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Quilotoa is a water-filled caldera and the most western volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes. This natural wonder was formed by the collapse of this dacite volcano following an eruption about 800 years ago. The best way to see this magnificent sight and really take in the enormity of the place to follow the Quilotoa loop.
Ecuador is often a destination combined with holidays to other destinations in South America. You can often add destinations or combine days trips to other places for example when you book holidays to Peru from UK.
Often people only visit Ecuador for trips to the Amazon, the coast or the Galapagos islands but there is so much more to this beautiful country. The landscape here is so varied on a trip through the country you won't believe you are in the same place. To see some of the most remote rugged landscape in Ecuador why not hike the Quilotoa loop?
What is the Quilotoa Loop?
It is one of the best value trips in Ecuador and most often refers to a four-day trek between Sigchos and Quilotoa. There are varying routes but the best way to see the place is a stay of at least three nights
If you don't have the time or you don't want to do too much hiking then you can simply catch a bus from Latacunga to Quilotoa for a day-trip. Or, you could take a bus to the town of Chugchilán, spend the night there and then take on the six to eight-hour hike from the village to the lake. If you want to experience what the whole area has to offer, stay in some welcoming local family homes, then you should take the full loop.
The Full Loop
On the first day from Sigchos towards Malinga Pamba will take you around three to four hours and there are no hotels here, so you'll have to arrange to stay in an indigenous home for the night. The next day you will hike from Malingua Pamba to Quilotoa which takes you between four and five hours and then stay the night in the quaint town of Quilotoa.
The next day trek around the rim of Quilotoa Lake, this is amazing site to see and a spectacular wonder of the natural world. Hike mostly downhill from Quilotoa to Chugchilan which will take you three to four hours, then relax and enjoy the destination of Chugchilan which is a tiny Andean village which breath taking scenery. On the last day hike mostly flat and downhill from Chugchilan to Insinliví, then catch the early morning bus from Isinliví back to Latacunga.
Quilotoa Lagoon
This deep crater lake is the main attraction on the loop, it has a green/blue colour due to the dissolved minerals in the water and is a massive 1.8 miles across. Fumaroles are found on the lake floor bringing rising gases to the surface and there are hot springs occur on the eastern side of the volcano.
The surrounding areas are still home to many indigenous peoples, who farm the local land as they have done for thousands of years. Dotted along the hillsides there are small farm houses and field within the rugged landscapes. You may even meet people wearing traditional Andean clothing usually herding sheep and maybe a llama or two.
The hike along the rim of the crater is about 4.7 miles and will take around four or five hours to walk. The whole way you will have views down into the beautiful deep lake which will change colour depending on the time of the day.
Around the lake Quilotoa you'll see different animal species too such as the wilderness wolf, fox, rabbits and deer.
Luggage storage
Most hostels along the route will offer luggage storage, but you can also leave your bags in Latacunga and for some it makes the most sense. Some hostels retain your main bags for just $1 per day in a secure room, you may also be able to get a locker for your valuable items too. It is advisable to not carry more gear than you need in a daypack due to the
Food and Water
Almost all the hotels along the route offer full board for about $15 per person. You can hike and stay safe in the knowledge that you can have a breakfast and dinner without an additional charge. You may also be able to get a packed lunch from your hotel, or stock up on snacks before you leave your first destination. Make sure you start each day with a full litre of water per person as it can be hard to find places to fill up or purchase your water en route.
Bringing the right clothing
Make sure you pack your daypack right. Bring along sun creams, a hat, rain jackets and warm clothing/layers for the night time chill. As you are leaving your main bag, you need to make sure you have what you need for the trip, but only what you can carry!
Bring cash
There are no ATMs on the Loop so you will have to bring cash along for all purchases along the route. Travellers cheques won't be accepted here either, make sure you have local currency. Check out the local costs before you go, making sure you have enough money for everything you need. You will probably need about £60 or more on top of your accommodation and transport costs.
Ask directions
Check all your directions and ask people along the route too. It is easy to get lost along the way, so dot be shy to make sure you are on the right track. That is if you are travelling independently of course. Driving might be difficult, as the directions are not always spot in but you will always get a friendly direction from a local who knows the roads like the back of their hands.
Get off at the right stop
When you take the bus to Quilotoa you may be tempted to get off at the Welcome to Quilotoa sign, however you are better off waiting until just before the highway and walk into town here. Otherwise, you will be adding another mile or so to your walk.
Have you visited the Quilotoa lagoon?
South America is such a beautiful and varied place to visit and Ecuador should certainly be on your list. You won't want to go home! This walking trail may not be as famous as some others around the world such as the Appalachian Trail, but it is becoming more and more popular with tourists. Some of the trails are becoming worn so if you do visit make sure you do your bit to give back to the local area. Taking care on the paths, picking up after yourself and looking after the local flora and fauna will help keep tourism here sustainable.
Do you have any tips for fellow travellers wanting to see the Quilotoa Lagoon off the beaten path in Ecuador? What were your experiences? Leave a comment below.


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I had very little time the past few weeks, so this will be a very quick post. It's something I saw at Droog Hôtel (a really nice design place with a clothing & designshop and a small restaurant, the food is ok, the portion is small compared with the pricing, but the coffee is perfect and the cakes delicious) in Amsterdam. The idea of this lighting design remains in my mind since I saw it. It's a conceptual mix of old and new and a rethinking of the use of your material : a bulb filled with candlewax and the warmer the lighting gets the more fluid the candlewax, which results in a gentle growing illumination.
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I always like Crabtree & Evelyn products, regardless of their hand creams or bath items. And during X'mas season, I will sometimes receive their food collection from friends. The packaging are always so pretty and value for money, no wander I always see shoppers queue outside their stores even way before X'mas season.
Every year, Crabtree & Evelyn will launch their limited edition X'mas collections, from food to personal care gift ideas. This year, if you are looking for some food items to give, I would like to suggest the following:
- Musical Tin with Mini Jelly Babies, $35 (top centre)
I always like musical box and I like the idea of musical tin. This 2 in 1 gift tin, not only give your sweet tooth friends or little one something to munch, and the Xmas jingles also set them in a joyful mood, not just during the season but all year round. I am going to buy one for myself! ;)
- Mini Biscuits, $60 (top right)
If you like their cookies, you can buy this 6 different cookies in 1 box gift box for yourself and serve your visitors! If you have many foodie friends, you can give each of them 1 tin of cookies! Or if you have gift exchange party, you can take out 2-3 tins of cookies for gift exchange! Each box consists of Double Chocolate Chip Biscuits, Traditional Shortbread, White Chocolate & Raspberry Biscuits, Strawberries & Cream Biscuits, Chocolate Chip Shortbread and Lemon & White Chocolate Biscuits, each tin 100g.
If you are Crabtree & Evelyn VIP, get ready to go down to any of their stores on 14 to 15 Nov 2012, to be the first to preview the sets and enjoy 30% off on all regular-priced items.
If you are not their VIP, you can also enjoy 20% off on all regular-priced items if you go down to any of their stores on 16-18 Nov 2012.
On top of that, there will also be special deals on selected items during the X'mas 2012 preview!
So, do plan early, get ready to queue and get what you want to buy for X'mas!
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Youtube saturday 27th of June 2015
Disturbed - The vengevul one
After 5 long years of hiatus, they're back!!!
DeFact ft Sharona Elvira - Keerpunt
It's in Dutch, but music has a way to communicate beyond language barriers.
Missfits - Oberhausen
Visited Oberhausen last week, I think I heard at least some rendition of this.
Apolo ft Jula and Mr Memoir - World murder
Filmed near my house in a building that's been derelict for ages.
Orange is the new black music
Just a whole lot of fun, cool music that's featured in OITNB
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Spent fuel
From Conservapedia
Spent fuel refers to irradiated fuel that is permanently discharged from a reactor.
Unless reprocessed, this fuel must eventually be removed from its temporary storage location at the reactor site and placed in a permanent repository.
Spent fuel is typically measured either in metric tons of heavy metal (i.e., only the heavy metal content of the spent fuel is considered) or in metric tons of initial heavy metal (essentially, the initial mass of the fuel before irradiation). The difference between these two quantities is the weight of the fission products.


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This charming English Vignette is a print which was produced or sold by Rodolf Lesch, Fine Arts Inc circa 1960s. The image depicted in this print is timeless. It features what I believe may be a Harbour from an outside view, including two tall buildings, one of which I believe is a lighthouse, and a beautiful Tall Ship with a D printed on one of it's sails. The foreground shows a small rowing boat, some harbour chain and a handful of people on the rocks.
This image appears to be a watercolor wash over a print. I am not yet an art expert however, I've just begun dabbling in this forum, so I cannot be sure. If you have any questions about it I will happily answer to the best of my ability.
The print is matted behind a green velvet with an oval shaped center. The frame appears to be solid wood in an octagonal shape.
This piece would display wonderfully. It has the wire on the back to hang it with and is in excellent condition. The only thing to note is that the paper at the back of the frame has a tear at the top. The print and frame themselves however are in wonderful condition. The frame is 12 3/4" long and 11 3/4" wide. The image is 7 1/2" in height.
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Source: Will Brooker, Sarah Zaidan, Susan Shore
An academic has challenged DC Comics to say whether its rebooted Batgirl series was influenced in any way by his own series of comics.
Will Brooker, professor of performance and screen studies at Kingston University, researches superheroes in popular culture and has published a number of books on the subject, including Hunting the Dark Knight: Twenty-First Century Batman (2012).
His "academic training and study of popular culture", he said, "have enabled me to recognise patterns…In my books, I was speculating based on previous patterns and said 'This is what I imagine will happen next'", for example to the Batman franchise.
Many of his predictions, he said, have been fulfilled.
He also sees parallels with his own comic book series, My So-Called Secret Identity. This "research-by-practice project", Professor Brooker explained, "arose out of my long-term research, which started with my PhD in 1996".
Conceived in 2011 and launched online in 2013, the series was intended as a more female-friendly style of superhero comic, with PhD student Cat as its heroine.
The series was initially funded by fan donations, and it provides paid work for two cartoonists, Suze Shore and Sarah Zaidan. Professor Brooker said that some of the proceeds from its sale are given to charity.
Although the goal was to "make people think a little and suggest another way of doing things", he said, the series has subsequently proved very popular. A print edition of the five-issue first volume was published in February.
Like many other people, Professor Brooker has noticed and welcomed some "outstanding examples" of more female-friendly comics from the mainstream industry, although he said he wondered "how long the trend will last, how deep it goes. Are these just publicity-seeking changes, like making Thor a woman or changing the outfits of a few prominent superheroines, because they get mainstream news coverage?
"It's good that these are out there, but I don't think they are necessarily representative – most superhero comics are still exactly as they were, men writing for a teenage boy mentality," Professor Brooker said.
On the matter of DC Comics' fresh take on the Batgirl character, who was recreated as a Brooklyn hipster in October 2014, Professor Brooker has more specific questions.
He said he had been asked at recent public talks "whether I feel DC Comics' new direction has been influenced by concepts and specific images from My So-Called Secret Identity". As a result, he decided to "put together some materials and a response".
Professor Brooker said that in his view there were "significant similarities…parallels between images, concepts, costumes and characters", and that he "would find it quite far-fetched if no one involved in Batgirl had seen my comics". Yet he acknowledged that the parallels could be the result of "absolute coincidence".
Nevertheless, Professor Brooker has asked DC Comics if My So-Called Secret Identity had influenced the new Batgirl. If it had, it would be "an interesting case of research impact, putting that kind of academic study into practice".
He said that if his comics "had some kind of significant effect in changing the mainstream comics industry, it would be good for the university and for me as an academic if that was in some way recognised and acknowledged. It's a case of research-by-practice possibly having a genuine cultural effect."
If only for impact case studies in future research assessments, Professor Brooker is keen to hear what DC Comics has to say.


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Operation Xmas Dress Part 2 - Grading
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You are brave to attempt the grading, and the dress looks gorgeous already! I can't wait to see it in pretty fabric!ReplyDelete
I secretly love muslin photos. I'm always interested to see the point at which others deem a project ready for fashion fabs!ReplyDelete
I enjoy process posts! Maybe because fitting muslins is usually aReplyDelete
solitary experience for me. Your dress looks like it is coming along
- CarolynDecember 9, 2014 at 2:15 PM
I am learning so much here. Thanks for sharing your process! I have absolutely no doubt that your final version will be a stunner.ReplyDelete
I didn't see Froggie in this post - was he scared away by all the math?
For this project, I think you took the best route - to just try it out and learn from your mistakes. Muslin number 2 is much better than muslin number 1. Bring on the third! Oh, and I hope you rewarded yourself with cookies!ReplyDelete
I'm loving this. I have some vintage patterns inherited from my MIL who was about 80lbs soaking wet. I really want to be able to make them work. Can't wait to see the next steps :-)ReplyDelete
PS how are you 5'6"...I would've guessed 5'10 at least you gorgeous woman!
I'm definitely looking forward to part 3. I've only just forced myself to make muslins but then realised I didnt know how to fix the problems. This novice pattern adjuster is keen to see your progress!ReplyDelete
This is amazing Heather! You are the pattern altering master! I can hardly wait to see the finished product - so glamorous!ReplyDelete
- Margo BergmanDecember 10, 2014 at 9:23 PM
Thanks for the quick grading tute! Perfect for my short attention span :) I'm excited to see this process through to the end!ReplyDelete
I admire your perseverance! Thanks for sharing your process. I have some vintage patterns that need to be graded up a couple sizes, too. One of these days I'll get to them!ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:41 AM
Thanks Shelly. The fabric is going to be a pretty forest green wool crepe. Mmmmm wooooool. :)ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:42 AM
Hooray! Glad someone is enjoying all the muslin pics. I like them too when someone is working out fit issues. :)ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:43 AM
Awesome! Glad you like these progress posts since I'm not getting much sewing done this month. Might as well drag the process out. :)ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:44 AM
Thank you Carolyn. :) I think Froggie has been partaking of all the Christmas baking out of site. He doesn't want me monitoring his calorie intake.ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:46 AM
Thanks Maddie. Plus maybe someone can learn from my mistakes too. :)ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:48 AM
Thanks Cheryl. Oh no, a tiny MIL with cool patterns. Sometimes I think a enlarger ray would be the best thing to have. :)ReplyDelete
P.S. Sometimes I pretend I'm 5' 7" but I think that's just in heels.
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:50 AM
I've been there Barbara. It's only been a few years since I decided to learn about fitting. Don't worry, you'll get there and a lot of it is trial and error anyway. :)ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:50 AM
Thanks Heather. I'm feeling like this dress might actually get done in time. Can't wait to take some finished pics when it's all together.ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:51 AM
Haaaa haa Thanks Margo. Let's say it's for short attention spans and not that I've already told you the extent of my grading knowledge.ReplyDelete
- Heather BeeDecember 16, 2014 at 11:52 AM
Thanks Chuleenan. Some thing I just get stubborn about and won't stop until getting it right.ReplyDelete


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A defiant Dodgers owner Frank McCourt challenged baseball's right to seize his franchise during a news conference today in New York.
Firm in opposition to the action of Commissioner Bud Selig, who has appointed a monitor to oversee all aspects of the Dodgers, McCourt said, "Nobody handed the Dodgers to me and nobody's going to take it away."
McCourt said he met Wednesday with Major League Baseball officials, though Selig was not there, and he presented a "fully negotiated, fully drafted" television contract with Fox that would provide the club with $300 million in immediate equity and be worth in the neighborhood of $3 billion over the next 17 years.
He said Selig rejected that contract, though McCourt stressed that the contract met all requirements of similar deals between other major league clubs and broadcast partners. He called Selig's decision "fundamentally wrong."


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Sunday, November 12, 2006
Four Coaching Lessons from John Sain: Via Jeff Merron & 108 Magazine
Johnny Sain, solid but unspectacular pitcher and revolutionary pitching coach, died this month. He was such a brilliant pitching coach and noble person that he's left a whole corps of people, from Jim Bouton to Leo Mazzone who consider Sain their prime mentor. They have been so appreciative of his human and teaching skills that many spin his two great seasons and two very fine ones into memories of a great pitching career. But there's little doubt that he was the most influential pitching coach since World War II, and perhaps in the history of the game.
Jeff Merron, contributing editor and senior website editor for 108 Magazine, posted earlier this week a fantastic collection of interviews about Sain (not with him). Like the magazine for which he writes, it's entertaining brain candy, and they are well worth reading in their entirety.
Most importantly, there are some great lessons from Sain in Merron's piece, lessons in teaching that you can use in your own, non-baseball setting. Here are four.
NOT IN-SAIN LESSON #1 - NEVER WASTE DOWNTIME; USE IT FOR REFINING SKILLS Denny McLain relates how after a long time trying to learn Sain's slider technique, he mastered it during a workout on a day his start was rained out.
I can't tell you how predominant it is beyond baseball that interruptions or failures that leave you work hours free (you go for a sales call and the prospect decided not to show; the servers are all down again; the key person you need for a meeting is late, et.al.) don't get applied well. People view those hours as gifts to be played with, where in reality, they offer opportunities to learn/teach. Tracking I've done in big organizations indicate there's a mean average of a little over two hours out of a 47 hour week that get lost this way when they could be turned into torque.
This tool is easy to apply. Just make a habit of having a Plan B for events, a pile, ordered by importance, of work skills to master or practice, people to instruct or from whom to learn. Reclaiming just half of that would provide an extra 50 hours per year of training, a larger investment than most big organizations make in training the talent -- and at no extra cost.
NOT IN-SAIN LESSON #2 - TO DELIVER THE BEST RESULTS, ALIGN W/YOUR TRAINEES Sain was a successful pitching coach who got fired a boatload of times. That as the by-product of his insistence on aligning himself with his staffers, not management. Obviously, one needs a balance. As I describe in the book, if in cases where management's and your talent's interests don't align well, you are too loyal to management, your roster knows it and won't give you the extra effort that can make the difference between adequcy and excellence. On the other hand, siding against management all the time is a CLM (Career-Limiting Move), which Sain undoubtedly realized after his 2nd or perhaps 1st firing
Sain could have had an easier coaching career if he had been more management's guy, but he wouldn't have been one of the great coaches of all time with dozens of advocates who argue he should be in the Hall of Fame. In choosing between impact and comfort, he chose impact.
NOT IN-SAIN LESSON #3 - PRACTICE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT... MAKE SURE YOU'RE LEARNING WHILE YOU'RE TEACHING Sain always made himself open to learning while teaching...adding new methods and insights even as he was passing wisdom on to his charges. As fellow coach Hal Naragon said to Merron:
There's other ways to do it besides John Sain's way. But his way has been very, very successful. John was always willing to learn. Once he told me, "I learn as much from my pitchers as they learn from me." If he found a pitcher maybe making a movement with his arm to make the ball sink a little better, well John wanted to know about it right away.
And all the current major league pitching coaches do it this way. Among the best, Rick Peterson and Leo Mazzone come right out and say they do it.
NOT IN-SAIN LESSON #4 - TEACHING IS MORE THAN DRILLING; IT'S ABOUT THE TRAINEE EMBRACING As Jim Bouton says in the Merron interview, "He wouldn't tell you what to do. His genius was that he would make you think." This is a lesson I know and still struggle with. When you just know something and you're trying to teach it to someone who doesn't, the temptation is to drill, push enforce. And if the recipient isn't getting it, the fallback is what I call Nixon Bombing Haiphong (when your approach fails, just turn up the intensity). Sain understood and got monster results from two generations of pitchers in leading to the conclusion, not imposing.
Rick Peterson and Don Cooper both do this; their norm is to let the pitcher come to them for help, not reach out. Peterson was able to remake Tom Glavine late in the 2005 season, as he told me and was documented by Murray Chass by hanging back and not approaching until he was competely sure that Glavine, having been hammered into a Fullujah-pile by the lowly Seattle Mariners' lineup, was ready to embrace change.
Beyond baseball, we don't always have time to leave this slack, waiting for the talent to learn what they need to know to help us ramp up performance, but it almost always works better when we can.
John Sain is one of the seminal figures of modern baseball. There are few finer rôles to play than being the person who remade a profession and is recognized for it. Like all of us, Sain's body was mortal, but unlike most of us, his consciousness is replicated across an entire line of work.
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Hand made sugar flowers over a fondant cake. Chocolate champagne cake with champagne BC
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Thank you! It is actually if you can believe it a honey comb pattern. I like you think it came out more like snake skin though. :)
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wizard World LA 2008
hey everyone,
just wanted to let you know that i'll be at Wizard World LA this weekend!
hope to see you there. i'll be in artist alley, so here's my table/booth info . . .
ARTIST ALLEY: Mike Kunkel #2590
it should be a lot of fun!
we'll have lotsa Herobear and Sokmunster stuff. you can see the upcoming Lunchbags stuff. and alsooooooo, #3 of the Captain Marvel Decoders will be there and will be presented to a verrrrrry lucky fan.
so please stop by!
take care and all the best,
mike . . .
Posted by mike . . . at 9:12 AM
4 comments:
- oh my alikins said...
how exciting! wish i could be there :)
- Thursday, March 13, 2008
- mdtk said...
Hi Mike,
I hope you will give some information about the release of Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam.
- Thursday, March 13, 2008
- Tobias Schwarz said...
nice blog!
- Friday, March 14, 2008
- John said...
Don't forget your digital camera! ;)
Little John
- Friday, March 14, 2008
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This and That 07-20-14
South Plains College Plainview Center, 1920 W. 24th St., is currently holding registration for the fall semester. First class day is Aug. 25. It is important to complete admissions, placement test and financial aid applications as soon as possible. For more information on classes and assistance with completing paperwork, call 296-9611, ext. 4302 or 4304 or come by the center.
A Rally For Jesus will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 16 at Templo Sinai, 220 E. Sixth St. in Plainview. For more information call 806-292-3030 or 806-292-7425.
Pastor Jason Barrett Smith, the new pastor at College Heights Baptist Church, will preach his first sermon there at 10:40 a.m. today. Pastor Smith was previously Youth and College and Career minister at Hampton Road Baptist Church in DeSoto. For information, call 293-3644.
The Plainview Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold its monthly meeting and training session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in Room 205 on the second floor of the Laney Center at Wayland. Plainview CERT is formed by members of the public who want to be better prepared for the hazards that threaten the community and to assist emergency services and first responders when needed. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting and learn more. Monthly team training will continue with the Search & Rescue team.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church will have its Gran Jamaica and all day today.
Everyone is invited to join in the games and food, including carnitas, gorditas, tripas and much more.
A free clothes giveaway will be held at College Heights Baptist Church, 802 Quincy, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 26. There will be free clothes for all ages and participants are asked to bring extra bags to carry their items.
Paws Pet Adoption is the new adoption agency at the Plainview animal Shelter, 500 S.W. Third St. Hours are 4-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Find them on Facebook and come see the available pets
Leadership Plainview Applications are available and being accepted at the Plainview Chamber of Commerce, 1906 W. Fifth.
Classes will begin Sept. 10 and continue through May 13. Cost is $350 which includes class shirt and meals. Application deadline is Friday, Aug. 1.
All children are invited to the Hale Center Public Library for its summer reading program.
On Wednesday, July 23, from 10-11 a.m., there will be story time as well as a visit by the miniature horses.
PISD school zone transfer applications will be available at the District Administration Office, 912 Portland, through Aug. 7.
Plainview Hale County Health Department, 111 E. 10th, will offer free back-to-school immunizations for pre-k and kindergarten on Monday, July 21 and 28 for those who qualify. Parents or guardians must bring their child's shot record for the immunizations to be administered.
The shots will be given between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who has served in the Army's 2nd Infantry Division. For information about the association and its 93rd annual reunion in Omaha, Neb., from Sept. 16-20, contact secretary-treasurer Bob Haynes at firstname.lastname@example.com or 224-225-1202.
Plainview Hale County Economic-Alliance Together (PHEAT) will hold a town meeting at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Grumpy's Grill, 705 Broadway. Speakers will include Sam Teague, Jeff Novoty, Teressa King and Rodney Watson. The public is invited.
Plainview Community Concerts is presenting the 2014-15 season featuring four concerts: Simply Sinatra; Jason Coleman, The Piano Magic of Floyd Cramer; Paul McDermand, steel drum, marimba and more; and Nashville Live, celebrating the songs that made Music City famous. Seventy years of live entertainment at affordable prices. For ticket information, call 806-293-4979 or 806-292-0471.
Plainview YMCA pool hours for the summer are 2-5:30 p.m. and 7-8:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. The 16th Street pool hours are 1-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Download the free app "Plainview YMCA" for more information.
Early Hilton Hotel photographs are needed for a Hilton Hotel-Plainview initiative and may be taken to the Llano Estacado. The photographs will be scanned or you may donate them to the Hale County Historical Commission. Museum hours to scan are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Hale County farmers who need areas sprayed by the Noxious Weed Control District should either visit the board's website at halecountynoxiousweeds.com or contact Lewis Senter, board supervisor, at 806-292-4750.
Any organization interested in having a program on Snack Pak 4 Kids in Plainview should contact Susan Hurt at 806-773-7550, Phyllis Wall at 806-296-6669 or send a message on the Snack Pak 4 Kids Plainview Facebook page.
Snack Pak 4 Kids-Plainview focuses on ending weekend hunger for children in Plainview by providing a bag filled with kid friendly nutritional snacks each Friday.
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The next meeting of the Literary Lunch Bunch will be at noon Tuesday, Aug. 26, in Van Howeling, Room 104, on the Wayland Baptist University campus. A light lunch will be provided. The books to be discussed include: "David Crockett: The Lion of the West" by Michael Wallis, "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton, "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn and "The Auschwitz Escape" by Joel C. Rosenberg.
First Baptist Church, Plainview Mother's Day Out is now enrolling for the 2014-15 school year. They accept children ages 5 weeks to 4 years old (pre-k). Classes are from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and the cost is $120 per month. Call Brittany at the FBC Church Office at 806-296-6318 for more information. Space is limited, so call today to ensure a spot for your child.
Free GED classes are available for adults from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1407 W. Fifth in the South Plains Community Action building. Everyone is welcome. Call Plainview Adult Learning Center, 296-5459, for more information.
SOUTH PLAINS Community Action Association, Inc., has received additional funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to operate the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program through Dec. 31.
The primary intent of this is to make funds available to enable SPCAA to respond to energy needs affecting low-income households.
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THE 2014 CLASS schedule on For Kids Sake and Sandcastles has been set. For Kids Sake classes are for adults and Sandcastles is for children, ages 5-7. Both will be held from 8:15 a.m. to noon at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 710 Joliet. Cost is $40 (cash only) For Kids Sake and $10 cash per child ($20 for three or more children) for Sandcastles. The classes will be held Aug. 9.
There is no need to register. Those with questions should call 995-2756 and ask for Vickie.
COVENANT Hospital Plainview hosts the cancer survivors prayer support group "We Fight To Live" from 7-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Room B. The sessions will consist of a monthly topic and presenter, and a structured segment, allowing time for group sharing. The support group is open to those with a cancer diagnosis and anyone affected by their diagnosis.
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Plainview High Class of 1964 will hold its 50th-year reunion Sept. 19-20 at the Plainview Country Club. Classmates can keep up to date with plans by checking the class website, Plainview64.com.
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Taylor Swift's Pre-Super Bowl Show Might Be Her Only In 2017
Taylor Swift's pre-Super Bowl performance raised a point as she will not be carrying out any concert in this year, though warmly performed in front of a smallest number of fans reported 9,000 people. One of the most popular American songstress sang her newest single live for the first time.
The "Blank Space" hitmaker sung songs from her Grammy-winning 2014 album "1989" and 2012's "Red," as well as some other hits such as 'Style,' 'Shake It Off,' 'We Are Never Getting Back Together,' '22,' 'I Knew You Were Trouble' and 'Bad Blood.'
During her 90 minutes performance, the 27-year-old vocalist shared crowd regarding her early country-turned-pop hit, 'You Belong With Me,' whose lyrics based on high school cheerleaders, boys nad bleachers, also gave some references to football.
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The rear of old Martin Hall
(Photo taken from under an arcade)
President Fletchers home.
It froze over once while I was in school. Maybe in early 2000. But it wasn't enough to skate on that's for sure.
The pic with the ice skaters is beyond awesome.....like it could be set in New England or something lol.
I could be wrong, but I do not think it was as deep as it is today, so easier to freeze. Still very cool.
We were able to throw rocks and see them poke holes in the ice. That's about it. No way we were gonna try and walk on it. I wanna say the air temp outside was in the teens...and we were working parking on the boulevard. Was not a fun day.
In January 1962 the temp was in the mid teens during finals but I didn't remember cypress lake freezing enough to skate. About ten years prior the lake froze enough to skate and one of the national magazine had a photo similar to the one above.
Dupre Library, 1962
Life Magazine showed ice skaters on Cypress Lake in 1962.
The hardest thing to believe is that these people just dusted off their ice blades from their closets and went skating?? I don't know one person who has a pair of ice skates (in Louisiana)...weird


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As a young, black and decidedly liberal theologian in the mid-1960s, Michael Powell writes in The New York Times, James H. Cone saw his faith imperiled.
"Christianity was seen as the white man's religion," he said. "I wanted to say: 'No! The Christian Gospel is not the white man's religion. It is a religion of liberation, a religion that says God created all people to be free.' But I realized that for black people to be free, they must first love their blackness."
Dr. Cone, a founding father of black liberation theology, allowed himself a chuckle. "You might say we took our Christianity from Martin and our emphasis on blackness from Malcolm," he said.
Black liberation theology was, in a sense, a brilliant flanking maneuver. For a black audience, its theology spoke to the centrality of the slave and segregation experience, arguing that God had a special place in his heart for the black oppressed. These theologians held that liberation should come on earth rather than in the hereafter, and demanded that black pastors speak as prophetic militants, critiquing the nation's white-run social structures.
Citing theologians who've studied the movement, Powell reports that probably no more than a quarter of black pastors today describe their theology as liberationist.
Still, Powell notes:
There are few sins greater for a black pastor than to forget the suffering of the less fortunate. Dr. (Dwight N.) Hopkins, who is a member of Mr. Wright's church, frames his pastor's statements within this context. As Moses "damned" his own followers for worshiping the Golden Calf, Dr. Hopkins said, so Mr. Wright, in the language of the prophets, damned his own country.
"The judgment damnation is to turn the country back to love; it's not to blow it up," Dr. Hopkins said. "That's what the Bible is about, people struggling, and growing weary, and prophets forcing them back to the path of righteousness."


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Hello, my name is Ben and it is my pleasure to assist you with your question today. Is this the only thing on your record?
assault for beating (section 39)
yes all cautions would usually get removed from your criminal check after 6 years as long as they are not on the list of exempt offences, but this offence is not on there so it should be removed after 6 years. I cannot say if it will be a standard or basic check - they can choose which one
on a basic will it show
if a bank does a standard will they ask me about it
yes they need your consent
they just did a criminal record check what is this type
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but working in a bank surely an enhanced is not required
I thought you could only do certain types for the roles you were going for
actually enhanced checks can be carried out in financial roles and also those that work with children and vulnerable adults
I work as an IT person so would this count
for that probably not
Would this appear on a Standard CRB and would it be removed after 6 years
cautions will appear on it but will be removed after 6 years
So all cautions are removed on standard an enhanced after 6 years
not all, there are exceptions, there is a long list of offences that are not removed but your particular offence is not on there
Will this caution be removed from standard and enahnced list
okay so this will definitely be removed
from a standard check yes - it may still appear on an enhanced check because that has additional sections that can include additional information from your police record, even after 6 years have elapsed, but you should not be subjected to one in this job
Please let me know if this has answered your original question or if you need me to clarify anything else for you in relation to this? Thanks
I have a police caution do I need to disclose if the employee handbook says "conviction of a criminal offence or behaviour (e.g theft) which makes the individual unsuitable for his/her job or unaccpetable to other employees
no you do not, a caution is not a criminal offence
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Lately I've been thinking about starting a weekly post every Saturday night. It will showcase my favorite photograph that I took during that week. We will see how it goes!
This is my favorite shot this week. It is an out-take from the photoshoot on Monday but I couldn't stop thinking about it during the week. I love the spontaneity of it and yet how certain points parallel each other. For example, the lines of their shoulders, arms, her stripped stockings/his leg, the blanket and the suitcase. I also love that you can't see their faces and the coloring which, if you saw the sneak peak a few days ago you might realize it will be black and white, will be lost in the final images.
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Somehow the discovery that your personal heroes are, in fact, everyone's idols is less comforting than it is traumatic. When you realize that the portable sages whose revelations seemed addressed only to you are the same promiscuous scriveners whose dog-eared manifestoes lurk deep within countless backpacks, lockers, night stands and bedroom closets, you may feel a sense of belonging to something greater, or, more likely, you may feel a pang of betrayal. Where you once feared that these unheralded masters might never be appreciated, now you worry that they will receive their rightful acclaim for all the wrong reasons.
I bring this up as a Philip K. Dick anthology, FOUR NOVELS OF THE 1960s (Library of America, $35), takes its well-earned place in the Library of America, joining the oeuvres of Poe, Fenimore Cooper and Chandler (not to mention Melville, Faulkner and Steinbeck). For all the critical surveys that have been written about Dick's work, I've never read one that paid his great writing — the parts of his prodigious output that were truly great — proper tribute.
Most portraits of Dick (who died in 1982 at the age of 53) want to force him into one of several prefabricated categories: the all-purpose visionary who anticipated everything from the Internet to the Tiananmen Square massacre; the five-times-married hedonist whose appetite for drugs led to confrontational therapies and debilitating surgeries; the grizzled shaman whose later life was consumed by mystic hallucinations; the workhorse who never saw his dime-store pulp adapted into multimillion-dollar vehicles for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise.
Even a recent essay about him by the novelist Jonathan Lethem, the editor of the Library of America volume and the most passionate, well-intentioned Philip K. Dick advocate alive, skims the surface; it tells us Dick is a bit like Dostoyevsky, a bit like Robert Altman, a bit like Bob Dylan. Trying to discern him among these patchwork assessments is like trying to look at someone wearing the scramble suit from Dick's novel "A Scanner Darkly": all one sees is a shifting set of characteristics that add up to a vague blur. But as the man wrote, Let's hear it for the vague blur.
"Four Novels of the 1960s" rescues the author from his biographical trappings (save for some pages of chronology at the back) and forces you to consider him solely on the basis of his prose. And on Page 1, it confronts you with the single most resonant and carefully imagined book of Dick's career, "The Man in the High Castle."Continue reading the main story
Published in 1962, the novel takes place in an alternate reality where the Axis powers have won World War II. Instead of focusing on the machinations of the new Nazi regime, "The Man in the High Castle" is more interested in a handful of unremarkable Americans — an antiques store owner, a wayward judo instructor — whose lives would most likely be as mundane and lonely had the Allies been victorious. All these characters suspect that history was not meant to unfold this way, and cannot bring themselves to engage in a world where time's arrow consistently points to their insignificance. "Why struggle, then?" Dick writes. "Why choose? If all alternatives are the same. ..."
He teases and torments his characters with intimations of an artificial America where superficial appearances say nothing about the underlying truth of a thing, or a person; where a Swedish plastics salesman is really a German spy; where a Mickey Mouse watch is really a priceless artifact; and where "the word 'fake' meant nothing really, since the word 'authentic' meant nothing really." And when guilt cannot be eradicated from the human soul, it can be channeled into new and better forms — even items as modest as pieces of jewelry one character calls "the new life of my country."
Some characters appear to wonder if they're actually participating in a work of science fiction, but Dick is way ahead of them; he seems to know he has written one of America's enduring expressionist novels of alienation and disillusionment, whose environs are no more far-fetched than the West Egg mansion of an ersatz millionaire or the newspaper offices of a wretched advice columnist with a Jesus complex.
The spirit of "Miss Lonelyhearts" also hovers above Dick's 1965 novel "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch." With its psychic "precogs," Martian colonies and a hallucinatory drug called Can-D that can transport you into the body of a doll named Perky Pat, the book can reasonably be classified as sci-fi. But beneath its zanier trappings, the real story here is of two rival would-be messiahs who both lack the will to be adequate saviors.
The first, Palmer Eldritch, is an entrepreneurial huckster — imagine Donald Trump with metal teeth — who has found a drug superior to Can-D, an unholy sacrament that traps its user inside an illusory world that Eldritch can control, but just barely. The other, Barney Mayerson, is a clairvoyant who foresees that he may be able to halt Eldritch's scheme, but only if he sacrifices his own life.
Instead, Mayerson flees his destiny and takes refuge among a group of Can-D addicts on Mars, leaving humanity susceptible to "the evil, negative trinity of alienation, blurred reality and despair." While he wrestles with notions of a God who cannot redeem man and a man who may not merit redemption, the Philip K. Dick we see here is much less hopeful than the author of "The Man in the High Castle"; whereas one of the main figures in that novel boldly declares, "I must go on," the characters in "Palmer Eldritch" can only echo Barney Mayerson's sigh of resignation, "It is this or the void."
If we are to honor Dick's principles — if the word "authentic" is to have any meaning — then we must acknowledge that the last two books of "Four Novels" are merely good and not great. "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (1968), whose rusted, acid-scarred atmosphere you may confuse with Ridley Scott's film adaptation, "Blade Runner," gives us the intriguing tale of a bounty hunter who stalks androids that believe they're human. But it self-plagiarizes from "Palmer Eldritch" the idea of a false messiah propagated through technology, and as it races against an unseen stopwatch to tell its story, it rarely pauses long enough to make any lasting observations. "Ubik," from 1969, also repeats elements from "Palmer Eldritch" and "Counter-Clock World," an earlier Dick novel, and it feels as if even less is at stake.
You don't have to be a precog to sense a predictability surrounding the books selected for "Four Novels": "The Man in the High Castle" and "Palmer Eldritch" make the cut on literary merit, "Electric Sheep" provided the source material for the most memorable movie based on Dick's work, and "Ubik" sneaks in because — well, why not? The anthology might have presented a more complete picture of Dick by including a less celebrated sleeper like "The Simulacra," one of four of his novels published in 1964 alone, or any of his late-period, semiautobiographical works, like "Valis," though this would have violated the 1960s conceit and left nothing for the inevitable second volume.
Though it breaks the rules, I might have liked to see the anthology rounded out with "A Scanner Darkly," Dick's drug-fueled 1977 suburban phantasmagoria, which ends with a dedication to his many friends who lost their bodies, minds and lives to substance abuse. Taken together with "The Man in the High Castle" and "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch," it could have stood as a final testament to the true cost of being a hero to the disaffected, one written before R. Crumb and Richard Linklater could turn his work into cartoons, and before a robotics lab could build an android in his likeness (and then lose its head). Now that Philip K. Dick belongs to the ages, may future generations take better care of him than he took of himself, and may they tend to his legacy more vigilantly than we have.Continue reading the main story


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In-vogue magazine, long a racist bastion of whites-are-superior sensibilities has only had two black women on their cover, since their inception in 1892. The first was Naomi Campbell in 1989, the second is Halle Berry, who will be on the September cover.
Below is an excerpt of In-vogue's interview with Halle Berry.
Nhoe Blacques, In-vogue Magazine: Thank you for coming.
Halle Berry, Millionaire Academy Award Winning Actress: My pleasure.
Blacques: You're welcome. I'll take an iced tea with lemon.
Berry: You... You'll what?
Blacques: An Iced tea with lemon. Right over there
Berry: Uh... Okay, I don't think so.
Blacques: Oh, Ok. I'd like to speak to your supervisor.
Berry: Lady, I'm supposed to be interviewed today, and...
Blacques: You're Halle Berry?
Berry: Yes.
Blacques: I'm sorry. I was told you were... Nevermind. Ok, let's get started.
Berry: Ok.
Blacques: Tell me about your childhood. Does your mother know your father is?
Berry: Yes, yes she does.
Blacques: Where did he rape her?
Berry: It wasn't rape. How could you say that? My mother met my father while she was a nurse at a hospital in Cleveland.
Blacques: And your father, he was a (snickers) doctor?
Berry: No, actually. He was a janitor.
Blacques: Of course.
Berry: What?
Blacques: Nothing. So, growing up, did you spend a lot of time in juvenile detention?
Berry: No. What are these questions?
Blacques: What? Nothing. I meant no harm. Please don't shiv me.
Berry: Just continue.
Blacques: You addressed your struggle with crack addition in the documentary "Losing Isaiah." Did you...
Berry: That wasn't a documentary, I was playing a character!
Blacques: Ok. How did you research your role as a drug addict, by going to a family reunion?
Berry: Look,lady, I am very proud of that role. I got to portray a woman overcoming addiction.
Blacques: You're proud to portray a crackhead.
Berry: I'm proud to...
Blacques: But, a black drug addict? Kinda perpetuates the stereotype, huh?
Berry: I don't play roles that stereotype African-Americans! All of my career choices are driven by my desire to portray African American women in the best possible light.
Blacques: Ok, so what was your role in Jungle Fever?
Berry: A drug accict named Vivian.
Blacques: Lovely. And Strictly Business?
Berry: A club rat.
Blacques: You should be proud. And in The Last Boy Scout?
Berry: A murdered stripper.
Blacques: How wholesome. And in Queen?
Berry: A slave.
Blacques: Father Hood?
Berry: A criminal.
Blacques: What a stretch. And Rich Man's Wife?
Berry: An adulterous wife who shoots her husband.
Blacques: Can't wait to bring the kids. Girl 6?
Berry: Phone sex operator.
Blacques: They should show it in schools. B.A.P.S.?
Berry: A hairdresser who robs an old man.
Blacques: You're a credit to your race. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge?
Berry: A singer who died of a drug overdose.
Blacques: What a stretch. Swordfish?
Berry: High-tech bank robber.
Blacques: Should I even ask about Monster's Ball.
Berry: Probably not.
Blacques: Well, nothing stereotypical in any of those roles, huh?
Berry: I played a science teacher in Race The Sun!
Blacques: Great. Who saw it?
Berry: No one.
Blacques: There you go. Anything else?
Berry: I was a doctor in Gothika.
Blacques: Oh, yes. That's right. Didn't you get into a car accident in one scene?
Berry: Wha... I... what?
Blacques: A car accident. In fact, in that scene, didn't you leave the scene of the accident ?
Berry: I don't... I don't remember.
Blacques: Ms. Berry, have you ever been arrested?
Berry: That isn't relevant, I don't think.
Blacques: Weren't you arrested in 2007 for leaving the scene of an accident.
Berry: I, uh... I... Yes.
Blacques:So, you're really not made of chocolate?
Berry: No, no I'm not.


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Real or Virtual?
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. ~~ John 8:32 (KJV)
In a wireless phone store the other day, I watched a boy, about seven years of age, entranced by a virtual reality headset. Old as I am, I had no idea what those strange looking goggles were until I asked. After the explanation, it struck me that virtual reality is a kind of prison.
There is a physical reality going on around the user, but the user is totally unaware of it. The visual and aural senses are plugged in to the VR, not anything in real space. Imagine being blinded and deafened by virtual reality when an intruder enters your home.
There is a parallel here with our world. You see, this physical world is not all there is. We are told in scripture that there is another dimension, a spiritual plane.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ~~ Ephesians 6:11-13 (KJV)
If we are concentrated only on the physical world that we see around us, we are helpless against that spiritual dimension.
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And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. ~~ John 14:16-17
The Holy Spirit is that within us which is plugged in to the knowledge and wisdom and comfort of God. As we learn to hear Him, we walk more closely the path Jesus would have us walk. Our steps become more sure.
No matter what the world and its evils throw at us, we are secure in the knowledge that nothing will happen to us that surprises God. He is there before us and has made provision for us regardless of what the enemy uses to try to defeat and discourage us.
We've read the back of the book. God wins. The enemy loses. Therefore we win!
Father, God,
Help us to become more sensitive to Your Holy Spirit. Quiet our spirits in the turmoil of this world that we may hear clearly and obey swiftly. Thank You for giving us this Comforter, the Holy Spirit.
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I'm working of the feet of my character via subdivision emulation.
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Belinda here today to share some of the projects I have created for July which just happen to feature some awesome Imaginarium Designs chipboard.
First up is my layout for the July challenge at Kraft Plus Challenges.
'Believe in The Look' Layout
Recognize that title? No? Well that's because I chopped up two separate phrases to make my own. I couldn't quite find the right title for this layout so I created my own by chopping and mashing bits of other titles together.
I started with these two titles.
I chopped them up to create a whole new title.
And then I coloured the title with a white Posca Pen. The Posca paint pen is such a quick and easy way to alter chipboard for those days when you can't be bothered getting the gesso and paintbrush out.
Isn't that gorgeous Merrilee Flourish just divine? I grabbed my black Posca Pen to alter this piece and then I cut it into two seperate pieces to add to my layout
Here's what I used:
IDFL0030 Merrilee Flourish
IDP0219 I Believe In Santa
The Look of Love
Next up is a cute set of shaker cards that I will be teaching at Seriously Scrapbooking this month. All of the chipboard pieces have been given three coats of white gesso.
'Hello Baby Love' Card
'Explore' Card
'Delightful' Card
Here's what I used:
IDW0036 Love Cherish Adore
IDW0019 Compass with Travel Words
IDW0072 Beautiful Delightful Wonderful
IDW0100 Explore Adventure Discover
IDD0043 Nat's Hearts 2
IDD0046 Loolabelle's Callouts
And lastly, I have a pocket letter to share. This is another project I will be teaching at Seriously Scrapbooking this month.
'Hello Sunshine' Pocket Letter
Again I have painted all of the chipboard pieces with three coats of white gesso.
Here's what I used:
IDD0019 Chris's Small Arrows and Shapes
IDFL0018 Sheet of 7 Leaves
IDFL0031 Rufus Embellishment
IDW0078 Trouble Beautiful Sweet
Well that is all from me this month. I hope you are feeling inspired to grab your Imaginarium Designs chipboard out and have a play too.


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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
This Room
I can't stop thinking about this room. I love every little thing about it. The stair case, the floor boards, the settee and throw pillows, the oar mounted in the stair well, the shuttered window, the frames on the floor, the books, the worn rug and tray table - its all perfect. The feel of this room - its patina, grace and bohemian nature - is always what I'm aiming for in the design and decoration of my own home.
10 comments:
- anita @ a dreamer's den said...
i so agree!! it's all so good.
- October 12, 2010 at 7:22 AM
- Kelli said...
Completely in ~Love~ with that room~
- October 12, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- white collar | green soul said...
all i need is a blanket, a book off that bookshelf and i am so there.
- October 12, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- 24 Corners said...
You're right...everywhere you look it's perfect...everywhere!
- October 12, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- kristi @ lovelyvelo said...
aren't you dying to know what's at the top of those stairs?!
- October 12, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Nicole said...
Yes, I can definitely see the appeal! Those stairs and that lounge, ugh.. great room for sure.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Raina Cox said...
Can a person be in love with a staircase? Because I AM!
- October 12, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- a Broad said...
I agree :)
- October 12, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- a Broad said...
I kept his website after seeing that room a while back. On your blog? anyway, this room is also very appealing to me
- October 12, 2010 at 4:30 PM
- The Hausfrau said...
Yes, there's something fascinating about the colors and arrangement here.
- October 13, 2010 at 4:17 AM
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The All Fours community would like to extend our gratitude to the MAA
Webmaster for the countless hours spent on compiling the following document.
- A great part in the history of our Winnipeg Brotherhood -
Gone But Not Forgotten
'Forever in our thoughts ... Forever in our hearts'
On Remembrance Day, in addition to the traditional observance of this day for the members
of the armed forces who have lost their lives in times of war, the Manitoba All Fours
Association would like to pay special tribute to its members who have passed away.
We would like to take a few minutes of our time to remember them whether
in thoughts or in prayers for the many wonderful and cherished memories
they have given us. It is an honour and a privilege to acknowledge these
players for their love, dedication and contribution to the game of All Fours
over the years.
..Sylvester Parker (May 11, 2017)
Sylvester was a 'utility' player who played for Aces and One Family teams.
Occasionally he would substitute for other teams when they were a
player short. Over the years he sometimes would go to the hall just to
mingle with the guys regardless of whether he played or not. If called
upon to score he would gladly accept the task. He was a very helpful
and accomodating person. Syl accompanied us on many of our trips
to the WCC just to hang out with the boys and to cheer us on.
Spencer Tracy
Spencer was the catalyst and backbone of the Western Canadian Championship.
He developed a relationship with Avi Ali that led to the formation of the Western
Canadian Championship (1988 - present time). Over the years Spencer won many
awards in this tournament. He captivated the hearts of many and also inspired
people to be around him. Above all he had a great sense of humour. He is the only
card player outside of Manitoba to make this list and it is a big honour for the
MAA to have him on it.
Kenrick, fondly nicknamed 'Police', started playing early in the league and was
a big help to Avi Ali in running the MAA organization. He won the most Hang
Jacks award in 1985. Shortly thereafter he was partnered with card maestro
Ram Mungroo. According to Ram, Kenrick loved to take control of the cards and
"his eyes used to move like ball bearings - watching for the exchange of signs
between their opponents". In 1993 he won his first league championship
as a member of Saints. He returned many years later to win another title
in 2014 with Saints.
Seepersad (Sam) Mahase (Feb. 23, 2011)
Sam started his playing career with Windians and later became a founding
member of Duniya. He won several championships with Duniya including
Most Bullseyes and Most Hang Jacks in 1987. 'Koe', as he was fondly known as,
was a very quiet card player and was a key figure in inspiring others to
implement the no smoking ban when smoking was still permitted.
Harold Manoosingh (November 22, 2011)
Harold loved the outdoors very much and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He
played for Carib Boys for a number of years and then took a hiatus from
playing cards. He later joined WISA and represented Manitoba at the Western
Canadian Championship in Calgary.
Dave Samsoondar (Dec 9, 2008)
Dave was a very devoted card player for ICCA. He was considered by many to be
one of the top players in the league. He always felt that the opposition could never
beat him and was very sportsmanlike when he lost. Dave was responsible for
making and donating the league's first set of laminated score sheets and banner.
The league runner up trophy has been renamed in his memory.
Doon Persad (Feb 13, 2008)
Doon was the captain of the Windians team in the 80's. Windians folded which
led to the formation of Duniya. Doon was its first captain and was responsible
for naming the team 'Duniya'. He was always very competitive in all sports he
played. He was instrumental in building and molding Duniya into a champion
-ship team in the late 80's and early 90's. He won the league's most bullseyes
award in 1990.
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Lalla Persad
Lalla was Doon's brother and sometimes playing partner for Duniya. He
won the most bullseyes award in 1984 as well as the most hang jacks award
in 1986. He made an important contribution to Duniya's success in winning
eight championships.
Ongkar Binda (Sep 7, 2008)
Ongkar was a 'happy go lucky' individual. He first played for Saints in the 80's. He
later helped to establish T&T Carib Boys in the early 90's, a team with which he
spent most of his playing time. Ongkar was part of the winning Carib Boys team
in 1991. The last team he played on was Aces. In the late 80's Ongkar was an
executive member of the MAA.
Steve Osman (Apr 23, 2006)
Steve won the MVP award only weeks before his death. He first played for Saints
for quite a number of years and was a member of their winning team in 1993.
He joined SDMS when it was first formed and later played for Chutney Boys
when it replaced SDMS. Over the years Steve served in various positions on
the executive committee. The MVP perpetual trophy was renamed in his
honour in May 2006.
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Rae Khan (Jul 10, 2003)
Rae won the most bulleyes award in the inaugural year of the MAA. He was also
a member of the Windians team that won the first two league championships.
Avi Ali
Avi is considered to be the founder of this association. He ran the organization for
the first four years as the President. In years to follow he took various positions on
the executive committee. Even though he wasn't the most organized person as far
as paperwork was concerned, Avi was very effective in getting things done on time.
Avi created the template for the score sheets we use. He worked with Tab Allen to
set up the statistic sheets. Over the years Avi played for Boozers, Limers & Tropikis
Milton Bhuckal (Dec 12, 2006)
Milton loved playing cards with a passion. He played on two championship teams
with T&T Carib Boys in 1991 and 1997. At times while playing cards, you could
hear Milton asking his partner for a 'duchina' (a little piece of trump) when trying
to pass a ten. His famous chant when singing a bullseye was "Marker … bullseye
from Channel Four (meaning table 4)." Milton was a very persevering guy who,
despite his illness, came out and played every Sunday.
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Jai Persaud
Jai played with both his sons for Duniya. He was a very quiet person who let his partner
do all the talking. He played on many championship teams over the years. He was
one of the few Guyanese to have played all fours in the MAA.
Raymond Nimchan (Jan 10, 2009)
Raymond was a community minded person who was very easy going and cheerful.
When called upon to do something, he was always willing to help.
Raymond was a very committed card player who played two full seasons
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Sleepyboy.com always requests photo ID from escorts that look under 18. Sleepyboy.com feel strongly against anyone under the legal age in the UK viewing adult material or placing a profile on the site. Although we do this to keep our records in order, we recommend that before meeting any escort, you check ID yourself if in doubt.
Sleepyboy.com takes all reasonable action to ensure profiles are of guys 18 or over we do not however, offer this as a guarantee.
If you in doubt, always check ID.
If you suspect a profile is of a person under 18, please let us know so we can suspend the profile.