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On frosty nights, my skin becomes terribly dry. My otherwise oily T-zone is now parched and is crying for that much-needed moisture. This only happens between the months of December and February when the weather here in Manila is a little too nippy for comfort. Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining at all. It's rare to have this kind of weather so I'm making the most of it as much as I can. Anyway, all I need is a good moisturizer to keep those stubborn scaly patches at bay.
In times like these, I turn to only one moisturizer--White Milk by Kracie, a product line from the respected Japanese brand Kanebo.
The facial lotion is odorless and boasts of a smooth finish consistent to its name.
What I Love About It:
* Applicable for all skin types.
* Just a tiny squirt goes a long way.
* It soothes dry, scaly skin.
* Because of its fresh, dewy nature, it helps BB creams and foundations appear more flawless-looking.
* It has a very handy container.
What I don't:
* On hot summer days, my skin becomes too shiny to ignore resulting to more touch-ups.
* After much use, the top lid becomes stiff and hard to close.
But my raves definitely outweigh my rants which makes this a great find indeed! White Milk by Kracie (Kanebo) is sold for HKD 78 or PhP 455.
Visit any Sasa outlet store in the heart of Hong Kong and Macau to get hold of this terrific product.
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There is only one thing better than shopping in Hong Kong, and that's eating. From small noodle joints to upscale French restaurant, you will locate all sorts of restaurant, eating hall and snack stall on earth in Hong Kong. Here I found small amount of Hong-Kong-styled snacks online (yummiexpress.freetzi.com). This is definitely a good choice before I have $ for another trip.ReplyDelete
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Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's June 1 Reveal.
This month FIVE new stamp sets are being introduced. Until June 3, the sets are 20% off their regular price. The Camera Life rubber stamp set is available on Cling Mounted Rubber, as a digital image, and is also included in Jazzy Jill's Technique Video for the month.
The sets are:
Journal Mixed Media #606
Camera Life #620 (Digital Stamp available)
Vintage Pickup #628 (Digital Stamp available)
Road Less Traveled (sports car) #629 (Digital Stamp available)
Travelin (camper) #630, (Digital Stamp Set available)
Cruisin' Digital Stamp Set #Digi629 contains all the cars & trucks, including a VW Beetle #Digi629.2
On June 3 five winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers' blogs listed below. Each winner will receive a new stamp set, and the choice of one embossing powder and glitter to go with their new set.
The new SNS Creative Challenges also begins today, with lots of prizes and recognition badges.
The winners of the blog hop will be announced on June 3 on Facebook, the SNS blog, and on our blogs:
Eret Pank
Mayra Hernandez
Emmy van den Heuvel
Belinda Shupe
April Williams
Anne Temple
Anita Scroggins (that's ME!)
Mayra Hernandez
Emmy van den Heuvel
Belinda Shupe
April Williams
Anne Temple
Anita Scroggins (that's ME!)
I started with a plain piece of cardstock, which is pretty rare for me. I sprayed Memories Mist Bright Gold in a line across the page, letting it drip.
randomly stick giving a grunge look.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
I hope you are having a great start to you summer :)
I hope you are having a great start to you summer :)

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RIP Patrick Sawyze (1952 - 2009)
SEPT 15, 2009 - Actor Patrick Swayze died yesterday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Swayze, an actor and dancer who cemented his status as sex symbol with Demi Moore in the 1990 romance drama, Ghost, died at his home near Los Angeles. His most iconic role was as a dance instructor in Dirty Dancing (1987). He was listed by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991.
"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," publicist Annett Wolf said in a statement yesterday.
Swayze was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly forms of the disease, in January 2008. At that time the cancer had already spread to his liver but he fought the disease and had treatment with an experimental drug. Meanwhile, he filmed a new detective series for television called "The Beast" in which he played the gruelling lead role. The series was broadcast on Astro in Malaysia.
Swayze leaves behind his wife, Lisa Niemi (pictured with him at the Oscar Awards in 1989), whom he married on June 12, 1975. The couple first met in 1970 when Swayze was 18 years old. Niemi, 14 years old at the time, was taking dance lessons from Swayze's mother. Swayze and Niemi had no children.


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Dear Readers
I've been doing a little work on one of my life-long dreams, and while this particular episode does not look like it will get me to my goal, just being able to work on it is pretty exciting in itself. I hope to have more to write about this someday soon.
The other good thing that keeps my mind from wandering to Moose Hill is my son's cross-country bike ride. He is riding with an organization called Bike and Build in one of six groups of about thirty young people riding across America to raise funds and awareness for affordable housing issues. They stop along the way to work with groups such as Habitat for Humanity building houses, and give presentations at most of their stops to educate their hosts about the need to help create homes for those less fortunate. Please see their web site at www.bikeandbuild.org. David is on the
So, dear readers, thanks for stopping by. Please check back soon. I have a few posts percolating on the back burner and I hope to get them written soon. Until then, enjoy the summer and take time to appreciate the beauty around you.
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it appears that the privacy interests that justify the State's provision of sex-segregated bathrooms, showers, and other similar facilities arise from physiological differences between men and women, rather than differences in gender identity....The court reserved judgment on plaintiffs' substantive due process claims relating to informational privacy and unwanted medical treatment. Baptist Press reports on the decision.
According to AP, plaintiffs yesterday filed an appeal with the 4th Circuit on the equal protection issue.


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This blog is for Study of Madhyasth Darshan (Jeevan Vidya) propounded by Shree A. Nagraj, Amarkantak. (श्री ए. नागराज द्वारा प्रतिपादित मध्यस्थ-दर्शन सह-अस्तित्व-वाद के अध्ययन के लिए)
Friday, November 7, 2008
प्रामाणिकता के आधार पर ही न्याय, धर्म, और सत्य है.
मानव चेतना विधि से हम तीन ईश्नाओं के साथ जीते हैं - तब हम न्याय प्रधान विधि से जीते हैं। साथ ही धर्म और सत्य को प्रकाशित करते रहते हैं। उपकार करते रहते हैं। प्रधान रूप में तीन ईश्नायें ही रहती हैं। तीनो ईश्नाओं को लेकर के उपकार करते हैं।
उसके बाद देव-मानव पद में वित्तेष्णा और पुत्तेष्णा को गौण करके लोकेश्ना को लेकर चलते हैं। इस प्रकार देव-मानव धर्म-प्रधान विधि से न्याय और सत्य को प्रमाणित करता है। सत्य प्रमाणित करने का मतलब है - उपकार करना।
दिव्य-मानव उपकार प्रधान विधि से धर्म और न्याय को प्रमाणित करता है।
मानव-जाती का उद्धार (तरन-तारण) इसी विधि से है। इससे किसको क्या तकलीफ है?
- बाबा श्री नागराज शर्मा के साथ संवाद पर आधारित (अगस्त २००६, अमरकंटक)
8 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Are there only three Eeshannas?
What about the concern for one's individual space in the world?(Not for acclaim but simply to exist and express oneself?)
What about the concern for mental and physical health/well being?
Where do these fit in?
I am probably missing something, please explain before we get down to Justice,Righteousness and Truth.
- November 08, 2008
- Rakesh Gupta said...
I will attempt answering this:
anubhav (perfect comprehension of existence) gets expressed in human-living as harmoniousness.
perfect comprehension of existence assures one of one's own existence, identity, and relatedness with everything else.
Iishnas are the driving-forces required in human-action for continuity of human-tradition. The comprehension of existence is the base-ground for these.
For example - putteshna (motive of progeny) is required for continuity of human-race on earth.
vitteshna (motive for wealthiness) is required for realizing prosperity in a family.
lokeshna (motive for acclaim for one's good-actions) is required for spread of message of right-path.
perfect-comprehension of existence itself is the definition of mental-healthiness.
physical healthiness is perhaps covered in putteshna and vitteshna.
anubhav is the state of perfect comprehension of existence. it gets realized (pramaanit hona) in living as nyay (justice), dharma (resolution), and satya (truth). nyay, dharm, and satya are three dimensions of self's realization.
- November 08, 2008
- Anonymous said...
I think I understand the scope of this philosophy, now that you have established that it recognizes only three Eesnnas.
To me it looks like if a person seeks to educate himself, gets a decent job, marries and has 1-2 kids, has happy relations with his family,friends, no enemies whatsoever, saves up for retirement, tends a pretty garden,gets some recognition for himself so that when he dies people can say "what a loss" and remember him for the good he did,
then such a person can claim to be Self Realized by MD.
If everyone were to live like him, his family would be happy, the world would be happy no need to fear any disasters(natural or man made),crisis, wars etc.
Does this not sound Utopian?
When it is obvious that it is Fear of the Unknown that drives man to seek, to know, to understand why natural or man made disasters happen so he can protect himself,indeed protect life on earth,
Why is this Natural Fear not recognized as an EEshnna in MD? I still feel there is a missing piece, the lag I talked of earlier that is crucial to my understanding. It is one thing to understand natural cycles that sustain life, existence and recognize the harmony and rhythm in them. It is a fact that this harmony does get disrupted by Nature itself which is what man fears most and tries to understand and cope with. When MD only recognizes the harmony and not the big clangs that disrupt the harmony how can you perceive anything but harmony in this picture because it is only that you are looking for?
It is easy to have a harmonious relationship if both partners remain stable. It is a fact that Nature does slap man in the face time to time like an abusive partner even if She is calm and gracious most of the time. What is man supposed to do, just be slapped and accept the abuse or defend himself in order to survive?
Please do keep posting Babaji's words I am sure he must have covered it somewhere.
- November 09, 2008
- Rakesh Gupta said...
The scope of this philosophy is existence - all that is. My understanding of this seems to be different from your interpretation of what got conveyed thus far. As you said, we hopefully will converge in due course.
Fear in human-being is defined here as absence of comprehension. (bhram = bhay)
- November 09, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Yes Fear is the absence of comprehension.As the lag between the known and Unknown decreases, fear decreases. It is humankind's endeavor to reduce that lag so that fear is reduced. Therefore the fear itself becomes a drive. Science acknowledges the lag and attempts to reduce it in its own way.Religions acknowledge the lag by making God the creator/destroyer/sustainer and advice you to worship Him for He alone can help you overcome this fear.
In MD thus far you are not even acknowledging the lag just dismissing it saying when you have perfect comprehension of existence(which is only what is) there is no lag at all.
This is logically unacceptable as I have pointed out in more than one way. Existence must acknowledge the harmony and the disharmony (again which are change of states)which a human is only bewildered by, until now. Simply saying it does'nt exist in MDs definition of existence(which has so far not defined the change of states) is not enough.
I have full faith that Babaji must have covered it somewhere it is just that it has not come in front of me yet. What has come in front of me so far is the picture of a happy man who is happy because he does not even want to acknowledge unhappiness by saying "what is unhappiness it is only happiness not being there so just go ahead and be happy, never mind all those nasty things happening out there, they are nasty because you do not understand them". This is simply not enough.
- November 09, 2008
- Rakesh Gupta said...
the way i see is - madhyasth-darshan is the study of what is (or existence). Existence is purposeful for successive expressions of harmony. In the light of comprehension of harmony, one also understands what is in expectation of harmony. One doesn't need to study disharmony separately.
it says - There are thousands of ways of becoming sorrowful, but there is one way of being happy (by becoming resolved).
The lag is not there with the person who has perfect-comprehension. The lag is there in perception of the person without perfect-comprehension. Now the lag itself is not the subject of study. The existence is the subject of study.
I perceive a lag in what I want to be versus what I am. I want to be in harmony. (I also see that expectation for happiness is with every human-being.) Now different ideologies have worked have proposed for bridging this lag. Science has done in its way. Idealism has tried to do in its ways. MD also addresses this very lag. It says - this lag will continue to be there in my perception until I understand existence and my self inseparable in it. This lag is the cause of sorrow, struggle, and disharmony. Sorrow, Struggle, and Disharmony are not the subject-matter of study for MD.
The basic proposition of MD is - What exists has continuity. It doesn't see sorrow as another side of happiness. Sorrow is perceived till resolution is recognized. Resolution has continuity once it is recognized.
I haven't read any other philosophy in detail. But have heard from Baba and some others - that this is one of the points which characterises MD as Vikalp.
- November 09, 2008
- Anonymous said...
"Study of existence is what is". at the end of this study do you expect to enlist every single entity in it or do you think there will always be a lag between the ones you can list and some more that remain?
How do you study existence in MD?
- November 09, 2008
- Rakesh Gupta said...
I think, this is the crux point!
Existence is made studiable by presenting its vishleshan (analysis). Vishleshan is logical presentation of the way existence is. Definition of Existence is - Countably Infinite entities saturated in Limitless Pervasive Space. Study of Existence achieves distilled comprehension of this. Coexistence is the defining principle of existence. There is vikas-kram, vikas, jagruti-kram, and jagruti - as expressions of coexistence. There are natural-classifications in existence identifiable by human-being by recognizing their definite conducts (pattern of their activities). These classifications are - matter-order, plant-order, animal-order, and knowledge-order. This analysis makes study of infinite possible.
Comprehension is the only way by which a human-being can deal with infinite (nature) and limitless (space) - MD proclaims. One can't deal by the method of reductionism and mathematical modeling.
The one who has understood can make the other understand by giving proofs from his own living as self-realization. Baba understood by method of anusandhan. He presents it us all by adhyayan method. The adhyayan method is using one's imagination for understanding what's being proposed in words. Imaginability (kalpanasheelta) in human-being is the seed for realizing knowledge. Imaginability is naturally-inclined for establishing itself into definitiveness of knowledge of existence. Adhyayan therefore is the method of giving direction to one's imagination. Adhyayan culminates in Bodh of existence. Which results in anubhav (experience) in coexistence. This itself is defined as perfect-comprehension.
- November 09, 2008


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Grabbing the RIGHT Skimboard
Getting the suitable skimboard might be fundamental to your complete experience. Picking the wrong board can heavily hamper your time enjoying this sport. The very depressing part is that a large number of new comers to this exceptional sport don't understand about the different sizes and shape.
When pruchasing a skimboard, the very first thing you ought to do is usually to limit the actual boards by height. This is not an exact science but most skimboarders prefer a board which goes up to their torso when standing it on the tail.
Shape has a lot to do with the way a skimboard rides as well. In comparison with a smaller-sized skimboard, a broader and larger board is smoother and quicker but lacks control. Should you be a slow person who requires a little extra help getting to the waves then you definitely need to choose a much wider, bigger board. However for those who is incredibly fast will not not need as much help to get to the waves. But just like you learn before, smaller skim boards generally are not as speedy and do not go as far, but they possess a distinct advantage that allows them to turn on a dime!
The rocker or bend of the board is a little something to note also. The more rocker the board, the simplier and easier it is going to transition from the skimboarding on the sand to the actual water. But there exists a down side to rockers; they can actually make a board slow-moving!
Weight is easy to figure out. Just pick the lightest possible board that meets your requirements!
Wooden skimboards Vs. Fiberglass skimboards!
It's one of the crucial elements to looking like an experienced skimboarder! Choosing the appropriate skimboard stems along with selecting which type of skimboard you should get.The truly amazing part is that there is only a couple of types to pick from! This will make it a fifty fifty chance to choose the best one.
Wooden skimboards
acquiring the right wooden skimboard is normally considered as a bad idea. nevertheless do not be terrified, this is often mentioned since they aren't the best option for individuals with a better comprehension on the sport. If you know how to skimboard then I would suggest that you don't even consider it! This is because they're hefty, don't float as well and are usually tougher to get to the waves. Wooden skimboards can be found for as low as Php 1,600 to Php 2,100! Sure they're weightier and difficult to ride but you will not notice it whatsoever since your a rookie. I hugely recommend any newbie to consider this while mastering exactly how to skimboard.
Fiberglass skimboards
Fiberglass, fiberglass, fiberglass. There's undeniably a good reason that all skilled skimboarders opt for this type. Although they're not a great idea for novices. The fiberglass skimboard is fantastic for velocity as well as getting up to the waves. They're lighter in weight and speedier than the wood alternatives. The bad part is they tend to be somewhat steeply-priced. So if you know how to stay on the board, then this should be a brilliant idea for you!
Your weight may be the most vital element in figuring out exactly what size board you should ride. Big guys want to skim as well, and many of them require larger boards to do it. A heavier rider will be able to turn a sizeable board more readily and frequently require the extra carry to get out to the waves. Small folks can often get away with a smaller board. Several board companies offer weight recommendations for their different models. This is a good kick off point, but the other factors can matter just as much, or more.
If you weigh 80 kilograms you can ride a Medium, a Medium/Large, or a Large according to Victoria. How do you decide? See below.
# 35 inch – 34~50 Kg beginner
# 37 inch – 38~55 Kg beginner or intermediate
# 38 inch – 38~55 Kgbeginner or intermediate
# 40 inch – 50~72 Kgbeginner or intermediate
# 44 inch – 55~72 Kg beginner to expert
# 45 inch – 55~72 Kg intermediate to expert
# 48 inch – 61~84 Kgintermediate to expert
# 52 inch – 64~100 Kg intermediate to expert
So what is the moral of the story? Know what a board manufacturers size and weight recommendations are, but also consider the other factors. A manufacturers recommendations are just that, a recommendation. It is usually the case that a rider favors to ride a smaller sized or much bigger board than the manufacturer recommends for his weight. Keep this in mind when selecting a board.
Seeing that do you know what to search for in a skimboard then there's no reason to still be reading this! Grab one and learn how to ride the waves! Venture out and indulge in this phenomenal sporting activity!
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How to Skimboard on a wave
Now that you know a brief knowledge about skimboarding in the Philippines. You are ready to ride the waves. Take this steps below and start enjoying your new found sport.
1 Make sure you have a "foamie" and not a "woody". Foamie's are designed for riding waves, lighter, but cost more. Woodie's are wooden fiberglass boards which are prodominantly made for sand skimming, but if you cannot get a foamie, they will suffice.
2 Know that when you have your board, find a beach that you can is best for skimboarding. You want a beach where the waves break close to shore and has a steep bank down near the water.
3 Wait until you have found a good beach, then get out your board and approach the water. Stand about ten feet away from the water and be prepared to throw down your board.
4 Understand that right after a wave breaks, start running towards the water. Do not flat out sprint because you will fall off when you get on the board if you are a beginner.
5 Look to see when a thin film of water is on the sand, throw down the board. Don't throw it away from you, throw it down so you will run on to it in stride. Run onto it with your back leg first, then your front foot. Do not "jump" onto the board because it will break the surface tension of the water, slow you down, and cause you to sink faster. Keep all of your weight on your back leg so you glide into the water, instead of plowing through it.
6 Know that if you have run onto your board successfully, you will be approaching a developing wave. If it has not started to break yet you have three options. Option one is to hit the wave straight on a perform and aerial trick. Option two is to perform a wrap or a barrel wrap. Option three is to turn to the left or right (depending on which way the wave is breaking) and come back to shore.
7 Have fun!
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Skimboarding in the Philippines
Skimboarding is undoubtedly an intense water sport famous in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Spain where skimmers cruise the waves that break up on the shore line rather than the massive waves as done in surfing.
Skimboarding was initially introduced to the town of Tanauan in Leyte, today referred to as the Skimboarding Capital of the Philippines.
It was in 2000 when American holiday-maker Tim Garret acquainted four teenage beach enthusiasts, Dodot Primer, Lennart Encina, Byvan Maceda, and Darwin Maceda, with skimboarding. Garret also educated the local folks how to construct their very own skimboards.
In just a decade, significantly more visitors from nearby villages and other provinces were being driven into the sport, and what was previously a type of recreation quickly evolved right into a number of warm and friendly competitions.
Skimboarding involves rapid running, dropping and mounting on the board, and gliding over the short waves long before the water breaks on the shore. Whilst skimboarding is really a variation of surfing, the former may be possible even without massive waves.
The particular boards utilized are flat and shorter as compared to surf boards. A skim board does not have any shark's fin-like projection and is also heavier as compared with an average surf board. Perhaps the most common skim board is manufactured out of smoothed marine plywood and fiberglass, and is six kilograms in approximated weight mainly because it does not demand much buoyancy.
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Obama Seeks to Invite the Queen to D Day Events
43 comments:
- Swiss Bob said...
Maybe he's not such an arse after all.
- June 01, 2009 10:26 pm
Comres will produce a poll which says the entire country think that this is the best way to go about it.
- June 01, 2009 10:28 pm
- John of Enfield said...
She should tell ALL these socialists to "get lost". Better still - let Philip do it for her - a bit of Anglo Sax Coburg wouldn't go amiss.
The public won't forget Brown's dissimulation.
- June 01, 2009 10:28 pm
Instead of Brown?
Not surprised - any successful politician would go to any lengths to avoid being stuck next to Gordon.
- June 01, 2009 10:29 pm
- The Grim Reaper said...
Until around Saturday, something of a "Where's Gordon?" meme was developing. Nobody had any idea where our unelected despot was residing. Indeed, no one seemed to know if Brown was still alive, or if he'd just been spending the previous few days on his rocking horse.
Now that he has come out of the bunker and done a series of interviews, I wish he had stayed in hiding. The man really is a complete, utter and total hoon*. There truly is no politician who I hate more than Brown, and that takes some beating. Is there nothing he won't say, nothing he won't do in order to make sure nobody tries to blame him for his own stupidity and idiocy?
*euphenism for a word not allowed in comments on this blog. You work it out...
- June 01, 2009 10:29 pm
- Not a sheep said...
Gordon Brown truly is incredible. Just when I think he has reached rock bottom he manages to mess something else up to an almost inconceivable extent. Is there any part of the UK and its people that is safe from the baleful influence of this living Jonah?
- June 01, 2009 10:31 pm
I'm not a Royalist, but even I was disgusted with Brown. The current situation is that the Queen is the head of state. She was alive during the war, her home was bombed and her future husband was fighting abroad to rid us of the threat of Nazism. She has more right to be there than him. I bet he advised the French not to invite her.
Clearly he can't stomach being number 2 [ironically that's exactly what he is]. Can't wait for the elections. As Longshanks said, Its good to leave a turd behind.
- June 01, 2009 10:32 pm
- Oliver Drew said...
Bit of an embarrasment isn't it, that the American President holds our Queen in higher regard than does our Prime Minister.
That he perhaps holds the Queen in higher regard than Gordon Brown is no surprise, practially the whole world does that!
Brown really can't see the wood for the trees can he. The fact that he guaranteed on Andrew Marr that he would carry on - as if to say, no matter what might happen - proves that all he really cares about is his position, and isn't governing in the best interests of us anymore.
- June 01, 2009 10:33 pm
How much longer can this country go on being run by an utter lunatic?
- June 01, 2009 10:34 pm
- Jonathan Sheppard said...
Brown was too busy calling runners up in talent competitions!
- June 01, 2009 10:35 pm
- The Grim Reaper said...
Anonymous said "Any successful politician would go to any lengths to avoid being stuck next to Gordon."
They clearly believe Guido Fawkes when he talks about the curse of the "one-eyed son of the manse". I saw a picture of Brown holding a baby in the Mail on Sunday yesterday. I'm terrified to imagine what might happen to that child were the curse to take effect once more.
- June 01, 2009 10:38 pm
I hope she tells the lot of them to get stuffed and decides to hold a parade in London followed by a public 'walkabout' in Trafalgar Square .... it will dominate the news here and send a nice message to miniSarkozy about our history.
- June 01, 2009 10:38 pm
Wouldn't it be absolutely fabulous if HM could go to France as the result of a formal invitation from the American Head of State?
- June 01, 2009 10:43 pm
Does HMQ have to be in Buck house to accept our Dear Leader's resignation or will Arromanches do?
- June 01, 2009 10:46 pm
i don't think the queen would go now, they've missed the boat (or is it landing craft?) for inviting her. sarkozy could have rang her personally and said he assumed his staff had sorted that out as it was that obvious to invite her, and say he was personally sorry. the current situation with obama, i can only imagine that it is like finding out you weren't invited to the party and your mate is having a word with the host.
- June 01, 2009 10:52 pm
It may have escaped your notice but the most important event in the sporting calendar takes place this Saturday : namely The Derby at Epsom. As per every year since she ascended to the throne (bar 5 years ago for the DDay 60th events) the Queen will be in attendance.
Let the poor woman enjoy her day at the Races ! Since Charles & Camilla !
- June 01, 2009 10:54 pm
- Daniel1979 said...
Good, just glad someone is on the case
- June 01, 2009 10:56 pm
- freddieflintoff said...
god save the queen gordon is a hoon and a coward , o/t zola a genius
- June 01, 2009 11:01 pm
- Silent Hunter said...
Oh dear!
There goes another Nokia; not to mention relations between the White House and the Downing Street Bunker. LOL
- June 01, 2009 11:03 pm
- subrosa said...
Gordon Brown is responsible for this whole fiasco. The Queen ought to be present because the remaining veterans are of a generation which were loyal to the Crown and HRH.
Playing politics with such brave people is just beyond belief.
- June 01, 2009 11:05 pm
Finally someone has recognized the need for the queen to be present.
Have you put up a link to your radio podcast from last Friday yet Iain.
- June 01, 2009 11:20 pm
- Jonathan Cook said...
It is really embarrassing that we have to rely on the US to get an invite for the Queen.
Gordon's ego and desire to be photographed alongside Obama know no bounds.
If the Queen does attend, following an American invitation, then that is one big Royal dissing of Gordon Brown. Of course Brown would deserve it too.
- June 01, 2009 11:25 pm
- Wrinkled Weasel said...
D day seems a bit irrelevant now.
What were they fighting for? Daniel Finkelstein may beg to differ, but in fifty year's time, there will be no Church of England, LBGTs will officially not exist, women will not have the vote, there will be no popular music, no radical new drama, no blogs, and your children will have to learn the Quaran.
Oh, and for those who are passionate about this sort of thing, no Royal Family.
- June 01, 2009 11:29 pm
- Oldrightie said...
The Queen will witness and be affected by much less horse shit at Epsom than if she went to France.
- June 01, 2009 11:37 pm
Gordon doesn't seem to know when to call a general election, either.
Perhaps the Queen would help him to decide that, since he seems to have forgotten how to decide when to help her.
- June 01, 2009 11:38 pm
- Alfred Wells said...
How bad must Brown be doing, to give the Monarchy a boost in credibility just for his lack of an association with them?
- June 01, 2009 11:39 pm
Just when you think things genuinely cannot get any worse, they do... Gordon Brown really does have a lot to answer for.
- June 02, 2009 12:23 am
No surprise. Obama and family went to stay with the Queen and Phil and were bowled over.
Deep down Brown hates the monarchy. (Especially the bit when he has to go to BP to resign...)
Personally, I'd send Prince Harry in uniform and let him stand quietly in the ranks with the veterans....
- June 02, 2009 12:44 am
- rob's uncle said...
I agree that HM should go to the Derby on Saturday 5th, where she will be enthusiastically greeted by her loyal subjects.
However if she fancies a day out on Sunday the 6th, the D-Day anniversary, as she is Duc de Normandie by hereditary right & descent from William the Bastard, she could if she pleases drop in on the Franco-US celebrations and welcome both Presidents to her duchy [and no doubt be enthusiastically greeted by the assembled veterans of every nation].
- June 02, 2009 1:07 am
pat mcgroin 10:52 ... what is your mother tongue, dear?
- June 02, 2009 2:40 am
- strapworld said...
The Queen knows how this will play with the vast majority of the British people.
Brown is doing this to stand alongside Obama (My friend!) on the world stage.
But, like everything Brown has done, it will fall in on him.
I just hope the assembled veterans will give Brown an earful of abuse.
Mind you it would be delicious if the Queen sent Princess Anne and she made Brown stand behind her! That would be 'majestic'
As for Wrinkled Weasel's warped view of the future. A future in which we are all under tyranical sharia law.
At least we will be spared from WAGS! Harriet Harman!
Margaret Becket etc.
WW suggests there will be no Queen. may I put to him the more frightening scenario.
Do Not forget how he told us he read the Koran every night!
How about AYATOLLAH BLAIR?
as grand ruler! Of course Mandleson would not be around, as he, sadly, would have been stoned to death in the London Dome.
Renamed DOOM!
- June 02, 2009 6:36 am
J H Holloway - brilliant idea, send both the lads in uniform and then Betty could go to the races and invite the vets for tea in a month or two. Brilliant.
- June 02, 2009 6:39 am
- Cynic said...
If I were Queen would I be overjoyed at the prospect of hours in the Company of Mc Brooon? Perhaps he's doing her a favour.
- June 02, 2009 7:48 am
- talwin said...
You say "I could make further comment, but best not..."
However, it occurs to me that the very existence of this little piece might lead some to believe that Brown has been incompetent and dithering. How can this be? He is prime minister and an intellectual giant.
- June 02, 2009 8:08 am
A big boy did it then ran away - Gordon's usual excuse!
Will he punish the Queen for this trouble caused for him? - remember the announcement about Royal marriages after Mervyn King had been invited to the Palace - an attack on Civil List perhaps? It being "the right thing to do". He is a petty little man after all.
- June 02, 2009 9:34 am
- Gareth said...
Oliver Drew said: "Bit of an embarrasment isn't it, that the American President holds our Queen in higher regard than does our Prime Minister."
I don't think Obama does. They are both fickle politicians but Obama has the nouse and stature to make it appear he is leading efforts to get HM to the do. It is not his responsibility it is Brown's but Brown made up his mind months ago and will not change it.
I'm sure the Royal Marines could get HM to the beaches of Normandy quite quickly...
- June 02, 2009 9:45 am
On a more positive note, when The Queen attends the 75th anniversary neither Sarko or Broon will be remembered save as a faint distasteful memory. Unless, of course, the Mendacious Manseman is finally released from broadmoor thet weekend.
- June 02, 2009 10:03 am
Is the Broonmeister now head of state?
- June 02, 2009 10:22 am
I have to admit I hate the Frogs tho not quite as much as I do the Labour "government". They have never forgiven us for knocking seven bells out of them at Agincourt, Waterloo and all the other numerous campaigns, not to mention two world wars.
They are a nation of collaborators and quislings.
- June 02, 2009 11:23 am
verity - pat mcgroin 10:52 ... what is your mother tongue, dear?
scottish - i was slightly drunk yesterday when i wrote that
- June 02, 2009 11:36 am
- georgeorwellslittlesister said...
Let's hope for lovely weather on Saturday and Her Maj has a happy, relaxed day away from politicians in general and McBruin in particular.
In the evening she's welcome to join us in our local pub.
- June 02, 2009 12:13 pm
Or she can come round my house for tea.
- June 02, 2009 3:44 pm
May I invite you all to the entrance of the Chunnel, where we can wave our great leader Gorgon off, to do his duty in France........bring some bricks and a bucket of quick setting cement
- June 02, 2009 5:49 pm


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Re: Lieutenant John Dachsteder...
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Re: Lieutenant John Dachsteder and the Dockstaders of Stone Arabia NY (c. Mid-1700s)
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More developments in the lineage of John and Frederick. Erlene has located Henry Dockstader's will, written April 1809 in the Town of Caistor, County of Lincoln, District of Niagara. In it he names his wife Magdalane, his "second son" John, his "third son" Henry, and his "youngest son" Joseph, as well as two daughters, Catherine and Mary.
What's odd here isn't so much that son one, George Adam, isn't mentioned (he died about 1793), and certainly not that Frederick isn't mentioned (he died in 1781), but rather the fact that John Dockstader IS mentioned – in Henry's will he is bequeathed one cow. But Captain John Dockstader of Six Nations died in February of 1801 (Erlene has obtained a copy of this obituary from the Niagara Herald). So how is it that John is being granted a cow if he has been dead for eight years?
The answer is, of course, that John Dockstader, second son of Hendrick Dockstader UE, is NOT the same person as Captain John Dockstader of Six Nations. And also, since Frederick is only ever attested as Captain John's brother (and in theory should be accorded the rank of "third son" here even if dead – notice that John doesn't moved up to "eldest son" simply because George Adam is deceased), that means Frederick was also not a son of Hendrick Dockstader UE.
So it was back to the drawing board from here, and all there was to go on was one other, the only other, attested reference to relatives of Captain John. This is in Joseph Brant's letter to Chief Justice Alcock, written June 27 1803.
"... Your people have taken their oaths before a magistrate to the veracity of the Will of the deceased, Capt. John Dochsteder, which Canby thinks to invalidate by having bought for fifty pounds N.Y. cur[rency] his elder brother Henry's right of heirship."
So Captain John had an elder brother Henry, presumably in the same geographical area. Now at first this doesn't seem to clear anything up (since John [b. 1760] did have a brother named Henry) – but notice that Brant says "elder brother". Henry (b. 1767) was the youngest son of Henry Dockstader, and he didn't even see service until the War of 1812, so it's unlikely that Brant would say "elder" here when obviously Henry was younger than John (b. 1760). Since there are only two Henry Dockstader's in the entire area at that time, the only other possibility is that John (and Frederick) were BROTHERS of Henry Dockstader UE, rather than his sons.
In this connection, all three men sided with the British and joined the Indian Department during the revolution, and the two that survived the war received land in the same general area. All three men (if brothers) would have been sons of Hendrick Jury Dockstader (1714-1774) and Catherine Van Antwerp (1714-1789), and therefore grandsons of the original Palatine immigrant Georg Dachstaetter. John, Frederick and Henry (b. 1741) also all named their daughters "Catherine", i.e. rather than Magdalene (though this might also have been chance).
Known children of Hendrick Jury Dockstader and Catherine Van Antwerp (none of whom has a surviving baptismal record from a church) are:
i) Jellis H. Dockstader, born 1732 (family history from descendants)
ii) Hendrick Dockstader, born 1741 (family history from descendants)
iii) Johann Nicholas "Hannicle" Dockstader, born about 1746 (U.S. military pension)
?iv) Barbara Dockstader (sponsored, along with her father, for Hendrick Galinger in 1761)
With all these records being few and far between, and being based on family histories rather than birth records, it is quite possible that many other children of Hendrick and Catherine are unaccounted for. If we take John's age from the UE military roster of December 1, 1783 as literal (i.e. 32 rather than as a typo for 22), then he would have been born between December 5, 1750 and December 4, 1751, therefore probably in 1751. Technically Frederick could have been born anytime between 1751 and 1761 (the latter being the date he was alleged to have been born to Hendrick and Magdalena) and he would still have been John's younger brother. If he was born at the extreme date of 1761 (and joined the Indian department at age 15!) then his parents still would have been only 47 when he was born – so ages and dates here are well within the realm of possibility, but probably Frederick was born some time before 1761.
All that's left now is to explain the story of the family and to have it make some sense. Hendrick Jury and Catherine were both born in Albany around 1714. They married in 1732, and in 1737 Hendrick moved along with two of his brothers, George Adam and Frederick, to Stone Arabia in Tryon County.
Father Hendrick died in 1774, before the revolution. Mother Catherine died in 1789.
1) Oldest known son Jellis (1732-1787) married Mary Felter in Stone Arabia; the baptismal record for only one child of Jellis and Mary (John Frederick Dockstader, born 1752) has ever been found, but this one record is still more than has been found for Hendrick and Catherine! It is not clear which side of the Revolution Jellis Dockstader was on. He is not on any military rosters.
2) Hendrick Dockstader (1741 to 1809 or after) married Maria Magdalena Weber and was a loyalist during the war. He had six known children, all mentioned above.
3) Nothing is known of Barbara Dockstader, but if she was about 18 when she sponsored for Hendrick Galinger with her father then she would have been born about 1743 – older than John Dockstader in any case.
4) Hannicle Dockstader (1746-1811) DID serve in the Tryon County militia as a private and died in 1811. His widow Dirkje Van De Werken applied for his pension in 1837, but her claim was rejected because "soldier did not serve six months". Thus, even if Hannicle had aligned himself with the Americans, it wasn't a particularly intense alliance. Hannicle and Dirkje's five known children were all born between 1774 and 1785 (i.e. the height of the war), so he may have felt that by allying himself with his brothers and the Tories against the majority of his neighbours his new family would be in danger. Serving a short term in the militia would have been more than enough to prove his loyalty.
5) John Dockstader (1751-1801) would have been 23 when his father died, and in 1788 he indicated that he had previously owned a freehold farm and mill on the Mohawk River in Tryon County. That would have been some time prior to 1777 when he was judged inimical and fled to Montreal. If John had been married prior to the war (perhaps to a Cayuga woman, or to Joseph Brant's sister as the legend goes), a marriage at age 18 would have taken place about 1769.
6) Frederick Dockstader ( ? -1781) may have been either an older or a younger brother of John, but historically he has been interpreted as younger. Elizabeth Stevens was 16 in 1780 when they were married, so if Frederick had been about 18 or 20 at that time then he would have been born between 1760 and 1762 – and this hypothesis assumes no previous wife. Nothing is known about what property Frederick may have owned or where he lived prior to the outbreak of war. He sided with the British during the revolution and joined the Indian Department in 1776.
A cousin of John, Frederick, and Hendrick Jr, George Adam Dockstader Jr, the oldest son of George Adam Sr, was also a loyalist during the war (serving in the King's Royal Regiment of New York), and relocated to Montreal with his family. George Adam Sr seems also to have come with them, since his death records are located at Christ Church in Montreal. The nature of the connection between Hendrick Jury's family and the Indian Department has yet to be ascertained.
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UNISON Scotland public service workers marched in Glasgow on Saturday 10 April with comrades and friends to demonstrate against cuts in public funding. Here's the 4 minute video of the march around Glasgow's west end in glorious sunshine.
And this is Matt Smith, Scottish Secretary, explaining what the demo is all about in just a minute.
More videos at our YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/UNISONScotland
And don't forget to check the UNISON Scotland website: http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk for more on our Public Works and Stop the Cuts campaigns.


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So, I realise it's the best part of 8 months since I posted anything. I just don't seem to have a minute to myself these days. Between school runs, doctor and hospital appointments and everything else I'm just constantly on the go!
I haven't been wearing much makeup lately, I'm lucky to get 5 minutes to throw something on my face in the morning when I'm trying to get everyone out the door to school! I usually just throw on some primer, BB cream, mascara and blusher and I'm out the door!
Aaron is in 2nd Class now and he will be making his Communion in May. It's scary to think how fast the kids are growing up. Ryan is in playschool and will be going into Junior Infants in September!
Here's a few photos from the last couple of months, you can see how long my hair has grown and I even got a couple of inches cut off it before Christmas! I'm hoping to try and blog just a bit more often now, I'm going to try and make it my business to spare an hour here and there! I'm on a bit of a spending ban at the minute, the amount of makeup I have is just ridiculous so I've been giving some away and trying to use up as much as I can so I can buy some more! My local Dunnes is now stocking Wet 'N' Wild so I'm really looking forward to trying some of their stuff and a little birdie told me that one of my local chemists is going to be stocking NYX soon!!
|I don't straighten my hair very often, maybe every 3 or 4 months, just to see how long it's grown!
|In November I went to Manchester for a weekend to visit my gorgeous cousin Caroline! It was £2 for 2 double vodka's in her local pub, ridiculous!!!!
|This was my Halloween look, I always enjoy dressing up and making
an effort to scare the kids!!
|I was messing around on a wet day and really liked
how this turned out, it was the first time in ages that I
has actually worn eyeshadow!
|Yes, I'm wearing a panda hat with my dressing gown!
|This picture isn't great quality but I was really happy with
my makeup here!
|Ryan turned 4 this month and he is just gone so grown up!
|Aaron will be 8 on Sunday, he's just getting smarter and smarter by the day!


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For today, I'm taking a break; viruses are getting the better of me. Be blessed!
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Thought for The Day - Taking a Break
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Beauty in images and words. Inspiration and insight poured out! These are the thoughts and feelings as well visual expressions of Eddie Hudson. Welcome! May your soul find refreshment!
Artist; returning to my first love after 25 years of adult responsibility. I'm not coming back because my children are grown or because I have more time. I'm back because Art is part of me; a long neglected part of me. I paint and draw. I use water colors, oil and acrylic paints. I draw in graphite, lead and color pencil.
Really, I love the creative processes altogether. I love music but I'm no musician! I love writing and reading as well.


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Congress shall make no Wikipedia edits until its members stop acting like children.
The online encyclopedia issued a 10-day block to a House of Representatives IP address that sabotaged several pages — including one edited to say former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is an "alien lizard who eats Mexican babies."
The ban started on July 24 when Wikipedia editors decided the "disruptive editing" had gone far enough, said Katherine Maher, chief communications officer for the Wikimedia Foundation.
The Rumsfeld bio page was edited on July 15, with the originating IP address getting a one-day block as a warning. About a week later, a person from the same IP address edited the Wiki page of media blog Mediaite to say it was "sexist" and "transphobic" following a story it published about Twitter account @congressedits, which has been tweeting each time a page on the online repository is edited from a US Congress computer.
Other edits declared that the Cuban government faked the moon landing and claimed Lee Harvey Oswald was acting "on behalf of the Cuban government" when he assassinated JFK.
"The Wikipedia community works hard to ensure the neutrality and reliability of Wikipedia for the hundreds of millions of people who use it on a regular basis," Maher said in a statement to The Post. "Vandalism to articles, whether political or otherwise, disrupts the process of making the world's knowledge freely available to people around the world."
A few weeks ago, someone inside the Russian government altered the online encyclopedia's pages pertaining to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was blown out of the sky July 17. The page was changed to say that Ukrainian soldiers had done the deed.


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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Art Mansion, Crumbs Macarons & Purple Cow Cupcakes
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I've recently rediscovered macarons after tasting some awesome lingonberry ones. Will give this place a check for my sugar fix:DReplyDeleteReplies
Missyblurkit: Omigosh Omigosh lingonberry macarons! That could be an awesome dessert after a meal of Swedish meatballs, heheh =)Delete
you do love your cupcakes eh. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Michelle: heheh, cupcakes were made to be loved :DDelete
The wasabi & pistachio one sounds really interesting! Is the wasabi flavour strong?ReplyDeleteReplies
Vien: oh, the wasabi taste is distinct but not painful or overpowering. mitigated by the butter cream ganache filling, i think :DDelete
The cupcakes look good, thanks to the generous amount of frosting.ReplyDeleteReplies
Baby Sumo: oh yeah, i prefer it when cupcakes contain more frosting than cake! :DDelete
I've had a few disappointing cocktails recently. These ones looks pretty good though.ReplyDeleteReplies
The Yum List: yeah, cocktails are such a risky business in KL. the misses seem to outnumber the hits =)Delete
No peanut butter macarons and cupcakes? :PReplyDeleteReplies
CK: heheh, you're a peanut-butter obsessed addict! but no, i think don't have here :DDelete
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Dona87: glad you enjoyed looking at it! :DDelete
I never tried macaron b4...ReplyDelete
actually i dont know what it called until that day my wife told me...
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Simple person: ya, a lot of people don't really enjoy macarons actually. It's often very sweet! Ya, I think it's expensive cos it's difficult to make, and some of its ingredients are also pricey =)Delete
Man there are so many exciting macaron flavours now, cempedak sounds great!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hungry Female: cempedak macarons are really a great marriage of a Malaysian flavor with a French favorite! Who says macarons aren't versatile, heh :DDelete
Thanks Sean for writing about our cupcakes. And yes, we do have Peanut butter chocolate cupcakes at The Bee.ReplyDeleteReplies
KD: thanks, that's great news for my friend then! :DDelete
beautiful cupcakes but i'll rather go for the paintings that adorn the wall.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Cam Aitkenhead has been coloring things in since he can remember and continues to do so in a professional capacity for a range of projects including children's books, editorials, and animations. He has worked for clients in Australia, Canada and the USA.
Clients include:
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University of Western Australia
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Please view my CV and references on Linkedin
Cam works mostly digitally these days, if anything for speed and the ease of dealing with revisions. However he still values the importance of sketching concepts on paper, and keeping a regular sketchbook. You can follow this process my sketchblog over at Tumblr here.


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Volleyball is fun to play, but not that simple to learn because you have to hit the ball over the net using only your fingertips and part of your palm. We've been learning to play for the past 5 weeks.
First, you put your hand over the other hand and close over your two thumbs. You use this hand grip when you are wanting to dig at the ball or its a high lob. You're not allowed to carry the ball too. When you've learnt how to hit the ball with your hands you need to have someone to hit the ball to over the net. You need to practice this for a while so you can get better. After you practiced this you can try another volleyball hit. Simply all you do is make a diamond shape with your two hands, and when the ball is volleyed to you, you push the ball up with your fingertips.
When you've learnt these moves you can start playing the game.
To start, serve the ball from the back court on the right hand side. Each time you win a point you serve. If you lose a point, and then win one afterwards you serve again but this time your team rotates clockwise so everyone gets a turn and serving and subbing off. There are six players on each side of the net.
Spiking: when you spike the ball over the net, you jump as high as you can, and hit the ball down really hard, so the opposition can't hit the ball back.
Some interesting facts about volleyball I've learnt are: the original name for volleyball was mintonette. Volleyball was first played in 1894.


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Well today I was just monking around because my table was almost clean!! so she was almost screaming!! "I NEED STUFF ON ME" and of course I play a lil bit!! Here is the card I did! I play with my Swiss Dots embossing folder, and with some felt! and my sizzix dies and punces! the paper is from Bella Flor (Remember that this collection is just $10 while supplies last, and let me tell you is gorgeous and such a fun to play with it) and the Seminar Set, Just Dream!!
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Saturday, April 01, 2006
Film Screening & discussion with Love Music Hate Racism
Westminster university has a screening of the LOVEMUSIC HATE RACISIM DOCUMENTARY at Dragon bar......
The film tracks the rise of racism and the National Front in Britain during the 70s - and how a generation, black and white - fought back against the Nazi threat. The story uses a wealth of interviews with the leading artists and activists who created RAR - many speaking for the first time about what happened. Including unseen footage from The Clash, The Libertines, The Specials, Ms Dynamite, Pete Doherty, Steel Pulse, Misty in Roots, X-Ray Spex, Sham 69, Estelle and Babyshambles. Followed by discussion with Salima & Nicky Blackmarket..
Tuesday 6-7pm (before end of term bash @ The Dragon Bar!) £3 film screening only
Wells Street, Room 106
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Some things just never get old. Most of the things people associate with politics have a negative undertone to it. Especially if the topic of discussion is someone on the other side of the aisle.
But – for a moment, at least – two past U.S. presidents and their families put all of that aside last September and made one message clear by their actions: we are still all Americans, no matter our differences.
That message still rings truer than ever today.
Here's what happened: Former President George W. Bush was a featured speaker at the opening of the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., but that's not what's grabbing attention – or taking the internet by storm.
Instead, it's what Michelle Obama did to Bush while they were enjoying a moment together. She put her arms around Bush and he embraced her right back.
While Democrats don't particularly hold a positive view of the former Republican president (and we can understand why), what they may not know is that President Bush actually signed the legislation that created the Museum for African American History and Culture. That's why he was one of their lead speakers – and it's one of the reasons Michelle Obama gave him a hug.
You know what they say – pictures speak a thousand words. Maybe we can learn something from this – that's the only point we are trying to make here. Even if you don't think George W. Bush deserved the hug, you have to admit this picture is heartwarming.
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You'll notice my profile pic on Facebook has been a pair of pink pumps all month.
This also means that it's time to shop for a cause. Plenty of companies offer some really amazing shoes
|Pose pump is fabulous for so many reasons.
One of my favorites this year is "Pose" by Milk and Honey Shoes. This black, pony hair mule rocks the pink on the inside, and a chunky 4 inch heel. The best part is that 100% of the proceeds of the sale of the shoe benefit the Karen Dove Cabral Foundation.
The Charles David Virtue pump is still available as well. 20% of the proceeds go to breast cancer research. And if you buy it now, you can also get it on sale.
|Wear your support boldly.
Ellie Shoes offers two different styles of a nude heel with pink bottoms. Ankle straps or sling back. Your choice, and for a good cause.
There's no better time to shop than when something benefits a good cause, so make sure to stock up and rock some pink pumps (literally or figuratively).


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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
notebook christmas tree
In a post from a few days ago I have a vintage book stand decoration that I had made. This is just another take on that same technique...a little tree. I just love the cute decorations and sequin garland...very cute and clever. Check it out at Capture the Details.
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BYD Auto Introduces Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
BYD Auto, a subsidiary of China-based BYD Group, the leading provider of NiCd batteries (65% global market share) and lithium-ion cell phone batteries (30% global market share), introduced its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technology at the North American International Auto Show.While GM and Toyota battle to see who can get their plug-in hybrids out the door first, they might both get beat by a Chinese battery manufacturer.
The F6DM (Dual Mode, for EV and HEV), a variant of the front-wheel drive F6 sedan that BYD introduced into the China market earlier this year, actually offers three modes of operation: full battery-powered EV mode driving its 75 kW, 400 Nm motor; series-hybrid mode, in which a 50 kW, 1.0-liter engine drives a generator as a range-extender; and parallel hybrid mode, in which the engine and motor both provide propulsive power.
The FD6M starts out in EV mode. At medium speed it will shift to range-extending series hybrid mode, and at high speed it will shift to full parallel mode. In addition to the 100 km of EV range, the HEV modes add another 330 km of range, for a total vehicle range of 430 km (267 miles).
The F6DM uses a 20 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack, based on BYD's own production cells (which the company calls its Fe cells). The pack, which runs down the center console, has a lifetime of 2,000 cycles. A 100% recharge with household 220 VAC takes approximately 9 hours. BYD says that the pack can achieve a 50% recharge in 10 minutes.
The 1,800kg vehicle has a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). It is Euro 4 compliant, according to BYD, and emits 70 g CO2/km.
BYD plans to begin selling the F6DM in China this fall, at approximately a $6,000 premium to the non-hybrid F6. The plug-in hybrid technology represented in the FD6M is relatively low-cost, according to BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu, and could be applied to any of the BYD line (F3, F3R, F8) for the same $6,000 cost increment.
Chairman Wang said that he hoped to have DM technology on sale in the North American market in three to five years.
With a 60 mile all electric range, a battery that can achieve a 50% recharge in 10 minutes and three modes of hybrid operation all for just $6,000 extra, this hybrid system looks very impressive. Though, given that they don't have much of a track record, I will remain skeptical that they can deliver until they start shipping.
WSJ is reporting these cars are likely to be sold for 200,000 yuan or $27,500.
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Wednesday, 26 July 2017
DEEPONES, Kermit's revenge... or an idea for IHMN
These figures are by BLACK CAT BASES ( LINK ) and are figures I received as part of my prize from Vampifan. They were a random lot of DeepOnes 5 random models at a bargain price (I WILL be getting more). 1 is still to be painted as I try to get just the right base for him so be patient he will be coming along soon, (Soon in geological terms... maybe not soon in a 5 year olds terms). But in the mean time kindly enjoy the others. I REALLY did.
These were a QUICK paint mostly just base colours and a wash and a top coat. that said I am very happy with how they came out. Nothing flashy and something we can all do easily. (But don't tell any non painters that last bit... they will not understand.
I did paint the inside of the legs a cream as well and then thought about it and painted over with the base colour green when dry. Sometimes we all need to rethink tings as we paint.
I painted the eyes red as I looked up frog eyes on google and found them in many many colours so selected Red as it just seemed to fit best. I am not sure yet what colour I will paint any Hybrids. !!??
I want to use these to fight Royal Navy landing party In Her Majesties Name (IHMN) as I can easily see te deep ones turning up just about anywhere... (Maybe not Arizona but then I will use Sepant People!). Also as they have no ranged weapons some Hybrids will have to supplement them and maybe some big nasty tentacle thing as well.... which I just happen to have in the painting queue! Not sure of the Stats just yet. But at least you know my thinking... yes crazy as a box of frogs!
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A simple but very effective paint scheme. I like them a lot.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Bryan. Sometimes the easy option is the best option. It does not help all that much with Hybrids tough!! But I can wait and see.Delete
Great idea for IHMN, and the artwork is spot on!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Addict. It could be a good IHMN group as I can easily image them slinking around seedy London docks in the gaslight!Delete
great rendition Clint, the colour scheme works really wellReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Dave. Just a random green and a dark blue wash and a random cream, and then highlighted. I could easily paint 20 in a day.... be boring work though!Delete
I had the same set (is the other crawling?) from Black Cat and also really enjoyed painting them.ReplyDelete
I hope you have fun with them. Go Kermit!Replies
Thank you Edwin, very nice to hear from you again. Yes the other figure is crawling, just got to find the right base for him. As I said I really enjoyed painting them so may have to get some more...Delete
Lovely stuff!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Andy. Some less than lovely stuff coming soon I assure you.Delete
Those look brilliant. Really nicely painted ClintReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Roy. Start to finish in less than a day. Shame I cannot say that normally. Just these were really quick!Delete
Awesome stuff, Clint. You've made them look very very tempting future purchases, perhaps a trips to Innsmouth is in order ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Simon. No more Deepones from me for a while. back to historicals I suspect. Actually I know. Assuming the paint I need arrives tomorrow I should have either the missing Egyptians or the last of my Japanese WW2 to show in a couple of days.Delete
These do look the part Clint and are some of the best Deep ones' sculpts about imo. As for Hybrids, I'd suggest normal flesh tones with some light green tones, dependent upn how 'changed' they've become.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Joe. As for Hybrids I suspect you are right.Delete
Stunning work Clint, I really like these and look forward to seeing they taking on the Senior Service.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Michael. I am sure the senior service are not worried. At present there are just too few of these to make a dent. But give me time.Delete
Senior Service takes me back to doing the TIMES crossword with my Uncle. Senior Service was quite often a clue. Thank for the Nostalgia and memories of my now departed Uncle. I Appreciate it..Delete
Ooh, these look great Clint! I like their cream bellies. I'll have to look into getting a set for my own collection.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Curt. One more to paint.... started tonight.. should be finished next week. I delayed painting it as I did not have the right type of base. I suspect I will get the Hybrids next....maybe.Delete


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My friend Marcus is his own brand of Renaissance Man. One of his many talents is his turn of a phrase to compose some very interesting poetry. His work ranges from some that are very good to some that are akin to Vogon poetry.
But on a more serious note, Brother Marcus sent us his latest work, which I think is worth a look. Here it is:
De-cursed, Rehearsed, Well-Versed : Snakeskin Boots
I've had some thoughts about this snake
who came and stole our birthday cake;
he spoke the truth, Eve did assume,
he came in light and left in doom.
He seemed so lovely, wholesome, pure,
but was a fake, that is for sure;
by God's command he bit the dust,
to crawl, not walk: this is a must.
Inherited by all who come:
a conscience broke and mostly numb;
a spirit dimmed with shadowed sight,
the truth forlorn midst shadowed night.
God cursed that snake, it was to be,
still cursed through all eternity;
a lake of fire: it waits ahead,
for snake of sin amidst the dead.
But Christ became a curse for me
by hanging there upon that tree;
I stare, I gaze with wonder filled,
this spirit soars, my heart is thrilled.
For cursed no more: that is my state,
redeemed and sealed: this is my fate;
the lamb was slain, the snake was stomped,
we praise the King's deliverance prompt.
O join with those whose snake is gone,
in praise of heart, yea praise in song;
for boots of snakeskin we will wear,
upon those streets with golden glare.
MWA; June 2, 2008
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) --- Highlights of Day 12 at the Pan American Games:
Mitch Richeson of Greenwood, Ind., and two-time Olympian Troy Dumais of Ventura, Calif., took the synchronized diving gold medal off the 3-meter springboard. Their 422.52 points easily outdistances duos from Cuba and Canada.
On the women's 10-meter platform, Paola Espinosa of Mexico won gold, followed by 14-year-old Haley Ishimatsu (Seal Beach, Calif.) and Juliana Veloso, Brazil.
Americans finished 1-3 in the women's 400-meter hurdles, with Sheena Johnson (Stafford, Va.) taking gold in 54.64 seconds, and Nicole Leach (Philadelphia) winning bronze.
Canada's Jessica Zelinka captured the heptathlon with 6,136 points; Mexico's Ana Guevara won the 400 meters in 50.34; Brazil's Maurren Maggi won the long jump at 22.44 feet; Mexico's Maria Rosmary Rifka earned the high jump gold at 6.4 feet; and Deloreen Ennis-London,
Jamaica, won the 100-meter hurdles in 12.65 seconds, a Pan Ams record.
Among the men, Canada's James Steacy beat Kibwe Johnson (Oakland, Calif.) in the hammer throw. Steacy threw 242.03 feet and Johnson managed 240.26.
Hudson Souza of Brazil set a Pan Ams record with his 3:36.32 in the 1,500 meters. Chris Brown of the Bahamas won the 400 in 44.85.
Americans won three of the four roller skating speed golds. The men's 500-meter sprint went to Joey Mantia ( Ocala, Fla.). Britanny Bowe (Summerfield, Fla.) won the women's event. And the 15,000 meters went to Jessica Smith (Melvindale, Mich.).
Jorge Luis Cifuentes, Colombia, took the men's 15,000.
In Greco-Roman wrestling, Justin Ruiz of Salt Lake City won the 96-kilogram class. Robert Monzon of Cuba took gold in 60 kilos, with Lindsey Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo.) finishing second. Odelis Herrero of Cuba was the 74-kilos winner, and T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs) took bronze.
Karate winners were Brazil's Juarez Santos in the 80-kilogram class, Venezuela's Luis Plumacher in 65 kilos, and in women's over 60 kilos, Lucelia Ribeiro of Brazil.
The United States had 176 medals (75 gold, 67 silver, 34 bronze) through Wednesday, with Cuba second in gold at 35, while Brazil was second in total medals with 109.
Softball finally got going after two days of delays because of weather problems and stadium woes. The world champion Americans beat Brazil 7-0 on a combined no-hitter from Jennie Finch of LaMirada, Calif., who struck out 11 in four innings, and Alicia Hollowell of Suisun, Calif., who fanned all three batters in the fifth before the game was called by the mercy rule. Laura Berg of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., was the only American with two hits.
In their second game, a 4-0 victory over Colombia, the Americans also got no-hit pitching. Monica Abbott of Salinas, Calif., fanned 12 in five innings, then Jennie Ritter of Ann Arbor, Mich., closed it out with five strikeouts in two innings. Andrea Duran of Selma, Calif., accounted for the runs with a grand slam in the third.
The U.S. men hope to join the women as gold medalists in water polo. The Americans defeated Cuba 15-4 and will play Brazil for the title. Peter Varellas (Moraga, Calif.), Jeff Powers (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Ryan Bailey (Long Beach, Calif.) each scored three goals.
In men's volleyball, the Americans swept Puerto Rico 25-22, 25-17, 25-23. Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) had 12 spikes and Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.) added 11.
Although it was only for seventh place, the American men's field hockey team routed Brazil 13-0 as Pat Harris (Moorpark, Calif.) scored five goals and Jarred Martin (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) added two. It was the lowest finish for a U.S. men's team in a Pan Ams.
Canada earned an Olympic spot when it outlasted Argentina 5-4 on penalty strokes after a 2-2 tie and won the gold medal. Chile won the bronze by beating Trinidad & Tobago 5-3.
Andrea Nott of San Jose, Calif., and Christina Jones of Missoula, Mont., won the technical duet portion of synchronized swimming with 94.500 points. Canada was second and Brazil third. The gold medalists Friday earned their nation a spot in the Beijing Games. The United States has earned all but two Pan Ams duet titles since 1955, with the exception of 1979 and 1999, in which Canada took home the crown.
The United States scored two goals in the last minute and survived a penalty kick as time expired to defeat Costa Rica 6-5, but did not advance to the medals round.
Coach Keith Tozer pulled goalkeeper Brett Phillips (Syracuse, N.Y.) in favor of a fifth attacker with 3:30 left in the game and his team was rewarded with two goals, by Matt Stewart (Houston) and Denison Cabral (Odenton, Md.), to regain the lead 6-5. With Phillips back in the game, the Americans had to survive a controversial penalty kick at the end of regulation time that sailed wide left.
Only one U.S. boxer fought Wednesday, and light welterweight Karl Dargan (Philadelphia) moved into the final with a 9-8 victory over Myke Carvalho of Brazil. The bout was close throughout, and tied 6-6 entering the fourth round. The first minute of the fourth was filled with lead changes. With 30 seconds remaining in the bout, Dargan scored the winning point, then evaded the charging Carvalho. Dargan fights Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz of Puerto Rico for the title.
Because of the softball delays, organizers were forced to change the competition's format to try to finish the tournament before the closing ceremony on Sunday. The eight teams were originally scheduled to play a round-robin, and the top four would advance to the semifinals. Under the new format, the teams are divided in two groups, with the top two finishers advancing to the semifinals.
U.S. softball pitchers didn't allow a hit in two games.
Jennie Finch of LaMirada, Calif., struck out 11 in four innings, and Alicia Hollowell of Suisun, Calif., fanned all three batters in the fifth for a no-hitter as the United States beat Brazil 7-0. The game was called by the mercy rule after five innings. Monica Abbott of Salinas, Calif., fanned 12 in five innings, then Jennie Ritter of Ann Arbor, Mich., closed out a 4-0 win over Colombia with five strikeouts in two innings.
Andrea Duran of Selma, Calif., accounted for the runs with a grand slam in the third.
"It's certainly been a frustrating tournament for us. You don't like to beat up on teams, but we're responsible for trying to play the best that we can. We were very, very flat and very disappointed going into the game, but credit our guys. They came out and played extremely good hockey." _ U.S. coach Nick Conway after a 13-0 win over Brazil for seventh place in field hockey. His team dropped a pair of 2-1 matches and tied finalist Canada in pool play.
"There were very sloppy field conditions and I don't think I have ever played on a field that bad. However we had good pitching and got the runs we needed." _ U.S.softball coach Mike Candrea after a pair of no-hit victories to open the delayed competition.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Day 12 at the Pan Am Games
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Year 2011 is Year of Pettybone, social unrest and people's victory!
There is a new squat in my neighbourhood which is getting opened this Friday 7th of January. There will be some hot drinks and movies. It's gonna be great. The address is :111 Lower Clapton Road E5 ONP.
We're playing a show on 21st of January in South London, Falling Down, Bullet Ridden and Post Sala Resurgo. More info on the flyer.
Saturday 29th of January belongs to No Fees, No cuts demo in London. You can find more info here:
The feminist library planning a huge party in Hackney. They need volunteers to make it happen, I'm just copying the email here. If you can help in any way please get in touch with them.
Hi all,
The Feminist Library is 35 years old. We are planning a big birthday
celebration fundraiser on the 19th of February at the Round Chapel in
Clapton. We really need people to get involved, either in the planning and
run up or on the night as crew.
Do please let us know if you can help in anyway, no experience required
and any contribution would be greatly appreciated.
Call-out for volunteers
We are busy organising a big party on 19 February 2011 at the Round Chapel
in Hackney to celebrate the Librarys 35th Anniversary. Lots of volunteer
positions have become available for feminists with the right skills and a
commitment to helping the library.
Here is a list of available positions:
* artist liaison to take care of the acts
* stage crew to help the stage manager
* stalls manager to organise the booking & setting up of stalls, and
assist stall holders
* stalls crew to cover the Librarys stall and help the stalls
* drinks manager to take care of the bar: stocking up and making
sure we dont run out of drinks
* bar staff to cover the bar
* raffle manager to organise the raffle and source prizes
* stewards to help with setting up the venue and during the event *
ticket manager/door staff to organise ticket sales, wristbands and
cover the door at the event
If any of these roles sound like something you could be interested in,
email us on email@example.com or come in to the Library to
discuss the event and the available positions in more detail. Feel free to
pass this on to your friends and help us spread the word.
much luv PB
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Groovy Lunch Bag
Had to post a couple of quick photos of my new and groovy lunch bag. I was heartily sick of taking my lunch to work in a daggy old (and non-recyclable) supermarket plastic bag. So, using the Flea Market Bag pattern I picked up a while back, I used some thermal-lined curtain fabric I found at Spotlight and whipped this up over the weekend. (sorry about the average photos and flash blast...not enough hours in the day!)
It was also a practice run for a reversible bag I'm making for my SIL for Christmas, from this and this lovely Denyse Schmidt fabric I picked up on sale from Quilt Fabric Delights.
I'll definitely put a base in the one I make for Jacinta, as the one I made is a bit floppy - perfect for a lunch bag though :)
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- de vliegende koe said...
Some lovely bag. Such a pity I have my workspace at home, so I don't have to take my lunch in a bag...
- 10:52 pm
- Helen said...
Very hip Lily! Love it!
- 11:21 pm
- joyce said...
Nothing makes a lunch taste better than a great bag!
- 11:25 pm
- Clare said...
It's amazing how the 60/70's fabrics are coming back. I've got some in the bottom of my stash box. Alex has decided she wants "portable" cases made out of some of it.
Gorgeous gorgeous bag and isn't Romily clever!
- 12:03 am
- Doodlebug Gail said...
That is gorgeous! Bet you get lots of admiring comments from that at work.
- 1:05 am
- Chookyblue said...
great bag....like the colours......and Romily is growing up quickly........
- 6:18 am
- anne bebbington said...
You have a new fan Lily - DD1 told me to tell you she loves your new lunch bag! I think it's lovely too
- 7:04 pm
- Gabrielle said...
What a gorgeous bag - how stylish to take your lunch in. I love Romily's photos - she is indeed a very clever little one.
- 8:07 pm
- QuiltingFitzy said...
Found your blog thru Tonya's today, wow, I love it!
I'll be back, love the teapot piece, I'm just going to have to try to be more flexible!
- 10:14 pm
- Cathy said...
Great idea - looks fabulous - and I agree so much better than the supermarket bag.
- 9:05 am
- cher said...
fun bag! much nicer than a ratty old plastic bag anyday....
- 2:22 am
- Sandy's Quilter's Block said...
Love the bag and the fabric you used. Very nice.
- 7:24 pm


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Andi Unexpected
Andi Unexpected
Amanda Flower
Twelve-year-old Andora "Andi" Boggs and her fourteen-year-old sister Bethany move to rural Ohio to live with their eccentric twenty-something aunt after the sudden death of their parents. While dealing with her grief, Andi discovers proof of another Andora Boggs in the family tree whose existence was hidden in a Depression-era trunk in the attic. With help from her new friend and neighbor, Colin Carter, Andi is determined to find out who this first Andora was and what happened to her.
I haven't read a lot of kids books in while, but this one sounded like a good one- I'm always up for a good mystery, you know. However, I'm not sure if it is because I'm older that I didn't enjoy this one so much, or if it really was just a so-so book. I'm inclined to think it the latter; there are plenty of kids' books I still enjoy, so I wouldn't say I've exactly "outgrown" them as a whole.
I think what I disliked most about Andi Unexpected was the attitude of the kids- I mean, all that talk about cell phones and texting and really, her older sister was a huge brat. A lot of times Andi seemed more like a teenager than a 12-year-old. The worst part is, I'm sure that these are how most kids act today. (To quote the Professor, What do they teach in schools these days?) I'm not saying there was really anything inappropriate in here, it's just that I can't help but roll my eyes and get annoyed at a 14 year old who thinks she's dying because she doesn't have unlimited texting. I've never texted in my life and I'm still alive.
But on the other hand, I was interested in the mystery- who was this first Andora, and what happened to her? All the same, for a reader who's used to the stakes being a bit higher in a mystery (I mean, honestly, I'm kind of used to a universe-imploding-if-the-heroes-don't-win kind of deal) a lot of the "danger" fell a little flat for me, although I understand that for kids, a story like this would be more appropriate.
I was hoping that the Andi Boggs novels might be a bit more like my favorite kids' mystery series- The American Girl History Mysteries- which I loved. However, I felt a little let down by this book. A lot of it seemed to drag on for me, and I don't think I'd be interested enough to read any other books in this series. Still, if you're on the lookout for middle grade mysteries, you might want to try out this one.
Rating: 6
I received this book for free from booksneeze.com in exchange for my honest review.


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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Oh, By The Way?
It seems I picked up a mild case of poison ivy when I hacked away the weeds, honeysuckle bushes and various other greenery. Not as bad as it could be, my siblings and I are low-reactive (my big sister is just about immune) and my Dad was completely immune to the stuff. (He had a theory why: as a child -- age 5 or 6 -- he'd been told if you ate it, you'd never get it. So he did. Do. Not. Try. This! Immunity is pretty clearly genetic, not acquired -- on the other hand, if you do react, every exposure makes you a little bit more sensitive.) Me, I get it but it's slow-developing and usually not too big a deal.
Soooo.... I've had a patchy, itchy rash on both forearms for a week now. Running very hot water over the affected areas usually calms it for awhile. Anti-itch cream barely works. Drat!
Anyone have any other palliatives I can try?
(Vick's Vapo-Rub, suggested online as a source of relief, is working a treat!)
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- Myra said...
My dad gets decent results from Caladryl: the ooky, pink stuff. He's allergic to cortisone, so a lot of anti-itch creams aren't on the list of possible remedies even though he reacts very badly to both poison ivy and oak.
You might try the oatmeal-bath thing. You can pick up packets on the cheap in Walmart's health-and-beauty section. That helps a LOT when I get the screaming itches from something. (I live in the middle of nowhere. God only knows what I get into around here. Usually, it's on my legs, so I soak in the bath with my Kindle in a Ziploc bag.)
- August 11, 2012 at 10:33 PM
- jon spencer said...
One of the better things for poison ivy is Preparation H.
- August 11, 2012 at 10:41 PM
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- Tango Juliet said...
Okay, link didn't come in:
- August 11, 2012 at 11:06 PM
- Samrobb said...
My wife swears that using jewelweed on poison ivy is the way to go, but I have (thankfully!) never had cause to test that out.
- August 12, 2012 at 1:18 AM
For mild skin irritations (sunburn, rash, bug nites) I learned long ago that Chloraseptic (yes...the sore throat stuff) spray works a treat, especially on sunburns...it cools as it dries.
Two or three squirts on the arm, and smear it around. It dries in a few moments, and relief is nigh instantaneous, but is not long lasting...maybe an hour or so.
However it's good for those times when the irritation becomes too much to ignore and once your mind is distracted, the Chloraseptic wears off so slowly that it may be several hour before you notice it again.
- August 12, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- Ruth said...
Seriously, Vicks?? My husband has a horrid time with it, I'll have to remember that....I've never reacted to it, although I've never knowingly touched it there area's I've lived most of my life make it unlikely I've never done so.....
- August 12, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Stranger said...
I am one of the immune ones, but the wife is hypersenstive. She swears by laundry bleach to denature the urushi whatever it is that causes the problem.
She lathers up with ten percent commercial bleach and soap, left on for a minute or so, and repeated a couple of times over the day.
And no, don't try eating the stuff. An almost local scoutmaster put his troupe in the hospital trying that.
- August 12, 2012 at 10:28 AM
You might wish to consult
"Prescription for Nutritional Healing" by Phyllis A Balch CNC PAGES 643-645
they go into considerable detail as to treatments for Poison Ivy and EVERYTHING else as well this is a MUST have book! get it for your ready reference shelf its available at bookstores pharmacies health food stores libraries and on the internet trade paperback 883 pages relatively in expensive
- August 12, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- Dave H said...
Baking soda in the bathwater helps with itching. We used to use it on the kids when they'd bring various rashes home from school.
- August 12, 2012 at 4:28 PM
- og said...
I have had some serious issues with contact dermatitis in the past. Technu helps, as does Zanfel.
I heard the "Eat leaves" thing too, from a friend who learned it from his mentor, Euell Gibbons. Gibbons talks about it in an old interview with Mother Earth News
But I heard it from other sources too. You have to get the leaves when they're very very tiny and red. Wyeth used to sell poison ivy extract. That was injectable. Frightening.
Best of luck.
- August 12, 2012 at 6:51 PM
I've had the best luck with Calagel: http://www.teclabsinc.com/store/poison-oak-ivy/calagel
- August 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- Chris said...
Benadryl makes a topical gel that is the only thing that eases my wife's allergy to mosquito bites.
- August 13, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- dave said...
I used to get poison ivy bad. Mom had it so bad once that she was on steroids for six weeks; she was medically excused from military service during that time (her CO didn't believe her...until she showed up for him to see). I'd like to think I have an informed opinion on the subject:
Domeboro. Worked a treat. So did scrubbing with Fels-Naptha, but who knows if it's still the same recipe--the last time I used it was twenty years ago.
In an amusing development, I'm pleased to note that I no longer seem to be sensitive to it. Heck if I know why. Even mom hasn't had it in years.
- August 13, 2012 at 9:51 PM


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