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Monday, October 13, 2008
Memories competing with air hockey
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- Rachel said...
my parents are pack rats, but now they are working on me. Every time they visit from Detroit they bring a box of stuff. One time my dad just took out one of my old drawers full of crap and dumped it in a box. There was trash in there!
- October 13, 2008 at 9:58 PM
I keep a lot of stuff too although after dealing with all of my grandma's stuff, I am trying to be a (somewhat) organized packrat. I have a lot of photos, tickets, programs, etc. that I keep meaning to make into awesome scrapbooks but somehow, I haven't gotten to it yet. All of my books are still at my parents' house waiting for me to have adequate storage for them.
- October 13, 2008 at 10:26 PM
- Mandy said...
I am a complete packrat, as is my mom who says she got it from my grandfather. Its been passed down for getnerations. I have a lot of stuff that most people would consider "junk" but to me, its wonderful memories.
- October 13, 2008 at 10:31 PM
- Angela said...
I still have the dress I wore as a flower girl when I was three years old. What the hell am I going to do with that?
I also have all the diaries I wrote in since I was in 5th grade. So, including my current blog (which has archives going back 5 years), I have a record of my life since I was 10 years old. Crazy, right?
- October 13, 2008 at 10:34 PM
- SarahBeth said...
I don't consider myself a "pack rat" so much as sentimental. I have lots of childhood things stored down in my grandparent's basement (i.e. my dollhouse) that I don't necessarily NEED, but I can't bear to part with. Unfortunately, my grandma is constantly badgering me and asking me why I need these things and why I can't get rid of them. And even though I know I don't really need to keep them... I just WANT them. They're a part of my past... or something.
- October 14, 2008 at 1:39 AM
- SA said...
My mom is like that. I'm trying not to be a pack rat but I'm starting too, keeping things I know I should throw away. Like I cut out newspaper articles and if there was just one magazine piece I liked I will keep the magazine.
The cycle continues. Sigh.
- October 14, 2008 at 1:50 AM
- Ashley D said...
I like to think that I am a pack rat who knows what to throw away. I like to keep sentimental items and have several boxes of stuff in my mom's garage, but I hate clutter, so I try to down size when I can.
- October 14, 2008 at 6:26 AM
- Ben said...
No but I have a collection of the newf's garbage that I'd like to throw away.
He keeps EVERYTHING including receipts from McDonald's orders from 2005.
I want him dead for cluttering up our house.
- October 14, 2008 at 6:36 AM
- Jenn said...
I wouldn't call myself a pack rat, but I definitely hang onto certain things. I have a box in my mom's basement with my favorite stuffed animals, a few school awards and a couple other childhood mementos.
I'm pretty good at keeping that stuff organized. I get one childhood box, one teen box and right now I have a couple of photo boxes full of cards, postcards, and tiny gifts from the last 2-3 years.
- October 14, 2008 at 7:34 AM
I think it's mainly my photos I can't part with. Although I'm a tiny bit of a packrat too. I keep concert tickets and everything, but I put them on a notice board in my study, so it makes the room a bit more personal and cosy.
- October 14, 2008 at 8:09 AM
- Anonymous Amy said...
i like my stuff but I try to keep as uncluttered as possible. I move a lot so hoarding boxes of nostalgia just isn't conducive. i hate getting rid of stuff but it is also somewhat freeing.
- October 14, 2008 at 8:27 AM
- Maki said...
I tend to save a lot of things. JT thinks I'm hording the place. I'm getting better at get rid of stuff, but I do save my girls' art work. I cherish their drawing or things they make.
But, I need to learn to let go some of them because I wouldn't be able to keep up!!!
- October 14, 2008 at 8:30 AM
- CC said...
I'm a terrible pack rat! I keep shoeboxes full of mementos like ticket stubs, notes from friends, cards, etc. What can I say? They all have memories tied to them.
What's funny is that I always accuse my mother of being a pack rat (she is!) and tell her how she keeps way too much useless crap lying around. I guess its true, one man's trash is another's treasure!!!
- October 14, 2008 at 9:38 AM
- L.C.T. said...
A whole box in my loft. Which gets added to every couple years or so with the newest memories!
- October 14, 2008 at 9:39 AM
- Dabby said...
I absolutely cannot throw out flowers (on the rare occasion someone cares enough to give them to me). I let them dry out and then save one or two, just because.
- October 14, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- thatShortChick said...
i'm definetly not a packrat because i find such indescribable joy in throwing out certain things.
but i DO keep every single photo i can get my hands on, birthday cards with handwritten messages, and playbills/concert tickets.
- October 14, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- Mega said...
I keep things that people give me. And apparently I'm collecting movie stubs in my wallet that +1 and I have seen. Awe, aren't I special.
- October 14, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- HBee said...
I have all my old journals that I can't see myself ever parting with. They are funny. I have asked my mom to save a couple of my childhood toys, but for the most part those things are gone. It is kinda sad, so I feel your pain. But I'd suggest that you keep only a few key pieces. Maybe you could photograph the rest and make a sort of scrapbook or photo album of all your memories. You could even write descriptions next to them. Just an idea...?
- October 14, 2008 at 11:07 AM
- Ginger said...
I keep a lot of memento-y stuff too. Besides the boxes and boxes of photos, I've got a hope chest full of random stuff--the corsage from my first prom, notes from my first boyfriend, tshirts from various events I've participated in...and I'm sure there's more at my moms house!
- October 14, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Endless Randomness said...
I hoard all the silly notes we used to pass each other during class.. dating back to '96. Yes, I'm a little ashamed but these notes remind me of those carefree days :)
- October 14, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- LBluca77 said...
The only thing I seem to save are old broken cell phones. I currently have 2right now.
I have no idea why I save them.
- October 14, 2008 at 12:06 PM
I definitely have some pack rat tendencies. I keep cards from people. And also used to have the boxes of pictures. Now they're all on my computer.
- October 14, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- stealthnerd said...
I actually wrote about this today in regard to the clothes in my closet! I can't part w/some things. But out of the closet, I'm still a pack rat--I always save with the intent of scrap booking. Even if I never do it, I love looking back at everything.
- October 14, 2008 at 1:01 PM
- ToughGirl101 said...
What I can't part with is an old teddy bar that my parents gave me when I was 7. It was like my safety blanket, I had it with me in germany and anywhere I ever travelled. I have it now.
When I cry, I hold it close. It's something wonderful from m childhood that I hope I can give to my children.
- October 14, 2008 at 1:13 PM
- Daisy said...
Ah, I love hearing about all the mementos people have. I definitely keep all my things- I've got notes that my friends wrote to me in class from when I was 10!! But every now and again I have a huge clear out and give my clothes or books away to village fetes and charity shops. I just can't keep everything and as I keep moving I've had to shed a lot of things.
- October 14, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Nilsa S. said...
This is a really interesting topic. Because I HATE STUFF. I mean, I don't get all lovey-dovey over material stuff. I hate clutter. And I am the first to purge. In fact, it's become a dispute between Sweets and me, because he doesn't always want to throw away. So, I've relented and formed a give-away pile. Though, the one thing I like keeping around are photographs.
- October 14, 2008 at 2:27 PM
- Katelin said...
oh man i am such a packrat too, it's slightly ridiculous. i keep playbills, movie stubs, pictures and more pictures. when i moved recently i finally downgraded a bit but i still can't help but save my report card from third grade, i mean, i might need that one day, haha.
- October 14, 2008 at 3:39 PM
- elle michelle said...
Nope, not sentimental at all. I think that's what happens when you live in tiny apartments... you don't have a choice! Seriously, I'm now wondering what the shit I'm supposed to do with my wedding dress. I have to keep it? Yeah -- THAT'S how bad I am.
- October 14, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- Rachel Eden said...
Totally keep a box on mementos, still and always will. I have a Fischer Price table I painted/decorated that I refuse to give up. It sits at my parents house on the east coast.
- October 14, 2008 at 4:28 PM
- Megkathleen said...
I throw everything out. I can't stand clutter! My boyfriend made fun of me because when I moved in I threw a ton of stuff out, my senior yearbook, among them. My rule is if I don't look at it for over a year its gotsta go.
- October 14, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- Miss Grace said...
Aside from the fact that I hoard yarn, I also still have a bunch of my grandmother's and great grandmother's clothes...that I wear...
- October 14, 2008 at 5:54 PM
- bianca said...
It's so hard for me to get rid of anything. When my mom moved, I told her not to tell me what she tossed from my old room because I know I would just ask her to keep everything. She decided to keep a bunch of stuff for me to go through and toss...and I kept it all. It's too hard because there's a memory with everything!
- October 14, 2008 at 9:42 PM
- Alexa said...
i'm all about throwing crap away. but after the fact.
like i'll have a drawer full of shit that i at one point thought was worth saving then in a random state, i'll throw everything away.
i'm weird.
- October 14, 2008 at 9:47 PM
- surviving myself said...
I am the opposite - I throw everything out and then regret it.
- October 15, 2008 at 9:53 AM
- Athena Valentine said...
My father passed the pack rat ness to me over the years and although I get the distinct urge to purge, I simply cannot. I also keep photos, napkins and sugar packets from road trips with friends, brochures and simple scraps of paper. Its a bad addicition. I also keep mementos from people because I feel bad for chucking them. Its a weird weird thing.
- October 15, 2008 at 1:02 PM
- EMD said...
i have all my ticket stubs of all the concerts i have ever been too...its definitely something i cant ever get rid of....i went to my grandparents house to clean it out after my grandpa died in 2004 and found a lot of neat things...best thing we found: a newspaper that read: WAR!! Dated Dec 8 1941...pretty neat
- October 15, 2008 at 8:09 PM
- Princess Pointful said...
I have boxes upon boxes filled with notes I passed in Grade 9 sitting in my parents' attic. There are also boxes of my diaries (I wrote a lot, if you could guess) up there-- I am terrified of them falling into the wrong hands!
- October 16, 2008 at 12:05 AM
- EP said...
I am very much the same way. I like to keep mementos, too, and sometimes, my mom and dad cannot figure out why I want to hang onto them.
I like your attitude about it. I think it's crappy you have to move all of your memory boxes, though. :/
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Field Trips and Turkeys
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours was fabulous, the food and company were both fantastic! Unfortunately I am usually too busy cooking to get the camera out, I did manage to get the kids playing Rock Band though.
I did take the camera on a recent field trip with Athena's class so enjoy a few shots from that instead.
Hope everyone has a great December getting ready for Christmas. We are staying home this year so we will miss all our Utah family and friends, unless you all want to come and enjoy some fantastic weather this year ;-)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
All Things Fall
We had such a busy week leading up to Halloween. Along with all the usual weekly activities Athena had a scavenger hunt at school. They have been learning about maps and this was a fun activity to see how well they learned how to follow directions on a map. All of fourth grade was split up into groups of 5 and handed a map with directions to each stop. At each spot they would get a sticker or stamp to show they made it, then at the final stop the reward was popcicles! It was a lot of fun.
Then Athena was the recipent of student of the month on Friday! The look on her face when she walked in to the cafeteria was awesome! She was so surprised to see Shawn and I there, then just very excited knowing she was the one picked this month.
There was also a Fall Party on Friday. It's always fun to watch the kids relax and just interact with their friends for a bit once in a while.
Athena and I also got to spend Friday evening with our dance friends at opening night of 42nd Street at the Arizona Broadway Theater. Her dance teacher Jan let them use the studio to practice so they gave all the girls 2 tickets each! It was a lot of fun and a great show.
Then more tileing on Saturday, it's almost done!!! You can sort of see a sneak peek behind Athena with her pumpkin.
And of coarse we had lots of fun on Halloween. Shawn and Athena carved the pumpkin in the morning. (actually Shawn did most of it with his nifty dremmel but Athena was the foreman ;) She did actually dig out all the guts on her own this year though.
They went for a nice scene from A Nightmare Before Christmas this year. Shawn got a lot of compliments on it and one woman even took a picture!
After changing her mind several times this year Athena finally decided on Mother Nature for her costume. It was really fun for me to get to just be creative and not have to make a costume look like someone from a movie or TV. But, it being Athena she still wanted to be very girlie and elegant. So we found a dress pattern with long flowing sleeves that she was very excited about. She picked out the fabric and all the leaves and flowers herself. I wasn't real sure how the ivy she picked was going to look but she really wanted it. After it was all done I agreed that she made the right choice.
And as most of you probably know by now, I have this thing about matching the treat receptacle to the costume. This year it was actually Athena that came up with the idea to use the earth! She also did almost all the paper mache and painting all by herself. I think it turned out great, and was a great addition to the costume.
It was nice to have Hailey stop by and hang out with us on Halloween. I think Athena loved that she went out Trick-or-Treating with her!
Now for a few fabulous weeks of fall weather to just enjoy. I am on boycott of even thinking about Christmas shopping yet because I am so sick of stores trying to cram it down our throats earlier and earlier every year. I am however already craving that turkey! Happy Fall everyone!
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I even have a holster that fits it like it was made for it... because it was.


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Sunday, 13 November 2011
#28 Vintage Over Essex.
I have to raise my hands and admit it that I am one of The Only Way Is Essex's biggest fan! I can't help but laugh at their stupidity but still love them all the same. I'm even starting to love the sometimes tacky Essex Fashion, especially as I am a bit partial to some FakeTan. But the thing that has got me the most its Lydia Brights style. Compared to Essex girls like Jess, Sam and Lauren. Lydia is a delicate little English Rose. She doesn't follow the same trends as the other girls, and when it comes to the show I give her credit for being so different. It seems like the Essex girls can't live without a bottle of FakeTan or hair extensions, which is why it is so refreshing to see Lydia looking so natural.
Personally I think that I would choose to dress in this vintage style like Lydia over the other TOWIE girls any day, she looks so feminine and beautiful. But then beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what one person sees as beauty another may not. What does everyone else think on Lydia and the other TOWIE girls style?
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I don't watch the show but I love the dress in the second picture!ReplyDelete
Her style looks really nice!
Love Lydia, shes by far my favorite TOWIE girl. She dresses the best and looks the best x xReplyDelete
I am majorly in love with Lydia as well! I love her style. I cant help but look at her and think blimmin eck you look amazing haha xxReplyDelete
I love lydias style I much prefer the way she dresses over the other TOWIE girls xoReplyDelete
i've always loved lydia's style - i think she proves that the 'essex girl' attitude is just a sterotype :-)ReplyDelete
maddie xx
I prefer Lydia's style over all the other girls. And I really like the retro thing shes doing now :) better than in the 1st series xReplyDelete
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June 6, 2014
NEWS / REPORTS: Sensationalist media coverage skewing children's ability to assess online risk
Sensationalist media coverage of online risks such as cyberbullying or the dangers
of meeting an online 'friend' offline, may be acting as a barrier to effectively
educating children on e-safety, a new report has claimed.
The report, released today (Monday 2 June) from the EU Kids Online project based
at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), explores how
children between the ages of 9-16 across Europe experience the internet.
The findings reveal that children are strongly influenced by the media's often
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E-safety education, the researchers recommend, should therefore incorporate the
need to educate children on the drawbacks of some media coverage as well as
warning about potential online dangers.
Dr Leslie Haddon, a visiting lecturer at LSE and one of the report's authors, said:
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online strangers offline whereas children are in reality, more likely to have to deal
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The research also shows how children's perceptions of online interactions can differ
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For the full report, Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of
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I am extremely excited to be sharing my first post today on The Library as Incubator Project!
A while back, The Library as Incubator Project (LAIP) contacted me to see if I'd be interested in regularly contributing to their blog. They were looking for a STEAM perspective--specifically, programming ideas and examples for integrating STEM concepts into those "traditional" arts and crafts programs that take place at so many libraries. I LOVE the LAIP and was thrilled to say "yes."
first post serves as something of an introduction to this idea of harnessing the STEM potential in arts and crafts programs. It's meant to serve as an introduction to the idea that there are STEM applications for arts & crafts activities. Readers of The Show Me Librarian are likely already familiar with this concept in theory, but fret not: from here on out, my monthly posts on LAIP will each highlight a specific program, ready to replicate in your library. These will be programs that at first glance look like straight arts and crafts programs, but which actually have tons of avenues for adding in STEM concepts, too.
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- Grocery shopping. It has to be done. You can offer to go grocery shopping for them. If you're feeling extra generous you can pick up the tab and surprise them.
- Offer to help their kids with their homework. Homework battles are hard enough when you're not sick. Offer to help with their kids homework for a night or two.
- Take their kids to extracurricular activities and sports events. I can't stress it enough that when you're sick you don't feel like doing anything. If their kids have sports to attend they shouldn't have to miss out just because mom/ dad are sick.
- Finally Pray. There is nothing better you can do for someone than to pray for their healing. Write them a card, bring them some soup and pray with them/ for them.
If it's your spouse that is sick, try picking up the load some. Taking some of their load off is a big help. When all else fails ask your spouse/ friend what they need?


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Just a quick heads up for those who live in or near Vancouver. Tonight (Saturday, May 30th), two of my favourite writers (and favourite people!), Stuart Ross and Alexandra Leggat, are launching new collections of short fiction at Café Montmartre (4362 Main Street, Vancouver, at 7 pm).
Stuart's book, Buying Cigarettes for the Dog, first sent out into the world at its Toronto launch on April 1st, has been racking up sales and laudatory reviews ever since. In Now Magazine, Susan Cole writes: "Ross doesn't waste a word, and the impact is often breathtaking. He knows how to extend a metaphor so that even the most absurd or hallucinatory episodes – and there are many of these – convey deep meaning." In the Vancouver Sun, M.A.C. Farrant writes: "A writer with an original sensibility, he's got a gazillion curious, funny and disturbing things to say about our lives and our world. Read this book – you'll see." And in The Walrus, Mark Medley sums it up thus: "His fiction is often bold, sometimes infuriating, and always rewarding."
For Alexandra's book, Animal, tonight marks not just the Vancouver launch but the launch proper, so as of yet I can't point you to any reviews. But, judging by her previous work, and having had the pleasure of hearing her read a few of the stories from the new book while it was in progress, I have no doubt that it will be brilliant. Read the title story, "Animal," online here and see for yourself.
Of course, for those of us who are nowhere near Vancouver, though we can't celebrate tonight with the authors, we still have access to the best part, the books! Why not mark the final weekend of Short Story Month by ordering yourself a copy of each?
Saturday, May 30, 2009
New Short Fiction to Celebrate
4 comments:
- Suko said...
Kate, I will treat myself to Animal later tonight. Thanks for presenting this post on newly launched short fiction.
- litlove said...
What interesting sounding authors! I wish I could be there - hope you had a fabulous evening.
- Belle said...
It sounds like a wonderful event. I hope you had a great time!
- Nymeth said...
I'm very tempted to order one. Without your challenge to encourage me, I have been completely neglecting short stories this year, which is a shame. I love the title "Buying Cigarettes for the Dog".
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Dutch postcard, no. 3016. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM).
Italian postcard. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Publicity still for The Singing Nun/Dominique (Henry Koster, 1966).
Elegant Manner and Flaming Red Hair
Greer Garson was born Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson in Manor Park, Essex (now Greater London), England in 1904. Garson herself always claimed that she was born in Ireland in 1908. She was the only child of clerk George Garson and his Irish wife, Nancy Sophia Greer. Her father died during an appendectomy when Greer was only two. Her mother provided a living for them by managing townhouses that her husband had owned.
From 1921 on, Greer was educated at the University of London, earning a Bachelor's degree in 1926. She had intended to become a teacher, but instead began working in a research library for an advertising agency, and appeared in local theatrical productions whenever she could.
In 1931, she could start her professional stage career at the Birmingham Repertory Company and she quit her job at the ad agency. She made her first stage appearance as an American Jewish tenement girl in Street Scene. In 1934 she appeared in the short film Inasmuch... (Alec Saville, 1934) with Donald Wolfit. That same year her London stage debut came in The Tempest.
Her role in the play The Golden Arror with Laurence Olivier proved to be her breakthrough. She was suddenly very popular throughout London and offers to headline in plays and musicals poured in. She acted in a variety of plays, ranging from Shakespeare to costume dramas, but none of them were huge hits. She also appeared on BBC television during its earliest years, most notably starring in a thirty-minute production of an excerpt of Twelfth Night (1937), with Dorothy Black.
In 1937, while performing in the play Old Music, she was discovered by MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer. He was in London looking for new talent, and was entranced by her elegant manner and flaming red hair. Garson signed a seven year contract with MGM in late 1937, but did not start to work until late 1938.
When she finally made her first Hollywood film, Garson was already in her mid thirties. Goodbye Mr. Chips (Sam Wood, 1939) was based on James Hilton's short story about a beloved school master. The film was made in England and had a British cast including Robert Donat as Mr. Chips. For the role of his captivating young wife Garson received her first Oscar nomination, but lost to Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939).
However, Louis B. Mayer knew he had a star and she was arriving at a great time. Both of MGM's most prestigious actresses, Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer were retiring. Greer was next cast in a fluffy comedy called Remember? (Norman Z. MacLeod, 1939) while Mayer searched for quality roles for his new leading lady.
Belgian collectors card by Kwatta, Bois d'Haine, no. C. 167. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for Blossoms in the Dust (Mervyn Leroy, 1941).
Belgian collectors card by Kwatta, Bois d'Haine, no. C. 203. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (M.G.M.).
Belgian collectors card by Kwatta, Bois d'Haine, no. C 208. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for Blossoms in the Dust (Mervyn LeRoy, 1941) .
British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. W 360. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for Mrs. Miniver (1942) with Walter Pidgeon.
British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. W 361. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for Mrs. Miniver (1942) with Helmut Dantine.
Belgian collector's card by Kwatta, Bois-D'Haine, Serie C, no. C. 170. Photo: M.G.M. Publicity still for Random Harvest (1942).
One of the 10 Most Popular Hollywood Stars
The next year Greer Garson again received critical acclaim for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (Robert Z. Leonard, 1940) with Laurence Olivier as Darcy. She quickly became one of the 10 most popular Hollywood stars. She starred with Joan Crawford in When Ladies Meet (Robert Z. Leonard, 1941).
That same year she became a major star with the sentimental drama Blossoms in the Dust (Mervyn Leroy, 1941), which was based on the life of Edna Gladney, who founded an orphanage in Fort Worth, Texas. It was filmed in Technicolor and audiences had their first chance to see Greer's gorgeous red hair. Walter Pidgeon was cast opposite her and their pairing would be repeated numerous times in the future. At AllMovie, Hal Erickson writes: "Greer Garson is dignity and integrity personified in the role of the real-life Edna Gladney." The film brought her the first of five consecutive Best Actress Oscar nominations.
Garson won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1942 for her role as a strong British wife and mother in the middle of World War II in the morale-booster Mrs. Miniver (William Wyler, 1942). Hal Erickson reviews: "As Academy Award-winning films go, Mrs. Miniver has not weathered the years all that well. This prettified, idealized view of the upper-class British home front during World War II sometimes seems over-calculated and contrived when seen today. In particular, Greer Garson's Oscar-winning performance in the title role often comes off as artificial, especially when she nobly tends her rose garden while her stalwart husband (Walter Pidgeon) participates in the evacuation at Dunkirk. However, even if the film has lost a good portion of its ability to move and inspire audiences, it is easy to see why it was so popular in 1942-and why Winston Churchill was moved to comment that its propaganda value was worth a dozen battleships. Everyone in the audience-even English audiences, closer to the events depicted in the film than American filmgoers-liked to believe that he or she was capable of behaving with as much grace under pressure as the Miniver family."
Garson was also nominated for Madame Curie (Mervyn Leroy, 1943), Mrs. Parkington (Tay Garnett, 1944), and The Valley of Decision (Tay Garnett, 1945). Garson was partnered with Clark Gable, after his return from war service, in Adventure (Victor Fleming, 1945). The film was advertised with the catch-phrase "Gable's back and Garson's got him!" Gable argued for "He put the Arson in Garson", and she countered "She Put the Able in Gable!" Thereafter, the safer catchphrase was selected.
The war ended and the public's taste and the studio system in Hollywood began to change. Louis B. Mayer would leave MGM in a few years and Dore Schary would take his place. The elaborate expense once lavished on prestigious MGM films would be curtailed and more attention would be given to films dealing with realism and social issues. 'Women's films', the type of movies that Greer Garson excelled in, would no longer be a top priority.
Her downward spiral stopped with the comedy Julia Misbehaves (Jack Conway, 1948) and the hit That Forsyte Woman (Compton Bennett, 1949). The next year she reprised her role as Kay Miniver in The Miniver Story (H.C. Potter, 1950). Unfortunately it didn't fare too well, but Garson remained a prominent film star until the mid-1950s.
Belgian collectors card by Kwatta, Bois d'Haine, no. C. 2. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
Belgian collectors card by Kwatta, Bois d'Haine, no. C. 167. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for Mrs. Parkington (Tay Garnett, 1944) with Walter Pidgeon.
Belgian collectors card by Kwatta, Bois d'Haine, no. C. 195. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for Desire Me (1947) with Richard Hart.
French postcard, no. 850. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM).
Dutch postcard by S.& v.H.A. Photo: M.P.E.A.
Her Seventh and Final Oscar Nomination
In 1951, Greer Garson became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Her films included The Law and the Lady (Edwin H. Knopf, 1951) and Julius Caesar (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1953) starring Marlon Brando. She made only a few films after her MGM contract expired in 1954.
She returned to the stage in late 1957 in the triumphant Auntie Mame on Broadway and earned rave reviews. She had replaced Rosalind Russell, who had gone to Hollywood to make the film version.
In 1960, Garson received her seventh and final Oscar nomination for Sunrise at Campobello (Vincent J. Donehue, 1960), in which she portrayed Eleanor Roosevelt astonishingly accurate opposite Ralph Bellamy as Franklin Roosevelt. This time she lost the Oscar to Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8 (Daniel Mann, 1960).
In The Singing Nun (Henry Koster, 1966) she played the Mother Prioress opposite Debbie Reynolds as the title character. Garson's last film was Disney's The Happiest Millionaire (Norman Tokar, 1967), but she continued to make infrequent television appearances. She narrated the children's television special The Little Drummer Boy (Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., 1968), which went on to become a classic children's Christmas television program, broadcasted annually for many years.
Greer Garson was married three times. Her first marriage was to Edward Alec Abbot Snelson, a British civil servant who became a noted judge and expert in Indian and Pakistani affairs. The actual marriage in 1933 reportedly lasted only the honeymoon, but was not formally dissolved until 1943. Her second husband, whom she married in 1943, was Richard Ney, the 27-year-old actor who played her son in Mrs. Miniver (1942). They divorced in 1947. Garson claimed that Ney called her a 'has-been' and belittled her age. She also testified that he had physically abused her. Ney eventually became a respected stock-market analyst and financial consultant.
That same year, she married a millionaire Texas oilman and horse breeder, E. E. 'Buddy' Fogelson. In 1967, the couple retired to their 'Forked Lightning Ranch' in New Mexico. They purchased the U.S. Hall of Fame champion Thoroughbred Ack Ack from the estate of Harry F. Guggenheim in 1971, and were highly successful as breeders. They also maintained a home in Dallas, Texas, where Garson funded the Greer Garson Theater facility at Southern Methodist University. In 1975, she appeared at this theatre in The Madwoman of Challiot. It would be her final stage performance.
Garson continued to do television work, appearing in the TV series Little Women (Gordon Hessler, 1978) and The Love Boat (Richard A. Wells, 1982). In 1982, she turned down producer Aaron Spelling's offer of a part in the hit soap Dynasty (1981-1989), to play the mother of Joan Collins's Alexis. She had to give up even these performances in the early 1980s due to chronic heart problems. In 1996 Greer Garson died from heart failure in Dallas, Texas, USA, at the age of 90.
Greer Garson meets Walter Pidgeon for the first time in Blossoms in the Dust (1941). Source: Edatola (YouTube).
Scene from That Forsyte Woman (1949) with Robert Young. Source: Edatola (YouTube).
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Peter B. Flint (The New York Times), Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Wikipedia and IMDb.


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Well, I got a bee in my bonnet yesterday and decided it was time to do this!
I pulled out fabrics, I knew I wanted it nautical themed, because that is just how I roll. I love anything nautical, as you all know. The pattern I am using calls for four lonestar blocks, they aren't very big. I decided that every block should be a bit different. Here are the fabrics I pulled, along with the start of each block.


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Daughn Gibson show at The Magic Stick Lounge on 7/18 and the new release Me Moan which is out now worldwide on Sub Pop
North American Tour Dates July 16-August 17
Today, Tuesday July 9th marks the release Me Moan, the Sub Pop debut from Carlisle, PA's favorite son Daughn Gibson. The album features the singles "The Sound Of Law," "You Don't Fade," and "Kissing On The Blacktop", along with highlights "Phantom RIder", "Franco" and "The Pisgee Nest". Me Moan was produced by Daughn Gibson and Benjamin Balcom and recorded at MINBAL in Chicago and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
Me Moan has earned raves from the likes of New York Times, NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Dazed and Confuzed, The Fly, Uncut, NPR, The Guardian, NME, Stereogum, Tiny Mix Tapes, and more. NPR Music says of the album, "His 2012 solo debut, All Hell, found his country roots showing through the crackly lo-fi loops and stark piano songs, all of it sticking thanks to Gibson's well-deep baritone. On Gibson's new album, Me Moan, that powerful instrument is still nuanced enough to capture details such as downing an afternoon shot at a local bar ("Kissin on the Blacktop") and breaking into cars with a state trooper's daughter ("The Pisgee Nest"). Country fans will hear a baritone that hearkens back to the likes of Waylon Jennings and the Oak Ridge Boys, while other listeners might detect a trace of Ian Curtis or the drawl of Wall of Voodoo. The homemade solo country-noir of his debut now gets fleshed out by a real band, featuring pedal steel, cello, trombone and Ry Cooder-like guitar work from members of Baroness and Brokeback. Remaining front and center, though, is Gibson's voice, which remains as dark and thick as blackstrap molasses."
Daughn Gibson will support Me Moan with his previously announced headlining North American tour, beginning on July 16 in Louisville, KY at Zanzibar and ending on August 17th in Brooklyn, NY at Glasslands. Additional highlights include July 19 in Chicago, IL at Pitchfork Music Festival and July 26 in Seattle, WA At the Capitol Hill Block Party.
Tour Dates
Jul. 16 - Louisville,KY - Zanzabar
Jul. 17 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
Jul. 18 - Detroit,MI - Magic Stick Lounge +
Jul. 19 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
Jul. 19 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge (Pitchfork After Party)
Jul. 21 - Madison,WI - High Noon Saloon +
Jul. 22 - Minneapolis,MN - Triple Rock ^ +
Jul. 23 - Fargo,ND - Aquarium +
Jul. 25 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret* +
Jul. 26 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party *
Jul. 27 - Olympia,WA - Capital Theater (Backstage) * +
Jul. 28 - Portland,OR - Doug Fir * +
Jul. 30 - San Francisco,CA - Rickshaw Stop **
Aug. 01 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium ** #
Aug. 02 - Los Angeles,CA - Echo **
Aug. 03 - San Diego,CA - Casbah **
Aug. 04 - Phoenix,AZ - Rhythm Room **
Aug. 06 - Marfa,TX - El Cosmico (FREE SHOW)
Aug. 08 - Austin,TX - Red 7 ***
Aug. 09 - Houston,TX - Fitzgeralds ***
Aug. 10 - Jackson, MI - Ole Tavern
Aug. 11 - Nashville, TN - Stone Fox ^^
Aug. 12 - Atlanta,GA - Earl ^^
Aug. 13 - Charlotte, NC - Milestone Club ^^
Aug. 14 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
Aug. 15 - Washington,DC - Black Cat (backstage) ^^
Aug. 16 - Philadelphia,PA - Johnny Brenda's ^^
Aug. 17 - Brooklyn,NY - Glasslands ^^
+ Steve Gunn
^ w/ Merchandise
# w/ Ty Segal
* w/ Cairo Pythian
** w/ William Tyler
*** w/ The Young
^^ w/ Hiss Golden Messenger


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Hello again! Back with a second card I made for the Winnie and Walter Birthday Bash challenges - didn't realize I must have been in a thankful mood, and used the same sentiment on both cards!
This one is for the Distress Ink and Patterns Challenge:
For this one, I stamped out my pattern using a little tiny image from A Tree for All Seasons, and the smaller of the same image to stamp over in black. It is really hard to see in the photos, but I also misted it heavily with MFT shine spray - so shimmery and pretty in real life! Die cut the front panel with a Lil' Inker's die, then added some machine stitching to my pattern paper panel - love how those two things tie them together! Finished off with a bit of black jute twine.
Thanks for stopping by again! See you soon!


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We were supposed to get a small storm but
all we got was this funky cloud over Superior
At lunch, H reported that he'd met up with Darren, Wade and Larry skiing at Sugarloaf. He'd done a couple of runs with them and they were planning to go to Supreme after lunch, so we'd meet them there. After lunch, I went directly into Devil's Castle - H did not, being on his tele skis - and found it in pretty good shape since it doesn't get direct sun this time of year. After my run there, I went back to Supreme and after a run or two, we connected with our friends.
Darren said that it had probably been 20 years since he'd skied at Alta. He has a young family and they don't get to go skiing very often, although he and W had had some good days at Solitude this season. I led him and Wade on a Catherine's Area run: down the rope line on So Long, then turning left through the trees. The last pitch before the run-out, which had been crusty right after lunch, was fantastic by then: sun-softened into smooth corn-snow bumps. On our next run, we all went into the highest gate under East Castle and played around in the trees there, coming out among the cabins above Cecret lift. Wade really liked it in there, and H was managing well enough on his tele skis, so we did a couple more runs in that area until Supreme closed at 3:30. Our group moved to Sugarloaf and did a fast flyer that everyone liked, then scooted around the EBT to Collins. Wade, Darren, Larry and I did a run through the Ballroom while H, whose legs feeling the tele fatigue at this point, opted for a straight shot down to Wildcat base. At the base, H and I said goodbye. It was just past 4 p.m. and we were ready to quit, but as we walked back to the truck, young Wade was dragging Darren and Larry back onto the lift for one more run. Ah, youth!


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Steve Jobs died, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died at 56. After his after his resignation from Apple in August, there were no news from Steve Jobs, and now he died at 56. The homepage of Apple's website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," read a statement by Apple's board of directors. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.
"Steve Jobs is one of the great innovators in the history of modern capitalism," New York Times columnist Joe Nocera said in August. "His intuition has been phenomenal over the years." Jobs' survivors include his wife, their son Reed Paul and their daughters Erin Sienna and Eve, as well as his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs. deep sorrow of the family on the Steve Jobs died.
Born February 24, 1955, and then adopted, Jobs grew up in Cupertino, California -- which would become home to Apple's headquarters -- and showed an early interest in electronics. As a teenager, he phoned William Hewlett, president of Hewlett-Packard, to request parts for a school project. He got them, along with an offer of a summer job at HP
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, marketed what was considered the world's first personal computer, the Apple II. Shortly after learning of Jobs' death, Wozniak told ABC News, "I'm shocked and disturbed." Industry watchers called him a master innovator -- perhaps on a par with Thomas Edison -- changing the worlds of computing, recorded music and communications.
Steve Jobs died left a legacy of blockbuster products includes the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Meanwhile, Jobs' other firm, Pixar, revolutionized computer animation.


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Hearts shapes are so last month, with March just a few days away it time to think of "Shamrocks" and GREEN.
From the last post I wrote, I mentioned how I was playing around with paper pulp. After making several sheets of handmade paper to be used in cards for embellishments, I decided to use paper pulp to form thicker shapes and thicker pieces of paper to be used for other projects.
The idea of making thick shapes and paper sheets was to show how hamdmade paper pieces like these can be used several other ways. The texture of handmade paper and shapes adds to any element you can make.
After forming a thick shamrock shape, with a cookie cutter as a deckle, it became a perfect base for a necklace. It was colored using thinned acryrlic paints of various green hues. It was applied by tapping the colors onto the surface using a brush or sponge applicator. NOTE: Do not use too much water in this process. Allow the piece to dry between applications as not to saturate the paper too much. When the coloring is to your liking, allow the piece to dry very well and it will become very firm once again.
Punch a small hole near the top where desired and add a eyelet. Add a large jump ring for the necklace. I used two different size and colors of crystals to apply to the shape. Using a thin beading wire, transfer each set of crystals onto length of wire. Begin wrapping the crystals around the shape, keeping the crystals only on the front of the surface. NOTE: I began with the smaller sized crystals on the bottom and overlapping the larger ones on top. I left a small length of wire on the back side from each strand of beading wire to twist and connect the two to hold them in place.
At the bottom of the shamrock a small hole was made with a piercing tool and a wishbone charm on a jump ring was added.
Three different strands cord or ribbon became the necklace. Cut the same length from a jute cording, and two different ribbons. Find the middle and lace through the large jump ring. Each side was braided and then knotted to from the necklace.
After finishing the necklace I thought why not add something else. So a pair of earrings were created, again with only papers. To make the base discs and the small shamrocks, I used scraps of other handmade papers that were left from the previous projects. Punch two round circles for each earring from the paper, punch three flower shapes for each earring from the paper. NOTE: It may be helpful to place the paper to be punched between two pieces of waxed paper. This aids in the process of punching the handmade papers. I trimmed one of the flower petals with small scissors to form the stem of the shamrock. The flower shapes are glued together to give them a little more stability. NOTE: As each is glued, I trimmed it to make the stem. The finished shamrocks are colored using the same process as above.
I created two discs for the background using handmade paper scraps also. I made them to look similar to the metal discs that could have been used. This was done to show how paper can replicate other mediums. Again, I glued two layers of the punched circles together for each earring. Two more circles were punched from a gold cardstock I had on hand for the backside. NOTE: Three layers of the paper circles would work fine too. This was just a preference. These circles are glued to the others with the gold facing out. The front surface was colored with a bronze paint and when dry, I inked over the discs with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks. The results looked very similar to the copper metal discs. Pierce a hole into the top of each disc for a jump ring and attach. Add a smaller ring to the earring wire, then attach to the the earring disc. I coated the discs with Ranger Glossy Enamel to give them a resin look.
These ideas that I have shared so far are created to show the various ways handmade paper can be used. It is a fun process to create your own papers or castings. Paper can be used for many things besides writing on!
This is the COUPON CODE: STPAT20 for the month of February. Save some "green", 20%, on an order at the Arnold Grummer website.


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Arizona Wildcats coach Rich Rodriguez, asked this week about some of a "uniqueness" of USC's special teams, didn't initially take the bait.
He talked about the speed and athleticism of the Trojans' returners. True enough. But that's not the topic of the week.
The buzz is about how USC last week slipped a backup quarterback into the game as a holder, wearing a different jersey number. Cody Kessler, who is usually No. 6, was wearing the number of punter Kyle Negrete — No. 35 — when he held for an early extra point attempt.
Kessler took the snap and ran for a two-point conversion, although it was nullified because of holding.
When Kessler entered late in the game in mop-up time, he was wearing No. 6 again.
Since USC doesn't have names on the back of its jersey, who knows who is really wearing what number, right?
"Everything's within the college rules," USC coach Lane Kiffin said this week.
Well, that's been the debate. The Los Angeles Times cites the NCAA rule: "Numbers shall not be changed during the game to deceive opponents."
And for what other purpose would you tell a player like Kessler before the game to change his jersey number, if not to somehow try to trick the opponent on special teams?
"Does it surprise me? No," Rodriguez said, when asked more directly about the jersey swap. "But it's within the rules, so you just have to be ready for it."
USC's special teams derive from the fertile mind of assistant John Baxter, the Arizona special teams coach under Dick Tomey in 1990 and 1991. Baxter had a million special teams ideas back then, and, clearly, has only increased his inventory.
Back in 1991, he spent an entire game setting up Stanford for a fake field goal.
Punter Adam Grand was the usual holder for Arizona that season, but backup quarterback Heath Bray made all the holds in warm-ups and in the game. That was the set-up to make Stanford think Grand was hurt or had lost his job.
There were no alarm bells when Bray went in to hold for a field goal from the left hashmark on fourth-and-goal from the 2 in the fourth quarter. Arizona furthered the deception by taking a delay-of-game penalty, presumably to improve the kicking angle. Stanford, now fully expecting a kick, declined the penalty.
Exactly what Arizona wanted.
This was the payoff: Bray took the snap and dived into the end zone in a 28-23 win.
So, Arizona and Rodriguez should expect anything and everything from Baxter on Saturday (12:30 p.m., Arizona Stadium).
USC star receiver Marqise Lee has a 100-yard kick return this season. The Trojans, who blocked seven kicks in each of the past two seasons, have three blocks this year. USC is always a threat to attempt a two-point conversion, initially spreading out the formation to see if the defense gets lined up properly. If not, it will snap the ball and go for 2.
"I know they have some of the best punt and kick returners in the country. That's what makes us nervous," Rodriguez said.
"Not only are they fast guys, but they hit it quick. When you have the athleticism that they have, their special teams are going to be really good because they have some fast guys on them."
Meanwhile, Arizona's coverage and return units are filled with walk-ons and freshmen, although Richard Morrison did find room for a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown last week.
"We've worked pretty hard on special teams," Rodriguez said.
"In the past three weeks, I think we've down every phase every day, which is something a little different. Normally, I would do two or three of them. I think it's helped a little bit."
As for USC's trickery with the numbers, Rodriguez just chuckled.
"Now, if they come out and somebody other than No. 7 is playing quarterback, that would be a real trick," he said. "I would like for them to do that. I think Matt Barkley, no matter what jersey he has, will be the starting quarterback."


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Yesterday was a bear of a day for me. I mean when you are eating a peanut butter & jelly sandwich in your car on the way to the jail, you know you are having a day! Part of the rushing around was because I was going to the 3:40 showing of The Help.
As I've mentioned to everyone I know, I LOVED the book The Help, which to be honest, meant that going to see the movie scared the daylights out of me. I have never LOVED a book and also LOVED the movie. It just doesn't really happen. Well, maybe To Kill A Mockingbird & Gone With The Wind, but that's about it. But Nate Berkus, who is one of the Executive Producers of The Help, had promised several months ago (via twitter) that this movie wouldn't disappoint the book lovers.
So I went to the movie, and y'all, I wasn't disappointed. I loved it as much as I loved the book. They did change a few small things, but it didn't really alter the substance.
The cast was phenomenal. Just phenomenal! I'm calling for a SAG ensemble cast award and some Golden Globe and Oscar nominations right now!
Sissy Spacek played Mrs. Walters. One of the standouts of this movie.
Octavia Spencer played Minny Jackson and was a shining star to this movie.
Viola Davis was Aibileen Clark. She was just perfect as Aibileen.
Bryce Dallas Howard portrayed Hilly Holbrook to perfection.
Allison Janney was Charlotte Phelan (pictured here with Emma Stone playing lead character Skeeter Phelan). I've loved Allison Janney since she portrayed CJ Craig in The West Wing and she didn't disappoint me here!
The last really stand-out character, in my opinion, was Jessica Chastain who played Celia Foote. I read she gained 15 pounds for this role by drinking melted soy ice cream (yuck!), but dang the results....va-va-voom!
Go see The Help. You won't be disappointed. I think I need to go again to absorb it all.
Oh! If you go, take a look at the sconces hanging over Hilly's couch in the scene where Yule Mae is cleaning behind the sofa. They are shown ever so quickly, but they are exactly what I'm looking for to complete my bedroom. I gasped in fact! (Lisa looked at me like I was crazy, but I whispered Those are the sconces I need for my bedroom!). So look and then tell me if you've seen any like this for sale.


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'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood Calls Cops After Gary Shirley's Girlfriend Allegedly Harasses Her! Exclusive!
Both parties allege cruel insults were traded over the phone!
Amber Portwood called p0lice on Jan. 26 to put a stop to threatening phone calls from ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley's new squeeze!
HollywoodLife.com learned exclusively that the Teen Mom star, 20, alleges two girls, Gary's girlfriend Ashley Williamson and her friend Alexus Davis, called her number numerous times and harassed her. The phone the girls were calling from was apparently out of local police jurisdiction, and police advised both parties to stop calling each other and have further complaints directed to the county sheriff.
Ashley also spoke exclusively with HollywoodLife.com about her side of the story, saying "She was the one harassing and threatening me! She called me fat and said I was a p—y because when she got in my face I didn't do anything."
It sounds like this catfight is just heating up!


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The last month saw a lot of changes to the contact widget. It started with a simple feature and turned into a stream bugs, fixes and improvements.
I believe most of the bugs are squashed now and what is left is a much more solid code base and a deeper understanding (and some confusion) of Android and Java development.
Luckily I received a lot of friendly feedback to get through it, thanks guys!


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I guess you can say that I got so worked up because after finding out about Chyna's death, with Skits...okay, I have notifications on and he tweeted about it and I had to see. I felt so upset that she did not deserved to die. I don't care if she died because of drugs. She was everyone who looked up to. I was hoping that Tim would remember, but, I wasn't sure. I know that at the upcoming AIW show, JT Lighting Tournament, Tim will be one of the participants of the tournament as well as one of Chyna's friends, Billy Gunn.I am going to leave this right here. I am not sure, but I got Tim Donst confused. #ohLindsieStarr pic.twitter.com/jSY1uCFo9c— Lindsie Starr (@MsLindsieStarr) April 25, 2016
I know that Tim Donst is looking forward to meeting the legendary Billy Gunn. Maybe both will get to the finals of the tournament or maybe they will be facing each other at the first night. Who will know.
As for next week. I will be waiting for everyone on twitter to tweet to me...as well as CHRIS HERO! But, I am going to let Tim slide. Besides that, I want him to focus his match that he has at North Virginia Pro Wrestling.
Styles clash! The "Mat Wrestling Machine" Tim Donst takes on "Unchained" Brandon Day! https://t.co/7YAYBnEThb pic.twitter.com/pnyi0SC23o— NOVA Pro Wrestling (@VAWrestling) April 26, 2016
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Operation Gang Up expands to address growing problem
By Amanda Christman (Staff Writer)
Published: January 27, 2014
It started with a 2011 federal report confirming the fearful suspicions that street gangs had infiltrated Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Not long after, plans were laid out by a bipartisan pair of elected officials to create awareness of gangs in the public.They hoped that together, they could halt the grip that gangs were tightening on area youths.
The U.S. Department of Justice report contained research that pinpointed an increase in illegal street gang activity and drug trafficking in the Interstate 80-81 corridor.
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, a Republican from Hazleton, and state Sen. John Yudichak, a Democrat from Plymouth Township, led an effort that organized people on the community, county, state and federal level to find a solution.
They called it Operation GangUp, and the program traveled throughout Luzerne and Lackawanna counties with community meetings that spurred interest, disseminated knowledge and helped formulate plans to alleviate crimes perpetrated by gangs.
The meetings also gathered experts in the field of law enforcement to educate communities on gangs and the harm they can bring to a community.
They faced a mighty challenge.
Yudichak said not only did the region's proximity to the interstate highway system make it attractive to gangs, but so did the limited resources of local police, the demand for drugs and the little competition gangs faced in drug sales. They had also already infiltrated area youth.
Before Barletta became a congressman, he was the mayor of Hazleton, and during that time he remembered one of his police officers showing him a picture of a third-grade elementary school class. It was 2004 or 2005, Barletta recalled, and that officer, a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, asked him what was wrong with the picture.
Barletta said he couldn't see anything wrong, that it looked like a "nice" group of children. Then the officer pointed out three children, between ages 9 and 10, who were flashing gang signs.
It had begun.
"And I didn't know what to do," Barletta said. "I didn't want to scare people but I realized we couldn't fight this quietly and through police only."
Fighting back
Barletta and Yudichak eventually joined forces and began discussing what they could do to help stop the problem.
"You will never eliminate all the gang activity but you can fight back," Barletta said.
Yudichak said the pair took politics out of their talks and came up with Operation GangUp, an initiative driven by the community. The program touched on multiple points concerning gang activity and kicked off with a series of public forums.
The first session was held June 8, 2011, at Penn State Hazleton. It featured renowned gang experts from various law enforcement agencies, including D. Darrell Dones, supervisory special agent of the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI.
They discussed the gang problem and anti-gang strategies that worked in other areas around the country. They found that research showed the gang problem in Hazleton would continue to grow and would also spread into neighboring communities, making it a regional concern, unless someone or something stopped them. "It becomes a cancer in the community that will continue to grow until good people give up and leave out of fear," Barletta said.
Yudichak said the program was geared to address gangs as a regional problem that needs regional solutions. The forum caught people's attention, paving the way for other sessions held in Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke, and another in Hazleton. Many of the forums were televised, giving viewers at home a chance to listen in.
Gang awareness training was provided for faculty and staff in all 11 school districts in Luzerne County through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and Luzerne Intermediate Unit. Hazleton Area School District already had its own gang task force in place at the time, Yudichak said.
Feedback from teachers has been positive, he said, as they're now able to defuse a situation before it becomes an incident.
The program is unique, Barletta said, as it empowers people by giving them knowledge and tools. It's an example of putting politics aside and getting officials to realize they can work together.
"Far too often it's the gridlock in politics people focus on," he said.
With support from state lawmakers, Gov. Tom Corbett signed the first Pennsylvania anti-gang law in 2012. It defines what a criminal gang is and sets penalties, but also makes it illegal to forcefully recruit a juvenile into a gang, a maneuver gangs use to "put their foot in a community," Yudichak said.
He said Operation GangUp also worked closely with state Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who doesn't face the jurisdictional boundaries that other law enforcement groups do and can track and follow street gangs throughout the commonwealth. Yudichak said he and other state lawmakers fought for $2.5 million in funding for Kane's Region X IMPACT street crimes unit. Its personnel are able to disrupt and dismantle gangs and drug-dealing organizations.
Barletta said getting the FBI involved was really what gave the program credibility. Agents were the key players, he said, and the FBI's Dones kept coming up with better ideas on how to enhance the program and save children.
As the ideas for the program were developed, Barletta said, organizers wanted it to be more than a one-time effort so they continue to gather information on the program and enhance it.
Operation GangUp isn't stopping in the Northeast. Yudichak said it has become a practice model for other communities and is currently moving into central Pennsylvania.
A community forum has already been held in Harrisburg, and Barletta said there also have been requests to bring the one-of-a-kind program to Sunbury and Philadelphia.
As people learn more about the program, Barletta said, they begin to understand they need to be proactive. Barletta said he is considering how to bring research from Operation GangUp to Washington, D.C., so lawmakers can witness its success and see that they also can have a role in it.
Yudichak said the biggest success story to come from Operation GangUp will be after-school programs in Luzerne County, modeled after the successful Lehigh Carbon Community College Shine Program, which has served neighboring Carbon and Schuylkill counties for years. Shine began in Carbon County in 2002 and partnered with early childhood programs to keep kids safe after school while their parents may still be working, he said.
The program aims to prevent crime by keeping children away from falling into trouble and Yudichak said it has gotten parents and teachers engaged in children's lives. Talks have begun to bring Shine to the area with the Luzerne Intermediate Unit, area colleges and universities, the Hazleton One Community Center and Building Bridges in Wilkes-Barre.
"I think we are hitting on all cylinders and I think the after-school program will put it all together," Yudichak said.
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Sunday, February 08, 2009
Good Gawd, they're everywhere!
The other day, Lorelei was watching "Go, Diego, GO!" ( a show on Nick Jr. and Noggin).
The show is about Dora's cousin Diego, a young animal rescuer. Very cute. You should tune in sometime. (If you are the parent of preschoolers, you probably already do)
When Diego is saving an animal (and it's usually a cool South American animal like chinchillas or
pygmy marmosets), if they come across a 'scary' animal, they don't say "Oh, no! Jaguars EAT chinchillas!"....they say "Oh, no! Chinchillas are AFRAID of jaguars!"
No reason to elevate blood pressures in the preschool demographic, right?
I don't remember what animal was being rescued here (the jaguar in the corner is Diego's sidekick), but whatever it was, it was afraid of...........................
(Look how concerned Baby Jaguar is!)
Thought of Lynne. Again. Had to post it.
One more thing.
Would anyone like to see a baby picture of EARL?????
(Taken 24 years ago, when Earl still had baby down. Feel free to say awwwwww..............)
9 comments:
- Mary said...
Awwwwww. I never thought I'd be awwwing about a bird's baby picture :o/
- Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:46:00 PM
- Kallen305 said...
Awwwwwwww. What a cutie.
LOL on the cartoon picture of the turkey vultures. I saw my first one yesterday since last year and it was a welcome sight.
- Monday, February 09, 2009 5:35:00 AM
- NatureWoman said...
Awwwwww, howwwww cute!!!! The TV's are everywhere!! Very cool!
- Monday, February 09, 2009 7:13:00 AM
- Pat said...
Awwww, a face only its mother could love...LOL!
- Monday, February 09, 2009 8:14:00 AM
- NCmountainwoman said...
- Monday, February 09, 2009 10:44:00 AM
- Patrick Belardo said...
I saw a vulture comic in my friend's office yesterday. It has a picture of some vultures sitting on a tree with the grim reaper walking by. The vultures say "Love your work!"
Eh... maybe you have to see it to appreciate it.
- Monday, February 09, 2009 11:42:00 AM
- Kathiesbirds said...
You know, this reminds me of a few years back when I took my kids to the Nutcracker Ballet at Christmastime. They no longer let the mice fight with the tin soldiers! They took away their swords and guns! I'm not keen on violence but it really wasn't that bad and it was the only part that interested my son! I suppose with preschool children we still need to be deleicate, but when they get older it is important to let them know how nature works.
And that baby picture? Ugh!
Oh, and I love Patrick's comment! LOL!
- Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:25:00 PM
- Owlman said...
Go Diego Go is VERY popular in this house. My kids not only know the theme song but also quite a few Spanish phrases - which is awesome!
- Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:21:00 PM
- Trixie said...
But I cannot stand the Diego theme song!
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The Challenge of the Therapeutic Space
Written by listed counsellor/psychotherapist: Helene Baker MNCS Acc MBACP
2nd April, 2009
A great deal of our lives is spent working through from A to B. We are taught that if we do A then B will follow. Work hard at school and we will achieve the grades. Do well at work and we will get the promotion. Be good to others and we will have fulfilling relationships. In many areas of our lives this can serve us well: we achieve, feel movement and purpose.
In the realm of the emotions, these rules don't apply and this can cause us difficulty:
• Why don't my relationships work out? I try hard at being a good parter/ parent/friend.
• I don't understand why I feel sad and dissatisfied when I have so much more than others.
• My parents did their best. Why do I feel angry with them?
External goals and measures can be very useful in helping us to organise and make decisions, to ease our complicated lives. In our emotional world they take us away from an inner sense of what we need, of what is right for us:
• It feels wrong to want a new relationship at my age.
• I shouldn't still be grieving after all this time.
• It doesn't make sense that I have so many conflicting feelings.
When our experience doesn't fit with what we think is right or expected, we decide that there must be something wrong with us.
The challenge of the therapeutic space is something like this: Can we look behind the 'something wrong', behind the shoulds and shouldn'ts, to discover what is actually there? Can we look behind the goals and measures to see the struggles, hopes, suffering, pain and desire that make no conventional sense to us and are also part of who we are?
Through the therapeutic space, counselling and therapy offer an invitation to inquire and a different kind of challenge: To take a look at what is there; to be interested in what we find; to become more acquainted with who we are.
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- I am more of a scientist than artist when it comes to baking. I always copy someone else's design. But no one ever tell me stop, cos it's such bad copy that they couldn't believe it comes from them :-)))
- Despite my blog named Happy Cup, I am never really happy. I am a born worrier, constantly worrying about what may or may not happen, and how I can pre-empt that!
- It is my wildest dream to have my own business, Just so that I can "mind my own business". But I could never garner enough courage to leave my day job. And my excuse is "the opportunity cost is too high!" Haha, lying to myself!
- I love handbags, I have amassed many IT-bag like Neverful, Suhali, Spy Bag, Multicolore Speedy but I only carry my HP backpack (comes with my notebook) and a Ferragoma Toiletery pouch (Free from SIA) to work.
- I would not hesitate to go for the botox jab when the first wrinkles appear but would not endure a facial!
- I shun sharkfins at wedding dinners but never resist feeding it to my son.
- If I had not gone on to earn my degree, I would have been a brisk operator at Times Printers. It was my first job after completing my 'O'Levels and had marvelled at the $1000+ salary for the strenuous 12-hour-a-day work. It was a large sum of money for me back then, you bet!
To play this forward, I am tagging my fellow blogger:
Art of Eating
Cupcake Loft
Jo's Deli
Little Corner of Mine
Here are the rules for tagging:
- Link to my blog (tagger) on your blog.
- Give seven facts about yourself.
- Tag another seven bloggers by leaving a comment on their blogs and letting them know they were tagged and listing them (and their blogs) on your blog.
I do hope you guys take this in good fun!


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The death of an Oak Lawn 3-month-old who was hospitalized with a fractured skull earlier this week has been ruled a homicide, authorities said.
No one has been charged in connection with the death of the boy, Marco Ocegueda, said Mike Hoffman, division chief of the Oak Lawn police detective unit.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was investigating Marco's death as an allegation of "death by abuse," said Kendall Marlowe, a DCFS spokesman. He declined to release further information about the case this morning.


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A ROBERTSON FAMILY CHRISTMAS BY KAY ROBERTSON w/TRAVIS THRASHER
When I first read about this book I quickly scanned the summary and thought it said the Robinson Crusoe family celebrations. But I am also familiar with the Robertson family as our friends love to watch their series.
We have viewed it for a few minutes at a time at their house as we don't get that channel. Sounded like a good read and was glad to get it to review.
Starts out with Stacey and she'd entered a contest to send her son to experience Christmas holidays with the Roboertson family. She can't believe she won the contest! Now to break it to Hunter, her son who's lately taken it upon himself to not follow the house rules any longer and has been caught with drugs...
Hope and pray and all she could do is thank God. Hunter arrives at the Robertson's and they make him feel at home but he's got a dark cloud over his head. So many lend him advice and some of it sinks in.
He does start to be like the others after a time. So many things happen to him along the way. Great idea of not only hear Hunter's side to what's going on but Korie's side to what's going on as well. It makes you feel like you are there.
Faith and hope and passages from others in the family preaching about the good Lord really fit into this novel. Glad I was able to read this book, shed a light on what the Duck Dynasty is all about-not what you see on TV.
Love all the 'firsts' he's able to experience that will last a lifetime. Family traditions, old and new are treasures.
Chapter headings have so much meaning! Mystery surrounding where Willie is during the whole book and what he's up to is funny.
Beautiful story! Glad I'm able to understand the family and what they are all about.
I received this book from The Book Club Network (bookfun.org) via Tyndale Publishers in exchange for my honest review.


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Anthony Watts sets the standard with the title of his blog post: Paleo-clamatology.
Clever Canuck limnologists have figured out how to analyze growth rings in clam shells for oxygen isotopes tied to water temperature. Graphed out on a 2500 year scale, the results show the typical signatures of the Roman Warming Period, the Medieval Warming Period and the Little Ice Age.
Not that anyone in this room is surprised. It's just nice to see it confirmed in an independent data set.
Maybe this will encourage some of the MWP deniers to, ooh, clam up!


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Hey Guys
Hope your all well?
I'm not usually one for pattern,
yet this summer most my outfits tend to have at least one piece of pattern in them!
Whether it be a patterned piece with a block colour skirt or jeans,
or a vibrant dress in one pattern!
Yay for raised body confidence!
So I figured I would share a few images with you all of some of my favourite 'patterned' pieces with how I wear them..
Firstly ones of my favourites is this gorgeous pastel coloured playsuit from primark.
Since I am not one to get my pins out (unless its in a dress or skirt) i tuck this into a pair of blue jeans or a skirt haha.
Its a very flattering deep v neckline - flattering even on those of you with a small bust like me!
Another favourite is my black floral ramones top -
which I also have in Purple,somewhere!
I love how edgy yet feminine this can look.
I pair it with a flower hi lo skirt or skater skirt with the studded belt to give it a girly edge.
This next one is a purchase by.. hold on to your hats.
My Fiance.
While browsing in newlook he surprised me with this one.
The fuschia colour is super flattering and gives my pale skin a subtle pop!
I also love that it is paired with a dark purple too,instead of a black for a slightly girlier look!
Beautiful dress which is also available in blue and green (got my eyes on the blue!)
Another Primark Bargain!
I love this daisy duck crop top,
I got this sized up so it had a slightly baggier fit,this looks gorgeous simply styled with jeans and white vans!
While going through my images I attached this one..
But its my Fiances top!
Showing patterns great for both men & women haha.
I brought this top - again from primark (a shop i never used to shop in!!)
because Gareth is obsessed with marvel so thought he would like it too - ironically from the mens section!
I love this paired with my red skater skirt to complement the red within the top a simple black belt and my studded black converse style high tops.
But one of my all time faves?
This aztec open back skater dress I got from asda close on 3 years ago now!
It is a super flattering fit and pulls in right at the waist.
This is a dress I wear all seasons as it is so simple to style!
Overall I have now realised I have alot more patterns in my wardrobe the I first thought ha ha!
What one pattern have you been loving this summer?
Or are you more of a block colour person?
Stay Safe & Speak Soon.