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I just had to see for myself what the hype was all about. Several bloggers have raved about this recipe. And many of them claim these cookies are their favorite!
The only down-side to this recipe is that it requires a little planning ahead. You will need bread and cake flour- two kinds of flour I don't normally have. And the dough has to chill 24 to 36 hours before baking. But it is so worth the wait! I'm lucky there was any dough left to be baked! I couldn't seem to keep my fingers out of the bowl while it was "chilling." Which probably explains why I didn't get as many cookies out of the recipe as it said I would! 🙂
This is one recipe that I don't recommend messing with the first time you try them. You'll love them just the way they are!
Yes, the scale reads 3.25 ounces! Slightly larger than a golf ball. It's one heck of a ball of dough! I so wanted to sink my teeth into one of 'em!
Look how freaking huge they are! But trust me, after you take your first bite, you'll be glad they aren't any smaller! Crispy edge with a soft, chewy middle! They really are thee BEST chocolate chip cookies!
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 cups minus two tablespoons cake flour
1 2/3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup plus two tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/4 pounds bittersweet chocolate
Sift flours, baking soda, and baking powder into a bowl. Set aside.
Using a mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, about five minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Stir in the vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently stir in chocolate pieces. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
Roll dough into 3 1/2 ounce balls of dough (slightly larger than a golf ball.) Bake until golden brown but still soft, about 17-20 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack to cool for ten minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and allow to finish cooling. Make sure to try one while it is still slightly warm!
Source: Recipe from The New York Times


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Davis Malcolm…I look at you every day and think, "There is no way he is ten months old!" It has been the fastest ten months of my life, and I still feel like we've had you forever. You've always been our baby. This month has been a big one! You had your first Easter, you learned to walk, and you kept us so, so busy.
At the beginning of this month, you were still cruising, but it was fast and furious. About a week in, you threw caution to the wind and set yourself free! You are all over the house (and yard…and furniture). Every time you've learned a new skill, it has only taken you about 1.2 days to totally master it. As soon as you learned to walk, you also figured out how to turn around, squat, stop, and dance. Busy.
You have been all about Daddy this month (and every month). Now that you're truly mobile, you follow him everywhere. These past few sick days (HFMD…boo) at home have been all Daddy all the time, and you are getting so spoiled! When he leaves the room, you follow him. If he shuts the door, you bang on it. If he leaves the house, you sit at the door and cry and wait. I love how much you love him!
This month was your first Easter! We celebrated at the Ballpark, and you had such a big time! When we picked you up from nursery, they told us that you are very active…all the other babies took a nap…you did not. Busy.
Also, you will be wearing that suit until you are 12.
Looking outside
We have the same feelings about pasta.
Length: You still feel so long to me. You'll probably be taller than me by next week.
Weight: As of Monday, 21.5 lb.
Head: So big and heavy and hot and sweaty
Eating: 8 oz. at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 6 p.m. with a small cup of formula or water at 2 p.m. We haven't had any baby food this month! You love pasta, grits, all vegetables (GREEN BEANS), strawberries, pears, puffs, yogurt melts, applesauce, chicken (SO. MUCH. CHICKEN.)
Sleeping: Same as always – 7ish to 6ish with one or two naps
This will be at the beach…although I can't imagine you'll stay in it. But that hat!
Pictures are not your favorite…but I'm the boss…so…
You are just the best. You are so special to us, and we love you so, so, SO much!

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Tribal Affiliation : Lac Seul Band in Ontario, Canada but I live in Bear, Delaware USA
Orgin of Recipe : Offered by Judith (Keesic) Martin... who learned this from My Gookum and mother
Type of Dish : Contemporary & Traditional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9x12 (rectangle) cake pan
Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together thoroughly.
Cut in (room temperature) fat to flour mixture until pea sized lumps are formed in flour. Make a "lake" in the flour and pour water in your "lake." Mix gently with fork until a nice and sticky dough is formed. Place in greased pan. Pat down with hands softly.
bake in oven for about an hour and a half or until cooked in middle. A nice golden brown color should be on top.
Important!! place out of pan on towel, leaned up on its side against a pot to cool. (Gookums instructions!)
Break pieces off with hands and eat with butter, lard, or margarine.
Note: My family loves this bread. My auntie Keesic makes it with raisins or dried blueberries stirred into mixture before baking. A very traditional recipe for northwoods natives who use cook out-of-doors allot. They would use a frypan on the fire and flip the bread to cook both sides. My Father who is 100 percent Ojibwa loves to eat bannock sandwiches with a slice of lard and sweet onion.
Please visit my personal page at Waaban Aki Crafting


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There is something about Edinburgh that made me feel as if I was walking through a storybook. This city has a way of making you feel like your living out an old movie or one of the stories that you used to be told as a child. There are parts of the city that you almost wonder if you're going to encounter a dragon, a knight, or a dazzling princess. However, there are also parts of Edinburgh that are modern and metropolitan. In many ways, Edinburgh has it all; and there is really no doubt to anyone who visits why this is one of the top attractions in all of the UK. Unlike any other city in Europe Edinburgh will steal your imagination and, in many ways, bring you back to a simpler time when the world was a place of bedtime stories.
Time Needed: 3-4 days
Backpacker's Budget: 50-60 Pounds
Things to do for Free or Cheap
Most of the attractions in Edinburgh won't destroy your wallet too badly, however if you pack things in your budget might deplete faster than you think. If you're trying to pack a lot of things into a couple of days you'll probably want to get an Edinburgh Pass which will save you a lot of money if you're busy. Below I have listed some of the top attractions as well as some free things to do.
- Museums: There are actually a bunch of good free museums in town if your budget is really tight. The National Museum of Scotland is among the favourites of most and is quite a classic museum. As a writer, I really enjoyed The Writer's Museum as well. Although I didn't visit them, The Museum on the Mound, The People's Story and The Museum of Childhood are also free.
- Edinburgh Castle: This is by far the top attraction in town. In fact, it's so busy that you'll need to book a time for your visit. If you book online, the price of a ticket is 14.50 pounds. http://tickets.historic-scotland.gov.uk/
- Arthur's Seat: For a great view, the hill they call a mountain offers a beautiful overlook of the city and the harbour. Be warned, no matter what the temperature is like on the bottom, pack a jacket and something to keep you dry since the wind and rain can come up at any time.
- Carlton Hill: The best location in the city to shoot sunset. It's beautiful up here.
- Forth Bridge: If you're a photographer this is one of the great images in the area. If you're not a photographer the beautiful bridge may still be worth the train trip out to see it. There is no price of admission or anything like that, but you will have to buy a round trip train ticket.
- Edinburgh Zoo: The main attraction of the zoo is that they now have two young panda bears. Otherwise, it's a fairly typical zoo with monkeys, lions and zebras. If you have an Edinburgh pass it is free, otherwise the price is 15.50 pounds.
- Parks and Gardens: Beyond the architecture Edinburgh is also known for its parks and gardens, and the best part is that they are all free. The Edinburgh Botanical Gardens is a huge park that is easy to spend a couple hours wandering around. Nearby, there is also The Water of Leith which is a riverside pathway which is a nice stroll. Of course, there are a number of other more general park in the city as well.
- The Palace of Holyroodhouse: Often simply known as "The Queen's Residences" Holyroodhouse sits at the bottom of Arthur's Seat and is an impressive residence. It isn't free to visit and will cost you 10.75 pounds unless you have an Edinburgh Pass in which case it's included
- Scottish Seabird Center: This is perhaps one of the least visited of the tourist stops in Edinburgh, likely because it's a ways out of town and you'd have to take the train. However, they are worth a visit as they are a great way to get in touch with the natural sid of things and besides: there are puffins there! Price of admission is 7.95 pounds for adults.
Eating on the Cheap
Like is the case in most of the UK, eating on the cheap isn't as challenging as you might think. The tricky part, however, is doing so healthy. Most pubs offer great dinner prices, but the food is often going to go right to your belly. The best advice I can give you to eat on the cheap is to get off the tourist streets a bit. There are plenty of great sandwich shops and cafes down the back roads of the city. If you're staying at a hostel you can always cook a few meals as well.
Where to Stay in Edinburgh
I stayed at the Westend Hotel which is a little bit like a hostel that thinks it is a hotel. I will have a review on it in a couple of days, but really don't have any complaints. It is quiet, the staff is great, and there is a beautiful breakfast, and a bar with cheap drinks. What else could you ask for really? On the other hand, if you're looking or a busier place where it might be easier to meet people I stopped in to visit some friends at the Castle Rock Hostel which had a really good vibe, although certainly louder and dirtier.
The second time I was in the city, I stayed much more upmarket. I stayed at Edinburgh Central Guest House, which was so good. It's about $90-110 a night depending on the night, but the location makes it worth it. I don't think you can get much more central.
You can check out all the Edinburgh accommodation here.
Getting out of Town
Edinburgh is really well connected to the rest of the UK by both rail and by bus. If you're heading on a long trip, say to London, Liverpool or Manchester the train will be twice as quick but also cost twice as much. Check online to see if you can find cheap rail tickets though, because the quicker service is worth it. If you're heading to somewhere like Inverness or Glasgow I would just hop the bus as it's quite cheap and there is no major advantage to taking the train.
Relevant Ariticles:
"Edinburgh: Where McDonald's and Castles Live Together in Harmony"
"Edinburgh, Scotland"
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Today I went for some big shopping for my cross stitch projects, bought several threads linen 28ct and some aida 18ct.
So, as obvious, as soon as I arrived home I started a new project... I finally started my ornament I decided to change the fabric and I'm doing it on the 28ct 1x1... It's hard to see, specially the white (that is what I have been stitching mainly) but I'm getting the hang of it and I'm happy with the progress I made for the first day. I haven't take any picture since it's hardly visible(white over white) but as soon as you can see the pic I'll share it with you.


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4x6? 8x10? 4:3? 16:9? Possibly the last thing on your mind when you're taking a picture. Especially so if you didn't know that these setting can often be changed *before* you even line up the shot.
Let's back up a bit.
What are those numbers? 4x6 is a measurement, in inches, of the smallest (non-wallet sized) printed photograph. It's also a ratio which can be expressed in a few different ways. 4x6 = 2:3 = 8x12 = 12x18. The last two are larger common print sizes. 2:3 is the shorthand for that camera setting - but more on that later.
4:3 you might have heard of. It's the ratio for the 'Full Screen' TVs. It's also the default ratio for a lot of Point and Shoot Cameras. Unfortunately, not much else. You can print an 8x6 - but it's rather difficult to find a frame for it.
Why am I going on about this?
In simplest terms some ratios/sizes can best be described as tall (or wide depending on orientation) - such as 4x6, 5:3 (Widescreen Photoframe) and much more so 16:9 (Widescreen TV).
Others such as 4:3, 8x10 and 8x6 can more aptly described as square-ish.
... And your point is?
As mentioned in the beginning of this post - you can likely set your camera's aspect ratio. Depending on what you're going to do - show them on a 'full screen' TV, widescreen, print 4x6s or 8x10s - it might be worth it to plan ahead. Either by changing the camera's settings and/or composing your shot with the above in mind.
If I don't?
Quite simply, you're going to lose some of your picture.
You'll have to crop it down - making for more work and possibly some tough decisions - OR leave that process up to the software on the Kiosk. There's a good chance you won't notice, if the edges of your picture are 'background' you'll probably have to see a side by side comparison of the print and the preview to even see what's missing. If you're someone who likes to go edge to edge- watch out!
There is a somewhat helpful second option, which I'll refer to as 'Anti-Widescreen'. Since the 'highest' setting of the average point and shoot camera is often tied to the less than ideal 4:3 ratio this name fits. What you can do on most Photolab Kiosks is to 'Zoom Out' a picture - which will *add* white bars to the left and right edges of an otherwise squarish picture to fill out the rest of the 4x6. If you don't like the television 'Widescreen effect' - this probably won't sit well with you either. The purpose, however, is the same - you don't lose any of your picture - you just 'gain' nothingness.
A point and shoot camera set at 4:3 - image cropped (somewhat poorly) down to the ratio needed for a 4x6 print
Camera set to 3:2 ratio - cropped in preparation for enlarging to 8x10
The software pictured above is Picasa3(.6). A rather handy program for organizing pictures, pre-cropping them and a number of other useful tasks. With the latest version you can even set your own custom cropping ratios. It's also free and a rather small download. Various plugins can be used to help you upload to sites like Facebook.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Cream of the Crop: Aspect Ratios and You
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PENNSYLVANIA: Methodist 'Sinister minister' convicted of killing second wife while awaiting trial for killing the first
Written by Arturo Garcia Wednesday, 23 January 2013 12:29
It took a Pennsylvania jury just 90 minutes to convict the man prosecutors called a "sinister minister" for killing his second wife. And in two months, Arthur Schirmer will go on trial again for killing his first wife.
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Schirmer was convicted on charges of first-degree murder and evidence tampering. The Monroe County jury found that Schirmer staged an auto accident to cover up his killing of second wife Betty Schirmer, who died of brain injuries in 2008.
"Today, she can finally rest in peace," said her son, Nate Novack.
The former Methodist pastor's attorney, Brandon Reish, said he would appeal the ruling. In his closing argument, Reish said his client had no motive to kill Betty Schirmer.
"Accidents happen," Reish said to the jury. "Sometimes there are no explanations. Car accidents, falling down stairs, falling off ladders. People die in accidents every day."
Arthur Schirmer blamed a fall down the stairs for the 1999 death of his first wife, Jewel Schirmer, in nearby Lebanon County. His trial for that murder will begin in March, around the time his sentence for the death of Betty Schirmer will be handed down.
Watch WPMT-TV'S report on Schirmer's conviction, aired Wednesday, below:
Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/23/sinister-minister-convicted-of-killing-second-wife-while-awaiting-trial-for-killing-the-first/


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Amit Trivedi, winner of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 2009 and arguably one of the finest Indian music directors of recent times, talks unpretentiously to Devjani Bodepudi about his love of music, his work and his accomplishments in the music business.
So Amit basically you are a superstar now…
*laughs loudly*
No, I am deadly serious…
I don't consider it like that, but if you say so.
So what was your introduction to music when you were a child? How did you get into the whole composing music mode?
Actually what happened was, since I was a child, the environment in our house was such that every morning I used to wake up to either Marathi or Gujarati sugam sangeet or folk music. My dad and mom used to play a lot of that, lot of that. And it was through AM's, radio or cassettes' – we used to have cassettes' then, there were no CD's… so I used to wake up at 6 in the morning, go to school and I used to wake up through this music, especially lot of bhajans and bhakti geet from Marathi and Gujarati languages. So my conditioning has been a lot of folk and this kind of music.
Starting out with the band 'Om' in your college days and now you are a super successful music director/composer… describe this journey for us. How did you go from playing in a band to becoming a music director/composer?
The band happened around 2003-04 actually. We were a bunch of friends who were musicians – so we have one who played the kanjira, one guitar player, myself on keys, so we decided lets make a band, lets jam up and see what happens. So we jammed together and we came up with good stuff. We called ourselves a fusion band because the sound was like that. So that happened. And then for a few years I did a lot of advertising work, I jumped into that. After that I met Anurag Kashyap through a common friend – Shilpa Rao. And then things started rolling.
So obviously we are going back to Anurag Kashyap. So Dev D saw tremendous success, you won a lot of accolades. How did you bag that opportunity? Was it through your jingle/ad work?
As I said I met him through a common friend – Shilpa Rao, the singer. She introduced me to him, and he heard my music and he liked it and he was excited. So that is how it happened.
How did you manage to bring Kashyap's vision alive with your music?
He had actually briefed me when I had met him for the first time. The very first time he had mentioned Dev D, and he explained to me, kind of gave me the brief of what he was doing…Devdas – we have all been aware of that character since Dilip Kumar had done it once, and then Shahrukh Khan had done it. So I was aware of the character, what kind of person Devdas was. And this was a modern take – today's take on what Devdas was. So I did my work then and created the music accordingly.
You won the National Award for your very first film. Did that make you feel that yes, I have arrived?
No…I mean it made me feel good. It felt especially nice that the government had recognized me. It was one of the greatest feelings that one can get. It is one of the most respectable and prestigious awards that one can get. So it was a great feeling – my parents were proud, my dad was happy and I took him along to the event also, and he is too much into politics and he got to meet the President and all the other dignitaries, so that was a happy moment for me. But having arrived … no I still have to make it large and am yet to make it big. I am still working towards that, still trying… I think there is still time.
You mentioned in a previous interview somewhere that you prefer working with writers/directors. What is the reason behind this? Is it easier to understand the vision for the film when it is written by the director?
Yes, very-very easy. They are the ones who give birth to that inception. They are writing it, they have ideated the whole thing…and they are the one person who will bring that theory to practicality. So that one point communication is very easy and good to deal with. And I think they make better films, they make great films actually. I wont say better films – but they make fantastic films – those who write and direct their own films.
From the rocking and eccentric music of Dev D to the soulful tracks of Lootera, what would you say is your style of music? Do you sort of have a favourite style of music? Or what do you enjoy more?
To say that will be very difficult. Because all of them are my babies and each one of them is very special to me. Work is special to me, and I give so much time and headspace to each and every track, to each piece of music that I create. So it is difficult to put a favourite down, because it is actually not fair.
But, what would you say is your preferred style? Would you say you do have a preferred style of working?
This is something that is very difficult to answer. Out of all the films that I have done till now, they have been varied because they have demanded different stuff from me, which means I had to dwell into different territories, where I would normally not go. So accepting that challenge and delivering is what I have achieved up till now. But what style of music has come out, I don't know, because it is very varied. It is a very … what is the term… jack-of-all-trades.
So you are still dabbling in different sorts of styles and are still experimenting..
Experimenting, yeah. Trying to do justice to what job is being given to me at that particular time. I am trying to do justice to it. That's it.
It's making music at the end of the day, right?
You said it!
Often new singers are given a chance to sing your compositions – is this a conscious decision – to search and launch new talent?
No, no it is not conscious at all. Most of the time what has happened is when I am thinking of or approaching a track, simultaneously I am meeting singers as well. So it has happened many a time that I have worked on a track and I have recently met a singer and then immediately I do my mathematics that this guy or this girl might suit this particular track… let me try it. It is a trial and error. Most of the time it has worked – the trial and error has worked… so that's how new singers have come in.
So basically it is just finding the right voice for your track, it doesn't necessarily have to be a new singer.
Yes absolutely correct… you said it again!
You are one of the few music directors in Bollywood who compose both the album and the background score… is that due to the fact that you prefer control over the entire sound of the film?
Yes I love it…I love scoring those. It is again challenging and dealing with it from a scene to scene basis. It is amazing to note a situation and give it music. It is a beautiful feeling. Whether it is a dark subject, or romantic, or a comedy, to communicate through music is beautiful.
That's great. So in 2013 was a year when you worked on quite a few films, and you had Queen this year – how do you choose which projects to be a part of?
Of course I choose the films… but these films have chosen me. Vikram (Vikramaditya Motwane) has been my friend, so have Anurag (Anurga Kashyap), Vikas (Vikah Bahl)…so whatever films they do, I am with them. So the question doesn't arise of saying no, or choosing a film.
I suppose that has worked out really well for both sides.
Yes, it has worked out really well for both sides. Luckily, it has worked out really well. They are fantastic filmmakers, they are visionaries…I mean Anurag, Vikram, they are geniuses… absolute brilliant filmmakers. So I love teaming up with them, or when I get the chance to make music for them.
It seems like a match made in heaven basically.
Yes, yes soul mates.
People have been hailing you as the next Rahman – silent and media-shy but brilliant: does it feel good to be compared to a legend like him or is that too much pressure to deliver?
There are two sides to it. Of course I fell great, he is huge and I have followed his music for the last 22 years. And I am a crazy, huge fan and being compared to him, being named as the next him is … I have no words. I am very overwhelmed by it. It is beautiful. But on the other hand, yes, it is too much pressure. I feel like all eyes are on me now, what I do…I have to be on my toes all the time. You have to keep delivering and I don't know one flop, or one bad year and what will people think. So all sorts of stupid things come into my brains… but it is part and parcel. It is a beautiful feeling but at the same time, it is not fair.
What have your influences been as a musician? What kind of music do you like to listen to? I mean you did answer that briefly during the first question but …
As far as film music is concerned, Hans Zimmer, Rahman, and John Williams… they are the best in the business, best in the world…they know how to deal with cinema musically. It is fantastic the way they do it. So I have learned a lot from them. Like I said, to communicate different moods, different emotions through music, the way they do it, I don't think anyone else can do it. It is beautiful the way they do it.
You will be performing at the NH7 Weekender in Calcutta…how is it performing for a live audience? Is it something that you enjoy more than working in the studio?
No, I am a studio person, very much a studio person. I like being in my shell, in my cocoon, create music there… it is my core love, first love. Of course I am getting used to this whole live thing and I am enjoying it. It is beautiful to connect with the audience; it is a one on one with the audiences, your fans who are shouting and singing your songs with you, that is another feeling all together. I can't explain it. Say the entire 10,000 crowd, or the whole stadium is singing my song…they are singing my song in unison. So that is like… I don't know what to say. It is a surreal feeling, a very surreal thing.
It sounds like you are developing a love for that as well though obviously you are more comfortable in your studio.
Thank you Amit. That's all I have for the moment, thank you for taking the time out and I hope we can work together sometime in the future.
Sure. It was great talking to you Devjani.


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Thorpe Hesley
|The Red Lion
|© Rotherham Family History Society
|© Old Rotherham 2012
|The Horse & Tiger
|© Rotherham Family History Society
|© Old Rotherham 2012
|As can be seen in these images, the original Horse & Tiger pub has been demolished and a new pub built slightly further down the road.
|Google Earth:
|The Red Lion - The Horse & Tiger
|Due to historical boundaries, the village lies within two townships; Wentworth and Kimberworth. The name is believed to originate from the old Norse word 'Thorpe' meaning off-shoot from a pre-existing settlement and 'Hesley' from the nearby Hesley Hall in Ecclesfield.
Red more at http://www.thorpe-hesley.co.uk


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This story was originally published in the February/March 2015 issue of Chattanooga Magazine.
Brad Cansler is in the business of making important memories last for a lifetime. After over 20 years in the photography business, Cansler has built a reputation of providing creative and inspiring quality images to clients from Chattanooga and the surrounding area.
A pivotal event in his own life sparked an interest in the world of photography. "Honestly, the photographs of my own wedding were just so bad that I figured I could do better," explains Cansler. After going to several photography workshops, it was obvious that Cansler had a great deal of natural talent and the course instructor recommended that he continue studying.
What started as a creative outlet and personal challenge turned into a way to make a living in the early 90s when Cansler officially went into business and began capturing, literally, picture-perfect moments for high school seniors, couples and families, to name a few of his specialties.
Much of the work, about forty percent, is done from his visually stunning headquarters. Setting up a flexible studio in a Victorian–era house in the Fortwood Historic District in Chattanooga, Cansler is able to offer clients custom settings for photo shoots that appeal to a variety of portraiture styles.
"When I bought this place in 1994, I had been looking for a beautiful commercial space with nice offices, but also something that was comfortable and more like a home in which I could showcase portraits," says Cansler. "This enables clients to be able to picture how a portrait would look in their own home. I just wanted people to feel comfortable in this space."
One room in the house is set up as a bedroom to better facilitate mother and newborn portraiture, as it provides a peaceful, comforting and natural environment. However none of the rooms in the house are themed in any way, since Cansler likes to provide each client with a unique experience.
"I like to tell my clients that we are obsessed with creating something different for everyone as opposed to just plugging in their face to a pre-designed set or look," explains Cansler. "This is especially important in our work with high school seniors, as we like to really bring out their personality in the photographs."
To be able to provide this kind of personalized service, Cansler and his team go to great lengths to make sure they understand what the client wants. He typically requires an in-person meeting before the actual photo shoot takes place so that he can meet the client or family in advance to discuss details, like whether the shoot will take place at the house or if the client has another outside location in mind.
"If we are doing a family shoot, I also like to get a feel for everyone's personalities, what the kids are into, and where the family hopes to display the final portrait. All these details will affect how the actual photo shoot is set up," explains Cansler.
Besides working with families and individuals, Cansler also excels in corporate photography and hopes to continue growing that part of his business in the future, both in Chattanooga and other surrounding cities like Nashville, Atlanta and Knoxville. While Cansler realizes that many companies may not see the need for a professional photography in an effort to cut costs, he thinks there is definitely a value in hiring someone who does the job correctly the first time.
"I really think for a corporation, image is key. It's important for a company to ask themselves, 'What do we want this photograph to say about our business? What kind of statement are we trying to make?' If you want to convey an image of professionalism and quality, investing in a professional really is essential," says Cansler. "Because corporate photography can be challenging in terms of lighting and setting up the photo, hiring someone with experience in that area is even more crucial so that the money spent isn't wasted."
Whether Cansler is working with a family, an individual or a corporate group, the work doesn't stop when the photo shoot is complete. After the images are retouched, clients also decide what type of print they want, from printing on museum quality papers to custom oil-glazed canvases, broad options make the decisions for clients a bit more challenging. The studio also works with a custom framing company based in Chicago to ensure that the frame is as high a quality as the image and that it enhances the photograph. Many of the frames are hand made or hand gilded, ensuring that every detail of the finished portrait meets a standard of excellence. Cansler's studio even offers home delivery to make sure that wall portraits are hung correctly in a client's home or office.
Commercial client, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel Managing Partner Dana Perry, chose Cansler Photography to do associate's portraits for the firm. "Brad's work as a professional portrait photographer transcends the norm," says Perry. "His skill and artistry bring out his subject's essence in the portraits he does."
"Our business is founded on relationships. People have many options when choosing a photographer, so we feel a certain level of responsibility when they choose us," says Cansler. "Our goal is to provide a very personalized service to our clients so that they are thrilled when they leave and will recommend our services to others."
For more information, go online to canslerphotography.com.
Photography courtesy of Candler Photography


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Secret Agent Splat! by Rob Scotton
This book is about Splat (the cat). His dad made ducks but than someone steels the ducks. He wonders so hard.Do they find the ducks who took them???
My favorite part was when he was asking everyone were his ducks went. He asked them did you steel them. Another part is when they found the ducks. LOL!
If you like mystery books you would like this book even if you like funny books you would probably still like it.
This book's genre is mystery. This book's story line is funny. This book left me feeling cheerful, crazy, giggly, grateful. On a scale of 1-5, I give this book a 4.
This review was written and submitted by 3rd grader Mason.


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The other day, when I first posted about my new Smith and Wesson Shield .45, Bob asked my what happened to my Smith and Wesson Model 642. My reply was that I still have the 642 (because I love that little .38 Special snubbie) but I wanted something else too. The 642 is fantastic, especially with it's Crimson Trace laser and Apex spring kit installed, but it still only holds five shots and bad guys come in packs around here. A little extra ammunition sounded like a good thing, and the Shield, with it's flush-fit mag inserted, holds six in the mag plus one in the chamber, giving me two more rounds. The Shield also has better sights and is arguably capable of consistent hits at greater distances, and in a gunfight, distance is your friend, right?
But how do they stack up size-wise? See for yourself.
Either way, I think I'm suitably covered in the sub-compact firearms department.
And of course come cooler weather, I'm back to heavier clothing and full-size or compact pistols.
Sunday, July 02, 2017
Shield v. 642
Posted by Murphy's Law at 3:54 PM
Labels: Guns, Model 642, S&W Shield
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With that shield in a concealment holster on my belt, under a t-shirt, I'd be tempted to just NY reload with the 642.ReplyDelete
My 638 often becomes my "reload" when I'm carrying a single-stack.
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Looks like the shield will work for you. I went shooting a couple of days ago and haven't blogged about it yet, but my S&W 681 was starting to "Bind" and I only ran about 30 rounds through it. I guess I gotta contact S&W and see if I can send my pistol to them to rework it or find a local gunsmith instead.
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Lead Artist Opportunity
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About the Project
Crockett Elementary would like to paint a small mural of the solar system and the phases of the moon with their fourth grade advanced art students.
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This project can take place over multiple days, students are available every day between 1:30-2:15. There will be approximately 12-15 students participating.
About the School
From the school: Brockett's student population is approximately 446 students. A third of our students are English Language Learners and 80% of our students receive free/reduce lunch. Our community is extremely diverse therefore our student body is diverse, too. We cherish the cultural richness that our students bring.
Brockett serves students in grade Pre-K through 5th grades from around DeKalb County, not just Tucker. We acknowledge that were are a hidden gem and work hard to ensure our students receive a quality educations.


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Hi Everyone!
Well this is exciting! I've been invited to be a Guest on the Fashionista Design Team this week! I've never done a Guest DT spot so this is fun!
Fashionista Challenge are now in Week 3 of this month's challenge - "Winged Things"!
I've been browsing through their fabulous DT's creations, as well as some of the wonderful entries, and I can tell you there is some beautiful work there! And I'm very excited to see that my Whimsy Stamps Design Teamie is now on the Fashionista DT - congrats Wendy!! :)
This month is speeding along, so you'd better get those gorgeous cards made and enter while you can - here is your link... Fashionista Challenge - "Winged Things"!
Here is my "Winged Things" card...
You can see my card, along with my fellow Week 3 GDT Coops, over at Fashionista Challenge now!
Thanks so much Rina at Fashionista for having me as Guest Designer!
I'm sharing this card in the following challenges:
Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful - BBB24 "The Beauty of Winged Things"
MIM #97 - Always Anything Goes
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Love & Hugs,
Stamp: Images - "Butterflies & Blossoms" by Flourishes Stamps, Sentiment - PTI "Mega Mixed Messages".
Ink and Colour: Digital Image, Coloured with Copics
Paper: C/S - CM, D/P -Webster's Pages "Lullaby Lane and Life's Portrait" Petite Papers.
Nestabilities Circles, Fancy Labels, SU Scalloped Punch, Mounting Foam, SU Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Martha Stewart Oval Pearls.
Monday, July 9, 2012
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- Shelby said...
Congrats on your GDT spot! You've done a beautiful job and the easel card just rocks
- July 10, 2012 at 2:31 PM
- Cheryl First said...
So beautiful!
Thanks so much for joining us this week for the Catch the Bug Challenge! Hope to see you again!
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- July 13, 2012 at 12:34 PM
- Kim Kelley said...
This is beautiful. Gorgeous coloring! Saw it on MIM TFS!
- July 14, 2012 at 2:47 AM
- Kathy Jones said...
This is a gorgeous card and you've used one of my all time favourite sets!! Beautiful colouring and design!! Thanks so much for playing the Bring Back Beautiful Challenge!!
- July 14, 2012 at 6:23 AM
- Cammy said...
Beautiful easel card! Thanks for joining us at Catch the Bug this week!
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Rural Post Offices To Stay Open
After months and months of writing letters, collecting signatures and making phone calls, Wells Tannery residents received some happy news last week regarding the future of their small, village post office.
In a public announcement last Wednesday, the United States Postal Service revealed its newest cost-saving plan aimed at saving thousands of "low revenue," rural post offices from closure by reducing their daily hours of operation. Hours at certain post offices, including previously targeted Wells Tannery and Crystal Spring, as well as Waterfall, are slated to be altered in the near future.
The proposed changes would cut daily operation hours in Wells Tannery and Crystal Spring by 50 percent, from eight hours to only four. In Waterfall, postal patrons are scheduled to lose two hours daily.
While many would consider four-hour cuts drastic, residents in Wells Tannery were pleased to hear their post office, operated by officer-in-charge Bonnie Pittman, will remain open for the time being. Spearheading the effort to keep the post office in operation were Carolyn Mosebey and Byron Helsel.
According to reports, Mosebey had been pushing on behalf of fellow Wells Tannery residents for months, writing letters on a weekly basis to USPS officials and state-and-federal-elected officials. Mosebey also circulated petitions for submission to USPS and could even be seen on election day working outside the polls, gathering signatures for the worthy cause.
"She really worked hard and continued to beat the bushes," Helsel told the "News" about Mosebey.
Helsel said he was personally very happy about the decision to keep the Wells Tannery post office in operation even if it meant having reduced hours. Four hours, he said, would certainly meet the needs of the local residents.
"If you lose it (the post office) all together, you'll never get it back," he said. "However, as our needs increase, maybe we can also get an increase in hours."
"With all of the work we did, it makes you feel like you did something good and right," said Helsel, who gave credit to elected officials for hearing the concerns of residents and relaying those issues to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. "The Senate really responded. They're probably not accustomed to receiving that many petitions and letters."
Approximately 3,700 post offices had been previously targeted by the Postal Service for closure. The new plan could result in more than 13,000 mail facilities seeing a reduction in hours of between two and six hours a day.
It is currently unknown when the changes will take effect here or if the local postmasters and officers in charge will have a say in which hours are cut daily. However, local officials are predicting a quick turnaround time even though the review process is reportedly slated to take several months.
Last week's announcement was aired as the Postal Service continues to push Congress to enact legislation that would allow the agency to save money. Included in that specific legislation is a plan to end Saturday mail delivery service.
The Postal Service is forecasting a record loss of $14.1 billion by the conclusion of this year. In the event additional changes are not implemented in the future, the agency's annual loss could exceed $21 billion by the year 2016.


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On Thursday, 2nd June 2011, our WinkBall reporters Jack and Jenny headed to the LG Arena in Birmingham where members of the public were testing their singing and dancing skills infront of the X factor judges, in hope of becoming the next big thing. We found out how their auditions went, if they got through, their past influences and got a sneak preview of the talent on offer! as well as speaking to members of the audience to see what they thought of the talent on show as well as their views on the new look judging panel, which features Take That Legend Gary Barlow. Were you at the LG Arena? Or are you a fan of the show? Then tell us what you think by recording it to this exclusive for fans of the X-Factor wall.
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Today is the day for the "Ron Paul Flier Bomb". The goal:
To blanket all of America with [a flier]. To put up a flier in every laundry facility, every store front, every bulletin board and cork board we can find in America. The goal is for us to get out 100,000 fliers spread out all over America.


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Please be advised of the following two City Council public hearings regarding Billboards:
1. Public Hearing on Billboard Moratorium:
· Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street
· The City Council is seeking public input on whether the 180-day moratorium, enacted on May 17, 2011, per Ordinance No. 27982, should be preserved or withdrawn and, if preserved, whether it should be modified. Potential modifications could include things such as the appropriate duration of the moratorium or the extent of its control.
2. Public Hearing on Billboard Regulations:
· Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market Street
· The City Council is seeking public comment on potential revisions to the sign code that would prohibit digital billboards, modify certain definitions, change uses and zones buffered from billboards, and change the way nonconforming billboards are addressed.
For more information on either subject, please visit www.cityoftacoma.org/Planning and click on, respectively, "Billboard Moratorium" or "Billboard Regulations."
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Businesses will need to share private data with suppliers to improve efficiency as their operations become more automated, says the creator of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
"In the new world, it is not just about getting data about your own company. You will be gently opening up the data to your partners, agreeing to exchange information," said Berners-Lee, addressing delegates at the IP Expo trade event in London.
"This is not public data - it is not in publicly available online - it is about exchanging very powerful data specifically with your business partners."
He said that by connecting systems it will be easier to manage supply chain operations, for example, such as offering the ability to predict stock shortages.
"It will run much more efficiently, you will be able to cut down on how much you stock, you will be able to predict things better," he said.
"Computers and programmes are going to be doing all of the planning - they are going to be very smart, but they are going to need to talk to each other."
Berners-Lee also pointed out that consumers need to realise the value of their personal data, which can be used to provide more than just targeted advertising, with potential benefits around healthcare.
"I would like to build a world in which I have control of my data. I own it and can sell it you if it is worth it, we can negotiate a price for it to be used for advertising," he said.
"But more importantly I will have control of, access to and legal ownership of all of the data about me, and we will be able to write really neat applications which take that data from all different parts of our lives - and our friends lives - and help me live life in a more healthy way."


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This beautifully detailed center piece from Italy measures 1" (2.6 cm) in height, featuring the Divine Mercy Image of Jesus on the front and the script "Jesus I Trust In You" on the back. M-shaped for Mercy. These are silver oxidized rosary centerpieces. The Divine Mercy is a Catholic devotion focused on the mercy of God, particularly as a form of thanksgiving and entrustment to God. The Divine Mercy can be traced back to St. Faustina Kowalska a polish nun, and is based on the bible verse: Ask and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you. In that anyone who seeks God's mercy shall not be turned away. St. Faustina said that Jesus, in speaking to her, requested that she commission a picture of him with the words "Jezu Ufam Tobie (Jesus I Trust In You).
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BAGHDAD — The death of political and religious leader Abdelaziz Hakim on Wednesday heralded a new era of uncertainty in Iraq's Shiite Muslim politics as the country heads toward national elections early next year.
Hakim, who headed the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, died in a Tehran hospital after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 59.
The Shiite leader was a towering figure in the Iraqi political landscape after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. He led a coalition of Shiite parties to victory in the 2005 elections while juggling his close relationships with both Washington and Tehran.
Though his influence had waned in the two years since his cancer was diagnosed, he continued to play an active role in politics almost to the end. But his death probably will further diminish the standing of his political movement, opening the door to potential Shiite challengers, analysts said.


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Intel's SSD plans revealed for 2010
CES 2010 - Details of Intel's plans for its SSD lineup through 2010 were revealed at CES last week in which they indicated their main point of focus is more so toward mainstream adoption rather than pushing the performance envelope.
No doubt for many enthusiasts, you'll scrunch up your face when you hear that Intel doesn't plan to introduce the new 6Gbps SATA standard to its drives until 2011 when they will bring supporting core-logic chipsets to market.
Intel said that they feel they first need to concentrate on improving sequential write drives to better saturate the existing 3Gbps pipe; a sure weak point of existing X25 series SSDs. What's on the menu for this year are SSDs with higher capacities and lower pricing thanks to die-shrunk flash memory built on a 2x-nano process.


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Kit is on 1 week vacation.
Wohoo! Kit is off this whole week. Saturday, i took off as well because my aunt from Toronto came for bbq. Everything went well and they love my bbq chicken wings and ribs :)
It was a full day for us but we really enjoyed ourselves very much.
Sunday we went to Scarborough (another city in Ontario), a china town, more of chinese population. We stock up our dvds (pirated ones of course..hehehe shhhhhhhhh...) we got 8 for 30 bucks. I chose some chinese movies and kit chose some english movies. It was a fun day too. After shopping around the chinese mall, we stop by at my aunt house in toronto. Her daughter bought an outfit for Ryan on Saturday but it was too small. So, she went to exchange it on Sunday and asked us to drop by after shopping at Pacific Mall.
We spent the whole afternoon and evening overthere. My aunt took us out for dinner, we had sushi. It was tasty! Yummie.. didn't have sushi for quite some time already! :)
Oh yeaaa, i got a Black and Decker oven toaster from Jaz and Aunt for my birthday! Yippie..very nice of them :)
They are the only family members i have overhere in Canada. They help us alot when we had hard times last time.
Bless them!
We didn't go out today coz Kit wanted to do some renovation work in our basement. So he spent the whole day working in the basement today. It was really hot today and i had slight headache and tummyache too (tummyache from "aunty visit")
We didn't really plan to go anywhere this week coz Kit has to finish the work in the basement before winter comes again..
So maybe tomorrow we will go shopping again..hehehe this time probably Mapleview mall or Ikea. Wanted to check out stuff in Ikea. :)
Ryan sure will be very happy tomorrow coz today he didn't get to go out at all. poor baby, he was so frustrated just now and showing tantrumms..
boyyyyyyy drives me nuts too. ;(
Luckily now he is asleep and i can enjoy my peace and freedom! ;)


text: Over the years, the entrepreneurs Massimo Parri and Daniele Antonini have built up a company capable of developing the simple morphological complexities that are the hallmark signature of all the Parri collections. In all its interpretations, the design of the brand transmits an engaging sensation generated by the vast array of versions and colour variants that are the distinctive features of the label. Over time, Parri has created a universe of possible design, hinging on the use of new materials and the experimentation of innovative production processes. These are the guidelines that have mapped out the process of corporate growth, in synergy with the designer Marco Maran. The bond between company and the designer has marked out the stages of constant entrepreneurial growth, starting with the CHIACCHIERA collection, International GRANDESIGN Award 1997 and IIDA Award 1997, Product Design Achievement Awards, followed by the project BLA BLA BLA, special mention at the Young & Design competition 1999, and then BODY TO BODY which carried off the Good Design Award 2008, and LOVELY which won the Grandesign Etico International Award 2008. A bond between company and designer that places the emphasis on the possibility of creating a relationship of skill-sharing in reciprocal dialogue, harmonising aesthetic demands and functional requirements and discovering together an endpoint of constant balance. Parri Design is particularly active in the following sectors: contract, real estate, community, franchising, showroom, design projects, art director, TV and cinema productions, schools and universities, sports clubs.


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Harcourt Butler Technical University popularly known as H.B.T.U. is one of the pioneer institute in the field of technology, innovation and training, since 1921. The institute has lived upto its reputation and provided India with many eminent engineers and entrepreneurs.
The institute has well developed degree programmes in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The under graduate programs running in the institute are Chemical, Civil , Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Chemical Technology(Bio chemical, Food. Leather, Oil, Paint, Plastic). The full time Post Graduate programmes running are Chemical, Mechanical (CAD), Electronics and Communication, Civil (Environmental Studies) Engineering, Chemical Technology (Bio-chemical, Food, Oil), MCA. The Doctoral Programmes are also available in the institute in all disciplines of Engineering with all the facilities. The institute keeps pace with the day-to-day advancements in engineering and Technical trends and developments; and is presently affiliated to AKTU, Lucknow. The institute has eminent faculty and programmes for all round development of the students. Our graduates are known for their competence in highly technical and specialized areas of the industry.
The new batch of graduates and postgraduates engineers/technologists from the institute will be available from August, 2016 to meet the scientific and technical manpower requirements of adventurous; growth oriented and esteemed organizations of the country. I, therefore, cordially invite you and your team to interact with us, visit the institute and hold the Campus Interview(s) on the date(s) convenient to you. Else, please send your requirements so that we may notify to our students and accordingly send the resume of interested/suitable candidates for further action.


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The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen Review
The Little Mermaid is a fairytale that was written in the 1700's by a Danish man named Hans Christian Andersen. This story is filled with morals and sacrifice about a princess mermaid who is the youngest of her 5 sisters who longed to see the land and heard stories about it from her grandmother. She was not allowed above the surface until she was 15. After turning 15 and saving a young handsome prince's life from a shipwreck she not only fell inlove with him but unlike the disney movie she also wanted an immortal soul because mermaids turn to foam when they die while humans were considered immortal cause they go to heaven when they die. She had to be human and marry the prince in order to obtain her wish for an immortal soul. I don't want to spoil the ending but, I will say that once you read the original story and watch the disney version, they are almost two different stories. Reading this story really opened my mind and made me think about morals about life, sacrifice and romance. I really enjoyed reading it. I would give this story 4 stars out of 5.


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Record cotton harvests from India to Brazil are poised to exceed demand by the most in more than two decades, driving prices lower for Gap Inc. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Farmers will reap 123.6 million 480-pound bales in the 12 months ending in July, exceeding demand by 15 million bales and expanding stockpiles by 32 percent to the second-biggest on record, the U.S. government estimates. Futures will extend this year's 3 percent retreat in New York by a further 16 percent to 75 cents a pound by Dec. 31, according to the median of 15 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Prices rose to $2.197 a year ago after cold weather and floods from China to Pakistan ruined crops, the highest since America was recovering from the Civil War more than a century earlier. Farmers worldwide planted more acres, creating a glut that the International Cotton Advisory Committee in Washington says may increase by a further 12 percent next season.
"Cotton is a cub right now and can grow into a fully- fledged bear," said Sterling Smith from St. Paul, Minnesota- based Country Hedging Inc., a unit of CHS Inc., the largest U.S. farmer-owned co-operative. "We're going to have exceptional production next season, and that will weigh on prices significantly."
Hedge Funds
Prices tumbled 55 percent to 89.08 cents on the ICE Futures U.S. exchange in the past 12 months, making it the worst performer in the Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 raw materials. That measure gained 0.7 percent, while the MSCI All- Country World Index of equities added 0.6 percent. Treasuries returned 6.8 percent, a Bank of America Corp. index shows.
Hedge funds are the most bearish in three years, widening their net-short position, or bets on lower prices, by 63 percent to 9,628 futures and options in the week ended March 13, Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. Speculators were bullish every week last year as U.S. farmers faced the worst crop conditions since the dust bowl era of the 1930s. Harvests expanded fast enough in other countries to more than compensate for the 13 percent drop in U.S. output.
The 6.1 percent gain in global production predicted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will combine with a 5.2 percent drop in demand, the biggest slump since the global recession. The ratio of stockpiles to consumption will rise to 60 percent, the most since 1999, at the end of the next season which begins in August, according to ICAC, a group of producing and consuming countries founded seven decades ago.
Abercrombie & Fitch
Gap, the largest U.S. apparel chain, told investors in February it expected lower costs in the second half. Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), the operator of its namesake and Hollister teen- clothing stores, told analysts on March 7 it will benefit from declining prices.
Demand is weakening amid slowing global growth. The world economy will expand 3.3 percent this year, from 3.8 percent in 2011, the International Monetary Fund has said. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced an annual growth target of 7.5 percent on March 5, the lowest since 2004. Japan contracted 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter and the 17-nation euro region's economy shrank 0.3 percent, government data show.
China, which uses about 40 percent of the world's cotton, will import 18.5 million bales this season, the most in six years and 54 percent more than a year earlier, the USDA estimates. Shipments are rising as the government diverts domestic supplies to state reserves that may represent 25 percent of global stockpiles by July, according to ICAC.
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India, the second-biggest exporter after the U.S., may also slow sales after the government said it isn't accepting new export registrations after partially lifting a ban March 12. The nation already shipped about 9.5 million 170-kilogram bales this season, more than the 8.4 million-bale surplus forecast by the government. Prices jumped 4.5 percent in New York on March 5 after the Commerce Ministry announced a halt to sales.
Declining prices and the curbs on exports may also encourage India's farmers to sow less cotton in the planting season that begins next month. The area given over to the crop will decline 6 percent from a record 12.19 million hectares (30.1 million acres) a year earlier, ICAC estimates.
Consumption may exceed estimates because there are signs that growth is accelerating in some economies. Claims for U.S. jobless benefits fell to match a four-year low and consumer confidence rose to the highest level since 2008, government figures and data compiled by Bloomberg showed March 15. Retail sales advanced the most in five months in February, Commerce Department data on March 13 showed.
Chinese Inflation
Inflation (CNCPIYOY) in China fell to a 20-month low in February, increasing expectations the government will loosen monetary policy to shore up growth. The effect on cotton may be muted because sales from official stockpiles are likely, said Peter Egli, a Chicago-based director of risk management at Plexus Cotton Ltd., which advises the industry.
"For the international market, that means that China will become very quiet after April," Egli said. "China will not be able to remain the buyer of last resort for another season, at least not to the degree they were this season." ICAC expects imports to drop 14 percent to 3.51 million tons next season.
Weaker Chinese demand will come at a time when U.S. production is anticipated to rebound. While farmers will plant about 7 percent fewer acres this season, improved growing conditions mean output will probably increase 32 percent, Informa Economics Inc., a research company based in Memphis, Tennessee, reported March 9.
Australian Bureau
Shipments from Australia, the third-largest exporter, may climb to a record in the next season after flooding boosted water supplies, the government's Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences estimates. Sales may reach 1.075 million tons in the 12 months beginning July 1, from 955,000 tons a year earlier.
Gap, (GPS) based in San Francisco, is "fairly confident that average unit costs will improve in the second half," Chief Financial Officer Sabrina Simmons said on a conference call Feb. 23. The company, whose shares rose 41 percent this year, will report a 1.6 percent gain in profit to $846 million this year, the mean of 16 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg shows.
Abercrombie & Fitch, based in New Albany, Ohio, anticipates that "in the first quarter of 2013 and some degree in the second quarter, we'll still be benefiting from the year-over- year cotton cost reduction," Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Ramsden said on a conference call March 7. Shares of the company rose 6.7 percent this year.
"Cotton is overvalued given its fundamentals," said Paul Deane, an agricultural economist at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. in Melbourne. "It's going to come under pressure."
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People often ask me where the next generation of leaders will come from. I tell them I know they will be young men and women like Westenley Alcenat.
Wes's fellow students at his Minneapolis high school call him the "kid who always smiles." But the constant optimism and infectious smile he shows now as a teenager weren't always there in the little boy who "grew accustomed to seeing dead bodies and hearing rapes from the neighbor's door."
Wes was one of four extraordinary high school students recently honored at a Children's Defense Fund Minnesota celebration. He grew up in Haiti, where violence and political instability turned playgrounds into battlefields and his childhood into a series of unimaginable horrors. As he says, "I was part of a cycle in which the future seemed grim and hopeless. I witnessed the darkest conditions of poverty, where projects are made of shacks and mud huts, where dreams are nonexistent — a place where hope lies dead and buried by political unrest."
Wes had every reason to feel hopeless. When he was 6, soldiers killed his parents. His grandparents then cared for him, but when they and the rest of his family had to flee the country, Wes was left behind with distant relatives to wait for a visa clearance for what turned out to be four long years. Often lonely and alone, he even survived attempts on his life.
But when Wes was finally cleared to enter the United States and be reunited with his grandparents and other family members, his life took a new turn. He didn't speak English when he arrived and had had very little formal education in Haiti. But thanks to the support of teachers, mentors and his devoted grandparents, he now takes rigorous courses in high school, maintains a 3.2 GPA and counts writers like Richard Wright, Langston Hughes and W.E.B. DuBois among his heroes.
He also writes poetry as a way of expressing his feelings about his past and his hopes for the future. He volunteers at local hospitals and schools working with immigrant and inner city children, and his dream is to pursue a career in health care and return to Haiti or travel to Africa to continue helping other young people who have not yet received the second chance he was given.
In his speech at the celebration, Wes said, "It has always been said that children are the future of our world. But, the very ignorance of our world is the cause of their misery. I stand before you not as the sole recipient but as the ambassador of millions of others like me — some living in Haiti, in Africa, in Asia, in South America and in the United States. I am standing before you as the living metaphor, a reminder of kids that grow up in war zones, of kids that grow up without childhoods; of kids in need of a home, a father or mother; and of kids without futures, unless those of us who have the power to change their lives are willing to take action."
Westenley Alcenat is already standing up, taking action and making a difference. He has already had a lifetime's worth of difficult experiences and lessons, but they have given him wisdom, maturity and the determination to turn a terrible past into a positive future. Too often we hear about teenagers getting into trouble, dropping out of school, becoming involved with drugs, crime, gangs or becoming parents too soon. But we rarely recognize the many young people who do well despite serious obstacles that can stand in the way of even the smallest achievements.
We need to celebrate and support the young people in our communities who are beating the odds every day, and look all around us for bright, inspiring role models like Westenley. More importantly, we must transform a world that places daunting obstacles in the way of millions of children.
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my self i am 30yr old guy n working, i have this feet fetish since 1992, on that time only recognised abt this fetish from then onwards my complete life and dreams always thinks about beautiful feet of women. EVERYTIME EVERYWHERE I ALWAYS WANT TO DREAM ABT FEM FEET, STRONGLY WHERE EVER WE ARE ALWAYS WILL SEARCH FOR BEAUTIFUL FEET. means in wor place , cinema, temples, ....... because just we want to see those beautiful feet at that time and later we want to dream about that.but many of them (everybody) will feel somewat shy to say about this particularly.... itz true even i also did not tell anybody abt my fetish.
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only one good experience i had before that was my cousin, regularly i am worshipping her sandles chappals, slippers.
but only one time i got a chance to worship her feet for complete night. on that i slept on floor on that because relatives r there beside the cot. after some time she came and slept on cot, where the same angle, i waited for 1 hr when i found that she is in to deep sleep i changed my angle to opposite direction on the floor, after that i decided that anything happens also i slowly reachs her feet, (her feet size is 7.5 n very beautiful mily white colour, painte with light pink).
slowly i kept my head , my hair touching her sole, breathing was increased, slowly turned up on smell her beautiful feet for 20 min, it was amazing., after that slowly issed with lips very slowly complete sole and i made her to change some feet angle so now kissed her pper part of feet, i donno whether she recognised or not but i worshipped lie that for next 2 hrs completely, but i thin she new that but never told anybody and with me also.............but i am looing to lie with many feet goddess...... v hope that weill happen verysoon
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The Pocket Party Pouch pattern is one of those projects that checks all the "perfect gift material" boxes - it's versatile, uses materials you already have on hand, and is quick to sew. This pattern is for three different sized quilted snap pouches, and can be purchased through my Craftsy shop.
A standalone pouch is great, but what makes this pattern great gift material is the customizing possibilities. The three different sizes, with their three different pocket configurations, make it a perfect gift for almost anyone. It just depends what you put inside!
The smallest pouch is perfectly sized for a gift card, and only uses one panel of quilted fabric. Think of how much sweeter a gift card tucked in a handmade envelope would look.
The medium and large pouches are great for making little kit gifts. Put a small stack of hexie templates, a charm pack, some thread, and little snips in one to make a hexie on the go kit for a crafty friend. Or some fresh crayons and a small notebook for a kid's coloring pack. Or an emergency chapstick, gum, and bandaids for a friend that loves to travel. The possibilities really are endless.
These pouches use such a small amount of materials, they are perfect for stash busting and using those small scraps you can't bear to toss. Like small scraps of batting and interfacing you end up with! I used ByAnnie's Soft and Stable for these pouches and absolutely love how they turned out. They were so much quicker to sew since I didn't have to cut interfacing and batting, and the squishy yet sturdy results that Soft and Stable gives were just perfect for this project. The pouches still feel soft and quilted, yet they have enough strength to keep their contents safe. I will definitely be using Soft and Stable again for future pouches.
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I hope you were able to get a few quick and crafty gift ideas today, and thank you again to ByAnnie's for having me! Be sure to visit me on my blog or Instagram so I can follow your holiday crafting adventures!
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Creationist Wisdom #392: Science Student
"The scientifically-proven, recorded and testable Second Law of Thermodynamics stands in direct opposition to the theory of evolution. It states all things change/move from a state of higher organization to disorder … which is the opposite of evolution proposes.
Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't Second Law of Thermodynamics apply in a closed system? If so, it doesn't apply to evolution because the Earth is an open system, getting energy from the sun and expelling energy into the universe.
This article is an interesting one upon which the Sensuous Curmudgeon commented. The writer, Wayne, "claims he has "a bachelors degree in science, a masters and [is] working on a doctorate". He doesn't say what his doctorate is in or where he is studying, however, from his comments Curmudgeon does not buy into his being a biology, physics, or a math major.
So, I am needing some education here. I keep hearing this claim about the 2nd law and need to be able to respond to it.
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In books I've read about complexity they talk about self organizing and dissipative systems. Living things are self organizing but so are crystals and a number of other non-living things. Wikipedia has a good article on Self-organization.
Dissipative systems take in energy at high density and dissipate it at a lower density. For example, we consume energy dense food so we can expend/dissipate that energy for walking, chatting, playing video games and maybe doing some real work like shovelling snow. A portion of that energy is waste heat because we are not 100% efficient.
If I remember my science history correctly, it was a doctor, studying the relationship between how much work a man could do and how many calories he took in, who came up with what engineers called thermodynamics. These engineers did not have deep metaphysical concerns. They only wanted to know why their cannon barrels heated up when they were boring them out, why did their hot coffee always cool down to room temperature or how come you couldn't build a perpetual motion machine. There was always waste heat somewhere along the line and entropy was simply a way to account for it.
One of my engineering profs warned me not to get too hung up on entropy's metaphysical implications. Apparently there were a few students each year who became so obsessed with entropy that they flunked out.
Jay, thanks for this information. It is curiosity, the kind the doctor studies to find the relationship between intake of calories and output of labor, that leads to so many other forms of awareness.
The notion that we are created to love god and obey is just too outrageous. We are created to participate in life with all our faculties, including our imagination. That is where meaning and purpose emerge. Our developmental task is to find what is there inside each of us that can bring forth into the material world that which solves problems, creates new ideas, interrelates with others and feels so very good
Yeah, I found entropy a bit of a mind bender. Coffee helps.
The general public doesn't have a clue about thermodynamics so it is easy for preachers, who are trained speakers, to redefine terms & cloud the issue. Also, creationists don't have a lot of facts so they turn to rhetoric, the art of persuasive speaking, to sway their audience.
This is a natural go to for bible types who've been trained in this art. I really clued in to what they are doing when I watched this video of a talk, given by a catholic bible scholar, on St. Paul's use of rhetoric in his epistles. I tend to watch this stuff just to know what sort of crazy is going on in the other camp. In the talk, Dr. Ben Witherington III (somewhat pretentious name), discusses how rhetoric can be used as a powerful tool to zombify people and bring them to christ. If you are already familiar with rhetoric skip the video as it is chock full of gooey, preachy, stuff. If not steel yourself and go to:
and watch the Wizard behind his curtain.
OK, since it is so clear that science is being misused, either deliberately or because of ignorance, why are we still so polite to the false claims and those who make them? Ignorance is real and politely tolerated when involving religion. Chicanery is real and again, too politely tolerated.
There are so many really bright, intelligent things said on A|N, and there are a lot of people who are on the fence out there in lala land; they need to hear our disdain for the foolish sophistry being heard as fact.
When has silence ever solved real problems? When has politeness ever defeated ignorance? When has patience ever overcome centuries of outrage.
Sentient Biped recently wrote that he had to move away from bigotry. That is outrageous! I hope no one has to move away because of who they are and what they say! Isn't that what USA stands for?
We're polite or more accurately, THEY'RE polite because having faith is supposedly virtuous and worthy of respect. As a result, when people are challenged for relying on faith, they get all upset and start talking about tolerance and diversity and science doesn't have all the answers.
And no, science doesn't have all that answers ... but it has the ones that WORK.
Hay! Do what works! Be pragmatic!
why are we still so polite to the false claims and those who make them?
Surely most of us would correct wrong science claims. We don't give them the deference of letting them stand.
I hope more non-believers get more courage and speak up. Some places are not safe for such action, but we have to break through the ice and let creationists know we will not remain silent, and those who are unsure can do a critical thinking.
It's appalling that a lot of high school biology teachers in the USA (at least in the bible belt) shy away from teaching evolution. I watched a Dawkins documentary about that. They are afraid. I don't know if they have good reason to fear physical attack for teaching evolution. They probably do fear job problems, like complaints or even losing their jobs for it.
Hell, if they were only shying away from teaching biological evolution, we would be better off than we actually are. We have many of them going past the neutral stance, all the way into actively teaching creationism, in podunk towns where they can get away with it.
That is precisely why we cannot remain solicitously silent any longer.
Here is an interesting article I found just yesterday published in 1981 discussing the effort of Creationists to misrepresent the Laws of Thermodynamics. This debate has been going on for a long time, and in the article it apparently has been going on long before 1981. And I thought the Climate Change arguments had been old and tired.
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By chance I found the art blog of M.S. Corley this evening, which is worth checking out for sure. He's recently been drawing pictures of famous villains and re-imagining current bestsellers as what they will look like as Penguin Classics. I especially like the Half-Blood Prince and Ersatz Elevator covers, though as to EE I may be biased because it was my favorite of the Lemony Snicket books. There's also a really adorable walrus card further down the page.
I especially like his entry of bible stories, including that one that is of particular interest to me, which looks like this:
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My goodness it's been an interesting month. I haven't been posting too many things on my blog, or even updated my shops as much as I had hoped to. October has come and gone so fast, and I'm sad to share I spent most of it sick in bed, but what can you do? It's no secret I've had some crazy health problems this year, but after adding even more to my plate by starting a part time job (Yep, that's right!) I think I've kind of disrupted the balance I had going for so long. Anyway a couple days a week I now lend my cosmetic talents over to the people of Winnipeg, and spend the rest of the week working on my shops. Being able to do EVERYTHING I love to do is very satisfying, but finding the right mix can be challenging - especially being a homeowner too.
I thought it would be a good idea to let you all know where CharmingShop stands. Maybe you've noticed it's been quiet for a while, but I promise I'm still here working away! I recently started streaming CharmingShopLove. I am discontinuing my beloved framed Balloon Girl art pieces, and they will now only be available by request. For the holidays, you can expect a brand new selection of earrings and bracelets coming your way, sparkly enough for any party! As for CharmingShopVintage, I will still be adding to the shop weekly. I haven't for the past two weeks, but I can assure you I have some cute items ready to post any day now.
Man, it sucks running a business when you're under the weather. But you've gotta do what you love, no matter what!
Remember, if you're in the mood for some CharmingShop goodies this Fall, make sure you head on over to both shops before November 1st to get 20% off with the code HALLOWEEN20. There's only a few days left now!
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After much fun, incredible music, summer nights, close collaborations, and frosty beverages, we say ...
So long, Sundown!
For the past six years, we've hosted our free concert series and street fair in the parking lot of our Pearl District home. In 2015, we danced into summer with Portland Cello Project, talked forests and water with community leaders, and finished the season with handfuls of local berries and sweet melodies from Horse Feathers.
It's been our great pleasure to share these events help build community, bring awareness to environmental issues, and support the local economy. We've decided to take a break from Sundown in 2016 to focus on some new and exciting projects and look forward to sharing ideas and opportunities in the near future.
We are so grateful to our local partners, volunteers, and the people who have supported this series over the years! We could not have done it without you.
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Our Innovation Showcase is a lively street fair-style exhibition featuring an array of local businesses, nonprofits, and other mission-based organizations that are changing the way we live and do business in the Northwest. The series provides a platform for these organizations to share their work and create connections — all to the beat of Portland's best independent musical acts.
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Every day I'm more invisible, every week is quieter. I forgot what it was like to be no one, unextraordinary, a blink of someone's eye. It's comfortable.
But for a handful of people, I'm family. And family is different now. Among a handful of people I am unconditionally loved; as long as I'm a brilliant, incorruptible badass.
Flat-out, I don't feel like I've experienced this before. Friends were circles of people I would visit with and move on. Parents were people who were always not-quite-sure about me. Everyone was at arm's length. Now most people are, but some aren't. I don't feel the need to have an opinion about it, which is good because I don't know what to think.
Everywhere I go there are memories – of buildings, people. Signs on walls – I went to a dance here, I kissed my ex-fiancee there. This is where I snubbed the president of the university. I hope he doesn't remember.
I feel like I had a brother and these are his memories, but he's gone. We never knew each other, but I have his memories. Sometimes I feel like I'm writing this for him.
I was talking to someone about flaws – things to work on. I said I think I talk too much. I feel a compulsion to say what I think should be said. It's reckless, and I should learn to be quiet.