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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
* Preschool At Home: Toddler Cleaning Set
"C" (age 3) always wants to help when I'm cleaning house so
I just hand her a rag or a duster to keep her out of the way but... she's on to me.
"C" knows it's not the same thing as the "real stuff" mommy is using.
Cue Family Fun Magazine to the rescue!
I totally forgot I had this little set up going for her big sister years ago until I saw
the toddler cleaning set article in this month's issue of Family Fun Magazine!
I got out our old child-sized caddy and added:
* a small Lint Roller
* a Spray Bottle with Water (on fine mist setting) and a couple of drops of essential lavender oil
*Some Rags (one cotton, one micro fiber)
* A small Dust Pan and child-sized Sweeper
* Sponge
And my new favorite (thank you Family Fun for the genius idea!!)
Our "Dust Bunny" made from one of daddy's old
partner-less gym socks and some sharpie marker embellishment!
Hey now, this isn't too shabby... maybe my hardwood will get clean after all!
Happy Cleaning!
pink and green mama
Labels: No Sew Project, Permanent Marker, Preschool, Recycle Crafts, Toddler
Monday, September 27, 2010
* Homemade Outdoor Play Kitchen From An Up-cycled Cabinet
Hubby and I did a major garage clean-out as soon as we got our first nice fall-weather weekend.
As part of the re-organization we took down a freebie cabinet
we had picked up from Freecycle a few years ago and didn't need anymore.
My oldest daughter "E" suggested that we turn the cabinet into a play-kitchen and we agreed!
We flipped the hinges on one door around to open like an oven door.
Then, using only materials we had on hand we were able to transform our
little cabinet into an outdoor play kitchen for their little play cottage on our deck.
We had a set of oven knobs from a kitchen remodeling project.
I used 4 scratched CDs from my car as the burners (glued down),
and an old broken night light is the "clock"
and an old broken night light is the "clock"
The faucet was generously donated by our awesome neighbors across the street.
The sink is just a glad-ware round container that I traced a hole for and cut out with a jig saw.
The feet of the cabinet were made by screwing
4 clean (empty) pineapple cans to the bottom of the cabinet through small blocks of wood.
The counter top was made by spray painting some left-over rustoleum gray spray paint
The backboard was a scrap of wood we attached with two small "L" brackets.
A small shelf rack set inside the cabinet serves as the oven shelf.
The girls now call it the "Step 2 Cafe".
They even made menus and fresh flower bouquets for the table!
Happy Cooking!
pink and green mama
Labels: Backyard Fun, Create, Preschool, Recycle Crafts
Friday, September 24, 2010
* EASY Kid Craft: Pipe Cleaner Flower Fairies
The girls and I loved these pipe cleaner flower fairies
when we saw them in Family Fun Magazine.
I completely forgot about them until "C" and I were
playing in her new Autumn sensory box and we decided we needed some
fall fairy friends to live in it. (I'll post her box soon!)
I told her we could use some of the fall silk leaves to make fairy skirts.
(I think another bloggy friend made these or something similar recently but I can't remember who!)
This was our first little fall fairy.
I wasn't too happy with her face but we couldn't take it off
once we'd made the whole fairy. (sorry, she's a bit out of focus)
This was our second fall fairy and I thought her face was creepy!
The sharpie marker bled on the grain of the wood and made
her eyelashes dark and gave her eyes a sinister quality... maybe she's the fall witch!
Third attempt....
Then, we had to make a Rapunzel Fairy with LOTS of long hair!
Fourth Fairy... Mommy made a little Yellow and Blue Daffodil Fairy... that's more like it.
Big sister "E" got home from school and got right to work making fairies with us.
I love this blue one she made (the one on the right)
and she made the sweet pink one for her little sister "C"
"C" loved her pink fairy
with Pink Rainbow Hair!!
So here's how to make your own...
(if we can do it so can you!)
These would be a great birthday party activity,
scouts craft, rainy day/sick day activity....
1. Start with one pipe cleaner bent in half for the main body and legs.
2. Then, HALF of a pipe cleaner to be the arms.
You can use one color of pipe cleaner or mix and match.
3. You'll need some yarn for the hair (or embroidery floss).
4. Wooden bead for the head.
5. Three more little beads (pony bead or wooden)
2 will be the "shirt" 1 will be the "undies".
6. Silk flower petals for the skirt. (from a disassembled flower)
or silk leaves (just cut a small slit in the center)
7. Sharpies to add face details (be careful with the wood grain!)
Bend the big pipe cleaner over the yarn hair and give it one small twist/pinch.
Thread on the bigger wooden bead as the head
(so the hair is coming out like a big crazy yarn sprout!)
Twist the "half" pipe cleaner around the body to make some arms.
Now, bend the "arms" in toward the body and twist so the hands are two little hoops.
Slide on the two "shirt" beads.
Now, thread on the "skirt" flower petals, add one more pony bead as "undies"
Finally, bend the two legs back up toward the body
and twist to create little "hoop" feet (like the hands)
Draw on a little face with sharpies and you're ready to play!
Happy Fairy Friend Making!
pink and green mama
Labels: Create, Homemade Toys, Permanent Marker, Play, Preschool, School Age, Yarn
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Pink and Green Mama Crafts: Halloween Fun eBook
and have some Halloween fun
with my Halloween FUN
PDF Lesson Plan e-Book!
Now you can create your own spooky masterpieces
at home (or in your classroom!)
11 Complete Art Lessons and Activities
in a 57-page PDF Formatted
*Complete Supply Lists
* Full-Color Photos of Actual Student Work
* Detailed Step-by-Step Photo Directions
*Printable Full-Size Templates
This packet includes my two
previous Halloween e-books,
Halloween Stained Glass Templates
and Spider Web (paper plate)Weaving as a bonus!
Halloween Stained Glass packet
with 8 full-size templates and...
Halloween Spider Web Weaving Packet
with step-by-step full color instructions.
These art lessons and activities can be done
on a one-on-one basis with your own child
or in a large group/classroom setting with several children.
Great for class parties,
Scouts, and Sunday School too!
Scouts, and Sunday School too!
I've lead small groups of 3-4 year olds through all of these lessons
(with assistance from their parents)
as well as groups of 5-10 year olds in my art classroom and art camp classes.
You can do several lessons at once, like a camp experience;
but I recommend spreading them out over several days/weeks
during the month of October to build up the excitement to Halloween!
Use this e-book curriculum
in whatever way works best for your schedule.
Many of the supplies for these projects
will come from your own art and craft stash,
your kitchen, or recycling bin.
The PDF e-book is designed to be printed out
(I recommend using card stock paper and assembling it in a binder)
or you can read it directly from your own home or classroom computer screen.
This 57-page Halloween
Arts and Crafts Lesson e-Book
is best suited for elementary aged children (ages 5-11)
but can also be used with preschoolers (ages 3-4)
This $10.00 Halloween Crafts e-Book includes
11 complete Art Lessons and Activities
featuring 2 of my previous Halloween e-books,
3 of my most popular Halloween Craft lessons,
and 6 brand new
(never published on my blog)
Halloween Crafts and Activities.
To purchase the PDF:
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These lesson plans are copyrighted by MaryLea Harris (pink and green mama)
they are intended for personal or classroom use, not for re-sale or reproduction.
Thank you!
Boo! Happy Crafting!!
pink and green mama
Monday, September 20, 2010
* One of Our New Favorite Toys! Contina Bamboo Blocks
When we were in Texas, visiting the grandparents this summer we visited one of our
favorite children's museums (The Discovery Center in Amarillo, TX)
They have a fabulous gift shop, and your purchases help raise money for the museum
so I had to pick up a few goodies for the girls to help out, right?!
We got these Bamboo Rainbow blocks (from Contina)
and they've been great fun this summer....
Love this building "E" (age 7) built...
My little modern architect.
watch out for raining blocks.
Happy Building (and destroying!)
pink and green mama
Labels: Create, Play, Preschool, Product Review, Rainbow, School Age
Friday, September 17, 2010
* Preschool At Home: Pumpkin Play Dough
We had so much fun with our Apple Play-doh
that we also decided to make a batch of Orange Pumpkin Play-doh!
We just added All Spice and Nutmeg to our Orange Kool-Aid Play-doh Recipe
since I didn't have Pumpkin Pie Spice on hand.
The fun part was seeing how much it looked like
Pumpkin pie mix when we were stirring up the batch!
We got out our mini pie pans and muffin tins
from our play kitchen set and spent the afternoon
"baking" play-doh pumpkin pies and muffins!
Now we might need to get out a can of pumpkin and make the real thing : )
Such a fun and easy fall activity for my favorite three-and-a-half-year-old.
Happy Pumpkin Play-Doh-ing!
pink and green mama
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Preschool At Home: Apple Themed Play Dough Recipe and Activity
With big sister back at school last week, little sister and I have had more
time to jump back into our Preschool at Home activities.
Our most recent was inspired by My Montessori Journey's
Apple Play-doh.
I liked the idea so much I even shared the recipe with "C"s preschool teacher
for their apple unit next month.
I improvised my own recipe
by adapting our usual Kool-Aid play-doh recipe
and adding some Nutmeg, Allspice, and Cinnamon to the mix.
We worked on a tray to prevent any staining or mess on the table/floor.
"C" enjoyed learning how to pinch off small amounts of play-doh and
roll them into little crab-apple-sized balls.
Then she pushed a small stick/twig in the top as a stem and added a silk flower leaf.
Super cute and fun.
Kept her entertained for a good 40 minutes.
Mama had fun too and it smells so yummy!
No Cook Kool-Aid Play Doh Recipe:
1 Packet Sugar-Free Red Kool-Aid Mix
1 Cup of Flour
1/2 Cup of Salt
(for the apples we added a dash of
Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Allspice)
3 Teaspoons of Vegetable Oil
1 Cup Boiling Water
Mix dry ingredients;
then stir in oil and boiling water,
keep stirring for a minute or two --
once it cools down a bit pull it out of the bowl
and knead into a ball. Store in an air tight container.
Happy Play-doh-ing!
pink and green mama MaryLea
Labels: Fall, Invitation to Create, Play Dough, Preschool, Recipes
Monday, September 13, 2010
* Found Object Printmaking With Kids
I love printmaking.
I was a printmaker in college and love to experiment
with different printmaking techniques.
Found object printmaking (printmaking with household items)
is a perfect first printmaking lesson with children.
Collect stuff to print with:
(think plastic animals,
cars and trucks, balls)
toilet paper tubes,
bottle tops,
golf balls,
misc. recycling,
corrugated cardboard,
hair combs,
tooth brushes,
popsicle sticks,
empty thread spools,
washers and bolts,
(I raided our "Inventions Box")
Set up some shallow trays of paint.
Get some paper.
Start dipping and stamping, rolling, dragging, and experimenting!
The great thing about this kind of project is that you can do it anywhere
if you have washable paint, paper, and some random stuff!
We were outside in the driveway because it was a day of mess-making at Mom Would Never camp!
Group hand-washing stations were a must.
Happy Printmaking!
pink and green mama,
Labels: Create, Paint, Popsicle Sticks, Preschool, Printmaking, Recycle Crafts, School Age, Toilet Paper Tube Craft
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A Fort Worth mother brought her 8-year-old son, teenage daughter and three other teens along with her to set nine vehicles ablaze last weekend, according to an affidavit released Friday.
Nine cars were burned in Fort Worth's historic Ryan Place neighborhood at about 4 a.m. on April 5.
The Fort Worth Fire Department announced Friday afternoon that three men and two women were arrested for the fires.
Sonja Hernandez, 39, and her daughter, Amber Hernandez, 17, were arrested. The teen's boyfriend, Jose Zapata, 19, and his twin brother, Carlos Zapata, 19, and friend Daniel Perez, 18, were also arrested.
Investigators were able to arrest all five thanks to a tip that came in after surveillance video of the suspect's vehicle was released.
A person in the neighborhood approached NBC 5 crews as they were reporting on the story earlier in the week. The information was then passed along to law enforcement officials who said it was key in making the arrests.
Investigators said Perez could be seen in the pick up truck on surveillance video.
"As far as motive goes, it's not going to be totally flushed out yet," said Brad Sims, an arson investigator for the Fort Worth Fire Department. "And we are going to hopefully come to a better understanding of that through our continued investigation."
Sonja Hernandez had her 8-year-old son with her while the fires were being set. The boy is now in the custody of Child Protective Services.
"I truly apologize to them [the victims] from the bottom of my heart," said Yaquelyn Magana, who admits she was there the night the cars were set on fire, but insists she was just a witness. "I really do. I'm apologizing for all of them."
Magana wasn't arrested and blames Sonja Hernandez, the oldest of those arrested, for starting the fire spree.
"I told them this is messed up," Magana said. "These people don't deserve this. You don't even know these people."
Magana claims she had no way to stop them. Her husband, Carlos Zapata, was one of the five arrested. However, she said her husband was not involved.
"He technically didn't participate because he didn't do anything," Magana said. "People just have the information wrong."
A sister of Carlos and Jose Zapata said even though one brother was not involved in the fires, the other did participate in the arson.
"And he was like, 'Alright, I'm going to stand up for what I did." And I give him props for that, you know," Lizbeth Zapata said. "He was like, 'What about my kids?' And I'm like, 'Well, you should have thought about that.'"
All five are currently in jail.
"It is absolutely unusual," Sims said. " We don't see this very often. It's something the city takes extremely seriously."
Investigators said they have not ruled out any kind of gang initiation.
NBC 5's Dulce Hernandez and Christina Miralla contributed to this story.

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This is one of the least problematic wine mistakes you can make. Unless you're tailgating outside of MetLife Stadium on a bitter New Jersey Meadowlands' afternoon (go Jets!), it's pretty easy to remedy. Just let your wine warm up!
7 Mistakes Wine Drinkers Make
And how to avoid them
Mentioned in this article
Everyone I know serves reds too warm, especially room temperature wines in the summer. My question though is how do you decant a wine and have it not be too warm by the time you drink it? Chill it in the fridge first or????????
Whatever would be the reason to STORE reds at 75* ? It is easier to let a cool wine come UP to room temp than to try and chill a wine that has been sitting for long periods at 75*. Restaurants seem to make this mistake quite alot, and it just ruins it for me.
While your general point about pairing is well taken, artichokes do not make wines taste bitter. Try it. The effect is like the green after-image of a red light. Being bitter themselves, they make even the dryest, most bitter wine become weirdly sweet.
This last Christmas my wife and I received a "beverage cooler" which includes a spinning feature which helps to cool a wine with circulated ice water to the "perfect" temperature, assuming you time it correctly. The packaging claims the spinning doesn't effect the quality of the wine, but after reading about "travel shock" I am concerned that it may be causing the same effect. Can anyone add some insight?
Carson - if the wine is red and unfiltered, meaning it will likely have sediment in thebottom, "spinning" is the LAST thing you want to do to it. Sediment isnt harmful, but isnt something you want in your glass or mouth. Would be better used for whites.
Spinning wine is bad if the wine has sediment. Swirling it in your glass is fine because you've poured it, leaving the sediment behind. Spinning it in one of those cooler things? I think it's unnecessary.
Many people have no choice but to store wines in a home that is above ideal drinking temperature. To cool wines stored at room temp, you can 1) put it in the fridge for 20+ mins or 2) put a VacuVin cooling jacket on the bottle--I do this almost every time I open a red from the house and even from the basement if it's a little warm that day. If you are decanting a wine hours before dinner, consider cooling the actual decanter first! You can run cold water on the outside, put it in the fridge, o,r if it's a traditional one liter carafe, use the VacuVin champagne jacket on it--you can leave that on the decanter after the wine is poured, too. BTW, the VacuVin jackets work poorly with whites--they just don't have enough ability to cool 65 degree wine to a cool enough temp. But they work great with reds.
But don't fuss too much about exact temp--just don't serve reds at 70 and up if you can avoid it.
BOBJDAN -- As far as serving reds at "room temp," understand that when that "rule" was instituted, back in the 1800s, room temp was closer to 50 than 70. So if you are serving your reds at today's room temp, you are starting out too warm. If you start with a bottle that has been chilled or stored at 55*, decanting it 30 mins before dinner wont heat it up too fast unless you are decanting it in the kitchen while cooking.
While wines have no breath, they do need time to breathe. ; )
Bobdjan - I've read a simple "15 minute rule" somewhere on wine temperature: most whites are served to cold and could benefit from 15 min outside the fridge before serving. Most reds are served too warm and could benefit from 15 mins inside the fridge before opening. Maybe Greg remembers where this rule comes from (hey, maybe HE wrote it).
The one additional abuse I would note (though of course never practiced myself!) is letting simple white wines hang around too long. Almost every friend I have, at some time or other, has pulled out a botle of something white that was upwards of 4 years old and asked me if I think it's still OK to drink. Maybe not a problem for people who read this, but many out there are wasting good bottles this way.
And if you'd like a fun demonstration of Rule #1, take a bottle of a white you enjoy, and put some in small container (like a half bottle) and immerse it in icewater for a good long time (say, 30 minutes). Then taste it side-by-side with the wine served at fridge temperature or slightly warmer. You'll think they're two different wines (I've done this at component tastings, with temperature as a "component.") Of course, depending on the wine and your individual preferences, you may like ice cold better! Some folks also only like (beer from a frosted mug, and ice cubes in their water even in January in Minnesota..
I live in tucson where it tend to get pretty hot. My a/c is set at 80 and i store my wines a room temp, should i be worried about my reds being to hot?
For oily fish,go with Pinot Noir or Gruner Veltliner.
Even foods considered unfriendly food partners have their matches. Artichokes and aparagus go well with Condrieu, for example.
May 02, 2012 at 6:18 p.m.
I recently tried something interesting. Poured a red straight from the bottle stored at room temperature (basement temp, around 65). Then immersed the bottle in ice water for 5 minutes, poured a glass, and re-immersed the bottle for another 5 minutes, then poured a glass. While I expected much more dramatic affects, the middle pour enjoyed a much fuller boutique and was an improvement over the room temperature glass. FWIW...
Excellent and allows us to think and learn.Congrats for such a compilation.All points,though so simply said are important.sidd banerji,wine writer,mumbai,india
I would like to know what is the correct temperature to storage white wines and red wines. Considering that I am from a warm country, Brazil, I leave the wines (red and whites) in a Cave at a 8 C (centigrades) temperature. Is that too cold? Thanks
Honestly those big glasses, can be a turn off! That big open one on the picture, would not always do any good. Because the aroma's of the wine will not be captured as well by your nose, If it would be smaller on the top and larger in the middle would be much better!
Angelica, the best temperature is between 12 and 14 °. Like said above, too cold is better then to hot. If it would not colder then this, your wines would be in room temperature a bit longer before you enjoy them.
It can give red wine a bit of a shock, what is important also is if the temperature in your cellar does not have too much lows and ups.....
Should not worry too much, but better it not gets colder then this!
Thank you so much for answering me so fast! The temperature you said above is for red and white? Both?And for how long should a wine rest before serving? Ive been in Vancouver in february and each and every restaurant let the wine rest. This doent happen here at all... Thank you one more time!
Angelica, your wines will age more slowly at a temperature of 8 degrees (simple chemistry principle). If you are mostly storing "everyday" wines at this temperature to prevent them from spoiling, it doesn't really matter. But if you are storing wines like Bordeaux for the future, then it will have a large effect. Your wnes could take 50% longer to mature if stored at 8 degrees compared to at 12 to 14 degrees. So if you have a 2005 Bordeaux which is supposed to be "ready to drink" in 2015-2020, you should probably wait until 2020. I hope you are young (not like me :- )
This was one of the more entertaining forms of wine education. May have to adopt a few for the TR.
Greg, I agree that wines are generally more durable than most of us think. Heat is the enemy. I have a passive cellar and it ranges between 66F and 78F. My wines age a little faster and i rarely keep ant=ything more than 10 years because of this. Conversely, I have lost nothing 10 years old and under. I am 55, old enough that I don't really want to cellar wine any longer that.
In reply to the v. first Q fm "bobjdan":
When we have a wine at home that will benefit fm decanting, we often BOTH pre-chill the wine & then put the decanter back in the fridge prior to serving. Having a separate "timer" in the kitchen &/or on a beeper-watch 'just for the wine' helps prevent us fm 'over-chilling'.
Another thing we do when temperatures outside are below 65 degs F & above 35 degs F is to just put the decanter on a table outside on the screened in porch - making room in the kitchen & fridge for other things.
Re. 'serving temperature' of wines:
We've been drinking & collecting wine for over 30 yrs & highly recommend "Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book" (updated annually & our family holiday 'stocking stuffer!) For about $15 it provides a wealth of info for any 'level' of wine consumer.
'The book has an easily readable chart on the inside back cover with a short note that says in part: "No single aspect of serving wine makes or mars it so easily as getting the temperature right."
Also agree 100% with 'Heartsleeve's" note re. "serving reds at "room temp: "understand that when that "rule" was instituted, back in the 1800s, room temp was closer to 50 than 70. So if you are serving your reds at today's room temp, you are starting out too warm."
At home if we know that a wine's too warm prior to serving, depending on how much time we have before serving, we sometimes put it in the freezer with a reusable iced 'sleeve' around the bottle (you can find them 'plain' or 'decorated' & we just keep a few in the freezer all the time) ... PLUS there are now 'fake' ice cubes that you can just drop in the wine glass! We've got some 'plain square ones' along with some 'golf balls' friends gave us as a gag-gift! After use, just wash, rrinse & dry & put them back in a small plastic container in the freezer along with the 'sleeves'.
When dining out, we have no qualms about asking for too-warm red wine to be served in a chiller. The 'squeaky wheel' is the one that usually 'gets the grease' ... so it's important as paying customers for us ALL to speak up & tell restaurant Mgrs/Owners where their wine service can be improved. Those who respond positively ensure our continued patronage & 'everybody wins'.
Thanks for mythbusting myths about wine. Very much appreciated.
Jenny from
Couple of things come to my mind having read the 7 mistakes and some of the responses to the article:
1. Wine glass size matters. however, it does not alway need to be a huge bowl. Every wine type seem to work differently in different glass. Just as a simple example think of champagne. It can be served in a flute, or as quite often in USA, in flat open glass. In this case flute preserves the bubbles and the aromas while the flat glass, well makes the champagne flat very quickly.
2. The amount of wine poured in a glass. In the service industry people tend to pour the glasses full which prevents the wine from breathing. I prefer less in the glass to get more of the aroma out of the wine. If you have an expensive wine and pour the glass full, you could just as well be drinking grape juice.
"Breathe" and "breath" have always been two distinctly different words, one a verb, one a noun.
While I'm far from an oenologist I'm proud to see that I avoid all of these - but there's one that I think is missing that I am guilty of - holding on to a wine for too long. Not an issue for most reds, but I find myself holding on to that last bottle of a particular white for the "perfect occasion" and the next thing I know (a few years later...) it's well past prime. I found a 2 zone wine cabinet on scratch-n-dent, so temp isn't a problem. Paring is based largely on experience, so the only problem I see with that is not learning from your mistakes. :-)
I really appreciate your suggestion #8 to try another bottle -- one of the best things I've ever decided to do is to buy 2 or 3 bottles of one particular wine. I do this with around 75% of my wine purchases now, and its VERY educational in realizing bottle variance. I just experienced this last night with #2 out of 3 bottles of 2002 Los Rocas Garnacha. #1 was oxidized because of a bad cork, but drinkable -- completely forgettable. #2 was downright awesome, great cork seal and a beautiful, deep red with a rusty rim. My drinking buddy was instantly converted from thinking that last week I served him "bad and spoiled" wine...just "not so good" wine.
Greetings - I recently relocated to the Philippines (I'm from the U.S. - I'm a writer, by occupation) and I have to adjust myself to a whole new set of wine offerings. Spain is the major influence here (along with South Africa). I truly enjoy Greek wines and California wines. Unfortunately, the older ports that I enjoyed in the U.S. are nearly non-existent, out here. Since I live out in the provinces, having wine shipped to me is a bit of a problem, as well. As a result, I'm beginning to explore the wines in the duty-free stores in Olongapo, Zambales - where the U.S. military base used to be located. I'm sure to have a few questions as time goes by. I'm very appreciative of this site.
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Hot wine? I have never heard of such a thing. I know that white is supposed to be refrigerated and red, served at room temperature.
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When Matthew Stafford and the Lions left the field at halftime, it looked like there was nothing the Pittsburgh Steelers could do to stop Detroit's offence.
Stafford looks to restore touch
Noah Trister
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — When Matthew Stafford and the Lions left the field at halftime, it looked like there was nothing the Pittsburgh Steelers could do to stop Detroit's offence.
That's what made the last two quarters so surprising.
"We just didn't execute," Stafford said. "They came out in the second half and played a little bit more two-man. For one reason or another we didn't connect."
After scoring 27 points in the second quarter, the Lions went scoreless the rest of the way in Sunday's 37-27 loss at Pittsburgh. The weather wasn't great, but it was still a startling collapse for a Detroit team that seemed to be finding a groove.
Stafford threw for 327 yards in the first half — and only 35 in the second. Calvin Johnson caught six passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns, but that was all in the first half.
"Early in the game, they were playing a lot of single-high. We forced them out of that quick," Stafford said. "In the second quarter, they went to a little bit more two-man and we just weren't able to get them out of that."
The Lions may have some extra help for Johnson and Stafford this weekend against Tampa Bay. Receiver Nate Burleson, who has been out since late September after hurting his arm in a car accident, is optimistic about his chances to return.
"I've still got to get clearance," Burleson said. "I'm not saying that I am playing for sure, but in my mind, I'm going to wake up (Wednesday) in preparation to be on the field and get into the game plan and try to play on Sunday."
Reggie Bush managed only 31 yards on 12 carries Sunday, and Stafford did not complete a pass in 10 fourth-quarter attempts. The defence didn't hold up either, allowing Pittsburgh to drive 97 yards for the touchdown that put the Steelers ahead 30-27 with 4:46 to play.
"As a team, we lost that," Burleson said. "It was clear — all three phases. It's good and bad. It's bad because we had more than enough opportunities to win that game. The good thing is, we didn't play the game we wanted by any means and still almost won it."
The Lions (6-4) are tied with Chicago atop the NFC North, and Detroit swept its two meetings with the Bears this season. Still, a week ago the Lions were alone in first place and looked like they had a favourable schedule down the stretch.
Stafford led a dramatic comeback in the final seconds in a victory over Dallas, and he threw a crucial touchdown pass late in a win at Chicago.
The 25-year-old quarterback seemed to be maturing into the type of franchise player the Lions were hoping for when they took him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft.
But this team is under pressure to make the playoffs, especially since the Bears and Green Bay Packers have been limited by injury problems.
The next two home games will be crucial for Detroit. The Lions host Tampa Bay (2-8) this weekend (1 p.m., Fox) in a game they're favoured to win — then they have a short break before their Thanksgiving showdown against Green Bay.
"It's good for guys mentally to move on. That's the way this league is," Stafford said. "You have to get ready for the next opponent. This is a team that, again, we don't play very often. We have to study them. On the defensive side of the ball, they're extremely talented."
Tampa Bay has won two straight games after an 0-8 start, and cornerback Darrelle Revis has Stafford's respect.
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Alberta MLA caught in prostitution sting welcomed back to PC caucus
Alberta MLA Mike Allen speaks to CTV after landing at Edmonton Airport, Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
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Published Monday, July 7, 2014 9:02PM EDT
EDMONTON -- An Alberta politician caught trying to buy sex from undercover officers in Minnesota while on a government trip has been allowed back into the Progressive Conservative caucus.
Government whip George VanderBurg said Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo member of the legislature Mike Allen has been accepted back after a secret-ballot vote by caucus members.
VanderBurg said Allen approached him a couple of weeks to discuss re-entering caucus. He would not discuss the results of the vote, only that it was "yes."
"Mike joined us after the caucus meeting for lunch and he got a very, very warm welcome ... He got a warm applause and lots of pats on the back," VanderBurg said.
"Mike had made a mistake. He admitted that. He paid his price both personally and publicly. He made his apology. He had his time in the corner and now it is time for Mike to get back to work. In all of us, we forgive people for their sins."
Allen said it was always his hope to return to the Tory caucus and he's "grateful that they've accepted my back into the fold."
He was arrested in 2013 while in Minnesota representing the province at a conference on cross-border issues. He pleaded guilty in St. Paul, Minn., to a misdemeanour after he contacted officers who had posted a fake online ad for escorts.
Police reported Allen, who was single at the time, arranged to meet pair of prostitutes who were actually female undercover officers and he agreed to pay about $200 for sex.
He had just put some cash on a counter in his hotel room and was starting to undress when other police officers came in and arrested him.
He apologized and told his hometown paper, Fort McMurray Today, that he ended a serious relationship prior to the St. Paul trip and he was lonely.
Allen said Monday he "stepped out of line.
"I made a grave error in judgment and its something I think about every day ... I think about what got me to that point. I reached a low point in my life and I made a decision on an impulse. So the biggest lesson I learned was that there are many choices we make as we move through life and you always have to think about what the impacts of those choices are going to have on what you do."
Allen said he knows he disappointed many people.
"It's something I will have to keep working on and will keep working to regain that trust from those that aren't happy with what I did."
He said he hasn't decided whether he will run again in the next election.
After Allen was arrested, then premier Alison Redford said she was "disgusted" by his actions and called them "more than inappropriate."
Allen was removed from caucus and a U.S. judge ordered him to pay $1,000 in fines and penalties.
VanderBurg said he doesn't think there will be a political price to letting Allen back in.
"The message I've heard very clearly is that Mike works hard in his constituency, he worked hard to get elected and he has worked hard both as a PC member and as an Independent member."


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Part I: Getting Up to Speed on Optics Fundamentals 7
Chapter 1: Introducing Optics, the Science of Light 9
Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Optics-Related Math and Physics 15
Chapter 3: A Little Light Study: Reviewing Light Basics 31
Chapter 4: Understanding How to Direct Where Light Goes 45
Part II: Geometrical Optics: Working with More Than One Ray 57
Chapter 5: Forming Images with Multiple Rays of Light 59
Chapter 6: Imaging with Mirrors: Bouncing Many Rays Around 69
Chapter 7: Imaging with Refraction: Bending Many Rays at the Same Time 77
Part III: Physical Optics: Using the Light Wave 95
Chapter 8: Optical Polarization: Describing the Wiggling Electric Field in Light 97
Chapter 9: Changing Optical Polarization 113
Chapter 10: Calculating Refl ected and Transmitted Light with Fresnel Equations 131
Chapter 11: Running Optical Interference: Not Always a Bad Thing 143
Chapter 12: Diffraction: Light's Bending around Obstacles 161
Part IV: Optical Instrumentation: Putting Light to Practical Use 179
Chapter 13: Lens Systems: Looking at Things the Way You Want to See Them 181
Chapter 14: Exploring Light Sources: Getting Light Where You Want It 197
Chapter 15: Guiding Light From Here to Anywhere 213
Part V: Hybrids: Exploring More Complicated Optical Systems 227
Chapter 16: Photography: Keeping an Image Forever 229
Chapter 17: Medical Imaging: Seeing What's Inside You (No Knives Necessary!) 247
Chapter 18: Optics Everywhere: Exploring Other Medical, Industrial, and Military Uses 259
Chapter 19: Astronomical Applications: Using Telescopes 271
Part VI: More Than Just Images: Getting into Advanced Optics 285
Chapter 20: Index of Refraction, Part 2: You Can Change It! 287
Chapter 21: Quantum Optics: Finding the Photon 301
Part VII: The Part of Tens 311
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At his tiny hospital in Turkey just a stone's throw from the Syrian border, Qussay Said Essa says he's all but given up on American assistance. Though he knows the US has pledged money both inside and outside of Syria, he says he doesn't know of anyone who has seen American aid.
"What they've given is not enough," says Dr. Essa, a general surgeon at a hospital run by Orient Humanitarian Relief in Reyhanli. "They've given what? $350 million over two years? [The actual American pledge is $385 million.] That's nothing when you compare it to the size of the tragedy and the destruction."
Just keeping his tiny clinic afloat in Reyhanli costs $200,000 per month and a sister clinic just across the border with better surgical facilities costs another $600,000 per month. Orient Humanitarian Relief, which Essa says receives funding from wealthy Syrian expatriates, is one of many hundreds of small charitable organizations helping those affected by the Syrian crisis that are in dire need of economic support.
Despite US efforts to increase humanitarian assistance to Syria, intended recipients say the American presence remains virtually invisible. Part of the perceived deficit of support comes from the US policy of not branding or labeling aid parcels to identify them as coming from the US. Many in the aid community say that this has resulted in Syrians feeling abandoned by the US.
In a region where perceptions often matter more than reality, the US has failed to convince many Syrians that it is doing good.
"There's a sense inside Syria that the US has been stringing the Syrian opposition along," says Christy Delafield, program director for the Syrian Expatriates Organization. "Syrian-Americans have been begging the US to brand aid.… The US is doing some great things and the Syrian people aren't seeing it. When they get aid, they credit the Gulf countries, Turkey, or the Europeans, who do brand."
Early this year, President Barack Obama upped the US aid commitment to Syria from $210 million to $365 million. The money has been focused on providing food and healthcare, with more than half of the funds intended for those still inside Syria.
The US announced today that it will give nonlethal aid directly to the rebels that will include medical supplies and food. The US will also provide $60 million for opposition councils working to provide government services in rebel-controlled areas. This is on top of $50 million that the US has already provided for these groups. Yet the US has intentionally made no effort to communicate to its recipients where the majority of this assistance comes from. Policy makers are concerned that if aid parcels are stamped with American flags or other symbols tying it back to the US, it could endanger the beneficiary or those delivering it inside Syria if they encounter a group hostile to the US.
"We are not putting flags on the aid so that it's perhaps not as visible as it is in other situations. Our priority is to ensure that it reaches people and that it doesn't create additional insecurity," said Nancy Lindborg, USAID's assistant administrator for democracy, conflict, and humanitarian assistance in recent remarks to the press.
Among those aware of US spending, many allege that a large portion of the money goes to the Syrian government or those inside government controlled areas – areas less likely to be affected by shortages of food and medical supplies than opposition-controlled areas.
American officials remain insistent that no aid goes directly through the Syrian government, but concede that some may reach those sympathetic to the government when aid is disturbed through groups such as the Red Crescent, whose regional employees may still sympathize with the regime. Other projects benefit large swaths of people that include government supporters, as was the case with funding that provided chlorine for municipal water treatment facilities to produce clean water for 10 million people.
"Much of the aid that's going in is benefiting a broad array of folks throughout Syria," said Ms. Lindborg.
For the majority of Syrians, the widely held perception remains that what little US assistance has come their way, much of it has gone to the Assad regime, negating any good done by aid to the opposition that could serve to improve the US image among Syrians.
"I know the US has given money but I'm sure this money has gone to the Red Crescent and this organization has helped the regime so what is the benefit of this assistance?" asks Yasir Alsyed, who manages the Recovery House, which helps wounded Syrians in Reyhanli. "The US has not supplied any help to the medical or humanitarian sector," he adds, stating something that is incorrect.
Meanwhile, the scope of the financial commitment to Syria remains disproportionate to the level of need, which Lindborg and other US officials have admitted. Compared to other foreign aid campaigns, the US effort in Syria remains relatively low. During the 2012 fiscal year, the US pledged $2.3 billion to Afghanistan. Even in countries less central to US interests, American spending still exceeds its investment in Syria. During the previous fiscal year the US planned $676 million for aid spending in Jordan and $383 million in Columbia.
As the Syrian conflict approaches its two-year anniversary, the optimism that permeated the early days is gone and the assumption that it is only a matter of time before Assad steps down has faded away amid statements and other indicators that he will not willingly leave power and his troops remain well-armed and capable. Now many Syrians are hunkering down for a prolonged conflict in which they're not expecting outside help.
"All these are blow after blow. Syrians really thought the West would come to their aid," says Mouaz Moustafa, political director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force.


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Dems to W.H.: Immigration's your call
Senate Democratic leaders are grappling with how far to push President Barack Obama on immigration before the crucial midterm elections.
For all the insistence that Obama take bold action — and despite a furious push from immigration activists — there's palpable fear that Obama could cause trouble for the Senate's most vulnerable Democrats if he decides to circumvent Congress before the elections to make immigration changes through executive action. Such a move could complicate the reelection bids of Democrats in red states like Arkansas, North Carolina, Louisiana and Alaska — races that could determine whether the party will maintain its grip on the Senate.
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The dynamic is leaving the Senate's most powerful Democrats in a jam. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington all called for executive action to halt deportations. In March, Schumer even said the White House should move on the matter "in October."
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But now the leaders are coy. Representatives for each of the senators refused to say this week whether their bosses want the president to move before November or wait until after the elections.
"The timing of it is entirely up to him," Durbin spokesman Ben Marter said of the president.
Democrats are trying to shift focus back to the Republican controlled House, where Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has already told Obama he has no plans to act on immigration this year.
"If House Republicans would just do their job and pass an immigration reform bill that fixes a broken system, then we wouldn't even be having this conversation," said Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson, who declined to comment further.
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Added a Schumer spokesman: "The president would not be forced to even contemplate taking independent action to cope with our broken system had House Republicans not spent more than a year blocking the Senate's already-passed bipartisan immigration reform legislation." The spokesman also declined to weigh in further.
The White House declined to comment.
The debate reflects the balancing act that Democrats are walking on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue when it comes to immigration. Obama and Democratic congressional leaders are weighing calls from activists to do something to stem deportations but risk going too far and flipping the Senate to the GOP. That would give Republicans full control of Congress and an even more powerful platform to block immigration reform.
The GOP is already beginning to pounce on the issue, making immigration reform an issue in key Senate races.
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Obama administration officials are deep into their review of immigration enforcement practices and are expected to take steps within weeks to ease deportations of certain immigrants living in the United States illegally — though the exact timing is a subject of hot speculation.
Though he long insisted that he had little legal authority to act on immigration, Obama said in June that he would take executive action on deportations this summer after it became clear House Republicans wouldn't move a bill — heeding demands from Democratic leaders and immigration advocates, who blasted the administration for deporting the highest number of undocumented immigrants of any president.
The president is unlikely to halt deportations for all undocumented immigrants who would have become legalized under the Senate's comprehensive reform bill that passed last year – the top demand of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and immigrant-rights organizations. But the administration is looking into relief for smaller populations based on criteria such as family ties or how long they have lived in the United States.
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In a Univision interview this week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) singled out family ties, saying parents of U.S. citizens or young undocumented immigrants should be granted the same protections as the so-called "Dreamers" who were shielded under a 2012 Obama administration directive. Pelosi also backs the call from Latino lawmakers to protect the estimated 8 million undocumented immigrants who would have qualified under the Senate bill, a spokeswoman said — a position that Durbin and Schumer have also endorsed.
"It would be my hope that the president's lawyers would advise him on the broadest possible prosecutorial discretion," Pelosi said during the interview.
With the prospects that the fallout could hurt their incumbents in conservative states, Democratic leaders in the Senate want little ownership of the timing of the president's decision. At the same time, they don't want to anger pro-immigration groups by publicly siding with red-state Democrats even though the Senate leadership has aggressively tried to protect their vulnerable members from taking tough votes and being cornered into uncomfortable positions all year.
Endangered Democrats have already pushed back on the president's upcoming move. In an interview before the August recess, Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas insisted that Obama needs statutory authority to act on deportations, saying: "I'm not for government by executive order."


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Penn State's former president and two other top school officials were ordered by a Pennsylvania judge Tuesday to stand trial on charges that they covered up the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse.
After two days of preliminary hearings, Harrisburg District Judge William Wenner ordered a criminal trial to be held for the university's former president, Graham Spanier, its former vice president, Gary Schultz, and its former athletic director, Tim Curley, a court official told the Los Angeles Times.
Sandusky, 69, a former assistant football coach, is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence for his conviction in June 2012 on 45 counts of sexual abuse involving 10 boys. The boys were involved with a charity, the Second Mile, founded by Sandusky in 1977.
A prominent witness, former assistant football coach Mike McQueary, testified Monday that he had seen Sandusky abuse a child in the school's locker room showers in 2001. He said he reported what he'd seen to Schultz and Curley, in addition to Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. Police were never notified.
The administrators have denied that they were told Sandusky's actions were abusive, and say they believed he was engaging in the sort of horseplay typical in athletic settings.
Spanier, Schultz, and Curley are charged with perjury, obstruction of justice, and endangering the welfare of children for their failure to report the shower incident to authorities.
Spanier was fired within weeks of Sandusky's arrest and Paterno was forced out as well. The iconic football coach died shortly thereafter of cancer at 85.
Meanwhile, Sandusky's victims have filed civil suits against the school, which has set aside $60 million to cover those costs.
Spanier's lawyers also have served legal notice that they intend to file defamation charges against Louis Freeh, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Freeh was the author of a report ordered by the university that blamed top university officials, including Paterno, for failing to act on allegations against Sandusky.
Times staff writer Michael Muskal contributed to this report.
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Retail Giant Faces Second Lawsuit Over Failure to Hire Teens Who Wear Religious Head Scarves
SAN JOSE – Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, Co. (NYSE: ANF) violated federal law when it refused to hire a Muslim job applicant because she wore a hijab (religious head scarf), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed today.
In March 2008, the 18-year-old female applied for a job stocking merchandise at the "Abercrombie Kids" store at the Great Mall in Milpitas, Calif. In accordance with her religious beliefs, she wore a colorful headscarf to her interview. According to the EEOC, the Abercrombie & Fitch manager asked if she was Muslim and required to wear a head scarf, then marked "not Abercrombie look" on the young woman's interview form. The EEOC's suit alleges that Abercrombie & Fitch refused to accommodate the applicant's religious beliefs by granting an exception to its "Look Policy," an internal dress code that includes a prohibition against head coverings.
"This was the first job I ever applied for, and I was excited about the idea of working for Abercrombie & Fitch," said the job applicant. "I was into fashion, and wore skinny jeans and imported scarves that matched my outfits. The interview crushed me because I never imagined anyone in the Bay Area would reject me because of my head scarf. To this day, I can't walk into Abercrombie & Fitch stores. They didn't just miss out on a hard worker, they lost a customer."
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on religion, and requires employers to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs or practices of employees, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the business. After first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement, the EEOC filed this lawsuit (CV10-3911-HRL in U.S. District Court for the District of Northern District of California) to seek back pay, compensatory damages and punitive damages, and injunctive relief to prevent future discrimination.
EEOC San Francisco Regional Attorney William R. Tamayo said, "This is not the first wake-up call for Abercrombie & Fitch. In 2005, the company agreed to a six-year consent decree and paid $40 million to a class of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and women. Why? They were sued by EEOC and private litigants for refusing to recruit, hire, promote, and retain minorities because they did not fit Abercrombie's 'All-American look.' Now, this retailer that targets a youth market is sending the message that you cannot aspire to their 'All-American' brand if you wear a head covering to comply with your faith."
EEOC San Francisco District Director Michael Baldonado added, "Looking beyond race, color, national origin, gender and religion, as required by federal law, should complement an effort to promote an 'All-American' image. Instead, Abercrombie & Fitch used its brand to exclude and discriminate again, this time against a Muslim teen who was honoring her faith while following her love of fashion."
This is the second lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Abercrombie & Fitch for failing to accommodate a Muslim teenager's need to wear a head scarf. The first, EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch dba Abercrombie Kids (Case No. 4:09cv602 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma) was filed by the EEOC St. Louis District Office in September 2009.
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posterity might live and enjoy freedom of speech
and worship God as they might wish. This being
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What we can will ourselves to do certainly isn't free, at least it is not without limits. I feel reasonably sure that we would all like to be what we are not in some way, small or large. I'd like to be more friendly, more tolerant, perhaps able to sing (better), to be able to play guitar like Mark Knopfler or Eric Clapton, blah, bah, blah. Anyway, these desires I cannot will into existence. No matter how much I practice guitar, I never come any where near their level. What we can will ourselves to do, certainly is limited.
The argument that evil must exist, and that we must have freewill in order to get a ticket into heaven just doesn't wash. If a god made the universe, and that god wanted us all to be lovely palsy-walsy friends together, (or whatever), the god could have made us all behave that way by our very natures. Being like that would only be a change in the limits of so-called free will. If we MUST HAVE FREEWILL for theology to be true, then it fails, because, (and I repeat): what we can will ourselves to do is not free, it's limited.
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How fun! Thanks for the blog award, Sheila!
Here are the rules for this award:
1. Thank the person who gave this award to you.
2. Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3. List three things which you love about yourself.
4. Post a picture you love.
5. Tag five people you wish to pass this award on to.
Three things that I love about myself:
1. My red hair - I didn't love it as a kid, but now that it is fading away . . . :-)
2. I am creative and love to share my creations
3. I am a child of God (and so are each of you!)
Here is a picture I love:
This is a picture of my Dad, me, and 2 of my sisters taken a very long time ago! :-) Family is everything and I have been really blessed with great family! Life is good!
Here are 5 people who I want to pass this award on to:
Christina (Creations with Christina) - I love her cards, mini-albums and especially her videos!
Creative Candy - This lady has real artistic talent!
Susan (Busy with the Cricky) - Before I even knew about blogs I admired Susan's work on the Cricut Messageboard.
Cricut Cardz Challenge - I found this blog a week ago and it is a lot of fun!
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - Lots of fun!
Thanks again Sheila, She's a Sassy Lady blog, for the fun award!
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Howdy Card: Easy inking techniques!
Howdy y'all! I hope you are having a wonderful day! I made this fun card with the Create a Critter and Just Because Cards cartridges. Be sure to watch the videos below for some easy inking techniques, including inking very small pieces!
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Friday, July 9, 2010
Mini Monsters card! Fun & Easy Glitter, Glossy Accents, and Embossing Techniques
Hi everyone! I just got this new cartridge and wanted to make something fun, but not Halloween, since it is July! I am really loving the Mini Monsters Cartridge! I used my gypsy, lots of glitter (I even mixed two colors to get a new color - see my video), Glossy accents, Cuttlebug and Heat Embossing. I really had fun making this new card and exploring some new techniques!
Here are two videos showing the fun glitter techniques I used and the Glossy accents and embossing. Hope you enjoy them!!
Part 1: Mini Monsters Card - GLossy Accents and Clear Embossing Powder
Part 2: Mini Monsters Card
Have a great weekend!
Here are two videos showing the fun glitter techniques I used and the Glossy accents and embossing. Hope you enjoy them!!
Part 1: Mini Monsters Card - GLossy Accents and Clear Embossing Powder
Part 2: Mini Monsters Card
Have a great weekend!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
My Pink Design Team!!
I was so surprised and excited to see that I made the My Pink Design Team!! Here is the layout I submitted and a few more pics! Be sure to check out projects from the rest of the new team at My Pink Stamper.com
Patterned cardstock - CratePaper, DCWV
Cricut Cartridges - Create a Critter and Just Because Cards
Ranger Distress ink
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October 21, 2011
A cornucopia of culture: November offers music, art and more at K-State
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Turkey and stuffing aren't the only highlights of November. Kansas State University is offering a variety of cultural events to enjoy throughout the month.
The following events, free unless otherwise indicated, are sponsored by the McCain Performance Series, department of music and Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. They include:
* "Lines Traveling Through Space: Ghosts and Shadows, Minimal Sculpture by Tal Streeter" runs through Nov. 13 at the Beach Museum and features the work of Manhattan native Streeter.
* "Teresa Schmidt: 2011 Friends of the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print Artist" runs through Dec. 11 at the Beach Museum. The exhibition displays a selection of works by Schmidt, professor of art at the university.
* "Art and Psychology: The Work of Roy Langford (1903-1990)" runs through Dec. 19 at the Beach Museum and features the works of Langford, a former longtime university psychology professor.
* Guest artist Laura Nocchiero will perform a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in All Faiths Chapel. Nocchiero graduated from the Antonio Vivaldi State Music Conservatory in Novara, Italy, and has performed extensively both as a soloist and as a guest artist with numerous international ensembles and orchestras.
* The K-State Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble recital, under the direction of Steven Maxwell, assistant professor of music, will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in All Faiths Chapel.
* "Folk Art in Kansas," a presentation by Erika Nelson, will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Beach Museum. An independent artist, educator and director of the World's Largest Things Inc., Nelson will discuss folk art and outsider art as a part of Kansas history and heritage.
* The bassoon studio of Susan Maxwell, instructor of music, will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in All Faiths Chapel.
* Come listen as David Pickering, assistant professor of music and faculty organist, performs a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in All Faiths Chapel.
* The K-State Brass Ensemble concert, directed by graduate assistant Andy Feyes, doctoral student in curriculum and instruction, Manhattan, will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, in All Faiths Chapel. The Brass Ensemble will perform works by Strauss, Bruckner, Bach, Tull and Gabrieli.
* Come participate in the "Introduction to American Art History Part III," at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at the Beach Museum. A part of the Art History Lecture Series, the presentation will be lead by Kathrine Schlageck, Beach Museum senior educator.
* The flute studio of Karen Large, assistant professor of music, will present a recital at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in All Faiths Chapel.
* A General Student Recital will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in All Faiths Chapel. The recital will feature K-State students from the voice, woodwind, string, brass, percussion and keyboard divisions.
* The saxophone studio of Anna Marie Wytko, assistant professor of music, will perform solo and ensemble repertoire at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in All Faiths Chapel.
* The "2011 K-State Department of Art Faculty Biennial" exhibition opens Friday, Nov. 11, at the Beach Museum of Art. The exhibition will feature the creative work of the talented K-State art faculty. It runs through March 16, 2012.
* The university's David Littrell, distinguished professor of music, and Amanda Arrington, music staff accompanist, will present a cello and piano/harpsichord performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in the Hemisphere Room at Hale Library. Part of the Hale Library Concert Series, the program includes sonatas by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Beethoven, a concerto movement by Lalo and short pieces by Haydn, Part and Cassado. Tickets are $25 and may be reserved by emailing email@example.com.
* The annual university Marching Band Concert will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, in Ahearn Field House. The marching band will perform this season's halftime shows as well as favorite stadium tunes and traditions. Frank Tracz, professor of music, and Don Linn, instructor of music, direct the marching band. A small donation is requested at the door.
* "To Build a Rich Collection," an Art History Lecture Series presentation, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the Beach Museum. The lecture will be presented by Bill North and Liz Seaton, art curators at the museum.
* The percussion studio of Kurt Gartner, professor of music, will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in All Faiths Chapel.
* "Meet the Art: Roy Langford" will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Beach Museum. Come and take a closer look at the works of Langford, former university psychology professor. The event will be led by Irene Ward, Beach Museum docent and co-curator of the exhibition "Art and Psychology: The Art of Roy Langford (1903-1990)."
* The "Sticks and Strings" concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in All Faiths Chapel. This concert features student percussion and string ensembles.
* Ladies Night will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Beach Museum. Have dessert and make special holiday greeting cards with collage materials. Entry is $10 a person. Reservations required by calling 785-532-7718 or by email to email@example.com.
* The Early Music Festival gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in All Faiths Chapel Auditorium. This event features performances and a poster session by the music history students of Nora Lewis, assistant professor of music, and the Collegium Musicum, directed by Thomas Bell, graduate services librarian at Hale Library. Repertoire from ancient, medieval, renaissance and early baroque periods will be presented.
* K-State Jazz Bands, directed by Fred Burrack, associate professor of music and director of assessment, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union.
* The organ studio of David Pickering, assistant professor of music, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in All Faiths Chapel.
* Cirque Mechanics "Boom Town" will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at McCain Auditorium. Featuring acrobatics and adventure, early mining machines serve as the backdrop for prospectors and adventure seekers in Cirque Mechanics' newest production. Tickets cost $15.50 to $45, with a variety of discounts available for university students, faculty and staff; military members; and youth 18 and under. Drop by the McCain Auditorium box office to get tickets or call 785-532-6428. Tickets also can be purchased online at http://www.k-state.edu/mccain.
* The K-State Percussion Ensemble, directed by Kurt Gartner, professor of music, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in McCain Auditorium.
* Guest violinists Jenny Lee Vaughn and Bernie Vaughn will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in All Faiths Chapel. The program includes works by Beethoven, Saint-Saens and Stravinsky, and will feature a chamber work of Mozart assisted by Alfred Cochran, professor of music; Frank Sidorfsky, professor emeritus of music; and David Littrell, distinguished professor of music.
For more information on all Beach Museum events, call 785-532-7718; for music department events, call 785-532-5740 or check out the department's calendar in front of 109 McCain; and to get tickets to McCain events call 785-532-6428.


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Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Flaky Ricotta Pastry (lobster tail)
8 comments:
- bea at La Tartine Gourmande said...
Beautiful pics that you have here! Love it! And this pastry. I just made puff pastry yesterday! ;-) This recipe sounds delicious!
- March 2, 2006 at 9:37 AM
- Indira said...
Gorgeous Gattina!
- March 3, 2006 at 7:13 PM
- Ivonne said...
What a stunningly beautiful set of photos ... and the recipe ... wonderful!
I'm so glad I found your blog!
- March 10, 2006 at 8:21 PM
- Andrew said...
oooh, they sound (and look) superb. And excellent entry for SHF thanks for taking part. Might just have to go buy the ingredients for these...
- March 12, 2006 at 4:53 PM
- cin said...
wow, these pastries look so yummy, Gattina!
- March 12, 2006 at 11:51 PM
- strawberry said...
these pastries are real beauties!
- March 19, 2006 at 10:33 AM
- Nora B. said...
Gattina, what a fantastic job you did. Those "tails" look gorgeous!
- June 17, 2007 at 2:40 PM
I'm from Naples (Italy)and love these kinds of delicious pastries.
Well: "Lobster Tail" and "Sfogliatella" are NOT the same. "Lobster Tail" comes empty on the market so can be filled with different types of creams (Custard, Chocolate, Milk...), while "Sfogliatella" is always filled with Ricotta cheese and Candied oranges.
"Frolla" is similar but not crumbly.
Buon appetito! :)
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The AAA 110th Annual Meeting will take place this year in Montréal, Quebec, Canada from November 16-20, 2011. Now is the time to renew your membership, pre-register for the Annual Meeting, book your hotel, and add the workshops to your itinerary.
Something many members are talking about is the future of publishing, promotion and tenure. The webinar Publications, Promotion and Tenure was a hit last week. The digital event was a fascinating conversation between three anthropologists, each with extensive background with the promotion and tenure process. The Committee for the Future of Print and Electronic Publishing organized an online webinar to discuss the role of digital publications and the rapidly changing publishing landscape around us and how these forces intersect with promotion and tenure. Following on the heels of Friday's webinar, today's trivia question highlights the forum discussion on the same topic:
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Conchita Wurst of Austria Wins Eurovision Song Contest
Wurst's Onstage Drag Persona Was Created by 25-Year-Old Singer Thomas Neuwirth
COPENHAGEN—Austria's popular bearded lady, Conchita Wurst, won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night in a result that promises to reinforce the tolerant tone the event has sought to strike in recent years.
Ms. Wurst's onstage drag persona was created by a 25-year-old singer named Thomas Neuwirth. Sporting a skintight glittery...


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