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Wednesday, 5 July 2017
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What a darling reindeer. Thank you for sharing your lovely work with us at QKR Stampede.ReplyDelete
Just love him, he is so cute. Loving your colouring as always.ReplyDelete
Jean xx
Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for CCAYR July challenge, Hazel, DT - thank you also for entering this for my CHNC challenge extra for July. xReplyDelete
So cuteReplyDelete
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Adorable card. Love the mooseReplyDelete
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Sweet!!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR 'ROUND challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!ReplyDelete
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Andrea this card is so cute, just love the little Moose that's sitting pretty with Christmas lights. Wonderfully colored!ReplyDelete
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Such a cute image and very nice colouring too!!ReplyDelete
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Such rich earth tones on this card. The pop of red is so perfect and brings it all together.ReplyDelete
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Such rich earth tones you used for this. The pops of red really pulls it all together.ReplyDelete
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Happy Mothers Day Decatur Illinois. 🙂
Author Archives: mytiemohr
My Google Plea For Action!
I am an avid bike trail rider! One of the bike paths in Decatur IL is an old train track route. It starts at the Macon county conservation district, and ends at Milliken University, I think it's about 5 miles. There is an off shoot that goes for another, what looks like 10 miles. I am husband and a father of three, my family and I love, nature walks, running, and biking, on the awesome public trails that Our Country has to offer.
I'm a 15 year, skilled Tradesman, that's built like a tank. I want to document the Google Street View, of the bike trails in my part of the country. I can get you some of the most beautiful footage of the US that you've ever seen. If you let me film the bike paths that are in need of the man hours put in, we can both benefit from my hard work, and perseverance.
I am a natural engineer, it's one of my many talents. There isn't anything I can't figure out, with or without the proper resources. If there is a project that is in need of the diligence and man hours put in, I'm the guy that you can't afford to pass upon.
I posses, not just the intelligence to learn, and discover many new and great things, but I also posses the common sense, and perseverance, that is needed to implement real world solutions to our everyday problems.
As you know, most of the time, common sense and intelligence, used together, is all that's needed to solve problems that many struggle with. Not utilizing every tool at your disposal is not only a waist of resources, but it's a disservice to you and your team.
I have the ambition and fortitude of a young John D. Rockefeller, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs, Put Together. I posses a natural positive energy that seems to be endless. My greatest assets are time and opportunity. A Mind like mine, is a rare and precious gift, that I don't plan on waisting. I would love to contribute to your team of outliers on their quest for knowledge.
I will never stop pursuing ideas, that make this world a better place to live in. I do hope that you take this opportunity to be the first, to collaborate with me, on my path, of making lives better, one great idea at a time.
Thank you, I can't wait to meet the great minds that are behind the epic idea which is Google. Hopefully it's sooner rather than later, down my path to Success. Get to know me a little better on twitter @MyTymohr
Prosperous ideas and wishes to you and yours,
Terence Patrick Mohr
Please, We All Need Your Help…
As a 15 Year Second Generation Member of Heat & Frost Insulators Local #1, & 33 years on this Earth, Life and My Family Have Taught Me to Make My Own Opinions About What's Right & Whats Wrong. America & Unions Need To Work Together. We Need to Start a Campaign to Get America Working Again, For Real. America Needs to Show the World We Have Jobs That Make Quality Things & Provide Quality Services. The Only Way To Convince People Is Through Mass Media, News, Radio, Movies, Games, Internet, Anywhere People Look to form Their Own Opinions. If You Are Honest & Sincere People Will Listen, Show People What is Morally Right & They Can't Argue With It. If We Work Together & Invest in Our Country & It's People, We Can Remind The World of What The Idea Of The United States of America Was & Still Is. People Live There Lives In a Way to Get Into Heaven, Well If We Through Out Our Ego's & Agree To Work Together We Can, Make Heaven A Place On Earth. We Wouldn't Have a Need for Laws That Trick People Into Losing Their Right To Bargain, Right To Speak Up, Right To A Fair Wage, Right To Good Health Care, Right To A Good Retirement, Right To Live A Quality Life With Your Loved Ones. The Pie and This Country Is Big Enough for All of Its Citizens, We Have To Take Away The Argument Against Us Working Together, Without Greed and Self Interest's, Because We All Are The Same, We All Have A Blood Pumping Heart & We Can Make It Work If We Don't Except Any Less, Only Then Will We All Win.
Who the Hell Does This Guy Think He Is?
My Name, Terrence Mohr. My Game, Thermal Retention Engineer/Writer. My Life, @MyTymohr on Twitter, Terrence Mohr on Facebook & LinkedIn, email@example.com, MyTymohr on Instagram and Tumbler.
I am a Husband, Father, Engineer, Student, Teacher, Polymath, Artist, Scholar, & an Eternal Searcher of Knowledge. I figured out life, it took some time, but I finally did it. You can't put a price on Happiness, so make that shit work, or get into a new game. I for one like making shit work when others say it won't, so if you want to know what I've got going on, you'll find me diligently looking for solutions to problems in my life & the lives of my loved ones. Thank you & God Bless. ö¿ö
List of Skills That I Have At Least 10,000 Hours of Practice In.
This list is always going to grow. At least until I die, anyway. So, as I take a stock of my arsenal, I'll share it with you.
1.Reading-god knows how many hours. Since I've learned to read, I've loved to.
2.Researching technology- I'm talking about the paper kind google didn't come out until the late 90's. I was hooked at age 6 in 1986, when we got our first computer, an IBM 286
3-Assembling and Disassembling Technology- We got a top of the line computer in 1986, and upgraded it regularly, thanks to my Mom's job.
4.Problem Solving- everything from staying out of fights, to diagnosing technology problems.
5. Industrial and Commercial insulation- started when I was 18 in 1998.
6. Researching all kinds of knowledge that fascinates me.
7. Social interactions- I've had more fake friends than real ones, over the years, over time you start to see fake people coming from a mile away.
8. Not listening to my conscience- this ones a biggie. I have probably more time in this than most. But, thank God I finally started to listen. If you screw up enough you learn how not to screw up.
9. Listening to my conscience- hey, don't get the wrong idea I did listen enough to get my 10,000 hrs there's just more hours of me not listening.
10. Using my talents to get what I want- this one sounds conceded but it's not. I have always been able to get what I want, but only if I applied myself.
I will add more to this list later. You try coming up with your own. See what your made of.
Young Game Changer
I can let you reach millions, by expressing your message for you. I am definitely a guy who knows what people want. I have an eternal flame of positive energy burning in me, and the common sense to use the knowledge I've gained to help me discover and grow. I will accomplish more than the average. I believe the word is "Outlier".
It will take me 20hrs. of hard work and dedication to learn a new skill, I will spend every hour after that making it Great. look at @mytymohr on twitter, and Terrence Mohr on LinkedIn.
Your time won't be wasted. I promise.
A little Bit About, Terrence Patrick Mohr
Hello, I am 33 year old, Union Tradesman/Engineer/Writer/Entrepreneur, with a wife and 3 kids ages 15, 11, and 8. I have a story to tell about myself, and My Life. This story is a good one, so get comfy. It wasn't easy living it, but it was interesting. I know some people can relate, but thank God, that most can't, and don't want too anyway, for that matter. The best part is what I've learned from all the mistakes that I've made over the years.
Let me go back to when I was a kid. The shit I've seen growing up in North St. Louis and Decatur IL has been crazy. All of my trials and tribulations definitely would have broken the weak hearted. I was one of a handful of white kids in the whole elementary school and it was brutal. I was jumped and beat up, on a regular basis. Just for being the white boy. It couldn't just be one on one. No, in the hood, kids love, a good jumping. The more kids you could get, to beat up one kid, the better. You learn to fight quick, in that environment, or you get your ass handed to you, regularly, until you figure it out.
A crazy thing, that happened to me when I was 6 was, my brother and I lost our virginity's to a black girl named "Jane Doe". She was a couple of years older than me and was in my brothers class. "Jane Doe", was DTF. She made us go down on her and have sex with her just like we were adults. She also loved, to do the same to us. Our grandma used to catch us and scream at us to stop. But we wouldn't. This happened multiple times. She was, and I know she still has to be, a hottie. I didn't know it then, but she must have been abused, because she knew way to much about sex, for an 8 or 9 year old. And taught us everything she new, God love her. Out of all the bad parts of my childhood that I can remember, this wasn't so bad. One lasting effect of this is, I want screw my wife like 3 times a day, 4 on Saturdays, poor girl.
In Jr. High I moved to Decatur IL, and met a group of guys that taught me
Some skills, how to be a street entrepreneur and go get what you want cause no ones giving it to you . My Guys and I sold dope and smoked weed all day. We called it grinding.
I did this during seventh grade and didn't go to school for 4 months of eighth grade. I would take the letters sent home in the mail, and act like I was at school everyday.
Eventually the police came looking for me. After four months of walking to the bus stop and then continuing on to the block or wherever my guys were parlaying, the police came-a-knockin. It was a very interesting time for me.
Decatur IL let me hone the art of hustling and street fighting. My buddies would go to every length possible to let you know, if you were a punk or not. We would fight each other at the drop of a hat, but only until the loser gave up. We were even quicker, to fight anyone that we didn't know, or like.
One of our favorite things to do, was to go around punching each other in the nuts, or chest, when you weren't expecting it. Or knocking each other out, by sneaking up behind somebody and applying the sleeper hold, like a fucking Ninja.
This was all funny, until a guy had a seizure and needed stitches from a sleeper hold gone bad. It happened at a packed pizza joint by the high school. He didn't get laid down right, he got dropped on his head, and started convulsing. First they were all laughing, then they were all running away, nobody wanted to get implicated.
We also loved giving ourselves Tattoo's, by lighting, lighters until the point they were red hot, and then Ninja style, leave a nice "A" shaped burn on each other. Hopefully in the most noticeable spot possible. I got my one guy in the back of the neck. He is black so it was a nice big pink scar of an "A" on his neck for a while.
I can't tell you how many wrestling and slap boxing matches I was in with my pals. We would shoot dice for push-ups and sets of bench presses.
I used to fight one of my toughest pals all the time, and get my ass whipped, but I wouldn't give up, I would keep coming back for more. When I finally had enough that day, I would vent my anger of losing, on the pal, who's ass, I could whip. This environment, is a brutal way to learn lessons that, can't be taught, these kind of lessons have to be experienced, to learn them.
If I could change anything it would be, "the not applying my talents" back then. Just a little bit of hard work, in your teenage and early twenties, can go a long way, later in life.
It all came to a head eventually, and I finally had to lay in the bed I had made for myself. I got locked up for 4 days in juvenile detention. The Prosecutor wanted me to do a year. But they ended up putting me into lock down in these million dollar cottages, way out in the sticks, in St. James Missouri. It was a juvenile detention for ages 4-21, called Boys and Girls Town,
I got out of juvenile detention because my old man convinced the judge Boys town was the way to go. After six months of some discipline, taking care of horses, some very unneeded lessons in juvenile restrainment, a 100 mile horse ride(during which I got laid) to the arch in downtown St. Louis, and some self evaluations, I was released against their wishes. Apparently our insurance carrier knew better. And the court said ok also.
I moved back to St. Lou and at 14 years old in 1994, I went to work as a dishwasher/pizza maker, and also went back to school. After, some minor, and some major, details later, At 16 in 1996, I got kicked out of Lutheran North high school because I got caught with an ounce of pot on campus. Thank God I sold a dime out of it, because that made it a dime bag short of a felony, which meant, a year unsupervised probation. I got my GED a couple of months later, and started my short lived college career.
At 16 years old I was enrolled in the fall semester at Florissant Valley Community College. But working, selling drugs, getting pussy, and the eventual meeting of my Wife took precedent. She got pregnant and I had my first kid 5 days before my 18th birthday in October of 1998.
I didn't forget to tell you all the stories of selling dope, or about the robberies of dope dealers, being robbed by dope dealers, being shot at, or other crazy but interesting stuff I can't talk about here. It was pure mayhem from 1992 to 1998. Those stories are for a different time. And I will tell them one day, with the name's of the innocent protected of course.
Most of my old associates that weren't smart enough to get out of the game, are either locked up or killed, some are surviving, if you can call it that. Some made it, and are doing great, but not many. Some are doing, Ghetto Fabulous and loving life! What My guys and I saw as a minors, would shock an Iraq/Afghanistan vet, let alone an average everyday square.
Thank God I figured this shit out, young enough, to make a difference, in the lives that I am responsible for, that's all I can say. These stories were valuable lessons, that only living your life this way, can teach you. I can't change them and don't think I would if I could, so I might as well learn from them and apply that knowledge.
The only solid things in my life have been my Family and my Union. It's been a crazy life that I've lived these past 15 years, since my first job with local 1. It was on the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. I got a real job at 18 because, I just had my first kid, and I had to be a good Father. Thankfully my Father has been a member of the St. Louis Pipecover's Union, since the sixties, Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local # 1 St. Louis MO. I have, and I will always protect my Wife and Children, and my Union, until the day I die.
My grandfather's name was Jasper Palazzolo. His relatives, are Listed in the book "Gangs of St. Louis, Men of Respect" by Daniel Waugh. It was a time when, Men carried a certain amount of class, with them, and took care of Business like robber barons of the street. Those Men, made the trade Unions in St. Louis, and Men like them did the same all over America. Those Men, knew how to operate, they just didn't know how to share. If you can't take care of your Brother Members for our own common good, your not going to last very long, in my world anyway. I know it can be done, with everyone's interests taken care of, and no loss of class, or morals.
I was working in Chicago for almost a year before they laid me off. Thank God, I was ready to come home. Don't get me wrong Chicago is a great town, and the Brother members of local 17 treated me great, like I was at home.
While I was up there, I got to learn more about some of the guys that my family did business with in the past. Alphonse Palazzolo, was not a force to be reckoned with, in his day. It took a death squad to kill him, not one, but several men ambushed and murdered the man that was feared by many on the mean streets of North St. Louis. He was the reason people paid the protection money, shop owners and business men were scared shitless of Palazzolo. Just think if he would of used all of that energy, in a positive way to unite his brothers to do some good, for all instead of one.
The shit I've seen and heard up in ChIraq, would shock the hell out of you. My family story aside, that town is a war zone, with lots of money to be made. There is an UnGodly amount of honest and illicit, money to be made up there, but, they can have it, for now…..
I will be just fine honing my craft and making some of that, ton of honest money, that's begging you to come and get it, right here in good old St. Lou. And besides, who can afford to make a bunch of illicit money now-a-days, when there's so much honest money screaming to be had by everyone?
I could get into a lot more about what's going on with me now. But I don't want to bore you. I have become a square with a purpose, to show my kids what hard work and perseverance can get you, and how to find what it is, that they were put on this Earth to do. It's a tough thing to learn about yourself and I'm up to the task of helping them find their path.
I wouldn't go back to my life before 2008 for any amount of money in the world. My kids deserve better than me waisting my God given Talents. And I don't plan on letting them down.
They deserve to have that voice in their ears, telling them all the possibilities, that are available to them in this world, as long as they do it right. They deserve to have someone, showing them what bad can, and will happen, if they do it, the wrong way. Someone has to show them what greatness, can come from them, with very little effort, just doing what they love to do.
I have to be the one that shows them the beauty that this world has to offer. How great life can be if it's done right. It's not as hard as I thought it was, back then. When they say, I wish I would of known then, what I know now. They aren't lying. With just a little bit of work, now, you can do, or be anything you want to be, for the rest of your life. You won't have to struggle, and feel like you've waisted your talent anymore. It's never to late, ladies and Gentlemen, keep striving to Live, Love, Learn, & be happy!

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just sittin' here with a buncha numbers
and a cuppa tea.
i looked at my little fortune thing on the
tea bag....and went ohhhhhh.....
'greatness is not what you have,
it's what you give.'
gonna give that to yo today.
a used tea bag.
for his birthday.
cause i think it kinda rocks.
okay, okay.
i'll just give him the fortune part.


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That's very shortsighted. Spirited organizing drives for driver's licenses for immigrants, regardless of immigration status, have been among the few bright spots for immigrant communities in a tough anti-immigrant political climate of the post-9/11 United States. They have even won several concrete victories -- for instance, Maryland and New Mexico liberalized access to driver's licenses after the 9/11 terrorist attacks: "On Sept. 12, 2003, the Maryland attorney general issued a decision that a person's inability to prove lawful presence is not a basis for denying a person a driver's license" (National Immigration Law Center, "State Driver's License Requirements," April 8, 2004); and on March 18, 2004, immigrants in New Mexico won the right to obtain a driver's license without proof of legal residency -- since then, New Mexico state officials say, "the percentage of uninsured drivers has been cut by a third" (Aurelio Rojas, "N.M. Steers in Different Direction on Licenses: Unlike California, It Offers Permits to Illegal Immigrants," The Sacramento Bee, May 23, 2004).
Had Gray Davis not twice vetoed legislation that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers' licenses (similar to Senate Bill 60, which Davis signed only when he faced the imminent recall), he could have run on the record of having improved public safety while defending immigrant rights, surviving or even possibly avoiding the recall election altogether. Latino support for Davis declined dramatically between 1998 and 2002: "At this point in the 1998 governor's race, 72% of Latino voters said they were backing Davis. He ultimately won 71% of the Latino vote, according to Los Angeles Times exit polls of voters. According to a Times poll published Tuesday, however, Davis is currently supported by 57% of likely Latino voters" (Matea Gold, "Fewer Latinos Back Davis This Time," Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2004). Davis cannot claim that he did not get the message from Latino communities: "The Latino legislative caucus refused to endorse Davis because of the veto. . . . [A] Spanish language radio station in Los Angeles collected pledges from 12,000 people saying they would not vote for Davis because of the veto" (Laura Kurtzman, "Nader Slams Davis, Promotes Green Party Candidate," Mercury News, October 9, 2002). In the end, "53 percent of Latinos voted for the recall" (Zachary Coile, "Traditionally Democratic Voters Jumped Ship: Support Lagged from Labor, Latinos, Women," San Francisco Chronicle, October 8, 2003).
In contrast to Davis, Peter Camejo has consistently stood up for immigrant rights, supporting legalization of undocumented workers and driver's licenses for all immigrants: "[Davis] promised for three years he would sign it [legislation allowing the undocumented to obtain driver's licenses], then he betrays the Latino community and doesn't sign it. And first, he watered it down tremendously, so it was not recognizable. I would have signed the original bill. I think people who are living here and paying taxes -- and all the powers that be know they're here and accept that they're here -- cannot be denied to have normal status" (Camejo for Governor, "Civil Rights"). More importantly, Camejo has walked the walk. E.g.:
Can Camejo seize the moment and make defense of immigrant rights an integral part of the Nader/Camejo 2004 campaign on the national stage? Though Camejo is a vice presidential candidate, it is he, not Nader, who must take leadership. If Camejo succeeds in using the presidential campaign to raise consciousness about not only the occupation of Iraq but also immigrant workers' rights, serving to link Latino and Arab communities, the campaign has a chance of becoming a catalyst for a new anti-war movement rooted in the oppressed and exploited working-class communities' desire for their own liberation and empowerment, i.e. one that is qualitatively different from the existing one dominated by altruistic white peace activists and organizers.
(B. Marsh, "Santa Rosa March for Immigrant Workers (Photo Essay Part 2)", Sf.indymedia.org, August 2, 2002)
¡Licencias y Legalizacion Para Todos!


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Usually, the Christmas shopping madness begins in the beginning of December. When it comes to giving presents, I prefer to give than to receive. Although it may sound unusual for a girl, this is what Christmas is all about for me - making the ones you love happy.
As I tried to make a list and narrow down what I have to shop for, I stumbled upon couple of items, that would make an ideal Christmas gift. So, if haven't made up your mind yet, take a look at my suggestions.
1. Christmas Accessories
I am pretty sure you know people who are obsessed with Christmas. No wonder it's been voted the favourite holiday of all. They are the first one to storm into the malls to shop, while listening to Christmas carols. This cute Santa Claus pillow will make the perfect present for them, it will remind them of Christmas through the whole year.
2. Christmas Clothes
You can choose from various items - socks, gloves, scarves. But whatever you do, make sure you'll stay away from the type of ugly sweaters you usually get from old relatives... I have one and although it's hideous, I somehow feel obligated to wear it on Christmas family gatherings.
3. Something Handmade
I know I am definitely making a couple of Christmas cards to give around.
To have your heart at the right place is what Christmas is all about. I know I'm definitely looking forward to this jolly holiday, especially Christmas morning when I will spend the day snuggled in my comfy PJs, drinking hot chocolate and opening presents.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all !


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I have dragged this wedding business out long enough, don't you think?
Today I'll post a few shots that the photographer took at the reception. I don't have photos from the wedding day at the Temple yet. But our photographer for that event has health issues and is confined to bed this week after receiving her monthly plasma transfusion. (I used two different photog's) We'll get those when she's back on her feet…
The FABULOUS kitchen help. Biff's dad was in a car accident several years ago that left him paralyzed from the armpits down. We weren't sure he was going to be able to come to the reception, so we were thrilled when he showed up!
Below are some snapshots that friends and relatives took at the Temple.
The Temple, thankfully, had this beautiful white cloak to loan to the brides. Isn't it gorgeous?
As we were leaving the temple to go to the luncheon, Buttercup ran into an old friend from when she was just a little, little girl… aged 3 – 6. We knew this girl and her family when we lived on the Oregon Coast. (She and Buttercup have the same name even!)
Buttercup II was recently married and was going to a session at the Temple with her new husband. It was a total coincidence that we ran into them! What a treat for both of them!
How handsome is this guy?
(He insisted that he have a bow tie and pocket square.)
Papa is NOT usually allowed to do this. He usually gives Inigo a funky/weird hairdo.
The cute little girls who kept the tables cleaned of dirty dishes. My sweet neighbor made
the darling zebra print aprons for them to wear!
And finally…
this snapshot sums up our whole weekend.
Buttercup was giddy and happy and just a little silly.
I was overcome with emotion and by the time she and Biff left, I was a bucket of tears and bawling.
And there's Max.
His life motto is "I'm just happy to be here."
You can see by the look on his face, that he is.
And if you have made it through these long, drawn out posts, I commend you and I thank you. Your dedication to my ramblings is admirable.
I seriously hope to be finished posting pictures and stories.
Although, I haven't mentioned the story about how I got pulled over by a police officer on our way to the luncheon….


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Jo Bennett
posts on 11/20/2009 9:16:54 PM
The Highlanders Forbidden Bride is the fourth book in the Sinclair Brothers series by Donna Fletcher. It is supposed to be released on Decemebr 29th this year.
E J Caudill
posts on 6/27/2009 6:02:04 PM
Is there a book about the 4th brother to the Sinclair brothers. I have read about 3 but can't seem to find the one who was lost with Cavan
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Miss Pettigrew
Doesn't this sound wonderful?
NEW YORK, April 16, 2007 – Production begins this week on location in the U.K. on Focus Features' comedy "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day," starring Academy Award winner Frances McDormand in the title role. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today...Ms. McDormand is executive-producing Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day with Frank Frattaroli and Paul Webster...Joining Ms. McDormand in the cast are Amy Adams (most recently seen in Talladega Nights, and an Academy Award nominee last year for Junebug), Ciaran Hinds (who recently wrapped There Will Be Blood), Shirley Henderson (of the Harry Potter movies), Lee Pace (a Golden Globe Award nominee for Soldier's Girl), Mark Strong (currently in Sunshine), and screen newcomer Tom Payne.
In the 1939-set romantic tale, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Ms. McDormand), a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse (Ms. Adams). Within minutes, Miss Pettigrew finds herself swept into a heady high-society milieu – and, within hours, living it up.


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PG-13 | 2h 11min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Writers: Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Christopher McQuarrie (story)
Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner
Storyline Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on this Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, Hunt goes after a shadowy and deadly rogue organization called the Syndicate.


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The Details
December 12 + 13
Studio e gallery (609 S Brandon St)
11am - 7pm
December 12 + 13
Renegade Craft (LosAngeles)
Grand Park (200 N Spring St.)
Grand Park (200 N Spring St.)
10am - 5pm
December 19 + 20
Magnuson Park, Hangar 30 (6310 NE 74th Street)
11am - 6pm
And as always you can shop online if attending a fair or venturing out to one of my stores is not convenient. Shop with free shipping with code SHOPSMALL at checkout. Full store list is available here.


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Hezbollah, Al Qaida Seek Regime Change in Lebanon
Day by day the democratic government in Lebanon begins to more and more resemble the Weimar Republic, whipsawed by competing anti-democratic forces that seek to either dominate the regime or topple it. Ominously, the past week has witenessed dual threats to the Lebanese government.
First,as reported here, came the resignation of the government ministers loyal to Hezbollah and its allied Druse faction Amal, after Prime Minister Fuad Saniora refused the Hezbollah demand to form a "government of national unity," in which the guerrilla group would have veto power. It is widely assumed that Iran and Syria are behind the political maneuvering of Hezbollah and Amal. The departure of Hezbollah and Amal from the government is an unsubtle threat to use their militias, which are well-armed and well-financed by Syria and Iran, to overthrow the government, achieving by attack from without what Hezbollah so far has been unable to achieve by subversion and intimidation from within. The present government led by Prime Minister Saniora came to power on an anti-Syrian platform, during the "Cedar Revolution" that followed the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Syrian agents are widely believed to have perpetrated the bombing that murdered Hariri. The photo above depicts the now nearly forgotten optimism of the Cedar Revolution.
Now, today, on top of the threat from the Shiite Hezbollah, comes a threat of coup by the Sunni-dominated, anti-Shiite Al Qaida, as reported here.
If the Lebanese government falls, a renewal of the Lebanese civil war will surely follow, with the very real danger of armed confrontation between Israel and Syria.


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[TW: Racism, racist imagery]
I don't watch much soccer, though I will watch it if I catch it on TV. So, I was not one of those people who anxiously awaited this year's European Cup, which concluded last night (Spain won).
People I follow on Twitter, though, are huge soccer fans. And it was through them that I first heard about Mario Balotelli, a player for the Italian team.
Here is what Balotelli looks like:
His story is as fascinating as it is complex. Born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents, he had health problems as a child and ultimately was fostered with a wealthier Italian couple. Although the fostering was initially meant to be for a year, Mario ended up staying, leaving behind his Ghanaian name of Barwuah and taking on that of his foster parents, the Balotellis. At 18, he took on Italian citizenship. As the Daily Mail reported in 2010, his relationship with his biological parents became strained and distant. A brilliant player, Balotelli has found vertiginous success on the pitch, coupled with regular appearances in the newspaper for various teenage stunts, and has been recruited to play as one of his national team's key strikers during this tournament.
More, as discussed in reaction to Balotelli scoring the two goals in Italy's game against Germany to put Italy in yesterday's final:
His is the fight of a young boy who felt abandoned by his Ghanaian parents and raised by caring strangers in a hostile society. Thursday's game was bookended by two touching moments that framed Balotelli's identity: The cameras caught him warmly sharing a joke in the tunnel before the game with German defender Jerome Boateng; perhaps Balotelli had suggested that they could have been teammates if they had both followed Boateng's brother, Kevin-Prince, in electing to play for Ghana, for whom both would have been eligible. And then, amid the triumphant celebrations of his teammates after the final whistle, Balotelli ran off into the crowd and embraced an elderly white woman — Silvia Balotelli, the mother who had adopted him at age 3, and who had held the hand of the fearful young Mario every night until he was asleep. "These goals are for you," he told her. She appeared to be crying.
Here is what Balotelli has faced since becoming a member of Italy's national team two years ago at the age of 19 (h/t @beritmiriam):
Balotelli is not always known for behaving the best on field. Again, I don't know very much about him, but I like what Tony Karon had to say about it:
The commentators are maddened by Balotelli's antics, but he's only 21 years old, and a product of scarring psychological trauma at a very young age. His parents gave him up for adoption at age three, but they lived across town, and tried to reestablish the relationship when he became a famous footballer — an effort he angrily blocked.
Yesterday, after Italy lost 4-0 to Spain in the final of the Euro Cup, Balotelli charged off the field, pushing aside an Italian official who tried to keep him on the pitch to shake hands with the other team (video at this link). Balotelli did eventually come back out to get his medal and shake hands. He had clearly been crying.
Twitter exploded in "Balotelli is a poor sport" and "Watch out! Angry black man on the loose!" in response to this. And while I do think he should have remained on the pitch, that is an easy thing for me to say. What got lost in all this coverage is that the last time Spain had played Italy, the crowd shouted so much racist vitriol at Balotelli, that the Spanish team was fined 20,000 Euro (and that match *just* happened). While it might have appeared that Balotelli was just a poor sport, it may also have been that he felt that he had a lot to prove on the soccer field yesterday, well beyond just his own personal ability, and that he had failed to do so. He is playing for more than himself as he represents for many and on many levels the direct result of European colonialism in Africa come home: Africans who grow up and live in Europe and identify, rightly so, as Europeans even as other Europeans try to deny them that identity. And then, for Balotelli, this plays out in one of the most important places in all of Europe: the soccer pitch and the international press that covers it.
Once Balotelli returned from the locker room, people on Twitter had no problem calling him a pussy for crying over the match. He would have known this part, too, and so fled to cry in private.
I found this image of Balotelli yesterday (the tweet that accompanied it said that this is what Balotelli, had he won, would have looked like celebrating the victory with his children):
The amount of racism that Balotelli has faced is jaw-dropping. Tony Karon at TIME and Dr. Laurent Dubois have both written amazing pieces about this.
Balotelli's goals [in semifinal against Germany] (together with an earlier one against Ireland that remains a contender for goal of the tournament) not only confirmed him as the most dangerous striker at Euro 2012; they were direct hits on the scourge of racism that continues to dog the game. As hundreds of thousands of Italians danced with joy on the streets at his achievement, Balotelli took off his shirt — an offense that requires a yellow card under the rules of the game — and clenched his muscles like a body builder. Here is my black Italian skin, he seemed to be saying, to the people of the country that adopted him but which hasn't necessarily accepted him, and remains plagued with a prejudice that denies his dignity. There he stood, an Italian hero black and proud, inviting his teammates, and all of Italy, to embrace him — and along with him, a different concept of the boundaries of Italian identity. The impact on millions of Italians will have been electric. And who can doubt that the tens of thousands of African migrants who live on the margins of some of Italy's larger cities will have walked a lot taller on Thursday night.
And Dubois (go read this entire post):
During the next game, against Ireland, Balotelli scored his first goal of the competition. What happened next generated perhaps one of the most potent and fascinating moments in the tournament: as he turned to celebrate, he began to say something. But his teammates rapidly put their hands over his mouth, muffling and silencing him. The image was unsettling: a goal celebration that was also a bit of a mugging, as if the job of Balotelli's teammates was to make sure that he scored but didn't speak afterwards. Most commentators — like those I heard on Belgian television — commended the action, taking the line that given Balotelli's penchant for controversial statements and behavior, they were doing the young man a favor. But what, precisely, was Balotelli trying to say? The Independent has suggested that — like Samir Nasri who, after scoring against England, had shouted "Ferme ta gueule!" at the camera, presumably responding to a recent criticism in L'Equipe about his lack of scoring — he was going to tauntthe Italian journalists who had been critical of his performance in previous games. Then again, maybe he was just going to say something about how awesome he is, which he clearly enjoys doing as well. But there's another possibility, which is that Balotelli had some words for the racist fans from the previous game who had taunted him. His teammates stifled whatever it was that was about to come out of his mouth.
I look forward to seeing what Balotelli does in the future. His future seems bright. His path, though, does seem rough and he will most certainly come up against blatant racism everywhere he goes, including the soccer pitch.
Also: I created a storify yesterday of people's reaction to Balotelli at end of the game. They are either straight-up racist statements or are language that is racially coded (i.e. "scary black man on the loose!" kind of stuff). TRIGGER WARNING.
Finally, for more, just google "balotelli racism." Lots of great stuff out there.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two men were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Investigators know the levels were high enough to kill 29-year-old Aaron Chen and his 66-year-old father Kuo-Kung at their first floor apartment on 101st Avenue in Ozone Park, but they have not yet pinpointed the the source.
"The son always walked his dog. It's very sad because it could be any one of us," said neighbor Annette Ming.
Neighbors told CBS 2's Dave Carlin that the daughter of the homeowner arrived at the house in a panic because she had been unable to reach her loved ones by phone.
Paramedics and firefighters arrived, both with portable carbon monoxide detectors that immediately registered high levels.
Investigators think the men had been dead for many hours. A third man who lives upstairs was hospitalized with poisoning symptoms and is expected to make a full recovery.
Investigators say the apartment's heat is electric and all fuel burning devices checked out fine.
Neighbors became aware of the tragedy as firefighters and other investigators went door to door, checking carbon monoxide levels on the block.
"The Fire Department came to all cause it's a strip. They said everything is okay," Ming said.
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Aromatherapy Bath Tea Bags, with Organic Green Tea, Dead Sea Salts, Essential Oils
Add one 'Tea' Bag to a warm bath for a wonderfully fragranced bath, then lie back and relax, while the Green Tea and Dead Sea Salt do their work.
Each bag is approx 45g, using a combination of ingredients designed to give you a bath infusion which leaves you and your skin feeling totally pampered. The Tea Bag is an organza drawstring bag.
The aromatherapy essential oilcombinations I finally decided upon are:
Soothe. Geranium, Calendula Petals, Dead Sea Salt, Organic Green Tea, lemon balm.
Relax. Lavender,, Lavender Flowers, Dead Sea Salt, Organic Green Tea, Lemon Balm.
Energise. Lemongrass, Dead Sea Salt, Lemon Balm, Organic Green Tea, Lemon Balm.
Sensual Sandalwood, Dead Sea Salt, Lemon Balm, Organic Green Tea.
Totally natural ingredients as always.
All the Lavender products come from a third generation family farm set in the heart of the beautiful Cotswold Hills. They grow and use the Highest Quality English Lavender Essential oil.
The Green Tea is certified organic and packed with powerful antioxidants.
Lemon Balm, good for the heart and for uplifting the spirit, it is also used for headaches, fevers and as an aid to digestion.If you feel a cold coming on, take a nice warm bath and use a Bath Tea Bag with Lemon Balm.
Dead Sea Salt has therapeutic and rejuvenating properties, and is used to treat many skin complaints. Very soothing and relaxing, with a unique mineral rich content that is extremely good for the skin.
These Bath Tea Bags come as a gift set, in a foil bag, which can be resealed using the tie. They are also available to buy indiviually.
It is essential to keep the bag sealed between use, because sea salt will draw moisture from the air. To ensure no tea stain occurs, rinse the bath immediately after use.
Friday, 27 August 2010
There goes the summer!
Hasn't it been a busy summer? It seems to have flown by, and I seem to have missed it, I don't know how that happened. I am not complaining about being busy, far from it, but another month of Sunshine would be nice, even if I am mostly stuck indoors making things.
Talking about making things, I really nipped in here today to tell you about a Mango fragrance I found. Probably my favourite fragrance to use to make things is Apricot with Mango. I spent ages finding the exact Apricot I wanted, and then started on the Mango. And, I am pleased to say I found one that is now my firm favourite, in soap, shea cream and bath melts. It smells devine, and is so easy to work with! I even used it in my new Cocoa Butter massage bars, it was perfect, they will be on the website as soon as I can get some nice photographs done!
If you use Mango fragrance then try this Ebay seller handmade-soap-deli
Very friendly and helpful, and I have since decided to try their Parma Violet and Banoffee fragrances aswell.....I have been making "cakes", they too need decent photographs, but unfortunately I have to make more to do it because (fortunately) they all sold at the FIRST farmers market I took them to, how fab is that?
Anyway, it is nice to be able to recommend another business woman and one who goes the extra mile to help their customers, and I can totally recommend the fragrance oils from Bev at handmade-soap-deli, used in the Apricot & Mango Cocoa Butter Bath melts pictured :)
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Please buy a soap and help this charity help homeless people
Every penny from this listing for a gift box of bath melts and from this listing for handmade soaps will go to the Hilary Stent Awards for homeless people.
Buyers pay direct via the JustGiving page so you know every penny will go to the charity.
I am happy to donate all the items, times are hard for everyone making it much harder for charities right now. The awards help people get back on their feet after tough times.
You don't have to buy soap or melts to help this charity!
If you can spare just one pound it will help. Donations can be made
via their JustGiving page
The Hilary Stent Awards were created in 2001 as an annual award for homeless and formerly homeless people who are trying to make big steps in their lives and as a way to remember the remarkable contribution Hilary made to the lives of so many during her life.
The awards are presented to those people with the best idea of making the big step away from homelessness. There are no preconceptions about what the winning ideas must be, but Thamesreach are particularly interested in ones that are ambitious, unusual, make a big difference to the life of the person seeking the award and, most importantly, originate from the homeless or formerly homeless person themselves.
Previous awards have included a laptop, driving lessons, carpentry tools, a music keyboard and lessons in various classes. One award was for painting and decorating equipment for someone to set up employment.
Thames Reach is a London-based charity helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Their vision is to end street homelessness. Thames Reach assists rough sleepers on the street, houses people in a range of hostels and supported accommodation projects and helps isolated or vulnerable people to develop new skills, take up training and work and build meaningful relationships within their communities.
Monday, 12 July 2010
Shea Cream in Strawberry Fragrance for Children with skin problems
Also available in a soap slice, with just a hint of colour. This is glycerine soap so is very moisturising and gentle, children will love using it!
Saturday, 3 July 2010
A good cream for dry skin
Rose is fabulous for increasing feelings of vitality, and creating a sense
of well-being, aswell as being renowned for being kind and caring to
sensitive skin.
Lavender is best know for its relaxing and calming effect and being skin
toning, but it is equally effective for all types of skin problems such as
abscesses, acne, oily skin, boils, psoriasis etc.
Geranium essential oil is used in the treatment of excema. This uplifting
oil has a great all-over balancing effect on the mind and this extends to
the effect it has on the skin - where it helps to create balance between
oily and dry skin
If you are prone to hormonal skin changes at puberty or menopause, or your skin goes from dry to oily, this will help balance your skin. A perfect balancing combination of essential oils and with the added benefit of one of the best moisturisers there is, Shea butter.
Shea is wonderful for dry skin, oily skin, combination, young or old skin, an extremely effective and intensive moisturiser. This cream also has Coconut Oil and Sweet Almond Oil which are both renowned for skin moisturising and softening, aiding healing and repairing.
Friday, 2 July 2010
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
New Gift Box of Soap
Choose from Fruity, Sweet, Essential Oil, Pretty in pink, or Extra Sensitive.
Can be gift wrapped and posted with a gift tag anywhere UK.
Friday, 11 June 2010
Wholesale Handmade Soap & Melts
It is difficult to get a variety of items for resale when starting out but this box has a bit of everything and best of all at wholesale prices.
Party Plan is usually one of each item for your customers to re-order, but with this box of mixed items you can set up a house party and sell it all in one go with none of the selling, order forms, waiting, then delivering.
If you are holding a charity fundraiser or Summer Fete this is perfect to resell to make a good profit, you can use some as raffle and Tombola Prizes to increase the revenue.
A way to raise money without having to buy huge amounts all at once!
Saturday, 5 June 2010
Citronella Soap and Teatree Cream Special Offer
A special price on this duo set to help with Midge Gnat and Mosquito bites.
Get a Citronella Handmade Soap Slice 80g as an insect repellant and use with a 25ml jar of Teatree Shea cream to treat bites.
Ideal travel set, especially if you are going to hot countries where you risk insect bites. Citroenlla is a well known insect repellant, and at this time of year the biters can be fierce even in this Country.
The handmade soap is a natural glycerine soap base, completely natural and chemical free, with very moisturising properties.
If you do get bitten, a dab of Teatree cream will help relieve the symptoms, Teatree is a natural antiseptic. The Shea cream is very soft and moisturising too and will help heal and soothe your skin.
I am doing this set at a special price of just £2.50, at this time of year we need all the help we can get in the fight against biters, and I know that once you have tried my soap and cream you will come back for more and try different fragrances.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Soy Wax Melts and Tarts for Oil Burners
A new Range to Heavenly Soaps, these are NOT for your bath or body!
These are Soy Wax Tarts for oil burners or tart burners, used to fragrance your home. Soy Tarts and Melts offer the option to easily change your home scent to suit your mood, every time you add a new Tart the fragrance will fill the whole room.
This one is 9 pretty shapes, gift bagged.
Oil Burners also allow you to choose the intensity of scent by melting as little or as much Tart as needed to release and fill the atmosphere with fragrance. You can use a whole melt or break off a small piece. Simply place a Tart or piece of Tart into the well of your oil burner. DO NOT ADD ANY WATER. Place an unscented tealight underneath, and let the fragrance fill your room.
Once the scent starts to fade, simply add another piece of melt to boost the fragrance, or start again with a fresh scent. You can even mix fragrances by adding different melts together in the same burner to create your own custom fragrance.
Don't worry about stains, spills or mess, Soy Tarts natural organic wax is water soluble so any spills can be easily cleaned using soapy water. Made using 100% pure natural soy wax (ecosoya) created from Soy Beans. Non toxic - releases no toxins into the air
Buy Tarts in the same fragrance, or choose the Mixed option and tell me on checkout which fragrances you would like included. These will be bagged, so can be given as a nicely presented gift.
Colours will vary. Each melt is approximately 30mls, 2cm deep and 6cm at widest part.
Sunday, 31 January 2010
Mothers Day is early this year 14th March
Mothering Sunday is always the 4th Sunday of Lent, and falls on Sunday March the 14th this year.
Traditionally a day to let your mother know that she is very special and holds a very important place in your life, which no one can replace. An opportunity for children of all ages to let their Mum know that she is special and loved and cared for.
Please take a look at my website, where you will find something nice for your Mum.


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|Finance Bill
Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart): I rise to make a few brief points. I was near to tears listening to the heart-rending pleas from Opposition Members because I had no idea that multinational oil corporations were in such difficulties. Like me, my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the TreasuryI hope that I have got her title correct because she has been promotedis a former journalist who will have learnt the aphorism by which to identify a news story: when a dog bites a man that is not a story; when a man bites a dog that is a story. When businesses complain about taxes that is not a story; if businesses were to welcome new taxes that would be a story.
The argument presented today by Liberal and Conservative Members is based purely on the premise that multinational corporations will have to pay extra taxes. That is a shame. I wish that we lived in a world in which those companies did not have to pay their fair share, but much of the extra revenue that will come into the Treasury will be used to enhance public services.
Mr. Davey: In using an analogy from the newspaper industry, the hon. Gentleman has shown that spinning has gone too far. He should be defending the jobs of Scottish citizens and his constituents.
Mr. Harris: I am more than happy to defend jobs in Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, which is something that Opposition Members have not done in this debate. The taxation regime for the oil industry in the United Kingdom is benevolent compared with that in other oil-producing countries. I do not believe some of the arguments used by Liberal and Conservative Members. It is right that the oil companies should pay their way. They are not being asked to pay more than is due, but simply a fair amount. I hope that the Government will recommend voting against the amendment.
Mr. Flight: I was not able to interrupt and, with the greatest respect, the hon. Gentleman has missed the point. With a mature field such as the North sea, there is a delicate argument about the right level of tax to generate the greatest revenues and sustain rising investment and jobs. The argument is not ''bleeding hearts for large oil companies''; it is the economic argument that he will hear from not just the industry but outside specialists, indeed the leading specialist in the territory. The Wood McKenzie report, published only last February, contains an analysis of the maturity of the North sea and the fiscal prospects. It concludes that there is no room for additional fiscal rent to be extracted from upstream companies on an expected-monetary-value basis.
Our argument is, ultimately, a pragmatic economic argument. We are saying that the Government's projections and numbers are wrong, both in terms of impact on investment and in terms of revenue potential.
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Mr. Harris: Will the hon. Gentleman explain how his party would fill the gap that was created by a refusal to proceed with this tax change?
Mr. Flight: I fear that the hon. Gentleman did not hear what I said. If he does the sums in terms of revenues and lost revenues, he will find that the net tax benefits will be nothing like those forecast by the Government. Moreover, as was pointed out earlier, even the gross figure may not be anywhere near the Government's forecast.
Let me point out, with respect, that we are not the Government. It is the Government's job to decide where they will raise revenue. We are merely saying that, pragmatically, we believe that the proposal is against the national interest. It will not raise revenue. It will reduce North sea production. It will worsen the current account balance. It will lose jobs, and people will have to be supported by welfare payments. We think that the Government's judgment is wrong.
Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East): The hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey) mentioned jobs. My constituency on the east coast of Scotland has lost jobs in the past because of investment decisions by big multinational companies in the North sea, which have concentrated their operations in Aberdeen.
We are currently seeing a change in the nature of operations in the North sea. The larger North sea oil companies are moving, as is inevitable. The hon. Gentleman may have read an article published recently about the huge investment BP is making in, for instance, the Caspian sea. I believe that, in many respects, the North sea will go the same way as the gulf of Mexico. A number of big American companies moved from there to other fields.
I think the Government are right to raise taxes, but I also think it right for the Opposition to raise questions. We are talking about an operation that still has a reasonable medium and long-term life. We must protect those jobs. We must also ensure that the revenue we obtain from companies pays for what they obtain from the country. Ultimately, we should establish the right price for a barrel of oil, which is higher than it has been for a long time, and what we should raise in revenue. That will produce the right balance.
Earlier, we talked about decisions that had already been made, involving 50,000 lost jobs. I believe that the decision to cut 500 jobs, at a time when there was a lot of tension in Scotland, was made before the text of the Budget was known. Decisions were made on the restructuring of business of big multinationals from the North sea to other areas. Most of the movement is long term. The chief executive of BP made that point at a meeting of the UK Offshore Operators Association. He did not believe that a 10 per cent. increase in corporation tax would have an immediate effect on investment in North sea oil. The hon. Member for Gordon apparently knows about that. Anyway, the chief executive believed that in the long
Column Number: 295term, given the corporate decisions that must be made elsewhere, the big firms would move to more profitable fields. They would not linger. That is the nature of the business: it is a cut-throat business.
Experts in the Scottish press who investigate the Scottish oil industry know that the natural process--it happened in the gulf of Mexico--is that smaller companies move into the gap left by bigger players when they eventually sell their interest.
Mr. Flight: I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman's diagnosis, but the logic is that new ventures and smaller businesses will be expected to keep the oil industry in the North sea going. I would be interested in his opinion of the package of measures for those companies, which is at the heart of our concern about the combination. The capital allowances will not be an effective incentive for investment because those companies are not profitable enough to use them.
Mr. Luke: The measures are a first step because production in the North sea is changing. An article in Scotland on Sunday stated:
I sympathise with some of the amendments, but the Government have taken a balanced decision on the revenue that they will extract from the corporation tax increase and the need to run the national budget. Given the number of people who work in the industry and need to use the health service and social services, a balance must be struck. There is still a lot of work in the North sea and I have attended several meetings as a new member of the UK Offshore Operators Association. In Dundee recently, I visited schools engineers clubs where the success of North sea oil was a big issue. Innovation has been essential to capitalise on difficult oil fields that would previously not have been capitalised on.
The Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry must ensure that the UK Offshore Operators Association and operators in the North sea are kept closely informed so that they know what is going on. The Government's decision marks a definitive moment in the balance of production in the North sea. On balance, I believe that their decision is correct and that the measures will help newer businesses to enter production fields, but we must keep a close eye on that because it is still a vital strategic industry for economic production.
Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): I support the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs. I
Column Number: 296take on board with interest the robust comments of the hon. Member for Glasgow, Cathcart (Mr. Harris) and the more compliant comments of the hon. Member for Dundee, East (Mr. Luke), who obviously has a lot more experience of the cut-throat nature of the oil industry than some Conservative Members. Those comments were entirely fair.
The substantive issues concerning the clause have been lost in our discussion of the previous group of amendments. Amendment No. 111 covers a narrow point. We want the Treasury to analyse and examine the net monetary effect. We do not know what the effect on the industry as a whole will be and it would be sensible, before taking a path along which it would be difficult to retreat, at least to examine the net monetary effect. The hon. Member for Glasgow, Cathcart may be right and the provision may lead to more money coming into the Treasury's coffers--that is the intention--to fund the national health service and other public services. However, there must be a real risk that it will have the opposite effect and that, in having negative effects not only on multinationals but on small start-up companies in the oil business, many of which will employ significant numbers of people in the UK, they will not result in any great monetary advantage to the Treasury. It seems that the proposal is a sensible compromise, given that there are two distinct schools of thought about the oil industry. Therefore, I hope that the Financial Secretary will give it further thought.
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BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- A relaxed home is whatever you want it to be, and such is the case with Barbara Alighiero, who pampers herself with soothing colors, exotic upholstery, curios and lots of books in a traditional siheyuan courtyard close to the Drum Tower in Beijing.
Beijing's courtyards that open off the small hutongs (lanes) still house some residents but the vast majority were torn down in recent years to make way for real estate development. Many people left the narrow lanes where their families lived for generations.
|Shelves full of books, a few pieces of carpet, a vibrant red-colored couch
and abundant light bring Alighiero's reading room to life and create a
restful, self-indulgent atmosphere.(Source: Shanghai Daily)
Alighiero, director of Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, rent this 400-square-meter courtyard house in 2008.
It was an extraordinary find: Siheyuans are especially prized because they are perfect squares with equal sides, a symmetry highly prized in Chinese culture.
A siheyuan (courtyard house) is a historical type of residence that was commonly found in northern China, most famous in Beijing. The name literally means a courtyard surrounded by four buildings.
"My criteria for a house are that it has to be full of light, in the center of the town and possibly with a garden or a terrace. This little siheyuan is perfect.
"Above me, I have only the sky and a tree gives a beautiful shade in the garden," she said.
"My only worry is that the destruction of old Beijing will go on. The old neighborhood is in danger of destruction and it is important to keep at least part of Beijing as it used to be," she added.


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Friday, April 27, 2012
Movie Review: The Avengers
7 comments:
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AWESOME!! CAN"T WAIT TO SEE IT!!ReplyDelete
To the Spot ..... Saw it yesterday .... It lived to the hype and expectations ... But the Hulk took me by surprise .... my my my ..... Made it a note to watch a few more times.ReplyDelete
Just saw the movie. One hell of a movie. Super Entertainer. Epic. And a very nicely written review.ReplyDelete
Bilkul sahi bola. Favourite moment: Loki to Hulk "I will not be bullied around by a - " *$#!!*!!ReplyDelete
As much as I did enjoy the movie the climax left me feeling cheated. You watch Transformers 1,2,3/Terminator Salvation and Avengers and you won't be able to differentiate the action in these films! They all feel/look the same which was disappointing considering I had a great time until the final battle. My two cents..ReplyDelete
Great movie. Spot-on review!ReplyDelete


text: Mark Remley is a successful businessman who has long harbored an appreciation for the grace and beauty of horses. He decided with his wife, fellow horse lover Tatyana Remley, that he should bring his skills and his passion together. Mark Remley and Tatyana began to plan the ultimate pairing of business and pleasure: a showing of the spectacular horse show Valitar in their hometown of San Diego.


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I didn't take advantage of the offer immediately because I was busy in real life as well as setting up planetary interaction colonies. But I decided to see if the game would allow me in after the 25 November launch, and sure enough the code was still good. So I have a free account until the 6 January. I may do their bidding and write about the game. After all, how can I resist looking at a game that people are saying is an Eve clone?


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Rookies fall to Bearsby Jen Sharpe / Edmonton Oilers
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|The Oilers Rookies congratulate R.J. Anderson on his goal vs. the University of Alberta Golden Bears on September 11, 2009. (Photo by Andy Devlin/Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club)
Despite carrying a two-goal lead into the middle of the final frame, the Oilers Rookies surrendered three quick Golden Bears goals late in the game to drop a 4-3 decision at the University of Alberta Friday night.
Oilers goalie Andrew Perugini stopped 18 of 19 shots, while Burke Gallimore, R.J. Anderson, and Brett Breitkreuz each scored a goal for the copper and blue. The Bears' Real Cyr made 20 saves for the win.
The Golden Bears were fierce in the opening minutes, applying steady pressure on Oilers Rookie netminder Andrew Perugini. A hooking minor to Cameron Cepek gave the Oilers the advantage, but the club failed to test Real Cyr with a shot on the powerplay.
Near the period's midway point, Oilers blueliner Dmitry Kostromitin flipped the powerplay tables by taking a slashing minor, but Perugini stretched to keep the puck out of the net and maintain the tie game.
Moments after the penalty expired, Oilers rookie Burke Gallimore got the puck past Cyr to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. But Dale Mahovsky ensured the lead wouldn't last long by fooling Perugini to tie the game at one.
The Bears came on strong in the final minutes of the frame but failed to find a go-ahead goal, keeping both clubs on even terms heading into the second period.
The Bears assumed a 20-14 shot lead thanks to a trio of powerplays in the first half of the second period, but Perugini frustrated the University fans by turning away each attempt.
With five minutes left in the frame, R.J. Anderson tallied the Rookies' 15th shot -- and made it count. From a sharp angle, Anderson floated the puck past Cyr to renew Edmonton's lead.
Despite trailing 26-15 on the shot clock, the Rookies carried the 2-1 game to the second-period buzzer.
Five minutes into the frame, Edmonton Oil King Brett Breitkreuz posted his first goal in an Oilers rookie uniform to double his club's lead.
But a pair of Oilers penalties gave the hometown Bears the advantage following the goal, and with 10 minutes left on the clock, Cepek capitalized on Jordan Bendfeld's infraction by fooling fresh Oilers goalie Olivier Roy with a hard slapshot from the blue line to get back within one on the powerplay.
A late penalty to Adrian van de Mosselaer helped the Bears swarm Roy, and with 28 seconds left in the infraction, the pressure paid off. Poised at the corner of the crease, Michael MacAngus completed a tic-tac-toe initiated by Mahovsky and Ian McDonald to tie the game at three.
With momentum on their side, the Bears went in for the kill. Shortly after cracking the 40-shot mark, Sean Ringrose caught a rebound and nudged the puck off Roy's right skate and inside the post to give the U of A the lead with 1:06 left to play.
Although the Oilers Rookies iced six skaters for the final minute, they were unable to even things up and dropped a 4-3 decision to the Bears Friday night.


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Well the storm hit alright. And stuck we were.
Six inches, and it's never looked lovelier.
Still. Slowed to the pace of breathing. All sounds seemed muffled, echoing in the snow-insulated space.
It felt like the whole world was waiting; paused peacefully in winter slumber.
Hushed. Almost haunting. Afraid to shatter this picture-perfect with my footprint. But the clean crisp smell of snow tickled my nose, and as snowflake found its final resting place on my eyelash I took the step. It crumpled delightfully beneath my rubber boots, and with all the giddiness of my childhood self, my iPhone and I journeyed in to Familiarity transformed.
It was another world out there, and my heart rejoiced that I'd dared to immerse myself in this scene rather than merely spectate.
And I have to say this captivating captivity ministered to my soul.
Here are some photos of my long walk. Did a lot of thinking. A lot of praying. A lot of praising. Our God is great. He truly is the most amazing Artist of all.
And I have even more cause to rejoice because tonight my Grandpa Fred rests peacefully in his CICU room with a bigger, better and brand new valve in his heart! Yes, today was the day! He had open heart surgery and praise Jesus it went really well. The next 12-24 hours are still really critical, but he's resting in the Almighty and Sovereign Hands of our Abba Father. And there's no better place to be.


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What The Indies Are Doing These Days
Anyone that reads this writers blog knows that I'm a proponent of authors helping each other. Actually, I'm in favor of people helping people in all walks of life. We're all in this (life) together, why not try to get along and help each other?
Competition can be a healthy thing, but taken to the extreme, it rarely is. Monopolies, wars, genocide, and slavery are good examples of competition taken to the extreme. Sports, science fairs, bicycle racing, Mom and Pop businesses and Indie artists are all examples of "good" competition. Hopefully, a few of your favorite writers, musicians and movie makers are "indie," if they're not, I suggest you take another look at what the indies are doing these days.
Today I Tweeted:
"Of the last 10 #Kindle books I've read, 6 were free, and four of those were excellent, 2 were awful. Check the free 1's http://bit.ly/tBg7f0 "
For those that are not yet on Twitter, here is a translation:
"Of the last ten Kindle books I've read, six were free and four of those were excellent, two were awful. Check out the free one's at Kindle Daily Nation Free Books"
It was inspired by another blog I was reading about indie works. The link in the tweet takes the reader to the Kindle Nation web site for free Kindle books. Elizabeth Parker, who has posted here previously, had an entry in her blog that I thought very prescient and succinct. It related directly to the free books one finds for the Kindle.
When I first started reading on the Kindle, I avoided the free books. My thinking was, "If they're free, they are probably worth what one pays for them: nothing!" I was so wrong. As is seen in the Tweet above, I've read six free books on Kindle. True, two were garbage and not worth the pixels they're displayed on, but four were worth my reading time and one was fabulous.
The authors that put out their work for free are usually "seeding" the reading marketplace. The book is free for a limited time and then once the free copy has created some buzz and brought some reviews, they then put a price on the book. For example, the book I really enjoyed was YOU'VE GONE TO FAR THIS TIME SIR, by Danny Bent. Danny gets his next teaching job in India and his current class convinces him he should ride there from England. I'll let you read the reviews if you're interested, but the point here is I couldn't put down this indie book. It now sells for $0.99, a bargain!
Another book that was free is SOUTHBOUND, by the Barefoot Sisters. The paper version is a huge work and the Kindle version is now selling for $14.82. It is another Appalachian Trail story and a great read. They do have a publisher, but most of their work borders on indie.
Take a look at Elizabeth Parker's commentary on her blog, CHATTER BUTTERFLY, it is interesting and informative and I think nails down where the indie writers are today. While you're at it, check out her books, especially if you love dogs (just don't tell your cat!).


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"The substance itself is light years ahead of glass," he said, adding that it offers "higher performance and lighter weight."
Traditional transparent armor is thick layers of bonded glass. The new armor combines the transparent ALONtm piece as a strike plate, a middle section of glass and a polymer backing. Each layer is visibly thinner than the traditional layers.
ALONtm is virtually scratch resistant, offers substantial impact resistance, and provides better durability and protection against armor piercing threats, at roughly half the weight and half the thickness of traditional glass transparent armor, said the lieutenant.
Read on...


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Since the beginning of 2012 the crisis at News International has slowly spread from the defunct News of the World to its former stablemates The Sun and The Times.
The Times faces continued questions over the use of computer hacking in its 2009 expose of the police blogger NightJack, while 10 serving and former journalists at The Sun have now being arrested in relation to allegations of illegal payments to police and public officials.
The latest twist is the announcement from News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch that a Sunday edition of The Sun is to launch "very soon".
Click on the links below to see how the two stories have unfolded.