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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Dolfin Variety Tasting Squares
I was on a kick to find the Dolfin Peppercorn bar and stopped at the same liquor store that my husband bought the previous assortment. No luck. But they did have this assortment of tasting squares that I picked up.
There are 24 squares in the package, 12 flavors.
Cafe Noir - dark chocolate with coffee bean bits. I'm kind of tired of the whole idea of throwing something that I generally regard as garbage in my chocolate. There are ways of getting coffee flavor into my chocolate without putting the actual beans in there.
I think I prefer chocolate that comes in a slightly thicker piece. These very thin tasting wafers seem just slightly chalky to me and I'd prefer something with a bit more tooth to it.
I'm still looking forward to the Pink Peppercorn and Anise bars (which I ordered from Chocosphere) but I think I may prefer Dagoba and Lake Champlain as an overall brand to Dolfin.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:22 am
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Dolfin Chocolate Bars
Name: Dolfin Chocolat: Noir au Gingembre Frais, Au Lait au The Vert Sencha du Japon, Noir aux Fuelles de Menthe
I thought on the eve of the start of Whalewatch Season here in Southern California it was appropriate to review something under the brand name Dolfin (we see more dolphins on whale watching trips than whales anyway). The Man bought these bars for me recently at a wine & spirits store in our neighborhood. The gentrification of our little 'hood means that the former liquor store now carries a wider selection of wines, beers and of course Belgian chocolate.
What drew him to the bars wasn't the reviews but the fact that the bars are packaged in these plastic cloaked paper envelopes that reminded him of tobacco pouches. It's actually a pretty simple and successful idea, a long bag that you fold over several times to keep a good seal. The bars inside are additionally sealed in little plastic sleeves but at 2.47 ounces, I wasn't going to eat them all in one sitting and I appreciated having a clean and crisp way of carrying them around until I do.
Noir aux Fuelles de Menthe (Dark with Mint Leaves): Instead of being your common dark chocolate bar with mint oils in it, this bar contains real spearmint leaves. This was the least successful bar for me. The mint was nice and it being spearmint was a nice change from the more common peppermint, but the bar seemed a bit more chalky than the others. At first I thought it had bloomed, but the sheen was right and the snap looked good. I can only assume that it's the interaction of the real mint leaves in there. They also make the bar kind of grainy. The sugar balance is good though and the mint is smooth and has some good tannins in it that mix well with the rich dark chocolate.
Noir au Gingembre Frais (Dark with Fresh Ginger): I'm a ginger nut and many of the ginger/chocolate combinations that I find are with milk chocolate, so finding one that was in dark chocolate is exciting. The bar had a good woodsy mix of scents - the spicy ginger and smoky chocolate. The dark chocolate is only 52% cacao (as is the mint one) but it just felt really rich and dense. It was a little grainy but had a lot of flavors in the mix with a good buttery base to help the ginger and chocolate mingle.
Au Lait au The Vert Sencha du Japon (Milk with Sencha Green Tea from Japan): Wow, this bar smells like green tea ice cream. The wonderful lightly floral and woodsy tea blends wonderfully with the delicately dairy tasting milk chocolate. The bar is smooth and very sweet except for the green tea bits. It makes the bar better for doing a bit of chewing before letting it melt on the tongue instead of leaving a tab of it on the tongue first. This is definitely a bar that I could eat a lot of and I'm hoping that even though it only has 32% cacao, the benefits of both the green tea and chocolate will bring me good health in the new year.
Dolfin has a huge line of these "creation" bars, including Masala (hot spices), aniseed, pink peppercorn and Earl Grey tea. They have boxes with tasting squares that look like they would make for a fun evening.
Rating - 7 out of 10
Monday, September 26, 2005
The Chocolate Traveler Bittersweet Chocolate Wedges
Name: Bittersweet Chocolate Wedges
I've seen these tins at Trader Joe's for about a year. While I was fond of the idea of a tin of chocolate instead of a foil wrapped bar, I just didn't get a good feeling from the package. I was worried that the chocolate would taste tinny or perhaps be chalky.
Happily, as you can see from photo the wedges are shiny dark chocolate with a good snap to them. They're simply bittersweet Belgian chocolate that's been repackaged here in the states in Chinese made tins.
The chocolate is 70% cocoa solids but it's still rather sweet for bittersweet. The sugar is most apparent upon first resting a bit on the tongue. Then it melts pretty easily with only a slightly uneven grain to it. It's got good chocolate notes, mostly in the lower, earthy range without the higher acidic and fruit notes. The smoky quality is there as are the woodsy tones. The cocoa butter is really nice and light and allows the flavor to spread easily, there is only a slightly dry finish to it.
The grain is a little distracting and the sugar a little too apparent. However, I did just what the package shows, I traveled with this chocolate, putting it in my bag and taking it on a humongous two-day road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back and it not only weathered it well, it was a welcome treat.
Rating - 7 out of 10 (I'm keen on trying the flavored chocolate wedges, too)
POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:17 am Candy • Review • Trader Joe's • Chocolate • 7-Worth It • Belgium • United States •
Monday, June 20, 2005
New Tree Chocolates
Name: New Tree Chocolates: Vigor, Forgiveness & Tranquility
I reviewed another of these bars, called Renew a few weeks ago and I wanted to try other flavors. I found these little boxes with tasting bars at the Farmer's Market and picked up an assortment. The one that had me most intrigued was Tranquility which bills itself as soothing. It's milk chocolate with Lime Blossom and Lavender in it.
The packaging, first of all, is delightful. I put a quarter in the photo so you could see how tiny these bars are. New Tree extols itself as all natural, healthful chocolate what eschews genetically modified organisms (I'm not sure if Monsanto has gotten around to modifying the cocoa plant) and infuses their Belgian made chocolate with sometimes incongruous flavors and extra fiber. Turns out the no GMO part applies to the soya lecithin.
The Tranquility bar was very nice. It's not terribly smooth, which is often what happens when you put dried stuff in chocolate. For Belgian milk chocolate it's a bit sweet, but it doesn't have that milky taste. The lavender notes come through loud and clear and leave a pleasantly fragrant note on the tongue long after the chocolate has dissolved. I wasn't able to detect the lime blossom, but I've never eaten lime blossoms before and they might taste just like lavender for all I know.
I had to try the Vigor bar early in the day, as eating a full ounce of this is the equivalent of one cup of coffee (and I've already had a cup of coffee). At 73% cocoa, this bar smells unabashedly like pure chocolate. But upon putting it in my mouth, it melted quickly and I tasted only slight hints of rich coffee flavors. Naked coffee and chocolate are a great combo, as they both are roasted and smoky and contain lots of alkaloids. This is a barely sweetened bar that also boasts that it contains extracts of guarana. I've had more mocha tasting bars in the past and to be honest, I don't want a caffienated chocolate bar, because I'd be tempted to eat it later in the day and then curse it as I couldn't sleep later in the evening. But if you're good with caffeine at all hours, maybe this is the bar for you. I don't recommend pairing it with Red Bull or other energy drinks unless you enjoy heart palpitations.
The last bar, Forgiveness, was in the yellow box and was flavored with lemon and said that it helps metabolism. Again, a very dark bar with 73% cocoa. This bar also smells suspicously like chocolate with a slight lemon essence to it that's more obvious after eating. It's not a zesty taste, like a lemon bar or anything, just a hint of it. It's actually very nice, a big difference from the heavily flavored bars from BruCo (don't get me wrong, I liked those, too). The "helps metabolism" part got me curious though. There are "natural extracts of cactus" in it. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but there are a lot of cactus out there ... that's like saying something vague like has "natural nuts" in it. The website says that the cactus is Opuntia ficus-indica. A quick google search reveals that this is a prickly pear, and looks a lot like one I have in my back yard. Further searching reveals that this particular cactus also contains mescaline. I'm sure that my teensy bar that's less than a third of an ounce does not contain any measurable amounts.
I guess this is where I can get into the topic of candy for snacking and candy for savoring. There are some folks who enjoy wine and drink it for the joy of drinking. Then there are some folks who enjoy wine for all its nuances and savor every sip. I'm somewhere in the middle there when it comes to candy. I love consumer candy, stuff you just eat, that you put in your mouth and you finish and you want more. This New Tree stuff and many of the other gourmet bars are not meant for munching. They're more complex, like a fine cheese or something. As a reference, I still have a little bit of the Renew bar left and it's been weeks. This is not candy that calls out to me to be eaten. (Yes, sometimes I hear the candy calling me ... mostly things like maltballs and I can also hear smarties calling from several hundred yards.) Maybe some will accuse me of not being sophisticated enough and I'd be inclined to agree with them. You can dress up my vitamins in gumballs or chewables, but that doesn't make them candy. Candy is a treat, not a chore.
I feel kind of bad for not liking these bars more, like I'm not sophisticated or stylish. I also feel bad because they're so hugely expensive. Which I guess goes to prove that good quality candy does not have to be expensive. And expensive candy is not neccesarily great.
I think over the past few months as I've been trying more of these bars, my favorite fancy flavored bar has been the Dagoba Milk Chocolate Chai. I ate that, it tasted good and I wanted more. That's what I want in my candy ... one that gets me addicted.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:25 am Candy • Review • New Tree • Caffeinated • Chocolate • Coffee • 6-Tempting • Belgium • United States •
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Chocolate as Health Food
Name: Renew
From the back of the package:
This is fine Belgian dark chocolate (73% cocoa) infused with black currant and grape flavors. Instead of just candy or a sweet treat, New Tree seems to be pushing the health benefits of chocolate, because it contains more antioxidants than a glass of red wine and 10% of your daily vaulue of vitamin D and phosphorous, 6% of the RDA for zinc and E, 15% of your iron and 20% of your magnesium. In addition, there's a whopping 5 grams of fiber - 22% of the daily requirement!
But health benefits and nutrition aside, unless you want to call these chewable vitamins and make them a chore (and expensive vitamins at that!), taste is what it's all about…
The scent of black currant and grape is quite evident upon opening the inner mylar pouch. The chocolate was a dense, glossy black and heavy for its size. While the scent of the currants is there, the taste isn't. The taste is all chocolate. A strong bitter start with a good melt on the tongue yields a slighly grainy feeling to the chocolate, but not an unpleasant one. Then the grape essence returns as the sweetness develops. It has a very dry finish, much like wine, but sometimes (not always) a bitter lingering note.
The snackability of such a rich combination of flavors isn't really there. I can't see myself munching on this bar, but definitely sampling it, probably in combination with some nuts or pretzels. It would probably go well with an after dinner plate of cheese and dried fruits as well (and wine or cognac).
The New Tree site heralds the other versions of their chocolate, all with enigmatic power names and functions. Pleasure is just pure chocolate. Vigor is chocolate with a boost of coffee and caffeine with guarana. Forgiveness is chocolate with lemon essence and added fiber and purports to halt absorption of fat. Tranquility is milk chocolate (more sugar than the other chocolates) with lime and lavender. Rejoice is milk chocolate flavored with orange and lime and crisped rice added.
They sell these in 2.8 oz bars or in little boxes with 3 x .9 oz bars of the same flavor. What I'd like to see is one box that has one of each for tasting. You can't buy from their website and I haven't seen them anywhere in the stores yet, but I'll keep my eyes open. If you're interested you can email them from the website about availability.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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Audi has just released the first Episode of its self-promoting Audi A1 movie featuring pop weasel Justin Timberlake and called The Next Big Thing.
The German company has stated the obvious in saying that the Audi A1 Timberlake video Ep 1 is just the beginning, as it plans to relase a fresh new episode every Tuesday from now until a climax on June 8. The mysterious plot of The Next Big Thing film features both Timberlake and token hot chick Dania Ramirez who will both be present for all five episodes. The upcoming Audi A1 will also play a role in each installment with the timing of the short film's release set to gather interest in the new hatchback.
The Next Big Thing is directed by Swedish Henrik Sundgren who filmed it over 5 days using more than 40 actors and about 100 staff members.
Watch The Next Big Thing Ep 1 by clicking on the link below.

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Taxi rank locations in Dubai
A list of Dubai taxi ranks is in this table (as of August 2008). If there is no taxi waiting, send an sms text message to 4774, with the taxi rank number. Or telephone one of these numbers: Dubai Taxi 04-2080808, Arabia Taxi tel 800-272242, National Taxi tel 600-543322, Cars Taxi tel 800-227789, or Metro Taxi tel 600-566000.
As with anything new in Dubai, expect some teething problems initially - incorrect or obscure location numbers for example. There are maps apparently available in bookshops and newsagents, but there is no further information on the Dubai Taxi website (as of August 2008).
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The title of Lois & Clark Season 4, Episode 7 is "Dead Lois Walking." The episode revolves around Lois Lane being on death row after being convicted (in the previous episode "The People vs. Lois Lane") of a murder she didn't commit. This episode depicts Lois's husband, Superman, visiting her in prison and actually breaking her out of prison because he knows she is innocent and he will not stand by and watch her be executed. (The world of fictional Lois & Clark apparently has a much faster justice system and far fewer appeals than the real world... Either that, or a two-episode story arc limit.)
The title of this episode pays homage to the 1995 movie Dead Man Walking, which is based on the true story of a Catholic nun (Sister Helen Prejean, played by Susan Sarandon) visiting an convicted murderer (played by Sean Penn) on death row in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. This film, which was written and directed by Tim Robbins, conveys a strong anti-death penalty message.
This episode of Lois & Clark briefly shows a Catholic nun in one scene. This may have simply been a symbolic comment or visual gag connected to the plight of the soul of the corrupt district attorney who wrongly prosecuted Lois Lane and called for her to be sentenced to death. It seems like that this nun is also part of this episode's homage to the film Dead Man Walking.
It is interesting that a few minutes later, a captured Lois Lane uses the church bells of an old cathedral to bring about her rescue from the villain, Professor Cole.
Professor Cole has set up his hide out in the bell tower of a massive cathedral. He tells his henchman that the bell tower has been abandoned for thirty years, so he knows no one will find them there. Lois is tied up. Professor Cole approaches her to shoot her dead. Lois manages to kick a nearby lever that triggers the chiming of the church bells. A swinging bell knocks Professor Cole over, but this only momentarily slows him. Professor Cole is about to kill Lois when, fortunately, Superman arrives on the scene and stops him. Superman had not known where to find Lois, but the chiming of the church bells revealed Lois's location to him.


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Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds
It's basically the same game, but there's something about it that really makes me lose my head.
Follow-up: I'm already seeing comments that I was unfair in not mentioning the other stages of this game, which are accessed by the Guardian's teleportation gem at the bottom of the sewer. Through this, you access a number of other worlds the Guardian has already conquered. Yes, these stages add a lot more variety to the game's look and feel, and there are many other monsters than common vermin once you leave the sewer. I'm just relating my experience playing the game, the extreme difficulty I had getting started, and my dismay at the story's weak setup and the prolonged sewer level.
Oh, I'm being completely unfair to the game, but it's not like the game wasn't being unfair to me with those fricking Gazers, and unarmed rogues who were invulnerable to battle axes. Before anyone starts bitching at me, I just want you to take another look at that goddamn albino rat ripping my face off. Yeah. I'm the Avatar.
Almost everyone who plays this game agrees that (a) I stink at the game, and (b) the headless monsters are meant to be bypassed at first and killed when you're a stronger level. Okay, fine, that'd be great if they weren't in the very first rooms you encounter and, since you're playing the goddamn AVATAR, your ability to kill even simple minions is on par with that of Eddie Deezen. If it was a monster I didn't easily slaughter in every previous incarnation of the Ultima games, I might have better understood the need to gain more levels. But as it stands, I think you'll understand my horror and confusion at the AVATAR being unable to kill a stinking minion in one-on-one combat.


text: Coming to the United States in order to attend an educational institution is oftentimes the first step foreign individuals will take on their long journey to fulfilling their American Dream. For example, a foreign student may enroll in a U.S. university, graduate, get a job here and be on their way toward permanent residence and, potentially, full-fledged citizenship. Foreign students are also attractive to universities due to the fact that they will usually have to pay their tuition in full as they generally do not qualify for public student aid assistance or in-state tuition discounts. Continue Reading New Immigration Policies Lead to Decline in Foreign Student Applications at U.S. Universities


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First flight of the VS-300
STRATFORD -- Head down Main Street to the huge, shuttered Army Engine Plant. Somewhere in that vast warren is the exact spot where, 75 years ago Sunday, Igor I. Sikorsky changed the face of aviation by flying the VS-300, the world's first practical helicopter.
"Now, one thing my father always wanted to make clear was that he did not invent the helicopter," said his son, Igor Sikorsky Jr. "But he was the first one to put all the pieces together."
There are doubts as to whether Wilbur and Orville Wright were the first to fly in their 1903 Wright Flyer, but no such skepticism surrounds the VS-300. Today it sits in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.
"Igor Sikorsky and Henry Ford had a mutual friend in Charles Lindbergh, which is why it's been on display here since 1943, the better part of its life," said Matt Anderson, curator of aircraft at the Henry Ford Museum. "And I have no hesitation in telling people that it's the most significant piece in our aviation collection."
The VS-300 went through several development stages since that first flight. One of its problems was that at first it could fly left, right and backward, but not forward. There were 10 different configurations of the airship, some with three tail rotors, some with different landing gear arrangements, as Sikorsky tackled the problem of forward flight.
"I was ignorant ..."
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The VS-300
-- Regarded as the world's first practical helicopter
-- First tethered flight on flight Sept. 14, 1939
-- First untethered flight May 13, 1940
-- Set endurance record of 1:32:26 on Dec. 8, 1941
-- Materials: Steel, cloth & aluminum
-- Height: 8 ft
-- Width: 30 ft
-- Length: 28.75 ft
-- Longest flight: 1 hr., 32 min., 26 seconds
-- Presented to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. on Oct. 7, 1943
-- Gave rise to the Sikorsky R-4, the world's first production helicopter, 1942-46
There are no shortage of anecdotes about Igor I. Sikorsky. In one, he's at a beach party and a steady wind allowed the gulls to seemingly hang motionless in the air. One of the guests remarked, "Dr. Sikorsky, don't those seagulls fly beautifully?" To which Sikorsky replied: "Indeed, madame. They are infringing on at least four of my patents."
In another, Sikorsky in his Volkswagen Beetle pulls up to the guard shack at the Stratford plant, expecting to get waved through. But there was a new guard on duty that morning.
"I'm sorry, sir. I'll need to see you badge."
Sikorsky forgot his badge that morning, so he had no choice but to turn around, go home and retrieve his badge. When he returned to the plant, the head of security was waiting in the guard shack to apologize.
"Nonsense," Sikorsky said. "The man was doing his job."
He was also imminently quotable.
"I was ignorant that I was ignorant. This was ignorance squared, and it often led to disaster," he said, looking back on his many brushes with death while on test flights in his autobiography, "The Story of the Winged--S."
"At that time aviation was very dangerous, and the greatest danger was starvation," Sikorsky said. He later added, dryly: "There was also the comforting realization that nearly all discoveries were preceded by numerous failures."
Indeed, the VS-300 almost never happened. He had to survive scores of test flights in airships he designed and built during an era in which there was little knowledge of how to get off the ground. There were no simulators or instruction manuals on how to fly the machines he cobbled together.
Slated for execution
It was more than the force of gravity that wanted to send the pioneer aviator to an early grave.
Sikorsky left Russia in 1917, during the Russian Revolution and a time of great upheaval. This was when more than 100,000 intellectuals, officers, engineers and anyone else seen as a threat to the Bolshevik revolution were rounded up and executed. Many millions more were to be purged after Joseph Stalin rose to power in 1922.
"He was forced to leave because the Communists were going to execute him," Igor Jr. said. "At the time, the Communists were killing just about anyone who was an officer or an engineer. They assumed that if you had a degree or a commission, you were a part of the upper class."
One thing in his favor was the general confusion that exists when a nation is at war. World War I was still raging, and at the time cargo ships were arriving at the port of St. Petersburg to drop off supplies, then returning empty.
"He was told that he was going to be executed, and he didn't like that at all," his son said. "So he got on one of those ships and went west."
The aviator arrived in New York on March 30, 1919. He married Elisabeth Semion in 1924; the couple had four sons, Sergei, Nikolai, Igor Jr. and George. Tania, a Russian-born daughter of his first wife, joined his father when his sisters emigrated to the United States in 1924.
Flight of the Ilya Muromets
In escaping Russia, Sikorsky left behind his formidable accomplishments in fixed-wing aircraft. Sikorsky built the world's first four-engine airship, the Le Grand, or the S-21.
This year also marks the 100th anniversary of one of the great feats of aviation, the 1,500-mile round-trip flight of the S-21's larger successor, the Sikorsky Ilya Muromets, or S-22, from St. Petersburg to Kiev.
Originally conceived as a luxurious airliner, it was hastily converted into a bomber, flying more than 400 missions against Germany, first under the banner of the Russian Imperial Army and later with the insignia of the Red Army.
"That flight from St. Petersburg to Kiev was one of the landmarks flights in the history of aviation," Igor Jr. said.
Soon after arriving in the U.S., Sikorsky, with his experience in designing four-engine aircraft, set to work on the S-42 Clipper, the majestic Pan Am flying boat that introduced the world to air travel. That first flight of the Stratford-built S-42 was in 1934, 80 years ago, and within weeks it set eight world records for speed, payload and altitude.
Walk to the edge
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the S-55, the bulbous-nosed chopper that, along with its many variants, was ubiquitous in military operations in the 1950s and 1960s.
And it's the 55th anniversary of the S-60 "Skycrane," which had one of the more hair-raising test flights of any airship.
According to company records, Sikorsky had a platform slung under the Skycrane, attached by steel cables. He then invited two of his top engineers to go on a ride with him, seated on a bench equipped with safety belts.
Once airborne and with the prop wash buffeting the men, Sikorsky unbelted himself so he could step to the edge to check the tension on the cables, all to the horror of the two engineers.
"But that's the way he was -- he always had to be on the test flights of all the aircraft that he had a hand in designing," said Igor Jr.
"Most people really didn't realize at the time -- and even most companies -- the importance of my father's early work with helicopters," said Igor Jr., 85. "Our father was always a mechanic. He even built us a car once."
According to the son, Sikorsky would take the time to interest the children in intellectual pursuits.
"He would talk to us about war and he was deeply concerned -- correctly so, as it turned out -- with the growth of communism. He would talk to us about Egyptology, astronomy, a lot of different subjects. Our dialogues were not small talk."
Saving the legacy
In the building that used to house the Sikorsky Credit Union on the grounds of the Stratford plant are tens of thousands of letters, blueprints, photographs and scale models chronicling Sikorsky's accomplishments. Called the Sikorsky Archives, it's where a team of about a dozen former employees are working to preserve this material from the ravages of time. It is hoped that this material will be converted into a digital format eventually.
"I have stuff on just about every format you can imagine -- paper, black and white prints, negatives, lantern slides, Kodachromes, VHS tapes, five-inch floppies, you name it," said John Bulakowski, vice president of the archives. "Of course, not all of it is valuable -- we have plenty of photos of broken bolts and flanges."
Still, he says he could use some young blood.
"We're a bunch of retirees doing the best that we can, but we could use someone who's young and good with computers to help us out."
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|BCGS Walter Draycott Library shelf, 2013
This is our free Library Week - anyone can come and see what BCGS has at its Walter Draycott Library in Surrey, BC, get some help if they are starting out with genealogy or have hit an obstacle in their research. Many stay all day and attend the classes we offer each day to learn something new. It's always great to meet and talk to both the newbies and others who've been doing genealogy a while. We all can learn so much from each other.
This week there have been two Canadian Geneabloggers here besides myself, Celia Lewis and Yvonne Demoskoff.
Celia blogs at Twigs and Trees. She has some great surnames in her family! (I'm a bit jealous.) Her last post is about her GILLESPIE-ARMSTRONG families though. Do have a look in case you have a connection there.
And Yvonne, who writes Yvonne's Genealogy Blog, has just started Doukhobor Photos, featuring photographs from the Demoskoff family albums. She's hoping to identify some of the people and places in the photos which are from Saskatchewan and British Columbia, Canada. Drop by, have a good look and let Yvonne know if you can help.


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I've been busy with work lately, which is a good thing. A man in northern Utah asked me to manage his house for him. He's moving out of the country. Then, another man who has eight apartments and lives out-of-state asked me to manage for him too. So, this month I've spent a lot of time showing vacancies lately, and also responding to maintenance issues at the apartments. I've actually been busy enough that I haven't been doing any more marketing, although I plan to pick up with that again soon.
Jeff is back to work, too. He has been for a little while now. He did get multiple job offers again, but one of the jobs offered higher pay and really good benefits, so he accepted that one. It's with a company that most people have heard of. Jeff doesn't really like the job very much, because it's taking a long time for him to actually get started doing programming, and he is bored. That should improve over time, though. He keeps finding out about new benefits--we already knew our health care would pretty much be free, but on the first day of work he found out they were going to give him an iPhone--and pay for his service. (Cool! Although Jeff is kind of disappointed because he really likes his Droid.) Then, Jeff offered to work later hours so that he can work some hours with the Australians that are on his team...so the company gave him a credit card and said they will pay for his dinner every day. Nice!
New Cat
They said, "Actually, they are!"
So we talked some more about it, and after I showed them the rental home, they invited me back to their house. I met two of their cats, and decided to take the one who had more of a history of catching mice. Her name is Kitty, she is 17 years old, and she has long fur that started getting ratty a few months ago. She is sometimes really friendly and sometimes really aggressive. Perfect.
So I brought her home, and let her out in the barn, and then I didn't see her again.
Jeff thought I was joking when I told him I'd brought a cat home, but it didn't really matter because she isn't really our pet, she's just [supposed to be] living in the barn and we're feeding her. We'd talked about getting a barn cat before, so it wasn't completely out of the blue.
And then, after a few days of Kitty being missing, I was out doing some work in the barn and I heard a meow that wasn't Paley. I walked around the corner, and (!) there she was! So I showed Jeff our new cat. And I fed her. Paley does not like Kitty. Kitty is disinterested in Paley.
Temple Pictures
I invited my sister Jessica, and we each did pictures of the temples where we were married. (Jess did Salt Lake and I did Jordan River.) It was pretty easy. Basically, what you do is mount a print onto a board. Let it dry. Texture the print. Let it dry. Paint your frame. Let it dry. Add screws and little metal things to the back of the frame. Insert the mounted, textured print. Tighten the screws. Wait a day and add the bracket thing that lets you hang it. Then hang it.
My garden didn't go quite how I planned, mainly because I was unable to get a fence up to protect my garden from goats. So I never planted my garden. But, after I abandoned so many healthy plants at my in-laws' house, my father-in-law planted anything that seemed like it might survive. This resulted in a lot of produce, actually. We've been picking and eating purple tomatoes when we go over to my in-laws' on game days. And, I've had a couple of the Rich Sweetness 132 melons. They're small, but they're pretty delicious. A couple days ago, my father-in-law tore out all of my garden and harvested what he could. Frost is coming soon, anyway, and I think he is planning to plant some trees where my garden was growing. It was nice of him to let my stuff grow at their house.
We're only sort of moving. We've been living in the back portion of our house, and we've had the front part rented out. The guys living in the front have been there for over two years, but now they're moving. So we're going to move up to the front! I think it will probably need new carpet, and a little bit of work done...but we plan to move in the beginning part of November. I am SO excited to have a kitchen(!) and a bath tub(!) and a bigger office area(!) and a fireplace(!). Jeff is worried that moving will be a lot of work, and getting organized will take a long time. It kind of will, but I don't think it will be too bad, because we won't have to pack, or load things up in a truck, or anything like that. We'll just take things and put them in their new places. Easiest Move Ever. Did I mention I'm excited to have a real kitchen? Because I am. We finally got an oven back here a few weeks ago, though, and that's already been excellent.
We're busy and we're happy and these are the things that are going on.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Work, New Cat, Temple Pictures, Garden, and Moving.
Labels: cats, churchy stuff, craft night, garden, SJ home, work
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- MamaErin said...
Your produce looks delicious! What did you do for a kitchen before?
- Emily said...
Erin - Oh, we had a kitchen. It was just 7 feet by 7 feet, which is tiny for a kitchen. We keep our refrigerator in our office because the kitchen just doesn't have room. And the oven was broken, so we just had a range and a toaster oven. It works...but I'm excited that I'll have a real kitchen.
- The Anything Girl said...
Where did they order the temple projects from?
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gosh, it's amazing what difference a day makes.
yesterday was a tough one. despite working outside* all afternoon, i felt pretty low and fed up with work. i also felt particularly stabby. other negative emotions this past week have included feeling terrified at the enormity of the task ahead since this is, by far, the most difficult thing i have ever had to do in my life. have i said that before? probably a number of times. forgive me but i will probably repeat it on a weekly basis.
i also had a workload reality check and had to cancel some social arrangements and say no to other invitations so that felt pretty rubbish. but i have chosen to work in this way because that is my best chance (i know how i work by now) at getting targets met on time.
there are lots of positive emotions at the moment too. and not just today when i am feeling chipper. i'm very proud of myself for having succeeded in immersing myself in my work and it feels good. i am confident about the work i am so far producing and i am so very passionate about my research and the data i've collected (after following families through their first year of parenthood).
in all, i would say this week has been wavy. (thanks to hels for this term).
here are a few pics of my first week of project hermit.
tues -work was going well but my mum bought be these flowers to cheer me up when times are tough
wed - outdoor office.
*i am so lucky to be able to work at my parents' whenever i want. their house is a sanctuary and they have the oh so important outside space that my beautiful bristol flat doesn't. i tend to move location quite a bit when working this hard (to keep me alert) so i move from room to room, house to house, cafe to cafe.
two more things - it will be interesting to see if anyone reads this since i won't be advertising it on twitter (taking a complete break for a while) and facebook (still zero regrets about quitting). also, i am still updating my pics daily to my flickr site.


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Banana Walnut Oatmeal Recipe
This banana walnut oatmeal recipe was posted in the past but somehow when we loaded the new blog a few months ago some of the posts went missing! So good news, I'm re-posting them here for you again so they are handy whenever you need them. This is the last recipe so expect some fresh, new recipes starting next week.
Now I love oatmeal for breakfast with some eggs. This is by far one of my favorite oatmeal recipes and it's so easy to make.
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup cooked oatmeal
- 1 Tbsp walnut pieces
- Stevia to taste
- Cook oatmeal according to package.
- Mash up banana and add to oatmeal.
- Add walnuts and stevia to oatmeal.
- Mix thoroughly.
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I wanted a little accessory for my baby to use when I took some pictures of her. I came up with the idea of making this sweet little garland headband for her. I have a Big Shot and a small flower die for it that was perfect.
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Glue the ends of the elastic together.
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I should love to hear from anyone who might be related to the above or has any info on them.
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Ina and Anne were grandchildren of Duncan Macrae and Margaret Morrison who were married in Rosemarkie 27/05/1870
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Melody McRae
I am descended from an Alexander McRae/MacRae (1734-29 Apr 1810) who married to an Isabel \\ (1734-13 Dec 1825). They are buried at Old Barbecue Presbyterian located in Harnett County, NC. Children include: Philip, Daniel, Christian and Malcom McRae. Any assistance you can offer on him or this family is much appreciated!
Please note on the 1790 Federal Census, North Carolina, the following heads of family were reported... Alexr Cumberland, Alexr Richmond, Alexr Richmond, Alexr Richmond, Alexr Richmond, Alexr, Jr. Robeson, Alexr, Sr. Robeson,
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I can trace my father's family back to John, but then I hit a stone wall.
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I really would like more information if possible - I do Living History with my daughter and son-in-law (we work security) but in doing this I have built my persona around fact and fictrion - the fact being my Scotish ancestory of the name of Macrath (Celtic for todays McRae)
Thank You Misty aka: Lady Arial Macrath
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Mary MacRae b: 1889 - Married to Duncan Leeds Have 4 children
Williamina MacRae b: 1891 - Married to Andrew Munro Have 4 Children
Catherine MacRae b: 1897 - Married to Alexander Campbell Have 3 Children
Regards Sam
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The family bible starts with James and I would like to know if anyone knows where he came from. Census records indicate he was also born in New Jersey.
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So I am interested to know if marriage and birth records exist and if there are any relatives or researchers who could place Margaret there at that time, and of course and possible family information about her. Presumably she was a similar age to Daniel but they both died quite young. Many Thanks for your indulgence, Charles Bazalgette
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Thanks for any help. I have seen so many different ancestors that I would like to know the real ones.
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I am from the isle of skye scotland, and I am moving to the us in two years. I am looking for scots to converse with that live in the us. (actual scots not americans).
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There are several pages of this information so I will post it in stages:
Ann McRae: Born in Kintrye, Argyllshire, c1770: Migrated to Charleston SC in 1772 - Married James MacQueen c 1790 - Settled in Robeson COunty, NC Died 14 August 1855 : Buried Stewartsville, NC
Christian McRae: 82. zborn in Scotland;; John C 53 - Farmer - born in SC: Catherine 51. Born in SC. Malborough County, SC.
Duncan MacRae: Strathglass, Inverness-shire. Migrated from Scotland, with hiswife Ann Cameron, to Norfolk, Virginia in 1773. Settled in Wilmington, NC then to Moore COuntyand later in Fayetteville, NC. Father of Duncan, Christian, Farquar, Alexander, Margaret and Nancy. Died 23 December 1781.
Duncan MacRae: Born in CXonchra, Lochalsh, Wester Ross during 1754. Emigrated from Scotland to SC before 1776.Settled in Camden, SC. Officer in teh Revolution. Married (1) sUSAN pOWELL (2) Mary Chestnut. Died during November 1824
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My name is Alex Adams. Macrae is my family name, Adams is my brothers name since I dont know my father and my mother only thought it right that I have the same last name. I am very proud to be apart of the Clan Macrae (Macrath) and always have been. I was wondering if I could get a little help from someone here. I have been looking for a piece of pipe music called "The Macrae's March". I havent had any luck finding it, so if it wouldnt be to much trouble could someone please help me out and atleast point me in the right direction.
Thank you, Alex (Macrae) Adams
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I would hope to learn the year of William Rae's birth and his birthplace. One would assume it was somewhere near Ecclefechan circa 1820, but assuming gets me nowhere fast. Any ancestors further back would prove of interest too. Thank you for any assistance you offer.
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Please reply if you have some of this fabric, know how to obtain some, or even know how to put me in touch with the Macraes at the Maine Highland Games in 2009. (They had many, many yards of this fabric, but I can't find the contact info I brought home from the Games.)
ALTERNATIVELY, I'd love to organize other folks who want cotton tartan, and give Scottish Weaver an order they can't refuse!! This fabric is truly lovely - a quiet but not dull Hunting Macrae - in soft midweight cotton perfect for anything for a comfy casual kilt (like mine) to a tablecloth to an everything-plaid (like my son's).
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The reason for my post is that I have reservations about the reliability of Ancestry.com. I know it's fraught with inaccuracies, and as the research I've done tends to link the McCreight name with Macrae, I would hope anyone in the know reading this would take a moment to "check my work," so to speak.
I'd like to know if I'm right in thinking I've correctly traced the line from my great-great-grandmother Rosannah Adeline McCreight (1853, married to William I. Alexander in Ohio in 1872) who was the daughter of William Orr McCreight (1820), who was the son of James McCreight (1789), who was the son of David McCreight (1745), who was in turn the son of David McCreight (1709), who was the son of yet another David McCreight (1680 of Glasgow), who was the son of William Ian McCreight (1650 of Lesmahagow)?
If this is all present and correct, would this give me standing to gain membership in the clan?
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After doing a yDNA test with FAMILY TREE DNA, I found a 37 out of 37 Match with a USA McRae.
UNFORTUNATELY, this man had passed away before I could get in touch with him (Just a few weeks after he had passed away!!!!). So I did lots of research, and so for have come up with this information below:
Lewis McRae lived in Essex County, Massachusetts in 1910. He was the head of the household,
62 years old, and identified as white. Lewis was born in Canada around 1848, and both of his
parents were born in Scotland. In 1910, Lewis was married to Susie F. McRae, and they had
seven children named Willis I., Lewis W., Ralph E., Colin A., Helena M., Carl D., and Edna M..
He immigrated to the United States in 1866.
What I am REALLY AFTER, is the information on LEWIS (seen spelt as Louis also) McRae's Mother and Fathers name etc.... I am hoping someone knows these McRae's. I am DEF. related.... want to find the missing link of my GG GrandPa, John McRae, He arrived in Australia sometime prior to 1855. ANY INFO SINCERELY appreciated... It has been a 300 years search thus far.... DNA is incredible, as it is the closest I have been to finding out more about my GG GrandPa Email me : firstname.lastname@example.com
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I am wandering if anybody knows of a link between the McCreary surname and Clan Macrae. I was always told that our Clan Connection was with clan Macquarie. But after alot of research I have found my earliest ancestor in Ulster using the Spelling Mcrea. Which I am assuming could be a Macrae variation.
Any insights would be amazing thank you!
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Trying to find link between my family line of Ray and clan Macrae of Scotland. Any and all help is apprecitiated.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post377084891652368595..comments2019-02-12T09:52:55.284+00:00Comments on Holly Sturgeon: Just Because I'm Fatholly sturgeonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-28158410785056789572017-05-06T19:25:34.813+01:002017-05-06T19:25:34.813+01:00I love this post, it's very inspirational. I a...I love this post, it's very inspirational. I am a size eight and I think it's time all of these stereotypes are dropped, your weight and size doesn't define you. AT ALL. I mean it's actually ridiculous for anyone to think weight has even the slightest thing to do with who we are as people? As cliché as it stands, it's the inside that counts. I honestly loved this post, well done you for standing up for yourself.

Truly amazing.

Chloe @ https://girllgonerogue.blogspot.co.uk/Chloe Molineuxhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-3304572266666160852017-05-03T20:05:34.491+01:002017-05-03T20:05:34.491+01:00I really wish people would stop stereotyping and f...I really wish people would stop stereotyping and fat-shaming needs to stop. I wish people would just concentrate on themselves! I've always been skinny but that doesn't mean I'm healthy. In fact, I do exercise and have danced all of my life but my diet is dreadful. As long as you're healthy and happy, that's all that matters!

Sian x
http://theenglisheverygirl.blogspot.co.uk/Sian Reedhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-69351262610976275822017-05-01T09:55:18.429+01:002017-05-01T09:55:18.429+01:00So glad that you put this post! People stereotype ...So glad that you put this post! People stereotype and judge so easily based on looks without realising anybody's struggles or how words can hurt! xx

♥ Jadirah Sarmad | Jasmine Catches Butterflies ʚϊɞJadirah Sarmadhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-27389555775704847812017-05-01T01:27:24.542+01:002017-05-01T01:27:24.542+01:00Like you said at the end of the post, we're al...Like you said at the end of the post, we're all human, who cares what bloody shape or size we are!!!! On the opposite end of the spectrum I've had a really slim friend that gets asked 'if she even eats' and she hates it cause she tries to put on weight but her body doesn't want her to have a shape! I think people forget how easily words hurt.

Loved this post :)

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lucylovesbeautyxo.comlucylovesbeautyxohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-7555729534891482742017-04-25T22:06:43.751+01:002017-04-25T22:06:43.751+01:00This is such an insightful post. We're all so ...This is such an insightful post. We're all so guilty of making snap judgements and listening to stereotypes. It would be so much better if people got to know people before making judgments.Staceyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-70882251402754743712017-04-25T06:36:38.558+01:002017-04-25T06:36:38.558+01:00YES HOLLY! You are absolutely right, just because ...YES HOLLY! You are absolutely right, just because you happen to be a certain size, it doesn't mean that you're any less of a human or that you're deserving of hurtful comments or abuse! You smash those stereotypes, girl!

Abbey 🏆 www.abbeylouisarose.co.ukabbeylouisarosehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-50487252410936243922017-04-24T23:47:57.917+01:002017-04-24T23:47:57.917+01:00I loved reading this! :) posts like this make me w...I loved reading this! :) posts like this make me want to stand up tall and shove my fist in the air with you, haha. Very empowering.

www.lovefrommaira.co.ukMaira Zhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-70090122574785367232017-04-24T18:43:39.242+01:002017-04-24T18:43:39.242+01:00I absolutely adore this post Holly. In fact I ador...I absolutely adore this post Holly. In fact I adore it so much I want to shout it from the rooftops with you. You're right when you say all of us girls need to stick together! We need to stop testing one another down because it just makes it okay for men to do the same to us as we are doing to one another. You're a beautiful, amazing and strong lady Holly. Don't ever stop writing pieces like this. Poppy Demchy-Cooperhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098366513854110090.post-82836454694610753582017-04-24T17:53:52.675+01:002017-04-24T17:53:52.675+01:00I love this post - it's so odd that people wou...I love this post - it's so odd that people would assume you're unhygienic! Also people of all shapes and sizes are uncomfortable with their bodies so it's only natural that people of all shapes and sizes are comfortable with theirs too!
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Bill Vukovich III, grandson of a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and himself the only third-generation Indy 500 driver, was killed Sunday while practicing for a California Racing Assn. sprint car race at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield.
Vukovich, 27, was warming up the car before time trials when he crashed in the third turn of the high-banked half-mile oval.
"It appeared that when he hit the brakes, the car went straight into the wall," said Frank Lewis, CRA president. "He hit the wall head on. The car was damaged so badly we may never know what happened."
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Inspired by Neil Munro's Para Handy stories, The Maggie is a lesser known Ealing comedy that has the distinction of being the one of only two comedic films produced by Ealing Studios to be set in Scotland.
American born Director Alexander Mackendrick remains a towering figure in the history of Scottish cinema. Making his début with Whisky Galore, he would go on to direct a succession of Ealing comedies including The Man in the White Suit and The Ladykillers. After the sale of Ealing Studios he moved to America and directed the classic film noir Sweet Smell of Success.
Nominated for three BAFTA awards, The Maggie focuses on the misadventures of a crew aboard a decrepit puffer boat as they transport a wealthy American's possessions to his holiday home. Released five years after Whisky Galore, the film offers a more satirical strain of Scottish humour that provides a commentary on post-war relations between Scotland, America, and England.
Overshadowed by the legacy of his other work for Ealing Studios, The Maggie is an exquisite comedy that has drifted into relative obscurity. A probable influence on William Forsyth's Local Hero, it reprises themes from Mackendrick's previous film, Whisky Galore, and may be his most personal cinematic moment.
Born to Scottish migrant workers in Boston, Massachusetts Mackendrick was sent to live in Glasgow after his father died of influenza. Raised by his grandparents, he never saw his mother again. Aspects of this traumatic upbringing are repeatedly woven into his films. Childhood, separation, and loss of innocence are recurrent themes.
Affording Mackendrick the opportunity to explore his dual cultural heritage while critiquing the English, The Maggie is an emotionally complex film which satirises materialism, highlights the inflexibility of bureaucracy, and celebrates the plight of those who take a stand against a rigid authority.
A valentine to a way of life that was rapidly disappearing as the economy restructured in the years immediately after World War II, traditionalism is contrasted with then new forms of capitalism and an increased internationalisation. The crew of an obsolete ship is unwitting ambassadors for a sector of society that resisted transformation and cherished rituals.
Former school teacher Alex Mackenzie was 61 when he became an actor. In his first screen role, he plays Captain MacTaggart, a wily veteran of the waves who desperately needs £300 to renew his shipping licence. An opportunity to raise the necessary funds arises when an official mistakenly agrees to allow a puffer boat to transport a wealthy American's possessions to his holiday home.
After learning how his goods are being transported Calvin B. Marshall (Paul Douglas) sets out to reclaim the property. Failure to deliver the cargo will mean that the boat is decommissioned.
More fulfilling than Whisky Galore, The Maggie has been unfairly overlooked for far too long. A deeply personal film from one of the Scottish film industry's most significant figures. Expanding themes explored in his previous film, the director probes Scotland's relationship with its transatlantic ally through the prism of his dual nationality. The naming of Paul Douglas' character refers to Mackendrick's Calvinist upbringing and the Marshall Plan.
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Publication Date: 10/29/2016
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Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Gay, Horror
To free the kingdom from the depravity of Cardinal Aldrious, Prince Micah Helvendeere must take his rightful place as ruler.
Unfortunately, the prince has been dead for a year.
Billiam Grimhart, former page to the prince, knows Micah's assumption of the throne is the last chance to purge Casperland of the cardinal's corruption. And for that to happen, the prince must be revived. Only one person stands a chance of achieving the nearly impossible: exiled enchantress Shemmy DuBois, a raunchy bog witch with an affinity for corpses and a heart of gold. Billiam sets out to coax Shemmy to their cause, despite what wading through piles of bodies will do to his favorite shoes.
If he can accomplish it, Billiam might finally get to consummate his love for the prince—something Shemmy is keen to witness. But first, they'll need to steal Micah's body, brave a land inhabited by vicious faeries, and accept the help of accomplices as vile and perverse as their enemies. They might be far from typical heroes, but sometimes those are the only people who can get the job done.
If you like dark and edgy high-concept fantasy that's not for those with delicate sensibilities, join Billiam, Shemmy, and their Faelock allies as they stage their revolution.
My View:
Defiant Revival left me feeling highly conflicted. While there were parts I liked, such as the overall concept, the whole way the book was written didn't work for me.
It is told in a first person omniscient narrative, with the narrator being one of the secondary characters. She states at one point that she isn't a mind reader and yet her narration includes things she couldn't possibly know. She is not even with our main characters for the majority of the story. The omniscient narration would have been fine but the odd asides and reference to the narrator being a person brought me out of the story. Especially in the sex scenes (which aren't all that descriptive and not at all erotic).
Added to that, it has a very weird feel of unreality and a very twisted sense of humour. The warning from Dreamspinner of "this title is a high-concept dark fantasy, with Tarantino and manga-style graphic violence, action, abuse, etc." is highly accurate. I was looking forward to it in fact, but the reality wasn't quite up to par. Everyone is crazy and disturbed, and I mean everyone. There are no characters that I connected with at all.
Yet, I wasn't able to stop reading… Until it ended… abruptly. Though it doesn't state it is part of a series, this is definitely only the first part of the story. There is a huge cliff-hanger and no resolution to anything. However, there is something captivating about the plot. I want to find out what happens, even though I don't really want to read any future novel.
As I said, I am conflicted. By the way – this should have been a DSP Publications novel, not Dreamspinner.
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Every tourist would enter all the Family Marts
in Japan as they have so many things available
inside their convenience stores. They even sell
Calvin Klein & Hugo Boss perfumes!!
Yes I spotted your two items placed on their advertisement. I always go to the family mart oitlet at midvalley mall. I want to visit Japan too. Hope you aee abke to visit japan soon. Any updates for us about your wife's decision to study in Japan?ReplyDelete
green tea ice cream sounds cool! there are so many snacks items and I really like to taste the meiji products and fries & chocolate bits... so you found a place to inspire to visit Japan, and taste their items.ReplyDelete
I've read a news that Japan's convenience store chains have been expanding into Asian countries. Green tea-flavored foods seem to be popular like your ice cream. I'm always amazed how bento boxes are sold at a very cheap price. No wonder it is popular for the tourists who want to save. Enjoy your trip to Japan and try new menu fitting to the season.
The green matcha cookies look interesting and I would want to try out their Bento sets too as I am a rice person and I love Japanese food, I am attracted by the Meiji product packagingReplyDelete
Maybe within the proposal, you could write something like: With more people spending their time out of homes, outdoor medium like the MRT provides a broad and extended reach to speak to this mobile group. Outdoor advertising complements other media buys. Choose from the different Lines (NSEW) covering approximately xxx routes. With an average of xxx trips each day over 17 hours, it potentially reach xxx million commuters each day. Just my two cents worth of ideas. Hope you find them useful.ReplyDelete
MRT advertising does not have to compete with other editorial coverage (in the case of magazines) or programme content (in the case of TV). Cheers!ReplyDelete
I have not entered MRT for a long time in Klang valley.. didn't know there are so much goodies for sale in the family mart..ReplyDelete
Doesn't look very well-stocked.ReplyDelete
My hubby always go for the oden.
Not the same as the original one defintely (with tomyam flavour) but still enjoyable. :)
Hmmm, I wasn't even aware this popular mart has landed here...thanks for the heads up. Who doesn't like a place where you can get some quick Japanese food and snacks, right? Hope they open more outlets and getting to one will be pretty convenient :)ReplyDelete
So long never visit here. Kinda miss your blog. Hehehe.
I went KL last few weeks and first thing that came into my mind was Family Mart. Luckily me I spotted one in klia2. Of course, the price are slightly higher than those in the city but I glad I managed to try the green tea ice-cream before flying back KK.
wow, i hv yet to visit the Family Mart. You make me wanna go ASAP.
By the way, ur blog got a new look too, so awesome!!!!! (^^)
hey TM daddy, my next post is up jor. U see~Delete
Mentioning about junk food, if I go supermarket, sure end up buying junk food...ReplyDelete
Aiyo the green tea ice-cream is calling out to me! Do they have Family Mart in PJ? I would love to drop by and check it out.
P/S: Why la you park your car illegally?
P/S/S: You need to jaga belly, I can help you. Send over your food items. I help you eat them :P
Wow you blog all new format. We also like to visit these Family Mart during our trip to Japan but have not done so in KL...time to check it out.
So interesting this Family Mart. First time I heard of it. If I stepped inside, I am very sure I will buy many, many things :)ReplyDelete
Gotta admit Japan's family mart has quite an attractive array of foodstuff etc.ReplyDelete
I love the Jagabee fries.
Must try the green tea cone next time.
greentea ice cream!!!! I want too!!!ReplyDelete
I have yet to step into FamilyMart. The food selection looks awesome from your pictures! I have been buying that caramel corn snack from Daiso - 3 packets last week! I'm very bad at jaga-ing my belly...lol. I will be here soon to try the ice-cream and get my fix of junk food now that I know how happening this store is :PReplyDelete
Yeah to new template! I think our Family Mart still have room of improvement if compared with other countries :PReplyDelete
i've not checked out the malaysian branches of family mart - the ice cream is reasonably priced! :DReplyDelete
The green tea ice cream is fully imported from Japan? Sure boh? Haha... wait till I try it first. I miss Japan too and planning to visit it soon. This time round, I think I'll go easy on the sight-seeing as I wanna make this a food trip. Oishii ne...ReplyDelete
I love visiting Family Mart too, be it in Japan or Thailand, there are so many Family Mart outlets. Good that now we can find it here. I must buy the Green Tea ice cream too. It looks so delicious.ReplyDelete
Hola! Today is my 3rd day in London. We flew in by Singapore Airlines to London's Heathrow Airport and the whole plane was carrying 99% ...


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Strange week; head spinning.
Two instances of rejection ~ two completely different contexts ~ people walking away from work we have done together without a word to me or a backward glance.
I would like to think that in similar circumstances I would at least send an email, if not schedule a conversation, to explain and perhaps offer a thank-you. I wonder. Perhaps in these situations lies a reminder to do so when the tables are turned.
On the other hand,
Three conversations with three different people in which I have been encouraged to do something it has never occurred to me to do and to which my first response, to the first person, was to laugh and say, "No way!" By the end of the third, last night, I was re-considering.
There must be a Mary Oliver poem about this. Oh, yeah, there is. What is it you plan to do . . .
I wonder what the answer will turn out to be.


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Hi everyone,
I'm on day 6 of Duromine. I'm 26, 171cm and 74kg. I know there's not need for me to be on Duromine, however I had a quack doctor who told me I am borderline obese!!! With barely any self confidence left and days of research, I decided to fill out the prescription I was given for Duromine 30mg.
1.5 weeks before I started Duromine, I was going to the gym at 5am every week morning and Saturday and doing my workout (interval training from a PT) for an hour before work. Though, before 6 days ago, I wasn't eating 'properly'.
Since starting Duromine, I have been eating exceptionally well, grains for brekky with 2 teaspoons of Benefiber, celery sticks for morning tea or a piece of fruit, lunch I have a piece of fish (usually) or other meat with some veges and rice or a sandwich on multigrain, and for dinner typical meat and veg. And I drink at least 2L of water a day with 3 cups of green tea during work time. All very low in fat and I believe I'm eating my carbs at the right times of the day.
I still do my usual workout every morning and if I don't have to stay back at my busy job, I will go at night for a 30 min cardio session and a nice sauna for 10 mins.
I know I am on the right track here, but it is day 6 and I can count on 1 hand, how many times I have been for number twos (sorry TMI).
What in the world am I doing wrong here? Why isn't my metabolism kicking in at all??
I have literally today just finished a course of antibiotics for a wisdom tooth infection. Could this be contributing?
Any help and/or tips would be greatly appreciated


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CGI infused whodunit wannabe
The A-Team (PG-13)
Director: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Liam Neeson, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel and Patrick Wilson
Genre: CGI-dependent Action
Rating: *
In one of the unimaginable action scenes, The A-Team escapes from a burning plane in a tank. The leader, Hannibal Smith (Liam Neeson) commands his men to rotate the canon forty-five degrees and fire. This pushes the falling tank to the right which then falls into a lake, saving the four mercenaries aboard. I wondered how this stunt could have been created. But, the pre-title sequence became the horror of horrors. A rickety medical chopper does a flip and if that didn't turn me off, it was the CGI overdose in the final action scene which did.
The A-Team has quite an outdated storyline, probably because it is based on a 1980s TV series and also the fact that there's a less commercial movie with the same storyline, running in theatres. But, The A-Team is all glitz when compared to The Losers. Tell me if you knew any of the actors other than Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoe Saldana. The A-Team is led by four well-known actors. Led by Liam Neeson, you have mixed martial artist Quinton Jackson, District 9's Sharlto Copley and the charming dude from The Hangover, Bradley Cooper. Along with them, there's Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel. Now, that's a well-recognized cast. And, according to the rules of Hollywood blockbusters, a well-recognized cast can alone rake half of the budget. So add some cheesy humor pepped up with CGI devised action scenes to rake the other half and the privileges.
What irritated me the most was the hands-on experience which featured queasy-camera presentation. The cinematography was a real eyesore. If only this movie had been a 3D presentation, I'd be searching for an eye donor. Mauro Fiore presents such horrendous work with the camera.
The A-Team nevertheless entertains and no matter the goof-ups, your main preference is entertainment and The A-Team is a wise choice.


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So lately I've been so busy trying out dessert/snack recipes that I kind of forgot to makes some yummy dinners. I really really love homemade tunasalad so without any recipe I tried to make a healthy one myself. Turned out prettyyyyyyyyyy awesome.
1 can tuna in water - drained
70g low fat greek yoghurt35g pickles
Salt/pepper to taste
Spinach - just how much you'd like
50g corn
30g onion
5g chives
50g red bell pepper
Drain the tuna can and mix it with the greek yoghurt. Chop the veggies and mix it all together, voila! I added some chia and pumpkin seeds on top.
NUTRITION per serving
249 calories,
21g carbs,
3g fat,
31g protein
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I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a popularity poll (= survey to find how popular someone is ) ▪ In most popularity polls, he is in fourth or fifth place. changed...name by deed poll ▪ Steve changed his name by deed poll to Elvis Presley-Smith. deed...
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Poll \Poll\, n. [From Polly, The proper name.] A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
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Etymology 1 (context of kinds of livestock which typically have horns English) Bred without horns, and thus hornless. alt. 1 A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. 2 A formal election. 3 A polling place (context...
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fem. proper name, short for Polly . Noted from 1620s as a parrot's name.
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Court was unable to concede that a Georgia statute levying on inhabitants of the State a poll tax payment of which is made a prerequisite for voting but exempting females who do not register for voting, in any way abridged the right of male citizens to vote on account of their sex.
Then, in the middle of pardoning some rich guys during his all-night Agonistes on January 19, he finally decided to do some good for all those women who sit at keyboards all day and who, with their crippled hands, went to the polls TWICE to make him their President.
Republican strategist Roger Ailes that the press was mostly interested only in conflict, scandal, polls, process and gaffes.
Between the name, the ancestry, the manner, the looks, the charm, the ease and the intellectual ability, whatever election Caesar contested would see him returned at the top of the poll.
Of the twenty successful candidates he had polled last, no surprise given his lack of ancestry, and drew the lot for duty supervising all the ports of Italy save for Ostia and Brundisium, which had their own quaestors.
She would be swinging in the midst of them, with one tiny black maiden on the seat beside her, and one little black man with high stomach and shaven poll holding on to the rope behind her, and another mighty Moor in a diminutive white jellab pushing at their feet in front, and all laughing together, or the children singing as the swing rose, and she herself listening with head aslant and all her fair hair rip-rip-rippling down her back and over her neck, and her smiling white face resting on her shoulder.
He shot up in the polls, and bipartisan support for his action and the resolution took the issue of Vietnam out of the campaign, except as a negative for Goldwater.
Gaius Piso had brought in four years earlier against electoral bribery in the consular polls.
First he attacked the law the consul Gaius Piso had brought in four years earlier against electoral bribery in the consular polls.
Before and after every ride, Emel rubbed the horse down from the poll of its head to the dock of its tail, up and down each powerful leg.
All the polls show him to be the front-runner in the gubernatorial race.
Reginald Boulay was his name, and at this exact moment he was giving Dallas King the results of his Husker Poll.
The numbers from the Husker Poll were never found in the newspapers or on TV.
King had decided after talking to two of his regular Pollsters, and being irritated at their inability to understand what he wanted, that if there was ever a time to spend money on Boulay and his Husker Poll, now was it.
According to the Husker Poll, a little over sixty percent of those surveyed felt that Vice President Baxter should exhaust almost all options in an effort to resolve the crisis in a peaceful way.


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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Guest Blogger - Judy Jarvie
I'm thrilled to be hosting Judy Jarvie - Judy is a former fellow Moonlit author and a good friend. Hopefully we'll be able to meet up again this summer at the RNA's conference. And, now that E-Scape Press have accepted my book - Passionate Harvest - Coming soon! We once again are sharing a publisher - yay!
Even better than that this weekend you can read Judy's fabulous book, Nanny Behaving Badly, completely FREE!
So grab it while you can!
Here's Judy to tell you more about it.
Why you might like it? It's set in wintertime Edinburgh in a coffee bar where the chemistry's hotter than the beverages. It has a rally driving hero Lyle who's a delicious dark brooding mocha choc delight. And a nut brittle heroine, Maddie who somehow always manages to get into trouble. A recipe for fun and sparks.
Maddie Adams hopes for a smooth ride in her new temporary coffee shop job so she doesn't mean to make the worst impression possible with the handsome café owner, Lyle Sutherland. His suggestion that she becomes his son's replacement nanny shocks them both. When attraction and passion are unleashed between boss and sassy super nanny, Lyle's secrets and a shock pregnancy challenge old wounds.
You can download it free here AMAZON UK or HERE AMAZON>COM
To find out more about Judy and to get her other books why not visit her At her website Look out for her blog site and friend her on facebook!
Happy Reading!
1 comment:
- Judy Jarvie said...
Thanks for the promo Nell (high five!) And huge congrats on Passionate Harvest (can't wait to promo on my blog and to read it!)
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Thu, Feb 14, 2008 | By Hugh Hewitt
E.J., Unplugged
The transcript of the first in a series of conversations with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne about his new book Souled Out is posted here.
E.J. will be back next Tuesday to debate/discuss chapter one of the book. If you read ahead and e-mail your questions, I will work some of them into the conversation.


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Summaries for Bills Passed by Legislature Now Available
The Missouri House has released its annual summary of all bills that were passed by the General Assembly this legislative session. You may access the summaries by clicking here.
The Missouri House has released its annual summary of all bills that were passed by the General Assembly this legislative session. You may access the summaries by clicking here.
This is an update from Associated Industries of Missouri at the Capitol. As of 12:45 p.m., the tax cut bill, HB 1639, is still alive. This bill has had the toughest road of any bill I have handled in recent memory. You would not think it would take much prodding to get a bill that… Read More At Mid-day, Tax Cut Bill Still Alive, Environmental Bill and Truck Sales Tax Exemption Passed
Associated Industries of Missouri began the legislative session by drafting a broad-based tax cut for EVERY Missouri business. Our goal is simple: reduce taxes for employers in Missouri and the economy will respond as those employers use the extra money to hire additional employees, give employees raises, invest in capital, or other business enhancements. This,… Read More AIM's Broad-Based Tax Relief Act of 2012 is STILL ALIVE – Get Involved NOW!
The Missouri legislature today approved SB 469. The bill will now be sent to the Governor for signature. The bill would require every state agency to review their administrative rules on a schedule. The purpose is to weed out rules that are no longer valid or overlap with other rules, and to be sure citizens… Read More Administrative Rules Bill Truly Agreed and Finally Passed
This morning, the Senate Ways and Means Committee approved a committee substitute for HB 1639. Committee Chairman Chuck Purgason will carry the bill in the Senate. Representative Jerry Nolte originally sponsored and shepherded the bill through the Missouri House. Associated Industries of Missouri, NFIB, the Missouri Grocers Association and Missouri Retailers Association testified in support… Read More Senate Ways and Means Approves AIM's Tax Cut Plan for Every Missouri Business
The Missouri Senate and Missouri House today truly agreed and finally passed HB 1540, a bill that addresses only the co-employee liability issue. Negotiations on the other work comp bill that addressed this issue and the occupational disease language together has not yet yielded language that is acceptable to employers, and in fact the most… Read More Work Comp Bill Finally Passed to Governor
Following a meeting this afternoon between Senate Ways and Means Chairman Chuck Purgason, Representative Jerry Nolte and I, Senator Purgason posted a hearing of his committee for tomorrow on HB 1639, the Broad Based Tax Relief Act of 2012. In the meeting, Senator Purgason indicated his willingness to move the part of the bill forward… Read More Nolte's and AIM's Broad Based Tax Relief Bill Set For Senate Hearing


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MD Criminal Lawyer, Angie Dipietro
Angela B. DiPietro was raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, attended Worcester County public schools and graduated from Snow Hill High School in 1989. During her eleventh and twelfth grade years, she participated in the Mock Trial team and worked with attorney-coaches. Law was a possible career choice, and that positive experience with the attorneys confirmed her desire to attend law school and become an attorney.
Ms. DiPietro has not only chosen to establish her legal practice in Wicomico County, but lives there as well. She enjoys life on the Eastern Shore and wants her children to have the same experiences of growing up here.
After graduating from Hood College in 1993, Ms. DiPietro attended the University of Baltimore School of Law and graduated cum laude in 1996. Internship opportunities with the Public Defender's office and also with Judge Barbara Kerr-Howe in Baltimore County Circuit Court offered a glimpse of practicing law in another area, but Ms. DiPietro had decided early on in law school that she would come back home and practice on the Eastern Shore.
Ms. DiPietro is trained as a court appointed attorney for children in custody cases. She is one of four court appointed Examiners for Wicomico County, trusted by the Circuit Court Judiciary to take testimony in cases so that the parties do not have to wait for a trial date. She has completed the training to be a court appointed mediator, and also continued with her training in order to mediate both property and child access issues in divorce and custody cases.
Ms. DiPietro's typical clients have been charged with criminal offenses in either District Court or Circuit Court. Since she is a panel attorney for the Office of the Public Defender, some are indigent individuals who qualify for representation by that office. This requires her to understand the criminal laws of Maryland as well as constitutional law regarding the fourth, fifth and sixth amendments. She has also thoroughly educated herself regarding Rules of Procedure and Rules of Evidence and is vigilant about keeping abreast of constant changes.
When Ms. DiPietro was a very young Assistant State's Attorney, she heard a judge admonish a defense attorney about his behavior, and the judge stated "at the end of the day, all we have is our credibility". Witnessing that exchange had a huge impact on her and from that day forward she knew that she would always have to balance advocacy with credibility. In letters of recommendation from her colleagues, Ms. DiPietro has been described as "prepared, conscientious and dedicated…with a reputation of high competence and civility to all persons. Her integrity is unquestioned in my opinion and by her reputation." Additionally, "she is diligent and hard-working, but also reasonable and always respectful of all participants in the legal process."
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PC Mag: We live in a password-driven world, where between four and 20 characters are the difference makers in whether you're able to access your data, communicate with friends, or make your online purchases. The problem is that passwords should be different everywhere you use them, and that can make it difficult to remember them all.
perhaps the next article pcmag does on passwords should be more focused on how to remember them all!


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Adding to the flurry of pictures of the snow in the UK recently, here is what it looks like outside at the moment.
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Snowday – The snowiest day this century!
Well, it is supposed to really snow here in a few hours time. All the weather services have warned us all to expect snow. Serious snow. Not your bog standard little bit of snow that I have endured since I grew up. Old Skool Snow. Seventies Snow. Drifts, Blizzards, enough snow to genuinely call snow. I'll be at home, watching it out of the window whilst I work at home, waiting to see if the predictions are true or not.
Oh, and happy birthday to me I officially got my new camera for it, so I am very happy.
Dream Serious
Last night I had a long poignant dream about balancing precariously on narrow ledges. On reflection, I think playing Mario 64 in bed before I went to sleep was a bad idea.
It is snowing on and off here, but in a rather pathetic non-northern fashion. Very pretty to look at this morning, if a little less fun to walk through. Taking great care not to fall on my arse this morning.
Finally, someone has revived an old Firefox extension that I have been desperate to find ever since I moved from Opera to Firefox. Save Session remembers all your open tabs when you close Firefox, and reopens them as you left them. Which was one of the main things that I loved about Opera, and finally it is a part of the browser I truly love. I am quite glad about it, mainly cos I was starting to think I might have to try and learn how to do it myself. Which could have taken me ages.


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I was fortunate enough to tour my local Kennesaw store, right outside of Atlanta and it was awesome to view the store in such a different element! Let me take you along for the ride. Stick around until the end and I will show you which floors I selected and a pretty hideous picture of my guest room as it stands.
When you walk into the store, there's this awesome directory which pretty much gives you the lay of the land...
Such a super convenient timesaver, right?
When I arrived I met with the store manager who connected me with Matthew, my local store designer. Each store offers a unique shopping experience with free design services available to all shoppers to help you piece everything together. Matthew was awesome, but I am sure each store offers someone just as great;)
This is one of the most popular patterns and tiles according to Matthew. It's glass and really pretty. He said that people have been using them as backsplash, which I can imagine being a gorgeous addition. I'm all for trying something new:)
We continued checking out more glass, wall and stone tile. Such gorgeous options.
They also offer large slabs of granite and quartz, along with wood countertops.
In addition to offering the hundreds of options of ceramic, marble, and stone tile, they also offer lot's of options of hardwood, bamboo, and laminate.
Can you guess this is all laminate? The laminate options are awesome. Laminate has come along way as far as quality and selection.
Love the mix in tones of this hardwood flooring.


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Monday, October 12, 2009
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Too funny...you must be crushed...how can you breathe? I have a 15 pound doxie...and when she lays on my chest....well I really can't breathe!!! LOL Love her to pieces though!ReplyDelete
How cute is this!! Adorable! (Bet you never get cold with this pup around!)ReplyDelete
Cute as cute can be...you've just got to love out big babies.ReplyDelete
your golden has a shirt on...what's up with that??? mine goldie girl is a hot mama, if I tried to put a tshirt on her she'd be waving her paw and saying "I think I'm having my own personal summer"....and yes our golden and lab are lap dogs...ReplyDelete
Oh what a gorgeous photo and one beautiful dog !ReplyDelete
oh my gosh, he's huge! :)ReplyDelete
Too cute! A friend of mine had a Newfoundlander and he was a lap dog too! Her legs used to fall asleep when he was "lapping"ReplyDelete
he he ..... too funny...ReplyDelete
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Create a safe and attractive fence for your athletes, spectators and visitors with a protective fence cap. Fence caps effectively cover the exposed top rail of chain link fencing that is often ragged and sharp. Exposed sharp edges of chain link pose an especial hazard to outfielders that are oftentimes running backwards to catch a fly ball. Using a protective cap to cover the top rail of the outfield chain link fence protects your outfielders from injury.
Chain link fence guards also add visibility to a chain link fence used as an outfield fence - providing an extra level of safety to the athlete. These attractive covers also will enhance the look of your field or facility. Our selection of fence caps is durable, affordable and simple to install.
Our chain link fence caps will fit over most standard chain link fences.FenceTopperTM - the high-quality protective chain link fence cap
The premium choice for protective fence guards. This attractive polyethylene cap fits easily over any standard chain link fence. Once installed, FenceTopper creates a safe fence for your athletes, spectators and visitors and is easily visible from a distance.
FenceTopper comes in 8-foot extruded sections made of durable polyethylene material. It is rugged, weather-resistant and fade-resistant. Connect and secure FenceTopper guards using ordinary zip ties. FenceTopper is designed to also fit securely over windscreen.
Choose from a variety of colors. Our best-selling color is bright yellow for maximum visibility. Other colors include: Red, Blue, Green and Orange.
PolyTube CapTM - the economical protective chain link fence capThe ideal affordable fence guard. Available in bright yellow or dark green, PolyTube Cap is an inexpensive way to add safety, visibility, reduce player injuries and beautiful any park, facility or outfield.
Weather treated and UV-protected so it won't fade, this 4-1/2" diameter polyethylene corrugated pipe will provide long-lasting protection. PolyTube Cap is available in two rolls of 100 ft or 250 ft.
Install PolyTube Cap by simply opening up the aperture and clamping it over the top rail of the fence. Secure PolyTube Cap to your chain link fence at 3-foot intervals using ordinary zip ties.
Speed installation of the PolyTube Cap up to 75% faster with the optional Installation Tool. The tool keeps the aperture of the cap open while you fit the corrugated pipe over the top rail.