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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Vintage Botanical Window
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Congrats to the lucky winners!!!!ReplyDelete
{Good thing I'm on my way to
Barnes & Noble....got to have this one!}
Love your botanical window!
xx Suzanne
I love your pretty little vignette! The window is awesome and I love the watering can.ReplyDelete
Congrats to your winners, and love that window make-over!ReplyDelete
Thrilled for the winners! Window of botanicals is white and wonderful.ReplyDelete
Congratulations to the winners! I love what you did with the botanical pages... beautiful!ReplyDelete
Well, I'm having a wonderful week! Love your window and the wicker chair with the watering can! I am sooo excited to win that book, Debra! Thanks again and enjoy your evening.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! I absolutely love what you did with the window sash. I just posted about using my collection of old sashes yesterday. Your blog is sooooo nice. Your vingette is precious.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 7:49 PM
I'm in awe of what you created! Absolutely inspiring!ReplyDelete
Hi Debra,ReplyDelete
Oh, that botanical window is so lovely! You are so creative that it makes me cry!!
Congratulations to the winner.
Those botanicals were a great find and I love what you did with them. The window looks so at home amongst all your lovely garden items. Beautiful vignette.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to check out your online shop.
Take care Debra.
Congrats to the winners! That window is gorgeous Debra and I love that book you found! What a wonderful find and the florals work so well with this long window.ReplyDelete
I love that window with the pressed flowers displayed behind the panes. What a wonderful idea. I wish I could find a book like that.ReplyDelete
The botanical prints are absolutely fabulous, and the way you've used them is simply gorgeous =) Super job!
Wow Debra, great treatment for that old window! Love the colors and textures! And the whole porch vignette is awesome!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats to you winners!
(Finally, Summer has come to Washington State! It's going to be downright hot here for a while!
Worked quite a bit in the yard today weeding and planting,,,,,,might actually have some flower beds after all!)
Enjoy your week! Thanks for sharing!
If I was any greener with envy, you'd have to start calling me Kermit! I LOVE this. You are one lucky (or maybe just a bit blessed) to have come upon such a treasure at a flea market. It is 2die4 wonderful....just like you.ReplyDelete
Congratulations to the winners and thank goodness I just happen to know where to get a copy! LOL
That's just way too pretty!:-)ReplyDelete
It's an absolute work of art!
The window looks fabulous. The botany book was a great find! ::JillReplyDelete
Love the botanical window!! Congratulations to the winners - the rest of us will just have to save up!ReplyDelete
Love the botanical prints in this window! Terrific look - very imaginative! Congratulations to your winners! I have two giveaways this month! Hope you stop by!ReplyDelete
love your new header too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Oh, poop! I didn't win but I send send my congratulations to the winner.ReplyDelete
Now about your project - it's marvelous! That is a great window to start with and I love the dried flowers in the book you found! It just looks like a million bucks!
Be a sweetie,
shelia ;)
Debra, I fell in love with this book the first time you posted it, and I love what you did with some of the pages. That looks like something you would see in a high-end store! Great job! laurieReplyDelete
What a great way to really enjoy the beauty of your book...it turned out so nicely! GL on your blog shop...I'm gonna have to go check it out:)ReplyDelete
Absolutely love what you did with your door/window...I have one very similar, now I need to find a fantastic book like yours!...dream on!!!ReplyDelete
I am so HAPPY!!! Thank you Debra. I am looking forward to enjoy the book. The old pages with the dried wild flowers are amazing. Ciao Rita mammabellarteReplyDelete
The paned window with the vintage pressed wildflowers is spectacular. Love it!ReplyDelete
congrats to the winners!ReplyDelete
Your window is just lovely!
Love the botanicals and we must be kindred spirits...I never met a watering can I didn't want to paint either!ReplyDelete
I LOVE your new blog header, created from the images you've shared today. I would have been over the moon to score a botanical binder like yours. I'm a nature girl at heart, and this is a wonderful treasure to me.
Congratulations to the winners of your generous giveaway, too.
Congrats to the winners!!! I love your window, it's gorgeous!!!ReplyDelete
so very pretty and the botanicals are a wonderful treasure.ReplyDelete
This is wonderful Debra.ReplyDelete
Congratulations to your giveaway winners and best of luck with your online boutique!
Have a great week,
White Spray Paint
I LOVE the window...it's absolutely wondrful. What a stunning treasure. Thanks so much for visiting me today, please come back to enter my GIVEAWAY and meet Connie. ~LidyReplyDelete
Absolutely love what you did with this window and the botanicals. GORGEOUS!!!!ReplyDelete
I love this project!ReplyDelete
I LUV your botanical window ...... stunning!!!ReplyDelete
Sweet Blessings!
oh my gosh that window is gorgeous! I would so display this in my home! Love it!ReplyDelete
Oh love your window, so beautifull-wonderfull idea.ReplyDelete
And congratulations to the winner.
Wish you a happy wednesday.
What a clever way to use an old window. The pressed flowers look amazing in the little panes. Great work!ReplyDelete
I just love the botanical window!!! Beautiful and very original.ReplyDelete
I love when something comes together so beautifully!ReplyDelete
What a great find that book was, and you really put it to good use! That window is gorgeous. And I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who likes to paint their watering cans. I love them natural too, but I think you can appreciate their beauty so much more when they're painted!ReplyDelete
Happy WW!
I am loving your window. Its a fab idea hugs SaraReplyDelete
I love what you did to the window and the book is a real treasure! Now you can admire it all the time. Love the chair with the watering can too it all looks so lovely together.. great job! take care, MaryannReplyDelete
What a great window idea...I have a vintage 6 pade window just sitting there...might try your idea. Looks great and love that wicker chair too.ReplyDelete
woo hoo! Love the window. The whole "staging" outside is just awesome. Love your setting. What a great idea for the vintage prints. Know you'll enjoy gazing at that. Thanks for sharing your creativity and Metamorphosis!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to the winners!!ReplyDelete
I love those botanicals and they are perfect in the window. It's really beautiful. I see you have some of the same wildflowers we do in Texas, just a little later. Gorgeous!!
Debra, I LOVE the window!! It is SO unique! And I also ADORE the lamb beside the chair!!ReplyDelete
Lou Cinda :)
debra - this is just simply beautiful:) oh my goodness - i love it! best wishes on your little shop, too.ReplyDelete
warm regards,
The window frame looks wonderful. I love that look. I am not very French inspired so I did not enter so someone that is could win. Congradulations to the winners and to you Debra for such a wonderful year of blogging!ReplyDelete
Debra, I adore your beautiful botanical window frame creation! Gorgeous. Congratulations to your two winners too. ~ AngelaReplyDelete
Hi Debra,ReplyDelete
Just stopping by to say hello. I love your boutique and that Botanical window is just to die for!! What a wonderful idea :) Your summer blog header loooks great too!!
I hope you are having a wonderful day:)
I hope to see you again soon!
Hey, Sweat Pea...ReplyDelete
You never stop... You totally inspire... In more ways, than one...
My Love to Ya...
Barb C.
Oh Debra that is so pretty! The book was a great find and what you created from it makes it even taht much more special! I'm just back from a little camping with the family and doing some catch-up, congrats on the new store, you will do wonderfully I'm sure. Your jewelry is ofcourse, AMAZING! TheresaReplyDelete
Debra, thanks for your get well wishes. I am in love with that window and the botanicals. I have 11 very similar botanicals that I have saved for just this look. Now to find the elusive window...ReplyDelete
Hugs and good luck on your shop opening,
Congrats to your winners! How fun. And did you know that she (CW) had some sort of store opening in Dallas. I think its inside a shop called the Gypsy Wagon...looks beautiful, but I would not expect anything less from her. :DReplyDelete
Love the window frame with pressed flowers. What a fab find!
Oh no I'm late for that amazing give-away! I wonder how I could have missed discovering this lovely blog before! I'm so glad I'm finally here! I'm in love with that old door... please do share how you did it! (instructions ??) and how lucky of you to have found that precious old botanical book... truly a treasure!ReplyDelete
Nice meeting you
CONGRATS to the winners...drats I am the wrong Sandi! LOLReplyDelete
I LOVE your window and your chair with the old watering can. Just beautiful!!
Hi Debra,ReplyDelete
Yeah to the winners. I hope that you'll stop by and enter my giveaway.
Can you please send me your mailing address?
I have a wee little package with your name on it.
Laura firstname.lastname@example.com
it's "poy-fect" in the corner ..ReplyDelete
thot fursure' this one was mine ... goldarn'
Debra ~ReplyDelete
This is so creative!!!
I love it!!!
Way to go ~ inspiring me once more!
Debra!!!! Your window with the botanical specimens is GORGEOUS!!!!!! The window seems to be perfect for the paper size too ~ just beautiful sweet friend....congratulations to the winners of the books, this looks like a "must have" to me!!! hugs and love, DawnReplyDelete
Debra, I love the botanicals and the window you added them to. How creative! Love the watering can and the vignette you created.ReplyDelete
xo, Sherry
I don't know how you ever get through all these comments.
Love your window, and the great book you got the prints from.
So nice you did not have to tear it apart.
And what a gorgeous vignette!!
In case I did not ell you, I got the lovely package of cards and the tag. You were so sweet to send those.
Did you sweet hubby get tha little sold sign fixed??
Have a super weekend.
barbara jean
Ok, 63 comments, your just as hot as your co-hort f&t. I'm squealing over your botanical display. First of all I'm OBSESSED with finding a book or herbarium like that. I'd pay anything (well almost), then the way you displayed them. PERFECT Debra. Just awesome. Oh, I think you may have made a mistake on the giveaway news. Although Rita & Sandi are certainly worthy, I think you meant to say Lisa! LOL Lisa
WOW Debra this is an awesome project, look how many peeps love it. I can totally see why, because I love it too. Have a great weekend! DebbieReplyDelete
congrats to the lucky winners and your door is just awesome project! love the chippy painted glass door. and lucky you are to got hold to the wonderful books of dried flowers.. just lovely!.ReplyDelete
Oh I just love this look Debra! You did an amazing job! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!ReplyDelete
~Terrell @ FrouFrouDecor~
Oh, shucks, I guess I'll have to buy my copy! Congrats to the winners... and I love the whole picture you photographed... the painted watering can, overflowing with wild flowers, the chippy window, with the awesome botanicals, fit just perfectly. Just stunning!ReplyDelete
Hi Debra! It was so good to hear from you yesterday. I hope everything is good in Missouri and that your having wonderful weather. Last week was beautiful here in the 80's (very unusual) but we're in a heat wave and close to 100 again.ReplyDelete
I love what you did with that window frame. What a perfect way to display your botanical pages. I love the whole vignette.
Hugs...Tracy :)
Love the door!! I'm working on a couple of outdoor projects and something along these lines would be just perfect!! Thank you for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to your winners!!! I'm chompin' at the bit for mine to arrive in my mail box - THEN I'm gonna stalk Carolyn for an autograph. hee-heeReplyDelete
Debra - your window with the botanicals is GORGEOUS!!! So are the black-eyed susans!
Have a beautiful week-end!
;-) robelyn
Hi Debra,ReplyDelete
Those pressed flowers sure were a labor of love for someone, great job on the window! I haven't been in blogland much this week, boy, I had forgotten how BUSY it is with the kids home every day!! Thanks for dropping by earlier.
I ADORE what you have done with your window/door & those wonderful prints. Your vingette is so fresh & welcoming. Also, congratulations to the winners of your give away. But, most of all for having such a wonderful one! And thank you sweet friend for the kind & encouraging words. I am indeed scared, tired, stressed & worried. But, I am very thankful & positive all will turn out well in the end. I just know we have some really BAD STUFF ahead of us. The love & support of friends like you helps so much. You are so right that Men don't find it easy to slow down. I am thankful to be going to my event to relieve some of my stress & to fill my creative cup before things all break loose. THANK YOU! Hugs! CharleneReplyDelete
Debra, I'm so glad you linked this beautiful project to Favorite Things Sat. It is one of my favorite things too. laurieReplyDelete
Hi Debra, you and I have similar interests. I appreciate you stopping by.ReplyDelete
Oh Debra, I LOVE this beautiful window! You were so lucky to find the little notebook of treasures. I just love finding things like that. I like to think of the one who may have gathered the wildflowers and what was the grade they received on the assignment. I'm kindda weird that way!ReplyDelete
I want to congratulate your winners...I love Rita! I'm so glad that she won!!!
I think this is beautiful! What a great idea!! LOVE it!!ReplyDelete
found you on FJI. Love this window. Makes a great statement with your old wicker chair and water can of fresh flowers. You are so lucky to find the scrapbook with the pressed flowers and grasses.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2013 at 8:54 AM
gorgeous! I'm pinning too. Little BitReplyDelete
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Telltale are pleased to announce that industry veterans Mike Stemmle, Justin Chin, and Brett Tosti have joined the company. These new additions come as part of a sustained wave of growth that has nearly doubled the studio's size since this time last year. The rapid growth speaks to Telltale's commitment to build and diversify the studio's product and platform offerings in the coming year.
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"Mere words are proving woefully inadequate to describe my delight at hooking up with this fiendishly dedicated crew," says Stemmle. "The excitement and talent swirling around Telltale remind me of the geysers of imagination that erupted across the gaming industry in the early 90's. Only this time, with rational production schedules."
Telltale is also building up its internal production expertise with the addition of executive producers to oversee two unannounced series currently in development. Justin Chin, an award-winning artist and designer, has nearly twenty years of experience working with companies such as Electronic Arts, Activision, Sega, LucasArts, and Midway. Chin most recently served as a senior designer on The Simpsons Game, which shipped for Xbox 360, Wii, and other platforms in Fall 2007. Chin's previous credits include the Dark Forces: Jedi Knight series and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough. Brett Tosti has worked as a producer on high-profile PC and console games since 1992, for Factor-5, Sony Entertainment, and LucasArts. His credits include the Rogue Squadron games for Nintendo 64, Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike for GameCube, and Lair for PlayStation 3. As Telltale's executive producers, Chin and Tosti will increase the studio's output and contribute to the company's growth in multi-platform development.
"By adding some of the industry's most talented and innovative veterans, we are solidifying our position as a leader in defining the next generation of entertainment. Because Telltale offers a new way of doing things focused on creative freedom and new ideas, I believe we will continue to be a magnet for the best minds and talent in the business," says CEO Dan Connors. "All this great talent is accelerating our plans to take advantage of the momentum Telltale has earned through the first two seasons of Sam & Max. We'll be announcing several new episodic series on multiple platforms in the near future, to offer even more new experiences for fans. Stay tuned!"
Along with these game industry veterans, Telltale continues to bring in talent from other sectors of the entertainment industry. Recent hires include Andy Hartzell, author and illustrator of the graphic novel Fox Bunny Funny, and Grant Alexander, who worked as a background and concept artist on the Adult Swim cartoon Lucy: Daughter of the Devil.
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i wanted to finish the week with some everyday greetings cards that i have been wanting to post before we get into the valentine's day design next week. these are from the mark's and spencer's personalised range by tigerprint which enable to add a name of message into the design before it prints. print & pattern readers can get 50p off per card with this code MNSFIFTY which will also work next week when we do valentine's cards. see more designs online here.
29 January 2010
CARDS - tigerprint personalised
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TOP DRAWER 2010 - greetings cards
a few more card designs spotted at top drawer last week. cuteness and modern grahics (above) from uk company allihopa (which is swedish for everybody). london buildings from linda williams at obiko.
below, lovely pattern filled tea and cakes by claire giles.
below, lovely pattern filled tea and cakes by claire giles.
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TOP DRAWER 2010 - stop the clock design
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CARDS - little birdy
i love this thank you card from little birdy designs shop on folksy.
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28 January 2010
STATIONERY - mara mi : helen dardik
american company mara-mi have a new line of stationery and gift products coming out in early spring. for this season's collections they have gone for bright colors and patterns. the company believes in original design which you can see from some of the artists they have commissioned including helen dardik, nate williams, nathalie lete, and monaluna. here are some of helen dardik's gorgeous designs. new products include: plastic journals, (printed cover with a printed plastic cover overtop) and tyvek® totes, wallets and pouches. there are even pattern printed calculators. the mari-mi website is currently under construction, butany questions can be sent to : firstname.lastname@example.com.
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STATIONERY - mara-mi
more designs from the new collections by mara-mi. first up its fabulous florals from monaluna. then stylish stationery from thomas paul.
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TOP DRAWER 2010 - mugs
who doesnt love mugs? well i know i do, i love to collect them and see how different designers approach them. at top drawer last week their were new mugs from angie lewin and isak on the ms mugs stand, but they were only prototypes so i will have to keep an eye out online and in stores to bring you the pics. but here are some top drawer mugs i can show, starting with make international and their simple graphic set.
also at top drawer (below) new mugs with cornish charm from poppy treffry.
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Did you know you can make marshmallows? I've ordered some from a seller on Etsy that were super yummy and decided to try making them myself for the dessert table I put together for Liv's first birthday.
There are two primary methods for making marshmallows so after reading a ridiculous number of recipes and reviews I decided on this one for strawberry marshmallows. They turned out perfectly! They're surprisingly easy to make you just have to have a stand mixer & candy thermometer. I also tried a couple different ways to cut them, and a big knife sprayed with cooking spray was the best and easiest way.
They looked great neatly lined up on the dessert table, but they would also be super cute packaged with a chocolate bar and some graham crackers for a yummy smores... dontcha think?!


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Obama Chemical Weapons 'Red Line' for Syria Keeps Shifting, Ex-Official Says
Growing confidence Assad used nerve agent sarin.
President Obama's "red line" for U.S. intervention in Syria is actually more of a fuzzy zone whose goalposts keep shifting, said the former top WMD hunter in Iraq.
"It's a term I particularly don't like because unless you're prepared [to carry through] you really do damage to your credibility and the power of our diplomacy because no one believes you," said David Kay, who from 2003 to 2004 led the Iraq Survey Group that searched for evidence of unconventional weapons in Iraq following the U.S.-led invasion.
Washington on Thursday said it was reasonably confident that Assad loyalists in recent months have carried out one or more limited-scale chemical attacks in Syria, likely involving the nerve agent sarin.
President Obama and his top officials have repeatedly affirmed that use or proliferation of Syrian chemical weapons would constitute an act that would demand a U.S. response.
The Thursday announcement, however, was not followed by any announcement from the White House that its threatened intervention in the Syrian civil war is now in the offing or that Assad would even be prevented from carrying out further chemical attacks.
"Were [Assad] to undertake any additional use, he would be doing so under very careful monitoring from us and the international community," a senior administration official said in a Thursday conference call with reporters. "We are going to be methodical, rigorous, and relentless in gathering the relevant information and putting it together so we can establish exactly what happened."
"If we reach a definitive determination that this red line has been crossed ... what we will be doing is consulting with our friends and allies and the international community more broadly, as well as the Syrian opposition, to determine what the best course of action is," the staffer told reporters.
The United States has pledged nonlethal aid to the Syrian opposition but has so far avoided arming the rebels or providing any direct military assistance in the war that has already killed more than 70,000 people.
Obama first laid down his red line on chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war in August 2012. "A red line for us is (if) we see a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around, or being utilized. That would change my calculus" on whether a U.S. intervention is merited, the president said.
"We have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region that that's a red line for us and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons," the president said.
While the administration did not discuss specifics, outside experts interpreted the reference to movement of chemical weapons as addressing the potential removal from storage and transport of chemical weapons for firing or for proliferation to nonstate actors. However, when the Syrian military was detected in December apparently loading sarin into aerial munitions, the administration indicated that its red line was actually carrying out a chemical attack, not readying for one.
Obama officials since then in their threats to Assad ceased mentioning the movement of chemical materials while still warning against providing them to extremist organizations.
"I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command, the world is watching," Obama said in December. "The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable."
Administration officials have always been careful to refrain from actually defining what it means for chemical weapons to be utilized; how many must be used or proliferated to warrant a U.S. reaction; and specifically what kind of a response the United States would take.
Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also in December said there was worry "that an increasingly desperate Assad regime might turn to chemical weapons, or might lose control of them. ...We have sent an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line and those responsible would be held to account."
Last month Obama said, "We have been clear that the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people would be a serious and tragic mistake. …The Assad regime must understand that they will be held accountable for the use of chemical weapons or their transfer to terrorists."
The administration has said it has sent warnings on the matter directly to Assad.
"I do question the utility of red lines if they lack clearly delineated boundaries and meaningful consequences," House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) said in a Thursday statement that called on the White House to make good on its threats to Assad. "I am confident the president does not wish for America's resolve to be called into question."
Global Green USA chemical-weapon expert Paul Walker, though, said he did not feel the administration was giving conflicting signals about where its red line lies. "I don't think the red line has been moving but it's still a question of what one means by use of chemical weapons."
Kay in a Thursday interview said the lack of clarity around the red line for Syria has implications that go beyond that conflict. Other nations with their own disputes with the United States, namely Iran and North Korea, are paying attention. "You are devaluing your diplomacy when you do that because it's going to be heard in other places."
"We've used that term so often with Iran that in fact the desert must be pink," said Kay, now a senior fellow with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.
The Obama administration is in a tough spot in trying to balance sending a strong deterrent signal to Assad while still giving itself enough time to make certain that a chemical strike has in fact taken place and that it knows who is responsible. Answering all of those questions is no easy feat in Syria, where the U.S. lacks its own intelligence operation and an uneasy coalition of rebel militias might have their own motivations for trying to pin a chemical attack on the regime.
Kay acknowledged that the Obama White House has the added challenge of following in the footsteps of the Bush administration, which did make good of its threats to go after Saddam Hussein only to find out afterward it had been grossly wrong in its intelligence surrounding Iraqi WMD capabilities.
"Under those conditions you have to be careful about not over threatening, particularly … about not talking about consequences that you're not prepared to carry out," Kay said.
Walker agreed: "We have to be careful that statements at this time do not accelerate to more than people want or is necessary."
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Carlo Emilio Gadda, (born Nov. 14, 1893, Milan, Italy—died May 21, 1973, Rome), Italian essayist, short-story writer, and novelist outstanding particularly for his original and innovative style, which has been compared with that of James Joyce.
Gadda was educated as an electrical engineer and volunteered in World War I. During the 1920s he worked as an engineer abroad. He began writing in the 1930s and from the first demonstrated a fascination and facility for language as well as a gift for unemotional and acute psychological and sociological analysis. His first works were collected in I sogni e la folgore (1955; "The Dreams and the Lightning"). Gadda's best-known and most successful novel, Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana (1957; That Awful Mess on Via Merulana), is a story of a murder and burglary in fascist Rome and of the subsequent investigation, which features characters from many levels of Roman life. The language of the novel, known to Italians as Il pasticciaccio ("The Pastiche"), is literary Italian, with an admixture of three Roman dialects and puns, technical jargon, foreign words, parodies, made words, and classical allusions. Gadda's approach is as mercurial as his style: ironic, bitter, outrageously comic, philosophical, and obscene.
Gadda's La cognizione del dolore (1963, revised 1970; Acquainted with Grief) is autobiographical, though its setting is transferred from modern Italy to an invented South American country.


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Sunday, May 19, 2019
Ben Turns 24
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- FuzzyferetMay 19, 2019 at 4:28 AM
Happy birthday Ben. I can't believe your only 24, your just a few months older than my own son & your almost a father of 3. You seem a genuinely nice guy & wonderful husband & father, hope your day & whole year ahead is special for you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 5:32 AM
I didn't realize how young he is. How was he able to convince JB that he had the means to support a wife and kids, when he must've been only 19 when they got married? Does he have a career of some sort other than reality TV?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 10:01 AM
I think he works as a tutor for Michelle and does reality TV.Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 12:55 PM
Jimbob must not have had his questionaire back then, otherwise Ben would not have passed the test lol! Ben was studying online with the Moody Bible institute but had transferred to Crown College, last I heard he was home schooling the younger Duggar children so not sure about his pastor studies now.Delete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 9:11 AM
Ben looks way older than 24....ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 10:08 AM
He looked way younger than his age when they were courting. Being a married almost father of three has aged him quite a bit Twenty-four seems awfully young to be a father of three.Delete
I think he would be relieved to hear you say that. It makes him look like less a kid.Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 11:16 AM
I'm sure he feels it too, having his third kid at age 24.Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 10:22 PM
Kendra will probably have 4 kids with her on her 24th birthday.Delete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2019 at 11:13 PM
Kids will age you lol but he looks goodDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 9:25 AM
Happy Birthday! Look how young they were in the pic from their courtship (in the car).ReplyDelete
BEN, BEN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO THE BEST FATHER EVER!!!!!!!!! Jessa + Ben are my favourite couple!!!!!! I love U 5!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 10:38 AM
Happy 24th Birthday Benjamin Michael Seewald, Hope you have a great day. Can't wait to watch the family on season 10. Many Blessings, Natasha B.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 10:46 AM
Congratulations Ben!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 11:14 AM
At the rate they're going one of them will be celebrating their birthday every day of the year.ReplyDelete
Ben I've watched you since the day you ask Jim Bob could ya'll court.ReplyDelete
Over the years you have grown to be a wonderful dad
Happy Birthday!
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 12:03 PM
Oh. Ben and Lauren get names, but Duggars get numbers. I see. Better not to be a Duggar.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's all you've got to be mean about? 😂😂😂Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 9:54 AM
Ben and Lauren are not part of the birth order of the Duggar family so they can't have a number. There is no ill intent. Some people will complain about anything and everything.Delete
- SallySaysMay 20, 2019 at 11:03 AM
1st world problems eh?Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 11:51 AM
Don't go out of your way to find things to twist into negativity.Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 4:24 PM
I agree OP. It bugs me that Duggar birthdays always get a birth number put to them. They have perfectly good names and it's silly to call them a number!Delete
- AnonymousMay 21, 2019 at 11:01 AM
Right, like we don't know their names by now and we have to call them "Kid #7."Delete
- AnonymousMay 21, 2019 at 5:43 PM
Not everyone is a long-time Duggar watcher. Some may appreciate knowing where they are in the birth order. It's not like their names are kept out of the birthday posts. Why make a big deal about it?Delete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2019 at 11:14 PM
Happy Birthday BenReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 2:39 PM
Wishing you blessings on your birthday. Have a great day. God Bless.ReplyDelete
Joan,Marion and Marilyn
Happy 24th Birthday Ben and glorious day and God Bless YouReplyDelete
- Neddy ConstantMay 19, 2019 at 5:46 PM
Time 6:45PM Sun 5/19/19ReplyDelete
Happy bday Benjamin Seewald aka Ben.
Ben is one year younger then my younger brother Quincy. Hope Jessa & your son's will plan a big birthday bash.
This comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDelete
Just wanted to wish you a happy 24th birthday today hope you had a great day with your family and friends.and may God bless you today and alwaysReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 19, 2019 at 9:38 PM
Happy Birthday Ben!!! You and jessa are such a sweet couple and have some of the cutest and happy children I have ever seen!! You two are the best parents!! May God bless you Ben and may this be a year full of joy and peace!!ReplyDelete
Hope he had a good birthday!ReplyDelete
Wow! They have perfect teeth! Is that Johannah and Justin behind them in the car picture?ReplyDeleteReplies
I believe so! Had to take another look because it's usually Jackson with Johannah but that does look like Justin!Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 7:31 AM
Ben seems like such a nice all around guy. Happy Birthday Ben!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 8:34 AM
He is so young to have three kids! Nobody even knows what his job is. Mystery job. Maybe he works for the FBI! Or the Men In Black? Or they are living off TV show money.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 9:57 AM
Perhaps his employer has asked to not be publicly discussed.Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 4:23 PM
Perhaps his employer is Jim Bob and Ben's not proud of that. He has been teaching school there in the dining room.Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 4:39 PM
9:57- He could just say what line of work he's in without identifying an employer.Delete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 5:40 PM
He is awful young to have 3 kids. I just don't understand it. Tho the kids are always smiling. In this day and age to keep having kids is just sad. I really for the adult children to meet other Christians that think having too many children is a sin.Delete
- NEDDY CONSTANTMay 21, 2019 at 11:10 AM
Time 12:08PM Tues 5/21/19Delete
That's mean to say a comment like that that's their life their business you don't know them I don't either only person to judge them is God you are not God
- AnonymousMay 21, 2019 at 2:39 PM
If spurgeon has his first kid the same age as Ben, he will be a grandpa at 40.Delete
- AnonymousMay 21, 2019 at 2:41 PM
Anon5:40, he is probably jealous of Jeremy. He is 31 and only has 1 kid to deal with.Delete
- AnonymousMay 21, 2019 at 5:44 PM
5:40, I'm sad that you think it's sad to "keep having kids." Kids are a blessing!Delete
- AnonymousMay 22, 2019 at 8:16 AM
Keep having kids is a blessing if you have patience and a desire to have many. If not you would feel like the old woman that lived a shoe she had so many children she didn't know what to do. JaneDelete
- AnonymousMay 22, 2019 at 9:26 AM
@5:44- It's not sad when someone is honest about how they feel about something. Not everyone agrees that having a lot of kids is a blessing and in that case, it's best that they don't.Delete
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN🎂🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 2:57 PM
Is it just me or is it silly that these 3 Duggar Birthdays (Jill, Ben, and Lauren) add 4:ReplyDelete
Lauren just turned 20
Ben just turned 24
20 + 4 = 24
Then Jill turned 28
24 + 4= 28
- AnonymousMay 20, 2019 at 5:56 PM
Happy birthday Ben.much happiness to you and Jesse and your sweet familyReplyDelete
happy birthday ben I hope you have a wonderful birthday :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 22, 2019 at 11:22 AM
He may be a grandfather at 40!ReplyDelete
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There is a very good discussion of "liberal racism" online right now. I was pointed to this debate by this "smartypants" site's excellent discussion. It began recently with a commentary by Professor Melissa Harris-Perry at the Nation, where she suggests somewhat cautiously that significant aspects of the backtracking from support of and political attacks on President Barack Obama from liberal/left whites are often racialized:
Electoral racism cannot be reduced solely to its most egregious, explicit form. It has proved more enduring and baffling than these results can capture. The 2012 election may be a test of another form of electoral racism: the tendency of white liberals to hold African-American leaders to a higher standard than their white counterparts. If old-fashioned electoral racism is the absolute unwillingness to vote for a black candidate, then liberal electoral racism is the willingness to abandon a black candidate when he is just as competent as his white predecessors.
She later accents Obama's sharp decline in white support in opinion polls and certain contrasts with what happened politically to President Bill Clinton:
I believe much of that decline can be attributed to their disappointment that choosing a black man for president did not prove to be salvific for them or the nation. His record is, at the very least, comparable to that of President Clinton, who was enthusiastically re-elected. The 2012 election is a test of whether Obama will be held to standards never before imposed on an incumbent. If he is, it may be possible to read that result as the triumph of a more subtle form of racism.
Her analysis of subtle racism is of course right on target, even too cautious, as almost all whites still view the society out of a strong white racial frame and do not even try to look seriously at it the way many people of color do. Not to mention the still high levels of blatant racist thought and activity documented in much social science research.
Then the liberal columnist Gene Lyons at Salon attacks Harris-Perry rather aggressively, from a liberal version of the white racial frame:
One Melissa Harris-Perry, a Tulane professor who moonlights on MSNBC political talk shows, wrote an article for the Nation titled "Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals Are Abandoning Obama." . . . . See, certain academics are prone to an odd fundamentalism of the subject of race. Because President Obama is black, under the stern gaze of professor Harris-Perry, nothing else about him matters. … not 9 percent unemployment, only blackness. Furthermore, unless you're black, you can't possibly understand. Yada, yada, yada. This unfortunate obsession increasingly resembles a photo negative of KKK racial thought. It's useful for intimidating tenure committees staffed by Ph.D.s trained to find racist symbols in the passing clouds.
So a white Arkansas columnist mocks a reasonable racial and political analysis by a savvy analyst and tosses issues of white racism out the window, comparing this black professor's views to, of all things, the KKK. This actually demonstrates the privileged racist framing of too many white liberals. Indeed, "Smartypants" asks readers to post a call for an apology from Lyons for such wild assertions at the Salon site.
White liberalism often has had much trouble with the issue of marginalizing certain common black views and majority opinions, for white liberals also operate out of some version of the white racial frame most of the time.
Commentator Ishmael Reed raised related issues some time back. He suggested that much of Obama's conformity in regard to tough political realities is necessary given that he is a black man operating in a fully white-controlled society. Reed criticized white and other progressives who have periodically asserted that "He's weak, he's spineless, he's got no balls, primary him in 2012." The prominent white progressive analyst, Glenn Greenwald, has regularly criticized Obama for being weak in dealing with Republicans:
Obama supposedly "doesn't try, doesn't use the weapons at his disposal: the ones he wields when he actually cares about something (such as the ones he uses to ensure ongoing war funding . . . . [This] leads to the rational conclusion that he is not actually committed to (or, worse, outright opposes) many of the outcomes which progressive pundits assume he desires."
Indeed, Obama's policy actions, especially on economic matters, have often suggested to many progressives that he is only a political moderate and not the liberal they expected.
Looking at these difficult political decisions, Ishmael Reed has emphasized that the white progressive critics miss certain key racial and other structural realities surrounding Obama. These white progressives
have been urging the president to 'man up' in the face of the Republicans. . . . What the progressives forget is that black intellectuals have been called 'paranoid,' 'bitter,' 'rowdy,' 'angry,' 'bullies,' and accused of tirades and diatribes for more than 100 years.
Therefore, if President Obama ever appeared too aggressive, say like Harry Truman did, he would be strongly dismissed by most whites as another "angry black man," which is a very negative part of traditional white framing. Such widespread dismissals would make policy goals very difficult to achieve. Instead, President Obama's rather "cool" approach to political action, as Adia Wingfield and I have argued, has involved being at all times and places calm and in control, never really being angry or threatening. Always conciliatory. The continuing white-racist contexts that prevail inside and outside U.S. politics make this a necessary strategy, as likely seen from Obama's own perspective.


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We had been driving for an hour en route to Abetavu, Uganda, when the first thing I notice as we near the village are several signs near the school which read: Do Not Accept Gifts for Sex.
What saddens me even further is that the school is for girls under the age of ten.
This was my introduction to the harsh reality that Carli Travers and her husband Robert deal with every day – and the motivation that led them to adopt 17 of the 21 children who now share their home in Uganda. It was also the reason why ElderTreks decided to help this family, and why I was so looking forward to finally meeting them in person.
As we reach Carli's security gate, we are greeted by many dogs, which I later learn are there for protection: there has been a recent influx of attacks towards them by people in the community, mostly men, angry that she has taken a stand for the wives and children in the community. Hard to imagine, but then, it has become clear this is a very different world.
A few moments later, Carli appears holding a newborn in her arms. The child was born in January - the result of a father raping his 13 year old daughter. Unmarried and pregnant, and therefore no longer worthy of a high bride price, the girl carries the blame for bringing shame to her family, and was thrown out by the same father who had raped her.
The daughter and baby are now both part of Carli and Robert's every-growing family, making Carli a grandmother of sorts before she is even 30. But despite bringing this young girl and baby under her protection, Carli is still worried. The girl wants to go to school once the baby is older, but having known nothing but sexual abuse from the age of 4, she has no understanding of the difference between friendship and love.
I am reminded of the signs I first noticed in the village.
But not all our visit is as troubling. We sit and play with a few of the boys who are so excited to see visitors. They want to know if we are going to stay and if not, when we will come back to play.
They show us their pet turtle and monkey. It seems the kids have an art for bringing home whatever wild animals they find.
Walking around their property, we tour their garden, new bore hole, pigs and Robert's new game room. He tries to use it as an extra source of income and charges the locals 1000 Uganda Shillings (50 cents) to watch soccer matches.
As more children return from school, we are greeting warmly by them. I ask Robert and Carli how they do it, and their response was simply, 'we make it work." The kids are so thankful to have a life where they can actually be children, they all seem to just live happily together. Despite the hardships the kids have faced, they laugh and play together. You can feel the love they all share for one another. I watch as the older children care for the little ones. While not a biological family, you can feel the bond and joy they share.
At the end of our visit, Carli apologies for her being so tired and I laugh and think to myself, with 21 kids it is to be expected. She then proceeds to tell us she had spent the entire day before going between the hospital and the district police station to fight for a three year old girl who was raped by her father. She explains the worst part of the entire thing is that the police and father agree that it doesn't matter as the child was a "bastard".
Clearly, there is still much work to be done here, and as Carli thanks us for our donations and support, I can only think that it is us who should be thankful for people like her and Robert.


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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave a strong indication to state government employees on Thursday when he hinted at setting up a pay panel to explore the possibility of salary hike that would benefit about 6.40 lakh employees.
"State government employees have been demanding salaries on a par with the Central government staff. The time has come to set up the next pay commission as the Centre is implementing the recommendations of the seventh pay commission," Siddaramaiah was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald.
The chief minister spoke on the sidelines of the diamond jubilee celebration of the Karnataka Government Secretariat Employees' Association (KGSEA) in Bengaluru.
The comment raised hopes of state government employees who had gone on a day-long strike on June 2 demanding pay parity with Central government staff.
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Besides salary hike, the employees also want session allowance for all Vidhana Soudha employees and a site for the association's building.
The 7th Central Pay Commission's (CPC) recommendations hiking salary and allowances for Central government employees is a trigger for many state government employees to seek parity with their Central government counterparts.
The Narendra Modi government has accepted the recommendations pertaining to the hike in the salary component, while a decision on allowances is likely by November this year when a committee set up to examine raising allowances submits its report to the finance ministry.
The salary hike for Central government staff has also prompted employees of public sector undertakings (PSUs) to seek a similar hike for which they will be going on strike on September 2 in which state-run banks will also participate. Besides, pay hike, the strike is also in protest against "anti-labour" reforms of the Modi government such as stake sale in PSUs.


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The latest work to utilize real time tracking and face projection mapping using a state of the art 1000 fps projector and ultra high speed sensing, "INORI-PRAYER-," has been released. This project was born when Nobumichi Asai (WOW) approached collaborators TOKYO?lab.tokyo.jp/?, the dancing duo AyaBambi, and the Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory at the University of Tokyo.
This project began when songs were created about 'life,' a theme proposed by Tanigawa (TOKYO), who acted as this project's director. Creative and technical director Asai (WOW) and CG director Shingo Abe (WOW) completed visual production and programming based on inspiration they obtained from the songs. Aya Sato added the choreography, and TOKYO completed the project by making it into a video.
'Radioactive' is the inspiration that Asai felt from music. 'Radioactive' wields destructive power, and from that brings 'death', 'suffering', and 'sadness'. And then, the 'opportunity' to overcome those things. Accompanied by the overwhelming performance of AyaBambi, a visual synchronization of black tears, skulls, faces being severed, Noh Masks of agony and the Heart Sutra have sublimated into a single piece of work.
The face mapping system made it possible to follow intense performances, which was impossible until now, thanks to the use of the state of the art 1000 fps projector DynaFlash?1 and ultra high speed sensing. The initial dilemma of speeding up the tracking to the detriment of performance latitude was resolved by the WOW team, Professor Watanabe, and Tomoaki Teshima (EXVISION), who trimmed several milliseconds during a trial and error period that lasted approximately three months, enabling the completion of this system?2. The projected image looks like it is integrated into part of the skin, and the expressions on a subject's face, when it is distorted or transformed, are exponentially enhanced.
*1: Jointly developed by the Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory at the University of Tokyo and Tokyo Electron Device, and commercialized by Tokyo Electron Device.
*2: Dynamic projection mapping technology, developed by the Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory at the University of Tokyo, was used for hand tracking and projection mapping. Face mapping technology, developed by WOW Inc., was used for facial tracking.


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The Middle East's online banking users are between the most sought after targets for cybercriminals as it has emerged that Egypt, Saudi Arabia Turkey, Morocco, Iran and Kuwait were among the world's markets worst hit by a version of ZeuS, a highly specialized online banking Trojan, according to Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions.
During a five-month study completed in June 2010, Kaspersky Lab analysts tracked an online crime gang using a version of the Zeus Trojan and developed a geographic pattern of its attacks as well as a profitability evolution. The results are alarming for the Middle East region.
The worst hit market internationally was Egypt which recorded approximately 7,500 infections, the world's highest rate, with Mexico being second with more than 5,000 victims. Saudi Arabia was third with just under 5,000 infected users. Turkey was fourth in the list with each of Morocco, Iran and Kuwait also hovering near the 2,000 mark.
"One needs to put this into context in order to understand how critical is the situation becoming for the Middle East region,†said David Emm, Kaspersky Lab's Senior Regional Researcher, Global Research and Analysis Team, speaking at the E-Crime Congress in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
"The same gang targeted markets such as the USA causing just about half the infections it caused in Egypt, despite having a much broader potential playing field due to America's much higher Internet penetration footprint.
"The gang's attacks worked by intercepting and then redirecting funds of the hard earned money of their unsuspecting victims, either directly from online banking accounts or by the means of stolen credit card numbers. Cybercrime is becoming very appealing because of its potential rewards and also because it is easy to do and has a lower associated risk compared to other types of crime,†said Emm.
"Since the first ZeuS Trojan appeared in 2006, over 40,000 versions of this Trojan have been recorded. It is a very cost-effective and efficient means of illegally collecting banking information. Once a system is compromised, the gangs can command and control the laptop or PC, steal any relevant data stored in them and transfer it in a 'dropzone' from where it can be collected by the cybercriminal.â€
Prevention is the key to a safer internet experience according to Tarek Kuzbari, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab, Middle East.
"People need to deploy enhanced online banking security measures. Users of online banking services must keep their login information private at all times. An up to date operating system, complemented with a security solution which includes an anti virus, antispyware, firewall and vulnerability scanner are essential in mitigating and successfully defending cyber attacks,†he said.
"The problem in the Middle East is compounded due to low consumer awareness of the risks associated with online security and this is something cybercriminals take advantage of. Governments across the region also need to step up their online crime deterrent measures by adopting, adjusting and implementing best international practices which have proven to provide adequate defence mechanisms against cyber attacks.


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Chris Weston: Let's Dare To Dream Of Interconnected Trails – March 16, 2011
One day soon, hydrocarbons will be too expensive to use casually, so we will be dependent on non-motorized trails to get around. At present, you risk your life by riding a bike or horse or by walking along motorized roads. We have lost far too many lives and injured many others, simply because as a society, we have chosen to discourage people from sustainable and healthy forms of transportation and recreation. At the Eel River Trails Association (ERTA), we dare to dream big. We envision a future in which there are as many non-motorized trails as paved roads to go to the beach, the mountains or simply to go to town. Welcome to the birth of the post-motorized age on the North Coast!
Envision being able to ride your horse or bike or hike from Arcata to virtually anywhere you want to go. Now, envision being able to do that without the fear of being run over by a careless driver, because we have class one trails going everywhere. That means a new system of interconnected trails that are off limits to motorized vehicles. If you cannot afford a car or the gas it burns, you will still be able to travel, albeit a bit slower, perhaps taking the time to smell a few of the flowers along the way.
The next time that you go to the grocery store, make a point of looking around and noticing how many of us have grown overweight or obese. The early 21st century homo sapiens tend to be couch potatoes, sedentary in our approach to life. According to Humboldt County's Health Director, Dr. Ann Lindsay, we need to exercise more and trails have been shown to encourage more active lifestyles. You may even have chosen to live behind the "Redwood Curtain" in order to live closer to nature, but with our hopelessly outdated transportation system, we are discouraged from communing with nature.
Instead of trying to copy Los Angeles and importing the megalopolis with all of its modern problems of pollution, gangs, drugs and neighbors who don't even know each other's names, we should embrace our good fortune. Being so bountifully blessed by Mother Nature is our economic competitive advantage. We should celebrate this fantastic natural wonderland we call home. It is like nowhere else on Earth. So, let's boldly encourage living in harmony with the great outdoors everyday in every way!
The ERTA's first non-motorized campaign is off to a great start. We have collected 6,100 signatures in about six weeks on a petition to "railbank" the long-defunct NCRA rails from Willits to Humboldt Bay. At about 150 miles, the "Eel River Trail" will become the longest rail-trail project in California's history. Starting in Mendocino County and traversing the geologically-active Main Stem Eel River canyon, the trail will connect Arcata with Eureka, Fortuna and even Willits! It will not be paved, so that you will be able to ride your horse or bike or hike all the way to Humboldt Bay.
The Eel River Trail will immediately become an eco-tourism magnet, attracting people from around the world. It will bring jobs both in the conversion process and afterwards. It will mean sustainable, eco-friendly jobs in the shops, stores and bed and breakfasts that will cater to the non-motorized crowd. It will be an economic boon to all the towns it goes through or near. It seems destined to usher in a slower pace of life that is kinder and gentler in its impacts. It will be good for your health, good for the Earth and good for the economy.
Many people are interested in how it will be paid for? In fact, there are many available funding sources, including grants from charitable foundations and existing rail-trail programs through federal, state and county governments as well as bequests, endowments and day use fees. Already, there are 19,000 miles of defunct railways converted into trails in the US. Ironically, this is an area in which the North Coast, usually one of the most progressive areas of the country is actually behind the times. Let's catch up and burnish our green credentials in a lasting, more obvious way.
If you believe that railroads can be very efficient, rest assured the ERTA agrees with you. In fact, railbanking is the safest way to preserve the possibility that railways can return when technology, demand and funding are available. In fact, without railbanking, we could lose the valuable public access rights forever. If the NCRA corridor were legally "abandoned," what some other owners of land along it seek, then our right of way would be permanently lost for either railroads or trails. The only possible recourse to abandonment outside of railbanking is eminent domain, the detested coercive way for the government to take private land.
Instead, ERTA is reaching out to form the broadest possible coalition to make the Eel River Trail the right way. Personally, I happen to own a mile frontage on the river and the defunct railway, so I "have skin in the game" and I am sensitive to the concerns of my fellow land owners and neighbors. Rail-trails have been shown to decrease crime, to clean up the messes left by railroads and to bring sustained, green economic development (translation: JOBS!) However, if we wait too long, someone from Washington, D.C. or Sacramento will make an executive decision and then we may not have input into what results.
Again, ERTA wants the trail to be a benefit to all, including local land owners. We want to talk with all stakeholders and find ways to make this a win for us all. Our supporters include many members of all organized political parties. We aim to make trails the obvious choice and believe they are so popular that no rational politician on the North Coast will dare to oppose us. If you have concerns or want to contribute to the effort, or need a copy of the petition to collect signatures, please call (707) 223-2226.
Remember, the "Eel River Trail" is only the first "trunk line" for non-motorized use envisioned in the Eel River watershed. We are already developing plans for another through the Humboldt Redwood State Park and we are also strategizing for multiple "spur lines" to the sea and inland destinations. We aim for full interconnectivity by non-motorized trails to all towns and all outdoor recreation facilities, including skate parks, botanical gardens, the Leggett Ropes Course and the world-class mountain bike trails in BLM's King Range, etc.
Our vision is expansive and it is transformational. The North Coast will be changed forever and we will all be better for it. We will be healthier, wealthier and happier as a result. Trails may not be the panacea for all of our ills, but they may define our new paradigm of living in harmony with nature. Let's awaken from our collective slumber and roll up our sleeves. We all have work to do. The world will be better because of it.
Please join us in leading the charge towards a greener tomorrow! Meet you on the trail!
Chris Weston is the founder of the Eel River Trails Association. He can be reached at (707) 223-2226 or at P.O. Box 185, Phillipsville, CA 95559.


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It's your chance to play Sherlock-look for the clues and see if you can crack the veterinary case of the wailing basset hound.
Having a veterinarian for a daddy doesn't make you any more of a veterinarian than standing in a garage makes you a car. But my daughters have been asked questions about sick animals their entire lives, as if somehow my veterinary education was transferred to them genetically.
For example, my older daughter Emili and her husband Garrett got a call the other night. Their friend Nubbin (who got his name when he was a kid after an accident claimed the end of his thumb) called in a bit of a fizz. This fellow is a farmer redneck kind of individual—and the last person you would ever expect to own a basset hound. But he did and recently his hound, Ennis, was making more noise than usual. Basset hounds make noise. And making more noise than usual means way too much noise.
This was the message they received from Nubbin: "I don't know what's wrong with him. He just sits with his legs out to the side on the kitchen floor and howls like something is bothering him. Could you come have a look at him, Emili, and see if something's wrong?"
So Dr. Emili and Garrett made the trek to Nubbin's homestead to check out the possible causes of kitchen sittin' in a basset hound. When they arrived, they found things just as Nubbin had described them. Ennis was sitting on the kitchen floor with his nose pointed in the air, howling like a wolf. The sound penetrated the walls and the area around the house—maybe the entire county. Ennis was in misery.
Emili went to work immediately. She asked how long it had been going on. ("Since early this morning.") She asked if Ennis had had a diet change. ("Nope.") She asked if he was current on his shots, if he had gotten out of the yard, if we was experiencing vomiting or diarrhea. Was the dog coughing or sneezing? Limping when he walked? Were there any fleas or ticks on him or any other signs as to why Ennis had the blues? None of the questions turned up even a clue.
Finally Dr. Emili began the physical exam on Ennis. She looked in his ears, eyes, mouth, nose ... still nothing. She began evaluating the skin on his back. Ennis was a mostly white basset hound with a few patches of black dispersed here and there. Nothing on the top of the dog revealed any source of pain.
Finally, Emili rolled the critter over and examined his belly. And there was the answer just as plain as day. Ennis's skin was bright red all on his underside, but especially on his scrotum. Not knowing what could be the cause, Emili suggested that he had lay down on something caustic.
To this Nubbin replied, "Oh no, I know what happened. He always sleeps on his back, and yesterday I left him out in the backyard all day while I was gone. I bet he sunburned his belly and his balls while he was asleep."
This, of course, sent son-in-law Garrett into a fit of laughter. And I mean laughter. Laughing to the point that he was unable to speak for 10 minutes. Here's ol' Ennis the basset resting his sunburned scrotum on the cool tile floor in the kitchen and howling with either pleasure or pain to the point that Dr. Emili was called in to investigate.
"What do you do for sunburned balls on a basset?" Nubbin asked. "I can't sleep at night if he keeps this up."
Being the clever daughter of a veterinarian, Emili didn't miss a beat in her response. "You'll have to go down to the store and gets some aloe vera gel and rub the skin of his scrotum down with it, or he will bark all night!"
I have this picture in my mind of redneck Nubbin rubbin' aloe vera juice all over the scrotum of a basset hound named Ennis in order to sleep that night. Just like Garrett, it makes me laugh for 10 minutes straight.
Dr. Bo Brock owns BrockVeterinary Clinic in Lamesa, Texas.


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//February 19, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is planning to offer high-speed Internet service in 34 more cities scattered across eight states in an ambitious expansion aimed at providing formidable competition to cable and telecommunication providers.
The cities on Google's list include: Atlanta; San Jose, Calif.; Phoenix; Portland, Ore. and Salt Lake City.
The blueprint unveiled Wednesday is tentative because Google Inc. needs to work out logistics with government leaders in the communities where it hopes to build the networks needed to deliver its service.
The company promises that people will be able to use its Google Fiber service to surf the Internet at 100 times the speeds of existing broadband services.
Google Fiber currently is available in three cities: Kansas City, Kan.; Kansas City, Mo. and Provo, Utah. It's coming to Austin, Texas this year.


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The ladies treated Miss Priss to so many amazing gifts. So very, very thoughtful.
Lastly, what's a baby shower without a little baby food on the menu? The most hilarious part of the evening was when we had to try four different kinds of jarred baby food and guess correctly what they were. You should have seen some of the faces ... especially when it came to the green beans.
Additionally, everyone who came left with one of the hostesses' infamous cake pops. They were lemon on the inside -- my favorite.


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MOORHEAD, Minn. (10/02/10)-- Saturday started on a perfect note for Concordia. The annual Homecoming game was met by sunny skies and mild temperatures and a crowd of close to 6,000 packed into Jake Christiansen Stadium to watch another tough MIAC contest. The Cobbers then kept the spirits high by opening the game against Gustavus with an 11-play, 73 yard drive that finished in a Michael Dunham to Bronson Shepherd 2-yard touchdown pass.
Unfortunately for Concordia the game isn't determined by the first team to score. Unable to build on the opening-drive momentum, the Cobbers allowed 28 consecutive points and fell to the Gusties 38-14. The loss is the third straight for Concordia and drops their overall record to 1-4 on the year. CC is now 0-3 in MIAC play. Concordia has alos lost three straight Homecoming games. Gustavus earns their first league win of the season and moves to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
After the Cobbers marched down the field to take a 7-0 lead, Gustavus came up with one of the biggest possessions of the game as they answered with a 14-play, 61 yard scoring drive that featured a pair of fourth-down conversions.
From there the game would revolve around a key Cobber turnover and a defense that was unable to come up with critical fourth-down stops. Both teams were unable to score in their next two drives. After the Gusties were forced to punt with 5:27 left in the first half, a muffed punt return resulted in the go-ahead score for Gustavus. The Gusties took over on the Concordia 19-yard line after the miscue and needed only one play to take a 14-7 lead.
Concordia then went three-and-out on their next drive and the Gusties finished off the half by scoring their third straight touchdown with just :02 remaining in the second quarter. GAC then bookended the halftime break by opening the third quarter with a 7-play, 73-yard drive.
The Cobber offense tried to stay close and came up with a big opening-half drive. Dunham led the offense on an 8-play drive that featured pass completions of 21, 15, 13 and 19 yards. He also scampered for 14 yards after being flushed out of the pocket. His final strike of 19 yards found the hands of Zach Weller who scored his team-leading fourth touchdown of the season. The Weller TD brought CC within two scores at 28-14 and had the crowd of 5,819 hoping for a Cobber comeback.
Their hopes were quickly dashed on the next drive as Gustavus once again pushed their lead to 24 points by running off 4:56 and scoring on a 27-yard pass from Jordan Becker to Cody Sukalski.
The Gusties capped off the scoring by holding onto the ball for 5:19 on a drive that covered 60 yards and resulted in a 19-yard field goal by Tom Huepenbecke.
For the game, the Gusties were 5-for-7 on fourth down attempts and held the ball for an even 25:00 in their six scoring drives. Overall GAC had a 38:14-21:246 advantage in time of possession.
Dunham shook off a sprained ankle to post another 250-plus yard passing game. He was 20-for-38 for 271 yards and two TD's. He did not throw an interception and has now passed for over 250 yards in his last two games and has a 4-1 TD to interception ration during that time. Senior Ben SaariBovre led the team in rushing on his birthday. He had 43 yards on eight carries. Shepherd hauled in a team-high seven catches for a game-high 93 yards.
Gustavus was led by Becker and running back Jeffrey Dubose. Becker was 21-for-29 for 256 yards and two TD's while Dubose rushed for 107 yards on 28 carries. The pair combined for 363 of the team's 403 total offensive yards. Muresuk Mena caught eight passes for 59 yards.
The Cobber defense was led by Guy Rudolph and Zach Debeltz who both came away with 10 tackles in the game. Linebacker Dustin Kammerer had a game-high 11 tackles to help the Gustie defense.
Concordia will try and put an end to their losing skid when they host Carleton on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.


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2008 Nissan Pathfinder V8 LE - Trail Test
Part I: In The Footsteps Of Kit Carson And John C. Fremont
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As real life trailblazers go, General John C. Fremont was one of America's greatest. Together with frontiersman Kit Carson, they touched off the westward movement by mapping the route for wagon trains of pioneers, who made their way through the most uninhabitable and hostile terrains in the western U.S. As a result, Fremont would be hailed as a national hero and known forever as the great Pathfinder.
Can Nissan's Pathfinder blaze similar trails? Our first drive in a factory stock V8-equipped 4x4 provided some answers to its potential.
Into The Mojave
Our maiden excursion in the Pathfinder incidentally took us along a section of California's Mojave National Preserve called the Mojave Road that history suggests Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, and John C. Fremont explored back in the 1800s.
While these men would eventually go down in the history books as rugged, never-say-quit adventurers, no matter the environment or cause, our Pathfinder's off-highway ability along the Mojave Road trail would ultimately be pushed to its limits.
Unlike our early explorers, we soon discovered that the new Nissan Pathfinder really had no place being miles from nowhere without a clear-cut plan of any kind. It does have backcountry promise if you are enthusiastic to make some changes.
The Mojave Road trail stretches from Arizona to California or about 138 miles of tire-swallowing sand washes and even deeper ruts and ravines. It is nearly as harsh and potentially dangerous for all who tread there today, as it was when Fremont and Carson were mapping their way into California.
For a solid trail rig, Mojave Road is mostly easy going. But a factory stock ride will encounter some trouble. While the Nissan Pathfinder uses electronic traction controlled limited slip (ABLS) there's still only so much you should attempt to do with an open diff. The fact is we wrung out the vehicle for hours, got stuck in the sand and then punctured a tire sidewall on rocks. All in short order. Then there was the section of teeth chattering whoop-de-dos that sucked up every inch of travel we had remaining, pushing its narrow 18-inch stock tires into the wells with a sudden bang.
What You Get Stock
As a citified mid-sized SUV 4x4 (LE) starting around $33,070, the vehicle is well equipped from end-to-end: Independent double wishbone suspension with stabilizer bars (front and rear), third row seating, speed proportional power steering, shift on the fly four-wheel drive, interior cargo tie-downs, head and side airbags and four-wheel vented disc brakes with ABS to name a few things. Like many new SUVs, the Pathfinder uses an open differential that's electronically controlled to produce limited-slip whenever the computer senses a tire breaking loose.
By far the best improvement for '08 is the Pathfinder's 7,000-pound towing capacity and powerful 310-hp V-8 (388 lb-ft of torque, 32-valve DOHC) engine. That's enough performance to handle light-duty family trailers or other off-road towables. Against SUVs like the Chevy Trailblazer and Ford Explorer, the 5.6L Pathfinder is clearly a tough competitor that's been vastly improved over previous generations.
Cutting Its Path
From the start it was clear that the stock Pathfinder wasn't going to be the exceptional off-highway trail rig we had hoped, but we didn't give up. Shortly after our stock test drive, we paid a visit to Steve Kramer of Calmini Products in Bakersfield, California.
Kramer's built his share of Nissan projects and if anything could be done to this one that encourages more off-highway coolness, Kramer would be the man to do it.
In an upcoming issue, we'll show you how to get 33-inch BFG tires under the Pathfinder without cutting anything. After everything is bolted into place, we'll take you along for the first test ride in the mountains of Big Bear, California.
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