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Praveen Swami
Killing campaign focused on eliminating CPI(M) activists and other political opponents
JHARGRAM: Little pieces of glass still lie embedded in dry earth next to the cot where Abhijit Mahato fell.
On the morning he was executed as an enemy of the people, Mahato had been drinking a cup of tea at the end of an eight-hour night shift guarding trucks parked along the Kharagpur-Ranchi highway — the job that paid for the college classes he would have made his way to an hour later.
But then, six men arrived on motorcycles at the truck-stop, carrying automatic rifles. They announced to bystanders that Abhijit Mahato and his friends, Anil Mahato and Niladhar Mahato, were members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The punishment for this crime, the men announced, was death.
The June 17 murder of Abhijit Mahato and his friends didn't make it to the national press — or draw the attention of the growing numbers of human rights activists, who have arrived in West Medinipur district to investigate the ongoing confrontation between the West Bengal government and Communist Party of India (Maoist) operatives in Lalgarh. But the killings — and dozens like it — are key to understanding the still-unfolding crisis.
District police records show that 111 West Medinipur residents have been killed by Maoist death squads since 2002. Most of the killings were concentrated in the twin blocks of Binpur and adjoining Salboni — the heartland of the Lalgarh violence.
Seventy four of the dead were targeted because they were cadre or supporters of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Twenty-three of the victims were police personnel; five were adivasis community elders; one belonged to the Congress; another was a former Maoist who had left the movement in disgust. Seventeen CPI(M) workers have been executed by Maoists since November alone.
It is instructive to compare the murders in West Medinipur with those in India's most violent State — Jammu and Kashmir. In the years from 2003, Jammu and Kashmir Police records show, 71 political activists from all political parties have been killed by jihadists. More lives have been lost in attacks by Maoist death squads by one single party in one single district of West Bengal.
The data also shows the contest has been uneven: not one Maoist operative has been shot dead in West Medinipur until police moved into Lalgarh last week, either by the state or their political opponents.
Most of those killed by the Maoist death squads come from the ranks of the rural poor; many of them from the same adivasi communities whose name the Maoists have invoked to legitimise terrorism in Lalgarh.
The only son of his widowed mother, and one of five children, Abhijit Mahato was the first member of his extended family to succeed in gaining admission to a college degree. In photographs his mother, Savita Mahato, recently had taken at a local studio, to be shown to the families of prospective brides, Mahato can be seen posing against a movie set-like backdrop.
"I cannot understand", Savita Mahato says, "what kinds of people would kill a boy who did them not the slightest harm".
Many others have died in similar circumstances. Karamchand Singh, a noted chhau-dance performer, was executed in front of his primary school students at Binpur last year. His crime was to have campaigned for the CPI(M) despite Maoist warnings to dissociate himself from the party. Pelaram Tudu, a locally renowned football player who supported the CPI(M), was shot dead in another death-squad attack. So, too, was Kartik Hansda, a folk artist.
Honiran Murmu, a doctor working in the Laboni area, was killed along with staff nurse Bharati Majhi and driver Bapsi in October, after an improvised explosive device went off under their car. No explanation was offered by Maoists for the attack, why the vehicle was targeted, but Laboni residents say the attack was intended to punish Mr. Misir for renting out vehicles to the police.
In May, Maoists executed Haripada Mahato as he was bathing in a pond outside his home in the village of Bhumi Dhansola. A former activist with the Maoist-affiliated Kisan Mazdoor Samiti, Haripada Mahato had left the movement in disgust a decade ago. He had since then worked as a night watchman and polio-immunisation campaign volunteer at the Medinipur Medical College.
"The Maoists said he was an informer for the police", says Haripada Mahato's wife, Padmavati Mahato, "and we swore he wasn't. But who can win an argument with a gun?"
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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400-408 – (1:36) • Obama Campaign (YouTube, 8/26/2012) Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: The Do-Over - ConventionReinvention.com.
(2X) • Citizens United (YouTube, 8/21/2012) The Hope And The Change - Official Movie Trailer.
413-423 – Dr. Larry Arnn, has been the president of Hillsdale College (hillsdale.edu) since May of 2000, and for the 15 years prior to that was the president of The Claremont Institute (claremont.org) from 1985-2000. Dr. Arnn's academic expertise rests in primarily the lives of two great men Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill – he was the Director of Research for Churchill's official biographer Sir Martin Gilbert of Oxford University; and he earned his Ph.D. in Government from Claremont Graduate University under the world's foremost Lincoln scholar Harry Jaffa (1985). Dr. Arnn still teaches courses at Hillsdale on Aristotle, Churchill, and the American Constitution. His latest book is The Founders' Key: The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk by Losing It (2012) (Amazon). And beginning this fall semester (2012), Hillsdale College Graduate School of Statesmanship will start classes for M.A. and Ph.D. students in politics. Larry and his wife, Penelope, have four children, Katy, Henry, Alice and Tony.
• Following their hugely successful "Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution," is their another free online 10-week course entitled "Constitution 201: The Progressive Reflection of the Founding and the Rise of Bureaucratic Despotism" – it begins next Tuesday, September 4th.
• LINER – Friendship with God with Tom Cantor can now be heard weekdays at 3pm.
428-438 – Dr. Larry Arnn
443-452 – Dr. Larry Arnn
458-508 – John Stonestreet, speaker and fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and host of The Point (thepointradio.org), and content advisor at Summit Ministries (summit.org). John is the Thursday-Friday host of Breakpoint, while Eric Metaxas hosts M-W. Check out Summit's great Worldview Chart here, or as a pdf. He and his wife Sarah have three daughters and a dog, and live in Colorado Springs. Two Minute Warning YouTube videos. What's the difference between "freedom of religion" and "freedom of worship"?
512-523 – John Stonestreet, Next time you're talking to a liberal, ask them, "If we're supposed to 'keep the government out of the bedroom,' why do you want the government to pay for what takes place in the bedroom – contraception, and pay for what sometimes results from time spent in the bedroom – abortion?"
TH 523 – Don Rohde, sales manager at Galpin Ford for the past 40 years – "Call Don's cell and see for yourself why they've been the #1 volume Ford dealer in the entire world for the past 22 consecutive years at (818) 262-2092."
528-539 – John Stonestreet,
544-554 – John Stonestreet,
558-608 – • Fox News (8/28/2012) Ellen Barkin Hopes Hurricane Kills 'Every Pro-Life, Xenophobic, Gay-Bashing SOB' At The RNC.
• The Hill (8/27/2012) Samuel L. Jackson asks why GOP 'spared' by tropical storm.
• Byron York (8/28/2012) Voters Fret About Economy, Dems Focus on Abortion.
• Fox News (8/28/2012) GOP OKs platform barring abortions, gay marriage.
612-623 – • Blaze (8/27/2012) DNC ANNOUNCES 2-HOUR ISLAMIC 'JUMAH' PRAYERS AFTER REJECTING CARDINAL'S BLESSING (AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO'S INVITED).
628-639 – • Dennis Prager (NRO, 8/28/2012) My Dream Speech for Romney.
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644-656 – (4:00) • WSJ (8/28/2012) Utah's Mia Love Gets Enthusiastic Reception in Tampa.
(1:36) • Obama Campaign (YouTube, 8/26/2012) Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: The Do-Over - ConventionReinvention.com.
(2X) • Citizens United (YouTube, 8/21/2012) The Hope And The Change - Official Movie Trailer.
• LINER – Join KKLA this Saturday night (Sept 1) at 7pm, out at the Citizen's Bank Arena in Ontario, for the Gather Concert with CeCe Winans and Yolanda Adams, get your tickets at kkla.com.

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Wreckless Blog and news
an auld page where will from time to time share some news and stories.
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Tuesday, 11 October 2016
360 Degree Samsung Camera
We Had a visit the other day from Jonny Mac Cann from Dublin
.He and a few skaters came down to test a new 360 degree Samsung camera. the results are amazing, View on your phone to zoom around and see all angles.
"Here's my first 360 movie! Epic Skateboarding in 360! Thanks so much to Gar Kavanagh and the lads from Wreckless Skate Shop for helping me out with this shoot! For the best 360 experience watch this in 4K on your mobile or through a VR headset. Hope you enjoy, plenty more of this type of content to come!"
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Monday, 26 September 2016
In search of the fabled Greek island skate bow
In search of the fabled Greek island skate bowl
See Chris Haslam, Alex Hallford, Brad McClain, Jorge Simões and Keith Walsh skate the Cyclades.
By Alex Kyourkiev on 8 September 2016
The Blu Enigma – where to begin? It's a hotel on a Greek island that housed its own unique bowl within the compound for the use of the owner and his crew. And it's one of those stories that nobody actually knew to be true, but various people had friends who claimed to know its whereabouts.
Could it be? How come nobody had been there before?
We needed a grip of bowl rippers who could handle all the uncertainties such an undertaking would doubtless produce, and who could get in and out on quick hits around the islands we would traverse in search of this skating Eldorado.
From America came Brad McClain, joined by Canadian legend Chris Haslam. Keith Walsh turned around in Dublin airport to fly in from Ireland on the red-eye, and English renaissance man Alex Hallford signed up without hesitation. Joining the crew was Red Bull Skate Arcade 2015 winner Jorge Simões of Portugal, who was there to relax but barged it instead.
With maps on napkins and local knowledge, would they find this mythic skate spot?
On Monday September 12, the first of two edits from the trip drops right here. But to set up the adventure, we've assembled the first of two galleries from Sam McGuire to get you fiending. Scroll down to check it out.
by sam mc guire
In search of the fabled Greek island skate bowl
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Monday, 19 September 2016
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
S1 Helmets new Irish and UK supplier.
S1 Produce some of the best Helmets on the market for Skateboarding, Bmxing, Longboarding and more, with their new supplier S1's High quality helmets are once again available from Wreckless Skateshop.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Look...Find Out If You've Won Vera Wang's Latest Fragrance!
Congratulations to Kim Kelly, Taryn Travis and Rosanna Yee. These ladies are winners of the Vera Wang Look Giveaway and will receive a 1 oz bottle of Vera's newest fragrance.
A sparkling elixir of mandarin and watery greens are layered with lush notes of lychee and golden delicious apple, filling the topnote with a burst of energy and freshness. The vibrant floral bouquet of lily, freesia and jasmine envelopes with femininity and elegance. A natural sensuality is enhanced in the drydown of indulgent vanilla and skin musk. Touches of oakmoss and patchouli create balance with warmth, depth and character.
Thanks to Vera Wang for sponsoring this contest - and to all of you who entered. Stop by again soon for Spoiled Pretty's next giveaway announcement.
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KISSIMMEE — With additional money from the Rotary Club and individual pledges, United Way of Osceola County has distributed more money to 13 of its 17 agencies. The midyear allocation is unusual, said budget committee chairman Ralph Barrett. But, he said, ''it may become a trend. We were very conservative this year.'' The Rotary Club donated more money from its Florida State Air Fair, in addition to its initial contribution of $42,544.
About $12,000 was distributed the following agencies: Retired Senior Volunteer Program, $400; Boy Scouts, $200; Boys Club of Osceola County, $1,750; Dental Fund, $300; Girl Scouts, $300; Help Now of Osceola County, $500; Kissimmee Ministerial Association, $200; Osceola Opportunity Center, $1,000; YMCA Osceola Branch, $1,750; the St. Cloud Ministerial Association; Special Olympics, $200; Council on Aging, $1,500 and Community Coordinated Child Care, $500.


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Something new from The Illustrated Book with Allan Comport, the same class that gave us that huge Lovecraft project last semester. Storyboards are up next. This ought to be a little more light hearted and a lot more colorful.
The people.
The non-people.
There are tons of versions of this story, and I'm really just picking and choosing things that I like from each one and altering them to my own purposes. I'm going to be rewriting the whole thing start to finish (it isn't that long, obviously) and maybe pitching it around after school's ended.
These were the first round of character designs for the project. Some are more finished than others.
Coming up empty for the Society of Illustrators show was a bummer. Hope it's not the case with 3x3/American Illustration/Spectrum. Congrats to Kali, Aimee, Jess, Marika, Annie, and Annika, as well as everybody else who got in.
Furthermore, like everyone, I am now on twitter.
Feb 17, 2009
Jack and the Beanstalk
Labels: Jack and the Beanstalk
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looking pretty cool, my dude. I especially like the butcher.ReplyDelete
you and me both bro... don't sweat it!ReplyDelete
Thanks Sam, I appreciate it, I was honestly disappointed not to see your work in the society show but I'm still very confident that you'll conquer the world! I'm looking forward to seeing more Jack & the Beanstalk... great characters as usual, I love the pig-headed giant.ReplyDelete
strong designs my friend. i could easily imagine these in a video game or an animationReplyDelete
Great characters my friend! Nice work.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Sam Bosma. Like Annika said above, you'll conquer the world soon enough.ReplyDelete
Looking forward to seeing more Ill Book work!
woo sweet concepts,ReplyDelete
also follow me
non people? you mean... sheeple?ReplyDelete
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
Haunted Moon Review Giveaway!!!
It's time! Welcome to the Haunted Moon Review Giveaway! I chose Haunted Moon for this giveaway, because it's FREE for everyone. That way ... EVERYONE who wanted to participate, could participate As of this morning, Haunted Moon has 118 reviews and I would like to get at least 200 on Amazon. That means we need at least 82 new reviews.
After you leave a review on Amazon, and it MUST be left on Amazon, enter the rafflecopter by leaving the link to your review and that's it... you're entered
Now... what could you win for reviewing a FREE ebook, check out the picture! 1 lucky winner will receive A Proud Member of the Moon Coven t-shirt, a signed print of Haunted Moon and a Compulsion Dog Tag.
5 lucky winners will receive an ecopy of the highly anticipated follow up to Haunted Moon... Blood Moon!
The ONLY requirement aside from leaving a new review is, the review MUST be honest. If you love Haunted Moon, tell us in your review why. If you hate Haunted Moon, tell us in your review why. See... simple as apple pie!
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My Witchy Poo who had a Boo Boo- i totally forgot to put her up yesterday!
As i was thinking about Halloween and trick or treating with all the decorations out there i remembered when Katie, Jason and Brian where young. Our old neighborhood was wonderful everyone knew each other. It was a small community where almost everyone attended the same Parish. Well there was one house that we really enjoyed because they always out did themselves decorating. Our favorite decoration was the witch who had slammed into the tree! So i decided this would make a wonderful die-cut for our memories!
HaPpY ScRaPpiNg!
PS- You can get this file this weekend for free in my Carrie's Creations Group, if you don't belong please sign up soon so you don't miss out on my free files! BTW- I'm having to labor when signing off my I belive I over worked my shift+P, IT WON'T WORK! So I find that the only way now to do it is to hit my capital P...i guess i should just copy and paste but that seems like I'm not putting all of me into it! OK...have a great weekend everyone!


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"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning but anyone can start today and make a new ending." ~ Maria Robinson
No I can't go back and change anything that has happened, so I try not to dwell on the events of the past, I am happy to have today. This past year and a half has been anything but easy but I feel like I'm finally moving forward once again. The U.S. Adaptive Ski Team denied a medical leave from the team last year so I am no longer with them. I will be skiing for myself this season with the NSCD Alpine Ski Team. Due to my physical and financial situations I was not able to attend any camps this summer and won't be doing any camps this fall either. I'm trying to look ahead towards the snow fall and training here in Colorado.
The beginning of July I got the screws removed from my pelvis. Of course nothing ever goes as expected and that was not any different but I'm doing well now and focusing on getting stronger. My legs feel so much better than they have in a LONG time. My strength and range of motion still are not what I want them to be, so I keep working. I'm not sure if I will be able to regain all the function I lost but I won't quit trying. I have a new found hope that I will be strong again. I have been on my bike, playing tennis, taking light hikes, and back in the gym. I had ambitions to climb a 14er before the snow came, but that might be a little much to ask of my body yet.
I have every intention of ski racing this season, with my focus being on going to my third Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada in March! My first race of the year is in December at Copper Mountain and that'll be a good litmus test.
Here are some random thoughts and comments as I travel around the world as an elite adaptive athlete.
26 August 2009
Moving forward
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning but anyone can start today and make a new ending." ~ Maria Robinson


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- the first apartment is 120 sqm and has 1 living room, 1 kitchen, 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms. In this apartment I would like it to create a modern classic environment;
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- the third apartment is 45 swm and has 1 living room and kitchen in the same area, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom. This apartment can be in a modern style too.
I would like somebody to provide me with solutions on how to use the space in an efficient and elegant way in order to create a welcoming environment. The person I'd like to hire should also be able to give me advices on colors to use, materials, decorative elements on walls, floors etc in order to recreate the projected space in the best and effective way.
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Philippians 1:1-11: Joy in Gospel Transformation
Here we discover the first stream of the Apostle Paul's joy... Gospel Transformation. When Paul thought about how the Gospel was changing the lives of these Philippians, he laughed out loud! His joyful confidence in Gospel transformation, led to joyful prayer for Gospel transformation. We are God's masterpieces-in-the-making.
Date: 10.08.06
Series: Joy Revolution
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After changes, how green is The New York Times? Climate-change coverage fell after environment desk killedPosted by Jim at Wednesday, November 27, 2013
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
23 November 2013
(The New York Times) – Early this year, The Times came under heavy criticism from many readers who care deeply about news coverage about the environment — especially climate change.
In January, The Times dismantled its "pod" of reporters and editors devoted to that subject. And in March, it discontinued its Green blog, a daily destination for environmental news. [cf. The New York Times kills its environmental blog to focus on horse racing and awards shows, For New York Times environmental reporting, intentions may be good but the signs are not].
Times editors emphasized that they were not abandoning the subject — just taking it out of its silo and integrating it into many areas of coverage. The changes were made for both cost-cutting and strategic reasons, they said, and the blog did not have high readership. Readers and outside critics weren't buying it. They scoffed at the idea that less would somehow translate into not only more, but also better.
So what has happened since? And where does the situation stand now? I talked to Times journalists and outside observers who are close readers of The Times's environment coverage — including former Vice President Al Gore, a leading voice and a former newspaper journalist himself. And with the help of a news assistant, Jonah Bromwich, my office did its own analysis.
Some observations:
- The quantity of climate change coverage decreased. Maxwell T. Boykoff, who tracks media coverage of the environment at the University of Colorado, said that from April to September of last year, The Times's print edition published 362 articles in which climate change featured prominently. In the same six months this year, that number dropped significantly — by about a third — to 242 articles. However, he warned: "It's complicated. We can be lulled into thinking that more coverage is better; that's not always true." And the amount of news coverage, of course, often corresponds to particular events or controversies. (Overall U.S. news coverage of climate change has plummeted, he said, after peaks in 2007 and 2009.)
- Beyond quantity, the amount of deep, enterprising coverage of climate change in The Times appears to have dropped, too. In that six-month period this year, there were only three front-page stories in which climate change was the main focus, compared with nine the year before. All three were written by the excellent science reporter Justin Gillis, and two of three were pegged to a specific global warming milestone (the other had to do with President Obama's policy on the environment). With fewer reporters and no coordinating editor, what was missing was the number and variety of fresh angles from the previous year — such as a September article on what is being revealed beneath that Arctic ice melting at a record pace. [more]
After Changes, How Green Is The Times?
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If the first trading week of the new year is a sign of things to come, 2006 may finally reunite Americans with economic reality. Behind a smoke screen of optimistic market forecasts, upbeat predictions of continued prosperity, and rising stock prices, lies an economy teetering on the brink of disaster
Currency traders decided to ring in 2006 by selling those dollars foolishly accumulated in 2005. In the first week of the year the dollar lost about 3% of its value. Against gold, the ultimate barometer of purchasing power, the dollar lost over 4% of its value. Even worse, in terms of a barrel of crude oil, the dollar lost more then 5% of its value.
The Dow's 2% gain on the week and its rise to a four and a half year high, cheered by Wall Street strategists, paled in comparison to the near 10% gain recorded by the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index, which rose to a ten year high. The index, which gained over 30% last year, is now up 40% in the last 53 weeks, 350% above its 2000 low. Talk about a stealth bull market. I wonder when the public will finally wake up to reality.
The release earlier in the week of the Federal Reserve minutes, which suggested that the end to the current tightening cycle is near, added to the dollar's woes. Weaker than expected economic data, such as Tuesday's ISM manufacturing index and today's non-farm payroll data, dealt another body blow to the staggering greenback.
However, not only are rate speculations premature, they are likely inaccurate. The main problem is that U.S. interest rates are not determined by the Fed, but by foreign savers and central bankers. In a savings short, debt ridden economy, the lenders call the tune, and Ben Bernanke and company will have no choice but to march to the beat. Stepping out of time could turn the current dollar selling into an all-out run, sending consumer prices, gold and long-term interest rates soaring.
At this point, fundamental, technical, and sentimental indicators all paint a bleak picture for the U.S. dollar, and by extension America's bubble economy. Ironically, the dollar's bear market rally of 2005 only worsened its long-term outlook, and will hasten its near-term decline. Those who helped sow the winds of that rally had better brace themselves for what could well be "the mother of all whirlwinds."
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Ben's Thumbs
A brief update today:
Just finished the first round of Jon Foster and it was less scary than anticipated. Our assignment this week was to propose 12 or more thumbnail ideas for a cover to Ben Franklin's biography, and then to choose one you liked and develop it further. This week we'll be taking one of them to finish.
So, above are my thumbnails! I started out caring very little for Ben Franklin and now I kind of like him, having done a little research. The one sketch I chose to elaborate on is from an anecdote my friend Beth told me out of his Autobiography whereupon Ben is appointed to some clerical governmental position. While the other men debate and carry on their business, Ben is so bored that he begins to doodle compulsively just to keep himself awake.
Still, Jon liked a lot of the thumbnails, including Kite-Head and, surprisingly enough, Propaganda-Turkey. He liked that one ALOT.
So, I'm torn between doing something sort of 'subtle' and 'tasteful' or biting the bullet and just going straight Turkey with this. What do you guys think?
Finish next week!
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Snowstorms, Tetris, and Smart-People-School
Hey all!
First and foremost: Watch the above! It's finally here, as promised...my Music Video final! I'm really psyched to have this thing hit the web finally. Hopefully someone out there will enjoy it. MAJOR credit to my cinematographer/cameraman/all around buddy Andrew Fogel and to DJ Vainglory for making this happen!
Mom, Grandma, Etc - Sorry for the brief "language". :(
It's been a little while since my last post, but I'm back and now the Spring (and my final) semester has begun at RISD! (I'M GRADUATING! MAY 30th!)
It's nuts.
Anyways. Spring couldn't be further from the truth tonight. It's actually snowing in Providence again, after a beautiful and smile-inducing few days of unabated sunshine, we're back in the dark wet cold.
Still, it's been a good week and I have been richly blessed...
if the only thing I have to complain about is the snow, then I'm doing alright.
This week marks the official beginning of my Internship with the MIT GAMBIT Games Lab. Which is AWESOME.
I'm really excited...myself and the other Interns are straight to work, but I think we're all glad to have real work to do. I do regret to say that I won't be allowed to post any of the work I do online. Which means I'll probably shut up about it, too.
So...yeah...shutting up. :)
Other news: classes have begun and I WILL be allowed to post some of that work. Which will include comic work as well as the products of a book cover illustration class with Jon Foster!
I just saw Coraline last night. And...I won't wax too poetical about it. I loved it. It was beautiful. I'm going again.
Yeah. Pay-for-it-twice-even-though-you're-in-college kinda beautiful.
Speaking of which: I haven't been this tempted to buy a console since I realized there was Gundam game on the Dreamcast.
Except then I did buy the console, and this time I'm just going to be bothering my friend Izak and using his.
One word: Flower.
Holy wow.
That game is amazing. I'll wax a little poetical on this one: It's what games could be. It's utterly gorgeous. For those unfamiliar: you play as the wind.
You blow on the flowers and they bloom.
They bloom into a musical crescendo.
It's like a dream about flying. I teared up. My friend Kirsten actually cried.
Good week.
God Bless and Enjoy the video!
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Monk Over Matter and NYCC!
Hey all!
Back for one last "Monster" class illustration.
This week's theme was "Metamorphosis". Yes, last week's was "Transformation" and I'm just as confused as you are. Still, I decided that Metamorphosis would represent a more inwardly-driven change, while transformation could be the result of outward force or somesuch.
Anyways, I was going nuts, because I've been giving a lot of attention to my Music Video final (which should be OFF THE HOOK, by the way, and up posted up here within the week!) and I had very little time to get a piece together for "Monster". I went through a few pages of ideas I wasn't thrilled about until it was getting too late for ambition and I just had to make something or face the shame of a workless class.
The result is above, and it's the result of some personal reflection on madness and sanity. I think the themes are pretty plain, so I won't bore everyone with more chatter. I hope someone out there finds it the least bit interesting :p
Other news: this weekend is absolute madness! I'm going up to Boston on Saturday for my orientation with the MIT GAMBIT Games Lab, and then from there myself and two of my compatriots are going to get our ticket-money's worth at the New York Comic-Con! Anyone else going to be there on Sunday? Hopefully it should be fun...I've never been to a Comic-Con before!
Otherwise, next semester will begin soon and I'll be making plenty more work as classes start :)
In the meantime, accept this meager offering. I may post some of the sketch-work I've been doing over the last few weeks soon, just to keep this space active. And, of course, the video :p
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SWH07: Week 5 (sixth)
Beneath Still Waters (2005)
The orgy at the town's anniversary showed small signs of old school Yuzna, who was barely detectable in the dull and poorly plotted remainder. (5/10)
d. Brian Yuzna
Masters of Horror: "The Black Cat" (2006)
An excellent adaption, capturing the spirit of Poe and his work near-perfectly. (9/10)
d. Stuart Gordon
Baby shower 2/2 was the main focus of this weekend, again, rather than Halloween. Though, driving through Michigan at this precise time of year is incredibly beautiful.
I gave two Jones Soda flavors a day in court: Strawberry Slime and Gruesome Grape. They taste almost exactly like their equivalent Faygo flavors (which, I'd like to state, was good drinkin' long before utter idjits started promoting it). What this means to me is that they're completely drinkable. Unbelievably, I found all 4 of the half-can Halloween flavors to be tasty this year. Jones is getting better at this. Of course, next weekend I will be experimenting with their new licorice-flavored drinks. That may change my opinion.
Silent Hill 4: The Room was about as bad as I was expecting. A dull game full of bad choices. One of the worst ideas from the Resident Evil series -- the item box -- was imported and made even more annoying. Rather than multiple boxes that magically teleport your items between each other, there's only one box with which to manage your limited inventory. Accidentally pick up too many bullets and have no room for that key item? You'll have to make a trip all the way back to the apartment, dump some stuff in the box, and walk all the way back. There's no way to simply drop items where you stand. In the universe I live in, this is not remotely close to fun.
About half of the game is an escort mission, essentially. Making sure that a dumb AI-controlled character doesn't get itself killed is rarely more than frustrating (though I did get into it in the excellent Dead Rising). Herding Eileen through levels isn't too bad. You can run faster than her, making it easy to trap her in a room by exiting it before she's close to the door (the AI being too stupid to using doorknobs). Still, during my playthrough, she got wounded enough to get me the worst of the four endings.
There are no bosses, really, to speak of until the end of the game. There aren't really any puzzles outside of collecting items. The areas are the same old stuff: the requisite hospital, a subway, a prison, a forest, an apartment building. To play the game, you shuffle from area to area, occasionally batting down a mutant dog (also a requisite) while picking up items to unlock the path ahead. That's about it. It's as tedious as it sounds.
Play mechanics were never the series' strong suit. The storyline is supposed to be where SH shines. Not so much, here. A serial killer -- who happens to come from Silent Hill, though the game takes place in a different town altogether -- everyone thinks is dead isn't really and he's trying to finish a black magic ritual by killing 21 people. Also, he thinks your apartment is his literal mother. Outside of that bit of psychosis, SH's trademarked psychological horror is largely absent here. You're the hero: you save your pretty neighbor and the world from a bad guy. The end. It's a complete disappointment. I hope the Americans making the next two games can rescue the series from this low point.


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Parents of children with disabilities who don't look different have a hard time. So do their children. I'm talking about children who have autism, brain damage, speech challenges, hearing loss, etc. They're the issues you can't see.
Unthinking people might say things that hurt both the children and their mothers.
These kids, their parents, and siblings live with challenges every day. The autistic child doesn't look different. The child who can't hear doesn't look different. So, people expect them to act and talk like everyone else, when they can't.
Problems arise because we don't know each individual child's background.
That's just the point.
When anyone, child or adult, doesn't respond they way we expect him to, remember these three principles:
- There's a reason.
- Be kind.
- Treat the person just as if he had reacted normally. (His actions are normal, for him.)
Don't ask the parent in front of the child, "What's wrong with him?" How awful is that! The mom or dad knows, of course, but it's just plain rude for you to point it out in front of the child. The parent will tell you privately, if it's your business to know (if you're the child's teacher, etc.). If it's not your business—99% of the time—just be kind.
Can you imagine a child who struggles overhearing "What's wrong with him?" It could be so very damaging! How terrible to do this to anyone, of any age, but especially to a child! His parents will spend hours and hours getting him over one unkind remark.
If you're the parent of a special needs child, learn to forgive and forgive and forgive. Seventy times seven* and more. Realize that the people who make cruel remarks and ask unkind questions are ignorant. They haven't thought before they opened their mouth. It's sad but true. Be a good forgiver, and help your child to forgive, as well. Your gracious attitude is a witness for Christ. (It's okay to cry. We know you still hurt. Hugs!)
When children (or adults) act up or act out, it's always for a reason. If a person doesn't behave as he should, here are several things you can do:
- Pray for the person and his family. You can actually minister to them through prayer.
- Give the individual the benefit of the doubt. You don't know his story, but there's a reason he does what he does.
- If you'll have repeated contact with the child, find out from his mother what his issues are and how you can help. She loves to talk about her children and is glad you want to help.
- Smile and be kind.
- How would Jesus treat this person? With love and compassion. So should we.
Do not:
- Criticize a child you don't understand. You have no idea! It's not the child's fault he has issues.
- Criticize the parents. They need encouragement, not criticism. Look for and make positive statements.
- Offer miracle cures. Believe me, every mother with a special needs child has worn out the Internet with her research. She's probably also tried every diet, every special vitamin, every stimulation, every system of schooling, and everything else touted to help her child. If you have a child with the same challenge, and you've found something that works for your child, you can, of course, feel free to share your own experience in a non-pushy, non-judgmental way.
- Give unsought advice. Again, the mother has informed herself and is doing the very best she can to meet the needs of her family. A whole cadre of health professionals are familiar with her child.
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If you're the parent of a child with special needs, it's helpful to advise your host or hostess about your child ahead of your visit. Let them know how they can help him (how to treat him, diet needs, etc.) This way, the hosts can prepare their family and have an idea what to expect.
If you're friends with the family, volunteer to help out from time to time. Use good judgment, and don't be pushy.
Here are a few ways you can help:
- Befriend the child, not pressuring him. Give him loving attention. Get to know how he thinks and how he works. Enjoy him and accept him as he is.
- Let the child join in with other children. (Listen to his parents about what age group will be most comfortable for him. Don't be rigid, demanding that he be in a class or play group with peers his own physical age.)
- Educate others in your circle of friends, so that the child and his parents will be easily accepted. When people understand special needs, they are more comfortable.
- Help out the mother when you're together in a public place. If one child needs his mother, volunteer to watch her other children for a few minutes.
- Volunteer to babysit for a few hours, so that the parents can get away together, alone.
- Take flowers or another pretty gift to the mother. She can use some beauty in her life.
- Take a meal to them, so they can eat-in but not have to prepare anything.
- Prepare a sensory gift for the child—one toy. (Sensory toys: scents, tactile, sounds, glowing lights, etc.)
- Plan an outing to a park or playground—somewhere out in nature, where the children can run around. Help your children befriend the child with issues as well as his siblings. Everyone needs friends!
- Above all, be understanding and trust the parents' judgment.
The Apostle Paul said, I have shewed you all things,
how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak,
and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus,
how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
(Acts 20:35)
Now we exhort you, brethren . . . support the weak, be patient toward all men.
(from 1 Thessalonians 5:14)
Let's be a blessing!
* Seventy times seven is from Matthew 18:22 where Jesus commands to forgive many times.


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Farting: 7 Surprising And Spectacular Health Benefits
First and foremost, passing gas is a totally natural bodily function.
It's a necessary and normal part of digesting food; as your stomach and intestines break down chow for nutrients, a certain amount of gas is the inevitable by-product, according to WebMD.
Absolutely everybody in the whole world has to do it for their digestive health; it would be much more worrisome if you didn't fart.
Benefit #1: It Reduces Bloating
If you're feeling bloated after a big meal, unreleased gas may be one of the culprits at work.
For most people, bloating is a feeling of bodily swelling and temporary weight gain that isn't dangerous, but might make those new jeans fit a little tighter.
Some of it is caused by water retention, where your cells hang onto extra water for one reason or another, but that feeling of fullness and discomfort in your belly?
That's gas, waiting to escape. Letting it fly will instantly reduce your bloating and discomfort.
Benefit #2: It's Good For Your Colon Health
You know how your mom told you when you were little not to "hold it?"
That piece of common wisdom should be taken seriously; holding in anything for extended periods of time isn't good for your health.
While occasionally clenching to avoid an embarrassing toot isn't an issue, if you have other digestive issues, holding in your gas can potentially cause medical troubles for your colon, according to Women's Health Mag.
Benefit #3: It's An Excellent Early Warning System
Farts are one of those bodily functions that you just can't escape.
While you may resent it somedays, you might be grateful when you realize that your gas can occasionally predict major health issues early, giving you a sign to get to the doctor and have yourself evaluated.
Extreme smells, increasing gas frequency, and strange gas pains can alert you to conditions as mild as lactose intolerance, and as extreme as colon cancer.
Benefit #4: The Odor Is Good For You
Yes, you read that right, sniffing farts may actually be healthy for you.
It sounds weird, but bear with us; studies have indicated that a compound we produce in small quantities in our gas, hydrogen sulfide, might actually protect us from later illness.
This gas is the "rotten egg" smell often present in digestive gas, and is toxic in large doses, but in small doses may stave off cell damage and prevent strokes and heart attacks down the line.
Benefit #5: It Can Help You Balance Your Diet
We all need a balanced diet to stay healthy, and your farts might help clue you into what foods your gut needs.
Different foods produce different kinds of gas, letting you know what you may be missing from your diet, or overindulging in.
For example, if you rarely pass gas, you probably need more fiber and foods like lentils, beans, and kale in your diet.
Eating too much red meat, meanwhile, can produce a deeply unpleasant smell later, which tells you that you may need to cut back your consumption.
All right, here's a slightly unpleasant truth: slimmer, healthier people often fart more.
In other words, the price you pay for better overall health might be a slightly stinkier digestive system.
That's because the foods that feed your microbiome and encourage more efficient digestion are foods like cauliflower, cabbage, and brussels sprouts, according to NPR.
These leafy greens kick your gut bacteria into high gear, which means both better digestion, and more gases produced.
Benefit #7: It's A Huge Relief
Let's face it; there is no better feeling than releasing a long-held fart.
Sure, the actual act of farting might be embarrassing if you're caught by the wrong person, but the relief of passing gas is worth it.
Holding in gas can make you grumpy, uncomfortable, and snappish; reasonably, releasing boosts your mood considerably!


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I own pyrabank.com. I'm Banking on success of pyrabang.comI'd be in trouble if I was in Sweden. Pyrabang.com is a member supported free media company.
I'm good with the domain for now, and will eventually give it away to pyrabang.com owners. It is a gentlemens agreement.
If I was in Sweden, this would be another serious complication. Can anyone, including Pyrabang.com.se own Pyrabank.com.se ?
It is clear that Swedish "authorities" had the best intentions in putting together this law. Prevent confusion etc.
It is also known that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
There is also a law of unintended consequences.
Think about it before you condone more government interventions.


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Last month, I followed a class, with the artist Lylia. She showed us the way to make a dress on measures....Not easy for someone who did not like mathematics in her young time, but the class was very interesting.
It was my fourth class and I enjoyed it so much. I received a fourth diploma.
I restarted also sculpting mini babies in polymer clay. A few years ago, I was running Lullaby Nursery and I decided to reopen it.
A few pictures of my past creations, all by hand and no molds.


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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
TE Sneak Peek: Winter Wonderland
Labels: TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS
Welcome to Day 2 of Taylored Expressions huge Holiday release! Today we are sharing 2 beautiful holiday sets, a new Taylored Die and 2 awesome holiday Project Pantry kits!! Mark your calendar because all these products will be available to purchase in the TE store on Thu Oct 7 at 10 a.m. CDT!
Here is a trio of cards I made using the new Whimsical Wishes line of stamps called Winter Wonderland, paired with the new Taylored Die Winter Wonderland Snowflakes! The Project Pantry kit I used on my cards is a fun collection of classic Christmas colors with pattern paper by Girls Paperie called Tinsel & Twig. I had fun making red & green snowflakes! I only added a few tools to make my cards like a corner rounder punch and my Fiskars open scallop border punch.
The new Taylored Die I used is so fun!! Although it rarely snows in Central Texas (it did one day this year!), I do like the snow but who says you have to have snow to appreciate it on a card, huh? The snowflakes in the Winter Wonderland set fit wonderfully with the dies (at least 2 unique snowflake sizes per die!)
When you purchase one of the Project Pantry kits, you will have access to download full color inspiration sheets with instructions by the design team to create your holiday cards when you purchase one (or both!) of the holiday project pantry kits, how awesome is that?! The cards I made in my trio are basically the same layout but with different card orientations, pattern paper and variations on embellishment placements. That is a quick way to make a few cards but because you're using the same elements, it's goes together nicely and you are less likely to be bored making the same card!
I want to remind you, just in case you've never ventured into stamping with acrylic mounted stamps. Taylored Expressions stamps are deeply etched die cut stamps that come on a full-color image binder sheet EZ mounted, ready to be placed on an acrylic block to stamp with the minute you rip open your happy mail! I love that about them! Because they come on a binder sheet, they also store 4 sets to a storage binder!
Be sure to check out what the rest of the talented ladies have cooked up to share with you today using Winter Wonderland and Sparkle & Cheer:
Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Melissa Sauls
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen
Tori Wild
Nancy McKinney (illustrator of both sets!) is playing along with us today!
and be sure to come back tomorrow for even more stamping goodness!
16 comments on "TE Sneak Peek: Winter Wonderland"
- Jodi Collins aka Kharmagirl on 10:29 AM CDT said...
What a great set of cards Donna! They really showcase the papers beautifully and I LOVE all the snowflakes!!
- Danni on 11:25 AM CDT said...
Wonderful cards!
- Nancy on 12:01 PM CDT said...
Wow, you've been busy! I have you linked up in my post now, Donna, so more people will see your beautiful cards. ;)
- Tori Wild on 2:13 PM CDT said...
Beautiful set Donna!! I love how you used the label backgrounds!
- Regina Mangum on 3:33 PM CDT said...
What a gorgeous set, Donna! I love all your details and your snowflakes are GORGEOUS! XOXO
- Lori on 3:52 PM CDT said...
Great cards! The snowflakes look wonderful in green, my favorite new look!
- Taylor on 6:40 PM CDT said...
So pretty, Donna! Love your sweet set of cards!
- Charmaine (CharmWarm) on 7:38 PM CDT said...
What a GORGEOUS set, Donna! I LOVE your snowflakes. . .just beautiful!
- Monika/Buzsy on 8:57 PM CDT said...
Lovely set of cards Donna! Love the colors and lay-outs... those snowflakes are perfect. :o)
- Billie A on 11:08 PM CDT said...
Great cards love the look really pretty.
- Karen Giron on 12:04 AM CDT said...
Donna what a darling Christmas set! I love the layouts - they're gorgeous!
- Karen Motz on 3:08 AM CDT said...
What a gorgeous trio Donna! I love how you used the same elements on each card but switched up the layout...so clever!!
- Danielle Lounds on 11:29 PM CDT said...
Wowee! What a fabulous set of cards! Lovely lovely!
- Melissa Sauls on 1:13 AM CDT said...
Your trio of cards are absolutely lovely Donna!! So glad to have you back!!
- Jessie/knightrone on 3:41 PM CDT said...
Gorgeous work Donna!!
- Lynn on 6:25 PM CDT said...
These are all such gorgeous Christmas cards! I love what you've done with the new set and snowflake die!


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I started piecing this quilt four years ago, I think. I needed some bright spots, some lightness to my life. Some sunshine. Some open spaces.
Think I'll finish it these next two weeks. I think I'll sit under that apple tree in the sunshine and stitch the layers together. And I think I'll attach a special tag on the back with the above quote stitched to it.
There's so much on my heart this week. So much I want to say. But something isn't quite right so I delete it all and wander back to my basket of half-realized quilt.
Here's to pieces and the hope that they will one day come together...
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sometimes you can help in small ways too. - This is a picture of a man who is a street vender of what we call in burmese wheel cakes. I usually eat some narn and beans and a cup of tea each morning ...
9 years ago
Giving the child in you unconditional love isn't definitely easy.
But I like what you're saying here:
"Love yourself in your unwillingness to love, and go back in your history to find the very young you, and sit with that young you, and hold dialogue.
And ask that young you, 'why do you not want to be loving ?' and allow the answer to come."
I did something like what you're saying today, and the answer came: the fear was totally of my own. The old me who felt the need of suppressing the little one to be older, wiser, intelligent. I felt the fear of being judged by someone else all my life, but the one who has been judging is none other than myself. It's good also to realize that the little one is parenting the older one, asking her to love her. It's kinda working from both sides to grow not necessarily to be mature, but to be who I am.


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I'm one of those people who has always loved Christmas. I remember when I was about 7 or 8 saving up the lollies my grandma used to give me (we saw her every second weekend) and then dividing them up so that I could give my older cousins a Christmas present. They thought it was "cute". LOL. When I got into my teenage years and had a little bit of pocket money I'd always buy gifts for my family and friends. Nothing very big. I didn't have a lot of money. I just love giving people gifts.
This is one of those "good traits" that can turn into a "not so good" trait. I have a tendency to go overboard when it comes to buying gifts, particularly for my children. We have had years where the kids haven't even "discovered" all of their new things until weeks after Christmas.
Gifts aren't the only part of Christmas I love. I love the Christmas music and decorating and cooking. My mum was never really into buying and giving gifts but one thing she was into at Christmas time was FOOD. To her you can't have Christmas without 6 or 7 different types of meat and about 15 salads. Add onto that about 4 choices of dessert and numerous nibbles and drinks and you have a feast fit for a king. :-) I think I've inherited her ability to "overcater". If we have Christmas here it's always a big affair taking heaps of time to prepare for and then days of "headache" trying to use it all up without too much wastage. In fact this year we were still using up snacky type stuff I had bought in October. Admittedly that was because some of it got "lost" in the back of the top shelf of the pantry cupboard.
In the past few years we've been trying to gradually simplify our lives. It's been a very slow and sometimes frustrating process. I think it's one of those "ongoing" things we'll always be striving for. Especially when it comes to "stuff". I've been doing better at not "overdoing" things on the present front when it comes to our kids but other than that I haven't really tried to "simplify Christmas".
So this is the year we're working on "simplifying Christmas". I started by not buying too much too early in the year. I already had some things in the cupboard but I made it somewhat of a "rule" that I wouldn't buy toys in the mid-year sale unless they were more heavily discounted that the usual 20% off. That wasn't an easy decision to make as we live a long way from department stores so we don't always have access to those kind of sales. My problem was that I'd buy too much too early and then the kids would ask for something else so I'd end up buying extra and in the end we'd have way too much stuff. Stocking fillers were even worse. I'd pick up things throughout the year and end up with enough to fill at least 2 stockings per child (and our stockings aren't small). They especially get left until late in the year and that's cut down dramatically on my overbuying. We've also tried to include a lot more "practical" and "consumable" type gifts to cut down on clutter but still have a number of packages for them to open come Christmas morning.
The next part of our simplification of Christmas has taken the form of cutting down on gifts bought for extended family. While this does cut down on costs, it wasn't the motivating factor in us making this change. I do enjoy buying gifts for people but being a perfectionist, I'd put a lot of time and stress into trying to find the "perfect" gift for each person. That gets harder as you all get older and really have more "stuff" than you need. I like the idea of homemade gifts and do do this a bit, especially for anyone we're going to be seeing Christmas Day. Most of our family members don't really appreciate "homemade" gifts if they've bought you something so we figured it was time to just make the break from the whole gift thing. We still buy for both sets of parents but there is no real "expectation" thing happening there which makes it easier. We also buy for my grandparents and also our nieces and nephews. I do love kids gifts because you can spend a small amount or a large amount and the kids still love it (at the age my nieces and nephews are anyway). I've gone for charity style gifts for the parents and grandparents this year with just a smaller thing for them to unwrap. Hopefully they like the idea.
Probably the biggest step we've made in simplifying Christmas this year though will be our plans for Christmas Day. Every year we go through the "which family will we be with this Christmas". There's 1000km between them so doing them both is mostly impossible (unless they both come to us which we've sometimes done). This year we're going camping and avoiding the whole "big family Christmas" thing. It'll be just the 5 of us (DH, me and the 3 kids). I'm really looking forward to it. Camping lends itself to a more simplistic style of Christmas food too. DH and I discussed it today and we're going to have 3 meats (corned beef, turkey roll and bought shaved ham) and 3 salads (potato, noodle and tossed). Preparation should be easy and because we have to pack it all up to take with us I won't be making huge amounts of anything. Christmas morning there should be very little for me to do other than the tossed salad.
I've even given the baking I usually do the flick this year and have just bought a small box of shortbread (I usually make shortbread which is a lot cheaper than buying it but fairly time consuming). The kids want to make peppermint creams but that's the only baking I plan to do this year unless the fancy takes me to do something else between now and then. The main thing is I'm not putting pressure on myself to achieve a "to do" list a mile long.
So, I've always been a big fan of Christmas but this year I feel like I'm looking forward to it even more than usual. :-)
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Simplifying Christmas
I'm one of those people who has always loved Christmas. I remember when I was about 7 or 8 saving up the lollies my grandma used to give me (we saw her every second weekend) and then dividing them up so that I could give my older cousins a Christmas present. They thought it was "cute". LOL. When I got into my teenage years and had a little bit of pocket money I'd always buy gifts for my family and friends. Nothing very big. I didn't have a lot of money. I just love giving people gifts.
Posted by lightening at 8:38 PM
Labels: Christmas, simple living
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- ozi_girl06 said...
Hi Lightning,
I know this is a bit late just discovered your blog via a link in one of your emails to frugal aussies I thinK!
anyway I too decided that I had enough of christmas and all the do that went with it last year (2006) so I didn't do much at all we packed a quick picnic lunch at 10.30 am consiting of a few sandwiches and some chips and a drink and we headed out no particular place in mind, we ended up taking a scenic route to Teterfeild from our home and we loved it stopped on the way swam in the river and ate our sandwiches, we had fun and the kids are still talking about it christmas dinner consisted of a stop at the garage and meat pies and sausage rolls can't get more aussie then that total cost for the day $70.00 mainly fuel no other presents for anyoen except the kids and hubby. Which we spent about $200 including stockings.
I did spend $34.00 on christmas cards from RSPCA but in the cards I wrote "This little thought of a card has helped to save a life"
My sister inlaw did not appreciate it and complained, that we didn't get them something (nothign from them in two christmases) my aunty thought it was a lovley idea and sent me a thank you note, Now this is a christamas I won't forget!
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I enjoy any opportunity to engage with my inner child. Writer's Digest left it wide open today merely suggesting using any adjective as a title and working the poem from there. The repetitive chorus of the rondeau invites you, the reader, to join me on a playful adventure :
Come play with me, let me see your smile!
I can see for you it's been awhile
Since you took a break from the daily grind
And gave yourself a chance to unwind.
Time to step out of the rank and file!
So let's express our artistic style
With paints, brushes, and this paper pile…
Let down your hair and free your mind –
Come play with me.
Turn on some music and dance in the aisles,
Or follow the leader in single file,
Or hide and seek if you're so inclined.
Go on and let yourself be unrefined.
Pinkie promise – this will be worthwhile.
Come play with me.


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This is going to be another random blog post. Don't have anything major to blog about but few little things.
Our new car! My poor little Cavalier couldn't take much more use. Last week it decided that going into park was something of the past. I would have to put it in reverse and put on the emergency break to keep it from rolling backwards. Fancy, huh? Once that happened we figured it might be time to start thinking about a new car. We were hoping my car would hold on until fall, but we had to bite the bullet and buy a little sooner. Oh well. We decided to get a 2009 Nisaan Xterra. Totally not what I was going to look at. I wanted a Murano, but after driving this I liked it a lot better and the price was more reasonable. Kaia LOVES it. It has much more room for her to roam around. So, there ya have it, our new car!
I wanted to share a couple of pictures from my friend Stefanie's bridal shower. It was Saturday and we had a great time! The first picture is Stef and I and the second picture is with our other high school friend, Megan. The three of us were best friends in high school and have lots of great memories together. I can't believe high school was 5 years ago. Doesn't seem possible! Anyways, so happy for you Stef. Can't wait for your wedding in just a couple of months!
Okay, so I know that I'm a little behind, but Duane and I watched Blind Side last night and absolutely LOVED it! What a great, positive message it sends to kids and adults alike. If you haven't seen it the movie is about a 16 year old boy that comes from a pretty broken home. He is pretty much homeless, and does not have much hope. A family (mainly mom) decides to take the boy in and raise him as their own. The boy turns out to be an awesome football player and goes on to play at a D1 school and then in the NFL. That's just the basics, but it was such a powerful message. It reaffirmed my strong feelings towards foster care/adoption. If you haven't seen it, go out and rent it!
This picture has nothing to do with the 4th item, just thought it was cool! I wanted to end this post with a verse that has helped me out a lot lately.
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (NIV, John 13:34-35)
I know that this is not a new verse and you've probably heard it a thousand times. However, I really started studying it this week. You see, sixth graders aren't always easy to love (shocking, I know). There are days when I literally want to rip my hair out because I am so frustrated. And then I stop and think to myself, God loves me even though I am always sinning against him. He loves me no matter what I do. He has commanded me to do the same. Even the hardest kid to love, God calls me to do it. The slow check-out lady at Wal Mart, God wants me to love her. The lady that gives me a dirty look when Kaia barks at her dog, God wants me to love her. It's what he has done for me, so I will strive to love all people. Just kind of something that has been on my mind.
Well there ya go! Another random post. I'm off to eat dinner and continue studying this "crazy" love. Have a great week! :)


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Monday, August 2, 2010
Lost in a Forest
10 comments:
- Keira Soleore said...
A forest in private hands has got to be rare anywhere in the world in this day and age. And all the way back to the 10th century!!!!
- August 3, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- Nicola Cornick said...
It's amazing, isn't it, Keira. I knew the forest was old but hadn't realised that it had been in unbroken ownership. Thank goodness it wasn't governed by primogeniture like many estates.
- August 3, 2010 at 8:38 AM
- margaret blake said...
This is fascinating, Nicola, thanks for writing about the history of Wolf Hall, really enjoyed it.
Funny how the name Tottenham now has a downmarket ring to it.
- August 3, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Nicola Cornick said...
LOL, Margaret, that is odd but absolutely true about Tottenham!
I'm slightly puzzled about Wolf Hall since the place in the postcard doesn't look much like the ruin of a 16th century house. I read that there was very little of the original building left after they used it to rebuild Tottenham House so maybe it was built up again in later centuries. I am glad those postcards were produced though as they have captured a lot of places that no longer stand. We discovered that there was a set of pictures of Ashdown House from the same period.
- August 3, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Sarah Duncan said...
As a teenager I stayed at the original Wolf Hall. As far as I remember, that had been downgraded into a farm house, with a 'new' house being built which was then called Wolf Hall. So the remains of the Tudor building was part of the farm. I think I've got this right - it was a very very long time ago and I may not have been 100% sober at the time!
- August 3, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- Nicola Cornick said...
How exciting, Sarah! I would not have been able to sleep if I was staying in a place like that, so sure would I have been that the ghost of Jane Seymour would come tripping through the solar. The idea of the original house being downgraded and a new one built makes perfect sense of the picture in the postcard.
- August 3, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Jan Jones said...
Fabulous, Nicola. LOVE you using GPS to find the car!
- August 3, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Nicola Cornick said...
Thanks, Jan! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. The GPS was a must really because although we had a map as well there are so many paths and we had been walking for several hours and my sense of direction is dodgy at the best of times!
- August 3, 2010 at 11:53 PM
- Sarah Morgan said...
Fascinating post Nicola. And so amazing to think Henry VIII might have galloped past the same trees on his trusty steed. The Belly Oak sounds as though it might have had a similar girth to the king!
- August 4, 2010 at 9:18 AM
- Nicola Cornick said...
Perhaps they named it after him, Sarah! I always feel sorry for Henry's trusty steed in those later days when he had to be winched onto it. So different from the TV series The Tudors!
- August 4, 2010 at 11:59 PM


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I've never participated in a triathlon or an ironman competition, and for good reason. I run three times a week, but I only bike for leisure to the ocean and back, and I definitely don't swim in it.
It's 55 degrees for goodness sake. I'm only an ironman in spirit.
Last Friday HRchitect launched the latest in their educational webinar series -- the HRtechnology(R) IRONMAN (of which we are a media partner). The IRONMAN pitted software vendors against one another in a race to prove who can swim better, bike stronger and run faster.
Of course it wasn't a literal race; it was more like the vendor beauty pageants they did last year.
Like the beauty pageants, the IRONMAN virtual events are helpful when you are an "HR Buyer" and want educate your organization if you're in the market for HR software systems. (And of course to gather intel if you're a competitor.)
The first IRONMAN last Friday was the Mid-Market Talent Acquisition Systems IRONMAN. The competitors were iCIMS, nowHIRE, SilkRoad technology and Newton Software. They gave their pitches and the virtual audience voted.
The event categories included:
The first of three skills. Competitors need to get ahead early by using this portion to discuss company history, overview, specific identity, financial viability, marquee clients and leadership team.
Stamina is required during the biking portion of the IRONMAN and competitors will race against each other by showcasing their product's functionality, technology/integration, usability and configurability.
As in any competition, it is important to finish strong! Competitors will fight it out to the end by stating key differentiators of their solution and their company.
Media Interviews
The race isn't over when the finish line is crossed. Each competitor will face hard-hitting questions from the media (i.e. - our audience).
And all in less than 15 minutes per vendor in total.
I've witnessed many of these online competitions and I must say that this was one of the best to date.
The quality of:
Were some of the best I've seen. Kudos to the marketing and sales folks from each vendor!
Who was the winner? It was my pick -- SilkRoad technology. Congratulations!
You can watch the archive here. Look for more HRtechnology(R) IRONMAN competitions this fall.
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Back when I was living in Boston, my friend Cara started dating this guy, Coley, whom she met at a wonderful below-street-level bar called "The Last Drop" while we were all out one night for post-work drinks. (Now they're married and have a beautiful daughter, but I digress.) Coley wasn't, like, a professional chef or anything, but he'd built a repertoire of a few recipes for football Sundays that impressively included a marinated brisket and what he called "Crowd Pleaser Dip" which was basically a Mexican 7-Layer Dip straight out of the 1980s. He was right - I have yet to meet someone who doesn't like this stuff.
Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, here's my own rendition of this classic dip. May your crowds be pleased and your Super Bowl squares be winners.
Kate's "Crowd Pleaser" Mexican 7-Layer Dip
1 can of Amy's Refried Black Beans (accept no substitutions)
2 cups (ish) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 recipe Kate's Guacamole
2 cups (ish) shredded pepper jack cheese (or regular Monterey jack if your guests can't take the heat)
1 small (2.5 oz.) can sliced black olives – the cheap ones – drained and patted dry
2 cups (16 oz.) fresh salsa (heat level is your call), drained to remove most of the liquid
extra chopped cilantro and cheese for garnish
For serving: A bag of sturdy tortilla chips (I like Mi Casa, if you can find them. Honestly, though, Tostitos are totally fine if you don't have a good local brand.)
Locate a glass pan. I love when it's glass because you can see the layers. This dip can be made in a pie plate, a glass baking pan, whatever. It doesn't have to be glass. You can honestly just make it on top of a plate. I used a 11x7 glass baking dish.
Spread the refried beans in the pan with a table knife or metal spatula.
Sprinkle the cheddar on top, kind of evenly.
Spread the sour cream on top of the cheddar. This can be kind of tricky as you don't want to disturb the cheese or end up with cheese on top of your sour cream. We're trying to layer here. Channel your best circa-2006 Olsen twin and LAYER.
Spread the guacamole over the sour cream.
|Homemade guac MAKES this dip what it is. Don't buy that citric-acid laden prepackaged stuff. Please. For me. Make your own.
Sprinkle the pepper jack over the guac.
Sprinkle the olives over the pepper jack.
Dollop the drained salsa over the olives and spread to cover the pan.
(Forgot to take a picture!)
Sprinkle additional cheese and cilantro on top.
Serve with chips.


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We made it! After setting off at 1am and climbing through the night we reached the summit as the sun rose over Mt Kilimanjaro. It was sensational.
Now on the bus to Dar es Salaam after fond farewells to our new friends at VetAid. We are meeting with Dr Kivaria at the Ministry of Livestock tomorrow to demonstrate the Android.


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Welcoming my new ACL to the world
After 2 hours in surgery I came out with a brand new hamstring ACL. Getting to that point, however wasn't so easy. Thank goodness for my amazing mama who flew in all the way from Michigan. I couldn't have done this without her. The nurse started me out with an IV.. the absolute worst part for me. I am a HUGE baby so me crying because of the needle poke was no surprise to my mom. After making it through talking to the anesthesiologist and the doctor.. it was time. I hugged my mom and the tears started flowing, again. I cried the entire way into the surgery room. The last thing I remember was the nurse asking how I injured my leg but I could hardly talk I was so scared, then I woke up! When I awoke I was so out of it and was taking jibberish to the nurse. I told her at one point I felt drunk but knew I wasn't so maybe I was hungover. Hmmm. The goods news is I was not in ANY pain! Before surgery they put a block on my leg so it was completely numb and lasted 12 - 24 hours after surgery. After some crackers, juice and a lot of questions I was released. We headed home for some relaxation. Yesterday was filled with Cable TV, which I haven't had in years, and the internet. The middle of the night last night the block wore off making this morning pretty rough. The pain has definitely increased! Thank goodness for painkillers and puppies :)
before i went into surgery my mom wanted to badly to take a picture. i finally let her and then she proceeded to say she was going to put it on facebook. i said if she can figure out how to upload from my iPhone then go ahead.. unfortunately she was able to figure it out.
no better cure than puppy love.
My Last Hoorah!
The weekend of the 18th was my last weekend before having ACL and meniscus surgery. Instead of sitting at home and anticipating all the pain I would be going through I decided to take a weekend adventure with my friend Brittany. We started out Friday night heading to Portland to stay with one of her friends, Heather. Once we finally made it through the traffic of Tacoma we found ourself at Bye-Bye. Bye-Bye is a vegan restaurant/bar with an amazing drink called the 'Bye-Bye'. This comes in a GIANT mason jar filled with all sorts of liquid goodness. After that we headed to the Nite-Lite for some more fun with friends. The next day was the start of our adventure. We headed to the coast! Our first stop was Cannon Beach which apparently has something to do with the movies The Goonies (which I have never seen). Haystock Rock was there and was so incredible. It made us feel so small. The wind was whipping at our faces as the waves almost knocked us over! From Cannon Beach we made our way to Cape Disappointment and our YURT! Not gonna lie, the first time I heard we were staying in a yurt I was picturing a giant hammock for some reason. Luckily, it was not. Instead it was a heated room! I want a yurt of my own. That night we started a fire, had some lovely spiked drinks and played on the beach. Also, when we first checked in we were handed information on the aggressive raccoons that wandered the campground so of course all night we were paranoid watching them roam around our yurt to get to our spilled salad and pizza. Thank goodness there were no direct encounters. The next day we woke up pretty early to drive along the coast to see some of natures beauty. One of those locations was Dead Man's Cove. It certainly was deadly looking. We were beat heading home .. a little too much McDonalds and boozin :) Enjoy our photos below..
We made it! Haystock Rock!
Brittany in our yurt!
Sunset at Cape Disappointment
Enjoy the beach and beers
Deadman's Cove!
Hiding from the waves
our little yurt
you would think that three guys were staying there!
my last hoorah!
Happy Valentine's Y'all
What better way to spend Valentine's Day then with a bunch of lady friends, booze and Dr. Dog? They were great performers! Here are some pics..
Heart It Races is my favorite song of theirs, check em'
Monica, Brittany and I .. after a handful of vodka soda's
Heart It Races is my favorite song of theirs, check em'
Bear & Wolf
I want to take these two home .. now
Charlotte Mann
Keeping My Head Up
The unfortunate has happened, I will be having ACL and meniscus surgery at the end of this month. I could hardly believe it when my doctor told me the results. After already going through ACL surgery in my left knee I was not thrilled to hear I will be going through this again on my right knee. Damn knees!! I can get around pretty good without crutches right now but definitely cannot participate in any kind of real physical activity. Before the ski accident I was extremely busy in yoga, volleyball, running, hiking and skiing. The most difficult part of this injury so far is sitting around. Because of my lack of activity my right thigh muscle has shrunk significantly.There is pretty much no muscle, just skin and bone.. gross! Even though I'm unable to do all the things I want to do, I'm still managing to get out and about as much as possible. I'll be pretty weak after surgery so I'm trying to live it up as much as possible right now. Here are some photos from my gimp-legged adventures :)
Drinking some bloody mary's with Laura and Brittany at Ray's BoatHouse
The most beautiful day of 2012 in Seattle!
Spent Saturday morning reading while drinking coffee at the beach.. beautiful life.
Looks like people training for a triathlon. To participate in a triathlon this year was my goal ... might have to wait until next year.
Day trip to Cresent Lake .. looks like a Jeep commercial.
Beautiful day at Cresent Lake in Port Angeles.
Kingston/Edmonton Ferry ride
Adventuring out for the day!
Seattle sunset at Golden Gardens.
The line up has been revealed.. what a line-up! May cannot come soon enough. Sasquatch will also be the perfect goal for me when recovering from my surgery. As long as I can get up and move around I will be at Sasquatch, rain or shine! Memorial Day weekend will be one to remember. The two acts I will be looking forward to seeing the most are Bon Iver and Beruit!
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At first glance this lovely little City of London church looks a bit odd in its setting. It has an elegant tower with a fine clock projecting out over a scrappy courtyard which goes nowhere.
But surely it was not always thus. Why build a church in a position like this? The answer is connected to the story of London Bridge because until 1831 this Church was on the approach road to the old London Bridge.
First there were wooden bridges and then in the 12th Century Peter de Colechurch built the first stone bridge. Over the years the bridge gathered buildings along its length – houses, shops and drinking establishments and in the middle was a chapel dedicated to St Thomas Beckett. But it was narrow and congested.
So St Magnus was the first church you came to if you entered the City by London Bridge, and indeed there is a little plaque at the west end of the church to commemorate this.
And by the porch, there are some stones which are fragments of that old London Bridge.
Inside there is a rather fine model of old London Bridge made by a man called David T. Aggett, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers and formerly in the police service. One of the tiny figures on the bridge appears out of place in the medieval setting, wearing a policeman's uniform.
And we should not ignore the actual church interior itself.
This was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London and so the building dates from the late 17th Century. Sir Christopher Wren had a hand in the rebuilding and it is said he foresaw the need to widen London Bridge and so built the west end so it could be adjusted by demolishing the last couple of bays and opening up the base of the tower so it could be used as a walkway. But this only happened in the early 1760s.
By the way the interior is not one which Wren would recognise. For a start it has stained glass windows, which would not have been the case in Wren's day. They are all post war (except for one in the Northwest corner which is 17th century and came from the now demolished Plumbers Hall – this being the guild church for the Worshipful Company of Plumbers. It is also the guild church for the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers – the old Billingsgate Fish market was nearby).
And in the 1920s, the church was modified and is much more "catholic" in styling than would ever have been the case in England in the 17th century.
More info about the church on its website: http://www.stmagnusmartyr.org.uk/ You can see this is a high church by the way they celebrate St Magnus Day.


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1965: Kay Berthold Frishman served in Uruguay in Montevideo beginning in 1965
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Kay Berthold Frishman can be contacted at kbfrishmanacomcastdnet
Country of Service: Uruguay
Training Group: Andean Countries 2 summers
Cities you served in: Montevideo
Arrival Year: 65
Departure Year: 67
Work Description:
urban community development
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Executive Director of Family Service, Inc. in Lawrence MA. Received masters in social work, and have worked in NYC with HeadStart, and immigrants in Lawrence. Use my Spanish often!
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extraordinary experience; still maintain contact with Uruguayans with whom I worked.
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Chagaev held as Neuchatel file for bankruptcy
Neuchatel Xamax filed for bankruptcy on Thursday after failing to win their Swiss Super League licence back on appeal having been kicked out last week and the club's owner, Chechen Bulat Chagaev, has been arrested on suspicion of fraud.
"Neuchatel Xamax has decided to file for bankruptcy because of the withdrawal of the licence and financial position of the company," the club said on its website.
"The board has also decided to release the players from any obligations," it added in a short statement.
Businessman Chagaev was ordered to be held on remand in Geneva's Champ Dollon prison following a hearing before the public prosecutor Yves Bertossa on Thursday afternoon.
"A further hearing has already been scheduled for tomorrow (Friday)," the Geneva judicial authorities said in a statement.
Courts can order a suspect to be remanded without charge if there is strong suspicion a crime has been committed and if the suspect is considered likely to flee, destroy evidence or endanger others.
On January 18, Neuchatel were expelled by the Swiss Football League (SFL) on suspicion that a document produced as a financial guarantee for the club was false. Its appeal to get its licence back was rejected earlier on Thursday.
Before its expulsion, the club had been docked eight points over problems in paying players' wages and social security contributions and was again reported to the Swiss FA disciplinary committee for a breach of regulations on January 17.
Once a close associate of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, Chagaev has kept Neuchatel centre stage since he bought the relegation-threatened club last May and said he wanted to make them Swiss champions and earn a place in the Champions League.
He then fired four coaches in five months but Neuchatel, while no longer battling relegation, struggled to capture the imagination of the fans as they failed to challenge the leaders.


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By TLex Here's a 2nd look at a beautiful new limited edition of the AQUASCOPE model, made in the honor of Kind Surf, making JR the NGO's first official watch partner.
The presentation, celebrated on November 6th in Madrid, was attended by to Almudena Fernandez, who was presented with a watch. She had recently traveled to Switzerland to collaborate with JR on its design; hence the feminine touches.
The Aquascope Kind Surf will be available in a limited edition of 88. Not only an auspicious number, but 8 also represents the wave (I didn't know that).
Features of the watch include: a unidirectional rotating bezel in the same grey-blue as the logo of the NGO, engraved on the white face with delicate wave motifs.
An automatic high-performance mechanical movement and a white rubber strap complement perfectly a Stainless steel cushion case that is water-resistant to 300 meters. The case back bears the inscription 'NGO Kind Surf by ALMUDENA FERNANDEZ' together with its serial number.


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Thank you all for your prayers last night for Deirdre.
At 12:30 yesterday she complained that her neck her hurt out of the blue. After nap, she would not wake up immediately and it took me about five minute to wake her. She said she could not move and was inconsolable about her neck pain as well as very lethargic. We were advised to take the the ER for a possible case of meningitis. After about 6-7 hours in the ER (with lots of blood draws and a spinal tap later) we were given the clear to go home.
Today at the pediatrician's office, we were told she most likely had a case of viral meningitis (which can quickly occur and go away). Her neck and symptoms should be all better in two weeks or less and she is not contagious.
Last night was the most difficult challenge Craig and I have had yet with our kids and seeing them in pain, but God is good and we were covered in prayer. Thank you everyone,
Now to rest...


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German Oil Execs Tell Eu To Get Lost - With Nord Steam 2
Video: Germany Industry Tells EU To Get Lost - Goes Ahead With Nord Stream 2 - YouTube
While we are watching a huge move to across Europe to leave the European Union and to reverse this flow of Muslim Human Scum coming onto Europe German Oil Companies are moving ahead with projects that the EU Commission does not agree with.
In fact - not only are most nations in the EU in disagreement with the EU on their orders they are also disobeying the orders of NATO to move troops to the boarder with Russia and start a war.
Back to Nord Stream 2
Several years ago the German Oil Company Executives signed an agreement to bring Natural Gas in from Russia in an Oil Pipeline that will supply Germany with 55 million Cubic Meters of Gas per year.
The project was completed using a special flexible Stainless Steel Pipeline running through the Baltic Sea and it appears it is now working well.
The Deal - Nord Stream 2 will trade German Made Goods for Liquid Natural Gas.
Please keep in mind that Secretary of State John Kerry (#1) made a slip in a speech not long ago and stated the Marshal Plan developed just after World War 2 is alive and well and the German Economy is moving ahead at Full speed thanks to YOUR Tax Donations.
Which means - you the American tax Payer are paying for this.
So while the united states of America is teeming with untouched pockets of Natural Gas (Like the one under Dalles, Oregon which is absolutely Huge) And oil is selling for $1.50 a barrel in North Dakota Germany has been set up to buy Oil and Natural Gas from Russia at your expense
The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, made of a flexible coated Stainless Steel Pipe developed by the US in WW2, was completed in March of this year and should be in full operation within a few days
So although it appears that the EU and NATO may not go away - they may become irrelevant as individual nations regain their sovereignty.
The Main Underground City that runs the world is located under the Jungles of Brazil
Pray that those who make the decisions for what goes on - on the Surface of Planet Earth - are changed so that they either disappear or that their decisions they make benefit us "Slaves" who live on the Planet's Surface
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1ST - kill key Russian players
2ND - Claim Russia hacked NATO Computers
3RD - Invade using Small Scale Nuclear Strikes on Russian Command Centers
Putin - Medvedev - you failed to do as GOD has directed- you are open to attack....so HE has said it - so it shall be. Any questions?
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Phew! Made the deadline for the Grocery Bag Sew-Off hosted by Sew, Mama, Sew!
Boys and girls -- Don't procrastinate. It gives you wrinkles.
Here's to a Happy (green) 2010!
A generous gift from my cousins out in CA for our wedding. Believe me, when you get married at 22, fresh out of college and still looking for a job, this is a HUGE gift - and it was something that I was frothing at the mouth to own. So thank you Audrey, Jamie, Isaac and Eddy once again! (not that they even read this blog, I don't think - but just so that this message of appreciation is out there)
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9 bright and cozy scarfs
10 stacks of antique books and classic titles
Images from OPI, J.Crew, Anthropologie, Whatever - http://www.megduerksen.typepad.com/, Design Sponge & my own
Phew...one more day..Thank the high heavens above!!


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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
simpsons tattoos
May be one of those lick and stick'em fake tattoos. Anyway, you can see the
and found that my friends got Homer Simpson's face tattooed on my butt.
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Bart Simpson from the Simpsons tv show moon tattoo. ashley simpson tattoo
Bart Simpson from the Simpsons tv show moon tattoo.
Do you like Orlando Bloom's tattoos?
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Ashlee Simpson's Tattoos
Awesome Simpsons Tattoo. Sep 6
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by taking it to the next level, and actually getting Simpsons tattoos.
There are many feminine tattoo designs, and decide what should be a big
Ashlee Simpson Tattoos Gallery. Posted by mamanabila at 8:43 PM 0 comments
Now I would never consider having a Simpsons tattoo, but if I had to choose
Wrist Tattoos For Girls the Sexiest Designs and Ideas Ashlee Simpson tattoos. Ashlee Simpson Wrist Tattoo Ashlee Simpson Wrist Tattoo
OK, so Marc Jacobs got himself as a "Simpsons" character tattooed on his arm
Bart Simpson tattoo. Made by Peter Balla, in 2002 or 2003. Kiskoros, Hungary
Ashlee Simpson New Peony Tattoo. When Ashlee Simpson made an appearance on
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