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It is important to recall that although this year budget is €5bn below the European Commission's original proposal for payment appropriations it is higher than the budget initially proposed by the Council, and, obviously, higher than the freeze demanded by the UK Government. The Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement on €150.90 billion in commitment appropriations and €132.84 billion in payments appropriations, which represents an increase of 2.9%, compared to the EU budget for 2012. Nevertheless, they issued a joint statement on payment appropriations for 2013, "acknowledging that they were "…aware that a draft amending budget may possibly be required as early as mid-2013." In fact, they called upon the European Commission to present "at an early stage in the year 2013 a draft amending budget devoted to the sole purpose of covering the 2012 suspended claims (…) To ensure sound and accurate EU budgeting, the Council and the European Parliament will take position on this draft amending budget as quickly as possible in order to cover any outstanding gap". Consequently, we were already expecting the budget to be amended during 2013. Hence, although unacceptable, the draft amending budgets are not a surprise.
In March 2013 the European Commission requested €11.2 billion in extra funding from the member states "to reimburse beneficiaries of EU funded programmes completed across Europe in 2012 as well as to honour the Cohesion Policy claims that will fall due in 2013." The Financial Secretary to the Treasury described the Commission request as "totally unacceptable", particularly "at a time when most Member States are taking difficult decisions to reduce public spending;" Nevertheless, last May, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, represented by the Irish presidency, reached a compromise deal on the draft amending budget for 2013, whereby the €11.2 billion proposed by the Commission would be paid in two tranches, €7.3 billion to be paid before summer then €3.9 billion in the autumn. Coreper initially rejected such compromise deal, as member states have been against the idea of contributing with more money into the 2013 budget. Several EU's member States, the UK, Holland, Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark and Finland as described the Commission's request as excessive and could not endorse an additional contribution of €7.3 billion as a first tranche. The Government could not support and voted against such request for additional payments for the EU Budget. However, it was unable to veto it, as the request for extra funds can be approved if a qualified majority of member states supports it. The UK was therefore outvoted on draft amending budget for 2013. Hence, the Council agreed to provide €7.3 billion as a first installment.
The European Parliament has been particularly determinate to resolve the issue of unpaid bills from last year's budget. The MEPs reiterated, "the European Parliament will not conclude these negotiations before the final adoption by the Council and the Parliament of this amending budget" and demanded "a formal, binding decision by the Council on the full amount of €11.2 billion before concluding the MFF negotiations." The European Parliament has made clear that it won't give its formal consent to the MFF regulation covering the next period (2014-2020) unless it has an absolute guarantee that the outstanding payment claims for 2013 will be covered in full.
It is important to note that the European Parliament has not formally adopted yet the EU's 2014-2020 budget regulation. The MEPs seating in the Parliament's Budgets Committee have decided to postpone the consent vote as the European Parliament's conditions have not been met yet. The MEPs have stressed that the Council has solely agreed to pay €7.3 billion and they want to be ensured that €11.2 billion will be fully paid.
The European Parliament as well as the Council has already adopted the first instalment (EUR 7.3 billion) and asked the Commission to come with a proposal "in early autumn on the basis of the latest updated estimates regarding payment appropriations". Last July, the Council said in a statement that "...it is not in a position to agree to the full level of payment appropriations requested by the Commission in draft amending budget 2/2013 at this stage" but it has confirmed "its willingness to take all necessary additional steps to ensure that the EU's obligations are honoured in a second phase, when the Commission will have more information on implementation, the possibilities for redeployment and on budget revenues."
Hence, the European Commission has not wasted time and it has recently adopted the second instalment of its Draft Amending Budget 2 presented in March 2013, amounting to EUR 3.9 billion to cover outstanding payment needs until year-end.
The European Commission's draft amending budget No 8 for the year 2013 updates therefore DAB 2/2013 for an amount of EUR 11,2 billion. According to the European Commission "The updated review of payment needs in the 2013 budget has confirmed a major shortage of payment appropriations, after taking into account the EUR 7,3 billion authorised in AB 2/2013 and all the possible sources for redeployment." The European Commission stressed "This second instalment is based on updated estimates for payments in cohesion policy provided by Member States themselves;" The majority of the money, around EUR 3.1bn, will be used to pay bills sent in by Member States in the cohesion policy area whilst the remaining money will be spent on instruments to stimulate growth and jobs and to help the victims of major humanitarian crises particularly in Syria, Mali and the Horn of Africa.
Consequently, the Commission is demanding further EUR 3,9 billion in member states' contributions to the EU's present budget so it can reimburse beneficiaries of EU funded programmes, mainly for completed projects under the cohesion policy.
The European Commission has stressed, "This amendment is particularly important, as it is a condition for the adoption of the next MFF" and called upon the budgetary authority, Council and the European Parliament, to swiftly adopt it. It is important to recall that the Council issued a statement in July 2013 saying "On the basis of a proposal to be made by the Commission in early autumn on the basis of the latest updated estimates regarding payment appropriations, the Council commits to decide, without delay, on a further draft amending budget to avoid any shortfall in justified payment appropriations." The Council is therefore most likely to agreed to provide the remaining €3.9 billion. Consequently, the total 2013 EU Budget will increase from €132.8bn to €144.5bn. This will cost UK's taxpayers an additional €1.3bn. Nevertheless the government is unable to veto it. Due to QMV the government will be outvoted again as it was when the Council adopted the Draft Amending Budget 2 for 2013 and agreed to provide further €7.3 billion to this year budget.


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Friday, March 28, 2008
The Ghost of Pop-Pop's Banjo
This story is in memory of Harry Brower.
There are pictures of strangers hanging up on my walls. People come in and say, "Oh, is that your great grandmother?" I say, "I don't know who she is but her eyes follow me when I am vacuuming. I think she likes me."
If her spirit is floating around, she knows that her picture will never be discarded again. Now that I have her, she's mine. She might as well be my great grandmother.
I don't have anything from my family. My mother should be the poster child for the throw-away society. She's not sentimental about things like I am. I don't have a single rattle or a ruffled dress from when I was a baby. Not a tooth, not even a lock of hair. You'd think she would have at least saved some hair since she always talks about the hair: "She came out with a head of black hair. I mean a head of it. The nurses put a bow in it and handed her to me. I said, 'Whose baby is this with all this black hair?' Then Nana pointed out, 'You know, your in-laws have dark hair.'"
The only thing I have is what I personally saved from high school. Which wasn't easy because she'd get rid of things when you weren't looking. Everything else, gone. I might as well have just been hatched and dropped onto the earth yesterday because, except for photos, there is no documentation that I ever existed before I came of age and left home.
There are no photos of ancestors like most people have. There are no hand-stitched samplers, homemade quilts made with the torn sleeves of brothers and the hems of Sunday dresses or crystal punch bowls heavy with lead. In my mother's defense, we lived in tiny apartments in the city. We lived in four railroad rooms with a fire escape we kept the broom and mop on and pots and pans that were too big to keep inside the oven. There were no closets. There was no place to store anything. But you'd think she could have at least saved just one of my school papers. A mimeographed connect-the-dots on a sheet of paper or a multiple choice test with my name scribbled in backhand like the way I used to write it, full out, including my middle name, Debra Frances Kelly, until Sister Grace Gabriel put a stop to that nonsense and I learned I might as well be a left-handed dunce if I kept it up.
Before my mother gave away my pop-pop's banjo, I used to wonder how these things, the pictures of the strangers that I buy, anniversary plates with gold bands and hairline cracks, crocheted doilies shaped like snowflakes, got into antique shops. Who would part with such treasure? Sometimes there is no family left and the real estate agent calls in someone to come and clean out the place. But there can't possibly be so many family-less dead people to explain all the antique shops packed to the gills, so clotted up with the evidence of other lives you clutch your purse to your breast so you don't knock anything over and maneuver yourself through goat paths to try to find a piece of jadeite someone overlooked or a great deal on something because the shopkeeper didn't know what he had.
Then my mother, under the pretense of being fair to all the grandchildren, gave Pop-Pop's banjo to her cousin Billy, who lives somewhere in another state. No one knows where because no one really knows him. I'm sure he's a nice enough guy. He seemed nice the one time I met him. But no one's met his wife. No one's met his kids. No one has any idea how to get in touch with him if we wanted to check on that banjo to see how it's doing. Which was why my mother did it. Control. We all went a little crazy when my mother gave that banjo away. But there was nothing we could do about it. She was in charge and that was that.
You might be thinking, what's the big deal about a banjo? When I hear a hundred songs, I think of my pop-pop playing that banjo. At every shindig, every family get-together, every party, that banjo would come out. On Saturday nights at Nana and Pop-Pop's house the kids clamored for it like they begged for Mister Softee if he didn't take it out soon enough. Pop-Pop sat in his chair, propped up against the bathroom door, below the iron door knocker of a little boy with his pants down. He'd sing Pennies from Heaven, Ain't Misbehaving and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. His daughters, our mothers, would cry, "Sing Daddy's Little Girl!" We never saw any other banjos. No one played the banjo. Only Pop-Pop. This was up north.
And then it was over. Pop-Pop keeled over while playing bingo at St. Catherine's Hall and Nana didn't last a year after that. The family kind of grew apart. There was no reason to get together. I never heard a live banjo again.
Then I came down here to Heaven on Earth, Virginia, and I found out that I am in a big bluegrass area. I am in a place where there are banjos galore and every time I turn around I see the ghost of my grandfather's banjo, sitting on his lap, and those first few chords, dun, dun, dun, dun. I think, if I had the time, or if I had the banjo, I would like to take lessons. Nana and Pop-Pop would love that. They'd love it down here. Not only for the music. But this farm. How my crocuses are coming up outside my kitchen window just like Nana's did. All the Irish and Scotch people—I had no idea—and their food, some of it disgusting, just like Nana's—pig's feet, ham sandwiches on white bread with both butter and mayonnaise, fish cakes. Laundry on the line in order by color and type. Lawns that look like they are cut with toenail clippers. Rocking chair porches. I look around and I think, oh, they would love it down here.
One day I saw a banjo in an antique shop. It hung upside down by two nails driven into a wooden beam. It was stringless and slung with cobwebs. I thought, this is going to happen to my pop-pop's banjo. The cousin who acquired it is elderly himself. What happens when he dies? His grown kids have no connection to that banjo whatsoever. They don't know how important it is. They probably don't even know where it came from. When they empty out the house, they'll call in a real estate agent who will ship all the stuff to the antique shop and there it will sit, in some dusty corner, where someone will almost knock it over with her pocketbook and she'll wonder how a special thing like that got into such a place. Maybe, if she's like me, her heart will break a little and she'll buy it.
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- Amy Hanek said...
The ghost of Pop-pop's banjo lives in EVERY banjo you see abandoned and in need of a home. Whenever you remember his banjo - you remember your Pop-pop and he isn't lost at all - he's found.
Great post! I really enjoyed it!!
- March 29, 2008 at 3:58 PM
- Motley said...
So where is that banjo? Another hit Debi!
- March 29, 2008 at 11:16 PM
- Amy Tate said...
Great post Debi! You just gave me a killer idea for one of my characters in my latest project. I'll email you and tell you about it.
- March 30, 2008 at 12:57 AM
- Jamie Ferraioli said...
great post. It made me a little sad. And at the same time, a little nervous and anxious for you to track down that banjo. how cool would that be for you to rescue it?
- March 30, 2008 at 6:53 PM
- Marion said...
One of the nicest fellows you'll ever meet in your life runs a tiny music store in Rocky Mount, over by the shoe repair shop. He teaches guitar, mostly to teenagers, and I'll bet he would teach banjo. His name escapes me, but the shop is called Downtown Music & the phone # is 489-4600.
If your Mom didn't save anything, at least YOU can, to hand down some day. My own daughter 'taught' me to collect old ornate silver spoons from garage sales or antique malls and stand them in a small FiestaWare pitcher to use. They don't have to match. And I use the heaviest to stir my morning coffee. Create your own memories~
- March 30, 2008 at 8:31 PM
- colleen said...
Hi Debi, I feel sad about not having anything from my childhood either. I have a diary from when I was 10 that I saved. That's about it. Lots of boring but precious stuff in it.
- March 30, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- Servidores said...
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- March 31, 2008 at 5:00 AM
- MsElenaeous said...
I believe you will find that banjo, when and where you least expect it...
- March 31, 2008 at 8:52 PM
- Kristine said...
Oh, that's too bad that she never saved anything. My mom saved a few things, scrapbooks with baby cards, schoolwork, etc.
She threw out my $$$ stamp collection though, that my uncle had for 15-20 years before he gave it to me. Someone hit the jackpot at Goodwill.
I did a lot of genealogy a while back, and I ended up in contact with an elderly distant cousin. She sent me photos and even towels that were hand embroidered by my great-great grandmother. How COOL is that?
My ds just found out that there's no Tooth Fairy. He asked for his teeth back. "Sorry, buddy," I told him. (Meanwhile, I'm thinking I'M IN BIG TROUBLE HERE.) "I didn't save them, because I didn't want you to find them." I think he's scarred for life.
- April 2, 2008 at 12:05 AM
- Giulia said...
Your writing is ever fabulous Debbie.
- April 3, 2008 at 12:18 AM
- Jamie Ferraioli said...
something interesting that I just discovered. when you click on the photo and it brings up the full-size version you can see the reflection of the room a little bit. It's kind of eerie, but cool!
- April 4, 2008 at 10:38 PM
So did you buy the banjo (through the tears in my eyes)?
- April 23, 2008 at 1:26 PM
- Wolf said...
thanks for sharing this with me.
i'm the exact opposite of your mother i guess. a huge packrat. i don't like to get rid of anything...it annoys my husband because he doesn't like to have clutter. but i hate getting rid of things, especially if i don't know what they were worth.
so many people think about "inheritance" when their family members die. i can count the number of times that i've heard people say they want to get money, etc.
i guess that money is nice, but in my opinion, it is the things with the memories that mean the most. my grandfather played the organ, and my mom gave it away. my grandmother painted and when she passed away, my aunt and uncle gave away her paintings to people who weren't even members of the family, without asking any of the grandkids if they wanted to keep any (i was lucky enough to already have some...see my post tomorrow).
i especially learned this when my dad passed away. people that were apparently "friends" took advantage of my mom and took his "things" without asking. when i figured it out, i hid all the stuff that was meaningful to me...and there was a lot of it. i suppose it could have just been me hanging on to things. but every time i look at the items i have, they bring back a certain memory. i cherish them...
- January 12, 2009 at 5:24 PM

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Artists Books on the Letterpress
Simple and elegant! A Pamphlet Binding is a concise entree into bookmaking. You will print and construct small editions of an 8-page (max) hardcover book. You will learn to handset type to print your favorite poems, quotes, or whatever text appeals to you. Then combine that with images using lino-block, collograph and other methods printed on the letterpress.
You will learn several basic variations of the pamphlet book format, plus sewing techniques and cover construction options. All printing will be completed by the end of the workshop. You may not finish binding your edition, but you will know how to do so at home.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Mirren reveals Israel visit
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Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren revealed in a recent interview that she lived on a kibbutz in Israel during the 1960's.
Interviewed about her new movie The Debt where she plays a retired Mossad agent, Mirren said she visited Israel to prepare for the film role and even studied Hebrew. However she said it was not her first visit to the Holy Land.
She revealed that in the late Sixties following the Six Days War she spent six months in Israel working on a kibbutz with her Jewish boyfriend.
Reminiscing she said her job was to work in the fields and pick grapes.
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Tancredo to New Orleans: you aren't worth the money
GOP presidential hopeful Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colo.) said Friday it is "time the taxpayer gravy train left the New Orleans station" and urged an end to the federal aid to the region that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina two years ago.
"The amount of money that has been wasted on these so-called 'recovery' efforts has been mind-boggling," said Tancredo, who is running a long-shot presidential campaign. "Enough is enough."
Citing administration figures, the lawmaker said that $114 billion has been spent on the effort to rebuild a large stretch of the Gulf Coast after the storm hit New Orleans in August 2005 and claimed more than 1,600 lives.
"At some point, state and local officials and individuals have got to step up to the plate and take some initiative," said Tancredo. "The mentality that people can wait around indefinitely for the federal taxpayer to solve all their worldly problems has got to come to an end."
The lawmaker criticized in particular the amount that has been wasted through fraud and abuse, estimated at $1 billion.
"This whole fiasco has been a perfect storm of corruption and incompetence at all levels," he added.
Gee Mr. Tancredo. How very neighborly of you. How very Christian.
You are of course referring to that tiny bit of Federal aid that was actually allotted to New Orleans; and of course, almost none of it has reached the city or the people. And this of course because it has been plundered by your people - your GOP robber barons.
And of course you're just fine with the BILLIONS being wasted by contractors in Iraq; money that comes out of our taxes, and against our will. You see, we'd actually prefer it go to New Orleans.
It's just fine and ducky to you that contractors are leaving trucks by the side of the road abandoned, if they get a flat tire, because they know the United States of Corruption will by them a new truck.
Abandon the American city and continue plundering Iraq and the American treasury. Great campaign platform. Terrific party philosophy. We're supposed to vote for this? No wonder you're trying to fix the election process. Of course we won't vote for this, and you people know it.
So I guess the GOP has already made their financial killing in New Orleans and is ready to move on -- right Mr. Tancredo? NOLA gravy train is over, now the insurance companies are getting nervous that someone might actually expect them to pay...
From Mother Jones:
In those first emotional days after Katrina laid waste to the Gulf Coast, widespread predictions of a political sea change arrived from liberal and even some conservative commentators. "Americans are ready to fix their restless gaze on enduring problems of poverty, race, and class that have escaped their attention," Newsweek's Jonathan Alter wrote in a September 2005 cover story. Some went so far as to forecast the dawn of a new America, one stunned out of both complacency and conservatism by the images of suffering on the Gulf Coast. Katrina, one commentator suggested, would permanently "redefine the political landscape."
But within just a few weeks of the hurricane, something had changed in the press coverage and the public response: As the floodwaters receded, so, too, did the powerful images—the portraits of racially segregated suffering, of death by poverty. America's—even liberal America's—focus appeared to be moving away from the experiences of Katrina victims and the deep, systemic problems they revealed. In the end, the leap from pathos to policy was never made. Instead, a narrower lens was focused on the foibles of the Bush administration—for instance, its hiring of a political crony, Michael Brown, to head FEMA (and, later, Brown's infamous emails about wardrobe choices and dinner plans as New Orleans residents were literally drowning in their homes). Democrats were quick to attack President Bush, but when it came to advancing meaningful policy changes, they came up short on momentum.
It quickly became clear that the public "meaning" of Katrina, which had initially seemed so obvious to so many, was actually up for grabs—and so, too, was its impact on U.S. politics.
In the coming weeks and months, conservatives hit their stride. The Bush administration, with the help of its friends in the Washington establishment and elsewhere, turned the disaster in New Orleans from a crisis into an opportunity—a chance to extend, rather than repeal, the conservative revolution that had begun 25 years earlier. The campaign to accomplish this apparent political paradox would operate on many levels and with astonishing success. While the country was absorbed by watching the president try to stuff an uncooperative political rabbit back into his hat, the real tricks were taking place offstage.
- The PR campaign. This began with a carefully constructed plan—engineered, to no one's surprise, by Karl Rove—to shift blame away from the White House, accompanied by promises of "investigations," and followed by a highly stage-managed expression of conservative compassion by Bush.
- The advancement of conservative social policies, including an overhaul of the federal budget. Despite some haggling among conservatives, Bush's pledge to help the victims from Katrina would be used to justify a series of cuts that had always been favored by the right—robbing the poor to give (for a little while) to the poor.
- The remaking of New Orleans. A variety of carefully planned "rebuilding" strategies, along with a selective apportionment of resources, would effectively clear out many of the city's poor African Americans to make way for a richer, whiter simulacrum of the Big Easy.
- A free-for-all for corporate contractors. There were billions of dollars to be made on the reconstruction of New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast, a good share of it awarded to companies with political connections, and a fair portion of that lost to greed, waste, incompetence, and fraud.
Mission Accomplished.
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On Eagles' Wings
It's been a week full of the unexpected. A more-or-less routine surgery, that was in itself successful, turned into a disaster. Not my surgery, but that of a very dear friend. On Monday night the doctors gave her very little chance of survival. Many people went to prayer on her behalf. By yesterday both the surgeon and the ICU doctor were "cautiously optimistic." We are a long way from out of the woods yet, but we know that we are in the presence of a miracle. That's why Genesis 19:4 caught my attention this morning.
"You yourselves have seen what I did in Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself."
Moses and the Hebrews have come to Mount Sinai. Here Moses will climb the mountain and receive the commandments that the Israelites are to follow as a nation and as individuals. There is an impressive protocol to follow as they prepare for this momentous event. But before they start their preparations comes this reminder of what the Lord did.
He carried His people on eagles' wings.
Early this morning, while sipping my coffee and waiting for daylight, I read two other chapters from the Old Testament. The Bible I was using fell open to Psalm 115 and 116. Psalm 115 is all about trust in the living God, but it ends with this: "It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down in silence; It is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord" (vss. 17, 18). The psalm that follows is a plea for help and praise for the help received. "I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call upon him as long as I live. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, save me!' The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living…How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people" (116:1-14).
Eagles' wings. I am sure somewhere in her deepest consciousness, beyond what the sedation could control, my friend felt them flutter and lift.
But there is another side. The psalmist understands that at some point death will come. But he is not concerned about that because he knows that that too is part of the great divine design of the Almighty. He writes: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (vs. 15).
But not today. Today the psalmist is grateful for the eagles' wings—as am I.
"I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people…Praise the Lord" (vss. 17, 18).


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I can't believe it's already the middle of the week! How does time fly by so quickly?! Well, yesterday I had the day off which was fantastic! I had a productive morning with cleaning my part of the bathroom, vacuuming the basement, discovering a water bubble in Mom's bathroom ceiling which is traced to water leaking through the old grout in our bathroom, and eating a bowl of Kix. In the late morning Mark picked me up and we went all the way down to Flatirons Mall and did a little shopping (his idea by the way--total score!) I unfortunately didn't have much money, but it was fun to browse. I found a great pair of jeans though! We had lunch in the food court, which I think is a lot of fun. I don't know why I find eating in the food court such a pleasant experience, but I guess I can trace it back to when I was little. It was always a treat when we got to eat a hot dog in the food court because we didn't have "mall days" too often. The food court was for more special occasions when the mall trip became the central event in the day. Yesterday I enjoyed sweet and sour pork over mixed vegetables and steamed rice from the Panda Express.
My favorite part of the mall trip though was the rendezvous inside Borders. I love that store! Once again I had no money, but I always find it fun to browse. I found one of my family's favorite BBC shows, "Monarch of the Glen," on DVD which I haven't seen in any stores, so that was an exciting find!
After the mall we headed back to Mark's house where we watched an episode of Monk, played some Rummikub (spelling?), hung out for a bit. We had dinner at my house (mmm: pork tenderloin, green beans, red potatoes, and homemade wheat bread) and then watched a movie Mark brought over, "The End of the Spear." I'd never seen the movie before and I thought it was really good! So I'd say that yesterday was a successful fun day!
So now that I've had a good fun day, I'll devote some more time to getting things together for school and all the odds and ends associated with that!
Fun Day
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You didn't tell me about the jeans! I love finding good jeans, did you buy them? Also, how much was the "Monarch" disk set? Major score, by the way, to have a mall visit be the man's idea!
- 4:59 PM, August 16, 2006
- michelle said...
That does sound like a good day. (Except for the bathroom grout fiasco.) I've never heard of Monarch of the Glen, I'll have to check into that.
- 7:39 AM, August 20, 2006
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Observations on life from the Left Coast. Rants & ravings on the miscellaneous drivel that is modern existence. Mostly I'm just blundering through midlife as a single guy, absentee parent & all-around introspective insomniac. My most recent challenge has been to get out of debt.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Dietary Catch-22
But having food in the house reminds me that I have the unfortunate tendency to eat when I'm bored. I tried getting healthier types of foods and one of my frequent snacks the last few days has been oranges. However, I am afraid that I may end up eating too much just because there is stuff here to eat. Ordinarily, on a weekend, it may not be altogether unusual that I only eat one meal a day if I have to leave the house to forage for grub. Dealing with traffic near my house on weekends can be a nightmare, so I tend not to relish going out into that mess.
But what I really need to do is find new stuff to do. Different things. Develop some hobbies or interests that get me out of the house. Fortunately I spent part of the weekend out of town and it's beginning to look like I will have obligations out of town for the next three weekends, so maybe that will help keep me occupied and from enduring insufferable boredom.
It's sort of ironic. When I was younger I used to get myself involved in all sorts of stuff. I had to carry a calendar book to keep things straight and make sure I didn't have conflicts or had enough time to get from commitment to commitment in time. It would get to the point where I was overbooked and would get overwhelmed with events and activities. Somewhere along the way I learned to say no and avoid overbooking almost to the point of not committing to do anything or go anywhere at all. I took relaxation and doing nothing to the level of art form.
But I think the time has come to get back out there. Say yes now an again to invitations, get out and enjoy some of the local events, spend time with family and try to make some new friends. It's either that or sit at home, wasting time and eating my way through the week's groceries in a couple of days.
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- Gene said...
Ahhh. At last, a posting with which I have some expertise (i.e., not one about non-same-sex relationships)!
So. The first thing you do is to go to the veggie section of the store and buy packages of baby carrots (10 minutes in the microwave, seasoned), some cucumbers (sliced and salted), radishes (wash the buggers), beets (in foil for 1 hour--a few minutes longer if large--at 400 degrees peel season with balsamic vinegar)...these will give you great snackables with very few calories. Of course, non-fat yogurt and non-fat cottege cheese are a mainstay.
Bon appetit!
- Monday, May 07, 2007 7:44:00 AM
- The G-man said...
OK, Gene, you are the only person on the planet that has ever got me to eat beets, now you want me to cook them too?
And are martinis allowed on this diet?
- Monday, May 07, 2007 8:46:00 PM
- Gene said...
Yesh. (hic)
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POSTED: Sunday, November 01, 2009
Like all great revolutions, Le Fooding was born from a rebel group's passionate support of a cause. In its case the dissidents were innovative chefs in France who wanted to liberate haute cuisine from the shackles of Michelin stars, bone china, polished silver and crystal stemware.
They envisioned fine dining without the fuss. Instead of a formal setting with Bach playing in the background, a snooty maitre d' and napkins folded just so, the ambience would be fun and festive. Service would be friendly and attentive if not polished, attire would be Banana Republic casual and no one would blanch at the cost of the food, which, of course, would be fantastique!
Their goal: Demystify ";French cuisine."; Eliminate its pretentiousness. Make it available to the masses.
In 2000, Paris journalist Alexandre Cammas brought a face and direction to the movement. Gastronomy, he declared, was a byword of the old guard. Since the Greek suffix ";nomy"; means ";regulation and administration,"; it didn't express the relaxation and enjoyment inherent in a memorable dining experience. He coined the moniker Le Fooding, a combination of ";food"; and ";feeling,"; for both the movement and the organization he founded to promote it.
Over the years, Le Fooding has undergone phenomenal growth. It publishes a guide to 800 restaurants in France, manages a companion Web site (http://www.lefooding.com) and spearheads ";urban picnics"; for thousands that recognize little-known, cutting-edge chefs and establishments, weave in marvelous art and music and benefit a charity to boot.
It's all delightful, feel-good stuff. ";We value 'le feeling' ... intuition, the emotional and psychological reaction you have to a restaurant,"; Cammas explained in ";Le Fooding Bites the Big Apple,"; which appeared in the August issue of Gourmet. ";Good food doesn't taste good unless you're happy.";
That was one of many articles that trumpeted America's first taste of Le Fooding. In September a young, hip crowd of 2,000 packed New York's P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center for two days of glorious grazing to benefit Action Against Hunger. Cammas dubbed it ";Foodstock.";
Which brings us, at last, to Maui. While vacationing in France during the summer, Clyde Sakamoto, chancellor of Maui Community College, read a New York Times story about New York's Le Fooding event, and inspiration struck: Why not present something similar on campus to expose students to fine cuisine at an affordable price while showcasing fresh local products and the talents of students in the college's Maui Culinary Academy?
When he returned home, Sakamoto shared his idea with MCA's program coordinator Chris Speere and chef instructor Jake Belmonte. They agreed it was a winning concept on all counts, and added Le Fooding Maui Style to the curriculum for upper-division students enrolled in the Garde Manger/Buffet Preparation class.
Set for Nov. 19, the event no doubt will draw foodies from Kula to Kapalua. ";It will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to discover the pleasures of the table,"; Speere said. ";It will also give them a global perspective of the exciting, ever-evolving trends in the culinary industry, introduce them to a wide array of quality local products and increase their knowledge of healthy food choices and preparations.";
Under the supervision of MCA faculty, students will create elaborate table displays and tantalizing dishes representing France, Greece, Portugal and Italy. Ninety percent of the ingredients will come from on-island sources such as Maui Cattle Co., Alii Kula Lavender, Surfing Goat Dairy and Kula Coffee.
As they plan and implement the event, the fledgling chefs will develop leadership and teamwork skills that are essential for success in today's challenging workplace environment. Even better, proceeds will support MCA's Student Aid Program.
";Hosting a Le Fooding event makes great sense for the Maui Culinary Academy,"; Speere said. ";We wish to be associated with and a catalyst for 'all things culinary' on Maui. You don't have to go to Paris or New York to find out what the latest trends are. Our staff and students keep abreast of them and incorporate them at our six food outlets, which, along with the Class Act, our fine-dining restaurant, are open to the public.";
MCA's mission is to spur students to use quality ingredients, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit to create dining adventures that engage more than the taste buds. ";This will be evident at Le Fooding Maui Style,"; Speere said. ";We'll take you on a grand journey that explores the foods we eat, the people who grow and prepare them, and the wonderful feelings that eating well can bring.";
Gourmets have something else to look forward to this month. On Nov. 13, Maui Culinary Academy will present its annual fundraiser, the Noble Chef, at the Fairmont Kea Lani Resort in Wailea.
Set for 6 to 9 p.m., the event will feature a welcome reception with a martini bar and hor d'oeuvres, and an elegant five-course dinner prepared by MCA's students, distinguished alumni and chef instructors. Also planned is a live auction of fabulous items, including a golf getaway at Kapalua Resort, a fishing excursion aboard a 53-foot sailboat and a lunch with wine for eight guests at Tedeschi Vineyards.
Tickets are $150 per person. By becoming a Noble Chef sponsor with a $2,000 contribution, individuals and businesses will receive a premium table for eight at the event; a selection of jams, spices and other MCA products; MCA chocolates for each of their guests; and more. Call 984-3261 to make reservations.
All proceeds support MCA's scholarships, professional development activities, purchases of new equipment and students' participation in culinary competitions.
Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi is a Honolulu-based freelance writer whose travel features for the Star-Bulletin have won multiple Society of American Travel Writers awards.


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Summer is the perfect time to brighten up your wardrobe and add some color to your closet! We're loving the bright, color block outfits the celebs and designers are busting out these days. Join in on the fun and mix bold, bright colors to really make a statement! And you don't just have to keep the eye-catching colors to your clothing. Add a neon clutch or bold heels to play along with this fun trend and really make you stand out in the summer crowds.
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Congratulations on your wonderful blog, though I do have a question. Who are the designers for the fashion pieces above. My guess is Gucci (top), Louis Vuitton (middle), and Prada (bottom). Am I correct? lol :)ReplyDelete
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Thanks Chris! And you are correct about Gucci and Louis Vuitton...nice work;) But the neon wedges are Tommy Ton. Aren't they fab??ReplyDelete
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Monday, May 05, 2008
Time Running Out for GOP Primary Challengers
In the Adrian Daily Telegram, there was an article about Congressman Walberg's appearance at the Lenawee County Republicans' Lincoln Day Dinner. It's a pretty standard article, letting Walberg repeat his regular talking points:
"It is our duty as Americans, as Republicans and as patriots to live up to the ideals of our party," Walberg said. "People respond to leadership, but it mustn't flow from airy slogans of hope and change."That there was a swipe at Senator Barack Obama, and a subtle suggestion that if you vote for a Democrat, you don't love America.
"It's as bad as you read about. It is broken," he said. "The Democrats are working on a strategy of defeat in Iraq."That's just a lie, plain and simple. Democrats are not working on a "strategy of defeat," and Congressman Walberg knows it.
He criticized the Democrats for favoring entitlements and working to roll back the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003. He vowed to continue the fight.That's heavy spin.
"It has been a privilege to serve, and my second term will be even better," Walberg said.... And that's wishful thinking.
As fun as that was, the part that caught my attention was this:
The congressman, who is seeking a second term in Washington, D.C., this year, is unopposed in the Republican primary at this time. The Democratic side is led by state Sen. Mark Schauer, who is opposed by Sharon Renier in the primary. State Sen. Cameron Brown, R-Fawn River Twp., urged the party faithful to support Walberg.(Emphasis added.)
It might not seem like much, but just a few words in that paragraph say a lot. David Frownfelder, the reporter for the Telegram, has covered the local GOP a lot over the last few years, and I think he knew exactly what he was doing when he added "at this time" to the end of that sentence. I don't know if he knows of anyone that's getting ready to run, but it's clear that he knows there's a lot of dissent in the 7th District Republican Party right now. The fact that Cameron Brown had to urge his party to stay loyal to Walberg says a lot.
I'll admit, I have partisan reasons for wanting to see a primary challenger. If Walberg has to defend himself, then that means he has to spend money attacking someone other than Democrats. If he has to defend himself, he will be weakened in November and, once again, will be the candidate of a divided party. And if he has to defend himself, it's much less likely that he will send his supporters to vote in the Democratic Party to cause mayhem, as Republicans seem to like doing lately.
But it's not just partisanship. It's pretty clear that I run a left-leaning blog here, and I mostly seem to attract Democratic readers. Even so, I've heard from a lot of dissatisfied Republicans in the comments and in e-mails, who can't stand Democrats like me, but prefer people like me to the guy they accidentally nominated in 2006. As I've written about before, Congressman Walberg has split the 7th District Republican Party. Republicans in the district deserve a real choice and a real chance to save their party.
There's just one problem for would-be challengers: Your time is running out. The filing deadline is May 13, which is just eight days away.
With that in mind, I have a challenge and an offer to any member of the Republican Party that is thinking about challenging Tim Walberg in the primary: come to me for help. I can publicize your name, I can put you in touch with local media, I can help you get support from the many moderate Republicans that read this blog, and I'll expect nothing in exchange. All I want is for you to publicly speak out and say that you're willing to take on Congressman Walberg, and then work as hard as you can to get on the ballot. (Clark Bisbee, I'm knocking on your door... But I'll take anyone else, too!)
The Republican Party has a proud history and has helped this country grow and develop in countless ways. It was born in Jackson, Michigan way back in 1854. Don't let it die with Tim Walberg in 2008.
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There Is No Crisis
Michael Kinsley proves that Bush's Social Security scheme is not only a scam, but mathematically destined to fail:
The usual case against privatization is that (1) millions of inexperienced investors may end up worse off, and (2) stocks don't necessarily do better than bonds over the long run, as proponents assume. But privatization won't work for a better reason: It can't possibly work, even in theory.
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Ever since India struck its first privatisation deal in 1996 when Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal was awarded to global port operator P&O (since bought by Dubai Ports), Indian ports have attracted Rs 7,585 crore in private investment: an average of Rs 700-plus crore a year. That's still a trickle compared to the Rs 7,000 crore per year required in the next five years, but it has helped. The average turnaround time for Indian ports has improved from 5.23 days in 1998-99 to 3.5 days now.
Then, efficiency has taken a hit, even in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), which handles more than half the containers being shipped to India, despite two of its terminals being privatised.
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Discussing the merit of superhero movies crossing over, a la The Avengers.
Marvel's Avengers Assemble manages to be a surprisingly entertaining cartoon based on the film version of the Avengers that also draws from its comic roots.
Casting news for comic book superhero films has arrived. Avengers 2 and 3 will feature a fan favorite, and The Amazing Spiderman has lost an actress.
Marvel Heroes, the upcoming MMO from Bazillion Games, is holding an Iron Man 3 themed Open Beta Weekend. New players have the chance to come in between May 3rd and May 6th and see exactly what the game is about, a month before the release.
There's been plenty of questions about what Joss Whedon will do after the next Avengers. With that being two years out, there's plenty of time to discuss options and plenty of options to discuss.
Facebook games may not be the most popular form of entertainment but Marvel Avengers Alliance brings a lot to the table for fans. It also has some issues that need addressing.
Marvel vs. Capcom 4 would be cool but how about rival Injustice and bring out a full Marvel brawler? If 2012 comic books showed us anything, it's that we need an Avengers vs. X-Men video game.
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ALTON, Ill. (KMOV.com) – The Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation prepared for possible freezing roads and snow Sunday evening, citing dropping temperatures as the primary concern.
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Farhan Akhtar is all pepped up for his next silver screen release Lucknow Central, which will hit screens this Friday. The film set against the backdrop of a jail has Farhan essaying the role of a prisoner who forms a music band along with other inmates. A few days before fans see the director-actor-singer getting back into his singer avatar in the movie, the actor appeared on Neha Dhupia's chat show No Filter Neha where he spilled details on the real cast he wanted for Dil Chahta Hai, the mantra he and sister Zoya Akhtar chanted to keep ghosts away after watching a horror movie, his experience of working with Ranveer Singh in Dil Dhadakne Do and much more.
Recalling his childhood memory of watching a scary movie with sister Zoya, Farhan said, "After Zoya and I watched horror movies, we had to cross a corridor to reach our bedroom and there is something scary about these corridors after watching a creepy horror movie. So we used to sing this song, 'Disco 82' to keep the ghosts away and keep ourselves safe. So, it was that spell we chanted to keep ghosts and spirits away."
Farhan Akhtar won accolades for helming cult hit Dil Chahta Hai. But on the chat show, Farhan revealed that neither Aamir Khan was the first choice to play Akash Malhotra nor was Saif Ali Khan to play Sameer in the movie. "I wanted Akshaye Khanna to play Akash, Hrithik Roshan for Sameer and Abhishek Bachchan for Siddharth (Sid). But films are generally made with a cast which was not on your wish list," said Farhan.
Once you share the screen space with the live wire of Bollywood, Ranveer Singh, it seems to be difficult to not have interesting stories to narrate. Farhan who worked with Ranveer in Dil Dhadakne Do recollected how Ranveer travelled with 11 suitcases on the ship. "I met Ranveer and his guy when we were getting on the ship. Strangely that man was shocked to see that I had only two suitcases. When I asked him why is he amazed, he said about Ranveer, 'baba has 11 suitcases.' I even asked Ranveer why has he got 11 suitcases so he replied saying, 'I don't want to repeat my clothes.'"
Later in the conversation as Neha asked the Rock On 2 actor, whose Tinder bio will read as, 'Young and restless', he promptly took Ranveer's name. Also for him, Shah Rukh Khan's Tinder bio would say, "Megastar but a clueless date."
Though Lucknow Central is releasing on September 15, the film has already got a thumbs up from Bollywood celebrities. Helmed by director Ranjit Tiwari, Lucknow Central explores the story of jail inmates who under the disguise of working together for a band performance, plan their secret escape.
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After starting life as a City lawyer, he moved in-house to become International Legal Counsel at ICL – now Fujitsu – before founding the cultural change consultancy Optimise – now Taming Tigers Group – in the late 90's. His clients have included Apple, Legal and General, BT, AstraZeneca, Barclaycard and the NHS.
Jim acts as an elite team coach at board level and serves as a non-executive board chairman. He has advised companies globally on creating cultural change and elite teams. He has designed and implemented successful change programmes in companies including Apple, Barclaycard, Atos, Axa, BT, Aramark, Skrill Group and Badminton England.
He insists on testing his principles on himself before advising others, using "Taming Tigers" to become Britain's deepest freediver. He is the first Briton to dive below the magic 100m barrier on a single breath of air.
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I have 2 400 sbc that I am just starting to build (finally got most of the machine work done and all the parts) for my asphalt oval modified car. I've had 1 of them (1) at the machine shop since early July. They were so slow that I took my other one (2)to a different shop.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Learning to feed yourself is funner in CHOCOLATE!
So Zac is getting very independent these days and is learning to eat all by himself. He does really well with a fork. The spoon food is a little harder, but what better way to practice than with chocolate pudding?
Saying "cheese" for the camera.
Honestly, don't you just want to eat him? He is so much fun these days. He definitely has his demanding moments, but he is learning and talking and playing and making everyone laugh all the time. I love this boy!!!!
Posted by Kim at 8:41 AM
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- Mandy Moo said...
Loving this post. And also loving how happy Zacky poo looks caked in a layer of chocolate pudding. YUM!
- October 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Greco Family said...
Ok he is VERY cute! What a mess!
- October 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM
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The evaluation was completed on the Monarch Riflescope 8-32x50ED SF with BDC reticule that's top of the range in Barska Monarch range, coming from the stores at about $700 – $800 from a list price of $980. You may be able to get it cheaper than $700 but I have not found it. It's certainly a beautiful-looking Instrument, and has been crystal clear all the way down to the x32 zoom. However, let us begin with a discussion about the company itself, because if you will buy a Barska riflescope that you wish to learn the background. This instrument needs to be reliable under all conditions, so how can Barska stand at the riflescope marketplace. The Business is well known for its Optical goods, most people being comfortable with the Barska camera range. Over the last few decades, the firm has wanted to make a name for itself at the searching scope marketplace, and now provides an array of hunting optical equipment including binoculars, rangefinders and spotting scopes and today riflescopes particularly intended for the higher end of the hunting industry. So the Monarch has not only appeared from nowhere, but has a fantastic pedigree.
The riflescope range provided by Barska is the Prostaff, the Buckmaster and the Monarch, in that order. The Prostaff are the entry level products, intended predominantly for amateurs looking for a telescopic sight for their own rifle, but not wanting to pay too much. However, they are great quality, and you get a great deal for what you pay. It is a shame that the quality of the other two ranges does not increase proportionate to their cost, but that would probably be impossible to realize. While the Prostaff range Provides a Fantastic quality basic range, the Buckmaster are better because they provide a larger selection of magnifications and objective dimensions, as well as better light transmission. These are three very important properties in a riflescope, and while they are significant improvements, the leap in cost from that of the Prostaff is a bit too steep to justify just these differences.
barska optics reviews beating the other two hands down in most attributes. The issue with the Monarch is that that there's too many of them they are subdivided into an array of different products and it's hard for the uneducated to know which is most appropriate for their needs. By way of example, you can pick from the Monarch first UCC 3-9×40, the African, the Gold, the X series or just the plain Monarch, which I will refer to as the norm.


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Six Go For Gold in Dairy Industry's Top Award
Six dairy producers have been named as finalists in this year's NMR/RABDF Gold Cup from more than 1,000 qualifying herds. Selected from entries throughout Britain, including herds in Scotland and Northern Ireland, these six herds spread from County Antrim to North Yorkshire and south to Dorset.
Iain and Joyce McLean, Priestland Farm, Bushmills, Co. Antrim were runners up in the Gold Cup last year and are back for a second attempt at the top prize. A family farm, run with help from Iain's father John and the couple's three children, the McLean's manage the 105-hectare unit where the 105-cow pedigree Priestland herd plus almost 200 head of youngstock are based. Milk is sold to United Dairy Farmers.
Production for the Gold Cup qualifying year, ending September 2008, was 10,778kg of milk at 4.29% fat and 3.09% protein with a 401-day calving interval.
Geoff Spence, Lowfields Farm, Brompton, Northallerton is a Gold Cup finalist on his first attempt in the competition. He runs the Miresdale pedigree Holstein herd of 370 milking cows and 430 head of youngstock on his 84-hectare unit in North Yorkshire.
For the year ending March 2009, 3,640,000 litres of milk were sold off the farm to Arla on an ASDA contract. Average yield was 10,400kg at 3.9% fat and 3.1% protein with a 385-day calving interval.
David and Jane Homer from Chisbury Lane Farm, Chisbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire are also first time entrants to the Gold Cup. With sons Geoff and Chris and nephew James they have the Chisburylane pedigree Holstein herd of 180 milking cows and 100 followers based on a 112-hectare unit. Milk is sold to Waitrose, via Dairy Crest. For the year ending March 2009, 1.6 million litres of milk were sold off the farm.
Production for the Gold Cup qualifying year, ended September 2008, was 10,550kg of milk at 3.67% fat and 3.15% protein with a 430-day calving interval.
Stephen Bendall from New Farm at Marksbury, Bath, returns to the finalists arena after four years. With father John, brother Andrew and nephew Richard he has the Pensdown pedigree Holstein herd of 150 milking cows and 100 followers based on a 186-ha dairy and arable unit. Milk is sold to Tesco, via Arla. For the year ending March 2009, almost 1.5 million litres of milk were sold off the farm.
Production for the Gold Cup qualifying year was 10,332kg of milk at 3.77% fat and 3.15% protein with a 400-day calving interval.
Andrew Guilding, of Stockland Lovell Manor, Fiddington, Bridgwater, in Somerset, joins the finalists' fold for the first time. He manages the 350-hectare unit with 266-cow pedigree Holsteins, plus 300 youngstock, with help from herdsman Michael Peach and Michael's wife Annette. Milk produced by the herd, which totalled more than 2.5 million litres for the year ending March 2009, is sold to Tesco, via Wisemans.
Production for the Gold Cup qualifying year, ending September 2008, was 10,176kg of milk at 3.5% fat and 3.25% protein with a 404-day calving interval.
Tom King of Church Farm, Martinstown, Dorchester, in Dorset, runs Vortex Holsteins with his father Alan on the 120-hectare unit. Finalists for the first time, they have doubled herd size during the past 10 years to its current 200 cows with 170-head of youngstock. Annual milk output is 2.1 million litres and sold through Dairy Crest on a Sainsbury's contract.
For the year ending September 2008, average yield for the herd was 11,134kg at 3.9% fat and 3.02% protein.
All finalists in the NMR/RABDF Gold Cup 2009 come under the scrutiny of the Gold Cup judges; RABDF Chairman and producer Lyndon Edwards and producer and NMR board member Trevor Lloyd – both from Wales; and Cheshire-based producer and 2006 Gold Cup winner Mark Roach.
The winner will be announced at the Dairy Event, Stoneleigh on Wednesday September 16 at the NMR stand at 4.30pm.
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Sorry, I don't mean to be absent from this blog. I've been oogling:
Awesome stuff. Just thought I'd share. Granted, my own little tradition is American Germanic-Celtic, but hey – those photos are pure epic. Sigh.
**Tomorrow, I hope (note that), to update you on my happenings. I've been working, and building a conjure table.


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Hmm...it was not done yet. All the crops must be under sunlight for days to extinguish from the moisture. For how long? It depends on the weather, they responded. During the daytime, farmers used a harrow to spread out all the crops on the gound for a rice sun tan; before sunset came, famers get all crops back to the warehouse waiting for another sun tan.
During the harvest season, all the collected rice crops had to go through the manual fan in order to filter some unmatured or bad crops or empty shells. First, put all the crops on top, then roll over the wheel on the right side, the best quality part would come out from the right-bottom passage. Those undesired would fall down from the left channel. In the old time, expected for better living, farmers kept the inferior portion as personal consumption while the superiority sold on the market.
See, those were the superior emblements.
For more see Farm Trip I: Plowing and Farm Trip III: Antiques.
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Halloween Pistachio Witches Finger Cookies Pin for Later
A delicious bewitching cookie!
These are very much like a cream cheese butter cookie.
I didn't add green food coloring to the dough, however you can.
I left them the color that the dough became with all natural ingredients.
To get a witchy green effect just add a few drops into the dough when mixing.
Party Fun!
Every year, I make one more Halloween treat that the kids will enjoy.
I just love pistachio flavored anything. It was no secret to my family that I solely made these cookies with myself in mind!
I could eat the whole tray. They were so delicious, buttery, rich cookies. I ran out of whole almonds.
I just made roasted pumpkin seeds and viola, perfect fingernails.
The real look of them with the spices on them were the perfect addition to my witch fingers!
Fun and Scarey!
These were a big hit with all the neighborhood kids who came to the door.
First they were hesitant to eat them because they looked pretty darn ghoulish.
One taste and they were hooked. This is a keep recipe for every year.
I think making them into long sticks and dipped in chocolate then in pistachios would be a perfect cookie for the Christmas tray also.
Hmm that's another cookie made just for me, a fun bewitching party cookie and the best Halloween Pistachio Witches Finger Cookies !
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Halloween Pistachio Witches Finger Recipe
1 shelled cup pistachios finely ground
1/1/2 cups flour
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
4 ounces cream cheese
pinch of salt
Cream the butter, powdered sugar together. Add the cream cheese, almond flavoring and salt till blended. Stir in the finely ground pistachios and flour.
Shape into rope like fingers molding with your hands. Make 3 slits with the tip of a very sharp knife at the knuckle area. Add the finger nail to the top.
For the finger nails: either use roasted pumpkin seeds for the nails ( I already had some made from the pumpkin carvings this year)
or use whole or slivered almonds or shelled pistachios around 40 fingernail nuts.
Bake in a preheated oven on 325 degrees until set around 15 to 20 minutes or until light brown. Cool and enjoy!
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The sequel to Lead Me Not, this dangerously sexy second installment in the Twisted Love series continues Aubrey and Maxx's love story, from New York Times bestselling author A. Meredith Walters—who "writes the most beautifully flawed characters that still have you swooning" (Sawyer Bennett, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Off series).
He has vowed to become the man Aubrey Duncan deserves. Even if he has to tear himself apart to do it. So he enters rehab, trying to fix the parts of him that are shattered as he longs to be healthy and whole.
But just as Aubrey is starting over, Maxx is released from rehab and thrust back into her world, determined to prove how much they still need each other.
But a heart, no matter how broken, is impossible to ignore.
romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the
upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series
for Gallery Books.
working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program
for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients
and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.
her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate,
watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty
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How Rachel Zoe Treated Her Box of Style Members This Valentine's Day
What could be better than celebrating Valentine's Day with your best friend than with wine, macarons and hoards of fashion and beauty essentials? Also having Rachel Zoe on hand to style you, of course! A group of lucky Box of Style members attended an exclusive event at RZHQ where they sipped wine, received complimentary hair styling and hand-selected jewelry to take home. Here, a little peek into the very chic evening.
Guests were greeted with the Spring 2018 California Edition box which features a custom Rachel Zoe collection palm print duster, Chloe x Jen Atkin headwrap and more. Sign up for yours here!
A custom Kendra Scott jewelry bar gave attendees the opportunity to hand select their Valentine's Day trinkets.
For plumped and perfect pouts, Nudestix was on hand with a range of hydrating shades for guests to take with them.


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Saturday night, I wept for all the sadness and sweetness juxtaposed in a 20 minute ride to
We passed a house along Back Creek with lots of lights…tacky, gaudy, overdone, I would have thought, though I've seen so many like that the last couple of nights, I barely noticed. Germaine admired and announced, "Oh, look at those lights, that's so beautiful! When I get my house, my daddy better watch out, I'm gonna go to the Dollar store so I can decorate it all up." I will probably never pass that house now without thinking about Germaine.
She and her sisters live with their father, who loves them dearly, in an apartment in
Whenever I drive them anywhere, their banter in the backseat makes me chuckle inwardly. They are so free and so funny.
"Rita, where's your purse, you better have it, you got the key; Did you leave that phone charger in Mr. Ed's car, you better not, no it's in Rita's purse, Rita, you find your purse?"
I injected a few comments here and there but mostly I listened. Then I asked the girls to sing. Sing in Lingala. The language of your homeland. The language of your heart. They balked a bit at first and then Germaine started in. Anita joined at just the right spots with beautiful harmonies. It was the sweetest, most beautiful singing I've heard in a very long time. When they finished, I asked what the words meant. Germaine told me it was something like, "Jesus gives you everything you need. What are you going to do for Jesus?"
As we pulled into the apartment complex, a man came out of a neighboring door, beer in hand and raced across the parking lot. We looked up toward their window and they oohed and aahed over the beauty of the lights of their little tree, which the Conrads had brought over on Friday afternoon. They were so happy with their tree and all the lights and ornaments. We said our goodnights and they headed upstairs to a dark, empty apartment.
I cried as I drove home. I was crying for the sweetness of their music and the beauty of their hearts. I was crying for the sad things in their past and for the hardships of the present. So many things juxtaposed in that short car ride.
Since Saturday evening, I have thought a lot about the girls and about their song. Yes, Jesus, what am I going to do for you…what am I going to do for these girls? Please, I pray, give me the privilege and along with it the willingness, the consistency, the courage, the patience, the creativity, the discernment, and the energy to love them as you do. Allow me and help me to come alongside the others that have been tirelessly, selflessly, sacrificially caring for these girls for the past few months. And bring some more people to love them and be your hands, feet, arms, mouth, and heart to them.


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|The woman who parks next to us in our garage completely side swiped my car!
I looked, in vain, for a note.
|How do you do this much damage to someone's car and then obliviously
proceed upstairs to enjoy the rest of your evening?!
|Here are the parked cars.
|And here is the damage to her front end, which basically scraped
all along the passenger side of my car.
The unit numbers above our parking spots are clearly marked, so it was just a matter of knocking on her door and confronting her with the fact that she side swiped my vehicle. Her response? "No... I don't think so!" Again, how in the heck do you obliviously hit someone's car?! However, once she saw the damage, she did in fact admit that yes, it appeared she had inadvertently scraped my car while parking hers. (You think?!) So we got her insurance information and are in the process of filing a claim and getting this taken care of.
Frankly, I'm actually surprised it has taken so long for something like this to happen. Her car is practically brand new, yet almost every week I notice new dents, scrapes and scratches. You can see by the yellow paint on the front end (that's also now scraped down the side of my car) that she had already hit something like a taxi cab or a fire hydrant.
So obviously this is the last thing we have the time or energy to be dealing with right now... sigh.


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Secure a venue Meet-up with WP
- Send 'kain' for tailoring. > discussed with my tailor that I can send in my materials for 'nikah' outfit in February. Yay!
Do HIV test Pick up Sijil Kursus Kahwin
- Get a head-start on the paperworks
- Start ordering wedding invitation cards
To finalise decorations & theme for wedding (nikah & reception) with WP
- To decide on make-up artist, photographer & bridal boutique for reception dress.
So... my January Checklist!
- Start doing up my paperworks.
- Order wedding invitation cards
- Confirm make-up artist
- Confirm photographer (too many choices! don't know how to choose!)
- Search for reception dress at bridal boutiques.
- Start ordering wedding favours (soo many ideas...!)
- Get all my families and dayang-dayang materials for clothes and organizing them for wedding
- Look-out for live band for reception
- Finish shopping for 'hantaran'
- Make plans for 'Singles Retreat' with the girlfriends
- Get sample measurement for hubby's 'baju melayu'
Aiyoo... how come my lists are getting longer??


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The holdings consist of items from the collections of the University and of the Bolognese painter, Palagio Pelagi.
The layout, which like the other sections had remained the same since its inauguration in 1881, was renewed in 2009. In line with the museum's museographical tradition, the 19th-century display cases were preserved to maintain the appearance of one of the last important post-unification museographical examples in Italy, but the interiors were completely renewed to render the articles on display more visible and practical for the public.
It was decided to adopt a thematic approach for the display that could facilitate a reading of items that are not immediately comprehensible, but which would at the same time revive something of the collection's original spirit. In the three large display cabinets dominating the room, the items have been distributed to document some aspects of everyday public and private life. This decision has necessarily required a careful selection of the material compared to the earlier display; in order not to cancel out the original appearance of the section entirely, and so as not to lose the quantitative significance of the collection, some panels with the arrangement in series of typological and functionally similar items have been placed in the upper part of the cabinets.


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Which Of These Artiste Do You Think Came Into The Industry With The Biggest Song?
The first step to getting a big break into the music industry as an upcoming artiste is making a very good song. VERY VERY GOOD SONG ???
It is always laughable when some artistes make wack songs and rely only on the big money available to spend on promotion. It doesn't work that way mehn! Infact, the money for promotion is just the tip of the iceberg.
If you doubt this, ask Davido why B-red never blow despite all the money spent on promo.
Meanwhile, here is the list of artistes that storm the music industry with a very big songs that attracted lots of music lovers to their craft.
All these songs are big, but we want you all to choose just one which you think is the biggest. You can Vote and also drop your comments below.
G worldwide act kiss Daniel captured the hearts of music lovers in 2014 with his highly sensational single titled "Woju". Even though many do not believe he could still do better than his debut track but today everyone is convinced Kiss Daniel has come to stay as he now have a good numbers of hit tracks to his name. This song can be describe as very big song.
He was lucky enough to get noticed by the DMW boss, Davido in 2016. His debut track Eleko was a big prove that Mayorkun got much to offer in music industry. And of course Davido was happy to have him as his first successful signing. A Very giant song if you ask me.
As a street boy with street OT, small doctor's debut single Mosquito Killer hit the street like a magic bullet. The song which was released in 2015 gave him the much deserved street credibility he is enjoying as an artiste today. An Unbeatable hit single that became a National Anthem.
Ycee dropped Jagaban after featuring Patoranking on a song titled Condo. The collaboration wasn't really enough for him to get noticed. The tinny entertainment act got the big break after dropping Jagaban, one of the most sought after song in 2015. Ycee became the Baddest after dropping this Magnificent song.
When Adekunle Gold released Sade in December 2014, he immediately acquired an unshakable place in the music industry. The song was themed on love plea with simple lyrics delivered with entirely unique vocal.
For Adekunle Gold, Sade became the Orente before baba God Pick Up the call. Anything big than Sade? Too massive.
No doubt, Jamb Question was Simi's first pop trendy song. The x3m act released the song in February 2015 as an official single; she then teamed up with Falz in August that same year for a remix which came with comic and funky storyline that got the attention of music lovers.
The song actually owned everyone's playlist that year. Jamb Question was nothing but a hit. It became an Anthem in less than 2 weeks after it was released. Indeed a Massive song.
After so much trial and error, Humblesmith finally made his way into the music industry with the song Osinachi. The song spread like a wildfire after its initial release in August 2015.
The success of the song had a massive influence on his career. We never thought any song could be bigger.
The special kind of ginger added to this song made it a big hit. Qdot Alagbe stormed the street with celestial church sound (Orin Emi) in May 2013 to register his name in the Nigeria's music scene. Recently, he experimented with Apala sound on the song Apala new school and it's massively accepted.
Alomo Meta was a hit for both the Street and the Porsche. No doubt! Qdot is good.
The above listed songs are songs that shot these artistes into limelight.
Let's be sincere, Which Of These Artiste Do You Think Came Into The Industry With The Biggest Song?
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