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Thursday, 7 February 2008
Katherina Mayer
Katherina Mayer is represented by Purdy Hicks Gallery
Photographic Work by Katharina MayerKatharina Mayer looks at people and the ways in which they are represented photographically. In so doing, she addresses the fact that our perception of photographic portraits is always shaped by our own mental images and projections about people. Thus, unlike conventional portraits, Mayer's carefully arranged images of women and children do not seek to reveal her subjects' individual identity. Instead, they frequently capture moments in which people are concealed, disguised or involved in mysterious role plays. Enigmatic and yet richly suggestive, these images conjure up a wide range of memories and associations, and inspire the viewers to find his or her personal interpretation. Read the rest here
I love the wonderful richly coloured backdrops of her portraits, I will have to add the book to my ever growing wish list. Luckily for me the gallery is a stones throw from the Tate Modern where I am taking my year 11's at the end of the month.
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- materfamilias said...
Although stylistically very different, the thinking behind these photos (as suggested in the blurb you've borrowed from the gallery) makes me think of Ralph Eugene Meatyard's family photograph album. Have you seen that?
- 7 February 2008 at 07:22
- indigo16 said...
I hadn't but it's now on my radar,thank you. I LOVE this comment I found about him..."The curious title of this photograph stems from Meatyard's passion for odd names"!...fantastic, I was told today that a colleague used to teach a girl who's surname was Bastard. On a school trip she asked a flight attendant for her vegetarian option meal, he asked for her name, she said "Bastard" I wish I had been there!!
- 8 February 2008 at 07:19
- materfamilias said...
Hilarious! I would imagine that got her in trouble more than once.
- 8 February 2008 at 07:59
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Reading #4: Tactical Media
#1: Tactical media is partially seizing the opportunity which is temporarily available to you and using the media as a source to create an antithesis of the source, a media that leaves little to no trace, and only leaves the viewer primarily with a memory. However, Tactical Media is only effective if it emphasizes how viewers experience and engage with it. We watched a video where an artist cleans the wall to make graffiti that spreads across an long tunnel, and we also watched a video consisting of individuals who used a printing press to create their own newspaper with false, but relieving information. That being said, how far does an artist have to go to make his work effective for the viewer using tactical media? Does it have to be seen by multiple eyes in order for a message to be sent? #2: In the article, it is stated that tactical media is something that is performed "on the fly" and is only completed if a viewer responds to it. Is tactical media required to be something that is performed on whim, or can it be something that has to be thought of over a period of time? Also, from a viewer standpoint, does any sort of viewer interaction fulfill the media, or does it need to strike an particular emotion for the viewer to understand what is trying to be advertised?
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The Associated Press called the repeal of the gay ban in the military by Congress a political rebound against the "staunchly partisan... ascendant GOP" for President Obama.
But Dadt was never actually repealed! According to the bill, someone must first prove inclusion of gays "must not affect troop readiness, cohesion or military recruitment and retention." This wrangling will likely cause huge restrictions in gays' roles in the military as top commanders are against it. AIM reports 32% of marines will leave the service if gays are openly admitted, they say.
The bill gives 60 days of what the New York Times calls "procedural steps" for this debate to take place. AP doesn't mention this at all. It will take place under a Republican dominated Congress and likely result in very limited 'gay rights' in the military. You can bet the Associated Press will be shocked then!
Why is the media falsely reporting that Dadt was repealed? So they can blame Republicans when it turns out to be false later.
Why Did The Liberal Media Falsely Report 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Was Repealed?
The Associated Press called the repeal of the gay ban in the military by Congress a political rebound against the "staunchly partisan... ascendant GOP" for President Obama.
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"We approach the girl in question and tell her about the life that awaits her with the selfsame Ahmed who at the moment is calling himself Yossi," he explained.The fourth option is for those wanting to donate or help out, while the fifth provides the Hebrew names of several women who, according to the service, are in need of prayers to save them from their relationships with non-Jews."If you are in contact with a goy and need assistance, press 1," is the first option offered by the service, which continues by asking callers if they wish to inform on others."If you know a girl who is involved with a goy and you want to help her, press 2," the voice recording says.He appeared alongside his co-defendant, Vincent Tappu, 28, who is charged with the kidnapping of both women.Binita Roscoe, prosecuting, told the court the teenager was of Indian Muslim heritage and had started a relationship with an Arab Muslim man, the reports."I come from a paradox of a family of post-Holocaust Jewish liberals who believe in human rights and that everyone is equal - but just don't marry a non-Jew," she said.
He grew up in a family with little education but who had Jewish neighbours on a nearby kibbutz.
"The deceased was involved in a relationship with an Arab Muslim and the family members didn't approve of this relationship because they are Indian Muslims." Roscoe said the surviving victim's face and mouth were covered in duct tape and her hands were tied with a cable tie. She heard the deceased who was in the shower screaming.
Today, the pair are one of only a few hundred Jewish-Arab married couples living in Israel and unions like theirs - though rare - are a source of deep anxiety for some Israelis who believe intermarriage could ultimately mean the end of the Jewish state.
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Thursday, December 7
Rhode Island's THE BROTHER KITE specialize in slow, pretty soundscapes that would generally fall under the heading(s) of "shoegaze" or "dream-pop." These genres are (generally) not my cup of tea, what with my forever-dwindling attention span and my (general) aversion to using record albums as background Muzak.
THE BROTHER KITE released their second album, WAITING FOR THE TIME TO BE RIGHT, back in September. As is not uncommon in their genre(s), the band string their songs one-to-the-next, creating a satisfying tapestry of sound that's understated but also undeniably pleasant. I've posted my two favorite tunes from the new record below. The second, in particular, does not play by the traditional verse-chorus-verse rules, but, if you give it a chance to unfold a bit, you may just be taken in by its beauty as I was.
(Oh, and... in an altogether-sub-Twilight-Zone-type-of-way, I would just like to note that I find BROTHER KITE lead singer PATRICK BOUTWELL's voice a dead ringer for BAND OF HORSES' not-altogether-differently-named BEN BRIDWELL's.)
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Clara Barton (1821-1912)
Born Clarissa Harlowe Barton on December 25, 1821 in (North) Oxford, Massachusetts. Daughter of Stephen (1774-1862) and Sarah "Sally" (Stone) Barton (1783-1851). Educated at home; attended the Liberal Institute, Clinton, New York, c. 1845-46. Universalist. Resided in Glen Echo, Montgomery County, Maryland. Died April 12, 1912. Buried in Oxford, Massachusetts.
Clara Barton began her career at an early age, teaching school as a teenager to the children of the workers at her father's sawmill in Worcester County, Massachusetts. She taught school for approximately ten years, from about 1836 until about 1846. In the mid-1840s she helped establish a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. In the 1850s until the outbreak of the Civil War worked at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C.
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Barton was quick to volunteer. Her work began after the first Battle of Bull Run, when she learned that there were not enough medical supplies to treat the wounded soldiers. In order to procure the needed supplies, she advertised for donations in the Worcester, Massachusetts Spy magazine. Her ads were successful and she began an independent organization to distribute the bandages, socks, and other goods to the wounded soldiers. The relief operation was so successful that U.S. Surgeon General William A. Hammond granted her a general pass to travel with army ambulances to deliver supplies directly to the front lines.
For three years she followed army operations throughout Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina. Her work soon attracted attention from around the country, and in 1864 she was made superintendent of the nurses serving under General Benajmin F. Butler. At Camp Parole, Maryland, she organized an effort to locate soldiers listed as missing in action called the Office of Correspondence with Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army. She conducted interviews with Union soldiers returning from southern prisons and published lists of names and information about the missing soldiers submitted to the office by family members. She was able to find many missing soldiers and to notify family members of their status. She continued her efforts to find missing soldiers for several years after the end of the war, raising money for the Office of Correspondence by giving lectures about her war experiences throughout New England and the United States.
By the late 1860s, Clara was physically exhausted. On the advice of her doctor, she made a trip to Europe in 1869 in order to rest and regain her health. Unable to rest for long, she found herself traveling to the front lines of the Franco-Prussian War with volunteers from the European Red Cross. Her work there earned her an Iron Cross of Merit from the German emperor. While in Europe, she also learned that the U.S. had not signed the Geneva Convention of 1864 which would make possible an international Red Cross. After her return to the U.S. in 1873, she successfully lobbied the government until congress ratified the agreement in March of 1882. Several months before that, however, Clara had already established local chapters of the American Red Cross in Dansville, Rochester, and Syracuse, New York. So it was that in 1881, at the age of 60, Clara Barton formed the American Red Cross, serving as its first president until 1904. During her tenure as president, she amended the Red Cross constitution to provide for disaster relief in peace as well as in war. Under her guidance, the organization provided relief for victims of famine, flood, pestilence, and earthquakes throughout the United States. She also served as an emissary of the Red Cross and addressed several international conferences. The last operation she personally directed was relief for victims of the Galveston, Texas flood in 1900. She died at her home in Glen Echo, Maryland, on April 12, 1912 after a brief illness.
The Clara Barton House near Glen Echo, Montgomery County, Maryland, was made a National Historic Landmark in 1965 and a National Historic Site in 1974. Since 1975 it has been a National Park Service Site. The house was given to Clara Barton as a gift from the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in appreciation of her humanitarian work in the aftermath of the Johnstown flood of 1889. It served as her home as well as the headquarters of the American Red Cross until 1904. In September 1962, a Clara Barton memorial was placed on the grounds of Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The birthplace of Clara Barton on 25 Beacon Street, North Oxford, Massachusetts, is owned and operated by the Association of Universalist Women.
As a result of Civil War centennial commemorations, the Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission erected in 1962 a monument and plaque on the Antietam Battlefield in memory of Clara Barton.
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Much to the dismay of almost every American, and especially those of us who were in NYC on 9/11, the 11 terrorists due to go to court in NYC have now found a way out.
Thanks Obama and Holder.
That's right. Our President and Attorney General have both within the last 24 hours stated that these men will be found guilty.
Hello? Do you not know that our justice system bases itself on innocent before proven guilty?
Yes, I think they are guilty. Don't get me wrong. But what were Obama and Holder thinking????? I can't imagine that either of these men weren't aware that everyone is innocent before proven guilty?
Now, defense attorneys have every right to ask for a dismissal!! Will this allow the 11 terrorists to go free and continue their planning and efforts???
What is it? Did Obama and Holder not know or did they willingly manipulate the outcome? I find it hard to believe the former and even harder to believe the latter.
What do you think???
Wish I could help ya, Annie. Actually, I think these thugs have several ways out once they go to court. So why are these war criminals in federal court, anyway?
Usually I am able to see and understand both sides of an issue and make an intelligent choice as to which I support. But in this case, I can see absolutely no reason to give these terrorists a trail by jury in federal court. This is about the worst thing I have ever seen our federal gov't do. Thanks guys.....geezzz. Our security will be weakened, and we will all be living with greater risk to our safety.
Would someone please enlighten me (and Annie) why this is in any way acceptable? Really, I truly want to see both sides of this issue, but I honestly can't. It just seems so stupid to me.
This smells alot like the 2008 campaign to me. The Obama camp was willing to say ANYTHING to get elected. He made all sorts of promises knowing full well he wouldn't keep them. Yet we all wanted hope and change, so he was elected. However, almost a year into his presidency, it's hard to find any fulfillment of those promises. Seems once again he is saying things he can not deliver. All to gain political favor.
I'm sorry, but that is despicable. NO GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SHOULD PUT THE AMERICAN CITIZENS AT RISK. But that is just what they are doing.
In 1980 I went for one of my first job interviews after college at Tower #2 World Trade Center. Growing up as a kid in Jersey I remember going to school field trips to NYC and spent lots of time there as one of my best friends lived on E 29th St.
The 911 attacks rocked me to the core, and I'll never forget it. All I can say is my prayer is that everyone associated with this trial feels the same way and that justice is served. These people do not deserve to go free.
Lets all hope that that such a thing is not allowed to happen.
I want to comment but all I can come up with is OH MY!
But let's think about this...really think about it. So far....under the Obama Administration....what have they shown to the American people that protecting us is at their highest priority? I can't think of one thing. If anything they have put the American people at more risk.....setting us up for future attacks internally and externally.
Listen folks...health care is needed...jobs are needed...but if we do not have a STRONG...and I mean STRONG...defense...a STRONG security....none of the things mentioned above will even matter.
The whole thing with these terrorists...sounds like an inside job to me.....
I hate to say it but we have enenmies..and then we have the current government....not much difference.
Ladies since 9/11 our world has changed too – in ways you can't even comprehend – I know the attacks were shocking but can I also add for the last twenty years we have also been at war in the UK were 100's have lost lives, business and been maimed - I'm talking about the IRA.
My home city Manchester was bombed twice and I remember the 1st time vividly I lost an entire shop and stock thankfully no staff. I got used to the Tube suddenly stopping due to a bomb alert and also bombing in London. No one was safe they car bombed a Member of Parliament as he left Parliament because he spoke out against Irish terrorism – he was a highly decorated WW2 veteran Airey Neave- the IRA even bombed the Government during a political rally as they slept in their hotel ..........they could have killed a whole Government that night – just fluke they didn't but a very close family friend her husband died – the strange thing was on that night her and her husband changed sides on the bed and he went up in the blast and she went down and survived.
But 9/11 was used a big blunt object by this Government to ride rough shod over everyone's civil liberties. In a country known for freedom of speech and being allowed to voice dissent against the Government in a peaceful way like marching or holding a rally to make a comment in front of Parliament – now we can't due to "security risks" – it's just bullshit (sorry)
They have introduced emergency laws for holding and detaining people and they are now being used against normal folk all under the powers of terrorism act..........yes I have protested against this outside Parliament and we got round it by taking a teddy and pinning a note on it and tying it railings – it was the Pink Power women's group – you can't arrest a teddy – the whole point being to show the absurdity of the law- if I had been arrested for vocalising my dissent over this breech of human rights I would have been held as a terrorist ......
I know in my heart no successive Government will make it a priority to change the law back and I know more legislation will be added – 9/11 is now used a blanket to add and erode basic laws.
Oh come on!!! How is it unusual for government officials to claim that public defendants are guilty. This is done a million times a day! It is naive to believe that this is sufficient to upset a trial of this magnitude.
Hi Annie, Your original posts says:
"Our President and Attorney General have both within the last 24 hours stated that these men WILL BE FOUND GUILTY." (my emphasis)
Nothing wrong with that. These men are both distinguished lawyers. It is very unlikely that they will commit some trivial sin that would jeopardize this trial.
It might be helpful if you could provide examples of case law where claiming that a defendant will be found guilty has led to a mistrial or some other detriment.
The mere fact that the defendants have been apprehended and are being prosecuted for the crimes generates sufficient expectation (by the public officials involved) that they will be found guilty. Stating this out loud is simply affirmation that they feel they have the right guys.
I spend a fair amount of time watching the news and I see it happening fairly regularly.
well i do not think it will be a mistrial or dismissed.
what it will do is save some of the taxpayers monies.
as for keeping us safe....
we have to remember 9-11 happened on another watch. and they had many warnings.
just more Obama bashing and most likely on fox 11
Very true Tracy....it did happen under the Bush Administration...in the early months...of his first term....but let's not forget all the attacks under the Clinton Administration...not to mention the first attack on the World Trade Center....they were warned then....under that Administration....but we sure were kept safe after 9-11....
I want those terrorists that killed all those Americans and others from foreign countries....tried in a court of law....the legal way....so that there is no way any so call "defense attorney" can say "the government didn't do it the right way"..therefore..we are going to dismiss it...ultimately....releasing pure evil! And I really do not think those who actually experienced that horrific event or better yet those who lost loved ones....that they care about what it cost. We can spend $800 something million on a stimulus package that has done nothing to stimulate the economy or create jobs but we can't spend the money on trying the terrorist who harmed our country???? No mam......makes no sense whatsoever. It's my opinion and there has been nothing as of yet to convince me otherwise.
Frankly I think it is safer for them to say that the defendants "will be found guilty" than it is to say the defendants "are guilty." Its the difference between an alleged criminal and a convicted criminal. Only a jury can rightly say these men "are guilty."
I have done a bit of surfing and it seems that Fox news are the only ones touting this misinformation. Even Matt Drudge isn't touching it.
Further, (and I am sure you will correct me if I am wrong) it seems that the comments made by Holder were before a congressional hearing. He was defending his decision to try the defendants in a federal court. It not as if he was on the steps of a court house crowing to the public about what a slam dunk case he has.
I am not convinced that anything is amiss here. Its as Tracy says. Just more Fox propaganda.
IMO [and nothing has shown me otherwise] they will not get off.
And yes we were kept safe after 9-11, as with all the warning they got as well, they had to up security. Maybe if they had used the clinton admin attack more seriously and the 9-11 warnings it might not have happened. And that is all written down and in reports as to why they did not do something either. Seems some of our own people should be questioned as well. And there is nothing, no facts to the contrary, to change my mind either.
so we do have something in common!
LOL..yes Tracy...gosh we have something in common!!!
I googled as you suggested Annie and it was indeed a struggle to find articles actually addressing this issue. (Maybe my google settings are different to yours) Finally, from an associated press writer I got this:
"Obama, in a series of TV interviews during his trip to Asia, said those offended by the legal rights accorded Mohammed by virtue of his facing a civilian trial rather than a military tribunal won't find it "offensive at all when he's convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him."
I honestly cannot believe that this is what all the fuss is about. It continues:
"Obama, who is a lawyer, quickly added that he did not mean to suggest he was prejudging the outcome of Mohammed's trial. "I'm not going to be in that courtroom," he said. "That's the job of the prosecutors, the judge and the jury."
How in heavens name is this sufficient to prejudice a trial? It is an insult to the American people to even make such a suggestion.
Again I feel that this is entirely much ado about nothing.
Tracy, you stated "what it will do is save some of the taxpayers monies." How so? (An honest question, not trying to bait you.) But I'm thinking it would be cheaper to the taxpayers to treat these terrorists as war criminals and try them in a military court. After all, they were captured as an act of war, not by city police officers on the streets of Hometown, USA.
Are we as a country trying to make a statement about who we are and is that why they are not being charged as war criminals?
And I say "amen" to that!!!!
Furthermore, our actions in this will have long term implications for our safety and all generations that follow. The way in which we show the world we will stand up against terrorism sends a huge message to the rest of the thugs out there who want you and me dead.
That may sound overly dramatic.....that is, unless you were in NYC, the Pentagon, or United Flight 93 on 9-11-01. God rest their souls.
Annie, Please don't take my comments out of context. I said that I do not think that the statements made by Mr Obama and Mr Holder will in any way have an impact on this trial. The minor and ill advised speculation that has arisen from their remarks really does not merit a second look.
It goes without saying that this trial is a big deal. Not just for the US but for the entire global community. I am not privy to all the factors that led Mr Holder to conclude that a civilian trial would be the best course of action here. I however suspect that both scenarios would have their pros and cons. How for instance do we decide that this is an act of war and should therefore be tried before a military tribunal? Which country/ideology are we at war with here? Iran? Iraq? Afghanistan? Pakistan? These governments have all denied any involvement in the 9/11 attack. Osama Bin Laden? Is it possible to be at war with an individual? I seem to remember that Timothy McVey was tried successfully in a civilian court. How is this case dissimilar?
The rules and procedures of the Military Courts are very different to those of a civilian court. The lawyers however are all cut from the same cloth. A defense attorney in a Military court will first attempt for a mistrial based on the fact that it is questionable whether this is indeed a military matter. Then he will proceed to apply every known trick, loophole and technicality in order to protect his client. This is his job.
For my part I am happy to see them being tried in New York. I say put them before the people whose home they defiled. Let the New Yorkers have their pound of flesh.
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I'm one of those girls who didn't start appreciating the delicacies of wine and spirits until my late twenties. Was it lack of curiosity, not finding interesting at all the "we're teenagers, let's get plastered for the sake of it" hype, the tiniest bit of prudery –or prudence–, all of the above? No idea. I guess I just was fulfilling my spirit's monthly quota with something other than cheap party beer: I always liked all kinds of alcohols in my food, ever since I was a little child. Christmas fruit cake, beef stew with wine, pork marinated in beer, borrachitos poblanos, coq-au-vin, onion soup, hot chocolate with a dash of mint liquor, even those tasty sugar pills infused with alcohol and mysterious medicinal extracts that came with my family's homeopathic doctor prescriptions, you name it.
As soon I was old enough to safely handle fire, pans and knives by myself, I started asking my mother for bottles of cheap wine to start experimenting with what I'd already classified as cocina ebria, "drunk food". And so were born the "drunk cow" (my take on the boeuf bourgignon) and "drunk chicken" (coq-au-vin with apples and mushrooms). More on those two on my next posts.
Today's drunk food, the first on a hopefully long series, will be one of the sweet and chocolate-y all-time classics of my kitchen: I'm writing this post to join a Sugar High Friday hosted by David Lebovitz, a Paris-based chocolate lover and blogger. Go take a look at his entries, you'll surely have fun.
And, without further ado, let me introduce you to the sickeningly easy and sweet world of the Chocolate & Rompope Drunk Cake. It has been praised in this blog before (here and here, in Spanish), but its recipe has been kept secret. Until now.
The Chocolate + Rompope drunk cake combines the very alcoholic sweetness of rompope (an eggnog-like Mexican drink) with the bitterness of cocoa. And LOTS of eggs.
This recipe has a rather forgiving personality (as some drunks do); you can tweak the quantities, substitute the ingredients or change the baking time, and you'll still end up with a tasty cake. There's one particular ingredient, however, that cannot be changed without significantly altering the balance of flavors: you must use unsweetened cocoa. Mine has always been Hershey's cocoa: there was an old can lying around in my mother's pantry fifteen years ago, when I started to bake this particular cake, and I've been using this brand since. It's widely available in Mexican supermarkets –which is very convenient– and I just can't find any other cocoa that'll work with this recipe, even if I'm not a fan of Hershey's chocolate bars; I strongly dislike their artificial vanilla flavoring. Go figure.
You start by preheating your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Then you go gather the ingredients:
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 3 tsp baking powder 3 tbsp Hershey's unsweetened cocoa 4 eggs 1/2 cup rompope 1/2 cup milk 1 cup unsalted butter, melted –bless the microwave
Throw them all in your mixer, blender, Kenmore-thingy, or whatever machine you have available. Sift the dry ingredients first, if you feel like it. Or not. It really doesn't make that much of a difference. (See? A forgiving drunk!)
Of course, if you'd rather enjoy some elbow-grease fun –as I usually do– you can grab your bowl and mix your batter with a large fork or spatula, adding the ingredients in the same order they're listed here.
One way or another you'll end up with a nice and shiny batter (and believe me, with all that butter, it does shine). Pour it in a square pan (about 25x25 cm), or a couple of loaf pans properly greased and dusted. Bake it (or them) for about 30-40 minutes; use the the dry-toothpick method to tell you when they're done.
Take the pan out of the oven, let it cool for 15 minutes before your impatience gets the best of you and makes you cut a slice and start eating it; then make a solemn vow to yourself and repeat several times "I shall not eat any more slices today". Remember that, like all drunk foods, this cake tastes a lot better if you do let it rest for an entire day; all the rompope's alcohol will soak in properly. Then eat some more slices with cold milk. Re-vow. Eat some more. At some point, you'll go to sleep and the cake (or at least, a few slices) will be there next morning, ready to be enjoyed in all their alcoholic greatness.
Oh, and if you substitute the rompope and use eggnog, please let me know how it comes out.
> Le contiene, comprobado: /postre, chocolate, rompope, teobromina
4 Comments:
- alonso ruvalcaba said...1:33 p. m.well, still not tired of The Cake. hope to taste it one day.
- Anónimo said...1:21 a. m.eggnog in a cake? u r nuts!
- Monica said...9:25 a. m.hola es muy original tu blog resulta que mi amiga irene me envia un juego y yo te lo mando.
primero enumera en tu blog 8 comentarios que te definan.
debajo escribe el nombre de 8 blogs que quieres q participen no olvides ponerles un comentario para que sepan que han sido elegidos y deben visitar tu blog ni idea para que es ..nada te toca a tí echarle un ojito a mi blog .un saludo
- Por_no_estar said...10:08 p. m.es la primera vez que leo tu blog :).hare a la brevedad esta reseta, suena bastante buena. besos.


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Friday, January 25, 2008
South Park Flea Market - Downtown LA
From their website:
Located in the heart of the Uber Hot South Park District of Downtown LA. The South Park Flea Market is the creation of Phillip Dane (The Fairfax High School Flea Market - which we was always really great).
Every Sunday
9 am - 4 pm
8th & Grand Parking Lot
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Downtown now has a cool place to shop, eat and hang on Sunday's. We have over 200 vendors, great deals on vintage, collectibles, new and used stuff.
Over 200 Vendors (Vendor Links)
Ample Parking
DJ and Live Music
Vintage & Collectibles plus some of LA's hottest Fashion Designers (clothing, handbags, jewelry, shoes, and accessories.)
We are pet & kid friendly. Each week we have a Moon Bouncer for the kids and "the kid in you"... Come check out the scene!
PS: does anyone know how this compares to the ROSE BOWL Flea Market???
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- clothesminded said...
Hey all:
I recommend the Fairfax/melrose flea market...not this one..while in LA.
The rose bowl is unbelievable, but the fairfax one is every sunday and totally doable in an afternoon
- January 29, 2008 at 10:12 PM
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It's amazing how soon things become old news while those who were the focus of that news are still having to deal with the fall out. In the case of Andrew Mallard we have a man who was wrongly convicted of murder and spent 12 years in prison before he was released. He understandably feels entitled to substantial compensation. The Western Australian State government has made him an ex gratia payment of $3.25 million and has not denied him the right to take legal action over his imprisonment. This figure apparently includes the $200,000 previously given to Mr Mallard.
The State Government has described the payment as a 'gift' to allow Mr Mallard to get on with his life. It does seem a rather strange 'gift' though because, according to newspaper reports, they have also said that if he receives a payout from his legal action against those involved in his conviction he will have to repay this money out of such a settlement. Isn't a gift something given freely with no strings attached? It is according to the dictionaries I have consulted.


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I wish I could express all of the feelings we had while in Washington DC for the Ia Drang reunion. Although we had the Barker Clan and Jeff there, we had a no real responsibilities. We did not have to cook or clean or plow or feed animals. We could come and go pretty much as we wanted without a word to anyone. Just being able to ride the Metro made us feel like "big girls". We were just soaking up every minute of our vacation.
On Monday, Jesse and I, along with Pam and Morgan, got up early to get passes to tour the Capitol. Once we got our ticket, we had a little time to kill before our scheduled tour, and the art museums were close by – you know where I wanted to spend my extra time. One museum had a special Picasso showing. I don't know how others feel, but when I stand in front of a famous painting by one of the Masters, I get that awed feeling. Picasso is just pretty impressive. We also did some shopping in the gift store of the art museum – another favorite pastime.
When we finally got to tour the Capitol, it was worth the wait. We had an excellent guide who told us lots of interesting facts. After the tour, Pam and Morgan split off to do their thing; Jesse and I went to eat. Someone had told us to try the cafeteria under the building that offices the Senators and Representatives. It was a huge place and the food was reasonable. We got to eat cheaply and watch lots of different types of people. By this time it was afternoon, and we called Jeff who gave us instructions to ride the Metro to Old Town Alexandria to meet up with him. This was probably one of my favorite places of our trip. I loved the Old Town with its cute stores. I could have spent much more time searching out the nooks and crannies. Jeff also took us down to the river – with the sun setting it made some pretty pictures. Here we met up with the Barker Clan. Jeff got a taste of "herd shopping". He also got to keep the younger boys from diving in the fountain (it's a long story), but I appreciated his patience with us all.
Some friends of Uncle Bob's joined us for dinner. They chose to eat at an old pub that had lots of history. George Washington had his last birthday party there and once reviewed his troops from the doorway of the pub. Thomas Jefferson had his inaugural ball at this place – very impressive. When we opened the menus, Jesse gasped. Each entrée was about $20.00 or more. She leaned over and said, "What do we do?" I answered, "We eat." It is not every day that you get to sit where George Washington sat. About that time, Chip Parker, who had been a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and was a good friend of Uncle Bob's, said he wanted to buy our dinner. Wow! This certainly made the evening even better. We ate well and had a great time.


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I've been having so many dreams lately. Like the other night I dreamed that Lily Collins and I were best friends and were off doing a bunch of bff stuff?? I mean… I like Lily Collins and all but I'm not a big fan or anything, so that was very unexpected and random. I don't usually care enough about dreams to wonder what they mean. Most of the time they are just about things I went through during the day or conversations I had recently. But this whole burst of brain activity is quite unusual for me. Am I too stressed? Am I anxious? Chronic overthinking? Or is it just the holiday blues?
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Låven in Hemsedal has gotten an outdoor miniramp. Here is some information.
Indoor miniramp and climbing walls in Hemsedal, Norway.
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Other Names: Mara,Marah,Mārah,Māṟah,ماره, Mārah
Welcome to the Marah google satellite map! This populated place is situated in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Original name (with diacritics) of the place is Mārah. See Marah photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Mārah area. This placemark was added 2010-08-09.
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October 11, 2013
The BBC reports on some recent scientific research findings related to language learning in the early years of childhood.
The brain has a critical window for language development between the ages of two and four, brain scans suggest.
Environmental influences have their biggest impact before the age of four, as the brain's wiring develops to process new words, say UK and US scientists.
The research in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests disorders causing language delay should be tackled early.
It also explains why young children are good at learning two languages.
The scientists, based at King's College London, and Brown University, Rhode Island, studied 108 children with normal brain development between the ages of one and six.
They used brain scans to look at myelin - the insulation that develops from birth within the circuitry of the brain.
To their surprise, they found the distribution of myelin is fixed from the age of four, suggesting the brain is most plastic in very early life.
Any environmental influences on brain development will be strongest in infanthood, they predict.
This explains why immersing children in a bilingual environment before the age of four gives them the best chance of becoming fluent in both languages, the research suggests.
Read the full article from the BBC.
Photo: The left hand side of the brain has more myelin (Baby imaging lab/Brown University).
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September 18, 2013
The British Council's latest seminar recording is now available to watch on the EnglishAgenda website. In 2013 Britain, the clipped vowels of the 'Queen's English' may no longer rule the radio waves (in fact, even the Queen herself has brought her accent up to date) but accents still shape the ways we think about other people and ourselves. What are the current attitudes shaping our linguistic landscape?
Accent & Dialect coaches and authors of Collins' 'Work on Your Accent', Sarah Shepherd and Helen Ashton give you the chance to learn some of the techniques they use to help actors change their accent for a role; and show you that the course of your life can be shaped not only by the way that you speak, but also by the way that you listen.
Watch the seminar recording on the British Council website.
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August 29, 2013
Cambridge English Language Assessment is currently accepting applications for funding proposals for research projects to be carried out in 2014.
Every year the organisation makes funding available for various research projects to be conducted during the following calendar year. Educational institutions and suitably qualified researchers are invited to apply for funding to undertake research in relation to the Cambridge English range of examinations and teaching qualifications. The deadline for applications is 1 October.
Funded projects are typically supported up to a maximum of UK£15,000.
Areas of interest:
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August 01, 2013
An interesting article posted recently on the Macmillan English Campus website suggests ways of using the SaypYu project as the basis for some English teaching ideas.
A recent article in the Telegraph led me to discover an intriguing collaborative project called SaypYu, whose aim is to create one global alphabet combining all sounds in every language in the world, to standardize spelling and pronunciation. SaypYu stands for Say as you pronounce Universal project, and the website explains their aim to create this global language which will one day be used all around the world.
This poses an interesting question for language students, especially those of English, whose pesky pronunciation and unpredictable spelling "rules" can be troublesome for foreign learners. Why not introduce the SaypYu project to your students and create a lesson based upon it? Below are a few ideas:
Read the full article from Macmillan English Campus.
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July 26, 2013
The best answer might be "How long is a piece of string?" but with an increasingly mobile global populace this is an interesting question nonetheless.
Immigrants are always being told by politicians to learn the language. But how long does it take to speak good English?
There are plenty of people in the UK for whom even basic English is a problem. According to the Census, 726,000 people in England and Wales said they could not speak English well, and another 138,000 said they did not speak it at all.
Ling, 40, who arrived five years ago from China, found it difficult to learn English. "When I came here I was pregnant and so I was at home for the next three years. It took me longer to learn as I was very busy with the children."
Eventually she was able to begin taking classes and now speaks good conversational English.
But even with classes, it can be a long process to pick up the language.
Read the full article from the BBC.
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July 19, 2013
It seems that young children have an even greater capacity than previously thought to not only learn two languages simultaneously, but also learn two as easily as they can one and also keep them separated.
Adults learning a foreign language often need flash cards, tapes, and practice, practice, practice. Children, on the other hand, seem to pick up their native language out of thin air. The learning process is even more remarkable when two languages are involved.
In a study examining how bilingual children learn the two different sound systems of languages they are acquiring simultaneously, Ithaca College faculty member Skott Freedman has discovered insights that indicate children can learn two native languages as easily as they can learn one.
"At first glance, the process of learning a language can seem incredibly daunting," said Freedman, an assistant professor of speech language and pathology and audiology. "Environmental input presented at a fairly rapid rate must be mapped onto detailed representations in the brain. A word's meaning, sounds, and grammatical function all must be extracted from the incoming speech stream. Yet this potentially arduous task is typically executed with little effort by children barely a year old. In fact, studies show that children can learn a word in as little as one exposure."
But how complex is the process when a child grows up learning two languages?
Read the full article from Science Daily.
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July 18, 2013
A fascinating look at the recent birth of a new language spoken only by the young in a remote village in Australia's Northern Territory.
There are many dying languages in the world. But at least one has recently been born, created by children living in a remote village in northern Australia.
Carmel O'Shannessy, a linguist at the University of Michigan, has been studying the young people's speech for more than a decade and has concluded that they speak neither a dialect nor the mixture of languages called a creole, but a new language with unique grammatical rules.
The language, called Warlpiri rampaku, or Light Warlpiri, is spoken only by people under 35 in Lajamanu, an isolated village of about 700 people in Australia's Northern Territory. In all, about 350 people speak the language as their native tongue. Dr. O'Shannessy has published several studies of Light Warlpiri, the most recent in the June issue of Language.
Read the full story from the New York Times.
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June 10, 2013
Here's what happens when tech geeks and language geeks get together: they produce fascinating visualizations of how "American English" is actually a series of dialects distributed across the continental US.
Joshua Katz, a Ph. D student in statistics at North Carolina State University, recently published a series of maps based on responses to a survey of more than 120 questions.
Based on the Cambridge Online Survey of World Englishes, a project carried out by Bert Vaux and Marius L. Jøhndal of Cambridge University that seeks to collect and analyse data on real-world English usage, the maps will tell you when it would be more appropriate to use "y'all" rather than "you guys" or whether you might could get away with using consecutive modals.
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June 03, 2013
Writing on the OUP blog, Oxford don Simon Horobin recently pondered the confusion and occasional condemnation surrounding use of the humble apostrophe.
The recent decision by Devon County Council to drop the apostrophe from its road signs was met with dismay and anger by those concerned about the preservation of linguistic standards. Lucy Mangan, writing in The Guardian, branded it an 'Apostrophe Catastrophe' which 'captures in microcosm the kind of thinking that pervades our government, our institutions, our times', drawing parallels with the government's handling of the banking crisis, binge-drinking and sexual assault.
Similar prophecies of doom followed the decision by the bookseller Waterstones to drop the apostrophe from its shop names. Writing in the Daily Mail, Lindsay Johns lamented this wanton disposal of the rules of grammar which enable us to communicate. But is the preservation of the apostrophe really so crucial to the well-being of our society? Would consigning the apostrophe to the dustbin really threaten the future of our language as a means of communication?
Read the full blog post on OUPblog.
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May 24, 2013
To the uninitiated it sounds like some sort of bureaucratic menu, but the General Service List, first developed in 1953, is a set of 2,000 words selected to be of the greatest "general service" to learners of English. In printed form, the list is a medium-sized red book, organized like a dictionary. The list had a wide influence in English language teaching over the latter half of the 20th century, serving as the basis for graded readers as well as other material. But it has also been criticized for being based on a corpus that is considered to be both dated and, at about 2.5 million words, too small by modern standards.
With the guidance of Professor Paul Nation and approved use of the Cambridge English Corpus, Dr. Charles Browne, Dr. Brent Culligan and Joseph Phillips have worked together to created a new General Service List (NGSL) of important vocabulary words for students of English as a second language. The new list has 2,368 "word families" compared to the original's 1,964 and is based on a corpus of some 273 million words.
While still in some respects a work in progress, the NGSL is available for download free of charge, in both lemmatized and headwords-only formats, from the New General Service List website
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May 23, 2013
Here's an interesting one for you English language history buffs
University of Illinois English professor Ted Underwood recently wrapped up a research project involving more than 4,200 books. Since that work revealed dramatic shifts in the English language between the 18th and 19th centuries, he's now expanding his research to include more than 470,000 books—almost every English language book written during that era and preserved in a university library.
He initially set out simply to confirm his hunch that the English language acquired a bit of starchiness around 1800. "There's a very Latinate diction that sets in around that time," he says. "I had a vague sense that written English became more formal. For example, you no longer 'need' something; you 'require' it."
Read the full article from R & D Mag.
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May 21, 2013
The Association for Psychological Science reports on research into how bilinguals switch between languages.
Individuals who learn two languages at an early age seem to switch back and forth between separate "sound systems" for each language, according to new research conducted at the University of Arizona.
The research, to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, addresses enduring questions in bilingual studies about how bilingual speakers hear and process sound in two different languages.
"A lot of research has shown that bilinguals are pretty good at accommodating speech variation across languages, but there's been a debate as to how," said lead author Kalim Gonzales, a psychology doctoral student at the University of Arizona. "There are two views: One is that bilinguals have different processing modes for their two languages — they have a mode for processing speech in one language and then a mode for processing speech in the other language. Another view is that bilinguals just adjust to speech variation by recalibrating to the unique acoustic properties of each language."
Gonzales's research supports the first view — that bilinguals who learn two languages early in life learn two separate processing modes, or "sound systems."
The study looked at 32 Spanish-English early bilinguals, who had learned their second language before age 8. Participants were presented with a series of pseudo-words beginning with a 'pa' or a 'ba' sound and asked to identify which of the two sounds they heard.
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May 13, 2013
A recent article in the Guardian looks at the common roots of languages spoken across Europe and Asia.
Languages spoken by billions of people across Europe and Asia are descended from an ancient tongue uttered in southern Europe at the end of the last ice age, according to research.
The claim, by scientists in Britain, points to a common origin for vocabularies as varied as English and Urdu, Japanese and Itelmen, a language spoken along the north-eastern edge of Russia.
The ancestral language, spoken at least 15,000 years ago, gave rise to seven more that formed an ancient Eurasiatic "superfamily", the researchers say. These in turn split into languages now spoken all over Eurasia, from Portugal to Siberia.
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"Appears in the hot urban housing prices over the universality of the phenomenon of land, this irrational and unhealthy land grab behavior is brewing great risk." Dawei that August 1st tier cities still appear mad land king tide, but the market turnover cities transaction already started to slow down, and some second-tier cities turnover fiery hot, house prices led land. Expected in the second half, the real estate control policies continue to be applied because of the city, a city to upgrade a policy, once relaxed credit policies can not be sustained in the second half, especially the fourth quarter, the real estate market risk could explode.iFeng: 2016年成史上最可怕地王年 四季度楼市风险或爆发
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"Lynda Benglis at the New Museum: Examining Curatorial Strategies of a Living Artist's Retrospective," Anamesa: An Interdisciplinary Journal, published by the John W. Draper Program at New York University, Spring 2012. Available for viewing/download here.
This Culture Will Not Be Taken For Granted! Group Material: The Artist Collaborative's Curatorial and Exhibitionary Strategies, MA Thesis, Program in Museum Studies, New York University, April 2012.
The Times Square Show and the Creation of a New Exhibitionary Model, research paper for Exhibition History course at New York University, May 2011.
Carlos Cruz-Diez in Conversation with Ariel Jimenez, e-book organized by the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, 2010-2011.


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We interrupt this journal to bring you Breaking News!..... I follow the news virtually all day long, mostly following FOX News for the conservative views and CNN for liberal views. That allows me to somehow find the middle. For the most part, they do a good job.
I realize and understand that there's only so much news to report. Since their news programs runs in increments of 30 minutes, there's bound to be repetition. Thus, "Breaking News" only breaks once for me and then it's "Repeated Breaking News".
Some stories, however, continue to break for two and three days in a row and at some point in time it should be reported as "Breaking News For The Hard Of Understanding" or "We've Got Nothing Else So We're Just Gonna Beat This Story To Death".
Then, in almost every city, we have the hometown sensationalist channel, whose motto seems to be "Everything We Report Whether Shitty Or Not Is 'Breaking News'". There's always a reporter on the scene, usually standing in knee deep water when if he were to walk a mere 15 feet to his left or right, he'd be on dry ground.
Of course, there's always the low ranking reporter who's sent to the scene of an accident or crime seven hours after the fact, so that he can report from the scene at 5:00 in the morning with nothing but darkness as his backdrop.
One of the most frustrating "Breaking News" routines comes with the dreaded words, "We interrupt your regular programing........." This usually occurs right in the middle of a football game or a movie you're watching and by the time the "Breaking News" report is over, you've missed the integral part of the movie and from that point on, you have no idea as to what's going on.
Hopefully, this evening will have no breaking news and if they do, let them break the story in the middle of a commercial.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled journal.
The News As I See It: It was reported that in the weeks leading up to his death, Osama bin Laden had trouble controlling the squabbling among his three wives. In fact, when the team knocked down the door, bin Laden said, "Thank God you're here. Two in the chest. One in the head. Let's do this."
Obama has broadened his "Tell Them What They Want To Hear" campaign, or as I like to refer to it, the "Free Ice Cream Campaign", to include women. The latest polls show President Obama's approval rating among women has risen by 10 percent. Many people believe this increase is due to Obama's new campaign slogan: "Tell me about your day." In a few months Obama's going to unveil this one: "Would you like white wine and a foot massage?"
According to exit polls, Mitt Romney is struggling with voters who call themselves very conservative. However, Mitt is doing great with voters who describe themselves as being totally freaked out by Rick Santorum.
Apple unveiled the new iPad. The new iPad apparently has only modest improvements over previous models which means I will trample over my own mother to get one. My lady friend was so excited about the new iPad, she iPeed her iPants.
Gas prices are $6 a gallon in L.A. and the people are furious. You can't tell though because of the Botox.
It's being reported that Dunkin' Doughnuts in China is adding pork doughnuts to the menu. For God's sake, do the Chinese have to beat us at everything?
This Date In History: 1796; Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, widow of a former French officer executed during the revolution. 1841; The Supreme Court ruled that the Amistad slaves were free.
1862; The first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederate) occurred, revolutionizing naval warfare. 1933; The special session of Congress known as the "100 days" opened, launching FDR's New Deal.
1964; U.S. Supreme Court issued N.Y. Times v. Sullivan ruling. 1990; Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as both the first Hispanic and woman to be U.S. surgeon general.
A three-year-old boy was examining his testicles while taking a bath. He asked, "Mom, are these my brains?" His mother replied, "Not yet."
Picture Of The Day: That about says it!
Printable Things I Never Told You: 1) Once, I wept for I had no shoes. Then I came upon a man who had no feet. So I took his shoes. I mean, it's not like he really needed them. 2) Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of measles. 3) Sometimes, when I am reading a good book, I stop to call and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number. 4) If we could just get everyone to close their eyes and visualize world peace for an hour, imagine how serene and quiet it would be until the looting started. 5) They want to allow divorced women to compete in the Miss America pageant. Is that a good idea? Do you really want to hear, "My dreams for the future include world peace and that my ex-husband gets run over by a bus.".....and that's five !
Today's Horoscope: Pisces - March 9th: Your ability to perform open heart surgery may be brought into question today as you attempt to help an asthmatic in the local park who's having breathing difficulties. Personal warranties don't mean that you're ever going get your money back on that piece of crap you bought from the "man in the funny hat". The odds are always on your side today, so don't be afraid to experiment. Chance of romance today ia 51 percent, so I guess that on attempt 50, you'll score.
Birthdays: My pals Diane and Ginny - Happy Birthday ladies 19XX, Leland Stanford, American Railroad Builder 1824, Victoria Mary Sackville-West, writer 1892, Yuri Gagarin, cosmonaut 1934, Raul Julia, actor 1940, Bobby Fischer, chess player 1943.
The AREA 51 Retirement Home Bar And Grill: Five old men were playing poker when Shapiro loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest, and drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen comrade, the other four continue playing standing up. Lipschitz looks around and asks, "So, who's gonna tell his wife?" They cut cards. Goldberg picks the two of clubs and has to carry the news.
They tell him to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse. Goldburg says, "Discreet? I'm the most discreet person you'll ever meet. Discretion is my middle name. Leave it to me."
Goldberg goes over to the Shapiro apartment and knocks on the door. The wife answers thru the door and asks what he wants? Goldberg says, "Your husband just lost $500 in a poker game and is afraid to come home. Mrs Shapiro says, "Tell him to drop dead!" Goldberg says, "I'll go tell him."
Two old guys are pushing their carts around Wal-Mart when they collide. The first guy says to the second guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The second guy says, "That's OK. It's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too, and I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate."
The first guy says, "Well, maybe I can help you find her. What does she look like?" The second guy says, "Well, she is young, tall, with blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs, big firm breasts and a tight ass. What does your wife look like?" The first guy says, "Never mind, let's just look for yours."
The Hits Just Keep On Coming: My thanks to my pals Ginny and Wally for their contributions to today's stories.
A man goes into the hospital for a vasectomy. Before the procedure a very attractive nurse comes in and takes his vitals, then tells him to take all of his clothes off. When he is fully undressed she instructs him to lie down on the table. The man obeys. The nurse then takes all of her clothes off, climbs on top and has her way with him.
Upon the completion of the act the man catches his breath and asks what that was all about. The nurse informs the patient that studies have shown that before a vasectomy, if the man has an ejaculation, he will be more relaxed and that the vasectomy is easier for the surgeon to locate and sever, thereby making the surgery safer, more efficient and quicker.The nurse then wheels the patient to the operating room.
While they are going down the hall the patient looks through a window to the right and sees six men in a room masturbating. Curious, the man asks, "What are they doing in there"? The nurse responds, "They are getting vasectomies too, but you have Blue Cross and they have Obama Care."
A little boy, in church for the first time, watched as the ushers passed around the offering plate. When they came near his pew, the boy said loudly, "Don't pay for me Daddy, I'm under five."
The prospective father-in-law asked, "Young man, can you support a family?" The surprised groom-to-be replied, "Well, no. I was just planning to support your daughter. The rest of you will have to fend for yourselves."
One Easter Sunday morning as the minister was preaching the children's sermon, he reached into his bag of props and pulled out an egg. He pointed to the egg and asked the children, What's in here?" A little boy exclaimed, " I know! It's pantyhose."
That's it for today, my little rodebuds. Remember, people who claim they don't have the time to do things right somehow find the time to do them over. I'm going to AREA51 for happy hour. Have a great weekend and more on Monday.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Breaking Braking News - I Brake For Women, Especially Redheads !
3 comments:
- Rose said...
This redhead stopped by for my fix of chuckles!
Have a great weekend!
Hugs, Rose
- March 9, 2012 at 5:14 PM
- jack69 said...
I don't know about the breaking news stuff, but I'm keeping my blue Cross!!!
Thanks for a good read and the laughs!!
Sherry will be along shortly.
- March 9, 2012 at 5:24 PM
- Paula said...
Laughing @ the reporter standing in water.
- March 9, 2012 at 8:50 PM
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We had a a great field trip with some families from our homeschool group. We headed to a dairy farm about an hour away and got a great tour. We all got to walk out into the pasture and walk the cows into the barn (complete with mud and cow poop). I could not believe how close we were to this herd of cows - Rhiannon went right up to them and I got a great picture of her a few feet away from a big group of them. We went into the barn and some of the kids from our group chose to help muck up the cow poop - my children did not, nor did I. We walked through the stalls and saw all the cows and watched them hook the cows up to the milking machines. The kids got to put their finger in the tube that sucks the milk from the udders and feel what the cows feel (granted it is on their finger not their udder) and then watch how they attach it to the cows and how the milk comes out. They also got to take turns milking a cow. Serona and Rhiannon both milked a cow - Rhiannon did a great job right away and Serona needed a little tutorial but eventually got it right. Ciaran did not want to try and I had Sirah on my back so I did not - but it was neat to see and for Rhia and Serona to try.
There was a full petting zoo on the farm and we got to see a calf that had been born just that morning (complete with watching dogs eat her placenta - gross) and many chickens, pigs and kittens. The kids had a great time and it was a nice spur of the moment field trip we discovered.
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There is no school Thursday and Friday this week (fall break), so this is the last lunch of this week.
Snack is again oatmeal with raisins and a juice. No new pic. It's the same.
Lunch is a hot dog in a whole wheat pumpkin tortilla, apple chips, a gogurt, apple oatmeal cookie, and some applesauce.
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Fitbit Versa is the third attempt of Fitbit for building a full-featured smartwatch. After trying so hard, this time Fitbit nailed the market with the Fitbit Versa smartwatch, both in price as well as design. You can access almost every apps and features that you enjoy on your smartphone with this smartwatch and a fitness tracker. So, if you are going to order it or already own it, you will surely love to have a look at the best Fitbit Versa bands.
With these third-party replacement bands for Fitbit Versa smartwatch, you can personalize your fitness tracker-cum-smartwatch as per your mood or even your outfit. The straps are available in different designs and colors, these colors enhance the look of your Fitbit.
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- The color might not match with your watch face.
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#6. Tomplus Metal Band
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#7. Wenicaca Nylon Band
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#8. Hooroor Steel Band
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On the left is my brother-in-law Brian, a musician, a fiber optics engineer and a man with a wonderful mission in life, to follow where his many passions lead him. He is also the father of my amazing niece and nephew! I have great respect and admire this man for the challenges he takes on and for his infectious laughter. When he tells a story, his whole being lights up and his excitement is unbridled. A animated story teller, a guy who could build his own house and a father whose children see his passion and love him for it unconditionally.
I collaborated with him on two guitar projects. Being a guitar builder, he has the know how to strip down a guitar, creating my canvas. Upon completion of my painting, I then hand it back to him to rebuild and put the proper finishing touches on. Created is an ever-lasting, one of a kind, gorgeous piece of art/musical instrument.
The guitar on the right was our first, and we created it for my sister's 40th birthday. It already started out as her purple guitar, we took it and brought it way beyond it's tacky purple ways. As she opened the gift, first it was her eyes, and then her whole face which expressed her joy with the new rebirthing. It was worth all our efforts to bring such surprise and excitement to someone we so loved. It was quite apparent that our collaboration was a success so we moved onto our next one.
Collaborating is about sharing, trusting, and working to bring out each others strengths to compliment one another. Currently I am working on children's book with a singer/songwriter that I have been friends with for years. Working together has been extremely enriching for us both, even if the book never gets published, we both learned so much and grew tremendously in our personal ambitions and pride in our work. We will get it published, and hopefully many others will feel all the love we poured into it. Below is our bios for the book:
I want to thank both these artists for sharing their time and tremendous energy with me, and for trusting me enough to create something wonderful together. I am embracing the ability to work well with others, not always worth undertaking, it easily could lead to disastrous results on a multitude of levels. Collaborating takes you in directions you would never venture to on your own. It is invaluable in that you encourage each other with a sense of ambition, mutual respect, and leaving little to no room for failure. You do not ever want to let the other person down, so you try harder then you would on your own and make sure that the endeavor is completed to both of your satisfaction. It is that pulse of the other that makes you strive harder.
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Olivia Callender is doing her best with what she's got, and what she has is a very old hotel in dire need of repairs. Still trying to make money while fixing the place up she also has guests to contend with and one seems to be taking up a lot of her time and thoughts. Olivia has enough problems with her manipulating uncle trying to take the hotel from under her. She gets help from the man who seems to be occupying all of her thoughts, but will it be enough to save her beloved business?
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You guys, I am still psyched about last night. Unfortunately, I don't haveenough money for tonight's concert, but I'll be there for the Mondayconcert. I actually thought of something today, but I'll get to thatin a minute.
Last night was a night to remember. Tina really brought down the houseand even though I wasn't in the front or 15th row, I still had a goodview. I was in Sec. 106/Row 19/Seat 18 and the lady who showed me tomy seat said I had 'the best view in the house' that wasn't front rowand she was right as I got to see everything and I even think Tinamight've saw me when the lights would flash in my direction.
That is,if she was looking in my direction. She might've saw my crazy butt upthere dancing like a fool.Now this is a pretty big 'might've', but nevertheless a possibility. Also, it was cool seeing Oprah and Tom Cruise there and shaking handswith Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Now back to what I was thinking about earlier. This tour has got methinking of the last tour when I went to see her in more cities thanone. Of course, back then I had time and some money. Now I just havesome money.
I want to try and go on the road to see Tina again as mytime and budget allows. I know it'll be great.I look forward to hearing of everyone's experience.
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Man I dropped a shit ton of cash today (that's more than a regular ton, but less than a metric shit ton). The thing is I didn't get anything I didn't pretty much have to have. Well, ok I bought two pairs of shoes when I coulda only gotten one, but it was buy one, get one half off and so I bought some Nikes (which looked better in the store, but screw it they are fine) and some Vans.
This was after I had dropped a cool $30 on an oil change. Yeah, I'm officially changing the place I take my Jeep to after that. I tried to support the small local business, but damn. Thirty is a lot to spend on a friggin oil change. I then got a haircut and snagged my sneaks.
I then proceeded to Trip's pad and we got Japanese, mmm tasty. We watched Deadwood (always a pleasure) and goofed off. I predict that his Tifaux (that's like Tivo, but different) will explode this weekend taking out his DVD player with it. It's not that I wish him ill, it's just that all his electronics seem to be dying of late. It started with his computer a few months ago and then moved into his big screen tv (which he hasn't had for over a month now). Then this week his XBox 360 dies and he's gotta get it repaired. I think his house has been infested by some sort of anti-electronics demon. We may have to have do something about that. I need a young priest and an old priest.
The draft order for fantasy football came out yesterday and I pick fourth. Not a bad spot, but not one I really figured I'd have. I was hoping to either pick second or third or somewhere around seven or eight. I'm kinda torn, I know who the safe pick is, but I'm considering reaching down for potential... hard to say. I may just free wheel the draft and go with my gut. Still need to do some research beforehand and have the up to the second injury report. Ya know, I may care about this waaaaay too much. Naaahhh.
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Every step an adventure
Posted by eric at 8/17/2006 05:42:00 AM
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A little birdy told me you were going away from game for a while. I hope to see you when expansion comes out. In the meantime, take care of yourself!
<3 Mey
Eric, I think your writng is so very provocative. I wish you would come out more like this when you're around me. I wish you were into me like you are that DAMN FOOTBALL POOL!!!
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- City pastor and owner of Spotlight Media- a music production company has launched an attack on the Groove Awards franchise
- Groove Awards, for the second time in two years, has not nominated artists who are thought to be the best in the industry
- Willy Paul, Bahati, Ruth Matete, Ringtone and Gloria Muliro missed out on the 2017 Groove Awards nominations
Eric Miko Omba- a city pastor and the proprietor of Kenyas biggest music production company- Spotlight Media has launched an attack on the Groove Awards franchise.
READ ALSO: Photos of the bride that Willis Raburu is marrying today emerge
This is after the franchise failed to nominate Kenya's top gospel artists based on their character- or so it had been said.
From the list, Willy Paul, Bahati, Ruth Matete, Ringtone and Gloria Muliro were conspicously missing .
READ ALSO: You remember that woman who called for the prosecution of the gang-killing cop in Eastleigh?
The 2016 male singer of the year, Pitson of the lingala ya yesu fame asked the franchise not to nominate him and allow him time to work on an upcoming album.
And that is not all, the whole franchise has come under attack from singers who accused the organisers and stakeholders of being biased.
READ ALSO: Photos of Willis Raburu's wife
Writing on his social media, Eric Omba who was once married to Gloria Muliro said that the franchise had lost its direction.
"We are supporting the talent, gift NOT the Character and Attitude. Any Event or Awards in East Africa doesn't recognize these great Ministers of gospel, means that Awards , event should go back and rethink twice. to me these are Among the best of the best and all us we know it," Omba wrote.
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This is part two of a two-part series on how to grow in faith (read Part I). When we feed our babies, they grow and thrive. In the same way, Christians grow and thrive when they're "fed." Who are the "feeders?" They are those who know where to get the best food, and who are willing to give some to others. This post is about those I call the Feeders.
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