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Happy New Year !!!!
May the Year 2011 brings great health, happiness and world peace.
Today is the 1st day of year 2011.
We do not celebrate New Year's day at home as to us it is just another day. The only difference is, today is a public holiday and we would normally take this opportunity to spend quality time together.
We did watch "Prince of Persia" on DVD at home. Just before we sat down to watch the movie, my daughter commented that it would be great if we could have popcorns like in the cinema.
I remembered reading about popping corns over the stove/burner in Happy Home Baking sometime back. Thanks to Happy Home Baking, we have a a tub of perfectly homemade popped corns. The family loved it and it transformed our dvd viewing experience into a cinema experience.
The popcorns in the wok freshly popped
It is so easy… I will never buy those microwave popcorn packs again.
The popcorns in the wok coated with caramelized sugar.
Here is how it is done…………….
Caramel Pop Corns (by Happy Home Baking)
4 tbsp popcorn kernels .
3 tbsp cooking oil (I use canola oil)
4 tbsp sugar (use 6 tbsp for a sweeter taste)
2 tbsp coarsely grounded peanuts (I omitted as I do not have them)
1 tbsp sesame seeds (I forgot to add in this time)
Heat up a wok (use a heavy-base wok to prevent the popcorn kernels from burning) over high heat. When the wok is very hot, add in the oil. Turn heat to medium-high and add in popcorn kernels. Stir with a wok spatula until the popcorn kernels are evenly coated with oil. Keep stirring until the first kernel pops (takes only a few seconds). Cover the wok immediately with a lid. The popcorn kernels will start to pop all at once. As the popping continues, gently swirl the wok back and forth over the burner. Do this once or twice in between the popping. Wait for the popping to slow to a few seconds between pops. Turn off the heat, remove lid and transfer popcorn into a wide bowl. (Note, the inside of the lid will be covered with the cooking oil.)
Return wok to burner and turn heat to medium-low. Place sugar in the wok and let it melt. Do not stir, it will take a few minutes for the sugar to melt/caramelise. Turn off the heat when the sugar has completely melted. Return the popcorn into the wok and sprinkle over the grounded peanuts and sesame seeds. Toss with spatula to combine.
The next time, I will add in those peanuts and sesame seeds!!!!


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by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
This edition is hailed as the best translation ever, and the two have done many other Dostoevsky works. There was also a very perspicuous introduction by Pevear which analyzed some of the more vague passages, and the whole was annotated, all of which helped my understanding immensely. Just one minor example: knowing that Raskolnikov is named after "raskolnik," meaning schismatic, sheds quite a bit of light of Dostoevsky's intention in laying out his character. I would have to say that the novel is one of the best I've ever read. I began it many months ago, with long breaks between beginning and finishing it, which is probably not the best way to read such a complex book, but there it is. The novel has at least three plots and many levels of meaning. It doesn't just deal with a murder and a detective's psychological intimidation of Raskolnikov: Dostoevsky's characters offer opinions on the issues of the day, they embrace ideologies that were in vogue at the time, parodying them simply by the nature of their own personas; there are romances; other deaths; two methodical, selfish villains; symbolism through dream and vision; and so on. The author laughs at reason, nature and law. Reason fails Raskolnikov and doesn't help Porfiry, the detective. Everyone makes his own plan, carves out his own existence and scoffs at precedent. This existentialism is not certain; it helps Porfiry, but fails Raskolnikov, and drives Svidrigailov, the lecher who attempts to conquer Roskolnikov's sister, to suicide. A great, towering, multi-layered book, one that I will have to read again in the future.
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examiner As "Twilight" fans well know by now, Taylor Lautner received the sole 2013 MTV Movie Awards nomination for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," for Best Shirtless Performance, and while he's got some stiff competition (including Channing Tatum in "Magic Mike," Daniel Craig in "Skyfall," Ted in "Ted" and Christian Bale in "The Dark Knight Rises"), it looks like he'll be showing up on Sunday night to potentially collect his final popcorn trophy.
The intel suggesting he'll participate in the show comes from MTV reporter Christina Garibaldi who tweeted out a picture of herself with Lautner's seat saver.
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On my way to class, going to be late if I don't get there in 5 mins. I walk into the building and get bombarded by someone asking me if I want popcorn from her at a booth. I was kind of in a hurry and thinking, "popcorn would be nice as munchies in class" so I decided ok sure, why not? She tells me that before I can take it, I have to fill out a 1 minute survey.
I look at the survey and its about religion. Oh boy! This is going to be interesting. First of all, the survey took 30 seconds really so that was a plus. Second of all, the questions were quite personal, going from questions like: "When was the last time you went to Church?" and "Do you believe that Jesus ever existed?" These kind of questions are pretty personal to everyone and so even though I wasn't quite comfortable (considering she was watching me fill it out... making me feel very warm and on edge), I finished the survey, took my popcorn and left.
I got to class on time, that was pretty good. But one downside to filling out that survey (which I didn't even eat the popcorn, what a waste) was that I got a call from them asking me if I want to visit their booth and learn more about their program (Catholic Christian Outreach).
I thought to myself, "how bad could it be? Just go in, check it out before class, and get out!" Or so I thought.
I got a one on one talk with someone from the program and she convinced me (because I can never say no to people so that I don't hurt them) to go to "Faith Study". Seriously? Me? Faith study? Grrreeeaaaat!
So now I told her I would go, but she still hasn't called me to come. Good news for now, but what if she does call? I have to be in a discussion and talk about God and the bible.
I hope she doesnt call. It took me all the strength I possessed not to contradict her in the things she told me about God and the relationship we have with him.
Oh well, I guess we'll see what happens. I want to believe in something, but sometimes, it just doesn't happen. Its hard to believe in something that doesn't exist. I'm one of those... i know. :P
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As Head Of Household, Dustin is after Jen, Kail, Zach, and Nick. Amber is so excited for Dustin and, not surprisingly, can't contain her emotions about it. In his HOH room, Dustin is so happy to see all his pictures of his family and receives a letter from his brother. Dustin breaks down and he very much misses his family. It must be hard for their families to see them on tv but for them not to see their families and be so out of touch with the rest of the world.
At dinner, Dick and Amber get into a huge fight because Amber says that her dog is like her child. Amber continuously says, "Love is love" and defends herself while Dick won't drop it. He continues his reign of terror in the house by playing practical jokes in the middle of the night. Also running against Dick in the unpopularity contest is Zach, who doesn't appear to have many fans in the house. Daniele sums it up by saying: "I would rather eat slop for a month than have to sit with Zach for an hour." Ouch.
When Dick tries once again to talk things out with Daniele, it doesn't go well. Daniele is frustrated and emotional and doesn't feel like being in the house is worth it anymore. She doesn't want someone putting her down and his words over the years have really damaged her. Dick goes back and forth between trying to be understanding and getting very defensive. He ends the conversation, consoling her and vowing that things will never go back to the way they are.
It's time for the food competition and of course, everyone is looking to steer clear of slop. The houseguests partner up and while some are happy with their partnerships (i.e. Jen & Amber, Nick & Daniele), some are less than thrilled (i.e. Dick & Kail, Eric & Zach). Partners must find pieces of a puzzle to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. Jameka & Jessica, partners, have been on slop for 2 weeks and look to finally have some real food. They end up winning and couldn't be more excited.
As the winners, Jameka & Jessica must choose five people to put on slop for the rest of the week. Dick was chosen first, since he hasn't been on slop before. They put Zach on slop next and then Kail, Nick, and Jen. Jen is actually happy to be on slop because it will help control her indulgence in food and perhaps she'll shed a few pounds. That's a new way to look at it!
Kail goes to Dustin, asking to be put on the block as a pawn to get someone else out of the house. She's fully aware it could backfire but she takes that risk. When Jen goes running to Dustin in order to save herself, he calls her out, thinking that she was the one who voted for Kail. She at least gets him thinking of putting up Zach.
Let's check in with America's Player, Eric, to see what he has to pull tonight. He needs to try to get Jen nominated for eviction, which he's happy about. Dustin tries to figure out who he should put up: Jen, Nick, or Kail. Everyone is on board for Nick & Kail but Eric keeps pushing for Jen. At the nomination ceremy, Eric gets his wish as Jen & Kail are nominated for eviction. Both are worried but it seems only Kail needs to be, as Dustin lets us know Kail is no pawn. She's the one the house wants out.
Who will win Power of Veto? And who will leave the Big Brother house? Find out this week on Big Brother 8 on CBS.
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Taking pleasure in Wine in Distinct Wine Glasses
Wine is among the most popular beverages in the world. Individuals from all around the world take pleasure in having a glass of wine. In western countries, this drink has actually ended up being a crucial part of their culture. No event or ceremony is total without the intake of wine. Wine is made from the fermentation and oxidation of wild grapes. It is a long process. You have to keep a great deal of persistence to have a glass of wine. People love to have this beverage in unique glasses. Nowadays, a lot of companies are making unique glasses.
Before delving further into the subject let us first talk about wine glasses. A wine glass is specially created glass wares for drinking this popular beverage. These glasses are prepared from amalgamated glass. It takes a great deal of time to prepare these glasses. Nevertheless, you need to think about a lot of things while purchasing a wine glass. Now we are going to talk about several things that you must remember while purchasing glasses.
1. Always consider your budget plan
It is very important for you to think about your spending plan. It is worthless to buy expensive glasses. It would unnecessarily increase your expense. It is much better to acquire cheap yet good quality glasses.
2. Consider your needs
You also need to consider your needs prior to buying the wine glasses. You can consider whether you desire big glasses or small ones.
3. Various shapes and sizes
You also need to consider the various shapes, colors and sizes. You have to do proper market research before acquiring any glass wares. Likewise keep in mind that red and gewurztraminer glasses are absolutely different from each other.
4. Consider stylish styles
Some people even choose trendy glasses. You might even consider purchasing them. After buying these glasses you might impress your visitors and clients.
It is mainly preferred that a person need to think about buying glasses with basic style. They need to not be expensive as it is unnecessary to spend much on wine glasses. The normal appeal of this beverage is not just its taste but its remarkable element also. You ought to not get scared of the wide array of wine glasses readily available in the market. You just have to take a reasonable choice.
So, we can conclude that buying unique wine glasses is not a tough job. You simply have to follow some appropriate actions. Make sure you go through this article when. It might really assist you a lot. Have fun and enjoy yourself!
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For the sake of my craft space (and my budget), I won't buy fabric unless I have a project in mind for it. If I find a fabric I like, I will do whatever I can to think up a project to justify the purchase. That's how The Monkey ended up with these cute boxes to help organize his dresser.
I fell in love with these fabrics the first time I saw them at Hipstitch. I made several trips to the store before I finally bit the bullet and bought them. I turned them into little boxes to put in his dresser so his socks and underwear don't get lost among all his pajamas. Yeah, I know, quite a stretch to justify the purchase of these fabrics.
I roughly followed my own fabric box tutorial, with a few modifications. I didn't need quite as much structure in these boxes, so I used fusible fleece instead of a heavy-weight interfacing. And rather than sewing the lining in inside out and turning the boxes, I placed the lining in the box, wrong sides together. Then bound the boxes with some red grosgrain ribbon I had in my stash.
I love the way they came out. And now there are no more complaints from The Monkey that he can't find his socks when he gets dressed in the morning!


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If you are not familiar with USA Today's Happy Ever After web site, you might want to take a look. The site focuses on all types of romance fiction and includes book trailers, excerpts, cover reveals, author interviews, and more.
Here are links to just a few of the recent paranormal-related posts you might want to read. Click on any pink-link to go directly to that post.
> A dialogue between Charlaine Harris and Kim Harrison in which the two authors compare notes on taking new fictional directions. The post includes an audio excerpt from Harrison's new novel, The Drafter.
> A post entitled "Why Do We Love Paranormal Heroes?" in which Amanda Ashley, Alexandra Ivy, Rebecca Zanetti, Dianne Duvall, and Hannah Jayne try to answer that question.
> A post by Madeline Hunter entitled "Romance Unlaced: Some Romance Readers Find Something Familiar in Fantasy Books."
> An interview with Nalini Singh on Shards of Hope, the latest addition to her PSY-CHANGELINGS SERIES. Click HERE to read my reviews of that series. (Note: I posted a review of Shards of Hope on 6/28/15 but forgot to post an "up-date" notice.)
> An excerpt from "Immortal Matchmakers, Inc.," the first book in Mimi Jean Pamfiloff's new series of the same name. This novella (available in e-book and paperback formats) is a spin-off of her ACCIDENTALLY YOURS SERIES. Click HERE to read my reviews of the books in the ACCIDENTALLY series.
> Excerpts from Alexandra Ivy & Laura Wright and from Donna Grant from their novellas in the 1001 Dark Nights collection.
> An excerpt from Cat Winters' The Uninvited. Click HERE to read my review of that novel (which I posted just last Saturday).
> An excerpt from Anne Bishop's Marked in Flesh, the latest addition to her OTHERS SERIES. Click HERE to read my reviews of that series. (As of this date, I have not yet reviewed Marked in Flesh.)
> An excerpt from Magic Shifts, the latest addition to the KATE DANIELS SERIES. Click HERE to read my reviews of that series.


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I was super-excited when Alicea from Polish and Prejudice emailed me to tell me I'd won! I won one of the two prizes from this Christmas giveaway.
I opened and took a photo of each of the little packets, here's what each one contained:
|I am still besotted with the babies
I got another huge surprise when I found all the extra bottles inside. Can you believe that I got not one, but both sets?! I guess the other person didn't claim their prize...Here's some picture spam, including some with my adorable baby guinea pigs!
|A lovely note with great handwriting from Alicea
Of course I couldn't wait, so I tried out a couple over my existing manicure.


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In the meantime, I found this in the archives —a blockbuster that has been all but forgotten.
One is tempted to speculate that Fitzgerald may be playing for the trifecta: indictments against Rove, Cheney, and Bush himself.
Source to Stephanopoulos: President Bush Directly Involved In Leak ScandalNear the end of a round table discussion on ABC's This Week, George Stephanopoulos dropped this bomb:This would explain why Bush spent more than an hour answering questions from special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. It would also fundamentally change the dynamics of the scandal.
Definitely a political problem but I wonder, George Will, do you think it's a manageable one for the White House especially if we don't know whether Fitzgerald is going to write a report or have indictments but if he is able to show as a source close to this told me this week, that President Bush and Vice President Cheney were actually involved in some of these discussions.
President Bush could no longer claim he was merely a bystander who wants to "get to the bottom of it." As Stephanopoulos notes, if Bush played a direct role it could make this scandal completely unmanageable.
UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the video.
It would be nothing short of a judicial coup d'etat! Truly historic. Here's a timely update from Savant at TheBrandNewBag.com:
Some additional resources:
The Perfect Political Storm: Bush-Cheney On The Brink Of ImplosionAs the Abramoff, DeLay and Cunningham scandals grind on and the body count of disgraced or indicted Bushites grows, the White House understands that the moment of truth is at hand. They face problems from all directions now. Before Katrina, Bush still held the high ground on those most important of all issues for a President, basic trust and credibility. With every new scandal and all the many examples of incompetence and bad public policy, Bush's approval ratings have sunk to even lower than the most pessimistic pundits predicted last fall. For the last 2 months the President has been in "free fall." The immigration speech didn't help him.
In the meantime, the story of Cheney's involvement in the outing of Valerie Plame has become stranger and more interesting. Evidence subpoenaed by Federal Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, shows that Cheney wrote cryptic notes on Joseph Wilson's NYTimes op-ed; asking, "who sent him to Niger?" Was Cheney telling Libby to discredit and "get" Wilson? Or, were his comments just a representation of the Vice President's random curiosity? In any event, Cheney is now in the position of becoming a key witness in the Libby case. That development means that the case will almost certainly be settled with some kind of plea bargain after the coming November election. Neither Libby nor the White House wants to force Cheney to testify under oath in a criminal trial. It's the "under oath" part that is problematic for the Vice President: Cheney's regard for the truth is not the stuff of legend! NO ONE wants him to have to testify in open court.
Then there is Iraq. Everyday is another horror. Everyday more Iraqis die. Everyday more American soldiers and civilian contractors die. There appears to be no path to peace. Add to this mess, the President's immigration proposal to use the already frazzled and stretched National Guard as a kind of militant logistical force on the border with Mexico, and you have a very grim prospect for increasing the administration's popularity. Finally, the conduct of foreign policy with Iran is a joke. Unfortunately, it is a dangerous joke. Bill Maher got it right last Friday when he said: "The best thing Bush can do is go to his ranch and stay there. I'd sum it up this way ... Please President Bush, just don't touch anything!" ...
- MSNBC: A Final Word from Karl Rove
- George Bush and Cheney have committed high crimes including treason
- All Hail the Surveillance State
- George Bus's Disorderly Conduct
- NPR: Looking at George Bush and seeing an impostor
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I just think these are so darn cute! One of my creative customers Sheena created these whimsical cards using the Jingle Paper Pack and the Wonderful Season ( C1293 ) and Feathery Flakes ( D1317) stamp sets. I can't believe she's already got her Christmas Cards done...she my hero. I'm still in Halloween...always behind. Thank you Sheena for allowing me to share your wonderful creations and be sure to check out Sheena's blog as she has more detailed pictures there and more beautiful artwork.
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Once again, I *love* stainless steel in the kitchen. So much more efficient than plastics, sturdy, and maintenance is minimal. I know how to pop and mince garlic with my knife, that's usually my go to method, but a garlic press is quicker. Cleaning is pretty easy, but there's a small slit that garlic was getting trapped in. I love that their is a separated sieve on the press, that helps immensely with cleaning.
Having a garlic press is FANTASTIC for raw meals or raw additions to hot meals. Raw garlic has some great health benefits and the texture after pressing makes it easy to handle.
You can also pre-press your garlic and store it in the refrigerator once it has been pressed. It will keep for months if properly stored, just like the stuff you can buy in jars from the store!
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Category Archives: Seasons Autumn
Activities for September
September is here, and so is Autumn. In India, autumn is usually not taught as a season to students. But it should be, because just like the rest of the world, India experiences its version of autumn. Golden or brown leaves are usually a sign of autumn or fall. While we don't often get to see autumn leaves in India, we do experience other changes, like the days become shorter and nights become longer. The days are sunny, but the sun's rays are not as hot as they are in the summer.
Weather in Autumn Activity:
I took a globe and positioned a flashlight on one half of the Earth. I asked Big A to place her hands on different parts of the globe, to tell me which felt hot and which part felt warm. Then, I took a ball and held it straight (not titled like the globe), and I placed the flashlight on one half of the ball. I asked her to tell me if there was a difference in the heat across the different parts of the ball. Except for the top and bottom, where the flashlight rays don't hit directly, the rest of the ball will be of the same temperature.
We concluded that because the earth is tilted, areas that get direct heat feel hot and those that do not get direct heat feel warm, and this is why we have seasons. In September, India does not receive direct sunlight, hence the days are warm, and are shorter than nighttime.
Here's a list of other activities I've planned for this month:
- Talk about the weather in September and decide what type of clothes to wear for the weather. Work with your child to place clothes for September at the front of the cupboard shelf. By doing this, children realize how clothes are designed for seasons. And when they grow big, they are likely to be fashion conscious and will dress up for the season.
- If you have fashion magazines at home, show pictures of the Autumn/Fall collection and discuss the trends in fashion with your kids.
- Autumn begins with Janmashtmi celebrations. Tell your kids a story about Krishna and then show them how to make butter.
- September is also a month of harvest festivals – Onam in Kerala and Nuakhai in Orissa. Discuss the meaning of harvest, and why farmers celebrate the harvest festival.
- Ganesh Chaturthi is another big festival that comes in September this year. Newspapers are going to be filled with photographs of the Elephant God. Have your child skim through the papers each day and cut pictures of Ganesha and create a collage.
- Take a nature walk, collect some leaves and make leaf skeletons.
- Collect fallen leaves and flowers, trace their designs on paper, cut the paper drawings and thread them together to make a toran. You could also make a toran with real leaf and flowers, but it will stay fresh only for a few days.
- Download and print fall theme worksheet set 1 and worksheet set 2 and have kids fill them up.
If you have fun ideas to do with kids in September, please do share them.


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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The 24 car is the coolest car. Jeff Gordon drives this car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. His teammates are # 48 (Jimmie Johnson), # 88 (Dale Earnhart Jr), and # 5 (Mark Martin). They all drive for Hendrick motorsports. Rick Hendrick is the owner of the team.
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A newly negotiated agreement will enable Canada to increase uranium exports to China.
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper announced the successful completion of negotiations on the agreement during a visit to China that has also seen the signature of numerous joint initiatives and the renewal of existing bilaterals in energy, natural resources, education, science and technology, and agriculture.
The new protocol will supplement an existing nuclear cooperation agreement between the Chinese and Canadian governments, signed in 1994. Its text will be finalised by the two countries' representatives over the next few months with a view to proceeding with the relevant adoption processes as soon as possible. Harper said the new protocol would help Canadian uranium companies to "substantially increase" exports to the fast-growing Chinese market.
According to a statement issued by Harper's office, the new protocol will be a legally binding instrument that will "govern and facilitate" the export of Canadian uranium to China, "supporting China's energy needs and Canada's long-term economic interests."
Although Canadian uranium company Cameco has signed long-term uranium supply deals with China in the past, trade restrictions have meant that it has had to source the material from non-Canadian operations. The new protocol, according to the governmental statement, will be in full accordance with Canadian nuclear non-proliferation policies and obligations, ensuring that uranium supplied by Canada to China will only be used for peaceful, civilian purposes.
Denise Carpenter, president and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Association, hailed the announcement as "good news for Canada's nuclear industry," saying the broadening of the existing Sino-Canadian agreement would mean hundreds of new jobs in Canada.
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I want to be completely honest with how I felt before, during, and after my Technologies and the Future of Writing: Module 1, tfwf12 The first day that I figured out that my first module was going to be on new technologies and how it will impact the future of writing, was very exciting and I truly thought it was going to be a piece of cake. But, like I said before, I am starting to realize more and more how much I really thought I did know, but really I don't, and the amount of information and new skills that I had to learn within a few week period, was way too overwhelming. I noticed how many different technologies there really are, out in our world, during this module and it opened my eyes completely to how important and helpful it is to know what's out there, that can make our lives so much easier. Now that the module is finished, I think to myself how much I wish that just this subject area could've been stretched throughout a whole semester on its own, because I would've loved to be able to learn more in-depth on each topic, and had more time to take it all in. But, it's understandable considering that's just how our world is growing with new things, and it taught me that I need to learn how to keep up with the pace of things because technology will probably never stop getting better and better, which will always bring something new. So, in conclusion, I enjoyed having the opportunity of gaining a brighter and bigger perspective for my future as a teacher, and the fast-growing world of technology, from an amazing professor, Bill Wolff, who truly enjoys and understands the subject, and keeps up to date with everything, to share his knowledge with others.
Reflecting back to Module 1 October 23, 2012


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- 170g butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (180g) caster sugar
- 1 lemon, rind finely grated
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup (120g) plain flour, sifted
- 1 cup (100g) Lucky almond meal
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbs milk
- 150g fresh blueberries
- 3/4 cup (125g) icing sugar, sifted
- 1 1/2 tbs fresh lemon juice
- Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Line a 10cm x 20 cm loaf pan with nonstick baking paper. Use an electric beater to beat the butter, caster sugar and lemon rind until it is pale and creamy.
- Beat in the eggs gradually. Fold in the flour, almond meal, baking powder and milk.
- Fold in the blue berries. Spoon into the pan. Smooth the surface. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until crumbs cling to a skewer when inserted. Set aside for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Combine the icing sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Spoon over the cake. Set aside to set.
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Ex-head of AIB Gillian Thompson takes over Judicial watchdog role from the popular Moi Ali. SCOTLAND'S 'powerless' judicial watchdog charged with reviewing complaints against judges has a new head – Gillian Thompson OBE, appointment to the role of Judicial Complaints Reviewer (JCR) last week by Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Kenny MacAskill.
However, the appointment comes without any strengthening of powers for the role – described as "Window Dressing" by Scotland's first JCR Moi Ali, who revealed to msps last year the Judicial Complaints Reviewer has no statutory powers to hold judges to account.
Scotland's second JCR, Gillian Thompson is a retired civil servant with a career spanning four decades, during which time she was also Chief Executive of the Accountant in Bankruptcy between 2002 and 2009. As Chief Executive of the AIB, Ms Thompson supervised the regulation of the bankruptcy process including the performance of trustees and commissioners in the exercise of their statutory duties.
And in 2010, Gillian Thompson was asked to investigate irregularities in the Scottish Court Service involving staff failing to declare hospitality and using their court positions for personal profit & private gain - arising mostly from activities involving undeclared links to law firms & lawyers. Ms Thompson's Report on Hospitality & Gifts in the SCS found court staff were secretly using their positions to financially profit from court activities.
The appointment of Ms Thompson to the office of Judicial Complaints Reviewer under the terms of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 – an appointment which requires approval from Scotland's top judge, comes at a time where questions of the effectiveness of the JCR have brought the office and it's lack of powers into sharp focus during msps deliberations and public debate on the lack of judicial transparency & accountability.
Judges helped create a watchdog without teeth which ended up as window dressing. During debates at the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee last September, MSPs heard from Moi Ali, Scotland's first Judicial Complaints Reviewer who described the role of JCR as "mere window dressing". Moi Ali said the JCR's office had no powers during an evidence session with msps who are currently investigating increased transparency of the judiciary as called for in Petition PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary.
Moi Ali told msps there is "little point" to her role as Scotland's first ever Judicial Complaints Reviewer because of its lack of teeth. She said: "It's fair to say because I don't actually have any powers. There's no real independent oversight.If you provide oversight without powers, then there's almost little point to it."
Answering further questions on the comparison of Scotland's 'powerless' Judicial Complaints Reviewer to the equivalent office in England & Wales, the Office for Judicial Complaints - Moi Ali told MSPs: "It's hard to say why, if you make a complaint about a judge in England or Wales, the powers available are so much wider compared to what happens in Scotland. Their approach couldn't be more different in terms of openness."
In England and Wales, the procedure regarding complaints about judges is very different from Scotland, where the Office for Judicial Complaints has 15 staff and publishes details of upheld complaints. If complainants remain dissatisfied with how their case was handled, they can appeal to the Judicial Appointment and Conduct Ombudsman, headed by Sir John Brigstocke, with 14 staff.
Video footage of Moi Ali's appearance at the Scottish Parliament and questions from MSPs can be found here :
JCR Moi Ali gives evidence to Scottish Parliament on a proposed Register of Judicial Interests
JCR should have more powers – Moi Ali told Scottish Government. In her second annual report as Judicial Complaints Reviewer, Moi Ali called for the Scottish Government to give more powers to the JCR's office to deal with errant judges.
Moi Ali said: "I think fundamentally the problem is the legislation. "The way it's created, it's about self- regulation so you have judges judging judges' conduct. There isn't really an independent element."I'm presented as the independent element but, without the powers, I can't be independent. We have the appearance of independent oversight but not the reality."
In response to calls for greater powers for the JCR, Justice Secertary MacAskill refused to grant any extra powers, and First Minister Alex Salmond supported MacAskill's refusal during questions at FMQ's by John WIlson MSP at the Scottish Parliament.
Since the hearing at Holyrood last year, media coverage has revealed further cases of questionable judicial conduct and judicial conflicts of interest including a case where Scotland's top judge was forced to step aside because his own son appeared before him in a court case, reported HERE
New JCR Gillian Thompson reported on irregularities in Scottish Court Service hospitality:
Last year, Diary of Injustice reported on concerns regarding hospitality involving Scottish Court Service employees where Ms Thompson was asked by the Scottish Court Service to investigate reports of irregularities in hospitality given to court staff. The request for the investigation came after the SCS received Freedom of Information requests regarding hospitality in the courts, prompting concerns some staff may have accepted gifts or hospitality but failed to register.
Report said SCS Registers were insufficient, and Court staff involved in private gain fail to declare. Gillian Thompson's Report on Hospitality & Gifts in the SCS stated the "The information currently captured on the registers is insufficient to provide assurance that staff are using their common sense and considering issues such as conflict of interest.
Ms Thompson went on to recommend the "SCS should revise the Policy on Acceptance of Gifts, Rewards and Hospitality to ensure that it is fit for purpose for all staff, taking account of the various roles performed within SCS. It may also be time to revisit the levels of value for gifts and hospitality."
The former AIB's report also revealed court staff were using their positions to earn money privately from their links with lawyers and law firms operating in courts, stating "Several staff raised the issue of sheriff clerks who carry out extrajudicial taxations and private assessments and who personally benefit financially from these activities."
Ms Thompson's report roundly condemned this practice, stating: "Not only is it inappropriate in terms of the civil service code requirements for staff who are public servants to be able to receive private gain from their employment it is also highly divisive when other staff see such benefits being derived from simply being in the right post of Auditor of Court within the Sheriff Courts."
Ms Thompson recommended in her report the "SCS should bring the practice of sheriff clerks profiting privately from their employment by SCS to an end as quickly as possible".
However, it now appears the practice of SCS employees working on the side continues, indicating the SCS has failed to curtail their staff from operating undeclared and highly profitable private ventures and even limited companies formed with law firms which clearly give rise to concerns of conflict of interest and continuing corruption in Scotland's courts.
Many of these undeclared money making entities operated by currently serving Scottish Court Service employees are hidden from court scrutiny as SCS staff and clerks have got round the SCS ban by engaging relatives or friends & partners as directors in brazen attempts to avoid declaring interests, earnings and relationships with law firms, some of which are connected to members of the judiciary.
Previous articles on the lack of transparency within Scotland's judiciary, investigations by Diary of Injustice including reports from the media, and video footage of debates at the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee deliberations on Petition PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary can be found here : A Register of Interests for Scotland's Judiciary


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Eric Comrie had a busy few days last week, playing against the Russians in the Subway Super Series and backing the Tri-City Americans to a pair of home wins over the Kelowna Rockets.
The task doesn't get any easier this weekend with a home-and-home series against the Spokane Chiefs, starting tonight at Toyota Center.
"I'm just going to try and build on my game every minute this weekend," said Comrie, who was under the weather and missed practice Monday and Tuesday. "I'm going to go in, be in position and try to do what I did against Kelowna and try and get four points out of the weekend."
Comrie stopped 83 of 87 shots over the two game against Kelowna in a pair of 3-2 victories.
"Kelowna was a strong team and we are going to see the same against Spokane," Tri-City coach Jim Hiller said. "We've got to score some goals against them. We've had the shots, we just need to get more traffic to the net."
The Americans (15-7-1-1) are tied for second place in the U.S. Division standings with the Chiefs (16-7-0-0) with 32 points. Spokane defeated Everett 3-1 on Wednesday.
Tri-City finishes its eight-game homestand tonight. The Americans are 6-1-0-0 in the run, with a 3-0 loss to Everett on Nov. 9.
The Chiefs are 3-0-0-0 against the Americans, and come into the game having won five of their last six games. Their only loss was a 9-1 setback to Portland on Nov. 10.
While Comrie was stellar against Kelowna, the team game was in disarray at times. Something Hiller said they have been working on.
"It's nothing specific, though both nights we weren't strong in the defensive end," Hiller said. "We just feel we need to regroup. We were outplayed, but we don't want to over react. We have to hit that before the weekend. It was a good thing Eric was there."
With Comrie out sick for two days, the Americans were fortunate to have former goalie Carey Price step in and help out. The Montreal Canadiens starting goaltender is in Kennewick for the Thanksgiving holiday.
"At least we had a replacement while I was out. The guys told me he was OK," Comrie said with a smile. "It has been absolutely spectacular having him here. He is an unreal goalie, but he is so humble and a genuine person."Price has passed along a few tips, but Comrie said most of their talks haven't been about stopping pucks.
"Mostly we've talked about gear," Comrie said.
For Hiller, having and NHL All-Star goalie around the rink has been a good influence for his team.
"Eric was run down after last week and he needed a break," Hiller said. "It was nice to have Carey here as a replacement. He's been great and engaging with the guys. It's no different than when he was here. He's just one of the guys."


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Easter egg scramble
RIGHT: Adam Williams, 7, of Stroudsburg, hurries to fill his basket with as many eggs as he can find Saturday morning during Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church's Easter egg hunt.
FAR RIGHT: From right, Josh Aarsen, 7, Aaron Juszynski, 3, Kenzie Aarsen, 3, and Katie Aarsen, 8, all of Marshalls Creek, look for candy and prizes inside their eggs following Saturday's hunt.
PEEC's egg hunt attracts hundreds. See Page A2


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Firstly, we need to go back to 1980, when front number plates (FNPs) were removed because the research at that time indicated they posed a safety risk to pedestrians. Their removal was actively encouraged by the states and territories of Australia. Since then, nowhere in Australia have FNPs been required on motorcycles; indeed to my knowledge there is only one country in the world (Singapore) that mandates FNPs. As such, 30+ years of motorcycle design have moved away from even catering for the placement of FNPs, adding logistical challenges to the unanswered safety concern about the consequences of adding them back onto motorcycles in Victoria. As far as I know, there is no research to suggest that FNPs are now safer for pedestrians than they were in 1980; and given the dramatic increase in motorcycle ownership in Victoria over the last decade, I would be surprised to find that FNPs would pose less of a safety risk now than they did then, but the salient point is that the research that led to the removal of FNPs still stands, to the best of my knowledge and research. (If you are privy to research that contradicts this I would be grateful to hear about it!).
So for the last 33 years, Victoria has had clear standards regarding the appropriate required identification for vehicles on Victoria's roads. Vehicles with 4 (or more) wheels are required to display plates at front and rear; powered two- and three-wheeled vehicles are required to display rear plates only, and unpowered two wheelers (bicycles) are not required to display number plates at all. All vehicles are allowed to operate on Victorian roads, all are subject to the same laws and the same enforcement, but each has its own requirements for number plate display as is appropriate for that vehicle class. This doesn't represent a loop hole, so much as a recognition that the vehicle classes are different.
Every speed / red light enforcement camera that has been purchased and activated in the last 30 years has been done in the clear knowledge that these different standards are in place. Regarding the issue of failure to identify motorcycles, I think the most pertinent (and unasked) question is this: given the increase in motorcycle ownership and participation in our traffic system has been clear since 2006, why has Victoria persisted in favouring forward facing enforcement cameras? Every vehicle required to display a number plate displays one on the rear; surely the most effective enforcement camera strategy would be built on rear-facing cameras?
So that is the history of how we got to where we are: in the name of pedestrian safety we removed FNPs in 1980; in full knowledge of this, we bought predominantly front-facing cameras ever since.
Fast forward 33 years, and motorcycle safety is a pressing issue. Though motorcyclist death and injury rates are consistently falling relative to the number of motorcyclists on the roads, riders are still over-represented in Victoria's road trauma stats. Clearly the issue of enforcement is among the pertinent questions that must be asked, and put into the overall context of Victoria's road safety strategies and plans. When it comes to these missing fines, however, it is challenging to get hold of source data. Indeed the Victorian Motorcycle Council released a press release today stating that the report that the Safety Camera Commissioner based their recommendations on could not be found by either the Department of Justice nor the Office of the Safety Camera Commissioner when requested under FoI. For the SCC to be making claims and recommendations based on a report that cannot be produced is a pretty alarming development and raises serious questions about the transparency and appropriateness of this whole process and the activities of the SCC in particular. Regardless, let us press on with the evidence that we have at our disposal.
In 2001, there were 94,741 registered motorcycles, and 2,100 failed tickets, a ratio of 22.2 failed tickets per 1000 motorcycles.
In 2011 there were 160,634 registered motorcycles, and 4,500 failed tickets, a ratio of 28 failed tickets per 1000 motorcycles. Today's herald sun article claims "almost 20,000" failed tickets in the last 3 years. While it is hard to be specific with figures like that, it seems roughly consistent with the 2011 numbers that were available.
Our conclusion from the available figures is that the rate of failure for issuing enforcement tickets has risen by 0.6% relative to the motorcycling population between 2001 - 2011. 0.6% increase in detected non-compliance among motorcyclists does not strike me as the most pressing issue in motorcycling safety in this state, I would be interested in your views on that.
Today's Herald Sun quantified the financial impact of this in terms of revenue or deterrent foregone as $4m over the last 3 years. Again this data is imprecise, but let us call it a $1.4m/annum problem, either as lost revenue, or as behavioural deterrent that wasn't issued, whichever one prefers. This at least provides us some metric to evaluate the scale of the problem being discussed.
The proposed solution, the fitment of FNPs to motorcycles, was evaluated by Oxford Systematics in 2002. Their report concluded that implementing such a scheme would cost $13.8m, with a recurring, ongoing cost of $0.94m a year thereafter. These prices are in 2002 dollars, and prior to the almost doubling of motorcycle registrations that has taken place since the report was prepared.
So to summarise:
* in 1980, FNPs were removed due to research indicating a safety threat to pedestrians
* in response, appropriate vehicle identification for motorcycles was defined as rear facing only
* since then, Victoria has invested in largely forward facing cameras, in full knowledge of this limitation
* from 2001-2011, failure to identify motorcycles from these cameras has increased at a rate of 0.6% over that time.
* this represents foregone enforcement deterrents in the order of $1.4m / annum, 2013 dollars
* the suggested remedy was costed at $13.9m with an ongoing annual cost of $0.94m, 2002 dollars
* there remains no evidence that the safety fears that led to the removal of FNPs in the first place have been addressed.
Furthermore, the safety literature over the last decade has consistently indicated that improved road systems, rather than increased enforcement modifying road user behaviour, is the best way to reduce road trauma. For example:
* "safer roads - not changing driver behaviour - would have the biggest single impact on the road toll and could save more than 300 lives a year nationally."
* Dr Kremmer argued that "changes in motorcyclist mortality rates are predominantly determined by the safety of the traffic system in which they operate rather than by the characteristics of the motorcycles or their riders" (Motorcycle and Scooter Safety Summit: The Road Ahead, 2008, p5)
* Dr Kremmer argued that "changes in motorcyclist mortality rates are predominantly determined by the safety of the traffic system in which they operate rather than by the characteristics of the motorcycles or their riders" (Motorcycle and Scooter Safety Summit: The Road Ahead, 2008, p5)
* "I'm going to say something I'll probably regret," says Ian Johnston, the director of Monash University's Accident Research Centre, which provided the research and arguments that underpin the Government's speed strategy. "It has been very convenient (for governments) to go along with the community belief that it's all about bad behaviour, because then you don't have to invest so much in infrastructure.
In conclusion, it appears that though we are forced to endure the degradation and decay of our entire road system which is putting all road users at increased risk, that there is a poorly constructed case to invest at least $14m in correcting an enforcement oversight that has been present for the last 30 years and has grown at a rate of 0.6% over the last 10 years. This argument has found no basis in the report of the parliamentary inquiry into motorcycle safety, which itself contained many recommendations which are backed up by current research as offering real improvements in motorcycle safety and therefore improvements in the whole traffic system. Lastly, this case around FNPs has been built upon and justified by a report that could not be found when requested under FoI.


text: DJ Pied Piper and MC DT By Time Out Dubai staff 23 October 2011 An estimated 600 people turned out for No. 1 Fridays' latest garage night. Local DJ Shero warmed things up and the floor was flooded by the time Pied Piper took the decks for an old-school garage set. Chatting to the crowd between tracks, MC DT secured his popularity with punters, while Pied Piper earned serious kudos when he unexpectedly dropped a series of jungle tracks towards the end of the set. The pair aren't likely to be back for at least six months, although organisers will be bringing out DJ EZ, Heartless Crew, MC Creed, Artful Dodger and yet-to-be-named female artists for a massive night on November 24. Keep your eyes on Time Out for details. Ismail, Marwa and Amro Marlene, Anusha and Michelle Renate, Sarah and Ellen Mariya Michelle Neeraj and Tanushree Iryna Omar Amin and Diana Vavilina Noobi Follow Us [[banner]]


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For those of you still holding out hope that Kirby Smart will be the next Georgia defensive coordinator, it might be time to let go.
Gentry Estes of the Mobile Press-Register has some interesting quotes from Smart on his blog today that seem to support the general consensus that Smart and Georgia ain't happening.
"It's been great," Smart said. "It's been great having these players and doing this, and I'm looking forward to it next year. I mean, we've got a lot of good players coming back."
And as for moving on, Smart said he might be interested in a head coaching job, but even that wasn't something he's in a rush to attain.
"If a better opportunity presents itself, then obviously that's something down the road. But young as I am, I'm happy to be where I'm at and happy to be at University of Alabama."
What I've been hearing all along is that there was never much mutual interest from Smart or Georgia beyond some basic discussions (and possibly a little lobbying by Smart's good friend, Mike Bobo). So is there still a possibility that Smart returns to Georgia as the DC? I suppose, but at this point, it's a long shot at best.


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Welcome to my Creative Corner. I am currently a designer on three design teams for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I love to spend my spare time designing cards and especially enjoy creating beautiful flowers out of card stock. I love sharing my work and tutorials with you and really appreciate you taking time to visit my blog. Hope I can inspire you to create something beautiful.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
With Love
14 comments:
- Moni said...
Gorgeous card, so love the flowers. Hugs,Moni
- Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 2:46:00 PM PDT
- Winnie and Patty said...
Selma-this is one lovely card. I love purple and white also! Great job! TFS
- Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 3:39:00 PM PDT
- craftysals creative corner said...
this is stunning selma, I love it
- Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 3:42:00 PM PDT
- Karen said...
This is sooo beautiful!!!!
- Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 3:54:00 PM PDT
- Sue W said...
What a stunning card Selma........Love your beautiful flowers.
- Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 4:11:00 PM PDT
- Georgei said...
what a beautiful card
like very much the color you use and the flowers are so very pretty
thank for showing
- Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 6:18:00 PM PDT
- GLENDA BROOKS said...
OK, now you are just making my head spin! No way can I keep up with all the beauty you have posted here! Another lovely creation!
- Friday, March 23, 2012 at 2:26:00 AM PDT
- Sheila - Ginger said...
Oh wow Selma I'm just loving how you are using the Marianne dies and your card today is exquisite, The flowers are gorgeous and so is the colour.
Love Sheila xx
- Friday, March 23, 2012 at 2:40:00 AM PDT
- The Other Patti Sue said...
I'm totally blown away.... gorgeous!
- Friday, March 23, 2012 at 3:39:00 AM PDT
- Karen (TLgirl353) said...
Selma- another breathtaking card-gorgeous!
- Friday, March 23, 2012 at 4:48:00 AM PDT
Selma i don't usually reply to your e mails just keep them for reference. But love this one. In fact I love all the ones you do. thank you.
Hugs Trish.
- Friday, March 23, 2012 at 5:31:00 AM PDT
- Cindy said...
I am so glad I found your blog. What exquisite work you do!!!! I love the combo of the embossing, cut out work , and your lovely flowers. You have cost me alot of money this week-girl!!! I have ordered alot of spellbinders and punches, so I can try to make some of these. Talent abundance-you have.
- Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 3:52:00 PM PDT
Another stunning, stunning card. I have just purchased the Spellbinder dies and wish to thank you for the fabulous tip for making little buds1
- Monday, March 26, 2012 at 8:25:00 AM PDT
beautiful flowers n card.selma i have seen that u use white card stock for ur basic card.though the flower look amazing on white card ,why do u choose white?
Amisha Parekh
- Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 4:37:00 AM PDT


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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Ride Day 138
I left the fire station in Shawnee after going over to the donut shop and having coffee while doing some wifi. The volunteer firefighters were all great people to hang out with and I appreciated their hospitality. Today I intended to ride about 40 miles and then camp. However I stopped at a McDs to check my wifi answers and saw the weather forecast on tv which called for rain tonight and tomorrow morning so at the end of the day instead of camping I checked into a fleabag hotel in Rochester Ny. The campground actually wanted to charge me more for a campsite than I paid for the hotel. I am fine in cheap hotels as long as they are quiet and bug free and this one seems to be ok. I might not ride at all tomorrow. I need to make sure I rest a bit before I hit the mountains and my next riding day is my last flat day probably for the rest of my ride. The mountains in New England are not very high but they are very steep grades and go on like a never ending roller coaster. If the leaves were changing color it would be perfect but I am a few weeks early for that. I only took a couple of pics today. One is a farmhouse that looked like it was right out of the deep south. Not all the farmers are poor. Then there are a couple pics of old barns which I like. The barns around here are huge and often times have cross gables and things. My roads again were kinda boring county roads through slightly rolling farmland. I went down to the Erie Canal to ride the bike trail that runs along it but the gravel just did not appeal to me with rain in the forecast so I stayed on my county roads into Rochester. more later
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Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of the elements of one culture by members of another culture. Cultural appropriation is sometimes portrayed as harmful, framed as cultural misappropriation, and claimed to be a violation of the intellectual property rights of the originating culture. Often unavoidable when multiple cultures come together, cultural appropriation can include using other cultures' traditions, fashion, symbols, language, and cultural songs without permission. According to critics of the practice, cultural (mis)appropriation differs from acculturation, assimilation, or cultural exchange in that the "appropriation" or "misappropriation" refers to the adoption of these cultural elements in a colonial manner: elements are copied from a minority culture by members of a dominant culture, and these elements are used outside of their original cultural context—sometimes even against the expressly stated wishes of representatives of the originating culture.Of course "cultures" don't actually have intellectual property rights, but what Teen Vogue is on about is the use of elements of fashion by Westerners in order to give themselves a festive, but exotic air:
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Wait, it's even worse! All, all, of the terminology used in music like "melody", "harmony" and "rhythm" comes from the ancient Greeks who also invented the idea of the scale and intervals. Now there's some cultural appropriation for ya! What about song lyrics? Well, the pop musicians themselves come up with them, of course, but the whole idea of "lyrics" is taken from Greek poetry, sung to the lyre, hence the name.
And hey, that diadem of flowers worn by the woman in the photo above? Well, of course that whole idea also comes from the Greeks. The word is διάδημα, "diadema" which means "band" or "fillet". Actually the Greeks probably stole it from the Egyptians. The sunglasses are also a European invention, by the 18th century English optician James Ayscough.
So this whole idea of "cultural appropriation" is historically confused. Let a hundred flowers bloom I always say...
Let's listen to some culturally appropriated pop music that no-one has complained about so far. This is "Love You To" by George Harrison from Revolver, who was busily appropriating North Indian classical music. Unfortunately, the original is not on YouTube, but this is a very accurate cover version:


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The typical person claimed to have read four books in the last year — half read more and half read fewer. Excluding those who hadn't read any, the usual number read was seven.
Who are the 27 percent of people the AP-Ipsos poll found hadn't read a single book this year? ... They tend to be older, less educated, lower income, minorities, from rural areas and less religious.
I'm not sure what to make of this poll, from using my own personal experience as a guide. I spend as much time reading books as I ever have, but I notice that I **finish** reading far fewer books than at any previous point in my life.
Nowadays, perhaps as a result of prolonged internet exposure, I find that I tend to target specific chapters of books and limit myself to those, instead of working through books in their entirety anymore. I read only to learn, to expand my understanding of my world; I can't recall cracking open too many novels since 9-11... my love of fiction was one of the smaller casualties of that attack. I probably "read" fifty to sixty books last year (as Dag can attest from seeing me lugging them to our weekly meetings), but finished, cover to cover, only the same paltry number as the average man listed in this poll.
How would that be acknowledged if I had participated in this survey? Would I be slanting the numbers upward... or down?
I read the Bible; not as often as I believe I should, but still fairly frequently. I read it yet I don't even really think about reading it cover to cover, not seeing it as that kind of book.
How might that be measured by this survey?
...[T]hose who said they never attend religious services read nearly twice as many as those who attend frequently. ...
The Bible and religious works were read by two-thirds in the survey, more than all other categories. ...
It's tempting to strike a cynical pose, and proclaim the raw numbers of the poll a fitting destination for a civilization growing ever more ungrateful and indifferent to the treasure it has accumulated through so many previous generations' commitment to progress. It's tempting to say that, but maybe we're all so doggone busy trying to add to this bounty, or committed to safeguard it, for the sake of the next generation, that reading habits are undergoing only a temporary shift in our priorities.
Are books themselves undergoing a similarly temporary fluctuation? Are they destined to perpetually shrink in size, with the ideas contained within them similarly simplified, to suit the curtailed attention span for those ideas? Or is that simplification a useful discipline, to ensure we are really clear about what we are trying to communicate to each other? Are books retreating to some equivalent of pamphlet size, waiting for a time where they may grow again as technological innovation reduces the traditional costs of printing and distributing them?
What fate lies in store for us, if we are indeed becoming, as the survey seems to suggest, an alliterate society, one capable of reading but choosing not to? Are we destined to become, not so much a fracture of "haves" and "have nots", but rather a division based on "can" and "can't do"? One group, benefiting from the training they unknowingly receive through their reading, capable of imagining different, learned, patterns of behavior to aim for? Is that group going to emerge as the only percentage with the ability to imagine the leading role that the individual can play in their own self-betterment? Will the choice not to read leave the other group, the alliterates, possessing no comparable faith in their ability to act as agents of change in their own lives..?
Maybe an alliterate world is one in which change (in the form of progress, not deterioration) becomes less common... which promises to make it a more dreadful curse than one filled with illiteracy, where at least there's an ability to see the unseen; the poor illiterate can look at a book and know he's missing something, can imagine what it might be, and may hunger to acquire it.
Would that leave the illiterate as having more faith in human progress than the alliterate, who may look at the same book and judge himself rich enough that he doesn't need to read the wealth of knowledge that may lie within?
In such a world, who then would truly be the poor one?


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Once again, the camera zooms over the neighborhood while Lester speaks in voice-over. This time, he reminds the audience of "those posters that say 'Today is the first day of the rest of your life.'" He comments that that's true every day, except for the day that you die. On this morning, Lester leaves his house in running clothes and jogs briskly down the street. He looks much slimmer, and as he sprints down the street he barely breaks a sweat. Back in his kitchen, Lester blends a smoothie and whistles as Jane looks on, glaring at him. Carolyn comes in, telling Jane to hurry up. Jane asks if Angela can sleep over that night, and Carolyn says of course. Lester drinks his breakfast straight from the pitcher. After Carolyn leaves the room, Jane tells Lester that she's been "too embarrassed" by his behavior to have Angela over. Lester laughs and asks what she's talking about. Jane shouts that he stares at Angela and that it's disgusting, and finally Lester yells at her, "You're going to turn into a real bitch, just like your mother!"
Jane leaves the room, and Lester curses at himself. In his room, Ricky brushes his hair. His dad looks in on him, and Ricky tells him that he's going to ride to school with Jane and Carolyn. Ricky walks out of the house, his dad following slowly behind him. As Ricky gets into Carolyn's car, Lester walks out and says hello to him. Failing to notice that Colonel Fitts is watching, he mimes at Ricky to call him. Colonel Fitts then goes upstairs to Ricky's room and begins to search it methodically. He turns on Ricky's camera and sees a tape of his wife sitting at the table, not moving or speaking. He takes out the tape and puts in another: it is the tape Ricky recorded earlier of Lester standing naked at his garage window, doing arm curls. Colonel Fitts takes off his glasses and sits down on the bed, clearly aghast.
Lester is working at the fast-food joint, cheerily flipping burgers. He hears the voices of some customers over the intercom, and realizes that one of them belongs to Carolyn. In the car, Carolyn teases Buddy about how they earned this food with their "work-out." He leans over and kisses her neck just as they pull up to the window, where Lester is standing beside the checkout girl. Lester says brightly, "Smile, you're at Mr. Smiley's!" Carolyn falters, but tries to pretend that nothing is out of the ordinary. Lester, however, comments that he's pretty sure that this time Buddy will remember meeting him. The checkout girl makes a snide comment at Buddy and Carolyn's expense, but when Carolyn responds angrily Lester points out that she's the manager, and that Carolyn is "technically...on her turf." Carolyn, seeing that Lester doesn't appear at all upset, tries to get him to drop the facade and yell at her, but Lester only responds, "you never get to tell me what to do ever again."
Later, still in the car, Carolyn begins to cry. Buddy tells her that they need to stop for a while, because he's already dealing with a problematic divorce. Carolyn agrees, quoting his "philosophy", but when Buddy gets out of the car and drives away, she begins to cry and then to shriek at the top of her lungs. The scene transitions to Lester, who is shirtless, lifting weights in his basement. He looks at his toned and muscular reflection in the window. It is pouring outside. He reaches down for a box, opens it, and takes out an empty plastic bag: he is out of pot. Ricky, at the dinner table, hears his beeper go off. His parents stare at him, but he calmly tells them that he needs to return Jane's geometry book to her.
Angela and Jane are driving through the rain. Angela tries to get Jane to give her all the gory details about her relationship with Ricky, but Jane refuses to tell her anything, and even criticizes Angela for sharing too many of the details of her own sex life. Meanwhile, Colonel Fitts peers outside the window at Ricky and Lester, who are in the garage. Lester has convinced Ricky to stay and smoke with him, but from the Colonel's perspective it appears that Ricky is performing oral sex on Lester. The Colonel watches as the two men quickly separate the second a car pulls up. Angela and Jane get out of the car and rush inside, only to find Lester in the kitchen. Angela provocatively asks Lester if he's been working out. Jane leaves the room in a huff, and Angela approaches Lester and touches his arm. He flirts back, but she instantly disengages, seeming nervous, and goes to find Jane.
In his room, Ricky goes to put the money Lester gave him in a leather bag. Suddenly the Colonel's voice, off screen, asks him where he got it. The Colonel is sitting in a dark corner of the room. Ricky says that the money is from his job, but the Colonel doesn't believe him. Ricky realizes what his dad thinks - that he has been prostituting himself - and starts to laugh, but the Colonel punches him and tells him that he'll throw him out on the street, because he'd rather Ricky were dead than a "fucking faggot." Quietly enraged, Ricky starts baiting his father, telling him that he "sucks dick for money." He taunts the Colonel until the older man threatens to hit him. The Colonel's fist wavers in the air as he tells his son to get out of his house. Ricky is on the edge of tears, as is the Colonel. Ricky turns, picks up his bag, and walks out of the room. He goes downstairs to see his mother standing there, staring into space and holding a plate. He gently tells her that he's leaving. She responds that he should "wear a raincoat." He apologizes to her, then kisses her on the cheek. She nods as if she understands. When he pulls away, she keeps her eyes closed. The Colonel watches from upstairs as Ricky walks away.
Outside somewhere, Carolyn sits in her car in the rain, listening to a self-help tape tell her not to let herself be a victim. Inside Jane's room, the two girls are fighting. Jane screams at Angela not to have sex with her father. Someone knocks at the door. It's Ricky, there to ask Jane if she'll leave with him for New York that very night. She says that she will. Horrified, Angela insists that they can't do that; they're only kids. Ricky tells Jane that he has forty thousand dollars in his bag, and friends in the city. Angela tells Jane not to go with him, and tries to convince her that she can't. Ricky tells Angela that she's not Jane's friend - she just uses her to feel better about herself. Jane shouts that if Ricky's a "freak" then so is she, and that Angela will never understand. Beginning to cry, Angela tells Jane, "at least I'm not ugly," to which Ricky replies that she is ugly...ugly, and boring, and ordinary. Angela walks out of the room and sits down on the stairs, sobbing.
The Colonel walks through the rain towards the garage where Lester is doing pull-ups, his shirt off once again. He sees the Colonel through the window and opens the garage door to let him in. The Colonel enters, dripping wet and clearly distraught, and Lester offers to go get Ricky. He asks if the Colonel is OK, and the Colonel asks him where his wife is. Lester replies that she's probably off having sex with Buddy Kane, but that he doesn't care. Shivering, the Colonel asks him how that's possible. Lester tells him that their marriage is "just for show." The Colonel laughs, then Lester, clearly concerned, gently suggests that they get him out of his wet clothes. The Colonel seems to be crying. Lester tries to comfort him, but then Colonel Fitts suddenly leans in and kisses him. Lester, although shocked, gently pushes him away, telling him that he must have misunderstood. Looking devastated, the Colonel slowly turns and walks back out into the rain. Lester simply stands there. Back in Carolyn's car, Carolyn sits holding up her gun. She turns off the tape, puts the gun in her purse, and repeats to herself, "I refuse to be a victim." She drives off into the night.
At the beginning of this section, Lester reminds the audience that he is going to die, but this time he goes so far as to say that he is going to die today. It is the tension created by the audience's awareness of his impending death (likely a murder) that directs the remainder of the film. Interestingly, however, this reminder does not immediately affect the tone of the film. The section begins on a cheerful note: Lester is very much alive, and far more fit and self-assured. He drinks out of the pitcher (presumably in defiance of Carolyn's orders), and calmly digests the news that Angela will be spending the night without spitting out his smoothie. At the same time, his relationship with Jane remains fraught with tension. His reactions to her are similar to his reactions to his wife, and the sadness and frustration he feels after they fight suggests that he deeply regrets the extent to which their relationship has disintegrated.
Only after Lester finds out about his wife's affair does his imminent death began to seem like a true possibility. Over the next few scenes, potential killers crop up everywhere. Carolyn's unbalanced understanding of substance versus image transforms her guilt about her affair into anger at Lester for having ruined her life. She doesn't seem to believe - on a conscious level, in any case - that she has done anything wrong. Lester is the one who is responsible for humiliating her in public and driving away her prize, Buddy Kane. Colonel Fitts has shown himself to be a violent and unstable man, and when he sees Ricky and Lester engaged in what he believes to be a sexual act, it seems perfectly plausible that he will attempt to kill one or both of them. When he kisses Lester, revealing his own inner torment and repressed homoerotic feelings, the possibility of violence only grows stronger. Even Ricky and Jane's earlier conversation takes on a more ominous tone, as Angela's repeated threats that she will have sex with Jane's father raise the distinct possibility that Ricky will make good on his offer.
The multiplicity of the storylines in the film reaches its peak at this point in the narrative. On the one hand, American Beauty is a film about one man's death, or one man's life. On the other hand, all around Lester people are caught up in tumultuous conflicts and complicated relationships. Lester is no more the sole focus of the film than he is the center of the universe. One of the overall messages of American Beauty is that the world is full of startling revelations if one only strives to look at things more closely.
Nevertheless, at this point in the film the plots all begin to converge on the moment of Lester's death. One of the symbols that bring these disparate plots together is the supposed murder weapon: all three potential killers (Carolyn, Colonel Fitts, and Ricky) have easy access to guns, and at least two of them (Carolyn and Colonel Fitts) are practiced shots. Even Ricky, having spent some time in military school, is presumably comfortable around firearms. This choice of weapon is extremely fitting given the strong symbolic association between guns and America.


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Unwanted £750,000 Colchester bike path is being (temporarily) dug up
Alex Bowden March 15 2017
A £750,000 pavement cycle route in Colchester has been dug up by contractors to put in a cable, just months after it was created. While the path in Mile End Road will be restored afterwards, many local cyclists already consider it a waste of money and it is currently the subject of a formal complaint by Colchester Cycling Campaign (CCC).
Freedom of Information requests on Essex County Council's plans for the shared use pavement revealed that there was no request for the route, or research data collected on cycling levels.
Around 75 driveways or road junctions intercept the route and CCC predicted that cyclists wouldn't use it.
Mile End Road resident Robert Johnstone told the Maldon and Burnham Standard that in his estimation fewer than five cyclists a week had been using the path – one of whom had ridden into a pedestrian.
"Cyclists, no matter how experienced they are, feel it is a little bit unsafe," he said. "The only people who cycle up and down are those who aren't aware of the dangers or don't care."
Following the formal complaint by CCC, the project is now under investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman.
Speaking about the current work, Johnstone said: "I wonder why it is necessary to install electrical infrastructure now and it was unnecessary around six months ago when they were building the footway. Why didn't they think of it then? I think it is a shambles and the highways authority aren't correctly liaising with the others."


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Republican Meg Whitman has opened up a 7-point lead over Democrat Jerry Brown in their closely watched race for California governor, the latest poll of likely voters showed on Friday.
Whitman, a billionaire former eBay chief executive who has already poured more than $100 million into the campaign, leads Brown, a former governor, by 47 percent to 40 percent ahead of the November 2 election, according to the SurveyUSA sampling.
That reflects a 3-point gain by Whitman, who is making her first run for public office, from the last SurveyUSA poll conducted in August.
Whitman hopes to capitalize on her outsider status and deep pockets to beat Brown, currently state attorney general, in what is considered a reliably Democratic state.
The next governor will inherit a state struggling with double-digit unemployment, a budget deficit of tens of billions of dollars and an unpopular, often gridlocked Legislature.
California, the nation's most populous state, has a huge economy and is home to the Silicon Valley technology hub.
The SurveyUSA poll, which sampled 569 likely California voters on Tuesday and Wednesday, found incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer in a statistical dead heat with Republican Carly Fiorina, a former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, in their U.S. Senate race.
Boxer, a powerful liberal voice in Washington and strong supporter of President Obama's agenda, is seeking her fourth term in the Senate. She is in a tough re-election fight in a year when high unemployment and fears about the economy have left Democrats and incumbents vulnerable.
The survey, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points, also showed that opposition had grown among California voters to a ballot initiative that would legalize possession and sale of marijuana.
While previous SurveyUSA polls showed the measure, known as Proposition 19, passing by a margin of 10 percentage points, the September survey showed the split at 47 percent in favor, versus 43 percent opposed. (Reuters)


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Ceramic cakes by Grace Johnson
Monday, 2 July 2012
Grace Johnson describes herself as "a ceramicist and cake decorator all rolled into one". The UCA Farnham student exhibited a range of ceramic cakestands at New Designers last week, each designed to resemble a different variety of iced cake.
Labels: Craft, Food, Student and Graduate


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
A Reminder
I do hope that my Georgia readers will have the opportunity to attend Miles Redd's lecture this Thursday, 11 a.m., at the Cathedral of Saint Philip. Just one of the many highlights of this year's Cathedral Antiques Show, Miles' lecture is sure to be entertaining. The bonus of attending the lecture is that Miles' book, The Big Book of Chic, will be available for purchase at a discount: $55 per book, a $20 savings.
For more information, please visit the Cathedral Antiques Show website. And don't forget to visit the Inspiration House as well!
Image at top courtesy of Assouline Publishing
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Sorry I have been away so long, but too much going on. I work every other weekend, and so first sign of pretty weather, camping here we come. I love to camp, and we started off our camping season early this year.
My craft room is a mess, we are having to move stuff around because MY space has to be shared with Install Heroes stuff, and I mean lots of stuff. I have not done anything crafty, and I have new sets of stamps that I have not got to use yet.
On a more serious note, I am very sad, my brother (in law) which I think of him as a blood brother because I have been around so long, he joined the Marines and he leaves for boot camp today. I am upset with myself because life is just passing by and you don't think about till too late, we don't spend enough time with Aaron and Rebecca. They invited us over to their house on Thursday for dinner so that we could visit with them just the four of us, and It was very nice. We went to a going away party last night for him at Rebecca's sisters house, and I had a very good time. We have a breakfast this morning with all the family at 8 a.m. and we see him off at 4 p.m. People probably think that it is silly to be sad, but Aaron had never been away from home this long all together he will be gone somewhere like 6 months. I am very excited for him and can't wait to see in in his uniform. I get to see him graduate in July.
Ok, had lots to talk about, sorry for rambling on, and on.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
1 comment:
- Deb M. said...
Sending good thoughts up for all of you. Hope that time passes very quickly and you will see Aaron soon.
- April 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM
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