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Three weeks ago, Michael Vaughan had never really danced publicly in his life. "Only for about a minute at my wedding to some Rod Stewart tune, before everyone piled in," says the former England cricket captain, who brought home the Ashes in 2005. "What Rod Stewart tune? I can't remember! Oh, that's terrible…"
The embodiment of a straightforward Yorkshireman, Vaughan, 37, doesn't strike you as a sequins-and-shimmying type. But for the next few weeks, the gangly batsman will be consumed with salsa, rather than sixes, as he and the equally leggy Australian Natalie Lowe dance for BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing's glitterball
"I am a typical lad. I get a stool at the bar, I'll sing along and have a laugh, I might get up to do some stupid moves, but nothing serious. I'd never stood on a smooth dance floor before Strictly. The only dance floors I know are sticky, with Guinness all over them."
Strictly's always been a rite of passage for stars trying to reinvent themselves, so it's surprising Vaughan didn't sign up as soon as he retired from professional cricket in 2009. "I always said, 'Not in a million years.' I simply had no vision of me dancing. I always watched it with the family but I'd think, 'Oh my God, how can people possibly learn to do all that?' "
His change of heart was inspired not by "Goughy" or "Rampers" (cricketers Darren Gough and Mark Ramprakash, Strictly champions in 2005 and 2006 respectively), but by footballer Robbie Savage, whose oikish reputation was transformed after competing last year.
Despite Savage publicly ribbing Vaughan about his 2009 hair transplant (which certainly doesn't sound very Yorkshire), the pair are firm friends. "When I saw the buzz Robbie got from Strictly, I was intrigued. We were doing the Question of Sport tour and he was dancing in the green room. Now I'm a fortnight in and I totally understand. I can't stop thinking about Strictly. When I'm listening to music in the car, I'm thinking, 'Would this tune be a good one to waltz to?'
"If Robbie Savage can make people like him, it must be a powerful show," he continues. Savage made a memorable transition from villain to hero. Yet Vaughan actually has a harder task of proving that there's more to him than plodding blokedom; that a passionate heart burns under the amiable exterior.
For now, he's relishing resuming a sporting routine. "It's just like cricket training," he grins, encased in a tracksuit, in the bar of a London health club, about to embark on seven hours of training.
This year, the competition is daunting. Contestants include West End veterans like Denise van Outen, and two Olympians – gymnast Louis Smith and cyclist Victoria Pendleton. "There are some excellent movers. I'm just there to learn something new and hopefully have a laugh."
Vaughan may lack suppleness, but he has the asset of decades of tactical thinking. "I used to do all my best cricket sessions away from cricket. You learn as much at night on your own as you do in actual training. You think about what didn't go well and correct yourself mentally, then you go back the next day and work at it."
Despite the awkward matter of the Ashes, Vaughan and Australian Lowe are working harmoniously. "Working with Natalie reminds me of working with my batting coach – if he wanted to change something, I'd just have to follow him repeatedly. It's the same with dancing, you just get into a zone."
But training is a daunting process. Last week, pictures were published of an "exhausted" Jerry Hall dragging on a cigarette in a break. Vaughan agrees that he underestimated the physical toll and is already losing weight.
"My arms are aching from holding them in a waltz position. I have to keep my head upright, shoulders back – but in cricket your shoulders are always forward and when we're doing commentary we all sit like this." He hunches as if talking into a microphone. "It's tough."
On Friday, Strictly's first proper night, Team HowzNat – as they've christened themselves – will perform a waltz. Before running down the staircase, contestants have sometimes vomited from nerves. "I can imagine that. It'll be the most terrifying experience of my life. I always got a real buzz from a big cricket game, but I'd been playing cricket since I was eight."
His friends in the audience will include Freddie Flintoff, Lily Allen and Gary Neville, as well as his wife Nicola, down from their home in Derbyshire. "She's very supportive, though she laughs when I show her my moves and says there's no way I'll remember them."
Vaughan cried when he resigned the captaincy with knee problems; so can we expect Strictly waterworks? "No!" he cries.
But I'm not sure I believe him. "Nice posture" I shout as Team HowzNat waltz (beautifully) around the studio. Vaughan looks genuinely thrilled at the praise.
'Strictly Come Dancing' is back on Friday 5 October at 9.00pm on BBC One
Johnny Ball "He's the elder statesman of the group, very gentle and with some great one-liners. He'll give it his best shot."
Dani Harmer "She's the dark horse; she has the kids' vote and can seriously dance. She's my favourite to win right now."
Victoria Pendleton "The Olympians are very competitive. They have to be the ones to watch."
Lisa Riley "She's from Bury, the same neck of the woods as me, so we hit it off straightaway. And she's a mover. She'll be good."
Jerry Hall "She's the funniest woman, she has me laughing constantly. She was my partner for the first dance and she bossed me around. I never dreamt I'd be able to boast of being bossed by Jerry Hall."
Louis Smith "Obviously he can move. It's what he's been doing all his life. My six-year-old son Archie Matthew said he'd vote for him."
Kimberley Walsh "Tallula Grace, my eight-year-old daughter, said she was voting for Kimberley. I was having to train my two-year-old, Jemima, to use the phone so someone would vote for me. But I did some dance moves in the kitchen and won the kids round."


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A PARKING enforcement officer broke three laws when he left his van on a pavement, on yellow lines and in a cycle lane.
The motor- belonging to ironically-named Simple Intelligent Parking – was photographed in Plymouth, Devon.
via Parking enforcement van spotted breaking THREE laws by stopping on a pavement, over yellow lines and in a cycle lane.


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"I can tell you for many years the shipping community has not really given damn, quite frankly, about safety. That's the reality of it; and it explains a lot about why things have been the way they've been." –Steve Williams, president and CEO of flatbed carrier Maverick USA, at a conference of the future of freight transportation held last December at the Swedish embassy in Washington, D.C.
Many shippers will rightly take issue with the above comment made by Steve Williams (at right), president and CEO of flatbed carrier Maverick USA (and a former chairman of the American Trucking Associations to boot), a freight conference I attended last year.
That's because many shippers DO value safety, of course, as they expect the trucks they hire to not only safety transport their goods from point A to point B, but do their part to protect the safety of the motoring public encountered on the highways along the way.
Yet there's also no denying the truth in Williams' statement, either: for the utmost concern for bulk of those tendering freight is usually the cost of transportation. Let's face it: by and large, the great preponderance of shippers view trucking as a commodity. Trucks are faceless, interchangeable; one is just as good as another.
Now, however with a whole range of new safety regulations coming into play – such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program, formerly known as Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010) – that "low value" mindset is starting to change, and change fast. But for many in trucking, this about face is regarded as too little, too late.
[You can view more of Williams' comments below from the Moving the World: The Future of Freight Transportation conference, hosted by Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA), Volvo Group North America, and the ATA at the Swedish embassy in Washington D.C. last December.]
Think about that word "value" here, for a moment, as it applies to trucking. For too long now, we've been witness to on ongoing decline in the perceived "value" of trucking. Even though trucks carry some 80% of the freight in the U.S. and are often the only freight transport method available to large swaths of the American nation, they – and the drivers that pilot them – continue to be viewed with disdain by much of the public, if they are even thought about at all.
Chuck Forsaith, corporate director of supply chain security for pharmaceutical drug maker Purdue Pharma Technologies Inc., put this startling perspective a few years back at the 2009 National Cargo Theft Summit.
Forsaith (below) – a former officer with the New Hampshire police department, with 21 years of experience under his belt – deals probably with some seriously high value freight, as his firm makes OxyContin; a powerful opiate-based pain killer. Obviously, the threat of theft for this drug is very high and Purdue Pharma takes an awful lot of care planning the transportation and storage of it. Yet many pharmaceutical companies still don't; a view Forsaith couldn't fathom.
For example, he recalled talking to one of his peers about how they transported drugs and found their loads we're being subcontracted out – that the shipper didn't even know WHO was hauling their products; all for the sake of wringing a few dollars more out of the freight bill.
"We spend millions on research and development, scientist salaries, manufacturing, background checks, and the latest in high-tech facility security. Then what do we do? We turn it all over to a guy making $25 an hour driving a truck who probably doesn't know what he's hauling," Forsaith said at the time. "It's amazing – absolutely amazing."
He didn't say that to disparage truck companies or drivers – Forsaith stressed that several times. Rather, it was to show that the shippers of these incredibly expensive goods simple did not put any value on the transportation component of the supply chain; even though their goods would be exposed to the highest risk of theft or damage during the transport process.
It's a dichotomy that continues to bedevil the industry today; shippers want safe, environmentally friendly trucks picking up and delivering their goods on time, in all sorts of bad weather, and they want to pay a rock-bottom freight rate for it.
[Just take a look at what goes into a modern truck today, even before you get into pricey emission control technology, etc.]
The point is, until the role of truckers and truckers starts being valued appropriately, capacity is going to remain tight, as fleets will keep their investments at a minimum, while drivers will become scarcer and scarcer – for who wants to work in an industry where its workers are still viewed as unskilled labor (YOU go try and drive and 18-wheeler and tell me it does not require skill) and many must remain on the road away from friends and family for weeks at a time?
That's why the value deficit where trucking is concerned needs to be fixed.


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A bombshell new report about former Florida Governor Jeb Bush might change the mind of the Republican establishment.
According to a new book, Jeb – who is running for President and spent more than any candidate in New Hampshire ($1150 per voter) – is a major cocaine abuser.
The book, written by former White House aide and former Trump advisor Roger Stone, claims that Jeb celebrated his father – President George H.W. Bush's – victory by snorting cocaine with a top-level Republican official.
This exclusive sneak-peek at the book, which goes on sale next week, noted that the cocaine incident happened at the Naval Observatory, when George H.W. Bush was Vice President.
Also, despite his support of tough anti-drug laws, Jeb was apparently caught smuggling cocaine into Florida:
The book, co-authored by Saint John Hunt, the son of infamous Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt, also includes allegations that Jeb smuggled cocaine into Florida.
"Legendary CIA drug smuggler and pilot Barry Seal claimed to his Miami lawyer Richard Sharpstein that he had orchestrated an elaborate sting at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport in which the DEA got videotape of Jeb […] bringing a kilo into Florida for resale," according to the tell-all.
Roger, a bestselling author who worked for President Richard Nixon, said that while Jeb publicly supports the war on drugs, he secretly used drugs for years.
"Jeb's conservative stand on drugs is perhaps his most hypocritical position of all," Roger wrote.
"As a heavy dope smoker and even a dealer in prep school and college, he started out early on a path many young people do. But what makes him a phony is his tough stance against drugs as an elected official and a politician."
These are serious accusations from a prominent political observer. If true, Jeb Bush's actions are not only hypocritical, they are criminal. Plus, this sort of information about a President is dangerous, since it can be used for blackmail.
We know President Barack Obama has admitted to extensive marijuana usage, but the liberal mainstream media didn't seem to care about that.
How will this news change the 2016 GOP Presidential race? Please leave us a comment (below) and tell us.


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Tom Petty said working 'keeps me young' in last interview
LOS ANGELES — Tom Petty said in an interview days before his death that the just-concluded 40th anniversary tour with his band, the Heartbreakers, was the "big slap on the back we never got."
The Los Angeles Times has released what it says is the final interview with the rocker. It was conducted on Sept. 27, five days before Petty died at the age of 66 after going into cardiac arrest.
Petty and the Heartbreakers wrapped up the six-month tour at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 25. He said in the interview he planned "to stop working for a time," but the band had no plans to stop performing or recording. He mused that the only thing that would cause the band to fold would be if someone got sick or died.
He said working "keeps me young."
5 Tom Petty songs to appreciate
If it feels like Tom Petty's hits with the Heartbreakers have been on the radio for decades, that's because they have. The classics "American Girl" and "Breakdown" were on the band's 1976 debut album.
Petty, who died late Monday, was more than just a rock star and electrifying live performer. He was a writer and craftsman who added scores of songs to rock's lexicon.
The chief songwriter on his 13 albums with the Heartbreakers and various other projects, Petty delivered hits so steadily, a drummer could keep time with them: "I Need to Know" (1978), "Refugee" (1979), "The Waiting" (1981), "You Got Lucky" (1982), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985), "Free Fallin'," "I Won't Back Down" and "Runnin' Down a Dream" (1989), "Learning to Fly" (1991), "Mary Jane's Last Dance" (1993), "You Don't Know How it Feels" (1994) and more.
Amid the trove of memorable music Petty left behind, here are five more gems worth appreciating:
— "Even the Losers" (1979): With a chorus that asserts, "Even the losers get lucky sometimes," this song was bound to become an anthem; one of many hits from the "Damn the Torpedoes" album, which also includes "Refugee," "Here Comes My Girl" and "Don't Do Me Like That."
— "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (1981): This single from Stevie Nicks' solo album debut has a storied origin: Legendary producer Jimmy Iovine, who was dating Nicks and producing Petty and the Heartbreakers' album "Hard Promises" at the time, convinced Petty and co-writer Mike Campbell to allow Nicks to record the song.
— "It Ain't Nothin' to Me" (1985): Written with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, this rocking track from Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Southern Accents" album channels a frustration with reality that couldn't be more timely.
— "Yer So Bad" (1989): One of many standouts from Petty's multiplatinum solo debut, "Full Moon Fever," this schadenfreude-flavoured collaboration with Jeff Lynne showcases a shimmering 12-string sound.
— "End of the Line" (1989): Petty sings the verses on this life-affirming single written with his idols — Lynne, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Roy Orbison — as part of the Traveling Wilburys.
-Sandy Cohen, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


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The Phantom (2010) Television Trailer has premiered. The Phantom (2010) Television mini-series is directed by Paolo Barzman and stars Ryan Carnes, Cas Anvar, Isabelli Rossellini, Sandrine Holt, and Cameron Goodmen. The Phantom (2010) Television mini-series synopsis: a two-part TV mini-series about the recruitment, training, and unleashing of the 22nd Phantom, Chris Moore (Ryan Carnes). "Chris Moore is a law student and parkour runner who learns that he was adopted. After his parents are murdered, he must don the famous Skull Ring and train in the jungles of Bengalla so that he can take on the evil Singh Brotherhood." I saw animated cartoon Phantom 2040 on television (good) then saw The Phantom (1996) in theater (sucked because it was not what I was expecting or as good as Phantom 2040), so I am well versed in The Phantoms and the Skull Rings. The Phantom (2010) Television mini-series could have fit right in between those two projects except The Phantom in 1996 film was supposedly the 21st Phantom. The Phantom (2010) writers Daniel Knauf and Charles Knauf did their homework making Moore the 22nd Phantom so all three Phantom projects could have some continuity with each other. The new design for The Phantom costume is actually worse than the original. Why is there the need to show a person's mouth in a uniform that are supposed to keep their identity secret? Anyway, check out The Phantom (2010) Television Trailer below and leave your thoughts on it and The Phantom below.
Update 1: TV Review: The Phantom (2010): Part 1
Update 2: TV Review: The Phantom (2010): Part 2
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Now that it has been conclusively established in the American press that Saddam Hussein's government never had anything to do with al Qaeda, the New York Times grudgingly takes note of evidence to the contrary, as reflected in a recently-uncovered Iraqi intelligence document:
Contacts between Iraqi intelligence agents and Osama bin Laden when he was in Sudan in the mid-1990's were part of a broad effort by Baghdad to work with organizations opposing the Saudi ruling family, according to a newly disclosed document obtained by the Americans in Iraq.
The document states that Iraq agreed to rebroadcast anti-Saudi propaganda, and that a request from Mr. bin Laden to begin joint operations against foreign forces in Saudi Arabia went unanswered. There is no further indication of collaboration.
That's the Times' summary, with the suddenly-talismanic "no collaborative relationship" standard used as a firewall to fend off an admission that the Bush administration's statements about the many ties between Iraq and al Qaeda were accurate.
I haven't yet found the complete text of the document, but the Times' own summary shows its significance in light of the current controversy over Iraq/al Qaeda ties:
Mr. bin Laden "also requested joint operations against foreign forces" based in Saudi Arabia….The document is of interest to American officials as a detailed, if limited, snapshot of communications between Iraqi intelligence and Mr. bin Laden, but this view ends with Mr. bin Laden's departure from Sudan. At that point, Iraqi intelligence officers began "seeking other channels through which to handle the relationship, in light of his current location," the document states.
The Iraqi document itself states that "cooperation between the two organizations should be allowed to develop freely through discussion and agreement."
The Iraqi document states that Mr. bin Laden's organization in Sudan was called "The Advice and Reform Commission." The Iraqis were cued to make their approach to Mr. bin Laden in 1994 after a Sudanese official visited Uday Hussein, the leader's son, as well as the director of Iraqi intelligence, and indicated that Mr. bin Laden was willing to meet in Sudan.
A former director of operations for Iraqi intelligence Directorate 4 met with Mr. bin Laden on Feb. 19, 1995, the document states.
No comment yet from Al Gore.


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Arkansas St.-N. Illinois Preview
Aside from the No. 1 team in the nation, there are not many
schools playing better than Arkansas State or Northern Illinois
heading into the final bowl before the BCS championship game.
Two of the country's hottest teams take the field when the Red
Wolves and Huskies meet for the first time in more than 15 years at
the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Sunday night in Mobile, Ala.
One night before top-ranked LSU puts its 13-0 record on the line
in a rematch with No. 2 Alabama in the BCS title game, Arkansas
State and Northern Illinois look to extend two of the other
lengthier winning streaks in the nation.
Coming off an undefeated run through the Sun Belt Conference to
record its first 10-win season since 1986, Arkansas State (10-2)
has won nine straight since losing 26-7 at then-No. 13 Virginia
Tech on Sept. 17.
Northern Illinois (10-3), fresh off its first Mid-American
Conference championship since 1983, has won eight in a row since
opening league play with a 48-41 defeat at Central Michigan on Oct.
Both teams received votes in the most recent AP poll.
"It's a great opportunity to showcase our players and our
program on national television the night before the national
championship game," first-year coach Dave Doeren told Northern
Illinois' official website.
Representatives of this bowl may be even more excited
considering Northern Illinois averages 38.3 points and Arkansas
State 33.5. This matchup has the potential to feature more scoring
than the classic 2001 GMAC Bowl in Mobile when Marshall and East
Carolina combined for 125 points in double overtime.
The 64-61 Marshall victory still remains the highest-scoring
bowl game of all-time.
"We are looking forward to the possibility of breaking that
record this year with Arkansas State and Northern Illinois,"
GoDaddy.com Bowl president Jerry Silverstein said.
That's possible considering NIU has scored 40 or more points in
nine games, including a 63-60 win at Toledo on Nov. 1. The Huskies
rank 10th nationally with 481.8 yards per game and ninth with an
average of 247.6 rushing yards.
They boast one of the nation's most versatile quarterbacks in
senior Chandler Harnish, the MAC offensive player of the year who
owns 20 school records. Harnish has completed 62.9 percent of his
passes for a career-high 2,942 yards and rushed for 1,382 while
having a hand in 37 touchdowns – 11 rushing and 26 passing.
"His body of work stands apart as far as what he has done for
our team on and off the field," Doeren said. "To have a guy that
has done as much for his football team is very special."
Harnish was 17 of 26 for 300 yards with a touchdown pass and ran
for 72 yards and two TDs on 10 carries in a 40-17 win over Fresno
State in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl.
Three Huskies receivers have caught at least 39 passes, led by
senior Nathan Palmer, who set career highs with 46 receptions, 683
yards and seven TDs.
Though NIU's offense is hard to stop, its defense has had its
share of problems keeping the opposition in check. The Huskies rank
in the bottom third of the nation allowing 31.1 points per game.
However, they did not give up a second-half point in rallying from
20 down to beat Ohio 23-20 in the MAC championship game Dec. 2.
The Huskies now face a major challenge against an Arkansas State
squad that's averaged 38.3 points over the last six games.
Like Harnish, Sun Belt offensive player of the year Ryan Aplin
proved to be a dual threat by passing for 3,235 yards with 18
touchdowns and running for a team-high 605 with nine scores for the
Red Wolves.
Aplin's favorite target is senior Dwayne Frampton, who set a
school record with 1,125 receiving yards on 90 catches.
Sun Belt defensive player of the year Brandon Joiner ranks among
the national leaders with 12 sacks. The senior defensive end paces
a unit that gives up 19.3 points per game.
The Red Wolves hope to continue their success without coach Hugh
Freeze, who left to take the head coaching job at Mississippi.
Though former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was named
Arkansas State's next coach Dec. 14, assistant David Gunn will
guide the team in Mobile.
"Everything is still OK at Arkansas State," Gunn said. "It's
time for us to move forward and that's what we'll do. We've got to
continue to improve on some of the things that we're doing."
With a 4-7 bowl record, NIU is making its fourth straight
postseason appearance. Arkansas State, meanwhile, fell 31-19 to
Southern Mississippi in the 2005 New Orleans Bowl in its only
previous bowl game.
NIU won 31-30 on Sept. 21, 1996, to improve to 6-1 against
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Something A Little Different Today
I'm having a little break today from Christmas crafting ... actually it is something of an enforced break, as I realised on Monday evening that I needed to make a birthday card RIGHT AWAY if I were to be able to post it yesterday and ensure it reaches the recipient in time for her birthday on Sunday! By the time I'd finished the last of my Christmas makes on Monday night for last-day 2nd class posting, I didn't start making this one until 10:45 pm so I didn't have a lot of time to hang about. This is the result.
About a month ago I was fortunate enough to win a $25 gift voucher for Simon Says Stamp - the first time this has happened - so I decided the obvious way forward was to purchase something only available from the store that I couldn't get elsewhere. I love Memory Box dies, and there are some fabulous ones in the range made specifically for SSS; so I ordered three of them and they arrived about a week ago - woo hoo! The gorgeous delicate flower on this card is "Meadow Rue" ... soooo pretty cut out using pink glitter card!
My idea for using this die was partly prompted by the need for speed, and also by the fact that I was itching to use the gorgeous die cut which is behind the flower - this pretty delicate Spellbinders diecut was one of several sent to me in a "cheer you up" gift package from my lovely friend Jennifer (thanks so much dear xx) - and I was really pleased with how it went with the flower die. in fact I think I now NEED it and have put it on my Santa list :-).
I completed the look with a sheet of sparkly paper, a sentiment from my newest LotV set (loving these stamps!), delicate die cut corners and delicate ribbon - the whole thing was done in about 45 minutes start to finish, and it didn't even need a "large letter" stamp when I came to post it - yay!
Stamps: LotV "Everyday Grungy Messages" ;
Papers: Papermania "Lucy Cromwell";
Supplies: organza ribbona nd gems from my stash;
Tools: Simon Says Stamp "Meadow Rue" flower die; "Floral Ovals" nestabilities; Cheery Lynn "Lace Flourish" corners.
Sketch & Stash #103 - Sketch
Fab 'n' Funky #152 - Add Ribbon Or Lace
Papertake Weekly - Pick Of The Year
(All Things Girle - 17th July)
Really Reasonable Ribbon #62 - Anything Goes + Ribbon
Creative Inspirations #194 - Anything Goes
Divas By Design #66 - Anything Goes
Thanks for visiting - I'll be back tomorrow with another Christmas card !!
Posted by Pauline Carr at 14:42
Labels: Birthday - female, CAS, Die Cuts, Floral, Pink
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Pauline this is gorgeous I love the design. Caroline xxxReplyDelete
WOW Pauline, this is soooooo breathtakingly beautiful!ReplyDelete
Your 'Meadow Rue' die-cut, and the 'Floral Oval' look as if they were made for each other. Every element of your card is "Perfick"!
A delicate 10/10...no, make that 11/10!
Jennifer. x
Wonderful, beautiful card, you definitely need that oval hope Santa brings it to you.ReplyDelete
Wonderful card, so pretty. Thank you for joining us at Sketch n Stash.ReplyDelete
Sarah-Jane xx
Beautiful card! Thanks so much for participating in our Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge.ReplyDelete
Beautiful card! Thank you for joining us at RRR!ReplyDelete
Gorgeously pretty card, Pauline! Thanks for joining in our challenge at SNS, hugs, JuliexxReplyDelete
another beautiful card xxxxReplyDelete
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Ruth Elder's oversea hop is acclaimed by the daily press as a triumph, although she fell more than six hundred miles short of her destination, and seems from the headlines to have accomplished nothing much beyond saving her lipstick. Flying over water is a commonplace, and Miss Elder was not the first woman to undertake it; but her adventure is described as "sheer daring," and herself as "the prettiest, bravest of girls."
In view of the stories as cabled to the American newspapers, my allusion to the lipstick may seem ill-natured. Let us see. The Associated Press vouched for this daredevil feat:
Before their descent to the sea . . . her courage was tested in a breath-taking manner. The fliers had been driving their plane, even then slowed down by a defective oil line, through a sleet storm. The tail of the plane, on which a heavy coating of sleet had formed, became too heavy for the machine to be kept on an even keel.
Something had to be done to right this. There was some gasoline stored in the tail of the plane—a reserve supply to be used in an emergency. Haldeman and Miss Elder consulted each other regarding what should be done. They decided the reserve supply of gasoline would have to be jettisoned. They then took their turns at the stick while one or the other crawled along the icy fuselage of the plane and threw overboard some of the reserve supply.
Miss Elder took her turn at crawling along the fuselage without a tremor, it was related, and, this chore accomplished, returned to do her shift at the stick.
How ungallant to call it a chore! You get the picture: a dauntless heroine buffeting icy midatlantic blasts as she crawls over a sleety, sloping surface, with watery wastes yawning beneath her. How thin and sterile the ten-twenty-thirty melodrama in comparison with such a situation! Who shall say Miss Elder doesn't deserve the pulpwood encomiums heaped upon her? Well, let "Bill" Brock and "Ed" Schlee, who actually flew across the Atlantic, in a plane precisely like Miss Elder's—let them say it.
"Once you are in the cabin of that plane," they explained to the New York Evening Post, "you can't get out on the fuselage as long as you are in flight. It simply can't be done. Silly to talk about it." They added that there was no aperture in the plane making it possible to get out of the cabin to the top of the wing and thence to the tail. It seems a pity that mere physical fact should interfere with a story so romantic that the Associated Press and its member newspapers swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. Romance and peril was what was wanted, to build circulation. For the sake of circulation, a heroine is still being made of a young woman.
The flight is another in the chain stimulated by the successful journey of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, which was arranged as a publicity stunt to put St. Louis, Missouri, on the map, and succeeded beyond the wildest dreams of its promoters. The chain has included an aerial derby to Honolulu, to advertise a "pineapple king," which cost seven lives. The majority of these events, encouraged by the press because they help sell papers, have left tragedy in their wake.


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Francisco J. Fernández Gallardo (a.k.a. Fran Gallardo) (SP) is a cultural "thingker" whose background includes studies in design, biochemistry and space systems engineering. Within the umbrella of critical practices, or practice as critique, Francisco's work explores forms of environmentally embedded violence as the interface between ecology, technology and society. He is currently developing forms of tongue-led inquiry into the multiple scales of biopower, governability and everyday life flowing through the North Sea. Some examples are the material intractability of global trade, the diminishing virtual negantropism of maritime finalisation, immiserated remote labour-power, alluring myths of ecological cosmopolitanism and other forms of slow violence. Francisco is a Doctoral Student in the School of Geography and the New Media Art and Technology Lab both at Queen Mary University.


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Bailleul Communal Cemetery
Bailleul - Nord (France)
Bailleul is a town about 13 kilometres east of Hazebrouck between the A 25 and the Belgian frontier.
On the cemetery are 4035 UK, 397 Australian, 312 Canadian, 252 NZ, 1 SA, 9 Indian, 3 BWI, 110 French, 2 Belgian
and 155 German burials of the First World War (extension included in totals).
There are also burials of the Second World War.
(Check with www.cwgc.org for casualties)
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Private schools move court against nursery admission policy
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Private schools of the city Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the government notification on criteria for nursery admissions in the capital.
The plea filed by Action Committee of Unaided Private Schools challenged the Dec 18 notification of the lt.governor, claiming it was "absolutely illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction".
"The notification was issued in contravention and violation of the guidelines issued by the ministry of human resource development in November 2010 whereby complete autonomy was granted to private schools to frame their own policy for admission," said the petition.


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DWTS Season 9 News
Lots of news and interviews out there on the web today. E! News has a slightly different paparazzi video from what I've seen, in addition to a Marc Malkin article. A couple excerpts:
Professional snowboarder Louie Vito hopes his stint on the new season of Dancing With the Stars improves his luck with the ladies.
"If worse comes to worse, maybe if I go to a wedding or a club, I can bust out some of the moves," he tells us. "I've gotta get those smooth moves that maybe aren't that typical. I might have to bust out the salsa in the middle of a club."
Just a few days before learning who she'd be paired with, Burke predicted she'd be matched with someone like the 62-year-old former congressman. "I'm due for the old guy," she said. "It's all right though. If I keep getting the good person then people will start being upset I think."
Oh Cheryl, I love you (and how you dance with Derek :-)), but that struck me as a bit rude. The Old guy? Girl, I hate Tom DeLay – and for a moment I felt a twinge of sympathy. ::::shiver:::: Okay, I'm over it.
Mya's very afraid of getting hurt – a very valid fear, but one that often leads to injury. According to MTV.com:
"So far, rehearsals have been really tough," she told MTV News. "So it's kind of like reversing my thinking, 'cause hip-hop is so loose and not structured, and tap is so loose and close to the ground and not structured, so it's so different. I have a lot of work to do in reversing how I think. And I have a lot of partner work to do, so I hope it doesn't hurt me. But I think music and musicality is going to help me stay on the beat."
Mya admitted that, aside from learning the dances, she's also scared she might hurt herself in the process. "I had to change my shoes yesterday, 'cause my heels were starting to hurt — and keep in mind that everything was in heels," she said. "I had a foot fracture last year, and I've had injuries in the past. That's what my worst fear is. To get injured … is something I'm nervous about."
She might be nervous, but she's also excited to get to know the other celebrities dancing this season — one of whom she was surprised to learn would be on the show. "I didn't think it was in her personality to do something like this, but it's great that she is," she said of rock progeny Kelly Osbourne. "And I actually met her last night, and she's very cute and funny, so she's very sweet. I was just surprised, 'cause she's more of a rebel to me."
Hey – I think I like these odds. But since I don't know anything about gambling, I can't be sure. 🙂
All the excitement is set to begin on September 21, 2009. Will the stars have enough fancy footwork to keep up with the professionals, or will they trip over their own feet and leave sooner than expected? Find out what kind of odds BetED sportsbook has on who will win the next Dancing With the Stars.
Natalie Coughlin +550
Joanna Krupa +600
Melissa Joan Hart +600
Mya +600
Donny Osmond +600
Mark Dacascos +600
Michael Irvin +600
Ashley Hamilton +700
Chuck Liddell +800
Kathy Ireland +800
Debi Mazar +700
Macy Gray +900
Kelly Osbourne +1000
Aaron Carter +1100
Louie Vito +1100
Tom DeLay +1200


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Meet Final Fantasy Type-0 Characters in New Trailer Featuring English Voices, Cutscenes
Square Enix has released a new video showing the characters of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. It includes cutscene clips that contian quite a bit of voice acting.
It kind of has its ups and downs. What do you think?
I loved the PSP version of this game and felt like its transition to the new hardware was going alright but not without a few problems. You can see for yourself how it all turns on in March of 2015.


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Bargain-basement perfumes and fragrances, mostly made in China, are big sellers at markets and shopping centres around the country.
They're so cheap that we bought a bagful for just $20. But do we really know what we are buying is safe to use on our skins?
SA author Peter Taubert, a mild asthmatic who lectures on the dangerous chemicals we consume and come into contact almost every day, warns that almost all fragrances�from cosmetics to household products�contain toxic chemicals.
"With fragrances all they have to say on a label that it's a fragrance. What you don't realise is that up to 5000 chemicals could be used to make up that fragrance," says Peter.
The most common ingredients are ethyl alcohol and toluene. These and other chemicals found in fragrances and cosmetics have been linked to a raft of health problems, including cancer and asthma.
"Toluene is a chemical which can cause asthma in perfectly healthy people. It was found in virtually every sample of fragrances tested in the United States," warns Peter, who says our health regulators aren't tough enough.
Lab analysis by Today Tonight showed a distinct difference in quality between brand�fragrances�which can contain up to 200 compounds and oils�and the cheapies with fewer and sometimes unknown ingredients.
Pearce Pharmaceuticals, a Melbourne company which sells Chinese-made fragrances, told us their products are well established, were not poisonous or toxic and posed no health risks. CEO Geoff Pearce insists they are made to relevant standards and claims some of the chemicals used are approved by American regulators.
Last year customs seized 30,000 bottles of Chinese-made fragrances imported by Pearce Pharmaceuticals for alleged trademark infringements. This was denied by Mr Pearce. The seized items were later destroyed.
Alan Rodgers, who runs the internet-based warehouse direct business Perfume dot com which sells legitimate fragrances at discount prices, says fake perfumes could contain anything from goat's urine to synthetic fixatives.
"You don't know what's going on your skin,'' he says.
And going by Alan's prices, it appears you may be may be paying far too much for that favorite Parisienne scent. He says steer clear of big department stores when shopping for brand fragrances.
We found huge differences in women's and men's fragrances when we compared Alan's prices with those at Myer, David Jones and a leading pharmacy. The biggest difference was up to $115 for Bulgari for women and $113 for Champs Elysees.
However if Peter Taubert had his way, wearing perfumes and after shaves to work and in public would be banned, like it has in parts of Canada. He believes they might be in breach of our occupational health and safety laws if they cause serious allergic reactions.
Contact details:
Peter Taubert - 08 8531 1118 or www.compsafe.com.au
Peter is the author of 'Your health and food additives', 'Silent Killers' and 'Read the label know the risks'.
Discount perfumes can be purchased via Peter's website at www.perfume.com.au


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Friday, 15 December 2000, at 10:45 p.m.
I own a 1930s duplex and live on the second floor. Currently the only insulation in the attic is the original newspaper strips stapled to the tops of the 2x6 ceiling joist. I want to bring the attic insulation up to R45 and have decided to hire an insulation contractor to blow in either mineral wool, or fiberglass. I live under the flight path of the Minneapolis airport, so noise is a consideration. I have 3 questions: 1) I have heard that mineral wool (or rock wool) is denser than fiberglass and is therefore a better sound insulator. Is this true? Will I notice any difference in sound reduction with mineral wool vs. fiberglass? 2) What should I do with the existing newspaper insulation? Should I just leave it in place and low the insulation over the top, remove it, or cut it and push it down to the bottom of the joist cavity? 3) When the people living in the first floor apartment turn up their TV or stereo, it is quite noisy on the second floor in the room directly above the TV and stereo. Will blowing in mineral wool or fiberglass into the 2x10 joist space over the room with the TV and stereo significantly cut down on the noise? Would my money be better spent by installing a system of flexible channels and 5/8 sheet rock over the existing first floor ceiling? Should I do both? Will mineral wool vs. fiberglass make a difference in noise reduction?
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Jeff Nielson: Regular readers are familiar with my narratives on the U.S. Greater Depression, and (in particular) some of the government's own charts which depict this economic meltdown most vividly. The collapse in the "civilian participation rate" (the number of people working in the economy)
NYSE:UGA May 27, 2014 10:59am
U.S. Gasoline Consumption Plummets By Nearly 75% [United States Gasoline Fund, LP, United States Oil Fund LP (ETF)]
Time To Bail On The Gasoline ETF? [United States Gasoline Fund, LP, PowerShares DB Energy Fund (ETF)]
Trading in the energy commodity space, in particular oil and gasoline, has seen a rough start to the year on supply/demand imbalances that are pushing prices down. The signs of a slowdown in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer
NYSE:DBE February 12, 2014 4:47pm
What To Make Of The Rise In Gasoline ETFs?
Hopes for a prolonged QE program under the leadership of Janet Yellen – nominated Fed chairperson – has spread optimism globally across commodities. This has resulted in a weakening dollar and higher prices for crude oil and refined
NYSE:BNO November 20, 2013 5:44pm
Weekly Gasoline Update: Up Two Cents
Doug Short: It's time again for my weekly gasoline update based on data from the Energy Information Administration(EIA). Rounded to the penny, Regular and Premium are both up by three cents. However, Regular and Premium
Market Moves To Make Before The U.S. Attacks Syria
William Patalon III: Oil prices have been surging on fears that the Obama administration is planning to punish Syria for using chemical weapons against its own people.
NYSE:BNO August 30, 2013 1:11pm
Oil Prices To Explode Higher On Syria Attack?
Are you ready to pay four, five or possibly even six dollars for a gallon of gasoline? War has consequences, and a conflict with Syria has the potential to escalate wildly out of control very rapidly. The Obama administration is pledging that the upcoming
NYSE:ERX August 29, 2013 12:49pm
Why Oil Prices May Surprise To The Upside Even More
Tony Daltorio: U.S. crude oil prices finished the month of July on a very positive note. Front-month futures ended July at just above $105 a barrel.
NYSE:UGA August 6, 2013 12:45pm
Behind The Recent Surge In The United States Gasoline Fund, LP (UGA)
The start of the second half of 2013 has been surprisingly good for commodities. Hopes for a longer period of QE and a more sluggish dollar have buoyed commodities across the board, leading to some solid gains in a number of segments.
NYSE:UGA July 17, 2013 4:38pm
3 Commodity Sector ETFs Set To Surge Higher
As the broad markets are approaching their all-time highs, investors are gaining confidence over the riskier asset classes. As such, equities and equity ETFs are showing heavy inflows this year on the heels of improving global economic conditions.
NYSE:BAL March 27, 2013 1:31pm
Playing Higher Oil and Gasoline Prices With ETFs (USO, BNO, UGA, UCO, XLE, XOP, IEZ)
Sean Brodrick: Ouch! Americans are feeling the pinch at the pump as gasoline prices surge.
NYSE:BNO February 25, 2013 12:18am
Unintended Consequences of QE and Low Interest Rates: United States Gasoline Fund, LP
ETF Base: I couldn't help but notice today's note from the EIA that if you exclude the 2008 spike in oil prices (to be fair, seemingly a unique anomaly and unsustained) Americans are paying the highest portion of paychecks toward gasoline prices in the past 3 decades. 30 years.
NYSE:UGA February 21, 2013 12:27pm
Pump Profits With This United States Gasoline Fund, LP (UGA, USO, BNO)
Eric Dutram: As the economy is recovering gradually in 2013, economic activity has started to pick up across the country. Yet, some significant headwinds could upset the potential recovery before it manages
NYSE:UGA February 17, 2013 2:03pm
Why Gasoline Prices Will Continue Higher (UGA, UHN, USO, HES)
Ben Gersten: The average price of gas in the United States is still below the 2012 average of $3.63 for a gallon of regular, but that won't be true for long.
NYSE:UGA February 11, 2013 1:14pm
USCF Announces 4 Of Its ETFs Are Available To Trade Commission-Free In The New Schwab OneSource Program
United States Commodity Funds LLC announces that four of its exchange traded commodity funds; United States Commodity Index Fund (NYSEARCA:USCI), United States 12 Month Oil Fund, LP (NYSEARCA:USL), United States Gasoline Fund, LP (NYSEARCA:UGA), and the United States
The Five Best Commodities of 2012 (CORN, PPLT, SOYB, UGA, WOOD)
Jared Cummans: Another year has come to an end, and another 12-month stretch of frantic commodity trading can go in the books. As is par for the course, this year saw a number of big movers throughout the space, as these assets
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Former Saint Joseph's basketball star Boo Williams will receive the Mannie Jackson Basketball's Human Spirit Award at the 2013 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony this weekend, September 7 and 8.
The Mannie Jackson award is given annually to an individual who has found the game of basketball as a contributing aspect to their personal growth and accomplishment, a place to develop an understanding of others, and an avenue that helped shape that individual's growth into a recognized visionary & leader.
Williams will be earning the award for the "Grassroots" category. The other Jackson Award recipients are Earvin "Magic" Johnson for professional and Pat Summit for amateur basketball.
Williams, who played for the Hawks from 1977 to 1981, founded the Boo Williams Summer league in 1982, which is a Youth Basketball Organization in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Williams has coached and mentored over 2,500 student athletes both male and female. He also helped fund and build the Boo Williams Sportsplex, which is a multi-purpose, eight court, sport facility that hosts several basketball games throughout the year. In 2001, he was named Walt Disney Wide World of Sports Volunteer of the Year and he serves on the USA/ABA Cadet Committee for Development of Future Olympians.
A 6-8 center from Hampton, Va., Williams finished his SJU career with 1,554 points and 838 rebounds, which now ranks 14th and 12th all time, respectively. He averaged double figures in scoring all four seasons and was a three-time NABC All-District selection an All-Big 5 First Team honoree in 1980.
He was inducted into both the Big 5 Hall of Fame and the Saint Joseph's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.


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Take advantage of these hot Branson events planned for August 2014:
August 1-3: Silver Dollar City's Moonlight Madness
Your favorite Branson theme park will be open late during Moonlight Madness with special shows and exclusive events. Watch the country music show GAC Country Nights in Echo Hollow and participate in Street Dances at 9pm each evening. Park closes at 10pm.
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: White Water Dive-In Movies
Soak up summer entertainment when White Water features family-friendly films on the park's new Surf's Up Wave Pool Big Screen. Click here for movie schedule.
August 1-30: Night Water at Night Water
Park goers can enjoy Night Water every Thursday, Friday & Saturday this summer. Night Water lets guests play all day and stay past dark, with park hours extended to until 10pm each night.
August 2-3: Branson Fiddle Festival
This annual festival in downtown Branson attracts fiddlers from all across the country. Take part in a free demonstrations, strolling performers, workshops and a Saturday night Square Dance.
August 6-9: Super Summer Cruise
This annual premier car event is held at The Shepherd of the Hills Historic Homestead. Over 500 cars and trucks will be on display. Get all the details on pricing and registration on their website.
August 22-September 1: Southern Gospel Picnic at Silver Dollar City
Enjoy 11 days of Southern gospel music and southern cooking during the Southern Gospel Picnic. Catch hundreds of performances throughout the park from some big names like Jeff & Sheri Easter, Brian Free & Assurance, The Isaacs and more.


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Last Father's Day my belly sent a card to Milos daddy, I was so excited about the thought of being parents that I felt the need to celebrate the day. Father's Day has never been a thing for me, as it was just my mum, brother and I growing up, so I wanted to make this extra special because it was kind of a first for me as well.
This year I'm even more excited, because this year we are parents and it means Father's Day is official. On Mother's Day I was spoilt and I want to make sure I return the love. I have always been more of a giver, I just love giving presents, writing people little notes, sending cards, packages of sunshine when people are feeling down. I prefer other peoples special occasions to my own.
So we here at Milo and Matilda thought we'd come up with the ultimate Father's Day idea list. You don't need buckets of cash, unless you want to, you just need a little bit of love and a spot of imagination.
- A picnic. Outdoor or indoor. Nothing beats a picnic, it's personal you can spend as little or as much as you like and you can tailor it to match daddy's tastes. For Milos daddy it would be lobster rolls, cured meats, fresh fruits, scones with clotted cream and some bubbles.
You could buy your partner (from the kids) or your dad his favourite beers, or even those fantastic personalised ones, then grab some of his favourite sweet and savoury treats and head down to the local park and enjoy an afternoon spoiling him. Picnics also work well inside, set a rug down in your siting room and lay all the food out as if you were outside. A lovely alternative for a rainy day!
- A drinking Vessel. What dad doesn't love a good mug. Especially when it's the first Father's Day. Milos daddy said they should be called SMugs because it makes him smile every time he uses it because he is a dad and he's making sure his whole office knows, again. And if Dad works outdoors or loves gardening on a weekend, there is always the option for a cool tin mug instead or the traditional porcelain one.
- A Handprint. A gift we absolutely love and is sure to melt all hearts is your child's handprint. You can have a go at home and make a card or picture or if you fancy really making the most of this then head down to one of those fantastic pottery cafes that seem to be popping up all over the place. We did this at christmas and made Milo and Matilda's Daddy's absolutely gorgeous little baubles for the tree. Be advised most places need between 3-7 days to finish the items in the kiln and glaze them so give yourself plenty of time.
- Vouchers. Now we are not talking a boring old B&Q or Debenhams voucher, we are talking the homemade variety. I remember making these when I was a child and as I think about it now I could think of nothing nicer. Breakfast in Bed, one football match on the TV moan free, a six pack of beers or a night off the cooking. Those kind of things. Again its personal and you can tailor it to suit your family and the dad in question.
- Scrabble. Another of our favourites is the sentimental gift of the scrabble family frame. Daddy can keep it in his office or his study or you can pop it on view in the sitting room for all to see. There is the option for just daddy and his daughter or son, or the option for the whole family. Matilda's mum made us one just after Milo was born and I love seeing our names linked together.
- Memories. Probably the most important one of all because there is nothing nicer than creating memories. Go for a walk somewhere you have never been, visit the zoo or an aquarium. Drive to the nearest beach and collect shells or spend the day playing board games at home. Just do something you don't normally do. Laugh lots and make the very most of the beautiful family you have, remember to take lots of pictures and print a few off for the fridge.
So to all Dad's out there we wish you a wonderful Fathers Day.


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The Courage to Love
"But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." -Romans 5:8
There is no greater love than the love of God. And there is nothing more powerful. But do we embrace the power of His love or the love of power?
Whatever or whomever we love influences us greatly and can even have power over us. How often have we seen—and perhaps even participated in—striving and driving, trying to get ahead at work or in other areas of our lives? Perhaps we've fallen into competition with others and have taken our eyes off of Jesus. Perhaps we've grown insensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading. Are we fueled by fear, inadequacy, perfectionism or obsession. Have we stepped on others in pursuit of promotion? Do we believe that God loves us enough to work on our behalf?
If we don't know and receive God's love, how can we trust Him or His plans to prosper us? How can we be empowered correctly? How can we ever love others?
It's really about finding the courage to seek the heart of our Heavenly Father. Have you spent enough time with Him to know what He has especially for you? Spending time with God is never a waste. It is what we were created for. God longs for our fellowship. He longs to bless us with His love and prosperity. He can do more in a minute on our behalf than we can do in a lifetime of striving and driving.
So why do we persist in our quest to get ahead our way?
I believe the answer to this question can be found in the answer to another question, "How much of God's love resides in us?"
The truth is, the fewer obstacles residing within us means more room for God's love to prevail. Sometimes, a process of restoration is required. And God is big enough to handle our past wounds, injustices and mistakes if we will just forgive, repent, lay down any bitterness, anger and regret and ask for His help to heal our hearts.
God is big enough to accelerate our spiritual walk and get us up to speed according to His timetable. He knows how to give us revelation knowledge and understanding. And He knows how to bring us the resources and sources we need. What's required of us is a fully-surrendered heart and a simple declaration that we need His help.
Christ died to offer us the freedom of love and the freedom to love. Isn't it time to break old patterns that have held us back for too long?
If you're ready for a change, repent and receive God's courage to love, to trust Him and to step out on His path to promotion. Then prepare to be awed.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:16
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This isn't a new video - it's been around awhile...but I just saw it again today and realized it has stood the test of time. So enjoy......
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Will It Blend?
Posted by Scrappy Running Me at 2:53 PM
4 comments:
- Cindy F said...
I've got some "Will It Blend" fans here at my house. Who knew that I would find a sb-ing connection? TFS! This cracked me up.
- March 12, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- Jennifer Priest said...
OMG how freaking hilarious!! You crack em up. Luckily the Bind It All won't fit in a blender...
- March 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- TxScrapAddict said...
Oh my......who'd ever thought it??
- March 12, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- Meka said...
awesome! i've got to get me one of those (the blender, i mean... well, the cricut wouldn't be so bad either).
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Eduardo Tarilonte is an award winning sample library developer. He is the creator of libraries such as Forest Kingdom, Epic World, Era Medieval Legends, Cantus, Mystica, Shevannai, Desert Winds, etc. Awarded with several 5 stars from Sound on Sound, and many other awards from the most prestigious magazines.
In 2014, "Shevannai, the voice of elves" was awarded with the Gold Medal to the Sample Library of the year by MusicTech magazine. His libraries are used by many top Hollywood composers and featured in many films and tv series, documentaries, etc. He started his career as a composer in 1992 and in 2005 as a sample library developer. Best Service is currently releasing and distributing his libraries.
Ancient Era Persia Gets a 5-star Review from Sound on Sound!
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Mahira Khan hogs limelight at Vogue Beauty Awards in India
Not only did the gorgeous actress grace the occasion with her presence, but she also won the Vogue Face to Watch Out For.
Mahira's outstanding looks on the red carpet was well praised by the fans. Speaking on the sidelines of the award, Mahira said she was nervous about Raees's release.
"It's my dream come true to work with Shah Rukh Khan and also I am very excited about 'Raees'. But more than this, I am nervous too."
"It feels like I am under pressure to show my acting skills," BollywoodBubble reported her as saying.
Directed by Rahul Dholakia, 'Raees' is scheduled to be released on January 26 next year.
When asked about a memorable moment with SRK, the actress said: "The first scene, I thought I would be doing it smoothly, but as he (Shah Rukh) came in front of me, I forgot my lines. I will always remember that incident."
However, Mahira believes she has done a good job.
"Being artistes, I and others (artistes from Pakistan) have been trying to represent our country. I hope I can do a good job, because I feel only that country develops which gives respect to the artistes," she said.


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Tip of the Week: Yogurt May Fight Heart Attacks
A new study suggests that probiotics like yogurt might have powerful effects that fight heart attacks. I have been following the world of probiotics and gut flora and their influence on health for some time. This is the first study I have found that supports the theories that abound regarding heart health.
I am in the process of setting up with and interview with Dr. John Baker the author of the study. Until then, what have you heard? More importantly, what have you experienced? This could be huge - if it pans out!
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i like greek yogurt,my brand i like is chobani this only has evaporated cane juice in it for sweetner it's raw sugar. best on the market compare to other greek yogurts or other yogurts.
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Blueberry Rum Spritzer:
(to fill one, 16oz mason jar)
3/4 cup Cranberry juice
1/2 cup seltzer
3 tbs blueberry syrup (see below for recipe)
3 oz (2 shots) of rum (I'm using a light, mango rum)
blueberries for garnish (optional)
Shake well & serve over ice.
The blueberry syrup is not only my favorite part of the drink, but my new favorite thing to drizzle on everything. So far i've added it to my lemonades, pancakes, yogurt & favorite ice cream. Yup, it's that good.
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1.5 cup light brown sugar
1 cup + 1 handful fresh blueberries
1 cup water
1 limeOnce it's boiling, add the juice of 1 lime & lower the heat. Continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
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Earlier this year, I wrote about CodeCombat, a web game intended to teach the concepts of object-oriented programming. Today, I'd like to introduce two others with similar approaches. These websites gamify learning JavaScript or VIM with objectives on each level that teach you about syntax or commands.
Untrusted is a game on Github to teach JavaScript. It's a little lacking in the graphics department but its "teaching" is less hidden. Essentially you have hacked into a system keeping you prisoner and you can make changes to the code to adjust the environment, such as moving the wall 3 spaces to the left, so that you are outside of the cell.
The levels have puzzles that can involve simply learning to comment out a section of code or understanding the functions so that you can figure out a way to manipulate the variables to achieve your goal. It will make more sense after you play through a few levels.
Vim Adventures
VIM Adventures shines a bit more when it comes to the presentation. It looks like a standard, top-down game where you play a cursor and learn different Vim shortcut keys to move around the environment and solve puzzles. It's not that fun that you would want to play the game on its own but if you're wanting to get better at Vim, it's a fine way to distract yourself from just reading documentation.
VIM Adventures is an online game based on VIM's keyboard shortcuts (commands, motions and operators). It's the "Zelda meets text editing" game. It's a puzzle game for practicing and memorizing VIM commands (good old VI is also covered, of course). It's an easy way to learn VIM without a steep learning curve.
You play a blinking cursor appearing one day in a semi text based world of Textland inhabited by little people but ruled by bugs. You soon discover that your arrival was foretold by an old prophecy and that you're expected to restore order to the world (in case you didn't make it to level 2 yet…).
After reaching the end of a level, unfortunately, you will be prompted to pay for a license. You can buy a 6 month license for $25 to continue through the 13 levels in the game to learn and practice shortcuts from Vim.


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A former high school athlete who was shot in 2003 may sue the companies that made and distributed the handgun used in the crime under an appellate court ruling that gun control advocates say will keep irresponsible gun makers and sellers from taking advantage of a federal law shielding them from lawsuits.
The ruling by the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court reversed a lower court's 2011 dismissal of victim Daniel Williams' complaint, which accused Ohio gun maker Hi-Point and distributor MKS Supply Inc. of Ohio of intentionally supplying handguns to irresponsible dealers because they profited from sales to the criminal gun market.
The appellate panel said the Buffalo man's lawsuit should have been allowed to move forward because Williams' claims fall within exceptions contained in the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a 2005 federal law shielding gun makers from lawsuits over criminal use of their products.
Read the full Associated Press story.
Frank @ 10/9/2012 5:22 PM
Huh? Ohio gun maker Hi-Point and distributor MKS Supply Inc. of Ohio of intentionally supplying handguns to irresponsible dealers because they profited from sales to the criminal gun market.I hope this type of statement applies to auto manufactures too. Sure everyone knows who the irresponsible dealers are their listed in the Yellow Pages. So go after the BATF&E too New York for not dealing with irresponsible dealers.Figures the article is from Bloomberg Land.We are living in Whiney USA, everyone has a issue with everything that is said and done in this country these days. It's an insane mad world we live in.
Jack Betz @ 10/9/2012 6:18 PM
This has been thrown out more than once in the past on the grounds that if we hold manufactuers responsable for the acts of their customers we will put them all ot of business
[email protected] @ 10/9/2012 6:58 PM
More BS from newyocalifornia. Can wait for my lawsuit against Schwinn bicycles comes through!! It's their fault not telling me that riding at night with no lights could be dangerous. And my cousin can sue Chevy for what happened in the back seat of that Impala! This state is so f**ked up it's amazing. Don't forget to sue the BATF/FBI for failure to catch the bogus background checks on the strawman buyer. Blues, stay safe.
Jason Barnes @ 10/9/2012 7:21 PM
We should also hold airplane manufacturers liable every time a pilot screws up big time. And motorcycle companies should be liable when a bike rider drives like an idiot.
Fed Cop @ 10/10/2012 6:54 AM
I hope this goes through. If it does, I'm suing Trojans for intentionally supplying condoms to irresponsible drug stores. Ya, that's it, that's the ticket!
Is the Appellate Court on something? Where is the common sense in this. What a crock.
Rick @ 10/10/2012 8:32 AM
So this must mean that because of the drunk driver that hit me, I can sue Mazda, Budweiser, the golf course that served him the alcohol and the contractor that built the golf course Clubhouse. This is just another attempt to punish gun manufacturers by the liberals and ban guns altogether.
Steve @ 10/10/2012 8:41 AM
Don't forget we're dealing with scum sucking attorneys (judges) keeping their scum sucking buddies (defense attorneys) in business...as they may need the favor returned some day. This country will continue to go downhill while attorney's are allowed to be law makers. The arrogant jerks don't care. It's only affecting them in a POSITIVE=$$$ way. TJ "common sense" will soon be taken out of the dictionary because no one will know what it is!!!
oldcop @ 10/10/2012 9:50 AM
I'm sorry but that is like sueing the car manufacturer for making a car that a drunk drove and killed someone. You think a car salesman wouldn't sell a car to somebody that is suspended for a DUI think again.
John @ 10/10/2012 5:07 PM
I agree with Steve. The trial lawyers, liberal judges and law makers are destroying our country. Alot of people complain about American companies sending jobs overseas. Hell, I don't blame Amercian companies who have to deal with frivolous law suits, government over regulation, ridiculous saftety rules and environmental laws written for tree huggers. Hi-Point should consider relocating out of country. It is sad that the United States of Amercia is quickly becoming a mininum wage service industry, politically correct, muslim/illegal immigrant loving, third world sh*thole anyway.
Frank @ 10/11/2012 10:18 AM
Well it looks like we are all on the same page with this issue. I must admit you guys write some pretty funny comments here. Only in America could this happen! I yearn for the logical peaceful years,where people still had a thick skin with a sense of humor.
Don W @ 10/11/2012 10:33 AM
Well, hell, sue the makers of the ink used in printing the twenty bucks that was used to pay the hooker that gave you the clap.!!!
9r23 @ 10/12/2012 10:59 AM
I'm suing spoon manufacturers for my gut.
I tink I will sue food manufacturers for making me overweight. And the shoe manufacturers that provide athletic shoes for all the aches and pains from running in their shoes.
Michael @ 10/15/2012 4:08 AM
Actually, I like the idea of suing car manufacturers and dealers under the same circumstances. I deal with unlicensed, uninsured and reckless drivers regularly, most of whom bought their cars from the same irresponsible dealers in my area who continue the "used car salesman" stereotype.
Greg @ 10/15/2012 4:40 AM
You can sell a car to a 10 year old. You can sell a car to a habitual drunk driver with no license . You can sell a car to a blind man.The buyer of the car cannot legally drive it on the public roads. They can drive it on public property legally...heck, they can drive 100 mph on private land with no problem...it's nobody's business what they do with it on private property (thing drag race tracks...no speeding tickets in NASCAR).Just typical scum lawyers and judges trying to achieve what can't be done by law...they'll do it by judicial fiat.Why not sue a mother when her son rapes a girl? If she raised him right, he wouldn't be a rapist.
Jeff @ 11/12/2012 7:01 PM
This suit won't stand and the shister lawyers that brought it will be sent empty handed to chase another ambulance .
Mike @ 12/6/2012 4:40 PM
Does this mean we can sue politicians for raising taxes? Or voting contrary to the position they campaigned on?How about we sue the judges for ignorance. (Actually, I forgot that judges are lawyers. They are just keeping their kind employed)


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Karlberg Palace
|Karlberg Palace[1]
Main building, south façade.
|General information
|Architectural style
|Neo Classicism
|Town or city
|Construction started
|Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm, Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie
|The State
|Swedish Fortifications Agency
|Design and construction
Carl Christoffer Gjörwell,
Louis Jean Desprez (1791-93),
Jean de la Vallée (1670-80)
Karlberg Palace is a palace by the Karlberg Canal in Solna Municipality in Sweden, adjacent to Stockholm's Vasastaden district. The palace, built in 1630,[2] today houses the Military Academy Karlberg.
In the park are found, among other things, a "temple of Diana" (originally dedicated to Neptune)[1] and the burial site of Pompe, the dog of King Charles XII.
Notwithstanding the palace remain a military institution, the park is accessible to the public and is open daily between 6 AM and 10 PM.[3]
Three medieval villages at the location — Ösby, Bolstomta, and Lundby — were bought by Lord High Admiral Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm (1574-1650) in the 1620s and subsequently unified into a single estate named "Karlberg" after himself. He then had master mason Hans Drisell build a Renaissance palace featuring pink plaster and tall gables.[4]
As Gyllenhielm's widow died six years after her husband, a lengthy litigation regarding the inheritance followed. Plans in the mid-1660s to transfer the estate to the widowed Queen Hedwig Eleonora were cancelled as Lord High Admiral Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622-1686) sold one of his palaces to the queen (today Ulriksdal Palace, also in Solna) and bought Karlberg from the heir of his precursor in 1669.[5]
De la Gardie[edit]
De la Gardie, at this time one of the most influential men in Sweden, had Jean de la Vallée (1620–1696) develop the palace into one of the grandest in Sweden. The new palace, H-shaped in plan in accordance to the style of the day, featured two wings and a terrace facing the waterfront, while wings facing north formed an enclosed courtyard. Additionally, a church was created in the eastern wing. Some of the red festoon stucco ornaments from this era are preserved in the façade, as are the curved cornices facing the garden, and the sumptuous stucco ceilings of Carlo Carove together with other exclusive interior details, including walls covered in leather, velvet, and boiseries.[4] The park was furnished with an orangery, ponds, fountains, parterres, and boxwood patterns - all in the manner of French Baroque architecture.[6]
Royal estate[edit]
Following the Reduction, De la Gardie lost his influence and most of his fortune, and since King Charles XI declined to buy the palace, De la Gardie was finally forced to hand it over to Johan Gabriel Stenbock to settle a debt and in 1683 Stenbock took over the newly rebuilt palace, only to sell it to the king in 1688.[5] Karlberg thus became where crown prince Charles XII spent much of his childhood and where he used to hunt wolves in the surrounding forests. His mother, Queen Ulrika Eleonora the Elder (1656 - 1693), had a school, the Tapetskolan vid Karlberg, created for orphaned girls where they could create tapestries, and her son took personal charge over the school to honour his good-hearted mother. When Charles XII died in 1718 his coffin was taken to Karlberg before being interred in the church Riddarholmskyrkan.[5]
While the Three Crowns Castle was being rebuilt in the early 1690s,[5] and following the disastrous fire which destroyed it in 1697, the royal family chose Karlberg as their temporary home. The entire court resided at Karlberg until 1754 when the present palace was finally completed.[4]
The red panelled log houses west of the main building are believed to date back to the 1720s, while the stables carrying four sandstone vessels were designed by Carl Hårleman (1700-1753) under Frederick I (1676-1751) in the 1730s, thereafter rebuild into barracks in the 1790s.[4]
Military academy[edit]
In 1766, Karlberg was made a wedding gift to King (then crown prince) Gustav III (1746-1792) and Sophia Magdalena (1743-1813). In the early 1790s Gustav had plans to found a war academy at the Ulriksdal Palace, plans however interrupted by his death in 1792. As his widow choose Ulriksdal as her private residence, the Kungliga Krigacademien ("Royal War Academy") was instead located at Karlberg where the first generation of cadets started their training later the same year. During the regency of Gustav's son, Gustav IV (1778-1837), architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell (1766–1837) was ordered to enlarge the palace to accommodate the cadets, which in 1796 resulted in the elongated wings today giving the palace much of its character.[5]
Modern era[edit]
The park, dating back to the 17th century, has suffered gradual encroachment. During the 1860s, the north-eastern corner was cut off by the railway, and a century later Essingeleden and other motorways had their shares. The exterior of the palace was however restored in the 1980s. Furthermore, in 2001 an archaeological examination of a nearby burial site, associated with one of the villages out of which Karlberg once was created, unveiled fragments of runestones — including one from an image stone and another featuring the proto-Norse Elder Futhark.[7] Karlberg Palace is owned by the State and is managed by the Swedish Fortifications Agency.[6]
See also[edit]
- History of Stockholm
- Solna Church
- Hilma af Klint painter, who works will enter Public Domain in 2014 was born there.
- Johan Mårtelius (1999). "Ytterstaden". Guide till Stockholms arkitektur (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Arkitektur förlag. p. 172. ISBN 91-86050-41-9.
- "Solna: Huvudsta" (in Swedish). Solna Municipality. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- "Solna: Karlberg" (in Swedish). Solna Municipality. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- "Solna. Karlbergsparken" (in Swedish). Solna Municipality. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- "Karlberg" (in Swedish). Historiesajten. 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- Strandell, Monica. "Karlbergs slott" (in Swedish). Swedish Fortifications Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- "Karlberg slott" (in Swedish). Stockholms läns museum (Stockholm County Museum). Retrieved 2008-01-05.[dead link]
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It took quite some time for the UFC featherweight championship bout between titleholder Cris "Cyborg" Justino and former bantamweight champ Holly Holm to get finalized, but now that it has, you can finally get a first look at the official fight poster.
Even before she finally captured the UFC title in July, Cyborg was widely regarded as not only the top female featherweight in the world, but also the women's top pound-for-pound fighter.
Holm, however, believes she has cracked Cyborg's code. She was the first woman to topple Ronda Rousey, the former queen of the UFC, and intends to become the first fighter to defeat both Rousey and Cyborg.
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Rousey takes place on Dec. 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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