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I realize that today is actually Albert Pujols's birthday (and also another famous Cardinal, Dizzy Dean), and Ryan Madson's birthday is actually August 28th, but after Monday's thread on USSM about, among other things, Ryan Madson avoiding arbitration and signing a $1.1 million one-year contract, and Laurie and I both simultaneously declaring our undying love for the charming and talented Phillies pitcher, I've decided to arbitrarily declare today to be Ryan Madson Day. Hooray! I even bothered fixing my scanner so I could scan in the January 2007 page from the 2006-2007 charities calendar, aka Phillies Phashion.
And then, of course, I found this page of Phillies desktop wallpapers on their official site with the casual-clothes calendar shots of Burrell, Gordon, Madson, Myers, Rowand, and Utley.
No, that's not a fashion model, that's a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.
(That's a re-sized version of the image from the Phillies' site; the calendar scan didn't line up that well)
Actually, to be fair, all of the Phillies wallpapers on that page are awesome. The Ryan Howard MVP one is both super-goofy and super-awesome all at once, really -- he's totally doing the Manny Ramirez 2004-World-Series-postgame gesture, but so what?
The point is, Ryan Madson is awesome, no matter what his 2006 numbers might indicate. For a few quick hits, back in the middle of the 2005 season, Jason Weitzel at Beerleaguer wrote a little retrospective on why it's easy to like Mad Dog. Tom Goyne started the Madson For 2006 Rotation campaign almost exactly a year ago, even making up buttons -- which I never did remember to order off Cafepress. Oops.
Then I drafted Madson to my fantasy team, sniping Tom G for him in the 13th round -- I still can't believe I got Nick Swisher in the 14th round, but hey, this was a Phillies Bloggers league (which, by the way, I eventually placed 3rd out of 14th in, barely edging out the Beerleaguer himself in the finals), where Chase Utley was the 6th overall pick. Anyway, Madson was great for a bit, then the starter role started to wear on him, and when Cole Hamels was called up at the end of May, I dropped Madson from my team for the Phillies' greater good, and he immediately went on a tear, including May 28th, which I was in Philly for, and watched as my newly-dropped wonder boy struck out 7 in 5 innings, giving up 2 runs and batting in 2 runs himself to get the win.
But, the shuffling between starting and relieving wore on him through the year, plus it didn't help that they kept putting him into the game immediately following Cole Hamels, the guy who had replaced him in the rotation. It seemed like Mad Dog was on his way to being sent to the doghouse.
Eventually, though, he got back into the swing of things again, and Mike Berquist wrote the Ryan Madson Reclamation Project, which ended up being irrelevant as Madson reclaimed himself. When Tom Gordon went down with an injury late in the season, Madson and Arthur Rhodes took over the closing duties, as Jason Weitzel had foreseen in saying that perhaps we should think of Madson more as a Trevor Hoffman type.
Of course, the first time I ever saw Ryan Madson pitch in person was the series when the Phillies came to Seattle in 2005, and he gave up a particularly memorable home run -- Mike Morse's first ever big-league home run. But I noticed that despite that, Madson really handled it well, and the day after that he ended up striking out Richie Sexson with the bases loaded, holding the Phillies together in order to stage a comeback in extra innings.
Laurie, however, has a much cooler account of that series, including dissing Billy Wagner in order to get Madson's signature.
In searching for Madson pictures in my collection, I realized I'd cropped and resized a whole bunch of pictures from my trip to Philly this past May, but I'd never actually put them online, so this gave me an excuse to finish those up. These are mostly from May 28th when Ryan Madson got a start against the Brewers, and a few from the Nationals game the next day, May 29th. It has fun pictures of Madson warming up, but also of various things like Hamels and Utley and Howard and all coming out to sign stuff, of Sal Fasano back when he was still the Italian Superhero of Sal's Pals, and some other fun shots around Citizens Bank Park, including Steve Carlton punching the Phanatic. No, just kidding. Anyway:
Deanna Visits Citizens Bank Park May 2006, Photo Set
What the heck, might as well end the post with a Madson photo.
Here's to Ryan Madson becoming the best setup man in the National League in 2007. Or at least having bigger fish to fry.
(Just watch, later this week I'll have a Scot Shields Day if/when the Angels avoid arbitration with him. Maybe I should just declare it Tall Skinny Right-Handed Awesome Setup Men Week or something.)


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Yeah I know someone just thought "is this girl for real!" Happy new year ?Lol...yea I know it's 8th of January already but hey at least I'm still sending my heartfelt greetings to all you beautiful people out there..
Wishing us all a year filled with the Almighty's ever bountiful grace and mercy...with those two under our belts this year...trust me there is no stopping us!
How I entered this new year? Well.., a lot of people must have spent the crossover praying mountains to move and pulling down stronghold and powers of "orisirisi"(I seriously hope one of those people prayed for me oo...#insurance-cover...lolz), others sitting with family simply thanking God for one another in a calm environment, some in the club doing their thing ....so many ways to get into the new year....
...but me..? Ahh you couldn't guess in a million aeons( if there's such a thing....lol!) how I crossed into the new year...
Guess? Nope! You are wrong!!! Told ya you won't guess right..😄
People I slept peacefully and soundly into the new year ooo! #covering face shamefully ..I woke up Lo and behold ! it was 2013!
But hey! You can't blame me nau....I had to change time zone to meet family for the new year....and ohhh I could only get out on 31st ...you can imagine now yeah? So after about 6-8 hours of travelling....I was wasted by touch-down!
...when my sister tried to complain....I simply told her it was new year in "my" time-zone a few hours earlier already and since I'm still on that timing bed time is earlier and here new year is a few hours after mine....lmao! Can you beat that?
Even as I was saying it....I couldn't help but think to myself..."well I actually am not lying" #straightface
Due to my sleep-in....I have decided to caption 2013 as my year of peace, ease, pleasure ,comfort and satisfaction...!😊 Cos that sleep ehn....it was superlicious....(well word doesn't exist ! But I know you get the jist *winks)
Now thinking of a resolution list...#unseriouspikin !
Hope your new year started on a good note!
Cheers people!!
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We are officially under contract for a house! I mean, there is still a ton of stuff that needs to get done between now and the actual proposed settlement, but we are under contract. Bob has an appointment to talk to the mortgage lady today. We need to get the inspections set up and get an attorney for closing.
But, we are at least under contract.
It wasn't our first choice, but it was the first house we looked at. It was also the first house that Bob was happy with. It needs work, but despite the work that needs to be done, it is for the most part turn key.
We are supposed to go to settlement on the 30th of November. Yikes. Seems like forever.
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A winter blizzard, my cute kids running around playing and a cinnamon scent floating out from my oven... what could be better! This bread was perfect and beautiful. My sister-in-law passed this bread machine recipe along to me and it quickly became a family favorite! I made a few changes from the original recipe simply because it called for some ingredients I didn't have. It sliced perfectly, raised nicely and was soft and moist. For wheat bread, it was not heavy or dense at all. I have decided that, besides being this delicious sweet bread, it would also make a great all purpose sandwich bread simply by leaving out the raisins and backing down to 1/2 TBSP of cinnamon. I am looking forward to making it again!
3/4 cup plus 2 TBSP hot-ish water (I know, not an official baking term!)
3/4 cup milk
1 TBSP yeast
3 TBSP brown sugar
2 cups unbleached flour
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
2 TBSP olive oil
1 1/2 TBSP cinnamon
2 tsp salt
1 cup raisins
Heat the water. You want it to be a bit hot to the touch because of the cold milk being added. The end liquid result should be a wamer luke-warm temperature. In a stand mixer, mix the water, milk, yeast and sugar for a few seconds. Add in the flour, oil, cinnamon and salt. Mix on medium/low for 5 minutes. Add in the raisins and mix for another 5 minutes. Grease a loaf pan. Remove from mixer and put directly into the pan. Press lightly to form it to the pan. Cover with a towel and raise, in a warmer area, for one hour. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-37 minutes. Allow to cool for a bit in the pan and then remove onto a cooling rack.
This made a larger standard looking bread loaf. For 2 small loaves, divide the dough in half and place in pan. Raise for 30 minutes or so and bake for 30 minutes.
If you don't have a stand mixer, just follow the steps in a bowl with a wooden spoon. Knead on a floured surface for the same amount of times. This will take some effort but it will give you a light end result. For a bread machine, choose the dough setting. Add in all the ingredients at once starting with the water and ending with the salt. Salt inhibits the yeast. When the dough setting is done, remove and put into loaf pan. Resume directions from that step.


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|Joseph Alexander Adams for Sleeping Beauty from The Fairy Book, Harper & Brothers, 1836.
|Lola Anglada for L'Oiseau Bleu (Blue Bird) from L'Oiseau Bleu by Madame d'Aulnoy, Hachette, Circa 1920s.
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Archive for March, 2013
Lost in an america devoid: everyday life in a rape-culture
Posted by Oakland Radicals in Anarchy, anti-Capitalist, APOC, Black History, civil disobedience, Collective, Communalism, Decolonize, intergallactic, Oakland, Occupy, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Racism, Radical, Revolution, Strategy, Survival Strategy, Uncategorized on March 20, 2013
Lately there been a lot of discussion about, violence and sexual assault against women, and the rape-culture, in many of the circles of people that I talk to regularly. Yesterday, with the verdict and aftermath in the Steubennsville case, and given some of the discussion that had taken place at a gathering I attended, these issues were prevalent in my thoughts when I witnessed an incident in downtown Oakland in the 16th and Broadway area.
I was walking on Broadway, when I heard a bunch of yelling down the street about two blocks away. I turned around to go check it out, and could see a group of young kids, black, consisting of two girls and two boys. They could have been friends, acquaintances, or even strangers, to each other. The two girls were taller than either of the boys, and were wearing tight shirts, and tight shorts. The boys were short and funny looking, imo, and may have been quite young. One of the boys was aggressively grabbing and pushing/shoving one of the girls, and she was the one yelling. She broke free and ran up the street, yelling "get the fuck away from me" etc.. A couple of white people hurried to their cars, the other adults around disappeared. …I am someone who will intervene in public wackiness from time to time, especially when it seems like I am the only one who will, or the one who has to initiate the intervention to get others to join. This was looking like one of those times. I felt like I may be about to need to handle it on my own, and assessed whether or not the kids were armed which I thought/hoped not. My adrenalin rushed up..I knew I could easily squish the boys, either or both, if needed.
At the same time though, as the girl was running, she was smiling, or so it appeared, and when he caught up to her, he at first put his arm around her as if he was her boyfriend, and she seemed ok with that, ….possibly. Slightly confused, I got as close as I could to them from across the street, and followed them up towards 14th. They saw me, and the boy seemed to chill out. Then when they crossed the street, he suddenly pushed the girl into one of those dark stairways by the café and the Plaza. I couldn't see what was going on, but I could hear the girl yelling again. At this point I ran in that direction and started yelling. "you better get off her" , :" stop that shit now"…and then I told them I would call the cops…Which I really wouldn't have done, because I would have gone over and physically intervened before doing that…but I also knew that threatening to call the cops is the easiest way to break up a situation. That seemed to get his attention, and the aggressiveness stopped, but as they walked away I wondered what would happen next, and if anything had really been averted.
I also observed my own rage, and my desire to exact punishment on the boy, possibly heightened by the fact that I have a teenage daughter who spends a lot of time in that area of town. I felt a little sickened by my thoughts of doing great harm to some little teenager. Isn't that what these out of control, power tripping cops do? I also tripped off my instinct to threaten to call the police. Even if I wouldn't have actually done it, I felt weird about using the threat of the state, when I know that the incarceration complex does nothing but exacerbate issues like rape and violence in the long run. In fact prison is a place where rape culture is fostered, and spread back throughout our society. And what would the cops have done, if they even showed up?
Regular folks gotta handle business sometimes ,(or maybe all the time), and I felt like I maybe should have done more , like followed them, or continued to yell and maybe scare the kid. I soon recognized ,with sadness, what all of us feel when we look at the state of things…that there wasn't much I , alone, could do about the incident at hand, or the overall situation at this point. Bad shit is happening everywhere on the regular, and I ain't no super hero.
The one thing that I felt like I might have accomplished was to demonstrate to the kids, and to the other adults who were around, that some folks would at least speak up if they saw something disturbing. I felt like the kids weren't getting much of that in their lives. Not that this type of behavior is limited to poor kids, with little parental discipline ,in the hood. This violent, controlling, and plain psychotic behavior happens on all levels, and with even far more skewed power dynamics than what I witnessed. Of course I didn't really know what the situation was there. As bad as we can imagine, sometimes reality is even worse, …but hopefully it's better… Afterwards a black woman in a wheelchair came up to me, and asked me what was going on, …I said,"I'm not sure, but I don't like it". ,,To which she replied .."Yeah me neither…if they gotta do that stuff, take it inside at least.." ….aargh!
Which led me some of my own less politically correct thoughts that I had during ,and after the incident. For one thing, I felt like the girls were dressed in manner that gave me concern, even though I definitely believe that clothing or lack thereof never gives a man any reason to rape or assault a woman. I still felt like they were dressed in a way that was possibly dangerous ,and even looked like they could have been emulating what a sex worker would wear. I wondered what would happen if an older guy, with a car, and money, and a more refined game, came up on these girls. Would they have resisted. That to me was possibly a more dangerous scenario than what I saw on the street. I felt bad for thinking like this, but real talk is real talk… In other times and places beautiful women,and men walked about naked, or nearly, and this was never an issue. I know that it is an issue of culture, or lack there of, but dang, the most vulnerable girls amongst us need protection more than the right to run wild in the streets of America. This is an exceptionally dangerous place. Especially for young, women of color.
I also have to say that part of me felt a little bad for the young, abusive boy, and even for the rapists in Steubbensville. People like them are lost with no clue, and little wisdom to draw from. I do feel like they are victims of this culture, and of people not being willing to say, or do anything real. Something must have gone profoundly wrong long before any of these kids could do much about it. Unfortunately,thousands or even millions of their clueless american male,drone clones wandering in our midst, spreading sorrow and suffering. I am thankful for the guidance ,and good breaks I received as a kid, and I acknowledge that I am not blameless, or free of sexism and abusive mentalities. This is part of the illness of America. We are all afflicted. So to me, even more outrageous, or telling, than the sympathy displayed to the boys in the media, is the unwillingness for any of the mainstream to acknowledge the sickness of a culture that reproduces this type of behavior consistently. They are the creators of the morals of this society. Own up!
The young men of this culture whose potential are wasted , or stunted, and who do dumb, hateful things that cause destruction, mostly are also victims imo (as we all are to some degree)…This is a sick, depraved place in many ways….however I am also not convinced that someone who does something as a heartless and methodical as what happens in Steubbensville has the ability to be rehabilitated. I just don't know if you can slide that far and recover. At least not with the tools this society uses to heal our psychosis. At the same time, incarcerating a bunch of men after they have committed terrible acts does not stop the rape-culture, it merely makes false dichotomy of guilty and innocent. As long as you have not been found guilty in a court of law, then your actions are acceptable. which doesn't teach us any kind of morality, and the courts are rife with good old boy plantation era bias. I think it is clear that traditional law enforcement strategies will not keep women and girls safe in this country. At least not ones with little social clout. This is about our culture, and morality, and the value of love and kindness in our reality. If we find ourselves lacking, then we need to change.
Anyhow, some thoughts on a subject that seems to be on a lot of people's minds. Lot's of folks have weighed in lately, and now we look for some solutions. millenniums in the makings maybe, but better late than never. I think there is something that can be done, but I am not sure what. Probably around groups of folks, especially men, going out and having real conversations in the community about these issues, and creating the possibility for a different standard of behavior.


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A book (wherein you may write the names of your beloved dead) sits on the Lady Altar at St. Michael's Cathedral. Mass is offered for the repose of their souls throughout November.
My love urges Me to release the poor souls...I accept with highest pleasure what is offered to Me for the poor souls, for I long inexpressibly to have near Me those for whom I paid so great a price. By the prayers of thy loving soul, I am induced to free a prisoner from purgatory as often as thou dost move thy tongue to utter a word of prayer!
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War of the World, Part II; Niall Ferguson; PBS; George Bernard Shaw; North Star; Kursk;
Click here for my notes on Part I of Niall Ferguson's PBS documentary, "War of the World." The documentary has drawn much crticism from conservatives because Ferguson is critical of various aspects of Western participation in the war.
PBS presented Part II of this documentary a few hours ago.
Part II does allege that some American soldiers shot wounded Japanese prisoners in retaliation for Japanese atrocities against Americans. Ferguson supports this charge with some film and eyewitness accounts of Charles Lindbergh. Ferguson partially blames these incidents for lengthening the war. He believes the Japanese fought with greater ferocity and refused to surrender on Okinawa because the Japanese believed they would be killed even if they surrendered.
Ferguson also sites allied bombing of civilian populations in Hamburg and Dresden. These incidents have been documented in books such as Advance to Barbarism (which I have not read).
But far more important than this aspect of Part II (which didn't show up until the second half of this evening's show) was Ferguson's treatment of Soviet Russia and its dealings with the West.
Conservatives have long maintained that Stalin's Soviet Union was protected and kept alive by western governments and western liberals since its inception, including time periods long before World War II (as well as during the war). Ferguson provides a rare discussion of only some of these facts. Ferguson shows film of leftist icon George Bernard Shaw (a founder of the modern socialist movement and all that the Western left considers holy) traveling to Stalin's Russia in 1931. While Ferguson does not mention the forced famine in the Ukraine at that time, he discusses much of the brutality that Stalin practiced. (Part I was also unkind to the Soviet Union in this fashion.) Ferguson states that Shaw checked his usual "cynicism" at the door when he entered Soviet Russia. Ferguson quotes Shaw's praise of Stalin.
It is enjoyable to watch the true colors revealed on one of the left's favorite icons. Rather than criticize this documentary, conservatives should relish this part at least. We always knew leftist judgment to be impaired. Here we have a concrete example of a leftist being duped. More importantly, the left's veneration of this dupe calls into question the entire foundation of the modern leftist movement (as if we needed another reason to deride the leftists). George Bernard Shaw is as important to leftists of our era as Karl Marx or the New Deal. Learning of Shaw's admiration of Stalin is equivalent to discovering Barack Hussein Obama's co-dependant relationship with racists, terrorists and other assorted enemies of the U.S.
Ferguson goes on to describe only a small part of the military aid that the U.S. provided to the Soviet Union during the war. For years, the standard MSM/DNC line has been that the Russians won the war because they were patriotic and brave and they pulled together to defend their workers' paradise. Most history texts downplay the American contribution to the war relative the Soviet effort. In fact, millions of Russian soldiers surrendered to the Germans in the early part of the German invasion. Ferguson describes the Russian defeats in mid-1941 as the worst disaster in military history.
In contrast, the Western version of the war has always dovetailed with the pro-Soviet propaganda film The North Star. But for the first time that I have noticed, a mainstream source has showed the significant role played by United States "capital" in saving the Soviet Union.
More of the story of American capital saving the Soviet War effort has been known to conservatives through such books as "From Major Jordan's Diaries" for decades.
But now, Americans who have been misled by the Soviet-loving left can learn the truth also. Specifically, Ferguson shows how American military aid provided the crucial difference for the Soviets in the pivotal battle at Kursk.
American P-39 tank killer painted with Soviet insignia for use at Kursk
While most histories of WWII focus mainly on Nazi brutality (which Ferguson does also with gusto), "War of the World" focuses equally on Stalin's brutality against his own people and Soviet complicity in the start of war. Ferguson details the Soviet-Nazi deal to carve up Poland with Hitler and the resulting brutality on the Soviet side of the new Polish dividing line. Ferguson quotes Solzhenitsyn (usually forbidden in the MSM/DNC) as having characterized Stalin as paranoid to the point where he trusted only one person in his entire life - and that person was Hitler in the 1939 deal to carve up Poland. I would have liked to hear about the effect on the Western leftist movement of the announcement of the Hitler-Stalin pact, but it was only a one hour documentary.
Most important was the conclusion, in which Ferguson questioned who really won World War II. Given the Soviet's conquest of Eastern Europe at the end of the war and the communist conquest of China, it is clear the Soviets were the largest beneficiary of the war - a war that led directly to what we know as the Cold War. The Soviets had been pursuing the "Cold War" since the Bolshevik Revolution. Our own perspective on World War II has missed the point for 60 years. For the people of China (inter alia) 1945 was only a beginning - a beginning of more than a half century of totalitarian rule that may yet erupt into another major shooting war.
The War of the World presents a unique perspective on the 20th century (and even the 21st) that connects the dots and allows us to see the roots of the present crises.
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It was a good mail day! I received a book that I was anxious to start reading from the series Mystery and the Minister's Wife. I received a Rare Seed Catalog that I can't wait to browse through.
THEN I saw this!!!!"Save the Date" wedding announcement. I am so excited!!!! The wedding will be here before we know it!!!


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Friday, January 26, 2007
Damn iT feels Good to be HOME!
OK So... I know its been a whole month since I have posted anything on here. First off I am sorry. Second off... well It feels SO good to be back in the SF Bay.
I had a great time in FLorida.. I met lots of great people whom are now great friends ( and i wish to see them all very soon, you know who your are) I learned a bit and just drew as much as i could.
Now that I am back I just settled into a new place and started school. I am starting work on my animated short and that is pretty much all the work that you will see for some time on here besided sketchbook stuff. So check back here to see concept art, storyboards, character design and more.
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Alaska Senator Mark Begich, who is already under investigation for not disclosing budget shortfall information during his tenure as Anchorage mayor, doesn't seem to be too worried about it.
In fact, the Senator spent his weekend whining and dining in Florida with lobbyists.
Conservative blog, Doctor Bulldog and Ronin, reports:
The guest list for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's "winter retreat" at the Ritz Carlton South Beach Resort doesn't include the price tag for attendance, but the maximum contribution to the committee, typical for such events, is $30,000. There, to participate in "informal conversations" and other meetings Saturday, were senators including DSCC Chairman Robert Menendez; Michigan's Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow; Bob Casey of Pennsylvania; Claire McCaskill of Missouri; freshmen Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Mark Begich of Alaska; and even left-leaning Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
The retreat's guest list is a marked contrast to Menendez's recent rhetoric, which has echoed the White House denunciation of "special interests" and "fat cats."
"In the upcoming elections, voters will face a choice between Republicans who are standing with Wall Street fat cats, bankers and insurance companies — or Democrats who are working hard to clean up the mess we inherited by putting the people's interests ahead of the special interests," Menendez said in a press release last Wednesday.
Really? And was he working to clean up this "inherited" (sound familiar?) mess during his soiree with lobbyists and special interests?
About a month ago, in the midst of the controversy about Begich's actions as mayor, infamous Dan Fagan hammered the press for their overprotection of the senator. He mockingly writes in The Alaska Standard:
Why is everybody being so mean to Mark? He's doing everything Harry Reed and Barack Obama are asking him to do. If it weren't for Mark we wouldn't have a government takeover of health care. So what if he snuck through an extra $200 million in raises for unions as mayor by lying about the budget? What's the big deal? The rich under burdened taxpayers can afford it. Why are so many picking on Mark Begich? Why won't they just let it go and move on?
The editorial writers at the Daily News make it clear they want people to start being nice to their favorite senator. They even put their wish in the form of a new year's resolution.
They write,"Here's something we would like to see in the New Year. How about if the Assembly and Mayor Dan Sullivan stop arguing with Sen. Mark Begich about his performance as mayor and criticizing his performance as a U.S. senator?"
I am not making this stuff up. The Daily News love fest with Mark Begich has reached such a crescendo, the paper is now calling on some to stop criticizing him. You can't make this stuff up.
So will certain members of the press rush to his side concerning this weekend retreat as well? It must be nice to be the senator from Alaska and have people in your corner like this.
Unfortunately, a certain public servant was not afforded the same devotion during her tenure as governor, and she was on the right side of ethics and reform. Governor Palin spent much of her political career fighting corruption in the state of Alaska, no matter what side of the aisle it came from. The thanks she received, as we are all aware, was the vitriol of so-called activists who habitually filed bogus ethics complaints that wasted taxpayers' money and state employees' time.
Senator Begich, on the other hand, deserves to be called out for rendezvousing with lobbyists in a posh Florida hotel. Such behavior is certainly questionable, if not sleazy.


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Constitutional Expert Dr Mohammed Al-Feli said it is not allowed to impose tax on the residents in line with the constitutional concept related to the stability of the country; yet, it is possible to impose fees as long as the citizens and residents benefit from the services provided by the State, reports Al-Rai daily. He explained the democratic systems usually link tax with citizenship as it is considered a way of financing the country's activities, since the citizen is a stable element in the country.
Therefore, it is not possible to impose tax on a resident since he is not a stable element and it then follows that such an element cannot be used to finance the national treasury, he added. He pointed out tax is imposed on the citizens only to guarantee continuity and stability despite the fact that some taxes can be imposed on the economic activities of citizens and residents, such as the tax for possession of a real estate property.
He went on to say that tax is money taken from the people and it is related to a number of public services; compared to the fees paid by those who enjoy certain services which are offered to both the citizens and residents. According to Al-Feli, taxes were imposed on foodstuffs and real estate properties, as well as the pearl extraction process, during the time of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Kabeer.
In England, tax was imposed on each person who wanted to keep his beard because the king at that time wanted income for the country. Moreover, France imposed taxes on windows which are open toward the external side.
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Thursday, April 07, 2016
Day 159 of 365 Day Jamaican Music Challenge - Mighty Diamonds - I Need A Roof
I can't believe it has taken me 158 days before I got around to featuring a track by the Mighty Diamonds but here it is and it's an absolute classic! "I Need A Roof" was originally released on their 1976 debut album Right Time produced by Joseph Hoo Kim and Ossie Hibbert on the Well Charge label. The vocal trio of Donald "Tabby" Shaw, Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson and Lloyd "Judge" Ferguson got together in Trenchtown in 1969 and originally called themselves The Limelight, and modeled their singing and on-stage choreography on Motown groups at the time. They became the Mighty Diamonds when Shaw's mother began calling them The Diamonds. In their early years they cut a heap of tracks for a host of producers and scored their first real hit in 1973 with the tune "Shame And Pride" for producer Pat Francis. But it was the Mighty Diamonds work at Channel One that really catapulted them to superstar status worldwide and today's track is a clear example of why... great harmonies, a great message, some sweet sax add up to an all-around awesome tune!
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The review followed Kraft Foods' acquisition of Cadbury earlier this year. This appointment is the latest in a series of realignments that began in Europe several months ago, but this decision represents the single largest regional consolidation for Kraft Foods to date. Previously, Mindshare worked with Kraft Foods in Southeast Asia, while Cadbury worked with various agencies including Carat, Starcom Mediavest and ZenithOptimedia.
"As integration continues with Cadbury, we wanted to align our marketing agencies to realize scale advantages, help us to cascade best practices from both legacy companies and accelerate the growth of our business in these dynamic markets," said Shawn Warren, VP-marketing for Kraft's food division in Asia/Pacific.
Tuzki, a quirky rabbit philosopher known for cheeky expressions and humorous body language, has become a sensation in East Asia, particularly through digital media formats like instant messaging, social networks, games and mobile applications.
Click will manage all product and promotional licensing, as well as premium and publishing development on behalf of TurnOut Ventures, and is exploring opportunities to create unique Tuzki-branded lifestyle products in categories like consumer electronics, apparel, accessories, sporting goods and home furnishings.
"Tuzki engages today's net generation with innovative and creative digital products. Our partnership with Click expands on this by allowing Tuzki fans to extend their digital lifestyle via tangible products where they can experience the mischief and mystery inherent in the Tuzki brand. Click's appointment ties in perfectly with our long term brand development plans and further expands Tuzki's reach beyond its origination in the digital realm," said Benjamin Grubbs, TurnOut's Hong Kong-based general manager.
TurnOut has also teamed up with game developer WizQ to launch Tuzki's first social network game, in the first half of 2011. The game challenges players to build an empire, and possibly a fortune, by running their own virtual business. To succeed, players need to staff up and focus on producing a variety of quirky products.
Charm, a joint venture partner of Aegis Media, just renewed a similar exclusive ad arrangement with Shanghai Dragon Television for 2011.
This week Charm signed an exclusive agreement with Beijing Gehua Cable TV Network Co. to operate digital media advertising on its interactive HDTV platform. Gehua Cable is a leading digital cable TV operator in Beijing, reaching over 4 million subscribers with 100 channels.
Beijing Gehua Interactive HDTV has over one million subscribers, making Beijing the largest HDTV market in China, and expects 1.3 million by year end.
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Recognitions By Massachusetts Chapter
The Plants for Members program of the Massachusetts Chapter has attracted considerable interest in the Society for its ambitious goals and the success which its efforts have attained in the four years it has been in operation. At its annual meeting on April 9, the Chapter formally recognized the two members chiefly responsible for setting and realizing those goals, Dorothy Swift of Saunderstown, RI, and Col. Andrew Paton of Yarmouth Port, MA, by awarding them the Bronze Medal. The citations were as follows:
The development of the Chapter's Plants for Members distribution program has required great imagination, organizational expertise, and countless hours of diligent labor.
In recognition of your spirited pursuit of excellence and your service to the membership in creating this unique program, the Chapter is honored to present its highest award, the Bronze Medal of the Society, to
In addition, Chapter member Fred MacDonald was recognized for his invaluable assistance with the technical aspects of producing the Chapter's semi-annual publication, the Rosebay:
As Production Manager of The Rosebay, your extraordinary creative talent and innovative expertise, your unselfish donation of so much of your time and effort, have been a major contribution in establishing The Rosebay as a chapter publication with a standard of excellence second to none.
In grateful acknowledgement, the Massachusetts Chapter is proud to present this citation of appreciation.


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In Wintergirls, we meet Lia, an 18-year-old with a severe eating disorder. She has already been hospitalized twice for anorexia, but she refuses to admit that she's sick. As the novel begins, she has just been informed of the death of her best friend, Cassie. Cassie died alone, in a seedy motel room, from causes that no one is quite sure of..... after calling Lia 33 times, during which Lia refused to pick up the phone.
Cassie and Lia have been best friends since they were children. When Cassie was 11, she began making herself vomit. Her habits grow into eight years of ever-intensifying bulimia, which eventually leads to her death. Only Lia is able to understand Cassie's motivations. But then, Lia is no stranger to destructive impulses herself. When she is 13, she begins cutting herself as an outlet for the pain she feels over her parents' divorce and disinterest in her. Shortly thereafter, she and Cassie enter into a pact to become the skinniest girls in their school, no matter what the cost. The pact becomes a competition between them, with Cassie binging and purging and Lia starving herself.
And now Cassie is dead and Lia is left alone. She was already mentally and emotionally unstable (not to mention physically), but Cassie's death sends her over the edge. She believes that she sees Cassie's ghost everywhere, and that Cassie wants Lia to join her in death.
This book was EXTREMELY powerful. It is written entirely in Lia's voice and vividly demonstrates the destructive self-talk that led to her eating disorder and cutting. She immediately assesses the caloric count of every food she comes into contact with, and even the chapter headings are written in the format of pounds of a scale. The imagery is a bit heavy at times, but I did not feel that detracted from the story. Lia's voice was strong and absorbing. I can't say that I actually "enjoyed" this book; I cringed continually while reading it. The descriptions made me feel that I was truly in Lia's world, trapped inside her personal horror story. Wintergirls is definitely not for the faint of heart.
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Mars Art: HiRISE Dust Devils and Dusty Dunes
It's been a while since I posted any "Mars art" but I just came across this Bad Astronomy post and had to share. The short explanation of the photo is that dust devils spiraling across these sand dunes have removed the red dust but left behind dark sand in artistic swirls. For a more detailed description, check out Bad Astronomy, and to take a closer look at the image itself, head on over to the HiRISE site.
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I saw some bad tattoos like that in Vegas.


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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wordless Watching Wednesday
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Hehehe, Sylvester sure showed you how interested he was! That's one cool sureveillance manoeuvre.ReplyDelete
HaHaMeow, sum kittehz just bear watching!ReplyDelete
Sylvester: Did you ever work for the Cat Intelligence Agency or the Feline Bureau of Investigation? Because your surveillance skills is verreh sophisticated and advanced. I could learn from you, Master S.ReplyDelete
Yeah sometimes you have to keep an eye on cats...ReplyDelete
all so quiet. very nice.ReplyDelete
Sylvester keep your back covered :)ReplyDelete
That's a most amazing tunnel. Great for covert ops.ReplyDelete
; ) Katie
Uh-oh. Is trouble brewing?ReplyDelete
Double-back, on the double. Trouble, trouble, boil and bubble. Signed, Wm Shakespeare.ReplyDelete
OMC Sylvester! I'm on the Wednesday post, you are on the Wednesday post. We are fated to be together!ReplyDelete
xoxo Bennette
Do you think CC is up to something, Sylvester?ReplyDelete
Hehehe ! a very interesting tube !ReplyDelete
Ha ha!! You tell em!!ReplyDelete
Yup! It's important to know where the other kitty is t all times !ReplyDelete
Keep up the good work ;) heehee
Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
Tiger,Treasure and JJ
OMC... I do love that tunnel... Very Wonderful.ReplyDelete
pawhugs, Max
Bonjour friends Sylvester and CC ,ReplyDelete
I would love to be there and play with you!That tunnel is cool!
Preventing a sneak attack? Love it,ReplyDelete
Did CC even know he was being watched?ReplyDelete
LOL!! Handsome Sylvester! You make a great spy! Take careReplyDelete
I'm so envious of your wonderful long exciting tunnelReplyDelete
Hugs Madi
you need a rear view mirror.ReplyDelete
We love your tunnel!!!ReplyDelete
Way to watch your back Sylvester!ReplyDelete
Watching ever and ever!ReplyDelete
Your tunnel has windows. Very important to have when someone is walking by.ReplyDelete
You've got tunnel vision!ReplyDelete
Love the butt in the tunnel shot!ReplyDelete
Nubbin wiggles,
It's hard to nap when you have to keep an eye out on efurryone else!ReplyDelete
This seems to be Watchful Wensday...ReplyDelete
Someone doesn't want their picture taken! Is there no end to the great gym toys you guys have? What a great setup.ReplyDelete
Best to keep an eye on him Sylvester, but now CC has the best viewpoint for watching you.ReplyDelete
Keep your eye on the prize, guys! We have a great giveaway for ya!ReplyDelete
Don't get trapped in the tube, Sylvester!ReplyDelete
We could get lost in that tunnel! But we know you two would have the SKILLS to find us !ReplyDelete
the critters in The Cottage xo
You kitties are so lucky to have your amazing Catio with all of the amazing toys and furnishings to keep you busy!ReplyDelete
Wow! Sylvester, you could become part of the Tux Squad at the FBI!ReplyDelete
Um, we think it's time fur mom to put da tunnel back out fur us. She put it away 'cuz 'parently Zippy and Sadie always wanna be in it at da same time and dey DO NOT GET ALONG.ReplyDelete
:D way to keep an eye on things, Sylvester!ReplyDelete
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Walmart says it has completed its commitments to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain, double fleet efficiency, and expanded an existing commitment to preserve wildlife habitat.
The company made this announcement at its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting today.
At the meeting Walmart also highlighted progress around a pledge to develop a sustainable food system: the completion of several food and nutrition commitments and receipt of an award from Partnership for a Healthier America for its work to open stores in food deserts.
In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. Today, the company announced that it has exceeded this commitment early by eliminating 28.2 million metric tons to date.
Collaborating with EDF, Walmart has achieved this goal by implementing various measures across both its global operations and those of suppliers, including enhanced energy efficiency, the execution of numerous renewable energy projects and collaborating with suppliers on the Sustainability Index to track progress towards reducing overall carbon footprint.
In 2005, Walmart committed to doubling the efficiency of its fleet by the end of 2015. The company says that it has achieved this goal by working with its associates to establish innovative solutions for loading, routing and driving techniques, as well as collaborating with tractor and trailer manufacturers on new technologies.
With these new efficiencies, in this fiscal year alone, the company expects to save nearly $1 billion compared to a 2005 baseline, and avoid emissions of almost 650,000 metric tons of CO2.


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I hope that this blog post stirs discussion and thought. It is an issue that I have been thinking about over the last year, but finally put it on paper during my time this summer at Golf Monthly Magazine. Please contribute a comment beneath the post with thoughts for discussion.
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text: My thoughts? Rio+20 will give us the opportunity to shape the way understand progress and development, learn from our mistakes and share amazing ideas that really work. Most importantly, regardless of what actions the governments take, Rio+20 will provide society with inspiration to work for a better world. While it can be easy to focus on the bad (especially if you get the politics) we need to use every opportunity can to make a difference. A friend also in the Australian National University delegation talked about how one day the world will wake up and realise that we've been doing it all wrong. Then they're going to look for how to do things right. That's where we come in with all of where we're doing it right and show them that sustainable cities, transport etc is really possible. Wise words :) So basically - I'd rather take action than sit around and complain about how no one is taking action ¡Bienvenido a Argentina! But before all that begins I'm spending a couple of days in Buenos Aires, Argentina! In fact, I'm sitting in bus from the aeroporto to the city right now. After walking out of my front door 26 hours ago I've nearly reached my first destination. The next couple of days will be filled with filete (steak), baila (dancing), tinto vino (red wine) and my nearly non-existent Spanish. BA seems pretty cool so far - I've seen a lot of apartment buildings, heaps of street football courts (I wanna play but I think their u14s are about the standard of our men's league...) and a lot of trucks (I'm pretty sure police cars and ambulances just leave their lights flashing even when their driving normally). Thanks for reading :)


text: Our Community Trade soya oil comes from Brazil. The Capanema Farmers use traditional, organic methods to produce their oil. Soya beans are hand-harvested and pressed to extract the oil. Trade has helped to finance a training programme for the co-op's 150+ members, giving them new skills in organic farming and water preservation. To find out more, visit our Community Trade section.


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Dave Cody's sweeping gestures filled the conservatory as he demonstrated how wide the banyan tree's branches would be had it not been crafted into a bonsai.
"You can take a huge tree and make it into this," he told his extended family that joined him at the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection Friday. "It's fascinating."
His two grandsons hardly needed help drawing the contrast while viewing the bonsai collection on one of its last days open to the public. The tree was nestled in a forest of its giant relatives at Weyerhaeuser Co. headquarters in Federal Way.
Weyerhaeuser's collection of 60 bonsai, a gift to the state on its 100th birthday 20 years ago, will close after Wednesday. It will have a brief reopening Mother's Day weekend for Federal Way's "Buds & Blooms" festival.
"It's one of the many things that we're having to do during the economic uncertainty to save costs," said Weyerhaeuser spokeswoman Shannon Hughes.
As one of the world's largest producers of the lumber used to build homes, Weyerhaeuser has suffered during the recession. So far this year, the company has closed 14 lumber and manufacturing facilities and cut more than 1,000 jobs.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Klimt-inspired student art
Students all around Redondo, all ages, are working on the Designs by Klimt project right now, and the results are pretty spectacular. Here (left) are some middle schooler projects, spotted at Adams Middle School (in the front office!). And below, some RUHS high schoolers' interpretations of the project (in order, we have works by Debbie Smith's students, Caia, Isabella, Valerie, and Phoenix):
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Miley Cyrus was bullied when she was in school because of acne. She explained, "I went through a time where I was really depressed. Like, I locked myself in my room and my dad had to break my door down."
"It was a lot to do with... I had really bad skin and I felt really bullied because of that.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Call a spade a spade already
This politically correct BS has got to stop.
A Muslim killed American Soldiers on American soil!
So the later stories have identified the Muslim Terrorist as such. It took a while for them to get to that point though. Still, that fact that the FBI has been investigating this guy and his past travels and arrest shows he was a threat and should have been dealt with already.
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- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 1:29 PM
that fact that the FBI has been investigating this guy and his past travels and arrest shows he was a threat and should have been dealt with already. We need to be careful about that one. It comes dangerously close to supporting the concept that merely being suspected of criminal activity is enough to deny one's constitutional rights.ReplyDelete
It's a very short leap of the imagination to jump from your statement to supporting the idea that people who's names show up on "no-fly" or FBI watch lists should be listed on NICS and denied the right to purchase firearms.
If the FBI was investigating you based on the recent DOJ memo on domestic terrorism and in light of your posts on this blog, would you be OK with having your rights infringed as a result?
"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates his duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
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Excellent point. Where I got into that particular spat was the fact that he had been picked up with a fake Somali passport and his travels to study Jihad.ReplyDelete
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
My Watch is in a Treasury
I just love this little heart watch that is in a treasury. It is a watch with black hearts. I just love it. You can see the whole treasury here . I am so grateful when people include me in their treasuries because I know how hard it is to do them. I have done only one and that was enough for me. I may try again but they are not easy to do! Any way go take a look! Thanks!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
I just listed a watch!
I know it's been a while and I just listed a watch on my Etsy. You can see it here. It is a gold watch with black and gold beads. Very elegant and sophisticated. It is a bit different then I usually make. I hope you like it.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
An Etsy Treasury!
I am in another of Shelly's treasuries. She was kind enough to include one of my purple and shell watches in one of her treasuries here . I always feel special when someone includes one of my pieces in their collection. It doesn't happen very often so when it does, I take notice. It's a huge compliment.
Her shop is filled with all kinds of knitted items. The blue scarf you see is one of my favorites in her store. I love scarves and I love blue. She is always working hard on treasuries to promote other people and their artistry while she does fine work herself. Thanks Shelly for including my items in your treasuries. I have made ONE and know they are not easy.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
I'm on You Tube!
You can see a video of my watches put on display with some really good music. My friend Carrie did it for me. I think it is so sweet to do it for me. You can see it Here . The video is really beautiful and I am grateful she did it for me. Go take a look and have fun!
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killerbanjo wrote:Has anyone here built it before?
The guy on that site did
I just got around to reading this thread, and I agree with everybody saying it wouldn't work that good. If you want a good gun to use in airsoft skirmishes, it is senseless to go through all this work to make a complex gun like this when you can make a BBMG. Do some research in the wiki and showcase for some info and examples.


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What do you think when you hear that someone listens to Christian music? Probably that it is very dull and boring. Well, that's not true. Christian music has the same beat as non-Christian music, but the words are different. There is every style ranging from alternative to reggae.
We have to be very selective in the music we choose. What goes into your mind will have an effect on your life. It is important to listen to music with positive words that praise God, and give you a positive attitude.
Some examples of this type of music are Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus by the Newsboys, To Da Dome by Disciples of Christ, and Lovely Day by Out of Eden.
Non-Christian music is often much different. These songs, at times, discourage belief in God or communicate a wrong or violent message that can give you a negative attitude. A couple of examples are: There Is No God by Extreme and I'm a Loser, Baby by Bek.
When you listen to Christian music your attitude will start to change. I know that from experience. When I used to listen to non-Christian music I was depressed, not praising God, and thinking things I did not want to think.
Listen to Salt N Peppa's song Shoop, which talks about sex with just anybody that looks good. Then listen to the Christian rap group DC Talk's song I Don't Want It, which talks about saving sex for marriage.
Which would you rather have floating around in your mind? When you listen to Christian music you will start thinking positive thoughts and most of all you will start singing praises to God. I know that it helps me start off the day right. When I have been through a rough time I turn on the radio and it helps me feel relief.


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Welcome to LIS!!
As an aspiring writer, I blog about whatever happens to move me at the moment -- though some posts contain serious content, my big-picture goal is to bring a little humor into an often humorless world! Welcome, y'all, and make yourself at home! Please make sure you update your bookmarks!
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger...Epictetus
Monday, August 11, 2008
Spoiling Myself
I seldom make major jewelry purchases for myself. I leave the big purchases to my hubby -- usually for birthday, Christmas, anniversary, Mother's Day. But, sometimes, I get tired of the really expensive jewelry (I'm partial to David Yurman -- but I've got enough of it) and just want something unique. I found Sorrelli Jewelry in a folk art store in north Georgia during a recent visit. I thought it was just exquisite -- and I bought one pair of earrings. After I got home I looked them up on the web and discovered they are the suppliers for the jewelry you see in the THE TUDORS miniseries on Showtime. Anyway, I just ordered myself several more pieces. After all, I am the queen around here.
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This is another good installment in the Students Across the Seven Seas series (say that five times fast!). In this book Nori Tanaka travels from Ohio to Tokyo, Japan, where even though it looks like she belongs, really she's as foreign as all the rest of the kids. But don't tell the cute guy from Germany, OK, because maybe he'll like her if he thinks she's from Tokyo...
I enjoyed this book for what it was, a chick-lit light romance with a few lessons thrown in and some cultural information about Tokyo. It's not an all time classic, but it's entertaining. I'm quite curious as to whether the whole part about sumo wrestlers not washing that diaper thingy they wear because they're afraid their skills will be washed away, too, is true. That's nasty!
Thanks to Mrs. Yingling for a link to this author's blog.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Now and Zen - Linda Gerber
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In this cooking camp your little chef will learn essential baking skills from measuring and mixing to rolling and decorating as we create delicious sweet and savory baked goods. Every day we'll master a new baking technique and apply that skill to creating three delicious dishes! Each day they will eat what they've made.
Small Classroom size, 10 participants. This camp is only 3 days August 21, 22, 23 for two hours.
CLASSROOM: Fishbowl (Front Room)
ALLERGY ALERT: Parents and/or guardians are responsible for making the Cookology staff aware of their child's allergies at the time of booking and at the time of sign-in on the first day of camp. For the safety of every child, ALL ALLERGIES (mild to severe) must be listed including the severity and nature (topical, air-borne, or ingestion) of each allergy. Every child will be touching every ingredient during the camp session. Therefore, any topical allergies must be identified as such. Subsequently, parents, guardians, and/or caregivers are responsible for providing appropriate and necessary remedies or medications to be administered in the event the child experiences an allergic reaction.
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Harley for crying out loud. Ok, you got it. Chatroulette is the latest bomb, but come on! Is this crazy enough for you?! How about a live webcam on a bike, that kick ass. Or why not put a real Harley in the office and make it screeeam. But then again, I guess a piece of paper could do the trick...
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And about the dress... I just want to gush for paragraphs about how this is one of my favourites and how the colours and the cut of the dress make me feel fabulous. But then I checked the archives from when I wore this dress last year and that is pretty much exactly what I said then. I try to keep the content on this blog fresh but after posting for years, there are going to be times when I repeat how much I love my cats and how a certain vintage red dress makes me feel fabulous.
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Here's some new music by a few artists that you may have never heard of before but are on constant rotation on my iPod after their tracks landed in my inbox. Did you really think I was gonna post Beyonce's new album so Columbia could have Blogger shut down my site? LOL! No ma'm!
MTV has dubbed Jazzy as the next "IT" Girl. You may have heard her single "I Can Do That". Get into her latest track "Make Up" below and let me know if you're feeling Jazzy as much as I am.
Download: Make Up-Jazzy
Meet the brains behind hits written for The Pussycat Dolls, Fantasia, Busta Rhymes, Usher and Jennifer Hudson just to name a few. Journalist Clay Cane calls brothers Theron and Timothy Thomas who make up the duo Rock City a "refreshing and much needed relief on the hip-hop scene". I had a chance to meet the duo a few weeks ago during a blogger invited album listening party and they're truly outstanding artists. Get into their new track written for democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama below as well as "If This Isn't Love" performed by Jennifer Hudson on her debut album.
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Donwload: If This Isn't Love- Jennifer Hudson
DJ Felli Fel and MTV's Quddus presents Mateo: Makin Myspace Mixtape. This sexy Morehouse grad and Los Angeles transplant leaves corporate America behind and blesses us with his soulful R&B voice on cover songs like Rhianna's "Disturbia", T.I.'s "Whatever You Like", and Gnarles Barkley's "Crazy" to name a few. Download the full mixtape for free below. Isn't he hot btw?!
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So this morning's Sunday School class was about the Bible. I'm using the Animate course from Augsburg Fortress. Today we talked about why we read and re-read the Bible. We had fun inscribing hard boiled eggs with familiar scripture passages. I'm sure there will be some good lunch conversations this week. All this talk about reading...and the fact that this week I started a book. The short time I had on the porch today was a wonderful respite.
I'm thankful to have my love for reading rekindled this week. I'm also thankful for the reminder (in combination with the sabbath-ish day) that I need to make time in my days for the things I love to do. It's funny, I can get up early to run...so why not make some time in the morning with a cup of coffee and a book? We'll see how that pans out tomorrow.


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Harriet Harman has said that MP's who pay family members to work for them should not be forced to sack them.
Parents are not allowed to pay family members to help with childcare because such a system would be open to abuse. Why should MPs employ their families when they have shown they cannot be trusted to apply allowances legally, let alone fairly?
Sorry, Mrs. Harman. MPs have had it too good for too long, taken advantage of generous allowances and now comes the time to pay the piper. You'll find little public sympathy and your comment only serves to underline how out of touch you really are.
It proves to me my belief that the Labour Party has ceased to exist, along with morality and integrity in politics. Clawing at each and every straw to try to retain as much as you can when the honourable thing would be as a minimum accept the recommendations with what grace can be mustered in light of the abysmal and flagrant abuse of taxpayers funding.


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We all know Trista Sutter. The super sweet former participant on ABC's The Bachelor. Lucky for her it was a blessing in disguise as she was the runner-up for the show's first season and she was made the first star of one of our favorite shows, The Bachelorette. But now we know Trista as a hard working momma and loving wife and just a down to earth gal. We were beyond excited when our editor, Casi, sat down with her and catch up on everything in her life!
Since watching you on The Bachelorette your life has changed so much. Did you ever imagine when you signed on with ABC that you would be where you are today?
NOT at all!!! I seriously was just hoping for a fun little trip to Malibu and a cool adventure with the first Bachelor. But much more than that happened...with the icing on the cake of course being my blessing of a family!!
Would you ever consider having your own reality show with Ryan and your family?
We have considered it and have had numerous offers for one, but up until this point have decided that it wasn't quite the right time. Never say never though!
Seeing your tweets during the last seasons, we know you still must be a fan. Do you have a favorite season to date?
I am definitely still a fan and always will be!! Watching the show honestly takes me back to how I fell in love with Ryan, so I LOVE it! Favorite season to date...of course the first Bachelorette!!! If it's not a season I was on, then I would have to say that I loved watching Bob search for love. He's still a good friend and I wanted him to find the woman he deserved.
What did you think about the most recent bachelorette Ali's decision?
I thought Ali and Roberto was a match made in chemistry heaven. From what I saw as a viewer, it looked like they were genuinely in love and sincere in their desire to find someone.
As a mother of two you look fantastic! How do you find time to exercise? Do you stick to a plan or diet?
Thank you!!!! Honestly, I have no idea. I think it's really all about holding yourself accountable, and for me, that means hiring a trainer or setting a time with friends to take our friends for a walk. I don't really stick to a plan other than chasing 2 kids around my house all the time!!! I do take a supplement called Abdominal Cuts that helps with my midsection and helped me lose weight after both my babies were born. It doesn't make you feel jittery and is filled with omegas and vitamins. I love it. (www.revolutionlifestyle.com).
I also truly believe in eating in moderation!
I have 3 girls under 7 and I have to tell you that I just ADORE the collection you designed for My Vintage Baby, "Winter Rose" - especially the mixing of prints and the detail in the jeans are just so different which we always look for. It is just so precious! How did your partnership come about? Are you working on your next collection?
I'm so happy to hear that...thank you!!! I actually heard about the line through Twitter and then met the founders at an event they were sponsoring in New York. They asked if I'd be interested in collaborating and I was ALL for it!! Not only did I fall in love with their clothes, but their business helps support stay at home moms who are reps and donates a portion of the proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. It just felt right. We are working on our next collection...so much fun!!
What is one piece of advice you would give to all those mommas out there when it comes balancing work and family?
Remember that you are human and you can't always do it all. It's okay to say "no" to whatever and whomever, if you are feeling overwhelmed, and know that people will (or at least should!) respect you for doing what you have to do for you and your family.
What is up next for you?
Wow...a lot actually. The Biggest and most important thing, (as always!) is making sure my kids and husband are happy! Next on the list right now...supporting Ryan and helping him reach his goal of raising $100,000 for an adventure camp for young adults with cancer through an organization called First Descents. We are still looking for $10 from 10,000 people...it is a truly inspirational cause as we have learned firsthand through its campers and attending a camp ourselves. Just go to: First Descents.
And now, see just what you DON'T know about Trista:
1. I can wiggle my ears.
2. I am a true Hoosier...being born in Indianapolis and going to Indiana University.
3. I can't eat foods that are jiggly or mushy or extra chewy textures (i.e., bananas, jello, and seafood).
4. I get teary when I yawn.
5. I am allergic to dogs, cats, and especially horses and still get hives when I pet my own dogs.
6. I have a half sister and a step sister, but grew up as an only child.
7. My favorite sound is the laughter of my children.
8. One of my dreams is to write a children's book.
9. I had my gallbladder removed.
10. I am a HUGE country music fan...especially of Tim and Faith and Brad Paisley.
11. I don't drink a lot of caffeine.
12. I was on the first season of Dancing with the Stars and got "beat" by Evander Holyfield!
13. My husband is the person I admire the most.
14. I've always wanted to attend New York Fashion Week.
15. I am ADDICTED to red velvet cupcakes.
Not only is Trista a FABulous cupcakeMAG supporter she is a super-mom and a genuine, down-to-earth person. We just adore Trista! For all things Trista, follow her on Twitter!


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Israel launches internal criminal probes into Gaza misconduct
[JURIST] The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) [official website] on Thursday announced they are conducting criminal investigations into alleged intentional misconduct by their soldiers during December and January's fighting in the Gaza strip. In a report [text, PDF] seeking "to place the Gaza Operation in its proper factual and legal context," the IDF said that they are currently investigating 13 allegations against IDF personnel, including pillaging Palestinian homes, mistreating detainees, and using civilians as human shields. The report also details on-going field investigations that could form the basis for further criminal inquiries, at the discretion of the Military Advocate General [IDF materials]. Reporting the results of an investigation into war crimes allegations [press release] brought by IDF soldiers who participated in Operation Cast Lead [GlobalSecurity backgrounder], the IDF concluded that "that some of the stories were based on hearsay and were not consistent with verifiable facts." The report defended the campaign against criticism [JURIST report] from Amnesty International [advocacy website], UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] and others, saying that "Israel had both a right and an obligation to take military action against Hamas in Gaza to stop Hamas' almost incessant rocket and mortar attacks upon thousands of Israeli civilians and its other acts of terrorism."
The report comes in advance of a report from the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict [official website], expected in August, which has been strongly criticized [JURIST report] by Israel. The mission conducted public hearings [JURIST report] and field investigations into alleged war crimes committed by both IDF personnel and Hamas fighters. The mission began its field operations in Gaza in June, entering through Egypt after Israel announced it would not cooperate [JURIST report] with the investigation because it doubted the mission's objectivity. Both Israel and the US condemned [DOS briefing] a February report [text, PDF; JURIST report] that criticized Israel for failing to take adequate precautions to distinguish between civilians and combatants, calling the conclusion "anything but fair." In April, an internal Israeli military investigation found that war crimes had not been committed [JURIST report] in the offensive despite individual reports by Israeli soldiers [Haaretz report]. Israel has already disputed [JURIST report] a previous report to the UN Human Rights Council [official website] that accused it of human rights violations.


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Art, Science and the Brain: New Models of Learning for the 21st CenturyPosted: October 30, 2011 Filed under: Blog, Featured Blogs Leave a comment
At the end of the month/beginning of next month Ben Unsworth will taking part in a conference that is being put on by ArtsSmarts and Social Innovation Generation at the MaRS Discovery District (SiG@MaRS) – Art, Science and the Brain: New Models of Learning for the 21st Century. It's a two-day affair (Monday, October 31st – Tuesday, November 1st) that promises to be very interesting: 21 sessions, and 80+ innovators from across North America whose expertise includes education, neuroscience, art and technology. We'll be putting together interactive sessions with the goal of letting participants collaborate to reimagine the education system.
If you would like more information you can take a look at the website – www.21c-learning.ca. Hope to see you there!
Intel Museum ShowStopper featured in Intel AdPosted: October 12, 2011 Filed under: Blog, Featured Blogs Leave a comment
The "Show Stopper" brand history wall that we created for the Intel Museum has just been featured in one of Intel's advertisements! Check out Intel's Bryan Krzanich playing with it at the end of the video…


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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Reality Check
Recovery is kicking me in the tush.
Honestly, I thought that it was a very simple procedure, and that I would bounce back very quickly. After all, I've built a healthy lifestyle over the last eight months, and surely my body was in good shape and could easily handle whatever was thrown my way. The fact that I woke from the surgery already feeling miles better than I had just a few hours before increased my confidence...as did the fact that most of the aches and pains were gone by Monday morning.
Surgery, smergery...I wasn't going to let it slow me down one bit.
Then I started back into everyday life, and realized that it wasn't going to be quite so simple as I'd thought.
For a second day I went to the gym yesterday and walked on the treadmill for just 30 minutes. For the second day, I found myself so exhausted that I could do little but sit in front of the tv all afternoon....and that was only after I had taken a nap so that I could keep going. I didn't have the energy to parent, to cook dinner, to knit more than a few stitches every once in a while or really do anything else that would signify a functioning adult.
When I left the gym yesterday, I ran a few errands and then went to a coffee shop so that I could sit and write for a bit about the last week. I wound up in tears...and proceeded to cry off and on all day. During the worst part of it, my BKB received a semi-hysterical phone call. Perhaps I was so weepy because I was so tired. Perhaps that's normal after surgery?
I cried because I've spent 8 months telling myself "YES, I can!" and it's hard to go back to feeling like I can't again - even if it's only temporary.
I cried because my half marathon is over...and I wanted - and needed - it badly. I needed to do something wonderful that I could be proud of - something that would show that I was special to others.
I cried because losing part of my reproductive system is a loss - even if this particular part was a very minor loss.
I cried because apparently I really need those exercise endorphins, and I've missed them badly.
I cried because I'm afraid of how much conditioning I'll have lost and how much this is setting me back in my health goals.
I cried for all of those reasons...and a whole lot more.
I know that in the grand scheme of things this is just a small bump in the road....and I know that my own experiences are minor compared with those of many of my friends. Because of that, I've tried really hard not to complain.
This stinks.
I'm going to stay home today and take it easy. I'm going to try to be nice to myself (not always the easiest task for me) and give myself the time that I need. I'm going to do what my husband told me to do and take a nap today. I'm going to continue to eat healthy foods and will try to get outside today to enjoy some fresh air.
And hopefully, I'll be back on track really soon.
5 comments:
- A Day That is Dessert said...
I am so very sorry to hear how things are going - big hugs!!
I've had some reproductive system surgeries too and know exactly what you mean about that sense of loss and grieving. xoxo
- March 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Shelda said...
I'm sure you will be back to yourself, and quicker than you might realize. But anesthesia does a number on a body, and it is going to take awhile.
Maybe it would help to think of this as your marathon in patience and understanding for your physical limitations (which we *all* have!), and taking the very best care of yourself while recovering. It's absolutely as important as your running speed and # of miles!
And I'll get off my soapbox now ;)
- March 24, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Paula said...
Thank goodness you have come to your senses. I was so tempted to caution you after reading your last post but figured you would soon learn to listen to your body. (Can you tell I speak from experience?) You will find that you will not have lost as much you thought when you get back to your training. It's much easier than it was the first time. Rest easy and enjoy a little pampering.
- March 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Jenny said...
Shelda is spot on about the effects of anesthesia, and I will echo her excellent advice. Go easy. You'll feel better sooner.
- March 24, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- margene said...
Taking care of yourself is the best thing you can do! But, everyone else has told you that (and you know it already). Be well!!
- March 24, 2010 at 2:32 PM


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I know the title may seem a little funny, but in fact I am talking about a sweater vest.
Once upon a mission, a certain missionary (before his mission) had bought three sweater vests (well his parents did because of the goodness of their hearts. They really love their missionaries.) One day, when the weather got cold, this certain missionary decided that he wanted to wear his sweater vest because he wanted to stay warm and not freeze when they were outside. When his companion saw what he was wearing decided to rebuke him instead of complementing him on how professional he looked. Now this missionary decided that he liked his sweater vest a lot and it kept him warm, so he decided to ignore the comments from everyone that would make a comment about what he wore.
Now in our own individual lives, we have what is called our "comfort zone." What we wear. What we eat and how we eat it. How we speak and our many different opinions. Everybody who has walked this green earth (and the brown parts too) has had or has a "comfort zone." But others will look at someone and decide because you don't share the exact same views as they do, your not normal. First off, everybody is different and that makes us pretty normal. Second off, we are uniquely different because if you could imagine if everybody was the same. I think that would super boring.
But the most important thing that we can remember is that no matter who you are, where you've been and what your personality is, your Heavenly Father loves you the way you are. Heavenly Father loves this missionary who wears sweater vests as much as he loves Albert Einstein or Adolph Hitler or the hobo who doesn't have a home because he's addicted to alcohol. You are His child and he loves you very much for the person that you are. So when your teased for something that you wear or eat or say or do, just remember Heavenly Father would be at your side and would praise you for the good things that you do in this life. Your not an alien in His eyes because your His child. So don't let what others say about you stop what you wear and say and what ever it may be because you are special in your own unique way and just remember that Heavenly Father loves you for who you are and that's all that matters.


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Senior Support Worker with children
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- £18,372 per annum
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- 09 Aug 2017
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- 31 Aug 2017
- Sector
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- Full Time
Are you looking to further your career and become a Senior support worker? Have you completed a NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within a well established children's home for a Senior Support Worker to join the team. You will be working with children to play an integral part of the multi disciplinary team supporting children who have a range of complex needs including Emotional Behavioural Difficulties, ASD and Challenging Behaviour. This is a full time, permanent role paying £18372- £21402 + sleep in allowance
You will be working within a breath taking scenic rural setting in an environment that has been specifically adapted and beautifully decorated to ensure the warmest homely, therapeutic environment. With the support of an experienced, passionate and knowledgeable Registered Manager, you will have the autonomy to develop your knowledge and skills set along with the ability to progress your career with access to QCF level 5 in children & young people.
Responsibilities of Senior Support Worker:
• The ability to work as a key member of team.
• Provide high standards of person-centred support and care to our young people
• Through a creative and caring approach, you will build good relationships with both service users and their families, supporting them in the planning of goals and in living as independently as possible.
• Ability to support new staff and encourage development through the team
• Maintain a high standard of policies, procedures and Safeguarding
Person Specification for Senior Support Worker:
• Previous experience of working with young people with challenging behaviour
• NVQ Level 3 Children's and Young Peoples Workforce
• Team Management
• 12 Months experience within a similar Role
• Excellent communication skills
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• Full driving licence for a minimum of 3 years
• Great team player
• Flexibility to respond to the changing needs of those who we support
• Strong can do attitude
• Minimum 23 years of age
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Former Lake Worth purchasing director John Kneece, who resigned two weeks ago under pressure, has been charged with grand theft and official misconduct in connection with $13,619.22 police found in his office desk drawer a few weeks ago, officials said Tuesay.
The money was the cash proceeds from the sale of city property over a 41- month period ending Sept. 11, 1985, Assistant State Attorney Jerome Mendelsberg said.
The official misconduct charge was brought ``because Kneece did not do something he was supposed to do, namely turn the money over to the city when he received it,`` Mendelsberg said.
Mendelsberg would not identify what city property was sold, but several city commissioners said two weeks ago that the money apparently came from the sale of city scrap metal and used transformers.
Mendelsberg said Kneece ``received cash and checks for the merchandise. He turned the checks over to the city, but he kept the cash. He said he was testing out the city`s (financial accounting) system.``
Under an arrangement with Kneece`s attorney, Barry Krischer of Palm Springs, Kneece has until Thursday to turn himself in to the Palm Beach County State Attorney`s Office, Mendelsberg said.
If he does, he will be released on his own recognizance, he said. If he doesn`t, police will arrest him.
Kneece, who worked for 12 years as city purchasing director, could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
But his attorney said Kneece will plead innocent.
``There is a legitimate reason why that money was in his drawer,`` Krischer said. He declined to explain, saying to do so might jeopardize Kneece`s defense.
``He doesn`t feel he was framed, but he believes his actions have been misconstrued,`` Krischer said. ``He didn`t pocket any of the money, and he retained it in his drawer for more than three years.``


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And in keeping with my in-depth, insightful posts...
All I want for Valentine's Day, lover, is.....Rod Brind'Amour crying in the corner as the Penguins hand out candy hearts to the 'Canes that say 'stfu' and 'U R my bitch'.
Oh, and some Belgian chocolate.
Pittsburgh 4-3
Go Pens.
EDIT: Lover, why did you have to get me a box of chocolates someone else had taken a bite of each of them? That sucked. Seriously. You get to sleep on the couch.


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Delicious sausages, bacons & other meat products. (Abidjan)
Dear All,
As we celebrate this festive season, we would like to virtually inaugurate R&T Delicuts SARL our Kenyan rooted brand established here in Abidjan to ensure a constant supply of Farmers Choices Kenya (FCL) products. FCL is renowned for its production of fresh sausages, bacon, ham and pork which are consumed in various parts of the world. Its Kingship product –sausage contains a wide variety of vitamins and proteins essential to a healthy diet and is simple to cook. Due to the superior quality of FCL products, they have become an integral part of the Kenyan diet especially in big hotels ; we are therefore delighted to extend our Kenyan delicacies to this west region of the African Continent.
R&T Delicuts will commence the supply of beef & pork sausages and chipolates, beef & pork bacons, ham, frankfurters and beef Viennas this week. Progressively other FCL products such as burgers, cheese and their wide variety of continentals and delicatessen will be supplied based on demand.
In the spirit of inclusiveness and diversity R&T Delicuts will also supply local poultry products mainly COQIVOIRE chicken. The supply of chicken also commences from this week as well.
To tickle your taste buds, please drop me an email so that i can send you photos of the products and any other details you may require.
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