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Pike and San Isabel National Forests Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
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This segment of the Colorado Trail (1776) begins at Clear Creek on Chaffee County Road 390 and, after gaining 4,520 feet, ends at North Cottonwood Creek 18.5 miles to the south. A re-route completed in 2007 moved the trail off private property making access easier. The trail climbs out of Clear Creek and enters the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. Follow all posted Wilderness guidelines when entering the area. The trail then continues into Pine Creek and then Frenchman's Creek before dropping into North Cottonwood. This segment spends a good portion above 11,000 feet and brings you close to three Fourteeners (Mounts Oxford, Harvard, and Columbia).
This hike is one of Leadville Ranger District's Suggested Day Hikes.
The Colorado Trail is a backcountry multi-use trail connecting Denver and Durango, CO. It is over 483 miles of contiguous trail. The exact mileage for the trail is ever changing as trail segments are changed and re-routed. The project that was to be the Colorado Trail began in 1973 with a grant from the Gates Foundation and was completed in 1987. The trail sees considerable usage from day hikers, mountain bikers (although not in sections in Wilderness), horseback riders, and die-hard thru-hikers.
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The Colorado Trail was built and is currently maintained by the non-profit Colorado Trail Foundation and the United States Forest Service. The Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail follow the same path for approximately 200 miles.
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Erin Smith lives and works in Australia. Her work has been exhibited in New York at solo shows at Amy Li and at a group show at Berry Campbell. She has also exhibited extensively in Australia. This year her work will be exhibited in two group shows in New York. In her own words: "I live in a small wooden house in Australia. I'm an over-excitable Australian — in love with New York City. I have a lot of energy, so if I'm not painting, I'm researching, experimenting, and chatting with other artists, mentors, and galleries."
Bradley Rubenstein: It was interesting to see your work in person (at Berry Campbell, NY) after having followed you online for a while. One gets the sense of the physicality of your painting through pictures, but in person they come across far more viscerally. One of the tensions you set up in your work is the relation between a familiar image and pure gestural painting. This kind of image layering is familiar to us now; painters like Polke and Salle come to mind. But there is something in your work that is more about the passages of direct, abstract painting that remind me of Clyfford Still. I have a feeling that the painterly passages interest you as much, if not more, than the imagery.
Erin Smith: Absolutely, I enjoy both aspects. With the more abstract sections it feels like I am treating myself, to take the painting wherever I seem to feel at the time. It's very freeing and often the most exciting part. The imagery is ever-evolving throughout the duration of the painting.
Many works end up as thick, layered stories. And areas are deleted, leaving small chosen remnants to begin a new twist in the adventure.
BR: Can you talk a little about your background—what were some of your early influences?
ES: Studying and holding a bachelor of design arts from the Australian Academy of Design in Melbourne and growing up in Queensland definitely has played a part in my exploration of cartoons, advertising, and cultural references. Also, my time studying at the New York Studio School was a pinnacle for me and my practice. All of this works into the composition to give a sense of the narrative.
The importance of flux over stability throughout Sigmar Polke's work is something I've been greatly influenced by. I draw inspiration from everyone and what every day brings. I'm very energetic and highly excitable. I think somehow this comes through in the work.
BR: It's interesting that you say "narrative." Do you see stories in your work, like when you paint little scenes? Or even with some of the paintings that seem to start as portraits, do you have a story in mind when you begin, or is the narrative aspect you refer to more just the way the picture is painted?
ES: I think some work begins as a portrait, and then that portrait grows on me and I begin to build a narrative around that. Often that narrative is a complete reflection of what is happening in my world at that time. In one portrait, I felt...yes, this is complete. Then a number of days later he had wrestlers on his shoulders, and his hat became engulfed in fruit.
BR: There is always a tendency to try to group art into labeled categories, or trends, or whatnot. I think this is particularly true when artists deal with what was once called "appropriation" in the 80s. Now we have the mash-up in music, zombie formalism in painting, and whatever Richard Prince is doing now. Your work falls somewhere between this sort of thing, defying categorization in an interesting way. For example, your imagery isn't immediately recognizable pop icons, but kind of quirky. David Humphrey and Gina Magid come to mind as far as painters who are working in the same way. Your work seems to be more about pure painting as opposed to painting about painting.
ES: Yes, I'm not terribly great with categorization. The work is an expression of me at the time, so, often I paint over or distort an image that became too realistic. The process is of utmost importance. It's my meditation.
BR: So would it be accurate to say that the process of painting is more important to you than the art object that results? In some ways that is kind of an old-fashioned idea, with irony and whatnot being largely the current artistic currency.
ES: Of course it needs to feel right and that it is the end. Perhaps that feeling leads me to know when to stop. Like many others, it can be hard to let go and finish. It feels like you've just finished a great book.
BR: You live in Sydney and show a lot in New York. How does living there influence what you do, or is the art world so international now that regional influence doesn't really exist anymore?
ES: I'm influenced by everything. I love what's happening in Sydney and Australia as a whole. I also love New York; I love the energy of the city. I do incorporate a lot of old Australian cars in my work, perhaps as an homage to where I grew up.
BR: You mention being influenced by other mediums, like advertising and cartoons. Do you see yourself working in other mediums, like film or photography, or does your interest lie more in searching for subjects to paint about?
ES: I love digital work, however painting is where my heart is.
BR: Are you working on anything new that we should know about?
ES: I do have a number of group shows this year and plan to be back in New York. I seem to never stop painting. I hope to make something a little different this year and push myself a bit out of my comfort zone.
Interview conducted by Bradley Rubenstein
Mr. Rubenstein is a painter, story teller, and smart culture aficionado.

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I don't usually talk about perfumes on here as its really hard to describe what something smells like. Particularly a perfume as the scent will be different on different people. Lately I have been using a lot of body sprays instead of perfume as I had so many different ones at Christmas and I thought I would share these as I think they would be something a lot of you may like.
This is the Hollitser Body Mist, there are three different scents and I have this one which it Solana Beach and one more which is Crescent Bay (my favourite). I really love these as they smell so fruity and fruit scents have to be my favourite. They are really refreshing but not as strong as a perfume would smell. They give a lovely subtle fresh scent which lasts a really long time, they really remind me of holidays.
I love body sprays and these are really handy to keep in your car or gym bag or on your dressing table, and they are perfect now we are coming into spring and summer. They are a nice way to refresh without soaking yourself in an overpowering perfume. I get a lot of complements when I wear these and I don't think there are many who wouldn't like them, Plus they last such a long time!
Zoe x


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Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Copycat at Midweek magnolias!
37 comments:
- Kjersti said...
Another gorgeous card Rebekah! Beautiful colours and coloring, and the embellishments...Wow!
Have a nice day!
Hugs Kjersti:)
- 17 April 2013 at 09:16
- ellyscard creatief said...
Beautiful card, I love those butterflys.
Gr Elly
- 17 April 2013 at 09:20
- Pop's Cards said...
Good Morning sweetie, this is just stunningly gorgeous :0) Hugs Pops x
- 17 April 2013 at 09:44
- Loopylou. said...
swoon, drool and omg! this is just stunning hunny
huge hugs Lou xxx
- 17 April 2013 at 09:59
- Exclusively by Mel said...
It's stunning lovely,your colouring is beautiful and so is that design! mega pretty card!!
Love, Mel. xxx
- 17 April 2013 at 10:03
- Sharon said...
This is beautiful Rebekah. I love how you have coloured the image and the papers, design and embellishments are gorgeous.
Hugs Sharon. x
- 17 April 2013 at 10:06
- Brigitte said...
Superb Rebekah!!!! Love all the pinks and your wonderful butterflies! The sentiment is perfect for this sweet Tilda. Hugs, Brigitte
- 17 April 2013 at 11:21
- Alyce said...
gorgeous!!! oh her dress is coloured up just so perfectly!! love all o the embellies on this one... a gorgeous card :)
- 17 April 2013 at 13:00
- Rebecca " The miss Haven " said...
Adorable!!!! :)
- 17 April 2013 at 19:00
- McCrafty's Cards said...
Gorgeous card Rebekah, I like the sweet Tilda image the colours and all the embellishments.
Kevin xx
- 17 April 2013 at 19:09
- Creations by Shirl said...
Beautiful Rebekah! love all the elements on your card...
- 17 April 2013 at 19:51
- Vicky said...
Gorgeous sweetie...:o)
biggest of hugs Vicky xx
- 17 April 2013 at 19:53
- Dawn C said...
Just gorgeous, love all the pinks hon x
- 17 April 2013 at 20:21
- Jayne A said...
Absolutely stunning Rebekah. Love all the gorgeous embellies.
- 17 April 2013 at 22:30
- Elizabeth said...
Gorgeous card, Rebekah!! love your beautiful design and the fab details! Awesome coloring! Hugs, Elizabeth xx
- 17 April 2013 at 23:00
- Sandra H said...
Hi Rebekah, Wow your card is so beautiful and the colours used are stunning so nice and bright you are so creative and use the most adorable images so pretty xx
- 17 April 2013 at 23:56
- Kelly Neis said...
Wow permission to copy you! Great idea! Love your card and those sweet folds in Tildas dress is adorable. Beautiful florals and tags, love the butterflies, great card Rebekah.
Hugs Kelly
- 18 April 2013 at 03:37
- Ustvarjalni utrinki Tamara P. said...
Gorgeous card, love the details,
hugs Tamara
- 18 April 2013 at 06:27
- debby4000 said...
Absolutely gorgeous and so cute.
- 18 April 2013 at 07:39
- Pamela said...
Stunning card, so pretty.
Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week.
Pam x
- 18 April 2013 at 08:02
- Mary J said...
So beautiful, Rebekah! I love your dress colouring too!
- 18 April 2013 at 08:17
- Joan Macdonald said...
Absolutely stunning card Rebekah.
Joan x
- 18 April 2013 at 08:38
- coops said...
so stunning rebekah.really gorgeous image and colours and your design is beautiful :D
xx coops xx
- 18 April 2013 at 12:05
- *Jennyfer Leung* said...
This is so SWEET and adorable! Love the girly card and all the embellies.
- 18 April 2013 at 13:49
- Katie said...
Such a fabulous card Rebekah! The coloring is wonderful, the pleats look so real. And I know what you mean about Frantage, my order arrives today and I'm sitting here not so patiently for the UPS guy to make my day and let me play!
Thanks for sharing your creation at Magnolia-Licious
- 18 April 2013 at 14:06
- Craftin Suzie (Susan Flynn) said...
Wow Rebekah this is a masterpiece! Love your interpretation of CAS lol! Susan x
ps Thanks for joining us at Card Makin' Mamas, hugs Susan x
- 18 April 2013 at 20:10
- Debbie said...
Great card thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin', Debbiex
- 18 April 2013 at 22:15
- coldwaters2 said...
Wowzer Rebekah I am just blown away by the beauty that I am seeing her, your attention to detail is awe inspiring, all those wonderful embellishments and of course Tilda, it all looks stunning.
lorraine x
- 19 April 2013 at 08:29
- Grenouille Greetings said...
Congrats on your new DT, Rebekah! Your card today is beautiful! Hugs, Lesley
- 19 April 2013 at 18:43
- Sol said...
I don`t know what frantage is.. I have just understood that it is some kind of Embossing powder. .:o) Correct??.. And I can for sure see yours.. Looks Great.. And I see the paint on the swirls and sentiment too.. That too looks Great.. Beautiful work and FAB Flowers and details.. . :o)
And that cupcake looks SOOOO Good! :o)
- 20 April 2013 at 10:58
- Patti Jo said...
Sugary sweet goodness! Adorable card!!! So glad you could join us at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge blog....Thank you!
- 20 April 2013 at 21:15
- Ellen said...
Gorgeous card! Way to make those prismas sing! Awesome!
- 21 April 2013 at 00:33
- Jenny said...
Such a beauty! gorgeous colouring <3 Jen xx
- 21 April 2013 at 06:54
- Deb Ochs-LaGrone said...
OMG this is gorgeous! Love all the embellishments and the colors are fabulous! Hugs,
CDAC DT Member
A Look Through My Eyes
- 21 April 2013 at 15:28
- Gemma said...
gorgeous colouring hun her dress looks amazing :) x
- 21 April 2013 at 21:43
- A Casa di Ale said...
sempre bellissime le tue card, dolcissimo il timbro scelto molto belli i decori
ciao da ale
- 22 April 2013 at 12:10
- Sheri said...
Ah! One of my favorite Tildas and you have showcased her beautifully! I had to giggle when I read that you just got carried away and kept going! Been there... ;)Thank you so much for joining the Magnolia-licious Wee Stamps Challenge!! :)
Sheri Willshire
- 22 April 2013 at 23:06


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About Me
- flowerofshona
- Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
- 48 years old, married with no children but 6 dogs fill my life. Always loved sewing and have cross stitched and made minature and full sized bears and critters. Love gardening and growing from seed. Live in a mad house but its fun most of the time :) I work from home and hubby is a hgv driver. Im a cancer survivor of 5 years now i had womb cancer which lead to a hystorectomy but thanks to some wonderful doctors im fine now. Loving learning to quilt as i have always wanted to make a quilt, having done an adult learning course and been bored ridged im now with a great group and brilliant patient teacher :)
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text: The dignity of Paul's manner before all these governors is perfect. He addresses himself to the conscience with a forgetfulness of self that shewed a man in whom communion with God, and the sense of his relationship with God, carried the mind above all effect of circumstances. He was acting for God; and, with a perfect deference for the position of those he addressed, we see that which was morally altogether superior to them. The more humiliating his circumstances, the more beauty there is in this superiority. Before the Gentiles he is a missionary from God. He is again (blessed be God!) in his right place. All that he said to the Jews was right and deserved; but why was he, who had been delivered from the people, subjected to their total want of conscience, and their blind passions which gave no place for testimony? Nevertheless, as we have seen, it was to be so in order that the Jews might in every way fill up the measure of their iniquity, and indeed that the blessed apostle might follow the steps of his Master.


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TITUSVILLE — Lawyers for a 31-year-old Merritt Island man said Monday their client had such a drinking problem he couldn't have planned to commit the slaying with which he is charged.
Dennis W. Kamasinski, of 140 Brandy Lane, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of David Lee, address unknown, Dec. 21 in a parking lot of ABC Liquors in Cocoa. Prosecutors said they are not seeking the death penalty.


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(3.5 miles; circular walk 4.5 miles)
This walk forms part of a waymarked trail from Keynsham to Box, devised as part of the celebrations for Brunel 200. Originally published in April 2006 as an appendix to The Ringing Grooves of Change: Brunel and the Coming of the Railway to Bath, this downloadable version will enable walkers to explore all or part of the trail without having to carry the book along with them.
Maps are not included as part of the trail because the Ordnance Survey produce much better ones than we could possibly hope to. OS Explorer Maps 155 and 156 are recommended; alternatively, small sections of these maps can be downloaded for free at www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/
This is the grand finale of the Brunel Trail; if you only have time to do one of the sections, this is the one to do. To get to the starting point by road, drive east along the A4 from Batheaston for two miles. Take the second left (signposted Middlehill, Ditteridge and Colerne). The starting point is the crossroads a couple of hundred yards down the lane. If using public transport, the bus from Bath to Chippenham will set you down at the Northey Arms, just past the turning off the A4.
Starting at the crossroads, head east down the lane marked with a footpath sign, passing a short row of houses, and cross a stile. Head straight on to a archway under the railway. Once through the archway, which the footpath shares with a culverted stream, carry on across the field, noting above you to the left the western entrance to Middle Hill Tunnel. At only 198 yards long, it is less well known than Box, although its two portals are extremely attractive. Their monumental classicism is relieved by a deep bracketed cornice. The arch is divided into segments, with a scroll-pattern keystone. It is flanked by pilasters rising to the parapet, decorated with fasces — an architectural feature derived from the bundle of rods borne before a high-ranking Roman magistrate. If Brunel was aware of the derivation of the motif, he may have been indulging in a sophisticated architectural joke here, decorating the tunnel leading to the great Box Tunnel with the symbol of something carried before a dignitary. The tunnel was built by George Findlater of Brislington.
As the path curves round the hill, you will see, above you, the spoil heap on top of the tunnel, crowned with beech trees. Climb towards it, go through the gateway to the left, and, through a break in the fence on the right, you will see the top of the eastern portal of Middle Hill Tunnel.
The view from here, looking towards Box Tunnel, is one of the most splendid railway panoramas in the country, yet, because it is not near a road, it is almost unknown.
Retrace your steps down the hill, rejoin the path and head in the direction of Box Tunnel (ignoring the footpath heading towards the church). Go through a kissing gate and carry straight on. A small diversion to the right here, over a small wooden bridge, will give a good view of another culvert, once again displaying fine stonework, under the railway.
The path comes out in Box village, with a high-arched skew bridge to the left. On the far side of the road was Mill Lane Halt, opened in 1930 and closed in 1965. Turn right and walk up the road. When the pavement gives out, take the footpath to the right. At the main road, turn left and head towards the bridge over the railway line. The steam engine you pass on the right, incidentally, has nothing to do with the railway. Known as a Marshal Portable, it was used to power farm machinery.
Looking back down the line towards Middle Hill Tunnel from the railway bridge, the area now covered by storage tanks was once occupied by a siding where Bath stone was loaded onto railway wagons. It is still known as the Wharf. The viewing platform looking towards Box Tunnel, on the other side of the road, was added in 1986 with a plaque recording the restoration of the tunnel portal. Unfortunately, vegetation has somewhat obscured the view since then. It is still a magnificent sight, though, like a triumphal arch dwarfing the trains scuttling in and out of it.
Fifty yards up the road on the right, go through a stile and walk up the field towards the beech-covered spoil heap. At the corner of the field, cross another stile. The next stile is just left of centre in the hedgerow at the top of the field. Once through it, turn left up the road.
At the next road junction, take the right-hand fork. If you look carefully, you will see, behind the houses on the right, a wall round one of the circular shafts up which spoil from the tunnel was hauled, and which were later used for ventilation. To build Box Tunnel, 247,000 tons of oolite and Fuller's earth was dug out by pick and gunpowder and hauled up shafts by horses walking round gins. The shafts and the tunnel were frequently flooded, and over 100 men died in the course of construction. It took five years to build and when it opened in 1841 it was the longest railway tunnel in the world.
At the next crossroads is the old Box Tunnel Inn, one of many beerhouses opened to serve the navvies building the line. It is a quiet enough spot now, but at one time it was the hub of one of the nineteenth century's most ambitious engineering projects, with as many as 4,000 men working on it.
If the Cold War had spun out of control, and the bombs had fallen, this spot would have been quieter still. Deep below, in a warren of caverns and tunnels hacked out in the nineteenth century, however, 4,000 men and women (it is curious how the figure recurs), would have been going about their business, running what was left of the country.
With that thought in mind, retrace your steps back down the road, but, instead of crossing the stile back into the field, carry on down Quarry Hill. Just after passing Barn Piece on your left, you will see an old factory. This is where a ton of candles a week were made for the men building the tunnel. Just past the factory, turn left into Townsend — the oldest part of Box — and take the alleyway to the left of Townsend House. At the bottom is the old Chequers, closed for several years, but with an embargo on conversion to housing.
Carry on past the old Box Brewery on the right and the old Steam Mill on the left. At the main road, cross over to the old Manor House and Barn. Turn left and walk up to the Queen's Head, where celebrations were held to mark the opening of the tunnel. There could be no more appropriate place to finish our Brunel Trail.
To get back to the cross roads at Middle Hill, carry on past the Queen's Head, and, just before the Bear Inn, turn right down Church Lane, passing Springfield House (the old Poor House) and the church. At the end of the lane follow the footpath down to the right. Cross the stream at the bottom, and you will see Middle Hill Tunnel ahead of you. All that remains is to retrace your steps across the field, under the railway and back to the crossroads.


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Let the memory of Tammurra be with us forever
- 22 years old
- Born on June 29, 1991 in St Louis, Missouri, United States.
- Passed away on January 14, 2014 in Carbondale, Illinois, United States.
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Tammurra Hamilton, 22, born on June 29, 1991 and passed away on January 14, 2014. We will remember her forever.
Just ran across this in a google search...it's been awhile, but I think if you everyday... I see you in every young person I work with especially that beautiful smile...things happen for a reason though...u are ina better place now...if u were here, I sure you'd still say hi Aden with your bad self and I am sure you'd be laughing at Mare's jokes! RIH sweet angle!!!!
Today I light a candle just for you. We have special memories that will always remain in my heart. Life can be so difficult sometimes its hard for me some days. I just dont want anymore pain. I know you was a very special in your on little way. You had a great way of showing how special you really are. I know i wasn't always there to get every phone call norbto get every message but know that it was all for you. Rest easy my sweet thing . Happy 27th birthday time really flys when everthing seem so blue...RIH Tammy...
Tammurrra you have been truly missed. I've been having a hard time over these last two years trying to adjust to you not being here. I still remember the day I brought you home. I use to love doing your hair and dressing you up. You was the greatest gift that I could have been given. You was smart, beautiful , responsible and wise beyond your years. RIP I WILL SEE YOU SOON..
You will be missed forever. I will always remember the good times we shared. I know you went to be with the lord. I can't wait to be reunited with you. You set a great example for many. I will continue to honor you your great works here on this earth. Im sure heaven is enjoying you more. I will never understand why things happened the way they did but I will always trust in the lord with all my heart. I will always say over and over in my head that God created us and he knows our beginning and end. I honor you Tammurra for doing your best her on earth. It's been a year all I can say is Wow. IT'S GOING TO BE A CELEBRATION FOR SURE WHEN WE MEET AGAIN. CONTINUE TO DO YOUR BEST BECAUSE I WILL ALWAYS GE PROUD TO BE YOUR MOM EVEN IN YOUR ABSENCE. GOD CONTINUE TO BE WITH ME AS I STRUGGLE TO HEAL FROM THIS GREAT TRAGEDY THAT HAS CAUSED BE A GREAT DEAL OF TRAUMA AMD PAIN. ITS HARD TO HEAL FROM A LOSS THAT CREEPS UP ON YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. OFF GUARD I WAS OFF GUARD OMG....GIVE ME PEACE FATHER IN HEAVEN GIVE ME PEACE...RIP MY DEAR...LOVE YOU ALWAYS
Tammurra, It's been a while since I dropped you a note. I so miss you Tammurra. I still can't believe you are gone. Your birthday has passed, Vacation has come and gone and I wish you were here to share these moments with me. I can't stop crying some days when I think of you. Tammurra, I said I will never get a tattoo but I'm thinking about it. Tell Grandpa, Jackie and Bid D I said Hi… you left me to soon Tammurra…I'm all alone…..Vacation was not the same this time. Holiday's will not be the same……I don't know what to do. Every time I hear people talk about there kids it breaks my heart…Love you Tammurra tears are falling for you right now…...
Tears Fall When I think of you my body shakes My mind can't believe it TEARS FALL My heart aches TEARS FALL Why my family Hold me Lord take my heart into your hands TEARS FALL They say time heals all I don't know---Time allow you to accept what is TEARS FALL TEARS FALL TEARS FALL I miss you, I love, I see you in every young lady I see rest in peace I will forever hold your smile in my heart..
Hey TaMarie, wow this is real...ur no longer here! This is so hard to grasp. U were such an angel in my eyes. My heart still aches with such great pain. I can only pray that God will give me a peace of mind with this. I pray that ur soul is at peace and u r resting now...if only I knew u were in pain if only I knew...feeling so sad so sad....
Hey Baby girl…I just stop by to say HI…I miss you so much Tammurra I hope you are enjoying heaven. I can't wait to see u again.. Give kisses to Jackie, Granpa and D….
Hey Tammurra, Just stopping by again. I found this poem I just want to post for your. Your mom loves you and miss you dearly. I often called you on Sunday just see how everything was going and how was your weekend. How do I overcome this sadness Or begin to say goodbye Where do I go to find the answers So I can understand "The Reason Why" Like Christ, I felt forsaken The day You took My (daughter) away Lord. Why did our prayers go unanswered When So Many people prayed ? I cried out to you in anger And begged to let me take (her) place Oh ... how I long to hear (her) voice again And see (his/her) smiling face But You controlled the dawn of All creation And laid the foundations of the earth And it was You who gave "The Breath of Life" And the miracle of birth So who am I, that I should question The Choice you made that day " For it is the Lord who Giveth... And the Lord who takes away " But there is a thought, where I find comfort And in my heart, I know it's true And that is... You took my child away from Me ... So (she) could spend more time with You ( By: Lonnie Budro 7-11-2013 )
You have been on my mind....can't stop thinking about u! I'm glad I can still her ur voice and ur laugh. It brings a smile to my face. U left too soon...Aden still says he wants to go to Tammy's house lol...
I can not stop thinking about you. I will never stop thinking about you. You will always live in my heart. I love you soooo much Tam Tam....
Together we are the Solution! God loves you beautiful baby girl. Jesus knows ! Sleep Little Angel...You Were the Pride of your Family's Dreams. You are missed so much!
Just sitting at home thinking about you. I can't call you anymore to ask you what your are doing. I hope you are hanging out with Aunt Jackie, Cousin Darrin and Grandpa George. Miss you girlie...
My precious Tammurra, my heart is still aching, my head still hurts, my heart still longs for you. My precious Tammurra, I loved you more than you knew. You were such a sweet, calm, precious spirit. To me you were like my second daughter. I loved when you came to visit me here in Texas. Every time you came, I would always tell you that I am not going to send you back. You would laugh, thinking I was joking but really I wasn't. All you had to say was okay and you could have stayed as long as you like. I am so sorry that I could not see your great pain, please forgive me. I will miss you greatly. You are now in the presence of our loving Father (God). Rest in perfect peace.
TamMarie, I know ur smiling and laughing as u would when i called u that. I miss u so much...I'm glad I had a chance to spend the last two summers with u. U were so special. U kew how to make Mare smile. U always laughed at his jokes. U said u spent that extra time with him because u didn't want him to feel alone. He felt special around u and always looked forward to u being their cousin-nanny. U will forever be missed. Aden and I will miss hearing u say hi little Aden with ur bad self lol. Sorry I missed ur pain hiding beneath ur smile. I will always cherish those memories we had together. Gone but never forgotten!
In My Heart My beautiful niece Tam-Tam your earthly journey is now over. Rest now child Your sweet spirit, loving kind heart and beautiful smile will be missed. When I first laid eyes on you I said you were my child. You look exactly like the daughter God showed me I had in a dream. Turns out you and I looked a lot alike. Through you I got to see what my own daughter would look like. I once said I would take my freckles off your face, keep them until we meet again in heaven. While my Heart and soul is in great pain I will do all I can to remember your smile to help lift me back up again. I love you and miss you already.. Your Lala
I miss you lil cuz everyday I remind myself to try not to hurt bout you being gone but to try and be more like u I miss u and I will never forget the times we shared ily and always will
No one knew the torment, That you were going through; We only kept on seeing What we really wanted to. We saw the outward smile, But not your inner pain; We never really dreamt, That you would never smile again. Forgive us if we failed to see, What we could do to aid; Or if we failed to comprehend, How much you were afraid. We pray your mental anguish, Will now forever cease; And that your deep anxieties, Will be replaced by peace. We know your pain invaded, Every single thought you had; It made you cry internally, And deeply, deeply sad. But we in turn remember, The good times, not the bad; We remember when you smiled at us, And not when you were sad. So when we think about your life, We won't dwell upon its close; We'll remember all the good times, And forget about life's blows. We'll remember all the happiness, The joy and not the tears; The assurance and the confidence, And not irrational fears. Our lives have all been better, Because you have been there; So now we leave your memory, In God's all-loving care.


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Don and I had a wonderful Christmas! This was our "stay in cali year" (we go to my family in FL every other year). We spent Christmas with Don's parents in Barstow and visited with his grandma but somehow did not think to take any pics. But we did get some at home…
Some presents "under" our mini-tree
Our 2007 engaged and 2008 newlywed ornaments…too cute
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My love for A Charlie Brown Christmas has many origins. Most importantly, I love how Linus reminds us all what Christmas is really all about. It's not about the presents, or the traveling, or the stress...it's much more important
And how can you not love this scene where all the children are dancing. I know that my husband and BFB can attest to me dancing like this whenever it comes on TV. In particular, I love the twins in purple and the spiky-haired guy in yellow.
And last, but not least, we have the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. My in-laws gave us our own version of the tree to put up in our house. Now our Charlie Brown Christmas dinner will be complete on Christmas Eve.
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Christmas Favorites - A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Sweet - so sweet!
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Super cute sis! LOVE the tree!
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It doesn't take a genius to work out that this left me with 272g condensed milk (give or take). By the way, why are the tins 397g? Does anyone know? Are they really 400g but state a weight which allows for the bits that you can never get out, even with
But back to the matter in hand. What to do with 272g of condensed milk? I pondered the question idly on social media and received a number of suggestions, including drinking it in tea, making it into a sandwich and using it as a sex aid (this was the day of 'beaker-gate', after all). I had been contemplating nothing more complicated than a quiet corner and a teaspoon, but only in a half hearted sort of way: not only can I no longer drink 10 pints, dance till dawn, consume a doner kebab with extra hot chilli sauce and survive the next day; it seems that I can no longer face eating most of a tin of condensed milk. Age is a cruel mistress.
So I did not consume the condensed milk. Oh no. I conscientiously decanted it into a mug (a mug, note, NOT a beaker...), popped some clingfilm on the top and consigned it to the fridge. Now in this house the Husband and I have one of those 'standing jokes that's not really a joke' which has developed over the course of our life together. I hate to throw food away, so anything that can't be frozen in a little convenient portion will find its way into the fridge, and I genuinely, I mean, really GENUINELY, mean to use it again. But it doesn't always happen.
Sometimes I forget.
Sometimes it wasn't actually that nice in the first place.
Sometimes I just want to cook something else.
Sometimes, it disappears to the back of the fridge, only to re-appear weeks later with all sorts of interesting mould growing on it.
Sometimes, I really do use it.
When we're clearing up after a meal, the phrase you're most likely to hear him say is "Shall I throw this away now, or put it in the fridge and throw it away in a week's time" . You get the idea.
This particular 272g of condensed milk (give or take - I couldn't say for sure that a teaspoon's worth didn't somehow come my way) did get used. It ended up in another version of Banana Loaf. I wish I could settle down to having a 'go to' recipe for things like Banana Loaf, but it seems I can't help fiddling - probably because so much of my baking depends on what's knocking around in the kitchen. I can't even stop fiddling with the flapjacks I swore were the best I'd ever made. In case you're interested, it's worth swapping some of the oats for dessicated coconut...
Another Banana Loaf
100g chopped dried fruit - I used apricots and a mixture of currants, sultanas and mixed peel that was in a value bag of dried fruit I bought last Christmas for mincemeat/Christmas pudding purposes...
100ml black lapsang souchong tea (what I made at breakfast time - Earl Grey would be good too)
100g unsalted butter
272g condensed milk (give or take - obviously, a teaspoonful either way isn't going to make much difference, so go on, treat yourself...)
225g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarb
about 350g (peeled weight) mushy bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
Soak the dried fruit in the tea - probably an hour minimum, or longer - I started mine off at breakfast then baked the loaf at tea time.
Pre-heat the oven to 180 C and line a large loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
In a large pan, gently melt together the butter and condensed milk, stirring occasionally. While this is going on, measure your flour, baking powder and bicarb and mix together. Mash up the banana with the vanilla extract, then beat in the eggs with a fork.
Beat the mashed banana & egg mixture into the melted butter and condensed milk, stir in the soaked fruit, then finally, stir in the flour about 1/3 at a time.
Scrape into the loaf tin and bake for about 45 minutes to an hour till a cake tester comes out pretty much clean. Keep an eye on it - if it looks like it might catch, cover lightly with some foil or something.
Leave to cool in the tin.
It will smell delicious - and (and now I really am getting old) it tastes delicious with a nice cup of tea...


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Yobe state governor's spokesman says soldiers guarding a checkpoint near a government school mysteriously withdrew hours before a pre-dawn attack in which suspected Islamic extremists killed at least 29 students.
A teacher said the militants struck before dawn Tuesday and locked the door of a dormitory where male students were sleeping and then set it ablaze, slitting the throats of students who tried to clamber out of windows and gunning down those who ran away. He said some students were burned alive.
Spokesman Abdullahi Bego said Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam will ask why the school apparently was left unprotected. He said the governor visited the deserted remains of Federal Government College at Buni Yadi, a secondary school, and was told the soldiers withdrew Monday.
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I love chunky sweater dresses and I'm telling you, I can never have enough of them!
Last week I was very lucky to spot at H&M my new essential knit dress for the upcoming cold months. This lovely pale pink dress was a real bargain – just £ 12.99! I'll be cosy and comfy wearing it together with plain black leggings and a pair of black lace up ankle boots.
I decided to go for a simple look because the cable knit and the oversized turtleneck are already decorative enough but you may want to accessorize the dress with a bird brooch from JoY or a long chunky scarf for a bit more edgy look.
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What is pointer variable? How is a pointer variable declared? How is the address of a pointer variable determined? How pointer can be used to pass an entire array to a function in C? Explain with the help of an example. 10
An ordinary variable is a location in memory that can hold a value. For example, when you declare a variable num as an integer, the compiler sets aside 2 bytes of memory to hold the value of the integer. In your program, you refer to that location in memory by the name num. At the machine level that location has a memory address.
int num = 100;
We can access the value 100 either by the name num or by its memory address. Since addresses are simply digits, they can be stored in any other variable. Such variables that hold addresses of other variables are called Pointers. In other words, a pointer is simply a variable that contains an address, which is a location of another variable in memory.
A pointer variable "points to" another variable by holding its address. Since a pointer holds an address rather than a value, it has two parts. The pointer itself holds the address. That addresses points to a value. There is a pointer and the value pointed to. This fact can be a little confusing until you get comfortable with it, but once you get familiar with it, then it is extremely easy and very powerful.
We have seen in the previous section that &qty returns the address of qty and this address can be stored in a variable as shown below:
ptr = &qty;
In C, every variable must be declared for its data type before it is used. Even this holds good for the pointers too. We know that ptr is not an ordinary variable like any integer variable. We declare the data type of the pointer variable as that of the type of the data that will be stored at the address to which it is pointing to. Since ptr is a variable, which contains the address of an integer variable qty, it can be declared as:
int *ptr;
where ptr is called a pointer variable. In C, we define a pointer variable by preceding its name with an asterisk (*). The "*" informs the compiler that we want a pointer variable, i.e. to set aside the bytes that are required to store the address in memory.
The int says that we intend to use our pointer variable to store the address of an integer.
int x; /* x is initialized to a value 10*/
p = &x; /* Pointer declaration & Assignment */
Let us write the complete program as shown below:
# include <stdio.h>
main( )
int *p; /* a pointer to an integer */
int x;
p = &x;
printf("The value of x is %d",*p);
printf("\nThe address in which the x is stored is %d",p);
The value of x is 10
The address in which the x is stored is 52004
Characteristic features of Pointers:
With the use of pointers in programming,
- The program execution time will be faster as the data is manipulated with the help of addresses directly.
- Will save the memory space.
- The memory access will be very efficient.
- Dynamic memory is allocated.
3. (b) Write a program in 'C' to find whether a given number is Armstrong number or not. 10
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4. (a) Write program in 'C' for the multiplication of two square matrices. 10
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FREEPORT — A local tourism and business promotion group has received a state grant to market the town on YouTube.
Freeport USA, which works with local businesses to promote Freeport as a travel destination, received $10,000 from the Maine Office of Tourism. The grant was matched 100 percent by the organization.
The state has been awarding "enterprise marketing grants" since 2014 "to support the tourism-related projects of smaller organizations with funding that can help them grow or launch new initiatives." The grants, which range from $2,500 to $10,000, are awarded biannually; 12 organizations received awards Jan. 1.
Kelly Edwards, executive director of Freeport USA, said the money will be used to create ads that will run as lead-ins to YouTube videos.
"I think YouTube provides a great way to make sure the audience you want to be reaching is the one being reached," she said.
The organization has been working with Portland-based production company Herman Mantis since last year to make YouTube videos about Freeport and what the town offers. The YouTube ads, which Herman Mantis will also create, will pull content from the videos.
"We're really thrilled to be able to continue working with them," Edwards said.
According to Edwards, $16,000 will go toward making the ads and $4,000 will be used to make three more videos. The three videos will be about Freeport's outdoor winter activities, outdoor outfitters and lodging.
The YouTube ads will run with videos played in the Boston area. Edwards said Freeport USA is trying to attract tourists from greater Boston, as well the rest of New England and eastern Canada. She said the organization is trying to align its audience with the Maine Office of Tourism's target.
Carolann Ouellette, the director of the Office of Tourism, said Freeport USA was awarded a grant because the idea for YouTube ads was similar to ideas the state had for marketing.
"The project aligns well with our campaign's creative strategy," Ouellette said.
Ouellette said playing the ads before YouTube videos will also be a great way to attract more young people to Maine. Edwards said Freeport USA wants to attract tourists of all ages, and YouTube wasn't initially considered for that reason.
"That was a benefit that the Office of Tourism saw that we hadn't been focusing on, but I think it's a great idea," Edwards said.
Ultimately, she said, Freeport USA chose YouTube as a platform for financial reasons.
"After reviewing our options, it seemed like the most economically feasible option," Edwards said.
Until now, Freeport USA has only done print and radio advertising.
"It seemed like a great way to expand our advertising," Edwards said.
The ads will run from March to June, and Freeport USA will report back to the Office of Tourism on how successful they are. Edwards said the organization will track how many times people click through to Freeport USA's website from the video ads and how many times the ads are viewed in full.
Edwards said she's excited about creating the ads and seeing the effect they'll have on Freeport's tourism industry.
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Expensive Tastes: The Cupcake Worth More Than an Exotic Car Rental
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Mandarin Oriental Menu Goes Sky High
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Snookie Crashes Custom Escalade…Makes World Prettier
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Article 2: Abuse of Power
Below is Article 2 of the Articles of Impeachment filed against Richard M. Nixon.
Using the powers of the office of President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in disregard of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has repeatedly engaged in conduct violating the constitutional rights of citizens, imparting the due and proper administration of justice and the conduct of lawful inquiries, or contravening the laws governing agencies of the executive branch and the purposes of these agencies.
This conduct has included one or more of the following:
(1) He has, acting personally and through his subordinated and agents, endeavored to obtain from the Internal Revenue Service, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, confidential information contained in income tax returns for purposes not authorized by law, and to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigation to be initiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.
(2) He misused the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service, and other executive personnel, in violation or disregard of the constitutional rights of citizens, by directing or authorizing such agencies or personnel to conduct or continue electronic surveillance or other investigations for purposes unrelated to national security, the enforcement of laws, or any other lawful function of his office; he did direct, authorize, or permit the use of information obtained thereby for purposes unrelated to national security, the enforcement of laws, or any other lawful function of his office; and he did direct the concealment of certain records made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of electronic surveillance.
(3) He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, in violation or disregard of the constitutional rights of citizens, authorized and permitted to be maintained a secret investigative unit within the office of the President, financed in part with money derived from campaign contributions to him, which unlawfully utilized the resources of the Central Intelligence Agency, engaged in covert and unlawful activities, and attempted to prejudice the constitutional right of an accused to a fair trial.
(4) He has failed to take care that the laws were faithfully executed by failing to act when he knew or had reason to know that his close subordinates endeavored to impede and frustrate lawful inquiries by duly constituted executive; judicial and legislative entities concerning the unlawful entry into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, and the cover-up thereof, and concerning other unlawful activities including those relating to the confirmation of Richard Kleindienst as attorney general of the United States, the electronic surveillance of private citizens, the break-in into the office of Dr. Lewis Fielding, and the campaign financing practices of the Committee to Re-elect the President.
(5) In disregard of the rule of law: he knowingly misused the executive power by interfering with agencies of the executive branch: including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Criminal Division and the Office of Watergate Special Prosecution Force of the Department of Justice, in violation of his duty to take care that the laws by faithfully executed.
In all of this, Richard M. Nixon has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Wherefore Richard M. Nixon, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office.
(Approved 28-10 by the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, July 29, 1974.)
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Saturday, 30 July 2011
Sleek Saturday Series – Bohemian Sunset, collaboration with Eyelining Obsessions
Bohemian marks a breath of fresh air in the creation of sleek Palettes. It comes out in an original, innovative yet not very practical white casing. My I haven't used my palette very much at all but the white got very scruffy very quickly. I still like it very much because I am able to identify quickly.
It also marks a turning point in the design: the arrival of stylish arty sleeves, although I don't remember where I've put mine. Since Lipglossiping blogged about it and came out with names for all the shades of the palette, Sleek absolutely loved the idea and decided then to name the shades in all their palettes.
Bohemian has a refreshing mix of matte and shimmering shadows, which makes a massive difference for me. I am no longer limited to where I put my shadows and if I want to, I can put this lurid 'shamrock' green in my crease and it doesn't look too odd, because it's matte. I just don't have the eye lid to be able to carry off disco ball shimmer in the crease and beyond and this palette is a god send for me. I'll have to show you one day, how horrible it is, when I attempt to put shimmer in my crease.
My favourite shades are the shimmery khaki, but most of all, the dark matte purple, which complements superbly my favourite purple in the universe, the purple from the acid palette. And then there is this purple grey shade which is my absolute favourite. It reminds me of Nails Inc London which my favourite nail polish and I know that this little baby is going to be one of the first shade I am going to hit the pan of. Oh I wish Sleek sold their shadows individually so that I could replenish this shade when it's over.
My look today uses 5 shades from the palette,
in an attempt to recreate this sumptuous sunset over the Lake District.
I am quite pleased with the way it turned out. It focuses more on the shimmers created by the sunset light of the ripples on the water, rather than just the typical colours of sunset, like a previous Sunset look I made in the past, and which I wore on a night out with my colleagues!!
Nothing much is going on the rest of the face, but I'll show you anyway so that you have an idea of the bigger picture of this look. Is that even English? Meh, I don't know. I am French :P Oh and I am totally wearing my 'photograph t-shirt' the other way round. That was for artistic purposes, of course.
Bohemian was a real pleasure to play with. It's an amazing palette. You know me by now, if I thought it was crap, I would tell you. I've done 3 looks with it in total. Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow as I will be posting one of the 2 others looks I've done with Bohemian. Originally, this palette was sold at Superdrug at £4.99. The person I pinched the picture from on eBay (makeupjunkie1984) is selling it at £19.99 if you're interested…
Click here if you want to see Claire's Look. I can't wait to see which palette she chose to do her look with :)
Anyone wants to join me for next week Sleek Saturday?
22 comments:
- Claire@Eyelining said...
Love it! The orange and purple is a fab combo x
- 30 July 2011 at 20:03
- Beauty's Bad Habit said...
0_o £19.99?! Damn. Your pictures have made me want this palette - even though I barely touch the ones I already have *naughty naughty* Your makeup is stunning as always :)
- 30 July 2011 at 20:09
- Robyn said...
Lilo, that's gorgeous! I struggle with the colours in this palette - I always put the purple and the cranberry together, or the yellow and green and ignore the rest! I like that it's white as well, though, easy to find!
- 30 July 2011 at 20:18
- Arietta said...
Beautiful blending, it's like having the sunset in your eyelids! I always love your color combinations! xxx
- 30 July 2011 at 20:21
- Jude said...
Stunning as always :) Jude xx @jadlgw
- 30 July 2011 at 20:27
- Hannah said...
This is absolutely beautiful. I have this palette and I only really use that lovely olive-y colour...I think I need to change that! x
- 30 July 2011 at 20:27
- Alhrayth said...
Just gorgeous!!! I am wondering if I have similar colors to attempt it....
- 30 July 2011 at 20:32
- xmisslorix said...
Such a beautiful photograph and you have captured the feel of the sunset so well, I love it.
Might have to sneak in for a sleek saturday with you soon if I dig out my palettes
- 30 July 2011 at 20:37
- 30SomethingMel said...
I love how you use imagery in your makeup! I think the palette is great - I love the plum/purple its almost the same colour I painted my fireplace today! As always I think you've done a fantastic job. Now if only I could apply makeup like you... :) xxxx
- 30 July 2011 at 20:44
- Anitacska said...
Oh wow, such a beautiful look! Well done for recreating that sunset so well, absolutely brilliant!
- 30 July 2011 at 21:11
- Sue said...
ooooo this palette look divine! Great look girl ;-) I would love to Sleek
- 30 July 2011 at 21:23
- MakeupMonologue said...
This is so pretty! It looks absolutely amazing x x
- 30 July 2011 at 23:08
- emalyce89 said...
I love those colors! SO gorgeous! I am a lover of matte shadows myself--I can wear the shimmery/pearl finished colors all over my eyes, but I prefer having the different textures. =]
- 31 July 2011 at 04:35
- SilhouetteScreams said...
Oh my effing god. The orange and purple are a divine combo as it is, but that orange = BANANAS. *drools*
- 31 July 2011 at 05:36
- femketje said...
awesome look :D
- 31 July 2011 at 10:02
- Fum said...
Beautiful look, love it.
- 31 July 2011 at 11:34
- Amy said...
Such beautiful colours! I love the top left one the most xxx
- 31 July 2011 at 12:28
- Madame Gourmand said...
Love this look, the colours look amazing! x
- 31 July 2011 at 16:20
- Jamilla Camel said...
I love the shimmery copper on your lids! Great look!
- 31 July 2011 at 16:25
- missy_ellie_uk said...
I love this! I am so getting in on Sleek Saturday next week.
- 31 July 2011 at 22:04
- Lydia said...
You've done so well with this look, I just cant make bright colours work for me. Can't wait to see some more looks with other sleek palettes xx
- 1 August 2011 at 17:04
- Kelly said...
This colours look fab on you!!!
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I've had a rocky relationship with Beckett. When I finished high school I took an evening class at San Francisco State University. We read short novels and one play: Waiting for Godot. The man teaching the class came across not as a professor but as a bearded prophet preaching the gospel of literature. He would go deep into the meaning of the works he selected, and Godot provided a mother lode of ambiguity. I responded; now, looking back, I wonder if the teacher's charisma influenced me, or if I felt proud of myself for being able to explore mysteries. I've never reread the play, but I started watching a film of it being performed on stage (Zero Mostel was in it). I didn't last long before switching it off; the buffoonery didn't work for me. After finishing Krapp's Last Tape, I was moved to try once more to read one of Beckett's novels. Molloy, this time, and sheer determination took me to page forty before I abandoned it. It seemed like so much nonsensical indulgence in oddity and obscurity. But – and here's the final point – anybody who could write something as good as Krapp's Last Tape deserves my lasting respect. Because of the play's brevity, it doesn't warrant a review (it would be like reviewing a single story). But it packs such an emotional wallop that I wrote an essay on it (which I subtitled "Samuel Beckett's nightmare"). It can be found at Tapping on the Wall. *
The Dangling Man – Saul Bellow
With only seventy pages left I had all I could take of long descriptive passages, of pontificating, of a main character I couldn't relate to. My misgivings began with the opening premise. The novel purports to be a journal (the first entry is dated December 15, 1942) in which Joseph declares his solitude and inertia and inability to focus. Yet this solitary, inert man goes on to recount a series of social encounters: lunches, parties, etc. Also, he's married (though his wife comes across as no more than an object, like a table or lamp). And despite his inability to focus he gives us richly detailed scenes and philosophical musings about morality, values: "Out of my own strength it was necessary for me to return to the verdict of reason, in its partial inadequacy, and against the advantages of surrender." This type of thing, constantly. But who is this guy and what is his problem? He takes it upon himself to spank the bottom of his brother's nubile teenager (she had been rude to him); since he believes this action to be perfectly justified, I had an Aha! moment: he's nuts. But Bellow lets this incident slide away without repercussions. What we get is more deep thinking. My reading came to an abrupt end at a paragraph that began: "Great pressure is brought to bear to make us undervalue ourselves. On the other hand, civilization teaches that each of us is an inestimable prize. There are, then, these two preparations: one for life and the other for death." I chose death for this book, which was Bellow's first. He would go on to win the Nobel Prize. At least he was more deserving than Bob Dylan.
I was in the mood for a hard-boiled crime novel, and that's what Cain delivers. I had quit this book previously because I couldn't keep the many names attached to people; also, I found the events to be confusing. This time I didn't let those things bother me; I just kept my attention focused on the main character as he cuts a bloody swath through the corrupt world of Los Angeles during the Depression (the novel came out in 1933). In this brand of fiction authenticity is all-important, and I believed in how tough Kells was. He has a trace of softness (a woman), and he has a code of honor (he sticks by his few friends). But he's out to make a killing, and if that involves killing, so be it. Besides, the people he's dealing with are as amoral as he is. What was interesting to me – the element that gave this novel an added dimension – is that in Kells we get a study of a man with an ingrained recklessness. Money is important to him – he accumulates it and loses it and accepts both stoically – but what really spurs on this risk-taker is the ultimate risk: to put your life at stake against dangerous men (and, as it turns out, dangerous women). At several points he has misgivings – he makes plans to get out of LA and return to the comparative safety of New York, where he knows the game better. But he doesn't leave; he always has some unfinished business – money to collect, revenge to be doled out. In the end he stays too long. The novel is written in a rapid fire, choppy, bare bones prose. Action propels it forward; it has no rest stops until the final one.
In 1878, when Stevenson was twenty-eight, he took a twelve day trek through a mountainous region of France. He needed a beast of burden to carry his supplies, so he bought a she-ass, "not much bigger than a dog, the colour of a mouse." If you expect some bond to develop between Stevenson and Modestine (for that's the donkey's name), you'll be disappointed. You might even be appalled by his resorting to liberal use of a goad (a stick with a nail at the end) to get her to move at a satisfactory pace. The first part of the journey is full of hardships, which Stevenson recounts with a labored humor. The area he travels in is bleak, the weather is bad (cold, rain, wind), the many of the people he meets are surly. He stays for a few days at a Trappist monastery; the monks, who have taken a vow of silence, are allowed to speak to travelers. Stevenson is impressed with the life they lead, though he knows it's not for him; he values female companionship too highly. The monks' days, which begin at two AM, are filled with religious duties, work and selected pastimes (one man keeps rabbits). Their meals are meager, yet they seem brimming with health and good spirits. After he leaves Our Lady of the Snows he enters a more southernly area where the landscape is pretty and the people more open and lively. But at this point a tendency that was present throughout the book became more pronounced. There's too much deep thinking about man and God. Also, we get a long account of the bloody revolt that raged between the Protestant Camisards and their Catholic oppressors. All this (including lyrical descriptions of nature) seemed like padding. To read a travelogue one must have an interesting companion. I want someone observant of people, of their homes and occupations and meals, etc. Except for the monastery stay, there wasn't much of this, and I grew impatient for the journey to be over. It culminated on a note of falsity. In the last chapter Stevenson sells Modestine. Through he hadn't shown the least bit of affection for this dumb beast, in the closing sentence he's openly weeping about their parting.


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Sunday, 18 March 2012
It's coming
Spring coats are out of storage, grass is visible again, only small piles of snow remain.
Next weekend we will open up our cottage, give it a spring clean and count down the weeks til it's warm enough to sleep there and swim in the fjord again.
Living in England I never appreciated spring like I do now. Here it's a
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CHIMAYO N.M. Historic restaurant Rancho de Chimayó is holding its grand-reopening celebration this weekend after it had been closed by an arson fire 14 months ago.
The New Mexico restaurant, which was honored with a Nation's Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame honor in 1988, had a soft re-opening on Sept. 26.
"Things are pretty much back to where they were before the fire," said Holly Justice, manager for the past 10 years.
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The ever growing success of the Japanese girl band SCANDAL has seen them not only release an album in the UK under JPU Records, but also setting out on a world tour that includes Paris and London. With all the hustle and bustle going on members Haruna, Mami, Tomomi and Rina took a moment of their time and answered some questions we had to ask.
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Who is SCANDAL? Could you introduce yourselves?
SCANDAL: We formed in Osaka in 2006 as a four member girl band with Haruna as guitarist, Mami as guitarist, Tomomi as bass and Rina as drummer. We all provide the vocals for our music.
When you formed back in 2006 and played live performances on the streets, what was the one thing you learnt whilst performing for people who walked by?
HARUNA: It was so much fun! We had a small audience and of course there were difficulties, but we really enjoyed the fact that the four of us could perform on different stages.
You have performed at anime conventions in America, France and Hong Kong, as well as providing the opening and ending songs to many anime. Do you get the time to watch any recent anime?
MAMI: I like both manga and anime, but recently I have been reading Attack On Titan. It's amazing that Japanese culture is loved all over the world.
What are your feelings about Asian music and movies having such a huge impact on the western world?
TOMOMI: It is truly overwhelming that beyond the sea, over cultural differences and language barriers we are loved by many people. We are really blessed. If we can share the same feelings we feel in our music then I feel we can share more things culturally.
Your band are very unique within the rock scene in Japan, but how would you explain the music you provide to someone who might be listening to you for the first time?
RINA: We were students when we debuted so some of our fans may still have that image in their head. But now we are all grown up, naturally we write songs that we feel in reality about our lives. Unlike other bands we all join in to write our lyrics and to sing as well. Myself and the members always put our full effort into our music and visuals to become an enjoyable band.
Collaborations are a huge thing within the music industry and I'm sure there are lots of rock bands world wide who would like to work with SCANDAL. But who would you like to collaborate with in the near future?
MAMI: Foo Fighters – I am a very big fan of them! I would love to be on the same stage with them at a music festival one day.
With your tour looming closer each day do you plan on visiting any landmarks in Paris or London? What is your favourite memory of travelling?
RINA: Singing a song in a bus whilst driving through Avenue Des Champ-Elysees, and seeing that the Eiffel Tower was way bigger than I had imagined, as well as beautiful. I love Europe because it's so stylish and a very nice place. We are going to have a day off in London so I want to have a look around the local shops and town.
Fans all over the world react differently due to different cultures. Do you have any fans that you remember?
HARUNA: I love the active and energetic fans abroad. I can never forget our first live event abroad in New York.
Fashion is a huge part of expressing your personality as an individual and as a group. Do you have a certain style that you like to dress in?
TOMOMI: I recently bought a coat from 'Chloé' which I like a lot.
If you could say a few words to your fans, and readers of MCM Buzz what would you like to say?
MAMI: We are so happy that we could have our first ever concert in London and meet our fans there. Thank you so much!
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So there you have it, SCANDAL seem really excited to be touring Europe, and hopefully you're all excited to see them. Remember that you can find out more information about their tour on B7Klan's Facebook, Twitter and Website.
Thank you to Jiyeon Park and Ksara for translations.