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The Cavaliers does not exactly have the best record this season so far, but they surely can balance work from play.
According to a report by Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com, the team is not allowing the use of motorized scooters anymore inside the arena after a management meeting.
That's right, Cavs team members will have to enter and exit the venue the "normal way."
The verdict with regards to the hoverboards came when the season started. Management thinks players are not focused and are just having fun if they continue to use them at the Quicken Loans Arena.
"We were just making sure everybody is doing the right thing and having the right goals in their heads," said Sasha Kaun of the Cavaliers.
According to a report by Cleveland.com:
Those Hoverboards some players cruised around on through the corridors of The Q during The Finals and during preseason play, the organization banned them from the arena, cleveland.com was informed.
Also, that meeting caused some players to spruce up their pregame and postgame attire. James, Tristan Thompson and Mo Williams consistently lead the charge in the fashion department. They take pride in what they wear while at work.
"I think it starts with how you dress off the court," Thompson told cleveland.com. "This is a billion-dollar business. When the front-office people come to the games, they come in suits, or slacks, or dress shirt or nice-cut jeans. I think it's the same way with us. Just because we're the guys that put the jerseys on, doesn't mean we can't clean up nice. At the end of the day, you're a professional and you have to represent yourself.
J.R Smith will have to keep his hoverboard out of the limelight for now as it appeared to be as a distraction according to management.
It was Lebron James who ignited the meeting that set up the plans and laid out the cards for the team. After all, as a leader, he had every right to address the hits and misses of their team in their on-going campaign.
He questioned the team's commitment and professionalism.
The Cavaliers hold a 13-4 record, and are currently at the top of the Eastern Conference. The 'King" just made a move as to why he earned his monicker. After all, he's just after the welfare of the team and this good run so far this season.


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One of the verses in the bible that I consider key to our worship is 1 Corinthians 14:26:
What should be done then, my friends? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. (NRSV)
In the King James Version, the last sentence is "Let all things be done unto edifying." The idea of edification is all over the writings of early Friends. It is very common for worship, or opportunities, or the influence of the Light upon the soul to be referred to as edifying. In a similar way, Friends were often encouraged to exhort one another, following the advice from Hebrews to "exhort one another daily." Alexander Parker, in a 1660 letter from prison writes, in part:
Dear hearts, in brotherly love and heavenly fear, I do exhort you all, as dear children, to walk together in truth and love; exhorting one another, and building up one another in the holy faith, which works by love;
What has been on my mind lately is how often vocal ministry seems to be about things like the nature of God or other more theological subjects (perhaps those who are bombarded by politics and summaries of NPR would ask "What are you complaining about?")
When I hear Friends talk about Quakerism, I often find that our supposedly creedless faith is described in terms of what we believe ("we believe there is that of God..", "we believe in equality, simplicity, etc."). It seems like many Quaker Quest sessions also present our faith tradition in terms of its beliefs or ideas. The rejection of creeds wasn't about not believing in anything, but was a witness that Quakerism was about our direct encounter with the Spirit and how it changes us, teaches us, and guides us. Faith is a matter of trusting in that Spirit, not about believing in particular doctrines. I think Friends often grasp this idea with respect to other faith traditions, but don't notice when they do the same thing.
Why does it seem rare to hear people speak about listening, obeying, welcoming the Light? Why aren't we exhorting others to faithfulness? I think we all need that from time to time. It isn't that I think we should resolve ourselves to deliver specific messages, but I feel that if faithfulness is in the forefront of our mind - both individually and as a meeting, that we may perceive messages differently, perhaps finding different ways to express what has been laid on our hearts.

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The Cupertino Union School District is considering combining and extending two parcel taxes already on the books thanks to votes taken in 2009 and 2011.
The district has called a hearing for Jan. 23 so the district's board of education can hear and consider adopting a resolution proposing to combine and extend the district's Measure B and Measure C parcel taxes for eight more years at a combined level of $250 per parcel.
The hearing will be held in the boardroom of the district's new headquarters, 1309 E. Mary Ave., in Sunnyvale. The hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Parcel owners in the Cupertino Union attendance boundary voted in 2009 and 2011 to support two separate parcel taxes of $125 each. The taxes generate a total of about $8.8 million annually, according to the district.
Parcel taxes have a shelf life before a renewal is needed. The 2009 Measure B tax is set to sunset in 2015 unless renewed by voters. A parcel tax requires a super-majority vote for passage.
The district would continue to use the combined tax to fund math, science, reading, writing, art, music and other programs. Tax monies are also used for retaining teachers, updating technology and keeping class sizes small.
The combined tax would retain its exemption for senior citizens ages 65 and older and certain disabled residents. Residents who were already exempt from the current Measure B parcel tax are also automatically exempted from Measure C.
Both Cupertino Union parcel taxes are separate from the Fremont Union High School District's $98 per parcel tax, which was approved and renewed by approximately 72 percent of voters in 2010. The high school tax will remain on the books through the 2016-17 academic year.
Cupertino Union has 20 elementary schools and five middle schools, and serves more than 18,000 students in Cupertino and parts of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose, Los Altos and Saratoga.


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"The fairies go visiting from house to house with sweet gifts"
These four fairy revellers (plus fairy dog) first alit on the drawing board as little procession across a two page spread titled "Festive Fairy Fare", all about fairy kitchens, cookery and feasting. Along the top of the original layout are the pencilled words "The fairies go visiting from house to house with sweet gifts" , and to either side are roughed-in notes and sketched vignettes - a tray of individual cherry dumplings, gingerbread cut-outs, litle spoons. When creating a world on paper words speak to pictures, pictures to words, and multiply each other - a pencilled fairy cook hovers over a rectangle labelled "recipes" and the scribbled words "G-bread here". The next level of sketching provides more shape and details and the final painting brings them to life.
Wishing you all a very happy and blessed New Year, with feasting and merriment with friends and dear ones.


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Whoever becomes president; capitalism will continue with its poverty, homelessness, and hunger for many Americans. It's not a new president that is needed but a new economic system. The main reason that it makes no difference is that politicians and governments do not, and cannot, control the way the capitalist economy works. They have to navigate by sight in the face of what the capitalist economy throws up and so can do no more than react to how the economy moves. This quite apart from the fact that their remit is to govern in the overall interest of the capitalist class. In fact, far from them controlling the way capitalism works, it's the other way round. That's why Obama failed to honor his promises. Whoever wins may introduce a few reforms but sooner or later will have to make the excuse about being "blown off course" and settle down to governing capitalism in the only way it can be: as a profit-making system in the interest of those who live off the profits drawn from their ownership of the means of production. So the outcome of the US Presidential election is essentially irrelevant to American working people. Indeed, every election is irrelevant to working people when the electorate is confronted with the conventional political parties whose policies do no more than perpetuate the mastery of the capitalist class.
In foreign policy, the President will defend the overseas investments and interests of US corporations and the 'world global order' of capital accumulation. Where corporations see a further opportunity to expand their profit base into another country, US government influence will be exerted to transform that country's economy, culture and political life in order to integrate its productive structures into the international system of capital accumulation. If the indigenous people cannot be peacefully persuaded to open up their country to outside exploitation, pretexts will be found for military intervention.
Listening to Trump's speeches, he seems to be making extravagant promises claiming that he personally can turn the American capitalist economy around and create millions of new jobs. He is either dishonest or stupid. Probably both. Not even a saint could control capitalism or make it work in the interest of all. It is perhaps understandable to a certain extent why some people should want to vote for Clinton, what is utterly incomprehensible is why so many should want Trump, a self-satisfied capitalist who has made no attempt to disguise his disdain for the workers. A sad reflection of the low level of political consciousness amongst workers in America.
While these elections may be irrelevant, that is not to say that ordinary working people in America, or elsewhere, should turn their back on the electoral system as such. Once the world's working people demand socialism, the electoral system can be utilised to effect the revolutionary act of abolishing capitalism by signaling that a majority of ordinary people fully understand and want to effect that change. So we should not be fooled by the myth that there is no alternative to capitalism, that it will always be with us. A socialist society will have no place for leaders or government. The periodic election of the President whose function is to protect class interest of wealth and privilege and perpetuate our servitude will disappear.


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With several other endorsements already connected to the All Black star (deodorant, heat pumps, underwear), a different approach was chosen. Lead by a global direction, Carter will front the "Express Yourself Every Day" campaign. Online, magazine and outdoor advertising will focus on the things, aside from rugby, he enjoys.
"We're very excited to be working with Dan Carter. He's an inspirational New Zealander but also incredibly down to earth, and including him in our new campaign as we launch a number of exciting shaving products is going to be a great opportunity for us to engage with people through our Express Yourself Every Day campaign"
~ Nick Perry, Marketing Manager, Philips Consumer LifestyleInteresting that Perry says that it's a great opportunity to "engage" with their audience... While the campaign is still very new and I don't want to judge too quickly, I don't see engagement as the top priority. The campaign seems isolated to a few media channels and there's no way for consumers to connect beyond the ads. The print ad is more brand focused. There's a small website tag, but no connection to the campaign on the Philips' site. It seems to cry out for a social media extension from the ads to allow people to find out more about Carter's DJ-ing and share how they express themselves. The behind the scenes video isn't even linked to their website, hopefully there's more to to come.
Timed to maximise on the hype of the Rugby World Cup, the move away from rugby is at least novel. The cup hasn't started and already consumers may be feeling a bit of rugby overload. I can see the appeal of knowing more about a public figure but the DJ-ing spin (excuse the pun!) seemed a bit contrived. I like the idea of Carter sitting in his hotel room spinning his decks but I'm not sure I believe it... The clip focuses on how Carter is happy to be partnered with Philips and how he found the photoshoot. It would have been nice to hear more about his musical tastes, and some of his DJ-ing.
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I found a certain irony in Carter's excitement to represent Philips, his tone didn't really convey excitement!


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- Learn more: Still too Fat to Fight. (http://missionreadiness.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/Still-Too-Fat-To-Fight-Report.pdf
- A Message from America's Retired Generals, Admirals and Civilian Military Leaders: http://cdn.missionreadiness.org/MR_Too_Fat_to_Fight-1.pdf
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Too Fat to Fight . . . Obesity and Overweight just might be a National Security Issue
nonprofit group of retired generals and admirals wants people to know that obesity and overweight just might be a national security issue. National surveys conducted for the military indicate that approximately one in four young adults is unable to serve because of excess body fat. Poor nutrition and a lack of physical exercise not only leave many young people too heavy to join but they also create challenges for those accepted, such as increased strains or fractures. According to a Pentagon study, the number of Army soldiers booted for being overweight has jumped tenfold in the past five years from 168 in 2008 to 1,815. In the Marine Corps, the figure nearly doubled from 102 in 2010 to 186 in 2011 but dropped to 132 last year.
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Prediabetes . . . Are you at risk?
Prediabetes is a serious health condition that increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Without lifestyle changes to improve their health, 15% to 30% of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. Prediabetes does not have to lead to type 2 diabetes. Colorado is one of many states participating in the CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program, an evidence-based lifestyle change program for preventing type 2 diabetes. This program is now being offered at work places and community-based organizations across Colorado and has been shown to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. To learn more about the Diabetes Prevention Program and where programs are located throughout Colorado, please visit the website or call 1-800-DIABETES.
A recent community health assessment conducted in Jefferson County shows that from 2001 to 2010 there was an 89% increase in diabetes among adults in Jefferson County. This is just one of the many health trends we hope to reverse in the coming years with our community health improvement plan. Find out how you can get involved in creating a healthier Jefferson County, Colorado at www.healthypeoplehealthyplacesjeffco.com.
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It is Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/flu-children-impact.htm . Jefferson County Public Health offers flu vaccinations to children and adults. Please call to make an appointment: 303-232-6301. For more information, please visit our influenza web page.
Wonder if you have the flu or just a bad cold? Download our flu or cold brochure.
Wonder if you have the flu or just a bad cold? Download our flu or cold brochure.
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Get Support for Quitting During the Great American Smokeout
Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke causes 443,000—or 1 in 5 deaths each year in the United States.
If you want to take the tobacco-free challenge, there are steps to take now that will help you prepare and significantly increase your chances for success.
- Colorado offers numerous resources to help you quit smoking or quit using other tobacco products. Visit www.tobaccofreeco.org to learn more or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).
- COQuitMobile is a free text-based program that places you on the path to a life free from tobacco.
- You may also visit the Ready to Quit page on the Tobacco-Free Jeffco website for a list of additional resources to help you quit.
- Tips From Former Smokers is a powerful CDC national campaign that encourages people to quit smoking by highlighting the toll that smoking-related illnesses take on smokers and their loved ones.
- View this American Lung Association fact sheet about what resources are covered under the new guidelines of the Affordable Care Act.
The Journey of Quitting . . . New Video Shares Personal Success Stories
wants you to know that while quitting may be hard, it is possible and absolutely worth it. These former tobacco users share their stories in a new video, "The Journey of Quitting." Produced in partnership with the Red Rocks Community College Tobacco Cessation Project and Jefferson County Public Health the video tells the stories of nine former smokers and their personal journeys to becoming free from tobacco.
If you are struggling with tobacco or have a loved one that is, give yourself the gift of 20 minutes to view this video and learn tips and lessons from those who have been successful. View this video at: http://tobaccofreejeffco.com/how-to-quit.html .
If you are struggling with tobacco or have a loved one that is, give yourself the gift of 20 minutes to view this video and learn tips and lessons from those who have been successful. View this video at: http://tobaccofreejeffco.com/how-to-quit.html .
It's Turkey Time . . . Prevent Foodborne Illness this Holiday Season
Whether you are cooking for yourself, your family or a whole bunch of people, it is important to be aware of safety issues when thawing, preparing, stuffing and cooking your turkey. A few simple steps can help keep foodborne illness off the menu this Thanksgiving.
- Safe Thawing-Thawing turkeys must be kept out of the "danger zone" temperature (between 40 and 140°F) — this is the temperature range where foodborne bacteria multiply rapidly. See Safe Methods for Thawing, (Spanish version).
- Safe Preparation-Bacteria present on raw poultry can contaminate your hands, utensils, and work surfaces as you prepare the turkey. After working with raw poultry, always wash your hands, utensils, and work surfaces before they touch other foods.
- Safe Stuffing-Bacteria can survive in stuffing that has not reached 165°F, possibly resulting in foodborne illness. Follow these steps to safely prepare, cook, remove, and refrigerate stuffing; Spanish language instructions.
- Safe Cooking-Set the oven temperature no lower than 325°F and be sure the turkey is completely thawed. Cooking times will vary. The food thermometer must reach a safe minimum internal temperature of 165°F. For more information on safe internal temperatures, visit FoodSafety.gov's Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures
Other resources:
Download JCPH turkey time handout view the JCPH Food Safety web page.
Download JCPH turkey time handout view the JCPH Food Safety web page.
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_Fnord wrote:I would think solder bonds better than epoxy, because it actually "soaks in" to the metal. Marine epoxy will work well but I don't think it would be good for larger stuff. Ask Jack.
I find epoxy works very well for PVC at 400 psi, and it bonds even better to metal (which has been suitably prepared by cleaning and abrasion) - I would go for this option, slightly messier than solder but there's no heating involved.


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PARIS, FRANCE – April 16, 2014 — /BackupReview.info/ — Veeam® Software, innovative provider of Data Protection for the Modern Data Center™, today recognized the accomplishments of their top EMEA partners by announcing the winners of the Veeam ProPartner of the Year Awards. The winners will be honored at Veeam's 2013 EMEA Partner Awards ceremony, the company's exclusive two-day event, held in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 May and 16 May, 2014. During this prestigious, invite-only event, Veeam and its top ProPartners will evolve new partnership strategies and discuss 2014 milestones at roundtable talks.
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"Today's businesses no longer have tolerance for downtime, IT failures or lack of business continuity," said Gilles Pommier, EMEA Channel Vice President at Veeam Software. "Our most successful partners are those who recognize this and the evolution of the modern data center, while also understanding its impact on the always-on business. Our award-winning Veeam ProPartner Program provides the tools partners need to become trusted advisors to their customers, gain exclusive access to resources that will drive license and service business, create new opportunities, increase profitability, and help close deals faster. Our partners' success is our mission. We aren't successful unless we're making our partners successful. As we prepare to announce our 100,000th customer, we recognize that milestone is a result of our top partners, many of which we are recognizing with these awards."
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Week Three of the Christine O'Donnell comic hostage crisis: As promised, Bill Maher pressed on with his Friday night embarrassment-by-installment campaign. He's trying, and failing so far, to goad Delaware's Republican/Tea Party candidate for Senate into appearing on his current HBO show, "Real Time," by airing wacky comments from her appearances on his old ABC show, "Politically Incorrect."Maher is a worm. Anyone in the public eye or who may run for office should take heed and avoid ever appearing on Maher's show.
The latest clip, like the first one where she explains her teenage flirtation with witchcraft, reveals her affinity for religious experimentation — not to mention Italian food.
Original story here.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
I have some advice for you
Katie is a lifelong athlete, cheered at the collegiate level and coaches tumbling. She is a certified personal trainer and is a certified group fitness, Zumba and Spinning instructor. She's working toward a physical therapy degree, studying exercise and nutrition. The girl has got a body, too - flat belly, toned arms and an ass like whoah. It probably helps that she's never been overweight, never had kids and is the ripe old age of 21.
But anyway, I digress.
Katie had just returned home from a run when the plumber came to fix her sink. She went about her business but stopped in the kitchen for some ice as she always puts it on her knees as a preventative measure. The plumber stopped what he was doing and said, "You know, if you need to ice your knees then maybe you shouldn't be running." She thanked him politely for the advice and told him it was OK. OK it was not because the plumber went on and on about why she shouldn't be running. And he should know - he is a trainer.
Fitness comes in all shapes and sizes but Katie, bless her heart, said in the kindest way possible that he didn't really look like a trainer. Not one she'd take advice from, at least.
And that's the problem: Everyone wants to give you health and fitness advice, whether you ask for it or not and whether they are qualified to give it. Getting more exercise is as simple as parking your car farther from a store, and eating right is as easy as shopping the perimeter. Don't run, walk. Diet soda is just as bad as regular.
Here's a tip for all those know-it-alls: Give me something I haven't heard before. Something I can actually apply to my life.
♦When you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, use the downstairs half-bath. It's quite possible that you are doing this not to add a flight of stairs to your activity log but to not wake up a baby with the flush. However, a flight of stairs is a flight of stairs and you should take them.
♦Speaking of the bathroom, when you are at work, be sure to use the restroom farthest from your office. Not only to you get in another 100 steps (maybe), your co-workers are also less likely to use it thus reducing the chance for awkward mid-stream conversations.
♦For every diet soda or cup of coffee you drink, drink a glass of water. I tweaked this rule a bit from my grandma's doctrine on alcohol but she doesn't have the Internet and you won't tell. I know you. If you know me, you know I like my caffeine. Drinking equal amounts of water basically means that I'll be walking those 100 steps to the bathroom quite often. Hey - those steps add up!
♦When you go to the store, forgo the cart and opt to carry things in a basket or in your hands to build upper body strength. It also helps to cut down on germ interaction with the handle on the cart and the limited space keeps you from grabbing the double decker mint Oreos.
♦Always carry your child, even if you are in a public place like the store or zoo. The additional weight on your hips, when alternated appropriately, will build strength. For a cardiovascular workout, put him down so you can grab a box of wipes for his stinker butt then sprint to keep him from stealing Ice Breakers gum. Speed work for the win!
♦Don't take a list to the grocery. Yes, I always like to have a menu plan and a corresponding list but leaving the list at homes means that you'll forget potatoes at the store and your beef stew will be mostly carrots, onions and beef and not the starchy, calorie-dense white potatoes.
♦OK, this one is for real: Start your day with a glass of water. When I was all into yoga (aka knocked up), one of the teachers read a passage that advised drinking room temperature water from a copper cup before doing anything else. Well, I have to go to the bathroom first and I don't have a copper cup. So fig you, fancy pants. However, I do drink a big glass - preferably two - before eating or drinking anything. I find it helps me from eating too much and drinking too much coffee.
What wellness tips do you find particularly agitating?
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At work I skip the elevator and use the steps!ReplyDelete
Ha! I was going to say the same thing as Patricia. And not because I have some weird elevator phobia, oh no, not because of that at all...ReplyDelete
I walk to the grocery store instead of driving. Started this one when the little man didn't like the car and it just stuck. Helps that I only live .5 miles from the store :)ReplyDelete
I get up and stretch every hour when sitting at my desk at work! I get so sore after sitting all day, it literally drives me nuts :)ReplyDelete
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Oh geez. Even plumber/trainers have unsolicited advice. I need to implement the more water before too much coffee rule.ReplyDelete


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7 Cute Ways To Wear Braids This Summer
Braiding our hair has been around since the beginning of man. It is one of the few styling techniques throughout history that has taken on so many shapes and forms. It has been used to show status, tribal identity, marriage, and even mourning.
I occasionally rock a braided hairstyle throughout the year, but my favorite time to showcase this look is during the summer months. It always solves a host of problems for me. It's a great hairstyle to hide my frizz from the stifling humidity, and when the temps rise it's a great way to stay cool by keeping the hair off of my neck.
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the gumbo success
I taunted you with that whole "live blogging" thing, didn't I? And then to wait a few days to even mention it again... It's just cruel. And I apologize.
So I'm here to make it up to you, recipe in tow, and to tell you that it turned out almost just like my mother's rendition of okra gumbo. Armed with the fond memory of summer dinner at home, a pound of fresh okra from mom's garden, and a recipe by Mark Bittman, I got to work in the kitchen on Sunday night.
I decided to prepare a vegetarian dish with a roux base, and it went a little something like this:
5 tbls butter
3 small onions, thickly sliced
2 1/2 cups chopped okra
21 oz (1 1/2 cans) organic whole peeled tomatoes, or a pound of fresh peeled tomatoes
1/4 cup flour
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
tabasco sauce to taste
3 cups cooked rice
In a large pot (I used the Dutch oven, surprise, surprise), begin by softening the onions for just a few minutes. Once they're soft, remove them from the pot and set aside. Add in the rest of the butter and the flour, stirring over medium heat to create a roux. If it cooks too quickly, simply turn down the heat. You'll want the roux to reach a nice Mississippi-mud color. Once you've got it, put the onions back in the pot and add the okra. Cook for a few minutes before adding the garlic, tomatoes, and water. Season with salt, pepper, and tabasco to taste. Let this cook down until the okra is tender, about 30 minutes.
Serve with white rice and plenty of hot sauce!
This made about four meal-sized servings; we had it for dinner on Sunday, and I made two lunches out of it this week. And each bite took me straight back to summers spent growing up on the farm...


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Yogi's First Birthday Party!
Today was the big day. Grandpa, Muzzie, Nana and Pops came into town and this afternoon when Yogi woke up from nap there was a birthday party in full swing. We decided to do a small grandparents-only party this year and I'm glad we did. Yogi was excited to see six of his favorite people in one room and Yogi's Mommies didn't feel overwhelmed by a huge party. A good choice.
This is the smile we got when he realized all the people who had arrived while he was napping. He seemed really excited and I loved that.
Then it was on to the cake.
We wanted to make a birthday cake that felt like a birthday cake, but was as healthy as we could get it. After doing a little internet research we found a yummy recipe on the blog Green Parenting. If you're looking for something along those lines and like spice cakes, you should give this a try. It was a winner.
Pumpkin Apple Harvest Cake
By Cait Johnson, author of Witch in the Kitchen
- 1 cup cooked or canned pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup organic sugar
- 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped apple
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (we left these out for anti-choking reasons)
- Whipped cream or confectioners' sugar for topping (optional) (we made cream cheese frosting – isn't that part of the baby fun?)
1. Preheat oven to 325F. Prepare an 8-inch round cake pan by greasing and flouring it.
2. Combine pumpkin, eggs, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, and salt, stirring to combine. Add apples and nuts, stirring again. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
4. Cool the cake, still in the pan, on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert the cake onto the rack, remove pan, and cool cake completely.
5. When ready to serve, turn cake on to a pretty plate and top with whipped cream or confectioners' sugar, if desired, or serve plain.
**If you make this in a Cupcake pan like we did, you will have to double the recipe and bake for 65 minutes.**
Everyone at the party including this guy:
thought the cake was delicious. Yogi? Not so much. His response was a reprise of the sweet potato incident. He just stared at the cake and looked up at us as if to ask "What? What do you want me to do with this thing? Where are the peas?"
We tried to get him in the swing of things, but he wouldn't be moved. No cake for Yogi.
He was much more enthusiastic about his toys (a tambourine, bongoes, and a Fisher.Price Learning House) and was happy to play while we chowed down on cake and take-out pizza. We all had a great afternoon and I hope Yogi loved it all as much as I did.
Sunday August 14, 2011 9:47 am
Happy first year to all of you! He is such a beautiful big boy…but that pic of the hat on the dog? Died from cuteness. lol.
Sunday August 14, 2011 12:02 pm
happy birthday yogi!
Monday August 15, 2011 10:02 am
Happy birthday to yogi!
For Arden's first birthday, we made him a waffle with unsweetened whipping cream and blueberries. For Trudy's, Jess made a full on sugar carrot cake with lots of frosting. (lucky second children) FWIW, Arden loved the waffle, and Trudy was so not into the cake.
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Happy Birthday Yogi!


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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Christmas Mantel: A Favorite
21 comments:
- Reggie Darling said...
Very handsome indeed, and conforms to Reggie's cardinal rule when dressing a room for Christmas: take your cues from the room's decoration (its colors, style, etc.) rather than what is readily available in stores (red and green and gold). That is how we decorate at Darlington House. It is far more pleasing to see Christmas decorations that are contextual to their surroundings, as these are, than ones that are not.
- December 2, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- Hello Lover... said...
So beautiful - I really love the way that blue looks against the dark wood and greenery
- December 2, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- Karena said...
Michele, it is a gorgeous mantle and has so much warmth and elegance...
Art by Karena
- December 2, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- HAMPTON HOSTESS said...
love the blue satin ribbon-nice departure from the typical green and red. Looks rich and elegant but not overdone!
- December 2, 2010 at 8:25 AM
This photo is so beautiful!! I can't decorate my mantel the way I would like because hubby has his flat screen wall mounted above the fireplace... however... I could do this!!! Thanks for the inspiration! xo
- December 2, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- abode love said...
I really love the two glass jars flanking the fireplace- this is a truly LOVELY little image! Thanks for sharing... this is a good one!
- December 2, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Enyonam said...
This is Absolutely exquisite, thank you for sharing.
- December 2, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Teresa at Splendid Sass said...
This is seriously the most beautiful mantle I have seen in a while. I love the paneled walls, which add warmth.
Have a nice day.
- December 2, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- A Gift Wrapped Life said...
I need to buy alot more greens this year! A gorgeous mantel and love the blue. XO
- December 2, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- Kathysue said...
Oooh! now that is what I call simple elegance. That pop of cobalt blue looks amazing
- December 2, 2010 at 9:55 AM
I toured that home when It was on a charity Christmas tour. They have another fireplace with hand painted tiles. They even had a huge Christmas tree in the kitchen. The designer couldn't make it to decorate last minute so the home owner had to call her on friends to help. It looked wonderful! The best on the tour in my opinion.
- December 2, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- pretty pink tulips said...
I never think of blue - but I love that it works with their existing decor and really exudes holiday. Great image!!!
- December 2, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- pve design said...
I love greenery in a traditional or modern setting, it still smells and looks like Christmas.
That and lights!
- December 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Staci Edwards said...
- December 2, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- mydesignchic said...
Love that they used a color that coordinated with their room rather than using a traditional Christmas color...gorgeous!!
- December 2, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Cote de Texas said...
that fabric!!! i love it, what is it?????
- December 2, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Nancy said...
Absolutely stunning! So rich and welcoming at the same time.
- December 3, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- The Zhush said...
Wow! All that paneling and a fireplace in the entrance hall! Of course now I am just dying to see this house in its entirety!
- December 3, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- quintessence said...
Just LOVE it!! And can you imagine having an entrance hall like that?! I also love the entrance sitting area in Michael Smith's house that he features in his most recent book - it is such a gracious way to enter a home! Wish we could see how he decorates his!
- December 3, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Emom said...
WOW! I too am loving this...smiles.
- December 4, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- Renee Finberg said...
this is elegant and cozy
at the same time.
quite a trick indeed.
- December 4, 2010 at 9:45 PM


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The second stop on the Heartland Wine Tour is the Maple River Winery in historic downtown Casselton, ND.
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After the tour, you'll participate in an extensive tasting of up to 20 different wines, and have the opportunity to purchase any of the Maple River Wines.


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When life hands you lemons, we make lemonade! Cancelled flight out of St. Louis tonight. I think I'm jinxed with the flights to my client. Last time it was Hurricane Sandy messing up my flight plans.
But it could be so much worse. Another night at the Four Seasons, one-on-one steak dinner with the boss, and a late night bubble bath in the largest tubs ever.
Booked on a new flight tomorrow morning, so see you soon New York City.


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Otero County Commissioners appointed three members to the Southeast Colorado Regional Emergency Trauma Advisory Council (SECRETAC) Monday afternoon, each of whom will serve a two-year term.
Otero County Commissioners appointed three members to the Southeast Colorado Regional Emergency Trauma Advisory Council (SECRETAC) Monday afternoon, each of whom will serve a two-year term.
Robbie Quick, Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, was appointed to fill a recently vacated seat, while Shawn Mobley, Otero County Sheriff, and Aaron Eveatt, La Junta Rural Fire Chief, were re-appointed to the board.
The purpose of SECRETAC is to coordinate the development of a regional EMST system by providing leadership through technical support, educational programs and tools to enhance the Emergency Medical Trauma System network within the Southeastern Colorado region. SECRETAC provides ongoing support to the agencies and facilities within the region by insuring representation to the State Emergency Medical Trauma Advisory Council (SEMTAC) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). This increases the information pipeline for the region and provides a vital link to identify regional needs to SEMTAC and CDPHE for the continued improvement of this EMST system. The region includes Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers County.
Each Board of County Commissioners establishes the primary council by the appointment of two general members and one executive board member to represent their County EMST system on the SECRETAC council.
Of note, the board heard a departmental report from Danelle Berg, Otero County Economic Development Coordinator. Berg advised the board of upcoming community meetings, including a broadband grant strategic planning meeting on Aug. 16 and a housing assessment meeting Monday afternoon with Southeast Colorado Economic Development.
Noah Westfall, representing High Plains Research Network, addressed the board, sharing information about a study concerning opioid use disorder and medication assisted treatment.
Commissioners and those in attendance completed a short survey about knowledge, attitudes and beliefs around ipiods and opioid use disorder. The information will be used to develop a strategic plan to enhance public knowledge of opioid abuse.


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Friday, February 22, 2013
Five for Friday!
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I have never tried Insanity (but it sounds scary)!! I like P90X, but don't do every workout, because I like to run. The Abraham Lincolns are too cute :)ReplyDelete
Literacy Without Worksheets
Your presidents turned out great! Sorry about your weather - I would gladly send you are snow though!ReplyDelete
Looking From Third to Fourth
I've experienced a few Insanity workouts. They are really good. I think you'll enjoy it!ReplyDelete
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We also have a few days of horrible (storm and flooding) weather approaching - the kids are going to be crazy after 4 days of indoor recess!ReplyDelete
Down Under Teacher
I love your Abraham Lincolns! I have heard great things about Insanity. I am sure you will enjoy it.ReplyDelete
I LOVE your engaging compare-contrast idea - we're going Washington vs. Lincoln this week and I think I'll try your method. Change it up for the kiddos - they'll love it!ReplyDelete
My college roommate did Insanity and is now a coach - she loves it! She has lost over 40 pounds and is still going strong - enjoy! :)
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Those Abes came out so cute!ReplyDelete
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Suntans and Lesson Plans
Insanity is INTENSE! You can totally do it, but good luck :)ReplyDelete
The Brown-Bag Teacher
Love the Presidents.ReplyDelete
The First Grade Princess
Your classroom looks HUGE! I am jealous! :) Good luck with Insanity! You will have to do a post again and let us know how it's going! I need some exercise inspiration & motivation!ReplyDelete
Great idea to turn the Venn Diagramming into a game!! I'll trade your weather for the negative temps and snow storms we are having here in Michigan :)ReplyDelete


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Matthew Clark
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Amazing Spider-Man #679.1
April 10, 2012
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Published April, 2012 Cover Artist: John Tyler Christopher Writers: Dan Slott, Chris Yost Penciler: Matthew Clark
Spidey saves the BAGELS. This is my first time drawing Spidey professionally and only the 2 time ever so it was a lot of figuring things out. Like webbing.
This is one of those pages that i didn't think was best left up to the fill-in guy. This i thought should have be designed by the regular artist a lot earlier than it was. That way everyone knows where rooms are and they can keep thing consistent several rooms had to be rearranged to make sense.
I had fun drawing Uatu and Peter but i was still trying to figure them out. It's tough coming in cold and having to figure things out, plus this was a flash back of sorts.
This page is were something happened and i'm not sure why but in my script each tier is a different day and it's supposed to say the next day each time hence the clothing changes and the different panel compositions. Although the last one still doesn't work for me. Or panel 5 as it's been established the Uatu is 4 foot nothing and Morbius is a 6 footer but that panels 6 and 5 had to mirror each other so it had to be cheated.
Ah the board and my little joke, in the script all the scientist were listed except for Moribus but i figure Peters a smart guy. But since he's a vampire no photo so peter wrote it out.
Aslight homage to the famous Moribus vs Spidey cover in the church. Very subtle but the black columns are at the same angle and the out reaching hand is in honor of it.
This sequence i really wanted to portrait Moribus a a former junky, super gaunt and lethargic
I wish i had the time to change the face on the big panel a bit was never 100% on it, it works just not what i saw in my head.
I really liked how the small figure of Spidey kicking Moribus turned out, sometimes the best stuff is very minute compared to the rest of the page but i liked it.
This is a sequence where time was a major factor and i had to do things and rearrange things to make things flow and work it doesn't happen often but this was one of those times.
Uatu's big reveal.
I'm not a fan of this page i think personally fight pages should be no more than 4 panels maybe it was my editors at DC that drummed that into my head. Were demolishing a good chunk of the Horizon Building but becasue of the high panel count it's kinda lost. IMHO
Uatu jet packs into the battle with his holographic crosses, neither of which were in the script BUT what a entrance. Another change and this was because earlier in the script Uatu's gear was non traditional stuff, but a few pages later on this page he was to have a cross bow…so i made it a ray gun that fires laser bolts.
The Uatu/Spidey team up
Just a nice page with a bunch of friends as scientist at Horizon labs.
This is a great 6 panel page lot of angles and movement but not to crowded the last panel was moved from page 20 to this page I felt it worked better.
The classic lizard
quick rough of the new page 20 with the new Lizard look.
me inking the last page as we were on a crunch and i didn't want to overload Tom as he was in a pinch.
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Title: Remembrance
Author: Michelle Madow
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Synopsis (via Goodread)New Hampshire high school junior Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England … but she doesn't know it yet.Then Drew Carmichael transfers into Lizzie's school at the beginning of the year, and she feels a connection to him, almost like she knows him. She can't stop thinking about him, but whenever she tries talking with him about the mysteries behind her feelings, he makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with her. Reaching him is even more difficult because she has a boyfriend, Jeremy, who has started to become full of himself after being elected co-captain of the varsity soccer team, and her flirtatious best friend Chelsea starts dating Drew soon after his arrival. So why can't she seem to get him out of her mind?Even though Lizzie knows she should let go of her fascination with Drew, the pair of them soon find that fighting fate isn't going to be easy.
My thoughts and review:
I LOVE books that deal with unrequited love, forbidden love (in the sense of girl being in love with her bestfriend's boyfriend, etc) and basically the tension and awkwardness that manifest in some of the scenes between the protagonist and the other 'guy'. The synopsis of this book raised my curiosity and i had to read it! my sister had it on her ibooks library so i borrowed it from her and started reading. I loved the beginning, exactly the type of book i always look forward to read, girl has a boyfriend, boyfriend being careless and too busy for her, girl meets new guy and instantly falls for him, new guy is taken! oh no! *giggles*.
One thing that kept me from being totally invested in the story is its similarity to pride and prejudice, the names of the characters all sounded too familiar "Lizzie – Elizabeth, Drew – Darcy, etc), ive seen too many pride and prejudice remakes and i hoped this wasn't one. So throughout the whole story I kept on wondering whether it'll be another pride and prejudice remake (which im glad it wasn't at the end). I really liked Jeremy, throughout the book i had a hidden hope that he would end up with lizzie, i just felt really bad for him because he was in the way of fate. I kept on hoping Lizzie would give him the explanation he deserved but it never came, which is why I was frustrated at Lizzie.
I give Chelsea kudos for being so level headed about Lizzie and Drew being together, she was a good friend to Lizzie and im just sad that she didn't get her happy ending, nor did Jeremy. (I guess you can tell I loved Chelsea and Jeremy more than Lizzie and Drew ).
I honestly loved the beginning of the book more and the ending for me felt a bit unfinished, but it was an entertaining and fun read; One that i would recommend to people who love contemporary retellings and destined love. I would definitely pick up any new book that Michelle Madow writes. She's got a way to make you keep reading.


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When Eric Clapton takes the stage Friday at Poplar Creek, Bruce Springsteen will be preparing for the final gig of his European tour. The month-long tour has served as a warmup for Springsteen`s first stadium tour of the United States, which will begin in August and could feature the return of guitarist Steve Van Zandt to the E Street Band.
No dates for the final leg of the ``Born in the USA`` tour have been confirmed, but insiders say Chicago`s working dates are Sept. 1 or 2 at either Soldier Field or Comiskey Park.


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Man lives in the society. Man learns speech, manners and philosophy in his society. He works and moves in the society. He earns his livelihood in the society. Society gives protection to his life and property. But sometimes vices creep. into the society. An the society is guided by blind faiths and superstitions in this case, society does immense harm to its members. To make the society free of evils and vices, social reform is required.
Society gets vicious:
Sometimes society becomes full of evils and vices. It is guided by blind faith and superstition. People do not try to know the relation between cause and effect. They believe in imaginary ghosts and spirits as the prime-mover of all social actions. They believe in animal sacrifice to please the deities. They also once believed in the human sacrifice. The social vices like childwives were in existence. The widows were not allowed to marry again. The wives were compelled to be burnt with their dead husbands and so on. untouchability disabled a big section of people. In order to eradicate all these things social reforms were necessary. Social reforms are necessary at all times in order to get the society purged off any vice that creeps into it.
Great reforms:
Great reforms are born to reform the society and to reform the religion. Because many times religion is the basis of the social behavior. Martin Luther in Germany and John Wicliff in Great Britain were the great reformers in 18th century. In India we got Raja Ram Mohan Ray, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Ramakrisna, Paramhansa, Swami Viveknanda, Mahatma Gandhi as the great reformers. In ancient times we had Gautama Buddha and Mahavir as the great religious and social reformers. In Orissa Mr. Madhusudan Das, Pandit Nilakantha Das and Acharya Harihar Das made attempt to reforms the society.
Social reform is necessary, time and often. So we must reform our society whenever it is necessary. Social reform should base on science and morality. Social reform cannot be made by legislation, force or imposition. It can be made only by effective public education, though the necessity of legislation cannot be altogether ruled out.


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(A shorter version of this article originally appeared in the Winter 2013 issue of the Lower East Side underground/alternative newspaper, "The Shadow")
Bill de Blasio's Dinkins Administration Connection
Bill Clinton was not the first Democratic politician who primarily represented the special corporate interests of Wall Street banks and
New York City real estate developers-- rather than the
economic and political class interests of Lower East Side
tenants and activists—that de Blasio served.
Under the name "Bill Wilhelm", he had been an NYU undergraduate student politico in the early 1980s. But by 1984 "he was calling himself Bill de Blasio;" and he then "joined the 1984 presidential campaign" of the Democratic presidential candidate who opposed Jesse Jackson's attempt to be the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nominee—former Trilateral Commission member Walter Mondale—serving "as a field organizer in Connecticut," according to an Oct. 6, 2013 New York Daily News article.
Then--after attending Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and graduating in May 1987—he spent a year at the religious left-oriented Quixote Center (which provided humanitarian aid to people in Nicaragua who were then being victimized by the CIA-organized Contra War to overthrow the anti-imperialist Sandinista government in that country), before agreeing to serve as a campaign coordinator for former Inner City Broadcasting board member and 1989 New York City mayoral candidate David Dinkins.
Following Dinkins' election, de Blasio served former New York City Democratic Mayor David Dinkins as a mayoral aide/staffperson between 1990 and 1994..
During the period when de Blasio was a member of the Dinkins administration, Mayor Dinkins ordered his police force to violently shove homeless people and their supporters out of
Square Park,
destroy its bandshell and flood the Lower East Side
with police. And after the Dinkins administration obtained a court injunction
that denied the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization [ILGO] its democratic right
to march up Fifth Avenue
on St. Patrick's Day to protest against homophobia in March 1993, Dinkins
ordered his police force to block the ILGO marchers and arrest 170 of the 1,500
ILGO protesters.
According to Trump by Wayne Barrett, during the 1989 New York City mayoral campaign, Donald Trump "had Tony Gliedman, an old tennis buddy of David Dinkins, heading a real estate fund-raising committee for the Dinkins campaign;" and, according to Donald Axelrod's Shadow Government, in July 1990 the Dinkins administration "selected 5 underwriters from a field of 53 companies to sell $6 billion in bonds: Bear, Stearns; Goldman Sachs; First Boston' Shearing Lehman Hutton; and Merrill Lynch. To no one's surprise, the New York Times revealed that all five had contributed $233,000 to the campaign of Mayor David N. Dinkins and Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman."
So, not surprisingly, the pro-corporate and pro-real estate developer policies of the Democratic Dinkins administration--that de Blasio was a part of between 1990 and 1994—failed to provide apartments for the homeless in New York City, failed to rollback rents for tenants in New York City to pre-1971 levels and failed to create more jobs at union wages for New York City's unemployed workers. In 1992, for example, "the number of homeless families pouring into city shelters and welfare hotels…reached an all-time high of 5,238," according to Newsday (7/15/92); and by January 1993 the official unemployment rate in New York City under the Dinkins administration—that de Blasio was a part of—had jumped to 13.4 percent. The record of the Democratic "Dinkins-de Blasio" administration between 1990 and 1994 was also summarized in the following way by the publication of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, Tenant, in May 1993:
"Dinkins' record on the homeless is `long on rhetoric and short on achievement,' says Steve Banks, coordinator of the Legal Aid Society's Homeless Family Rights Project. There are more and more homeless instead of fewer, with the administration equally unable to stem the tide of recession-rooted evictions or help those who find themselves without a home. The number of homeless families in the city's shelter system has nearly doubled from 3,200 in July 1990 to a record 5,600 in January of this year."
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Buck Williams arrived two hours later with a briefcase in one hand, a laptop case in the other, and a phone cradled on his shoulder. The other reporters were giving him looks and smiles. Verna and Alice had shared a quick discussion on what to tell everyone else and had decided to explain Buck's condition rather than leaving them to figure it out when he began explaining the Carpathia story. He noticed their undue attention, but just grinned and waved like a rock star getting off a jet.
Alice saw Verna put on her patient face to greet him.
"Cameron," she said in a carefully emotionless voice. "I didn't expect you till Monday."
"Just checking in," he said. "You can call me Buck."
"I'll call you Cameron, if you don't mind, and --"
"I do mind. Please call --"
"Then I'll call you Cameron even if you do mind. I'm a bit busy right now, so you'll have to sit tight for a minute."
He turned to Alice and winked confidentially.
"You can call me Buck," he whispered.
"Thanks," she said, pointing to a chair beside her desk. He sat down.
"Nice hair."
"Thanks," Alice replied, running a hand through her spikes.
"Does it take you long to do?"
"Not really."
"It reminds me of a hedgehog. Do you curl up to protect yourself when you sense danger?"
"Umm…not usually," she replied.
"Can I touch it?"
"I guess," said Alice, and burst into uncomfortable giggles. Flirting hadn't bothered her before the event, but now it seemed kind of wrong. Was it because flirting reminded her of dating, which reminded her of marriage, which reminded her of children? Probably not. It was just that it seemed inappropriate to have fun in the wake of so much tragedy. Buck was incorrigible, though, and kept the not-quite-funny quips coming even as she blushed and began shifting in her seat. She thought informing him that he'd been given the corner cubicle with the coffee maker might shut him up, but he only laughed and replied, "Ha! I bet I won't be able to fit my designer desk in there. You should have seen my old office. It was huge, like a palace. Floor-to-ceiling window looking out over Manhattan!"
Alice felt a wave of relief wash over her as Verna opened her door and announced, "Cameron, I can see you now."
Alice couldn't hear the exchange taking place in the editor's office, but she could see Buck's dark eyebrows arching in exaggerated witticism and Verna looking at him over the imaginary frames of the glasses she didn't wear but should have. Her expression gradually morphed from patience to tooth-gritting endurance, and she finally stomped out of the office with Buck in tow to show him to his cubicle. Alice almost offered to take him instead—she was his appointed babysitter—but Verna's look of barely concealed rage quieted her.
As he followed, Buck made silly faces at the rest of the staff, imitating Verna's walk and chuckling at his own antics. The others stared at him in bemusement, shooting looks at each other that asked whether it was okay to laugh at the mentally ill man. She heard one of the staff reporters whisper to another, "I guess he's under the delusion that he's funny?" and the other reply, "No, he's always been like that."
From the other side of the office, Verna mentioned something about insubordination and Buck exploded with a reply that the people on the street could probably hear. "No, Verna, what's out of the question is you trying to vent all your frustration from who knows where in one breath. You know as well as I do that no one with an ounce of self-respect would put up with this. If I have to work out of the Chicago area, I'm going to work at home with a computer and modem and fax machine. And if you expect to see me in this office again for any reason, you'll get Stanton Bailey on the phone right now."
Verna strode back to her office with careful composure, picking careful replies that would prevent another childish outburst.
"I will get Mr. Bailey on the phone if I can, but you realize it's late in New York."
"He's always there, you know that. Use his direct, after-hours number."
"I don't have that."
"I'll write it down for you. He's probably interviewing a replacement for me."
As she strode through her office doors, leaving them swinging behind her, she informed Buck, "I'll call him, Cameron, and I will even let you have your say, but I am going to speak to him first, and I reserve the right to tell him how insubordinate and disrespectful you've been. Please wait outside."
Buck emerged with a mischievous grin.
"Did you hear all that?" he whispered.
"I can hear anything I want," she mouthed. She knew that Buck loved phone gadgets, so she explained, "And you know those new speakerphones, the ones that don't make you wait till the other person is done talking?"
He nodded.
"Well, they don't make it obvious you're listening in, either. You just shut off the transmit button, like this, and then if something happens to hit the speakerphone button, oops, then you can hear a conversation without being heard. Is that cool, or what?"
"Yeah, that's great! Turn it on," he urged.
"No! Leave Verna alone," she chided, but he had already leaned close to the speaker as though he was listening.
"Bailey's answering and asking what she wants," he whispered. "Now she's saying she has a problem with me. And he's telling her to leave me alone because I've got important assignments to work on."
Alice looked at Buck in compassionate confusion. Was he just joking, or did he really imagine that he was hearing the conversation?
"She's saying I'm insubordinate. He's telling her to remember that I'm their greatest asset and to treat me that way."
Alice couldn't help a snort of inappropriate laughter and clapped a hand over her mouth, immediately feeling horrible that she found it funny to listen to Buck describing the fantasy conversation that only he could hear.
"She's saying he should support her. And saying that I'm being inappropriate. And he asks—hee hee—if I made a pass at her! Can you imagine? And he's telling her that this regional stuff is a waste for me and if she doesn't like my attitude, that's her problem."
The intercom buzzed for real. "Alice, send him in."
The exchange was short and appeared more polite than previously. Buck left Verna's office, pausing to tease Alice's hair annoyingly before picking up his briefcase and laptop and sauntering off.
Alice knocked quietly on the glass doors. Verna looked up and wearily called, "Come in."
"Is there anything I can get you? Like another cup of coffee or something?"
The editor shook her head silently. Alice looked at her and thought of how Buck had laughed at the idea of anyone finding her attractive. She wasn't old and she had fine, if severe features. She wore a beige pantsuit and kept her honey-blond hair pulled back in a knot, which, along with her sharp gaze, gave her a no-nonsense air, but none of that was the problem. The problem was that she was exhausted. After Lucinda's disappearance, she'd pulled an all-nighter, along with most of the fragmentary staff, just to get things organized enough to begin thinking about what needed to be done. Since then, she'd been doing the work of two while trying to cover the biggest story in history in the midst of Chicago's barely controlled chaos. Her eyes were sunken and her face had a drawn look. Buck had come bursting in looking fresh, like he'd just finished a light workday after a good night's rest and a hot shower. It felt like an insult to everything they'd been through.
She asked Verna, "What did Mr. Bailey say?"
Verna replied, "I told him that, for the first five minutes he was here, he had been not only constantly impudent and disrespectful, but also loud and disruptive. I told him that Cameron was going to need constant supervision simply to allow the other reporters to work. He told me that he didn't want to fire Cameron after already penalizing him, even if he had already been effectively eliminated from the staff. I mentioned that Cameron wanted to work from home. He said that would be fine."
"So Buck won't be back in the office?"
"Hopefully not. If you could go tell Jimmy that he can email Cameron his stories, that would be helpful."
"Of course, Ms. Zee."
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Today we are sad to bid farewell to our season intern Lilli Markle. Lilli has been an invaluable asset to the Sarasota Opera team over the past four months, both administrative and artistic, and she will be greatly missed. Below, Lilli gives us a taste of what life is like for a Sarasota Opera intern.
Since the start of my internship here at Sarasota Opera, I have continued to learn invaluable lessons in building relationships, fundraising, event execution, marketing, organization and data analysis. Over the course of four short but exhilarating months, I was lucky enough to share artistically beautiful experiences with patrons as well as administratively demanding moments with colleagues and friends.
I am grateful to the Sarasota Opera staff, especially Sarasota Opera's Executive Director, Susan Danis, who was determined to make my experience here at Sarasota Opera an educational one which has ultimately opened me to the wonderful world of opera and the American arts industry overall.
|Lilli Markle, Sarasota Opera intern
Before I even arrived in
Sarasota from the small city outside Toronto, Ontario where I am studying Cultural Management at the , I was given my first assignment. I made a stop at Severance Hall where the renowned Cleveland Orchestra performs. Meeting up with my new development colleague, and soon-to-be great friend and mentor Andrea Gartner, we were trained by a professional research analyst who shared with us her wisdom and strategies in prospect research so I would be equipped with the skills to tackle projects already waiting for me in University of Waterloo . Sarasota
I arrived in
at midnight the Sunday before I would start my new job as a cultural administrator. I did not even feel the exhaustion from traveling as there was so much to take in from the very start. From my first goal of learning all the names of the administrative staff to my final work report analyzing the current volunteer program at the Opera; I grew and learned as I archived season marketing promotions and activities, prepared marketing meeting agendas, executed qualification research on donor prospects, assisted with a medley of high-end social events, conducted patron market research during the busiest weekends of the Winter Festival season and countless other tasks. Sarasota
Some of my personal highlights included the opportunity to be a peasant supernumerary on stage in Vanessa and my debut as Carmen in a promotional commercial which aired all season long on local television.
|Lilli Markle as Carmen while filming the Sarasota Opera Season Commercial
-Lilli Markle, Sarasota Opera intern


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Miley Cyrus may be on eBay, y'all!
According to several reports, Miley apparently tweeted — then deleted — a link to a "barely used" Nikon camera on the site, urging her fans to "BUY MY OLD CAMERA."
There's still been no official word if the eBay user selling the Nikon SLR camera, "getit555," actually is Cyrus. Though, if it's legit, she's been buying and selling on the site since November 2007, purchasing stuff like textbooks, while offloading headphones, jeans and at least one "vintage cowgirl shirt" (which, the buyer added "was not a women's medium, but child's size").
Oh, and with the current bid sitting at more than $80,000, the star of MTV's "Miley: The Movement" documentary may make a bundle on the camera.
If it turns out the seller is in fact Miley, she's got a pretty lucrative thing going. And if she's looking to build on her eBay Empire, here's a bunch of stuff we'd like to imagine she's got lying around in storage that could be sold to the highest bidder. Sure, the music career is going extremely well, but it's never a bad idea to diversify. Like the old saying goes, one woman's trash is another man's treasure.
» A gigantic Teddy Bear backpack thingy
» Like, a hundred tongue depressors
» Her hospital gown from that one episode of "Hannah Montana" where she's in a coma, because that was totally a classic
» Game-worn, cut-off shorts, complete with certificate of authenticity.
» An actual wrecking ball (Note: can only be sent via freight)
» The (traumatized?) "Miley" Barbie doll from the "We Can't Stop" video
» Alternate cover of Bangerz, which is just Miley wearing a really nice pantsuit from Ann Taylor.
» A DVD copy of "So Undercover"
» Her locks, shorn while she slept by the temptress Delilah.
» "101 Twerking Puns" book, for writers struggling to meet deadlines


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Why Are Other Industries Attracted to the Boutique Hotel Sector?
June 16, 2017 1:42pm
By Frances Kiradjian
One of the many exciting things about the boutique hotel world is its ability to absorb exciting elements from disparate areas—from the art world to music, fashion and cuisine—anything it can harness to add character and interest to a hotel's offering. And this diversity of influences was highlighted this week at the BLLA Boutique Hotel Investment Conference, where a panel of luminaries from very different backgrounds converged to discuss their shared interest in the boutique space.
Chaired by Gettys Group president Andrew Fay, the panel featured David Bowd, principal of West Elm Hotels; Tony Kurz, CEO of Brandmark Collective; and Christopher Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels. Each has a very different approach and back story, each of them fascinating, and it was fascinating to hear their stories and what they bring to the boutique and lifestyle hotel sphere.
Bowd described starting out as a bellman before progressing to working with luminaries such as Ian Schrager and Andre Balazs, as well as working together with West Elm Hotels and Williams Sonoma on a chain of unique lifestyle hotels. Kurz talked about his experience of opening fashion hotels for brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Karl Lagerfeld. And Norton recalled being drawn to the hotel business by "a love of the smell of coffee and toast" before an illustrious career at Four Seasons and striking out to create his mold-breaking current venture, Equinox Hotels.
The panelists were asked how they went about applying the tenets of their existing businesses to the hospitality industry. Bowd talked about wanting each hotel to feel like a unique and special space, "not just a showroom", and a place that is very unique to the location. The focus was on the customer experience and the relationship with the local area, an aesthetic he summed up by saying that he suggested replacing the concept of a hotel manager with an "innkeeper".
Kurz said that he had learned not to build the brand on one person—so the Karl Lagerfeld hotel is not just about the designer himself, but a combination of elements inspired by the "DNA" of his fashion brand.
Norton said that the Equinox chain was inspired by "watching the millennials" and witnessing a new, different definition of luxury, which is defined less by white-glove service than by "how you make people feel". For example, he said the chain's gyms will be open to local public, so that rather than standing empty and soulless, they are full of atmosphere and energy.
The next question Fay asked was how the hoteliers present leveraged the assets of their existing brands through the creation of a hospitality offering.
Bowd replied that the existing database of 15 million people who loved Williams Sonoma and West Elm brands created a ready-made starting point. He also said that the brand was very much focused on engaging with a local population and bringing employees without formal education who know the area, through purpose-built West Elm Academies.
Kurz said that the association with a well-known fashion brand brought with it an opportunity to hit the consumer press and a much larger marketing span. He also hinted at a new initiative, currently under wraps, that would allow his hotels to "shake up the industry" and rely less on "filling beds with heads". And Nash said Equinox's core loyalty was to its members as it focused in going after key markets and being in the right spots.
The panelists were also asked about the importance of design in their hotels, in response to which Bowd talked about the fact that it was a domestic retail brand tackling a hotel space, and so the residential feel was all-important for West Elm Hotels; and Kurz reiterated that the "DNA" of each fashion brand was the deciding factor in the design of the properties.
It is this proliferation of ideas and energies from different industries, converging in a space that is both diverse and full of life, that makes the boutique sector such an exciting and unique place, and never has this been clearer than at this year's conference. We are grateful to the panelists for giving us an insight into their experiences of working in the boutique space and we look forward to ever more innovation in the year to come.
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Founder of the Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA), Frances Kiradjian, a 25-year hospitality and travel industry seasoned professional, created BLLA to give a voice to independent properties as well as small brands around the world, offering them the opportunity and the means to compete on a level playing field with major hotel companies. BLLA serves more than 750 members, including hotels and the suppliers that sustain them.
Frances states why she created the BLLA. "My passion for independent boutique & lifestyle hotels are what drove me to create a place where leaders in this hotel sector can meet on common ground," said Frances. "I wanted to institute programs for enhanced awareness to global travelers and offer vendors the opportunity to focus their marketing efforts through sponsorship of BLLA programs, events & conferences."
Kiradjian is a graduate of the highly respected Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (USC).
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Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Ger to Ger - Complete
See the pictures!
Our Ger to Ger trip was a wonderful experience. I'll continuously update this post till all is said and told. It may take me a bit longer till I can publish the pictures, we altogether have about 500 and I want to select the best.
Day1:Our trip started early on Wednesday morning, we were the first on the bus at 6.45am, shortly afterwards Kris from Australia arrive who joined us for this trip. At 8am the last seat in the bus was taken and the luggage was safely stored in the aisle. There was so many luggages, that we had to climb over the seats to get in and out. The streets went from bad to worse the farther we got. After passing Karakorum, there was just a dirt track left, at times there were several different tracks running almost parallel.Around 6.30pm we arrived in Tsetserleg, the "capital" of the Arkhangai Aimag. There our driver awaited us to take us to Ih Thamir, where our trip should start.Urgaa invited us into her house and served us milk tea (consisting of milk, water, salt and tealeaves) and Cheese. Signing the guestbook we discovered that there were only 30 people who did this trip before us.From there we hiked for 30 minutes to the first Ger. One of the suggested activities on the program was to rest our feet in a stream. And indeed we had to cover several small streams and because the stones were pretty slippery, everyone got their feet wet :-).The whole day it has been raining on and off, but just as we started to walk the sun came out and there was a beautiful sunset.Bat Ochir bid us into his Ger and served us milk tea, Borzg (fried cookie) and Cream. The location of this Ger was perfect, it was close to Ih Tamir, but the only thing you could see was wonderful countryside. After setting up our tent close to the forest, we had our first Nomad Dinner; it was soup with fresh noodles and small pieces of meat. Everyone was pretty tired from the long trip, so we soon went to bed.
Day 2:Protected from the forest, the sun only woke us up around 10.30am. The first thing I saw was how the neighbors were skinning a sheep. After a Nomad Breakfast (Borzg and cream/liquid cheese), we packed our things onto a yak-cart and started our journey.Bat Ochir and his dog led the way. We walked along a valley, seeing several Gers on the way. One was just being dismantled and the nomads ready to move on. Again we crossed several rivers; I tried my look on foot: two times my socks got wet, and once my trousers (which I had rolled up to above my knees!). Shortly afterwards we saw the Ger to Ger flag showing the location of Batdelger's Ger. After drinking milk tea and setting up the tent Evelyn and I decided to go for a swim in the river, which was pretty cold. Dried by the last rays of sunshine we joined the nomads in the Ger for dinner. With our phrasebooks, dictionaries and vocabulary lists we tried to learn more about their lives. The correct pronunciation often got in our way, but through describing, charades and pointing words out in our book, we got the meaning across most of the times. Batdelger was kind enough to lend us a blanket and a deel to protect against the cold weather outside.
Day 3:On this day we started our journey on horseback with Mongolian saddles, they are made out of wood and have ornamental metal pieces at the side, thus they are not very comfortable...My horse was very nice, it followed my every command. We crossed several creeks and rivers before entering a long valley. On the hills to both sides of the valley we could see large forests. The valley slowly led us to a hill with a big ovoo on top, where we stopped for lunch.Here we said goodbye to Batdelger and his daughter and continued the way on our own. The trail directions were easy enough: take the left road at the fork. There even was a sign to support this information. First we walked through the dense forest, which reminded me of the forests back home, but soon we came into another valley which we followed for almost 2 hours. On the way we met no one, just a group of horses grazing on the hills. Finally we saw the end of the valley and close-by a couple of Gers, but there was no flag! A couple of minutes later we found a sign, pointing to the right, so we rounded the next corner and there we spotted the flag next to some Gers on the horizon. But nothing is as easy as it seems, we first had to cross a river before reaching our destination totally exhausted after 3 hours walking.We quickly put up our tents; we were getting experienced and followed the nomads to the animals. There we could watch how the men caught and castrated a yak.To celebrate the occasion we were served Airag (fermented mare's milk; alcohol content: 3%) and Shimiin Arkhi (distilled Airag; alcohol content: 12%).These were the first Gers we encountered which did not have solar power and thus no electric lights in the evening.
Day 4:I woke up "early" in the morning and could observe how the nomads milk the cows and yaks. First the young one can drink, then it is put into an enclosure and the cow or yak is milked. Then the young one gets another go. This process is sometimes repeated several times. After breakfast we started this day's journey, again on horseback. My horse didn't want to go anywhere. It turned out that it was the father of the foal which was walking along and Kris' horse was the mother. So at the beginning my horse just followed Kris' horse, but hers didn't want to walk either and so the nomads had to take our reins and pull our horses onwards. I got a Mongolian saddle again, this time it was not so comfortable anymore, and my ass soon started to hurt. After riding for several hours it started to rain heavily, fortunately it didn't last long, however, it was long enough for us to get drenched. Fortunately it was not long to the next Gers and the sun soon came out as well, so we could dry our clothes.There were a lot of children around these Gers; they just loved to pose for pictures and afterwards look at the results. Again we could observe how the horses, cows and yaks were milked. The children all helped wherever they could.Dinner consisted of rice, potatoes and meat (of course), it was delicious.
Day 5:This promised to be an easy day, just a couple of hours travel with a yak-cart. First we had to cross the river and the boys used two horses to bring us to the other side. After a long walk uphill we reached the peak and continued downhill through a beautiful forest. It soon gave way to a grass hill, at the bottom of which we could see our destination.There the kids lead us to the hot springs, which were close by. In the program it said "Take a bath in a hot spring" and indeed there were houses built next to the hot springs and in one of them we found two bathtubs, one of which could be filled with hot spring water. The bath was extremely refreshing.We cooked lunch, it was now almost 5pm, and shared our spaghetti with the kids who had accompanied us. Back at the Gers we walked to the Stupa which was located just behind the local school. There I spotted a dragonfly on one of the many clothes wrapped around the spires. After dinner I helped with sawing wood with a whipsaw and the girls did acrobatic exercises with the younger kids who had a great time.At first we wanted to spend some time alone to play a couple of games after dinner, but the older kids had other plans, they brought their ghetto blaster to our tent and played music from tapes. The ghetto blaster could even flash in blue and red colors. So we had our own private "Nomad Disco". That was great fun, even though the music wasn't quite my taste ;-).
Day 6:The night was frigging cold, Kris had ice on the outside AND inside of her tent!Before continuing with another yak-cart, we were very glad that there was no horse riding for today, my butt was still sore from two days ago, we visited the local school of the valley. We could visit both classes; they had approximately 20 primary school students each. They were all dressed very nicely and were very polite. The walls were decorated with various drawings and the teachers looked like they worked with all their heart and soul.On the way we stopped at the ruins of an old monastery to cook our lunch. Then we came to an old reindeer stone which is part of an ancient burial site.Our next Ger was just next to the bank of a beautiful river, unfortunately the weather was too cold for a swim today.Because we had some free time we sat at the river and just enjoyed the beautiful view. Jargalsaihan, our host for tonight, played with us traditional Mongolian games after dinner. The first was a kind of horserace. All that we needed were a lot of anklebones of sheep. They were differently colored and have four unique sides representing horse, camel, goat and sheep. You could move as many fields as you threw horses with four bones. If you threw one each you could move 4 fields. Evelyn won the race, followed by Jargalsaihan and Michaela. Kris, Sofia and I had a close race for the fourth place, in the end I managed to pull ahead.In the second game you had to bring two bones with the same side up together, and then you could take one. After all the bones were distributed everyone gave the same number of bones for the next round. Whoever had no bones left had to leave the game. I managed to hold on to the very end, but then lost to Jargalsaihan who obviously had a lot more practice than I :-).
Day 7:First thing I did in the morning was swimming in the river. However, it was colder than I expected, after standing in it for a couple of seconds my legs started to get numb! Nevertheless I swam a couple of meters, what a joy; a great refreshment.Today an ox-cart carried our luggage. But because we told Jargalsaihan that we would like to do some horse riding, we could take two horses along which we rode in turns.Our journey took us across a valley and along a beautiful river. Time seemed to fly with these varied landscapes.After arriving at Batchuluns Ger we again had some time to relax. Then we helped to saw wood with a whipsaw and joined the family while they were milking the cows and yaks.After our dinner the driver arrived and signaled that our trip was about to reach an end.Day 8:Shortly after we got up Batchuluns family started to dismantle their Ger. At first I was wondering whether they were getting ready to move on, but we soon found out that they had to replace the wheel which holds together the roof. We were helping them wherever we could, it was a great experience and I got a closer look at how the Gers exactly are built. After replacing the wheel we put the roof back together.The goodbyes took a long while, but then we finally were in the jeep and back on our way to "civilization". The drive to Tsetserleg took a long time, on the way we stopped at the driver's family and were promptly invited in for milk tea and borzg.After reaching Tsetserleg we tried to figure out how to get back to UB. There was an official bus planned for the next day, but we weren't sure how to get tickets. After we found the information I sat outside the ticket office to wait for the return of the guy selling the tickets. There were a couple of microbus drivers there as well and they wanted to make me believe that the bus was not running because of a) the wheels were broken, b) it was not running tomorrow and finally c) it was sold out. The guy selling the tickets came back and confirmed story c), however, he was encircled by the microbus drivers who were talking to him avidly in Monglian so I was a little bit skeptical and decided to check the situation personally the next morning.For dinner we went to "Gost Tavern – Pub & Night". Shortly after we had our goulash, they dimmed the lights and started playing music, it was 6pm! At one table close to ours there were four Mongolian guys who ordered a bottle of Vodka and a bottle of water, they were drunk within minutes and always wanted to encourage us to join them and dance...We stayed at a guesthouse for the night, unfortunately it was located in the same building as another disco and so we had music till 3am.
Day 9:We got up very early to check the bus which should leave at 8am. The driver told us that it was sold out and we quickly saw that this was true by the amount of people who wanted to get in. Just next to the bus was a microbus ready to leave for UB at 9am and so we took that. A couple of minutes after we took our seats, Austin who we last met in UB just before leaving on this trip, walked in, he had spent the last couple of days around Tsetserleg horse riding. The drive back to UB was very long. In Kharakorum something below our car broke and we had to drive back to a "garage", a shed with equipment for welding and other things. After about 20 minutes the problem was solved and we continued on our way. We reached UB shortly before 8pm.
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