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Teresa Collins: Mini Mini Album
If you love darling and affordable mini books then today's show is for you! Teresa is going to show you how to create a MINI MINI album from THREE sheets of paper. Learn how to use embellishments to bring your projects to life. Teresa will showcase her brand new MINI flashcards, paper flowers and washi tape. Learn how to create dimension with paper flowers and how to create with washi tape...Teresa style! The project may be MINI but it's LARGE on inspiration!
Teen Craft Connection: Quick Place Mat Pillows
Need a quick accent pillow/s to spiff up your couch, bedding ensemble or outdoor furniture? Teen Craft Connection host Sierra Evans shows how to turn decorative place mats into a attractive pillows in minutes with just a few easy sewing steps. Yet another simple project that is great for beginners. A few new pillows could be that new pop of color or added interest that you were looking for to refresh the room.
Tip of the Day
Manufacturer Monday - Faber Castel 2
Manufacture Monday Using Faber Castle Gelatos to change the color of ribbon. Visit Scrapbook Expo's website to find an event near you.
Featured Buy: Raw Binder Clips
One of our most requested Featured Buy Items. This kit includes: 2 small clips 2 medium clips 2 large clips. If you're not sure what to do with these, check out the fun episode from Kristine and then after that, be sure to check out Heidi Swapp & Staci Potter fun episodes featuring raw binder clips. They will inspire you to purchase 2 or 3 of these kits!
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
An Abstract Love Story: Understanding Jasmine's Affection Towards MUJI.
If you don't already know, I am going to work at MUJI during the holidays! c:
Frankly speaking, for a holiday job, MUJI was the last place that I wanted to go. I love their products, concepts, videos, phone applications, workshops, music, paper bags (hahaha I actually have a collection) to the extent that I never want to see myself hating MUJI. But holiday job = pain-in-the-ass-but-I-have-to-earn-some-quick-cash-and-I-am-bored, so I don't want MUJI to end up in that equation. My first choice was Kinokuniya, then whatever I can find on the Internet, and lastly MUJI.
I went for Kinokuniya's interview, all dressed up in formal attire but still wearing my ear cuff to feel a little more comfortable, but I ended up looking like a fool because the other people beside me had so many colours in their hair/wore mini shorts/wore flip flops. I don't think that anything was wrong with my decision though, more like I felt that they didn't really respect the job or the managers there. But still I looked stupid. Kinokuniya took a long time to give me a call asking me to go down for an interview. The pay was $6/h. Cashiering duties plus packing and stocking. During the interview they tested me some mental sums and for the division questions I totally looked at them and smiled while whimpering 'I think I will have to use a calculator..'.
While waiting for their call, I was so grumpy I randomly decided to google MUJI jobs. Nothing popped up. They were not hiring. Then I was bored so I randomly called MUJI's HR department. With that one call they asked me to go down the next day, if I could make it. At first I hesitated because they were not looking for anyone, I was afraid that they were just trying to shake me off. 'Come, just come, we will not hire you anyway. Come to make yourself feel better.' I was still thinking that way when I was filling up my particulars at the HR office. But I was also thinking, 'Damn, I stepped into their cool Japanese-styled office and am sitting alone in a MUJI furnished room filling up a MUJI form with a MUJI pen. Even if they don't want me, it's still cool.' Yeah I am crazy but that's not the point. I sat there waiting after someone collected my form. Then suddenly the manager walked into the room. I was pretty stunned because I wasn't expecting anything more than the form. She said they observed how much I adore MUJI. My pouch, my pencil case, my stationery.. Lol she was joking about it but after making the joke she said 'But I am glad I don't have to explain what is MUJI to you. You know us pretty well as I can see. We have 5000 products and you make me feel like you know at least half of them.' At that moment, I knew I love MUJI in EVERY SINGLE way. She rocks. Then she went to ask the Events Manager if they should start recruiting temp staff for the new store in JEM (YES, MUJI in Jurong East OMG), and the EM said sure and tadaa I was signing a Letter of Appointment. $7/h but she apologized that I will be booked for the weekends. 5 day work week. MUJI at JEM. I will be stocking up an empty MUJI store. HELLO I DON'T EVEN CARE IF I AM DOING HARD LABOUR I WILL LOVE IT AS LONG AS I DON'T BREAK THEIR OVER $100 PORCELAIN POTS. I'm in!
We shook hands, I was giggling (I am crazy. Remember?) and now I have typed an extremely detailed interview process at the MUJI office. And to help you understand why I love MUJI so much, I have kindly attached three videos in this post.
/p.s. : About the results of the Kinokuniya interview, I actually kindly called them immediately after the MUJI interview to tell them that I am already hired so bye bye. And she went 'Oh do you want to reconsider? We accepted you!' Hello, even if it's not MUJI that I'm working for, my mental calculation has informed me that $1/h difference makes a huge difference.
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Perhaps I am a little biased, as Petrossian happens to offer EVERY ingredient that I love most in the world: caviar (and more caviar), foie gras, truffle (both fungal and chocolate varieties), all kinds of shellfish, and lots of cream.
"Foodie mentor" introduced me to the place a while ago, during another dineLA restaurant week - and I had a Foie Gras with Haricots Verts Salad soaked in truffle vinaigrette that I will never forget, Handcut Steak Tartare layered with caviar, and the creamiest panna cotta for dessert. It was one of the most amazing meals I had ever had in LA, and definitely the best dineLA deal by far that year.
Petrossian again offered perhaps the most exciting menu on the dineLA list this year, and we were excited to see Steak Tartare as an appetizer - the amazing texture and tastes still lingered in our minds and palates from the last time we had this dish. I couldn't wait to break my rule of maximizing my limited resources on new experiences - I absolutely had to have this dish again.
|Chips and Dip - caviar dip
and sweet & purple potato chips ($16)
Throwing all thoughts of calories out the window (one reason I love eating with Foodie Mentor so much!!!) we choose to 'prep' for our meal with an additional 'pre-starter' off the regular menu, thanks to our server's irresistible description: listed simply as "Chips and Dip - caviar dip and sweet & purple potato chips" on the menu, she explained that the dip was made of creme fraiche and mascarpone cheese, topped with clusters of caviar and strewn with finely diced red onion. It was every bit as amazing as it sounded, with the rich but not overly dense creaminess of the ever so slightly sweet dip tempered by the subtly salty orbs of caviar, which is then counterbalanced by the crunch and blasts of intense flavor from the red onion. The dip was amazing with the sweet and purple potato chips - which tasted fresh and were at the perfect thickness / crispiness. If only the chips could have been bigger in size to provide more real estate on which to pile on the dip. Otherwise, perfection.
|Caviartini ($18)
Of course, I also had to try the latest and much talked about Petrossian invention, the Caviar-tini ($18). Basically an ice-cold martini served with a skewer of olives stuffed with caviar, and a pickled pearl onion. Utter decadence in concept, and the caviar did add an interesting burst of saltiness to the briny olives. Though it was good, I confess I am not the most sophisticated drinker (normally a fan of cocktails with more pronounced layers of flavor - e.g. Burning Mandarin at Katsuya!) - so this martini was not a personal favorite, especially not with the $18 price tag which was nearly half of the cost of the meal!
|Steak Tartare with Caviar, Quail Egg and Herb Salad
Onto our 'real' first course from the dineLA menu then. Aside from the steak tartare, the other starters looked good but not life altering - and if you're going to Petrossian, of course go for the dish with caviar or seafood, which is what they are famous for - not the salads (unless there is some amazing ingredient involved - though the Frisee aux Lardons tempted me with bacon and Fourme D'Ambert cheese).
The Steak Tartare this year was cut down to first course portion size, and served with a spread of caviar, topped by a fried quail egg. It wasn't what I remembered from last time, as the pieces were not as perfectly sized - everything seemed scaled down - but the texture of the steak was still incredibly smooth and richly infused with flavor. We both went for the same starter - and there wasn't a single piece of meat or solitary egg left on either of our plates.
|Caviar Pizza with Creme Fraiche, Chopped Egg,
Red Onion, Capers and Chives
For the main course, Foodie Mentor choose the Caviar Pizza with Creme Fraiche, Chopped Egg, Red Onion, Capers and Chives. That was the first to catch my eye as well, but since we already had the pre-starter with a very similar combination of ingredients, and I knew we could have bites off each other's plate in order to sample more dishes, I considered the remaining choices.
Usually a big fan of Pork Belly, that main course looked tempting to me as well - however, keeping in mind Petrossian's signature offering is seafood - and taking a slight risk that the Crab Risotto with Sweet Corn, Mascarpone and Trout Roe might be too sweet, I went with the latter (I do love crab, ikura and mascarpone!).
|Crab Risotto with Sweet Corn, Mascarpone and Trout Roe
The Crab Risotto turned out to be AMAZING - very creamy, at perfect density, temperature, and evenly infused with flavor. The sweet corn added a slight crunch to break up the creaminess, and the trout roe added bubbles of liquid saltiness that popped pleasantly over the mix and on the palate.
|Caramel Pot de Creme
|Pistachio Creme Brulee
Foodie Mentor went with the Pistachio Creme Brulee and liked the new take on the classic French dessert, and that the sugar crust was fairly even.
Beyond all the raving about the food, I do want to note that Petrossian is also great for three reasons:
- Chic but unpretentious decor - upscale yet laid back cafe ambience in a small, cozy and unintimidating dining room (or choose to eat at either the communal table in the attached store, or outdoor patio seating facing Robertson).
- No stress parking - though in a central location, close to the Beverly Center, spots are amazingly available for free at meters on the street after 6pm. I found one easily within minutes and just a half block away from the restaurant!
- Nice after dinner entertainment - checking out all the delicious looking bottles and jars of caviar, tins of foie, packets of smoked salmon and rows of chocolate truffles in the attached store after dinner!
On a 7 point scale:
Flavor - 6.5 bites
Presentation - 6 bites
Originality - 6 bites
Ambience - 5 stars
Service - 6 stars
Overall experience - 6 bites
Price - $$ (2 bite marks)
Probability of return visit - 100%
321 N Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Ph: 310.271.6300
Website: petrossian.com
Twitter: twitter.com/Petrossian_US
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Hello and Merry Meet. My name is Nova.
I'm fairly new to the Craft. I've only been practicing for about 5 years. And even then, I've been doing more reading than actual spell-work.
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The setting sun and resultant ocean and sky colors were so spectacular this evening that I wasn't the only one at the marine lab overlook taking photos. I had to position myself just so to keep them out of my camera frame. Sure wish I could see how their photos came out.
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Come Sunday, it was chaos. Kids playing around. Adults getting pedicure and manicure services. Some were getting a massage. And some went to bring the kids to the mall.
Summer and I went school shoes buying in the morning.
Kuya and his family, together with Jenny, came to see Omar just before he gets admitted at Chinese Gen. Hospital.
Just before dinner, we finally got a room. We had an early dinner first, headed home to finish packing our stuff and headed to the hospital.
Papa, Mama, Kuya and Kaye brought us to the hospital. Ojay and Yang met us there as Ojay attempted to donate blood for Omar. Yes, attempted! Ojay was rejected due to high blood pressure.
Bernie Serrano came with his girlfriend to donate but was rejected too. A friend of a neighbor posted that she donated and said that Omar is blessed for people in the blood bank donating was all for Omar. Little did she know that more were rejected than passed the screening.
We cannot thank people enough to go out of their way just to donate for people they do not know.
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Thursday, 30 June 2011
War Water Bottles
However in our ponderings and researchings today we came across Hoodoo War Water Bottles.
A Hoodoo War Water bottle would be sent, left on your doorstep or thrown at an enemy. Each bottled contained, basically a swampy or bloody yuck, which if thrown at your property would smash and leave a foul smelling mess. It has been said that to break a bottle of War Water on the property of your enemy will bring strife and sorrow to their household.
War Water Bottles may have contained such items as black feathers, blood (probably from chickens) or blood substitutes (beetroot or tomato juice for instance), moss, rusty nails and broken glass amongst other things.
Each item being symbolic, according to the author Stephanie Rose Bird - the nails were to tie down wayward spirits and broken glass suggested the transparent spirit world and all came together to give the warning - watch out Hoodoo is coming your way!
However there is another use for these bottles in African American tradition and that is to use as a trap for wayward spirits.
We took the idea today at Kitchen Witch and added our hedgewitchiness (is that even a word?) and came up with the Dark World Bottle.
The contents of our Dark World Bottle are 'swamp inspired' and used as a trap for wayward spirits, bad thoughts and negative vibes.
Use this bottle to trap and ensnare bad and negative energies, dark thoughts, moods and feelings and any nasty vibes. Once you feel it is full take the bottle to a safe place and smash it - sending its contents back to Mother Earth to be purified taking with it any left over nasties. Ahhhh .... feel the beautiful release!!
But, please be careful to clear up any broken glass and dispose of it safely.
Recommended website - Stephanie Rose Bird
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- Anonymous6 August 2013 at 17:19
LOL there is no such thing as war water..... LOLReplyDelete
Have to disagree with you there Happy Fraggle, our research proves otherwise, lots of info out there on them :-)ReplyDelete
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I stitched on my stamped circle and then layered it onto a doily die.
For most of my recipe cards I just grab little snippets and scraps from my little scrap basket. A little machine stitching and I've got a cute little recipe card. Enjoy!
This afternoon, my mom and I are heading to an auction. I've been missing them over the winter season. :)


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This is the first post to let you know about what you will find here. Anything from brand, marketing, design, business tools, interesting articles and some fun. Every week I will post a brief note. I know how busy you are reading other blogs and doing what you do best: growing your business! So I will keep it brief.
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DOWNEY - Booming sounds, flashing lights, and rampant weather are natural effects usually associated with thriller movies. But these elements were not involved in a movie, but rather a play performed by Downey High School's drama program. "Hide and Seek" created much controversy and brought light to the locals of what is truly inappropriate for high school drama."Hide and Seek," the little-known thriller by Lezley Havard, was presented to the Downey community in early February for a week. The stage was rather in shambles with the mix-matched furniture, rags lying about casually, and assorted knick-knacks. The agenda for the play explains that the Crawford's have currently relocated to farmhouse in upstate New York that is undergoing severe renovations. Elena Ortiz, playing the "very pregnant" lead Jennifer Crawford, opens the play by descending the stairs and complaining about the disastrous house. Soon enough Richard Crawford, played by Jose Zuniga, arrives to his broken home and he and his wife begin to argue. The play continues with Jennifer spotting a small girl, with messy braids and dressed in a frayed pinafore, swinging in the backyard. But this is impossible because this little girl has been missing for years, and coincidentally she is the daughter of neighbor's John and Elly Bart (played by Jesus Juarez and Jeanette Nitao). Later, Richard's brother, Tony Crawford, played by Ian Adams, and his fiancée, Vicky Bennet, played by Natalie Medrano, arrive for dinner and Tony taunts Jennifer about the little girl-amongst other things. Through Tony's tone, it is implied that he is the father of Jennifer's unborn child. There is a storm, the power goes out, and the mystery ensues. Ortiz and Adams, with foul sin-filled roles, were the support and frame of the entire play. The passion shown in their lines, interactions, and expressions was epic, to say the least. By placing herself in Jennifer's shoes, Ortiz pictured how she would react to a particular situation, and was thus able to understand her. Adams, who has a knack for eerie genres, saw this play as another way to discover the mystery in all forms of art. "Hide and Seek" received wonderful reviews from students. Yet the teachers that attended the play could not help but disagree with their views. The edgy and dark attempt made by the director(s) was shortsighted, they said. A little research would have told the directors that the play was a failure when it was initially performed in 1980. After only nine performances it was removed from stage.
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I was out at my dad's house today, and checked in on those crazy tubular-leaved black-eyed susans. They're still going strong!
I can't get enough of these.
Check out this crazy one – it was just opening when I was last here a week ago. Slow motion dancing.
Just can't get enough of them.
Nearby, a Japanese beetle was checking out some sunflowers that have yet to open. I love the trident antennae, not to mention the overall action-movie poster pose.
I finally correctly identified this tiny beauty : it's lesser stitchwort (Stellaria graminea). This is a wee little flower that likes grassy places (hence its name – graminea = grass).
I'm lucky I got to this in time, as you can see that it's already fertilized; look at the bulginess at the center.
I have a lot to report on the development of jewel-weed flowers. Some of these are from dad's house, and some from our own yard.
We begin with your basic bud. Note the tiny protrusion from the base of the one on the left. I think that might be the spur.
This one is just starting to peel open. You can see orange veins against a yellow background.
This one is a little farther along. The front is still encased in…um…not a sepal, exactly, but definitely a protective sheath of some kind. You can see the spur at the back, curled under the body of the flower. The whole thing looks like it's covered in placental goo, doesn't it?
And look! The spur is totally out and doing its happy dance! The front of the flower is still enclosed by the whatever-you-call-a-non-sepal-looking thing.
Here we have a partly emerged one right next to one that is fully open. And you can see a remnant of the protective bud sheath on the fully-opened flower – over the flower's right shoulder, if you will.
I still don't have a sense of what the difference is between this one specimen, and this other specimen (why do the innards look different, and what the time-lapse story of those innards' development is. That'll be my next jewel weed project.)
THAT was fun!
Back on the home front, the fringed loosestrife has started go to seed. To remind you, here's what that flower look like:
And here's the…berry? I love how you can just make out almost like cell walls or something – different sections – of the emerging fruit. (Is it a fruit? Doesn't that look like a berry that presumably has seeds in it? Hm!)
That protruding stigma reminds me of something going on in our garden: the bell peppers are forming!
Here's the tiniest one.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
jewel weed from bud to flower, action movie hero bug, etc.
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- AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 11:35 AM
What's with the tubular black-eyed susans? Are they some sort of cultivar, or a different species altogether from Rudbeckia hirta?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2011 at 6:35 AM
I love these photos it refreshes my mind. There is no replacement of natural beauty.ReplyDelete
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Flowers are really lovely. I've always wanted to see how the flowers bloom. But, in these photos I can now picture out, how amazing they are.ReplyDelete
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This weekend was such a blast! Friday night after work, Bryant and I went to Lulu Wilson, the restaurant where we had our rehearsal dinner, and enjoyed a wonderful dinner outside with Mali. It was so relaxing to sit out on the side walk and hang out in Aspen for the evening.
Saturday morning we woke up early and hiked the Lost Man Trail near the top of Independence Pass. It is almost 9 miles to do the loop. It was so incredibly beautiful! The upper half of the hike is so much like hiking in the Alps. You are above tree line and surrounded by high alpine meadows. It feels like you should be singing "The Hills are Alive," at the top of your lungs, except for that you are hiking at over 12,000 feet, so merely breathing is a major effort.
Saturday evening we enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Trevor and Amy Jo at a restaurant in Carbondale called 689. We ate outside on the deck under a string of white lights, drank too much wine and talked for about 3 hours.
Sunday we went to church and to breakfast with the Everett's. Bryant and I were worn out, so we took a long nap on the couch. That evening, our dinner group got together at Macky and Andee Morris' house on the Frying Pan River that Regan Construction recently completed. The guys got to go fishing and each of them caught 2 fish! What a spot!
So, we are now back to Monday again. Only four more sleeps until the next adventure begins. Although, living in Aspen, you never really know when the next adventure is around the corner.
I am working on updating some of the features on the blog. And, I still can't find the charger for my camera battery, so I apologize for the lack of photos. I hope to get our camera up and running soon!
Until the Next Adventure,
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I received this video promo from Kevin Ballon at the last minute before the end of the Podcamp Toronto Promo Challenge.
Thanks to everyone who sent in promos to help get the word out about Podcamp Toronto. We will be announcing the winners of the lovely gift bags from Griffin Technology later this week here on the blog.


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First of all, we can't call the other child a "love" child because this child may not be one conceived in love. Arnold may not have cared about his paramour. Clearly, she was a fling, but we don't know that she or his son had a significant place in his heart and life.
What is clear is that the former California governor's cheating has exposed his wife and entire family to all the rigormoroll in which the pesky press and onlookers love to exacerbate: these types of Osama-is -old-news-and-we-need-something-else-to-obsess-over situations.
Mulloverthis notes a few things since Arnold is the current goose gone wild:
1. At least the man provided for his child and baby mama.
2. Refer to number one, above, when feasting on a picture of Arnold's no-conscience pimpstress. She obviously took the concept of on the job training out of context, and to another level.
3. This thingy quells all fairytales that busted women can't get a rich, handsome, famous actor and politician for a man, since this homeslice pulled Arnold. Addendum: … at least when his Democratic royalty wife isn't around. Otherwise, back to sweeping the floors and pretend that child isn't his.
Mulloverthis: NO ONE involved in this love triangle won. Shriver should be disappointed because her husband never realized who she really is, or appreciated her value or his own worth, to risk their lives by Arnold bumping a housekeeper, unprotected. Arnold is another man who let his silly lust and male bravado potentially ruin his family and political life. The mistress is a silly woman who pimped herself as the less than woman that she really is.
My hope is that the resultant child will override the monstrous heap of mess his selfish parents created when they created him and develop a great relationship with his father and other siblings. The young boy didn't ask for any of this, and he shouldn't have to endure any scrutiny for his existence, either.


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Implementation of National e-Governance Action Plan (NeGAP) in Manipur is likely to be delayed due to tardy progress in the utilization of funds earmarked for the development of infrastructures.
State chief secretary expressing concern over the tardy fund utilization underscored the need for early completion of all programmes in view of the citizen's centric nature of the project in a meeting with officials of the project which is targeted to complete by 2010.
Manipur has been developing State Data Centre as per international standard under the National e-Governance Action Plan (NeGAP) and targeting to commission the same by March 2010, as put down by the Union ministry of information and technology.
The installation of State Data Centre (SDC) under the NeGAP started in the state at an estimated cost of Rs. 39.04 crores to be utilized over a period of five years with of Rs 9.84 crores as capital expenditure and Rs 29.20 crores as operational expenditure.
With a total fund of Rs 39.04 crores, authorities have released Rs 6.39 crores for the project including Rs 3.14 crores released in 2007-08 and Rs 3.25 crores during 2008-09.
State Data Centre (SDC) which is to be housed at 4th floor of western wing of the New Secretariat would serve as a Central Repository of Manipur state and would have secure data storage as per international standard. It will meet the need for reliability, scalability, security and serviceability, officials said on Wednesday.
The work of setting up and operation of the State Data Centre (SDC) would be done by selected IT firms as per DIT (Department of Information Technology) guidelines in coordination with the National Information Centre (NIC).
The State Data Centre (SDC) would be equipped to host Web servers, Application Server, Database Servers, SAN (Storage Area Network), etc and would be integrated with the other two core infrastructure component, State Wide Area Network and Common Service Centres for enabling services for government agencies, citizens and business.
Out of the total 42 locations across the nine districts of the state for installation of State Wide Area Network (SWAN), site preparations in 28 locations are in progress with the funds released for 30 sites.
The works of site preparations are being taken up by DCs of respective districts. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs 20.55 crores which would be spend over a period of five years.
Site preparations in two locations in Imphal east districts, Keirao Bitra and Swambung could not be taken up as SDO offices here are defunctional.
For developing Common Service Centre (CSC) meant for providing G2C (Government-to-Citizen) service to the citizens and implementation PPP (Point to Point Protocol) mode through a private firm, the funds released is yet to be utilized.
A sum of Rs 1.58 crores was released for taking up the work but no fund has so far been utilized, the source said.Out of the total fund of Rs 2.90 crore for another component of the project, Capacity Building Scheme only Rs 0.18 crore have been utilized so far.
Observing that it was important to implement the project at the earliest and with precision, state chief secretary suggested drawing timelines for all activities for better monitoring of the progress, sources said.
Ikato Y Kiho, first Naga to join National School of Drama in New Delhi
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Former England international Martin Keown has questioned the timing of struggling Norwich's sacking of manager Chris Hughton.
Hughton, formerly of Newcastle United and Birmingham City, was released as Norwich boss days out from their relegation six-pointer at Fulham on Saturday.
Norwich are five points clear of 18th-placed Fulham with five games to play, but a win from the London club at the weekend would significantly tighten the pressure on interim manager Neil Adams' men.
Making life worse for Norwich is their final four games – Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal – are all daunting.
Writing for the Daily Mail, Keown did not agree with Norwich's timing of releasing their coach in the twilight of their relegation battle.
"I was shocked to see Chris Hughton sacked last weekend but only because of the timing. In terms of results, it's been coming," Keown wrote.
"Hughton helped establish Norwich in the Premier League last season, finishing a respectable 11th. The club took that as a sign of progress and backed their manager to the tune of £25m in the summer."
Keown wrote Norwich's foresight to their tough finish to the Premier League season has created panic.
"That (run-in) has created a panic and desperation in their play. That desperation has gripped everyone at the club and culminated in Hughton getting sacked," he wrote.
"Have recent performances suggested they are going to get anything at Craven Cottage? Probably not.
"With the following four games a write-off, the board have gambled and tried to make one last change to secure their survival.
"If it works, it could be an inspired decision but I can't help feeling it would have been better to keep Hughton on."
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I don't have to travel. I'm home so I can actually appreciate the beauty of the snow. I have blogged numerous times about "Tom's" path which runs along the river. (It isn't really his path of course.) Those blogs were usually springtime blogs. Today I was 'in the mood' so I grabbed Tom and my camera (not necessarily in that order) and headed out.
We started at the end of our driveway.
We just follow the path until it circles back to our house.
"Hey!!! Wait for me!!!"
I stopped a lot to check out the view looking back. (I'd say the direction but I have no idea what direction it is!)
Maybe I'm better off going forward.
Tom decided that it was my turn to be in the picture. See that blob on my face (be nice!!!). It's a snowflake! I was having a hard time keeping my camera dry but you can't really tell that from the pictures.
Crazy Tom was telling me about his 'distance markers' that he has placed along the trail to help measure his daily walks. He said that it took him several days to finally get this huge log this far! He's crazy!!!
This is another distance marker.
Check out the shape of that tree!
I love this photo! My camera wasn't set right or else Tom's arm wasn't long enough. I think the latter!
"Hi Honey!"
There! Now the camera is set correctly (I think).
We are back inside. As night creeps in, the snow continues to fall and I am glad to be home.


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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Woodworking on Holidays: Queensland Museum
Next door to the Queensland Art Gallery is the Queensland Museum. The Museum had a very extensive collection of natural history (including Dinosaur fossils discovered in Queensland) and human history (including household items from before Christ). It also had a number of wooden items.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Woodworking on Holidays: Queensland Art Gallary
Just a few photos from our recent trip to the Queensland Art Gallery. On display was a variety of wooden pieces representing several eras of Australian history (pictured below) as well as some historical international pieces. The Gallery itself was easy to access and quite pleasant to stroll around.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Experimental Filling...
The first thirty minutes of shop time I've had in 6 weeks was spent reviewing the pews. It gave me an opportunity to see the results of various filling experiments I tried on the project. (Of course it's recommended do technique 'experiments' on scraps prior to the actual project, but this time it's on the project.)
The first 'filling' job was the plugs to cover the screws. Made with the Veritas Snug Plug cutters from Indian Ebony these proved to be highly successful. (But ebony is not cheap). The plugs simply tap into to place and hold with glue. To finish simply flush trim and sand.
The first Epoxy experiment was done using the west system microfiber system. The microfiber in fine powder forms acts to thicken the glue and allow better filling properties. However, this also tinges the filler white... not such a good look.
Next up with have microfiber with fine saw dust. Allow I've had success with this technique in the past this time it made the filler appear heterogenous (ie. tinged white with flecks of reddy brown). Better but not there yet.
My final option was black oxide. This carbon like powder is designed to colour concrete and is dirt cheap. Used with or without microfiber it made a solid homogeous filling agent. Perfect... well if your wanted black any way.
Defects that were exposed to the element while the tree was standing often have a black edge. I presume this is related to oxidation within the wood. Filling these gaps with black filler is effective.
For other colours, such as to match the reddy brown, I would try even finer saw dust (such as that out of the sander) or turn to dyes and stains to turn that white tinge what ever tinge you want.
Epoxy has a significant advantage over water based fillers such as 'putty' - strength. Epoxy can seep into the defect, completely fill it, then set harder than wood, holding the defect together. This strength is essential to fill large defects and stablise burls.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Woodworking on Holidays: HNT Gordon Smoother
A smoothing plane is an incredibly useful tool for both hand tool and power tool enthusiasts. Presently I lack a dedicated smoothing plane (instead using a no 5, or abrasives.)
After much inward deliberation and hands on comparison at the Sturt Open Day I decided the HNT Gordon a55 was the plane for me. (The other main option was the LN 4 1/2, however, the handle configuration was crowded and less comfortable and the cost greater.)
Unfortunately, the day I was passing HNT Gordon the shop was shut for Easter... so I'll wait for the next wood show...
Hmmm. That wasn't the best of stories. Oh well... always happy to plug a quality Australian producer.
Woodworking on Holidays: A tree house of note...
A four week break over the Easter period has enabled us to make a 2500km road trip around New South Wales and into Southern Queensland. Certainly more time was dedicated to building sand castles than woodworking but there were a few woody things of note.
The first wood object of note is this tree house found at the Macadamia Castle. A truly impressive multi-story tree house with multiple entry points and a upper tower fort. Although the tree seemed now deceased I was impressed but the amount of tree growth engulfing the added wooden structure.
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Attention cupcake watchers, and all you who thought Georgetown Cupcake's Bouncers were over the top.
This is a Cupcake DJ, who I found spinning on a recent Friday night at Cups, a cupcake shop in La Jolla, California. Walking by, I at first mistook the shop for a bad club. After my double take, I decided to go in and check out the cupcakes available in two sizes (after several minutes of staring at DJ Cupcake stationed in the corner). The cupcakes looked dry, and I did not have the energy or the appetite to try, but I have my suspicions based on the total of three customers in the shop (and the aforementioned DJ enlisted to attract patrons).
So DC, should we count ourselves lucky? We are (at least for now) above the audacity of the west coast Cupcake DJ, and the cupcakes at both Georgetown establishments both look and taste extraordinary.


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Saw this on the Today show the other day. It certainly feels this cold in Sydney at the moment even though it doesn't snow here!
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Friday, June 12
FrillyFrivolousFriday - This gave me a giggle
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- Katy on June 12, 2009 at 8:32 AM said... [Reply to this amazing comment]
That's hilarious!!!! Some days do just feel like that, don't they?!
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Brilliant! Could so see the punchline coming but thought it would be an add for some luxury car i.e. something so spesh you could never mistake another car for yours'
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haha!! i saw that too.
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LEGO City: Undercover (Updated)We finished the main story in the game this week, clocking in at nearly 20 hours of play time.
I know I was initially positive with my impressions a few weeks ago, and I'm even more positive now. This is a beautifully designed, clever, funny game. The story is very well-developed, incredibly well written, and the voice acting is superb.
We've also spent a few hours in freeplay mode, and it's tremendously fun as well. It seems like there's something to do every fifteen feet, and it's all interesting.
Eli 11.8 also gives it a big, big thumbs up.


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Tesco: Lessons in customer centricity
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Tesco is one of the largest retailers in the world, but faces mounting competition from discounters, including Aldi and Lidl. In this briefing, we explore how the supermarket has been putting the customer at the heart of its marketing strategy, an approach that has coincided with six consecutive months of sales growth.
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EAST HARTFORD — After years of being bitter rivals, Southington's Stephen Barmore and Glastonbury's Jalen Ollie proved that they could make a pretty dynamic duo.
Barmore and Ollie highlighted their team's 29-20 win Saturday in the CHSCA Super 100 All-Star Football Classic at Rentschler Field. The two All-Courant quarterbacks shared the Constitution team's offensive MVP award, alternating turns dissecting the Nutmeg team's defense and helping their star-studded lineup hold off a late push.


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It's probably fair to say that about 86% of the music I listen to was originally introduced to me by Andrew - the man is a big music buff! Mostly the things he recommends aren't mainstream; it'll usually be something really obscure or just very new. One exception to this is Chandelier by Sia. He showed me this video one evening at the start of this month & I instantly fell in love! I was unaware of just how popular this song is and have been hearing it everywhere since, but it's ok because this song and the video are incredible! I must have listened to it about 72 times this month...
D.C.: The National Museum of American History
As part of our one full day in Washington we decided to spend some time in the National Museum of American History. The museum is part of the Smithsonian Institute and collects, preserves and displays the heritage of the United States.
One of the first exhibitions we visited was America on the Move, which explores the role of transportation in American History. This exhibit features 19 historic settings, from the coming of the railroad in 1876 to the suburbs of LA in 1999.
The museum is home to the original Star-Spangled Banner Flag, the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in 1812 and inspired the national anthem. Also on display is a part of the lunch counter from the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth where a series of non-violent protests in 1960 led to the department store chain reversing its policy of racial segregation.
Another exhibition we made sure to visit was the ongoing American Stories exhibit on the second floor, which features an engaging mix of artefacts to tell stories about the country's history. Despite there being many items that we'd never heard of it was very interesting to learn about them all, and it was fascinating to see so many important pieces of American history on display.
Next we walked through The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden exhibition. This exhibit explores the role of the presidency on American culture and how each president has had an impact on the course of history in some way.
Above is a wall of street signs from the exhibit. In almost every city in the US there is a street named after a former president, with Washington (the 1st president) being the most used, followed closely by Lincoln (the 16th president).
There were many interesting objects in this exhibition, such as an early teddy bear that was created following a 1902 newspaper cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt, a noted hunter, refusing to shoot a captured bear cub. Another interesting item was the filing cabinet broken in to by President Richard Nixon's administration in 1971 when they were looking for information to use against Daniel Ellsberg. This was the first in a series of break-ins that included the famous incident at the Watergate Hotel.
Sadly we didn't have time to visit The First Ladies exhibition this time but we hope to visit again one day - the museum is full of fascinating objects & gives a very interesting insight in to American history!
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Our Homemade Wedding Reception
I can't believe that it's been nearly 4 months since our wedding; boy the time has flown by! I've been meaning to share with you some pictures from our reception, because if we're being honest, after the dress that's really the most important part of a wedding, am I right?!
We decided on our wedding date about an hour before our appointment at the registry office. We were home for Christmas and despite not even being engaged yet, we planned to book a date for "some time in 2014". The date we chose ended up being our anniversary, in March, which gave us a total of 3 months to plan our wedding. Or to be really precise, 13 weeks & 3 days. When we announced this to our family they looked at us, aghast & told us "you won't get it all done in that time!"....so we worked extra hard to prove them wrong! Ha!
The same day we booked the registry office, I bought my dress & before we returned to London we booked the location for our reception and Operation Plan-a-Wedding-in-3-Months had officially begun!
Since joining Pinterest I'd collected quite a lot of wedding ideas, and Andrew, despite his lack of interest before the planning, had some of his own too. Luckily, we were able to merge our visions & agree on (almost) everything - resulting in something we were both very happy with!
We knew that we didn't want a colour theme and that we wanted to do a lot of the work ourselves, and thankfully we found the perfect location for our vision - St. Ninian's Parish Centre, a community centre built inside a church. This space was already beautiful, with the original arches and stained glass windows, so there was little effort required on our part.
We were able to borrow tables & chairs from the hall, and decided on a long table approach similar to many barn-themed weddings I'd seen on Pinterest. We then covered them in white table cloths & hessian runners found on Ebay. Luckily the red chairs worked perfectly with our no-colour-theme.
Behind the top table we put one of my first, and possibly favourite, purchases - three huge gold balloons. V&A is something I love to use - heck my blog is even named after it! - and we knew right away that they would have to feature somewhere on the day. Ampersand balloons are like gold dust but it was definitely worth the hunt! We also had some cardboard V&A letters to sit with our cards hamper.
We already planned to have Manx Tartan napkins & Andrew suggested we have Manx Tartan bunting too. An "Andrew's idea but Vicky's project", obviously. In the week leading up to the wedding I made SO MUCH BUNTING!! I still have a scar* on my finger from a disagreement with a pin...
As well as not wanting a colour theme, we also didn't want to give favours (another tradition we decided not to follow), deciding instead to give everyone a Marie Curie daffodil pin & donate to a good cause on their behalf instead.
When we were planning the table decorations I knew I wanted jars filled with flowers as the centrepiece, and as my wonderful Mumma had been saving jars for me for the last few months anyway, this was fortunately not a problem. We then purchased a selection of supermarket flowers (that were conveniently reduced) and she set to work arranging them beautifully! And as we are both avid readers with an affection for old books we wanted to feature some of those in the decor too. Again, my Mum was a huge help in finding plain cover hardback books in some local charity shops - she's an angel!
Did you/would you have a DIY wedding reception? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!
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Behind the top table we put one of my first, and possibly favourite, purchases - three huge gold balloons. V&A is something I love to use - heck my blog is even named after it! - and we knew right away that they would have to feature somewhere on the day. Ampersand balloons are like gold dust but it was definitely worth the hunt! We also had some cardboard V&A letters to sit with our cards hamper.
Left image: Shan Fisher Photography
As well as not wanting a colour theme, we also didn't want to give favours (another tradition we decided not to follow), deciding instead to give everyone a Marie Curie daffodil pin & donate to a good cause on their behalf instead.
Right image: Shan Fisher Photography
Left image: Shan Fisher Photography
We then had a pretty awesome cake table in the corner with my handmade cake toppers & mini bunting. We never envisaged a huge multi-tiered cake, that just wasn't us, instead we wanted a table of all sorts of cakes, that way we could have all our favourites! We had: a vegan chocolate cake made by Andrew's auntie, fruit cake made by Andrew, a giant Battenberg, cake pops made by Andrew's mum, macarons, iced fingers from Pat-a-Cake (our favourite bakery), carrot & walnut cake, cherry & coconut cake and a Victoria Sponge made by my sister. It was a thing of beauty!
Did you/would you have a DIY wedding reception? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!
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D.C: The White House, Lincoln Memorial & Washington Monument
The next day was our one full day in Washington and we were very lucky with the weather (hellooo sunshine!) so we hopped on a bus to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the most obvious tourist destination in D.C. - Obama's house! The White House has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams in 1800 and was designed by James Hoban, an Irish-born architect.
After seeing The White House from the back we headed round to the front where we were swiftly asked to move along because the main man himself was coming outside. So, technically, we saw a tiny speck that was almost definitely the President!
From The White House we walked towards The Washington Monument - an obelisk completed in 1884 to commemorate George Washington, the first American President. We then continued on to the National World War II Memorial - a memorial dedicated to all Americans that served in the war.
From the World War II Memorial we walked alongside the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool up to the Lincoln Memorial itself - a monument built to honour Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. President. It was on the steps of the memorial that Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to 250,000 people during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th 1963.
Next we headed to the Museum of American History (but I'll post about that separately), via the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. There were some incredible artworks in the garden, one of my favourites was Thinker on a Rock by Barry Flanagan (below). Flanagan, a Welsh sculptor, was best known for his bronze statues of hares.
On our way back to our Airbnb accommodation for the night we walked past the J. Edgar Hoover Building - the headquarters of the FBI - which has the evolution of the U.S. flag on display outside, this goes from before there was a United States up to the present day, though not all were "official".
Next up on our U.S. adventure (that I am beyond late posting about) is Boston, Massachusetts!
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D.C: The United States Capitol and the National Air & Space Museum
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The families of people murdered by parolees are about to learn whether the Victorian government has heeded their calls for sweeping changes to the state's parole system.
Previously announced changes, including making breaching parole a crime, will be debated in parliament this week, while a review of the state's parole system by retired High Court judge Ian Callinan may also be released as early as Tuesday.
Premier Denis Napthine said the state would have the toughest parole regime in the country.
"We'll be debating further toughening of parole laws in Victoria to make it very clear that we will have the toughest parole conditions in Australia," Dr Napthine told reporters on Monday.
"There is no doubt that there needs to be improvements to our parole processes.
"We make no apology for making it very clear that parole is a privilege not a right."
Among the measures being debated in parliament are making breaching parole an offence and giving police greater powers to deal with those those who breach parole.
The government has already made it mandatory to put violent offenders back in jail if they are convicted of a serious crime while on parole.
The crackdown follows about 13 murders by parolees in recent years, including the Jill Meagher case, with the families of victims among those calling for greater transparency and accountability by the parole board.
Dr Napthine met with Ms Meagher's widower Tom last week to discuss his concerns about the Adult Parole Board of Victoria.
Helen Wicking, whose daughter Joanne was killed by a parolee in 2010, says victims of crime need to have a stronger voice in parole decisions, and called for stronger surveillance once prisoners are released.
Steve Medcraft, president of People Against Lenient Sentencing, says he hopes to see a degree of transparency introduced to the parole board.
"I would hope that we get a clearer insight into the workings of the body and more involvement from people affected by the decisions," he said.
The board's decisions are made in an administrative rather than a legal setting, meaning prisoners are not entitled to legal representation and hearings are not open to the public or media.
Two of the four reviews of the state's parole system - suppressed during an inquest - examine 11 cases of offenders alleged to have murdered people while on parole.
The issue goes back before State Coroner Judge Ian Gray on Tuesday. He last week lifted the suppression order but the Department of Justice sought a stay while it considered an appeal.
Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said the Callinan and other reviews should be made public.
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We moved this summer, a few miles north to an older house with a larger yard. The work of transporting six people and all their junk to a new location has been, not surprisingly, disruptive. My bicycle commute has tripled (happily for the miles spent in the wind, less so for the lost writing time). Grocery shopping seems, for the moment, more complicated. Everyone's routine has shifted–showers, laundry, homework locations and personal turf. And, we moved right smack in the middle of the growing season. Thus, I "waited" until this week to plant our fall garden. Lettuces, radishes, spinach and greens are all sweeter in the cool months. So, after a blistering hot summer, I'm hoping for a sunny, but mild fall with a late frost. Given that a large ash tree shades most of the garden, we'll probably need more than 45 days to have a full harvest. The ash tree will make gardening a challenge next year. I may have to grow sun hungry plants in containers or find a spot in a local community garden. On the other hand, I've discovered that shade extends the life of some garden plants. The basil, for example, which I moved in pots to our new location, is sweeter and greener than in past years. Without full exposure to the sun, it has not gone to seed … and so, we have spring-flavored basil in late August.
I have been reading Wallace Stevens' "Sunday Morning" one stanza at a time before falling asleep. At this age, I am neither challenged nor amused by it. I read the second book of the Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series, The Tombs of Atuan, in half as much time. In my life, both worlds, Earthsea and the land of quiet Sunday mornings with coffee and elaborate rugs, seem equally distant. I may be due for another reading of Don Quixote soon, or maybe, after the frost, more Coleridge.


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I have just written the 1st in a series of articles on what you need to have happen when you see the doctor concerning a medical condition. it talks about what usually happens and what SHOULD happen when you go to the doctor's office.
I've made it into a PDF file and as soon as I can figure out how to put the PDF on the blog, I will post it for sale.
Be patient, this is a new area for me - putting articles in PDF form.


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Hey DMs: Which of the following events from world history would make the best hook for your campaign?
- The Spartan stand at Thermopylae
- The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- The fall of the Berlin Wall (and the Soviet Union)
- The Boston Tea Party
- The Black Death
- The burning of Rome
- The Trojan War
- The French Revolution
- The Alamo
- The Salem witch hunts
But, wait--you could steal from the Paranoia game and make the party a group of traveling witch hunter "troubleshooters" who's job it is to root out anything "unnatural"--but, just as in Paranoia, every single PC must have a hidden "unnatural" side and ties to forbidden worlds/societies. The group could include witches, half-vampires, lycanthropes, half-fey, demon-possessed, changelings, reanimated dead, etc., each with ties to others of their kind, secret societies, etc. Thus they must at least appear to carry out their missions, hide their personal secret, support others of their kind, conduct secret society missions, and deal with all sorts of social and political intrigue. But wait, it needs a name...how about "Righteous Fear"?
But then I thought, "hey, I know some history stuff too!". Thus Chris' idea of taking a historical events and using that as a campaign hook really appealed to me as an intellectual exercise. So without further ado, are a few events from me:
- Last Days of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (fantasy version): The holy kingdom was retaken from the infidels/heathens/monsters, and you have the honor to hold a small fief. But the glory days are past and the kingdom grows weaker with each passing year. The situation is complicated, with marriages and alliances with the infidels, conversions of heathens into allies by both sides, friends and family going native, and newcomers looking for fief of their own--or yours...
- Fall of Berlin (fantasy or sci-fi version): It is the final days of the empire. As the enemies of your civilization close in, the political in-fighting intensifies amid the distant thunder from the battlefields. Struggle with combat at the front, carry out missions behind enemy lines, weave skillful political intrigue, and desperately seek safety for loved ones before it's too late...
- Settlement at Jamestown (fantasy or sci-fi): Finally, after a harrowing journey across an almost unimaginable gulf, you have put down your first roots in the new land. The oppressors are far away now, but so is home and family. In addition your supplies are looking less and less adequate and the surrounding land seems devoid of sources. And there's something moving out there beyond the perimeter...
- Trail of Tears (fantasy or sci-fi): Your people were sold out. The Others lied to your people, but outnumbered and outgunned your choices were exile or extermination. Now the long journey begins into territory unknown with only what you can take with you. The territories are not as empty and inviting as advertised--and The Others have lied and are coming for you again...


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Winter season have been come now. And people came out for shopping of winters wear especially hot clothes. And in which sweater is top of the list. Sweater is common use for mens wear boys use sweater with pant shirts, jeans, and salwar kameez. so if in winter sweater is important then beautiful and stylish sweater is to much important for wear.
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Perhaps slightly less awe-inspiring, I visited Oxford last Friday and it at least did give me a chance to photograph their own 'Bridge of Sighs' although it's real name is the 'Hertford Bridge'. The Bridge of Sighs was a nickname given to it almost immediately though, and yet it resembles both the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, in the way it connects 2 buildings, but also the Rialto Bridge in how it actually looks. The building in the background and underneath the bridge is the Sheldonian Theatre.
This HDR is from 3 shots and did take quite a long time to post-process. I did a lot of layer-masking to prevent halos and 'dirty halos' (as I call them). Layer-masking also helped make the buildings in the background stand out much clearer, as opposed to the first tone-mapped version, which seemed to blur a few of the features. In all it was about 2 hours work.


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The day after they sent me the final book cover, they sent me the revised and edited manuscript in electronic format all laid out in the expected print design. This included the inside cover page, dedication, table of contents, and subsequent chapters (of course). I can basically see what it will look like as a book. They will also be sending me a fully printed version, cover and all, to have in my anxious little hands so I can paw through it and feast my eyes upon it!
The goal here is simple. Give this baby of mine one last detailed read through and make sure it is exactly as I want it, catch any freaky little errors that us humans tend to make (especially my spelling, if you haven't noticed), and make sure I like how it "looks" as well as feel fully satisfied with the way they laid it out in physical print.
I will have up to 30 days to return the digital version back to them with all my highlights and notes so they can lock in any final changes. Having the physical book in hand will help me to see things I might otherwise miss when reading it on the computer screen. I don't know about you, but after a while, my beady little eyesies start to dry out and cross.
Once this last step is done, and I send them my final approval, it goes to print! And the public release date starts getting scheduled. Ooooohhhh, Yes!
Since I am also already in the book production process for book 2 in The Deceiver series, I should be getting the first edited draft back from my senior editor within the next week! So there will be some important overlap work to do between book 1 and 2. But I am happy to do it! I will need to do what I did for book 1 at this stage for book 2. A full slow reread, detailed review, make necessary changes and consider any suggested decisions along with reading all their notes thoroughly. I can't wait!!
So a lot is happening right now and it is all fine by me. I feel very blessed and very fortunate!
Now, if I could just carve out some time to write more on book 3 I'd really be doing well! Auuh! I miss book 3! I left off in a really juicy spot and can't wait to wrap up that chapter! I just finished chapter 6 too when I hit pause to handle all these other wonderful things. I'm itching to get back to it! Oooh, maybe this weekend! Now we're talking…
Thank you for reading! Have a wonderful night!
R.J. Machado De Quevedo
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So I'm sitting at home, bored, and I haven't posted anything here in a while- clearly the best course of action is for me to write a blog post about world of warcraft! I could finish my lab report, but that's no where near as thrilling.
I used to play WoW early in high school using a friend's account. Though eventually he changed his password because only one computer can be logged in to an account at one time and I was playing too much. So about five years later I found I missed it. Hey! I'm an adult! I can make my own decisions and do what I want with my life! Time to whip out the ol' debit card to register for an MMORPG that will slowly drain away my money and my soul! Hurr hurr
It's not that I'm addicted to WoW (I forget about it fairly often) but it's a fun way to waste away a life. Instead of making my own life choices and working towards productive goals, I can work hard benefiting a fictional character! Yippee! But seriously, I have such admiration for Blizzard and the beautiful, evocative digital world they've made so that us losers can frolic like children. I am so cripplingly socially awkward that I'm too afraid to join a "guild" and interact with other players, so I spend much of my time trying to figure things out for myself instead of going to others for advice. Because of this, I've spent literally hours wandering across the land(and sea)scape trying to find my way around. I don't mind at all though, because this warcraft world thingamajig is so gosh darned gorgeous.
I would take screenshot samples of the beautiful environments, but it would take several hours to fly around on my silly little chimera-like mount so I won't bother. However, I'm not above spending the time to log in and out over and over again to get screenshots of my various characters!
This is "Wursten." So-named because that is Jack's favorite nickname for me, and I find it hilarious. Wursten is a troll, and is level 64 (to put that in perspective, the maximum level attainable is currently 85, though back in the day level 60 was as high as you could go!). Wursten is a warlock, which means shadowy evil magic, and the ability to summon demons. I specialize in destruction, which basically just means I light things on fire.
As a race, the trolls are awkward and hunched with 3 fingers on each hand and 2 toes on each foot, and they speak with jamaican accents. Though of course, Wursten is a girl-troll, and all the girls in WoW are designed to appeal to a hetero male audience. The female trolls are straight-backed, with big hips and tits.
This is "Gulsha." So-named because she is a draenei, and the draenei speak with russian accents, so I came up with a name that sounds sort of russian. Gulsha is level 21, and a hunter. Hunters use bows and guns, and tame animal companions to help fight and shit.
(I named my pet after Tony the Tiger...it was the first thing to come to mind)
As a race, draenei are basically goat people. I find it a bit ridiculous how lithe and sexy the female draenei are, seeing as how the males are hulking beasts!
See what I meant about the trolls?
This is "Beldärin." Not named for anything at all. She's a worgen, which is one of the newer races. Worgen are basically werewolves, as they are "cursed" humans, and worgen players can transform back and forth between the wolf-like form and human form. Beldärin is level 11, and I almost never play as this character. She's a mage, which is happy friendly nature-related magic. Seeing as how my only mage character is level 11, I don't really know very much about mages beyond that...
This is "Çecilia." So named because I love the name Cecilia, and of course that was taken already, but I've found an easy way to get around such inconveniences is to replace letters with the option+ version of that letter (option+o = ø, for example).
Çecilia is a goblin. Like worgens, goblins are also a new race to the world (of warcraft). And they are ridiculously cute. Çecilia is a warrior, which means she fights up close and personal and gets to wear metal armor. Did I mention how cute goblins are? They are so cute.
This is Fiåna. Å in swedish is pronounced sort of like an O, so I used it in place of O in the name "fiona." Fiåna is a worgen, and she is a death knight. Death knights are the undead servants of some evil bad dude you don't need to know about. I don't play this character very much. I basically just included her because her armor is so ridiculous. Just look at that! What is going on with those shoulder pads?!
This is "Çhandra." Yes, I used the ç so I could use that name. Çhandra is a human, and humans are boring. Let's move on...
This is "Rhöna." Rhöna is a dwarf. She is also a paladin, which means she uses religion and stuff as magic and hits things with hammers. I never really play this character... I'm terrible at hitting things with hammers.
This is "Éloise." Éloise is a blood elf, which means she is way too skinny and sexy and, in my opinion, the blood elf race as a whole is laughable simply because they look so cheesy. Éloise is a rogue, which means she sneaks around and knifes people in the back, but she has terrible defensive skills and would be KO'd by a bunny rabbit if she had to fight with it fair and square.
This is "Cornëlia." Cornëlia is one of the foresaken, which means she is a zombie. But look, even the zombies have sexy boobs! How does that work?! She's also a priest, which means she uses religion and shit as magic, like a paladin only wimpier.
This is "Çeline." Çeline is a night elf, which basically means she is sexy like the blood elves, but not as skinny. Çeline is a druid, so she does nature magic and blah blah blah. The cool thing about druids is that they can turn into animals.
Like this...
OMG I'm a bear lol
And so ends the most lame (and boring) post I have ever submitted to blogspot...
Day 21 — A recipe
What? That's even more boring than world of warcraft!
Something I've been wanting to make for a while (and, of course, Jack has expressed enthusiasm):
Olive Penguins!
as if inside our skulls, instead of the brain, we felt a fish, floating, attracted by the Moon.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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Hongkong is the top fashion city, where integrate the western and eastern cultures, in the world. So you can enjoy the all different kinds of delicious food here.
Tutto by Habitu
All Italian dishes are the combination of the traditional style and the new ideas and elements, creating an innovative feature of Italian cuisine. The "Tutto" comes from "Total" in Italian, which means the restaurant can provide a wide variety of Italian food, Italian food culture to us all.
Bi Fengtang
Bi Fengtang (Typhoon Shelter) is a small harbor in the Hong Kong Victoria Harbor originally. There are mainly fishermen, whose specialty is seafood. They have the unique way of preparing a series of sea there. The "Ship Porridge" is one of the most popular dishes there.
Japanese-style Beef
The Japanese-style Beef is the speciality in Longhuang Restaurant in WTC More. The attraction of this restaurant is its location, where you could enjoy the beautiful scenery of Victoria Harbor.
I will show you the tips for China Travel, the Traditional Chinese Culture, Chinese Food and some other interesting things in China here.
May 4, 2009
Gourmet in Hongkong
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We stayed at a beautiful resort surrounded by beautiful mountains. The view was breathtaking.
Married to the love of my life, mom to three boys and a girl, loving every minute of this crazy life with my crew
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Travel - Garmisch, Germany
We stayed at a beautiful resort surrounded by beautiful mountains. The view was breathtaking.
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Will definitely head out to Bavaria next time we there. Its so wierd though how its so different from where my hubs comes from (Kiel), one would think they are different countries.ReplyDelete
You guys have had some really cool travelling experiences. Really enjoy reading about them. :). And I probably suck at skiing and snow boarding too ;).Replies
I know right, Germany is definitely really diverse. Go to Bavaria, you will definitely love it.Delete
I am definitely having a ball recapping our travel adventures.
Oh my goodness! This looks like a wonderful time!! Your photos look awesome! I must put Bavaria on my travel list!ReplyDeleteReplies
You totally should, you will not regret itDelete
this looks like you all had the best time! loved the pics!ReplyDelete
We had so much fun, traveling is so awesome. Have fun in ItalyDelete


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On the weave we pray
Every bonnet gets treasured
And so the loom gets her dignity
In the up and up away from hands
On the cover up
We leave the stains
For the next residents to unearth
Like proof of the cosmic joke.
On the walls, maybe some paint
Or ships-in-flight wallpaper
Will get a Granny to commence
Excavating her specials
And sparkle demons dragged
From the 30's or on a vessel
Bound for the church of a far land.
We know its fake, Granny,
Give it up. Lets get the crunch
Crunch out of the way.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Glass Carpet
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Sori, Long time no Blog . . . coz Mami always tired and lying down at home, Dadi keeps on telling me I will be a big brother soon . . .
What does all this mean ah?
P.S. Joanne is expecting, due date sometime in March 2008. We are slowing down our postings.


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I'd forgotten how good it feels to make a recipe for no good reason but to enjoy it and relax. I had all the ingredients for this one so instead of going out and spending money (my original plan was to browse at the new Trader Joe's in Shoreview) I stayed home to make this many-step recipe and then a nice dinner.
These bars started with a cookie crust that needed to bake for 15 minutes. While that baked I whipped up the streusel topping, the apple mixture, and then the cream cheese filling. All of these layers went on top of the warm cookie crust and then baked for another 30 minutes.
And then I made the caramel sauce, which was a trial. The first sauce attempt was too pale. The second sauce attempt burned. The third was a charm. It is muy gooey and almost candy-like. I had to re-melt it a bit to spoon it on top of the finished bars.
It's just plain cruel torture to let something cool completely. And then I finally decided that I should refrigerate the bars because of the cheesecake layer. So just a little while ago I cut into the bars. Yum. My dear husband said it tastes like apple pie but better because of the caramel and the cookie bottom.
So my taste tester gives this a thumbs up. I'm glad because we have a lot of bars to eat up! Or share :)
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Story Telling
Last week, a co-worker was telling another co-worker about a disastrous trip the two of us had been on. Fun, but more than a little problematic with driving directions and what have you.
As she told the story, I struggled not to correct her, because, well, most of the details were wrong. Yes, we got lost, but not so that we could see the streets named with Shakespearean characters. That was a coincidence. We got lost because I took one street too soon and going around the block meant long detours on freeways and connection streets that were supposed to speed up traffic.
I didn't mind the mistelling, once I realized that my memory for details is what makes me good at my day job, first, and good at writing, second. Details are natural for me. Changing eye color or character names are obvious to me. I wonder why others don't notice them.
What part of your writing life trickles into your other life?


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We will give you insights into brands that cant ship to where you are or have limited shipping options, but not to worry YPS will always have it sorted.


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Top judge Lord Gill bitterly resists calls for judicial wealth & connections to be declared. ONE YEAR on from persistent refusals to appear before MSPs to give evidence on the judiciary's undeclared interests, Scotland's top judge, Lord President Lord Brian Gill continues to oppose any call for him to attend the Scottish Parliament and publicly explain his bitter opposition to calls for judicial transparency contained in Petition PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary.
The petition calls on the Scottish Parliament to legislate for a requirement that all members of the Judiciary in Scotland to declare their sizeable financial wealth, hidden family & business connections within the legal profession, criminal records, directorships, secret earnings from law firms & big business and offshore 'tax efficient' trusts and investments. The proposals would see a publicly available Register of Judicial Interests available for all to inspect - a move the Lord President Lord Gill has bitterly resisted to-date.
The Sunday Mail's coverage of 2 June 2013 reported on Lord Gill's second refusal to show up at the Scottish Parliament. The exclusive report also features an article exposing the round the world travels of Scotland's judiciary on the taxpayer, the very same Scottish judiciary who, after nearly eighteen months of discussion on judicial interests, still refuse to travel a few hundred yards to our sovereign Scottish Parliament and account for their secretive interests. The Sunday Mail reports :
Scotland's top judge refuses to appear before MSPs for a second time to explain his opposition to a register of interests
EXCLUSIVE : LORD NO-NO : Gill snubs second invite from Holyrood Committee
By Russell Findlay 2 Jun 2013 Sunday Mail
SCOTLAND'S top judge has snubbed MSPs for a second time after they asked him to give evidence at Holyrood.
The Lord President, Lord Gill previously declined to attend the Scottish Parliament's petitions committee to explain his opposition to a register of interests for judges. MSPs wrote asking him to reconsider his refusal to attend. But last week, in a letter to the committee's chairman, Labour's David Stewart, he rejected their second request to appear.
The top lawman, who earns £214,000 a year, cited the Scotland Act which prevents parliament from forcing judges to give evidence. He justified his refusal saying: "I do so for the reasons of constitutional principle. I intend no discourtesy to your committee. This is not a loophole. It is a necessary part of the constitutional settlement by which the Parliament is established. Its purpose is to protect the independence of the judiciary, a vital constitutional principle that is declared in section 1 of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008."
The row follows a petition by legal reform campaigner Peter Cherbi which calls for judges to declare interests such as hospitality, gifts, property plus any links to outside bodies.
In February, Lord Gill wrote to say a register was not needed and that it might mean judges would be harassed by "aggressive media". His refusal to elaborate on that stance in person angered the committee. In April, they issued a second invitation but he has again refused to travel the 700 metres from his office to parliament to give evidence.
In his letter, sent to Stewart on Tuesday, Lord Gill did offer to meet committee members in private. Stewart now plans to meet Lord Gill along with deputy committee convener Chic Brodie. He said: "I'm disappointed but we will try to meet as soon as possible to get the information we require to deal with this very interesting petition."
SNP MSP Brodie said: "He is at least willing to have discussions with representatives of the committee."
Sources at Parliament say the judge has added insult to injury by agreeing to give evidence to the Justice Committee on Tuesday to defend heavily criticised cost-cutting reforms that will mean the closure of one in five sheriff courts.
Lord Gill's insistence that he will not appear in front of MSPs comes as a legal watchdog revealed two judges were investigated for alleged conflicts of interest last year. Judicial Complaints Reviewer Moi Ali, left, revealed the probes as she backed calls for a register.
Her submission to the committee said: "One review I undertook last year concerned a complaint about a judge who had allegedly used their judicial position to promote a body that was alleged to have breached international law." Another was a sheriff who allegedly participated in a social function organised by the defender during the proof hearing.
Ali - who was appointed by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill in 2011 - can review how the the Judicial Office for Scotland have handled a complaint but can only pass on her concerns to the Lord President.
She added "Registers of interest are a normal part of public life."It seems right that the judiciary should not be out of line with what is required of others who hold high public office."Better transparency would enhance the standing of that judiciary."
Scotland's judges have racked up thousands of air miles on overseas trips, including jaunts to the US, India, Morocco and Malaysia.
Taxpayers have paid £83,644 to send judges and sheriffs around the world in the past three years. In 2010/11, the total was £14,430 which rose to £35,107 in 2011/12 followed by £34,167 last year.
The most expensive trip last year was to Kampala in Uganda. It cost £7300 for Sheriff Michael Fletcher and Lord President Lord Gill to attend a judges' conference there. Lord Gill's other trips since 2010 have included Dublin, Cape Town in South Africa, Slovenian capital Ljubljana and a £1050 trip to a conference in Canada.
One of the most widely travelled was Sheriff Andrew Normand who has been on 11 overseas trips in the last three years. The judges usually travel alone or with a colleague but on two occasions last year they were joined by their wives.
The figures were obtained by legal blogger Peter Cherbi. He said: "Instead of flying around the world, perhaps Scotland's judges should focus on the problems within our own legal system."
The Judicial Office for Scotland said: "Attendance at overseas events must be approved in advance and comply with agreed guidance."
Mail Opinion: Lord Gill has missed an opportunity to portray our justice system as open and accountable
2 Jun 2013 11:32
NO JUSTICE IF IT CANOT BE SEEEN : SENIOR judge's refusal to give evidence to MSPs shows a lack of transparency, says Mail Opinion.
WE'RE possibly not clever enough but it is difficult to understand the terribly important point of principle Lord Gill is defending when he refuses to give evidence to our elected representatives.
Scotland's most senior judge insists that he cannot amble down the Royal Mile to Holyrood to appear before the petitions committee because he must maintain the crucial separation between our courts and the Government.
The Lord President told them that, with the greatest respect, MSPs cannot compel a judge to appear. This is not a legal loophole, he said, but a vital bulwark of our democracy.
Fine. We get it. But they are not compelling him to appear. They did not issue an order but an invitation.
Since he has apparently agreed to appear in front of the justice committee on Tuesday to discuss the closure of a fifth of our sheriff courts, we must assume that he is picking and choosing which MSPs might be given his valuable time.
You could be forgiven for suspecting that he believes MSPs scrutinising the calls for judges to register their interests are wasting their time – and is not allowing them to waste his. Fair enough but his disinclination to pitch up before the people who represent the people who pay his £214,000-a-year salary might look a little high-handed and disrespectful. It might and, to be honest, it does.
This wasn't an ambush. It was an opportunity for Scotland's top judge to go to Parliament and talk about how our legal system works and might work better. It would have added, as the public relations executives and politicians like to say, a little transparency.
It was a window of opportunity that Lord Gill politely, but very firmly, nailed shut.
By taking every opportunity to speak to MSPs, Lord Gill could do more to show our legal system is a modern, receptive institution than any number of gimmicks and sound bites.
Instead, his refusal has only hardened the suspicion that our judges live and work in a bubble smelling of horse hair wigs, vintage port and even more vintage attitudes.
But his decision is only one disappointing straw in what is becoming a mighty wind of official secrecy and needless silence gusting around every part of our justice system.
Police and prosecutors might not be using Lord Leveson's criticism of newspapers to chill potential whistle-blowers and curb information being given to journalists, officially or unofficially, but you'd be forgiven for thinking so.
These days, the most simple, straightforward requests for the most simple, straightforward information from our law enforcement and legal authorities hit stonewall after stonewall.
It is a disgrace that Scottish journalists – and, through them, the Scottish public – are not being given basic information that would be passed on as a matter of course in, for example, England and the United States.
It is a disgrace and one that our MSPs should be discussing and debating. Not least because journalists are clearly not the only people our legal establishment are happy to keep in the dark.
Previous articles on the lack of transparency within Scotland's judiciary, investigations by Diary of Injustice including reports from the media, and video footage of debates at the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee deliberations on Petition PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary can be found here : A Register of Interests for Scotland's Judiciary


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Good Monday Morning to All!
Today, before I dive into my Monday customer project photos, I want to give everyone a piece of hot news: it's almost sale time!
As most of you know, I rarely have "sales" since I work very hard to keep my everyday prices as reasonable as I possibly can, but from time to time I need to clear the shelves to make room for new inventory and so I have a special sale. With Fall right around the corner and quite a number of new colorways in the works for my Alpaca/Wool and Mohair/Wool blends, it's time to make room on the shelves. That means sale time!
The sale will be for two days only on Wednesday August 29th and Thursday August 30th. I will begin listing sale items on Wednesday morning, likely sometime before 7:00 a.m. Pacific. All sale items will be marked as such with the sale prices listed (no need to wait for a revised invoice to reflect the discount). I'll also temporarily create a "Sale" section in my shop where you can easily view all sale items.
In addition to the Alpaca/Wool and Mohair/Wool blends that will be on sale, there will also be a few sock yarn colorways that I'm moving to the backburner, as well as several skeins of "Limited Edition" sock yarn colorways. As always, there will also be plenty of other non-sale items available to browse. And here's a small tip just for blog "insiders": There will be a small increase in price on my sock yarns coming in September. It won't be terribly significant, but still, that makes this a good time to stock up on anything you've been eyeing and also to take advantage of combined shipping if you are picking up any sale items.
Everyone on my mailing list will also get a note about the sale later today. If you're not on the list yet, just send me an e-mail and I'll add you to the list so that you don't risk missing hot news such as this in the future.
Alrighty then. On to the Monday project features!
First up are several wonderful pictures from Judith of her Morning Glory Shawl from the KnitSpot pattern. Judith used FF Classic Merino Wool Sock Yarn in Antique Rose.
Judith provided several lovely photos showing the closeup detail.
Unfortunately, Judith didn't get a picture showing the entire completed project, but the lovely detail of the stitchwork is still such a treat!
Gorgeous work, Judith! Thank you so much for sharing your photos.
Next up are Chelsea's River Rapid Socks in FF Superwash Merino Wool Sock Yarn in the Prosperity colorway.
I just love these socks! Here's another great shot:
You can view more of Chelsea's knitted goodies on her blog.
Thanks again to Chelsea and Judith for sharing their work! Just lovely!
Also, I almost forgot to mention that at long last I've finalized the pattern for my Tri-Color Slip Stitch Socks and added the pattern to my shop. I've also listed two "kits" with the pattern and yarn. A third kit with the color combination I used when designing the socks will be added soon, once my latest batch of the "Lime Kiwi" colorway is dry and ready to go.
Great day to all!
Monday, August 27, 2007
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Beautiful work, both! In Judith's lovely shawl, I can sometimes see the morning glories (for some reason, I have a blind spot with this stitch pattern). Chelsea's River Rapids socks are much prettier than the original model. The yarn and workmanship really show off the design.
- Chelsea said...
Thanks for the compliment Lynne! Deb, thanks for showing off my socks.
I think I may need one of those kits. BTW, I love the sock club colors and the tags are so cute!
- ~Tonia~ said...
Such lovely projects. Both look very well knit.
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This has to be one of the EASIEST and funniest banners I have done in awhile. I love how it looks for St. Patty's Day.
I found chalkboard cardstock and using my dies and stamps from SU, I created this super easy banner. I am planning on doing one in pastels for Easter.
Over at Pinque Peacock they are having a Banner challenge and how perfect is this banner for it.
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The National Science Foundation has made available supplemental funds to improve graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce. NSF supports FY 2016 and FY 2017 funds to support science and engineering doctoral students gain additional educational opportunities and student training in order to help acquire experience, skills and knowledge in potential science, technology, engineering and mathematic careers.
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