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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
UFOs to the Rescue!
I'm talking about Unfinished Objects, readers. You may not know this, but I'm just as guilty of having UFOs as any other lady who likes to sew. I organize all my "in progress" projects into these cool huge Ziploc bags, and keep all their notions and the pattern together.
When my mother-in-law saw my (admittedly large) collection of these bags, she asked: "Are you going to live long enough to finish all these projects?"
Fair question! Probably not.
But! Sometimes the UFO comes in handy. Like now! Right around this time of year, I always have the urge to sew a holiday season frock--forgetting that I don't have the time and there's a million other things I should be focusing on (millinery class finals, anyone?).
But HA! I've outsmarted myself. I have the party frock I started last year, almost complete! It's this vintage pattern, done up in this cool peacock blue cotton brocade. It's like Gretchen Of Christmas Past knew that Gretchen of Christmas Future would have pink hair and that peacock blue would be the color for her this year!
I put the gussets in and everything.
So, just saying, don't knock the UFO. Who knows what you could be starting for your future self!
Anyone else with me in attacking some UFOs?
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Love that colour:) I found an un-finished cerise pink skirt and bodice the other day - I was going to wear it to a wedding 6 years ago....! So it might be time to finish it, as I've four wedding to attend this year.ReplyDelete
Haha, I love your way of looking at this! How cool to open that ziplock bag and find that you have a beautiful dress well under progress. Can't wait to see it with your new hair!!!ReplyDelete
- Sunshine.MillerDecember 11, 2012 at 11:50 AM
I've got a stack of UFOs, some I'm more content with staying put and others not. I'm loaning my machine for a neighbor to finish some Christmas gifts (poor girl's suitcase of bought gifts got "lost" by some south American airline) so I have to restrain myself and/or handsew. I've got some knitting UFOs that probably need more attention anyhow :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Guilty as charged! I have numerous abandoned sewing projects lurking on my shelves, and in my cupboards! Every once in a while I'll pull something out and force myself to finish it, then donate it to a friend. This makes my friends happy, as well as myself!ReplyDelete
I have a UFO dress I actually pulled out to finish, since I got some more appropriate fabric to line it with than I used originally. I just need to find the time between christmassy activities.ReplyDelete
Lol, I actually cut out all the fabric for your Draped-Wiggle Dress back in September and now I'm finally working on putting it together. I have no clue where I'll wear it, but I'm applying for art school (fiber arts, specifically) in the spring and I need to assemble a portfolio. A fancy dress that shows I can do couture-ish stuff sounds like a good addition to it.ReplyDelete
By far the biggest number of UFOs are my hand knits.I have a pair and a half of mittens, a shawl about 70 percent done, a pair of thigh high stockings and a pair of gloves technically in progress. My sewing stuff isn't so bad. I have a few little things to make for Christmas, and my pattern revision for some Clovers.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 12:32 PM
I'm more of a knitter than a sewer (but I'm trying!), and I used to loathe UFOs. Couldn't stand the idea of having more than one project going. Recently I've come to look at them more as you do - that it might be something that I just need to work on later. I have a shawl that's ridiculously boring to knit that's been sitting in my bag for months. Turns out, I'll be in the car a lot in the next month or so, and that type of knitting is perfect!ReplyDelete
Oh, and I can't wait to see a peacock blue dress + pink hair. It's going to look amazing.
- Karen H.December 11, 2012 at 12:47 PM
I pinned, cut and marked a flutter sleeved blouse with tie-backs in 1973(ish). I finished it this summer and entered it in the local Agricultural Fair and it came first place. Good thing I was able to get the rust marks out of the (70s orange) fabric with good old Don Maximo soap! It is interesting to see how tiny I was when I was 13. This blouse is TINY!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 12:58 PM
I think the pink hair and blue cotton brocade will look awesome!ReplyDelete
Oooh, that dress is going to be gorgeous with your pink hair!ReplyDelete
this Halloween I finshed a UFO of vintage pattern I had made in a purple spiderweb fabric,never finished because it was going to be to small for me,so it was put away for future me to try on and gasp in disbelief as it was a little big.So it was finshed and worn several times.(and yes past me must have known that future me's hair would not be bright red,which generally stop me from wearing purple.ReplyDelete
You've inspired me! I need to go through my UFOs :DReplyDelete
I have over 50 UFO's myself, mine are all quilts though. I don't sew clothes anymore now that the kids are grown. 2013 I am knocking all those UFO's out of the ballpark, I am tired of them hanging around.ReplyDelete
I love the ziploc bag idea. I think I might steal it. I have a combination of UFOs and what I call NSOs - non started objects. I have a habit of acquiring fabric and notions for an project idea and then just letting it sit for ages.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see this dress. It sounds awesome.
Like Ann Marie, I have a quilt on the go... however most of my projects are PSPs - partially started, as in I have the pattern and the fabric and all the plans in the world, but that's as far as they've got. Dream garments.ReplyDelete
I'm guilty of having six UFO's in my basement right now. To be fair, four of them were meant for Halloween and now I've got a jump start on next year's Sherlock Holmes and Watson get ups.ReplyDelete
but there's also that pile of pants from various people. they hear i sew, and just start giving me pants to hem like it's a thing i enjoy. i hate hemming, soon all those around me will be pantsless.Replies
got a giggle out of that... surely everyone who sews, loves it so much that trouser hems are just so much extra fun!...lol ! my trick is to either charge, or ask for a return favour straight away... along the lines of "I'll hem this while you iron those clothes/feed children/wash dishes etc :)Delete
Jen, I offer a sweater finishing/repair service as a part of my fledgling business, and I charge $50 for a 4 hour finishing class, or $50/hr. to put their projects together. I am continually surprised by how many people pay me to assemble their knitting. By charging a fee you make it clear that you value your time and skills, and they should, too! Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll pay you for the next one...Delete
I went through a phase of finishing some UFO's. But I still have many and many burning holes in my brain asking to be let out.ReplyDelete
I did just finish a knitted Father Christmas for my boys which has a really odd beard courtesy of Womens Weekly knitting patterns that hubby bought me. But mine are in no way as organised as yours.
My new bike-commuting rain jacket (with pit zippers and all) is waiting for me in a similar but smaller bag right now. It's time to do it! I like those big bags a lot; time for a trip to Target? Your frock will be lovely!ReplyDelete
I am now resolved to finish at least 3 UFOs before I start another project! You are just what I needed today.ReplyDelete
Uff! Different personality here. I couldn't stand UFOs all around! NO way! I have this mania, I have to completely finish one project before getting into another. I do the same with everything: books, films, magazines. I love the feeling when I am finishing a project, and you know those last finishing touches that take ages to do, and I am already dreaming about my next project and playing with all the different options it entangles with such anticipating joy!. But I have to finish. It's like "don't eat more than you can chew." I also try not to store lots of fabric, or other unnecessary parafernalia. I try to be sensible and ecofriendly. But of course, we are all different, and for that I'm glad!ReplyDelete
- LandgirlDecember 11, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Sometimes a UFO is forced on us. I bought and started a vintage re-issue dress and half way through I realised it looked really horrible, and realised how much I needed to lose weight. Into a UFO bag it went. Two years i now am much happier, a 34" waist gone down to 28", I think that dress was life changing. Now I am changing it - into a halfcirlce skirt and matching halter top of my dreams (with embroidery and all).ReplyDelete
If i had finished this dress then, it would have been a waste of time. Now it's going be a great garment that will actually get worn and loved, and for that a two year gap is fine.
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Peacock blue! M-mmm! I want it on my walls, too.ReplyDelete
Gertie, my entire life is a UFO.ReplyDelete
The problem with UFOs when you sew for kiddos is that they grow. And so if I managed to finish my UFOs, they wouldn't fit anybody. I started coats and dresses for the girls last year that I never managed to finish, and they sit, in my sewing closet, waiting for someone to grow into them before I sew another stitch. Good news is that last year's crinolines still fit (with a couple small alterations) so I don't yet have to make new ones, which is good since I doubt I'd have the time. I'm a couple hours away from having really fancy pinafores done to go over their fancy Christmas dresses, and our appointment to get pictures taken is Friday. I just have to manage to make time to make the bows for their hair! Sooo thankful that unlike last year, this year's Christmas dresses aren't UFOs.ReplyDelete
Yes! I have recently picked up a UFO and now have almost finished it (just the zipper and hem to go!). It started out life as a navy blue long sleeve dress, but not being very good at sleeves, and too impatient to work them out at the time, the project fell by the wayside...ReplyDelete
Enter a small swatch of navy and white polka dot chiffon picked up recently at a thrift shop. A perfect colour match! I decided to use the polkadots for the midriff, and to add little cap sleeves (still not a fan of long sleeves in non-stratch cottons), and voila, a gorgeous navy dress! Well almost, once the zip and hem are finished :-)
I have just had a major run at my UFOs, I pledged to myself to not do anything else for November and I managed to do most of them (I don't have nearly as many as anyone else though)ReplyDelete
Good luck with yours ... now onwards to the Christmas Dress :-)
Gertie, is there any chance you could recreate this pattern for us? I'd love to make this dress, but I don't want to pay £30+ for a pattern that needs to be completely resized! I'm succh a cheapskate! hehe xxxReplyDelete
Oh, my goodness. My UFOs are all quilt-related, and I've got plenty! I found your blog because I have been wanting to get back into sewing clothing, which I haven't done in years and was never very good at. Love the blog and your wonderful sense of humour. Lovely Christmas Dress! Nita @ www.nitadances.comReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Oh I'm hearing you Gretchen, I finally finished a child's dress I started for my daughter 10 years ago for her baby cousin!!ReplyDelete
The problem was a mental block over zipper and lining. But 10 years later I have it licked and the dress is gorgeous - YAY. There's a great feeling of satisfaction having completed a UFO but I have to admit to binning quite a few things that just aren't going to work. Most often I send them to St V de P and hope to goodness someone else wants to finish it. Maybe there is a need for a UFO swap site - you know, one man's trash is another's treasure and all that?!!
I desperately need to work on y UFOs. I don't have a lot, but I have enough, and a few that should probably just be ripped apart and refashioned into something else entirely.ReplyDelete
I've got lots of UFOs. Like you, I've stored a few in ziplocs, which does feel like a cool gift/ kit that is already ready to go, when the time is right. They're great for periods of "sewing block", when I want to skip cutting out a pattern, etc., and get right to sewing!ReplyDelete
All my UFOs are knitting; since I only have one sewing machine, I can more easily fully commit, but I have about a bajillion sets of knitting needles, and something on about half of them. I have found single mittens, socks, and sleeves, though. Really cuts the holiday pressure.ReplyDelete
No UFOs AT THE MOMENT for me, but that is only because I'm sewing for the grandkinders for the holidays and, ahem, I have a deadline for that.But your UFO is almost like going shopping and finding the absolutely perfect thing - and on sale!!ReplyDelete
- Jennifer StarmanDecember 12, 2012 at 10:16 AM
I have what my sister called "Artistic Attention Deficit Disorder" So yeah, my life is full of UFO's. But I'm working on stuff. Big plans for the 11 day holiday we get over the Christmas Break. In reference to your mother-in-law, a former boss of mine and I were always in the same boat with our love of planning ahead for crafting. She always said that it makes it so you live longer, because you have so much stuff to do still. I think that theory. But I've been good this year - finished five quilt tops and three of them are completely done. I'd better get cracking on the one, I was going to give it to my hubby's bachelor uncle for his birthday next week. I guess I know what I'm doing tonight!ReplyDelete
This made me smile :0)ReplyDelete
Lol I wish I could put aspects of my life in those bags!ReplyDelete
But seriously, those ziploc bags are awesome. At school I had ones for every class: patternmaking, construction, etc with notes and supplies, thread, etc in each bag. And it felt really nerdy to be the girl with all the plastic bags but it helped me maintain sanity. Glad to see someone else use these bags too!
Dunno why I never used the bags for all my UFOs...but now I will :)
Thats so crazy, I just moved across country in Australia and before I did I put all my UFO's into bags exactly like yours with everything in it. They are all still in a box unpacked but I'm so glad I did it, so when I'm ready, so will they be! Whats crazy about most of them is that all they need are some buttons or a zip or hemming! Why do we do that? Is it just me? Constantly super distracted!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Oh Gretchen, that zip lock bag is such a great idea for UFO's. I'm going to use that one. I've been putting everything in a clear plastic shoe box, but they are not big enough for every project. The zip locks are much smarter. Thanks!ReplyDelete
My friend who teaches sewing and fashion at a local college says that you will wear and love only about a third of what you sew. The rest is part of the artistic process. This always makes me feel better about my UFOs and near misses.ReplyDelete
I have knitting UFOs. A few months ago, I went through and pulled apart the ones I knew had fatal flaws that I wouldn't ever finish. That felt good.ReplyDelete
I've always ziplocked the knitting and quilting projects but, very strangely, not done that with the sewing ones.That will solve the "what was that thread I was using" dilemma.
"Are you going to live long enough to finish all these projects?" HA_HA!!!!ReplyDelete
Yes, I want to attack some of my UFOs!
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2012 at 9:54 PM
I have a few UFO's on the, ummm, go, or no-go, I suppose. A shirt and a simple jacket. But, it's mostly because I have come to a standstill as to why they are not working out. I'm hoping to find some info from all these wonderful bloggers to find out how to fix the problems. Love your blog, and your pink hair, by the way.ReplyDelete
I have a sewing rom FULL of UFO's. In fact, I've just created my first blog in hopes that blogging about my sewing progress will force me to finally complete these abandoned projects. It's already helping, I just finished my first of 8 UFO's last night. I desperately need to get some organization going with them though, and I love your ziploc idea! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 15, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Hahahaha, I just pulled out my unfinished Christmas dress from last year, too! Thanks, 2011 Sonja! :)ReplyDelete
I Can't believe how organised you are :O I never get things finished because I lose everything, really need to try something like this :)ReplyDelete
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Awesome idea! \( ^ O^)/ I will have to try this. I had heard of those bags, but they looked so awkwardly huge, I didn't know what on earth I'd do with them. I've heard other people organizing their sewing projects like this, but it never dawned on me to actually do this. Instead, I just keep all projects in plastic "Jo-Ann Fabrics" bag and trip over them every now and then to remind myself why I should find a better place for them. I'll definitely try this--if not a space saver bag to decrease some of that storage bulk! xD Best wishes to you in the new year and your projects. ^^ReplyDelete
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PERTH, Australia — Three separate but fleeting sounds from deep in the Indian Ocean offered new hope Sunday in the hunt for the missing Malaysian airliner, as officials rushed to determine whether they were signals from the plane's black boxes before their beacons fall silent.
The head of the multinational search being conducted off Australia's west coast confirmed that a Chinese ship had picked up electronic pulsing signals twice in a small patch of the search zone, once on Friday and again on Saturday.
On Sunday, an Australian ship carrying sophisticated deep-sea sound equipment picked up a third signal in a different part of the massive search area.
"This is an important and encouraging lead, but one which I urge you to treat carefully," retired Australian Air Chief Marshall Angus Houston, who is coordinating the search, told reporters in Perth.
He stressed that the signals had not been verified as being linked to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which was traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared March 8 with 239 people on board.
"We have an acoustic event. The job now is to determine the significance of that event. It does not confirm or deny the presence of the aircraft locator on the bottom of the ocean," Houston said, referring to each of the three transmissions.
China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday that the patrol vessel Haixun 01 on Friday detected a "pulse signal" at 37.5 kilohertz (cycles per second) — the same frequency emitted by flight data recorders aboard the missing plane — in the southern Indian Ocean.
Houston confirmed the report, and said the Haixun 01 detected a signal again on Saturday within 2 kilometers (1.4 miles) of the original signal, for 90 seconds. He said China also reported seeing white objects floating in the sea in the area.
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The Australian navy's Ocean Shield, which is carrying high-tech sound detectors from the U.S. Navy, will also head there, but will first investigate the sound it picked up in its current region, about 300 nautical miles (555 kilometers) away, he said.
Australian air force assets are also being deployed into the Haixun 01's area to try to confirm or discount the signals' relevance to the search, Houston said.
In Kuala Lumpur, families of passengers aboard the missing plane attended a prayer service on Sunday that also drew thousands of Malaysian sympathizers.
"This is not a prayer for the dead because we have not found bodies. This is a prayer for blessings and that the plane will be found," said Liow Tiong Lai, the president of the government coalition party that organized the two-hour session.
Two Chinese women were in tears and hugged by their caregivers after the rally. Many others looked somber, and several wore white T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Pray for MH370."
Two-thirds of the passengers aboard Flight 370 were Chinese, and a group of relatives has been in Kuala Lumpur for most of the past month to follow the investigation. Liow said some of them were planning to go home on Sunday.
After weeks of fruitless looking, the multinational search team is racing against time to find the sound-emitting beacons and cockpit voice recorders that could help unravel the mystery of the plane. The beacons in the black boxes emit "pings" so they can be more easily found, but the batteries last for only about a month.
Investigators believe Flight 370 veered way off-course and came down somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean, though they have not been able to explain why it did so.
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"We are hopeful but by no means certain," Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said of the detection of the signals.
"This is the most difficult search in human history. We need to be very careful about coming to hard and fast conclusions too soon," Abbott told reporters during a visit to Japan.
Houston, the search coordinator, conceded that his organization first heard about the initial signal China had detected when it was reported by a Chinese journalist aboard the Haixun 01. He said that at "almost the same time" he was informed of the development by the Chinese government.
The agency was formally told about the second Chinese detection on Saturday "in absolutely the normal way," he said.
"China is sharing everything that is relevant to this search. Everything," Houston said.
Still, the search agency will be adding a Chinese-speaking liaison officer "to make sure nothing falls through the cracks," he said.
Houston also said there had been a correction to satellite data that investigators have been using to calculate Flight 370's likely flight pattern. As a result, starting on Monday, the southern section of the current search zone will be given higher priority than the northern part.
The signals detected by the Chinese ship were in the southern high priority zone, Houston said.
Up to 12 military and civilian planes and 13 ships took part in the search Sunday of three areas totaling about 216,000 square kilometers (83,400 square miles). The areas are about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) northwest of the Australian west coast city of Perth.
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It's a week after our 5 year wedding anniversary staycation at the beach and I'm missing the ocean and cool beach weather more than I normally do after leaving the beach. It's just such a different lifestyle, walking everywhere and seeing the infinite blue waves every day… though a vacation mindset doesn't hurt.
As I mentioned a few months ago, the husband and I met with Cynthia Wolff {our friend and jewelry designer extraordinaire} and I chose two new rings as anniversary gifts {yes, I am a lucky lady} and not so much to replace my engagement ring but to interchange them all because it's fun. I chose a simple infinity band in white gold with pink sapphires all the way around and a gorgeous one of a kind ring with diamonds and pink tourmalines {I think? the pink is paler in person} set in white and rose gold and had to wait months to lay my eyes on them again because the husband hid them from me.
I got him a new ring as well, which may not be visible in the first photo, but it's a solid black band made from Tungsten, I believe, and he loves it. In actuality, we wanted to get him a black band from the get-go but they were even harder to come by in 2006 when we got married than they are now. Since the traditional 5 year wedding anniversary gift is "wood" I found some amazing cologne by DSquared called He Wood that has is oddly enough set in a wood frame. It was a perfectly fun "wood" gift because in spite of my uber sensitive nose smelling abilities, the husband LOVES cologne.
He made reservations for The Penthouse restaurant at The Huntley which has an amazing view of the city as well as the ocean. Our drinks were divine. The food was impeccable. We tried 3 desserts which were all to die for and the cappuccinos were perfection. We were lucky enough to get in just before sunset on one of the most insanely crazy nights ever. I know I sound a bit dramatic but in 90degree weather, I don't normally expect a lightning storm! First the skies clouded over and became rather dark on one side, then a huge rainbow appeared and the sky turned fire-pink and when night fell, a lightning storm zig zagged through the sky {I squealed when I captured a bit of electricity on my iphone}. We had the most amazing view of nature's show that evening, the staff were crowding around our corner to see it.
It was a wonderfully lovely way to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary.
* See the ring here in a magazine editorial they are not so "pink" in person, much more pale… on the Jonathan Adler snail box I bought from the hotel.
I'm wearing… Little black dress by Shipley & Halmos {seen here} vintage cropped print jacket with blue suede pumps from Aldo. I wore the vintage 60's necklace that I wore when we got married and drop earrings and my leopard clutch.
Couldn't bother with my Nikon so I used my iPhone/Instagram for photo documentation.
* a square of watermelon w/lemon sauce, complements of the chef *giggle
Cheers to the love of my life… there's nothing like you and I baby.
* Title: Sade "No Ordinary Love" {a MUST LISTEN if you've never heard it}
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Draft: 6/7/11
Gameplay Stamp: 28/8/12
Graphics Stamped: 26/12/12
XML Stamped 22/7/13
Beta 14/8/13
Map Name: 1588 - Spanish Armada
Mapmaker: cairnswk
XML: nolefan5311
Number of Territories: 229, starting positions 48 (possibility for 12 players of 4 each)
Special Features: Classic gameplay, Bombardments, Ranged Attacks, Starting Neutrals
Fonts: Serifa BT (map) , Book Antiqua (legend), Monotype Corsiva (Title, Headings, Annotations)
Software: Fireworks CS3, text - Illustrator CS3
What Makes This Map Worthy of Being Made:It is a classic battle that deserves a place on this site.
Map Size:As of V31 -
Small - 920W x 775H:
Large - 1023W x 864H:
Current V45 Small
Version 42 with neutrals and start positions (propsed)
Beacons -> Beacon Penzance, Beacon Eddystone, Beacon Plymouth etc....
Treasury -> Sir Martin Frobisher M1, Sir Martin Frobisher T1, Sir Martin Frobisher T3, Sir Martin Frobisher T4, Sir Martin Frobisher T5
Command Vessels -> Santa Ana Stern, Santa Ana Bow
Land Bases -> Truro LB, Penzance LB, etc, with exception of LB Army Brussel
Supply Ships -> SS Banzana, SS David etc.
Players naturally battle conquer neutrals to activate bonuses, and then can fight over battle grounds as marked in the bonus section.
A feature of gameplay for any player starting on the British areas is the lighting of the land beacons, and subsequent gaining of the bonuses. Beacons can be lit only from open-top squares or from one-way arrows from another beacon.
- Impassable are the blue areas of sea as marked; trees, and non-white sections of the command vessels.
- SS = Supply Ship
- LB = Land Base
- LA - Land Army
- M = Monarch
- T = Treasury
- The Treasury squares are named based on the owner (shield at top of column) and level of treasury conquered i.e. Medrano +1T,+3T,+4T,+5T
- The Monarch square is named based on the owner (shield at top of column) and +1M
- All other vessels and territories have their own names - classic style, with Command Vessels occupying two territories Bow and Stern
- Each player starts with:
- a Monarch territory e.g. Medrano +1M
a Supply Ship or Supply Base e.g. SS Bazana
Captaincy of one half of a Command Vessel e.g. Capitania Bow
and one other ship e.g. Diana
- Each player's Monarch territory can assault sideways to build-up their treasury.
- Treasury units (armies) can assault (and fort):
- sideways one-way (to build bonuses)
from any treasury square to same player's Command Vessel (both Bow and Stern)
from any treasury square to same player's Supply Ship
from any treausry square to same player's Land Base (if applicable)
- Each Command Vessel:
- must hold both Bow and Stern of each vessel to gain that Bonus
from both Bow and Stern, can assault adjacent regions any player's Monarch square
- The Losing Condition: Players failing to hold any non-treasury region and either bow or stern of a Command Ship will be eliminated
- Starting Numbers:
- There are 229 (i think from preliminary xml count) territories on this map - outside the golden number range.
However, most of these will start neutral, with the exception of the starting territories.
Starting Neutrals: 181
On the Monarch and Treasury seection, neutrals are 6,5,7,8,9 respectively - these once conquered provide the armies (money) to bolster your conquering abilities.
On the map, neutrals are mostly 1, with the exception of 2s to help balance gameplay by making it harder to conquer command ships early in the game.
Starting positions:48
There are 4 starting territories per player and there is a range of 12 players on this map.
Aims/design style: The influence for this map was to enhance the sea warfare maps (for those fans/players) on CC. I also have a great interest in this period of English history which is being expanded while i discover the influences of the French Calvinists and the Massacre at Paris of St Batholomew's Day. The design is somewhat already in place with the heavy English Tudor border featuring the English Rose in wood colours. With the exception of the blue sea, all colours should revolve around those from the border.
Versions & Initial Draft:
Only Versions 2,5, 7 and 9 are available before re-design.


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BingX Exchange Review: Securing Crypto Trading Platform
Introduction to Bingx Exchange
What is Bingx Exchange?
Bingx Exchange, a rapidly expanding cryptocurrency exchange platform, offers users a secure and intuitive way to trade various crypto currencies. It aims to provide a simple trading experience for novices and professionals alike.
Bingx Exchange Key Features
Secure and Reliable Platform
A wide range of cryptocurrencies and trading pairs are available.
Competitive trading fees
Features and tools for advanced trading
Experience responsive customer support services.
Copy trading
Copy trading is a popular feature among cryptocurrency exchanges, enabling users to copy the trades of experienced traders and automatically replicate them. This helps novice traders learn from successful traders while potentially earning profits as well. At present, Bingx Exchange does not offer copy trading functionality; however, given its continuous growth trajectory, this may change in the future.
Grid Trading
Grid trading is an advanced trading strategy that involves placing buy and sell orders at predetermined price levels. This strategy is designed to exploit market volatility by automatically executing trades within an agreed range. Bingx Exchange provides grid trading features, allowing users to set up customized bots that execute trades according to their preferred parameters automatically. This feature is especially useful for traders who want to automate their strategies and save time in monitoring the markets.
Demo Trading
Demo trading allows beginners to try trading without the risk of losing real money. Unfortunately, Bingx Exchange doesn't offer this feature. Other exchanges may be better suited for users looking to trade demos.
Volume and Liquidity
Trading volume and liquidity are critical factors to consider when selecting a cryptocurrency exchange. Higher trading volume and liquidity usually leads to better order execution and tighter spreads, providing for an enhanced trading experience. Although Bingx Exchange is growing quickly, its trading volume and liquidity still fall short of larger, more established exchanges. Its attractive fees and user-friendly interface make this an appealing option for those who appreciate these features.
Mobile App
Bingx Exchange provides a mobile app for both Android and iOS devices that enables users to trade cryptocurrencies while on-the-go. This mobile app offers easy access to all essential trading tools such as account management functions and real-time market data. This mobile app allows users to stay connected to their portfolios no matter where they are located or what time zone.
Bingx Vs Alternatives
BingX Vs. Binance
Binance is one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, offering an extensive selection of digital assets, trading pairs, and advanced features. Bingx Exchange boasts competitive fees and an easy-to-use platform, while Binance boasts significantly greater trading volume and liquidity as well as additional services like margin trading, futures trading, staking – though its complexity may prove overwhelming for novice traders who may find Bingx more suitable.
BingX Vs Bitget
Bitget, another platform for derivatives trading, offers spot and futures trading. Furthermore, it provides copy trading functionality which is not currently available on Bingx Exchange. However, Bingx Exchange boasts a more user-friendly interface along with access to more cryptocurrencies for spot trading – making it ideal for users who prioritize these features.
BingX vs. Bybit
Bybit is a well-known cryptocurrency exchange that specializes on derivatives trading, especially perpetual contracts and futures. Bybit boasts higher trading volume and liquidity than Bingx Exchange and offers advanced features like margin trading and customizable leverage. While Bybit caters mainly to experienced investors, Bingx Exchange strives to offer an easy-to-use platform for both novices and experts alike with its simplified interface and wider selection of cryptocurrencies available for spot trading.
BingX Vs Kucoin
Kucoin, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, provides users with a variety of coins and trading pairs as well as advanced features such margin trading, futures and futures trading and lending. Kucoin also offers demo trading, which is not available on Bingx Exchange. While Kucoin boasts higher trading volume and liquidity than Bingx Exchange does, users who value simplicity and low trading costs should look into Bingx Exchange instead for its user-friendly platform and competitive fees.
In conclusion, Bingx Exchange is a promising platform with an emphasis on user experience and competitive fees. While it may not have the same trading volume, liquidity or advanced features as some larger exchanges, its user-friendly interface and secure environment make it attractive to both novice and experienced traders alike. It could be a major player in cryptocurrency trading as it continues to grow and develop.
Both the pros and cons
Access to a wide range of cryptocurrencies and trading pairs.
Trading fees competitive with a tiered structure
Advanced trading tools, such as copy trading and grid trading, provide additional opportunities for investors.
User-friendly platform ideal for both new and experienced traders alike.
Strong security measures, including two factor authentication (2FA) and the combination of hot and cold wallets.
Customer Support via Multiple Channels Offering responsive customer support through various channels.
Trade on the go with a mobile app
It is necessary to verify identity, and this can take some time.
No demo trading option exists for beginners.
Limited Fiat Currency Support
Comparatively, smaller exchanges have lower liquidity and trading volumes than larger ones.
Register and verify your identity
How to sign up
To use Bingx Exchange you must create an account. Registering is easy and straightforward.
Visit the Bingx Exchange website today!
Click the "Register" button.
Enter your email address, select a strong password, and enter the verification code sent to you in an email.
Before you click "Register", please read and agree to the terms of service.
After you have registered, you will be able to log in and start trading.
Verification requirements
To maintain a secure trading environment, Bingx Exchange requires users to complete identity verification. This is required in compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer (KYC regulations). The following documents must be submitted by users:
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Take a photo with your ID. Write "Bingx" on the back.
Proof of address, such as a utility bill or bank statement.
Bingx Exchange: Cryptocurrencies Trading
Available Cryptocurrencies to Trade.
Bingx Exchange provides traders with access to a vast selection of cryptocurrencies for trading, such as popular coins like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP), as well as numerous altcoins and DeFi tokens.
Trading Pairs
The platform supports numerous trading pairs, enabling users to trade their preferred cryptocurrencies against each other as well as stablecoins like USDT and USDC. This gives traders ample chances to diversify their portfolios and benefit from market movements.
Trade Fees
Bingx Exchange offers a competitive fee structure that guarantees low trading costs.
Taker and Maker Fees
Tiered fees are used to operate the platform. Taker and maker fees are determined by each user's 30 day trading volume. Prices start at 0.1% for takers, and 0.08% respectively for makers. However, depending on the volume of trades, these fees can drop as low as 0.03% or 0.01% for makers. This competitive fee structure rewards those who trade more frequently, encouraging increased trading activity across the platform.
Withdrawal Fees
Bingx Exchange charges withdrawal fees that vary based on the cryptocurrency being withdrawn. These cover network transaction costs and are updated regularly to reflect current market conditions. Users can find the specific withdrawal fees for each cryptocurrency on the Bingx Exchange website.
Security Features
Bingx Exchange is very concerned about user security and has implemented many measures to protect personal information.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) provides an extra layer of security to protect data.
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a vital security measure that helps protect user accounts from unauthorized access. Bingx Exchange strongly suggests users enable 2FA through either Google Authenticator app or SMS authentication for added protection, as this adds an additional layer of protection by requiring users to enter a unique verification code when logging in or performing sensitive account actions.
Asset Protection
At Bingx Exchange, we take great measures to protect user assets. A majority of funds are stored in secure offline cold wallets while a smaller portion remains in hot wallets for everyday operations. This strategy significantly reduces the risk of theft or hacking attacks and gives users peace of mind.
Customer Support and the Community
Customer Support
Bingx Exchange offers responsive customer support to resolve any issues or questions users might have while using its platform. You can reach them via live chat, email or a comprehensive Help Center that answers frequently asked questions.
Bingx Exchange Community
The Bingx Exchange community is an integral element of their platform, creating a space where users can exchange experiences, strategize trading strategies and stay abreast of industry updates. This vibrant group can be joined via social media channels like Telegram, Twitter, Facebook or directly through the Bingx Exchange forum.
Bingx Exchange, a cryptocurrency exchange platform that focuses on user experience, security and low trading fees is a great choice. With its wide range of cryptocurrencies, advanced trading tools, and responsive customer support, it makes it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced investors alike. It could soon become a major player in the rapidly-growing world of crypto trading as it continues to grow and develops.
Is Bingx Exchange a safe platform to trade cryptocurrencies? Yes, Bingx Exchange is a secure platform for trading cryptocurrencies. They prioritize user security and take several measures to protect personal information and assets, including 2FA authentication, and the ability to use both hot and cold wallets simultaneously.
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To trade on Bingx Exchange, do I need to verify my identity? Bingx Exchange requires identity verification to trade on the platform. This is to ensure that you comply with anti money laundering regulations and understand your customer requirements (KYC).
How can I reach Bingx Exchange customer support? Bingx Exchange customer service can be reached via live chat, email or the Help Cen.
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LOS ANGELES — Word last week that a Northern California couple found $10 million in gold coins while walking their dog has set off a Gold Rush of theories over who left behind all that loot.
One is that Jesse James' gang deposited it in hopes of someday financing a second Civil War. Another postulates that the gold originally belonged to gentleman robber Black Bart, who wrote poetry when he wasn't sticking up stagecoaches.
But the theory gaining the most traction this week is that the hoard is made up of most of the $30,000 in gold coins that Walter Dimmick stole from the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1901. The coins were never recovered.
That theory, from fishing guide and amateur coin historian Jack Trout, set off a flurry of calls to the U.S. Mint after it was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Monday.
The Northern California couple's coins are called the Saddle Ridge Hoard after the area of the couple's land where they were discovered.
"We do not have any information linking the Saddle Ridge Hoard coins to any thefts at any United States Mint facility," mint officials said in a statement issued Tuesday.
Although Trout acknowledges he can't prove his theory, he still thinks he's right.
"There is no real direct proof, but I am getting more research in on this," he told The Associated Press by phone Tuesday from Chile, where he lives part of the year.
Dimmick is said to have spirited six sealed bags — each filled with 250 $20 gold pieces — out of the mint, where he was the chief cashier.
The Saddle Ridge Hoard contains 1,400 $20 gold pieces, 50 $10 gold pieces and four $5 gold pieces, with a range of dates beginning in 1847 and extending to 1894.
Don Kagin is a rare coin dealer who represents the couple who stumbled upon the coins, which have a face value of about $28,000. He said the San Francisco Mint heist was one of the first possibilities he and his staff checked out.
Even if the mint had coins on hand covering a span of 47 years, which is unlikely, those in the hoard include some so badly worn that they wouldn't have been there, said David McCarthy, Kagin's chief numismatist.
Another coin, dated 1876, was in such pristine condition that it wouldn't have been there either.
"It doesn't have a single marking on it," McCarthy said. "That coin couldn't have sat in a bag in the San Francisco Mint and looked like that. It would have had what we call âbag marks' all over it."
As for some of the other theories:
⢠The Jesse James one fails to account for the fact the Missouri outlaw died 12 years before the last coin was struck and was born the year the first one was.
⢠Black Bart robbed stages only between 1877 and 1883, when he was caught and sent to prison.
The finders, who have chosen to remain anonymous, have their own theory.
They've done some research, Kagin said, and believe their property in California's Gold Rush country was occupied at the time by someone in the mining industry. That person must have squirreled away the coins over time.
Why the owner never came back for the coins, well, that's another mystery.
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With America's "fiscal cliff" approaching, pundits wring their hands over the supposed catastrophe that government spending cuts will bring. A scare newsletter called "Food Poisoning Bulletin" warns that if government reduces food inspections, "food will be less safe … (because) marginal companies … (will) cut corners."
We're going to die!
Most people believe that without government meat inspection, food would be filthy. We read "The Jungle," Upton Sinclair's depiction of the meatpacking business, and assume that the FDA and the Food Safety and Inspection Service are all that stand between us and E. coli. Meatpacking conditions were disgusting. Government intervened. Now, we're safe! A happy ending to a story of callous greed.
The scheming lawyers behind the "Food Poisoning Bulletin" argue that without regulation companies will "cut corners." After all, they say, sanitation costs money, so lack of regulation "creates a competitive disadvantage for companies that want to produce quality products."
But that's bunk. It's not government that keeps E. coli to a minimum. It's competition. Tyson Foods, Perdue and McDonald's have brands to maintain — and customers to lose. Ask Jack in the Box. It lost millions after a food-poisoning scandal.
Fear of getting a bad reputation makes food producers even more careful than government requires. Since the Eisenhower administration, our stodgy government has paid an army of union inspectors to eyeball chickens in every single processing plant. But bacteria are invisible!
Fortunately, food producers run much more sophisticated tests on their own. One employs 2,000 more safety inspectors than government requires: "To kill pathogens, beef carcasses are treated with rinses and a 185-degree steam vacuum," an executive told me. She also asked that I not reveal the name of her company — it fears retaliation from regulators.
"Production facilities are checked for sanitation with microbiological testing. If anything is detected … we re-clean the equipment. … Equipment is routinely taken completely apart to be swab-tested."
None of that is required by government. Government regulation may help a little, but we are safe mostly because of competitive markets. Competition protects us better than politicians.
But people don't trust companies. So it is easy to scare people about food. And the news media know that finding "problems" makes reporters look like crusading journalists. Earlier this year, my old employer, ABC News, "alerted" the public to a new threat, ground beef made with "pink slime."
It sounds awful! ABC's reporting frightened most school systems so much that they stopped using that form of meat. The food company lost 80 percent of its business.
But the scare is bunk. What ABC calls "pink slime" is just as appetizing as other food. "Bunk is the polite word," Dan Gainor of the Media Research Center says. "ABC went on a crusade. Three nights in a row back in March, they pounded on this."
Well, why shouldn't they, if there's something called "pink slime" in beef?
"Because it's not pink slime. It's ground beef."
Then how did this all get started?
"A couple activists who used to work for the FDA didn't like this really cool scientific process that separates the beef trimming so you get the remaining ground beef. So they coined this term deliberately to try to hurt this company."
The company, Beef Products Inc., does something unique. It takes the last bit of trim meat off the bone by heating it slightly. That saves money and arguably helps the environment — not using that meat would waste 5,000 cows a day. In 20 years, there is no record of anybody being hurt by what ABC and its activists call "pink slime" — what the industry just calls "lean beef trimmings" or "finely textured beef."
"Everybody constantly says, 'You should eat leaner beef.' So when we try to eat the leaner beef, then they take that away from us, too," Gainor said. "The company … has received awards for how good a job they do for consumer safety. It was just one constant hit job."
An effective one. After ABC's reports, Beef Products Inc. closed three out of its four plants. Seven hundred workers lost jobs.
Scientifically illiterate, business-hating media will always do scare stories. Don't believe them.
Most of them, anyway.
John Stossel is host of "Stossel" on the Fox Business Network. He's the author of "No They Can't: Why Government Fails, but Individuals Succeed." To find out more about John Stossel, visit his site at johnstossel.com.


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Structural woes including broken chimneys and leaning were uncovered in half a dozen single-family houses, which were also deemed as unsafe to occupy until building inspectors clear the structures.
The damage displaced 83 residents.
Despite the evacuations, Friday night's magnitude-5.1 quake centered about 25 miles south of downtown Los Angeles mostly frayed nerves.
The quake was preceded by two smaller foreshocks, and more than 100 aftershocks followed, including a magnitude-4.1 that hit Saturday afternoon, the largest in the sequence so far. No injuries were reported.
Residents were inconvenienced and some lost valuables, but "thankfully the damage wasn't greater," said Chi-Chung Keung, a spokesman for the city of Fullerton.
Business owners in Orange County spent the aftermath sweeping up shattered glass and restocking shelves. Utility crews worked to restore power and shut off gas leaks and water main breaks. A rock slide in the Carbon Canyon area of nearby Brea remained closed to traffic.
The Red Cross opened a shelter in neighboring La Habra and closed it once 38 people who stayed overnight returned home.
California quake: 5.1 magnitudeAP: The Orange County Register, Ken Steinhardt
David Richardson of CalTrans photographs a rock wall where a rockslide closed Carbon Canyon Road near Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, Calif., on Saturday, March 29, 2014, after an earthquake hit Orange County Friday night.
"Everything is starting to get settled down here," La Habra police Sgt. Mel Ruiz said.
In Fullerton, some residents will have to stay elsewhere until building inspectors can check out the red-tagged apartments and houses and give an all-clear, Fire Battalion Chief John Stokes said.
Another 14 residential structures around the city suffered lesser damage, including collapsed fireplaces.
A water-main break flooded several floors of Brea City Hall, and the shaking knocked down computers and ceiling tiles, Stokes said.
Friday's jolt was the strongest to strike the greater Los Angeles region since 2008. Southern California has been in a seismic lull since the deadly 1994 Northridge earthquake killed several dozen people and caused $25 billion in damage.
The latest quake hit a week after a magnitude-4.4 centered in the San Fernando Valley shook buildings and rattled nerves.
It appeared to break a one-mile segment of the Puente Hills thrust fault, which stretches from the San Gabriel Valley to downtown Los Angeles and caused the 1987 Whittier Narrows quake that killed eight people. The rupture lasted half a second, scientists said.
U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones said it's unclear whether Southern California is entering a more active seismic period. "We have been in a really quiet time. It can't stay that way," Jones said.
Peter Novahof went shopping with his family at a hardware store in Long Beach a day after the quake. Though nothing was knocked out of his place at his home, he figured it was a good time to think about securing his television and cupboards with glassware.
"We've had an earthquake drought for a while," he said. So people are decorating their houses without taking into consideration that "we're in earthquake zone."


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1. cult - noun
· followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
Hypernym(s): religion, faith, organized_religion
2. cult - noun
· an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
Synonym(s): fad, craze, furor, furore, rage
Hypernym(s): fashion
3. cult - noun
· followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
Hypernym(s): religion, faith, organized_religion
4. cult - noun
· a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult"
Hypernym(s): religion, faith, religious_belief
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· a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
Synonym(s): cultus, religious_cult
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WASHINGTON — A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely partisan and crisis-driven era of divided government. "The American dream is in peril," said House Speaker John Boehner, re-elected to his post despite a mini-revolt in Republican ranks.
Moments after grasping an oversized gavel that symbolizes his authority, Boehner implored the assembly of newcomers and veterans in the 113th Congress to tackle the nation's heavy burden of debt at long last. "We have to be willing — truly willing — to make this right."
Also on the two-year agenda is the first significant effort at an overhaul of the tax code in more than a quarter century. Republicans and Democrats alike say they want to chop at a thicket of existing tax breaks and use the resulting revenue to reduce rates.
There were personal milestones aplenty as the winners of last fall's races swore an oath of office as old as the republic.
Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Deb Fischer of Nebraska were among the newcomers sworn in, raising the number of women in the Senate to a record 20. Tim Scott of South Carolina became the first black Republican in the Senate in more than three decades.
On the first day of a new term, one veteran made a stirring comeback. Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois returned to the Capitol for the first time since suffering a stroke a year ago, walking slowly up the 45 steps to the Capitol with the use of a cane. "Good to see you, guys," he said.
Across the Capitol, children and grandchildren squirmed through opening formalities that ended with Boehner's election as the most powerful Republican in a government where President Barack Obama will soon be sworn in to a second term and his fellow Democrats control the Senate.
"At $16 trillion and rising, our national debt is draining free enterprise and weakening the ship of state," said the Ohio Republican, whose struggles to control his members persisted to the final weekend of the 112th Congress when "fiscal cliff" legislation finally cleared. "The American dream is in peril so long as its namesake is weighed down by this anchor of debt. Break its hold and we will begin to set our economy free. Jobs will come home. Confidence will come back."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he, too, is ready for attempts to rein in federal spending, but laid down a few conditions. "Any future budget agreements must balance the need for thoughtful spending reductions with revenue from the wealthiest among us and closing wasteful tax loopholes," he said. That was in keeping with Obama's remarks after Congress had agreed on fiscal cliff legislation to raise taxes for the wealthy while keeping them level for the middle class.
Boehner and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell have other ideas, both having said in recent days that the days of raising taxes are over.
"Now is the time to get serious about spending," McConnell said. "And if the past few weeks have taught us anything, that means the president needs to show up early this time." People won't "tolerate the kind of last-minute crises that we've seen again and again over the past four years as a result of this president's chronic inactivity and refusal to lead on the pressing issues of the day."
While neither Boehner nor Reid mentioned immigration in their opening-day speeches, Obama is expected to highlight the issue in the first State of the Union address of his new term. Lawmakers are already working toward a compromise they hope can clear both houses.
Most Democrats have long favored legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship, and Republicans have stoutly resisted. Now, though, many within the GOP appear ready to reconsider, after watching with alarm as Obama ran up an estimated 71 percent of the Hispanic vote in winning re-election over Mitt Romney in November.
There is little doubt that fiscal issues are at the forefront, though, as they have been since the economy cratered more than four years ago. The issue dominated the just-ended Congress from beginning to end as tea party-backed lawmakers pressed relentlessly to cut spending and reduce deficits.
They met with decidedly mixed success.
They won Obama's signature on $1 trillion in cuts over a decade after using the debt limit as leverage, but were forced into a humiliating surrender a year ago after trying to block an extension in payroll tax cuts. And in the last major act of the 112th Congress, they were forced to swallow legislation that contained next-to-no spending cuts, raised tax rates on the wealthy while keeping them even for the middle class and boosted deficits by an estimated $4 trillion over a decade.
And now, the newly enfranchised Congress will begin by raising deficits. National flood insurance legislation to help victims of Hurricane Sandy will create slightly more than $9 billion in red ink if it passes as expected on Friday. A follow-up disaster aid measure that Boehner has said will be brought to a vote on Jan. 15 would add $27 billion — more if the bill grows, as seems likely, after it is reconciled with a $60-billion Senate version.
The next big clash is expected to begin within weeks. A two-month delay in automatic spending cuts expires at the end of February. As well, the administration will seek authority to borrow more money in late winter or early spring, and financing expires for most government agencies on March 27.
Republicans have said they intend to seek significant savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other government benefit programs to gain control over spending. Obama has said he won't bargain over the government's borrowing authority. He has also said is open to changes in benefit programs, but would face resistance on that from liberal Democrats.
Boehner will lead a House that has a Republican majority of 233-200, with two vacancies, a loss of eight seats for the GOP. Fourteen Republicans declined to vote for him, a reflection of their unhappiness with his leadership, but several more defections would have been needed to deny him a first-ballot victory. It's not unusual for party leaders to lose the votes of some dissidents. Nineteen Democrats declined to support their leader, Nancy Pelosi, on a similar ballot two years ago after her party lost more than 60 seats in the 2010 election.
Democrats hold a 55-45 majority in the Senate, and control two more seats than they did the past two years.
Reid and McConnell are negotiating over possible changes in the Senate's filibuster rules to make the movement of legislation more efficient, even when it is hotly contested.
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The lesbian daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who publicly offered millions to any man who could woo her into marriage has appealed to her father in an open letter to accept her for who she is.
Cecil Chao made world headlines in 2012 when he tried to find a man who could successfully win his daughter, Gigi Chao, away from her partner by offering 500 million Hong Kong dollars (£39m/$65m), an offer that a Malaysian newspaper who interviewed him last week said he has doubled.
In a letter to her father published on Wednesday by two Hong Kong newspapers, Gigi Chao said she knows it is "difficult for you to understand, let alone accept" how she could be romantically attracted to
a woman.
The tycoon made his offer after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner, Sean Eav, to France, where they had a church blessing.
While Hong Kong decriminalised homosexuality in 1991, it does not legally recognise same-sex marriage.
Gigi Chao, 34, added that "it would mean the world to me if you could just not be so terrified of her, and treat her like a normal, dignified human being".
She added: "I will always forgive you for thinking the way you do, because I know you think you are acting in my best interests."
Sacha Baron Cohen, the actor behind Borat, is reportedly working on a film inspired by the tycoon's proposal, according to Hollywood trade publications.
Cecil Chao, who made his fortune as a Hong Kong property developer, has a reputation for being a playboy with a love for Rolls-Royces. He once claimed to have had 10,000 girlfriends but has never married. Gigi Chao is one of his three children by three different women.
The South China Morning Post, one of the newspapers that published the letter, reported last week that since her father went public with his offer, she has received "strange" phone calls from would-be suitors, and that most open by saying, "I want to be a billionaire!"


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Adding borders posed much less of a problem than the piecing of the circle blocks. Half Square Triangles are my favorite block, so easy to construct, versatile, and adds so much impact to a quilt.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Gobstopper Progress
Adding borders posed much less of a problem than the piecing of the circle blocks. Half Square Triangles are my favorite block, so easy to construct, versatile, and adds so much impact to a quilt.
61 comments:
Oh, I love those bright colors, and the borders are great. I can't believe you already have another quilt top finished, wow.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous Rita - I love the circles !ReplyDelete
I am going to run out of positive adjectives for your quilts soon! They always blow me away with the design and colour.ReplyDelete
So pretty! And the colours are amazing!! I thought I used a lot of pins... I was wrong! lolReplyDelete
I LOVE the border - looks like rows of little houses!ReplyDelete
What a happy quilt!ReplyDelete
Wonderful! I agree, lots of pins are well worth the effort!ReplyDelete
Oh oh oh!! I jUsT drew up a plan for a circle quilt this morning!! Sooo fun to see yours so close to being finished - wish mine was :)ReplyDelete
OK...so how hard IS it to make those curved squares? I am getting ready to do a few for the 4th round of the Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along and I'm kinda nervous about these squares...they are the last to learn before we put the whole quilt together...ugh!:)ReplyDelete
Really like how you kept that top and bottom row half circles!:)
Bright and fun!ReplyDelete
This is beautiful! Love the design and the bright colours!ReplyDelete
really nice and cheerful looking. Love the border adds that extra dash to it all. Great job!ReplyDelete
This border really makes this top. Looks like you are ready to quilt! I agree, you can't be too careful in these prep steps!ReplyDelete
just wondering....have you ever tried matching the centers, etc. of your three sandwich pieces, then easing the entire sandwich onto the ironing board, pressing one side, then turning it over very carefully and pressing the other side ....all before you begin your pinning process. An instructor at one of the quilting classes I attended suggested these steps. I've tried it & found it to be very beneficial....seems to take away all the excess fabric, etc. before the pinning even begins.ReplyDelete
I (still) love it!ReplyDelete
This quilt makes me happy just looking at it. You should try a Curve Master Presser Foot. It makes sewing these and other curves a dream. No pinning! I've got one and it really works. http://www.ozquilts.com.au/curve-master-presser-foot-p18562.htmlReplyDelete
Holy Pins Batman!!! I love this quilt - it is going to be fabulous!!!ReplyDelete
Yours are even better - everlasting gobstoppers!ReplyDelete
Oh, I LOVE, LOVE this.ReplyDelete
It looks fantastic! I am a person who pins a lot. But I'm still getting the hang of basting. It's a goal to improve. :-) Can't wait to see how this one looks all done!ReplyDelete
oh so pretty!ReplyDelete
Another stunner.ReplyDelete
The border works a treat!!
Ok, That quilt needs to have a name change. From Gobstopper to Show Stopper!!!ReplyDelete
Oh, I love it. The colors are great and wonderful. Looks good. StephReplyDelete
Can I just say... WOW!ReplyDelete
I love it! I can't decide what is my favorite part ....i love all of it. Darling!ReplyDelete
wow! That border reminds me of colourful beach houses!ReplyDelete
Love the name of this quilt -- and the border is just perfect!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Hugs - Lurline♥
That is a fun quilt and a fun name.ReplyDelete
This is so yummy!ReplyDelete
i think i just learned to use more pins....this is absolutely adorable. i can't wait to try this block!ReplyDelete
Lots of pins indeed!ReplyDelete
Great work on those circles... gobstoppers is a perfect name.
I just bought some quilt basting spray, and I am really hoping it works... because I only bought 50 back-up pins in case it doesn't... (it's just a baby quilt though)
Georgeous.....even with the pins!ReplyDelete
Glad to see someone who obsessively pins as much as I do.ReplyDelete
PS Perfect name!
Glad to see someone who obsessively pins as much as I do.ReplyDelete
PS Perfect name!
That's a hoo-gob of pins! Lovely quilt, a real keeper IMO. Just my colors, too. :)ReplyDelete
You really need to buy the 505 spray. I think you'd love it!ReplyDelete
Love this quilt!! I am beginning to think I don't use enough pins!ReplyDelete
soo bright and beautiful.ReplyDelete
Love the bright colors!ReplyDelete
Whauw, this turned out fabulous!ReplyDelete
Perfect, perfect name!!!! Awesome quilt! I love the bright colorst you use!ReplyDelete
What a fitting title! I love how cheery this quilt is! Can't wait to see how to quilt it!ReplyDelete
It's wonderful Rita!ReplyDelete
This quilt is so delicious! I am contemplating circles for the first time, they are so scary for me but yours are perfect!ReplyDelete
This quilt has inspired me to try my hand at piecing curves. They are soooo much less intimidating than applique!ReplyDelete
I'm not keen on pinning either but once I'm finished, I feel really good about myself.ReplyDelete
Quilting = instant gratification. Also: cheaper than therapy ;)
You always use the mose vibrant colors. I just love every project you create. And the border you did on this! WOW! I love how the triangles and rectangles go together to make it look like little houses. So cute!! JennReplyDelete
The border sets of the gobstoppers in the most brilliant way.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 11:30 AM
Love this little bits of a bunch of techniques quilt. The color is lovely.ReplyDelete
Just beautiful, Rita !ReplyDelete
You have inspired me, and I gave you credit when I finished my most recent quilt.
Please feel free to stop by and have a look-see.
Thank you !
Great name for the quilt! You are doing a wonderful job as always.ReplyDelete
This looks great! I'm attempting to bast my first quilt this weekend. I'm nervous....you hate to screw something up that you put so much time into! I want to put a button where the squares meet up with embroidery floss. Any pointers?ReplyDelete
Love it... Fantastic circles - I think I might have a cirlce quilt waiting to happen too.ReplyDelete
gorgeous! your pins are all so neatly lined up too! mine never look neat bastedReplyDelete
wow. really lovely colours.ReplyDelete
so pretty.
Holy Cow, This is gorgeous! I know nothing about quilting but the detail and intricate work you're doing here is obvious. Keep up the good work!ReplyDelete
Ooh - this is just lovely! Love your colors! Happy 2010 to you and yours!ReplyDelete
I love this quilt!!!ReplyDelete
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Spiritual Warfare: The World, the Flesh, the Devil & the Glory of God
Spiritual Warfare Post Previews
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to preview the articles
1. Why the World, Flesh, and Devil in Spiritual Warfare?
2. Principalities-Powers-Rulers of Darkness Wickedness
3. Battlefield of the Mind (Part I): Prepare Your Heart for War
4. Battlefield of the Mind (Part II): Spiritual Armor of God
5. Evil Angels Cohabitating with the Women of Genesis?
6. I Abhor the Devil and Don't Understand Why I Still Dance with Demons
7. The Dragon and the Sword of Praise in Spiritual Warfare
Post 1 Why the World Flesh and Devil in
Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual Warfare and the "World"
The moment a person accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and
receives God's Holy Spirit, that person is instantly and literally translated from the kingdom
of darkness of this world into the kingdom of God's light by God's Holy Spirit of truth.
The Apostle Paul describes this process as the "mystery" revealed, which is "Christ
in you" the hope of glory.
Col 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Col 1:27 to whom God was pleased to
make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you,
the hope of glory:
God rescued us from the power and bondage of the world, the flesh, the devil, and
supernaturally. . . Continue reading
Post 2 - Principalities,
Powers, World Rulers of Darkness, and Spiritual Wickedness in Spiritual Warfare
Our Spiritual Warfare is Against "Principalities, Powers, World Rulers of Darkness, and
Spiritual Wickedness in High Places"
What are the meanings of these terms?
A special note: The purpose for this teaching is that we may begin to
understand the goodness of God as opposed to the evilness of the devil. These two parameters are often blurred
and confused, whereby evil is wrongfully attributed to God, the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Understanding the goodness of God is first and foremost in spiritual warfare, in order to build
the kind of faith that will move mountains and fulfill God's promise of victory in our lives.
The Apostle Paul tells us to put on our spiritual armour
because our battle in this world is a "spiritual" one. A warfare that involves the trickery and power
of the devil, as opposed to a human battle. Even though human beings will certainly play a role in line with the
schemes of the devil, they are being used by these entities for the purposes of accomplishing evil. Evil spirits
are the true power behind those who oppose the things of God (knowingly or unknowingly). We read,. . . Continue Reading
Post 3 - Battlefield of the Mind 1 - Prepare Your Heart for War
Prepare Your Heart for Spiritual Warfare
The battlefield or realm in which our spiritual warfare takes place is
in the mind of every believer in Christ. We wrestle, or strive and struggle in our minds against world systems,
the flesh or the carnal nature, and the devil. The mind encompasses our thoughts (imagination, reasoning, and
intellect) as well as our emotions and will. In all of these aspects lie the very heart of an individual. By our
thoughts and feelings we determine our will and purpose for our lives. As Christians, we seek to live by the truth
and power of God because they are our assurance of God's promised victory in each and every situation in life,
and we are not ignorant of the reality of evil, and the destruction that surrounds our world on a daily basis.
It is in this process that we will encounter a very real spiritual struggle in our thoughts, emotions and will
because the adversary knows that these areas are directly related to. . .
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Post 4 - Battlefield of the Mind 2 -
The Spiritual Armor of God
"And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you,
that he may sift you as wheat." (Luke 22:31)
The Spiritual Armor of God in Spiritual Warfare
When Christians make a commitment to trust their lives to the promises
and power of God, they are still living in hostile territory that presently is under the influence and power of
Satan, sin, and a fallen world. This leaves the Christian at a disadvantage, in which we are cautioned in God's Word
to put on the whole spiritual armor of God, because like it or not, we are in spiritual
warfare. As Paul has revealed to us, the true nature of this battle is against supernatural evil. The purpose
of the armor of God is to equip us with the power of God, in order to stand against the evil
schemes and deception of the devil, who has blinded the minds of those who believe not.
The power of God is released, as we utilize every piece
of the armor of God against evil spirits, who are labeled by Paul as principalities, powers, rulers of darkness
and spiritual wickedness on high. We are asked to prepare ourselves as soldiers in spiritual warfare, because
as a forbearer of God's truth and power, Christians and God's work are targets of the devil for destruction.
The intense hate of the devil, and his devil spirits against God's creation is unimaginable, but nonetheless real,
he is cruel and merciless; however, he cannot defeat God, and therefore he uses trickery and deception to defeat believers,
or draw them into vulnerable positions. Some of these positions are: fear, doubt, confusion, condemnation, temptation
through pressure or pleasure, spiritual blindness, pride, affliction or persecution, intended to frustrate the purposes
of God through His people. He is cunning and attempts to oppress us in our weakest areas (through our thought life
or other people and circumstances), in which the "unaware" are led into chains of depression and other forms of
The Apostle Paul tells us that we actually wrestle against these forces of evil;
Many times we will find ourselves in a literal struggle from within and without, described by Paul as hand to hand combat
(direct contact) in order to overcome them. However, this wrestling is spiritual, in which the devil and his demons
will take many forms in order to attack or distract us in our thought life, and disarm our faith and the power of God.
If we believe their lies, then they succeed in gaining their foothold. The devil and his evil
spirits have the power to manipulate the realms of the world and the flesh, in an attempt to obstruct God's truth.
God has not left us defenseless, and as we will see, He has provided us with a greater power, providing
everything we need to stand.
Let's take a look at our Christian manual on spiritual warfare,
and the Apostle Peter's conflict with the forces of darkness.
Continue Reading
Post 5 - Evil Angels Cohabitating
with the Women of Genesis?
Are the "sons of God" in Genesis 6 fallen angels?
Since it is God's light that dispels the darkness,
then as part of our spiritual warfare it is important to work through even some of the most controversial
and difficult Scriptures, at least to the best of our ability. Otherwise, we can easily
be misled and mislead others into superstitions and other false beliefs of spiritual consequence. For example,
if we believe that God sends evil spirits to afflict His people in order that they may grow spiritually, then
why resist the devil since it is God's will? If we believe that everything that happens to us is God's
will, then why pray for deliverance since it is God's will? When we reflect on these ideas, we begin to
realize the implications and significance of fastening the belt of truth, as we know, the devil's greatest weapon
is "deception."
A main reason for publishing this post is to dispel any fear
or sensationalism that fallen angels have or ever had the power to cohabitate with women and propagate
a freak offspring of part divine and part human entities, as some believe, the fallen angels' offspring
being labeled as "giants" in the book of Genesis.
A second reason for writing this post is to avoid chasing the wind in our quest to find
answers as we attempt to gain an understanding of God's truth about our world and the problem of
good and evil. God tells us . . Continue Reading
Post 6 - A Response to "I abhor
the devil and don't understand why I still dance with demons. Pray for me!
Abiding Under the Shadow of the Almighty in Spiritual Warfare.
Perhaps there are some of you who are struggling with the same
issue as part of your personal spiritual warfare; therefore, I decided to publish a personal experience I
had years back. I hope that by sharing this experience, those who are struggling in these areas will make
a decision to jump off the fence onto the side of the Lord. I would think that some of us may find ourselves
dancing with devils because we are still holding on to or trusting in the arm of the flesh. The flesh I'm
speaking of is the fallen nature that we all have to deal with as Christians. The
flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh and this is a very real struggle
and a part of our daily spiritual warfare. If you are concerned about your spiritual condition,
then the Lord is working in your heart and is drawing you to Him. Listen to the sweet voice of the Lord Who said,
Isa 30:21 "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way,
walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left."
I am going to share an experience I had some years ago as part of an outreach for Christ.
Through this Christian program of dedicating a year for Christ, I relocated to another state for that year and shared
a room with another Christian female. One night she was sitting up in her bed reading a book as I fell into a deep sleep.
Soon after, my sleep was abruptly interrupted by an overwhelming presence of evil and heavy oppression that I could not
speak or lift myself up from my bed. I was now aware of my friend still sitting up in her bed, however she was unable
to assist me in my struggle. This evil spirit had a message for me and vehemently uttered the words "I HATE YOU!"
So intense was its hate that I could never do this moment justice in an imitation of this experience, but I understood
without a doubt the entity's hate for God and His people. Struggling for a few seconds more
and. . . Continue Reading
Post 7 - The Dragon and the Sword of Praise in
Spirtiual Warfare
The Power of Praise in Spiritual Warfare
Psalm 149: 5-6,
"Let the saints be joyful in glory:
let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword
in their hand."
The Main purpose for writing this post is to emphasize the power of praise in
spiritual warfare, an expression of one of the highest forms of faith, prayer, and worship, and described in God's
Word as a "two-edged sword" for the saint.
The best way for me to demonstrate the power of praise in the believer is by sharing my own experience,
which in a moment of praise, opened the floodgates of heaven and delivered me out of trouble. We can often feel abandoned
in this life and question our faith in the love of God as we witness the exercise of evil in the world. However, what I
hope to be a major source of encouragement to the readers of this post is to share my glimpse into the heart and glory of
God and to say "yes" as believers, we are seated in the heavenlies with Christ.
Secondly, there are those who have an affinity towards Christ, but struggle to understand how sin is a part
of their human nature and for this reason put off their decision for Christ. I believe this post will also help to
answer that question.
The setting from which my story emerges begins at my workplace. An occult group began to surface and grow,
and I believe their practices opened a porthole of negative influences for the powers of darkness to operate. For example,
there were reports of strange animal behaviors toward some of the workers. Even a casual mention of the "blood of Jesus"
caused an unnatural reaction in some of the occult members. Although it is not unusual to hear about daily tragedies,
loss of life, and sickness, however these seemed to increase in frequency for
those associated with this workplace, as well as in-house fighting and backstabbing. Coincidence? Perhaps! However,
it was under these circumstances that led to one of the greatest spiritual battles of my life, but also to the
greatest experience of the love, faithfulness, power, and glory of God! The events I am about to share transpired.
. . Continue Reading
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