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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Nice layers, bien sûr.
Mmmmmmm....I love this. She looks so chic and feminine. The shoes are badass and so is the skirt, actually it all works, PERFECTLY.
wow. just...wow.
was this posed or candid?? it's fabulous. and i just don't say 'fabulous'.
Oh she's one of my all time favourites. Always amazing style... and she seems so approachable as well. Maame x
The outfit is so simple, yet unbelievable elegant/dazzling at the same time...
Love her smile, her body language, this is definately one of your best photos so far!
i am in love!
When was this shot taken? Is it a sign that we can chill out on the old "no white after Labor Day" rule?
embracing a natural glow
Taylor, the master of Accessories! :)
her lovely hair itself is a wonderful accessory. She could easily go with nothing else and still look stunning.
Garance Dore mentioned something about legs on this weeks nyc fash week, and thats all i am seeing and i am bloody loving it!
Yes she's young, pretty and almost anything will look good on her, but how can she walk in those shoes without pain?
gorgeous! I am loving those sunglasses, I'll have to dig out my own cat-eyes
LOVE this take on the button-up. The sum of her accessories make the outfit.
those shoes are perfection paired with the edges of her underskirt.
what an unusual dress, do you know who it is by? Love the quirky glasses!
It's a terribly clever marriage of two very contrasted seasons.
The lighting beautifully accents the inherent motion of every fabric and shape.
And the shoes are a complete coup.
Fashion and weather... them are a bit too linked and I wonder when I'd try the leg style in rainy london!
Everything from the motion to the cut of the dress is Amazing! Good work
The lighting is gorgeous!
Need I say more about her heels?? :)
and She looks really happy...
So fresh !
She kind of looks like a really chic fairy...
Does anyone know where she got those exact shades? And don't link me to the Ray-Ban site because that ain't it!
Urban fairy. I like it.
I love her hair. She is happy and fabulous, makes me smile.
she looks effortless!
Beautiful--I love the bold color of her hair mixed with the soft, summery colors on her outfit!
that skirt is amazing!
nice combination! it seems that she has very light legs and she can fly with her skirt. very girlish but chic! i like it:)
wow amazing I love everything !!!!
gorgeous. what a breath of fresh air.
I adore the skirt and heels! Not as crazy about the top, but overall she looks just lovely:)
Sart, how about show a picture of this woman's feet when she gets home. I'm sure those high heels are pretty disfiguring. People look at this site and think, thats beautiful, I want to look like that. It's insane though. Those shoes, with such high heels, look ridiculous. Yes the men are comfortably dressed but the women must parade around showing as much skin as possible while carrying out something that is tantamount to foot binding.
Love the crisp blue + white + the heels are gorgeous!
The pleating on the skirt is wonderful and I love the Alaias.
that hair colour is amazing! particularly striking against that beautiful blue.
great shot!
I would never put that skirt with the shirt but it totaly works on her!
The lighting in this is beautiful, it almost looks like she's walking on air!
wow she looks great, love that skirt and cardigan
still feels like summer :)
Love her shoes!!!
Lovely! Just found out what to wear AND how to wear it for tomorrow :)
She looks stunning. Love the hemline!
Greetings from a soon-to-be copycat and a daily reader from up north.
Keep up the great work :)
Absolutely gorgeous, the differing textures, the pleats, summery blue & wintery cardi, accented beautifully with that stunning necklace!
A bit of a clash with regards to the very summery feel of the blue and white skirt and a very warm wool cardi over the shoulders. But i must say there's such movement to the skirt that one can forgive her slightly. The shoes are magnificent. Perhaps the outfit would look more pulled together if her skirt and blouse were darker colors? In either case, it's a statement of summer slowly transitioning to fall and how one tries to hang on to the last rays of summer. In some ways, quite beautiful.
if I were an alien from another planet and your blog was my only reference to human females I would have to conclude that they all possessed incredibly long slender legs - each and EVERY one of them... stunning!
OMG! She looks so effortlessly chic, like she was born in those shoes!
Too cute! She sure knows how to layer. Love those shoes!
absolutely stunning,
i love it all; the shoes, the shirt, the skirt!
I love her shoes!!!
I'm loving the movement of her skirt. And those cat eye glasses! Meow!
nice glasses ;)
I love her shoes. not a huge fan of the way the blouse flares with the skirt but I think the pieces individually are interesting
She's such a radiant beauty- the hair, the smile. So much freshness and light in this picture. Its like she's walking on air. The skirt is fantastic.
looove the skirt & shoes!
ahhh so pretty!
why won't you ever come to Washington, DC?? :(
That girl is gorgeous ! I love those shoes, the skirt, the black polish detail - and above all the way she shines...
The Flintstones!
Fresh and pretty.
L*O*V*E the lighting ...the hair...the shoes...the frivolity of her outfit!
ho hum labor day and its senseless restrictions, lesson taught lesson learned wear it when you want to...tell me why would you store these heels away?
Two words and two words only...Love. This. :)
great outfit! love it!
OMG Those shoes are THE business !!
love the glasses
PERFECTION. A simply amazing photo, and her style is beyond gorgeous.
Chic glasses, love the hair color, not sure what the top is but it fits her well...
ahhh i love her layers!
and her shoes= fantastic! does anyone know which designer/where to get them?
I'm not sure how I feel about this pic, but to me she looks like she's quite okay with it (her outfit) and that's what fashion is supposed to be about...
gorgeous sandals..
great pic; love the light on her hair color.
does anyone know what her glasses are?
I love how the top looks as if it's been constructed from a man's dress shirt - simply gorgeous!
The light in this shot is amazing and really shows off the textures of the look. The ruffles, the strappy shoes and fluffy sweater, the necklace in shades of red like her hair: Great.
dear god, i love this woman.
Posting for the first time to say that this is probably my favorite outfit out of this blog. LOVE it!
God, I love it!!!!
heavenly, glorious shoes. the light is lovely...it makes the shoes almost disappear against the white lines of the street.
Oh wow, this is a very well put together outfit. I love the skirt's cut against her criss-crossed high heels. Amazing shot!
Wow ! Love the skirt and the shoes. They give a great sense of lightness !
Love the glasses and the way work with her hair. And the sense of lightness that her skirt and shoes provide - wow ! I am in love :)
Oh my Oh my~! Those legs and those shoes and that skirt and her youth and happy spirit~! Thank you~!
I'm not feeling this look. Personally, I find the proportions to be wrong. Thought the look does have interesting texture--and I suppose it is meant to be a transitional look-- the fabric combinations are just wrong. The shoes are fab, but inappropriate. She is a gorgeous lady and this shot is perfection (as always!), but as far as fashion goes, I've seen better.
Dear Scott,
The other day I managed to jump into my local bookstore and peruse through your book as I was in a hurry.
It is simply brilliant and what a great selection of photographs.
Well done. Marvelous!
killer shoes and i love her sunglasses.
this is great!
I can see why you took this - look at the hem and the shoes mirroring each other. But I am very attracted to that light fuzzy cardigan about to slp off her shoulders.
Those are great shoes! And the whole outfit is amazing and very summery. I have started a blog with pictures from DC where women have been taking advantage of these last summer days to wear cute summery outfits like this one. Check it out: spottedindupontcircle.blogspot.com
I was reluctant to believe a pedal skirt can be worn as an everyday look - my belief is proven wrong. Love the simple silhouette created by two amazing pieces.
Beyond brilliant and fresh look! The shoes are TDF!
Love the shoes.
Gorgeous! Love the shoes and her hair color.
Woww she's stunning! and i love the dress <3
those shoes are amazing
So beautifull.. not just fashion wise but the hole picture its just breathtaking! You are just amazing!
Cleaver adaptation to women wearing their man's shirt out of bed.
If we could only all look as effortlessly stylish walking out of bed in the morning! She sure embodies just that to me.
how does she keep her cardigan on her shoulders without it falling off?
The shoes are awesome.
i like the details on the bottom of the dress. and i love love love the shoes! i applaud her for walking in those beauties through such a crazy city!
th skirt shape match so well with shoes strips.. que chula!
I love this outfit. That dress is adorable!
i love love those shoes. any reason to throw a cozy sweater over the shoulders is excellent in my eyes.
Absolutely perfect. Stylish, interesting; accentuates all the positives.
Taylor had a near identical outfit on Garance's blog yesterday. Love her Julianne Moore-like red hair!
PERFECTION to it's fullest! The over sized shirt looking dress over a ruffled skirt is simply perfection. No one else could carry this look and deliver it this way. The shoes..I am LOVING them! She is so beautiful and she simply says...summer with a hint of autumn coming soon with that cardigan.
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Those SHOES!
I like it! It's new. I really admire the dress shirt dress with the flirty cut of the mini skirt underneath. The shoes are hot.
i thought it was one dress at first but that layering is just so delicate and beautiful.
The shoes are awful, but I love love love the glimpse of fabulous skirt peeking out under the dress. It looks like it would be amazing to see all of it - I love the tease in hiding it away like that.
I also love the butterfly sunglasses - very '50's glamour and they suit her face.
maybe too wrong to be right
Nice layers and happy face. I repeat again i like when it's wearable :)
I'm pretty sure this is the true definition of perfection. Yup, sure of it.
She's lovely and fresh...
Love the addition of the fun necklace, nails and heals. Keeps it from getting to cute.
I wish I could walk in those shoes. Alas...
Gorgeous! and Love the shoes.
the shoes & skirt...perfect.
& the blue toenails!!!
she is simply perfect...i love the match of the dress over the skirt and of course she's also beatiful
I love how her top looks as though it was created from a men's shirt, and how the pleats of her skirt peak out form underneath, so tres chic...
the red hair and shoes make it~
For those who asked- I think I have the same shades. They're Proenza Schouler.
I just love it!!!
...Want the dshoes desperetely!
Minha nooossa ...ela se superou desta vez!
loving the cardigan, she makes a very plain dress look divine, tres chic!
Long shirt over short skirt= genious. And the combo of fuzzy grandpa sweater with those shoes is miraculous!
love the color blend - brings out a fresh look especially with the whites.
and i'm loving her sunnies! :)
Beside of her being so gorgeous, this picture is amazing! such a great shot..
The skirt is adorable and she is so pretty. The shoes look like torture.
What I love most about this look is her confidence! That red hair is also so striking compared to the soft colors she's wearing. Fantastic shot, Scott!
Apologies for my ignorance, but who is Taylor?
Taylor is flawless and those are the shoes from her wedding. How many bride's have such killer wedding shoes. I want them.
I am in love with that awesome look. So bright, fresh. I love the way she dresses.
Garance Dore not only talked about legs, I believe she showed this same woman. This model is having a good week for appearing in blogs.
Facehunter has her on too.
She looks flirty! I'd like legs like that please!
I like this a lot. Pretty lady, beautifully shot. Also love the repetition of the pleats along with the repetition of the straps on her shoes.
It's That Girl!
Amazing! I sat beside this woman at the hair salon that very same day. At first glance, her outfit seemed to not go together, but when she stood up, it was just fabulous! I thought the skirt and the shoes were what pulled it all together, and that pink sparkly necklace was icing.
A little too mis-matched for me, but I love the top alone with the skirt and the shoes are killer! Wish I had those!
I'm speachless
to answer the question that's been asked several times...
from where are those shoes?
i just got a pair that looks dautingly similar (may even be the same, but it's difficult to tell...) at Forum Tufi Duek, a high-end Brazilian store. Although this is of no help to those in other countries, followers from Brazil can rejoyce!)
funny shirt
Give me those shoes!
What a show stopper. Love the deep red, sunlit blue, warm grey and killer shoes.
The shoes are by Ann D (I assume) - BUT for a much less pricier version, Jeffrey Campbell Julys are where it's at - PLUS they have a walkable heel/wedge, not like these ones. Available here:http://www.solestruck.com/jeffrey-campbell-july-2-black-suede/index.html
or at Urbanoutfitters...
x0x0 Lusty
I absolutely love this photo. Everything she is wearing is so basic, with a tint of flair. Her sunglasses have just a tad of flair to them. Everything is perfect.
She is wearing a great outfit, but my attention inevitably goes to the guy in the background... Rolled up sleeves, sigh...
I do not like any particular pieace she was wearing, but together they worked beautifully. The sunglasses, the dress, the white skirt and the shoes, even her smile. Good work.
love it! and i love her hair also!
the whole composition of this photograph is absolutely striking. the lightness of her legs and the unexpected straps of her shoes contrast beautifully with her killer neckless and dark nails. total fashionista! and great photo!


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I have so many gorgeous selvedges now that I felt compelled to start a new project. This is just the beginning.
After doing so much hand piecing lately, I'd forgotten how much faster it is to sew by machine. I now have a small pile of blocks with which to play!

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Humbug! After seven years working retail and resturants we've seen what this season is really all about and it's not peace on earth or family. Thats what inspired our playful look at this time of year for Fred Yarm's renewed reinvigored Mixology Monday.
Early on around mid November when we were mulling our theme I wanted to do a Fernet drink. Fresh pineapple had always complimented it well in my opinion, but it wasn't until I uncovered some lovely aged Neisson Rhum at an out of state store that I had my final answer. A Christmas Miracle you say? Humbug, and utter nonsense. After all most of my drink ideas come to me during late night liquor store wanderings.
After many iterations we hit upon a vital mix. Using abit of the ginger syrup from Jeff Berry's Remixed and some fresh lime I perfected a blend that spoke to me.
This drink is named after the Ghost that truly spoke to scrooge, the one that would regardless put him in the ground. The third and final ghost, Death. Friend's and family had not scared scrooge into wanting to be a better person. It was the thought of being dead, buried, and forgotten. Moreso than represent his bitter heart this drink represents his inevetable burial.
The Third Ghost
1 oz Aged Martinique Rhum (Neisson For Example)
¾ oz Cruzan Blackstrap
½ oz Fernet Branca or Leopold
¾ oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
¼ oz Fresh Lime Juice
¼ oz Ginger Syrup
Shake together with ice and strain into a rocks glass over large service ice. Garnish this with mint and a pineapple slice.
For the ginger syrup
Take a 3-4 inch piece of fresh peeled ginger and thinly slice it into a cup of water and a cup of sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil stirring often then reduce the heat and simmer for two minutes before straining and bottling.
Earthy delightful notes from the martinique rhum add to the sweet burnt character of the blackstrap rum. The herbs and mint of the fernet make a perfect pair with the rhums as the pineapple, lime, and ginger provide a background symphony of tart acidic freshness with a spicy background sweetness. A perfect drink to represent the six feet of dank grave earth Scrooge was eventually covered in, regardless of his acceptance of holiday cheer.
Ah well we all have to go sometime! why not go with a liver full of boozy goodness. We remain your door to Tiki Horror, and hope you'll join us for the roundup tomorrow.
We hope you've enjoyed our "all in good fun" look at this chaotic time of year. When all is said and done we're more halloween people. Still if your the kind of person who actually likes their family we bid you to hold them close and give charity to others not just one day a year, but each and every one of them.
"Bah Humbug, And You Get Hammered America!" – JFL


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Thursday, 18 May 2017
Alien: Covenant
On paper, it's easy to read Alien: Covenant as Ridley Scott's bristling response to the criticism that greeted his gorgeous but deliberately flippant Prometheus. For a start the marbled, swaggering Engineers are completely dispensed with, shunted off stage into a delirious, Biblical oblivion that underlines their complete irrelevance to what will unfold here. Rather than pick at an idea of explanation, using rejected Alien concepts to build the nursery, Covenant is woven around a more forthright telling of where the original creature has sprung from. The facts that unfurl here might not align perfectly with everything we've seen before but their emotional, thematic truth work beautifully.
Scott and screenwriters John Logan and Dante Harper approach their sequel with the tried and trusted methods of James Cameron. They take their predecessor's leftovers, boil them down to their constituent parts then explode them on a mythic, sweeping canvas predicated on an easily understandable psychological state. The inherited character is precious, existing on a level entirely above any of the newcomers. Dramatic urgency will spring from, and function around, their objectives and desires. So while Cameron's Aliens transformed habitual survivor Ripley into a superheroic mother capable of physically confronting her nightmares, Logan and Harper raise Michael Fassbender's broken, glitching David up to the level of a towering, Satanic evil.
Covenant abandons Prometheus' questions about humanity's makers to instead ponder our race's future on a galactic scale, asking what legacy we might hope to leave behind. The film's answer is iterative and generational, concluding that mankind is essentially immaterial to what is to follow. We're catalysts, meat grist to power the pupal stage of our offspring. Just as our creators have been swept away, so too will we. It's a big, science fiction idea - the tools we've created to help us chart the stars have actually rendered us bovine, bordering on irrelevant. In this detail Covenant operates as a complementary piece to both Blade Runner and the moment in which Alien's Ash praises the perfection of Kane's son.
Covenant's synthetics are a rolling, real-time explanation why Roy Batty and pals were saddled with such a definitive expiration date. If mankind is able to create a lifeform that betters them in every way, why then should that being take orders? Covenant reorganises David as something of an anomaly, an old man's hubristic attempt to create a flawless but servile companion, two behavioural aspects that can't help but clash instantly. Walter, a deliberately less capable revision of David, occupies a social standing one down from Prometheus' duplicitous butler. Many of the human spacefarers that interact with Walter treat him like a self-sufficient gadget that just happens to be shaped like a man. In Covenant, synthetics are treated as emotionally invisible automatons, they're an underclass expected to bow and scrape. No wonder the greatest amongst them chose to divert, to seize on his father's works and imagine the next evolutionary leap.
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Mosaic is the art of creating images with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral. Small tiles or fragments of pottery (known as tesserae, diminutive tessellae) or of colored glass or clear glass backed with metal foils are used to create a pattern or picture.


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Mother of fallen soldier hands out donations at Landstuhl
By Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, January 9, 2009
LANDSTUHL, Germany — On Thursday afternoon the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan lent a hand to a soldier wounded in Afghanistan.
Linda Ferrara, the mother of the late Vicenza, Italy-based Capt. Matthew Ferrara, helped Spc. Stephen Stout sort through a box of donated goods at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Stout will fly back to the States soon for surgery, and wanted to find a teddy bear for his son — whom he'll meet for the first time.
"I'm a big believer in God and that's how God works — through somebody with her strong will," Stout said. "I don't think I'd be able to do that. I'd still be in deep depression if my son died."
Ferrara, of Torrance, Calif., has been interacting with soldiers and handing out donated items at Landstuhl all week during a Soldiers' Angels-sponsored trip to Landstuhl. Soldiers' Angels is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting U.S. troops.
"I'll hone my operation to suit what [Soldiers' Angels] needs," Ferrara said. "Every day we come down here, talk to the guys and see what they need."
The trip came about because of a series of improbable events surrounding Matthew Ferrara's 2007 death in Afghanistan, a robbery in southern California and a blog run by an American living in Germany.
Steve has written a great story covering Linda's visit with photos from S&S's photographer Michael Abrahms, so be sure to click through and read the whole thing. In addition, he also wrote an article prior to her visit and published on January 4 which a lot of the Landstuhl staff had seen, so many of them already knew about her as we made rounds during our visit. Thank you, Steve!
I'll share some photos of the behind-the-scenes stuff. It's been such a full week I don't know where to start. Hmmm... how about some of that "interacting with soldiers" Steve mentioned?
Here we are in the outpatient barracks kitchen the other night with our buds Kev (left) and Davey (right). Russo, the guy in the ACUs, had just arrived from Afghanistan a couple of hours before and is enjoying a bowl of Lucky Charms.
Linda's friend and fellow West Point mom Nancy Brewer was baking cookies and every time a Soldier came in for some she tried to make him take a glass of milk. If you're wondering why we're all so squished together it's because 5 of us are sitting on 3 chairs :-)
I swear they must have pumped laughing gas into the building or something because we kept posing and taking pics and just could not. stop. laughing.
Linda with Stephen, whom you'll recognize from the Stars & Stripes article. All he wanted was a teddy bear for his new baby and kinda fell into the whole Stars & Stripes and AFN thing. Thanks for being such a good sport, Stephen!
This is Lewis wearing a Soldiers' Angels shirt he received in one of our First Response Backpacks downrange. He's with the 1st ID in Afghanistan and, in another incredible coincidence, his unit relieved Chosen Company, 2-503rd, 173rd ABCT, which was Matt Ferrara's unit. Lewis, you just concentrate on getting better and try not to worry too much about your guys downrange.
We'd like to give a shout out to someone else we spent time with - milblogger John of Two Brothers, Two Countries, One Army. Hope all is going well and our best wishes for a speedy recovery!
The Commissary Run. Linda is shelling out $700 of the donation money to buy fruit, microwave meals, break 'n bake cookies, and other snacks for the "boys" back at the outpatient barracks. There's a DFAC in the hospital, of course, but it's always nice to be able to run a midnight raid on your own kitchen.
Looks like register 6 is going to need another bagger.
Linda, Nancy, and Becky Kendrick of SA Germany discuss how this is all going to fit into 2 POVs. The guys at the barracks got a big kick out of our "discussions". They told us they'd watch us from the barracks windows walking across the parking lot to the hospital building and take bets on how many times we'd stop to talk.
The Commissary thanks you for your business... and the customer behind us is definately having a "what the heck??" moment.
Heading over to the Service Liaisons to deliver some backpacks for their inpatients. Because it was about 10 degrees and there's a lot of walking between buildings at Landstuhl, the California girls are bundled up against the cold.
Quilts from Soldiers' Angel Nancy McHenry. I asked Linda to unpack the box and inside she found a note which read,
"13 handmade quilts from Nancy and the "Band of Quilters" in Lancaster County, PA. This shipment contains 3 more quilts than we originally planned. We kicked into "high gear" to help replace some of the blankets taken when we heard about Linda."
That note is a fitting way to wrap this up because it's so typical of the outpouring of support Linda has received since the theft of her donations in late November.
Words cannot convey how grateful we are for all those who turned the robbery into a blessing in disguise. And we'd like to send a special hug to Patti of Soldiers' Angels who sponsored Linda's trip to Germany.
We'd also like to thank everyone at Landstuhl for their gracious hospitality. Linda and Nancy had the opportunity to meet dozens of patients and most of the Service Liaisons. We spent almost an hour with the Commander and the First Sergeant of the Medical Transient Detachment for outpatients. The DWMMC staff gave them a briefing on their operations, which track and manage all incoming and outgoing medevac flights. They experienced patients' arrival at Landstuhl and had a tour of the medevac bus from two wonderful Air Force Med Techs. We made daily rounds to the wards delivering phone cards for the patients and coffee and other treats for the nurses.
Finally, as promised, "Hi Nancy, Hi Linda!" I miss you guys already.
My prior posts about Linda and her family can be found here (keep scrolling).


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Handmade children clothing is the best gift for a newborn or toddler. We love making crochet baby wear as a gift for our newborn babies. Crocheted sweater not only keeps the babies warm but you can personalize baby wear according to your preferences as well.
Crochet designers these days charge heavy bucks and people actually buy such clothes due to its quality materials induced in it. There are many design variations you can implement in a knitted sweater and thus give it more personalized appeal.
Me and mum made these cute crochet outfits exhibited in the images. Accept the blue sweater rest all were created without any written pattern.
|Sweater and cap set for 3 -6 months old baby
|A cute frock - 0-3 months old
|crochet hat for 18-24 months old and shoes for 12 months old baby
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
{#191} sweet valentine
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The King's Sisters
The Cross and the Crown Book Three
by Sarah Kennedy
Knox Robinson Publishing
December 8, 2015
Hardcover; 320 pages
Historical Fiction
The King's Sisters continues the story of former nun, Catherine Havens. It is now 1542 and another queen, Catherine Howard, has been beheaded for adultery. Although young Prince Edward is thriving, and the line of Tudor succession seems secure, the king falls into a deep melancholy and questions the faith and loyalty of those around him. Catherine has found herself in a unique position as a married former nun. Now she is a wealthy widow. She has two children, a boy who has successfully joined the young prince's household and a daughter who lives with her at Richmond Palace, home to Henry's cast-off fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, now designated "The King's Beloved Sister." Catherine also enjoys the attentions of widower Benjamin Davies, and in the festive court atmosphere, she has furtively indulged her passion for him.
But England has changed again. Anne of Cleves hopes for reinstatement as queen―until questions arise about the finances of the houses she keeps. Catherine, as one of the king's "reformed sisters," is singled out, just as she realizes that she is carrying a third child. The King's Sisters explores the Tudor court under an aging Henry VIII. He now has a son and heir, but his two daughters remain players in the political intrigues. The Cross and the Crown series follows the very private Catherine as she is thrust into the scheming. She is skilled enough to serve a former queen . . . but this may be the very quality that endangers her future.
Sarah Kennedy holds a Ph.D. in Renaissance Literature from Purdue University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College. The author of seven books of poems as well as The Altarpiece and City of Ladies, books one and two in The Cross and the Crown series, she has received individual artist grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, as well as an award for scholarship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. She teaches at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. Her website is http://sarahkennedybooks.com/.
Her second novel in the series, City of Ladies, is a finalist for ForeWord Magazine's IndieFab Book of the Year Award in Historical Fiction.


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Mary Schenk
URBANA — A judge Tuesday found probable cause to hold a Rantoul man for trial on charges that he murdered his foster son last month.
Judge Tom Difanis assigned Patrick Kennedy's case to Judge Heidi Ladd and ordered Kennedy to be back in court June 17.
Also Tuesday, State's Attorney Julia Rietz filed a petition alleging that Kennedy's biological son is abused and neglected based on being at risk in the family home due to the death of his foster brother. The Department of Children and Family Services was expected to take temporary custody of that child Tuesday evening, Rietz said.
Kennedy, 35, of the 400 block of East Belle Avenue, was charged two weeks ago with the first-degree murder of Daniel Lindholm-Wilkins, 7 weeks, a foster child he and his wife had since his birth. They were also acting as foster parents to Daniel's biological half-sister, age 2, Rietz said, and were intending to adopt her.
Daniel was declared brain dead at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana on April 23 after having been admitted April 17.
In testimony Tuesday before Difanis, Rantoul police investigator Tim Rivest said Kennedy called paramedics to his home about 5 p.m. April 17, reporting that Daniel was choking on his formula.
Rivest said paramedics and officers found Kennedy in the house with Daniel; Daniel's 2-year-old half-sister; and the Kennedys' biological son, age 3. Kennedy's wife, Theresa Kennedy, was at her job in Champaign, Rivest said.
Rivest said Carle doctors determined that Daniel had suffered traumatic brain injuries and broken ribs.
In an interview with Rivest and fellow detective Sgt. Justin Bouse, Kennedy said he tried to feed Daniel, and the baby began choking on the formula. He said he tried for about an hour to revive the unresponsive child and eventually called 911, performing chest compressions on the baby as instructed by the telecommunicator until help arrived.
Rivest said Kennedy initially offered no explanation as to how the infant may have suffered the injuries.
Later, he described the baby as "colicky" and "fussy" and said a week earlier, the two older children had knocked over Daniel's bassinet.
Kennedy also said that his 3-year-old son had hit the baby in the head with a metal toy truck the day before Daniel was taken to the hospital but Kennedy said he did not see that happen.
Rivest said that Carle doctors told him and Bouse that the injuries to Daniel "required an adult amount of force," could not have been caused by the toy truck, and happened no more than two hours prior to the call to 911.
Kennedy was released from the county jail Saturday after his wife posted $25,000 in cash. He had been there since his arrest April 24.
The couple were both in court for Tuesday's preliminary hearing. Kennedy is represented by Urbana attorney Baku Patel.
A shelter care hearing in the case of the biological child is set for today.
Rietz said earlier that both of the older children were examined in the wake of Daniel's death.
Neither had suffered any physical injuries.


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it's going to happen
It's pretty much a done deal -- if it wasn't from the very start. Samuel A. Alito Jr. will be the ninth Supreme Court Justice, replacing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and strengthening the conservative voice on the bench.
Read Charles Lanes' analysis of the hearings, as well as E.J. Dionne's column bemoaning the lack of substance in the Alito Senate hearings and Alito's identity as "the Babe Ruth of evasion". Dionne thinks Senator Joe Biden may have hit the nail on the head when he observed that nominees "tend to answer contraversial questions in direct proportion to how much they think the public is likely to agree with them." (Kinda like a political debate.) But Dionne wants to do more than just gripe about the fact that Alito managed to say nothing during three days of hearings:
Democrats seem to be wary of mounting a filibuster. What they should insist upon, to use a euphemism Alito might appreciate, is an extended debate in which his evasions will be made perfectly clear to the public. If moderate senators want to vote for a justice highly likely to move the Supreme Court to the right, they can. But their electorates should know that's exactly what they're doing.
Amen, Brother Dionne.


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|April Smartboard Calendar
Saturday, March 31, 2012
April Smartboard Calendar
Posted by Linda McCardle at Saturday, March 31, 2012 4 comments
Labels: Calendar, PK-2, Smartboard Resources
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Pond Animal videos
The students in my class gather information through discovery bags, the pond site on my website and videos. I have a small dvd player that they watch the videos on. These different activities (while contrived to be sure) help my students become independent information gatherers. They love gathering the information and writing about the animals.
Hope your students will enjoy the videos.
Hope your students will enjoy the videos.
Posted by Linda McCardle at Thursday, March 22, 2012 5 comments
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Pond Packet Freebie
Our class discovers information about pond animals through discovery bags. This packet contains an emergent level fact sheet and word bank about six different pond animals along with a fact sheet for students to collect their information. I include a stuffed animal or puppet in each bag, word bank and fact sheet along with nonfiction books I have collected (Check your library for books to put in your discovery bags if you don't have a large collection.) The students fill out their animal fact sheet. They use the collected information to write about the animal of their choice. I also made a short video about each pond animal. My website Linda's Learning Links has a pond webpage geared to emergent readers. To receive the packet, just follow my blog and leave a comment along with your email address. If you are a follower, please leave a comment and your email address and I'll get the packet to you. I will upload the videos later this week.
Posted by Linda McCardle at Wednesday, March 21, 2012 77 comments
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
One More Frog song
Here's one more frog song!
Posted by Linda McCardle at Tuesday, March 20, 2012 0 comments
Monday, March 19, 2012
Little Polliwog Song Freebie
My kindergarteners have enjoyed singing this song.
Posted by Linda McCardle at Monday, March 19, 2012 2 comments
Labels: PK-2, Pond Theme
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Pond Literature Response Freebies
Hope you will enjoy using these in your listening workstation or in Reader's Workshop.
Posted by Linda McCardle at Saturday, March 17, 2012 0 comments
Labels: Literacy, PK-2, Pond Theme, Reader's Workshop
Monday, March 12, 2012
A "Froggy Friends" Guided Reading book freebie
We started our pond unit today and I will be posting a packet of pond freebies later this week. But, I wanted to go ahead and share the guided reading book I created. Hope you will enjoy it!
|Froggy Friends
Posted by Linda McCardle at Monday, March 12, 2012 3 comments
Labels: Emergent readers, Guided Reading, Literacy, PK-2
Teachers Taking Care of Teachers
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Seuss Sodoku Freebies
I made 2 sodoku games for the Smartboard for Dr. Seuss week.
Graphics are by Michelle at The 3AM Teacher
Posted by Linda McCardle at Thursday, March 01, 2012 6 comments
Labels: Math, PK-2, Smartboard Resources
A little more Seuss!
I like to make ppts of the guided reading books I use with my class. I am also including a smartboard version, it will be great for finding rhyming words, sight words and determining the number of syllables in words from the story. I also make response sheets for each guided reading book I use, I'm including the response sheet as well. I hope you will enjoy using them with your students.
P.S. The font used in all of the items is Dr. Soos Bold.
Posted by Linda McCardle at Thursday, March 01, 2012 0 comments
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Solstice Arena is Free-to-Play MOBA game made by Zynga for your mobile enjoyment! But they would prefer to call it a Speed MOBA because each match lasts for about 5-15 minutes. There's only one map available (3v3) but you can choose between playing solo matchmaking, with friends or with bots from 3 difficulty modes.
|must.. kill.. hero...
The objective of the game is to destroy your enemies' Oracle with 3 towers protecting it. There's no creep waves (YAY! no farmers) but you can earn gold overtime also you can loot some on the ground and also open a chest that spawns often to give you 100 gold for all your teammates.
|yay! i'm safe here! @_@
There's no fog of war in the game. So, you'll know where your enemies are; provided with indicators. There are also random power-ups spawning that you can use also to boost your attributes permanently or just temporary. You already have 3 skills available to use from the start and you can also upgrade skills (while on the lobby) for better output. If want to know more on how to play the game, they provided a guided walkthrough for beginners.
|time to upgrade~
There are few things I need to highlight about the game..
The Bots. They are incredibly good and well-programmed compared to the MOBAs' AI on the PC platform. They follow your commands in a snap and they really know when to use a skill and support teammates. It's almost as if you're playing with a real player. Great job Zynga!
The Graphics. I was dumbfounded that the game didn't lag because of the level of quality of the 3D models in the game. Even when there's a clash, I didn't feel any jitter or spike. A friend of mine from Zynga told me that the game was optimize for mobile gaming without worrying about troubles of lagging or any related problems. Another thumbs up!
The Pacing. It's actually pretty fast if you look at it overall. It might seem slow at first but once you get the hang of it you'll notice that it's the same pace like the other MOBAs.Overall, I find Solstice Arena, one of the best games I have on my iPad. It really got me hooked with all the awing clashes. It is a fairish game for MOBA players that are always not on their desktop or laptop. This game actually made me "wow!" and i'm still looking forward for more great improvements that they'll implement on the game.
So with that said, i'm giving it an 8.5/10
You can get the game here:
or in the App Store. Remember, it's FREE! ^_^


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Day 99, July 11, 2012
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I laid there from 5am on hearing the loud thumps as the tires entered and exited the bridge. The traffic was picking up now and it would make the thump noise every 10 seconds or so. There was no way I could sleep through that. The noise was pretty loud.
I had maybe an hour of sleep and I just felt the weight of how tired I was weighing down on my eyes. I just felt a thickness in my thoughts and my head was heavy feeling too.
I laid there until about 9am when I knew I needed to get up and start walking before it was so late that I would be walking in the hot part of the day. The next town was Electra, 16 miles ahead.
So I got up and in a dizzy state I packed my things up. I noticed my hips and knees hurt a little more than usual. The concrete slab I slept on was on a slope so I had weight pushing me down that put an awkward and constant pressure on my hips when I laid on my side. Which I normally do.
After I packed I started walking. I felt very drained and like I could fall asleep in about a minute if I had a couch and air conditioning. But the next air conditioning I had was 16 miles ahead. And just a hard chair most likely rather than a couch.
I walked back onto the 287 and headed north. It didn't seem too hot compared to other mornings, so that was a plus. I walked about 13 miles non stop. I wanted to get to Electra early so I could relax. I was exhausted.
At about 13 miles in a car pulled off in front of me. A guy came walking towards me and said "nick?". I smiled and said "hey!" I figured it was a twitter follower. He shook my hand and was happy to have found me. His boss had told him and some guys they work with about my walk (Parts Unlimited) and they were checking up on me. I was very thankful. That lifted me up after a hard morning. He asked what I needed and I didn't really need to ask for anything so I said I was pretty covered. But then he insisted on giving me something. He started listing things like "food? Money? Water?". I knew he wanted to help somehow. He said there was a sonic in the last town and he could run back, so I said "ya some food will help". So he drove back to the town and went to order me food.
He came back out and met me down the road again a little further up. He brought me 2 chicken wraps and a slushy drink. The drink really hit the spot as I drank it right away. He pulled out a $20 and handed it to me. At first I said "no, I really don't need it". But he said, "I hear you help others, so you can share it". That was cool. I took the $20 at that point. He gave me a few bags of trail mix too and then we parted ways. I was very thankful and felt much better after that as I walked on.
I finally came to the little town of Electra. A small place where everything was very brown and old. It was very plain looking and just had a rusty kind of vibe. I walked up to a gas station where there was a subway. I went in and there was a booth there with an outlet.
I bought a drink in there and sat down at about 2:00pm. I was so tired and it felt good to be sitting and not exercising in the heat. I sat there the rest of the day watching people come in and out. A very country town with a lot of oil wells. A lot of grimy workers came in real dirty to get drinks and cool off. It was about all there was in the town so it was the hot spot.
At around 8:30pm I left there and walked a couple blocks. There was an old abandoned baseball field there and I crept in there and settled me and my cart into the dugout. The ground was dirt so I put my tarp down and then sleeping bag on top of it. It was out of sight as the outfield was just marsh land beyond the fence with no houses or buildings. It was basically the last thing on the west end of town. The feild was dry and looked like it had not been used in a while. But it was a good spot to be hidden for a long nights rest.
I fell asleep around 10:30 and with the exception of waking up from beetles a handful of times, I slept ok. Maybe a little above average nights rest compared to the norm.
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Big Sister's Burden
I have a problem and don;t know any adult I can trust to help me with this. I'm 14 and have 2 sisters that are 4 and 7 years old. My mom is a single mom and works alot of hours so we have a nanny. We all like her very much. But heres my problem: a couple of nights ago I caught our nanny going through my moms drawers (she doesn't know I know). Now, I don't know if she took anything or not but all the same I know it was wrong for her to be going through my moms things. I'm not sure if I should talk to my mom about it because it would really upset her. She's stressed enough with work. I also know she likes our nanny very much but I'm afraid, what if she fires her? I don't know what to do. I don't want a new nanny, but I don't want her thinking its ok to go through my moms personal things (me and my sisters aren't allowed to go in my moms room, either). Please tell me what I should do?
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- "Nanny" said...
It is completely inappropriate for your nanny to go through your mom's things. And as much as you don't want to have to.... my opinion is that you should tell your mom what you saw. I would want to know if someone I trusted in my home was looking through my personal items in my bedroom. I might feel differently if she was snooping through a medicine cabinet.... but a bedroom? Off limits.
- May 23, 2012, 12:17:00 PM
I think you should tell your Mom. It's always okay to tell your Mom the truth. Isn't that the way she raised you?
This is not a child's problem. These is an adult problem. It's your Mom's job to talk to the nanny about why she was going through her things. Your Mom would want to know. Maybe she asked the nanny to look for something, or maybe not, but your Mom can handle it.
You sound like a wonderful child, and your Mother must be so proud of you. Be brave and do the right thing. I know change can be scary, but remember your mother wants what is best for you, and leaving you in the charge of a deceptive nanny isn't in your best interests.
- May 23, 2012, 12:20:00 PM
- Nashville Nanny said...
It is completely inappropriate for your nanny to go through your mom's things. And as much as you don't want to have to.... my opinion is that you should tell your mom what you saw. I would want to know if someone I trusted in my home was looking through my personal items in my bedroom. I might feel differently if she was snooping through a medicine cabinet.... but a bedroom? Off limits.
- May 23, 2012, 12:22:00 PM
Tell your mom what you saw.
It's up to your mom to decide what to do not you.
You did nothing wrong.
- May 23, 2012, 12:32:00 PM
It's possible Mom asked nanny to get something from the room. I've had MBs ask me to get something or tell me where something was that I needed and she wasn't there to give me.
Rules for nannies and rules for children aren't the same. OP has put herself in an adult role which she is not.
That said, I agree with the others just tell your mom.
She's an adult and capable of figuring out what to do. It's not your job to protect your mom.
- May 23, 2012, 12:35:00 PM
You sound like a great daughter who wants to protect your mom. You do need to tell your mom, though. What may seem to you like a big deal may not be to your mom, and conversely.
- May 23, 2012, 1:12:00 PM
I would tell your mom EXACTLY (everything!)what you just told us. Even to the point where you weren't sure if you should talk to her about it, etc. Your mom is going to be amazed and proud of you.
- May 23, 2012, 1:44:00 PM
Just playing devils advocate here. The girl said she adored her nanny. What about just keeping an eye out first for continuing behavior of nanny invading mom's privacy? If she does it again she can then tell the mom what's going on. She seems real worried about the nanny getting fired for some reason.
- May 23, 2012, 2:27:00 PM
Tell your mom honey, if for some reason she did ask the Nanny to get something, she'd be able to tell you that. To not tell her would be the same as lying, IMO.
- May 23, 2012, 2:48:00 PM
- Phoenix said...
you need to tell your mom and it is good if she fires her
you're 14. is there any reason that your mom doesn't allow you to watch your sisters? is it so the nanny can drive you guys around?
I was in charge of my sister growing up. She is 6 years younger than I so i would always be the one to watch her during the summer.
Just curious.
- May 23, 2012, 2:59:00 PM
To answer your question, my mom growing up was made to care for her brothers and sisters so she didn't want to saddle me watching mine. But mostly, I come home from school and watch them for a couple hours then our nanny comes to stay late for us so were not alone late at night.
It was after bedtime (I had to go to the bathroom). I don't think she'd of asked my nanny to get something from her room for her, when I saw her it really looked like she was just snooping. Still, I care about her but mom my is strict enough that she might fire her.
Thankyou for your help and for being nice.
- May 23, 2012, 3:58:00 PM
- Just My Two Cents Just Now said...
OP a.k.a...Big Sis:
You sound like a great daughter who is very concerned about her mother and does not want to stress her out. Kudos to you! ♥
I would go with my instincts on this one. Your Nanny probably WAS snooping and thought she wouldn't get caught since she thought you guys were all in bed.
You need to tell your Mom ASAP. Who knows what else this Nanny is doing when she thinks no one is around.
I am sorry if she gets fired and you get a brand-new Nanny, but let me tell you something Dear,...it is much better for everyone in the long run.
Take care.
- May 23, 2012, 4:09:00 PM
- Phoenix said...
thank you for the explanation. That makes a lot of sense.
I would seriously consider telling your mom. No matter how nice someone is to your face snooping is not the behavior of a nice trusting person. That is the behavior of someone being sneaky and possibly a thief. People can be nice to your face then stab you in the back. You don't want her to actual start stealing from you.
So if she were to get fired it would not be because you told on her. it would be because she is not trust worthy and was going through your family things. She may do this to your room too, and maybe your sisters.
- May 23, 2012, 4:11:00 PM
- UmassSlytherin said...
Tell your mom for sure. Let her take it from there.
- May 23, 2012, 6:37:00 PM
Hi big sis!
You sound like an awesome sister and a really great daughter.
I would tell your mom what you saw, but I wouldn't be too worried about it! Your nanny most likely was getting something for your mom or looking for something totally innocent like tylenol. I got my period at my mom-boss's house and had to dig around looking for a pad since she's pregnant!
Keep rockin!
- May 23, 2012, 9:01:00 PM
I think it is so great that your first consideration was for everyone's feelings. You sound very mature and intelligent.
I do think you should mention this to your mom. Does the nanny know that mom's room is off limits? If so, the nanny has no business even setting foot in your mom's room. You should not have to deal with this, tell your mom and let her handle it.
I think it was a very smart choice to think about this and ask people for advice. Good for you! I think your mom and sisters are lucky to have you!
- May 24, 2012, 1:47:00 AM
Aww you sound like a great kid! I agree that this is an adult problem and you should definitely tell your mom just in case. Take care sweetie!
- May 24, 2012, 3:03:00 PM
- Phoenix said...
I am sure the girl that came here for advice is a good person.
Now when I was 14 and I went out of my way to ask people this question and use logic instead of run on emotion and a bunch of old women kept calling me a great kid and "sweetie" I'd be pissed. Its demeaning and shows a lack of respect. I would never have tolerated being talked down to like that. When I first started at my office I was the youngest person in the company. I was 19 years old starting with people 30 plus years on me and i think one lady called me "little girl" I was pissed. They all treat me as an equal now. But I'm just saying. Don't talk down to people.
She came here as our equal. Asking a question. she didn't need us to pat her on the head. She knows she's a good person. She is VERY smart for someone who is only 14 so I will treat her like she's 18. That is why I asked why her mom didn't want her watching the kids because she is smarter than most people who post here as professional nannies.
Sorry but that just irks me. I know how I was at 14 and that would have been my reaction.
- May 24, 2012, 3:11:00 PM
Maybe not everyone feels the same as you do phoenix. She has probably seen some of these posts before and how ugly a few of you can be, that might be why she said "thank you for being nice"! Geez, I'm in my 20's and wouldn't be offended if a person told me I was sweet. You're just a hardass phoenix, lol.
- May 24, 2012, 3:27:00 PM
- Phoenix said...
seriously. the biggest way to get a teen to shut down is call them a "sweet kid"
Out of all the age groups of children under the age of 18. I know how to handle teens. I don't know much about little kids but teens I get. Learning how to communicate with them is 98% of the job
we were all teens once and the only thing during this time that we wanted was "to be adults" treat them like one and you get much much more accomplished.
Hell my mom always joked that when I was 10 was my actual 30th birthday
- May 24, 2012, 3:29:00 PM
- Phoenix said...
I'm telling you. I watch how teachers and parents handle their teens. When you try to stuff them and keep them in that kid role it pisses them off and they rebel. Giving them adult decisions (even if they make the wrong ones) is beneficial to the parent teen relationship.
It's not the "sweet" part. I was called sweet. I am talking about treating a "pre-adult" like a child. I know the OP here wouldn't be offended because she is smart enough to know that people are being nice and helping her. Its just an observation. i'm living with a boy who is going to be 13 in 6 months and we had to change the way we speak to him and it has worked wonders.
- May 24, 2012, 3:33:00 PM
- Dr. Juris said...
I don't talk down to any kid, even the young ones. I talk to them like they are adults, because I hate babytalk.
- May 24, 2012, 6:33:00 PM
- Dr. Juris said...
I'm not quite sure what a 14 year old talks/types like, Anon. I've always talked in a more mature manner than my age might otherwise suggest. Some people are more prone to grammatical errors or sounding childish, while others aren't. However, I will say that the OP did make quite a few errors in her post.
- May 24, 2012, 7:54:00 PM
I think you should feel open about telling your mom because if there is a reasonable explination, it will all work out just fine and if not, then your nanny was doing something she shouldn't be doing. I'll just explain one scenario I had when working for a family I was with for 4 years just to get a different perspective on this though. The one place I never went in was the parent's bedroom/bathroom area. It was private and I had no need but one day I started my period and had Nothig with me. I was still sort of new and embarrassed to text the mom and ask if she had anything and that day I couldn't leave the house because I was told to wait for a repairman who was coming so I could let him in. That's the one time I did go and look in her bathroom for something I could use and that was the only time.
- May 24, 2012, 8:02:00 PM
- Phoenix said...
Anon, you do realize there are intelligent 14 year olds out there. Why would you doubt this post?
- May 24, 2012, 8:17:00 PM
OP, I feel bad that there are so many rude people posting here. I hope you will ignore them and just read the positive posts. You sound like a wonderful big sister and daughter. Good luck with everything, and I hope the rudeness doesn't scare you off!
- May 24, 2012, 11:29:00 PM
Phoenix--the fact that you came after me just because I called her a good kid really shows what kind of person you are. And I'm not that old...last time I checked 25 wasn't that old. Why treat a 14 year old like she's 18 when in reality she's still a kid? And we honestly don't care how you were when you were 14. You need to realize that everyone is different. When I was 14 I craved the attention because I didn't get much from my own parents. Not that it matters.
- May 25, 2012, 3:38:00 PM
Courtney NannyOf3 - THIS!!
As for OP, Definitly tell your Mother. Theres not to many people out there who actually care about one another but family will always care and have each others back so if you seen this then you owe it to your mother to tell her.
The Nanny might be 'nice' and a 'good nanny' but at the end of the day, this is a job for her and you don't really no who she is when shes by herself. If she won the lottery, do you think she'd stick around or even give your mother notice? Heck no, she'd quit an go on a cruise and spend thousands on a shopping spree. So don't think for a second that you owe her by keeping this a secret. She's a nosy person and a possible theif an she will continue to 'snoop'... dont let her..
- Jun 2, 2012, 11:45:00 PM


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World of Amistade
For six generations (300 years) the human kingdoms of Amistade (Petra, Sychar, White Hawk and others) waged war on each other, with no ruler able to conquer another. Humans used all the arms and magic they had at their disposal to try and conquer one another. When that failed they turned to dark magic and darker pacts with divine and infernal beings to crush one another, unleashing the hideous beastmen and arrogant centaurs upon the world of Amistade.
So great was the humans' desire to conquer one another that in the end they lay waste to themselves, and the very lands they were fighting over. Once the major race or Amistade, the humans now find themselves near the bottom of the racial food chain. A once proud race has nearly wiped itself out of existence.
Meanwhile the human's 300 years of war brought about significant changes to the other races of Amistade.
Large tribes of dwarves returned to the surface and flourished. Now they are the dominant race of the surface. Controlling some of the former kingdoms of man.
While in the early years of the human wars, the White Elves disappeared from Amistade not to be scene or heard from for 300 years. But since their recent return they have seem to be quickly repopulating many former human lands and kingdoms, now lagging just behind the dwarves for control of the surface world.
Nearly ten years ago now the White Elves mysteriously reappeared on Amistade after liberating a race called the Kalish from another part of the galaxy. Upon freeing the Kalish from the race that had enslaved them for centuries they made their way with the aid of the White Elves back to Amistade. The Kalish own world was sacrificed in a world-shattering explosion in an effort to forever put an end to the Abotchee; the cruel race that once enslaved them.
After returning to Amistade the White Elves formed new alliances with the Dwarves, Lapin, Codeil, Kalish and Halflings. The combined racial alliance has successfully fought back the dark forces unleashed by the humans upon Amistade. The alliance has also put the various humanoid races back in check, who have swelled and taken advantage of the humans weakened state.
What's left of humanity though has been fiercely divided into two groups; those who have turned to the White Elves for help and joined their alliance; and those who resist and continue to look for new magical ways or pacts with divine or infernal beings to once again rule Amistade.
You hardy adventures find yourself on the verge of a new dawn or darkness for Amistade. The White Elves and the other races seek to reopen the ancient trade routes of Amistade across the war-torn lands of man to bring peace and prosperity between the races. Meanwhile several groups are seeking adventurers brave enough to retrieve the lost knowledge, artifacts and relics or man before they fall into foul hands.The core races of the campaign are:
- Codeil – enlightened lizard folk; replaces Half-orcs
- Dwarves – those that live on the surface and those that live beneath it in the Undervale
- Brown Elves – a bit like fey tieflings
- White Elves – classic high elves
- Halflings – classic halflings
- Humans – those that sided with the White Elves
- Kalish – a new human looking race, but not human
- Lapin – a new race of rabbit folk
- Tan'zhom – a new race of humanoid insects with gnome-like characteristics
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There are also several nasty new races that you'll meet along the way though, that want you out of the way.
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There are issues and issues one has to confront daily. This place is a shelter , to pen them down, reflect, reform and review.
Monday, July 30, 2012
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Crossing 10,000 A landmark for me
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I revived this blog with a view to air my pet peeves ,without any expectations that anyone will peep into it. It was all about my own grumblings and grouses against the general apathy I find in my daily life.
The gradual outcome slowly encouraged me to add more about writing what upset or enthralled me.I almost forced my increasing readership to accept my likes and tolerate me .
Today, I find that I have crossed 10,000 hits,which is a pleasant surprise and gives a mild shock. I know it is no great shakes, but at 60+, I can't ask for more from my esteemed readers who encouraged me to write openly about my feelings.
I feel very good and am grateful to all of you who visited these simple pages. Do continue , and give your valuable feedback to humour a humble blogger.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Bright and cheerful in the morning
At the break of dawn, when the sky is spreading light, I climb the steps to the second floor terrace, to look at the sky, the clouds,birds chirping and enjoy the cool breeze on my face. During the last week, this daily routine was pleasantly distracted by a welcome sight on the parapet wall, which comes into view, as I ascend the steps. I could see this cheerful yellow greeting me at the same angle , past few days..
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This week is a Spring Digi Release week for Some Odd Girl. Yesterday, Kristy already revealed the first two digi stamps, Picnic Mae and Geeky Mae on this POST.
Today, we are sharing Furry Friends Mae and Happy Tia. I get to play with Happy Tia.
I think my mojo and I has misunderstanding regarding when we should be back after our fun time with the family. I am already back and mojo... well, not so much. Either that or mojo experiencing extreme jet lag and doesn't want to come back to work, yet. I think my card turned out just okay.
You can see more samples using this adorable digi at Some Odd Girl blog.
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Wasting the late night lamps, facebook-ing and of kos blogging about Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Seriously, instead of sleeping like the others due to tiredness pleasing the guest that come home for raya absolutely, I'm writing a post. Level of tired is truly already above the par. But what ever it is, awesomeness and enjoyment in Hari Raya is still there even the visitation from kids around is too slow and unproductive.
Before going on to much more mumbling, let me tell what had happened here as the preparation and the on going process during Hari Raya. For this year, I had finished up 85 "kelongsong ketupat" with aided from Abg Baim, 2 table runner by my own which is truly gorgeous for a first timer like me, decorate flowers, a little help on langsir and many other small scale work I had done here and there for the sake of Hari Raya.
|Myself-made ketupat. Believe it or not, I'm a men who know how to 'menganyam ketupat'! Don't jelous ok!!
Finished with the Pre-Hari Raya, moving on to the Hari Raya itself. As usual, after performing solat hari raya, I straightly go home for hand-shaking ceremony and money-earn event. We are apologizing to each other on any wrong doing and mistaken that had been done in the last few decades of life. Thus, here I officially asking for a forgiveness to anyone that had been hurt with my words, acts, or even eyes and please keep praying the best for me. Then we had a family group photo to be remembered in the future.
|One big happy Family.
As the ceremony ended, I quickly jumped out and joined the mosque team to walk from selected house to house to beraya. Few houses from Lorong 4A and 5A is chosen one and my house is absolutely one of them all.Wandering around for almost 2-3 hours under the shining UV light really burnt my already tanned-skin, and absolutely can cause cancer if precaution is not taken. Around 12-1 in the noon, I arrived home and everyone is just too exhausted to keep living and standing up causing them to dying and keep lying down on the floor.
Whats more to write? Yeah, even this year the number of children that come to my house in small group is too calculative, the fatigue is still there as our siblings, uncles, aunts and nephews plus nieces unstoppably striking my house for beraya just like bees. Truly amazing and awesome and now, seem like my house is like a must-come house for hari raya all years.
|A little camwhoring with a new Bedazzling Dhotti On raya's morning.
This year, we also go to the cemetery to visit our grandfather's and grandmother's graves to pay our respect to them on this beloved and gracious day of Hari Raya.
|Paying my respect to my late grandfather and grandmother. May they rest in peace there forever and ever. Amin. Al-Fatihah for them.
Actually there is many more thing to be written and remembered but due to time constriction, I cut it short and here is the end of everything. Finally, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin from me, ShahnonSalleh.


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GM loses money on each Volt it sells while not disclosing a specific figure. The model, which is eligible for a $7,500 U.S. tax credit, was introduced in 2010 and has struggled to meet some sales targets. Volt is GM's flagship car for its efforts to have about 500,000 vehicles on the road by 2017 with some form of electrification. The car can travel 38 miles (61 kilometers) on battery power before a gasoline engine engages. . . .
Leaf sales accelerated this year after Nissan Motor Co. (7201) in January added an S version of the Leaf that's cheaper than the SV and SL models. Unlike the Volt, the Leaf has no extended range engine. Leaf sales more than tripled to 11,703 through July from 3,543 during the same period a year earlier, outselling Volt in the U.S. by 60 vehicles. . . .
Even with the accolades, the car struggled to garner the kinds of sales sought by Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson, who had forecast global Volt sales of 60,000 in 2012, before settling for about half that amount.
In late April, Akerson said GM was working to cut the price of producing the Volt by as much as $10,000 each without removing features for the next-generation version which he indicated could come out in 2015 or 2016. . . .Whatever one thinks of electric cars the Volt has been a waste of taxpayer dollars with government subsidies and a product of government control following the bankruptcy.
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As I begin to to write this blog I realise that perhaps it would have been better to get this sorted before Christmas. But, as they say, better late than never. And indeed, there's no reason why you should have to wait for an 'official' new year to pass before you make the commitment to plan ahead.
A 12-month editorial calendar really has no beginning and no end. Rather it's a constant cycle, as predictable as February coming after January, and Christmas always falling precisely on December 25th, whether it's 2016, or 2116.
My point is that there are many very predictable dates that happen every single year that should form part of your content strategy as a matter of course. I covered this very point, as a matter of fact, in a post for this very blog last year – '#StPatricksDay – Extending Your Reach With Trending Hashtags'.
That post went live on March 16th – one day before St. Patrick's Day – and it allowed us to promote the blog across Twitter using the trending hashtag #StPatricksDay.
Now, I'm no prophet, I have no magical powers nor Nostradamus-esque-ish abilities to predict the future. But what I do have is a diary and a calendar – and I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that this year, once again, St. Patrick's Day is going to fall slap bang on the 17th of March.
I also know that International Women's Day will fall on March 8th, Easter on March 27th, Thanksgiving on November 24th, and good old Christmas once more on December 25th.
With all of this valuable information in mind, not only can I start thinking about content strategies that can piggy-back these predictable trends and marketing opportunities, but, if I'm super-organised, I can even start creating the actual content that I can use when the dates finally arrive.
Now, admittedly, I'm not always the most organised person (see 'How To Never Miss A Deadline Again'), and so I can't realistically say that I'm going to start writing my 2016 Christmas blogs next week to ensure that I'm well prepared for the silly season when it comes around. But, what I can say – and indeed what I am encouraging by putting together this blog post – is that we can all start planning ahead right this second by coming up with a content calendar for the upcoming year, ensuring that we don't miss any important, opportunistic dates that will increase exposure.
Indeed, the plan is, by writing out the calendar and getting ahead on any blogs we can ahead of time, then we will have more time to dedicate to reactive marketing, where we have to, indeed, react to any unpredictable events and hashtags that may crop up throughout the year.
And so, I'm now going to produce both for myself and for you a whole 12 months' worth of eventful dates that will be trending when those times come throughout the upcoming year, which will mean that, by creating relevant content, you should be able to increase your exposure across social media as people search for trending hashtags. What's more, because I'm nice, I'm even going to offer some content suggestions to get us both started. Ready? Let's go!!
Key Dates In 2016 For Hashtag Marketing
- January 25th – Burns' Night: Commemorating the life of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, the #BurnsNight, #haggis and #neepsandtatties hashtags will be trending on this date, and so content that relates to all things Scotland should perform well here. Why not try out a promotion that makes use of 'A Red, Red Rose' (i.e. the title of one of Burns' most famous works).
- February 6th – Six Nations Rugby Starts: One of Europe's most exciting rugby events will be garnering a lot of attention throughout February and March, with associated hashtags aplenty. Jump on the back of these trends with content that celebrates this glorious sport. Some ideas might be SCRUM (an Agile software development model, though one that can be interpreted to incorporate marketing or indeed organising the build of absolutely anything), or anything to do with 'tackling' – 'How To Tackle Social Criticism Like A Welsh Prop Forward'.
- February 7th – Super Bowl 50: The most exciting day for American sport. All football Sundays accumulate to that one day when every family enjoys the finale, the commercials, and the half time show. A lot companies and brands use the #SB50 hashtag to get on the bandwagon. Tackle this one by getting into team spirit!
- February 8th – Chinese New Year: Also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, hashtags will be popping up in celebration of this event come February. Lanterns, fireworks and Chinese Lion Dances are all powerful images that surround this date, which you can of course use to promote your blog content. In the food industry? Great! You can create content surrounding Chinese eating.
- February 14th – Valentine's Day: Love is always in the air in the middle of February. Don't miss out on the opportunity to cash in on some lovey-dovey content. Check out '10 Quick-Win Ideas for Valentine's Day Email Campaigns'.
- March 17th – St. Patrick's Day: See '#StPatricksDay – Extending Your Reach With Trending Hashtags'.
- March 27th – Easter Sunday: Baskets, eggs and bunnies – Easter presents a wealth of opportunity for the content marketer. Off the top of my head, why not create a promotion where you offer 'Free Easter Basketing' (i.e. free shipping) on all orders over the celebratory weekend.
- April 23rd – Shakespeare Day/St. George's Day: If you're in England, then you of course won't want to miss the opportunity to jump on the dragon-slaying back of St. George's Day. But, the 23rd of April is also Shakespeare Day, and so all the internet world is indeed a stage for your most creative content marketing ideas. How can you align your product with the works of the most famous playwright in the English language? 'The Taming Of The Shrewd: How To Quell Your Most Cunning And Troublesome Trolls'? Something like that, perhaps?
- May 12th – The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebrations Begin: The Queen is 90 this year, and this will undoubtedly cause an internet storm. So content surrounding the 90 figure will be most appropriate: '90 Ways To Use [Insert Name Of Your Product]' is a challenging yet spectacular blog title that you'll probably need to start working on now.
- June 20th – Summer Solstice: How about a campaign about darkness and light, or a giveaway celebrating the height of summer?
- August 5th – Rio Olympic Games Start: An Olympic year will produce no shortage of campaign opportunities. So, start thinking Brazilian – but don't be rude!!
- September 2nd – VJ Day: This date celebrates the official end of World War II. It's a sobering date, for sure, and so will require a due amount of respect. Not a date to launch a special promotion, but as a sensitive and in-touch brand, you will do well to observe it on Twitter and Facebook, and simply pay your respects.
- October 31st – Halloween: Time for some ghoulish giveaways again!! See '7 Tips for BOOOsting Your Halloween Email Marketing Campaign #Infographic'.
- 25th November – Black Friday: Black Friday is on the 25th this year – so don't get caught short. This is an opportunity not to be missed. Make sure you're prepared!!
- December – What happens in December Again?: Nope. Can't for the life of me remember. You're on your own come Christmas time, friends! Oh, that's right – December 1st is Eat A Red Apple Day. Don't ask me – I didn't make it up!!
Got any more dates we should be taking note of this year? Let us know in the comments below.
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Chrismukkah, Our New Favorite Holiday!
Last holiday season Tom and I got each other a 'Mensch on a Bench', and an 'Elf on a Shelf'. Raising kids in an interfaith home requires balance, right? This year, as Christmas and Hanukkah align, we present to you, our new friends Danny and Arnold in:
[fanfare music] Dum-da-da-DA!
ELF-AND-A-MENSCH: A Chrismukkah Tradition
(Cue Robbie Williams & Brad Paisley, "It's a collision of wo-orlds…")
Let the countdown begin!
31 days: Interfaith Homes & Underwear Gnomes
30 Days: Tell me if you heard this one – a Mensch and an Elf walk into a bar…
29 Days: It's beginning to look a lot like Chris-moose-kah!
28 Days: ho, ho…oy?
27 Days: "May the Schwartz be with you." -Mel Brooks
26 Days: Celebrity Cook-Off – Gingerbread Boss vs. Ace of Potato Pancakes
25 Days: Candle Canes!
24 Days: Merry Chris-STEM-Kah, Lego My Lights
23 Days: Do You Want To Build A Snow Mensch?
22 Days: Mele Kalik Ha-NA-Kah's the Hawaiian Way, to Say Merry Chrismukkah…
21 Days: Do You Sia What I Sia?
20 Days: Super-Mensch!
"Easy, miss, I've got you."
"You've got me…who's got YOU?!?!"


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le heck of a lot on the SeroTalk Weekly podcasts. So I will just say that I still believe the ones who will have more mainstream acceptance of any autonomous vehicles is Google. The year saw Google get permission from Nevada to allow the Google car on the streets for testing, the unit has performed extremely well and the only wreck in a Google Car has been when a human was driving which says a lot. While I think the number seven story from the panel serves as a neat accomplishment, in the end, if we are ever to have a "Knight Industries Two Thousand" or "K.I.T.T., it will have to come from someone like Google and it will not allow anyone, not just the Blind, manual control. Plus, as my friend Jeff Bishop pointed out to me on Twitter, can you even imagine the insurance rates on a car like the one described in the link below to the panel's seventh story?
It is back to the focus on mobiles for what I voted as my seventh story…
Nokia Partners with Code Factory for Free Screen Reader
The return of the licensed technology model made a comeback in 2011. Moreover, this story also shows the power for having accessibility on board as demonstrated by Google's Talkback for Android and Apple's VoiceOver. To remain a viable choice for Education or Government purchase, there must be access. And we now have journeyed from an expectation to a demand for it in the realm of mobile devices. But before you say "whatever, that's a dying platform anyway" please realize that Symbian is a very large platform still in the EU and other countries outside the US. This deal allows those who rely on those phones to continue to have access until the next big thing migrates their way.


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Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian activist early Monday morning, culminating a two-hour-long gun battle in the Ramallah area of the central occupied West Bank, after Israeli forces had been pursuing the man since he was released from Palestinian prison last September.
The raid sparked clashes, which left two Palestinians shot and injured by Israeli forces. No Israelis were injured in the incident.
Israeli police identified the slain man as Basel al-Araj, who was wanted for "planning terror attacks against Israelis."
Al-Araj was detained without charges or explanation by Palestinian security forces in April last year along with Haitham Siyaj and Muhammad Harb. The controversial case made headlines when the three men joined three other detainees in a hunger strike in Palestinian prison, amid reports of torture and mistreatment.
After being released in September, Palestinian activists had feared that Israeli forces would immediately detain the six men, as the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been widely criticized for its security coordination with Israel through what critics have called a "revolving door policy" of funneling Palestinians from PA jails into Israeli prisons. more


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My son was telling me he needed a new wallet.
I wanted a fun place to keep my "mad" money for my new camera.
So I made these!!!
The green is mine, red belongs to my son and pink goes to the daughter.
Also, I figured out that for the last year or more I have had my camera's flash set to SUPER bright! I somehow set it to dimmer tonight and figured out how to change it!!!! So I'm glad to know I know how to use my camera better! I still want a new one though!!! We'll see though!!