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The Voice Project launches to support Ugandan women's groups who are using music to bring the child soldiers home – Featuring Andrew Bird, Mike Mills, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Joseph Arthur, Joe Purdy, Dawes, SoKo & many more to come…
The Voice Project a US based non-profit supporting the women of Northern Uganda who have been using music effectively to bring soldiers home from Africa's longest running war, the 24 year old conflict that has devastated the region of Northern Uganda, Congo, Southern Sudan and CAR.
Many soldiers fighting with Joseph Kony's LRA were abducted as children and forced to fight. Many were made to kill their own friends and family, and while many do eventually escape, they often hide in the bush ashamed and afraid to come home because of what they were made to do.
Women in the region, widows and rape survivors, have been banding together into groups to care for each other and the orphans left by the war. Often without the right to even own land, these women have been taking a lead role in the Peace and Reconciliation efforts, one of their main tools: using messages carried in songs spread on the radio and by word of mouth into the bush to let the soldiers know that they are forgiven and that they should come home. And it's working. Soldiers have been hearing the songs and coming home.
Considering the atrocities the women have been subjected to, this is clearly not only one of the greatest uses of music, but also one of the greatest acts of compassion, love, and forgiveness one can find. Co-Founder Hunter Heaney first heard of the women's efforts and how they were using music to call the soldiers home while working at an IDP camp (Internally Displaced Persons) in the tiny village of Agoro on the Uganda/Sudan border in 2008. He learned the women's songs from different groups in the region and when they asked him to teach them some, the first one to come to mind was Joe Purdy's "Suitcase.†Heaney brought the story of how the women were using music home with him, telling friends like music producer Chris Holmes and filmmaker Anna Gabriel. Together they assembled a team of friends like Internet entrepreneurs Kelleigh Faldi and CC Lagator, Web Developer Jason Young, Nicole Grable from the NGO world, and music industry veterans like Jay Sweet, Andrea von Foerster and Ana Calderon, and together started The Voice Project to support the women.
The story was passed to Alex Ebert from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros who offered to combine the record release party for his new band's debut album Up From Below with the project to raise money for the ladies. The money was used to start a small farm in Gulu. The women celebrated and sent their thanks in song, a phone call to Heaney singing the Joe Purdy tune he had taught them nine months before, and a short video of them singing the chorus to Edward Sharpe's "Home†which has been making its way around the Internet.
>From there, the idea for the "cover chain†was born. Taking the lead from the women in Uganda, the friends decided to keep the chain going and have artists pass on the story of the women to other musicians by each covering another's song, with The Voice Project team filming each link as a series of episodes that would eventually circle back around to the women in Uganda, posting each online and raising money along the way from sponsors, advertisers and donors to support the women, the peace movement, and rehabilitation programs for former child soldiers.
Episodes featuring Andrew Bird, Mike Mills, Dawes, Joseph Arthur, Tom Freund, Joe Purdy and SoKo have already been shot and posted, with upcoming links from Peter Gabriel, Devendra Banhart, The Submarines, Bedouin Clash and many more on the way. A number of non-profits have also been getting behind the project in hopes of raising awareness and support for the war-torn region, including Oxfam International, Witness, HOPE and others.
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Today is the BirthDay of this Blog. My name is Christina. I am Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Lover, Chef, Gardener, First time Author, Artist, Freed up and Transformed Woman, and still have room to grow. Awesome!
I started writing a book 2 1/2 years ago about Adoption and Reunion. I also started a journey of transformation in January of 2005, a year before I started writing. In October of 2004 I was reunited with the daughter I surrendered to Adoption in 1967. Some said "This is a happy ending". I knew right away that it was only the beginning. An opening of Pandora's Box. 4 years later, my life is transformed.
I have written a book about Adoption and Reunion, Transformation and Deep Human Understanding. When I first started writing it was so about me. My only reference. As I wrote and researched I began to awaken to the global community of Women whose stories were like mine, change a few details, the outcome so similar and parallel. I got that I had been a victim of the "Era of Mass Surrender".
I began to find my voice. I began to understand that our Son's and Daughters deserve our love and support and our teaching them to honor themselves and their future families.
Life is precious. We cannot squander it in antiquated, backwards attitudes where life is sacrificed for face or greed.
I am comitted to raising awareness on adoption issues, creating impact on a global level, and ultimately bringing people together. This is my purpose.
Jeanneshouse1 is dedicated to supporting mothers, with love and honor, to keep their families together.
My book, "My Daughter is Wearing My Pants" will be published in early 2009.
I am interviewing those whose lives have been impacted by adoption for this book. If anyone reading this blog is interested in sharing for this book, you can contact me at
I believe in Miracles!
Happy BirthDay
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Hi Christina, great blog, great story, good to see you getting a book out, so badly needed.Of course you probably know Evelyn Burns Robinson's books on reunion?Drop by sometime....
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According to all-powerful Wikipedia, a supernova is "a stellar explosion" that is "extremely luminous, and can cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy." A more fitting metaphor for this weekend's highly anticipated fight between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto does not exist. The bout is guaranteed to be an explosive, vicious affair, given each man's penchant for violent encounters. And like its metaphorical counterpart, the excitement surrounding this fight has made it outshine the rest of the sport.
For one rare moment, the attention of the sport is focused where it should be: the fighters. Not controversy. Not corruption. The is a return to boxing's glory days, and we have Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto to thank.
For that reason, I was reluctant to offer a forecast for this matchup. It has been a long time since I've been this amped for a big fight, and as a fan of both men, it's hard for me to make a pick. The bottom line is this: we are in for a classic on Saturday night. That being said, here's my objective take on strategy, and the way it's likely to play out.
Cotto's Gameplan:
One of the aspects of Cotto's game that often goes ignored is his ability to improve between fights. Lately, Cotto has shown vast improvements in past areas of weakness. His occasionally wide punches, which were apparent in his struggles with DeMarcus Corley and Ricardo Torres, have straightened themselves out. His improved boxing skills were on display against Mosley and Alfonso Gomez. Cotto has the look of a fighter who is putting it all together. He will need all the elements of his game to be one cohesive unit against Margarito.
In this welterweight collision, Miguel Cotto needs to remember the advantages he possesses over Margarito, with speed being primary among them. Cotto is definitely the quicker man, and if he can turn this into a quick-draw type of fight, he'll own a decided advantage over the bigger, slower Margarito.
For Cotto to be successful in the biggest fight of his career, he needs to be the definitive boxer/puncher. If he tries to walk through Margarito the same way he did to Carlos Quintana, he will have major problems. He will need to keep the fight at a measured, manageable pace and maintain distance between himself and Margarito. With his shorter reach, Cotto will have to utilize more movement than he is used to, but the more he can stay out of the trenches with the brawling Margarito, the better.
You can bet the Cotto camp wore out their copy of Margarito's fight against Joshua Clottey, who took Margarito to school over the course of the first four rounds of their matchup prior to hurting his hands. Clottey showed that, if you can stay on the outside and counter Margarito's wide shots, he can be contained. If Cotto's got that right hand cocked, he could have a field day shooting it over Margarito's left.
Margarito's Gameplan:
For Margarito, the strategy is a simple one…on paper, at least. He simply cannot outbox Cotto, and to even attempt it will most assuredly end in defeat. So, in the sage words of George Foreman, "If you can't out-do a guy, do something else."
Against Cotto, that "something else" will come in the form of a brawling, mauling, physical fight. Cotto's been in some rough fights at welterweight, namely against Judah and Mosley, but Margarito brings an entirely different style to the table. It will require sustaining collateral damage, but the Mexican star will have to force his way onto the inside and outmuscle Cotto. If he languishes on the outside for an extended period of time, he will realize the vast skill deficit he surrenders to Cotto. Basically, the more exciting the fight, the better the prospects are for Margarito. The problem is, this scenario will require Margarito to eat leather, and when the punches are coming from Miguel Cotto, bad things can happen.
If he can work his way onto the inside, Margarito needs to focus a portion of his torrid workrate on Cotto's body. Against Shane Mosley, Cotto showed that he can wane in the later rounds. If he is forced to keep up with Margarito's maniacal pace, the body shots will do him no favors late in the fight.
If Margarito can lure Cotto into a down-and-dirty dogfight, he will find his best chance for victory. Take this as a guarantee: if Margarito can average a hundred punches per round, he wins. Simple as that.
How It Will Go Down:
There's a line that Dr. Phil likes to use that might prove helpful in this situation: "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior."
So let's take a look at what we know of both fighters, starting with Miguel Cotto. For all the vulnerability Cotto has shown (which is far less than his detractors wish to portray), the fact is that he has always been able to fight his fight. Nobody's ever been able to deter him from controlling the action in the ring. Cotto has shown a remarkable ability to keep his wits about him even in the midst of crisis. It seems nearly impossible to truly rattle Cotto in a way that takes him out of his game. While his warrior instinct is what puts fans in the seats, it's his poise and intelligence that has kept him undefeated.
That Cotto will be fighting a classic brawler in Margarito is nothing really new to Cotto. Earlier in his career, Cotto faced similar, though significantly less skilled, brawlers in Kelson Pinto and Mohamad Abdulaev. In both instances, Cotto surgically dissected his opponents from the outside, realizing that the inside would be a foolish place to be.
Granted, Margarito is light years better than either Pinto or Abdulaev, but if we had to predict how Cotto will react on Saturday night, it's a safe bet that he will stick to his gameplan and keep his distance from Margarito.
Well, then, let's take a look at what we know of Antonio Margarito. It's obvious that the man is tough as nails; nobody is debating that. But Margarito has consistently exhibited several bad habits that could lead to his undoing.
First, Margarito has shown a tendency to punch wide and over-commit to his punches. Daniel Santos, Joshua Clottey, and Paul Williams all managed to find openings and make Margarito pay. Miguel Cotto is a fighter who thrives off the mistakes his opponents make. Margarito's defense has always started with his offense, but if he gets over-excited or desperate, he could be an easy target for a sharp-shooting Cotto. From past fights, the guys who have given Cotto the most trouble have been quick-handed fighters who can counter. Antonio Margarito is the exact opposite.
Secondly, Margarito has never shown any ability to step up his game when it has mattered. He's a terrific fighter, but he hasn't been able to throw it into another gear in clutch situations. This weekend, he won't be fighting Sebastian Lujan. He won't be standing across from Manuel Gomez. He will be facing the best opponent of his career, and he will have to give the performance of his life in order to win. Can he do it?
The guess here is, no. Margarito's toughness and strength have finite limits, limits that appear to fall short of Cotto's capabilities. Cotto is too young, too versatile, and is a fighter who is coming into his own. Margarito will push Cotto to the edge, but ultimately Cotto's poise will keep him from going over.
Expect Margarito to be true to his word and come out with guns blazing from the opening bell. Expect Cotto, who has been a slow starter in the past, to match Margarito's energy level in an attempt to thwart any momentum Margarito tries to gain. Cotto will make a living off his right hand counters, but his left hook will find its home as well.
By the second half of the fight, Margarito will pick up the pace out of desperation, feeling that the fight is slipping away. He'll have some success, as Cotto might slow down from the pace it will take to keep Margarito at bay. Margarito will net some rounds late, but in the end, it won't be enough.
The fight will no doubt be exciting, with ebbs and flows throughout, but in the end, Cotto will just have too much.
The Pick: Cotto by close, but unanimous decision.


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Having a great looking skin depends more about what you put on the plate rather that which you put on the body. Consuming the best kinds of foods for healthy skin is easily the most essential means to maintain a youthful and vibrant appearance. Just consider the skin products available today, most of these are manufactured from natural products that you can purchase from our market. Here are some of the foods you can in your diet for healthy skin:
Green Tea
Green tea is one of the healthiest foods you can in your diet although technically it isn't really food. Green tea is rich in antioxidants which are very effective in reducing inflammation and also the protection of cell membranes. Green tea helps eliminate free radicals than damage skin cells resulting to premature indications of skin aging like wrinkles and dark spots. This is surely one of the best one of the healthy foods for healthy skin.
Milk products that are low in fat like yogurt really are a rich source of vitamin A. Vitamin A is a very helpful vitamin with regards to keeping the skin healthy. Those who have diabetes or thyroid problems also take advantage of having vitamin A-rich foods in your body.
Various kinds of berries like the blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and plum are rich causes of antioxidants that protect your skin from the damage causing toxins to provide a youthful skin for extended periods.
Mangos are also a rich supply of vitamin A. Mangos help the body repair skin cells which have been damaged. Damaged skin cells result in the skin look flaky. Mangoes contain only typically 70 calories for every serving and thus is a very good food to think about for those who are on a healthy diet.
Almonds contain vitamin E. This vitamin helps moisturize skin from inside. Also, vitamin E has been known to safeguard the skin from damage, in addition to early skin-aging. Beauty experts even state that eating almonds regularly assists in keeping facial tissues at their best.


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Good Afternoon, I am wondering if you could help me or provide some direction. My friend had to move out of his apartment, on Tuesday. His apartment was a hoarding disaster and his cat had only lived in his place since his adoption 7-8 years ago. We believe at the time of adoption he was approx. 2 years old. I was hoping to take him for a couple months, while my friend found a new place to live. However, he has not been de-clawed, but is okay with his nails being trimmed. He also has not been fixed and shots are not up to date. In the old apartment, he was given two litter boxes, one in a back bathroom and another in the living room. I would not allow two litters as I have a small apartment and the only place for a litter box is under my kitchen table. With that being said, he peed/sprayed in the old apartment often, when his owner (my friend) was not home. Since being at my apartment, he has now peed/sprayed two times, which I am not happy about. I am wondering if you offer or can suggest any other boarding/fostering or options for approx. 2 to 2 months? Also, can you recommend any options for updating his shots? My friend is in a bit of a financial situation, where funds are extremely limited. Thank you in advance Jennifer M.
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In Season 4, we watched as Haley went off to college and Lily had her first day of Kindergarten. These are two big steps that are often very hard for parents to handle. Here is some advice for all of those modern parents out there who are going through these transitional stages with their families.
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Dec 06, 2007
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Spearheading an effort to increase capacity, make better use of existing capacity, expedite the use of new technologies to improve efficiency, and upgrade customer service, the Port Authority today reiterated its call to reduce flight delays through a series of recommendations to be implemented immediately. The agency also announced that the Flight Delay Task Force it assembled has completed its report, which also was released today.
The Task Force identified nearly 100 technical and customer-service initiatives that can improve capacity, reduce delays, and improve the travel experience for passengers in the event of a delay. In addition to those recommendations, Port Authority Chairman Anthony R. Coscia and Executive Director Anthony E. Shorris called for the following actions:
Implementation of an IATA-like scheduling process that will rationalize domestic and foreign carrier schedules and the use of airport facilities
– Such a process ensures that there is adequate airspace capacity and appropriate landside facilities to accommodate each flight. Also, airlines typically have bunched flights on the hour or half-hour, a practice that has been cited repeatedly as a contributing factor in delays. Implementing steps to ensure more intelligent scheduling of flights and make the best use of capacity increases the region's access to the global economy and provides the best service to customers. The Port Authority must have an active and lead role.
Permanently reopen military airspace
– Many delays are created by the congested airspace serving Kennedy, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia airports. Working with the Department of Defense to identify available airspace that can be allocated on a consistent basis for commercial airline use during peak periods will open up new air-traffic "lanes," as was done during the recent Thanksgiving holiday period, and would help ease congestion.
Fast-track "Next Gen" technology and prioritize the Port Authority's airports for the earliest implementation of the new system
– Relief must be delivered as quickly as possible. Reports indicate that it could take until 2023 to have next-generation technology in place throughout the country. That is too long for passengers to wait. It's also vital that the federal government prioritize the New York metropolitan region, the largest and most critical market in the country.
Improve customer service
– The Port Authority is continuing an aggressive focus on improved customer service when flight delays occur, including investing more than $30 million this year alone, and working with airlines to establish standards for assisting passengers in extreme delays.
Work with airlines to encourage use of larger planes at the New York metropolitan region's airports
– Although small aircraft play an important role in serving lesser markets, the use of larger aircraft increases capacity and helps accommodate growth by carrying greater numbers of passengers. The Port Authority will continue to work with the airlines to make the necessary investments to create additional capacity, such as the $200 million investment the agency recently made to enable Kennedy Airport to accept the next generation of large aircraft.
"We believe there are three main principles to improving the flight delay problem: expanding capacity, better management of the capacity we have now, and better customer service," Chairman Coscia said. "The Task Force report shows that a diverse group of stakeholders responsible for the aviation system agree on certain strategies for reducing flight delays. Having reached consensus on these recommendations, these stakeholders should now begin to implement them without delay."
Mr. Shorris said, "At the Port Authority, we have worked tirelessly and invested hundreds of millions of dollars to provide workable solutions to delays in air travel. By coupling common-sense practices with the immediate implementation of new and emerging technologies, airport operators, airlines and the federal government can fulfill a collective promise to provide world-class service to our customers. Capping flights or burdening customers with new costs isn't the answer. Instead, we need comprehensive solutions, and we will continue to have an active and leading role in developing those solutions."
Flight Delay Task Force Highlights
Short Term: Managing Delays
The Flight Delay Task Force members were able to identify 27 short-term initiatives that can improve delays by next summer. Most of these recommendations focus on the implementation of readily available technologies or modernizing outdated policies. Some key short-term measures include:
installing advanced ground surveillance systems, which would help ground controllers get a better understanding of where planes are on the tarmac. This helps move planes on and off taxiways and in and out of gates faster and more efficiently; and
opening new routes in the most congested airspace. Airspace is structured along routes, akin to highways, but the system is not currently configured to accommodate the maximum possible traffic. By rearranging and adding to the available routes more planes will be able to use the airspace at any given moment without interfering with each other and causing delays. For example, offering dedicated space for heavily traveled routes like the one from the New York metropolitan area to Washington, D.C. could make room for other flights to use the rest of the routes in the airspace.
Long Term: Expanding Capacity
The remaining 50 recommendations deal with the fundamental physical capacity of airports, sophisticated technology that will require time and substantial investment to implement, and complex new policies and procedures. Some key long-term measures include:
improving the configuration of the airports' runways and taxiways, which would allow planes to move more quickly and efficiently on and off runways. The Port Authority's 2008 budget already includes construction of taxiway additions that will improve arrival and departure capacity at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark;
implementing Area Navigation, or RNAV, an advanced technique of precise point-to-point navigation. Existing navigation technology can be slow and cumbersome requiring a pilot to continuously check with air traffic controllers and wait for instruction. With RNAV during departure, a pilot departs on a direct route to the correct altitude and coordinates, allowing planes to take off in quick succession; and
developing new procedures and technology to use multiple runways simultaneously. With these new tools, aircraft will be able to land on two runways, taking full advantage of the existing airport infrastructure to move more planes.
Customer Service: Improving the Customer Experience
Passengers deserve a comfortable travel experience. Delays make this more difficult, but the Task Force members found that, working together, the airport operators and the airlines can do more to help. The recommendations focus on the critical needs of delayed passengers: understanding the situation so that they can make informed choices, finding amenities and services to help cope with delays, locating alternative transportation or accommodation in the event of extreme delays, and preventing situations where passengers are stranded on the tarmac for extended periods. Some key recommendations include:
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Where Did the Time Go?
It is hard to believe that it is already March 2, 2011. What a difference a day makes. I started the year with a mantra of change and change has indeed come. I know better so I am doing better. And I am honest enough to jack myself up when I am not being true to myself.
I have lost 21 lbs since January 5, 2011. I don't see a change in my body but I do realize that it has changed. I'm fitting into smaller clothes that were too tight 60 days ago. I can tell that I am not comfortable with this change because I am still not writing down my food logs (even though I know that is one of the best ways to make lifestyle changes and locate and isolate bad habits.) I am starting to like my daily walks now. Walking allows me the chance to clear my mind and meditate on the blessings of the day. It is such a blessing just to be able to walk and to have a safe, beautiful place to go and exercise every day. I'm able to do a 19 min mile now and I do at least three miles a day.
I think it is safe to say that using the Body Media Fit Armband and taking the ASEA redox signaling molecules every day have made a difference. The armband lets me know when I've exercised enough and even tracks my sleep. The redox signaling molecules seem to help me breathe through my workouts and recover from the muscle fatigue after the workout. I have not talked to my doctors about these changes but I will do that next month when I have my physical.
I hope that you see by now that you can make your own change if you want to and it does not have to take years to make it happen. I want to thank the family and friends that sent the encouraging words these past two months. I'm going to keep on going with this journey to see what the end will be. I'll keep you posted as I pass future milestones but I won't bore you with the day to day minutiae of the change process. Hard work pays off. I get the equation now. It is hard to believe that 2 1/2 months ago I heard someone talk about the Martha's Vineyard Detox Diet at a Gospel Concert and heard an inner voice say "You need to check that out". I listened and I feel so much healthier as a result.
My prayer for you in the month of March is that you listen to the still small voice that articulates the desires of your heart. Don't wait until you feel better, sometimes change hurts. Keep me in your prayers, I'll be doing the 5K Glendale Downtown Dash on Sunday March 14, 2011 to benefit Glendale Adventist Hospital's Stroke Services Center. This will be my first race since I had to stop training for the Half-Marathon in 2009. I'm slowly making my way back. To God Be the Glory.
Peace and blessings,
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- Sheila said...
I am so happy to see you achieve
your desired results - I'm cheering for you!
- April 10, 2011 at 4:48:00 PM PDT
Hello cuz, I am so happy for you and your achievement in your exercise and diet program. Hard work always pays off.
You look like you have lost a buch of weight in your recent picture on Facebook. Did the Martha Vineyard detox diet work or is it a combination of stuff?
I have been swimming a lot and gaining weight instead of losing but I know it is what I put in my mouth after swimming LOL! I find that since I do not go out as much as I used to it is very difficult to take the weight off and keep it off. I did loose a bunch when I seriously fasted until a certain time of the day and kept it off for a while. I am shooting for a size 12. I know this post was in March. How much did you loose so far? I find that drinking lots of water and liquids really help me a lot. I pray that you meet your goal. Please keep me updated and I will keep you updated and this way we can encourage each other.
Lots of love
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In one scene in the first episode, Sherlock is sitting in the back of an ambulance with an orange blanket over his shoulders, and he asks (Detective) Inspector Lestrade why he's got this blanket... Lestrade tells him "It's a shock blanket Sherlock, it's for shock.". Sherlock tells him he's not in shock...and I think that's all I'll say about the scene because I dont want to ruin it for anyone who hasnt watched it yet.
I joined a group of crocheters and knitters that like the show and anything Sherlock related. Everyone was talking about crocheting or knitting "shock blankets". So I finally decided what to do with a crochet pattern I had floating around as just an idea in my head last fall and wasnt sure what I wanted to do with it or if it would work. I ended up making a "Shock Blanket Shawl". It's basically a very long, extremely wide scarf...or a very long, very narrow afghan.
The yarn I used is Hobby Lobby's "I Love This Yarn". I really like how this turned out, and the orange is actually kind of nice. It's becoming one of my favorite colors to crochet or knit with. (there may be a knitted scarf coming soon)
The pattern is fairly quick to do. I'd have been finished with it in just a few weeks if I hadnt had a bit of a vision problem earlier this spring that made me pretty much half blind. (better now) I had to put the shawl down for the better part of a month when it was a little more than half finished. Once I started it back up, I had the shawl finished within a week.
I'm kind of planning on posting the pattern once I write it up and hopefully have someone test it for me. I've already crocheted a scarf using the same stitch combination (scarf started out as a swatch and I decided to turn it into something useful)
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"These are folks who are good, hard-working people, who are still experiencing an America where we haven't lived up to our hopes and dreams for this country. And who remind me every single day that there is an urgent work to do. And so that's really who I am.
"I define my patriotism, I define my faith as a Christian, I define my blackness, in the sense of a continuous struggle to make this country live up to who we say we are. The fullness to become that more perfect union [...]"
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An episode of Louis Theroux's award-winning BBC documentary series in which he accompanied "celebrities" and controversial figures as they went about their day-to-day business. The show wrapped up in 2002 because of increasing difficulties in finding people willing to appear.
In this program, Louis spends some time with a community of Nazis, "trying to find the humanity in people whose world view is probably the most abhorrent and discredited conceivable."
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013
The Master's visit to Canterbury Thursday 6th and Friday 7th June
Our home in Kent lies on the ancient Pilgrim's Way from St Margaret's Bay to Canterbury, and we own an adjacent property called Pilgrim's Cottage. We are therefore constantly reminded of Canterbury's role in the history of our country and particularly its international importance as a place of pilgrimage. Travel to Canterbury in the modern era is quick and speedy by high speed train or Motorway and Canterbury continues to attract huge numbers of visitors, particularly with its close proximity to France and Belgium.
A group of us greeted each other on the platform at King's Cross on Thursday and in just over a hour were whisked to Canterbury, in good time to walk to the Abode Hotel, check in and prepare ourselves to meet our city guide, Philippe Lecampe. Philippe, himself a Liveryman of the Blacksmith's Company, gave us a most amusing and seriously educational tour of the noisy City centre and the quieter Cathedral precincts. Encouraging us to look up at the buildings atop the usual modern shops, we gained a real understanding of how Canterbury must have looked in former days, and to use to which buildings were put as pilgrim hostels. Despite heavy bombing in the war, Canterbury has retained many interesting medieval buildings – and in some ways reflects how London must have looked prior to the Great Fire and the greater move to redevelopment.
After the tour, conducted in a rare bout of sunshine, we returrned to our hotel for a cream tea that was most welcome and went down very well. Several of us then left for Evensong in the Cathedral Quire and listened to the boy choristers singing the responses, psalm, anthem etc. Always a relaxing and uplifting way to spend a half hour. On our return we got together for drinks in the hotel bar prior to being joined for dinner by our good friends the Rt Rev Michael Turnbull and his wife, Brenda. Michael kindly said grace and later regaled us with some interesting aspects of the Church of England.
After dinner we walked in the gathering darkness back to the Buttermarket to meet the Very Revd Robert Willis DL, Dean of the Cathedral. Robert was waiting for us at the Christ Gate and invited us in to the unlit Cathedral. Presenting each of us with a candle as our only illumination the Dean eventually guided us to the place where Thomas a Becket had been murdered. We next moved down to the atmospheric Crypt where many services are conducted and then later up into the Quire and climbing up several steps eventually reached the Chair of St Augustine into which Justin Welby was recently installed and enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury by the Dean. It was a memorable visit into a cathedral in the peace of the night which everyone found an emotional experience.
Friday morning found us at The Tower House visiting the newly installed Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Mrs Heather Taylor. Women power was alive and kicking in Canterbury for the Deputy Mayor and Sheriff was Mrs Ann Taylor – no relation, and the Lady Mayoress was Mrs Linda Taylor, daughter in law to Heather. TheThree Taylors! The Lord Mayor gave us an introduction to the regalia and treasures of the City, including a really fine sword and Mace. The visit included coffee and later we were shown the Guildhall where the Council meets. Our next stop was the Freemasons Museum of Kent for a quick visit and then on to the Beaney Institute where there are some fine oil paintings of cattle and sheep by Thomas Cooper.
We met for lunch at 12.30pm in a private room overlooking the exquisite 16th Century Weavers Houses on the river. After a lunch in which we enjoyed fine fellowship I had to say my goodbyes and depart with the Consort in an effort to reach Telford by road in good time for a Black Tie Dinner.
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- VP debate-watching party at 739 Franklin. ILFA
- They're installing free Wi-Fi in Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle
- Brooklyn homeowners go for gimmick to turn houses into billboards and get mortgages paid. NY Daily News
- Sale of Domino Sugar Factory moving right along. Gothamist
- The private residences being built inside Brooklyn Bridge Park will have little yards, but officials say they won't cut into park land. Brooklyn Eagle
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
VP Debate Party; Free Wi-Fi In Cadman Plaza Park; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- VP debate-watching party at 739 Franklin. ILFA
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Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Canadian Christmas traditions (part two)
It's just after 8 am on Christmas Eve morning. About twenty minutes minutes ago, the Resident Fan Boy set off in the new snow (yes, we've had even more of it) for the forty-five-minute trudge to his office for the Christmas Eve lunch, which starts vaguely about mid-morning and peters out in the early afternoon, as everyone sneaks home. He woke me just after 6 am so I could take one of the tourtières I'd assembled yesterday from the freezer, glaze it with egg yolk and milk and put it in the oven. I put a tea towel in the bottom of an empty kitty litter box, stuffed the whole thing into a cloth bag with a flat bottom, and tucked the still-hot tourtière into the bottom. We do this because a) tourtières can be mostly prepared ahead of time; b)tourtières are associated with Christmas; and c) the Resident Fan Boy's French-Canadian work-mates go all misty and goo-goo-eyed when he sets the tourtière on the buffet table. They tell him about the réveillons of their childhoods when they returned from midnight mass to tables groaning with tourtières, each one made by an aunt, mother or sister according to her secret recipe.
I wasn't quite prepared for my tourtière to have an emotional impact on anybody. I started making them about a dozen years ago when the weight of preparing Christmas dinner began to fall to me, because I don't particularly care for turkey. Demeter had experimented with various roasted fowls over the years (even a greasy and, heaven help us, hairy goose one year), and the closest we came to adopting as a tradition was a capon. However, ordering, preparing, stuffing and roasting birds leaves me cold. The beauty of the tourtière is that you can make it several days in advance, freeze it, pop it into the oven on Christmas afternoon et voilà, a festive dish. It took several years to find the right recipe, as the traditional tourtière is, alas, rather bland, but the recipe I use is pepped up with onions, garlic and celery. Living in anglophone Victoria, I only had the intellectual notion that it was a French-Canadian custom.
Then we moved to Ottawa. The province of Québec is a fifty-minute walk across the Alexandra Bridge from our doorstep (if I keep my pace reasonably brisk), and our neighbourhood seems full of anglophone/francophone partnerships. Elder daughter's classmates all seemed to have parents with Scottish and French surnames. At least half of my husband's workmates speak French as their first language, driving, cycling or walking to work across the Ottawa River from the city of Gatineau. It's for the sake of the ancient children behind their eyes that I got up this morning to put the final touches on one of the tourtières (the other is waiting in the freezer for Christmas Day). I suspect that modern life has rendered home-made pastries as scarce in Québec as anywhere else. With the bus strike, we won't be dragging our daughters down for the office party this year, but the Resident Fan Boy is determined to go and bask in the cries of welcome as the golden pie takes its place. Christmas is for children, after all, even the grown-up ones. And now elder daughter has confessed her attachment to the dish. It's become part of her childhood Christmas. Well, one of her ancestral names is Boucher, after all.
Now, I must sort and wrap the treasures hidden in my closet against tomorrow. For those of you who keep Christmas, I wish ease and speed in your preparations. For those who don't, I wish peace and beauty.
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- Jane Henry said...
Have a good one Persephone. Loved hearing about your French traditions. My mother always says, you make your own traditions at Christmas and I agree.xxx
- Thursday, 25 December 2008 at 06:28:00 GMT-8
- P said...
Merry Christmas to my goddess of Canadian Darkness! Much love, P.
- Thursday, 25 December 2008 at 07:42:00 GMT-8
- Persephone said...
Thanks, Jane! And how many of those traditions are created by pure accident?
Ooooh, P! That does it, I'm getting business cards made out!
- Thursday, 25 December 2008 at 08:08:00 GMT-8
- bonnie-ann black said...
while i enjoy the stuffed turkey and all of that -- i even enjoy preparing it -- i'm always looking for a good one-pan dish that i can freeze. are there recipes available for tourtière? i'm gonna google that right now.
the best traditons are the homemade ones, not the ones we're told are traditional. for instance, our christmas eve traditional dinner is -- pizza! quick easy, and no one has to cook while we're setting up for santa to come. enjoy your christmas, whatever your traditions!
- Friday, 26 December 2008 at 11:57:00 GMT-8
- Persephone said...
Happy to share my recipe for tourtière, b.a.b.! It's no secret, and as I've said, traditional tourtière is a bit bland.
- Friday, 26 December 2008 at 16:20:00 GMT-8
- bonnie-ann black said...
i'll take your recipe,if you're really willing to give it! i imagine that tourtiere is one of those things like stew -- the basic ingredients are the same, but how it turns out depends on little things the cook does!
you can email me at email@example.com, if you don't want to post it here... i'm also willing to trade a recipe if there's something i make you'd find worthwhile cooking.
- Monday, 29 December 2008 at 10:15:00 GMT-8


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Senin, 20 Desember 2010
William Rowland - Curse of a Teenage Nazi aka Women in the Night (1948)
Six women from the main Allied Nations battling the German-Japanese Axis in WW2 are arrested by the Germans in Shanghai University, under the false accusation they are accomplices of the killing of a German officer in the Hospital. Two Asian women will join the group, and eventually it is revealed that there are at least three underground spies amongst the small group. Some will survive, others will die heroic deaths for their religious beliefs, nationalist ideals, or the sake of humankind.
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The war in Europe is over, the Japanese are about to surrender after the Nagasaki bombing, but a group of die-hard German Nazis are holding on in Shanghai, protecting an ingenious invention of mass destruction - a cosmic ray generator that is 1000 times more deadly than the A-bomb. Col. Von Meyer is about to pass the secret of the weapon to Col. Noyoma, as Japan is still at war, and will use it to revenge their recent losses. However, Field Marshal Von Runzel arrives with precise orders to the contrary: the Japanese shall not have the secret weapon, for an underground Nazi ring is to use it later in another attempt to destroy all the Allied Nations, and conquer the world in a third Worl War. Von Meyer decides to create a diversion, and to offer the Japanese scientist and officers some "evening entertainment" at the German Officers' Club. Thaler, the female German Officer, is to bring in a number of women - arrested on trumped up charges at the Shanghai University - dress them up, and force them to service the lusty Japanese officers. First, he asks for volunteers, but only the French entertainer Yvette comes forward. The other five women (American, English, Austalian, Russian and Mexican) stubbornly refuse. Then he shouts at them: "I say, naturally you'll all volunteer!" The 16-year-old Australian girl finds her mother as a hard-laborer at the club, they rejoice for a while, but knowing that her pure catholic girl will be ravished that night, Mrs. James kills her daughter instead. Her absence will not be missed much, as two other young women arrive, a Chinese and a Japanese. Soon, the Germans are about to betray the Japanese, but the American is in cahoots with an infiltrated German officer who's really her husband (an OSS spy), the Chinese is trying to make the others believe that Maya is an infiltrated Japanese agent, while Lili herself is seeing a Chinese servant of the Germans in secret, and the women are justly suspicious of Yvette - who is getting fond of the bald-head Colonel Von Meyer... In the end, the American plot is uncovered, the Germans and the Japanese start killing each others, and the fugitive American and Chinese spies. A number of people die in heroic gun-fights. Maya is going to defuse the bombs left in the wine cellar by the escaping Americans, so that the Japanese will get the secret weapon in the end. However Yvette decides to change her loyalty to her country, thinking of what the English girl told her. The two women clash in a desperate fight all over the place, as the fuse is burning - with the future of humankind at stake.
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Saturday, September 12, 2015
Garden of Imagination
Posted by Kem Hughes at 4:27 PM
I have always looked for opportunities to paint and create art. Throughout the years I have been able to squeeze in teaching art classes and holding paint events especially with the elderly. I loved the feeling of knowing that I was bringing joy to many of those that could no longer paint by themselves or had never had the opportunity in their youth. Withe the help of my husband and partner we have been able to turn those art classes into a mobile art/paint event business..
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A) Lie and just say "good, fine, well"
B) Explain all the crappy things that are going on
There are few people who give a reply that makes me glad I asked….. Sheesh, that needs improvement!
Treasure #1
I mentioned on twitter that I am seeking friends. **Cough**
Anyways – I've found a friend. Sadly it is neither a male or female but a fruit….ORANGES! Oranges have become my best friend lately. They are so refreshing and bright.
I don't know about you but I LOVE LOVE LOVE getting FUN packages in the mail, it's even better when they are unexpected and FREE. All-Bran sent me this thrilling sample pack that I am anxious to try. Its not clear why this kind company sent me these treats but I'm grateful. Who knows maybe if you show some love they will do the same for you.
I accidently deleted, well the camera ate the picture but you get the idea.
Amazing Leftover Rewinds
"Chili Salad" --> Romine lettuce topped with left over warmed chili and sour crème acted as the "dressing"
Anything Goes Stuffed Pita --> Leftover grilled chicken, spinach, mushrooms and red pepper hummus with leftover corn.
Bravo award goes to….
The "Cesar Chicken Sandwich" that rocked my dinner plate last week
Caitlin posted about social networking and consumers. Here is proof of how awesome the connection really is. I recently visited Pollo Tropical to order dinner. The boys usually get the chicken family meal and I was craving some of their delicious soup! That mission was a failure because POLLO TROPICAL (English = Tropical Chicken) was freaking out of chicken. Not sure how** you run out of your main profit maker but they did so I commented on twitter. Well, the people over at Pollo Tropical cared so much that they contacted me and sent me this to compensate! How Awesome!
Last summer Orlando and I took a trip to Key Largo, it was an unbelievable trip. (#EVENEPIC?) On the drive home I had to stop at Shell World, where I found a very unique wooden ring that I adored. That ring went MIA about 6 months ago, ever since a small portion of my soul has been searching for it. Luckily – I found a replacement on Ebay for less than $5.00! :Jumps for joy: Now I am again the proud owner a stylish wooden ring. :LOVES:
Check IT! I spotted these bad boys in the grocery last month. They are pretty much liquid fruit, nothing else added (some have fruit juice and cinnamon added). I found they are great to chug or drink if you are low on calories and headed to an intense workout. They are super light on my tummy and fill me well. Score!
Please lend a helping review! I want to purchase a heart rate monitor to know how many calories I'm burning (during spin, zumba, bootcamp, running, ect) – this way I can gauge how many calories to need to be replenished. Sounds like a plan right? Well, I've done tons of research and am leaning towards the Polar F6. I would love to hear any feedback/suggestions you have on this topic. It's a $large$ purchase so I want to be confident in my decision. Any information would be helpful. Muchas Gracias!
What are some sweet finds that you have stumbled across?


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First we did the splash pad, which is a super duper splash pad. I didn't get a picture of the whole thing this time, but I have one from last time we went:
|Zephyr Park Splash Pad at 5pm in May
When we went yesterday around 11:00am, there was only one other family, so we basically had it all to ourselves. I sat on a bench for about 10 minutes, and was SO HOT that I decided to put my bathing suit on and get in too.
It's serioulsy like a free Wet-n-Wild for kids. Daisy, Zane and I had fun playing in the water. Then a bunch of older kids came (not sure why they weren't in school). One of them pointed to my belly and asked what it was. I laughed and said, "A baby! I'm having a baby!" Then she sprayed my ear with one of the water cannons, and I decided I didn't like those kids anymore.
After the splash pad, we did the swings for a little bit. Then we found a nice, shady spot near the lake and had a picnic lunch.
August is NOT the best month for picnic lunches, but it wasn't too bad. Daisy apparently has an intense fear of bugs, so we were constantly saving her from tiny ants and gnats. She stopped enjoying the swings because an ant found its way to her foot while she was swinging. The rest of the day, she kept worrying about every speck in the house that it was a bug.
Overall, we had a great morning out! I look forward to these kind of outings during school hours when Zane's a nurse too, because that's one of the perks of a nursing schedule.


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I'm not really OCD. I don't think I am, well, not since I was a teenager and had to position things in my room a particular way before I could sleep, or had to tap the door 6 times otherwise something bad would happen to me.
From a cleaning point of view, as a teenager, I was responsible for cleaning the bathroom I shared with my sister. Rather than "actually" clean it, which would have taken less time, I chose to sit on the floor of the bathroom with the door shut for 20 minutes and do absolutely nothing then 5 minutes before leaving, spray the entire bathroom with a fine water mist. What the….?
Since then I've maintained that level of slack. In my 20's one might say A LOT of slack. I certainly didn't need order in my life, or a bacteria free room. I could have quite happily had a colony of super strain viruses multiplying under several layers of clothes and magazines in the middle of my bedroom floor and not care enough to tidy and clean it up.
In my 30's I got my first home and I was inviting people around to it. So I did care. A bit more. I got a new bathroom so the incentive to keep it clean was there, I needed to maintain its whiteness and I did. I did what I could in that little 2 bed terrace and it was the tidiest and cleanest I'd EVER been. At one stage after my knees flared up with my condition (AS) I hired a cleaner to come once a week. It was bliss. I was really starting to see how nice it was to have a clean, tidy house. My anxiety levels dropped significantly when I could find everything and could come home from work and not need to do any tidying.
So, here I am in my 40's and cleaning and tidying have become a bit of an obsession. I'm not sure exactly where it's come from. I think, maybe, from having so much stuff with the kids or maybe my anxiety levels have gone up with the juggling act of children, work and theirs and ours social life. At any rate I am guaranteed to be in a bad mood if the kitchen island unit has clutter on it, if the lounge has a few toys scattered over it (and aren't being played with) or if there is more stuff ON the hallway cabinet than IN it. Hubby only has to open his mouth and I begin a tirade of abuse, not necessarily about the mess, but about something unrelated, but no doubt triggered by it.
As soon as I spend 40 minutes collecting everything up, popping them back where they belong, running the carpet sweeper over the rug, sweeping up the dirt, food and rubbish on our floor and then disinfecting the island unit, I'm suddenly overwhelmed with joy. I'm relaxed. I'm happy. Life is good again.
Where the hell has that come from? What has triggered this degree of inner happiness over a few clean surfaces? Whatever it is it is both a curse and a joy. Never have I had such an incentive to get things clean and tidy before and never have I realised how much the saying "A tidy house, a tidy mind" was true. It has become such an incentive for me to be happy that I would kill myself to try to get as many jobs done on a Thursday evening before the kids bed, so I had less to do on the Friday and could just get up and smile at the kitchen and floor. Yes…. I smile at it!!
Next step is to hire a cleaner. I'm hoping for a mini pay rise at the end of June and this will be by cue to finally get one for this rather large house. It will help me to keep on top of tidying (specifically upstairs, where my OCD doesn't affect me as much because I don't spend as much time up there) and once a fortnight I can experience that wonderful "sigh" as I walk into a house that has been cleaned to within an inch of its life.
Have you changed since your 20's? Always been a cleaning freak? Obsessed with storage? Would love to know how it affects you.


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The kitchen nook is coming together upstairs at Schuyler House. A microwave will go on the shelf. A fridge will go to the right of the sink under the counter. The counter is being tiled.
Bill and Jan are working on the tiling.
Jan marks the tiles and Bill cuts them on the tile saw outside in the parking lot.
A good evening's work. Tiles cut and placed, awaiting thin set and then grout. But that's a task for another day.
The backsplash.
Bill admires his (and Jan's) handiwork.
Kurt in the stairwell. Placement of galley. (I wanted a pic of his t-shirt.) ;->


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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Paris Theme Piece for Artiscape 2015
I finally finished a piece to take to Artiscape for the auction for abused children (I think that's the cause.) I try to always bring an artwork. This time I altered two birdcages and combined them. There is a tiny one in the top of the large one, featuring a fairy girl with 'quail' feather wings and holding a birdcage (so I guess there are three!) The group lying on the grass are from an old vintage travel photo and I colored the image with acrylics and pencil and attached feather wings. The image was then glued to foam core.
There are scraps of old text in the bird nest, eggs and a black bird, green moss, old French post cards, glitter draping and sari ribbons. The cage was painted with acrylic milk paint. Hope it gets there in one piece!
Oh, it is called, "Paris Flight."
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daughter with her hair cut :~(
Chapter One:
"nnnn. Nooo. Go awaaaay." I burrow under the covers to try to hide. My hope is the covers will give me protection from the maniacal onslaught.No luck.Gooberface is trying to wake me up. This is so annoying. Gooberface burrowed through the covers to find my ear again and Gooberface's raspy tongue went to work on my ear again.I flail around trying to make the twerp waking me up stop. There's an indignant 'merlp' as I flail around and he backs away. However, the blanket is off of me and Gooberface is halfway to victorious.I can hear Gooberface purring with self satisfaction. This is more infuriating than I can put into words, at least this early in the morning, with a irritated wordless sound I grab the covers to pull them back over me.Gooberface hisses as I mummify myself and pounces on me. Like a kitten on too much coffee, Gooberface bounces and pounces on my blanket log roll and tries to claw me to get me out of bed.No luck for him! ha!Comforters are pretty tough and thick these days and neo-cats claws are no match for modern technology! Ha! I giggle and Gooberface hisses his indignation again. I am supposed to be up and its his job to get me up today, obviously, but I am NOT getting up and now I am mocking him. This causes him to redouble his efforts and I know I shouldn't be getting as much pleasure out of this as I am, but, well, I am.Uh oh. He's starting to spit. Had he been an adult, he'd be yelling at me now. This will not end wel...OUCH!He found a way in and scratched my head. THAT CAT! THAT HURT! I bolt up right and reach to grab him. He's no bigger than a classic cat, but far smarter. He is, however, just as fast and he easily dodges my grasp. Again my indignant cry - I need to practice to get really good at them - and I am about to go after him...when Dad comes in."Come on, kiddo. Time to get up. You're taking too long and we won't be able to walk to school today unless you hurry up."Its THAT day. Crud. I need to hurry. Otherwise it means going to school like all the other kids and I don't want to do that today. Only those in town get to walk to school normally and I like the distinction of being the only one not a townie to do so.I clambered down from my bunk bed - all kids sleep in bunk beds! at least those who are smart - and started getting dressed. Shuck the PJs and stand staring at the dresser. What to pick? What to wear?Well, there's what I wear when I get to school and there' what I wear over on the walk there. Leggings and shorts. A cute top. Brush the hair. Its long and infuriatingly cannot make up its mind whether its blonde or brown. At least its not red. I'd hate that. It's also long, which I like, except when I have to wash or brush or braid it. Like now.Socks. Mustn't forget socks. I pull them on. Its a bit of effort. Everything these days is tougher than what Dad describes from when he was a kid. Harder to put on socks and harder for something to get through them. Or chew through them. And in our town, on our farm, that's pretty important. Then out of the room.A hop, skip and jump and I'm in the kitchen. Dad's made eggs. He does them ok. Not as well as mom does, but they're edible. There's some coveted green chile at the table. Grown here - carefully! - and we roast them every year. They seeds are from New Mexico originally, some small town specifically. Dad can go on and ON about it. Where doesn't matter so much to me, just that they that taste good.There's a side of bacon, a glass of juice and a glass of milk. Mom says he gives me too much to drink in the morning. I kinda agree. However, he's my Dad and what can you do? I start to eat and Gooberface mewls at me. Dork. Sneak him a bit of bacon when Dad's not looking. Snarffle it all down and to the bathroom.Brush my teeth. Wash my face. Look in the mirror. I wish Dad'd let me use make up. When I am with Mom, no problem if I want. Not Dad. He'd rather his little girl would stay a little girl. HE says I ought to act my age and not grow up too fast. He just wants me to stay his baby. WHATEVER.And I am ready to go. No looking for my little brother. He's with Mom today. Last night was a Daddy-daughter and a Mommy-son night. I meet Dad at the front door. We grab the outdoor clothes: thick and tough, something like leather, but tougher and synthetic. Pull on the coat. Zip it up. Dad's ready.We open the inner door and do a quick look. Then we step through. Gooberface mewls a goodbye and we close the inner door. We do one last check, jacket sealed to pants. everything zipped. I check dad. He checks me. We're good. We have to be.We open the outer door and he throws a drone up into the air. Its a bitty personal one. It arcs up and droops down before its mini rotors kick in. It sits and hovers above. Then it chirrups in our ears everything is good. We step out and onto the grass. The violet grass.I look up. The two moons are amazing. They always are and always will be for me. Wayles and Hemmings. The sister moons. One dark, one light. The strange calls, the strange cries of morning, just another morning, on Jefferson, a world 165 light years away from Earth.Hi! I'm Aurora and I am in the 6th grade on another planet around another star. Its nice to me you.
I wrote this for my daughter six weeks ago.


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Bald, fat, short, and ugly male, 53, seeks short-sighted woman with tremendous sexual appetite.
Unashamed triumphalist male for the past 46 years. Will I bore you? Probably. Do I care? Probably not.
Bastard. Complete and utter. Whatever you do, don't reply -- you'll only regret it.
I like my women the way I like my kebab. Found by surprise after a drunken night out, and covered in too much tahini. Before long I'll have discarded you on the pavement of life, but until then you're the perfect complement to a perfect evening. Man, 32. Rarely produces winning metaphors.
Romance is dead. So is my mother. Man, 42, inherited wealth.
Save it. Anything you've got to say can be said to my lawyer. But if you're not my ex-wife, why not write to box no. 5377? I enjoy vodka, canasta, evenings in, and cold, cold revenge.
To some, I am a world of temptation. To others, I'm just another cross-dressing pharmacist. Male, 41.
My finger on the pulse of culture, my ear to the ground of philosophy, my hip in the medical waste bin of Glasgow Royal Infirmary. 14% plastic and counting -- geriatric brainiac and compulsive NHS malingering fool (M, 81), looking for richer, older sex-starved woman on the brink of death to exploit and ruin every replacement operation I've had since 1974. Box no. 7648 (quickly, the clock's ticking, and so is this pacemaker).
You're a brunette, 6', long legs, 25-30, intelligent, articulate and drop-dead gorgeous. I, on the other hand, am 4'10", have the looks of Herve Villechaize and carry an odour of wheat. No returns and no refunds at box no. 3321.
Blah blah, whatever. Indifferent woman. Go ahead and write. Box no. 3253. Like I care.
Your stars for today: A pretty Cancerian, 35, will cook you a lovely meal, caress your hair softly, then squeeze every damn penny from your adulterous bank account before slashing the tyres of your Beamer. Let that serve as a warning. Now then, risotto?
Attention male London Review of Books readers: 'Greetings, earthling -- I have come to infest your puny body with legions of my spawn' is no way to begin a reply. Female, 36 -- suspicious of any men declaring themselves to be in possession of a 'great sense of humor.'
I'm just a girl who can't say 'no' (or 'anaesthetist'). Lisping Rodgers and Hammerstein fan, female lecturer in politics (37) WLTM man to 40 for thome enthanted eveningth.
Love is strange -- wait 'til you see my feet. F, 34, wide-fitting Scholl's.


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This year at District Convention, the Carolinas District of Key Club will be awarding 5 scholarships to graduating Key Club seniors worth a total of $5000. All seniors are encouraged to apply, and winners will be announced on stage at District Convention!
Please pay careful attention to the instructions within the packet and be sure to submit all necessary material no later than March 3rd, 2016. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your division's Lieutenant Governor.


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I Ain't Dead Yet
OK, calm the frig down. I just didn't have an idea for a post yesterday. Between that and being too lazy to look through my tickler file of things I want to write about; I took an easy way out.
I am not closing down Rust any time soon, and if I were it wouldn't be with a whimper of a pathetic post. There would be a count-down to the final day and there would be a party at the end. I'd even invite the people I've pissed off over the years.
Leslie did a Facebook post about the demise of Rust yesterday and she got responses from Rust readers; many I have never met, heard from or knew were reading regularly.
I liken Rust to a dairy farm. One doesn't get a day off on a dairy. The first milking of the day is when I log in during the morning to reply to the comments from the previous days post. The next milking is when I return later and post a story or two that will post automatically at 4:00am on what ever date I want it to run.
There have been times where I've had something like 30 posts ready to go and there have been other times where I put the finishing key strokes at 10pm on a piece that will up-load at 4am.
I was heartened to see all the positive feed back on Leslie's post. Thanks everyone, but I'm here to stay.


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I paid a little visit to Tate Modern in London on my way home for Christmas and here is a little selection of what we saw there. Some interesting and peculiar art, just like art should be.
And the main reason I've always wanted to go here is because of the building and its interiors! Great place and the plans for the new-built extension does not look too bad either. Can't wait to pay the TATE another visit in 2016 when the Tate Modern Project is done.
You can read more about the TATE, it's artists, exhibitions and new plans here:


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Tuesday, 5 October 2010
And i look like an idiot carry camera , and shooting alone -_-''' , you can see alots of couple, family and pets around at park, it was so happening. Make me really can feel the warm when i was there :)
When we was child, we use to play lantern outside the house with neighbour and friends, i think nowsday was change due to crime always happen around us. At least the park is a most security and every people can gather together to celebrate the event.
Hopefully my sense of photographing still there ..
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I see alot star... Keng~!!
Got feel lor~!!
- 10/05/2010 11:25 am
i like that one you capture a small kids...:)
nice photo..and got the festa tanglung feel
yeong wei
- 10/05/2010 11:44 am
- Wing said...
1st photo is nice de, just the "Desa Parkcity" spoil the feel.
3rd & last 2nd photos a bit dark at the bottom, maybe can light some candles or tanglung... :p
The others all damn nice & awesome, especially the last photo, so many stars... ^^
- 10/05/2010 12:30 pm
- sook ^^ said...
pet pet i like the last photo...
- 10/05/2010 6:35 pm
Nice photo….
人月两团圆, 真感人!
I'm missing the best moment of my life…..remember that day I'm alone and attending Yoga class without celebrate…… so sad… :(
- 10/11/2010 3:06 pm
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Yeong wei: Nx year we go :) thanks
Wing: thanks :) ya star star
Sook Ching : touching ur heart ar? good la :P
Anonymous : thanks...ehh..who are u ar?
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Trail at Kim, 11 X 14" oil/BFK
Having this time in Albuquerque to devote to painting has been great, because I'm rediscovering the value of patience. Painting plein air, we get used to working as quickly as possible in a race against the changing light. Back in the studio, we might still put too much priority on finishing a work quickly, scrapping it if it doesn't come together well right away. After all, Hawthorne advised making lots of "starts"--if you run into trouble, he said, "know when you're licked, and start another one." The painting-a-day trend in recent years reinforces the need for speed. And there's nothing wrong with any of this, as long as we slow down sometimes to take a breath and patiently work, or re-work, a painting.
Stagecoach Rd at Kim, 11 X 14", oil/BFK
Both of these paintings have been reworked extensively over the last week. This one was posted a couple weeks ago, but after a few days I could see it wasn't working as well as it could. That's one reason why it's a good policy to sit with a painting for a time, and allow yourself to see it objectively. Titian used to turn his paintings to the wall for six months before finishing them, so he could make objective assessments and complete them with a fresh eye. We probably don't need to let them sit for six months, but a few days, or even just overnight, can really help us see the work. As John Cage said, "Do not try to create and analyze at the same time. They are different processes."
Give it some time, analyze the work objectively, and if there's anything you're not happy with, fix it. That's where I disagree with the toss-it-and-start-another philosophy. There's a lot to be gained by struggling with a painting, regardless of the result. You either end up with a better painting or a lot of lessons learned. Sometimes both!


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Port Townsend is a seaport located on the northern tip of the Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. Recognized as a popular tourist attraction for its Victorian and maritime heritage, Port Townsend is also known for its whale-watching and wildlife-watching tours that travel north from the Puget Sound waterways to the San Juan Islands.
Located in Port Townsend's Point Hudson Marina, Puget Sound Express (pugetsoundexpress.com) is a passenger ferry service that also operates as a daily whale-watching and wildlife-tour service. Established in 1985, Puget Sound Express has embarked on thousands of boat tours that travel in and around the Olympic Peninsula and the San Juan Islands, capturing spectacular views of some of nature's most fascinating wildlife. Tours available to passengers include the all-day cruise from Port Townsend to Friday Harbor, San Juan Island aboard the "Glacier Spirit"; and a 4-hour guaranteed killer whale watching tour to the San Juan Islands aboard the "Olympas." A third half-day tour is available only in March and April to see gray whales migrating through the Puget Sound and Strait of Juan de Fuca.
As a combined ferry service and wildlife tour, Puget Sound Express' most popular excursion is an all-day adventure to the San Juan Islands. Passengers will travel aboard the "Glacier Spirit" and cruise from Port Townsend's harbor to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. This tour service features an on-board naturalist and expert about the area's resident whale pods. This particular trip is not a guaranteed whale-sighting trip. However, passengers can add the company's "whale-sighting guarantee" onto their excursion for just a few dollars more and for any reason you don't see a whale during your cruise, your next trip with Puget Sound Express is free.
A guaranteed whale-watching tour offered by Puget Sound Express is its four-hour excursion. These tours depart twice daily, once in the morning and once in the early afternoon aboard the company's second boat, the "Olympas." This excursion embarks for the sole purpose of meeting up with resident killer whales also known as orcas in the Puget Sound and waters surrounding the San Juan Islands. Just like the company's all-day excursion, passengers will be privy to having an on-board naturalist along on the trip to give information on the magnificent resident whales. Hydrophones are used on this excursion, and more often than not, passengers will be able to hear the whales singing to one another underwater. The "Olympas" tour boat features an on-board restroom, snack bar and indoor and outdoor viewing areas.
Another charter company in Port Townsend that offers wildlife watching tours is Peninsula Sportsman (peninsulasportsman.com). This company books private charters only for whale, bird and wildlife watching, in addition to fishing charter excursions. Charter tours will feature an expert on arctic birds and waterfowl, Frank Todd, in addition to the experienced Captain Dave Drewry, who has traveled the local waters for many years and is familiar with their many forms of wildlife. Animals you might see on one of Peninsula Sportsman's sightseeing charters include porpoise, bald eagles, river otters, harbor seals, California sea lions and various types of whales. Several bird species are viewed on its excursions, including harlequin duck, puffins, alcids and Pacific black brant.
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This nice photo of the Chatsworth chewing gum stack comes from here
But this Chatsworth Road landmark has now gone:
Ten years ago I remember these giant packets of Wrigley's chewing gum looking like they had been in this shop window for a long time. They were getting a bit sun-bleached even then. But sad to see them go... must be the dawn of a new era. Apparently the smashed-in door was the police trying to find out what had happened to the aged owner.
And just for a last taste of properly matured window dressing:
(When I first got here I thought the cobblers further down on Chatsworth toward Millfields was another shop that time forgot - it has a spectularly dusty/faded/cob-webbed window display but he's still in there fixing shoes... or was last time I looked)
I've been told that it's not a straightforward business trying to get hold of one of the many defunct properties on Chatsworth Road at the moment. One would be Hackney entrepreneur told me she'd given up trying after one lengthy attempt.
Another shop-keeper next to the bookies due to open on Lower Clapton road said that shop owners in Hackney hang-on in the hope of getting a higher-rate paying bookies to move in. Whether that's true or not, who knows?
Meanwhile the bullet holes in 'Friends' Chinese restaurant window are still there. Will they become the next icon of a long-lost Hackney past?
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Chatsworth chewing gum icon has disappeared
Posted by Blood and Property at 10:02
Labels: chatsworth road, chewing gum, hackney, history
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Electronic devices are always shrinking in size but it's hard to imagine anything beating what researchers at the University of New South Wales have created: a tiny wire that doesn't even use electrons to carry a current.
Known as a hole quantum wire, it exploits gaps – or holes - between electrons. The relationship between electrons and holes is like that between electrons and anti-electrons, or matter and anti-matter.
The holes can be thought of as real quantum particles that have an electrical charge and a spin. They exhibit remarkable quantum properties and could lead to a new world of super-fast, low-powered transistors and powerful quantum computers.
In order for a hole to be exploited, it has to be real. The Aether Physics Model quantifies the quantum unit of space-time, which is a quantum rotating magnetic field. This quantum Aether unit has spin, magnetic polarity, and electrostatic polarity. The reason the Aether Physics Model can quantify the quantum Aether unit as a quantum rotating magnetic field is because there is real data to develop the equations from.
Modern physics will go out of their way to tell us that Aether does not exist, and yet as we read in this article, they end up building devices using properties of the Aether and call it a different name. In this case, Aether units are referred to as "holes," which is quite appropriate. The quantum rotating magnetic field is just that, a hole in which primary angular momentum can exist.


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The movement held high expectations for participation and involvement. Members were expected to verbally commit themselves, to tithe their income, be fully involved in all aspects of church life, and submit all areas of their personal lives to their shepherd's counsel. Members were confronted by their shepherd if they failed to live up to their commitments.
[S. David Moore, The Shepherding Movement: Controversy and Charismatic Ecclesiology (New York, NY: T&T Clark, 2003), 78]
I believe Scripture knows of no such power given to any man, church or denomination.


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October is Merlot Month!
RombaueR Carneros 2012 Merlot, $25.99-$32.99, 89 points, poured core black grading to a deep purple/red at the clear wine ring.
Aromatic lavender, plum, and chocolate on the nose were pleasant.
Full-bodied with good acidity and a moderate underlayment of tannin carried a rich early palate of clove, plum, and violets straight into the tight late and long finish of aroma reflective flavors with a 14.5% alcohol enhanced warm spiciness.
Paired fine with my traditional steak and potatoes with asparagus.
Varietals were 92% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Petit Verdot.
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Since laughter really is [sometimes] the best medicine, I couldn't help but share this with you. Enjoy.
25 Ways to Tell You're Grown Up
- Your houseplants are alive and you can't smoke any of them.
- Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
- You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
- 6:00 am is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
- You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
- You watch the weather channel.
- Your friends marry and divorce instead of "hook up" and "break up."
- You go from 130 days of vacation to 14.
- Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dress up."
- You're the one calling the police because those %@&# kids won't turn down the music.
- Older relatives feel comfortable telling sexy jokes around you.
- You don't know what time Taco Bell closes any more.
- Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
- You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's leftovers.
- Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
- You take naps.
- Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
- Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3:00 am would severely upset, rather than settle, your stomach.
- You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests.
- A $4 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good sh–."
- You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
- "I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again."
- 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
- You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
- When you find out your friend is pregnant, you congratulate her instead of asking, "What the hell happened?"
- BONUS! You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you and you can't find one to save your sorry old hide.


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Remember last week when I posted about the Tyranny of the Super delegate: Disaster Looms for the Democratic Party?
Here's the problem many of these CBC members are from heavily African American districts. The black vote is tilting heavily towards Obama something like 80-90%. This thing might come down to superdelegates and these CBC members supporting Clinton would be placed in the position of being responsible for thwarting the will of 90% of their constituency AND being held responsible for thwarting an African American to get to the White House. Can you say primary challenger in 2010?
People are passionate about this year's campaign. I could easily see a crop of young pro-Obama democrats running against every CBC member that cast their vote for Hillary Clinton with the campaign slogan "Remember 2008!" You can almost guarantee that there are some young turks out there who would be able to make a strong argument that these CBC members are out of touch. Just this past week, Al Wynn to his Democratic primary opponent, Donna Edwards, whose campaign was given a boost by bloggers and online activists. You can bet that every CBC member casting a super delegate vote for Clinton will find themselves similarly targeted in 2010. So whether Obama wins or loses, he's already changed the game. You've got more young people engaged and interested in a political campaign than I can remember in my lifetime. Do all of the super delegates think that these folks are just going to fade away and say "oh well"? No, they are going to be highly ticked off. Ticked off enough to organize and campaign and aided by the internet, they can probably pull it off.
John Lewis Switches His Support to Barack Obama
Last night I read a post over at Politico.com called "Black superdelegates, torn". They were citing sources from within Representative John Lewis' camp who were saying he was rethinking his early support of Hillary Clinton. Well this morning, the NY times is reporting that John Lewis has switched and will be casting his superdelegate vote for Barack Obama.
"In recent days, there is a sense of movement and a sense of spirit," said Mr. Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who endorsed Mrs. Clinton last fall. "Something is happening in America, and people are prepared and ready to make that great leap."I predict the same will happen for several CBC members. Jim Clayburn says folks are being moved to tears:
"I've been very impressed with the campaign of Senator Obama," Mr. Lewis said. "He's getting better and better every single day."
His comments came as fresh signs emerged that Mrs. Clinton's support was beginning to erode from some other African-American lawmakers who also serve as superdelegates. Representative David Scott of Georgia, who was among the first to defect, said he, too, would not go against the will of voters in his district.
I've seen a superdelegate driven to tears over this. It's a very emotional thing. People who have been waiting for years to vote for a woman or a black find themselves conflicted having to make a choice between the two at one time. That's very, very tough, especially on African American women." ABCNEWS.comThey really don't have much choice. To cast a superdelegate vote for Hillary Clinton when 80-90% of your constituents are not only voting for the other candidate, but emotionally invested in his winning or losing, your asking for a primary challenge, a real one, in 2010. For those who want to lamblast Lewis for supporting Hillary in the first place, in his defense, EVERYBODY was droning on and on about inevitability and whatnot when Hillary was locking in these superdelegate votes. Lewis is a politician, he went where there appeared to be less risk. Now he's re assessed his risk and figured out win or lose, casting a superdelegate vote in favor of Hillary Clinton, despite his constituent's risks is political folly. How are your elected superdelegates going to vote? Have you called to ask them?
Al Sharpton Threatens to March on DNC Headquarters over Michigan and Florida
Man, I said that this thing was headed for disaster last week. One of my friends laughed and said that there would be riots in Denver at the Democratic National Convention...they might be right. Rev. Sharpton says he is going to march on the DNC headquarters in Washington, DC if they seat the Florida and Michigan delegates at the convention. Last week, Julian Bond of the NAACP complained to Howard Dean that not seating the delegates would disenfranchise minority voters. Al Sharpton responded to the contrary kjhgkjh
Yesterday, Clinton's side of the argument got a boost when NAACP chairman Julian Bond wrote to DNC chair Howard Dean to express "great concern at the prospect that million of voters in Michigan and Florida could ultimately have their votes completely discounted." Not seating the Michigan and Florida delegations would remind Americans of the "sordid history of racially discriminatory primaries," Bond said.
This morning, Rev. Al Sharpton sided with Obama, writing to Dean to express the opposite sentiment.
"I firmly believe that changing the rules now, and seating delegates from Florida and Michigan at this point would not only violate the Democratic party's rules of fairness, but also would be a grave injustice," Sharpton wrote. "Changing the rules in the middle of a presidential contest is patently unfair both to the candidates (including Senator Edwards) and to Democratic voters everywhere."
Sharpton said that Bond's argument of disenfranchisement "should have been made many months ago before the decision was made to strip these states of their delegates, and, once the decision was made, it should have been vigorously objected to and contested by those who felt it disenfranchised voters. To raise that claim now smacks of politics in its form most raw and undercuts the moral authority behind such an argument."Political Punch
Now Rev. Al is planning a march...SOMEBODY HAS BEEN READING THIS BLOG!!! For Rev. Al, this is ingenious. IF you recall, I commented on how his window to endorse, or have an endorsement that had any clout had passed. With Julian Bond's letter and this issue over Florida and Michigan, he has found a way to make himself relevant. Before you poo poo and dismiss that statement. Think about this. Neither the DNC nor Barack Obama want the spectacle of thousands of Black folks marching on DNC headquarters so I can imagine folks will be calling him. OF course he will have thousands marching on DNC headquarters with him because he has tapped into the intensity of Black folks enthusiasm over a potential Obama nomination. Al Sharpton can't lose in this case. If he marches, he's the champion of the Black voter. If he doesn't, he is the pragmatic elder statesman who negotiated a compromise. I'm not saying that is why he's doing it, but that is the position he has successfully carved out for himself.
UPDATE: Now Lewis' spokesperson is backtracking:
spokeswoman for Lewis, Brenda Jones, said the Times story and a similar one by
the Associated Press, saying he was contemplating such a switch,
were inaccurate. Both the Times and AP stories quoted Lewis directly after
speaking with him; he was not available for comment later Thursday. The Obama
campaign also said that Lewis and Obama had not talked recently about a change
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I am very excited that I was able to get the following VCs as guest speakers:
Feb 12, Thursday – Wayne Cantwell
March 4, Wednesday- Ashmeet Sidana
March 31, Tuesday- David Hornik
April 15, Wednesday- Anurag Chandra
April 29, Wednesday- Tim Draper
I have scheduled all the talks between 4.45-5.45PM as there are no classes at this time. I initially approached these VCs for guest lectures in my MBA class. Realizing that other students would also be interested, I have organized these talks at the school level.
These VCs fund IT related ventures and it would be interesting to know their perspectives on emerging technologies. I believe it is a great opportunity for students to bridge the gap between class room teaching and the real world of private equity financing.


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Another project we did at Stamp Club - a page of the chipboard album in the Summer Mini. I figured the ladies could use it for a Father's Day gift (perhaps hang at his desk) or even an element for a larger scrapbook page.
We used the Cog On Board chipboard album (pg. 23 of the Summer mini). It is a very economical little scrapbook album at $4.95.
We used extra cog pieces and colored them with craft ink (using sponge daubers). The stamp set Sentimental Journey and Travel Journal DSP was used to embellish the chipboard page, and we used the Cog punch and extra pieces of DSP to create more cog pieces.
Stamps: Sentimental Journey; Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Travel Journal DSP; Ink: Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Bashful Blue craft; Accessories: Sponge dauber, Cog punch, 1" punch, Hemp twine, Brads, Satin ribbon, Scallop #2 die, Big Shot.
Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
More Stamp Club...
Posted by Heidi Baks at 4:00 AM
Labels: Big Shot, Club, Scrapbook, Summer Mini
2 comments:
- Karen said...
This is adorable! I have this paper too, now I think I might need the cog punch and the board book! I bet your ladies loved this one! Awesome!
- June 24, 2010 at 5:43 AM
- Cindy said...
Oh, darn you!!! Now I need to add that cog punch to my July order. I love this!!!
- June 25, 2010 at 12:39 PM
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An auction house in Yorkshire,Tennants, is hosting an exhibition and sale of vintage costume and textiles. Whilst there are only a couple of the type of items that I buy to sell - quilts and Victorian whitewear - the catalogue has been a delight to look through. This is loveliest quilt that I have seen for a long time
Too good surely to sleep under!
The other lot which took my eye is not a textile or costume item but it is remarkable.
A perfectly proprtioned 1930's doll's kitchen room set. It is complete with dresser, table, chairs and the tiniest detail has been remembered - cheese grater, whisk and rolling pin! (Click on the photos to enlarge)
This exhibition is well worth a look if you are in the area.


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I will never be going back to this place again. The people they have at the door were completely rude and disrespectful. I have had poor service when I have gone here before but decided to give them another chance. I shouldn't have done this seeing as when I went back I had poor service yet again with the two gentleman at the door talking to me like I am a child. NEVER GOING BACK!
ONE WORD: Well, three: Pickle Stoli Shots! These shots make the visit worth it. Need to get them downstairs in the Pilsen Klub.
I'm a fan of this place! what a cool hole in the wall bar/ campus close bar. Came here on a Tuesday night after all of my classes were done. The atmosphere...
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A blog on War gaming in North-eastern North America from 1670-1815, the life of an ex EFL instructor, a family man formerly in Japan and now in Canada , a camper, a reenactor, a drummer, and all round crazy but home Nova Scotian. Having worked in Security, have now found a new career in the culinary arts.
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Sunday, 26 January 2014
Battle of Pont a la Buot Acadie 1755
One of my battles set during the 1750s just prior to the Seven Years War. All figures are 1/72 plastics, mix of Italeri, Redbox, Zeveda, and Accurate Minatures. The terrain comes from Italeri, the river sections come from www.juniorgeneral.org while the books are Osprey publishing and the photographs courtsey of Family Heritage Productions in Nova Scotia, Canada
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