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November: Celebrate National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
The statistics are staggering when considering what an impact Alzheimer's disease has on many American lives. Already nearly five million people in this country alone have been diagnosed with the disease, and the number is expected to triple by mid-century. Fortunately for many families, research, care and treatments are moving into new horizons. Today there is more information and support, providing better understanding of the disease and those it afflicts than ever before. In particular, an area that is dramatically changing is that of assisted living programs designed specifically for those with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
AegisLiving, a national leader in retirement, assisted living and memory care communities, is just one such example of a company that is changing the way those afflicted with the disease are cared for and supported.
"We are constantly seeking new and better ways to make life better for our residents who have Alzheimer's disease. We edge closer to this accomplishment everyday by being more creative, compassionate and flexible, giving us the ability to move beyond traditional care and find breakthrough treatments," said Dwayne Clark, Chairman and CEO of AegisLiving. "Everyone at Aegis has special training in dementia and age sensitivity, understanding it is best to live in the resident's moment. While there is no cure, significant strides have been made to better understand the disease and identify new programs and care options that make a real difference."
To deal with Alzheimer's, AegisLiving has developed innovative communities designed specifically for people with memory loss. In Life's Neighborhood, AegisLiving offers an innovative program that is nationally recognized for its ability to enhance the quality of life and increase enjoyment for residents dealing with memory loss issues. Often in Life's Neighborhood, a smaller more intimate setting represents a large family home of the 1940s to encourage socializing and is a setting they feel comfortable in. Special "Life Skills" stations and Snoezelen techniques are used to help combat the affects of this the disease.
AegisLiving incorporates the Snoezelen (pronounced "snoozlin") philosophy of care into its memory care communities. Snoezelen techniques encourage stimulation as a method of relaxation and redirection allowing for communities to reduce the use of medication to soothe residents. In a Life's Haven room or mobile cart, light, shapes, textures, aromas, music and colors are used to gently stimulate the senses, calming residents into a place they feel secure.
Safety and security are extremely important. At AegisLiving, apartments are designed with systems that ensure residents safety. Communities are designed so residents can enjoy the outdoors and the community but not wander outside of a secure area.
Caring for a family member with Alzheimer's can be extremely difficult. The increased responsibility and emotional burden can easily cause stress and anxiety. This is why AegisLiving takes a neighborhood approach. The tasks of caring for a loved one are shared by a number of dedicated individuals trained in caring for Alzheimer's and dementia. With the knowledge that a loved one is well cared for, a caregiver can enjoy more fulfilling time together and less stress.


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The good thing about those pathetic art scammers has been that their story never changes. They're moving from place A to place B, they need some of your wonderful art to hang in their new home, and for some strange reason the stupid woman is always pregnant (God help the world if these people do actually breed).Continue Reading
Jeff Carter at Expressmover and Janet Gillian
Just a quick post to try and rank on Google for two active art scammers at the moment. I have been getting emails and new comments on old art scammer posts about "Janet Gillian" and "Jeff Carter" of Expressmover.
Janet Francis has magically morphed into Janet Gillian and is busy trying to scam artists at the moment.
Jeff Carter of Expressmover or Express Mover has been their imaginary delivery man for a while now. Expressmover is a fictional mover invented by a Janet or a Jeff.. who knows. The names are not so important, it's their method of scamming artists which is most important. Janet Francis turns into Janet Gillian and Expressmover might be Express Packages next week.Continue Reading
There's more than One Crystal Moll
I don't know if art scammers have started using real artist names or it's just a coincidence, but there is a scammer currently using the name Crystal Moll and there is an artist with the name of Crystal Moll. They're two different people; One is a scammer, the other is an artist.Continue Reading
Nicole Danes is a Scammer
I received a few emails and comments left on the art scammers list about Nicole Danes email@example.com
She/he must be hitting a lot of artists at the moment. So I'm just publishing this post so that her name and/or email address shows up on Google, letting artists know that she is a scammer.
Here's an example of an email sent by it..Continue Reading
Update on Janet Francis (Art Scammer)
I love it when artists write to me and thank me for helping them avoid being scammed. Just yesterday I mentioned the art scammer Janet Francis and today I received an email from an artist thanking me for it.
Janet Francis even has her movers contact artists by email to make the whole scam look so much more real. It's funny that the movers talk like Janet Francis too.Continue Reading
Example of an Art Scammer (cockroach)
Here's an example of a cockroach at work. This particular cockroach calls herself Janet Francis ( email@example.com ) See a list of cockroaches here.Continue Reading
New Type of Scam from Nigeria
Here's a new type of scam that I came across yesterday. I received an email from what looked like an artist that I listed in an art directory that I look after. I was suspicious immediately, but they did a lot of things right, which could have fooled those that are new to the internet (or much more trusting of people than I am).Continue Reading
Interested Your Artworks… Kindly remove my name from you List ASAP
One of the problems with trying to do something good is that the people trying to do something bad don't like you. Having an artist scammers list means that artists will appreciate it, while art scammers won't.
I have received emails and someone left a comment about a person called "Bikram Shrestha" sending them the usual scam letters, so I listed the person and their email on the list. The artist said that a "whole group of woman artists" received the same letter from this emailContinue Reading
List of Artist Scammers and Fraudsters
I know I keep mentioning art scams and the emails that artists receive, but they continue to help artists that are new to the internet. So, I thought I would create a post with the art scammer's name and email. I'll update this post with new names, aliases and emails of the scummy excuses for human beings and hopefully it will prevent a lot of artists from being ripped off.
Please leave a comment on this post with the name and email of any art scam emails that you receive and I will add it to the list. If artists are suspicious and do a Google search for the person (poor excuse for one), I hope they find this post! Please link to this post and/or tell your artist friends about it.
The way they work is to send you a check/cheque that is much larger than the amount you agreed on for your art. They ask you to send the extra money back to them, just before you find out that their check is fake. Insist on using payment methods like Paypal.com or Escrow.com and they will leave you alone.
(scammers are arranged alphabetically by their first name)
Bikram Shrestha – email@example.com
Claire – firstname.lastname@example.com
Claire Pink – email@example.com
Crewford – email@example.com
Crystal Moll – firstname.lastname@example.com
Dave Frank – email@example.com
Francis Morgan for Expressmover
Garritt Miller – email@example.com
George Craige – firstname.lastname@example.com
Hanks Thomas – firstname.lastname@example.com
Henry Matt – email@example.com
James Carter
Jane Francis – firstname.lastname@example.com
Janet Brand -
Janet Francis – firstname.lastname@example.com
Janet Gillian – email@example.com
Janet Rumsey – firstname.lastname@example.com
Janet Vida – firstname.lastname@example.com
Jeff Carter for Expressmover – firstname.lastname@example.com
Jeff Moll
Jessica – email@example.com
Johnson Mark – email@example.com
Kim Bauer -
Lisa Benson – firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com
Nicole Danes – firstname.lastname@example.com
Nicole Roane – email@example.com
Precious – email@example.com
Raymond Hyslop – email@example.com and email@example.com
Robert Cole – email@example.com
Sandra Haddock -
Sandra Williams – email@example.com
Steven Pallin -
Susan Cutter -
Swane Mackerel – firstname.lastname@example.com
Tina Brown – firstname.lastname@example.com
What to do about Art Scams
Recently an artist (Sarah) posted the comment below on this scam artists post from last year.
I am in the midst of the exact negotiations – I have actually received the certified check in the mail, from a person calling herself Nicole Roane. All the other details are the same, except that she says she is relocating to Johannesburg from the Georgia address. I also have a cell phone number for her. Continue Reading

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Have looked at Pewter previously but sort of scrubbed it due to the antimony and copper content, but at 20:1 lead to tin then they would end up as very small % in the final mix.
Im reluctant to change from something that works I suppose?
pm sent
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3 bed static at thornwick bay to let 2016....pm for details
In .45-70 I have three - a 300, a 405 and a 500gr. Respectively, casting bullets for my Uberti High Wall they come out at 315, 425 and 520gr. I've now gone back to buying the 405gr bullets I'm currently shooting.
Several guns and trains.
over the years I have tried lots of loads and bullets,
I have found that with the Lee cowboy type moulds a softer bullet works best,
10% alloy or a close guess,
tried hard alloys in my Sharps and big bore Wins,
no where near as good as the 10%,
may be the bullet expands into the grooves more being soft,
either way it works for me,
cheers T,
Uberti themselves recommend a soft-lead as near as dammit 100% lead mix, though, something I can more or less manage from [legally-acquired] pre-WW1 church lead roofing and flashing.
Several guns and trains.
Many Thanks to all for your input. Managed to get the correct 45/90 cases last week and have made some rounds up ready
to try on Saturday. 65grns of b/p, a card wad followed by a .7cc scoop of semolina topped off with a 535grn Postell bullet lubed
with Wonderlube. Have cast my bullets from a 75/25 mix of pure lead/linotype as thats what i had to hand. However i have now
bought a kilo of tin and 600 grms of pewter in ingot form off the bay. When it arrives i will have a go at a 20/1 mix and see
how they compare to my current bullet.
Finally a big Ta to loiner1965 for doing a hardness test on my 75/25 mix which came out at BHN 10.4 which is the same as my
303 bullet made from wheel weights. Tim
no problem mate happy to help.....plus i kept your samples for the pot lol
email...... email@example.com
3 bed static at thornwick bay to let 2016....pm for details
Managed to get out with the Sharps today. Only 50 yards but looking good. Many Thanks to all for your input. Its a big
heavy gun but what a rifle.!! 65grns with a semolina filler and a 535 grn postell. Not for the faint hearted. First few shots
the rear sight came back and twatted me between the eyes, Locked it up and no more knocks to the nut. All shots in the
black so on the way to hunting my first buffalo.


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Apple rumors galore: Smaller iPad, three new iPods, and a new iPhone?
Tons of new devices planned for this year and early 2011
By: Don Lynn | Mobile Devices News | Posted: Aug 5, 2010 9:27 pm
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Thirsting for some Apple rumors? iPlounge has a "highly reliable source" that has given them a possible scoop on new iPods, a smaller iPad, and even a possible new iPhone generation hitting as early as next year.
The new iPad is said to be a 7" device as opposed to the current 9.7" device and could land late his year or early 2011. Three new iPods could hit as early as September: the 3rd gen iPod Touch that's rumored to have a camera onboard, a new iPod Nano, and also a possible 1.7" inch touchscreen iPod Shuffle replacement. Lastly, the newest iPhone could possibly drop early next year to cure the antenna woes of the current iPhone 4.
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Friday, April 4, 2014
Tori's Tiny Miracles Fundraiser
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I will definitely add your button to my blog and pin your fundraiser too. I hope this helps and that your youngest gets stronger every day.ReplyDelete
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God is faithful and He will never give us more than we can handle. Praying that He will give you strength during these long days. Your boys are so handsome! Going over to the TpT store now..... :)ReplyDelete
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Prospects Who Will Help This Season
I don't mean to brag (well, maybe a little) but I won all my fantasy baseball leagues last year. Even taking into account my utter brilliance, what really carried me to victory was my Bryce Harper/Mike Trout combo patrolling the outfield for each of my imaginary teams.
Also, on my imaginary teams, Harper and Trout share a small apartment and are constantly getting into Odd Couple-esque comedic shenanigans; Harper got his eye-black makeup all over Trout's trophy case and Trout's clean-cut ways embarrassed Harper when Bryce had Nick Swisher, Kevin Youkilis and AJ Pierzynski over for poker night. Hilarious!
The point is, rookies aren't just for keeper leagues. Sure, they carry more risk than the average player and will generally produce at a lower level but fantasy leagues are won by getting value. It's not just who has the best first round pick, who which third rounder yields first-round value, the player who can nab a quality starter in round 17 and picks solid replacements off the waiver wire in late May stands a chance of drinking beer out of his league's trophy (my fantasy football league literally has a trophy with a cup on it that has been filled with untold amounts of alcohol and shame).
Fortunately, I'm here to talk about a few rookies who may yield current value and round out a championship team in 2013.
– Wil Myers (OF) TAM
Like all the players I'll talk about in this space, if you're in a keeper league Wil Myers is already gone. However, if you're starting from scratch Myers could yield positive value on draft day. Only 24 outfielders hit 25 or more home runs in 2012. Only 16 of those 24 stole at least 5 bases. Wil Myers has that kind of ability right now. The Rays will almost assuredly leave Myers in the minors to start the season, but he should get regular playing time by mid-May. Sam Fuld and Matt Joyce could use a right-handed partner in the corner outfield spots. In the minor leagues Myers has played every position except shortstop and first base. Tampa is as aggressive as any team in shifting defensive assignments; Joe Maddon will find a place for Wil Myers to play. Myers should grow into a terrific player but could be an average-to-slightly-above-average offensive player right now with a skill, power, in shorter supply than some realize.
– Travis d'Arnaud (C) NYM
The centerpiece of the RA Dickey trade, d'Arnaud is the single best catching prospect in baseball and should have an everyday job in Queens to start the season – assuming there is no chicanery with his arbitration clock. Though d'Arnaud's .333/.380/.595 line in Triple-A looks slightly less impressive given that it took place while d'Arnaud was playing for the Las Vegas Area 51's and playing half his games in one of the minor league's most hitter friendly park, there is virtually no way to look at his minor league track record as anything other than a rousing success. Outside of Posey and Molina offensive production at the catching position is scarce. d'Arnaud has a very reasonable chance to hit something like .260-.270 with 12-15 home runs 50-ish RBI and maybe a steal or two. That won't win the league by itself but it's reasonable production (basically what AJ Ellis did last year) that comes with no downside risk. Rookies are a bit like getting dealt Ace-King in poker. It's great, a lot of potential, if it hits you're sitting pretty and even if it doesn't you can fold and not lose much.
– Jurickson Profar (SS/2B) TEX
Profar will probably be the highest drafted rookie in most leagues, and with good reason. He has an above-average current hit tool (insanely high praise for a 20-year-old), solid-average power, draws walks, can run, plays defense and has positional value; Profar is arguably the best all-around prospect in baseball right now. Despite already being the best "Jurickson" in the history of baseball, Profar's current fantasy value is diminished slightly by the lack of a clear path to the big leagues. Elvis Andrus is a better defensive shortstop and Ian Kinsler has gone back and forth with his stated willingness to change positions in the short-term. Texas appears willing to run with a Mitch Moreland/Lance Berkman duo at 1B/DH and David Murphy/Nelson Cruz in the corner outfield spots – leaving less room for Kinsler to play other positions. If given a full season at SS, Profar might be a top 10 player at the position. Even if he only had second-base eligibility, Profar's potential for a 20-20 season with quality batting average would thrill most owners. Whenever he gets a chance, Profar will play on a good team in a good run scoring environment which will help boost his runs scored and batted in totals. If MLB comes down hard on Nelson Cruz's alleged PED use there's a chance Kinsler will be moved to a corner outfield spot and Profar gets a shot sooner than expected.
– Adam Eaton (OF) ARZ
Playing time in the Arizona outfield is still in flux but if we know one thing it's that Kirk Gibson and the front office prefer "grinders". If Adam Eaton isn't a grinder, Nikola Tesla wasn't an insane-genius. The current Bill James player forecasts have Eaton as a .291 hitter with 36 steals, 8 bombs and 95 runs scored. Know how many players hit at least .290 with 30+ steals and 90+ runs scored last year? Two. Ryan Braun and Mike Trout. That's it. That's the list. Adam Eaton is basically those guys without the power; that's still a terrific player. Adam Eaton has a really good chance of being every bit as good a fantasy player at Michael Bourn. Go get him. Right now. I'll wait.
We good?
Moving on.
– Jedd Gyorko (3B/2B) SDP
What a great freaking name that is. Jedd Gyorko. Sounds like a cross between a hillbilly and an alien robot who learns the value of human life after befriending an innocent child. A collegiate shortstop at West Virginia with zero chance of playing short at the game's highest level, Gyorko moved to third with mediocre results. The terrific Chase Headley has blocked that big league path but second base is currently manned by Logan Forsythe/Alexi Amarista who pose a much more manageable obstacle. Forsythe is a solid player, but if you move a mediocre defensive third-baseman to a more demanding defensive position it's done with the intent of getting his bat in the line-up. San Diego lacks hitters and the hillbilly-robot-man can mash (I really hope that nickname sticks). If there's one team in baseball that can afford to give up a little infield defense for offense, it's San Diego. Even in PETCO, Gyorko has a chance to develop into a .290-.300 hitter with 20-25 home run power in relatively short-order. Gyorko could provide better value than a low-end starter like Dan Uggla and may work his way into the Neil Walker-level as a solid starter in a 12-team league that is snagged at the end of the draft or off waivers.
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Retailers are expecting another day of bumper sales as shoppers make a last minute bid to buy festive gifts.
Each year it's thought over 3 million people leave our Christmas shopping to the last 12 days.
Eleventh-hour buying among men is now so common it's been given a name - the 'man dash'.
Alison Earle was at Oxford Street to see if the predictions were correct.
Jace Tyrrell from the New West End Company discusses this further.


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It is often the case when popular musical patterns shift – roughly every 15 years or so – that the adults of the mature generation, who are left behind yearning for their music that is now passé, will generally turn their backs on the new genre or even shut it out completely.
"That's not the music," is the common refrain, "that's just noise." The pattern is predictable, it will happen several times in a lifetime, and here's the unfortunate thing: adults in the generation past treat every new music that way – "it's just noise" – and in every case they are wrong; if we take the time to listen there is great music in every new popular format that comes along.
Elvis Presley was lambasted when he broke the popular music world wide open with his moans and grunts, but years later we know him for established songs such as "Love Me Tender" and "Don't Be Cruel". Bob Dylan, dismissed as "a talker not a singer" has given us "Blowing in the Wind" and "The Times They Are A-Changin' " and "Make You Feel My Love." The point in those cases, and there are many others, is that if we give these new musics a fair shake, when they appear, we will find invariably that, although there is trash, there is value, as well. From Bing Crosby to Michael Jackson, it has been that way.
Which brings me to the popular Jamaican genre, known loosely as dancehall, which is today's recipient of the "that's not music" label, here and elsewhere, and once again the bald truth is that the people who present that judgement have really not listened to the music enough.
Going in, be clear that I'm excluding from this discussion the dancehall songs that delve into such horrors as misogyny, murder, racism, etc. That degrading side of dancehall should be condemned at every turn, even in the face of the popularity that often attends it.
My point goes beyond that to the wider genre that is dancehall; investigate that, and you will find an array of perceptive and ingenious lyrics, often dealing with societal conditions much in the way that calypso once did.
Indeed, that captivating mix of social topics and sensual rhythm that is the essence of calypso, while generally missing in the modern soca and chutney forms, is very much alive in dancehall with its combination of fine lyrics over pulsing music that forms the foundation of popular music in any era. Trust me, it is there in dancehall. I concede that the dialect can bewilder the newcomer, but the musical quality is there.
I don't ask you to trust me on blind faith. Simply look at the lyrics below; they are from a hit dancehall tune from a few years back by Stitchie; it is one of my favourites but there are many such examples to be found.
The song is called "Fast And Pray" and it is about Stitchie, who has found peace of mind, praying that his fellow performers be blessed the same way.
To avoid any possible confusion, let me emphasize this is no ballad to be sung in church on Sunday. This is a break down dancehall tune that sets patrons rocking; the verses read like drum patterns.
Take a few moments (the Jamaican dialect is not that difficult) with the words on the paper. Notice that the lines don't just rhyme, they pulse, and that the writer is using all kinds of clever references to other famous dancehall singers and is also touching on a variety of emotions.
Read the lines to the bottom, then read them again, and judge for yourself whether what Stitchie is singing can rightly be dismissed as "just noise".
Mi fully saved under the blood inna di churchhall
Can't forget about mi friends in di dancehall
Joy and love mi have, and great peace of mind
And a dis mi want mi dancehall friends dem to find
[Chorus] Fast and pray, fast and pray
'till Christ all a mi friends dem find
Stitchie a go fast and pray, fast and pray
until di devil get thee behind – me
Fast and pray, fast and pray
'till Christ all a mi friends dem find
Stitchie a go fast and pray, fast and pray
until di devil get thee behind
Awesome, powerful, and great mighty Father
save, protect and bless Bounty Killer
'cause you bless him with the voice of a warrior
and mi want plea the blood against Lucifer
Faithful, righteous, holy one
in the name of Jesus Christ mi call Capleton
because you bless him as a talented young man
an mi want him burn the fire 'pon Satan
Grace and mercy, grant it oh Jesus
save and prosper, bless Mr. Lexus
help him to study daily your holy book
and no take another look in a cookbook
Remember Moses Davis, yes Beenie Man gong
inna his mouth, Lord God, put a new song
Talented excellent entertainer
help him to accept Jesus Christ as him Saviour
[Chorus] Fast and pray….
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/stitchie/fast_and_pray.html ]
Father you just, you give mercy to everyone
grant some more to brother Desmond, the Ninja Man
let him return in your divine time
use the Rod of Correction to get him back in line
Precious Jesus, bless mi friend Professor Nuts
save him, Lord, and help him to be serious
help him to study Exodus and Leviticus
and over Satan head run the mini-bus
I pray for Baby Cham, bless him with a miracle
mi friend Buju and mi friend Tony Rebel
Mi know the enemy can be wicked and terrible
so save Spraga, Shaba, Cobra from the devil
[Chorus] Fast and pray…
Jesus, remember Bling Dawg, Elephant Man,
Shocking Vibes Crew by your Spirit
change them lives and make them brand new
Alozade, Captain Barky, Wickerman and Sizzla too
save them, change them, then use them to serve you
Touch Shaggy with your blood and set him free
when you bless him make him bawl out, "It is me!"
In need of prayer now mi gone down on mi knees
give Sean Paul di light, and make him get busy!
(Right now!)
As I pray to you, Jesus Christ
Mr. Vegas, mi brother, transform him life
I declare inna sin he will not die
In your kingdom help him hold him head high
General Trees, Brigadier Jerry, Chaplain, Yellow Man
Ricky Stereo, Daddy Blue from Stereo One
Father, remember Wolf Man was mi right hand
and fi their lives, Lord, let me know you have a new plan
Admiral Bailey, Tiger, Josie Wales and Super Cat
dispatch your angels and protect them from all attack
Holy Spirit, lead them 'pon the right track
in the name of Jesus none of them a go turn back
[Chorus] Fast and pray…


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Sarah Aroeste Brings Ladino Music To A New Generation
By Jeremy D. Goodwin
Inspiration doesn't always have a practical application. But it's nice when it does.
And so it was for musician, mom and self-styled cultural ambassador Sarah Aroeste, whose latest album came to be because she wanted some music to play for her daughter that would celebrate her family's specific cultural background. (More on that background in a moment.)
When she was expecting first child Irit, now two-and-a-half — who was joined last fall by sister Dalia — Aroeste realized there was no Ladino children's music. "I wanted to write an album of songs in her family tradition that she could relate to, because I couldn't find them anywhere else. They didn't exist. There is no such thing as a Ladino children's record," she says, on the phone from her home in Alford, Mass.
Not until now. Aroeste's album of Ladino music geared for children, Ora de Despertar (Time to Wake Up), was just released.
Oh, right. We Googled so you don't have to: Ladino is the language and culture of Sephardic Jewry that emerged after the historically infamous expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal in 1492. The language is rooted in medieval Spanish, but picked up pieces of French, Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian and assorted Mediterranean dialects, reflecting the emerging Jewish diaspora.
Its musical culture, similarly, is a mix of influences from in and around the Mediterranean basin. The culture of eastern European Ashkenazi Jews is a more familiar presence in American life. The Ladino legacy has gotten more attention in recent years, Aroeste says, but is still in danger of flickering out. Thus the double meaning behind the title of her new album — the title track is a fun, jaunty number about kids waking up and brushing their teeth and starting their day, but it's also a message to parents to keep this rich culture alive before it's too late.
"Certainly people are waking up to the fact that Sephardic culture is important, and represents a really big part not only of Jewish history but world history," she says. "Ladino is so universal. It's pan-Mediterranean. And you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy the culture or the music."
This album is her fourth, and her second composed of all original songs. All her work is based in Ladino folk music but with a very contemporary spin. Her last album, Gracia, makes use of an 18-piece orchestra and plenty of electronic beats. Her musical vision is decidedly international, but Aroeste's home base is a bucolic nook in the Berkshires.
She, husband Jeff Blaugrund and their two daughters have lived in Alford the past few years after moving up from New York City. (Jeff's a software engineer who works remotely for a Palo Alto firm.)
But she's no Berkshire novice. Her family habitually rented a summer house here when she was growing up in Princeton, Penn., and her mom bought a home in Alford 20 years ago, where she still resides.
Aroeste studied classical voice at Tanglewood in the summers, and it remains a favorite destination. If you want to bump into her, Jeff and the kids on a sunny summer Sunday, the Tanglewood lawn is the first place to look. Jacob's Pillow and MASS MoCA are other favorite destinations. They worship at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire in Great Barrington. They're also both avid fans of the local food movement.
Her family, which she traces back to upper Greece and lower Yugoslavia, came to the United States in flight from the Balkan Wars. The Ladino culture was very much present in her childhood home.
"During family occasions like the Jewish new year or any major family gathering, I had a very clear understanding that my family's tradition was a little bit different from my friends. The foods that we ate were different. They were very Mediterranean and Greek," she says, noting that the table would be laden with meze, and the cookie known as a tadlikoo was her favorite treat. "The songs and tunes that we sang were different from the ones I knew my Jewish friends were singing," she adds, "and I had a clear understanding that I came from this very interesting Sephardic background."
Sarah Aroeste in performance at the Internationales Klezmer Festival of Fürth in Germany last month.
But when she wanted to learn more about the history, no one in her parents' generation seemed to be an expert. It was only while she was studying classical voice in Israel that she became fully awakened to the richness of Ladino music. She started mixing a few of the songs into classical recitals, and noticed she was getting the most audience response from those pieces. Eventually she realized she agreed with her audiences. But she wasn't interested in an austere rendering of traditional folk music.
"I knew I wanted to do it in a way that felt very authentic to me. I wasn't born in the Balkans. I've never shied away from the fact that I'm American-born and my influences are contemporary. I was raised on American rock and roll. And so when I told people I wanted to start a Ladino rock band, I got a lot of raised eyebrows. But here I am, 15 years later and I'm still doing it."
Those raised eyebrows have been replaced by lots and lots of tapping feet and clapping hands. But though her performing career has taken her to the Rock of Gibraltar and back again, the key source of inspiration for her newest work sits much closer to home.
"When my daughter hears the music being played, she says 'Oh my gosh, that's mommy, she wrote the music for me!' It's so sweet — obviously my heart just melts."
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I needed to make quite a few thank you notes, but I am a slow crafter since I spend so much time adding bits and bobs to each card. I decided it was time to just throw caution to the wind and try for a 30 minute challenge! pretty bold, don't ya think?!
I grabbed a few sheets of Paper Temptress Brown Bag Kraft cs, cut & scored to basic size for mailing, and then did some very simple layered stamping, using stamps by My Favorite Things. still needed a bit of 'zing,' but I was really wanting to keep the cards flat for mailing, so I grabbed my handy dandy glimmer mist. voila! just a few sprays added the exact amount of shine the cards needed while still allowing me to mail them with only 1 stamp.
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I like that design and looks awesome. I like quick and easy myself.
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I love these.
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Lycoming County United Way recently completed its 2015-16 funding cycle by allocating $1.2 million to multiple human service providers.
"The initiative that was first launched in 1922 to engage the local community in raising sustaining funds that would be used right here at home to help human service organizations provide vital help to residents facing difficult times in their lives is every bit as important today as it was then," said Dr. William Martin, agency president. "While costs, complications and circumstances have changed over the years, the consistent support of the Lycoming County community in providing this much-needed funding is truly a tribute to the compassion of so many who continually rise to the occasion of helping their friends and neighbors."
The 2014-15 campaign raised $1,432,233, the fourth largest amount in the local agency's history. It marked the 35th consecutive year of topping the $1 million plateau.
"To raise more than a million dollars annually takes the support of the community," said Scott N. Lowery, agency executive director, who credited volunteers for raising the money and also allocating the funds.
"More than 400 volunteers are actively engaged in our yearly campaign," Lowery said.
"During the past year, United Way funding provided human service agencies the means to help 25,433 county residents receive human service support," he said. "That translates into about 21 percent of Lycoming County's population."
Still, competition for charitable dollars is stiff.
"This year the requests we were presented for funding were $40,393 more than we had to give," said Tom O'Connell, chairman of the funds distribution committee. "Throughout the process, we were engaged in collaborative efforts with our program partners regarding the available funding and we are appreciative of their support pertaining to the funding decisions that had to be made."
Funds were distributed to programs that meet needs identified in five community need impact areas: Caring for people in crisis, $415,000; nurturing children, $61,000; serving those with special needs, $203,729; strengthening families, $139,000; and supporting seniors, $12,500.
Additionally, the organization provided $36,202 in funding to a variety of countywide outreach programs that address the needs of specialized services.
It also provided $12,683 for 2-1-1, which provides information on how to obtain human services, and $14,000 to the Clearinghouse, a partnership with the American Rescue Workers that tracks and records services provided throughout the county. It enables providers to best meet requests they receive, while at the same time eliminating potential abuses of the system.
Another $40,000 was provided to three county programs through the agency's Impact Funding process.
"The Impact Funding process is the entryway for human service programs to become United Way program partners," said Carolyn Hawk, director of funding and community relations. "Programs are not just pulled out of a hat and given the title. They must meet specific requirements to be called program partners."
Three new programs were added through the impact process: Sojourner Truth Ministries, $10,000 for a social service program; The Susquehanna Community Health and Dental Center, $15,000 for dental education; and Shepherd of the Streets, $15,000 for an oral surgery program.
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Every home for sale has a statistic called "Days on the Market". Our MLS system abbreviates this to DOM. Exactly what does this mean?
For a home with an 'Active' status, that of course means the number of days the home has been listed for sale — this time! Many times a home will expire and be relisted, getting a new MLS number and a days-on-market reset to zero.
For a home with a 'Closed' status (sold) the days-on-market is the number of days that the home was in an 'Active' status. In other words, when the home went under contract, 'Pending', the days-on-market will stop counting. So, for example, if you're quoted an average days-on-market for sold homes in your area of 90 days, you can't assume you'll be out of your house in 90 days if it takes another 30 days or so for the home to close. You're really looking at 4 months.
Days On Market Can Be Deceiving
The reason the days-on-market statistic can be deceiving for sold homes is that it only shows days-on-market for homes that successfully closed. Our market, in round numbers, only closes about 50% of homes that go on the market. The other 50% expire or otherwise come off the market without selling. That's pretty grim!
Days On Market in Different Markets
Sellers Market
Oh, those were the days… I digress! In a good sellers' market, we were seeing days-on-market of 30-40 days typically. It wasn't unusual to put a home on the market and have it sold by the weekend – with multiple offers.
Stable Market
When the market is relatively stable we typically see days-on-market of about 60 days.
Buyers Market
In this lengthy buyer's market we're currently experiencing, we are now averaging about 150 days on market. But this varies widely with price range. In higher priced homes, it's not unusual to see a home on the market for 2 or 3 years. In this market it's 'dangerous' to experiment with price. Too high and/or too slow to reduce aggressively and your home may never sell.
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When we booked our hotel and dining plan, I had not figured out that gluten was the cause of all my health issues. So we loaded our vacation up with character buffets and awesome restaurants. I follow the Disney Food Blog and get daily updates on the amazing food that Disney has to offer. And I won't lie...I love good food. It's probably the reason I'm the size that I am. Oh and the fact that I love bread. Rolls, breadsticks, biscuits, you name it, I love it! I was so excited to eat my way through vacation! Then we figured out my gluten intolerance :/
I was no longer excited for our vacation because what would I eat? Everyone would be enjoying the food and I'd be stuck eating the same thing over and over. The anxiety I had was enormous. I hate drawing attention to my allergy as it is. I hate being an inconvenience to anyone. And I also hate being one of those people who special order like crazy at restaurants. So I sulked for a while. Eventually I added my allergy to our dining reservations so they'd be on file. That was a huge step for me.
All of that changed the minute I found Sarah's blog. I love reading blogs on the gluten free life but her's was perfect for me. I finally found another person who loves Disney as much as I do and deals with allergies like I do (although the poor girl has to stay away from dairy too). After reading her blog posts and emailing back and forth with her, I became more and more comfortable with the idea of ordering according to my allergy. I gave it a trial run on a weekend trip to Disney with the Hubs. It definitely broke my stage fright since I had to ask them to call the chef for me. Since I survived that experience, I was ready for vacation!
When we got to our hotel and headed for lunch, I got my first taste at how the week would be. I decided what I wanted and waited for the chef to come talk to me. She was a little abrasive at first but she definitely steered me in the right direction. She told me that they had GF buns but they were extremely tiny so she suggested I order my pulled pork on sandwich bread that was charred. She was so right! The bread was HUGE!!!! Every dining experience I had in the hotel was great! All the chefs were awesome. One even carried my tray for me because I was trying to juggle myself and a very unhappy Emmy would was refusing to walk.
|Chicken burger on the sandwich bread with allergy fries
|Seafood pasta with GF pasta, shrimp, clams, mussels, scallops and calamari
We had 3 buffet meals on vacation. We ate breakfast at Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary and Play N Dine at Hollywood Studios. We had lunch at Tusker House at Animal Kingdom. Our first meal outside of the hotel was at Chef Mickey's. It was also our first buffet experience. We got seated, everyone made a point to let me know the chef would come out, then the Hubs went to get his food. Well wouldn't you know the chef would come out and want to walk the buffet while he was gone. He was nice enough to say he'd come back so I didn't have to leave my kids alone at the table. When he did come back, he walked me along the buffet line, reviewing each dish available stating whether it was GF or not. He also said they could make Mickey waffles for me if I wanted. I, of course, accepted those! We went back and enjoyed our breakfast. The down side was my waffles never came out! I was totally bummed but I survived. It was crazy busy and he came out to every table that was in our area I think. I was amazed at how many people have food allergies! Strength in numbers I guess.
I thoroughly enjoyed every dining experience I had. I wish desserts would have been a little better (you can only have so much sorbet while others are eating gorgeous cakes and desserts) but I was so impressed.
|Strawberry Mousse in a chocolate shell from Tusker House. Only 1 of 3 desserts I had that wasn't sorbet
Thank you Disney Chefs for the amazing gluten free dishes you've created (and those extra pounds I gained)!!!


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Takes issue with school officials' reaction to cuts in requested budget
"I'm just aghast� What are the criteria for such a huge cut?" stated our chairman of the Board of Education, Wendy Faulenbach, who whole-heartedly supported a 7.3 percent increase just a month or so ago.
If Mrs. Faulenbach describes a 1.5 percent reduction as "huge," I wonder what adjective she would use to describe a 7.3 percent increase.
Sue Trujillo, president of the Para Educators Association was quoted as saying, "I'm very upset that the Board of Finance thinks so little of the students of New Milford. It's trying to educate children with nothing."
Ms. Trujillo, I hardly call $49,849,178, or $9,453.67 per pupil, "nothing."
The community of New Milford endures this unfounded rhetoric year after year. This time last year, Larry Stillman, a school board member, was quoted as saying, "If we are forced to take these cuts and put them into action, the school system will be decimated."
Larry Stillman was also quoted as saying, "It's going to gut the school system. All that will be left will be clean bones."
It is important to note that last year our school budget landed with a surplus even after the Board of Education scrambled to spend excess funds. Mr. Stillman, can you clarify how this equates to "decimated?"
This year, Dr. Paddyfote was quoted as saying, "I'm very surprised at the magnitude of the cut." She went on to say that it will be "devastating to a system already struggling with past cuts."
Dr. Paddyfote, our school budget has increased from $42,803,349 in 2002 to the proposed $49,849,178, an increase of $7,045,829, and this doesn't include our investment in the new high school and refurbished intermediate school. Since when do increases such as these translate to cuts that will "devastate" our school system?
Mrs. Faulenbach, if $750,000 is "huge," what adjective would you use to describe the $7,045,829 or 16.5 percent increase over the past three years? Is there an adjective that describes 10 times "huge?"
A national study was performed by the Educational Research Service in 2004-05 and is posted as a special report entitled Salary Survey at the research center on the Education Week website http://www.edweek.org. It identifies some interesting facts. According to the above referenced study, New Milford ranks in the highest per pupil spending bracket of $9,000 and up.
This national study shows that superintendents in the highest spending bracket are paid on average $124,238. Our school superintendent, hired by our Board of Education without formal recruitment of alternative candidates, receives $137,500 annually, or 11 percent more than those in the highest per pupil spending bracket.
This national study shows that teachers in the highest spending bracket are paid on average $49,996. According to Lisa Mosey, president of the New Milford Education Association, our teachers' average salary is $53,387, or 7 percent more.
The percent increase for superintendents nationally was 2.5 percent, and for teachers it was .5 percent. I do not know the increase that our superintendent negotiated into her three-year contract, but teacher increases according to our teachers contract were 4 percent. When you combine this with the step increase, the total increase was 6 percent - 8 percent in each of the past three years.
The disparity in other administration positions is similar to those mentioned above. This national study identifies that we are paying significantly more for salary and benefits than other districts in the highest per pupil spending bracket.
As I reviewed this data, a quote from our superintendent came to mind. Her quote, intended for the Board of Finance, stated that the $750,000 reduction "demonstrates a callous disregard for maintaining a sound educational system."
Perhaps Dr. Paddyfote's aforementioned quote more aptly describes how our administration chooses to spend the allotted budget of $49,849,178, and I agree with Dr. Paddyfote that "students, educators and parents will certainly feel the impact," not to mention the taxpayers.
My husband stated in a previous "Viewpoint," "All of this and they have our students paying to play sports, while calling the taxpayers myopic and greedy."
I recently read a story to my sons called The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The story was about a little boy who abused the kindness of his community.
Perhaps we should change the name of this classic childhood story to "The Public Employees and Their Supporters Who Cried Budget Cuts."
Shelley Pitser is a New Milford resident.


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F***ing Oscars f***ing report f*** f*** f*** blah blah
So... how 'bout them Oscars, huh?
About a week before the Oscars (which was weeks and weeks and weeks ago) I saw The Departed, which brought my grand total of Oscar-nominated Movies Seen from three to four. That's an increase of... something percent!¹ It actually improved my viewing a lot more than that, because the other ones I'd seen were Little Miss Sunshine, The Devil Wears Prada (nominated for Best Actress and Costume Design) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (nominated for several miscellaneous crew awards). So I went from seeing one of the Best Picture nominees to two, an increase of - get this math, yo - one hundred percent! Hooray for me.
Before I'd seen the movie, I kept asking people "Is that the movie with Matt Damon or the one with Leonardo DiCaprio?" because they're both sort of boring blond fellows who other people find attractive and put on Sexiest Men lists, but who I wouldn't, and whose careers I'm not particularly interested in following. It turns out the source of my confusion was that they are both in the movie and have about an equal amount of screen time. And the same haircut. It got to the point where my fellow DVD-watchers and I had to label them as "the one who always wears a t-shirt" and "the one who always wears a tie" until one scene where Matt Damon dressed down and we almost didn't know who he was anymore. They don't look all that similar, but they're the same type and everyone was trying to deceive everyone and everyone had craaaazy Boston accents and LITTLE SARAH'S BRAIN GOT CONFUSED.
The disappointing thing was that after watching the movie and knowing that it was nominated, I thought, 'Well, that shouldn't win. But at least I have the comfort of knowing that it's a Martin Scorcese picture, so it won't.' I didn't think The Departed deserved the Oscar, but on the other hand I didn't think Little Miss Sunshine did either. They were okay and entertaining in their own ways, but neither of them seemed to be Best Picture quality. I figure one of the other three must have been better, and as long as I never watch any of them, I am free to imagine that they are all deep and thoughtful and complete and excellent, as it seems like a Best Picture ought to be. You know, like The Greatest Show on Earth or Dances With Wolves.
¹ Math!
srah - Thursday, 8 March 2007 - 5:01 PM
Tags: academy awards, academy awards 2007, movies, the departed
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Craig - March 9, 2007 - 4:04 PM - ℓ
I liked the Departed, but it was neither the best picture this year (read: not my favorite) nor the best version of itself. If you don't mind violence (which I'm guessing you are ok with since you watched the departed) and you don't mind needing subtitles (which should have been provided on The Departed), I'd recommend checking out Infernal Affairs, which was the original version of the movie and was made in Hong Kong. The big issue there is that you have to watch multiple endings: The theatrical ending and the much better censored by the government ending. Anyway, just my $0.02
Allison - March 12, 2007 - 9:49 PM - ℓ
Matt Damon has blond hair?


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So as you know this blog is for mostly craft, I really want to keep it that way so I guess sometimes there won't be a lot happening worth blogging about if I'm really busy with that thing called life. One thing I have kept doing on a weekly basis, though not necessarily up to date, is my PL (Project Life). That went through a few changes also at the end of last year as I was trying to decide whether to go all digital for 2015 or hybrid. Hybrid won out I'm pleased to say but I have been finishing of the last few months of 2014 digitally due to craft time issues.
I'm so happy to be back, I just hope there are still a few of you around to read what I'm up to.
So lets start with today, I wanted to make up a few cards to keep around for when needed, what prompted me to do this is when in Adelaide last week I bought some lovely flowers and wanted a thank you card to go with them for the lovely lady we stay with. Anyway, the card was a small plain one with just thank you on it and a small decoration and they were asking $9 for it. I decided to just say thank you in person as I simply couldn't justify the price for something so plain.
So I pulled out a heap of stuff from my stash and made these cards up, I hope to do some birthday cards too but can't find my happy birthday stamp so they will have to wait.
These cards are so simple to make just a doily, stitching, baker's twine, fabric strip, tags, stamp and fabric butterfly. I think this one is my favourite.
Before I could assemble the cards I needed to make some tags and fabric butterflies, out came the Big Shot which hasn't seen light of day for some time.
Thanks for staying with me and I'll be back tonight with an update on PL.


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Released: February 28, 2012
Publisher: Premier Digital Publishing
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 118 pages
Format: Paperback
Source: Author
Rating: 5/5
Author Site: Anne Tibbets
Mary's older sister, Gwen, has royally screwed up her life. Not only is Gwen pregnant at seventeen, but she's also decided to marry The Creep who knocked her up.
Now Mary is powerless to stop her family from imploding. Her parents are freaking out, and to top it off The Creep has a gross fascination with Mary while Gwen enjoys teasing her to tears for sport.
Shut Up made me sad and angry all at once. Mary is but still a child who still plays with Barbie Dolls for Pete's sakes and her older sister is no more than a bully! I can't understand why the parents bowed down and let Gwen run amok and carry on in their home like she did. It was appaling and sickening.
I know to a certain degree they just wanted to pacify Gwen because the more you'd argue with her the longer and louder she'd get. But the way I look at it is Gwen made her own bed and even once they tried to overlook that she had gotten pregnant and wanted to marry the creep father of the child, and extend an olive branch of help she was the most ungratefullest person in the world! You can only help somebody so much. They have got to do something for themself and let me tell you what...my folks would never have tolerated this behavior from me or my sibs. Pregnant or not had I hollered at them either I'd be picking my teeth up off the ground or sitting in the front yard with my suitcases!
Gwen was just a very negative person and she wanted everybody around her to be just as miserable as she was. I wanted to reach out to Mary and hug her and let her know I was there and that she wasn't alone even though I knew she was just a character in a book she felt so freaking real to me!
The title of the book is Shut Up only it seems weird because Mary never really "said" anything! Bless her heart she just kept taking the abuse, and yes that is what it was, time and time again. The words of truth and pain were right there on the tip of her tongue so many times but she could never confide in anybody and after a while she began to blame herself and wonder why she could never do anything right.
This is the song ( Simon by Lifehouse) that Anne says is the musical inspiration for Shut Up.


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Friday, October 7, 2011
Books, Tours, and Giveaways, Oh My!
There's a lot going on in our little literary realm lately. We wanted to take a second and highlight a few of the things going on!
Here we go.
Elizabeth Isaacs sequel The Secret of the Keepers is coming out in less than a month! Pick up her countdown widget here or buy book one, The Light of Asteria and prepare to be happy.
Hope Collier's ARC tour of The Willows: Haven has wrapped up with success. The final GIVEAWAY is open till 10/12/11 here or snag your own copy at Amazon.
Megan Curd's blog tour for Bridger is well under way. You can take part by following these bloggers or get your own copy. Megan is generously donating a portion of her profits to aid single mothers and low-income families in Ecuador.
Trish Wolfe's recently released novella Unveiled made its debut with a splash! Click here for your own copy. It's a romance filled, action-packed read.
To find out more, please follow these links to the authors pages, blogs, or sites. Lots of giveaways and upcoming events, so stay tuned.
* Elizabeth Isaacs: Facebook -- Twitter -- Website -- Blog
* Hope Collier: Facebook -- Twitter -- Website -- Blog
* Megan Curd: Facebook -- Twitter -- Website
* Trish Wolfe: Facebook -- Twitter -- Website -- Blog
If you would like us to highlight the happenings in your writerly realm, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, and we'll be more than happy to give you a shout out. Writing is about sharing your love and finding support. We couldn't do it without you guys!
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To cope with the stress of faking her way through this new reality, Charlie seeks late-night refuge in her backyard, talking out her problems with Braden by the fence that separates them. But their Fence Chats can't solve Charlie's biggest problem: she's falling for Braden. Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.
Published: 1st July 2014
Publisher: HarperTeen
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Series or Stand-Alone: Stand-Alone
Source: Library
What I liked about this story... This book was so much fun to read. I am so glad that I picked this book up at this time of year as summer is definitely the best time to read this one! In this story we follow Charlotte at the beginning being young, carefree and also a bit reckless having been stopped for speeding a few too many times. With her father being a police offer, she doesn't get away with it. She receives a speeding ticket and has to get a job to pay that off. Although we do follow mainly the story of Charlotte this is also a story about her family too and how they cope with the loss of their mother. Despite the obvious sadness around the mother, this book was funny, upbeat and endearing. Certainly something that is perfect for a beach read!
What I didn't like about this story... Although this story is meant to follow Charlotte, I would have loved to have seen more of her family life and more about her brothers and her father. Maybe that could be something for another story...