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In this interview, David Cross discusses politics. (Via Kim Davis via Off on a Tangent.)
About a third of eligible youth voted in the 2000 election. Why do you think that is? People are lazy, ignorant, alienated from the process?
David Cross: Yes, I think it's all three of those things. You become ignorant because you're alienated and you don't think out the information and you allow yourself to purposefully get lazy so things don't bother you, so you use that as an excuse not to vote. It's pretty galling that I know people will wait in line for a weekend to see a f*ckin' movie that's gonna be there for three months, but won't wait in line for 12 minutes to vote. If not for yourself, then for everyone else, it's truly one of the most selfish things you can do. Just the fact that you won't educate yourself on the issues. It's truly one of the most selfish things you can do. Especially because so many people have suffered to obtain that right, or obtain the idea of that right.
Any politicians you admire and would vote for in 2004?
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Do you ever think the Bush hatred can backfire and allow people to label Bush-haters as misfits?
David Cross: That's always a danger. If all you do is spew this bumper sticker rhetoric and sputter these cute little catch phrases about how Bush is like Hitler, then you know you're a f*ckin' moron and yeah, that's distracting. But if you can articulate your reason and have a conversation and say, "Let me tell you why I hate Bush, and it's not because he's an evil guy," then hopefully, you won't be painted in a corner as a misfit. The individual has to have the information. You know, you might as well, f*ckin' take your top off and paint sunflowers on your face, you know, drop acid and do that dumb-ass Grateful Dead dance.
If you could change the way the average American thinks about one issue, what would it be?
David Cross: It's not an issue per say, but I would urge people to help create an atmosphere where they don't see this complete ideological divide. Because I think whenever you sit down with another human being who would absolutely disagree with you on every issue, you learn about them as a person and you relate, in human terms, and it's much more difficult for either side to dismiss out of hand, like that person's a freak, that person's a Nazi. You really do see these people as people and understand where they're coming from. That would really do more to help all of this. I think people, for the most part, actually want what they think is best. People are condescending, they don't listen, and it's contributed to a really unfortunate anti-intellectualism in this country.


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- Civilla is working with California-based nonprofit on national pilot to improve public benefits application process for mobile users
- Code for America chose Civilla because of its work to shorten and clarify Michigan's paper public assistance application, based on user feedback
- The joint work of the two nonprofits is expected to inform similar public benefits projects across the U.S.
Michigan may soon have something to teach the rest of the country about improving the process for applying for public benefits.
The Detroit-based nonprofit Civilla has teamed up with California-based nonprofit Code for America to improve mobile users' experience with the state's online benefits application using a similar technique that puts real-life people at the center of studying how to improve the process.
The local effort comes as part of a national project aimed at strengthening online application systems for public benefits. It builds on Civilla's recent completion of its inaugural project, a nearly 2 1/2-year effort that took Michigan's legendarily complicated public benefits application — a 42-page, intimidating monster of a form — down to 18 pages or less, depending on what's being applied for.
The idea? Put humans at the center of the process. That involved thousands of hours of interviews about the hurdles and questions people faced as they confronted filling out the form.
"We have tools out of an industrial period that have tended to have us think of people as widgets and numbers, so you design systems that way," said Civilla's CEO and Co-founder Michael Brennan, who left United Way at the end of 2015 after a 30-year career there.
The systems "end up not being very humane, (and) so much complexity gets loaded in that (they) end up not being very efficient."
Just as it did when it redesigned the paper form, Civilla is now sitting with a pilot group of users at two Genesee County sites to understand the issues they encounter as they attempt to apply for benefits from a mobile device. And it's working with Code for America to figure out how technology could be used to help deal with those issues.
"The work that's going on here is meant to be of service not just to Michigan but to all 50 states," Brennan said.
A 'superpower'
Civilla and Code for America met in the fall of 2016 at a New York City gathering convened by U.S. Digital Service to bring together organizations working on some aspect of public benefits.
After developing technology to help people apply online for CalFresh, California's version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food assistance program for low-income people, Code For America joined a number of public and private groups to form the Integrated Benefits Initiative.
The initiative is focused on building new human-centered approaches to improve enrollment and eligibility for people who apply for multiple assistance programs. The result could be new tools to assist clients trying to enroll, such as software, pop-up prompts or clarifying language for eligibility and enrollment.
Code for America's partners in the national project include the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Nava PBC, the San Francisco-based technology company that was instrumental in the rescue of Healthcare.gov during the implementation of Obamacare.
Grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the company founded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan in late 2015 to engage in civic and philanthropic investment, are supporting Code for America's national work.
With funding in hand, Code for America chose Civilla and Michigan to launch the pilot for the project, which will eventually expand to four to six states."Working with Civilla is like having a superpower," said Laura Ramos, senior director, integrated benefits for Code for America, in an email. "Civilla brings a deep expertise in human-centered design and truly inspiring commitment to their community — two ingredients required to catalyze change inside government."
Code for America knew it wanted to work with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services from the start, she said.
"Civilla is an indispensable partner in the pilot, and we could not be doing this work at this pace without their prior work."
General Motors is supporting the Michigan work with $450,000 in grants, Brennan said.
Human-centered approach
By shadowing clients coming to the online system from a mobile device and gaining an understanding of the issues they face, Civilla and Code for America are providing a new research and development capacity for state government, Brennan said.
Their approach is putting the human user first and using technology to be of service to their needs instead of the reverse, he said, an approach adopted years ago by companies in the furniture, hand-held technology and other industries.
Work continues, but one area where technology might help users to more quickly and accurately apply for benefits is in submitting supporting documentation for things like checking and savings accounts, vehicles and property owned, income and employment verification, medical needs, childcare and child support, said Civilla's design director, Lena Selzer.
A person's eligibility can't be determined until all of the required documentation has been received, Brennan said, so anything missing holds up the process.
By sitting with users, Civilla learned that the guidance on submitting required documentation was general and vague. People had a hard time understanding what they needed to submit, Selzer said.
"We also heard from clients that they have a hard time knowing how to collect those documents. Some might have it in a filing cabinet, but others might have to call (the) landlord for copy of lease agreement, a former employer to verify employment, etc."
Then applicants had to figure out how to submit the verification. Many tried to take photos on cell phones, but they were coming out too dark or too blurry, Selzer said.
"We think technology can help them with those things," with, for example, a pop-up message to remind a user to place the document being photographed on a stable surface or to check their light settings.
There could also be room for improvement in how caseworkers communicate with clients during the submittal process, Selzer said.
Something as simple as texting a client to communicate in real time on documentation opens up a whole new world in how a government agency could interact with clients, she said.
Instant messaging is old hat for private businesses, but it's been hard for government agencies to keep up with new technologies in the midst of all the complexity and volume they are dealing with, Brennan said.
The two nonprofits expect to complete the discovery and test phase of their work on the web application by the end of October, Selzer said, with the results of that work dictating what comes next.
National potential
Civilla is operating on a $2 million budget this year with six employees, Brennan said.
About 70 percent of its revenue comes from fees for service, and the remaining third from philanthropic grants. "The innovation happening in Michigan today is already influencing states around the country," Ramos said.
"We have been talking to other states about their participation in a pilot. There has been quite a bit of interest in the Integrated Benefits Initiative especially as we describe ... the work in Michigan."
The understanding gained through the pilot with Civilla "will serve as a foundation for Michigan Department of Health and Human Service leaders to build on as they continue their efforts to redefine the experience Michigan residents have when interacting with government," Ramos said.
And the technologies and tools developed through the Michigan pilot will be available for any state or vendor to learn from or build on, she said.
Code for America plans to feature the Michigan pilot work with Civilla at its annual summit in Oakland, Calif., in late May, an event that attracts many local government leaders from across the country, Ramos said.

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My experience with font problems in Reader and Acrobat Pro taught me that these problems were the direct result of corrupted fonts installed on my system(s). It took weeks to find the culprit fonts, but once removed, things went back to normal.
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I dug the little cape fragments out of the rubber the other day, and lets just say it was not pretty... for the most part. As I suspected, the only fragment that fared well was the one that I put the clay around. The one that was taped down stayed taped, but the rubber stuck to the fabric around the edges. While the rubber did peel away, it left some discoloration, and little chunks of rubber in the material.
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By Princess Peach (Mina Kim)
I love Fall in Aomori. Although it's kind of like the calm before the hellish snow storm, Aomori Autumns are truly lovely. It's colorful, I can wear my sweaters that is 80% of my wardrobe, and tasty fruits are plentiful and affordable. The apples that Aomori is so famous for, hits grocery stores in full force and you're crazy if you don't consume like..all of them. With that, I tried out an apple recipe I saw online. Well, I saw like 200 so I tried combining a few to try them all at once. Life doesn't really work that way but it wasn't horrible so, give it a shot 😛
Step 1: Make pancakes.
I'm no pancake guru and so I just took an online recipe and mixed it together. I'm sure any recipe would do.
Step 2: FRY THAT PANCAKE IN BUTTER.
Step 3: Slice apples and cheddar cheese
Step 4: Top your pancake
Step 5: Top your pancake with another pancake.
Now you have an apple cheddar pancake sandwich. Congratulations
Drench it in caramel, honey, maple syrup or all of them. I think I liked honey the best.
Definitely wasn't amazing. I think maybe if it had been real cheddar cheese, or if I had added pumpkin spice to the batter, it could have been better. Would also add bacon if I had some, but it was not bad for a quick 10 minute meal.
Hope you enjoy apple season as much as I do! If you know a bombass apple recipe, let me know!


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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Today's freebie: medical care
So, allergist is off my list. Dermatologist will be next.
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- Marcia in rural WNY said...
Getting your flu shot from your allergist was a good idea. My next regular dr. appt is a month away and I didn't want to wait that long so I got mine at the grocery store today. AFTER I signed all the paperwork, they mentioned there would be about a 20minute wait. The actual wait was more like 35 minutes. Not my idea of the best way to spend my time, but I've had the shot now so it's done for another year. It's getting sore a bit, as well. I seem to remember it was sore last year too.
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PESHAWAR At least eight people including three personnel of security forces were killed and 28 others injured in three consecutive bomb blasts took place near American Consulate here on Monday. The three deadly blasts, out of which two were reported to be car bomb blasts, took place within 15 minutes (1:20 pm to 1:35 pm) in the central area of Peshawar Saddar. However, they all occurred near the American Consulate in Peshawar. The blasts with thundering voice were heard in far-flung areas of the district and also followed by severe exchange of fire. Three security men including personnel of the Army, police and Frontier Constabulary (FC) were also killed while two civilians were also among the dead. Three dead bodies were found from the spot of the blasts, which, according to the SSP Investigation Ghulam Hussain, could not be identified yet. The blasts also left 28 persons injured, he added while talking to TheNation. 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Sources informed TheNation that at the time of the attacks there were 100 employees and officials in the American Consulate in Peshawar, who were shifted to safe places with the help of helicopters. The NWFP Information, Transport and Inter-Provincial Coordination Mian Iftikhar Hussain has strongly condemned the blasts took place in Peshawar and Lower Dir and expressed his profound grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives. The Minister, in his condemnation statement, said that the terrorists were the enemies of this land as well as the people and they did not want progress of the country. He said that attack on the workers rally of his party in Lower Dir was very condemnable who were celebrating the renaming of NWFP. It is high time to get united against these anti-state elements and to defeat the menace of terrorism, said Mian Iftikhar. 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The security barrier near the US consulate gate was damaged, and shells from rocket-propelled grenades and hand grenades were left flying in the area, which was sealed off by police and army. The miscreants are trying to spread panic among people in a desperate attempt to undermine the governments operation against terrorists, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. They came in two vehicles. The militants were well-equipped. It was a well-organised attack, Bashir Ahmed Bilour, senior minister in the North West Frontier Province government headquartered in the city, told reporters. He said no foreigner was killed in the blasts. The situation is now under control, he said, adding that six people were killed in the attempted attack and subsequent gun battle with security services, including four militants and a policeman. They (security forces) have killed four militants. Four dead bodies are lying on the spot. The whole area is encircled by the army. The militants were trying to enter the American consulate, but they did not succeed, he said. The assault on the tightly guarded consulate came hours after the bomb blast at a gathering of supporters of Awami National Party in Timergarah killed 44 people. I saw attackers in two vehicles. Some of them carried rocket-propelled grenades. They first opened fire at security personnel at the post near the consulate and then blasts went off, city resident Siraj Afridi told Reuters. A intelligence official said no one was wounded inside the US complex but three of its guards had been killed. It was a well-planned attack. It was a suicide attack but no one was hurt inside the consulate, said the official. A TV channel showed shaky pictures of three men, apparently attackers, holding their arms up in surrender when a blast hit the area. The blasts threw clouds of white smoke into the sky and residents said soldiers had cordoned off the scene and ordered people to remain in doors. Helicopters hovered overhead. Liaqat Ali, chief of police in Peshawar said five people including a policeman, were killed.
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- around 2 tablespoons of your favorite (vegan) spaghetti sauce. Tomato sauce could also be used, though the flavor will be different.
That's it! Really. That's it.
- Cook the quinoa, and immediately put the quinoa into the bowls you will be serving it in. (See link for more detailed instructions.)
- While the quinoa is still hot, add the hummus, and stir to incorporate.
- Add the spaghetti sauce. Stir.
- The whole dish should now be cool enough to eat. If you find it's too cold, just pop it into the microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds, or until it's to your liking.
- Yum.
So, not only does this taste about as close as you're gonna get to a stuffed crust cheese pizza, it's also chock full of vitamins and nutrients! The Spruce tells us that 1 cup of cooked quinoa (185 g) contains about 8.14 grams of protein, 3.4 grams of fat, and about 118 mg of magnesium. More than that, even, it includes 31 mg calcium, 2.76 mg iron, 318 mg potassium, and 2.02 mg zinc!
In addition, hummus is also a source of Vitamin C, Calcium, and Iron.
How much sodium is in this dish will depend on your favorite kind of spaghetti sauce, but for the kind I used, Prego Fresh Mushroom Italian Sauce, these were the facts for what's in 1/2 a cup – 8 US Tablespoons. And this recipe only calls for 1/4 of that!
So as far as pizza goes, this really isn't that bad for you.
Let me know what you think!! 🙂
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- Coconut oil , for greasing
- 1 cup millet, soaked in water for at least 2 hours (Note – for this recipe, we substituted just over 1 cup gluten free flour, and it worked just fine!)
- 2 pounds frozen corn , thawed and divided
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup raw sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
The How-To:
Preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease a 9″ x 13″ casserole dish with coconut oil. Drain the soaked millet in a strainer and rinse well. In the bowl of a large food processor fitted with an "S" blade, combine the drained millet, 1 pound of the thawed corn, 1 cup water, melted coconut oil, sugar, salt, baking soda, and vinegar. Process well until a relatively smooth batter is created, which should take about 2 minutes. Add in the remaining 1 pound of thawed corn and pulse a few times to combine– you want to leave plenty of texture in this dish.
Pour the batter into the greased casserole dish and bake at 350ºF until the top is lightly golden, about 45 minutes. Allow to cool at least 15 minutes before serving. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.
That's it! This really is a great one. If you try it, let me know how it turns out!
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Potato Cakes
Serves 4, Prep time:15 minutes, Cooking time: 16 – 20 minutes.
Ready in about half an hour.
- 1 lb potatoes, shredded (tip – potatoes are easier to shred if you parboil them first! Put 'em on the stove in a pot of boiling water for 4 to 6 minutes.)
- 1 onion, chopped (I find that the best kind of onion is yellow, wide, short, and sweet.)
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley (or if you don't wanna bother with that, some Italian seasoning or fresh chives will also work.)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Place the shredded potatoes in a strainer and rinse well under cold water to remove excess starch. This will make it fry well. Drain.
- Place the potatoes in a bowl with the onion, parsley, eggs, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly and divide into rounds.
- Heat the oil in an 8 or 9 inch heavy-based skillet. Cast iron works great. Add the potato cakes to pan in batches, and pat lightly with spatula. Fry them on medium low for 8 to 10 minutes until the undersides are crisp and brown, then fry the other side for 10 minutes until also crispy brown.
- Season with salt + pepper and serve immediately!
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AmeriThai Clam Soup Gluten Free
Thank goodness for Fusion cuisine! Mixing favorite elements of two or three cuisines produces layers of flavor and variety in each and every bite. Since we went to Louisiana on vacation I have developed a deeper love of spice. Thai cuisine has been a favorite of mine for years, but I always avoided the spicier options and stayed with the more gentle flavors. Now though, I embrace the bold mix of spices and really enjoy the clear sinuses that follow spicy meals! This onion, garlic, Sriracha deliciousness balances with the delicate flavors of vegetable broth, hummus and baby clams. This recipe makes one large, warm and tasty serving.
sauce pan
measuring cup
wooden stirring spoon
1.5 cups water
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 a 10 oz. can (3/5 cup) baby clams, drained
1 heaping tsp organic vegetable broth powder
2 TBS garlic hummus
Sriracha to taste
Put water on to slow boil. Add green onions. Return to slow boil. Add clams to pot. Add broth powder, slow boil for 5 minutes. Add hummus, stir until combined. Remove from heat. Transfer to bowl. Add Sriracha to taste. Nom nom nom nom.
Potato Dessert!
This recipe makes 5 servings of delicious Irish potato dessert. It's gluten free, and if you substitute the milk and eggs for, say, 3/4 cup soymilk and 5 teaspoons chia seeds, vegan too! (Note – I haven't tested a vegan version, so I'm not sure chia seeds would be a perfect egg replacement, but the soymilk will definitely work. Let me know how it turns out if you try it!)
- 5 Potatoes, mashed, with no excess fluid – or, instant potatoes, made stiff.
- 2 eggs (or egg substitute)
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup milk (or soymilk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Mint sprigs to garnish!
- Form lime sized balls with potatoes,
- Put in 9×9 glass baking pan.
- In 2 cup measuring cup, add powdered sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk, to equal 2 cups. Mix well.
- Pour over potatoes. Place in cold oven, then preheat to 350 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes. Will still be liquid on top in center.
- Remove from oven and let sit for 5 – 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with a sprig of mint as garnish.
- Enjoy!
Gluten Free, Dairy Free Crepes
These crepes are dairy free, but not vegan – unless you use a vegan egg substitute!
Makes 12 crepes. Ready in 15 minutes.
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup soymilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted, + a little extra to grease the skillet/griddle
- 3/4 cup gluten free flour
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Gather ingredients. In a medium bowl, beat eggs until thoroughly mixed. Add soymilk, vanilla, and melted coconut oil. Stir. Add brown sugar and gluten free flour.
- Lightly grease your skillet or griddle. Turn to medium-high heat.
- When a drop of water flicked in the pan sizzles, it's ready.
- Crepes will pour thin – this is what makes them so good! They cook fast, so keep an eye on them.
- Serve immediately with fresh fruit, powdered sugar, or syrup. The possibilities are endless!
- Enjoy!
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Easy-Peasy Guacamole
This recipe is gluten free and vegan.
- 2 large, ripe avocados
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed or minced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- chopped cilantro to taste
- lime juice to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- optional: 1 roma tomato, chopped
- optional: 1 fresh green chile (like a poblano pepper), seeded and finely chopped
- Cut avocados in half lengthwise, and twist the halves sideways to separate. Stab the pits with the point of a sharp knife, and lift to remove.
- Peel and coarsely chop the avocado halves, and place in a nonmetallic bowl.
- Add lime juice and olive oil.
- Mash everything with a fork until the desired consistency is reached – this is all personal preference! I like mine smooth. Blend in the onion, tomato, chile, garlic, cumin, and chopped cilantro, then season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately, to avoid discoloration. Note – I don't really find that the taste is affected when the guacamole starts browing, so it should be just fine kept overnight in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Garnish with cilantro leaves, if you like!
Enjoy! 🙂
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2013 and beyond
It's pretty simple: the most birds seen or heard from one's yard during 2013 will be the "winner". Want in? O.k....then do it despite that.
2013 promises to be a lot less mean but still a carbon-free birding competition, even if slightly less exciting than a MEGA x EPIC hybrid.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
18 & 19
RB Nut and a Shrike today bitches! Catching up Brigadoon!
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And now they have most of our money,they want our freedom.
And now they have most of our money,they want our freedom.
This^ is 4 years old.
and the see this
good post
310 million U.S. Citizens
heh heh
oh yes indeed it is the Land of the free ,,, and home of the """" BRAVE ? "
or is it greed and home of the slave ?
This one seems to fit into your thread. I am not against people becoming/having wealth. I just question when is enough well...........enough?
(03-05-2013, 02:01 PM)Octo Wrote: This is also a good watch:
Thanks octo.
Watch later.
(03-05-2013, 02:01 PM)Whimszy Wrote: Economy is a game. It's a piece of string. You pull one side to you, you shrink the other side for someone else.
This one seems to fit into your thread. I am not against people becoming/having wealth. I just question when is enough well...........enough?
it's an amazing statistic.1% has 40%.
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Some photos taken backstage during Toulouse-inations:
1. Erik DiCicco (Tumblety), Jennifer Thompson (The Green Fairy), costume designer Terry, and Justin Rich (Clown #3) having a handheld device party in the Green Room.
2. The disturbingly Gacy-esque Clown #1 (George Bailey) conferring with Carolyn Purcell (The Fortune Teller).
3. Ashley Rose Stallings, Andrena Senola Johnson, Shermia Love and Erin Mann primping to get that Catclaw look just right.


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This past Saturday, I packed up my sick mother and we went to some garage sales. We had a blast! I spent a total of $6.00 and this is what I got:
1. A Thomas Kincade gift box with Thomas Kincade notecards in it (I gave this to my mom because she loves Thomas Kincade paintings)
2. An old wooden chair that's just so neat and shabby chic!
3. An ottoman for hubby that I'm going to slip cover in a lovely 18th century style fabric
4. 3 herbal prints for my new kitchen
5. a wild game cookbook
6. A Denise Austin workout video
Next weekend, we are moving, but hubby has to work on Friday, so that'll give me the morning to go to some more garage sales!
My goal is to get lots of old furniture I can revamp into shabby chic and then sell. I better start out small, though, because I don't want to be stuck with a lot of furniture!


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By Jessica Lovell
Guelph Tribune
Imagine walking down a local street, spotting a pear or an apple on a nearby tree, and reaching out to pluck that fruit. Imagine the tree is not behind a fence in somebody's yard, but is on a school playground or a public boulevard.
That is the vision behind the Guelph Community Orchard Project, which will begin planting fruit and nut trees on one of two proposed sites this spring."In a nutshell, what we are envisioning is that these sites will empower other individuals and groups to plant similar orchards, so that edible fruits and nuts may one day make up a significant portion of the trees planted in this city," said Bethany Klapwyk, one of the project's organizers.
Klapwyk is currently working on starting a small farm with her partner, and she has a particular interest in fruit and nut trees. Knowing her interest, a friend sent her some information about grant money available through Tree Canada.
"It just evolved from that point," said Klapwyk.
She started to connect with various local organizations, including Transition Guelph, Backyard Bounty, Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming, The Patch Guild, Guelph Urban Forest Friends and the Guelph Community Garden Network. The grant application was done under Transition Guelph, and just last week the group learned that it had been awarded $3,000 from Tree Canada's Edible Trees program.
"It will just be a start," said Klapwyk of the funding. "We're hoping to do some fundraising events, too."
Luckily, the project already has two partners willing to provide land to plant the trees. Through the Community Garden Network, the group found Harcourt Memorial United Church and the Guelph Community Christian School.
"They have a community garden there already, and they have a lot of greening initiatives on the go, so they were interested," Klapwyk said of Harcourt.
The Christian school is hoping to start a community garden at its new location at the former College Avenue Public School, so fruit trees would go well with this plan, she said.
"They have more than two acres that could be planted on behind the school," said Klapwyk.
The two locations will fit in well with the projects four main goals: nurturing relationships between residents, school and church groups, urban farmers and environmental organizations; fostering fruit and nut tree awareness through demonstration and education programs; increasing food security by providing donations to local food pantries; and making a positive difference to the local environment by planting trees.
What exactly will be planted has not yet been determined.
"We put together a proposed tree list of things we know do well in the area," said Klapwyk.
"It's going to be an organic orchard. That means we're going to have to have a lot of different things."
There may be an opportunity to plant some interesting fruits that most people don't know about, such as arctic kiwi or chum – a combination of cherry and plum, said Klapwyk.
"We'd want to have as many varieties as we can," she said. The point is to show people that food does grow on trees. "This is not to go to waste and fall to the ground; this is to eat," Klapwyk said.
These days, people talk about "feeding the world," but ornamental varieties of trees that have the edible qualities bred out are still being planted widely, she said.
"We will incorporate a wide diversity of native and non-native edible trees in our plantings to demonstrate what can be grown in this climate, as well as trees and plants that offer other benefits.
"In permaculture, a theory of ecological design, reference is made to 'food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizer, farmaceuticals, and fun' – these are all concepts we are working with to help establish the orchard sites," said Klapwyk.
The project organizers plan to start planting at Harcourt in May and at the Christian school in the fall, and they are welcoming anyone who wants to share in the process to come out to a community design charette on April 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the church.
The session will be a chance to hear about the project, tour the orchard site and share design ideas, said Klapwyk. It will be led by local landscape designer Bryan McPherson.
The first tree planting is scheduled for May 15.
Anyone who wants to get involved in the project is asked to email email@example.com or visit guelphcommunityorchard.wordpress.com.


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Golden Arrows coach Clinton Larsen was delighted with his team's performance following their 1-1 draw stalemate with SuperSport United at the Princess Magogo Stadium.
Abafana Bes'thende could not overcome a 10-man SuperSport side after defender Onismor Bhasera was shown a red card in the 66th minute.
However, Larsen says he is proud is proud of the team's performance against Matsatsantsa, declaring that his side were the dominant team during the match.
'I thought we did turn the screw, all the pressure was on them [SuperSport] in the second half, but it wasn't to be. All we can ask our players is to keep fighting for every point available and they've done that today, I'm proud of their efforts today,' Larsen said after the match.
'The attitude they have is that they believe they can take on any team in the league and they showed it tonight, even before the red card I thought we were on top of them, we started dominating them in the second half.'
The 45-year-old coach has credited his players fighting spirit and says he is now looking forward to their next game against Chippa United at the Prince Magogo Stadium.
'Credit to the players, they've bought into the fighting spirit and theme of the club and as a technical team, we couldn't ask for anymore,' he added.
'We'll look forward to the next game, there's a long break [until October 15], but I'm very proud of the performance of the players.'
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"That's not a prediction, that's a spoiler."
(Jessica Pentangeli continued from Aching Chest and Blurry Sight)
Jessica had tried to ignore Cisco. It was a good thing too - gladly he didn't recognize her. She would rather forget the trip to the lake. Even so, she couldn't help looking. Jessica could have listened to Nick... but Jessica was worried. There was a commotion, loud noises, and it worried her. She had spent so much time looking for Nick, feeling so much doubt. Now she didn't want to leave him alone! How could she?! So she stumbled back to the door, passing Cisco on the way out and looked in just to see -
just to... ... ...
The first thing that traveled to her mind was the taste of pie. Cherry pie. She liked Cherry pie. There was a sweetness to it that she couldn't get enough of. There was a tiny bitterness to it too, like a tiny contradiction. She couldn't wear a white shirt when she ate it, sure, unless she really wanted to stain it. Jessica was never the most dainty eater. Maybe nowhere close to Nick. Nick was worse. She never minded. Nick was just fine. Perfectly fine. But this. This wasn't one of Nick's messes. This was...
This wasn't cherry pie.
... Oh
Oh god.
Oh god the pies.
Jessica had not eaten much on the island. The rations were sparse, and Jessica didn't eat much to begin with. She had seen blood too, much more blood than this, but to think that Nick could - she felt ready to cough up everything in her stomach. She quickly kept herself under control. This wasn't Nick. It couldn't be Nick. Not her Nick.
Jessica had missed the announcements. She had never heard Nick's name. She heard a Nick, but not her Nick. So the thought of death being so close to Nick was a surprise. Jessica never thought he could be in any sort of danger. She thought everything was just fine! Now she couldn't think of such a thing. It was like a virus, spreading through her memories and corrupting them until every single moment, every breath, every smile, every tear. Her memories of childhood, her middle school graduation, the day she met Nick, the time where she didn't go to the prom and stayed home and pretended it was canceled, the pie shop, the time where Alex invited her to go on the trip, the time where she learned Nick was going, the drive, everything now prominently featured a dead Gracie Wainwright with her brains practically splattered across the floor like a crushed pumpkin!
And what surprised Jessica was that she didn't turn away in shock, or reacted with disgust.
No. All she saw was Simon, with his tire iron dripping. He was dangerous. He killed someone. Bashed their head in. Nick was in the room. Jessica liked Nick. Someone had to save him. So Jessica lifted the rifle quickly and shot a round at Simon without even flinching.
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Only a legitimate government can defeat a stubborn and resilient guerrilla movement. That awkward axiom of counter-insurgency warfare lies behind the bitter wrangling over Afghanistan's presidential election, which culminated in yesterday's announcement of a second round.
Hamid Karzai, sombre, downbeat and apparently chastened, publicly accepted the verdict of the Electoral Complaints Commission. This United Nations body chided him for the widespread ballot-rigging that marred the first round and knocked his share of the vote below the 50 per cent threshold needed for outright victory.
So the contest will continue, with Mr Karzai facing his leading opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, in a head-to-head vote on November 7. Both Gordon Brown and President Barack Obama were quick to endorse this outcome and praise Mr Karzai for accepting that he has not yet secured another term.
The thinking of the American and British governments is clear: a discredited Afghan leader would be incapable of defeating the Taliban, even with the presence of about 100,000 Western soldiers in the country. Ballot-stuffing, fraud and the exceptionally low turnout in the southern and eastern provinces most affected by the insurgency have all combined to tarnish the first round – and rob Mr Karzai of any legitimacy.
A second round provides a second chance to get this right. Or so the theory goes. In a two-horse race between Mr Karzai and Mr Abdullah, experience suggests that the president should emerge as the clear winner.
He, after all, is a Pashtun and they are the largest single ethnic group among Afghanistan's 30 million people. Mr Abdullah also has Pashtun blood on his father's side, but he is considered to be a Tajik and they comprise about a quarter of the population. In a country where people vote according to ethnic loyalty, the numbers should be on Mr Karzai's side.
The optimists, notably John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, believe that the president can re-establish his legitimacy by winning a clean and credible second round, free of the chicanery that marred the first ballot.
Mr Kerry, who appears to have been mediating between Mr Karzai and the American administration, declared that a "time of enormous uncertainty has been transformed into a time of great opportunity". After his expected victory on November 7, America may urge the president to form a government of national unity and find a place in the cabinet for Mr Abdullah.
Mr Karzai could then claim to be Afghanistan's legitimate leader on two grounds: he will have won a credible victory in a clean second round – never mind the fiasco of the first ballot – and he would preside over a unity government. He would then possess the broadest base of political support from which to take on the Taliban.
That is the optimistic scenario. But the chances of real life working out as smoothly as this are slim indeed. The first problem is that it wholly ignores the Taliban. If the British and the Americans know that a legitimate Afghan government is in their interests, the Taliban is equally well aware that undermining the election and preventing the birth of such an administration must be its strategic priority.
Just as Mr Karzai and his foreign supporters have a second chance to get the election right, so the Taliban now has a second opportunity to sabotage the whole affair. If it can turn the new ballot into a fiasco, then nothing will be solved.
The Taliban may even be able to engineer an utterly perverse result. If it is able to intimidate people in its Pashtun heartland to boycott the poll, it could deprive Mr Karzai of the votes of his ethnic kith and kin. The Taliban's central aim will be to drive down turnout, thereby robbing the contest of legitimacy and, perhaps, going as far as to deny the president his expected victory.
What would happen then? Would Mr Abdullah be proclaimed as the new president? If the central problem of Afghan politics is the alienation of the Pashtuns, the advent of a Tajik leader would only make this worse.
And would Mr Karzai leave office quietly? Peaceful transfers of power are unknown in Afghanistan's modern history. Of the 10 men who served as president in the past three decades, four were murdered – one being strung up from a lamppost and hacked to death.
The worst fate that can befall a British politician is to be dispatched to the House of Lords. In Afghanistan, the personal consequences of political failure can be very grim. Hence Mr Karzai's desperate struggle to win re-election in the first ballot and his fierce determination, persisting until yesterday, to avoid a second round.
So the next round of voting presents crucial opportunities to both sides: the West may finally get a reasonably legitimate Afghan ally, while the Taliban now has another chance to cripple the country's political leadership. Whoever makes best use of this chance will decide the future course of the Afghan story.


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Year 2, Day 8 - 1/8/10 - Movie #373
BEFORE: How often do I get to watch a spoof film, right after the film that it's spoofing? (Usually, it seems it's the other way around...) After watching musical bio-pics all week, not only have I determined that the genre needs spoofing, but I've also turned myself into an expert on them, and thus I'm this film's target audience!
THE PLOT: Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
AFTER: It's nice when a movie doesn't take itself too seriously - and sometimes it's nice when a movie isn't serious at all. The first half of this film is a perfect parody of "Walk the Line", down to the childhood accident that kills Dewey Cox's brother (with a comic twist, of course) and robs him of a vital sense (smell, as a parody of Ray Charles' blindness).
John C. Reilly plays Dewey Cox from age 14 (which is hilarious, since the actor is obviously over 40) to age 71, with all the trials, tribulations and trips to rehab in between. We see his relationship with his first wife (Kristen Wiig) who stays at home to raise about a dozen babies while Dewey's out on tour, and with Darlene Madison (Jenna Fischer) who starts out as his singing partner but becomes his 2nd wife. Dewey, of course, "forgot" to divorce the first wife before marrying the second one...
The problem is, once Johnny Cash got off the pills and married June Carter, his own biopic sort of found him to be not so interesting, and skipped over about 35 years leading up to his death. This left "Walk Hard" with no material to parody for Dewey's later years, so the movie takes sort of a left turn midway through. Dewey becomes a folk singer in the style of Bob Dylan, becomes an activist for the rights of midgets, goes to India to get high with the Beatles, and hosts a TV variety show in the 1970's.
Actually, I kind of liked the scene with the Beatles because it's such a blatant parody - it's someone's twisted impression of how the Beatles talked to each other, with George talking about his guitar "gently whimpering" and McCartney referring to himself in the third person, so we'll all know who he's supposed to be. The actors who cameoed as the Beatles were not listed in the credits, but they were Jack Black as McCartney, Paul Rudd as Lennon, Jason Schwarzman as Ringo, and my buddy Justin Long as Harrison. For me, this scene made the movie worth watching.
The movie ends with a poke at the "elder statesman" treatment that some of the older rock singers tend to get - Dewey's career heats up again when a rapper samples one of his old songs, and he's coaxed out of retirement with the promise of a "Lifetime Achievement Award" (from who? MTV? The Rock + Roll Hall of Fame?) so we get to hear his signature song performed by Jackson Browne, Jewel and Lyle Lovett, with a rambling introduction by Eddie Vedder.
I chuckled a lot, and laughed out loud a few times, but I think this was largely due to having watched "Walk the Line" the night before. If I had watched this movie first, it probably wouldn't have been quite as funny.
Also starring Tim Meadows and Chris Parnell as members of Dewey's band, David Krumholtz as his manager (Hey, he was the manager in "Ray", too!), with cameos by Harold Ramis, Jane Lynch, John Michael Higgins, Jonah Hill, Jack McBrayer (Kenneth from "30 Rock"), Ed Helms and Craig Robinson (from "The Office"), Frankie Muniz (as Buddy Holly!) and Jack White from the White Stripes (as Elvis Presley!) Whew!
RATING: 7 out of 10 broken sinks
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Ray and I cut the new plywood for the seat of the exerciser in the back yard. But I hadn't had the time to buy new T-nuts, so we couldn't install it.
Then he cleaned the AC filters and fans, while I was grooming more of Mindi's dogs.
In between all this, I had to arrange for a new windshield to be installed in one of Kevin's trucks, so that it be re-inspected for it's D.O.T. inspection. Also to get the workmen's schedule going for tomorrow. I hope Kevin can tend to all of this himself soon.
I couldn't do much more to Sheba, as it was more important that she was clean, but not stressed.
Cowgirl Punkie with her chaps.
The other three dogs that I am boarding are her husbands.
Booger is Puddin' and Caesar's pup.
These dogs live on a ranch, so they are cut short, but I finally got all the poodles done, and they all left today.


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He said that the state government would gift a Chamba handkerchief to Queen Elizabeth who is likely to inaugurate the Common Wealth games at New Delhi in 2010. The Chief Minister said exquisite handicrafts and handloom items manufactured in the state would get an exposure in the foreign markets as a brand in a big way in the proposed fairs, where orders of foreign nationals would also be booked.
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HP to promote its art, handicraft in international market
In a bid to promote its art and handicraft in the international market, Himanchal Pradesh Government will participate in two global trade fairs in the UK and Canada next year. Addressing a meeting of the State Handicraft and Handlooms Corporation Ltd here, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday said "the state has rich variety of handicrafts and handlooms which could find a good market internationally. While Birmingham fair is scheduled to be organised from February 1 to 5, the gift show at Toronto will be held from January 25-28 next year," Dhumal said.
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NEWINGTON — Now that the town council has approved $4 million more for the districtwide school improvement package, for a total of $24 million, architects have revised plans to meet the council's figure.
Most of the revisions, which were proposed to the project building committee by architects from Jeter, Cook & Jepson Tuesday night, relate to work being done at Newington High School. Architects had originally proposed a $27 million plan.


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Interested in doing a little Christmas shopping? For others in your house, or perhaps yourself?
Getting around to Robbins question... concerning tablets.
I'll come right out and say it, I don't own a tablet, so I'm not an expert on them by any means whatsoever.
However, here is a review from Cnet, which was updated last week, with their "Top 5" Tablets. iPad is at the top of the list, of course. But, I don't think Microsoft's surface was considered in this ranking.
Personally, it really comes down to personal preference. Do you have an iPod? Do like games, and free Apps? Do you have a vast and expansive library of things on your iTunes account? Does using an Apple make you feel superior? Then you should get an iPad.
Do you want to use it to watch movies on long car rides, and listen to music to? You should look into the Kindle Fire HD.
It really does depend on what you want it for? If you are someone like me who is going to use it to check their e-mail and browse the web, the Google Nexus 7 is a fantastic product, at less than half the price of an iPad.
I really like what I've seen and read about the Microsoft surface... looks like a quality competitor to an iPad, but they need to come down in price.
My advice is to Read this article, and make your selection from there. Lots to consider.
Another thought while you are out there shopping.... ever think of a Chromebook?
Chromebooks are Google's version of the laptop. And basically, all they are is the chrome browser. Everything you do in the computer (in theory) is done on the web. Want to write a paper... do it in google docs. Want to work with pictures.... Picasa is Google's picture hosting and picture editing software. Basically everything you would do on a normal computer, you do on a chromebook, but it's done online.
They use a solid state drive, so there is no "hard drive". No moving parts! Because of this, it runs cooler, faster, and uses much less battery. Google claims it will run for 8 hours on one charge.
Did I mention it was fast? Google claims that you can boot it up the first time, and be online in less than five minutes.... and once the computer is set up... you can go from powered down and off, to working online in less than 30 seconds.
Google also makes many other numerous claims regarding their chromebooks... such as there is no need to run updates at any time... because it does it automatically. The Chromebook automatically downloads and implements all updates every single time it shuts down.
I actually think they would be a phenomenal classroom tool for the classroom. Having our students use the Chromebooks instead of the netbooks we use now. Here is an article on chromebooks being used successfully in education.
With the price of the "High End" chromebook at $250, and the "lower end" chromebook at $200, this type of computing needs to not only be considered, but looked at and researched closely.


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High School Is No Sweat
Someday soon, students in a suburban Detroit school district may attend schools "sponsored by" or even named after corporate or private donors.
In what observers say is an unprecedented move, the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools board of education voted unanimously last month to offer naming rights for its schools. Though no offers are on the table, Tom Sklut, the district's chief development officer, says, "We felt like we needed to position ourselves to be able to consider an offer should one happen."
Early talks have centered on Nike sponsoring some Detroit schools. In addition to providing economic muscle to the struggling schools, Nike also has a plan to help control often unruly student populations--beginning this fall, ALL students will have mandatory four hour detention after the school day.
In a related story, Nike spokesperson Dee Seaver announced that as part of its project to improve its image as a bad world corporate citizen, the shoe and apparel giant would be shutting down several Vietnamese factories that it doesn't own but contracts with starting in the fall.


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it may not seem obvious, pero mahirap maging bading. we've always been stereotyped as screaming or flambouyant and at the same time immoral and improper. i have never actually been subjected to discrimination, but just being gay makes us a target. siguro i'm just grateful that if ever someone would attack me because my sexuality, i would know how to defend myself. subukan lang nila. but i think it's still sad that some of us are being persecuted by simply being true to himself. there are even countries which would sentence a man to death when convicted of being a homosexual. dito sa pinas, as much as we are tolerated, society still have that notion that we'd always end up lonely at walang magmamahal satin ng totoo. minsan nga para lang hindi awkward tawanan ko na rin lang. pero masakit parin. i think no matter what we do society will never really understand us the way we appreciate ourselves. nakakalungkot. siguro yun na rin ang dahilan kung bakit kami tatanda ng magisa. maybe if given the chance, we could prove to everybody that we are no different to our heterosexual counterparts and could live a happy marriage. pero personally, i respect the fact that society is not ready to accept that. sana lang mabigyan din lahat ng bading ng parehong respeto. hindi naman dahil nagbibihis babae ang iba ay may psychologigal disorder na. o kaya naman dahil parlorista ang itsura ay dapat nang bastusin. pati na rin yung mga nagtatago o mga closet gays are subjects of malicious gossips. sana wala nang ganito. tao rin naman kami. minsan nga mas nakakaintindi pa kami. kaya siguro, until the time comes when society opens up her arms to us entirely, iintindihin na lang namin.
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Taylor Lautner Talks About Campaign to Stay on New Moon
"I have been working out. I've been working out since the day we finished filming 'Twilight.' I just weighed myself today; I've put on 19 pounds," the noticeably larger Lautner told us, promising that he'll be big enough to fit Stephenie Meyer's physical description of Jacob Black in "New Moon" when cameras begin rolling in 12 weeks. "I'm guaranteeing Weitz 10 more [pounds] by filming. I get to meet Chris on Friday, in two days, so I'm excited. I'm going to have lunch with him."
The news of a Lautner-Weitz sit-down will undoubtedly launch a few thousand "OME!" exclamations, as Twilighters have spent the past few days launching Web sites, petitions and other shows of support for the young star. Speaking with us at Wednesday's Hollywood Foreign Press Association Salutes Young Hollywood event, Lautner also addressed actor Michael Copon's claims that he had landed the Jacob role, insisting that Copon's Facebook declarations might be a bit premature.
"I've heard a few things," he said of Copon. "I don't really know too much to comment on it. As far as I know, I haven't been told 'no' yet, so it's still all up in the air."
To see entire article from MTV, click here.
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- Tara D said...
See, he's bulking up! He can do it!!!
- December 19, 2008 at 11:23 AM
I believe in you, Taylor!
I used to really HATE Jacob, but seeing him on screen made me melt and now I am not so hostile towards him. I look forward to seeing how Taylor/Jacob transforms throughout the saga. :)
- December 19, 2008 at 11:50 AM
- Dugout Daisy said...
I actually know Michael Copon... I'll have to ask him to spill the beans if he does know that he'll have the role... hmmm...
But I do love Taylor! I hope he can pull it off!
- December 19, 2008 at 4:31 PM
- Honey Bee said...
I think Taylor makes a GREAT Jacob! And he is absolutely irrisistible on film. I desperately want to see him with R******e in Breaking Dawn!
- December 21, 2008 at 2:36 AM
- D said...
I hope things work out with Tyler!! It'd be nice to keep the same actors throughout the fims, and I thought he was cute in Twilight.
Has anyone heard about any of the casting for the rest of the pack? I read in another article that they were worried about finding enough Native American actors.
- December 23, 2008 at 1:02 AM


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Lori cooked me a delicious rib eye steak dinner tonight, and she inspired me to do this for her.
Which brings me to another issue, and anyone interested in the quality of their internet browser needs to pay attention. You won't see the above drawing like you are supposed to if you don't have color management in your browser enabled. The drawing will look very washed out. Safari and Firefox 3.1 have color management enabled by default. But any other browser needs to have it enabled. It's very easy to fix and will make the images that your browser displays look like the image should.
In Firefox...
1. In the address bar type "about:config" without the quotation marks.
2. Click past the warning screen
3. In the search bar type "gfx.color_management.enabled" without the quotation marks.
4. When the result pops up, click the "false" until it says "true"
5. Close the browser and restart it
If you did it right the above drawing will look way different.
Ok, so now I need to go to bed. We have engagement photos tomorrow. Another long day.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
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- Rob Timko said...
February 3rd.
1:00 PM me: so for valentines day i was thinking about getting one of our engagement photos blown up on one of those canvases
for our office.
gay or no gay
1:01 PM Jason: engagement photos are gay
so might as well go extra gay
1:02 PM me: as gay as 6k for a wedding photographer, at least i only paid 3hundy
- April 5, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- Vorhese said...
We got em for free! (asshole)
- April 5, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Rob Timko said...
But did you get a 6 hour tour of Paris included?
- April 5, 2009 at 3:44 PM
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