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Today I will be showing you a variation on Burda Shift Dress 09/2012 #107
This variation turns the top into a tank style top with a cross back. You can use Burda 09/2012 #107 or Collette patterns Laurel as your base as we only need the front and part of the back of the pattern.
If you have another pattern for a shift dress or plain top, you can use this too! I will instruct you to make this top to fit you so make sure you have your measuring tape and if you have one a dressmakers mannequin or packing tape shell (if you ever made one). I don't have a mannequin and I did ok so don't worry if you don't have one
Step 1 - Modifying the Pattern
So first you will need to cut the front piece on the fold
To get the back, I took the back piece of the pattern and cut it at the mid-point. To get the mid-point I measured from my Shoulders down to just above my bra line and subtracted this from the pattern.
As the back piece now has nothing to hold it in shape, we will insert a box pleat later on.
Ensure you cut the back piece on the fold also.
Now this part may seem unconventional, but it's how I measured the cross back! If you have a dressmaker's mannequin, then this would be the perfect time to use it! Using the discarded half of the back cut a second piece from tracing paper so you have a full back piece.
The width of the strap is dependent on the width of the shoulder piece, but you will need to trim that down slightly by 5mm (1/8 inch). We'll see why later.
Transfer these measurements to tracing paper or directly to the fabric remembering to add 1.5cm (5/8 inch) seam allowance
Cut 4 and put to the side.
Step 2 – Making the facings
Step 3 – Construction
Now we have all our elements, let's get to constructing!
Sew in your front darts, press to shape over a tailors ham
Insert your side zipper. You can also do a hand-picked zipper on this top if you want to fully line the top. But being a summer time top, the fewer layers the better
Sew the other side seam and admire your work so far
Find the middle piece of the back and make a box pleat with 2 cm (1/2 inch) depth, you may need to make this tighter or looser, so go and try the top on and make any adjustments.
Baste the pleat and try again just to be 100% as you don't want a saggy back!
Leave your basting stitches in for now.
Now you have the correct length of the back, trim your back facing piece down to size
Step 4 - Applying the facings
Sew the facings together, ensuring you leave one side open for the zipper. (Make sure it's the correct side!)
Sew the facing on with right sides together around the arms, back and neck.
Clip the round edges and press the facings to the inside. Top stitch the facings to lay them flat or you can slip stitch them flat.
Remember not to top stitch over the back facings hole!
Step 5 - Shoulder Straps and finishing
Take your 4 strap pieces and sew down either side, turn out, press and top stitch
As we cut them slightly smaller than the shoulder, they should easily insert into the hole, make sure you turn in the raw edge, stitch and press.
As we cut them slightly smaller than the shoulder, they should easily insert into the hole, make sure you turn in the raw edge, stitch and press.
Cross the straps over, and insert into the holes in the back facing, and complete the top stitching to secure. If you didn't leave a hole, that's ok you can just stitch them to the inside.
Stitch to secure
Straps done!
Sew in a hem to the bottom and you're done!!
I hope I haven't completely confused you - but if you have any questions below, please comment below and i'll try to assist!
xoxo Cat
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Feral and volunteer crop populations in the arable environment
Not all the seed from crop plants is harvested; many seeds are lost, either falling to the ground within the field or dispersed by machinery, birds, etc. to end up beyond the field margins. In some cases the seeds survive in the seedbank giving rise to volunteer populations within subsequent crops or feral populations outside of the cropped area. The persistence and spread of volunteer and feral populations can lead to significant weed problems while providing a bridge for the dispersal and escape of traits present in cultivated populations.
In the cultivation of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.), large numbers of seed are shed and fall to the ground before and during harvest. Given the right environmental conditions a proportion of these seeds will become dormant and enter the seedbank, emerging later if subjected to appropriate germination triggers. This has led to the presence of volunteer weed populations within arable fields and to persistent seed bank populations.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sharing the team lead in batting and helping the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) softball team double their win total from last season, freshman Amber Wainwright (Taunton, Mass./Taunton) has been named to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Region Team as a second-team selection for the Northeast region.
Wainwright is the first Bear in team history to earn NFCA postseason accolades adding to her Second Team All-Skyline Conference honors received last week. She is one of only six freshmen honored in the region and one of three from the Skyline Conference to land on the team.
Assembling one of the top rookie campaigns in program history, Wainwright was selected as a second-team designated player. She opened her collegiate career on a 10-game hitting streak and finished the regular season sitting atop the Skyline in batting with a .448 average—sharing the lead with teammate Kristin Ferrigno.
The freshman was recognized twice by the Association among their weekly top performances list and she was named the Skyline Player of the Week on April 3rd and Skyline Rookie of the Week on April 17th.
Starting in all 30 games, Wainwright helped guide the team to an 18-12 mark overall, a nine-win improvement over their 2016 campaign. She currently ranks 51st in the nation in batting average and totaling 32 RBI, she sits 53rd nationally in runs batted in per game—tops in the Skyline.
All-Region players are nominated and selected by NFCA member coaches in each of the eight Division III regions. Each All-Region Team is comprised of three 15-player teams with 360 players honored nationally. First Team All-Region choices are eligible for selection to the NFCA All-America team, which will be announced later this month at the NCAA Division III Championship banquet in Oklahoma City.
2016-17 SJC Brooklyn Award Winners
# # #
2017 NFCA Division III All-Northeast Region Team
First Team
Pitcher - Lindsay Thayer - St. John Fisher College – Junior
Pitcher - Haley Congdon - Ithaca College – Sophomore
Catcher - Harleigh Kaczegowicz - University of Rochester – Sophomore
First Base - Sarah Kubik - St. John Fisher College – Sophomore
Second Base - Katie Mazierski - St. John Fisher College – Junior
Third Base - Liz Thompson - Alfred University – Senior
Shortstop - Erin Guinan - Rochester Institute of Technology – Freshman
Outfield - Lauren Fortunato - Skidmore College – Senior
Outfield - Jenna Heffner - Penn State Berks College – Senior
Outfield - Emma Savas - St. John Fisher College – Junior
Utility - Stephanie Caudle - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Senior
Designated Player - Jill Pulek - Suffolk University – Sophomore
At-Large - Jessica Rozick - Penn State Berks College – Sophomore
At-Large - Ashley Prince - St. John Fisher College – Sophomore
At-Large - Delaney Sylvester - Suffolk University – Junior
Second Team
Pitcher - Colleen Mooney - Keuka College – Freshman
Pitcher - Jen Corona - Johnson and Wales University – Junior
Catcher - Jennifer Groat - SUNY Plattsburgh – Sophomore
First Base - Emily Gorecki - Johnson and Wales University – Senior
Second Base - Nicole Rice - Utica College – Sophomore
Third Base - Gillian Fortier - Albertus Magnus College – Junior
Shortstop - Corrine Loncar - Stevens Institute of Technology – Junior
Outfield - Allie Colleran - Ithaca College – Junior
Outfield - Laura Crooks - Buffalo State College – Senior
Outfield - Danni Napoli - SUNY Geneseo – Sophomore
Utility - Katie Rufo - Johnson and Wales University – Junior
Designated Player - Amber Wainwright - St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) – Freshman
At-Large - Jessica Hammers - Keuka College – Freshman
At-Large - Cindy Connolly - Mount Saint Mary College – Junior
At-Large - Vanessa Brown - Ithaca College – Sophomore
Third Team
At-Large - Jamie Bridge - Clarkson University – Senior
At-Large - Jamie Lachall - SUNY Cortland – Senior
At-Large - Alexandra Wright - Ithaca College – Sophomore
At-Large - Haleigh Agans - SUNY Plattsburgh – Freshman
At-Large - Lizette Roman-Johnston - Skidmore College – Junior
At-Large - Alexa Silk - The Sage Colleges – Junior
At-Large - Cassandra O'Hern - Buffalo State University – Sophomore
At-Large - Kaleigh Churchill - SUNY Cortland – Senior
At-Large - Andrea Schoonmaker - SUNY Cortland – Junior
At-Large - Breanna DuPerry - Johnson & Wales University – Sophomore
At-Large - Kaitlyn Preiss - SUNY Plattsburgh – Sophomore
At-Large - Katie O'Gorman - SUNY Oneonta – Senior
At-Large - Kristin Frost - Johnson & Wales University – Freshman
At-Large - Nikole Barbato - SUNY Cortland – Senior
At-Large - Devan Puhl - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Junior


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Here are some clips from my radio journalism class, Spring '15 at Emerson College:
Category: News
WERS 88.9FM Packages
Over my Fall '14 semester at Emerson College, I worked for WERS 88.9FM. I worked specifically on the public affairs show called You Are Here contributing a package almost every other week related to the show's changing weekly theme. Unfortunately, they haven't uploaded anything recently to their SoundCloud page so here are my clips that aired on WERS (Note: these have already aired on the station and do not cover recent news):
I want to add that working for WERS was an awesome experience and has opened my eyes to the world of radio journalism, which I found out I really enjoy. I hope to continue with the station next semester as well.


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News Release
Federally Forfeited Funds Distributed to Law Enforcement Agencies
JAN 23 -- Wilmington, NC - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced today the transfer of over $325,000 in federally forfeited funds to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, and the Leland Police Department. Each agency will receive approximately one-third of the proceeds, or $84,000.
The funds were paid pursuant to the federal equitable sharing program, a program under which local and state law enforcement agencies are allowed to share in up to 80% of the proceeds of successful federal forfeitures under the Controlled Substances Act. Shares must reflect their percentage contribution to the investigation that led to the seizure.
The money shared represents the proceeds of the sale of the real property on which the Town and Country Motel, 105 Main Street, Belville, North Carolina, was previously located. The motel was owned by Albert Sidney Boney, who plead guilty and was convicted in state court on February 4, 2008 for trafficking cocaine and is currently serving a sentence of three and one-half (3 ½) years. The evidence in the case demonstrated that Boney utilized the motel and surrounding property as a haven for drug dealing and prostitution. Boney settled the civil forfeiture case with the federal government on October 9, 2007, giving up the tract of the property on which the motel was located and also forfeiting $107,325.00 in seized drug proceeds, of which approximately $338,115.00 has already been paid to the cooperating agencies.
Rodney G. Benson, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the DEA Atlanta Field Division (AFD) stated, "DEA places the highest priority of not only removing dangerous drugs from the street, but also on seizing the ill-gotten gains of illegal drug trafficking. DEA's intent clearly is to put drug traffickers out of business by using every available resource. The success in this equitable sharing program would not be possible without the high level of cooperation between our law enforcement counterparts."
United State Attorney George Holding said: "This case is a prime example of the benefits of federal, state, and local cooperation in law enforcement. Sid Boney and his criminal associates were a blight on the community. With his removal, citizens can feel safer and the community can develop in a more wholesome, productive way. It is fitting that the proceeds of sale of the property used to facilitate the criminal activity are now in the hands of state and local law enforcement agencies, allowing them to accomplish even more in their service to their communities."
In receiving the check, Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram stated: "Sid Boney was a parasite on the community. That parasite has been removed. This case has raised the bar and set the example that when law enforcement agencies work together, the criminal elements can be removed from their communities. The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office would like to thank all the other law enforcement agencies involved in this case, as this would not have been possible without their help. I am committed to continuing to strengthen relationships between law enforcement agencies. I also thank the citizens of Brunswick County for their assistance in this case."
SBI Director Robin Pendergraft stated, "This investigation illustrates the value of partnerships among law enforcement agencies, which the SBI will continue to foster in Brunswick County and across North Carolina."
Investigation of the case was conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, and the Leland Police Department, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Marshal's Service. Assistant United States Attorney Steve West served as prosecutor for the civil forfeiture case, while Assistant District Attorney Chris Thomas prosecuted the state criminal case.
DEA AFD SAC Benson encourages parents, along with their children, to educate themselves about the dangers of legal and illegal drugs by visiting DEA's interactive websites at www.justthinktwice.com and www.dea.gov. DEA.gov takes you directly to the Diversion Control and Prescription Drugs link.


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I'm giving a talk next week about the subject of religious vilification. I haven't thought much about the legal issues - as opposed to the broader social and philosophical ones - concerning racial and religious vilification law for some considerable time, so I've been doing some research to get back into it.
In early 2001, I had an article entitled "Free Speech and Hate Speech" published in Quadrant magazine. There, I expressed concern about some aspects of racial vilification laws, which have the potential to encroach unnecessarily on freedom of speech (I think that this is an even greater concern if we are talking about religious vilification). Among other things, I criticised the outcome and reasoning in a 2000 case in New South Wales, Kazak v. John Fairfax Publications Ltd. There I left it as I concentrated on other issues over the next few years (I left legal practice in September 2001; I now hold myself out as a philosopher of law, among other things, but I don't keep up all that much with the detail of current cases unless I have a good reason).
However, I now see that an appeal in that case subsequently overturned the decision that I criticised, partly (though not entirely) on some of the same grounds that I discussed in the Quadrant article. The appeal decision was handed down back in October 2002, eighteen-odd months after my article appeared, and can be found over here. While I don't especially miss the cut and thrust of advocacy and litigation, there is a certain small pleasure in being right about what looks like a bad legal decision.


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Originally posted by Seiko
I read the article and I am to understand she is being fined for 'going to far" more or less. After the attacker was unconscious she continued to kick his face.
If you've ever read Ender's Game you might understand the basic instinctual reasoning that happens here. She was frightened and very upset, she was attacked. She wanted to make sure he never attacked her again. The situation was created by the attacker, not her.
I find her actions to be validated, but I am not a judge. If on a jury I couldn't in any way find her guilty.
Yesterday at Livingston Sheriff Court it emerged the Crown had decided not to prosecute him - because he was so badly beaten.
Originally posted by 3finjo
reply to post by James1982
The cop would not have a choice in this case - he/she would have been told to make an arrest, of that I am certain. As for hoping they die, well thats just childish nonsense.
You fail to see the actual problem - the cops don't make the laws, politicians do. And they don't decide whether to progress a case in court - the CPS (lawyers not attached to the police) do. Get your facts straight before going off on a rant.
On one thing I do agree - this girl was failed by the system.
Originally posted by metaldave
This story is completely crazy...
I find it hard to believe...
Originally posted by Jinglelord
reply to post by WatchRider
Instead of being violent she should have simply rang the police who could have come and reasoned with this man!
I recall somewhere on an official UK government web-site they did recommend taking self defense classes as opposed to carrying a weapon... I suppose they now didn't really mean it? I couldn't find the source in the few minutes I have to post this though... sorry.
Really I must wonder if there is part of this story we're missing, as in is it being over sensationalized and there IS a good reason for it, or if this isn't true: People in the UK need to seriously begin protesting and making their voices heard!
Originally posted by Vitchilo
Originally posted by metaldave
This story is completely crazy...
I find it hard to believe...
It's from the UK, you can bet it's true. The people running that country are insane and totalitarian nutjobs.


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Easter Dessert Table & Styling
We love this time of year at The Boutique Baking Company, and spring has most definitely sprung round here!
With Easter being a little later this year we've really enjoyed being able to spread out all the celebration baking occasions like Valentines Day, Mothers Day etc but there is always something a bit special about Easter.
We teamed up with the lovely Rachel Tweeddale Photography to capture some of our Easter treats and styling a while back and we thought now was the perfect time to share the images with you all. Hope you enjoy them!
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The Belgian RED DEVILS : The Final Challenge
First a bit of history with success for First Portugal & later Japan & Last year in Boston USA
1 PORTUGAL (Two times :Pop Concert/beach at midnight New Years Eve(using wine)
Cheers Albufeira Prospero Ano Novo as they say in the Algarve. I had the great pleasure of flying to sunny Portugal for New Year's Eve for an attempt at the Guinness World Records® record for the most people toasting (wine glasses raised) at the same venue. They were trying to beat a record set a few months ago again in Portugal (in Oporto) who had an impressive 19,175 people raising their glasses.
This new attempt took place at midnight on Albufeira beach and was organised alongside a big pop concert and firework display.The organisers were the local tourism department and had arranged for an independent official public notary to count the 28,000 glasses they handed out and then count what glasses were not used during the record attempt.
Most of the evening was spent with us both pushing through the huge crowd of at least 40,000 very high spirited Portuguese people (and a handful of hardy British onlookers) to all the handing out points for the glasses - on the beach and in front of the stage as well as up and down an electric staircase to the cliffs above.
Midnight arrived quickly with thousands of people toasting in the new year and champagne flying everywhere followed by some great fireworks and the main band Madcon arriving on stage.
I then got to stroll to the centre of the stage with a microphone and after saying a loud 'happy new year Albufeira!' l announced to the thousands of cheering Portuguese record breakers that a new record had been set at 26,564 wine glasses raised.
Tumultuous applause and cheering followed as I handed the certificate over to the mayor of Albufeira and the whole town partied long into the night.
Michael Whitty
5 January 2010
2 JAPAN Base Ball ( using different drinks)
The largest toast was achieved by 27,126 participants and was organized by Tokyo Motto Genkini (Japan) at Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, on 26 June 2010.
The record attempt was done during the Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hashin Tigers baseball game. Among 27,789 who came to the stadium, 27,546 were in the seating area when the record attempt happened, and 27,126 people participated in the toast. More than 300 supervisors counted the partcipants.
On 26 June 2010, Guinness World Records™ was invited to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers baseball game at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo to officially certify the largest toast at a single venue.
The event was organised by the 'Tokyo Motto Genkini' project whose aim was to cheer up people in Tokyo in the recession. More than 28,000 drinks and glasses were handed out to the crowd at the entrance and more than 300 staff were arranged to stand by in the seating area to count the actual participants.
The record attempt happened after the fifth inning. The former professional wrestler Antonio Inoki conducted the crowd to raise the glasses and say 'Kanpai!' (Cheers!) in unison.
Among 27,789 who came to the stadium, 27,126 people were counted to have participated in the toast. Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Kaoru Ishikawa verified the record attempt and announced the new world record after the seventh inning. The crowd cheered as the scoreboard screen showed the certificate presentation to Mr Inoki.
It was a happy day for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans. The team beat Hanshin Tigers 4-2. Kaoru Ishikawa
12 July 2010
12 July 2010
3 USA Boston 100 years Red Sox Stadium(using Limonade )
The largest toast at a single venue consisted of 32,904 participants organized by the Boston Red Sox to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 20 April 2012.
The toast was led by former Red Sox players Pedro Martinez and Kevin Millar, and occurred in a pregame ceremony before the Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees. Welch's brand provided 40,000 cans of sparkling grape juice and plastic cups to assist in the attempt.
...... BUT isn't it the time to:
Bring The Record HOME
In 2013 , In Brussels Belgium ,
and in October
A celebration "could" be at it's place
On A Holy Day, On OCTOBER15, 2013.
Just before the kickoff of the latest Qualifying Game of The Belgian National Soccer Team
THIS RECORD will be Challenged By The BELGIANS
& will be drunk with Belgian Beer On October 15 2013.
more than 40.000 people will try to BREAK THAT RECORD
they will try to Toast & drink together in Brussels
Celebrating and honoring the Quality and Tradition
of ALL The Belgian Beers,
and the Craftsmanship provided by all these Families
and all their workers for more than 750 years now.
and all their workers for more than 750 years now.
Because living and playing Football together
Is enjoying & singing & Drinking together
And…to be honest….
A World Record about Toasting & drinking Beer,
That just belongs in Belgium,
That just Belongs right … Here.
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Two and a half years after her husband, Russell Armstrong, committed suicide, Taylor Armstrong has remarried.RELATED: Taylor Armstrong Marries John Bluher: All the Wedding Details
On Friday, Radar exclusively revealed the wedding was set to happen.
It took place last night, when Armstrong walked down the aisle with attorney John Bluher at the Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Armstrong was escorted by her daughter, Kennedy, 8.
"Today, John, Kennedy and I became a family. I married my best friend and Kennedy's family circle became complete," the former reality star told People.
The big surprise of the night was the attendance of Armstrong's former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills costars Kyle Richards, Kim Richards, Lisa Vanderpump and Adrienne Maloof.
They had often scuffled during Armstrong's years on the Bravo show, especially as her first marriage was unraveling and there was evidence that Russell had been physically violent with Taylor. They had just separated when he killed himself, leaving a mountain of debt behind.
Armstrong and Bluher met when he helped her through the legal issues that followed Russell's suicide.
He proposed on last year and on an episode of VH1′s Couples Therapy that aired March 6, Bluher announced he wanted to adopt Kennedy.
The couple now lives in Colorado.


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Monday, May 11, 2009
Wild Relay Race, We Need One More Runner!
San Diego Update…
looks like I might be running SDRR after all!!! Thanks to you wonderful bloggers Ashley has raised $85.94, half way there! I am so going to be running this race for all of you amazing readers!
Also if anyone in the San Diego area is interested in meeting up on Friday, May 29th for dinner please let me know! Meghann and I are thinking it would be fun to try out a place in Little Italy for a little carb loading and chit chatting. Just send me an e-mail to email@example.com.
As some of you may or not know, Kristen and I have been putting together a relay team for the Wild West Relay in CO. The race is not until August but there are a lot of details to be worked out. We are still working on some sponsorships, and we still need ONE MORE RUNNER!!! If you are interested at all shoot me an email ASAP.
The Wonderful Team so far…
Melissa S. Trying to Heal
Amanda B. Run to Finish
Alesha S.
Ryan M.
Steven D.
Abbie H. Foods that Fit
Kristen B. Chase Runner
Jen J.
So we just need one more committed runner!!! If you are interested in the Wild West Relay, send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com so I can send you ALL the information, NON BLOGGERS can do it too!!!!
Today has been a pretty mellow day here for me, I was just tired from the weekend and think I might have have had a bit of heat exhaustion from barely dinking any water yesterday while sitting at the pool ALL DAY, bad Bobbi bad, I know!
I did manage to have a lot of fun with my Mom yesterday, here is a picture of the Mama's and Daughters.
I had one
or two beers while laying at the pool, and then I forgot to drink water because we played in the pool for 5 HOURS!!!! My little brother is soooo tall, when did this happen!
My Mamma and I chillaxin in her new Chase Lounger I got her for Mothers Day:)
My Irish Hubby being his handsome self, and enjoying the view!
I didn't get any pics of food because I was just too busy having fun in the sun, then I got home and felt AWFUL!!! I haven't played in the sun like that in a long time, I have to remember to hydrate hydrate hydrate!!!
My contribution to the potluck, Eating Bender's Cream Cheese Cookie Bars, and Ashley's Spelt Chocolate Chip Cookies, they were both a big hit! These ladies know their cookies!
I have been drinking like a camel today, and should be 100% by tomorrow!
How was your start to the week?!
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Just sent you an email, would love to make the 12th runner!
- May 11, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Love all the fun photos - looks like you had a great Mother's day!
- May 11, 2009 at 6:34 PM
- RunToFinish said...
ohhh boy greendog wants to run with us!!!
fun pics, man you got the sports bra by san diego body ready to go!
- May 11, 2009 at 7:00 PM
What a fun day at the pool!! I'm jealous of the sunshine...
- May 11, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- just me said...
yay for 12th runner!!! sooooooooo exciting!
and love the pics! so much fun!
- May 11, 2009 at 7:15 PM
- Ashley and Bo said...
So exciting! I wish there was a relay here! :) I'm so excited for you and the San Diego Marathon!!! Congrats gal and I definitely suggest tonight's dinner!
- May 11, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Pearl said...
i am not sure just yet if i can meet up, but i'd love to see you and the girls!
- May 11, 2009 at 11:28 PM
- 3T Heppenstall said...
What an awesome Mother's Day!! Looks like some good times!! :-) And you look HOT by the way!
- May 12, 2009 at 6:25 AM
I'm so excited for you and the SDRR! And oh how I wish I would be in the San Diego area on May 29...I would love to meet you!
You are sittin' pretty by the pool, girly! Love it! I need to do some more of that ;o) I'm glad Mother's Day was so nice!
Ahhh you made my cookies?! That makes me so happy! Seriously, I never know what people are going to think of my recipes so I am SO glad to hear they got a good review. You rock, Bobbi!
I hope you're feeling hydrated today, haha!
- May 12, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Had one of the best (and longest) runs that I have had in awhile.
Oh how I wish I lived closer to Colorado so I could do the relay race. I absolutely love the comraderie during relay races!
Happiness Awaits
- May 12, 2009 at 7:55 AM
- aron said...
we've been setting up a good sized blog/twitter meet up for a while now... i can send you the info!! i dont think anything is for sure yet but we were looking into lunch sat near the expo.
- May 12, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- aron said...
NM just saw you were on the email that just went out! Hope we get to meet!
- May 12, 2009 at 1:02 PM


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It was incredible to wrap up the year with two exciting, close wins at the 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Many thanks to the entire team - on the ground in Baja and running logistics from the US. We appreciate all the great people and companies that are a part of our efforts.
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This week I decided to start a new kit - Flakpanzer I from Dragon with huge Lion Roar PE set and Alliance Model Works correct metal barrel. I also took some bits from Tristar to fill in the engine compartment. As you may notice there are some gaps after installation of PE fenders and this is basically because the plastic variant was much thicker. But no worries, I will fix that later on :)
Another model that I decided to finish is StuG III Ausf. G initial. It was sitting in the box from last year review build but now I finally can work on it a bit. Here the tricky thing is to make fenders appropriate for that version and I mix 2 sets from Voyager - for Ausf G. and for Ausf. F8. Soldering...soldering..soldering... let's see how it will turn out at the end.
And for dessert - 2 pictures of my latest finished model - 1/48 Bronco Staghound Mk.I with 60 lbs rockets. Thanks to Ron Volstad for reference material and to Nicholas Perry for providing the jeep backrest part.
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Lexi is an enigmatic character that lives life to the fullest and takes a no hold barred attitude. She wear outlandish outfits and doesn't take crap from anybody. I want to be her when I grow up! Of course, Lexi is a Siren, she just doesn't know it…..YET!
Duncan is the typical Alpha Wolf that has to control everything around him. Then he meets Lexi and all bets are off!
From the moment I started reading this story I was HOOKED! Right off the bat Lexi is doing body shots with her roommate and bar owner. Duncan decides to do a body shot off her and it was GAME ON! Unfortunately for him, Lexi passed out before they could do the deed.
Over the next several weeks, the attraction between them grew astronomically. They were a combustible item looking for a place to explode. Every time they got in the same room with each other the sparks flew!
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'I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 10 years old.' – Kate
'Having lived with type 1 diabetes since I was 10, and coeliac disease for the past few years, I have experienced first hand the difficulties of following a restricted diet ... which I suppose makes me rather different from most dietitians. In fact, being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes was the inspiration to study dietetics and then diabetes education, which has allowed me to have a career I love, helping others with diabetes. Having a real understanding of what they are going through is a huge benefit.
I don't remember feeling sick at all. I mainly remember feeling thirsty all the time. I was on holidays with my Dad and my strongest recollections of the holiday were struggling to walk back up the hill from the beach and running to the toilet all the time. My Mom took one look at me the moment I arrived home and took me straight to the doctor, and within hours I had been whizzed off to hospital and told that I had type 1 diabetes. A lot of people comment it must have been difficult to be diagnosed so young, but I think it is much harder on your parents when you are diagnosed as a child, as they can understand the long term implications.
Like most kids growing up with diabetes, food and birthday parties, especially the cake, seem to be what we remember most! One year my Mom created a sugar-free pavlova with liquid sugarine – it turned out like polystyrene! But at least it was a cake.
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These days I basically eat a lot of vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds and use quinoa and brown rice as my main grain foods. I had been vegetarian since my teenage years and a few years ago I adopted a vegan diet, for a number of reasons, but particularly health and environmental reasons. I really enjoy vegetarian foods and never really liked much meat so this isn't difficult but combining it with a gluten-free diet that is also suited to my diabetes can be a challenge at times, particularly if eating out, which I don't do a lot of. I don't make a good dinner guest!
Unfortunately most gluten-free foods tend to be high GI which makes managing blood glucose levels more difficult but there are also plenty of lower GI options and building my diet around these has really helped. This is one of the reasons I was so keen to write Low GI Gluten-free Living – to help other people with coeliac disease understand the benefits of choosing low GI foods (whether or not they have diabetes) and to give them some practical ideas of how to do this.
When people hear that I have type 1 diabetes, the first comment is usually "so you have to give yourself injections – that must be hard". But anyone with type 1 diabetes will tell you this is the easy bit! For us, insulin is the difference between life and death, but it doesn't "cure" the disease and alone it doesn't control our blood glucose levels. Living with type 1 diabetes means constantly juggling insulin, food, exercise and other factors such as stress and illness, all of which affect blood glucose levels. For me, understanding GI and how carbs really do affect blood glucose levels has been a great help in managing my diabetes.'
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I wanna say "Thank you" here.
To people who said "Happy birthday" to me face to face, sent me a short message or even gave me a phone call, I really appreciate your wishes for birthday. Although I didn't have a wonderful birthday, there was still a short time when I felt somewhat happy. That's enough.
Thank you for pray from all of you. Best wishes for you.
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As the World Health Organization moves to alert level "Phase 5 " for the H1N1 Swine Flu, various media outlets published interactive maps of the outbreak. Here is a list of the mapping websites that the media outlets have created:
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A brief power outage in Juneau on Sunday has sparked a sharp-clawed backlash from the local chapter of the Small Critters Union, whose membership Juneau's electric utility company, Alaska Electric Light & Power, blames for the weekend disruption.
According to a report on KTOO Public News Media, AEL&P spokeswoman Debbie Driscoll "thinks a bird or squirrel" caused the hour-long outage to several areas including Douglas, West Juneau, North Douglas, and parts of downtown.
Not everyone is buying the power company's theory, though.
Marty McMouse, President of Local 481, Small Critters, believes his membership--which includes field mice, squirrels, Stellar Blue Jays, hummingbirds, marmots, and brown recluse spiders, among others--has been unfairly tarred with the power outage blame brush when Ms. Driscoll's own words belie the critters' involvement in the mess.
"We've had a good working relationship with Driscoll over the years, this is nothing against her," said Mr. Mouse.
"But," he continued, "even she conceded that AEL&P patrolled the line and didn't find any evidence of anything in contact with the line. It's like she's just going off past power outages caused by small critters, when in this case she fully admits it could have been anything. It's not like an eagle dropped a deer carcass on a line like last year. This is just spurious speculation on her part."
Sally Squirrel, in-house counsel for the Small Critters Union, told O.H.M. that the Small Critters have a reputation to protect.
"It's our position that, in general, small critters take on a disproportionate amount of the blame for all sorts of things," Ms. Squirrel said in an email. "We get blamed for everything from leaving turds in cabinets that are actually just loose raisins, to chewing through garbage can lids our incisors couldn't possibly penetrate. Juneau needs to be on notice, because increasingly, we're going to be squeaking up about it."


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Dear Readers in GA, NC, and SC,
Are you going to be visiting any of these places on this map (shown below) over the next few weeks this spring? Can you take a few moments away from your hiking to help out a graduate student studying invasive plants?
|Are you planning on going to any of these points on this map?
|Wisteria is highly invasive vine in the southeast.
|Me, another grad student, and Sandra holding wisteria leaves.
|A long-forgotten cemetery teeming with wisteria.
|That's me two years ago recording wisteria sites in Athens, GA.
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Christmas is here. Today. Tomorrow.
I can't seem to tuck away the dog-eared pages of my own story this year; smooth, crease and hide them back in Luke 5 or better, the obscurity of Jude while adoring the cherubic Christ and his romanticized parents. It's just not happening. The pressure to create lovely and my ability to do it in years that looked harder than this one seems to snear at every effort from my heart and hand at settling into a season of hope and joy. I've never wanted it to be over more than I do this year.
Wonder crept back into my life three years ago and I can remember where I was standing when I realized it wasn't just for children. The weary world rejoiced and hope seemed to explode from every twinkling light on the tree.
Our new puppy chewed the power out of a strand or two of lights on the lower limbs of the tree and and the top of that tree shines on. I'll do the same today, in fact I'm going to go light a candle and start singing with Bing right now.
I'll frost a few remaining cookies with my kids and iron the wrinkles out of their good clothes. It'll be fine. It always is. But I can't pretend that it feels fine any more than we shouldn't pretend that the stable was sanitized and romantic. It wasn't.
Nichole Nordeman wrote a song that speaks to the futility I've felt in cleaning up my Christmas feelings this year. If the stable and the people in it were really real, I want to be too.
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At 5:30 AM, Onew and 5 of his friends entered Club "D" in Gangnam. There were no other celebrities in the group, and the SHINee member is reported to have been already drunk. Witness B stated, "I heard it was his friend's birthday. Onew ordered 2 bottles of champagne. He drank with his friends, danced, and had fun." Onew and his friends soon finished one bottle, and according to B, he was seen staggering drunkenly.
At 6:30 AM, Onew made contact with A. He was unable to keep his balance, and he grabbed onto A's leg at first. Witness B commented, "Onew was almost unconscious. I think he probably touched A's body when he fell." A is reported to have gotten angry, saying, "Why are you touching me?" One of Onew's friends allegedly responded, "I'm very sorry. He didn't do it on purpose. He's really drunk."
At 6:50 AM, the SHINee member couldn't even stand on his own anymore. He tried to sit on a table and grabbed A's leg once again. A staff member of Club D told Dispatch, "A was hanging out on a platform above where Onew's table was. That's why he kept bumping into her." Witness B also stated, "Onew couldn't even stand. He grabbed A's leg while sitting down. I think he thought it was a pole."
At 7:00 AM, A felt Onew was touching her on purpose though his acquaintances apologized and stated both incidences were accidents. A then called the police to report sexual harassment. The police asked Onew if he admitted to committing the harassment, but he was unable to communicate. B stated, "He wasn't able to answer questions from the police properly at all."
At 7:40 AM, Onew, A, witness B, and club staff headed to the police station, where A told police, "Onew touched my body two different times." B stated, "Onew was basically unconscious. He can't answer properly. His acquaintances said it was a misunderstanding, and I explained what I saw as well."
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- Let me explain this for people who've never been to the club. When you take a table for yourself and not a room, you don't just sit there and drink, but there are platforms on table made so that you can stand on your chair and dance. It's not some disordered play, but they stand up and all dance because there's no room on the ground to danceㅋㅋ What's so shocking that he grabbed the girl's legs? She was standing on a table and the table isn't as high as you guys imagine, the girl was the one who decided to go dance on Onew's table. Onew was probably enjoying his drinks and anju that's about it, the girl was the one who came and danced on the table, there's a really high probability that people will touch her legs by mistake. Anyways, for me this was just an accident
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- No but, Onew was completely unconscious and he was so drunk that his mind wasn't there at all so he couldn't even control his body, how can he differentiate what's sexual harassment and what's not?? And I think that the people who were partying with Onew were the ones at fault. Aren't they supposed to bring Onew home if they saw him in that state?
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- Shawols, what would you do if some random man grabbed you by the legs??? Change your perspectives a bit
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- I liked Onew the most in Shinee so my heart is hurting, but if a guy touched my body twice in a club, I'd feel disgusted...
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It might be time for you to go. It might be time to change, to shine out.
I want to repeat one word for you: Leave.
Roll the word around on your tongue for a bit. It is a beautiful word isn't it? So strong and forceful, the way you have always wanted it to be. And you will not be alone. You have never been alone. Don't worry. Everything will still be here when you get back. It is you who will have changed." - Donald Miller
Thanks, Sarah Rhoads, for sharing this. I can't eloquently explain right now why this touched me so much today when I read it, but trust me when I say it's important, and not just for me.
For a couple of years now I have had this expression that rolls around in my brain at random (or perhaps extremely pertinent) moments:
You were created to move, so move.
We can't get anything done if we just stand still. We certainly can't accomplish our purpose if we never work. And we'll never get anywhere in life if we don't start walking.
Maybe someone else who sees this needs that encouragement to start moving; to leave; to explore. Maybe it's only me. But I encourage you to walk anyway.
"...you will not be alone. You have never been alone."


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Spring is Coming!!
HERE! I have added a bit of glitter and a rhinestone or two and a homemade tag. I have colored my image with Prisma colored pencils and OMS. Take a hop over to Art Impressions and see all their Golden Oldies, they are sure to capture your heart!
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Last night was the Big Doggie Massage night (my sister-in-law tells me I might be turning into a dog whisperer!) My neighbor recommended Inner Puppy Canine Massage to me for Sweet Pickle the other night at the wine party. She and her sister took their dogs to a class given by Mary Brickner, a Certified Canine Massage Practitioner, where they learned how to massage their dogs using massage and acupressure techniques. I started thinking that might help his hip dysplasia. When I called Mary the other day to come to my home for a consultation, she arranged her plans to fit with my tight schedule for heading back down to Baja.
I was so tired yesterday, after monitoring my Mother the previous night after her fall and now soused on pain medication that I barely got any sleep. Yesterday morning I called the orthpod suggested by the hospital emergency room for followup. When they couldn't see her until two days later, I was able to get an appointment with my great shoulder guy, Dr. Raj Bazaz. Fortunately the bone break was straightforward and all she needs is casting (although he did realign her wrist a bit manually which was incredibly painful and accomplished in about 15 seconds). They will have to finally cast her in Taos as she needs to wait a week for the swelling to go down. Dr. Bazaz put a beautiful padded splint applied with his great banter and charm. She stopped complaining about pain almost immediately. I brought Mother home then went off to do my mammagram revisited; turns out everything thing was fine with my breasts. While we were doing the doctor, Hermana drove up from Taos so she would be ready to gather up Mom and all her new clothes for a road trip. Yesterday the two of us split helping her walk (her cane hand is casted now), take pills, change clothes and get around--and of course arguing with her the whole time as the pain medicine makes her forgetful and incredibly loopy. It was so nice that there were two of us, it was so much easier. But by the time evening rolled around I didn't see how I keep awake until my 7:30 appointment with Mary which was to last for 60-90 minutes.
When Mary arrived she brought me a passle of literature on dog food, a diagram of dog acupunture points, and other cool stuff which we went over for about 20 minutes. She had a fairly detailed questionnaire to ask about Sweet Pickle as well. Then she brought out the treats which Dash liked; and the little bag of massage oils, all of which Sweet Pickle pointedly rejected in about 2 seconds flat per fragrance. He reacted to them just as he had to Mike's toy train one Christmas (we had to put it up and haven't used it since.) So we didn't do massage oil, but she spent about 40 minutes massaging him, showed Hermana and me the pressure points on the dog, how to massage using two fingers and what kind of hand movements to use. Every time she would hit a release point he would lick his lips. He seemed an unwillingly victim trying to escape at times, although at other times his eyes would express contentment with the procedure. The time really sped by and I forgot how tired I was. She was of the opinion that Sweet Pickle's bad hips can be controlled with a better diet, massage and exercise. I hope this is true as it would be a good thing. As she left, she asked me to let her know if I noticed any different behavior from him the following day.
Sure enough the change in Sweet Pickle was almost immediate, when I went upstairs for my nightly bath he fell asleep beside the bathtub instead of guarding me like he normally does. (I think he thinks I'm going to drown in there). When I got out of the tub instead of racing down the hall in his usual style he sat up and looked at me, then rolled back over on the floor and went back to sleep. He slept much better during the night and was quite a bit calmer this morning than he usually is; Hermana thought so too.
Now I am washing clothing and floors. Tonight I drop off the modem and TV box, pick up Esperando at the airport, make a pit stop at Home Depot on the way home, then we take off for Baja in the morning just like the Beverly Hillbillies. Sweet Pickle will be playing the role of Jed Clampett played by Buddie Ebsen. (I think the resemblance is striking!)
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Chinese spies
It is not only in Munich that the Chinese are active; it is the world over.
Spying is only one of the aspects of the Embassies' activities. With its economic power (not yet super), China has other ways to influence 'thinkers', 'scholars' and others leaders.
A few ago, Ramananda Sengyota wrote in Rediff.com an edifying article: Chinese 'gifts' worry India. This is going on full swing today.
Police raid homes of alleged Chinese spies
The Local [November 26, 2009]
Munich investigators on Tuesday searched the apartments of four alleged Chinese agents on suspicion they have been spying on the city's Uighur community, news magazine Der Spiegel reported.
Authorities told the magazine that the Chinese general consulate has been running a spy network from the Bavarian capital, where several hundred Muslim Uighurs form one of the largest communities outside of China.
The World Uighur Congress is also located in the city, and many members are politically active in protesting what they see as China's oppression of the ethnic group. Meanwhile China has in the past accused Uighur exile groups of supporting terrorism.
"According to findings by the Federal Public Prosecutor's office, the Chinese government has therefore won a range of informants who report on the private lives of the Munich Uighur community for Beijing," the magazine's website said.
Investigators have observed Chinese diplomats meeting with the informants, but only the alleged spies are under investigation due to matters of diplomatic immunity.
The efforts by German authorities are the result of new policies created last year to curtail possible Chinese espionage, though this is the first time they have taken such drastic steps, the magazine said.
Two years ago Chinese diplomat Ji Wumin left Germany after he was discovered meeting with an informant about Uighur issues. But he departed of his own accord without being expelled. China is said to be interested in returning Ji to his former post, but this is now unlikely after the latest raids, which are related to his successor, the magazine said.
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On the day before Christmas Eve DH and I travelled up to
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This is the season to concentrate on the ones we love; blogging is fun and I find it fills an empty space in my week very nicely, but it shouldn't be allowed to take over real life.
So enjoy your family.
Happy New Year!
Bless you Perpetua, so glad you are having a lovely Christmas.
A very happy new year to you too.
Absolutely, Friko. That's why my blog-reader is overflowing. :-) I'm still pretty new to this blogging lark and find it so enjoyable, but real life takes over very often nonetheless. The family make sure of that.....ReplyDelete
Thanks, Ray. I'm an old sucker for all things Christmassy, though our Christmases are much more relaxed and low-key than they used to be. Having the next generation doing the hosting most of the time makes for a much easier time. We just fit in with what they want to do. :-)ReplyDelete
Well, I am here to tell you that you did not miss much this past week as very very few people have posted. And then today, it seems everyone is posting to catch up. I know these things because blogging is my real life. Just kidding, but since this Christmas turned out to be a bit of a lonely one, I found blogging helped me through it so very much.
It is so nice that you have spent good times with your children and will be continuing to do so this week. Those are some mighty big cards. :)
Your holidays sound lovely, Perpetua. Nothing tops laughing and talking and playing with those you love!
Have a wonderful rest of the holiday season!!
Oh for goodness sake..talk when you want to, read like wise...we have been astounded at the invitations...ReplyDelete
"Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot"? Sounds like one for my boys, the youngest of whom is 28 -- do you think he is too young for it?
Happy New Year, Perpetua! Your Christmas sounds just about perfect!
'Killer bunnies and the quest for the magic carrot' - I want to play! I have had my brain stretched by Cranium and The Curate and I are worn out from being beaten by youngest son and girl friend. (You try modelling 'Wembley stadium out of soft dough - and then expecting your partner to guess what it is!) Happy New yearReplyDelete
Thanks, Rubye, it's been fun! I logged on a couple of times at DD's to reply to comments, but didn't read and by yesterday my blog-reader was full to bursting and will be even fuller before I get a chance to read properly.
I can well imagine that blogging would help a lot if you were finding Christmas lonely. We call it a virtual world, but those are real people who write and comment and with whom we interact and the interaction can be a lot more real and honest than much social chitchat. Or so I think....
Thanks, Kathy, I intend to. -) We always enjoy Christmas and New Year with the offspring, as there is very little TV watched in either household, and we play a lot of good old-fashioned games as well as the new ones. :-)ReplyDelete
I know, I know, Fly, but blogging is also part of my life now. :-) There have been no invitations over here, but that's normal for us. Our Christmases and New Years are always family affairs, but it sounds like you've been having a LOT of fun over there too.ReplyDelete
It's great fun for all ages, Broad. Even my 87year-old mother-in-law had a good try at learning the complex rules, while the two boys (12 and 9) had a whale of a time. :-) Definitely a game of strategy and vicious in-fighting.....ReplyDelete
Cranium sounds like Pictionary in 3D, Harriet! One for the future for our 3 grandsons, methinks. Mind you, Killer Bunnies wasn't exactly a doddle. It took us two long games before we had a reasonable grasp of the rules and could see how to start playing strategically. My brain, if not exactly stretched, was at least thoroughly awake. :-)ReplyDelete
must look out for the killer bunnies game it sound a great laugh! we tend to have very competative games of scrabble.
Wishing you and yours all good things for 2012! :)
PS is the text easier to read on our blog now?
I agree with Friko. This is the time of year we spend time with family and create memories for the young ones to cherish.
Last night I was roped into playing with Mr6's Bey Blades. They're mindless spinning tops. But we ended up having fun. :)))
Just starting to catch up myself, Perpetua. With our Minnesota family leaving a little later today (they are still sleeping) the dull "thud" of quiet will soon descend upon me and I'll surely read some more blogs and respond. I've done this thing called blogging long enough to know that December is slow in posting and readership. The bookish bloggers, however, almost always post their favorite books of the year. Always good for adding to my list of books to read until infinity and beyond. tee hee
I know you'll enjoy your next phase of family time and will take this moment to wish you and yours a very happy and healthy new year!
You would enjoy it, Niall and Antoinette. I think it has the potential to be very cut-throat, once you have mastered the rules. If you are used to killer Scrabble, you should feel right at home. :-)
The new text size on your blog makes all the difference. Many thanks!
Quite agree, Nerima. We've been having a late exchange of Christmas presents and after all the excitement DS is having a lie-down with a new book (Grandson #3 tends to wake them up very early) said grandson is watching BBC iPlayer on his mum's iPad (oh the insouciant skill of the average 7yr-old!) and we are drawing breath prior to a game of Go For Broke, which always outrages DH's Scottish thriftiness. :-)
Go on having fun with your games with Mr6.
Hello Penny. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family visitors.
Thanks for the blogging tips from experience. I only started in February, so am going through the blogging year for the first time. Your mention of books made me realise that it's ages since I did a book post, so once the holidays are over, I must think back over what I've read and particularly enjoyed this year.
Off now to play Go For Broke and lose a virtual fortune . :-)
I think we had so many invitations as people felt sorry for us not having family here...so substituted!
We're just girding the loins for New Year with the postman's family...highspot every year...a cauldron (missionary size) of boiling lard in which are cooked squares of pork, skin on, whole plantains and potatoes.
Sounds heavy...but isn't. We start the party peeling spuds...
What a treat to find you at the end of the year on a post showing you enjoying family so much.I alighted on your words via Sian on Graemesay.ReplyDelete
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That fact shows the Costa Ricans in a very friendly and generous light, Fly. To European ears your New Year feast sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen, but I bet it tastes wonderful. It reminds me a bit of the big Bonfire Night parties we used to have in our Lancashire village when I was a child, with meat and potato pies made in enamel washing-up bowls to feed the multitude.ReplyDelete
Hello Cuby Poet and welcome. I've seen your name on comments on Sian's blog and it's lovely to see you here. Yes, I enjoy our family get-togethers very much, as both our children live some distance away and we don't get the chance to meet up very often.
Everyone is now relaxing in front of a vintage episode of The Good Life, after Grandson #3 trounced his grandparents and great-grandmother at Go for Broke!
Glad to know you've had such a good time with your children & grandchildren & it sounds as though DM-in-L is fully recovered too.
Šťastný Nový Rok / Happy New Year to both you & DH.
We've had a lovely time, thanks, Ricky, and it's not over yet. :-) With DH's father having been a Scot, we've always made quite a thing of Hogmaney.
Yes, I'm glad to say that my dear M-in-L is making good progress now she's out of plaster, though she's not yet able to be quite as active as she would like. She's quite a live wire for 87!
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Thank you, SP, and the same to you and Laughing Boy.ReplyDelete


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[The] day of reckoning has arrived, and the time to take charge of our future is here.
The fact is, our economy did not fall into decline overnight. Nor did all of our problems begin when the housing market collapsed or the stock market sank. We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than ever before.
It begins with energy.
We know the country that harnesses the power of clean, renewable energy will lead the 21st century. And yet, it is China that has launched the largest effort in history to make their economy energy efficient. We invented solar technology, but we've fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it. New plug-in hybrids roll off our assembly lines, but they will run on batteries made in Korea.
Well I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders - and I know you don't either. It is time for America to lead again. Thanks to our recovery plan, we will double this nation's supply of renewable energy in the next three years. We have also made the largest investment in basic research funding in American history - an investment that will spur not only new
discoveries in energy, but breakthroughs in medicine, science, and technology. We will soon lay down thousands of miles of power lines that can carry new energy to cities and towns across this country. And we will put Americans to work making our homes and buildings more efficient so that we can save billions of dollars on our energy bills.
But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. And to support that innovation, we will invest fifteen billion dollars a year to develop technologies like wind power and solar power; advanced biofuels, clean coal, and more fuel-efficient cars and trucks built right here in America.
As for our auto industry, everyone recognizes that years of bad decision-making and a global recession have pushed our automakers to the brink. We should not, and will not, protect them from their own bad practices. But we are committed to the goal of a re-tooled, re-imagined auto industry that can compete and win. Millions of jobs depend on it. Scores of communities depend on it. And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it.
None of this will come without cost, nor will it be easy. But this is America. We don't do what's easy. We do what is necessary to move this country forward.
To strengthen our economy, we need urgent action to keep energy prices down. All of us remember what it felt like to pay $4 at the pump. And unless we act now, those prices will return.
To stop that from happening, we need to increase conservation, increase energy efficiency, increase the use of alternative and renewable fuels, increase our use of nuclear power, and increase drilling for oil and gas here at home.
We believe that Americans can do anything. And if we unleash the innovative spirit of our citizens, we can achieve energy independence.


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Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Austin Reed
Austin Reed opened his first men's tailoring store in 1900 in Fenchurch Street, London, having learnt "tricks of the trade" from American retailers and manufacturers. During the 1920's the business opened shops across UK dedicated to tailoring, ready-to-wear clothing and grooming. The Liverpool shop was located in St George's Crescent at the end of Castle Street/top of Lord Street. Joe Passalique buys a new shirt from the shop in which is probably based on Lowry's own shopping experience (Goya The Obscure Pg. 270).
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- Limousin tourist guides
- Limousin towns to visit
- Limousin Hotels
- Tourist Attractions in Limousin
- Gites in Limousin
You are here: Home > Region Guides > Limousin
Limousin tourist informationwhere to go - what to see - what to do
If you are looking for rural France head to Limousin with its woodland, green hills and pasture land.
It is here that the famous Limousin cattle are bred with the local economy based on agriculture.
Canoeing, kayaking, fishing and sailing are popular here.
The region has many springs, rivers and inland lakes particularly in the Creuse area known as the 'water tower' or 'chateau d'eau' of France.
Limoges is the largest city in the region and owes it name to the enamel and fine china trade. Visit the museums and craft shops.
View a map of the Limousin region
- Limoges - visit the Musee National Adrien-Dubouche, dedicated to the porcelain trade, wander the streets of the old quarter with its botanical garden and restaurants.
- Aubusson - the pure waters of Aubusson make it perfect for making delicately coloured dyes. Visit the Musee Departemental de la Tapisserie with its collection of tapestries.
- Uzerche - perched high above the river Vezere, it is famed for its Maisons a Tourelles, which look like miniature castles due to their turrets.
- Gimel-les-cascades - spectacular scenery makes for enjoyable walks around Gimel-les-Cascades - visit the Cascades or three waterfalls with a huge drop into the Inferno gorge.
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60 Avenue Jean Jaurés Brive-la-Gaillarde 19100
This Logis hotel is located 2 kilometres from the centre of Brive-la-Gaillarde. It offers en-suite rooms with a TV and free W...
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Lieu Dit Cher du Prat Gueret 23000
In the heart of La Creuse. Easily accessible from exit 48of the N145, our hotel is a few minutes to the north of the town ce...
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66 Avenue Saint-Eloi Solignac near Limoges 87110
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Les Expos
The following is written by David Kamoe, a life-long sports fan whose sister is a close friend. David is an avid A's fan, wen to to high school with Drew Gooden and can't believe that Giants commentator Mike Krukow used to refer to the right-centerfield expanse at Pac Bell Park as "Finley Alley," referring to Steve Finley who remarkably wore a Giants uniform for a season. David will likely be stopping by these parts a few times a month, so treat him right. And no sister jokes.
I had a one-point thought of writing about a few teams I consider in the have-not column in Major League Baseball: the Orioles, Royals, Pirates, Blue Jays, Reds, Padres, and Mariners were all on such a list. I wrote out in my head what why I thought they fit into this category. In the end, however, I couldn't make a cogent piece, so I scrapped it. There was, of course, a team that I left off this list and that may be the ultimate "have not" team: Les Expos de Montreal.
Born at Jarry Parc en Montreal, Quebec in 1969, Les Expos were the first Major League Baseball team born outside of the United States. From the start, unfortunately, they were second class citizens to the Les Canadiens de Montreal. Having already won 14 Coupe de Stanley prior to the birth of Les Expos, les Canadiens were and are the face of pro sports in Montreal.
The two best examples of Les Expos have not status are the following: the number of good players traded away and honoring Maurice Richard. Most people know about Les Expos trading players away. During the late eighties and early nineties, all the following players left Montreal: Andre Dawson, Dennis Martinez, Randy Johnson, Orlando Cabrera, Vladimir Guerrero, Andres Galarraga, Larry Walker, and Moises Alou. The only person to be traded to Les Expos was Pedro Martinez and that was only for three years and pre-Activator.
The other example is not meant as a dig at the late, great Maurice "the Rocket" Richard. The man started a riot for crying out loud! Inadvertently of course, it involved him losing the scoring title because he was suspended by Commissioner Campbell. The example is this: when Maurice Richard passed away in 2000, not only was there a public funeral at the Molson Centre but Les Expos wore a patch with Richard's No. 9 on it. I can't think of another time where this has happened anywhere.
Phil Rizzuto passed away died in 2007 and the Yankees wore No. 10 patches. I don't remember seeing Henrik Lundqvist with a pinstriped "10" on his helmet. The only other cities where I could see this happening are Toronto, Detroit, and Chicago and only if it's Darryl Sittler, Gordie Howe, or Bobby Hull.
Alas, les Expos are now the Washington Nationals (when the clubhouse manager sews on the letters correctly) and stinking out the joint. At one point, they were on pace to match and possibly eclipse the lowly 1962 New York Mets who lost 120 games.
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No I'm not a health nut, not a vegetarian, not a food professional or stuck on organic goodness.
What I am is a mother of 3 highly intelligent children whose educational background on food and nutrition includes 3 different semesters of Chemistry, listened to Alton Brown, since 1999 explain how certain foods react to heat and disperse its nutritional content, a self-taught cook since I was 17, a semester on Food Nutrition who wrote A papers on Pro & Cons of Organic and Current Farming, Malnutrition and its Psychological Effects, and 3 Psychology classes (Family, Educational and Sociology) and an avid researcher on the latest reports on healthy eating.
I don't stick to one study or school of thinking when it comes to food for my family. I respect one basic fact- they are different from me, therefore, their responses to food will be different from me and from each other. I don't go by recipes either, instead I take a recipe and give it my spin to cater it to how my family eats.
With basic knowledge about food nutrition and combinations, you can find countless meals that can please everyone. That is exactly what I bring to one of my friend's attention when I help her figure out how to best use what she's got in her pantry and fridge. I respect how others eat, but I also show them that if they "tweak" it a bit, like swapping sides instead of the "usual", they can double their nutrition without sacrificing taste and satisfaction. Here's how I approached my friend Heather's needs and wants when she asked for my help.
I listen to my friend first on how they normally eat. Then I suggested a different way of thinking without changing too much their lifestyles to alleviate any onset of shock. When people are shocked into changing how they eat, resistance occurs and damage always follows.
I reversed the dish title, I reversed their eating habits. Instead of Chicken with Pasta, I called what I made Pasta with Chicken. Why? I only used a handful of pulled chicken meat into the packaged pasta dish that they had for me to prepare. I added vegetables and suggested sides and drink to go with the pasta and they ended up savoring the dish and sides, and didn't look for big hunks of chicken breast.
I used what she had; nothing more, nothing less. By looking into what you can use, and use it, you truly see a pattern of how you eat, rather than just how you shop. If you don't eat what you bring home, it's a waste of money. And most likely, would not buy it again.
I made broth and sauce. Both are very good flavor base. Making a thick sauce and reduced broth intensifies flavor that you can easily "thin" out with water or extra broth to make tons of other dishes.
I showed her how to store it. By eliminating the extra air from the container, meals last longer in the freezer or fridge. Labeling for WHAT AND WHEN help to focus your menu and not tire out your palette.
We had a great "on-the-fly" menu today and we created several delicious and nutritious meals in under 6 hours.
Helping a great friend thru cooking, is like asking me to bask in the sun. It relaxes me; it helps me love that friend more. It's the best kind of service, if you ask me!


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by Tyler Durden
Last week BTFD failed for the Nasdaq and that class of talking-heads that we like to call asset-gatherers promulgated that there was no need to worry... this is a small segment of the market dragging down a high-beta index, rotate to bigger caps. The S&P has not failed the BTFD brigade since QE4EVA began... until today. For the first time, the S&P 500 cash index was unable to make a new high after bouncing off the 50DMA (in fact making a new cycle low)... now what?
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Remember, "you buy the fucking dip... because if you don't, you're a fucking idiot"
Unless it's different this time...
"I think it's very likely that we're seeing, in the next 12 months, an '87-type of crash," warns a somewhat excited sounding Marc Faber, adding that he thinks "it will be worse."


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I got out with my pochade box a couple of times this week, firstly to Sheen and then to the boathouses in Putney. My first picture of the Mortlake brewery (in Sheen) was painted in reasonably consistent early morning light. The things that caught my eye were the sun catching the round building and the counterchange between the right tree in shadow and the light building behind, and the left tree in sun with the dark building behind.
Then I had a shot at the level crossing at the bottom of Sheen High Street. There's always a buzzing atmosphere here, with people coming and going, and waiting!
On Wednesday I caught the hectic riverfront strip in front of the boathouses. There are always rowers and dog-walkers around, together with lots of cars, vans and trolleys all parked at peculiar angles on the slipway. All paintings, 24 x 30cm oil on canvas.


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I'm temporarily suspending orders at 20 mystery boxes. At this writing, I have 17 orders in hand.
This does not mean I won't accept orders, only that I won't request payment until I've put together those first 20 boxes. I don't want to get too far behind in fulfilling orders and, due to my knee problem, I am moving very slow right now.
As soon as those 20 boxes are all put together, I'll send out the payment requests on any orders that came in beyond that number.
As stated, this offer is only good until supplies last or until my wife insists we park both of our vehicles in the garage,


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Tonight's scripture.
And prayer.
And song.
This is especially for the weary patriot in a world where freedom is under attack.
Consider the scriptures. We are free because we are CREATED to be free.
It's part of our God-given nature.
We are therefore, FREE INDEED!
Read the rest at Martin Christian Ministries.
Thanks, and God bless!
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Free Indeed!
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The management and leadership talent within India's defence forces is one of the ways organizations are tackling the shortage of middle and top level managers in the corporate world. I think the organizations need to approach the recruitment of such officers in the way they carry out hiring of college graduates - hire for attitude and train for skills. Another possibility would be to tie-up with the management colleges to train them on organization specific content amongst the same time they do the Management Development programmes. Thinking creatively and innovatively is the way to avoid the things this article states.
The Indian Air Force, for instance, is organising "a placement fair" for its retiring "air warriors" in New Delhi on September 22 and 23. "Close to 40 companies have already registered for the fair so far," said an officer.
"Every year, a large number of highly-trained, disciplined and multi-skilled personnel retire from service at a relatively younger age of 35 to 54," he said.
"The corporate world can benefit from hiring such personnel, who have at least 15-20 years experience in flying, navigation, air traffic control, aeronautical engineering, technology management and the like," he added.
The problem of a second career for armed forces personnel — over 60,000 of them retire every year — is of course quite acute. As reported earlier by the Times of India, there is a huge rush for the six-month intensive business management certificate course being held for officers in institutions like Indian Institute of Managements, XLRIs, MDI (Gurgaon) and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (Mumbai).
Indian Air Force pilots, of course, face no problem in getting jobs in the booming civil aviation arena. In fact, Air Force authorities had to tighten controls to prevent pilots from leaving the force in large numbers. But job opportunities for personnel from other streams still remains a problem.


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Audio cables can be either balanced or unbalanced, depending on their intended use. For long cable runs, especially when using relatively low microphone levels, a three-wire balanced audio circuit reduces noise. Balanced audio cables use the principle of phase cancelation to eliminate noise while maintaining the original audio signal.
A balanced audio cable sends the same audio signal on two wires, but inverts the phase of one signal by 180 degrees.
When noise is introduced into the cable, it is introduced equally to both the original and the inverted signal.
When the signal arrives at its destination, the inverted signal is put back in phase and both signals are combined. This puts the original and inverted signals back in phase, but it causes the noise signals on each line to be out of phase.
Now, both audio signals are in phase, but the noise is inverted, causing the noise to be canceled. At the same time, the original signal gets a little stronger because it is sent on two wires and combined. This helps compensate for the reduction in signal strength that occurs naturally on a long cable run.
Any noise introduced into the cable across its long run is almost completely eliminated by this process.
Note: Unbalanced cables have no way of eliminating noise and are therefore not as robust for long-distance cable runs, microphone signals, and other professional applications.


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5 Reasons For American Whiskey Lovers To Visit New Orleans
All photos by Maggie Kimberl.
There's so much more to imbibing in New Orleans beyond the iconic Bourbon Street, and a multitude of reasons for you to visit New Orleans especially if you are a lover of American whiskey. There are plenty of great jazz clubs with fabulous bourbon selections, but if you really love bourbon or rye, here's a list of the five things you don't want to miss on your next trip to New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Bourbon could have been named for New Orleans' Bourbon Street. According to bourbon historian Michael Veach, the whiskey was originally put into charred new oak barrels so that it could be more like the French spirits people were drinking in New Orleans, which was a major destination for all that corn whiskey that was being made at the time in Kentucky. It became so popular that perhaps at one point people started requesting "some of that Bourbon Street whiskey" and the name just stuck. It's a theory set forth in Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage.
- The New Orleans Bourbon Festival may have just concluded its first year, but this annual festival will
be back every March. Considering all the history that is shared between Louisville and New Orleans, it's just crazy this hasn't happened sooner. The festival features grand tastings, blind consumer whiskey judging, and dozens of seminars on topics ranging from bourbon and cigar pairings to women in bourbon. There are also opportunities to rub elbows with Master Distillers, brand ambassadors, and fellow bourbon enthusiasts. In attendance for the inaugural festivities were Jim Beam's Fred Noe, Wild Turkey's Eddie Russell, and Heaven Hill's Bernie Lubbers.
- The Avenue Pub is consistently rated as one of New Orleans' best whiskey bars, not only by the locals but by national media as well. And if you've ever ventured up the brightly painted staircase in the evening to be greeted by a wall of whiskeys you would know why this place is a destination for whiskey geeks. (Editor's note: We're also big fans of Barrel Proof whiskey bar.)
The Museum of the American Cocktail is small, but if you truly understand what you are looking at there are some real gems. The cocktail shaker collection includes a stainless steel one in the shape of an airplane, while there are bitters and absinthe bottles dating back to Peychaud's early days in New Orleans. There are also several Prohibition-era medicinal bourbon bottles, and if you round the corner you'll find a whole case full of ceramic whiskey bottles in half-pint sizes – a true rarity. Cocktails have always figured heavily into American drinking culture, and it's interesting to be able to see how that culture has evolved over the decades.
The Sazerac Cocktail was originally concocted at the Roosevelt Hotel bar, and you can still visit what is called The Sazerac Bar in the hotel today to find one. And very soon you will be able to visit the Sazerac House, a cocktail and beverage alcohol museum currently being built by the Sazerac Company at the corner of Magazine and Canal streets. It is expected to open in late 2018.
Whether you like your whiskey neat, on the rocks, or in a cocktail, New Orleans is a great place for any American Whiskey lover!


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This NEW video has just been posted from Close to My Heart - just in time to show you how to make some fun and unique Christmas gifts! I wanted to share this with you as it's really neat! (You have to go to my blog HERE to watch it.)
This video shows how to make a grouping of "Subway Art tiles" using canvas boards. There is also a cute board done with a photo.
The following CTMH products are used:
6x6 canvas display board (but you could use any canvas board from your hobby store)
6x6 piece of B&T (design) paper
Create-A-Shade Pearl Paint
Any color of stamp reinker
Mod Podge
Cricut cutout letters (or you could use stencils to draw your own letters and cut them out - or use pre-cut vinyl letters)
I want to try one of these because I really like the look of "Subway Art" and that kind of old vintage-grunge look.
I would LOVE to see what you make! Send me an email with a picture of YOUR project.


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Where do ideas come from? Everywhere.
On any given day numerous ideas are swirling around in my head. I get many ideas from everyday life. I store these interesting bits in my mind and sometimes they show up in my stories. Alas, most of the ideas are still waiting to make it into a story because they simply aren't pushy enough to get me in front of my laptop and writing.
Ideas can also come from past experiences. A few years ago, I wrote a story called "A Summer to Remember," in which the main character—an African American girl—meets an Irish guy at a summer camp. It's filled with teen angst and it partially relates to an experience I had at a summer camp while I was the bookkeeper there. Of course, my experience was no way near as dramatic as that of Branna's but I did meet a "J.T." at summer camp, and he was Irish.
Though it may sound strange ideas can also come from dreams. I'm a big dreamer. I'm also a big dreamer who has a hard time remembering the dream once I wake, which makes me upset because I know it was a good dream that could've been a good story.
:-) A few years ago I wrote a full-length manuscript that takes place in a completely different world where race is no longer affiliated with skin color/nationality but by kingdom. The entire summer that I was writing this story, I was dreaming. I would wake up from a dream and immediately rush to my computer to write the scenes. Hopefully, that manuscript will be published soon.
And of course, ideas can come from having an overactive imagination. When I was younger, my mom said that I had an imaginary friend that I'd play with. I assume that most children who have no other children to play with also have imaginary friends. Still, I believe that this is good for creativity. My mother used to ask me how my friend looked, what she was wearing, what she was doing...and I'd always have an answer. When I was about ten, I created a story about dragons who acted like humans. Now here I am creating stories about fallen gods, werewolves, and fantasy kingdoms—all because of an overactive imagination that was never curbed.
So ideas are just naturally out there. You just have to open yourself up to them.


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Polish-born Soviet field-marshal. Rokossovsky enlisted in the Tsarist army and joined the Red Army in 1919. Arrested during Stalin's purges, he was released from prison camp to become one of the outstanding generals of World War II, taking part in the battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk, and others. His Red Army troops stood by (August–September 1944) on the outskirts of Warsaw without helping in the Warsaw Uprising against the German occupying forces. After the war he was transferred to the Polish army and became Deputy Premier and Minister of Defence under President Bierut. Rokossovsky led the army in a bloody suppression (June 1956) of Polish workers in Poznán, who were demonstrating for "bread and freedom". On 20 October Polish and Soviet troops exchanged fire; Rokossovsky's troops were recalled to Moscow, and Gomułka's new nationalist government was able to claim some independence from interference by the Soviet Union.
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Apple has updated its iPad images on its UK site to reflect that Brits don't all read the New York Times.
The move can either be read in a "Fan boy type of way" that a UK specific announcement is about to be made any moment now, or just a "more likely type of way" that the iPhone maker has got around to updating out of date and out of reference imagery.
Of all the national papers, The Guardian, has been chosen as the best fit to lure potential iPad users to sign on the dotted line and is now plastered across the Apple UK homepage.
The imagery and voice, which has also been used in the past for the iPhone 3GS, is very different from when Apple launched the iPhone 3G with The Times as the favoured newspaper instead.
At the time, people within the The Times told Pocket-lint, as an aside, that the newspaper had nothing to do with the decision, but was grateful for the extra advertising.
So do Apple feel that the Guardian readership is more suited to a tablet device, is it worried that News Corps (the owner of The Times) isn't web friendly enough just months before a paywall is erected, or did Apple just fancy a change?
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