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For a few weeks now I have been trusting God for a miracle. In my blog posts, "A Real Test of Faith Part I and Part II" I wrote about how I've been trusting God for a miracle concerning a threat of being priced right out of my mortgage. I wrote how I've decided to just leave it in God's hands and vowed not to worry about it. I reckoned what will be, will be. And I did just that.
For the last few weeks I've given it little thought. I gave it to God completely through prayer and trusted that God would work it for my good. Worry no longer entered the equation because the peace of God reigned in my heart as I hung my faith on Him.
But you know, I think God works in really funny ways. I think He sometimes chooses to shine His glory when I'm feeling my darkest. I'll explain. These last few weeks have been quite busy for me, not to mention quite stressful. I've been planning and executing an Awards Gala and I've run myself so ragged that I've caught a cold in the process. Yesterday was a particularly depressing, dark, and stressful day, one that brought me to tears; that is until God showed up.
After having been at work most of the day, followed by a meeting, I got home last night about 6:15. My body was extremely achy my nose all stuffed up and I was anxious with anticipation of what might hit me when I walked through the door. Instead my husband told me that there's news. With my eyes I asked, "Good news or bad news?" "Take a look", he said and handed me an envelope from our mortgage company.
While unfolding the letter a thousand thoughts ran through my mind. But God delivered, because there it was in black and white nothing less than a MIRACLE! Instead of my interest rate increasing, as their previously letter threatened, the rate decreased lowering my payment by almost $100 a month. That may not seem like much, but to us that is fantastic! And it really is a miracle. God answered my prayer because I leaned on Him and I trusted His provision.
One of the names of God is Jehovah Jireh, The Lord our provider. He truly does provide all our needs and many times our wants. I'm so thankful to God for fulfilling His promises to me and granting me His protection and provision.
Once again ladies, I implore you to trust God. I'll say it again, TRUST GOD! He will save you, protect you, deliver you and provide for you if you are willing to completely, and utterly rest your faith in Him. That's not just lip service because I know firsthand that He does what He says He will do. He's a true, honest, and loving God!
Dear Heavenly Father, Lord thank you for once again coming to my rescue with a miracle and keeping us from being priced out of our mortgage. I thank you God for all you amazing provisions and I vow to continue trusting you with all my needs. And for my sisters-in- Christ who are sitting back waiting and trusting you for a miracle of their own, please deliver it soon, precious Father. In Jesus' name I pray. AMEN


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And, this is me. I was born in Washington DC. Raised in Delaware. I've been drawing since I can remember. It was the only thing that made sense to me. I was at peace when I had my eyes six inches from a piece of paper just searching for the perfect line. And, have never stopped searching. There were times where societal pressures slowed my creative development and they still do. As they should, if you want to be "normal". So, I attended two years of college in Delaware. Two years of electrical engineering before figuring out that I wouldn't be happy crunching numbers for the rest of my life. I was torn, but with my sister's encouragement and inspiration, I committed to the pursuit of my dream career. That was when I started my quest with two years in a art school in Philadelphia. I just knew I wanted be done with "higher education" in four years. I knew I'd learn more in the field than sitting in a school. From there, I interned with MTV Animation in 98. Tested and hired at MTV animation as I was interning. Well, not hired while I was interning, but had a job waiting for me coming out of school. Which was my goal as I was spending thirteen hour days at school. I stayed with MTV animation for four years. Mainly as one of the many layout artists. But, I also animated, inked, prop designed, character designed, on whatever projects they would allow me to touch. I even did very short stints of storyboarding and background designing. I worked hard to stay working as much of the year as possible. MTV was a great place to start a career. Making friends, hanging out, partying, networking, etc. For me, it was a great place to work. The work may not have been top notch and the pay was entry level, but I loved it! It was enough to survive on, and that's all I needed at that point. I was learning. And, having a blast doing it. After the resignation of a key player that kept MTV animation moving, the department fell fast. The incompetence of higher ups that rested on strong shoulders of key individuals started to show. All anyone could do was watch one of the largest animation studios in NYC collapse on itself. I was lucky enough to have an offer from a good friend, Louis Mitchell, to test for a gig with Sesame Workshop(formerly known as CTW). And, that is were I am presently. I am one of four character designers that try to keep Sesame characters looking cute and on model all around the world. I handle (oversee all character art) all publishing/ magazines domestic and international. On top of publishing, I also support anything from product development to development of style guides. As you will see in the following posts, I have even had the opportunity to develop a couple of my own interpretations of the characters. I have been with Sesame going on my sixth year now. I love the team that I work with. They are like family to me. And, I like the goal that we all share that in someway we all hope to contribute to the positive development of children in some small way. We can only hope, right? But, anyway, I've been blessed in my career so far. I've worked with great people. And, I've learned a lot. And, I hope I continue to learn. So, that, with freelance gigs sprinkled here and there, is my work history in a nutshell. If you've read this far, I really appreciate your interest. Thank you for your time. And, please, enjoy my doodles! ^.^
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This praxinoscope toy from Eye Think, Inc. lets users create an animated sequence using ten posable figures instead of a series of drawn frames. You can pop the figures off in order to carefully sculpt them (and the toy comes with a few examples of sequential poses you can try to make the figures appear to walk, run, jump, etc.) This seems like an especially good toy for teaching animation: praxinoscope animations are sometimes easier to see in the mirrors (rather than in the slots of a zoetrope) and, perhaps more importantly, the bendable figures offer a great tactile alternative to drawing, which can be slow and imprecise. I wonder how difficult it is to compare the figures in order to make sure their positions differ only slightly (so the animation won't be jumpy). Taking a cue from the proliferation of 3D zoetrope sculptures, it's such a simple idea but totally unlike most of the optical toys available today.
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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2014
Today, Makers Market, an online marketplace featuring the work of independent American makers, launches its website and business. Makers Market initially launches with thirty, highly-curated San Francisco makers, inspired by the energy surrounding the Maker Movement in the city. The marketplace provides a great opportunity for independent makers to collectively have a national presence with other extremely talented artists, designers and craftsman - as well as giving online shoppers the chance to discover these local high-quality makers.
Each piece honors the ideals of American craftsmanship – through timeless, thoughtful design, and durability using leather, metal, glass, clay, textiles and wood to create functional art. Special consideration is given to products that are sustainably made using reclaimed, recycled, up-cycled, or ethically sourced materials.
The website tells the story of these makers, with beautiful photography and videography of their work and studios.
"Many conscientious consumers are trying to move away from mass produced products with no face, no story, and no meaning. They are looking to buy less, and to buy products Made in America, of a higher quality, and with soul," said Suzanne Ekman, Founder and CEO of Makers Market. "Our goal is for the website to look, sound, and feel as if the consumer was in the master craftsman's workshop experiencing his talent and workmanship first hand while listening to the engaging storytelling."
In a world of anonymous mass production, Maker's Market gives shoppers the opportunity to give or own a one-of-a-kind handmade treasure that reflects the heart and soul of the maker.
Featured Maker For The Launch: Kirsten Muenster Jewelry
Kirsten Muenster is being recognized for her timeless and thoughtful designs, as well as use of ethically sourced stones and recycled precious metals. She excels in a trade that has been practiced in her family for many generations. To see Kirsten at work in her studio and hear her story: http://youtu.be/n9dAkoY--dQ.
Additional Highlights of Makers Market's Launch Include:
- Reveal of exclusive Makers Market place setting and serving pieces by Lisa Neimeth Ceramics.
- Pennyroyal Bag Designer's debut of new hand-dyed and hand-sewn shibori bags.
- Zelma Rose's unveiling of her new Muir Woods Green hand-dyed and hand-sewn heirloom bow tie and pocket square set.
- Announcement of giving back programs to local non-profits that support makers, including The Crucible, in Oakland.
Visit Makers Market This Weekend!
In celebration, Makers Market is offering a 25% off promotional offer on all products through June 9th, providing a great opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind Father's Day and Graduation gifts. Use promo code: usmakers!
To Learn More, Visit Makers Market: http://makersmarket.us.


text: A few weeks ago I ordered one of my favourite magazines from the US taking advantage of the good exchange rate at the time (which was short lived), Quilting Arts. It's a rare event indeed that I have a) begun something from a current magazine and b) finished it and c) been able to use it before Christmas! Recently I did a machine quilting class with Ms Chan (whose first name I cannot remember!) from Kuching and I finally managed to do something other than practice on calico. Each section of this table runner is quilted slightly differently, but it was a great piece to test out some different stitching.


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"Then Jesus told his disciples, 'If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.'" These verses freak me out. Upon first glance, they aren't so bad, but the longer I hang around in them, the dizzier I get and the more they start to play tricks on me.
Deny yourselves. Take up your cross. Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. This is easy enough to understand. If I am selfish with my life, I will lose my life, but if I am generous and give up my life, I will gain it. Therefore, I will be generous with my life, because I know that I want to gain it. But…wait. Then am I simply being generous for my own gain? To save my own neck? Aren't I simply wanting to save my life, which then means I'll lose it? It's a dizzying text and I am not quite sure what to do with it.
But I think there are two main ways people hear this text. Some hear it as a call to live a meager life, denying themselves of joy and fullness of life as a way of delayed gratification. The more I deny myself life's comforts here and now, the greater my reward will be in heaven. No pain, no gain. This is how God wants us to live. Others hear this text as justification or reason for the suffering that has already burrowed into their life. "This must be my cross to bear," people say, when faced with suffering that is just as hard to explain as it is to endure. It paints the picture of a drill sergeant God who is in the business of giving you more and more obstacles and struggles in life to see how long you can endure them. I am afraid that because of this text abused spouses have stayed in their relationships. Terrified each day, they stay because they think it is the cross God has called them to bear. So they think they should just grin and bear it, trying to trust in a god who can seem so cruel.
If there are the only two ways to hear the text, then I want nothing to do with it. But what if there is another way of hearing this text? It seems to me that this text is not about a call to a life of suffering and denying one's self the pleasures in life, all so that one can receive a greater reward in heaven, as if God is simply playing a game with us. This text is also not about a reason for our suffering. That God tests us by giving us all crosses to bear and asking us to carry them to show the commitment and endurance of our faith. Instead, what if this text is about not being afraid. Not being afraid of death. And not fearing the suffering places in our lives that can feel so much like death. Because the moment we start to fear death, it's not long before we start to fear life too.[1]
This was the case for Peter. Just before this text in Matthew, Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" Peter is the one who steps forward and says, "You are the Messiah, the son of the living God." Jesus affirms Peter by saying, "Yes, blessed are you, Peter." The only problem is that Peter is expecting a different kind of Messiah than Jesus is. In Peter's mind, the Messiah is one who comes in strength and power. One who will defeat the evil powers of the world. And as a follower of Jesus, he expects to be part of such a glorious battle, which he will win. So when Jesus begins to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering and death, it's no wonder that Peter cries out, "God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you." Suffering and death were not the future Peter envisioned for Jesus, and they weren't the future he envisioned for himself, either. If Jesus must go to Jerusalem and face suffering and death, then as a follower of Jesus, doesn't that mean Peter must go and do the same? Peter was afraid for Jesus' life, but he was afraid for his own life too. The moment we start to fear death, it's not long before we start to fear life.
One of my favorite TV shows is Law and Order. There is an episode about a mother who was so focused on protecting her own children from any danger in the world that she kept them home-schooled and never let them outside the house. As a result they had no concept of friends or how to make them. She convinced them that the world was an evil place and that they must fear it. All of this she did because she thought she could protect her children and keep them alive, and yet, in the end, it was suffocating the life out of them. The moment we start to fear death, it's not long before we start to fear life too. And Jesus wants us to have life.
Jesus is in search of life. Fullness of life. For all of us. Did you catch that in the text? That Jesus is in search of life? I didn't see it at first either. Or if I did, I didn't know what to make of it. Listen again… "Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised." And on the third day be raised. Resurrection. Jesus isn't going to Jerusalem in search of death but in search of life. New life. Fullness of life. Resurrected life. Maybe this text is about not fearing death and those suffering moments in life that can feel like death, but once you start to fear death, it isn't long before you start to fear life.
I know that it can sound trivial to say, but in life there is pain. There is suffering. So when Jesus asks his followers to take up their crosses and follow him into Jersualem not because Jesus wants to give us pain and suffering but because Jesus knows we already have pain and suffering.[2] They are already part of our lives. Part of the world. And God loves the world. So Jesus says take up your cross and follow me, we will go through this together in search of life. So we take up our crosses because there are crosses to be taken up and what else is there to do? The only other option is to deny that there are any crosses in this world, which as far as I am concerned is simply to fall into a fear of death, and thus a fear of life. But to take up one's cross is to embrace both the pain and suffering of the world and to embrace the hope of discovering life within it. A full life is not one that is absent of suffering, but one that faces such suffering with the courage to search for life, resurrected life, in the midst of it. Jesus is in the business of bring about life in the midst of death.
The path as disciples of Jesus is ours to choose, I guess. But remember, try to save your life and you will lose it. To be afraid of death is to be afraid of life. When you fear death, you can walk right past the person in the park looking for gas money and miss the surge of life that comes from helping a stranger. When you fear death, you can act as if the cancer isn't there and miss the life-giving experience of telling your children and grandkids all the stories you've wanted to tell them before your heart beats its last.
So take up your cross if you choose to do so, whatever it may be. Depression. Job loss. Addiction. Busyness. Sadness. Why take up your cross? Well
because we have crosses in our lives and what else are we supposed to do? And as you walk in the crowd of others following Jesus and carrying their crosses, you just might bump into a person who has a cross like yours and who has found a way to carry it that makes it less painful. Immediately you can feel the relief in your shoulders and your knees. But also in your soul too. So you pass the tip along and keep going…
If there is anything of God in these words, may they settle and take root in our life[3]…AMEN
[1] Barbara Brown Taylor, The Seeds of Heaven – Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew, p. 79.
[2] Douglas John Hall, The Cross in Our Context, p. 32.
[3] A closing to sermons taught to me by Alan Storey. http://www.aslowwalk.org


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Kechula's tips:
- Write openers that grab attention.
- Omit excessive detail. It burns up precious word count.
- Omit long sentences, especially those with semi-colons.
- Consider including 1-word, or 2-word sentences for impact.
- Include dialog. Big chunks of narrative create yawns.
- Use contractions. Especially in dialog. One word is saved each time.
- Use words gained from items 2 and 6 to enhance the plot.
- Omit anything that may throw readers out of the story.
- Keep moving the story forward.
- Keep characters down to a minimum.
- Read your draft manuscript out loud. Better yet, record it and listen to the story several times.
- Edit, edit, edit.
And if you want to know precisely how many stories he's published in the last four years, go read it. Unbelievable.


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The New Zealand economy has picked up momentum for the first time in two years.
25 March 2010
New Zealand economy expands at fastest level in two years
The New Zealand economy grew swiftly in the fourth quarter as manufacturing revived and companies built up inventories that had run down through the recession.
Statistics New Zealand confirmed that gross domestic product expanded 0.8 per cent in the final three months of 2009, and growth in the third quarter was revised up to 0.3 per cent from 0.2 per cent.
New Zealand economy's recovery is picking up growth faster than expected by the central banks, and the results indicate businesses were confident in the economic recovery and increasingly preparing for the future.
In particular the inventory rebuilding process and business investment hit a strong pace earlier than was expected, which suggests that the positive sentiment in business surveys were being translated into action.
The New Zealand Visa Bureau is an independent consulting company specialising in helping people with their New Zealand Immigration applications to the New Zealand Embassy.


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4 Taps Beer
The Hotel's first beer
Pushing the boundaries with our passion for beer, we joined forces with Edge Brewing, artisan brewery, to create a dream come true for all beer fans, brewing our very own AMBER NECTAR.
The name 4Taps was created as a tribute to more great flavors to be served on tap.
With its aroma of freshly baked bread, 4Taps is a refreshing Lager and a real crowd pleaser, available also in a handy bottle of original design and customized glass.
Edge Brewing
Edge Brewing was funded in Barcelona in 2013, by two Americans who developed a new European brewery concept in one of the most innovative neighborhoods of the city, Poble Nou.
Last year did the North American team win the award for the Best New Brewer 2014.
The 4 Taps beer has been created, after many experiments with different ingredients, to find the ultimate combination of components that give it a unique and new flavor.
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We have a wide range of beers, including more than 20 different qualities - from the crafted to the artisanal categories and from the locals to the Europeans brands.
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Mom's Surprise 60th Birthday was a success; we were not only able to surprise her but made her smile. She was surrounded by friends and family both in person and in spirit for those that were unable to attend. She even had a few hunky band members serenade her!
67 miles on bike feels like 67 miles on a bike, but on the hills it feels like 100. I had a great ride with many teammates with a run and food to follow. I was wiped out when I got home and an still recovering from fatigue. Thank you to my teammates that always help get through my training.
I never thought the temperature was going to hit 60 on Sunday but with about an hour and a half left into the ride the arm warms came off and the sun came out to warm us up a bit.
A wonderful weekend for 60's!


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Friday, December 14, 2007
In france they call gaps, "happy teeth." I'm not only the happy teeth club president, I'm also a client.
Andrew thought these looked like dutch landscapes. That sat well with me.
Sometimes finding your balance is matter of losing it for a moment. (Whoa. I just had one of those moments where you actually take your own advice for a minute. It Gave me the chills. Or... maybe it's just that I'm listening to Annie Lennox's "why." "I may be lost I may be blind, I may be viciously unkind.")
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i miss you guys
- December 14, 2007 at 8:35 PM
- Frank said...
yeah girl!! I miss you too! You are so special! And you never stop!
what are you passing the time with? Hows the art and music. Hope its entirely Blissed out. But then, also, hope is entirely challenging and full of unforseen fear and wonder. Nows the time.
- December 17, 2007 at 1:51 AM
- k haas said...
i just posted a pictorial ode to dave/frank on my blog. i would love to come to your show but i am leaving tomorrow for argentina! best of luck and much love!
- January 11, 2008 at 12:40 AM
- FP said...
I'm also a proud member of the Happy Teeth Family!
xox Betty loves Ribbon Boys and Lady
- June 13, 2008 at 4:41 PM
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August 26, 2017, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM @ House Show
Corey will be stopping through OKC to provide us with an intimate house show.
Our friend, Molly Bush, will also be joining us.
Must provide proof of ticket purchase at the door.
Event is all-ages. But keep in mind the intimacy and acoustic factors of the show.
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All ticket sales will go to Corey and Molly. Feel free to donate to help give us the funds to bring in more artists in the future.
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Dear Divine Souls,
Didiji is now in Dubai and will be lovingly spreading her inspirational knowledge on the Philosophy of Divine Love.
Are you curious about the meaning of life? Are you impassioned about why we are here? Do you want to know how you can find true happiness? Living in Dubai?
Please do come along and listen to the divine wisdom and philosophy shared by H. H. Dr Bageeshwari Deviji.
The programs are detailed below in the flyer and run from 23rd to 25th January 2015. (Please click on the image to enlarge).
We look forward to seeing you on this exciting and unique opportunity. Contact details have been provided on the flyer if you would like to get in touch.
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Brand Label: Chloe
Available for Purchase Online at Neiman Marcus for $1250.00Pin It
Chloe leather and suede tote bag. Available in multiple colors. Golden hardware. Flat top handles, 10.3" drop. Open top with snap closure. Side zips expand bag. Interior, one zip pocket. 11.5"H x 13.3"W x 7"D. "Milo" is made in Italy.
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There's nothing more fun than writing out a long post and losing it all on wordpress. The drafts come up empty….Ahh, the joys of blogging. I won't remember everything I wrote….but I'll do my best….
Thanks for all the sweet and funny comments on our Wee One. I so love those smiling photos of him – they honestly make me happy – just looking at them! Thanks, also, for the response to our onesies and baby clothes. I have gotten a whole bunch of orders and messages from awesome folks from all around the world- so thank you! A website should be in the works here soon, but in the meantime, check back every once and awhile for new screenprinted designs. We have some great lesbian-friendly designs in the works. I think I may start a "onesie of the month". Each month I'll post a new design and if you are interested, you can order them or tell your friends!
Now, to the title of my post. I don't know how it happened, but it did…..we now have a crazy 5-month old! It's hard to believe my little man is 5 months. Time is going by so fast. He grabs, laughs, rolls over (both ways!), kisses (with open mouth!), cuddles, squeels, pushes up (can lift his whole body off the ground now), and on and on….we love every minute of it. The newest thing is semi-crawling. Well, it's not really a crawl….I've started to call it "frogging". If he's on his belly, he can push back with such force and go all the way across a room! It's pretty hilarious. Also, he still loves our cell phones and has now learned how to change the ringtones (on my phone). See the video below. He will press his thumb down on the button to change it, and then look at the screen, then back at his thumb…it is honestly the funniest thing to watch. He does it in his carseat everyday on the way home from work. I know there's more I'm forgetting, but this is the best I can do this Friday afternoon. Happy 5 mos to my man! We love you to the moon and back!
Hope you guys all stay cool this weekend! Here in VA it's supposed to be a scorcher.


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I'll also be changing the scope of this blog a tad to focus on artisans, crafters and designers that I admire. Many will be right in line with the online graveyard I like to explore, but others will deviate into new territory. I'll also be showcasing my own art projects from time to time.
So, we've got some lost time to make up for. Shall we dance?


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There is nothing like a family Thanksgiving celebration taking place at your house to remind you of all the little projects that need finishing (or starting and finishing) around the place. I managed to sort through a lot of closets and dust a lot of high shelves thanks to this motivation. I was also able to get a decorating project that I have been slowly working on for the past YEAR completed, thanks to the pressure of pending house tours.
The south wall in our bedroom is the one that our headboard rests against, and it has been bare since we moved back into the room after the remodel. I just couldn't decide what I wanted to hang there. Then, about a year ago Aaron and I discussed an idea involving topographic maps. I don't remember who had the initial thought, but it got my mind turning. Eventually I moved away from the idea of topographic maps to tourist maps of major cities that we want to visit together someday. I started searching online for vintage maps in a variety of sizes and styles, and as I gathered them I mounted them onto blank art canvases.
I finished the last map on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, but I had a little problem. The man who provides the muscle necessary for completing my various brilliant ideas was away on a hunting weekend. How could I get all my maps hung in time? I started by using brown wrapping paper to make "map shapes" to help me make my gallery arrangement. It's a good think I didn't just starting putting in screws or nails, because first it looked like this:
and then I changed it to this:
and eventually it ended up like this:
When my he-man arrived home after his hunting trip, he was forced to feel my intense need of completing projects and finished the installation of "our" maps with very good grace and speed.
Oh, and before I wish everyone a "happy last day of November", I need to fulfill another promise and show some of the Thanksgiving decorations the kids made for their rooms. I think the blue painter's tape is a very special touch.
Happy Last Day of November everyone!


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Corporate first disclosed a tentative agreement in August. Since then, we've heard it could cost about 200 jobs and result in severance and other expenses totaling less than $60 million.
Here's Corporate's full statement:
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2011-- Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) reached an agreement with The Columbus Dispatch to print The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Kentucky Enquirer in a new, easy-to-use format beginning the fourth quarter of 2012.
"Our readers will find format and graphic changes, including fuller use of color and photographs, a more compact and easy-to-handle size, bolder section fronts and inside pages that are easier to navigate. Content will provide more in-depth coverage of topics that our readers are passionate about and provide information that can't be found anywhere else," said Margaret Buchanan, president and publisher of The Cincinnati Enquirer. "We are able to enhance efficiency while at the same time provide consumers with the bold new product they prefer. For local businesses who advertise in the Enquirer, it's a reinvented print medium designed for more impact."
The Columbus Dispatch will be the first newspaper in the world to print in this new format. The format provides such advantages as the ability to print multiple sections, allowing readers to gravitate to their areas of interest easily and quickly; added color flexibility for advertisers; and an enhanced reader experience. Dimensions of the newly formatted Enquirer will be 10 ½ inches by 14 2/3 inches – and current content in the Enquirer will remain in the redesigned newspaper. As part of this initiative, the Enquirer's production facility will close fourth quarter, 2012, as printing transitions to Columbus.
Related: In a statement, the Enquirer acknowledges that the production plant shutdown will cost about 200 jobs.


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Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Santa Goes Green
This year Woodmansterne card publishers have released one of mine and Theo Bosanquet's Christmas card designs.
The card will be sold in John Lewis, Waitrose, Paperchase, and WHSmith, as well as some smaller independent card and gift shops.
It will be for sale as a single greetings card (EAN 238376) and within a Christmas box of 12 cards of the same design (EAN 238147). If you would like to find your nearest stockist please call 01923 200 630, and give your postcode and the EAN of the product you are interested in.
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Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Elephant in the Room
Well, here it is - a big white elephant. Let that not be a bad omen... !
Sponsored by FFI, this will be its home for the next couple of months whilst I put my designs to it. Eventually it will take its place alongside approximately 250 others, somewhere in London, as part of Elephant Family's "Elephant Parade London 2010".
I will post more updates below as painting progresses over the next few weeks.
It wasn't exactly an easy journey to its temporary home, but the delivery company - Eco Man and Van - are indeed a professional outfit. No valley too deep, no fence too high...
Fri 27th Nov - Crouching Elephant, Hidden Message... can you tell what it is yet ?
The Farrow & Ball paints (kind sponsors of the event) are working out very nicely. I now need to focus all my time on elepainting. Less ambiguous photos to follow next week...
Thurs 3rd Dec
Well, it should be more apparent what it is now (I hope..)
I've started applying detail on top of the base layers of colour. Days like today remind me why I opted against painting outdoors. In the wake of Thanksgiving, I'm very grateful for the warmth of my studio!
Sat 20th Dec
Starting to take shape now. I spent today applying the final frosting to the ice. It felt quite apt with the snow falling on the glass ceiling above.
Thurs 24th Dec
It's the final countdown...
I'll be working on the water today, and then again on Christmas morning. He needs a name though, and FFI are running a competition to find one.
Send your suggestions to email@example.com before 1pm on Boxing Day.
Sat 2nd Jan
Happy New Year!
I'm pleased to announce the elephant now has a name...
Meet "Nanook". The name is derived from the Inuit word for Polar Bear, and, I hope you will agree, quite fitting.
I am just applying the final touches before putting a gloss varnish on the ice parts, in the hope that this will make it shimmer in the sunlight.
Nanook is being collected on the 5th January, whereafter he will undergo an anti-graffiti treatment before being unveiled somewhere in London at the beginning of May. You'll know when I do where that will be.
Tue 5th Jan
Off he goes...
(Original Elephant Parade post)
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By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
After delaying a vote by two weeks on the remand of the Keizer Station Area C master plan, Keizer City Councilors did so once again Monday night.
By a unanimous 6-0 vote, councilors directed city staff to prepare an order calling for the approval of the remand. That order will be voted on at the Dec. 3 council meeting – in theory, at least.
A council decision from April 2011 on the plan submitted by Chuck Sides of E Village, LLC was appealed to the Lane Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). The city was asked to do more review and modification regarding the traffic engineer's analysis as well as the timing of a condition of approval requiring concurrency.
In September, Sides submitted a revised plan, with the proposed 116,000 square foot store being changed to a 72,000 square foot building with two retail spaces and 83 additional units of multi-family development.
On Nov. 5 councilors held a public hearing and elected to make no decision. The record was left open for written comments and written arguments from the applicant. Those items were discussed Monday evening.
Only seven audience members attended Monday's meeting, a far cry from the 50 on hand two weeks earlier. The tenor of the documents matched what had been discussed previously. There was also similar confusion about what could be discussed and voted on.
"I don't like the number of apartments and where they are, so I will vote against it," councilor Jim Taylor said. "Can I do that?"
Nate Brown, director of Community Development, said the site plan could be evaluated.
"The layout of the site plan has been revised," Brown said. "It is subject to your review."
Taylor wanted to make sure he understood.
"Anything that's a change, we can consider?" he asked.
"That is correct," Brown responded.
Councilor Mark Cailier asked about the impact on the city's stormwater system, an appropriate question given the heavy rain Monday that led to some flooding around Keizer.
"Is our stormwater system able to handle the addition?" Cailier asked.
Bill Lawyer, Public Works director, noted runoff from the development wouldn't add to the already maxed system on Lockhaven Avenue.
"Area C goes elsewhere," Lawyer said.
Brown has said previously the city has 90 days – or until Dec. 10 – to issue an order on the topic, based on the revised request being submitted Sept. 9.


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During a routine ultrasound at 36 weeks, the ultrasound tech spent a lot of time looking at the baby's bladder and kidneys. She commented that the bladder was full and wondered why it wasn't draining. During the visit with my doctor after that, she told me that the baby is probably just about to pee, but very rarely there could be some sort of blockage that would be treated after birth. She said we would check it in a week. The baby was also measuring small, about 2 weeks behind. So at 37 weeks they checked the bladder again, and said it was still somewhat full, but smaller than before. The kidneys looked fine, but she thought the ureters might be a little dilated so they wanted me to get checked by a high-risk OB just to be sure. A few days later I went downtown to have another ultrasound. This doctor thought the bladder, ureters, and kidney looked fine. She thought the ultrasound tech may have been seeing shadows or the bowels when she thought the ureters looked dilated. But she was concerned about her size. She said the fluid level looked fine, but that the blood flow from the placenta was a bit low. She thought the baby might not be getting proper nourishment and told me the baby should probably come out soon. Not the news I wanted or was expecting, but I tried to prepare myself as I drove to my doctor to discuss induction. My OB also thought it would be best for the baby to come out now, and said I should go to labor and delivery that night at 10pm. She explained that they would give me a cervix ripening drug overnight and start pitocin in the morning. I was disappointed to be facing another induction as I really wanted to make it closer to 40 weeks this time and go into labor naturally. I was also sad my doctor wasn't on call the next day when I would deliver. She is my favorite OB out of the three that I had had. She is Catholic, supportive of NFP, and is super sweet and caring. But as the reality sunk in, I started to get really excited to meet our new little one. When I got home, I put the kiddos down for their nap, cleaned house, cleared my calendar for the following week, and went grocery shopping. My mom came over that evening to spend the night with the kids, and Alex and I headed to the hospital. We got checked in right away and prepared for a long night. After a few hours, they gave me Cytotec to help ripen my cervix in preparation for the induction. They gave me Ambien to help me sleep, but I still only got a few hours. The Cytotec caused some cramping, and the nurse kept having me switch the side I was laying on because the baby would have periods of sleepiness, and they wanted to perk her up.
The hospital room
The last picture of me pregnant
At 6:00am they started the pitocin. The contractions came hard and fast; they don't really build in intensity the way they do in natural labor. I remember them checking me at one point and I was at 6. I must have dilated quickly after that, because at one point I got really hot and felt like I was going to pass out. I told the nurse I may want an epidural, but during the next contraction I felt like I needed to push. One of the nurses rushed out to find the doctor, and the others kept telling me to breath and not push, and I kept telling them I couldn't. I think they are used to people with epidurals not feeling the sensation to push. It was an overwhelming urge though, like it was with little Alex, and if the doctor hadn't been in the next room attending another delivery, I think the nurse would have had to deliver her! She was born at 8:38 am, just 2.5 hours after I started the pitocin.
The beautiful moment when we met :)
She looks big in this picture, but she was teeny tiny at 5.4 lbs.
Kisses from daddy
It was so fun to introduce her to the kids. Alex was a little unsure and didn't get near her for awhile, but Mary was intrigued and started giving her hugs and kisses right away :)
The hospital stay was ok. The hospital is pretty new, and the rooms are nice. The nurses in general weren't of stellar quality like they were in Houston, but there were a few good ones that took excellent care of us.
We are so excited to have this new bundle of joy as part of our family!


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I've been gone two weeks and the idiot politicians are twice as stupid. How else can you explain a candidate who decides to use a body double to make her appearances for her?
Ohio 15th congressional district Democratic candidate Mary Jo Kilroy uses body doubles when she tires of having to deal with all of the little people she intends to represent.
Such was the case last week when Kilroy sent her campaign body double to represent her at the Plain City Steam Thresher parade. Apparently the Amish-dominated city was too tough a crowd for Kilroy to handle.
Do you think she uses a different body double to feature different physical attributes, depending on the crowd?
Congressman Robert Wexler is living a tale of two cities: the city where he lives and the city where he claims he lives. Where he lives, where his family lives and his kids got to school, is Washington DC. His claimed address is a senior community in Delray Beach, FL, with his parents. Of course, Wexler doesn't exactly qualify to live in a senior community, which may explain why Democrats are against photo ID requirements.
What's more embarrassing? Being caught not living in your district, or trying to claim you still live with your mommy?
Former Senator John Edwards proved once again he is not the psychic Jon Edward when he was caught leaving a hotel in the middle of the night after a rendezvous with the woman accused of having a child with Edwards. The National Enquirer has gotten this story twice, and on the second try seems to have really gotten the story. Edwards' return to the well just ended his chance to be Senator Obama's number two. I move that Edwards may be the dumbest politician since Gary Hart challenged the media to follow him. Do I hear a second?
I gotta ask, though. Why is his hair better than hers?
As Edwards fades into political retirement, we need a current politician as our Idiot Politician of the Week. Someone whose stupidity is truly world-class, which reminded us of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
"I have always loved longitude," Nancy Pelosi says before breaking into laughter. "I love latitude; it's in the stars. But longitude, it's about time. ... Time and clocks and all the rest of that have always been a fascination for me."
Who is she, George Costanza? No, she's Super Speaker:
"I'm trying to save the planet; I'm trying to save the planet."
You'd never guess she's from California, would you?
But Pelosi at her most idiotic came on Friday when she lost control of events and had to shut down the House of Representatives to prevent a vote on more domestic drilling for oil. The budget is left undone, as is much of the legislative work this session.
As the Wall Street Journal reported:
Normally, the spending hiatus would be a useful byproduct of Congressional bickering. But in this case the shutdown is malign neglect. Surging energy prices act like a huge tax increase on the economy, since energy demand is relatively fixed over the short term. The price spike is imposing genuine hardships on middle-income and working-class voters across the country.
The Democratic leadership isn't oblivious to this man-at-the-pump reality. But Al Gore's vision of the apocalyptic tides of climate change perfectly expresses their mentality: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Reid see soaring prices as a public good -- the mechanism that will force energy enlightenment on the U.S. If anything, they think the price of gas is too low. As recently as June, the Senate debated a multitrillion-dollar carbon tax-and-regulation scheme that was designed to boost energy costs. A new version will be a priority in the next Administration.
If nothing else, this summer's oil drilling stonewall is giving voters an insight into this ideology, which recoils at any oil, natural gas or coal production -- oh, and nuclear besides. That puts 93% of all U.S. energy off limits for expansion. Back in the real world, and barring a cold fusion or other miracle, the U.S. will remain dependent on fossil fuels for decades. A fresh round of domestic oil-and-gas exploration would ease the long-term pressures that supply and demand are exerting on prices, plus bolster energy security.
And those not bound by anticarbon theology are coming around. Broad margins of the American public -- now even a slim majority of Californians -- favor increasing domestic production.
Thanks Madam Speaker for reminding us why Congress has a lower approval rating than the President. And for those wonderful airhead statements and shutting down the House, you get to be our Idiot Politician of the Week.


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This is the funnel water ride that my BABIES went on. Please, do not let your little ones go on this ride. It was totally against my better judgement that I let Jeff talk me into letting them go on it. It is WAY scary and WAY fast.
Just thought you should know.
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Oh, Robert's face when 'e saw me
It 'ad looked like 'e was ragin' with jealousy
And I just loved Lord Montgomery's supremacy
The way 'e commanded me
To go and get Jeeves for a romp for three
That's when Robert stormed out of the 'ouse
The louse
Back to 'is pet
She might 'ave 'ad what I wanted to get
But I 'eard Montgomery threaten to bring 'er more shame
Robert only 'ad 'imself to blame
I anticipated 'er pain
With the 'ope that it would drive Robert insane
So I used me feminine powers of persuasion
Mentionin' to 'is Lordship about the seriousness of the situation
And told 'im that for Robert's insolence
There 'ad to be consequence
That appealed to 'is twisted mind
And 'e said, "You are right, little whore. What do you have in mind?"
"Well, we both know where 'e is weak," I replied. "Maybe you should use 'er if it's vengeance that you seek."
"And what would you have me do?" 'e asked me. "It seems to me that you'll derive pleasure from that too."
"Robert was mine, you see," I said. "She's the one that took 'im from me."
I sensed some aggression
But 'e softened and asked, "Why should I indulge your obsession?"
"Because I'm willin' to do anythin' you ask me to," I whispered seductively. "Be your slave and do anythin' for you."
"Yes, I would like obedience and allegiance," he said and commanded me to bend.
I winced as I felt 'im penetrate me and pound my rear end
"I have a meeting at midnight," he told me when 'e came to the end. "I insist that you attend."
I was led to a secret room later that night
It was so bloody creepy that I was shiverin' with fright
And when I saw figures dressed in robes appear
Well, that just further exacerbated my fear
My 'eart pounded
When me eyes adjusted to the dimness and I realised that I was surrounded
"Whore, do not falter!" Lord Montgomery shouted at me. "Remove your clothing and go to the alter!"
Tremblin' in terror, I screamed, "I don't understand!"
"Silence!" Montgomery shouted. "Obey my command!"
Just as I finished removin' me gown
I was carried to the alter and forced to lie down
Four of them 'eld me and I screamed for me life
When I saw 'is Lordship 'oldin' a knife
"Will you renounce the light and darkness embrace?" Montgomery asked me and flashed the knife in front of my face.
I didn't quite understand
But I knew that I 'ad to agree to 'is demand
Because if I didn't I'd surely be dead
"Yes!" I cried and nodded me 'ead.
"Then do what I tell you without hesitation," he said. "Get down on the floor and prepare for initiation."
Immediately I got down on me knees
For everyone present to do as they please


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I could write a huge paragraph about what I did the rest of the summer or how stupid and long my schedule is but it doesn't really matter anywway.
So I'm just gonna list some highlights of the past two months:
- We went hiking and biking.
- We went to Croatia and it wasn't as warm as expected but I still got a really bad sunburn on my stomache.
- We went to Vienna and I gotta say I am in love with that city.
- I got sick the weekend before school started again.
- I went back to school while was still sick).
- We got our schedules and just to list the worst thing: I have 9(!!!) periods on Monday.
- I went on a one week class trip with some kids from my school who are into sports.
- It was pretty cool there (Baltic Sea).
- I had to make up one week of school (aka as a lot, and I mean A LOT, of work).
- I had to study a lot.Oh and still do. (Fortunately we're going having two weeks fallbreak coming up soon!)
- Our town hosted the Theater-Festival "Freiwild". They had some really great plays (Unfortunately I just saw two.).
- Today I'm goint to the "Oktoberfest" in our town with a bunch of friends.
- I'll spend 12 hours on the train this weekend.


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It's been awhile since I've had a Readers Kitchen Series, so I reached into the files to pull a few out.
Before I show these, just a few comments about the Readers Kitchen & House Series:
If you have already submitted pictures – I will most likely get to yours at some point soon. AND, I am still looking for new kitchen and house pictures. My back stock is dwindling down. I would love to keep the Readers Kitchen and House Series going – but I do need pictures to do so. If you plan on submitting your kitchen or house I ask two things only:
1) Submit the LARGE size pictures only. Please do not send those teeny phone pictures or the smallest ones from your camera. The bigger, the better!!!! The best way to email me the large files is by downloading http://zoomfoot.com/ This way you can email as many large files as you want at one time. Now, if you don't want to send the pictures via Zoomfoot, you can always send a few large pictures 3 or 4 at a time via email. Either way, I don't care – just as long as you send the LARGE pictures!!! No one wants to look at small pictures when they call see all the details in a bigger image.
2) Take the pictures during the day! I never realized what an issue this was until today! Quite a few submissions were taken at night and it is just not the best way to show off your kitchen or house. Also, turn on the lights. I know that in magazines the lights are usually off, but those photographers have lit the room up already! So – lights on and daytime pictures!!!
The first kitchen is located in Scottsdale Arizona – a first for us! The husband and wife are both in real estate and the wife also does interior design. Their house is located in an equestrian neighborhood – where horses are ridden on the streets – on their way to the nearby stables. The couple renovated this house planning to sell it – but instead they fell in the love with the area and are going to stay put for awhile. I thought the exterior was interesting – first, the xeriscaping, all gravel and a few evergreen bushes, along with cactus and eucalyptus trees. So different than what you would see in the north! And, the architecture is interesting – the flat ranch that looks remarkably contemporary.
BEFORE: not so bad actually!
And again – the before picture. In the corner was a fireplace which the couple had wanted to salvage, but it obstructed the beautiful views outside the windows, so it was removed. And they also thought they would save the tile, but instead went with a light travertine.
AFTER: The entire kitchen area was gutted – it's hard to tell where the old kitchen even fit in here! I love the way the walls are painted a soft aqua mixed in with all the white. The backsplash is white subway tile – and notice that the area behind the range – the tile is slightly darker to emphasize that space. The paint is a custom color – the formula came from a friend nice enough to share.
The island was built on site. Notice the beadboard that is on the bottom half of the walls. I love beadboard and I think it warms up a space and makes it so welcoming!
Notice the island is also made of beadboard. And the top of it – is porcelain tile. A savings over white marble. Cute breakfast area with white slipped chairs.
Ideas to take from this kitchen:
1) Use a darker toned subway tile behind the range to highlight that area.
2) Beadboard is an inexpensive material that looks so great and really warms up a space.
3) Consider white porcelain tiles in place of pricey white marble.
This kitchen is also in Arizona – this time in Tempe. Again, it's a total redo, but unfortunately there are no "before" pictures! What a beauty!!! The owner is an Ob-Gyn doctor with her own practice. She tells me that she redid the kitchen after studying the internet blogs, looking for inspiration. At the time of the reno, she was also pregnant with her first child!! So many pretty elements – the white marble, the dark countertops, the dark floors, and notice the transom look over the cabinets – those aren't windows, but when lit – they do look like windows! What a great idea. AND, notice the ceiling treatment – wood was placed there to create interest and give it the look of a beamed ceiling, but it is actually almost completely flat.
The sink is in the island so that she has a view when washing up. She used beautiful polished nickel hardware and faucets. Here you can see the back countertops look like black granite. And she has a gorgeous, dramatic stove hood in stainless, which matches the appliances. The pendants look like Restoration Hardware. Those pendants are the best buy from RH right now. They are so great looking and are so reasonable (especially for RH!)
The homeowner also sent in this picture of her new bathroom – which flows with the look of the kitchen. Instead of wood floors, she used a ribbon pattern black and white marble tile. White marble on the counters and a gorgeous tub! Hardware is again polished nickel. Notice how instead of a blank wall, the mirror was extended to the area by the tub. Pretty molding!!
Ideas to take from this kitchen:
1. Dark hardwoods look so rich when mixed with white cabinetry and countertops.
2. Consider mixing white marble with black granite (usually matte finish) in the same kitchen. This creates interest instead of having an all white look.
3. Use paneling to create a faux beamed ceiling.
4. Use lighted glass cabinets in a dark kitchen to fool the eye into thinking there are transom windows where there aren't any.
Kitchen #3
BEFORE: This shy owner was somewhat reluctant to share her house on the internet, but eventually decided to when she sent me pictures of her house. This kitchen was added onto the house in 1930!!! As you will see, it was a total renovation.
Wow!!! What a huge difference!!!! The owners kept the original four walls and were limited to where appliances could go, but it seems like they are all in a perfect place! They also wanted to retain the vintage feel of their older house, but have all the modcons. She wanted a old timey looking range, but they were too pricey. Instead, she searched and found this range Fratelli Onofri Royal Chiantishire with a vintage appeal.
They chose the lantern tile backsplash because it was different than subway. The owner says she wanted white marble countertops but everyone talked her out of it. I hear you! So many people get talked out of it!!! Instead she used Coast Green granite – and mixed it with walnut on the island. Again, the mix of the dark and light is so nice. And they chose a farm sink with a bridge faucet - again for that vintage look. The stove hood is painted white wood.
Notice how she also has that transom look over her cabinets. Not sure if hers are lighted though. Pretty glass pendants hang over the island. The owner does say that the wood requires oiling and lots of maintenance – probably more than the white marble would have. Maybe. I love her shaker style cabinets. Notice the dishwasher is hiding behind a cabinet door to make it disappear. I think these homeowner achieved their goal – creating a brand new kitchen with a vintage feel for an older home.
Ideas to Take from this Kitchen:
1. Use wood countertops for a vintage feel.
2. Glass panes in the cabinets look like transoms and add to that older look, as does shaker style cabinetry.
3. Nothing beats a farmhouse sink and bridge faucet when looking for a vintage styled kitchen!
A HUGE thank you to our three homeowners – who all used white kitchens but mixed in other décor elements to create visual interest.
Remember – send in your kitchen and house pictures AND send in your Ask Miss Cote de Texas questions.
We have a great giveaway coming up next week. AND, I am working on a top secret contest that if it works out will be the biggest and most interesting of ALL giveaways!!
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Post Logic and Outside Editorial are Gotham's two post-production newbies — each boasting different amenities to attract the local creative community.
Brand-spanking new, the 5,000-square-foot Post Logic space in the West Village is located in post-production row, around the corner from competitors like Technicolor, and literally, across the hall from partner Outpost Digital. The New York satellite office of the Hollywood facility with the same name, the shop's main selling point is to give L.A.-level workmanship in a local setting. A nest of rooms with state-of-the-art equipment includes two telecine suites, three quality-control bays and one DRS suite.
Specializing in mastering work, Post Logic is the only one of its kind in New York, and has already earned a three-year nonexclusive deal with Miramax. "We also wanted to have a space in New York City and use local talent," adds CEO-prexy Barry Snyder. "Post-production is an incredibly challenging business, so it's nice to be part of something that's building and growing, rather than consolidating."
Further south on SoHo's Mercer Street, and in more colorful digs, is Outside Editorial. A 4,000-square-foot penthouse duplex with terraces, the space — filled with suspended and midcentury furniture — is meant to catalyze creativity as much as possible, in the most relaxing way. With design a priority, it's not surprising to learn that the team has agency backgrounds, although the facility is prepared to handle features, musicvideos and more.
"What matters to me is that they can get the job done technically," says Don Faller, a veteran producer who also runs Double Wide Media and Post. "And if I can get the job done at the same price, I'll go where they have the nicest chair."
Outside Editorial owner and editor Scott Gaillard says while the environment is an amenity, it is also a reflection of talent and work that his team can provide. "It's not the reason to choose us — you choose us for the staff," says Gaillard. "But putting a stellar staff in such a space helps."
Like Faller, producer Anne Chaisson of Dirty Rice Films has some expectations when choosing a facility. "It's important post houses understand the independent sensibility — the time crunch, little money and requisite hand-holding," she says. "If they were willing to help out the independent filmmaker, I would love to work in a beautiful space."


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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Ron Paul Running Hard-Hitting Anti-Gingrich Political Ads
Some feel Mitt Romney might lock up the GOP nomination by late February. I'm not so sure. Gingrich's surge since the Herman Cain campaign began its terminal death spiral early this week, is also chipping away at Romney support, as the whacky Evangelical GOP bloc would probably support a Catholic over a Mormon any day of the week.
While the media continues to mostly ignore Ron Paul, his support - always deep, if not wide - is growing. Not very fast, but he is polling between about 5% and 16%, depending upon the state race and poll.
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Did you see what Gingrich said about poor kids today?
GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich defended his stance against certain child labor laws during a campaign stop in Iowa Thursday, saying that children born into poverty aren't accustomed to working unless it involves crime.
"Really poor children, in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works so they have no habit of showing up on Monday," Gingrich claimed.
"They have no habit of staying all day, they have no habit of I do this and you give me cash unless it is illegal," he added.
- December 1, 2011 at 8:32 PM


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Wild Magic, by Cat Weatherill (Walker and Co., 2007, middle grade, 278 pages) was a lovely book to read in the dark of the morning. It's a retelling of the Pied Piper story, taking the bones of that familiar fairy tale and building a magical story with them.
It was never explained in the original story just what the Pied Piper was going to do with the children of Hamlin Town, when his piping led them into the hill. In Wild Magic, the Piper has a reason--he's seeking the one magical child he was told would be among them, hoping to be free of the terrible curse that has tortured him for centuries. For the piper is actually one of the elves who live in the land beyond, and years ago he broke the laws of that realm. Now every full moon he is turned into a terrible beast...and if he can find the right child, he can pass on the curse and be free of it.
"He dared to be different. Into a sad, drab world of gray and black he had come, burning bright in turquoise and jade. Dazzling as a dragonfly. He had played a pipe and the rats had followed, dancing till they drowned in the quick brown water of the river. They had to follow him. They couldn't resist his music. And Marianna couldn't resist it now. It was glorious. She wanted to dance. She wanted to dream. She wanted to follow the Piper.
And Marianna wasn't alone. The streets were packed with children. Every boy, every girl in Hamelin Town seemed to be there, and they were all dancing.
Except one." (page 4)
But the right child wasn't among those who followed his piping through the door in the rock. Marianna knew that her brother Jakob was falling behind on their dance to the piper's music, but under its spell she couldn't stop to help him, and Jakob never made it through.
In his wrath when he discovers that he doesn't have the child he seeks, the piper turns the children into animals. Now Marianna is a fox...and is pretty sure she might stay that way forever. But Jakob is still searching for a way in, and it is his magic and true heart that can save both his sister and the piper. If he is willing to pay the price...and it is a terrible one.
Weatherill doesn't go into great detail about the workings of her enchanted realm, but I think this is a strength of the book, rather than a weakness, that there is lots of unexplained magical-ness--it is the blank spaces on maps, after all, that are the most enticing. More worryingly, her transformation of Finn the Piper from child kidnapper to sympathetic character might seem, to older readers, a tad forced, and some suspension of disbelief is required to accept this.
But despite that, I found Wild Magic a rather delightful middle-grade fairy-tale retelling--there's plenty of adventure and magical world making, and it's an exciting story. I'd recommend this one highly to any young reader who's looking for enchantment.
And I'd also recommend it to anyone who was left hanging at the end of the original story. This is my favorite kind of fairy tale retelling--one that address the glaring questions left unanswered by the original. Not just what happened next, or who these people were, but why the heck it all happened in the first place!
Here are two other reviews, at Collected Miscellany, and at Book Nut.
(disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher)


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Power-Packed Memory
Northwestern University and NEC Labs AmericaCRAMES Memory compression technique doubles storage in embedded systems, such as cell phones
Small mobile devices are inherently limited in the amount of memory they can carry, thereby restricting what applications they can run.
"You will always have limited storage on mobile devices, because you want the device to be small and portable and very power-efficient," says Craig Mathias, principal at Farpoint Group, a wireless and mobile consultancy in Ashland, Mass., and a Computerworld.com columnist. "Memory compression can help in that regard, multiplying the efficiency of the storage you do have."
This summer, Tokyo-based NEC Corp. will release a new software memory compression technique called CRAMES (Compressed RAM for Embedded Systems) on its N904i cell phones. CRAMES more than doubles memory capacity while limiting power drain and performance loss to only 2.7%.
Memory compression technique more than doubles usable storage in embedded systems, such as cell phones.
The company's research arm, NEC Laboratories America Inc., began researching compression technologies eight years ago. In 2004, lab consultant Haris Lekatsas and department head Srimat Chakradhar decided to explore integrating compression into the operating system. CRAMES was developed by Lei Yang, a doctoral student at Northwestern University, along with her academic adviser, assistant professor Robert P. Dick.
"The idea was to transparently compress and decompress selected regions of memory to drastically reduce the memory footprint of embedded applications," says Dick. "By carrying out online compression and decompression entirely in software, hardware platform redesign could be avoided."
Dick says researchers had previously tried compressing software but rejected that approach because it drained power and hurt performance. The Northwestern team aimed to find a way to run applications that required more memory, but without the drain.
To manage compressed memory, the development team decided to use the Linux kernel's swapping mechanism to determine which pages should be compressed. Initially, they were able to reduce the drain to 10% using the established LZO compression algorithm. To further boost performance, the team developed a new compression algorithm called PBPM (Partial Based Partial Match). Other refinements include compressing data only when memory is low, modifying the memory management technology to reduce fragmentation and modifying the Linux kernel so it can eliminate defunct processes when necessary. Together, these steps held power drain and performance loss to 2.7%.
"Embedded system designers and especially designers of cellular phones and [PDAs] need to pack more functionality on the devices every year to remain competitive," says Dick. CRAMES has allowed NEC to pack in more functionality without waiting for the next cycle of hardware design to catch up with the new increasing demands on memory."


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The Healthiest Seafood To Eat On A Maine Vacation
Maine is packed full of excellent activities that you can enjoy any time of the year that you visit. However, the one thing that shines the brightest for anyone taking a trip to this beautiful state is the fresh seafood. From shrimp and lobster to scallops and crab, there are endless delicious bites that travelers can look forward to enjoying. Some of the healthiest seafood choices and where to find them are listed below.


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I am absolutely in love with this sweater but probably would never wear it again. Why you might ask? Because it snags everywhere! I had slipped on this sweater for a second and while flinging it over my head, a tiny thread got caught on a splinter of a hanger. To make it worse while I was pulling it out of the closet rack, it was not budging so I pulled harder thinking it was too snug on the rack but no! It was caught on another button and a snag was dragged even further.
I was getting upset at myself for nothing! I love this sweater but I'm afraid to move it in. By the end of today, it'll probably just be a large knit HOLE.
What do I do? What would y'all do?


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1. 春晚票热销 Your CNY ticket pick-up ready at PTA desk
2. 联欢会入场注意事项 things to keep in mind at the CNY
3. 请不要忘了注册春季学期的课程 Please don't forget to register for Spring semester
4. 家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty
5. 日程表 For your calendar
4. 家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty
5. 日程表 For your calendar
PTA非常荣幸地宣布我们马年春晚的白金赞助商是:万事达大学助学金及税务规划中心Our CNY Platinum Sponsor is: Michael Chen, Founder of Mastermind College Fin Aid & Tax Planning Group. With our heartfelt appreciation, we would like to thank him to be our second year Platinum sponsor for NWCS CNY show!
由衷的感谢春晚的白银赞助商: 西雅图中文电台 our silver sponsor is: Chinese Radio Seattle. 台标 AM 1150 starts daily at 9pm.
2014马年春节联欢会售票正在热销!Ticket can be picked up at PTA desk this Sat
Purchased tickets are not refundable!
人生乐事包括过春节和看着孩子天真烂漫的成长。过几天我们正好有机会同时品味这两样乐事,那就是2月2日我们自己的联欢会。西北中文的春节联欢会年年为大家带来无穷的欢乐,因为每一个节目都是我校的孩子,家长和老师的辛苦结晶。超级杯年年有,而孩子一年一个样,所以不能错过孩子们的表演。我们的2014CNY售票网站 将在1月31日晚上11点关闭,过后请在演出当天现场购票。除了演员免票进场以外,所有的观众都要凭票进场,票价为每位 $8元。请打印出购票凭据,在本2月1日星期六1点前到PTA Desk处领票。您也可以在PTA desk直接买票。如果您在星期六前不能领票,可将购票凭据在演出前到剧场入口处取票。请记住,所有已付款的门票请恕一律不能退票。Our 2014 Chinese New Year show is approaching soon. It is among the best in the area. Our ticket sale is ongoing. Get yours now! Ticket price is $8 dollars. It is complimentary for each onsite performer. Please order your tickets directly from our school 2014CNY ticket sales site and print out purchase confirmation for ticket before 11pm on Friday Jan 31, and pick-up at the PTA desk by 1pm on Sat., Feb 1. If you missed the online purchase, Will Call service is provided at the Theater entrance as well. Please don't forget to bring your purchase confirmation for the Will Call. Please note that all ticket sales are not refundable.
联欢会入场注意事项 Things to keep in mind at the CNY show
我们的联欢会将在2月2日下午2时开始入场,2时30分准时开 演。门票不分座号,请按时入座。如果你晚到,请在入场处听候工作人员安排,等下一个演出空档入场。如果你需要买票或领票,请早点到剧场的售票窗口办妥,以 免影响入场。Our Chinese New Year performance will be commencing on Sunday, Feb. 2. Admission starts at 2pm, and the show starts at 2:30. Seats are not pre-assigned. Please enter by the start time. If you arrive after the show starts, please wait at the entrance for the next break to enter. If you need to purchase or pick up tickets, please allow for extra time to get them at the will-call window.
演员请按标示在剧场右边通道到后台准备, 演出完后请在指定入口进场观看表演。Performers please follow the sign to enter through the right hand side to the backstage, and enter the auditorium through designated entry to watch the show.
请不要忘了注册春季学期的课程 Please don't forget to register for Spring semester
秋季学期要结束了,随着春节的到来,我们也将迎来春季学期。请大家不要忘了为春季学期注册。With the arrival of the Spring Festival, so does the Spring semester. Please don't forget to register for classes. Details see Admin newsletter.
家长值勤安排 Parent-on-duty
The next classes for parent-on-duty are as follows:
Feb 01 AM - 3B; PM - 7C
Each class will need 2 parents for safety patrol, and 2 parents for the gift certificate sales. AM refers to classes starting at 9am, and PM refers to classes starting at 12noon. Please inform the parents of the specific duties and procedures.
Safety patrol Safety patrol parents must arrive before 8:45 for morning classes and before 11:45 for afternoon classes, and stay until about 30 minutes after classes begin. The parents should get the safety patrol jackets from the principal's desk. The duties include directing traffic outside of the school building, and ensuring that students walk safely in the school premises.
Gift certificate sales Gift certificate sales parents can get the gift certificates from the accountant, Ms. Yi Qiufang at the admin desk. Please remember to record the classes for which the certificates are purchases, because 5% of the proceeds go to the respective class funds. Morning parents should stay until 10:50, and afternoon parents should stay until 1:30.
Please take a look at the overall class duty calendar to know your class' scheduled date, and prepare to organize the parent duties about 2 weeks ahead of time. If you have any questions or your role has been transferred to other parents, please contact Li, Minggang at: firstname.lastname@example.com
请大家继续此项一举两得的募捐项目:Shopping at Amazon.com benefits school PTA!
Amazon has a school reward program. Don't forget to click on this link to Shop at Amazon.com! ONLY when you shop through this link, our school will earn 4-10% free money from Amazon to support programs for students and parents. So add the link to your favorites! The Amazon link is also on our school website at http://www.nwchinese.org Our fund can only grow when more parents, grandparents and relatives shop through this school link at Amazon.
日程表 For your calendar
Jan 2014
31 Chinese New Year/Spring Festival
01 pickup and purchase tickets at PTA desk
01 CNY show rehearsal starts at 2pm
01 CNY show rehearsal starts at 2pm
02 CNY show starts at 2:30pm
Important links:
Log your volunteer hours if your company pays for your volunteer hours Link to volunteer log
For previous PTA announcements, please visit http://nwcspta.blogspot.com/


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My race schedule this year is bigger than it's ever been. I swore up and down I would NEVER do a full marathon, and this year I have signed up and paid for my first one ever! I must have been under the influence or completely out of my mind when that became a good idea in my head! There are numerous half marathons as well as a couple of 55+ mile relays of which I am a part of. It is all so exciting when you're planning your season of races at the beginning of the year, but when you get down to it and the training is getting heavy, it is easy for me to get bogged down with life.
I have a relay coming up in 2 week and then a half marathon in just over 6. And for some reason, I am feeling ill prepared for that half marathon. I know that I have been having a difficult time fitting in my training with my family's crazy schedule as well as my unusual work schedule. My house feels a little something like one of those hoarder shows with papers from school projects, magazines, dishes in the sink, dog toys all over the floor, folded laundry stacked in piles on the dresser, clutter on the kitchen counter, a bathroom that needs to be cleaned and floors needing to be swept. The fridge needs a good over haul, the dishwasher needs to be emptied, wedding invitations need to be responded to, grocery lists and weekly menus need to be made and there is a sticky film of maple syrup on the dining room table where each of my boys eat their meals every day. To put it in a plain and simple way, I am NOT focused!!
I can't seem to complete one task from beginning to end anymore. I start one thing, the phone rings, the dog barks, the stack of papers on the counter draws my attention away from tending to the sticky mess on the table and I am forever lost. I now have a half of a stack of papers that I have sorted with 14 more things that need to be signed and put back in the mail, a dog sleeping under my feet at the kitchen sink where the dishes have somehow multiplied and a quarter less sticky spot on my dining table, but a sticky spot none-the-less. And that is all on a day that I don't have to work! We won't even talk about what doesn't get accomplished on those days!!
How in the world am I to refocus my little world into manageable bits and pieces so that I don't go and completely lose my mind? It used to be that I would go for my scheduled run and be happier, a little more energetic and motivated, but lately that hasn't been the case at all! Now I feel like I am drowning in tasks needing to be done, unhappy family members needing more and more of me or my time, friends wondering what in the hell happened to me because they haven't seen or heard from me in weeks, and a training scheduling pointing it's long, skinny finger at me with a scowl on it's face judging me for not getting the miles in while all I want to do is point a different finger right back at it in the vertical position rather than horizontal!
Am I over trained? Am I trained enough? Am I headcase or just an every day, average, working mother of two boys with busy schedules, a husband wanting more time with his wife and a little more accomplished around the house? Is it time to back off on the miles and hit the cross training a little harder? Is it feasible or realistic to think I can do all of the events on the calendar? Am I being selfish because that's what I want to do? Am I bad wife and mother because I have focused so much time on my training in the past? Is it all just catching up to me?
I have no idea! I don't know the answer to any of those questions right now. What I do know is that I need a shower from this morning's workout! And a nap would be phenomenal, but that isn't going to happen! So I think I'll take that shower, defrost some chicken for dinner, grab a cup of coffee, and just take a deep breath! That, I know I can handle! And maybe, just maybe, I'll finish those dishes. Completing something is better than nothing, right?


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'Before vampires swooped into popular culture and satiated our appetite for sexualized supernatural characters, there was a time when witches, witchcraft and general feminine maleficium held a prominent place in our hearts...'
So starts the article as published via the Huffington Post very recently. How do we view women and femininity through the witch as a seductress or hag, so tied to her body and how it expresses her? Why are the most raw and wild aspects of femininity expressed through the female witch's form & clothing? Is there more to it than just the "bad girl" image, or is it a part of our collective unconscious that celebrates woman being wild and free? Is she anarchy on a broomstick or just the woman that everyone wants to roam free but may not feel comfortable coming out of the broom closet... Or just loving her body?
Witches both male and female are taught to honor the earth, their own cycles which tie in with those of the universe and to adore their body as a representation of the divine. In embracing our nature in its purest form that make us great role models as feminists and for showing others the power of having full confidence in how your body expresses itself and being in tune with your body's needs. If we feel comfortable in either a solitary ritual or with our coven, we go skyclad, meaning to be clad only by the sky, or in layman's terms: naked.
I will, however, lean towards the stereotype that all witches are women - purely because the majority of depictions of witches in art feature women.
That natural self expression in the face of 'civilised' society as we know it is seen as 'wild' and thus is misinterpreted as an act of exhibitionism with the aim to seduce. And yet on the other end of the spectrum we have the aged hag and nothing inbetween: these images rarely depict a women of middle age. Rarely do these stereotypical images of witches feature their own children or the daily activities which make up our spiritual lives and thus the witch is generally depicted as a lone wolf and renegade wench with no family of her own with an insatiable desire for sex or death...
Or are they society's 'punishments' for taking that path portrayed via the olde version of the media: art? Are those facets seen in art the qualities those of a women who has been shunned from society: no family, no friends, no regard for the moral fibre of others which all result from her being a "slut" because she is proud of her body and proud of her divine and natural self? Is that where the stereotypes of the witch really stem from as we see her develop from a beautiful young seductress but never see the years inbetween as a woman on her path? At one point she was a harlot with a beautiful plump body and the next she's depicted 50 years later missing one eye and cackling.
You'll notice that I went from talking about the divine body to the slut in a very short space of time. What I wonder is: is the label of "slut" only handed down to witches because of the 'new' standards that Christianity brought to society? Was the control over the seductress a way to aid people towards the new religion by punishing those who dare express their sexuality openly by controlling society using guilt and the image of the lone witch, forever alone to ward off women from expressing their true wild nature? If we hate the slut so much and are scared of the old wild hag, then why are we fascinated with her? Is she so removed from reality and into the popular imagination that she's now a novelty for our entertainment?... It would seem so.
It is the belief of many that the fashion in which the witch has been depicted over the last 500 years has taken her away from being the healer, the seer, midwife and comfort of a community to someone to be afraid of, to despise for being a "slut" who leads people to ruin and for being the killer of children, crops and fortune. We once lived in communities who were in touch with their wild side via and thanks to the local witches and shamans who opened doors for people.
Everybody is a sexual being - of all ages and of each gender, just at various stages of their personal development and sexuality.
Our contemporary practice of honouring the earth as we do ourselves, of loving our bodies and expressing the Divine through our form and clothing makes us role models for all men and women who need to reconnect.
We reconnect through dance, exercise, meditation, prana, asana, eating good food, feeling the strength in our bodies, being skyclad in ritual and absorbing the elements at different times of the year, rather than running and hiding from it. We use the body during ritual as a vessel or conduit for the divine to channel through with dancing, meditation, Sufi drum breath, chakra tones, trance, dreams, astral travel and many other techniques to help us raise energy and access the Divine. As the Buddhists engage with mindfulness, we engage with all of nature and the Web of Wyrd through our bodies.
As witches, we should be proud of that and truly own the healthy and rewarding path that we walk today.
Blessed Be,
)O( Elspeth.


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the baby was a cokehead
I guess it was okay to shoot the little girl who got killed in the crossfire between her loving daddy and the LAPD cause apparently the kid was doing lines shortly before getting popped.
It's an odd thought. I mean, I didn't even know how to blow my nose until I was seven, so I'm astounded that a 19 month old could get blow in her nose.


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This cardigan is my mums and I kind of really like it as it is really comfortable! The only thing that I kind of dislike is the slit on the sleeve but I can live with that haha! Okay no rambling, off revising I go!
20 April 2013
This cardigan is my mums and I kind of really like it as it is really comfortable! The only thing that I kind of dislike is the slit on the sleeve but I can live with that haha! Okay no rambling, off revising I go!
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Tof vest!ReplyDelete
Dat vestje is echt superleuk! En haha, iedereen ziet er toch niet op z'n best uit wanneer je moet leren:) xReplyDelete
Oh I love this outfit that cardigans such a good colour, I used to always wear cardigans i might start getting back into it there more practical then jumpers! specially in summerReplyDelete
good luck with your exams
I'm sure I comment on nearly every outfit post you do!ReplyDelete
I love your style. Snaps on the cardi!
Staat je heel leuk!ReplyDelete
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Mooie cardigan! Staat je goed!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 April 2013 at 12:56
That cardigan is gorgeous! You look lush xoReplyDelete
Love your cardigan, just the perfect outfit (: xReplyDelete
Die cardigan staat je heel erg mooi! Heel gaaf! xxReplyDelete
I want that cardigan! Your mom has great taste haha!ReplyDelete
You look gorgeous and I'm sure you don't look too bad studying either! I actually really like the slits they add something special!ReplyDelete
Wat een mooie outfit!ReplyDelete
I really love your cardi!ReplyDelete
Me encanta el cardigan, es una monada, y le da el toque al look casual.ReplyDelete
Really cute cardigan!ReplyDelete
Wat een mooi vestje!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 April 2013 at 21:42
Leuke outfit! Simpel maar toch heel leuk. Ik vind je haar erg mooi! LiefsReplyDelete
super cute jacket! :)ReplyDelete
Loving the cardigan!ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous21 April 2013 at 10:43
Ik hou van zulke outfits. Casual maar met sterke items! Ik vind je cardigan super leuk, staat je erg mooi.ReplyDelete
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cute outfit! love your jacket :) xReplyDelete
you look so cute. such a simple outfit but so pretty.ReplyDelete
that's an awesome cardi! good luck in exams, stressful times all round, so i'm sitting on blogger ahah! hopefully you're being more productive! but yeah you look super cute :) xoReplyDelete
Lovely outfit - the cardigan looks absolutely amazing! I love the simplicity of the outfit :)ReplyDelete
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Je vest is echt super leuk! liefsReplyDelete
Super mooi vest!!!ReplyDelete
you look so gorgeous Laura! I love your cardigan and your whole outfit (I've probably said this in most of your posts haha.)ReplyDelete
I just posted my first ever {mini} outfit post and would love to hear your thoughts since all of yours are amazing!
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I have been off the blog radar for a while, I mean writing, reading all the favorite blogs every once in a while but just kind of went in a shell... so the official news is I am going to move Finally out of the village to another place which is totally new to the kid.. just hoping things go well.. wish us luck which we need, loads and loads of it..
Faster than light, some haunting, some fleeting, some sweet, and some filled with sorrow, THOUGHTS are what make or break us. In search of my true self, a journal that deals with day-to-day things that leave their mark on me.. RACING THOUGHTS, my spoken and unspoken reflections!! A full-time mom with mostly rusted professional skills, enjoying the blessing called lazy motherhood in United States. Whatever I am.. I AM LIKE THATTT ONLY!! నా ఇష్టం, నాకిష్టం.
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Oct 17, 2012
Break - ing - News!!!
Scribbled By Sree on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Believe it or not, Spring 2016 registration date is coming! You can schedule an appointment with our counselor to make sure your ed plan is correct and has the correct classes for the Spring semester. Give us a call 831-479-6344 to schedule!
November 9 - Spring Schedule available online
November 19 - Printed Spring Schedule available
November 23 - Early Registration for Veterans, EOPS, ASC, CalWORKs, Foster Youth, and WIOA Students
November 30 - Early Registration for Continuing Students


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Chocolate Covered Strawberries
By: Kitten
"This is the simplest version of chocolate covered strawberries I know. Paraffin was originally used instead of shortening. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert by the toothpicks into a piece of styrofoam for easy cooling, or simply place them on a sheet of wax paper. White chocolate may be drizzled over the milk chocolate for a fancier look. They are perfect for weddings when decorated with frosting bow ties, bells, butterflies, roses, etc."
Prep Time: 15 Min
Ready In:15 Min
Original Recipe Yield 3 cups
* 16 ounces milk chocolate chips
* 2 tablespoons shortening
* 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
1. Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.
2. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture.
3. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool.
Nutritional Information:
Amount Per Serving Calories: 115 | Total Fat: 7.3g | Cholesterol: 6mg
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