concerning for Portman and Toomey- is how emphatic the support for approving a replacement is among independent voters. In Ohio they think a new Justice should be named this year 70/24 and in Pennsylvania it's 60/37. Those independent voters are going to make the difference in these tight Senate races, and they have no tolerance for obstructionism on the vacancy.
-Voters are particularly angry about Senators taking the stance that they're not going to approve anyone before even knowing who President Obama decides to put forward. By a 76/20 spread in Pennsylvania and a 74/18 one in Ohio, voters think the Senate should wait to see who is nominated to the Court before deciding whether or not to confirm that person. Toomey and Portman are out of line even with their own party base on that one- Republicans in Pennsylvania think 67/27 and in Ohio think 63/32 that the Senate should at least give President Obama's choice a chance before deciding whether or not to confirm them.
If Senate Republicans cave to the conservative activists who are calling for Obama's nominee to be blocked at all costs, they will be setting themselves up to lose two Senate seats in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The bad news for Sens. Toomey and Portman suggests that the Republican decision to preemptively block any Obama Supreme Court nominee could influence the presidential election in critical states like Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Republicans have badly bungled their handling of the vacancy created by the death of Justice Scalia, and if they stick to their politically unpopular plan, polling suggests that their Obama obstruction will cost them their Senate majority. The bad polling for the potential obstruction in Ohio and Pennsylvania could be the canary in the coal mine warning Republicans that their scheme to block Obama's nominee might cost them the White House.


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Are you ready for ranked? Season 3 suggestions for newcomers to ranked play.
Be ready for Season 3 ranked play!!!
With season 2 rapidly coming to a close in League of Legends, it's time to look forward to the offseason, as well as season 3.
Congratulations to our higher elo player's from Season 2, and to those aspiring to reach the highest ranks of League of Legends, I bid you success in your endeavors.
To those summoners who are looking to start Season 3 in ranked, I offer the following suggestions from a veteran player; as well as a couple of starter points for getting in and maintaining yourself in ranked play.
Are you new to ranked? Haven't started a game? Then listen up…
– The first question you must ask yourself is: "Is ranked for me?" Seems to be a simple question, but undoubtedly not asked by the majority of players. Are you competitive and looking to get better, then ranked play is for you. Do you love the game as is, and enjoy messing around and having tons of good times, you should maybe stick with normal games. Ranked is an environment to learn, to get better at the game, and usually the people who end up in the fictitious "Elo Hell" are either:
1) Players who went into ranked early, without the proper runes, champion command, knowledge of the game, etc. Thus losing the majority of their early placement matches and ending up in the lower tier.
2) People who love to mess around, and have fun at other people's expense. Picture lower elo as a type of normal play (where everybody can be good, bad, etc), but a lot less fun because of the amount of value people place on elo. Remember, you can say you are the best and you don't belong in any given low elo, but you are only comparing yourself to people of your equal skillset
– Do you own at least 2-3 full runepages? Do you have at least 3 gp10 quints (in case you have to support)? Can you understand the switch of masteries and how to modify them according to your lane matchup? If you answered "yes", congratulations, you have moved a step further in the right direction. Runes are important for providing extra stats in comparison to your lane counterparts (or jungle counterparts), and should never be overlooked.
– Do you know 2 champions for each role well? And by well I mean the following:
1) Know the itemization for different situations.
2) Know the proper masteries
3) Know and have the best runes for them
4) Know the skill pick order
5) Know the skills, and how to use them
6) Knowing other champs than the obviously banned ones, because then your champion pool will be greatly reduced.
All these things are important for ranked play.
– Get updated with the most current information about League of Legends. You have to stay up to date with the content of each patch, and modify your champion accordingly.
– Test yourself out in a couple of draft normal games; you should play enough normal drafts that you can carry a team consistently. The transition from normal drafts to ranked drafts is effortless, and feels a lot more comfortable than an immediate jump from blind normal, or even worse, co-op games.
By no means, is this the only way to start ranked, I just offer a suggestion to those new 30 level players that just want to jump in. That being said, ranked should never cause you to get angry, anxious, or manic; it is a competitive environment where you have to go in with a positive attitude, the ability and willingness to learn, and understand that you will not win 100% of your games. Take every match as an opportunity to learn your champ even better, and analyze your own gameplay. NEVER EVER blame your team for a loss, instead focus on what you could have done better to help your team win, that's how you grow as a League of Legends summoner.
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man im from germany, but i love acairmen football since i watched the sb 3 years ago (saints vs. colts) but i really dont know what i shouldt think bout madden.. it looks pretty difficult, and its only available overseas, so i gotta ship it, you think the game is it worth, or shouldt i stay just watching football?thx a lot man
its unlisted, only those with the link will see the video this is the link for week no. 2h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m /watch?v=tYdjHRN5kqM feruate=context playnext=1 list=PL022152F016293012 context=G2601dcfFAAAAAAAAAAAJust remove the spaces
Hope to see a s3 blog soon. I just started following; great stuff :)
Glad to have web site up and running. Now to keep it udeatpd.Bbig job but really important . When is Al's oval carpet race, and what classes can run?Legends are catching on, Friday night oval, black top, dirt, track is really in great shape, and carpet if it rains. Come on guys dust them off and we'll run what ever you bring. LETS HAVE SOME REAL FUN.Dirt oval needs to get started. Trucks, Sprints, Mods, something? Track is really in good shape.
banned please feeding every he play lol thanks boss


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There is an article in the Winter 2006 issue of Eye Magazine on contemporary character design with reference to Pictoplasma, entitled 'Emotion Graphics'. In her article, Jody Boehnert attempts to decipher whether this 'new sub-genre' has a level of visual meaning beyond the cute anthropomorphic designs they depict. As Jody quotes, from Lars Denicker, director of Pictoplasma, 'We are looking for iconic characters that gain their meaning through their design…..'. Character design is nothing new of course, the likes of Max Fleisher, Windsor McCay, Tex Avery and good ol' Walt designed characters much in the same way on and off screen for which some gained the status of icon well before our time. The principles remain the same for any designer today : Acute observation of a character's personality and role which must be conveyed through its form, expression, posing, colour, and in animation, movement and timing. What could be remarked upon with regards to Pictoplasma and other character driven work is the fact that a more acceptable understanding of what a character may look like, in terms of form and style, is beginning to seep into our everyday culture. Rather like UPA had broken the Disney tradition of character design in the 50's by developing more graphic and simpler designs, maybe Pictoplasma is changing the shape of things too. However, beyond the design and its purely graphical representation, are we getting any more emotional about the work ?
The article's title, 'Emotion Graphics', provoked more thought for me than the actual article's content. To what extent can we say that character based design, especially within animation, is any more emotional than purely abstract or non-figurative works or indeed design per se? Furthermore, the whole process of dwelling on this one brought with it many ideas I previously had about distinguishing between animation, as a genre, and motion as in motion graphics. Animation; your Daffy Duck, Aardman chickens and company are like a form of graphic literary novel – well developed with various plots, structured just as the book intended and first and foremost character driven. Motion graphics on the other hand could be seen as the poetic counterpart – short, heavily metaphoric and symbolic, closely linked with evoking emotion on a particular theme. The many techniques shared by these two disciplines in order to emotionally involve the audience are similar in nature but are used in varying effect. The advantage of character driven narrative is of course its efficiency to communicate intended emotions and meaning. Non figurative works need a little more patience and digging maybe but the intensity of the message is not any more present or less emotionally engaging.
*Comments most welcome on a random ramble – Nothing too serious and far from a well structured piece of writing but it is only food for thought.


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Aamras with poori was new combination for me . I never tasted poori with Mango puree. After tasting I liked it it was different from usual . This was simple and easy to make with only three ingredients.
As this was the season of the mangoes , it was easy to make.
Requirements :
Mango – 2
Sugar – 1 tsp
Cardamom powder – a pinch
Milk – 2 tbs
Method :
Peel the skin off the mango.
Add the pulp of mango ,sugar , cardamom powder and milk , blend well .
I added cardamom powder for extra flavor.
Aamras is ready to serve.


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Monday Check Of The Osama Clock
It has now been almost four and a half years since our country was attacked on September 11, 2001 and exactly 1,610 days since George W. Bush (The Resolute One) said that he would get Osama bin Laden dead or alive.
As we ask every Monday... Mr. Bush: Where's Osama? And when do we resume looking for him and al Qaeda?


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Monday, August 25, 2014
Hurray for Hazel...
I love all animals and in a perfect world I would own pigs, calf's, monkeys, ponies, goats, llamas, and many others. We would live on a farm and I would have many hot, half nekkid farm helpers to feed and groom them. I would pet, snuggle and love on 'em all without all the dirty work. My idea of paradise!!
So I guess my question is this: are you a cat lovin' person, a dog lovin' person, both, or neither? And, have you ever had a favorite pet? Let me know!
Have a wonderful week. Can you believe it's the last week of August already? And a belated Happy 30th. Anniversary to our dear friends Lori and Ivan. They celebrated last weekend with a lovely party, and I marvelled at how they are barely 50 and already at this milestone. Stay in love my dear friends. xoxo
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Monday, August 18, 2014
Black Widow...
Tragically, people in the Detroit area cleaned up from the massive flood. Tearfully they put their belongings on the curb and prayed for a way to replace the things that they lost. Sister in law, Cheryl completed 60 miles in the Susan G. Komen cancer walk. The training she did was intense and she stayed focused. Hooray Girl, you did it again and we are so proud of you! National Coney Island and shopping for my Little Sister's school supplies took up most of a Wednesday afternoon and I muddled thru knowing that a nap would come later. Cousin Kristie and her man Kevin wrapped up plans for their wedding and on Saturday it all came together in a lovely celebration.. It was a happy event although I couldn't help but blink back tears thinking of how the time has past. Their beaming smiles and faces full of love were so optimistic and I pray that they can stay that way. .
I fear for the future of all of us-mostly the inevitable. Handling life's sorrows is so hard. I'm not sure how anyone prepares for having the air knocked out of you. No one can predict what might be waiting around the corner for any of us. One rainfall, one phone call or one split second can change the color of how we view the world. I look at everything differently now. Happiness is a moving target with no guarantees. Nothing is the same and I have changed. Baby's are being born and the circle of life continues relentlessly without skipping a beat. I'm happy for those new parents while mourning the grandchildren I will never have.
I pray for the strength to continue without constant question. Live for today. Be good to yourself and others. It's the only chance we have at living thru this thing called life. xo
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Monday, August 4, 2014
End of the Road...
On Wednesday, the Florida lobster season officially opens. We have flown down for a quick 9 days and plan to grab up as many of the sweet treats as possible. It's been HOT, 103 degrees in Key West today and occasional rain, which makes it feel like an outdoor sauna. But what can you expect in south Florida in August?
This trip isn't about the weather or even the lobster. For me, it's just a necessary change of scenery and routine that I hope will bust me out of the funk I have been feeling. I realized a strange thing, tho. I have been doing some MAJOR bed hopping. Yep, bed hopping. Let me 'splain. Last Sunday night I crashed out at the beach house. Monday night found me back home. Tuesday, I took Mickey to my Mom's and spent the night in Ossineke. Wednesday and Thursday I was home again. On Friday night, I enjoyed a wonderful night's rest in Miami and then on Saturday, I was in the Keys. Whew, I wake up in the morning not sure where I am and even worse, in the middle of the night I get completely confused! Stubbed toes, spilled water bottles and bumping into wall as a result. Keeps a girl totally off guard...
I'll catch up with y'all next week when I will have the 'lobster report' to share. Wish me luck! xo
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Lieutenant Colonel John Casey, United States Marine Corps [Retired].
Born Alex Coburn, this mean green fighting machine faked his own death so that he could become one of the elitist of the elite. And in doing so, he took on the cover name of John Casey. As John Casey, he eventually joined the NSA and that led him to the Intersect project after he intercepted and seemingly killed Bryce Larkin in the process of stealing it.
As a member of Team Bartowski, Casey acted as Sarah Walker's partner, she being assigned as Chuck Bartowski's handler. That meant his job was to protect and serve both the Intersect and his handler. Eventually, as the government began to assign the team missions, Casey became more of a (tor)mentor to Chuck, trying to show him how to better behave like a spy while reminding him over and over that he's an idiot.
Early on, Casey was shown to be someone who had the NSA's and the US government's best interest at heart. He was even written as the eventual assassin of Chuck whenever the government felt it no longer needed his Intersect, or due to him being a liability. At best, then Major Casey was seen as the man who would put Chuck in a deep dark hole somewhere if the government demanded it.
Things seemed to change toward the end of season 2, as Casey was promoted to colonel (most likely lieutenant colonel, since that is the next rank from major) and tasked with arresting Chuck and Sarah for going against government orders. However, it came to light that Casey was loyal to the team and eventually, especially in season 3, he eased up on Bartowski and became as loyal to him as he had been to the government.
When first assigned to team up with CIA agent Sarah Walker, Casey resisted and even distrusted the blond goddess, but in time the two became true partners, rarely questioning the other, and usually operating as one mind. Later, as Chuck became more of a capable spy, the Casey and Sarah partner dynamic thinned out a bit but they always maintained a loyal friendship and partnership.
As Chuck and Sarah became partners, Casey found himself often partnered with and mentoring the wannabe super spy, Morgan Grimes, who he had worked alongside at the Buy More as a green shirt for several years as his cover job. Morgan was a handful because unlike Chuck, who was brave even though scared to death, Grimes seemed too willing to die. This meant Casey had to reign in him and be even more watchful of the bearded nut. Still, the two developed a strong friendship and eventually moved in together. Not to mention that Morgan would also date Casey's daughter Alex.
Speaking of Alex, she was the daughter he had with his fiancee, Kathleen, who thought he was dead. Casey would tell his daughter the truth when he thought her life was in danger, and eventually confess the same to his ex. Alex has remained a fixture in his life since but Kathleen has not.
Finally, right before the end, Casey reconnected with an old flame named Gertrude Verbanski and they fell deeply in love and lived happily dangerous to the end of their days (which could be any day now).
Was Casey your favorite character? What was your favorite episode with him? Can I stop writing these articles at 9? Or do I really have to do 12 more? Is it sad that I'm doing these from memory?


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Foreclosures are the biggest financial problems in U.S. and have led the real estate market to crash badly while raising questions on the liquidity scenario in the economy. The banks initiate the foreclosure when the borrower is not able to pay the monthly installments. The banks in order to escape the NPA's, auctions the property for recovering the loan. This abrupt sale by the banks leads to reduced property prices in the market as the banks is initiating an immediate sale and the purpose behind sale is recovery of outstanding amount. The bank is not concerned with the market price of the property. This is the worst for any real estate.
As a result of the above problems, Government of U.S. has started working on methods to stop these increasing foreclosures.
Foreclosure destroy the Homeowner
Foreclosure is a serious problem for any homeowner and the same destroys the homeowner financially. There could be various reasons for a foreclosure which may be divorce, unemployment, interest rate hike, bankruptcy or death of the borrower. The homeowner who comes under foreclosure is deemed financially unfit for several years and the bad credit record does not allow any other institution to lend credit to him. The borrower has to immediately the house which makes him lose his shelter. The impact of foreclosure on homeowners affects their personal, financial and social life.
Steps taken by Government
The U.S. government is working on several methods to stop this increasing financial devil. The following are:
1. Bulk Auction Sale: This facility is provided by the government authorities to private lenders and banks to sell off their NPA to the government and recover their loan amount. The government authorities shall support the homeowners for some period to make them come back on payment cycle.
2. Providing protection to lending companies: The government is working on methods to provide cover to the lender in case of a lawsuit filed by the borrower which is the main reason why banks initiate foreclosures.
3. Freezing Interest Rates: The government is trying to freeze housing rates where the loan amount will not be increased and the installment shall be same for coming years which will not disturb the payment capacity.
4. Starting Research groups: The government has setup certain authorities which will be led by experts of finance to understand the problems faced by borrowers and work on solutions for them.
5. Control on Lending institutions: The government is planning take control of lending institutions which can not forcefully initiate foreclosures and help the borrowers in repaying.
These steps by the government shall help in understanding the problem f borrowers and solving the same by working out methods. The government is working on checking the increasing rate of foreclosures and is planning methods to resolve issues with banks and borrowers which brings the borrowers on payment cycle.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Government Help For Foreclosures
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See on Scoop.it – Social Media: The Future Of Communication
As we've mentioned many times before, blogging is hard. It's hard to fit the habit into your day and to keep coming up with new and exciting things to talk about. So when inspiration strikes, you need to capture it.
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Today is the second day of my full-time house husbandness (house husbandry sounds a bit wrong, somehow). My beautiful Luscious is settling into her new job, and enjoying it, thank goodness. Call me a hairy old throwback if you like. No really, go ahead. Okay, now that's over, I'll admit to a whole parcel of guilt over chucking in my day job to be at home while consigning her to the jobmines. It's what she wants to do, but still, well, call me a hairy old throwback.
My biggest problem lies in believing in her writing so much that taking her away from it for 11 hours a day whilst opening up my own writing chances speaks of such overwhelming selfishness on my part that I can't balance it against the good things that will come from the change. For which she'll give me a slapping and a reminder when she reads this, I'm sure.
So, a lot of our routines and rituals are changing to accommodate our new working arrangement, including blogging practices. Basically, unless I have something ultra-groovy that can't wait, I'm likely to stick to updating once a week, on Tuesday nights. The time will be better put towards housework, writing, the kids, and finding time to be together with my darling wife.
However, for the moment, this is Tuesday night, so:
Took the boys to the FTIs screening of Godzilla: Final Wars on Saturday Night. What with Perky and Chesh also in the audience, this gloriously bad fillum (non-G watchers just don't seem to get the idea that the general level of badness is part of the enjoyment), much Double Take style fun was had. My personal favourite moment occured when an elderly farmer pointed his teeeensy little BB-type rifle at the 100 metre high Godzilla, and his 2 ft tall grandson rushed in between them to stop him shooting. I couldn't help myself: "Just shoot over him" was audible to all. Then there was the moment Mothra entered the fray, to Blake's cry of "Hey! Mothra's not a bad guy!"
So there was the big G, there was Gigan, there was Mothra, King Caesar, Matrix-clad kung-fu aliens, seven or 8 other monsters I can't recall because I was laughing too hard, and a special appearance from the US Godzilla which resulted in my new all-time favourite movie quote:
"I knew that tuna-eating monster would be no good!"
Cinema gold. Best bad movie moment since the 'head Japanese arhcaeologist' in King Kong Versus Godzilla informed us that, in the opinion of the scientific community, big G was the result of mating between a T-Rex and a Stegosaurus...
And I managed to keep a family tradition alive: last time we went to an FTI screening with door prizes, Aiden won a collectable Nightmare Before Christmas figurine. The time before that, Blake won an Invader Zim stubbie holder. I was left in no doubt, on the way to the cinema, of my duties as regards prize winning., Thankfully, I came through, although with both Godzilla 2000 and Weather Woman as the other prizes, it's the only time in my life I could conceive of being slightly disappointed to win a free copy of Seven Samurai....
The first meeting of the Swancon 33 committee happened at our place on Sunday. I don't know what shape the final convention will take, but it won't be a quiet journey to get there :)
Okay, writing types! The good folks at the KSP Writer's Centre will be hosting 2 workshops run by yours truly a couple of weeks from now. I'll be posting reminders closer to the dates, but for your consideration, as quoted on the KSP website:
Thursday 6th April , 9.30am-11.30am Words First Writing Group. Critiquing Workshop
Writing is the art of putting the right words in the right order, to pinch a phrase from Wordsworth. Award winning short story author Lee Battersby will be taking participants through the act of editing their own work, from line level to the narrative arc, and discussing how killing the lines you love can make for a tighter, more effective work. If you are not a regular member of the group, booking is essential. Limit 18. Sponsored by the Department of Culture and the Arts. Non-Members $20 Members $3
Saturday 8th April, 1.00pm-4.00pm Want to win the SF Competition? With last year's judges Lee and Lyn Battersby
The 2005 Judges of the KSP SF/Fantasy Competition will give advice, and answer questions, to assist aspiring entrants to the 2006 competition, pointing out the major strengths and weaknesses they observed in work submitted last year. They cannot guarantee that everyone or anyone will win the competition as a consequence of attending their workshop, but both feel that many writers may benefit from their observations and advice. Non-Members $20 Members $20
Stay tuned, because I don't think those prices are quite right, but I shall advise once I get correct word.
You know my story, and my collection, Through Soft Air, right? 'Course you do! Well, let me tell you: when I wrote the story, back in something like 2001 or 2002, every word of the thing was original, straight from the gnarly depths of my subconscious to you. Including the title. And then, whilst browsing online today, 5 years or so later, look what I found.
I've included the whole poem, because, well, you heathens could get a bit of culture inta ya, orright? The highlighting is mine, Consider me well and truly freaked out right now...
That happy gleam of vernal eyes,
Those locks from summer's golden skies,
That o'er thy brow are shed;
That cheek--a kindling of the morn,
That lip--a rose-bud from the thorn,
I saw; and Fancy sped
To scenes Arcadian, whispering, through soft air,
Of bliss that grows without a care,
And happiness that never flies--
(How can it where love never dies?) 10
Whispering of promise, where no blight
Can reach the innocent delight;
Where pity, to the mind conveyed
In pleasure, is the darkest shade
That Time, unwrinkled grandsire, flings
From his smoothly gliding wings.
What mortal form, what earthly face
Inspired the pencil, lines to trace,
And mingle colours, that should breed
Such rapture, nor want power to feed; 20
For had thy charge been idle flowers,
Fair Damsel! o'er my captive mind,
To truth and sober reason blind,
'Mid that soft air, those long-lost bowers,
The sweet illusion might have hung, for hours.
Thanks to this tell-tale sheaf of corn,
That touchingly bespeaks thee born
Life's daily tasks with them to share
Who, whether from their lowly bed
They rise, or rest the weary head, 30
Ponder the blessing they entreat
From Heaven, and 'feel' what they repeat,
While they give utterance to the prayer
That asks for daily bread.
William Wordsworth, 1828.
I know some people have asked, and with Prime being a bit on the slow side to update their website, I've hunted down a link for those of you who can't wait to order my book through Fantastic Planet or cadge on from me directly at Conflux. To whit:
Go. Buy. Read. Tell me you love me...
Been a while. Gakked from ashamel
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open it to page 161.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the coolest book you can find. Do what's actually next to you
"Your Individual is a pretty disgusting, vain, lewd little bastard... By God, he has only one right guaranteed to him in Nature, and that is the right to die and stink to Heaven."
From Short Lives: Portraits of Writers, Painters, Poets, Actors, Musicians, and Performers in Pursuit of Death by Katinka Mason
Song of the moment: 1000 Umbrellas XTC


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Six students at Ayres Elementary were recognized Friday for their good behavior.
Last school year, RE-1 Valley School District started using Random Acts of Kindness curriculum to help students with social and emotional learning. Each month of the school year all schools in the district focused on one specific trait, helping students learn about the trait and how they can show it.
This year, Ayres Elementary decided to take it a step further with quarterly assemblies recognizing students who displayed the trait that is the focus of that month or months. For this quarter's assembly students were recognized for September's trait, fairness. Each teacher nominated one student from their class who displayed that trait; two students from each grade level were then chosen to receive awards based on their nomination letters.
All of the nominees were invited to enjoy a donut breakfast Friday morning, before the award winners were announced at an afternoon assembly.
The assembly started with Chanda Fleckenstein, dean of students, talking to all the students about what fairness means: treating everyone the same way; giving all people equal respect; and treating other people the same way you want to be treated. She also pointed out that it's unfair when someone cheats.
Fleckenstein said it was really hard for the teachers that choose the winners to pick just two from each grade level.
Award recipients for this quarter are:
• Makinley Squire-Sullivan, from Christie Philip's kindergarten class. She was recognized for following the rules, sharing materials, and allowing others to have a turn with activities. Squire-Sullivan always makes sure the students at her table are sharing, she is the first one to jump up and help others pick up pencils or tie their shoes, and she is willing to lend her own items to students in need.
• Kelly Knight, from Kayla Kramer's kindergarten class. She always waits her turn, listens when others are talking and is always willing to help a partner in need. Knight doesn't complain about anything and is always willing to share with her friends and classmates.
• RJ Cole, from Amanda Kruger's first grade class. His teacher said every morning he comes into the classroom with a huge smile on his face and if another student receives an ABC stick he is always telling them "great job." He is always happy with the partner his teacher assigns him with and he not only thinks about himself, but thinks about others.
• Georgia Lopez, from Meri Vickers first grade class. She plays with different children and will get off the swing at recess so that someone else can use it. Lopez lets her classmates go first sometimes, she sticks up for students who are wronged and she shares with everyone.
• Memphis Dempcy, from Tracy Clarkson's second grade class. Clarkson said he is fair and kind, and has been very helpful and friendly to one of his new classmates, as well as to the others in his class. He has assisted his new friend with everything from learning how to put information in his planner to how to get to the office. Also, because he is so tall, Dempcy helps his own classmates with getting their backpacks from the top hook.
• Bailey Jackson, from Amanda Moorman's second grade class. She makes sure everyone gets a turn when she plays games with her classmates. Her teacher said Jackson is a role model for other students in class when it comes to showing fairness.
At the next quarterly assembly, students will be recognized for October and November's traits, integrity and gratitude.
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For those who are flying in, one-way transportation will be provided from the airport to your lodging. After we have received all the RSVPs, you will be contacted and asked to provide your flight information, number of guests, and number of bags.
The Toll House still has rooms available. Specifically rooms are available for the 27th, 28th, and 29th. It's sold out starting on Saturday (30th). Transportation will be provided from the Toll House to Nestldown.
There is now a block of rooms at the Double Tree at Pruneyard Plaza in Campbell. The phone number is (408) 559-4300. Rooms under Hatch-Adams Wedding or Sally Johnson. This is only 5-10 minutes away.
A block of rooms has been reserved for Thursday (8/28) and Friday (8/29) at the Toll House Hotel. Reservations can be made by calling (800) 238-6111. Please reference the Hatch and Adams Room block or use the reference code: 10T920. The hotel location is listed below.
Please contact us to let us know if you're coming. Shuttle arrangement will be made to pick you up from the airport and bring you to the hotel. More information to come soon.


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The Wayside Shakeup is a new band atThe Legendary Dobbs. Reviewing their first performance on our 2nd floor stage, they caught my ear with there well crafted pop rock songs backed by a tight well rounded band that grooved. I heard the influences of Wilco, Neil Young and OAR in their songwriting, which is not a bad group of artists to be in comparision too. There was a great crowd watching on and getting into the Shakeup's live performance. I recommend you check out The Wayside Shakeup if your into those artists. They will be on the 1st floor stage on Saturday Nov. 17th at 8pm. - Jim Thorpe, The Legendary Dobbs
The Wayside Shakeup began in 2003 with some quiet jams in an apartment in Haddon Township, NJ, a suburban town just over the bridge from Philadelphia. Founding members Chris D'Antonio and Rob Volansky bypassed the usual acoustic cover list and ended up writing a handful of original tunes, one of which ended up as a centerpiece on their debut album. After a brief stint, though, Volansky headed overseas, and D'Antonio took root in Philly. When Rob returned in 2007, the two began writing songs in earnest. Since then, they've played a number of rooms in the area, from acoustic cover gigs around South Jersey to all-originals sets at The Legendary Dobbs on South St. They've added and subtracted players through the years and recently debuted a five-piece lineup at MilkBoy in Ardmore. The Wayside Shakeup's self-titled debut album emerged in 2011 and is a collection of songs that reflect the diversity of Chris and Rob's influences. Ranging from shameless pop to wobbly blues, and with a sly wink to everything from Chris's roots in doo-wop to Rob's grunge ethic, The Wayside Shakeup offers a cross-section of songs tied together by players who want, simply, to make music that they would want to listen to. Groove out, belt out, chill out. The hooks are there to do with as you please, so feel free to sing along.
The Wayside Shakeup plan on getting back into the studio to record more new music in early 2013
We have a "new-ish" video called Avalon. In light of Hurricane Sandy, we plan on playing this one Saturday night because it is about Avalon, New Jersey.


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April 22, 2007
So, Baby Girl has two crowns. As seen in this picture just after her birth, you get a good picture of the double crown she has going on. Due to these crowns she has a pretty good mohawk on most days. Not only will she possibly have hairdo issues, according to Korean folklore she may also have two marriages someday. The number of crowns will equal the number of marriages in one's life. The word for crown in Korean is the same as the word for a special chair that the bride and groom are carried around in on thier wedding day. The word is pronounced like the English word 'comma.'
The remedy for this I am told is to borrow a pair of underwear and slip it under the infant's mattress. Sounds silly but it couldn't hurt I guess...
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Labels: Baby Girl, Life in Korea
April 04, 2007
Princess and the marble
Something kinda funny happened today. I changed and fed the baby and seemed to have taken care of all of her needs but she was still fussy. I almost gave her some Tylenol because she was so bad. She has had a cold and seems to be congested still, so I figured she maybe wasn't feeling too hot. Something told me to hold off though. Sadly it was one of those times when I just had to let her cry for a bit while I got my hair dry in time to leave for Gymnastics class. A had been around her on and off. So she screamed in the car on the way until she passed out asleep. Some 2 hours later after running errands we were at the playground and I decided to nurse her. I picked her up and found a marble under her chin, lost in the folds of fat! I felt awful. That little stinker A must have been the culprit. At least she didn't stick it in her mouth! She still will not admit to the act, but really who else could it be? I can only imagine what she must have been going through with that uncomfortable marble stuck in her neck folds. Glad I found it and solved the problem!
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Labels: Baby Girl, Sisterly Love
April 03, 2007
A day out
Proof that T and I do get out... Although this was a half day adventure trying to get Baby girl's visa stamp so that we can take her out of the country with us. We are going to take a vacation to Japan this month. Now that's getting out!
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Thomas Jefferson Getting Down!
Recently our 3rd son D chose Thomas Jefferson to portray in a 'famous Americans' oral report. He was required to dress up as his character, and this is what we came up with. He had been captain Jack Sparrow for Halloween and that costume came in handy. Here we see D dancing in his TJ costume the day before the presentation. I thought his was one of the best ones in his class and I was tickled when the moment came where the kid who chose Benjamin Franklin claimed to have written the Declaration of Independence just after Drew had gone and claimed that he wrote it. They sat down next to each other and had words on the subject. "You may have helped, but I wrote most of it!" said D to this impostor. The kid who was Benjamin Franklin got to hold up a 100 dollar bill. D could have held up the nickel, but it wouldn't have been as impressive I guess. Anyways, in our home we think TJ rocks!
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Labels: Life in Korea, Little Boy, School Project
First Blood
Well, it's official, I have maimed the infant. I have done it to all of her siblings before her and it was bound to be her turn soon. I was overly confident in my abilities as a nail trimmer. I zipped past all the fingers and got to her thumb and really snipped off a big chunk of skin there! When you consider how small the digits on newborns are and imagine if someone took a proportanate sized piece off your thumb it's enough to make you queezy. So surprized she was that I had injured her this way! But not half as surprized as I was when I witnessed how quickly she overcame it and was smiling up at me in forgiveness. There she was with blood running down her thumb, and happily smiling through it all. This is one good natured kid! I felt so bad that I waited a full hour and a half before attempting to trim the other hand. And wouldn't 'cha know it, I got cocky again on the last trim of her other thumb and now she had two matching bloody thumbs. There must be an award for the worst parent out there with butchering nail clippers. For a couple days after she was wincing when her thumbs got bumped and I could feel the waves of guilt over my crime. It gave me much pause to think about the harshness we encounter in life and how this would be the first of many pains in her life. Even now I continue to experience the pains it took for me to bring EBT to this earth. Will the tailbone ever get better I ask myself daily. Was it worth it? YES!!! Pain is part of life and we grow from it. It sure stings though. And just to re-confirm that my unstained perfectly pure infant that has a world of hurt ahead of her is well on her way, she came down with her first cold the following week. Life is bitter sweet, she may as well learn that now...
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- Traveled to Sri Lanka for the first time of my life, learned some Sinhala (Sinhalese language) and also their culture.
- Proud to be one of the member of EPIC Homes builders to build a house for the Orang Asli family! the best achievement in helping the community in my life so far! Hopefully more to come
nextthis year!
- Joined Bersih rally for the first time in my life! felt great Bersih 4 ended peacefully.. and proud for all the Malaysian who stood up, gather hand-in-hand to say no to corruption, power abusing and etc. Even though the rally doesn't bring much effect on the current situation, at least deep in my heart I knew we Malaysian will still stand still and united against corruption.
- Traveled to HangZhou (杭州) and YangZhou (扬州) for the first time. Seen the truly beautiful scenery of JiangNan (江南) and HangZhou Westlake (杭州西湖). Tried authentic YangZhou Fried Rice (扬州炒饭), well in my opinion it's quite similar with what we had in Malaysia..
- Attended lots of friends' wedding, but it's the first time I became "JiMui" ("Sister" for the bride) for one my friend who always like a Sister to me during my Uni time. Haha.
- Tender from my current job on the next Monday as I'm starting my new job starting the following week. Well this simply mean I need to forgo my promotion to Assistant Manager in Berjaya Group, but the new offer is just simply irresistible for me. So wish me good luck for a new environment.
- Own a place which I would call home in KL.Finally started to get my first property. Well hope everything go smooth. Wish me luck on this too. Hehe..
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By Ankit Gulgulia
Yes, we always chase to achieve goals in our lives. Be it related to finances, wealth, health or relationships.And for most of us, the path to those things starts by setting a specific and actionable goal. At least, this is how I approached my life until recently. I would set goals for classes I took, for weights that I wanted to lift in the gym, and for clients I wanted in my business.
What I'm starting to realize, however, is that when it comes to actually getting things done and making progress in the areas that are important to you, there is a much better way to do things.
It all comes down to the difference between goals and systems.
Let's talk about three more reasons why you should focus on systems instead of goals.
1. Goals reduce your current happiness.
When you're working toward a goal, you are essentially saying, "I'm not good enough yet, but I will be when I reach my goal."
The problem with this mindset is that you're teaching yourself to always put happiness and success off until the next milestone is achieved. "Once I reach my goal, then I'll be happy. Once I achieve my goal, then I'll be successful."
SOLUTION: Commit to a process, not a goal.
Choosing a goal puts a huge burden on your shoulders. Can you imagine if I had made it my goal to write two books this year? Just writing that sentence stresses me out.
But we do this to ourselves all the time. We place unnecessary stress on ourselves to lose weight or to succeed in business or to write a best-selling novel. Instead, you can keep things simple and reduce stress by focusing on the daily process and sticking to your schedule, rather than worrying about the big, life-changing goals.
When you focus on the practice instead of the performance, you can enjoy the present moment and improve at the same time.
2. Goals are strangely at odds with long-term progress.
You might think your goal will keep you motivated over the long-term, but that's not always true.
Consider someone training for a half-marathon. Many people will work hard for months, but as soon as they finish the race, they stop training. Their goal was to finish the half-marathon and now that they have completed it, that goal is no longer there to motivate them. When all of your hard work is focused on a particular goal, what is left to push you forward after you achieve it?
This can create a type of "yo-yo effect" where people go back and forth from working on a goal to not working on one. This type of cycle makes it difficult to build upon your progress for the long-term.
SOLUTION: Release the need for immediate results.
I was training at the gym last week and I was doing my second-to-last set of clean and jerks. When I hit that rep, I felt a small twinge in my leg. It wasn't painful or an injury, just a sign of fatigue near the end of my workout. For a minute or two, I thought about doing my final set. Then, I reminded myself that I plan to do this for the rest of my life and decided to call it a day.
In a situation like the one above, a goal-based mentality will tell you to finish the workout and reach your goal. After all, if you set a goal and you don't reach it, then you feel like a failure.
But with a systems-based mentality, I had no trouble moving on. Systems-based thinking is never about hitting a particular number, it's about sticking to the process and not missing workouts.
Of course, I know that if I never miss a workout, then I will lift bigger weights in the long-run. And that's why systems are more valuable than goals. Goals are about the short-term result. Systems are about the long-term process. In the end, process always wins.
3. Goals suggest that you can control things that you have no control over.
You can't predict the future. (I know, shocking.)
But every time we set a goal, we try to do it. We try to plan out where we will be and when we will make it there. We try to predict how quickly we can make progress, even though we have no idea what circumstances or situations will arise along the way.
SOLUTION: Build feedback loops.
Each Friday, I spend 15 minutes filling out a small spreadsheet with the most critical metrics for my business. For example, in one column I calculate the conversion rate (the percentage of website visitors that join my free email newsletter each week). I rarely think about this number, but checking that column each week provides a feedback loop that tells me if I'm doing things right. When that number drops, I know that I need to send high quality traffic to my site.
Feedback loops are important for building good systems because they allow you to keep track of many different pieces without feeling the pressure to predict what is going to happen with everything. Forget about predicting the future and build a system that can signal when you need to make adjustments.
Fall In Love With Systems
None of this is to say that goals are useless. However, I've found that goals are good for planning your progress and systems are good for actually making progress.
Goals can provide direction and even push you forward in the short-term, but eventually a well-designed system will always win. Having a system is what matters. Committing to the process is what makes the difference.
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I managed to read the colour ring on a first winter Black-headed Gull at Thornton reservoir. The colour ring is white with a black code, EH9E. Having gone on to the European colour ringing site I was able to find the ringer responsible for this project. I emailed him and he quickly sent me the details on this bird.
The gull was rung as a nestling as part of the Griend project at the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands. Date Lutterop is the ringer and he was able to tell me that this gull had been rung on 30/06/2016. It has travelled 444km to spend the winter at Thornton. Date informed me that they ring hundreds of Black-headed Gulls and many of them winter in England.
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Why we don't want Buhari to die before 2019 - PDP National Chairman reveals
- 12/08/2017 09:26:00
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- Senator Ahmed Makarfi admitted that the opposition party had dashed the hopes of Nigerians previously, but would rectify the situation if given another chance
- Makarfi stated that Nigerians were tired of Buhari's 'change', and prayed for God to keep the President alive till 2019 so he would be able to witness his removal from power
- He stated that the party would carry the nation along in 2019 as he claimed that Nigerians were missing the PDP
Senator Ahmed Makarfi, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the opposition party will continue to pray that President Muhammadu Buhari remains alive till 2019.
According to reports, Makarfi made his comments while speaking at the ongoing PDP National Non-Elective Convention in Abuja, on Saturday August 12.
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While acknowledging that the hopes of Nigerians were dashed by the ruling party, the PDP leader stated that if given another chance, the party was ready to make amends.
He stated: "We will continue to pray for the president.
"God will keep him alive till 2019 so he would witness his removal from power because Nigerians are already tired of this change.
"We are not perfect and we would always learn from our mistake. We know Nigerians are missing us and we would always carry them along when we return in 2019."
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Recall that NAIJ.com previously reported that the Non-Elective Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party began at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday August 12.
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Spawn Coordinates
My Review
Sadly, this was the second worst of the day. Basically, this level is a really large island. There are a lot of flooded caves in this level and virtually no trees, which were the to determining factors in my declaring this level for experts. There is a nice water cave at the spawn that can become a hidi-hole.
Items of Interest
- [-15.78.-43] cool river valley with several interesting hills that may offer up some goodies.
- [-72.76.-88] another interesting river valley
- [-99.87.-95] a massive crevasse
Image Coordinates
The top image was shot on the side of a hill at -15.78.-43. The shot on the right was taken at -99.87.-95 from a particularly tricky spot. Both are southwest from the spawn point.


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Today I went with Amber to her court hearing for the speeding ticket she got the end of Nov. The judge was nice and unfortunately because it was in a school zone she could not reduce it or do community service. The only other option was to have it deferred. Meaning that she would not have to pay the $340.00 fine as long as she paid $210.00 and does not receive another ticket (the only exception would be a parking ticket) for a year. If she does get another ticket within the year she will then have to pay the new ticket along with the $340.00. Also with it deferred the ticket will not go on her record unless she gets another ticket within a year. Talk about an incentative to not speed. Afterwards since we were in Old Town Poulsbo we decided to check out the wonderful bakery and found the Poulsbo Book Stop. It sells used books. Amber was in heaven to find out that the prices are two to three times less then Barnes and Nobles prices. Of course I wanted to stop in at the Rubber Soul which is a wonderful small shop filled with lots of rubber stamps and other yummy and inspirational stamping supplies. It really gets my creative juices flowing.
Since it was a dry day I took Nanook for our 2 mile walk later in the afternoon. He loves the colder weather and has the energy of a puppy. Speaking of puppies, Amber's boyfriend, Randy brought one of his puppies over to play with Nanook. His name is Demon. He is mostly black except for the tip of his tail which is white and his feet and lower legs are cream mixed with black. His eyes are ice blue and stand out against his black fur. Sooo cute.
In the evening after starting a fire in the wood stove to take off the chill I sent out Amber's birthday invites. I made them on smilebox. It is a pretty cool site where you can make all kinds of cards and scrapbook pages using your photos. The basic version is free but there is advertisments with it. Or you can upgrade it for $3.99 and its you can print it as many times as you want, share it on email or facebook to as many people as you would like. It comes with music or you can provide your own. It's pretty cool to use, was quick and even cheaper then purchasing invites.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
A New Year
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Here are my best shots from a thoroughly enjoyable week.
Clemens Riberio work a beautiful print as expected.
Ashish shows everyone how to do blinged out grunge.
A boy! (at Ashish).
Behold! Amber Rose.
Krystof Strozyna was pure, sleek, modernity.
Kimberley Girls Aloud.
A Betty Jackson beauty.
A riot of colour at Louise Gray.
Drama at Maria Grachvogel. Gorgeous.


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I just read Katie's school mail.
Can you guess what I might have seen that would make me imagine thousands of tiny bugs crawling all. over. my. head?
I'll give you one guess.
If you guessed that it was something to do with lice, well you guessed right.
Lice has been discovered at Katie's school so we're on alert. I'm going to give Katie the talk (you know, don't share brushes, clothes, hats, etc... and, matter of fact, just... don't touch anyone) and hope that she listens really, really well.
Because lice are gross.
And my idea of a good time doesn't involve mayonnaise or a tiny comb.
Multiplied by 3.
Anyone have prior experience with the little pests?
And some pictures to, hopefully, wipe the ick away!


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The 99% should occupy my wrinkled butt.
I'm late to complain about this whole "Occupy Wall Street" nonsense, but shut up, I've been busy. And I've got better things to do, most days, than to tear down ineffectual idiot hippies.
But my GOD, they make it hard to ignore them.
This past weekend in Toronto, thousands of chuckleheads gathered in a park in the general area of Toronto's financial district, to protest economic inequality fostered by the banks.
Yes, these "peace is the best way" dumbniks think that the best way to foster radical, large-scale change is to stand politely in a park not where the people they want to change will see, on a Saturday, when the goddamn banks are closed.
Crap like this makes me wonder if this Occupy nonsense is some kind of astroturfing campaign put on by the banks to shut people up, like those "anti-tobacco" companies started by cigarette companies. Seriously, if you were to try to hold the least effective protest possible, this it what you'd do.
"Let's show the banking industry that we're not going to take their greed anymore by getting right in their face!"
"Awesome! You want to go down to their offices right now, and lock ourselves to the doors?"
"No, that's crazy."
"Want to boycot their services, and deprive them of their operating capital, thereby causing them some actual discomfort?"
"What? Fuck no. We're going to sit in a park 500 meters from their offices."
"And we're going to do it when they're closed, and probably not even in the right city! They won't know what fucking hit them!"
To be clear, I'm not for people being mistreated. I'm quite the opposite of that. But all you Occupy idiots are just so crapdamn incompetent, it's dropping my IQ. If you were asked to find your way out of a paper bag, you'd decide to sit and wait for it to completely degrade because that would be easiest and most efficient, even though it would take you months and none of you bothered to notice that the paper bag is completely open, and you could walk out.
If you want to effect change in an entrenched system, you don't just sit quietly in a corner waiting for the other person to change. That's abuse-victim talk, and while you do view yourself as victims of a heartless system, how many abusers have decided to completely change themselves just because his/her victim sat quietly, taking it with tear-soaked cheeks? No, if you want to change the system, you have to make the current mode of operation uncomfortable. You do this by depriving them of the profits they thrive on, or by showing them that the better way can offer them more profits. While the music industry still occasionally acts like dickwads regarding piracy, once they finally, eventually realized they could make a bunch of money selling music digitally, they changed their practices and now you can't swing my unimpressive dick around without hitting a music download/sale/streaming service.
If you want the banks to notice you, and to change, don't just tell them they're making more money than you. They know that, you goddamn reprobates, they're the bank; they know how much money you have, and they know how much money they have. I'd say that the only thing I hate more than a hippie is a misinformed, incompetent hippie, but that describes the entire goddamn group. For example:
This dufus is wasting thousands of dollars and years of her life on training she already knows is useless, and that's somehow the bank's fault? How about blaming her parents for raising such an r-tard?
This whole "We are the 99%" business is crapping idiotic. This is from the we are the 99% tumblr account:
We are getting nothing while the other 1 percent is getting everything. We are the 99 percent.
The dufus above also claims that only the top 1% can afford to pay for their higher education. Never mind that her premise is flawed — is the world only fair if every single family has an extra $60,000 just lying around? — she will be able to pay for her own education, but poor muffin, she'll be the one to foot the bill, not her parents. What a goddamn tragedy, having to earn your way through the world while other people can ride on the success of previous generation. I want to be Paris Hilton!
This 99% business is factually inaccurate. 99% of the people are poor, and 1% aren't? Jesus H Christ, you hippie shits, you'll have more credibility if you have facts, and not just a happy slogan, to throw at people. This is an income distribution chart for the US, via Wikipedia:
If you look closely, you'll notice that only about, oh, 45% of the population of the US is at or above $50K a year. The median salary for the US, according to recent census data, is $50,233. Now, sure, that sucks when you don't have health care provided for free (suck on that, Yanks!) but that isn't exactly poor. And a full 26.75% of the population makes 75K a year!
But what about the top 1%? I saw different figures for that, but it seems safe to say that it's at least 300K a year, possibly 400K.
Are these hippie shits seriously saying that any amount of money below 300K is unliveably low? More than that, they're literally saying they think that earning $299,999 a year is nothing. Are you goddamn shitting me? Look, you commune-eating bastards, if money is so important to you, why did you make yourself a hippie instead of, say, someone with a goddamn brain?
Shut up.