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For my book, GO CREATIVE! IT'S YOUR NATIVE STATE, I need to interview six different creative types – a writer, actor, musician, singer-songwriter, film director and comedian — and a male and female version of each. That's twelve people in all.
I'll be asking you some key questions about the creative process — in your work and your life — through a questionnaire and (probably) some follow-up correspondence.
If you fit the bill and you'd like to have your story appear as a case history in the book, (and you'd like to help throw light on the mysterious process that is creativity), let me know by dropping me an email.
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Yesterday was my birthday and my weigh in day! I can proudly say that not only am I 27, but I've FINALLY broken into the 180s! Over 60 lbs down and so many aches, pains, and swollen feet eliminated. Needless to say there was much celebration on all accounts. I was surrounded by friends I love and we laughed the night away playing on the WiiU and carousing till the wee hours of the night. I can't believe how far I've come in such a short time and to top it off, I'm nearly halfway to my goal weight! Just gotta keep putting one foot in front of the other :)
As far as eating for the day, I pretty much had breakfast, my coffee with skim milk and Splenda and then had low sodium ramen for dinner and the fattest most delicious cake known to man. My best friend made me a Mint chocolate Icecream cake. People. This cake. Holy frak. So good, but here's why I fasted for the day: This cake= two layers chocolate cake, a middle layer of mint chip Oreo fudge swirl ice cream, and thin mint/dark chocolate icing. It was my birthday, so I can hardly be faulted for the indulgence, but clearly I didn't want to derail my progress completely- hence the fasting. WORTH IT. Heehee! I weighed myself this morning out of curiosity and I'm down half a pound so that worked out nicely! Now it's back to the plan and full steam ahead. No cheating till Christmas!
Lately I've been down on myself about this plateau I've been trying to push myself over and at the recommendation of friends both on Nutrisystem AND in my everyday life, I've been doing my best to find other ways to measure my achievements in weightloss besides the scale. I really think it's one of the healthiest things I've done in this whole program. I got out my measuring tape as so many of your comments suggested, I really tried to challenge myself at the gym to see how far my fitness level has come, and of course I kept track of comments made by friends and coworkers. Sometimes when we don't believe in ourselves, someone else comes along who does.
I work at Radio City Music Hall, and let me just say, when a Rockette doesn't recognize you at first and then says, "OH MY GOD Anne! You look incredible!" while dripping with 3,000 Swarovski crystals and glowing with glamor for the Christmas Spectacular, it feels pretty damn good! Someone else at work mistook me for a skinny co-worker and then was surprised to find it was me. I've also received a bunch of Facebook messages and Tweets from people who have been inspired to make a commitment to their own fitness and health because of what I'm doing- many congratulatory, but some calling me an inspiration! That seems so nuts to me, but it feels really good to know that what I'm doing for myself is helping other people face the same struggle we're all dealing with. It's always nice to know that you're having a positive effect on people and I'm grateful for that.

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Hey Peeps!!! It's a BEAUTIFUL day today.... and I am sharing a SUPER Awesome card (if I do say so myself) that I made Thursday night. I was on FIRE lemme tell ya!!! I found that super awesome sketch and, well, when something works you just keep using it!!! ;)
Today I have created a card using Saturated Canary "Trimming the Tree". I picked it up from Laura at LovesRubberStamps. Saturated Canaries are SO "it" right now, and they really intimidate me so when this little beauty turned out I was THRILLED!!!!!! :)
I created my card using Bazzill "Believe" DP, Saturated Canary "Trimming the Tree", Impression Obsession Pine Bough die (tell Laura you want one), clear gel pen, White Gel pen, Touch Twin Markers and some pop dots.
LovesRubberStamps Inspirational Blog and check out what my fellow peeps created!!!! Have an Awesome Day and Hug the one your with!!! :)
Sunday Inspirational~Saturated Canary Style
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The Kindergarten teacher asked me if I would do a quilt for her class again this year. We have had a bit of trouble connecting but it is slowly coming together. One of the children in her class has been absent for an extended time so we are awaiting her little self portrait and then we can finish it up.
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Hi all.
Me again. Hope you are doing well!?
I am sharing with you a Christmas LO this week. As much as I love Christmas, I don't do many Christmas LOs as for some reason I find these photos incredibly difficult to scrap.
As you can see there is nothing traditionally "Christmassy" about this LO except that I have used a reddish colour as my base. I struggled for a while trying to make this work as the colours were just not coming together. In the end I went with a pink/red colour as my accent which brought it together beautifully - well I think so.
I used a doily as a background for my photo and literally just shuffled things around until it worked.
I knew without a doubt that I wanted to use the gorgeous flower die cuts I got in a JAP kit so I started by backing them with matching paper. I found the washi tape from another JAP kit was a perfect accent, so I lay a strip of that down too. (Can you ever have too much washi tape?)
I then just played with some flowers and other embellishments until I had the look I was after. I have used stamens, a variety of paper flowers, wood veneer, chipboard, sequins and another diecut (which I simply coloured with Glimmer mist)
I then added a smaller, very simple cluster at the top of my LO to balance the LO a bit.
Only at the last minute did I add the title (using puffy alphabet stickers). I was going to use the word 'Christmas', but in the end I thought to myself the LO was more about the kids getting along and that the strip journaling tells the story pretty well anyway....so I stuck with 'Hugs'.
Hope you enjoy. Don't forget to join us at the Scrap Suite if you are looking for some inspiration and fun challenges with great prizes. There is also some new stuff in the store - there are new stencils, flowers, bows etc. - I would encourage you to check them out - they are gorgeous.
Till next time.
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I have just had a long phone conversation with a civil servant at the Global Atmosphere Division at DEFRA about C&C and Simultaneous Policy. She said that Contraction and Convergence is on the table (with the Brazilian proposal, Multistage, Tryptich &c) at the UN preparatory conference in Bonn, and will be there at the plenary UN Conference on Climate change in Nairobi in November. Negotiations are difficult not just because of USA and Australia, but also because developing countries are tending to sit back and say, "Well you caused the problem, you sort it out".
Which is understandable, but not helpful.
I suggested that the UK should concentrate on picking up a really poor country like Mozambique or Somalia, and going in big time with solar technologies, showing how green economic growth (everyone is worried about not being able to grow) can push an economy forward.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Global Warming, C&C, Simpol, DEFRA and LDCs
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Posts Tagged 'artichoke'
Basil Artichoke and Chicken Pasta
Cook some chicken however you want. Get some canned artichoke hearts. Chop up some fresh garlic and fresh basil leaves. Half some little cherry tomatoes. Sautee with a healthy amount of olive oil to your liking while boiling your pasta. I used some awesome basil infused homemade pasta that my mommy bought me at a farmers market.
Mix it all together- perhaps add a little parmesan cheese and garnish with a little more fresh basil.
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Sorry all, that's a bit of a long title to introduce you to one of the biggest challenges in making a games for a mobile phone. The challenge is that the screen real-esate is very small. As a designer, you dont' have a huge amount of space in which to display events to the player. Now that is not such an issue if your game has a simple set of parmeters. So take Angry Birds for example; what information does the user need to know while playing the game? Your score and what birds you have yet to fling. That's about it. It is quite simple and so the developers can add a few extra bits of information for you such as highscore onto the screen. Then all they need to add is some controls, and again with the simple gameplay mechanism of Angry Brids, it is only really a pause button that is required (which can open a sub-menu to other options). This makes the UI (User Interface) nice and simple:
Now compare that to a game such as World of Warcraft (WoW). Now, WoW not a mobile game and is a much more complex title. You can control mutliple characters, all of who have lots of skills, stats, equipment, weapons and more. The player needs to be able to manage each of those facets of his character, plus his team as well as his relationship to other users in the world. This means you need to offer the player lots of information and controls:
We're in an awkward place with The Wasted Land, in that we are adapting a paper RPG which has extensive stats for each character and somehow need to put this information onto a small screen (here's an example of one). To display these takes a fair bit of screenspace. Yet trying to presesent that on a small 320×480 standard-res screen is hard; you simply can't fit it all on and make it legable. To display it all means we'd need with scolling or sub-menus at the very least. This threatens to make the game unwieldy. Mobile games, by definition should be, well mobile. (You can see an earlier discission and the screen-space and the issue of scale here.)
So this is what I've been thinking about; given we're making a turn-based strategy, the focus is around the combat. So the most important items of information that a player needs to see are going to be those around these areas; combat. My thoughts on the core stats of Call of Cthulhu are:
- STR (Strength) – As this impacts on how much damage I do with close combat weapons, I still need this.
- CON (Constitution) – As it is used to generate the Hit Points (HP) or your character it seems important. So yes, HPs are important and we need them, but given than CON's other uses are around non-core situations (such as resisting poision) do we need it displayed? Perhaps not.
- DEX (Dexterity) – As this is about the speed of your character, this is important for combat. This is also going to be a good way to help us generate the Action Points (AP) that a character has, so doubly important.
- INT (Intelligece) – Not directly used in combat but I feel that an intelligent character is one who can vary thier tactics and look for blind spots/weak spot in thier foes, so I think this still has a use in combat.
- APP (Appearance) – This has use in non-combat areas like persuading people to do things, but not reallyt needed in combat.
- POW (Power) – The Magical power a character has, but in some respects also a proxy for the strnght of will of a character. This is important.
Comments welcome! (We've also got a poll on which character stats from Call of Cthulhu are most important going on at the Red Wasp Facebook page…)


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A dump truck driver was taken to a hospital Wednesday morning after a crash in the 200 block of Franklin Street in Steelton, Dauphin County.
PHOTO: Porcha Johnson
Police said the bed of the truck hit an old steam line and overturned.
The driver was conscious when he was taken to a hospital.
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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 2759] New: ImportExpression does not respect relative paths
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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2759 Summary: ImportExpression does not respect relative paths Product: D Version: 1.041 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: DMD AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com ReportedBy: cslush gmail.com Currently, when an import("file.txt") is done in code, it uses the -Jpath flag during compile time and expects the "file.txt" to exist in the path defined by -Jpath. If I wanted to access a file relative to the path in -Jpath, naturally I would do an import("relative/path/to/file.txt"). This works fine in windows, but fails in Linux. The main reason I'd like to do this is so that I can specify a root path for all resources that get imported at compile time and keep them tidily organized in subdirectories. After looking at the dmd source code, it is clear that relative pathing is prevented. I propose that this check is removed from the compiler altogether, so that a relative path is allowed. Any reason that this isn't allowed already? --
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
michael franti headlines Bali Sentosa nye2009
the big dreaded man jams into 2010 with an intimate and slightly raucous audience, Bali. Supported by other acts including dj jamaica, dj rock solid, Athron and hot talent Jamie Graham and the souldrops.
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We had a super fun week with Lala and Papa in Branson! Here is our fun through photos!
The biggest bath tub ever! More like a pool to two little boys!
Nate watching Ben in wonder.
Ben applying his bubble beard
Waiting patiently for the Silver Dollar City Express Train
It's coming!
Doing a happy dance because the train is coming!
All smiles! His conductor had was a gift from our last trip to SDC!
Mama and Josie!
Mama, Ben and Nate!
Our conductor and the "robber"!
Josie and Lala snuggling
Waiting in line for the "Hoppy Frogs"
Mama, Ben and Nate riding the "Hoppy Frogs". Ben and I loved this ride! Nate was really unsure of it!
These next few pictures are from the "Flooded Mine" ride. This was Ben's favorite last summer-and Nate really liked it this summer!
This fence was just really cool-so I took its picture! ;)
Josie hanging out and looking all cute!
We've got a golfer on our hands!
Relaxing on the green!
Ball was lost in the dinosaur trap!
Lala and Papa watched the kiddos one night so we could head to the Sight & Sound Theatre. It was beautiful!
We got to see "Noah; the musical". The story of Noah come to life!
They had animatronic animals just like this one as well as real animals!
Nate in front of the ark
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Mary Ann's Angels
revised 11/01/2015
Use F or G hook, and sport weight or baby yarn. 1. Ch. 4, dc 16 in 4th ch. from hook. Join in 1st dc ( not in top of chain 4) ch. 4 turn.
2. 3 trc in same space, ch 2, turn. sl in 2nd chain and next 3 stitches, join in same stitch as trc's, sl in next st., ch 3, 2 dc same stitch., 2 dc next stitch., ch 3, sl in same st., sl in next stitch., ch 4, 3 trc same st., ch 2, turn, 4 sl across top of wing, ch. 4. sl in same space as trc's , dc next space, join in top of dc.
3. Ch 3, 2 dc in same st., 2 dc in ea st across, 3 dc in end st. ch 1, turn
4. sc, chain 3, sc across. Fasten off and weave in ends. Tie ribbon or yarn around neck. Add tie to back of head.
Icicle Angel
crochet as above through row 3. 10 dc, ch 1 turn
decrease next row down to 6 dc, ch 1 turn
sl in to center stitch and start icicle by chaining 20
you may also add another color here.
4 sc in ea ch to form the spiral and join at the point.
To form the halo, attach gold yarn into the 4th stitch above the right wing.
Sc in next 6 stitches, chain 8 and sl to beginning of halo. Fasten off.


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The mission of the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival is to showcase emerging independent films. This will be accomplished by offering the filmmakers public screenings, exposure to industry professionals, and the opportunity to further their skills. The film festival will strive for an intimate setting in which audiences can interact with filmmakers and view films they would not otherwise see.
The 2018 Poppy Jasper Film International Film Festival is our 13th annual gathering of film makers and film fans in the bucolic southern reaches of Silicon Valley.
The Poppy Jasper Film Festival continues to celebrate and support the best and brightest of new and upcoming film makers from around the world, along with the film fans who want to see the film makers' latest and greatest works. This year, while the Granada Theater undergoes extensive renovation, the festival will be hosted in the facilities of Gavilan Community College – our local institution of higher learning, centered in Gilroy, CA. (itself renowned as the Garlic Capital of the World). The festival will occur in April of 2016, and will continue to include feature-length films as well as the entertaining and innovative short films that were our focus during the first 10 years of the festival.
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With the showdown coming in May of 2016 between Captain America 3 and the untitled sequel to Man of Steel, Marvel Studios has won the first battle as Captain America: The Winter Soldier has surpassed the box office sales of the new Superman movie.
Captain America 2 has made over $703 million compared to Man of Steel's $668 million last Summer.
To date, Man of Steel is still doing slightly better than Captain America 2 domestically (about a $40 million difference), but Cap 2 manages to overcome internationally with about a $75 million surplus.
Warner Bros. has since added both Batman and Wonder Woman to the Man of Steel "Batman Vs. Superman" sequel as well as more rumored cast featuring the Justice League, with it known a Justice League movie will follow directed by Zack Snyder.
Marvel Studios announced Captain America 3 for a May 6th release, with Warner Bros. following in hot pursuit by announcing Batman Vs. Superman on the same date.
Both sides have said they are not changing the release date for their films, but it's guessed Marvel will most likely bow out as it's really a no-brainer that the new Batman (Ben Affleck) as well as Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) on screen with Superman for the first time would be hard to compete against.
Amazing Spider-Man 2 has also recently crossed the $633 million mark with a strong international showing ($461 million).


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Lyrics Depot is your source of lyrics to Utah Tribute by Chris LeDoux. Please check back for more Chris LeDoux lyrics.
Utah Tribute Lyrics
Artist: Chris LeDoux
Album: And The Saddle Boogie Band
Stared out just a young cowboy writin' songs on a cheap guitar
Melodies were kind of rough but you knew they came from the heart
But if not for you I'd never could have ever got this far
Yeah you helped me grow and I owe you more than you'll ever know
From the days at the Terrace Ballroom well me made it up to Symphony Hall
I played my songs and you sang along and man we really had a ball
And you brought your little children and I've seen 'em all grow tall
Yeah I watched you grow and I owe you more than you'll ever know
And all the wild and wooly cowboys dancin' and yellin' for more
Your hats and cowboy boots stompin' on a hardwood floor
And you qaltzed those Utah ladies beneath the spotlight glow
Yeah you helped me grow and I owe you more than you'll ever know
I owe you more than you'll ever know
Chris LeDoux Lyrics
Chris LeDoux And The Saddle Boogie Band Lyrics
More Chris LeDoux Music Lyrics:
Chris LeDoux - He Rides the Wild Horses Lyrics
Chris LeDoux - Mighty Lucky Man Lyrics
Chris LeDoux - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Lyrics
Chris LeDoux - Our First Year Lyrics
Chris LeDoux - Punchy Bareback Rider Lyrics
Chris LeDoux - Rodeo Trails Lyrics
Chris LeDoux - Yellow Stud Lyrics
Chris LeDoux - You Just Can't See Him From the Road Lyrics


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Ordering Data and Software in Digital Form
World Mortality Report 2011, CD-ROM Edition - Datasets in Excel format
Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex
World Population Policies 2007
World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision - CD-ROM Edition
Migration Flows to and from Selected Countries: The 2005 Revision
World Fertility and Marriage Database 2003 (Datasets in Excel format)
Trends in Total Migration Stock: The 2005 Revision
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision
Dataset on International Migration from Countries with Economies in Transition 1980-2000, Diskette Documentation and Data Order Form
The above order forms are in PDF format. To be able to view and print pages from these files you will need the Acrobat Reader software. If you do not already have this plug-in installed on your computer, click here to download it free of charge.


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1946: Crystal Dairy at 1803 Commercial Drive,
Vancouver BC.
(from the Vancouver Archives public domain online)
I happened across this photo while bumbling around online on Friday evening.
I Googled the address and lo and behold, it's still there, intact.
Of course, it isn't a dairy anymore, as Crystal Dairy was taken over by Palm Dairies in the 1950s, and they in turn were swallowed up by Dairyland.
Robert and I drove there on Sat May 18 2013 to see the building.
The beautiful tile is still there! I found this quite amazing.
It's now inhabited by Wonderbucks, a home decor store.
Here is a closeup from 1946.
There was an ice cream parlour in the corner.
Even the apartment building further past the dairy is still there.
Why am I so interested in Cyrstal Dairy?
Well, my paternal Grandpa, JG Williams worked here for 8 years, from 1946 - 1954, when the horse drawn vehicles were converted to a truck operation. Grandpa took care of the horses and was known as a Night Barn Man. I've gathered this information from a letter of recommendation, kept by my Grandma for years and passed on to my Dad. (see below)
My Dad, Jack Williams, took this photo in the 1950s.
It shows Grandpa John in the stall of the Crystal Dairy, in the back of the building.
His younger children are at the left of the photo: Dennis, Ruth and Bobby.
My Dad even took a closeup of the harnesses.
He also loved horses.
I really can't quite imagine HORSES WITH CARTS delivering milk bottles in Vancouver in the 1950's, can YOU? It wasn't that long ago! It was only a few years before I was born!
And here are the horse carts, lined up. You can see the Crystal Dairy logo if you click on the photo.
It looks like the carts have rubber wheels. Whew.
Now my genealogy research is coming alive with letters and photos, and visiting the original buildings in real life. What a fascinating piece of my past!
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Hector the Collector
Loved these things with all his soul‹
Loved them more than shining diamonds,
Loved them more than glistenin' gold.
Hector called to all the people,
"Come and share my treasure trunk!"
And all the silly sightless people
Came and looked...and called it junk. – Shel Silverstein
Lukas likes to collect things. He will sit somewhere (usually the blue tunnel when it is folded or on of our laps) gather everything he can find, make a pile and sit on it. It is the funniest thing.
Here's a video of Hector in action:
A picture of the bottom of his nest.
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SAN CLEMENTE, California — Authorities were searching for a man who robbed a bank in Orange County disguised as the super hero 'Iron Man.'
The FBI released surveillance video from a takeover robbery at a Citibank branch in San Clemente last week.
The suspect was wearing an 'Iron Man' mask and was armed with a gun.
He told bank tellers and customers to put their hands in the air while he stole an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said.
Surveillance cameras at a gas station next to the bank captured video of the alleged robber's getaway truck.
It appeared that he had an accomplice who drove that vehicle, according to investigators.
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Juan Mata could be the subject of an ambitious bid by former club Valencia, according to the Metro.
The Spanish star has been out of sorts at Chelsea and with Jose Mourinho openly admitting to preferring Oscar as his no.10, speculation has been rife about a possible move away from Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal and Tottenham amongst others have been linked with offers for the player, but now Valencia, whom Mata played for before his switch to Chelsea, have joined the list of potential suitors.
It is thought that the Spanish outfit, who have had to sell numerous players in the last few seasons to accommodate for their financial problems, are talking to local sponsors and businesses to raise funds for a £25million offer.
Mata is a crowd favourite at Valencia and may be tempted with the guarantee of first-team football aiding his bid for a World Cup place.
Whether or not Jose Mourinho will allow him to depart Stamford Bridge remains another question, but if Valencia lodge a substantial bid ahead of their competitors, it's not unthinkable that Mata would return to familiar surroundings.
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Streete & District
GATHERING: An important meeting to progress the proposed past pupils re-union later this year to celebrate the Gathering 2013 will take place in Streete Parish Park Centre this Friday evening at 8p.m. It is hoped all past pupils will attend as well as anyone with any details or information about past pupils at any School in the parish. We are also interested in anything you feel might be of interest. Please come along at 8p.m. this Friday evening. All welcome.
LOURDES: 3 day pilgrimage, Friday, 8th to Sunday, 10th March at an all in cost of €420 including return airport transfer from Mullingar or Tullamore. Contact Paddy O'Brien 044 9342449 or 086 2571645.
COMMUNITY ALERT: - If interested in joining the local Community Alert Text Service please contact David O'Hara 087 7710027 or Cathal Tighe on 085 809926. If you see anything suspicious contact the Garda on 044 9384000.
A.G.M.: Anyone interested in walking please see Boherquill Ramblers notes in this section as the Annual General Meeting takes place in Streete Parish Park at approximately 4p.m. this Sunday following a local walk at 2p.m.. We will meet at the Park. Any queries 086 2596656. Membership now due as insurance must be paid.
BADMINTON: As numbers for Badminton have declined on Thursday nights we must discuss on this Thursday at 9p.m. in the centre. It is a pity to call it off but it does not make sense to heat and light the hall for a few. If interested come this Thursday night.
MEDJUGORGE: - Pilgrimage 6th to 13th May at a cost of €520. Any details please contact Tommy 044 9371787 or 087 6851691.
PUBLIC MEETING: - I am requested by Andrew Finn to notify anyone interested that a Public Meeting to discuss the planning application for a piggery in the parish will take place in Streete Parish Park at 8p.m. this Thursday, 21st February at 8p.m.
WILDLIFE CLUB: - All members should have received their Nominations and Resolutions forms for the club 35th AGM by now, and they should make sure that they are completed and returned to the club Secretary on or before the 8th March next. Once again there was a good attendance at the club winter league clay shooting on last Thursday evening, and the next round will be held this Thursday evening from 7pm to 9pm. All are welcome.
BOWLS: Only one of the Streete teams was in action this week. Streete B travelled to Tyrrellspass where they had a hard fought win over the C home team. Team 1 Phyllis Martin, Seamus Moran and Pat Kelly (skip). Team 2 Mick McLoughlin, Damien Nally and Sean Flood (skip). On Sunday Feb. 10th. Streeet club hosted the Westmeath Pairs competition. Once again this competition was an outstanding success with the standard of bowling at an all time high. Streete club had eight pairs competing. The most successful pair on the day was Seamus Moran and Peter Hallinan who reached the semi-final coming within a single shot of making the final. The final show-down was between Mick Lynch and Seamus Daly of Tyrrellspass and Mullingar pair Glen and Ken Rysdale.After a nail-biting contest the Tyrrellspass men were victorious. The Streete club would like to thank everyone who participated in the competition. A special word of thanks must go to Marian Denning who kept everyone fed and refreshed. We welcome new members to the club.
BOHERQUILL RAMBLERS: - The Ramblers joined the John Murray Radio Show Walking Club walk in Glenfarne County Leitrim last Sunday. Together with more than 1,000 other walkers they met at The Ballroom of Romance in Glenfarne and followed a forest track to a loop walk beside Lough Macnean Upper. Across the Lough the hills and forests of County Fermanagh were crystal clear in the beautiful spring weather. The walkers gathered beside the Lough for some musical entertainment provided by Eleanor Shanley and Charlie McGettigan as well as several amusing recitations. The route led back to the Ballroom in Glenfarne where refreshments were laid out for all comers. Thank you to Paddy O'Brien of Rover coaches in Mullingar for providing the bus as always when requested and also to Ramblers Chairman Brian Nerney who drove the bus. The Ramblers AGM will be held in Streete Parish Park next Sunday, February 24th. There will be a short walk starting at the Parish Park at 1.45pm and the AGM will start in the Parish Park at about 3.30pm. Bookings are now being taken for the Ramblers St. Patrick's Day trip to Strangford. Those who have not already done so are asked to contact Brian Nerney on 086 2596656 so that accommodation can be arranged. Members are reminded that subscriptions are now due for 2013 at the rate of €20 each or €30 for a family.


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Usually "entertaining" doesn't get Emmy nods, however Entourage has become very popular and we're never quite sure why.
But let's get the good out of the way: Jeremy Piven is fantastic. He's funny, sharp, and probably pretty accurate. You also want to fuck his wife.
Meanwhile, you have the, well, entourage, consisting of Drama (Kevin Dillon), Turtle (some fat fuck) and E (that dude who looks like the guy from Rudy who also plays a hobbit in that make-believe movie, but isn't.) that brings about as much to the show as an extra.
Drama is quite possibly the worst character in television. About five minutes into any episode, you're waiting for Anton Chugirh and Darth Vader to team up and do what they do best. He like tries to be funny and sensitive and stubborn but most of the time you just want to jam the hobbit in his ass. He's the reason why some kids aren't allowed to watch TV.
Turtle, not so easy to escape our wrath, is an overweight, obnoxious stoner. That has it's time and place -- like in Santa Cruz or on Spring Break -- but as a major character on a TV show, the developers, while molding the show, really just thought, "Fuck it. Token stoner guy. We'll get a non-threatening fat guy to play him. Done. Let's go do some lines."
And, of course, the Season 4, Episode 7 synopsis:
Ari has a lead on a script for Vince, but E has his reservations. Drama blows his audition and gets over it by getting wasted with Turtle and playing video games. They eat at an overpriced restaurant.That story arc is pretty similar to that of the Season 2, Episode 5 show and EVERY OTHER FUCKING EPISODE THIS SHOW HAS PRODUCED.
Of course the show makes you want to be a movie star and put your penis in anything that resides in LA. Like, seriously, every fucking girl in Entourage is a model. The talent agency's secretary? Perfect 10. The chick running the valet? 11.
Now we've been to LA. Lots of good-looking people. You get off the plane at LAX and you're ready to masturbate again. But there are also people who live in LA, like grandparents and Dodgers fans, who you don't want to do X-rated things to. They're just regular people. Regular people live in Los Angeles.
So, we call BS, Entourage. Not every chick is hot. And Drama is a fucking asshole.


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The Avengers Trailer (2012)
"Some assembly required." 25 April 2012 Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi 143 mins
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
Watch the official The Avengers 2012 trailer in HD below or find more The Avengers videos on Vidimovie.


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I rapped on Edward's office door and didn't wait for a response before striding in, a pen stuck in the back of my messy bun. His head snapped up to protest at the intrusion upon his sacred privacy, but his mouth snapped shut as I sat on the edge of his desk, pulling the pen from my bun and snatching his steno pad from his workstation. Pushing my glasses up on my nose, I crossed my barely covered legs, allowing them hang down next to his chair and let them swing, almost hypnotizing him with their movement.
Right where I wanted him.
VAJWET: I believe, Mr. Cullen, we have an interview today?
Edward: A…an interview? I don't remember… Was this on my schedule? (punches keys in a panic, pulling up his Outlook). God I hate it when…
VAJWET: (putting hand over crazed typing hands) Relax, we do.
Edward: OK… Um, what is this about?
VAJWET: Just relax and play along. Like when I put on the cheerleading uniform and you…
Edward: *blushes* Yeah. Um. But no questions about that. Unless, of course, you have it with you and you're going to put it on. Because I have my helmet and my shoulder pads in the closet…
VAJWET: No, Mr. Cullen. Some questions first, all right?
Edward: Alright, then.
VAJWET: I understand that you are the Vice President of Cullen Robotics. Now, you're the youngest son, so why would Carlisle Cullen make you the Vice President, second only to him?
Edward: Well, I do have a law degree from Harvard, and engineering degree from Berkley and an MBA I got concurrently.
VAJWET: But your brothers are similarly well educated…
Edward: *sighing* Probably because my father assumed that I would be the one who would allow work to be my life. Because I didn't… before… I didn't… really… date….
VAJWET: And why is that, Edward?
Edward: I was too busy. And… and most women are so vapid and … I can't STAND untoward ladies and with my family's money…
VAJWET: On with the questions, shall we?
Edward: *smirking* Will I be receiving some… reward for my compliance?
VAJWET: If you answer my questions, that is a good possibility. How do you feel about cowgirls?
Edward: *sucks in breath* Fair enough.
VAJWET: Ok, our first question comes from Jess. She would like to know what it was, in your past, that made you such a… how shall I say this… prude?
Edward: I'm not a prude!
VAJWET: Currently, no. But, you have showed rather… conservative… behavior in the past.
Edward: It's not my fault that Emmett used to make me watch porn with women on leashes and Jasper had the amazing habit of managing to put the centerfold of the month on the front of my locker from 6th grade on until every person in school called me a pervert when really I didn't even lose my virginity until I was 21!
VAJWET: Wow. Remind me to talk to you about counseling later. Moving on. Victoria would like to know why it is that you have been such an outspoken opponent of the Bot project.
Edward: I'm not… er, I wasn't. Business-wise, it's a cutting edge project with the prospect of being extremely lucrative for Cullen Robotics both financially and in reputation. My problem with the project has always been you, Apple.
VAJWET: What about my involvement in the project, Edward?
Edward: You… you're… YOU! You should be courted and worshipped and treated like a goddess. Dinner and romance and poetry and… not riding some machinery. *shudders*
VAJWET: You do know that sometimes a girl just needs a good poke, right?
Edward: Sacrilege when it comes to you, love.
VAJWET: *rolls eyes* OK, so you're jealous of the bots?
Edward: No… I mean, yes, in a way, but no.
VAJWET: I'm not even going to try. Next question – how do you really feel about your brothers and your father?
Edward: Well, Emmett is just Emmett. There is no other way to describe him. I'm considering submitting him as an adjective the next time Miriam Webster updates her tome. He's a pain in my ass, speaks without thinking, has an awful temper, but is also one of the kindest, most warm-hearted brothers I could ask for and is surprisingly intelligent.
Jasper is a lesson in contradiction. He's probably the most even-tempered, laid back, unflappable person I know… he could probably stand in front of a firing squad and crack a joke and light a smoke while talking up his executioner… but he's also viciously smart and extremely good at manipulating people to get his way.
Carlisle, well, before mom died, he was the model husband and father. Now…. Well, he's always there for counsel and is one of the wisest men I know, but Jesus did his libido skyrocket. It's unnerving…
VAJWET: And what do you think of the women in the lab?
Edward: All of you, of them, are fucking brilliant. I don't know what my father did to find 6 women with that much brainpower and…
VAJWET: And?
Edward: Well, it's not often that you find one woman with a brain that could rival the best on the planet and bodies… *blushing*. It's just not a common thing. I love them all. One in particular.
VAJWET: Why, Mr. Cullen, are you running your hand up my thigh?
Edward: Hmmm…
VAJWET: More questions. Victoria would like to know if you love your new mummy.
Edward: *groans* Certainly, Carlisle is not going to insist…
VAJWET: If Victoria asks, I'd say you'd bet your sweet ass he will…
Edward: *slams head into desk and mutters* I like mummy fine.
VAJWET: Okay then. Last question. The ladies want to know what you're packing.
Edward: *quirks brow* Packing?
VAJWET: *rolls eyes* Baby, they want to know the size of your cock….
Edward: Erect or not erect?
VAJWET: Let's try this. Remember last night? When I was working on specs for a project, leaning over my desk in just pink cheekies and nothing else?
Edward: *loosens tie and adjusts pants* Yes…..
VAJWET: And then I dropped to my knees for a "study break" and…
Edward: YESS…
VAJWET: Ok, so now? What size is it now?
Edward: *popping cock out* Approximately the length from your lips to mid-esophagus…
VAJWET: Jesus…
VAJWET was unable to complete interview due to enhanced dimensional analysis of The Vice President of Cullen Robotics cock using anatomical comparative methods. Like how much fit before he couldn't fit anymore….
In the future, VAJWET will attempt to send another interviewer who does not go pantiless and ride her boss on a regular basis.


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I've recently gone back to blogging. I thought it would be fun to write about slices of history.With an M.A. in the subject it's hard for me not to still have an avid interest, but when I started writing the creative side of me craved fiction- not just any fiction, but mystery and set in quaint little towns with an amateur sleuth. I hope you know where I am going with this, because it surprised me as much as anybody. I thought I would write great tomes of history.
What am I currently working on?
I am writing a mystery series set in a southern town during the years prior to World War II and continuing through 1945. I had always been fascinated with the year 1939, so it seemed a good start. My heroine who is a nervous, good- hearted soul, seems the last person to solve murders. In fact they had to be forced on her. All Clemmie wants is to find room and board without holding out a can for donations. What she ends up with is a body.
Another major character is an old boyfriend she refused to marry. Charlie is the Sheriff in the small town of Tuscumbia. He is an unmarried, older man dealing with a old maid sleuth. Still nothing deters him. He is determined to find a killer so he enters the world of Pentecostal religion.
|A cast of smaller characters.
|I sing opera.
Her alcoholic Landlady who was a traveler and a great beauty in the Belle Epoque days of Paris. She is forever singing opera. But a fierce champion of freedom she reminds her Neighbors women wore no underclothing in the 1920's not just today.
|I sing opera too.
Her Parrot who loves dogs.
Why do I write what I write?
I enjoy mystery, sleuths that come in and solve things all while baking apple pie. Not that my Sleuth does very well at that art. She does however excel at reading people. I love humor within the page and I like to eat while I read so I abhor too much gore. But writing in this era also gives me the chance to research 1939 and the World War II Era as the series progresses. I like the social movement, the clothes, the hair, the movies what don't I like? Even though historically it was a hard decade with lots of rationing and anxiety about War.
How does my individual writing process work?
I sit down and write. I simply begin with a what if? Then I let my main character do a lot of the work. She is in the middle of finding a body. What would her reaction be? I ask a lot of questions while I am letting the words flow. I should point out the words don't always come easy and some days I know they are rubbish. Pure junk. I really can't seem to do it any other way because I have a hard time writing and sticking to outlines. So I let the WIP flow until about page 100. At that point I usually need to sit down and see how this will wrap up. It's not perfect and the first draft will certainly need editing. But it seems to be the way I work best.
Thanks to Rebeca Schiller for tagging me. You can reach her here.
Twitter: @SchillerRebeca
I now tag:
Maggie Secara Author
Twitter: @MaggiRos)


text: Last week, we had the distinct honor and pleasure to host these wonderful folks from The Arc of East Central Iowa. The lesson was combining paints and papers into some cool collages on canvas! Each one so individual, and so beautiful! Some folks included pictures of loved ones and themselves in their art. A few of them started the evening saying they weren't very creative, but by the end of the night, it was smiles all around! So blessed and happy to host these wonderful souls in our studio! Can't wait to see them again!


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(Remember: click on the pictures for a bigger version):
These figures from The Assault Group. I painted them to use as members of a Private Security company – for the same scenario that I'll be using the US troops in NBC gear for – I figured if there was a major disaster large corporations might hire private security companies to move in and safeguard their assets (form looting, or whatever…) in the disaster area… (The patch I did on their upper sleeves is not supposed to be the crest of any private security company I know of – I just made it up… )
The figures are actually SAS fire team with silenced weapons (plus an SAS Sniper). I picked the pack up (and two more like it) despite already having the same – already painted as SAS… I figured I could easily use these as Private Security Contractors. Another pack will be the private body guard for my African Dictator.
More figures from The Assault Group (from left to right); a news reporter, a CIA or Delta operative, and an SAS sniper.
Coming soon on Tim's Miniature Wargaming Blog:
Some more modern figures… then maybe some WW2 or Ancient Greeks or Amazons or Great War FRENCH!?


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Italy for sureGreece somedayand maybe New York with the girls. :~)~Sheri
Paris is fantastic! I would love to return! :)I'd also love to go to California, Hawaii, Australia, Japan, and Amsterdam to name a few. (I could go on and on…)Hopefully you'll get to visit those places on your list one day! :)


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Hi friends!
How's everyone's week going?
I've got a pretty unusual week for me. I worked Sunday, I'm working this Saturday, which means that I have two days off mid week-Tuesday and Thursday. I've been Monday to Friday for like two months. This is gonna be weird! Having days off on weekdays are really productive for me though. I'm looking forward to getting some necessary things done around the house and having lots of "me time". I'm the type of person who needs "me time", are you? Or, do you always love being with other people?
Something that I've refrained from mentioning on my blog is that I've suffered from an eating disorder, anorexia. From when I was about 15 till I was around 21 I was deeply in the disorder. During this time there were a few spans of a couple months were I really thought I was or was close to being better but I really had no idea what "better" really was. For the past few years (mainly in the last year) I've considered myself finally recovered.
Being recovered to me goes like this:
Day by day eating disorder thoughts cross my mind. I'm really great at ignoring the thoughts telling me to under eat but I still really struggle with the types of foods I eat. I have "safe" foods and foods that I'm not so comfortable having. I've definitely come a long way and do frequently challenge myself with eating things out of my comfort zone but these times always require lots of thought. I've also noticed that when I branch outside of my "safe" foods I now tend to overeat. This is mostly due to that voice inside my head telling me that I won't be eating this "forbidden" food for awhile so I better enjoy it. Or sometimes I'm tired of living with these restrictions that I set for myself so I make myself eat a "forbidden" food even if I'm not hungry, even if I don't feel like eating it……. this seems eating disorder-like as well. I could go on and on about this sort of thing but I won't. To make this long story short- I'm not fully recovered. I've got work to do.
What are my goals?
I want to be able to eat what I feel like eating, not something that my eating disorder is telling me is the right choice. I want to make the choice. I want to be able to eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I want to listen to my body and do what it's telling me. I want to trust that my body will make the right choices for me. I want to be free of all these restricting thoughts in my head.
What are my plans?
I've mentioned the book Intuitive Eating on here before. I absolutely love this book. It describes my goals perfectly. This book teaches you to make peace with food and free yourself from dieting (eating disorder) thoughts. I've read this book before but haven't actually followed what they say.
The book is based on the theory that if you allow yourself to have no restrictions with food-no portion sizes, no forbidden foods-you will be able to make peace with food. Eating what you truly crave will leave you satisfied. Knowing that you can always eat what you want, when you want will let you stop when you are full because you know that if you're hungry you can have more.
This is such a wonderful book and my brief description does not do it justice. The book goes more in depth and description. I really recommend this book to anyone who wants a better relationship with food!
So, my plan is to follow the Intuitive Eating Program. I already feel a sense of contentment and freedom! No limits, no good or bad foods….. I feel a little lighter!
Of course I know that this won't be easy. There will be up and down times. Times when I take the wrong turn or a couple of wrong turns. But I really want to get this a shot. I'm going to give it my all and document my progress. Yay me!
What this means for the blog:
I'm actually super excited for my blog. I can't wait to do posts about all of the new recipes I'm going to try and all of the different foods I'll eat. Through this process my blog will blossom into what I wanted it to be. A blog with great foods that I've discovered and lots of recipes. My restrictions with food have really limited my blog thus far and I can't wait to break free!
I'll also give updates with what I'm feeling during my progress with intuitive eating. I know it'll be a great way to further myself in recovery and be a way to document how far I've come.
Anyways, off I go to start my Tuesday. It's my brothers birthday today so my mom and I are going to hang out and prepare for his birthday dinner. I love hanging out with my mom. She's the best 🙂
Hope everyone has a great day and thanks so much for listening!


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The rumors of a bright green alternate jersey just won't die. I say let's do this. Let's wear these things. Let's buy 'em in bulk. Let's show everyone a sea of Green Apple Jones Soda-loookin' Greenmen at Qwest each home game. Let's blind people. Let's bring on the torrent of hatred from Florio, from Uni Watch, from all corners of "respectable" NFL opinion.
Sure, it would look hideous... but it would be OUR hideous, atrocious, retina-scarring look. Then, when we win wearing them, all those haters, all those naysayers will have to take it. They'll want to look away, but they won't be able to.
Oh my god... I think if this happened the world might collapse into a Vulcan-destroying-esque black hole... Dec. 20... Bucs at Seahawks:
Jeebus... You'd need to have an eyewash station nearby just to watch that game. Let's do it!!!!


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The ONLY Wine of the event that the Underground Wineletter rated EXTRAORDINARY PLUS!
The Grand Jours de Bourgogne is staged every two years and for a week allows all of the producers of Burgundy to showcase their wines. There are well over 1000 Burgundies available for tasting from humble appellations up to the finest Grand Crus. The roll call of producers is nothing short of mind boggling.
The Underground Wineletter has just published their tasting results and one wine shone through from the 359 wines they tasted.
The 2012 Echezeaux from Domaine du Clos Frantin was their very top wine. It was the only wine to receive an EXTRAORDINARY PLUS rating. You can read their article by clicking here. A number of you will probably remember long ago when the Underground Wineletter was largely responsible for discovering such icons as Henri Jayer and Coche-Dury.
We have managed to increase our allocation substantially and at the present time have a nice allowance of this super wine available. But it won't last! If you would like to secure some please act quickly. The normal price is $389.00 a bottle, Pre Arrival Price is $330.50 a bottle. Buy a Case of 12 Bottles and save an additional 5%.
Domaine du Clos Frantin Echezeaux
Grand Cru 2012
750ml Usual Price $389.00
Pre Arrival Price $330.50
Case of 12 Bottles $3734.40 (=$311.20 a bottle) Very reasonable for a top Grand Cru
Underground Wineletter: Medium/dark ruby color, dusty cherry nose, cherry on attack & palate and a smooth silky mouth-feel, medium/long finish.
Burghound is also enthused although his note is not for the finished wine.
To view and purchase the wine on line click here. You may also order by telephone (03) 9326 5737 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Grand Millesime Pty Ltd
21 Toorak Road
South Yarra
Vic 3141
Phone: (03) 9326 5737
Fax: (03) 9326 6744
More Outstanding 2012's from Domaine du Clos Frantin and Albert Bichot
If you love great Red Burgundy you really should check out the full range of 2012's from Domaine du Clos Frantin and Albert Bichot.
There is a tremendous array of serious wines that have received exceptional reviews.
And whilst 2012's are not cheap these wines are still excellent value compared to other producers.
To view the Domaine du Clos Frantin 2012's click here.
To view the Albert Bichot 2012's click here.
Under the Liquor Reform Act 1998, it is an offence for a person under the age of 18 years to purchase or receive liquor. It is also an offence for a licensee to supply liquor or permit liquor to be supplied to a person under the age of 18 years.


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The next meeting of the Manasota Genealogical Society will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 from 9:30 am-12:00 noon at the Central Public Library. Our guest speaker will be Thomas J. Kemp, M.L.S., Director of Genealogy Products at NewsBank.com. His talk is entitled: 21st Century Online Resources for Genealogists.
Following the guest speaker, our Computer Special Interest Group will meet and is open to all who are interested in learning what's new in genealogy on the Internet.
For more information, please call Jean Morris at (941) 722-5156 or visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flmgs.
22 February 2010
News from Other Societies - Manasota Genealogical Society
Posted by Florida Genealogical Society, Inc. at 1:15 PM
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The way of a fool seems right to him,
but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 12:15 (NIV)
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Creator of crosses that carry a message to be proclaimed with courage.


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LISTEN: Tha Dogg Pound - They Don't Want It
This new Tha Dogg Poung track the dopest thing they've done since Dogg Food. Even if it's main beat bites 'Grindin''. It morphs into a bunch of other beats throughout it's running time (over 6 minutes) and take the listener on a little trip. I really really really want Beanie Sigel drop a hot 16 on a remix. Spotted at Eskay.
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North Carolina Raleigh Mission and Virginia Chesapeake Mission 2011-2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Mixed Feelings
I am not sure exactly what to write home this last time. I have never been so torn up inside about such a change in my life. I am definitley excited to see the family again and I can't wait to apply all these things I have learned, but this is going to be a hard thing to leave behind. This last transfer has definitley been a learning experience. I had to really learn how to apply everything good I had learned from such great Raleigh leaders and then do my best to not step on Richmond toes and try to help them see some of the good from it and also remember to learn from them. It was quite the experience that I will forever be grateful for. I lucked out with a great last companion that was humble and willing to learn and improve. There seems to still be a lot of other issues out here, but I feel that I did what I was supposed to here and it is a satisfying feeling. I can't believe that tomorrow morning I am flying home to start a new life. To be honest I don't know what I'm going to do exactly, but I know I'll be in good hands. I have really grown to love the people of North Carolina and everyone else I came in contact with. My companions, church leaders, the food, the accent, the schedule, the work, the lack of sleep, the awkward moments with strangers, the revelation, the spirit, the crazy animals, the humidity, southern hospitality, and just every other adventure that comes along with this two years will be a part of the past that has molded me into who I am now and I am going to miss it sorely. I have worked hard and I am so grateful for what the Lord has done for me in the last two years. It defintely feels like it has only been a couple months at most, but what has been learned and what has been taken into my heart is numberless. It amazes me how this period of two years will be a huge part of me and the rest of the missionaries in the world forever, and yet only we as members of the church that have served will understand the depth of that effect. I can't show enough gratitude for this experience and yet the rest of the world looks and thinks I just went and did some good stuff and got to learn a new language. Oh if only they knew! Well I have served the Lord here in the South and saw lots of things and felt lots of things. I have worked hard and I guess as we all know there is a time and a season for everything. On to the next part I go. Hasta manana!!!!
Con Amor,
Elder Burnham
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Last Days in Elizabeth City
My companion and I with Pedro, a strong hispanic member in Elizabeth City
My last sunday in E.C. with all the Hispanic members in gospel principles.
The Begazo family in my last area, E.C.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Best week ever!
Well family of mine I don't actually know if I will have time to email next Monday. It looks like the schedule will be as follows: This week up until Monday will be work as hard as you can for everything you're worth. Then come Monday morning I must have everything prepared to be picked up and carried to the mission home for a final interview and a testimony meeting with the other dying missionaries. I think that won't be until around 3ish though so I may email one last time after this. Anyway, after the testimony meeting and a dinner provided by Pres. Baker we will be taken to a hotel to spend the night and then they ship me off to Norfolk the next morning to start my long journey back to California. This is going to be a crazy week. I pray I have the energy to get everything I want to get done in time.This past week we had a great week full of feeling the spirit. Really that is what this is all about. Anyway we had decided to stretch out a bit and we went out to Nagshead in the outer banks because the sisters had been holding out on us and just now gave us an entire area book full of Hispanic potentials that are in their area. Well we decided that we were going to see what we could do about that. We took an entire day and thankfully it was saturday so we got to start our fast that day and skip dinner so we could talk to every single person and their dog. The best part was we were able to visit some inactive members their as well because they have been starved for so long from having Spanish speaking missionaries in the area that they never get visited, so when we showed up at the door and greeted them with an "Hola" they about cried and started to worship us. It felt so good to be loved by these people who just want to be able to worship in their native language. The ward they live in doesn't have any translation whatsoever so they just don't go because they feel guilty going and falling asleep or being sidetracked the whole time because they don't know what's going on. It was such a great feeling to see them get excited that Spanish speaking missionaries actually cared to visit them even though we live far away. This definitely added a lot to our work load and limited mileage, but we are excited to help serve these people the best we can. It was just a great week full of the Lord's work.
This Sunday was also very spiritually uplifting. We had a lot of new faces show up and we heard some great testimonies. One of the Hispanic men in the ward brought his kids for the first time and we hope to be teaching them soon. He went through a huge battle to get custody of them and bring them back here from Utah. But he felt prompted yesterday to get up and bear his testimony for his kids to know that he loves them and he loves the gospel. Of course it was all in Spanish and of course he asked me to translate for him up at the pulpit. Translating in front of a large group of people is always nerve racking, but it went really well and it was very powerful. This also gave me the opportunity to stay up at the pulpit and bear my last testimony in the ward. I wasn't necessarily expecting to because I'm always locked up behind another door translating everyone's testimonies into Spanish, but the Lord gave me this chance and I took. There is nothing more fulfilling than bearing down in pure testimony. I even got a little choked up. Well after the meeting this led to the members complementing my translating skills as well as asking about all that trunky stuff that is about to happen. We even had more families sign up on the meal calendar than normal. That was unexpected, but its about time we got new people on the calendar. :)
Anyway we have had quite the amazing week and I am excited for what comes this week, We saw a lot of miracles and I have faith that more are on the way. Stay strong my family. I love you all and yes I am excited to come home and see you all again.
I hope to be able to email one last time next week so if I do need anything specific or have more details to tell you hopefully I will know by then. For now I can't think of anything specific and I will be sending some more packages so they will go to McHenry. I love you all very much and keep me in your prayers to stay focused and have the best week ever here in Elizabeth City. Hast Luego!!!
Con Amor,
Elder BurnhamP.S. The picture is out the window of our car on the way to a missionary meeting we had. Fall is here and it is the best season out here in the south.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Time is a tickin'
So will yall still love me if I return home sick? My companion and one other elder here in the house got me sick and I am praying it lasts no longer than a couple of days. I have been pushing myself to get out and work harder, to exercise more, to be more bold, to do everything at a faster speed and with more power. I remember Wilson use to always tell me that when you get sick just sweat it out and that will make things better. Well Wilson I am taking your council to heart. I am pushing it to the limit. This week we had interviews with the President and it was actually quite an odd experience. I personally didn't come out of my interview feeling loved or uplifted or inspired at all. It was odd especially at this age in the mission. Anyway after reflecting over that 20 minute exchange we had for the rest of the day and week I finally figured it out thanks to the help of some divine guidance I believe. President Baker knew what he was going to do with me. He planned to kick my butt in there and make sure I didn't feel like I could just coast the rest of the few weeks I have because he praised me for doing a good job or anything. It was really rough at first, but whether I'm interpreting this right or not, that is how I'm going to take it. I'm grateful for the one piece of advice he said he could give me. He told me all the council he had for me that day was to stay humble. That is all he left me with on my last interview with the president. I guess all I can do is take it to heart and make things happen. This last transfer has been crazy because of a lack of desire I have seen in a lot of missionaries here in my zone. There seems to be a sense of complacency and unfortunately it has been huge in our zone leaders who need to lead us along. I have struggled long and hard since the mission split trying to help my companions continue to live a higher law and remember that change is always going to happen whether we like it or not, so let's like it and make it happen. Getting distracted isn't on the menu right now, because of all the work that still needs to be done.Other than that big item we have had a good week. We have more and more potential every day. We are looking into new areas and doing new things to get the ball rolling. The Hispanic group in this ward need a lot of work. Oh I met a guy this last week while on an exchange that had the last name Burnham. Best part was that he was a big black guy! I knew we were related as soon as I met him. ;) Well I hope all is well over there in the west. Let Diane know she is in my prayers and I hope things go well for her. Time is a tickin'.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Visit to the Wright Brothers Monument
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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This one is from a while back, but I had to post it. It's a fabulous Suffolk University advertisement commonly found on the MBTA. I hated this ad. I hate all their ads, although sometimes they do have rather striking models. Nevertheless, I had to snap a quick picture of the caption added by some fabulous person. As you can see, all of their information cards have been taken, so it was certainly a hot ticket.
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That's right it's your birthday. I can officially join the 50 States Marathon Club. By completing 10 marathons I can officially enter and start reaping the benefits. Just have to find out what they are.
So I was looking back to try and find my last marathon post about Baltimore but magically it's gone. Oh well the less I remember about that disappointing day the better. Onward to the race #10 update:
Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon - Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
This race was about getting back on course. After crashing and burning in Baltimore I decided I needed a good performance to regain some confidence. This race is ran nearly all in a Civil War Battlefield Memorial Park. I remember reading somewhere that it has the most military memorials in one place then anywhere else. Well not sure how true it is but let me tell you there were a lot of statues and other things all over the place.
We got into town reasonably early on Friday and headed straight to the expo. After waiting in the longest line I have ever had to wait in for a marathon we got the goodie bag and everything I would need the next morning. We decided to buy a couple of tickets to the pasta dinner since it was being catered by a Gayle's favorite, Carrabbas. It was tasty and hit the spot as we listened to some live bluegrass music.
The next morning was a bit chilly but promised to be great weather for running. About 5 minutes before the gun I got into position a few yards behind the 3:10 pace group thankful there was no 3:20 pace group. No expectations here as I just wanted to run by my gut and not get caught up in maintaining a pace group.
I would have to say it was a very interesting race. They started the half and the full at the same time (thank you) but we split and rejoined at various points. So there were times where you could pass the same guy a few times but yet you were on about the same pace. This race also had another favorite of mine. The loop. There is something to be said about knowing exactly what to expect the 2nd time around. It builds a lot of confidence when you know you tackled everything the race course had to offer and you can tell yourself that you can do this cause you already did it once. Although on the 2nd loop I swear they built a hill or two since the last time I was there.
This run was run almost all in the woods which was quite unique from the urban marathons I have ran prior in 2009. A couple of times the trees would give way to a huge clearing where Civil War cannons would be stationed to recreate a famous battle. It was pretty cool to see all that in the early morning hours as the morning fog rolled away. One of the times I wished I ran with a camera but I guess you'll have to take my word for it.
Well the last few miles as usual were a challenge but that's the fun of the marathon. Anyone can run the first 20 but the last 6.2 is really where the gut check is at. Though I was happy to leave enough in the tank where I could pick off about 20 or so runners in the last 3 miles. My finishing time was a PR 3:21:39.
Here's a look at what's coming up and an updated map:
January 10th, 2010 - Northfield, MN
February 28th, 2010 - New Orleans, LA
Las Vegas 2010
New York 2010
November 14th, 2009 - (3:21:39) - Fort Oglethorpe, GA
October 10th, 2009 (3:40:27) - Baltimore, MD
June 20th, 2009 - (3:26:30) Anchorage, AK
June 6th, 2009 - (3:26:14) South Bend, IN
March 29th, 2009 - (3:24:23) Knoxville, TN
February 15th, 2009 (3:29:16) - Birmingham, AL
September 20th, 2008 (3:39:05) - Park City, UT
June 14th, 2008 (3:50:22) - Williamson, WV
February 17th, 2008 (3:54:54) - Jacksonville, FL
November 3rd, 2007 (3:55:40) - Richmond, VA
Friday, December 18
You Can Find Me In Da Club
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This weekend, I was a single girl (woohoo!) with Rafe at home in South Carolina. True to form, however, I didn't do much out of the normal. In fact, as usual, most of the weekend was spent either at the gym, out on the deck, or in the kitchen. The weather was beautiful (sunny but brisk, with a slight wind) and on Saturday I went for a nice like (11 miles) run in the neighborhood and around Rice University to prepare myself for next weekend's Nashville half-marathon.
I adapted a Gwyneth Paltrow recipe to make this pretty amazing veggie entree. In the future, I might add pork/ham to give it a little more savoriness or body. This would be good for a side dish, or a main, as we ate it last night…
With all the good things in lentils, this might become a regular in our household.
There are a few awesome things about lentils, and I'll just name a few:
- 18g of protein per cup! That is a ton of awesome protein to build lean muscle.
- Only 230 calories in a cup, much lower than animal proteins.
- Contains nearly half of the fiber we're supposed to get every day.
- Iron. A cup contains nearly 40% of the RDA value for iron.
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2″ cubes
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil (with sweet potatoes)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp olive oil (with lentils)
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 2 pinches of chili flakes
- 2 tsp chopped oregano
- 2 tsp chopped thyme
- 4 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped (samish size as the sweet potatoes)
- 1 clove garlic
- 14 oz dried lentils (~2.5 c)
- 2 tsp salt
- Heat oven to 400, toss sweet potatoes with olive oil and maple syrup, add a little salt and pepper to coat. Roast in middle of the oven for 25 min, until fork goes into cubes easily.
- Heat large saucepan over medium, coating with olive oil. When warm, saute onion with herbs, garlic, and chili until glassy (~5 min). Add in carrot, stirring occasionally.
- Add bag of lentils in, and add 5 cups of cold water. Bring to a boil, then turn heat to low and simmer, covered, for ~40 min or until lentils have soaked up most of the water and are soft.
- Add sweet potatoes into the lentil mixture.


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You're right. A lot of American's don't care about what you call "those little, tiny - yes - porky amendments" that are such a big part of President Obama's Porkulus Plan.
But Obama's Chicago Daley machine cronies, you're pals Sens. Dodd and Reid, Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Rangel, Washington's high-paid influence peddlers and so many more like them do care.
That's why those amendments are in Obama's Porkulus Plan.
I bet you already knew that, didn't you?
You're just counting on the public's not caring, right?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I want to say to Sen. Schumer
You're right. A lot of American's don't care about what you call "those little, tiny - yes - porky amendments" that are such a big part of President Obama's Porkulus Plan.
Posted by JWM at 10:33 PM
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- Anonymous said...
Schumer is but one of the many insane buffoons in the Senate. Stuff like this would be funny, in a Mr. Magoo sort of way, except that it demonstrates such shocking ignorance and condescension toward us ordinary folks. Is anyone else out there scared to death? I am.
- Anonymous said...
Look up the words "sleazy" and "slimey" in the dictionary and there you'll find pictures of Upchuck Schumer. He trusts the people not to care thus permitting him and the rest of the pillagers to establish their empire. Some of my family is still living in NY and some of them voted for Schumer because they thought Al Dimatto (sp?) was a crook! Boy, were they hoodwinked!
Tarheel Hawkeye
- Anonymous said...
Let's face it, slimey and sleazy are two adjectives that are not political party specific (despite what Democrats would have us believe) - remember that those were tow words (along with many others - culture of corruption comes to mind) that the Democrats used against Republicans. I have given a lot of thought to Obama's press conference the other evening (I had to stop listening to it after a while because I was getting nauseous at the fawning reporters questions). He should have, after castigating the Republicans for not buying into his spending (stimulus) program lambasted the likes of Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid for their insistence of pushing a partisan party progam when what the country needs and the people want is a stimulus program that in the words of the immortal Larry Summers is targeted, temporary and (there is another t but I have forgotten it).
But,once again, an opportunity wasted.
- drew said...
All should remember what Chuck Schumer is most known for in the Senate - the ability to move faster than the speed of light when there is space between himself and either a camera or a microphone. Unfortunately, in this case (as in a number of others) his haste to be seen and heard has beclowned him.
Think of how many other sitting congresspeople have more than a few videos lying around on YouTube and other sites in which they make total fools of themselves. There really aren't that many - Schumer has achieved a notoreity all his own. He'll likely try to laugh this one off (as in, the people who saw/heard it didn't understand the context), but the taxpayers who are in the process of getting a major hosing will likely not forget the flippant manner in which "Chucky" blew our tax money on useless and non-stimulative items.
Recall also that the White House, and the Legislative Branch in general, are trying to suggest that there are no "earmarks" or other pork-related items in the stimulus package. If that position is true, why does Chucky even reference the "chattering classes"? Chucky should be concerned - he's up for reelection within the next 3+ years, and will have those same chattering classes trying to extract some flesh in return.
If only the NY Republicans could find someone who is actually electable and intelligent. For reasons nobody seems to know, the NY Repubs seem to find that combination just a little out of reach.
- Anonymous said...
It is truly said the most dangerous place in Washington DC is between Schumer and a TV camera.


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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
I'm In!
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All of your drawings are great. The Diva challenge is great.I like the way you connected the two loops together, and draw something behind the right loop. Very creative.ReplyDelete
Nice challenge tile! Sure wish I was close enough for one of your tangled garden classes! The work is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2013 at 9:48 PM
I love your Diva challenge tile. It's beautifully done!ReplyDelete
Beautiful tile! Love the ZIA.ReplyDelete
Your challenge tile is wonderful! Very creative and lively. The other drawings are stunning! Great job!ReplyDelete
Love your tile. So swirly and fun!ReplyDelete
I am in awe of your beautiful flowing tile. I love the fact that it looks impossible to figure out how you did it. I just love it.ReplyDelete
Best of luck on your class.
Like Cris I'm trying to see how you did it. Anyway it's a beautiful tile.ReplyDelete
The other ones are great too.
Beautiful I love the way your challenge piece weaves in and out. Hope your classes are going well!ReplyDelete


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Tons of us enjoy watching fashion shows via live stream or swooning over pictures on style.com. Although this is exciting enough, there is nothing more exciting than actually being there in person. In a flash the lights dim, the crowd silences and the once lonely runway is joined my an army of models adorned in the next seasons must haves! Truly excitement at its best!
It is certainly no easy task to be amongst the privileged clan of guests, but it can totally be done. As a recent first timer to the epic event I have learned a few ways to get the opportunity to attend. Fashion week is an invite only event so you do have to have an invite to attend and here are a few ways how to try and get one:
1. Intern or Volunteer
As an intern or volunteer your fashion week experience will be quite different. Depending on who you work with you may not get a chance to sit down and actually view the shows. However, you get an equally sweeter experience by being apart of the hands that help to get the show started. As an intern or volunteer you will be asked to do a number of different things, stuff gift bags, set up seat numbers, steam garments, dress models ect. It may be a bit of hard work, but you can potentially be up close and personal with the fabulous pieces, see how the show comes together and gain experience all at the same time. If you would like to work with a range of different designers the best option is to try to get a volunteer position with IMG, the company that makes fashion week happen, you can find the application here. If you are interested in working with specific designers I would suggest focusing on PR firms and brands. The application process involved in this option is a little more strenuous because, you would have to do research to find out which PR companies represent which brands and go from there. Either route you decide to take just remember to start EARLY! There are hundreds if not thousands of other people looking to grab these positions just like you.
2. Press
Attending fashion week as press involves contacting PR firms and requesting press credentials. This option isn't the easiest because you actually have to be creditable source in order to even be considered. If you are a journalist or blogger that has a pretty popular publication or website this option will work for you. As press you get to attend the shows and sometimes also get access to backstage to conduct interviews before and/or after the presentation of the collections. Not to mention you get a pretty spiffy badge to wear that makes you look super official!
3. Guest of a Guest
As in any aspect of life success is mostly about who you know and this is no different during fashion week. You can gain access to a show merely based off of who you know and sometimes who you meet. If you are fortunate enough to know or meet someone who may offer to either invite you to tag along or give your their invite this could work for you. I personally found this option useful during my first time attending fashion week, read more of my experience here. This option is merely for people who have built relationships or is interested in building new relationships. If you want it you have to go out there and get it, but remember to build genuine lasting relationships. No one likes to be used so cherish the people you meet.
If none of these options work for you, you can always become a major celebrity and simply get invites sent to you personally
But seriously, I hope that this list helps all of you out there that are interested in attending fashion week. It is a wonderful experience and if you are so fortunate to get the opportunity to attend it will be a week you will never forget! If you have specific questions please leave me a comment below and I will do my best to answer them for you.
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Heather Marie lives in Northern California with her husband, and spends the majority of her time at home reading. Before she followed her dreams of becoming a writer, Heather worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for several years. Although she enjoyed the artistic aspect of it all, nothing quite quenched her creative side like the telling of a good story. When the day had come for her to make a choice, she left behind her promising career to start another, and never looked back.
To find out more about Heather and her books, check out her website!
Thanks again Heather!


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"Everything signifies," Barthes
Ed Ruscha, 2009
Fearless creative visionaries are normally not concerned with social categorization. They create and media designate. So no one of genuine vision would dare say the word, but this month UCLA held a conference on the hipster. A Village Voice reporter summarized: "It was very vague." Conference speakers noted that no one owns up to this category, which was also Julia Plevin's point for the Huffington Post. The style of the last decade is opposed to media categorization. But evasion of mass culture is combined with highly selective indexical gestures of cultural reference, all done with an authentic sense of ease. Sophia Coppola's use of Ed Ruscha's drawing, in Somewhere below, shows the work on the ground, evading typical hero worship, yet serving as a recognizable index to L.A. and the lifestyle of the effortless bohemian that Stephen Dorff plays.
Since mass production reached an excessive point of augmented survival in the 1960's, each decade has seen a play of forms and style. The 1960's hippies, 1970's punk to disco, 1980's yuppies, 1990's indie, 2000's hipsters. But unlike Dick Hebdige's reading of a closed network of codes, the internet allows codes to become vernacular, so that no one ever exclusively belongs, but there is an open dialogue. The style du jour unites fashion and art with similar gestures.
Cobra Snake, 2009
The basis of indie street photography of the 2000's was again the same 3 values - evasive of commercial forms, indexical street style and effortless point and shoot cameras.
Beautiful Losers, 2008
In art, the over-worked gradeur of the 80's yuppies, and the intellectual identity consciousness of the 90's indie movement was too much work. The 2000's required the only gesture left - as easy as possible.
Read more on hipster art in a review of a 2003 Paris exhibition of the young New York scene.


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Antique Jewellery at Kalmar Antiques
Antique jewellery is something not everybody chooses, either because of money, style or because they don't have the right occasion to wear it. However, a wedding is a great opportunity for wearing it with class, and Antique Jewellery at Kalmar Antiques is perfect for this. Even if you are just now getting married or if you want to throw a sophisticated party to celebrate your anniversary, every year this date deserves to be treated in a special manner.
Why should you choose antique jewellery?
- Everybody knows that antique jewellery has intricate and unique designs. As such, perhaps the most valued characteristic about them is the fact that you can be sure there is no one else in the world to have the same pattern as you do. Diamond rings today are pretty much all the same, but the antique diamond cuts are intricate and individual.
- Even if the piece of jewellery is unique, that doesn't mean you are the only owner ever. An authentic piece of antique jewellery has probably been through tens of hands throughout centuries, and can even have some historical significance. They are passed from generation to generation often times, and carry with them amazing stories filled with mystery.
- Most antique jewellery is more than a century old, so they have passed the time and thus, quality test. The excellent crafting and the quality materials ensure them a long life that will cross generations. Modern jewellery is mass produced, but this type is handcrafted with passion and talent by experts.
- Forever trendy. Cheap jewellery comes and goes since trends change fast, but a truly qualitative type of antique jewellery, made of great materials and which has an impressive design can never become obsolete. This is because quality and beauty never go out of fashion, and once you own such an exquisite piece, you can be sure to cherish it and wear it proudly for the rest of your life, and even pass it on to your children.
Things to know when buying antique jewellery
Be careful where do you buy your earrings, bracelet, necklace or rings from! There are lots of malevolent people out there who want to cheat on people and sell them cheap jewellery for the price of an authentic antique one. Always buy from authorized shops and request a certificate of authenticity if you're not sure. If you inherit such a piece, you can always go to an expert and check if it is indeed authentic and it is not a fake.
Remember that antique jewellery is always a great idea for a present, and it will make any woman stand out from the crowd in a simple, elegant manner!