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Monday, September 22, 2008
Hearing on Slum Historique Zoning Variance Tomorrow
Although this plan of action makes sense to me, I am against the variance because I am skeptical of granting a variance without knowing what business, or at least type of business, will benefit from it. I think that the R-4 designation should be respected unless the owner brings to the neighbors a specific business--or at very least a development plan that includes a general business use--that's un-offensive to the neighbors (e.g., I don't want to see a liquor store, another weird religious cult bookstore, or a takeout joint fill this spot -- something's not always better than nothing). I concede that it may have been a mistake to designate at least one of these particular properties as R-4 in the first place, given its location on the busy intersection of 9th and Rhode Island. Nonetheless, the designation is in place, and until Sendar or a future owner presents a plan for bringing a business to the site with a general idea of what that business will be, it should remain R-4 in my opinion.
The hearing will be held in Suite 220 South 441 4th Street, NW tomorrow (September 23) at 9:30 a.m. If you have any questions, you can call the Office of Zoning at 202-72706311.
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- Mr. Q said...
Good points Shaw Rez...
Would it be possible for our ANC Commissioner (or perhaps even our someone from our Councilman's office?) to address your issues?
Does this variance come with any contingencies about what type of business can go there? What input will the neighborhood have to make sure we don't have a new Subway at 9th and Q?
- September 23, 2008
In other zoning news, have also seen public notices for zoning variance hearings recently on Kelsey Gardens and the Watha T. library sites.
On dc.gov I'm seeing...
10/30/2008 ZC 08-14 Kelsey Gardens - Consolidated PUD & Related Map Amendment @ Square 421, Lots 67 and 68
9/23/2008 BZA 2C01 17839 Application of D.C. Public Library
Come on Shaw development!
- September 23, 2008
- si said...
Sendar case hasnt come up yet, bza is backed up. I think its next. you can watch online.
- September 23, 2008
Re: types of businesses allowable under the proposed zoning relief from the BZA, and it's important to note that a variance is sought, not rezoning, which would come from the Zoning Commission, not the Board of Zoning Adjustment:
The BZA application asks for neighborhood serving retail to be allowed, with a prohibition against a bar/lounge or liquor store. In addition, the relevant business classification also prohibits fast food, but would allow a sit down dining establishment that serves alcohol.
The reason why we need to have a variance now is that every prospective buyer for the property has refused to close on the deal when they realize that they would have to undertake the request for a variance themselves, which would mean that it would be a minimum of six months before they would know whether or not they would be able to install retail on the ground floor of these buildings, and that's been the deal killer every time. And when Sendar tried to develop the property himself with a third floor, the Histroic Preservation Office told him the addition would not be allowed. The result is that either a new owner must be found for the property, and in order to do that, a variance must be in place.
In short, if you never want to see anything happen with these prominent buildings, then you shouldn't support the variance request. But if you're tired of seeing nothing but blight at this corner, the variance is the only way anything will happen there in this decade.
--Hon. Alexander M. Padro
Commissioner, ANC 2C01
- September 24, 2008
- Shaw Rez said...
Thanks for the insight, Alex.
As I said, the plan of action certainly makes sense to me, and I definitely want to see these noteworthy properties de-blighted. No less, I am hesitant of a variance in this context where there is no planned redevelopment or no specific business seeking to move in.
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The Final Frontier:
Political Honesty and the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness
|Great Divide Ranch, home of the non-partisan Project Vote Smart where Brianna
completed a 10-week internship in Summer 2016.
Project Vote Smart calls itself the most important organization you have never heard of. And in some ways, that is true. It was founded in 1992 and housed at Oregon State University. Seven years later, the program moved out to the Great Divide Ranch in southwestern Montana. Its mission statement is to collect and disseminate information on those holding and running for political offices in America. This research covers all levels of government from local to federal and stretches across several different types of information. In an effort to create comprehensive information about America's electoral process, Vote Smart brings interns and paid staff to Montana. They make up the workforce of several departments ranging from candidate biographies to campaign finance information. And, as promised by Vote Smart's slogan, very few people have heard of it. I experienced this first hand when I found myself constantly explaining to family and friends exactly what I was doing on the other side of the country.
|Moose Lake, at the edge of the Great Divide Ranch
During ten weeks between May and August, I was one of fifty interns living and working at Vote Smart's Montana headquarters. Having come from a bucolic hometown and attending college in suburban Amherst, spending the summer at the near-wilderness location was unlike anything I had ever done before. The ranch itself is situated at the edge of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness at an elevation of 6000 feet. The closest town, Philipsburg, is a forty-five minute drive, and the closest airport is about two hours to the east. However, the ranch's isolated location does not mean that the interns are lacking in things to do. Vote Smart's property touches the edge of Moose Lake, and the organization owns a dock and several boats. Additionally, several trailheads can be found down the road from the ranch, and most can be completed in an afternoon. A particularly memorable trail – dubbed Huff Puff by a few decades of Vote Smart interns - switchbacks up an Anaconda-Pintler foothill. The aptly-named trail ends about 1000 feet higher than the ranch and features an amazing view of the Pintler Mountain Range.
|Trailways surrounding the Project Vote Smart Camp
But my time in Montana was spent doing more than hiking and spending time on the lake. Over the course of ten weeks, each of Vote Smart's interns spends 40 hours per week contributing to the organization's extensive research. During my internship, I was assigned to Vote Smart's Political Courage Test department. To attempt to provide the public with information about political candidates, the organization sends out Political Courage questionnaires to everyone running for office. This test poses fifteen yes-or-no questions across various policy areas and gives politicians the opportunity to elaborate on their responses. It is the department's responsibility to send out these letters and post candidate responses on the Vote Smart website. Unfortunately, a very small number of candidates respond to the surveys, and those that do often return only partially completed tests. Because of this, my main obligation in the department was to research candidate websites and speeches to extrapolate their answers to the questions.
|Brianna, far left, and fellow interns enjoying the outdoor activities. Interns work on a variety of
projects, collecting information that assists voters with reliable, non-partisan information.
The work was engaging, if repetitive. Throughout the ten weeks I researched congressional candidates across the country. Some had professionally designed websites with comprehensive issue positions and governance plans. Others had typed a few sentences into WordPress and called it a day. However, the common thread linking candidates from Alabama to Wyoming was that this information is not well publicized. It usually is not too difficult to find, but the process of finding the most relevant information can take a while. The average American often does not have the time or inclination to conduct comprehensive research on all of a candidate's positions. That is the reason Vote Smart exists. The research done by interns and staff is aggregated on Vote Smart's website; one place with everything a voter would need to make an informed decision. Every candidate has a page that lists biographical information, public statements, voting records, submitted or extrapolated PCT answers, special interest support, and other relevant information. Considering the controversy and polarization of this election cycle, this kind of data is more important than ever. As said by Thomas Jefferson, a well-informed electorate is a prerequisite for democracy. In 2016, it seems that voters will need all the resources at their disposal to parse through rampant misinformation about their candidates and electoral process. In my opinion, a resource like Vote Smart would be invaluable.
|The compound where Project Vote Smart staff and interns engage
in voter education.
This summer was an extremely rewarding experience, and I am glad to have had the opportunity to contribute to increasing political clarity in America. However, I could not have worked through the ins and outs of completing a successful internship by myself. I would like to thank Dr. Lisa Parshall and the History and Political Science Department for all the help and support I received during the application process and throughout the summer. I would also like to thank the staff and interns at Vote Smart. It was great to work with such a wonderful group of people. Thank you for making my ten weeks a truly amazing experience; it was absolutely one of the best summers of my life.
|The author, Brianna Zichettella is majoring in Political Science
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Skateboard Film Festival – Official Call for Entries – 2009
All you budding filmmakers and aspiring pro skaters (all y'all that send me 'sponsor me' messages in all caps, too)...here's your chance. The guys at The Skateboard Film Fest have extended their free entry deadline until March, 31st. Don't be shy. Send in your work. You don't have to go to Seattle to enter the festival, by the way.
The Skateboard Film Festival serves to promote independent film making in the skateboard community at large. It is open to the entire public by way of video and film submissions, and there are several categories by which each filmmaker can submit his or her video short or full-length movie. Winning films will be carefully selected by a panel of judges and shown during the festival weekend in SIFF Cinema's state of the art theater right next to Seattle's new Sea Skate Plaza.
August 14th – 16th, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
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Fountain Valley High School enjoys a strong reputation of excellence in the Vocal Music Program. Due to the amount of concerts, tours, trips, and transportation needs, the VMPA is aware of the high costs of these expenses and the financial burden they can impose.
As a result, the VMPA offers a variety of simple and effective fundraisers throughout the year to offset that burden. Student Fundraising opportunities allow your student's portion to be directly deposited in your student's account. Our Contributions Coordinator, oversees these accounts and will keep you informed of the balances therein.
The VMPA believes it is essential that your student participate in these fundraising opportunities, which will enable them to experience all that the Vocal Music Program has to offer without a financial hardship for your family. Our Director's philosophy is to never allow funds to prevent a hard-working student from full participation in all the Vocal Music Program has to offer.
The following fundraising opportunities are available to your student during the Vocal Music season:
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- Buy pre-paid cards for things you already shop for:
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Why should I do this?:
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- One family is buying around $500 worth of scrip and getting around $40 in her account
- Over the year this family will have earned $400 FOR BUYING THE 'STUFF' THEY ALREADY WERE SPENDING $ ON!!!
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
Just One Of The Great Pieces I Managed To Find At This Mornings Estate Sale. Status: All Pretty And Polished Up
Yeaaaahhhh!!! Today was a great day to be Mr. Modtomic! I may have only gotten 2 hours of sleep this morning but an estate sale score like today's reassures me that it CAN all be worth it!
I'm not going to show you all of what I got in one post, but let me just say this...as great as Frank II
is at hauling the goods I have made two trips from the sale and Still have to go back and fill him
up again!
Here's just a little peek of what was at this sale. Illuminate (fast becoming my "go to" estate sale
pardner) and I showed up at crazy thirty in the morning and waited (and waited...and waited!) for
number three to show up. We were kinda surprised that there weren't more crazies showing up
early for this sale. The pics on the web showed a wealth of great Danish / Retro / Vintage Modern
stuff available.
It started raining during the final few minutes of our wait outside the sale and the selling company
would take no pity on us refusing to give out numbers. We were fine but we joked with them about
how horribly we were being treated as they walked in to set up. It was a minor drizzle. But as I fitted
the first load into Frank II, it started raining proper. And it continued until I got back on the road to
get the second load. By the time I got back home with that load (the Broyhill Magna chest you see
here) the clouds had broke and the sun was shining bright!
Speaking of bright and shiny...just after unloading the chest I followed my own advice that I gave to
Beccalina over at The Vintage South concerning cleaning and polishing the Brazilia pieces she just
snatched up at an estate sale she staked out. Beccalina, I won't tell you how much I paid for this as
it'll just make you cry! And I know...I'm a Big Ol' Copycat!
Yes, a little Murphy Oil Soap and Howards Feed-N-Wax got this real pretty...but there's more to
come. This was indeed a birthday wish / dream come true estate sale day! Mr. Modtomic = happy!
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Labels: Brasilia, Broyhill, Estate Sale
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All I can say is WOW!!ReplyDelete
How completely and utterly fabulous!
That. Freakin'. ROCKS!!ReplyDelete
Oh, oh, oh Mr. Modtomic strikes AGAIN! You had a VERY happy Blogerversary!ReplyDelete
Congrats! Gorgeous piece.ReplyDelete
An absolutely amazing find!ReplyDelete
Great find! Your blog birthday brought you luck, huh?ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! That is a dream Brasilia piece...well along w/ a king size headboard & footboard!ReplyDelete
Haahaa That is awesome...I just helped my brother get that same piece home yesterday! and I was looking at it longingly...Man I wish I had a larger bedroom.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 10:12 AM
Love it! I have the Broyhill Sculptra version of this dresser and I love it! Jealous of your Brasilia!ReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous. You just love to tease me with Brasilia! GREAT find.ReplyDelete
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Now for the crafty fun! I wanted to do something colorful and to show gratitude for choosing adoption, so here is what I cam up:
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Dog Gone Fun Blog Hop 9/16 ~ 9/17
Now for the crafty fun! I wanted to do something colorful and to show gratitude for choosing adoption, so here is what I cam up:
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Create a Critter is one of my very favorite Cricut Cartridges! I love your card! And good choice for the poodle PINK! Totally love it!ReplyDelete
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Raiding someones house and finding a negligible amount of marijuana does not allow government employees a right to plunder everything they can from a suspect's home.
The war on drugs is truly a war on our rights.
Here is the story:
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The corrupt cops were caught on tape discussing the spoils of their "drug raid" -- which netted a quarter-ounce of marijuana.
Two Michigan police officers have been criminally charged after being caught on tape during a botched marijuana raid.
Lt. Luke Davis and Lt. Emmanuel Riopelle face dozens of charges in the case, reports Action News WXYZ. Davis headed the undercover narcotics unit. The indictment alleges that he and the others sold drugs and confiscated goods for personal profit.
The rogue cops were caught on audio tape by a local man, Rudy Simpson, during a pot raid (you can hear the audio at the end of this story). Simpson alleges he was the victim of heavy-handed and unprofessional police tactics during the raid on his home. Of course, it was just business as usual for the cops -- except this time, a tape was rolling.
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Drug Task Force head Lt. Luke Davis, right, allegedly sold drugs and confiscated goods for personal profit.
The case centers around Lt. Davis, who now faces corruption charges. The OMNI Drug Task Force, headed by Davis, executed a search warrant on Simpson's Monroe County home in June of 2008. They based the search on an anonymous tip and a single marijuana stem they claimed they found in his garbage.
When the cops busted in, Rudy's band was practicing in his basement recording studio.
What the dumb-ass police didn't know is that the microphones were on, and everything was being recorded.
"They have a recording studio? What the fuck," said one cop.
"I hope they're not mixing," said another.
But they were mixing, and the two clueless cops take turns (badly) singing on the microphone, unaware that their "performance" is being recorded.
While those cops were goofing in the basement, Rudy, his friend Jeremy and members of the band were taken upstairs, where Lt. Davis and other task force members were tossing the house.
They said they were shocked by the behavior of the police.
"Very unprofessional, almost thuggish," Simpson said. "I felt violated, and almost like it was a game to them."
The cops were "going in the kitchen cabinets, eating cookies," said Simpson's friend. "Going in the refrigerator, eating stuff out of the refrigerator.
"It was very unprofessional," he said.
And what did these big, tough "Drug Task Force" cops find? Only a quarter-ounce of marijuana, 12 tiny sprouts in a pot which they claimed were marijuana, and half of a pain pill -- for which Rudy later produced a prescription.
The men said the cops seemed more interested in Rudy's costly music equipment than in the scant amount of marijuana they found.
"Basically what I heard them talking about is what equipment, what materialistic stuff they could take out of my house," Simpson said. "It seems like ... that they were just trying to figure out what they could come out of here with."
"At least a quarter-ounce here; he's gonna give us a chance to frickin' take all this stuff, according to Luke," one of the cops is heard saying on the tape.
The police wound up stealing, I mean "confiscating" three pages' worth of stuff from the home, including a generous helping of Rudy's personal property: a 52-inch flat-screen TV, a DVD player, two computers, a camera and a bunch of DVDs.
Under the law, police are only supposed to confiscate property that was purchased with money earned from drug sales.
"Where was there evidence that you were distributing or selling drugs?" asked Action News investigator Scott Lewis.
"There was none," said Simpson. "There was no sales, there was no undercover cops. There was nothing on paper ... it was basically an anonymous tip, they said."
The corruption charges surrounding Lt. Davis raise serious questions, according to Action News, not only about the thuggish conduct of the officers but also about Michigan's drug forfeiture laws.
A report from a civil liberties group called The Justice Institute grades the forfeiture laws of each state. Michigan gets a "D minus."
In Michigan, cops can seize your property with nothing more than "probable cause," and they are well aware of this. They don't need any proof beyond a reasonable doubt, as they do in many other states.
They can even take your property without charging you with any crime! And as Action News learned, that's what apparently happened.
Rudy Simpson was charged for the quarter-ounce of marijuana and half a pain pill, even though he had a prescription for the pill. Simpson had another marijuana charge from years ago, and he said the prosecutor was playing hardball.
"You either take the charge for half a Lorcet (from the prescription I had) or we're gonna hit you as a habitual, and you're looking at prison time for a quarter ounce of weed," he said.
Simpson, believing he had no choice, pleaded guilty and did some time in a halfway house. He said he decided to come forward with his story after he heard Action News was investigating the Luke Davis corruption case.
Rudy said the OMINI Narcotics crew also took $400 cash and a gold ring that was never even listed on the search warrant return. That allegation, of course, was denied by the prosecutor in court records.
Expect this to keep happening until you get sick enough of it to do something.
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I entered the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards again. Fifth time's a charm, right? As with last year, I made it past the dreaded Pitch Stage, and am now in the dreaded Excerpt Stage.
Last year, I didn't fare so well in that stage. It was brutal. I think I've grown since then, but probably not. We'll see. This year I swear to bite my tongue if I don't agree with my reviewer.
I mean, mostly promise.
Somewhat promise.
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Man of Steel Videos - Part 2
Thanks to Keewee's camera work, here's three more videos from the Man of Steel match held just South of Portland, in Sherwood, Oregon.
Jeff shot solid runs all day, making very few mistakes. (Won't say a word about that one stop plate, though!!) Jeff was the overall winner of the Rimfire Optic class.
These three 6" by 11" plates correspond to "A" zone hits in USPSA/IPSC competition. There is no stop plate, but you must shoot each plate twice.
This stage is called "Ryan's Speed", and it was a lot harder than it looked. The first plate (extreme left) had to be shot first, then the middle plate shot three times, then the extreme right plate (not shown in the video) was shot last. It was very difficult to get a smooth tempo going as the plates were three different sizes, the spacing and distances varied, and the "Triple Tap" in the middle really messed up your rhythm.
Although these stages were challenging, they were also great fun and they made you concentrate on skills you don't usually use in a regular Steel Challenge match.
Congratulations to all the winners, and a big "Thank You" to Nick, Ryan, and all the other folks that worked so hard to put on a first class match.
Well Done!
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Regressive tax systems crush the poor. . .
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How is sales tax crushing the poor? Food and prescription drugs are not taxed. Once a yesr before school starts there is a tax holiday. The sales tax for Texas is 6.25.%. How is this so distructive, especially since they pay no income tax.
- Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 11:11:00 PM CDT
- Larry James said...
The tax is regressive in that everyone pays the same regardless of ability or wealth. Many low-income folks pay payroll taxes, property taxes in addition to sales taxes. In Dallas the rate for sales tax is 8.25%. Further, with no income tax, there is no other way to fund needed efforts and programs save via property taxes and sales taxes.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 7:25:00 AM CDT
We could spend some of the 12 billion dollars in the State savings account (the Rainy Day Fund), whcih it looks like the legislature is finally resigned to doing.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 1:31:00 PM CDT
That's like a family spending their emergency fund.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:02:00 PM CDT
In most states it is better financially to go on welfare than a minimum wage job. I guess somebody has to pay for the welfare state.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:06:00 PM CDT
- Larry James said...
Anon 2:06, that tells me, if true (?), that minimum wage is woefully low and needs to be raised. Most people want work. All workers deserve living wages.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 3:24:00 PM CDT


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My name is Samira and I have a Shopping Problem. It all started when I lost my job about two months ago, I was never an avid shopper. Really only shopping when I needed it, and always with in a budget (see here), I have lost my way.
I claimed in the post above (link) that I rarely spend any more than $10 on anything, and although I have stuck within the limit for the most part (that is a lie) I seem to have overstepped my boundary in the past few weeks with all the money that I do not have.
Two shopping trips was all it took, spending a mere $35 on multiple items of clothing in the first (it may not seem like a lot but when you are jobless it is everything) and a whopping $97 in the next. I bought three pairs of shoes in a day.
I guess it could be worse.
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Blog Traffic Boost: showing some skin (and bush)
But it is not mine.
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Jera Roberts, Program Director
Magnetic resonance (MR) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a procedure that uses pulses of radio wave energy along with a magnetic field to image a specific body area. Structure and function of the body are then presented as cross-sectional anatomy images. MR has greater soft tissue contrast than CT, thereby creating detailed images.
Technologists employed in magnetic resonance imaging may work in hospitals, imaging centers. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, technologists with certification in more than one diagnostic imaging area such as MR will be more marketable.
Core curriculum includes:
A graduate of the MR certificate program will possess entry-level knowledge and clinical skill. The certificate in magnetic resonance (MR) requires the completion of a minimum of twenty-two credit hours, including clinical experience. All MR courses count towards the Bachelor of Health Science (BHS) degree.
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Health Matters: Culinary Solutions
They practice what they preach at Lee Memorial Health System. This super-sized building houses their centralized 'Culinary Solutions' food prep operation, where the name of the game is food safety.
"This is a 38,000 square foot facility. It's been designed to USDA food construction safe design standards. So we have washable walls, seamless flooring, rounded covers, all the equipment is made so that it can be completely washable from top to bottom," says Larry Altier, director of food and nutrition services with Lee Memorial Health System.
The health system recently made the move to food producer in order to control the quality of what people were getting in all of their hospital and outpatient locations.
"We currently do 13,000 meals a day out of this facility in a variety of different formats; either a retail grab-and-go format or a bulk format or an individual patient meal of some nature. We could do in the neighborhood of 45,000 meals a day at full capacity," says Altier.
What are universal are safe food practices. The health system has the same obstacles you do, whether you're cooking in a home or a cook in a restaurant. There are five basic food poisoning risk factors: improper storage temperatures, improper cooking temperatures, contamination, poor hygiene from food handlers and unsafe or dirty source food.
"We designed a whole new food safety program. We want to be more preventive then reactive. We want to prevent a food borne illness, rather than reacting to a food borne illness," says Dr. Jennifer Turpin, food and nutrition quality assurance manager with Lee Memorial Health System.
The process includes quality insurance technicians who perform regular inspections and high tech data systems that regulate temperatures.
"We have an eco-house program that is temperature monitoring for the entire facility and we take a step further and we have data loggers in the truck, so we know we are going to get that food there safe and when it gets through that door of each site," says Turpin.
Whether it's cooking for one or producing meals for thousands each day, good food hygiene can't be overdone.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
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As the Chair of the Chemistry Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at University of North Florida, I would like to welcome you to our site. I am delighted that you are browsing our web pages and exploring UNF's Chemistry Department, a thriving academic department with ambitious plans for growth. In the past five years we have added eight tenure-track assistant professors to the faculty pool (presently 19) and this has dramatically changed the dynamics of the department.
We offer a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry, a four-year program of study, which is fully accredited through the American Chemical Society (ACS). In Fall 2010 we added new undergraduate tracks in Pre-Med Professions and Materials Chemistry, and since then we have experienced a dramatic upsurge in the number of our chemistry majors. In the 2011-2012 academic year, we graduated 20 BS chemistry majors and we expect this number to increase in coming years. About half of our graduates go on to graduate programs, medical or veterinary schools, and others find employment in industry. We have developed close ties with local industry and with the Mayo Clinic, and through these interactions our junior and seniors have been able to find internship opportunities.
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Suspect arrested in Boston Marathon bombing
"If your experience and your expertise is Middle East terrorism, it has the hallmarks of al Qaeda or a Middle East group," former FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes said. "If your experience is domestic groups and bombings that have occurred here, it has the hallmarks of a domestic terrorist like Eric Rudolph in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics bombings."It still remains to be told whether the person they've busted is the monster who committed the crime.
Fuentes said he has investigated both types of terrorism -- from Iraq to the United States -- and finds the Boston attack has elements of both. "It has the hallmarks of both domestic and international (attacks), and you can see either side of that."
Update: newer reports say there've been no arrests, again.
Labels: anti-americanism, islam, jihad, terrorism, United States, war on terror


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After several weeks of comparing what to use, I downloaded RunMeter. Check out the comparison chart here. I think I made the right choice. For $4.99 the user interface is nice and easy to navigate through. It has a lot of capabilities. I'm still exploring and I'm liking what I see.
I have it set up to report my runs to twitter, so we'll see if I have it set up correctly. But since I didn't have it set up today, here is today's quick run.
Yes, it was quick because I was learning how to use RunMeter and ran out of time to run. But it was a good and productive run. I picked up my pace which is a definite plus for me. Woo hoo!


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Friday, June 28, 2013
"June": THE WEEKEND MIX
It's been hot and sticky the last few days in NYC. This is what I came up with.
Enjoy...I hope.
Get Down With It- Little Richard
Jammin' Me- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Love For Tender- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Gone Gone Gone- The Everly Bros.
Hold Back The Night- GP & The Rumour
Look-Ka Py Py- The Meters
The Things I Do For You- Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Tulane- Chuck Berry
You're Doing It Too Hard- Charlie Sexton & The Mystics Knights Of The Sea
Find Me A Home- Detroit Cobras
Beans & Corn Bread- Louis Jordan
Consciousness Raising As A Social Tool- The Pursuit Of Happiness
Common People- William Shatner
Bold As Love- Jimi Hendrix
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Hold Back The Night is one of my favorite covers ever. Pretty cool that he took a song by The Trammps and made it so rockin'! Must be the "northern soul" in his blood.
- June 28, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Another superlative effort which is being much enjoyed, many thanks. Love the Louis Jordan tracks you bestow upon us. Have a good weekend!
- June 28, 2013 at 1:27 PM
- iggy said...
Nice Sal. Thanks. And a big fat "Amen" to your comments about "Two Steps From the Blues" too.
- June 29, 2013 at 6:44 AM
Another great job Sal. I agree with Dogbreath the Louis Jordan Beans and corn bread is a great track
- July 5, 2013 at 10:31 PM
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It's so cold tonight we can feel the frigid air seeping in through the walls of our little house. It's a night for drinking endless cups of tea and burrowing under blankets.
Unlike other years, when I was feeling much more organized and Martha Stewart-esque, today I snuck a quick picture of Ramona frolicking in the snow and cobbled together a photo card to send out. (out-take above)


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We Hope You Like This Song An Overly Honest Story about By Bree Housley
From fourth grade onward, shy, nervous Bree Housley and fearless, outgoing Shelly were an inseparable, albeit unlikely, pair. Their friendship survived everything from the awkward years of junior high to the transformative upheavals of early adulthood-until, at the young age of 25, Shelly lost her life to complications caused by Preeclampsia.We Hope You Like This Song is a tribute to the ineffable, incomparable bond that we call friendship, and a celebration of living life to the fullest. Housley recounts how she and her sister found a way to keep Shelly's memory alive-by spending a year doing crazy things that Shelly would have done, like giving Valentines to strangers, singing at a karaoke bar, and letting her boyfriend pick out her outfits for a week. In the process, she paints a vivid, often hilarious, portrait of her fun-loving, social butterfly best friend and the many adventures they had growing up together in '80s and '90s small-town America. Sweet, poignant, and yet somehow laugh-out-loud funny, We Hope You Like This Song is a touching story of love, loss, and the honoring of a friendship after it's gone.
Its a long story. It seems to be pointing out how things really so it is not so much a story to be read for pleasure or entertainment as it is to learn or educate.
I read it slowly because I didn't want it to end. If you are a fan of Bree Housley you won't be disappointed.


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I am really tired today. Yesterday I went to Canada's Wonderland and ate a funnel cake. Not the entire thing, but almost. It was pretty delicious! I didn't weigh myself this morning because I didn't want to start the day off on a bad note. But my clothes are fitting the same, so I probably have nothing to worry about.
chocobran (1)
source yogurt (1)
cheerios (2)
light silk soy (1)
blueberries (0.5)
2 rye crackers (1)
I am saving a lot of points for going out for dinner tonight - I don't know where I'm going so it's hard to plan for points!
Monday, July 16, 2007
Lazy Monday
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- Sara said...
We had heard about the afterparty but decided not to check it out (we've seen the alexis boys at bars and conerts all the time) but did anyone show up? It was a great show though huh?
- July 16, 2007 at 1:37 p.m.
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It was just a dance party - with hardly any people! I wanted to dance but the vibes were weird with so few people. And no one from the bands were there... I think. I don't know what the members of AOF look like haha. I went to the dance cave anyway and boogied.
- July 17, 2007 at 10:42 a.m.
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Canucks Report - Hodgson sidelinedby Staff Writer / Vancouver Canucks
C. Hodgson
Nineteen year-old Cody Hodgson, who injured his back this summer during off-ice training, sought out a second opinion late last week after the Canucks reassigned Hodgson to his junior club, the Brampton Battalion. Hodgson will likely not return until early November as reported by Jim Jamieson of the Province.
The 6"0 185lbs. Ontario native suffered from a budging disc in his lower back and as a result he missed six weeks of training camp, but was cleared by Canucks medical staff on September 11th. Hodgson struggled to find his game during the pre-season, recording two points in six pre-season games (1-1-2).
Upon Hodgson's return to Brampton, instead of lacing up his skates, he sought out Dr. Anthony Miniaci of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Dr. Miniaci prescribed plenty of rest, aggressive physiotherapy, and to stay off his skates for one month.
"First you see if physiotherapy is working, then you look at other forms of treatment such as injection or surgery," said Don Meehan, Hodgson's agent. "But those kinds of decisions you leave to the doctors to decide." [As for now], he has been prohibited from going on the ice for one month. He will be reexamined in Cleveland in two weeks.""The concern for Cody is he wants to be 100 percent healthy," said Stan Butler Battalion's director of hockey operations and Head Coach. "When you're an extremely competitive kid, you want to be at your best all the time, and that's true in Cody's case."
Meehan revealed Hodgson's back injury resulted in nerve damage and admitted Cody came back too soon.
"I think everybody recognizes that [the injury] affected his performance," said Meehan.
"There may have been a slight move sideways because he played so many games in a short period of time," said Canucks GM Mike Gillis. "But he wanted to play them and we wanted him to play and he was cleared. I don't know what else to say."
"He indicated he was ready to play and our medical staff put him through a series of tests every day and there was progress every day. I have no issues with anybody getting another opinion with a back, especially a young player."
Last season with Brampton, the Canucks first-round draft pick netted 43 goals and 49 assists (43-49-92) in 53 games.
The Canucks host their 4th annual Open Practice Saturday Morning at GM Place.
Festivities kick off at 10am with an Alumni game followed by pre-practice concourse activities including face painters, air hockey, and loads of games.
The Canucks will also be giving out great prizes throughout the practice including autographed sticks used by Canucks players. The celebrations will also include a Canucks shooutout challenge as well as appearances by FIN, the Canucks' mascot, and the Mike's On-Ice Team.
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Pretty in Pink
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Cereal, Peas, Pears...oh my!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Our story, part 2
My pregnant belly at 5 1/2 months
My pregnancy was normal...nauseous during the first trimester, feeling good the second trimester and beginning to get miserable starting the third trimester.
Our first visit to the doctor was exciting because that's when we found out we were having twins. It was also a downer because he gave us the lowdown and risk of a twin pregnancy. I praise God for no complications and giving me the strength to make it 38 weeks. I had a scare at 28 weeks though. I was having way too many braxton hicks contractions one day after a long, long day at work. That night I was sitting in a prenatal class and kept feeling my uterus tighten up and get hard as a rock then let down about every 5 minutes. Of course I am freaking out because the teacher is telling the class that more than 5 in an hour should be checked out. So after the class, the teacher told me to go across the street to the hospital. I did and I stayed over night. I was so scared because our babies were only 2lbs each then. I knew they could not come into this world yet, they were way too small. The doctor said my uterus was irritated from doing too much and not drinking enough water. He didn't put me on bed rest, but at that moment I knew I needed to slow down. (doctors, or at least my doctor, will not put pregnant women on bed rest unless something serious happens ) Needless to say I ended up going back to the hospital the next night too... From then on I started drinking a gallon of water a day and the contractions eased off.
I was an elementary LIFE skills teacher, so the work was physical and we are on the floor a lot. There was also a lot of pushing, hitting, and behavior problems in our room that I had to be careful of. I stopped picking up kids, especially ones that were dead weight. My coworkers realized that I needed to slow down as well. I lasted 6 more weeks at work....
My pregnant belly the night before the babies were born
"Full term" for a twin pregnancy is 34-36 weeks. My plan all along was that if I could make it to 34 weeks (full term), then I would stop working and put myself on bed rest. I believed that if I stayed home, I could make it that much longer and, praise God, I did! I made it 4 more weeks. I enjoyed staying at home. I was able to enjoy being pregnant too! I laid around a lot and got bigger and bigger. Walking to the car and back was exhausting. Once I rested for a while, I thought I would do the laundry... wrong idea.... that meant I then had to take an hour nap from exhaustion. I couldn't turn over at night and boy, sleeping was miserable. I was going to the bathroom every hour and Aaron had to push me up out of bed. I was sleeping with every random pillow in the house. Couch pillows, pregnancy pillows, and decorative pillows. It was crazy!The waiting game was harder for Aaron than for me. I was fearful of the pain and the unknown. With a twin pregnancy, you have to be prepared to give birth the babies early...32 weeks maybe. So every week that went by was a miracle. We thanked God along the way. At every doctor appointment we wondered if I would be dilated, but I never was. The waiting continued. Both girls were head down and so I felt God was allowing me to have a vaginal delivery.... I at least wanted to try. I felt the whole pregnancy my doctor was pushing for a c-section, but I never gave up on a vaginal delivery. I was also realistic in knowing that a c-section was a huge possibility and I was prepared. At the end we were going to the doctor every week and getting an ultrasound. The last appointment I was dilated to a 1cm, so the doctor decided to induce. He felt it was time since I was at 38 weeks and the babies were big and healthy. He also felt that the longer I waited, complications might arise. So the next morning I was induced at 7am.
Aaron and I in the nursery the morning of deliveryWe arrived at the hospital at 6am, I was induced at 7am, contractions started about 4pm and at that time I received the epidural. I took a nap, along with Aaron and my dad and enjoyed the meds! The whole process was a lot longer than I thought it would be. The girls just didn't want to come out!! I felt bad because our families were waiting all day in the waiting room. Bless them!! Then at 8pm, I was pumped up, getting ready to watch American Idol when full blown contractions began. Even though I had an epidural, I felt the contractions because I had what they call a "hot spot". I had never heard of that, but it was a place in my body were the epidural was not working. I praised God for that later, because I was able to know when to push and was able to push harder. I told the nurse that I was in pain; that the epidural wasn't working, and she said I wasn't hurting...I couldn't believe it! She said if the pain was so bad, then I should be crying...but I didn't cry before when I got the epidural and the contractions were more painful then. That nurse made me very upset. She made me want to cry!!! The doctor checked me and I was ready to start pushing.... Huh, I wanted to slap that nurse!
"Baby B", Maegan and "Baby A", Sadie in their hospital bassinet
All twin deliveries are done in the operating room, even vaginal ones...just in case a c-section has to take place. So I was wheeled away to the operating room and spent the next 3 hours in there. I couldn't tell you what it looked like because for some odd reason my eyes were closed the whole time. I guess that is the way I dealt with the pain, or maybe it was because of the loads of medication I had pumped inside of me. (needless to say it still didn't take away the hot spot) Sadie was born at 9:51pm and Maegan was born two hours later at 11:46pm. I was able to hold Sadie just for a minute and then they took her to the incubator close by. The two hours in between births flew by and I had to go through labor all over again... yet faster. Most of the two hours was waiting on Maegan to turn. She was head down, but facing the wrong way. She was facing forward instead of facing back. She was content and didn't want to move, which explains her content spirit most of the time. I just can't believe the delivery was a success!! God is good!!!
I had two motivators at the end to help me deliver Maegan. The first motivator was that at 11:30 Aaron told me that the doctor was going to give me three more pushes. If Maegan didn't come out, she would have to be delivered by c-section. Then the second motivator was knowing that it was almost midnight, and she would be delivered on a different day than her twin sister. God gave me strength and determination and both girls made it out healthy and beautiful!! We are so blessed to be able to talk about a success story. It breaks my heart and my prayers go out to those who have babies in the NICU for weeks and months. I pray for them and for their trust in God....All babies are precious in His sight!
Being pregnant was such a joy! My mom thinks I am crazy for wanting to have more kids...definitely years away. I hope you get to enjoy knowing and loving Sadie and Maegan. They are precious, beautiful girls who make our lives so eventful! I hope you've enjoyed the modified version of our story.... keep in touch.
Maegan Laverne
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Our Story..Marriage, pregnancy and birth, part1
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sadie and Maegan
They are almost 6 months old, three more days and they will be celebrating their first half birthday. They grow too fast, but at the same time it gets more fun the more they grow. Our days are pretty routine based, for my sanity and theirs. I am still breastfeeding, but also supplementing with a bottle or two a day. They girls have been sleeping through the night since they were two months old. There was a little disturbance about 2 months ago when they got sick and it took a month to get back to sleeping well at night. During that time we began to transition them to sleeping unswaddled and in seperate beds. Suprisingly the girls slept wonderful unswaddled. We also started the cry it out method of sleeping and we are still working on that. It is so hard to hear them crying, but I know in the long run we will all be blessed for it. Today, both nap times went great.... I layed them down and within 10 minutes went to sleep and slept two hours each. Another milestone they have reached this week is turning over from back to front! It is really cool and they are doing it in there sleep. I think it is helping them sleep better too... The only problem is when they wake up, they wake up crying louder for help!
Well that's it for now..I can go on forever about what the babies are up to and learning everyday. Hopefully I will keep up with this blog and share with you the ins and outs of twinhood! Also to keep you updated on our family... Aaron, me, Sadie and Maegan!


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I spent Saturday morning doing a cooking demonstration of tomato and eggplant sauce which I called Salsa di Pomodoro e Melazane as it would be in Italian. It was great fun and I got to speak to a lot of people. It was the annual tomato festival at the market where people get to taste a host of heirloom tomatoes. The dish takes only 3 minutes at pressure in the pressure cooker, tastes fresh and delicious, and all the ingredients came from Santa Rosa.
A woman named Ann from Pasadena found me on the Relish Culinary website and wanted to come see me. Her friend in Santa Rosa has lived there for 22 years and never made it to the market until she urged him to go. I cannot imagine not going to the market for 2 weeks, let alone years.
Later in the day I attended a LIFEE (http://www.ecoleader.org/) picnic. A colleague who is in this year's class said that when she first moved to Santa Rosa she went to the farmer's market because it gave her a place to feel connected.
With Slow Food Nation almost upon San Francisco, I am sure that there are many people who are thinking about their connection to their community and the food associated with it.
As I've said before, food is the language common in all cultures. When you break bread (or other food) with people it changes your relationship. This is likely why people like to socialize at events that involve food.
And the summer is a great time for it. Then again so is the rest of the year. You can still catch me doing cooking demonstrations and classes this year at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's market and other locations. Check my website http://www.theveggiequeen.com for more details as they become available or sign up for my email newsletter on my site.
Here's to great cooking.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Santa Rosa Farmer's Market Cooking Demonstration
Posted by The Veggie Queen at 6:39 PM
Labels: cooking, eat local, farmers market, heatlhy eating, news, pressure cooking, vegan cooking, vegetarian cooking
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May 20, 2008
Free Range Music: Spiritualized, The Futureheads, The Cure
>> Hey, remember when we'd do all those Free Range Music posts listing off worthwhile album streams and such suchness? Those were good times, right? Let's endeavor to resuscitate that, shall we? Jason Spaceman fans will be pleased to know that they can stream the new Spiritualized set Songs In A And E at the band's MySpace apothecary right here. It is funny, the little ways in which Mr. Spaceman -- or his label's marketing department -- trades on the man's past. For example, said MySpace page describes the act as Psychedelic/Experimental/Rock. And while we wouldn't quibble with that last genre, until the third track "Death Take Your Fiddle" the new record sounds like a straight, slightly overblown Britpop record, with the accent on pop. Thankfully, the proceedings get a lot more interesting very quickly, but are we over-generalizing if we say that Songs In A And E sounds like it could have been written and produced by Damon Albarn? This is not a slag; longtime readers will recall The Good, The Bad & The Queen's self-titled set was one of our favorites of 2006. But back to Spiritualized: as we are starting to come back around about saxophone in rock music, we're pleased to hear some bumping up the close of "I Gotta Fire." Songs In A And E will be issued in the U.S. by UMG May 27, and we think we might actually buy this one.
>> By supplying MTV.co.uk with a fake name and email address (call us Karl) one can gain access to streams of all the songs on the forthcoming set from fidgety Brit indie quartet The Futureheads. Unfortunately you will be forced to stream it in the relatively intolerable Windows Media Player, but what are you going to do, right? Anyway, we heard this morning on WMBR the second track from the forthcoming set, "Walking Backwards," on WMBR as we were shuttling to work and we were pleased to hear some of the vim and vigor of the 'Heads of old. Well, 2005 or so. So going through all the trouble of defrauding MTV and launching your Windows Media Player is worth it just to hear this song, although the title track with its waltz time pummellation in the chorus may eclipse it as the best number on the record. The Sunderland-based act issues its third set This Is Not The World on its own Nul Records on May 26 in the UK; not sure of the U.S. release date. The set was preceded by the single "Radio Heart," which of course you can stream at the same web site. Here's the link.
>> Don't feel bad if you are not among the cool kids that already know Bradley's Almanac is hosting here the entire three-hour live set performed by legendary alternative act The Cure in Boston earlier this month. It's filled with highlights, not the least of which is a scorching "From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea." The epic-length set list is filled with gems. Anyway, in case you didn't know you can download the whole shebang right here. But if you are like us and are sick of downloading stuff unless you actually need to, let it be known you can also just stream the whole set at Hype Machine right here. Radical.
>> Speaking of free, we still have one copy of the forthcoming Julie Ocean record Long Gone And Nearly There waiting to be given away to the first person who emails us with the phrase "Ghost In The Mirror" in the subject line. C'mon, people, this isn't hard, and the disc is sitting on our desk at work waiting to go in the outbin. You can do this. Our email is in the sidebar.
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Family: Sapotaceae (mahua family)
Genus: Madhuca
Botanical name: Madhuca longifolia (J.Konig) J.F.Macbr.
Sanskrit: madhuca, madhucam, moha, vānaprasthh
Hindi: Mahua
English: Indian Butter Tree, Honey tree, mahwa, mahua
Malayalam: Illupa
Madhuca longifolia is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. It is a fast-growing tree that grows to approximately 20 meters in height. White thick latex is exuded from the bark on blaze. Leaves are alternaye,elliptic with entire margin. Flowers are axillary, cream coloured and fragrant. Fruits are green berries, ovoid, beaked, fleshy with rusty brown hairs. Seeds are 1 to 3 and black in colour.
Bark, flowers, seeds and heartwood are used in the treatment of inflammation, sprains, epilepsy and digestive disorders. Fruts are considered as aphorodisiac and seed oil laxative and good for rheumatism.
The juice of the bark and leaves of Madhuca longifolia is used for grinding the pills and making decoction in toxicology.


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But first, I'm here to share a quick tutorial on how I made my Tea Time sign:
Believe it or not, no fancy machines or tools were used, and the whole thing cost me $0. Here is what you will need:
A 1x5" board, cut to 18" long
A basic inkjet printer and paper
Sandpaper & paint (flat works best)
That's it!
When looking for kitchen sign inspiration online, I found this tutorial (one of the few that didn't require a silhouette machine). I loved the way hers turned out:
So I followed her technique for my own.
I had a random leftover piece of wood from some project sitting in the garage collecting dust, and I thought it would make a perfect plaque for a new kitchen sign.
Next came time for the fun part: designing it.
I chose the words "Tea Time", and drew a little teacup for added interest.
In order to transfer the words onto the wood properly, I had to flip my graphic. Because it was too large to fit on one sheet of 8.5x11" paper, I split them up into three sections and divided them with a cut line so I could realign them correctly on the wood.
Here they are printed out:
Next it was time to prep the wood. This is also a fun part. I wanted a distressed look, so I took a hammer and screwdriver and roughed it up a bit. Then I grabbed some white paint and dry brushed a few coats on.
Once dry, I lightly brushed a coat of light turquoise paint, and sanded everything down. There is no real technique to this... you just distress, paint and sand until you achieve the look you want.
Finally, it was time to apply the letters.
I laid my peices face down on the wood and secured them into place with tape.
Next, I took a brush, dipped it into water, and lightly coated the surface. In order to get the ink to transfer, I used a sharpie cap (any smooth hard surface will do) and burnished over the letters until every spot was covered. I don't have an in progress shot of this, but here is one from the tutorial I followed:
I ran into a few hiccups along the way... my paper had torn in a few spots and it didn't look like the ink was transferring well in others. This may be due to very thin paper? Not really sure. Here's how it looked once the paper was removed:
The darker areas are where the actual paper fibers had been transferred and stuck on... again, it must have been super thin the paper I was using. But I wasn't too worried—texture just makes it even more aged looking, right?
I lightly went over the letters with a coloring pencil to fill it in some, did a final sanding, and it was done and ready to be hung!
It used to be this:
I picked it up at Goodwill for 99 cents. Sanded the candy cane striped paint, gave it a coat of white, a coat of turquoise (same shades from the tea time sign), and gave it a final sanding to let bits of metal show through. I like how they kind of coordinate.
If you'd like to make your own tea time sign, I've saved the template for you here (just click Download on the top left menu). It's already sized for your 1x5" board (which techically measures 3/4" x 4.5") and ready to print. The only requirement is that you must show me your completed project pictures!
Alright... we've got some cajun shrimps waiting to be fried up... be back soon with my DIY Chalkboard tutorial!


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I really dig biker jackets, spikes and hard edges for the fashionable lady with a little dash of badass. Ensembles styled by me, via polyvore. And if any readers would like to buy me any of the shoes, size 8, please, go right ahead!
Ohh all of these ensembles are great! We wear the same size shoe...maybe we can share. :)
Have a great weekend!
-Rachel from A Cupcake for Moose
i love that these are such wearable outfits. i want them all! great post k!
obsessing! ;)


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We all know about FIFA's corruption by now. We also know the story won't end anytime soon. There will be more audacious revelations in the near future, regarding the exploits and criminal behaviour of FIFA executives. So let's have some fun with it.
The more I think about FIFA, the more the shady cast that governed the sport of soccer remind me of a rogues gallery from the James Bond franchise. Admittedly, I'm a huge James Bond fan and have watched the movies many times. So I may be somewhat stretching reality but this particular piece is supposed to be fun. So without further ado, here are the FIFA officials and their Bond villain counterparts.
Sepp Blatter/Ernst Stavro Blofeld
This one is obvious. One is a megalomaniacal madman, hell-bent on ruling the world no matter the cost to society, the other is Blofeld.
Sepp Blatter was the head of FIFA and ruled it with an iron fist. Whether it was accepting bribes (allegedly), laughing at his critics with devilish glee, financed a movie about himself that was so self-indulgent it made Mr. Burns blush, making sexist comments about women players or announcing himself as president of everybody, Blatter is a delusional human who only cares about himself.
Blofeld is the leader of SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) has attempted to either take over or destroy the world, only to be foiled by the suave British secret agent. Blofeld did some terrible things as well like assassinating Bond's wife Tracy (actually Irma Bunt pulled the trigger in On Her Majesty's Secret Service but we know it was Blofeld's idea), cloning himself through plastic surgery (Diamonds Are Forever) and owning a pool filled with piranhas (You Only Live Twice).
There is a cuddly side to Blofeld as he is very fond of cats. Preferably, white ones.
To the best of our knowledge, Blatter hasn't ordered a hit on someone's wife but I wouldn't be surprised if he did have a swimming pool filled with man-eating piranhas or sharks somewhere in his lair. As for cloning himself, let's not give him any ideas. But I wouldn't be surprised is Blatter has a white cat to make him look loveable. But nothing will make Blatter loveable.
Jack Warner/Dr Kananga aka Mr. Big
Ah, Jack Warner. What can be said about a man who believed a report in The Onion that the USA would host the World Cup in 2015. At least Dr Kananga isn't that gullible but he did believe in a lovely tarot card reader named Solitaire who could predict the future.
As for similarities, both have diplomatic immunity over tiny Caribbean island countries. Both desperately want to crack the American market and both have inflated opinions of themselves.
Now, I'm not sure if Warner practices voodoo like Kananga did or if he has a shark tank in his lair or if he's trying to deal heroin under the guise of an American gangster. But I wouldn't put it past him. I also think John Oliver would have nicer things to say about the antagonist from Live and Let Die than Warner.
Jerome Valcke/Le Chiffre
Jerome Valcke thinks he's a big fish but deep down, he knows there are forces above him that pull the strings. Still, that didn't stop Valcke from authorizing a $10 million transfer to ensure Russia would host the 2018 World Cup. Valcke claims it isn't a bribe but we all know otherwise.
Meanwhile, Le Chiffre used a high-stakes poker game with a $10 million buy-in to finance the terrorist organization that employs him.
Some questions remain. Does Valcke weep blood? Does Vaclke have to use an inhaler? Does Le Chiffre have a preference for Budweiser? Is Sepp Blatter really Mr. White? Hmmm.
Chuck Blazer/Henry Gupta
Admittedly, these two don't have a lot in common besides the fact they're both American. Blazer is the "gentleman" who exposed FIFA's corruption by admitting to accepting bribes with other FIFA executives to ensure South Africa would host the 2o1o World Cup. The New York Daily News reported that Blazer had become an informant for the FBI and the IRS after the agencies found a decade's worth of unpaid taxes by Blazer. Oh yeah, Blazer is the man who owned a separate condo…FOR HIS CATS!
Gupta is the techno geek who helps Elliot Carver launch his multimedia news network in Tomorrow Never Dies.
The thing here is they look-alike. The beard, the roly-poly figure, the walrus-like features. Both could be Santa Claus at their respective Christmas parties. It's a stretch but work with me people.
Jose Maria Marin/Francisco Scaramanga
Marin was the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation who oversaw the 2014 World Cup in his home country.
He's a real prize. He has gone from pocketing a gold medal that was supposed to be given to the Corinthians goalie after the Brazilian club won the Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior (Sao Paulo Youth Football Cup), to criticizing a murdered Brazilian journalist who was tortured by a political ally of Marin's to being arrested in this FIFA scandal.
Francisco Scaramanga was an overworked, underpaid assassin for the KGB until he went independent and became the best and highest paid hitman who uses specifically made golden bullets in The Man With The Golden Gun.
Scaramanga has some odd quirks to say the least. He has an undersized man-servant named Nick Nack who is just as devious as his boss. Scaramanga lives well in a secret island hideaway, complete with a self-sufficient solar power plant he built off the coast of China. While no photograph exists, he does have a supernumerary nipple that in folklore means invincibility. Scaramanga also has a funhouse in which he invites "guests" to challenge him to a duel to the death.
Marin and Scaramanga will admit that science isn't their strong point, they both take money for their own nefarious deeds. I could see Marin living very lavishly while others suffer as well. But I have a feeling he would charge more than $1 million to carry out a hit.
(RIP Sir Christopher Lee)
You can follow me on Twitter @jstar1973


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I have learned so much last night as our family discussed about preparedness. We indeed now live in perilous times. There are rumors of wars, a possible epidemic /ebola virus/, and climate change. Those could frighten anyone, everyone; whether rich or poor, educated or not. I was one.
|Get your own instruction
But our God has established ways on how we can cope and safely gather. We should heed to the prophets and the revelations they give.
I was able to find an instruction from the leaders of our Church dated 2002 which told us to start preparing a year's supplies of essentials. At the same time we were instructed to have our own 72-hour kits; purposely for calamities and disasters.
Come, ye thankful people, come;
Raise the song of harvest home.
All is safely gathered in
Ere the winter storms begin.
God, our Maker, doth provide
For our wants to be supplied.
Come to God's own temple, come;
Raise the song of harvest home.
Hymns, no. 94
Never has this instruction had so much impact on me till last night. The challenge is real. Prices of necessities would inevitably rise. And if ever an epidemic would strike, chances are you would have to stay at home for safety. Your storage of essentials would sustain you and your family.
For more instructions on how to properly store your goods check out this link.


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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Blame it on the Raaaaiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn
Monday night, we were watching one of our favorite TV shows, Lie to Me. If you haven't seen the show, they interject real pictures of celebrities as examples when they're explaining which facial expressions are lies. On Monday's episode, they showed a picture of Milli Vanilli as an example of how people react when they realize that a long-term lie about themself has been exposed
Anyway, Justin didn't know who Milli Vanilli was, so I explained it to him, and showed him the music video for "Blame it on the Rain" on You Tube. I figured that he'd laugh, make a comment about how terrible the music was, and we'd move on. Noooooooooooo. Apparently, at work awhile ago, anytime something went wrong, they used to sing, "Blame it on Just-iiiiiinnnnnnn, YEAH YEAH." So now, he is totally fascinated. He spent 15 minutes in the middle of Lie to Me watching Blame it on the Raaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnn over and over.
Then yesterday night, he spent another good 30 minutes watching more of their videos on You Tube. He has become totally obsessed with freaking Milli Vanilli. And I want to gouge out my ear drums.
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Funny story about "Baby It's Cold Outside." About seven different versions played at OfficeMax during Christmas, so I got to know it pretty well. And I'm quite certain that it's a soundtrack to a date rape. There's a line in there like, "Hey, what's in this drink?" Quaaludes is the answer. It sort of horrifies me that two of the greatest musicians in history played it. Damn.ReplyDelete
Seriously. Date rape is not holiday cheer.
Ahahaha...you've created a monster!ReplyDelete
Absolutely hilarious!ReplyDelete
John is such a music snob too! I swear he and Justin would be BFF's forever and wear matching lockets that say just that. His favorite "game" is to have me try to tell him song title and artist when we're listening to the radio. He listens to a lot of classic rock and usually I'm just not in the mood when he's asking. I always have my fallback answer be Lynrd Skynrd and sometimes I try to piss him off by throwing in Elton John or something for some band he really loves. His dirty little secret - he LOVES Jewel. He will belt out a Jewel song like no one else! He's even seen her several times in concert. Yeah.ReplyDelete
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I've neglected running since January, one mile long run hardly counts. I keep saying I'll get back into it and I am going to start slow and short and build it up. That kind of sensible thinking disappeared yesterday afternoon when I decided a run may help clear my mind of thoughts I wished weren't there. I set of hard and it worked, eased off without realising not so good. So pushed hard again. Even up the hill coming home.
Back 25mins later, average heart rate 186bpm, pacee 8:40 min/miles. That may be my fastest ever run. Unsuprisingly my legs were sore today. But it helped.


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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 17, 2014
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MivaCon 2014 will take place in San Diego, CA, March 5 – 7, 2014, at The Hyatt Regency La Jolla. The annual ecommerce event, hosted by Miva Merchant, draws hundreds of B2B and B2C storeowners with content-rich, actionable information to help grow and improve their online businesses.
Maps of the Past has been nominated for its advanced use of Google Maps and PCINet's GMAP module to tie historic maps to current locations. This module gives users a quick way to search a present day Google Map for historic maps that are available in the area they choose. The map app shows, at a mouse-click, the current-day location of the mapped area. Maps of the Past experts take quality care to ensure all the historical data is accurate in each vintage map.
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Download Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
(action, adventure, fantasy)
Sauron's forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman's army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron's troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin.
|Elijah Wood
|as Frodo Baggins
|Ian McKellen
|as Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf the White
|Liv Tyler
|as Arwen
|Viggo Mortensen
|as Aragorn
|Sean Astin
|as Sam
|Cate Blanchett
|as Galadriel
|John Rhys-Davies
|as Gimli/Voice of Treebeard
|Bernard Hill
|as Theoden
|Christopher Lee
|as Saruman the White
|Billy Boyd
|as Pippin
|Dominic Monaghan
|as Merry
|Orlando Bloom
|as Legolas
|Hugo Weaving
|as Elrond
|Miranda Otto
|as Eowyn
|David Wenham
|as Faramir
Peter Jackson
See also: Action: Land of the Dead
See also: Elijah Wood in Deep Impact
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Ross Anderson's wonderful Security Engineering has recently become available online. The book is full of fascinating anecdotes and deep wisdom. Anyone interested in what computer security is really about (i.e., systems, not algorithms) should read it.
I also like his new article on the economics of information security. The abstract:
The economics of information security has recently become a thriving and fast-moving discipline. As distributed systems are assembled from machines belonging to principals with divergent interests, we find that incentives are becoming as important as technical design in achieving dependability. The new field provides valuable insights not just into 'security' topics (such as bugs, spam, phishing, and law enforcement strategy) but into more general areas such as the design of peer-to-peer systems, the optimal balance of effort by programmers and testers, why privacy gets eroded, and the politics of digital rights management.
In other words, the most important components in any security system are the people, and as economics is the study of how and why people make decisions, is very relevant to computer security. Another reason to get University of Chicago economists involved in the Computation Institute ...


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|History 4375 Spring 1997
G. Shanafelt
|The great questions of the day cannot be solved by speeches and majority votes . . . but by blood and iron.
|There must be, not a balance of power, but a community of power; not organized rivalries, but organized peace.
Reading Assignments
Paul Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Garrett Mattingly, The Armada
James Joll, The Origins of the First World War, 2nd ed.
Kenneth M. Jansen, ed., Origins of the Cold War, 2nd ed.
Eyre Crowe, Memorandum on the Present State of British Relations with France and Germany
Course Requirements
War and Peace are the subjects of this course, which covers the development of the modern state system as it evolved from the time of the Renaissance in Europe to the present day. What makes a state weak or strong? What causes war? What causes peace? How have statesmen worked to advance the interests of their states through both war and peace? What are the chief motive forces that govern how sovereign states perceive their interests and relate to other states? What has been the role of individual leadership, economic development, and plain accident on the course of developments over the centuries? If some of these questions receive answers by the end of the semester, then the course will have fulfilled its goals.
It goes without saying that you are expected to come to class having completed
the weekly reading assignments. Your grade in this course will be
computed as follows: 25% on each of three noncomprehensive tests and 25%
on a 10-page typed, double-spaced paper. The paper will be an essay
comparing two primary documents from recent diplomatic history: Eyre Crowe's
1907 memorandum on Germany and George Kennans 1946 Long Telegram on
the Soviet Union. The tests will be roughly 40% objective and 60%
essay. The final exam will be in actuality simply the third test; it will
not be comprehensive.
Proposed Class and Reading Schedule
|Jan 14
Jan 16
|Origins of the European State System
The Rise of the Habsburgs
|Kennedy, xv-xxv, 3-72
Mattingly, 1-109
|Jan 21
Jan 23
|The Crises of the 16th Century
From the Armada to the 30 Years War
|Mattingly, 110-244
|Jan 28
Jan 30
|Louis XIV and the Shopkeepers
Politics and War in the 18th Century
|Mattingly, 245-334, 397-402
Kennedy, 73-115
|Feb 4
Feb 6
|The French Revolution and Napoleon
The Vienna Settlement, 1815
|Kennedy, 115-139
|Feb 11
Feb 13
|Metternichs Europe
|Kennedy, 143-169
|Feb 18
Feb 20
|Napoleon III and Cavour
Bismarck and Blood and Iron
|Kennedy, 170-193
|Feb 25
Feb 27
|Bismarcks Europe
|Kennedy, 194-249
Joll, 1-9, 42-145
|Mar 4
Mar 6
|The Making of the Ententes
The Bones of a Pomeranian Grenadier
|Kennedy, 249-256
Joll, 146-198
|[Spring Break]
|Mar 18
Mar 20
|Wilson, Lenin, and the New Diplomacy
The Versailles Settlement, 1919
|Kennedy, 256-291
Joll, 10-41, 199-240
|Mar 25
Mar 27
The End of Collective Security
|Kennedy, 291-320
|Apr 1
Apr 3
To Die for Danzig
|Kennedy, 333-343
|Apr 8
Apr 10
|The Road to Pearl Harbor
The Diplomacy of the Grand Alliance
|Kennedy, 320-333, 347-357
|Apr 15
|The Cold War I
|Kennedy, 357-437
Jensen, vii-95
|Apr 17
|Apr 17
|The Cold War II
|Apr 22
Apr 24
|The Fall of the Wall
A New World Order?
|Kennedy, 438-540
|Apr 29
|May 5


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Do you see the past or the future?
After a short trip in a strange orange world, let's get back to the real world. Small but fun waves at Mystery point, la source and Anka point. Winter surfing on the rocks literally.
Surfer mirage is a double exposure, I shot the ruins of the Almadraba first and then i turned to the ocean and shot the spot.