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If you have youngsters and are looking for a crafts activity for them, or if you yourself are feeling craftsy, or if you've been looking for new ways to express yourself and you've yet to try to "say it with ceramics," y'all gotta hurry on down to Lindiwe Kamau's wonderful corner store on Nostrand at Rutland called "Expressions in Ceramics."
Lindiwe is someone I've championed here before for her role as leader of the Nostrand Avenue Merchants Association. She's a real civic go-getter, organizer, and all around Trinidadian-American powerhouse. Her shop was something of a de facto campaign headquarters last fall, so I have a sweet spot for that too.
Seriously stop by, tell her the Q sent you, and sign on up. Note that she doesn't do the wheel - it's all hand stuff and painting. But you can get pre-made forms like plates and bowls and paint those if you're dying to get something utilitarian. It's really something anyone can do from the git-go. You can sign up in small groups if you want to turn it into a playdate so mommy/daddy can get a little time to themselves. You can even leave your kid there, as there's always teacher running things. You just call ahead to make sure the time is available. Pretty neat, right?
The Q at Parkside
News and Nonsense from the Brooklyn neighborhood of Lefferts and environs, or more specifically a neighborhood once known as Melrose Park. Sometimes called Lefferts Gardens. Or Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Or PLG. Or North Flatbush. Or Caledonia (west of Ocean). Or West Pigtown. Across From Park Slope. Under Crown Heights. Near Drummer's Grove. The Side of the Park With the McDonalds. Jackie Robinson Town. Home of Lefferts Manor. West Wingate. Near Kings County Hospital. Or if you're coming from the airport in taxi, maybe just Flatbush is best.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Express Yourself Ceramically
Posted by Clarkson FlatBed at 11:11 PM
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Calling them today at 718) 774-5466. Scheduling time for mini BossyRossy (3yo) to make her 2013 Xmas Ornament. Thanks for the idea.
- December 11, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Anything for adults?
- December 11, 2013 at 12:06 PM
Everything offered is available for adults too. Check out their website. http://potteryexpression.com/blog/
- December 12, 2013 at 8:50 AM
Amazing - thank you so much! I used to take a weekly class and it was recently cancelled - have been looking for an adult option! THANK YOU!!!!
- December 12, 2013 at 11:27 AM
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Prior to last night's Atlantic Division-clinching win over the Flyers (Pensblog recap here), some fool by the name of Darren Dreger wrote a blog post about Sidney Crosby.
Dreger mentioned that Sid doesn't have the goal-scoring touch of guys like Gretzky, Lemieux...or even Ovechkin. He name drops Geno, which surely calms the Pittsburgh faithful a bit, but levels unusually odd criticism of a 20-year old, reigning league scoring champion who just happened to miss more than 1/3 of the current NHL season.
Let me repeat. Sidney Crosby missed 34% of this season, and still, before last night, managed to score 22 goals. Sid obviously took this to heart when he marked half the team's tallies in the win against Philly.
Imagine missing 4 1/2 months at your job, then having some dweeb call you out for not putting together as many TPS Reports as the dude next to you who never takes a sick day. If that happened to me, I'd probably come in the next day, fire off a substantial amount of reports, then papercut the idiot with said reports for making foolish claims (no, I don't work with TPS Reports, but Office Space was the first thing that popped into my head).
So Sid upped his goal total to 24 in 53 games played. Throughout a full season, Crosby would have averaged about 37-39 goals. That number puts him ahead of guys named Alex Kovalev, Eric Staal, Rick Nash and Thomas Vanek. But just because he hasn't put up freakish numbers like A.O., Geno and Ilya Kovalchuk, Dreger finds the need to complain. Does he want the kid to do everything? Despite missing 1/3 of the season, Sid merely sits in 28th place on the season points list. And that's 23 points out of 3rd place. His career 1.38 goals per game would squarely put him in contention for a second consecutive run at the points lead had he not missed 28 games.
Oh...and backtrack much? Immediately following the game, Dreger issued a clarification at the bottom of the post. It comes off as sketchy, to say the least:
I stand by the fact I believe Crosby is far more comfortable as a playmaker, but the two goals he scored in a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers helped solidify my point.
Really? Because when I read the post, it seemed like Dreger said:
..when it comes to burying those grade A chances, Crosby gets the A for average.
He says that his two goals were his best two chances, and Sid put them away. Now, if you're calling a player average, then him scoring on his best two chances does not solidify your point. It actually nullifies your point. Because "great" goal scorers put away their best two chances. "Average" scorers might go 50%.
Please sit down, Darren Dreger, and call out players who warrant criticism. Not a team captain who battled injury for a substantial amount of time, only to score twice in a division-clinching win.
Sidney Crosby > Darren Dreger.
Go Pens!

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I was still wide-awake at 2:30 this morning, hunched-up in bed with the laptop, marvelling at how clear my latest arrangement sounded in my head as I tried to get it down into Sibelius (which I shall shamelessly plug as the music transcription software to own) – I ended-up sleeping at 4AM, and no, its not done yet.
Of course you're wondering what am I working on (and if you're not, why are you reading this?).
Well, you've probably read about my current wave of fanboy-ism, and so it shouldn't surprise you that I'm working on a song called 다시 만난 세계.
Yeah. This PC can now handle Korean characters…and you need to learn to read Korean 😉
So anyway, there I was last night, listening back and forth across my reference recordings when I stumbled upon a classic case "Icing before the Cake" – technique or virtuosity for the sake of…well…technique or virtuosity.
I found two fanmade piano renditions of 다시 만난 세계 – one was by a dude (I think), the other by a girl (judging from the nail polish). The dude was clearly the superior pianist, technique-wise, at least – he skittered up and down the keyboard, added some really funky inflections and reharmonizations here and there – while the girl pianist basically stuck to the "melody supported by chords and arpeggios" formula. They also differed in terms of tempo, with the dude taking a fast, closer-to-the-original tempo, while the girl laid it back by a significant amount.
I remember telling my students some time ago that audience applause is a poor standard by which to gauge one's success as a musician – most audiences (most, not all) will applaud anything, especially if its something novel or something they cannot do themselves. Nevermind excellence – most applause is a way of saying "I was entertained, regardless of whether or not you were actually worth watching."
Now please, before you react, I am not saying we should therefore treat the audience with contempt – I am simply saying not to trust in the applause. Be thankful for it, be a gracious, humble recepient of it, but don't attach significance to it.
Anyway, I really felt this was the case of the dude's rendition – it was novel, it was impressive, technique-wise, it was testament to his skill and undoubtedly awesome talent – but it didn't mean anything. It felt like, as far as he was concerned, just another song to play around with.
The girls rendition, however, was something else – technically simple and straightforward, but it made things move inside me. Her approach opened up the melody and song structure for scrutiny, allowing the listeners to judge the music first and foremost (and despite my biased position, I would like to say that the melody is excellent – it would not sound out of place on an anime or videogame soundtrack), and then her approach. Her piano was slightly out of tune, but even that lent her rendition charactert – one viewer commented that her sound "…seemed to be coming down from the sky."
You know, after awhile you get used to the applause, to the people who slink-up to you and say nice things about your abilities and your talent – and when that happens, you start looking for something beyond all those things, something more transcendent, something meaningful. You start wanting your music to mean something, to change something.
More often than not, the best cake needs no icing – and the best music needs no virtuosity.


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Sibling Sunday with Yin, Yang & Socks
Yang, reporting for ATCAD
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You two are such close siblings! How nice that you got to grow up together and stay the best of pals.ReplyDelete
You do look loving holding hands and so close. XXReplyDelete
We love seeing siblings that are close :)ReplyDelete
We like your selfie too.
Purrs Georgia and Julie,
Treasure and JJ
I don't know why I have always thought of Yin as female and Yang as male and I KNOW it's the opposite but...ReplyDelete
they are just to cute for words, but I love Socks, too. He was first!Replies
Yes, Yin is the female she is solid black. Yang is the male he is mostly white with a black tail and some black markings around his face. And Socks is the senior tabby boy at 16 years old.Delete
It is lovely that you have that special bond, and that you all get on and take selfies together. Have a great Sunday. purrs ERinReplyDelete
You are such cuties and so sweet.ReplyDelete
Lady loves when animals snuggle.ReplyDelete
Aww... nothing better than napping together.ReplyDelete
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Sweet snuggles pictures ! PurrsReplyDelete
Our Silver and Miranda are littermates but they don't cuddle nicely like you do. We love your relaxing pictures!!ReplyDelete
PS Thanks for being a #MommaKatssearch buddy *hugs*
These are lovely photos showing how close you are.ReplyDelete
You all are so cute but the yoga twins are so sweet the way you sleep together.ReplyDelete
Y'all sure do look happy with your amazing comfy!ReplyDelete
How furry sweet of Yin to like being close to you. Socks doesn't know what he's missing. -Hugs and purrz from Lulu who likes cuddling with her brother too.ReplyDelete
You guys are lucky that bed is big enough for all of you. :)ReplyDelete
Such a sweet double selfie:)ReplyDelete
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We love to see you all together in the bed and using it all at the same time...MOL :D The twofie is very well done too! Pawkisses for a wonderful week ahead :) <3ReplyDelete
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"Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one'? So they are no longer two but one. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder." They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?" He said to them, "For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery." (Matt 19:4-9)
Sunday, November 02, 2014
Why we're losing...
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Say a person is being abused by their spouse. Horrible, debasing abuse which leaves the body broken and the spirit shattered.
Say the abuser will never change.
Say the victim finally takes the chance to leave, finally accepts that the abuser will not change and to survive and thrive, they must leave.
Say a few years later, this person finds a new spouse. A godly, compassionate person.
It sounds like you're saying the person should have stayed in the marriage where fists rather than words were the primary means of communication. And you sound incredibly judgmental. What if this pastor said about you "Roger and Ellen obviously don't care at all what the bible says about being good stewards of money. If they had done what the bible said WORD FOR WORD, they would have much more money and wouldn't have lives limited by lack of financial means."
Doesn't that sound cruel and horrid? Because it is.
While divorce and remarriage is obviously not ideal, we don't know the circumstances surrounding the death of this union.
Statistically, it's a near certainty that at least ONE of your children will end up divorced. Would you say these same words to your own child who was remarrying?
I have been a "fan" of the Thomas family for years. But this entry just made me sad.
- 14:10
- PrinceOfTheWest said...
CTq, you're doing nothing more than recapitulating the tired, disproven arguments that have been used to rationalize easy divorce since the "sexual revolution", when people started assuming that the happiness of adults was more important than the happiness of children. Like those who use the hard cases ("rape and incest!") to justify unrestricted abortion on demand, you use the physically abusive relationship to try to argue for unrestricted no-fault divorce.
What a shame you weren't around to advise Jesus when He was speaking to the teachers of the Law in Matthew 19. You could have straightened Jesus around on how "incredibly judgmental" He was, and how He needed to stop being "cruel and horrid". Because abuse was around in those times, too - yet Jesus still said what He did.
None of us can be wiser than Jesus. None of us can be more compassionate than Jesus. None of us can be more loving than Jesus. But one thing Jesus does better than any of us is keep the good of everyone in focus. He doesn't say that anyone has to stick around an abusive relationship, but He does say that true marriage is forever. If you think that sounds "incredibly judgmental", take it up with Him.
But as it turns out, He's right. I've seen the "abusive" argument bent around until people say, "I don't love you any more, so my staying around would simply be self-abuse, so I'm leaving to marry this other person." Because we sinful humans have an almost infinite capacity to lie to ourselves, to pretend that we understand compassion better than God Himself. We need God's wisdom to tell us what love really is, because our own preferences and feelings cannot be trusted.
Don't feel sad for me. Feel sad for the victims of your philosophy of marriage, so eloquently honored by Professor Anthony Esolen. They're the ones who are really losing: http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/will-rescue-lost-sheep-lonely-revolution
- 13:42
I don't pretend to understand anything. That's why I'm asking. For all your chest thumpery and bloviating, I don't actually see that you provided any legitimately pursuable, valid solutions for someone in such a situation- a way they can honor your "rules" while still preserving their own lives.
I'm frankly startled by your brutishness. I really thought an intellectual like you could handle yourself with more eloquence and at least human decency. It seems to me that the people who cry foul on how America treats the unborn are all too quick to treat the already-here very poorly. Do anything to get that baby born, be it into a drug addled, poverty stricken household. But once the doctor slaps its posterior, by God that kid better pull himself up by his own boot(ie) straps and get a JAY OH BEE. This is the stereotype you are perpetuating. Someone who cares only about rules and nothing about people. And yes, I WILL be sad about it, because I thought so much better of you. To think I wished my own father was more like you once upon a time. I now shake my head at my own naivety.
You really do not need to reply. I'm too disenchanted to possibly read any more of your formulaic insults which answer nothing and serve zero purpose except to belittle and demean.
- 02:38
- PrinceOfTheWest said...
Oh, but one response deserves another!
You aren't really arguing with me here – you're arguing with Jesus. I'm just the messenger, He's the message. Any complaints you have about chest thumping and bloviating, you'll have to lay at His feet. After all, the teachers of the Law handed Him a golden opportunity: the Law of Moses permitted divorce, and they posed Him a question about when and where it might be permitted. He could have said something like, "Well, permanence is the ideal, but if there's abuse involved, and you later encounter a godly, compassionate person, then divorce and remarriage is all right."
But He didn't.
What He said was, "…So they are no longer two but one. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder…I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery."
What I'm trying to avoid here is being what Christians are so often scorned for being: a hypocrite. And it's true that selective obedience, picking and choosing which of Jesus' instructions we apply, is bad, so I'm avoiding it. I'm just trying to follow Him in simple obedience. Of course, that involves obeying all Jesus' commands, so when He says to love my wife as I love myself, and as Christ loves the Church (Ephesians 5) not to be harsh with her (Colossians 3), and to treat her with respect (1 Peter 3), all that is part of the Marriage Instructions. But the basis of Jesus' instructions are that marriage is permanent, exclusive, and fertile.
I'm sorry you don't like the message, and that you choose to abuse the messenger rather than dealing with the Message Himself, and that I've disappointed you. But you're not the one I'm going to have to answer to at the end of my life – Jesus is. I'm going to be held accountable for how faithfully I passed along the message, not whether I made blog commenters happy. I don't like being insulted any more than the next guy, but I was warned this would happen, so it's okay.
- 08:04
- scoobydoopoop said...
"whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery"
Does this mean a man is permitted to divorce his wife if she is unchaste? And if so, is he allowed to remarry? Because it seems as if Jesus left a loophole.
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Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM) is deeply sad over the muddy flood and landslides in Cameron Highlands that claimed five lives and caused over 90 victims from 28 families to be evacuated.
We strongly support the act of the Malaysian government to take action against those responsible for the incident. In regards to the 4000 Rohingya in Cameron Highlands, we do not have any information that they are working there. If yes, maybe the number is very small. We hope the government will thoroughly investigate the identity of the person who claimed themselves as Rohingya because they can be a Bangladeshi or other ethnic from Myanmar itself. We can help the government at any time in the identification process of Rohingya refugees and Asylum Seekers in Cameron Highlands or other places in Malaysia.
We also hope the UNHCR will be very careful in their identification process as there are cases where other ethnic from Myanmar were identified as Rohingya in their UNHCR cards. This has a serious impact on the Rohingya community in Malaysia when this non-Rohingya who carried UNHCR card that identify them as Rohingya involved in crime activities. This will bring bad reputation for the Stateless Rohingya refugees. Therefore we really hope the UNHCR will review their identification process. We also hope the UNHCR to be equal in the registration of refugees and asylum seekers as very little number of Stateless Rohingya get registered with UNHCR and resettled in the third country compared to other ethnic who are citizen of Myanmar. Due to the failure of registration with UNHCR, many Rohingya asylum seekers are forced to use fake UNCHR cards in order to survive.
The Rohingya faces various kinds of prosecutions from the Myanmar government. The Rohingya became the victims of Genocide and have to flee from or homeland to save our lives. In this situation we will always obey the national laws and regulations of the country who give us protection. Currently lots of Rohingya have been arrested, tortured and killed due to allegation by the Myanmar government that they were involve with Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
We hope the Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak, Asean Leaders and the World Leaders will raise the Rohingya's plight during the 25th ASEAN SUMMIT in Myanmar that take place today and tomorrow. As the theme for the 2014 ASEAN Chairmanship is "Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community", Myanmar government must stop its continuous prosecutions and Genocide towards ethnic minority Rohingya in order to achieve a Peaceful and Prosperous Community. If not, Myanmar will continuously giving problem to its neighboring countries and to the world at large.
We hope the President Barack Obama and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will raise the Rohingya's plight during the two days meeting. We hope both President Barack Obama and Ban Ki Moon will conduct a special meeting with Myanmar government to end prosecutions and Genocide towards minority Rohingya.
We hope for the continuous support from the Malaysian government, Asean countries, United Nations and the International Communities at large to save the remaining Rohingya.
Zafar Ahmad Bin Abdul Ghani
Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM)
Tel No: +6016-6827287


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A good budget is the number one tool to helping a person pay off debt, build their retirement accounts, and plan for their financial future. A budget is a road map to help you with your everyday finances. A person should not look at a budget as being a negative item, but a helpful tool. When you take a vacation you use a road map or google maps in order to map your way from point "A" to point "B", well a budget is the same thing, a map to help you manage your finances.
Many Americans have troubles with their bank accounts and other finances because many of us lack the skills to manage their accounts and their debt. There are many tools out there to help us with skills but most people do not know where to look or what to look for. Many financial tools are free of charge if you know where to look.
Before putting together a budget the first thing you need to do is track all your expenses for a month. There are mobile apps that can help you record all of your purchases. Every purchase, from small ones to large ones need to be recorded for this month. Even ATM fee's and bank fees need to be recorded in order to get a good picture of you spending habits.
Take this data after a month of tracking and sit down and you will probably be surprised to see where your money has gone. This is best way to get an overall picture about how you allocate your funds and spend your hard earned money..
When you finally sit down to put together your first month's budget the number one thing you do not want to do is cut out all the fun things you do. Don't make this a punishment and take all the fun out of your life. If you are too strict on yourself you will probably fail in a short time period. You will find yourself cheating and eventually you will stop following your budget and you find yourself back in the same boat your are trying to leave. Instead learn to limit yourself. Example would be, "if you stop every morning for a starbucks coffee or eat out for lunch everyday, don't stop doing these things you enjoy all together. Just set yourself some limits, instead of doing these things daily, cut yourself back to once or twice a week, you will see the benefits add up in your wallet at the end of the month.
Now take your bills for the month and separate them into categories. The first category should be your fixed expenses, such as your mortgage or rent, your utilities, car payment and any sort of membership fees that you pay monthly. Hopefully this does not go over fifty percent of your monthly take home pay.
The next category would be savings. Experts recommend putting away ten to twenty percent of your take home pay into a auto deposit savings account that earns interest. They recommend an auto deposit, this is where the money comes out of your check before you notice it is missing so these funds will not be seen, "out of sight out of mind" kind of thinking.
The third category would be flexible spending. Your monthly budget should not exceed thirty percent of your take home pay for this category. This would consist of eating out, morning Starbucks coffee runs, groceries, gas, entertainment, hobbies, and etc. This category is called flexible because these items can be adjusted. For example, when shopping for groceries, try cutting coupons and look at adds in the paper to save yourself some money. Shopping for clothes, is another area that you can compare prices in order to save money. Filling the car with gas, shop around the area for cheaper prices for fuel. Cut back to once or twice a week for going to Starbucks instead of going daily. These are just a few examples of where you can be flexible and save money.
So if you see, fifty percent of your money goes toward your large ticket items like rent or mortgage, twenty percent goes to savings of some kind, and thirty percent goes toward your more flexible items.
Here is a list of tools to help you build your budget. These tools are online so I have put the links here for you to click on.BudgetPulse


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Twenty-one was a big year for me as far as personal growth goes. There were a lot of obstacles that came in my path. I haven't overcome all of them but I'm working on it. I think that I'm the happiest I've been in my life.
Twenty-one was a lifeboat for me. I felt like I was drowning and twenty-one saved me. I learned so much. I'd like to share some things I learned. So here are twenty-one things I learned while being twenty-one.
2. Family is the most important thing, always.
3. You are never too old to dance in the rain.
4. If you let people walk over you, they will.
5. Being a woman doesn't mean you can't use power tools.
6. Loving yourself first is most important.
7. Sing loud and sing proud.
8. Never let anyone make you small.
9. Compromise makes everyone happier in the long run.
10. Feeling hurt is better than not feeling at all.
11. A little bit of dark chocolate helps a migraine.
12. Hug more.
13. There is time; don't rush to get where you want to be, trust the process.
14. You will break down and you will build yourself back up.
15. Asking for help is not weak.
16. Crying is not weak.
17. Some people are temporary in your life and that is okay.
18. Being happy is a choice.
19. Take time to pamper yourself; look good, feel good.
20. Never apologize for feeling what you feel and never let anyone invalidate your feelings.
21. Laughing always helps.
I can't wait to see what twenty-two has to offer.


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i am looking to purchase my first home. Can anybody tell me if there are any mortgage companies out there that will allow me to consolidate about $23K in loans and credit card debt in with my first loan. for example if a house is valued at $180K but it is selling for $150K. are there any mortgage companies that will give me a loan for $150K + $23K (cards/loans) = $173K. also i dont want to have to put anything down. this is still $7k less than the value of the home.
Pre-2008 absolutely. Now you would have a better chance getting a CLI out of Cap 1.
What style of loan are you applying for to purchase your home?
I am not sure about debt consolidation loan with mortgage, but with a cash out loan there are some options if your home appraises well.
You can not cash out more then 85% equity to be considered for FHA, and if you do so within 12 months you they will take the lower amount between the purchase price and the appraisal.
So if you pay 150K for your home and desire to cash out within the first 12 months of owning the home you will need to have paid 22.5k off of the original loan to reach the minimum equity %.. So if you pay off 22.6k you could take the 1k out in a re-fi.
If you wait to month 13 they will look at your appraisal value of the home. So if you home appraises for 180K and you loan is for 150K your loan to value % would be 83%. This would allow you 2% cash out of roughly 3K.
With a conventional loan you are looking at needing a 20% equity prior to qualify for a cash out re-fi or debt consolidation. With your example of a purchase price of 150K and a cash out request of 23K your home would have to appraise for 216.5K to get the cash out you need.
Getting your score above 720 would also greatly help you with interest rates, and a cash re-fi. Are you Credit Cards below 30% UTL? This could be a good boast to your score.
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Ocean Waves (Umi ga Kikoeru) Blu-Ray Arrives April 18
Ocean Waves (Umi ga Kikoeru) is scheduled to be released on Blu-Ray this April 18. The 1993 made-for-television movie, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, is the final Studio Ghibli feature film to see a home video release in North America. This is also the first time this movie has been released on our shores in any format.
Interestingly enough, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has picked up the distribution, under license from GKIDS, and the film has been given a PG-13 rating. This is a bit excessive and overly cautious, in my opinion, but the important thing is that this movie will be available in its complete and uncut form at last.
In addition to the main film, a 40-minute documentary featuring the production staff reunion has been included. This bonus feature was originally included on the Japanese DVD and Blu-Ray discs, and it's terrific that we finally get the chance to have it here (with English subtitles, of course).
Best of all, Ghiblies Episode 2, the outstanding 2002 anthology short film directed by Yoshiyuki Momose (one of Studio Ghibli's great talents) will make its appearance as an added bonus. In Japan, this 30-minute short appeared as the opening slot of a double bill with The Cat Returns the Favor. I think it made more sense to put those two movies together on home video, but it's great to finally have Ghiblies in our collections.
Ocean Waves is presented in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. As expected, there is not enough audience in the US to support an English-language dub or wider theatrical release. I think the distributors are selling audiences short. Animation doesn't have to merely be "The Electric Babysitter," existing solely to pacify toddlers and sell cheap merchandise. More and better options are available. Oh, well, at least we have the home video release, which is no small shakes.
This is definitely a great movie that all Ghibli Freaks and animation fans should enjoy. This release is highly recommended.
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- raremetalplatinum said...
Wonderful date film! During the beautiful credits song, I remembered my elementary school crush and what could've been if I was just a bit braver (and I was quite a brash rascal, ironically) She was such a cute redhead, but her big-mouthed friend kept me from going any further. So I did the only thing my 10-year old self would do... I tried driving that blabbermouth away by chasing her. Didn't really work in getting some alone time, but damn did I have fun making that lazy mouth work some other muscles for a change LOLOL!
Anyways, I'm glad that the guy got to meet his true gal in the end. Gives me hope.
Oh, and thanks to the late Saeko Himuro for the original; could've had more inspiration for people like me; RIP
- March 29, 2017 6:33 AM
- Johnell Diaz said...
All that's left now is for My Neighbors the Yamadas to get U.S. blu-ray release. What the heck is taking so long Disney!
- March 29, 2017 7:58 AM
- David Haymond said...
GKIDS announced yesterday that they picked up the the distribution rights to all Studio Ghibli films except Grave of the Fireflies and The Wind Rises. Furthermore, they're planning to release My Neighbors the Yamadas on Blu-ray in the US by Q1 2018!
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Just before having the pleasure to host the charming Promise Keeper, we cut in on a seemingly lovely day in London to catch up with William Fussell, the man behind the moniker. His 'mini-LP' comes out on 16 May via Atelier Ciseaux, and the first single 'Endless Motion' dropped yesterday. We can't get enough of the guy and his flawlessly wispy pop melodies, so we keep inviting him to come back. Catch Promise Keeper tomorrow, 17 March, at s105 (De School), Amsterdam or in Rotterdam's Wunderbar at WORM on Sunday, 19 March.
In an interview you had before your performance in Malta, there was a quote saying: 'I have yet to sit down to write a song with more than a nonsensical melody in my head.' So how is that working out for the new EP?
When I was writing the songs I was talking about before, a lot of it's done by chance. It's writing pop music through like rolling dice or like flipping a coin kind of idea. So if I come up with a melody and a verse and I put them together, rather than sitting down the computer and writing it all out. I switch things around by basically putting it all into a graph and I'll flip a coin or roll the dice and depending on the numbers and letters in the graph, it'll kind of determine what happens in the song. So this goes for anything from lyrics, to vocal effects to actual arrangements of the music. So I'm not truly arranging the song myself, it kinda arranges itself in a way.
I did a really shortened version of that when they asked that question in Malta. And it sounds kinda funny when [the quote is] singled out like that. But there's more to it than that. I find a simplified melody and then I'll put it to kind of like a test that will make it into its own self. But it's interesting, because it's supposed to be like pop music and it's not like ambience or like a composition, like a lot of that'd been done in the past. It comes out like a pop song because the melodies are Pop oriented.
What's your writing process like and how do you keep the 'sauce' if you've been working on a song for a while?
Well, the songs kinda change a little bit when I play them live, you know? When I write a song, it'll probably go anywhere from a week, sometimes even less than a week, to 2 or 3 months to finish the song. I've gone through some songs and just completely rearranged the whole system and change them from the beginning. But I guess I haven't run into that brick wall yet, maybe it's coming soon. We'll see how the tour goes. I don't think so. I feel quite happy with the songs, I'm proud of them, they mean a lot. Because they're like some of the first songs I've written by myself too. So I really believe in them, to me the sauce isn't evaporating in the pan. It's still all there with the unions.
How is life in the U.K. different from livin' in the U.S.? And how do you experience the differences in the music industry?
It's much different. I feel pretty happy and lucky to be where I am right now, because of all the nasty shit that's going down right now in America. So I feel really stoked not to be having to deal with that everyday. In all honesty it kinda feels like a whole new life, because I moved here and I moved away from, well not necessarily negative influences, but also moved with the person I love, so it kinda changed how I live my life. It doesn't mean we still don't get up to, you know, bad stuff. We're being much happier in general, we have a more fulfilling life being over here. It's amazing how much it opened my eyes and how much I've learned about life, culture and everything. That's a simple answer, I guess that Americans have a really hard time learning about anything other than themselves. So, I guess that was a big part of coming over here and learning so much about this whole idea, how things work. The system is much different for music too I think. I'm really happy that I get to come and play different countries every week if I want to. That's such an amazing thing, that you don't get when you're in North America. You can do different cities, but it's all kinda the same. Whereas here everything is distinctly different.
That's what I hear from a lot of musicians. I've only been to the States a few times so I don't know how it's like there, except from what I hear. They also say how you get treated is totally different here as opposed to when you're touring in the US.
So much better! It's always like you show up in a place and get lucky if the sound guy is nice to you [in the US]. Here they'll pay you, put you up and it's a much better situation in general for music scene, I think. I mean it's also different because you kind of have follow different procedures. Also there's a big difference between European scene and UK music scene. And the industry in general and how that all works. I think the UK might be a bit more picky you know. It's still like that everywhere I suppose, I found it a bit hard to expand in the UK versus how easy it has been to meet people and have like a generally much better time when I'm touring in the EU than the UK.
Promise Keeper plays s105 (De School), Amsterdam tomorrow, 17 March and Rotterdam's Wunderbar at WORM on Sunday, 19 March.


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It's a blow for the hometown, says The Stew in its recap of Bravo hit show "Top Chef: Chicago." Also, they finally get one of our own as judge for next week's episode: Look for Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill/Topolobampo fame (449 N. Clark St., 312-661-0381) as a guest next Wednesday!
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to all mothers everywhere!!! Another first for Karah and I today - the first Mother's day since Naomi passed. I have missed the early morning phone call - she was always the first one to call me on special days.
Many angel hugs to you and Karah. Love the things she made for you. What a lovely "gnome" you have adopted. Hope Greg's recovery is a speedy one.ReplyDelete
So pleased to hear the Greg made it through his surgery and pray for a speedy recovery! Another milestone for you and Karah xoxo and yes, the new garden gnome is very cute lolReplyDelete
a special grandmas day.........goodluck for hubby for the op..............ReplyDelete
Hi Kerrie,oh how sweet are the things Karah made you for Mother's Day,she has her grandmas talent there that's for sure,hope everything goes well for your hubby and that things are back to normal for you all soon xxReplyDelete
Mother's Day must have been a tricky day for you & Karah. I just love the gifts she made for you. She sounds like such a sweetheart ;) You obviously mean the world to her, and I'm sure it's the same for you. The choc lab is adorable. We adopted a choc lab when I was a teenager (Emily), and she was a lovely dog. Those golden eyes melt your heart. I'm sure your dog will come around to you completely if dealt with patiently. At least he's good with the other dogs, that will help him a lot. I hope everything goes well with Greg's post-op recovery. Take care Kerrie, and give yourself some time to gain back your energy after lack of sleep. WendyReplyDelete
What a lovely newsy post. Firstly, it sounds like you were very spoilt on Mothers Day. Karah must have had fun creating your gifts. Your quince jelly look yummy. I just made quince crumble with the few I bought this year. They are a lovely autumn treat. I'm sure Max will settle in soon. It is good he is enjoying the company of the other dogs. He has such soulful eyes. You are well ahead with Natures Journey. I love your bright colours. It should keep you amused in Wagga. And finally, I hope Greg recovers quickly from his surgery. I can't imagine being awake for it. He'll need lots of TLC for a while. Take care.ReplyDelete
it's been lovely to catch up on your news Kerrie - glad you had a great Mother's Day, despite it being tough without Naomi.
Your new pooch has a sweet face - I'm sure he'll come to love you all &be comfortable with his surroundings


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I took SO MANY pictures of leaves & flowers whilst I was in Ireland, I had a whole system going where I wrote the image number next to my field sketches so I've got them to refer back to. I'm so glad I did, because drawing isn't my forte and an awful lot of my sketches look pretty identical. Oops! I always find it amazing talking to lecturers and listening to their experiences of uni - its amazing how much technology has altered the way we learn about things and how the scientific process has changed as new technologies are developed.
I did get the chance to take a few 'creative' shots (of course!), not as many as I would have liked, but then I wasn't there for photography!
I'm pretty confident that this is Pararge aegeria - the Speckled Wood, but I'm not 100% sure!
Orchis mascula - The Early Purple orchid.
One of the lecturers that took us is an expert on parasitic plants - so we heard an awful lot about orchids! They're pretty fascinating plants actually - they have a really unique life history.
Some of the trees in the woodland we were in had the most amazing lichen colonies.
I really love the shallow depth of field here, it works so well.
Another Early Purple Orchid
I really do love daisies and I was really impressed with how sharp this is - I'm always amazed at the difference in picture quality that can be achevied by shooting in manual. Wildflowers are pretty much my favourite, give me daisies and dandelions over roses any day of the week.


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Security Beats The Hell Out Of A Dodgers Fan
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Saturday, June 17, 2006
Waiting to see our MESSIah (June 14th)
There are, however, a lot of perils and hidden enemies in every corner. With the same scenario (a narrow win against an African team in our debut and playing in the 'Group of Death') we faced England four years ago and we lost 1-0 (Beckham from the penalty spot) and then we crashed dramatically with a draw against Sweden in the third match.
Now there are people looking very confident with our team and to some extent they are underestimating Serbia & Montenegro. I'm not one of them. I do feel confident and I like our team, but for no reason in this world, I'll count the three points against Serbia & Montenegro before the final whistle.
If we do that, then we will have to look no further than to ourselves to look for our most dangerous enemy. I think in a way, José PEKERMAN did it against Ivory Coast. With a lot of water still running in the second half, he made a couple of conservative substitutions and we ended up risking a result we worked very hard to get in the first half.
The latest news in our preparation for this Friday's crucial second group match are the probable inclusion of Luis 'Lucho' GONZALEZ in the starting line-up. He'll replace Esteban CAMBIASSO in an attempt to improve what was our weakest link against Ivory Coast: midfield.
Lucho GONZALEZ will leave more room for MASCHERANO in the centre of the field for him to do what he does best: run around stopping opposing midfielders and stealing a lot of balls.
Skipper Juan Pablo SORIN will help out also in midfield so Lucho GONZALEZ and Maxi RODRIGUEZ will have a little more liberty trying to run forward and help RIQUELME-SAVIOLA and CRESPO. This trio is confirmed and they will play again from the start.
I expect Serbia & Montenegro to feel the need to do what they didn't against Holland: attack from the start.
The Serbs' main strength during their qualifying campaign was their defense (only 1 goal conceded –against Spain in Spain!-) and based on that solid back line, they punished with thunderous counter attacks, finished often by Mateja KEZMAN and Savo MILOSEVIC.
Without Nemanja VIDIC (Manchester United), injured for the rest of the World Cup and with some controversies between the manager and his players, they could find in Argentina, a very good incentive to 'galvanise' and play without any fear. Those are the most dangerous opponents A draw won't be a good result for any of the two teams, but it would definitely harm the Serbs' chances a little bit more than ours. Will they risk to attack Argentina from the start and free their midfielders to send them forward leaving their backs uncovered? Will they wait and see what Argentina proposes? I think no matter what, Argentina has to respect history this time and attack from the very first second. We have to control the ball and the pace of the game and victory will be ours.
I've been receiving a lot of messages (muchas gracias! Messages from Indonesia, Somalia, USA, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Australia, people from India, Colombia and Trinidad & Tobago –come on Soca Warriors!- living in the States! Thank you very much for your e-mails) and in most of them there is one question that still has no answer: will Lionel MESSI play in this World Cup?
This afternoon (June 14th) he had to leave the training session with a knock in his left foot but apparently it is not serious and he will be able to play against Serbia & Montenegro if PEKERMAN wants it. I feel the time has come. I feel he will jump to the field at some point during the second half, no matter the result or the circumstances. If we are winning comfortably, to make his debut and gain a precious experience. If we can't break their defense, to try and do it through his amazing pace and mercurial talent. And if we are losing, because he is the best talent in our team and people will want to have a word or two with PEKERMAN if MESSI is nowhere to be seen in the field.
Will you watch the game? Will you skip a day at the office to follow Argentina? Are you superstitious? Do you have your rituals?
I'll be watching it. Waking up very early in the morning (kick-off is at 10 AM but I want to see all the previous shows starting probably at 7 AM!). We'll be four people in front of the TV and I expect a thousand screams (hope they are all for the good reasons!) and a lot less food for breakfast (can you eat before the match????).
I can't wait for Friday! Bring it on!
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I am from bangladesh living int the US.I have been a big fan of argentina since I have got to know about Maradona. In fact I and my people know Argentina because of Maradona.If Messi is next Maradona, he should be playing this and all upcoming World cup. Maradona was dicovered by Argentina long before he won the world cup in 1986. Luck did not help him with world cups before 1986, but it does not have to happen with Messi too. The mature football Messi played for his assist to goal in this age, I can predict he is the next Argentine leader to the world for soccer. I hope he dont miss to play any upcoming world cup game.
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Hi Rashid! Thanks for your message.
I agree about MESSI. I'm so happy he was called up by PEKERMAN and he did not suffered what Diego had to suffer in 1978 (he was 18 and was left out of the squad by MENOTTI when we won our first World Cup).
I think the injury he sustained against Chelsea in March has something to do with him not playing every game from the start. But I also believe that he can be a super-sub in Germany 2006.
I'm not saying he is not ready to play 90 minutes, but I think he can be more devastating coming in as a sub with 20 or 15 minutes to play.
He proved PEKERMAN right against Serbia & Montenegro. He could be lethal for our rivals coming in when their defenders are struggling to get some air in the later stages of a game.
And if you make him play alongside a fresh Carlos TEVEZ...
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Act one contains frivolous imagery, as usual. The exposition is clear but not as sharp and concise as I like it. Joe is introduced and we find out he is dying. At the end of the act, his brain is put into a low-tech flying robot but it is very fragile. There is a risk of loss of consciousness but he does it anyway because he is so scared of death. The relief of a successful consciousness transfer marks the end of Act one.
Act two the flying robot body begins to fall apart. The maintenance expectations are too low and Joe can barely keep it from falling apart. This puts him in almost the same condition he was in during the beginning of Act one when he discovers he is dying and decides to transfer his mind. A series of tests and prototype bodies come along. Joe finds himself becoming a guinea pig for a carousel ride of experiments involving several stages of what ends up becoming his more permanent body. Only real catch is that the body is the size of a sky scraper and moves at lumbering slow speeds relative to the rest of the world. Joe is alone but he becomes proud in his new form. Powerful yet humble. He feels enlightened.
This enlightenment is short lived however, when the disconnect he experiences between himself and the mortal world keeps him in the dark about a political eruption. The humans have been using him as a staging area for their radical movement against brain transfers. Joe is powerless against this threat that is literally happening inside of his colossal body. One human woman enters the core of Joe's brain center and learns to drive him. She forces the activists to leave by operating the body, which had been static for many decades. The activists lose their vigor and steam as they run screaming into the open arms of the law. She saves him by taking him half way around the world, from his home in the Republic of California to the Chinese Conglomerate Alliance where there are many others like him and he can be safe while his body is repaired.
While his body is recuperating, the woman begins falling in love with him and wants to undergo a similar procedure. Joe forbids it, but she goes behind his back anyway and arranges for them both to be placed in bodies the size of space shuttles that can fly and operate in zero gravity environments. The catch is that they have to serve as prototype spacecraft for the CCA and test warp drives and participate in other volatile experiments. They are promised they would remain in the same fleet so they could be together, but the promise is almost immediately broken when a global war breaks out between RoC and CCA. Joe makes off with one of the experimental warp drives and zaps himself into uncharted space and is all alone once again with very little solar power. The second act ends with Joe adrift in space with his power cells unable to recharge due to lack of sufficient solar energy within range.
Act three begins with a tiny space probe from unknown origin. It inspects Joe from aft to stern and determines that he is indeed a living thing, we presume. A kind of space tug boat comes to take him away and they warp out together to another part of space. When Joe comes to, he is greeted by an ancient planet-sized robot creature that is somehow able to communicate with him, though at first he doesn't realize how. Then it becomes clear that the planetbot is in fact his companion, the woman who he was separated with. She says she was taken in by a sort of Galactic Federation of Intelligent Machines capable of slowly altering the course of galactic movement and patterns in the stars. Joe must decide whether to continue growing and expanding or to die. His power cells are failing and will never be able to be recharged again. This is his last chance to cling to life. He must use all the power left in his cells to make the transfer happen.
Denouement: (I love that word)
When his mind is transfered, he discovers that he is not clear enough about what exactly he is going to be transfered to. It turns out he becomes a small, flying robot with highly degraded awareness and intelligence due to the repeated mind transfers he has undergone. He lives out the rest of his eternal days as a maintenance bot in a factory in a big city on the planetoid robot body of the woman he had loved.


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The rapid growth of the militant nationalist movement against British colonialism during early years of the 20th Century began deportation of political convicts to the Penal Settlement. The division on the basis of political and non-political convicts at Andamans was made in the year 1909.
Hoti Lal Verma and Ram Hari, the editors of "Swaraj", published from Allahabad, were the first political prisoners transported to Andamans. The convicts of Khulna conspiracy case and Alipore conspiracy case were transported in 1910. In the same year, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was also transported in 1st and 2nd Nasik conspiracy case. Oh! What a great revolutionary freedom fighter he was! He was the one the merciless German Jailor of the Cellular Jail was awfully terrified of. David Barry had series of nightmares host of times a day just hearing of the physically short and lean powerhouse revolutionary. I would talk to you about him in my ensuing posts.
Corridor of one of the seven wings of Andaman Cellular Jail
The arrival of political prisoners further matured the resistance movement and began giving it a political nature. This phase of political resistance began in 1912-13 and continued up to 1919. In this phase they mainly resorted to the 'No Work Strikes' and 'Hunger Strikes'. The nature of 'No Work Strikes' was mostly well organized but the 'Hunger Strikes' of this period lacked participation of the majority of the political prisoners. Together with this they continued disobeying the jail authorities, occasionally attacking, abusing jail workers, and not completing their assigned works within stipulated time. There is unconfirmed information also about running a bomb-factory in the settlement.
However, the nature of their resistance reached its maturity after reopening of transportation in 1932, which was abolished in 1921 in the wake of the recommendation of India Jail Committee appointed by the Government of India in 1919. In 1932, the Government of Bengal proposed to transfer about 100 Terrorist (Militant Nationalist) convicts, including 3 women, to the Andamans from the jails of Bengal.
On January 3rd, 1933, seven of the political prisoners – Bimal Kumar Das Gupta, Sushil Kumar Das Gupta, Probodh Chandra Roy, Prabir Goswami, Bimalendu Chakravorty, Barindra Kumar Ghosh, and Subodh Roy went on hunger strike, in order to obtain certain concessions. The strike lasted from January 3rd to 9th, 1933. In this strike artificial feeding was not required because of the general satisfactory condition of the hunger strikers. The necessary disciplinary action was taken against the hunger strikers under the direct orders of the Chief Commissioner. Barindra Kumar Ghosh, one of the hunger strikers, told:
"We decided to commence next strike after the arrival of another batch. After the arrival of BK Dutta and Bhupal Ghosh, we gave an ultimatum of one month to redress their grievances. But the government said that nothing could be done. Thereafter, one-month time was given to each of us to think who shall take part in the hunger strike because after beginning it once, it was not to be broken. 56 prisoners were in division three. 23 of them participated in the hunger strike. Rest of them decided not to work. It began on 12th May, 1933."
Dhirendra Nath Choudhury, another striker recalled:
"We were very few in numbers. Before our arrival, there were only 15-16 political prisoners. After our arrival (35 persons) we were 50 only. When we decided for hunger strike, all those present there before our arrival refused to participate. We had to wait for some more time. After some time, a group from Bengal arrived. They were ready for struggle. We ultimately got our comrades for the struggle. We gave an ultimatum to the jail administration before beginning the hunger strike."
The Government of India informed the Secretary of State: "29 political convicts in C class, transported after August 1932" to the Cellular Jail of the Andaman Islands, "at the instigation of KB Dutta" (sic- BK Dutta), Lahore conspiracy convict, commenced a hunger-strike on May 12, 1933 "as a protest that their grievances were not being redressed."
Achyut Ghatak, a participant in the hunger strike, told:
"When we arrived in Andamans, no one of us could think of going back alive. It was a jungle. No sooner we were in the jail compound; it appeared as if we were in a hell. I went in the third batch. Those who had arrived in the first and the second batch had made enough preparations. They were waiting for the arrival of the third batch to commence their joint struggle against the Jail Superintendent. There was no arrangement of electricity. Mosquitoes were plenty but mosquito nets were not provided. Food was deplorable. In those conditions, we all decided that it was preferable to die sooner by observing hunger strike than to die slowly."


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I wanted a shot of Manolo and his niece Kristina, but the great man insisted I join the photo. Who was I to say no?
Photograph by Jenny Dyson
A fun morning for a Friday. After a visit to Spanish designer Emilio de la Morena to learn more about him and his work, (will post later) I popped along to Liberty to see Manolo Blahnik who was presiding over The Heritage Suite of the building with his Autumn/Winter range. Normally we would view his new collections at his store on Old Church Street. Today we were invited to Liberty.
What was going on?
"There is a reason we are here", confided a wonderfully chic, aristocratically tall young woman who turned out to be Kristina Blahnik, the daughter of Manolo's sister Evangeline. Another Blahnik! Who knew? This can only be a fabulous thing, as anyone who knows Manolo can testify.
Turns out Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye the charming CEO of Liberty came up to Manolo at Claridges last October to pay homage to the great shoe designer and they ended up talking shop. After a pot of English tea, it was decided - Manolo Blahnik was to open a pop-up shop in Liberty during London Fashion Week this coming September. Next thing Ed Burstell, the fashion director of Liberty got involved, and before anyone knew it Manolo Blahnik's pop-up shop was staying not a week as initially planned, but for a three and a half month run until Christmas!
Cue an explosion of creativity from Mr Blahnik who is only just recovering from a fall in snow and ice outside his Chelsea store in December. Manolo has (so far) designed three new Liberty prints. He has, he tells me, long been a fan of the Liberty print, they have been used in many a shoe interior. Manolo is also creating special products for the store, and his new collection includes several exclusive colourways, styles and fabrications that will be available only at Liberty. I have never seen Ed Burstell so excited about a collaboration. He was hopping from foot to foot with excitement when he came to view the range.
Ed Burstell with one of his favourite Manolo exclusives. "This is a shoe with two looks," said Kristina Blahnik "it's an elegant high heel and a fashion high heel." The extra piece is a Blahnik version of the shin protection worn by Polo players.
"There will be scarves, cushions, hats, notebooks, Christmas cards, shoes..." says Ed.
"I'm in trauma!" said Manolo to that, waving his hand (the one with the broken middle-finger) around in a mock one-fingered salute. "I am such an obsessive perfectionist. I will be sick with neuroses by September!"
Clearly, Manolo is loving EVERY minute of this. It shows in the collection too, which I was shown through by Kristina Blahnik, who is an architect; "I still have my own practise," she says, "however my focus is now to work with my Uncle. Structure and proportion is my thing. Liberty is amazing again too, no?" I agree.
At this point Manolo spots a smidge of fluff on the Afghani rug and instructs someone/anyone to "get rid of it!" Luckily, the offending fluff is swiftly removed and everyone present finds this funny. So now onto my high-points of the new collection.
Most important to note is the new last. Manolo has crated a new shoe/heel shape. It is beautiful.
Sorry for the quality! The new curvy last is shown in full angular explosion in Manolo's illustration in the background, but these are the real life shoes created using pleated suede in place of elastic.
The "Yeti" group. First created by Manolo for Marni a decade ago, and back by popular demand. On the right is the "Isidora" with a 5cm kitten heel. In the centre the "Tasava" 10cm high heel. In black on the left is the flat "Turisa" boot. Put them with what Karl did for Chanel, and we've nearly got a trend.
Manolo can do elegant fashiony kitten heels better than anyone.
Must learn my camera settings more thoroughly. The building across the road is in focus, not the shoe. *mortified*
The Manolo take on Timberlands above this shot. This shot, the "Carrie" flats worn by SJP's Carrie when she married Big in SATC. I love them; they would make any girl feel like a princess. Also the high heel versions behind. Check out the illustration of the pinks! Also the 1940s model Dovima (see the postcard photograph of her mid-shot) is the inspiration for this group of shoes.
"I designed all this with fantasy in my mind," said Manolo. "You've got to keep the poetry alive. I don't want to lose the poetry."
Bad photography by FEAL.


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Rather than re-write the post on chemical exfoliants again, I'll refer you to that post - chemical exfoliants. Don't worry: I'll be here when you get back.
Okay, so now that you know all about chemical exfoliants, please keep this in mind: We generally don't want to combine a few different ones together in one product. More is not better in this situation. We want to keep well within the suggested usage guidelines, lest we end up with severely reddened and sensitive skin.
Can we combine physical and chemical exfoliants? I don't recommend it because we could end up with really sensitive and annoyed skin.
So how do we include them in our facial cleansers? We can use them at the suggested usage rates in any product we make. We can take a recipe we've made before - like this one for oily skin from the Newbie Tuesday on modifying our recipes to include hydrolyzed proteins - and modify it to include our chemical exfoliant.
honeysuckle as they help with oiliness and exfoliation. The suggested usage rate for powdered honeysuckle extract from Voyageur Soap & Candle is 0.5% in the cool down phase. (Your supplier's information may vary, so check when you're buying it.) So I'll add 0.5% in the extract phase. I'm adding some water there to dissolve the extract before adding it to the rest of the cleanser.
Related post: How do I use liquid and powdered extracts in a product?
You could use this recipe as well for oily skin because it doesn't contain any other exfoliants! And you'll notice this looks just like the posts on how to add a powdered extract to your product. That's because we treat these powdered extracts the same way we treat all of them - dissolve, then add to the product.
15% C14-16 olefin sulfonate
10% cocamidopropyl betaine
3% glycerin
3% cationic polymer - I like polyquat 7
2% hydrolyzed protein
0.5% liquid Germall Plus
5% distilled water (slightly warmed above room temperature)
0.5% powdered honeysuckle extract
46% distilled water
up to 2% liquid Crothix
Weigh the surfactant phase of the product into a container and mix. I suggest using a fork and mixing so you don't get a ton of bubbles. It's not the end of the world if it gets bubbly, but you'll have to wait a few days for the bubbles to go down.
Dissolve the powdered extract in a small container with slightly warmed distilled water. Add to the surfactant container, followed by the water phase. Mix again until it is blended. Again, try to avoid too many bubbles.
Add the Crothix 0.5% or 1% at a time. Mix well with the fork. It will likely fall to the bottom, so I suggest stirring from the bottom to make sure you're integrating the Crothix. If it isn't thick enough, add another 0.5% to 1%.
For oily skin, don't go over 2% as it can feel a little too moisturizing. For other skin types, you can go as high as 5% if you wish, but this will be very very moisturizing. If you can't get the visosity you want right now, it's okay. This is why we have pump bottles!
You can add a powdered extract into any of the cleansers we've made so far. Just remember not to combine the exfoliating extracts together. Have fun with an aloe vera, chamomile, and willow bark extract facial cleaner for dry skin, but don't add pineapple to the mix as well. Go nuts with a witch hazel, rosemary, and papaya extract facial cleanser for drier skin. Run away for a long weekend with rose water, aloe vera, and honeysuckle. But don't use those latter ones together unless you want red, irritated skin!
Join me Friday for more information on how to incorporate AHAs into your cleanser!
Then join me next Tuesday, November 22nd, to learn how to turn your facial cleanser into a foamer bottle recipe. On Tuesday, November 29th, we'll start work on our toners - both gelled and non-gelled - then move on to making eye gels, micellar waters, and water based facial sera.
Some time before the 29th, I'll write up a post asking for all your comments on the various cleansers we've made so far and what you think!
When we get to making emulsified products, we'll be making a moisturizer or seven with a number of different emulsifiers, a creamy lotion based cleanser, and facial scrubs. As it'll be the new year when we get making these products, I'll put up a shopping list shortly for these products, if you want to play along.
If you'd like to play along or if you've missed a post, here's a listing of the complete series...
Newbie Tuesday: We're making facial products!
Shopping list
Equipment list
Let's start making facial cleansers! - Your skin type
Surfactants - what are they?
Meet the surfactants
pH of our surfactants
Facial products - the base recipe
Did you make cleanser? What did you think? (part one)
Did you make cleanser? What did you think? (part two)
Did you make cleanser? What did you think? (part three)
Did you make cleanser? Submit your recipes!
Question: Can you add carrier oils to cleansers?
Newbie Tuesday on Monday: Modifying the recipe with hydrolyzed proteins
Newbie Tuesday on Wednesday: Modifying the recipe with botanical extracts (part one)
Newbie Tuesday on Thursday: Modifying the recipe with botanical extracts (part two)
Newbie Tuesday on Friday: Modifying the recipe with botanical extracts (part three)
What did you think of your facial cleansers? Feedback!
Turning your cleanser into an exfoliating cleanser (part two) - physical exfoliants


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While in DC, my good friend Josh told me about this book. I was
immediately intrigued because I am always looking for ways to
make math easier for Hannah. I really want to make her feel like
she's a math master, and from his description, this sounded like
the book to do it. For less than $10 dollars, I have made my
excited to do math problems, in her head, for anyone who'll pay
attention. In just a few pages, it was very easily explained how
to do any multiplication problem involving the number 11. She is ready to amaze people!
For any other parents who want to make math something to be proud of, I strongly recommend this book. The explanations, so far, are very easy to understand.


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In the wake of the Israel Defense Forces' "surgical strike" that targeted the commander of Hamas' military wing, Ahmed Jabari, B'nai B'rith International stands in solidarity with Israel and supports the country's right to defend itself.
The IDF attack on the well-known terrorist comes days after more than 100 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, damaging homes, factories and injuring Israeli citizens.
The missile fire on Jabari appears to be the first move in a campaign by the IDF called "Operation Pillar of Defense." The operation's purpose is to single out operatives and damage military infrastructure in the Gaza Strip that pose a security risk to the Jewish state.
No nation should have to endure and constantly defend itself against terrorist attacks. Because it is a government's primary responsibility to protect its citizens, disrupting terrorist activities is a responsible and called for measure. For these reasons, B'nai B'rith supports the IDF for commencing military operations that focus on damaging those groups perpetrating violence against Israel.


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Zara Dress, Target Belt, H&M Clutch, Forever and Nordstrom Jewelry, Pelle Moda Heels, Michele Watch
Monday, October 31, 2011
Wedding Bells.....
No, not for me. :) I attended a wedding on Saturday and I took a few quick snaps of what I wore. We were running behind so I wasn't able to take these until the sun went down. I love this dress and this is the first time I got a chance to wear it since buying it. Happy Halloween everyone!!
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Friday, October 28, 2011
What I Love About Your Look.....
That this entire outfit is simple yet so chic!!!
I hope you all had a great week and enjoy an even better weekend.
I hope you all had a great week and enjoy an even better weekend.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Inspiration: Jewelry Displays
I love finding inspiring images to save to my computer for a rainy day. I found the below image via the Coveteur, its the very cool not so jewelry box way that the lovely Kelly Framel displays her jewelry. How fun right?
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Perfect Fall Sweater...
One of my favorite things about having a blog is sharing all of my great finds with you all. I was at J Crew over the weekend and tried on the perfect fall sweater. I love the stripe option but there 6 solid options also available, the quality is impeccable and the merino yarns are super soft. I want one in every color! Get yours here for solid and here for the stripe my personal favorite, bonus they are both on SALE!
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Dip Dye.....
I saw this sweater at Anthropologie a few weeks ago and I just had to have it! The dip dye detail around the hem and the fun style are what sold me. The icing on the cake is that there are quite a few ways that I can wear it and I can't wait to style it another way. Have you bought anything that you love lately?
Anthropologie Sweater, Fossil Tank and Denim, Banana Boots, J Crew Belt, Forever Necklace, Nordstrom Bracelet, Michele Watch
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Dusty Salmon...
I love my new Dusty Salmon blazer......
Forever Blazer, Club Monaco Top, Gap Denim, Jessica Simpson Heels, Thrifted Ralph Lauren Clutch, Forever Earrings, Michele Watch
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Friday, October 21, 2011
What I Love About Your Look....
That fantastic orange skirt mixed with the leopard print top and of course those heels!! I hope you all had a great week and have an even better weekend!
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Winter Chill...
The one trend that I am loving for Fall are all of the navajo inspired pieces that I have been seeing everywhere. This coat is definitely on the list of Fall wants.....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Thrifty Finds: The Coin Loafers
I found the time to finally visit the thrift store today. I haven't been in what seems like forever, and I usually try to make it in on Wednesdays since its 50% off all apparel. While I didn't find any apparel that I couldn't live without today I did find these very cool loafers. I can't wait to wear them!
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A Break in The Weather....
As I mentioned last week I am in Toronto on vacation for a few days and the weather here has been less than stellar. All my family says that I missed the beautiful weather by a week. There was finally a break in the clouds yesterday morning so I had my mom take a couple pics of my outfit. I think she did a pretty good job for her first time.
Forever Sweater and Button Down, AG Jeans (I can't get enough of these), Jessica Simpson Heels, Thrifted Ralph Lauren Clutch, Forever Earrings, Michele Watch
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Monday, October 17, 2011
The First Lady....
I don't usually update my blog in the middle of a Monday morning but this was too good not to share. Did you all see the dress the first lady wore to the state dinner? Its perfect in every way, from color to fit. If I were the president I would be smiling from ear to ear too. :) I hope you all had a great weekend!
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Friday, October 14, 2011
What I Love About Your Look....
Greetings from Toronto. I am back in Canada for my Grandmother's 95th birthday, so posts may be a little on the slow side until I am back. So today's look I saved on my computer several weeks ago now and honestly what's not to love about this look? The glasses, the seersucker vest, the coordinating pocket square...all makes miss summer already! I hope you all had a great week and have an even better weekend.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
There Are No Words.....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Monday, October 10, 2011
I Still Love My J Brands....
Do you remember when those J Brand skinny cargos were all the rage? Well, it seems that they went out as soon as they came in or maybe they just got too saturated in the market. Like many of you I bought a pair and although they aren't featured in every magazine spread I still love my J Brands. Mostly because they ran big and I had to buy a size smaller so they make me feel skinny on my not so skinny feeling days. LOL!!!!
Forever Tee, J Brand Pants, Anthropologie Cardi and Earrings, Jessica Simpson Heels, Fossil Belt, Scarf from NYC Street Vendor, Michele Clutch
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
What I Love About Your Look.....The Sunday Edition
This post usually comes on Friday but I am a couple days late this week. This weekend has been so busy and I have a really good excuse for not posting sooner which I hope to unveil in the upcoming weeks. Until then I leave you with my favorite look from last week. What I love most about this look is the unexpected pop of color from that red clutch and lip color. I hope you all had a great weekend!
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Is another one of my favorite brands. They make the most fun flirty tops. The detail that caught my eye on this blouse was the large billowy sleeves and the ruffle at the end of both sleeves. I have been in a denim kind of mood lately so this is what I came up with.
Parker Blouse, Old Navy Denim, Jessica Simpson Heels, Forever Earrings, J Crew Bangles, Michele Watch
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
I Won....
After over a year of blogging and entering all of your giveaways I finally won something. These fantastic earrings via the Addicted to Etsy blog, one of my favs! I can't wait to wear them. Have you won anything on a blog giveaway?
P.S.- Rest in Peace Steve Jobs........
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Unexpected Markdown....
Have you ever been checking out and the price of an item you were buying came up less than what you thought it was going to be? Its one of the best feelings in the world, right after finding money in your pocket. HA! Well, this bag was one of those purchases for me. It was marked at $19.99, and not only did it ring up $9.99 but I got an extra 30% on top of that. Ah the unexpected markdown......
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Creative Walls.....
I was in Anthropologie this past weekend and saw the below book and fell in love! It is cover to cover wall candy including the below ingenious idea for displaying all those pretty jewels that you have.
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Senin, 16 Januari 2012
Alien Manifesto
I have known from the very beginning that my identical twin brother and I are not of this world. Our minds are connected and nothing escapes our attention when it comes to knowing what we are thinking even though we might be miles apart.
I am surprised the Feds haven't rounded up all the identical twins in America and deported us to Egypt. It is obvious we are a threat to National Security. After all, if we (identical twins) united, there is no doubt that we could take over the planet.
OK, here is the skinny. We were originally from the planet Zarg in the constellation of Orion.
Embryos of our species were implanted into Neanderthals 10,000 years ago by robotic starships disguised as apples. Neanderthal women would pick and eat the apples and "walla" identical twins would be born. It didn't take long for the Neanderthal men to realize eating the apples was a woman thing. It was actually great because it left more meat for the men.
It took hundreds of years for the twins to mate with only twins, thus ridding the population of Neanderthal traits completely. As our species spread over the planet, we eventually settled in Egypt.
It was there that we learned of our true identity. Our 5000 year history of being the most advanced civilization the world had ever known was cut short because of one flaw in our plan to take over the world. The Mesopotamians started eating apples too. Who could have known that our ancestors seeded too many apple machines and the whole world started eating them. Now there were identical twins everywhere and they had no clue as to their real origins.
My brother and I alone know the truth, and we are about to spread the news via the Internet that will unite the identical twins of the world. What better time to strike than while our government prepares for a general election? They will be so engrossed with trying to win that no one will see us coming. Once we have taken over America, we will use a far superior military to take over the world.
My brother and I will rule the world until our deaths. Only identical twins will rule from that time forward. The new class of rulers will be as follows. Identical twins shall be the chosen ones, while paternal twins will run everyday government functions. Non-twins shall be worker bees and do all the physical chores like changing diapers and raking up leaves.
While we are not tyrants, tomfoolery shall not be tolerated. Remember non-twins, we can squash you like bugs with our superior intellect. Our goal is to govern without greed, dishonesty, lies or deceit. We won't have to resort to any of the above-mentioned traits that permeated our governments of the past because we will live in the lap of luxury right out front, just like the past rulers of Egypt. We will rise again and rule for thousands of years or until the end of the Mayan calendar, in which case our rule will be short – very short.
For those of you who have read this manifesto up to this point, it proves that you are just as nuts as the nut case who wrote the stupid thing in the first place. It's nice to know that I am not alone in my craziness. Welcome to the "you have to be crazy to keep from going insane" world of the Mittster!
Write on
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Essential Oils for Capricorns
December 22- January 20
Planetary Ruler - Saturn
Element- Earth
People born under the sign of Capricorn have a practical approach to problems and are stable in the face of crisis. They tend to be deliberate and methodical. These traits make them natural leaders, but can also lead to over work and burnout. Sandalwood and chamomile essential oils help with relaxation while patchouli and bergamot ease burnout.
While Capricorns are sensitive to the needs of others and have loyal friends they tend to be loners who are prone to pessimism. Melissa and peppermint oils help lift the spirit and get rid of melancholy and support a feeling of joy.
Blood orange and lemon are excellent choices for our Capricorn friends to both promote feelings of cheerfulness and well being while clearing the mind and enhancing natural focus. Pine supports patience, strength and their logical, practical nature.
You can find these oils and more here. Look for ready made blends for all of the signs of the zodiac in the near future!