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It's apparently widely acknowledged in life that the two things you should try out before your race are your kit and nutrition. I inadvertently broke both of those rules for my longest tri to date, the Sundowner Middle distance on Saturday, and not only did I surprisingly survive, but this happened!
Owing to being a bit
chubby hench for my beloved wetsuit, it sadly sustained a big rip to the shoulder. Wetsuits are bloody expensive, so I was over the moon when blogger babe Sophie pretty much saved the day by sending me her wetsuit that she no longer uses. I didn't end up with time to swim in it before the race, but I tried to stay chilled and not worry too much about it.
By some bizarre happening, I got put in the fastest wave of the day for the 4 lap swim course in Allerthorpe's dinky little lake, so the swim leg kind of felt like being beaten up in a washing machine, with one bloke deciding to pick me up by the shoulders and throw me out of the way. I tried to stay relaxed through it though, and put into practice the work I've done on my swim lately, and despite feeling like it was going EXTREMELY badly surrounded by speedsters, I overtook two blokes on the finishing straight and came out quicker than I did for last year's Olympic swim leg at Castle Howard. Progress!
46:01 (although 43 minutes on my Garmin!)
Putting on arm warmers, it has to be said, is not easy when you're soaked, they're soaked from the heavy rain, and your hands aren't working particularly well. Neither is posting your Stoats bars for on the bike into the pockets of your trisuit. Otherwise, without incident, I was safely out onto the bike leg!
I set off really optimistic on the bike, feeling great. The course is a super flat, 2 loop course, which was well marshalled. I soon realised a few things, however:
- The week before your race, however nice they feel on a quick spin, is not the time for TT bars you've barely ridden on or a new saddle that alters the fit of your bike.
- A flat course in a headwind and heavy rain is one of the most miserable cycling experiences known to human kind.
- Stoats bars may be delicious but they are bloody hard to open when your hands are no longer working.
- A driver offering you a can of Coke is a kind gesture, unless he tries to pass it out of the passenger side window and nearly kills you.
- Blokes will take almost any excuse to draft and cheat when people aren't there to see them.
After a freezing, miserable grind of a ride in which I saw my vague bike target go out of the window, my shoulders seize up completely and my feet go completely numb, it was finally time to get off the bike. AT LAST.
If I thought putting arm warmers on whilst cold and wet was difficult, I clearly hadn't contemplated the practicalities of removing my helmet and putting on my running shoes. Much to James's amusement, I had to get a marshall to do them for me. NOT my finest hour.
Wow, I thought I'd run through wobbly legs before, but nothing quite prepared me for how they'd feel on the run leg. I staggered out of T2 and despite feeling pretty terrible, set a reasonably good pace and rhythm for the first two laps, picking off runners in front of me, and hitting my pace target.
The 3rd lap was somewhat different.
Now, I'm loathed to criticise the organisers for doing a largely brilliant job in difficult weather, BUT, on a 3 lap run course for the half marathon, with a mostly out and back route, by the 3rd lap as a slower racer of the final wave, I ended up pretty much alone, with only a handful of other runners out on the course.
Every time I passed a marshal, they were radio'ing about how the 'last competitor had gone through' or 'slowest woman (!) was on the way'. How utterly demoralising. Between that and the route signs being taken down around me, it was really tough to find any motivation to keep going, and I'm ashamed to say, I pretty much gave up. The walks through the water stations got longer, the bounce went from my step and it was a death shuffle to the finish, despite the fact I was still on to break 6 hours 20.
I crossed the line with mixed emotions. I'd tried so, so hard for most of the race, but missed the 6 hour target I'd secretly had in mind. That was mixed with pride at having completed my longest race to date, a strong swim and a run where I had wanted to sack it off a few times.
The best bit?
Upon crossing the line, and receiving a gorgeous medal, I printed out my results to learn that I'd come top (out of 3) in the 20-24 age group and won a trophy! Which nearly made up for the fact that despite ordering a small on entry, all the small race shirts had been taken and I was gruffly handed a medium with a shrug. Us women can dream, eh?
All in all, after seeing the saga of the Rubicon Middle unfold the following day in Yorkshire, I had a good time at the Sundowner Middle, which was well-organised, and aside from the few small niggles about morale on the last lap (don't diss someone that's actually busy winning a trophy guys!) and the shirt, I couldn't be happier to have a solid 70.3 in the bank, a raft of lessons learned and things to work on over winter, and a big ol' confidence boost ahead of the Lakesman!
The one bit of kit I was really glad I wore was my new Threo trisuit– again, not tested before the race but it was perfect (and I paid for it!). It was comfortable, and solved so many trisuit problems I've had before- no sausage leg, pockets for snacks, and a well-designed race belt that doesn't constantly jiggle around. Full marks!


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PORTLAND — George Edward Hannon Jr., 83, of Scarborough, died Oct. 30, at the Baron Center, after a long illness.
He was born Feb. 25, 1932, in Limington, the son of George Edward and Irene Beatrice (England) Hannon Sr. He proudly served in the Navy in the fighting Seabees during the Korean War.
Hannon married Janice Edna Wight, of Gorham, on March 17, 1958.
He was an avid sportsman and former Maine Guide for L.L. Bean. He was truly a man for all seasons: fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and ice fishing. Hannon was an independent contractor and land developer with developments scattered throughout southern Maine, and streets named after him and his immediate family. He was active in community affairs and was a prominent fixture at Casco Days, which he looked forward to with gusto and enjoyed annually. He was also a member of the Blue Point Congregational Church in Scarborough.
Hannon was predeceased by his wife; his parents; and two brothers, Earnest and Donald Hannon.
He is survived by two sisters, Mary Rogers and Teresa Hale; two daughters, Terry Kerwin of Columbia, Tennessee and Debbie St. Pierre of Old Orchard Beach; a son, Edward Hannon of Poland; his devoted friend, Evelyn DiPietro, of Scarborough; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were held Nov. 4 at A.T. Hutchins Funeral and Cremation Services in Portland, with the Rev. Marcia Charles of Blue Point Congregational Church officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Alzheimer's Association of Maine, 383 US Route One #2C, Scarborough, ME 04074.

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Hi everyone! How have you all been?
Today's post is going to be a review on the newest addition to my evergrowing cushion collection: Missha's M Magic Moisture Cushion in the cute limited edition LINE packaging. I bought this with Korean Buddy if you saw my haul post but now it's available on most online Korean beauty shops but a lot have them sold out.
I've been testing this out extensively for the past month to make sure I made up my mind on this cushion since the weather kept fluctuating so I got somewhat different wearing on this due to my skin not being super consistent since it would be sweaty and oily one day and super dry the other. But now I've made up my mind!
The moisture version of the cushion has the Sally packaging whereas the regular version has Brown.
This set comes with the cushion, a really cute Sally puff, and two refills so I'm pretty much well stocked for the next year possibly. The best thing about this is that it was only around $11 which is extremely affordable considering that they include TWO refills!
The only thing that I don't think they include are refills for the LINE puff but they do sell that separately.
I feel like Missha's foundation coloring is a little bit lighter compared to the regular Korean foundation color system but this No.21 shade still suits me well.
|left: bare face // right: with cushion
|my brows are a mess
As you can see, this has such a beautiful and natural finish on the skin. It sort of reminds me of the finish I get with the IOPE Air RX Natural cushion. I used a brush to apply the cushion on my face in the pictures above. I've recently been using the Daiso Poop Puff to apply this and that gave me a fuller coverage and dewier finish on the skin! The puff the cushion comes with does a good job as well to apply this cushion but it doesn't apply as well as evenly so my preferred method these days have been with the Daiso Poop puff!
This also has a surprisingly good wear time too. If you apply with a brush, it applies it a bit thinner so I found that around my nose it would wear off throughout the day but if you apply it with a puff, it won't wear off so quickly. Even when I've been sweating, it still looks very good and fresh on my face. Of course when the weather gets much hotter here in SoCal, I'm probably gonna have to switch out from the moisture version so I might purchase the regular version which I hear is a satin/semi-matte finish.
- Natural and dewy finish. Does not look cakey at all!
- Medium buildable coverage (especially high coverage with a Beauty Blender or Daiso poop puff)
- Comes in a regular and moisture version so it's suitable for all skin types
- Moisture works great if you have dry skin like me
- Did you know Missha doesn't test on animals?!
- Extremely affordable yet high quality. The cushion by itself is as low as $7 and a refill is $4
- Travel friendly (as all cushions are)
- Cute LINE packaging!
- This particular set includes 2 refills
- The coloring is a little off. Not so much with No.21 but I hear the No.27 from this cushion is really off so be aware of that!
- The moisture version won't do me well in the summer time but that's why there's a non-moisture version, right?
So far, I love this a lot more than my A'PIEU Air-fit BB cushion (but I haven't applied the A'PIEU one with the Daiso puff yet) and love it just as much as my old IOPE RX cushion which I need to get a refill of. This will be my everyday foundation until it gets too hot to wear a dewy finish foundation. I'll definitely be picking up the regular one for the summer time so I'll possibly be doing a comparison review in the future. I'm still on my no-buy until April 5th so it'll be a while till I can pick that up.
I hope you guys enjoyed this review! So far, this has been the best product I've tried this year. Will that hold up for the rest of the year? We'll see!
Thanks for taking the time to read! Talk to you soon.
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One of my favorite signs of spring is the first tulip. I don't have many that just pop up on their own. I usually buy new plants every year and stick them in the flower beds as if they'd been there all winter! LOL
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I love the tenacity of perennials. If you leave their bulbs alone, they will return. J And they don't consult the weatherman to see when it's time to bloom. Once the ground warms, they begin. It's as if they know winter has drained us of a good bit of our joy, and they intend to fix that by being a beautiful sign that summer is coming.
I don't depend on those few surviving blooms, though. I buy oodles of tulips to transplant in those beds. Multi-colored. Short and tall. By the time I get them into the ground, they're about bloomed. So they only live a week or two. But for me the color is worth the time and expense. It's a living acknowledgement that spring is here and the front of my house will be peppered with flowers.
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We decided to take him to Assisi, a town that is only about 30 minutes from us. We had been there many times, but on this visit to Assisi, I decided to look up Rick Steves and see what he recommended. He had a walking tour which I downloaded, printed and we followed. It came with a map and was easy to follow, and he had very interesting comments along the way. Here is the link if you are ever in Assisi and would like to follow along.
A few comments about the history of St. Francis and Assisi before we begin the tour. The town of Assisi has a population of about 24,000 people. Its sister city is San Francesco, California. The history goes back to 1,000 BC and was inhabited by the Umbrians, Etruscans and the Romans. Without a scorecard, the back and forth fighting of these Umbrian communities is very hard to follow. In modern times, Assisi is mainly known for the birth of St. Frances and for people who make religious pilgrimages to the site. In the summer bus loads of tourists arrive and it is difficult to feel the spirituality of the place. In the winter, it is much more serene and pleasant, in my mind, to visit. One can almost imagine St. Francis walking in the green hills that surround the town.
Now as to St Francis. He was born Giovanni di Bernardone in the winter of 1181. His father called him "Francesco" the Frenchman for reasons that are still debated. One of the things that struck me this time, is the similarity in the life history of St. Francis and the Buddha. Both were born into families of wealth and privilege. As young men, they lived a hedonistic life style. Both had an awakening, after years of isolation and prayer. Both men have had a historic impact on people way past their life time. They both taught by example rather than admonition. Interesting comparisons.
In the town of Greccio, between Terni and Rieiti, St Francis was the first person to use the nativity scene as a way to teach the story of the birth of Christ. This year I have become very interested in the "presepio" or nativity scenes. They are an art form here and seemingly the principle way to celebrate Christmas. Most of them are so sweet, and detailed. It is hard to imagine.
On the walk into Assisi, I saw a sign that said "Presepio" so of course we had to walk down the small alley way and view the nativity scene. The sweetest man was there, by himself. He was so proud of the town that he had recreated. The Stoic One asked for his email so he could send hims picture, but he doesn't have an email account, cell phone, web site, etc. He said he started it 5 years ago as a project in his house, and he adds to it every year. Needless to say, his wife was unamused and so he found this tavern to house his creation. It is the Upper part of Assisi. The photo really doesn't do it justice.
This was in one of the churches.
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Reluctant as I am to admit it, my computer hard drive has died - because the fan got too dusty, causing the capacitator to fail and the hard drive to get into strife. Who would have thought it? Certainly not me! My dear sister has saved my sanity by lending me her laptop, which I am currently using. I've been computerless for the past 9 days, and I must admit it has distressed me way more than I would have anticipated! It's much like the time my microwave died. For years I had believed that I rarely used the microwave, so when it died I thought it wouldn't make much difference. I soon discovered that part of just about every meal I prepared was cooked in the microwave. I was off to the shops pronto to replace the microwave. It's much the saame with the computer - I'm in the habit of accessing info on it frequently each day.
My computer is at the computer repairman's workshop waiting for a new capacitator (apparantly the one my computer uses is different to the usual one available) which is somewhere on the high seas in a container en route to Melbourne. It's expected to arrive sometime in the next 2-3 weeks. Then the computer angels are going to do their magic with stitching the capacitator into a new hard drive, and transferring all my data across. Hopefully I'll have an upgraded computer (dust free) returned to me in early March. I'll be SO pleased to see it home!
Having no computer has allowed me extra stitching time, so I guess that's the silver lining in my computer cloud! I've made great progress on Jolly old Fellow! I'll be back with pics of JOF just as soon as I work out how to load pics onto this laptop.
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Hello again! Welcome back to Day 4 of sneak peeks for the February release at My Craft Spot! Only one more day of sneaks, then the entire reveal and hop will be on Saturday! Today we are playing with a new set to coordinate with Jar Basics - it is called Jar Full of Flowers! The perfect combination of spring fillers for Jar Basics. Here is my project:
I decided to go in a soft and monochromatic color scheme - so I stamped and heat embossed everything in white on kraft, then outlined with a Tim Holtz distress marker. I softened it a bit with a waterbrush to give a soft shadow effect.
Next, I stamped the sentiment from the new set on vellum, wrapped it around the card, and secured it with staples. Matted the whole panel in white cardstock, then tied some Natural Jute Twine around it.
Finished off by mounting the entire thing on an Avery Elle woodgrain card base.
Now the fun stuff! This week is a party - and a party is so much more fun when you have gifts, right? So hop on over to My Craft Spot and let Kimberly know what you think of the today's sneak peeks for a chance to win these fun Tiny Tag Dies:
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Can't Count to Five
The following Unsent Letter was sent to me anonymously and was donated to be put on the blog. I do not know who wrote it. She requested I include the information at the end of the letter. I don't know if the letter is true or not, but I don't think when you read it that it's going to matter. I cried through editing it, so be forewarned.
My Dearest Baby Boy,
Sometimes when you are sleeping, I watch you lying there, so peaceful. I believe with all my heart that the world would be a better place if we could all know the peace of a sleeping child.
You're young now, but you're strong and beautiful and perfect. One day, you're going to grow up and you'll think back on these times, and you'll remember. When you do, I hope you remember how I am now, and not how I'm going to become. This is the mother I want you to see me as. I suppose if there is one consolation to this it's that I will always be eternally youthful in your memories.
Right now, you don't understand the big grown up words that are being said around you. You don't understand what Stage Four means. You don't realize that, even though you have learned to count to 10 now, that when it comes to Cancer, five doesn't come after four. Four is as high as Cancer can count, my darling boy.
I know you don't understand words like blood tests, and hospice and home health. You don't even seem to notice that mama doesn't have hair like the other kids' moms do. You still touch my face when I'm sleeping and tell me, "Pretty, mama." And so I am, because of you. The only thing you know is that mama sleeps a lot, and she doesn't wrestle on the floor with you much anymore. In a way, I'm glad that's all you know.
I could talk to you, explain things, but there are grown ups who don't understand things like this. I don't know where to begin.
I love you. That's where to begin. I love you. I wanted you so badly, and when they told me you were on your way to me, I was so happy. When you finally arrived, I wrapped my arms around you and held you close to me. Together, we cried, you and me, and the moment froze in time.
I will never forget.
There are things I will miss, like your graduation, your first girlfriend, your first car. Your father, bless his heart, will struggle through those things with you, and I know he will do just fine. He's going to need you when I'm gone, and I think the two of you will learn to be the best of friends when you're all grown up. Your father is a good man. You would do well to be like him some day. You have his chin and his lips, but your smile is your very own.
As you grow, there might be days you're going to be angry with me for leaving you, and I want you to know that's okay. It's okay to be angry. I'm angry sometimes myself. Just promise me that when you are angry, talk to your father, or your friends. My friends and your father are the only things that kept me sane through all this. Don't bottle it all up inside of you. And if you get angry with God, tell him. He's a big boy, God is, and he can take a lot of anger from you.
It's funny how priorities change when you realize the end is near. I am not fixated on memorizing every moment anymore. Instead, I can just sit back and appreciate each minute that passes, every second that goes by, grateful for one more breath, one more smile, one more tear.
I guess I sort of understand what it means to, "Live like you are dying." I wish that for you, son. I wish that you could live like you were dying, appreciating every moment as though it might never come again, grateful for all the wondrous things around you.
Some day, I hope a long, long time from now, I'll be somewhere on the other side waiting for you. I know when they tell me you are on your way, just like when you were born, I will be so happy. I will wrap my arms around you and hold you close to me. Together, we will cry tears of joy and reunion, and the moment can freeze in time for all eternity.
I love you, my son.
Cervical cancer usually has no symptoms whatsoever until it is too late. Thousands of women die from cervical cancer every year. Thousands more are diagnosed and treated. When detected early, cervical cancer is almost 100% treatable,with a very low relapse rate. When caught in later stages, doctors often can't do much more than make a woman comfortable while she dies. Cervical cancer can be detected through regular pap tests performed annually, or more frequently if abnormal cells are present. It's not just you it hurts if you don't get tested. Your children, husband, friends, family… please don't wait and think it won't happen to you. Get tested today.
For more, read this: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/cervical/
23 Responses to "Can't Count to Five"
Such a heart wrenching story. The tears are standing in my eyes. I'm so glad this person decided to share this and I hope more women get tested and learn the importance of getting annual exams.
Gods, that has me in floods of tears. Heartbreaking to me as both a mother and a woman. I can't begin to imagine what this mother is going through. I wish her peace in her remaining time and hope her son grows up to realise what an amazing woman he was able to call Mom.
Get tested. Better a moment of pain than a life wasted.
This letter rings 100% true to me. As the wife of a stage IV cancer survivor who will likely relapse and a mother of a young child, I have witnessed much of what she is describing first hand. How kind of her to donate this well-written and gut-wrenching letter. And what a wonderful platform to get the word out about the importance of annual pap smears. Whoever this brave soul is, I wish her a peaceful passage into eternity and her son and husband healing after they have grieved.
This letter is especially timely, as this is National Young Adult Cancer Week.
Trying to type with tears streaming down my face. This is a wonderful letter and a fantastic appeal to women, everywhere, to be tested at least annually. I hope with all my heart that she has left her son a time capsule – or even several capsules – that he can open as he ages and reaches those milestones she has mentioned. I'm betting, from her organization and sharp mind, that she has already thought of that.
Blessings, Love, and Light on your journey and transition… your energy will change, but your love will abide… and they will feel you as they need you…
Oh goodness, this is beautiful and heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing with us, and for the reminder not only to get tested, but about how precious each moment is.
Oh…that was hard. I know of two women who died much too young of cancer, leaving children…so very sad. Thank you, anonymous, for sharing this.
I am at once speechless and inspired.
Being the survivor of a life-threatening illness I have learned much of what this anonymous author has written in this heartwrenching letter. What she has faced and is facing are enormous challenges with a strength that is beyond anything that a person would think possible.
I pray she and her loved ones continue to face this battle with courage and strength. and that women everywhere would read this letter and realize the importance of taking care of themselves.
This was great; terribly moving and poignant. Whether fictitious or real matters not when the writer can deliver a message like that! Tonight, I go to see a brother in the hospital who's days are numbered in single digits, so, yeah it hit home with me. As I walked in from work just seconds ago, I was wondering how (or if) I could handle knowing I was going to die.
Okay, so I'm still crying.
I can't type for long because I need to go wake my baby and give him big hugs and kisses.
What a beautiful and terribly sad story, but with a great message and heartfelt reminder for us all.
Wow. This was intense and powerful. I am sitting here crying and yet inspired.
What a beautiful letter written during a time of such extreme stress, it shows a Mothers heart, doesn't it? I'm sure that the son will treasure this letter for the rest of his life.
Oh how strong this letter is to me. I was that baby boy, not realizing the count had gone to four though my mother had. The only difference is, I was 37 when she died, of breast cancer. Even though I was her caretaker and took her to her doctors and her chemo and lived with her suffering every day, I didn't know she was terminal until the last time I took her to the hospital. Like the baby in the letter, I just wanted to hide my head in my safety blanket, hold my teddy bear, and suck on my pacifier. The letter truly shows a mother's love and her thoughts about the end. How sad to read, but how inspiring at the same time. The letter is a reminder of the all important message, one that I discuss again and again each year in October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the same month my mom died of breast cancer–ironic, huh?) in my blogs, get tested, ladies, and get tested every year or more without fail. Your health, and your family's sake, depends on it. God bless you all.
Oh, how heartbreaking. Such a beautifully statement of love. Now I must go wipe my eyes.
That should be…
"beautifully WRITTEN statement of love."
Wow. This was heartbreaking. May God hold close her family, and the families of those who have suffered/will suffer the same.
A very heartfelt letter. I hope God holds this family in his arms and gives them strength to face the times ahead. Cancer is an awful disease that too many have to face.
Heartbreaking. My mother died of Ovarian cancer so I make sure to regularly get a pap and nag my sister when she doesn't.
This is one of my nightmares, leaving my baby boy too soon.
My prayers are with this family.
I don't have words that come close to being as well written and touching as yours but wanted to say that I am so sorry you are dealing with this. Your baby boy is blessed to have a mother who can express these things that he can read later in life and know how much you loved him. I hope that a miracle will touch your life and set your counter away from four.
I want to thank the person who wrote this because cervical cancer isn't something that women think about very often. We make the excuse that we don't have the time or the money to go get tested. But we really should. This story truly touched my heart greatly. Thank you so much again for sharing this touching story.
I was forewarned, but nothing could have prepared me for the rush of tears that reading this brought forth. As a mother and a grandmother, my heart aches for this woman and all that she must leave behind. As a person who lost her own mother too soon, I grieve for all that her little boy will miss–for the memories that will fade and the ones that will never have the chance to be made.
May God hold this family close and help them through their pain.
Having had and been cured of cervical cancer twice, I can attest to the fact that the tests are so important. I am still crying from reading this. I cannot imagine having to write a letter like this to my children and I commend the author for sharing.
So sad and so powerful. True or not, it took a lot of strength for someone to write that, and I'm glad you shared it with so many. I hope others pass it on. It's important to get the word out. I am a cancer survivor.


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Head-and-Shoulders ... Knees and Toes
Good day,
Let's take a closer look at my last published idea to see how price has been behaving. In my last post waves within waves (link below) we see the end of EW3 and the potential target for the completion of EW4 (which is now complete) price attempted to complete EW5, which in order to do so price would need to touch the 127.2 Fib Ex of EW3.
After the completion of EW4 price did initially attempt to move towards the EW5 target and as price was trying to establish the 5th wave we notice an Ascending triangle (red) which is a chart patterns with flat tops (resistance =blue) and up-sloping price trends (support =orange). Once price breaks the support of the ascending triangle we have a clear understanding that perhaps the target of EW5 is not attainable. Furthermore the formation of the potential head-and-shoulders pattern capturers our attention and we now keep an eye on it to see if the H&S Pattern will complete.
Formation of the pattern:
Left shoulder: Price rise and we have a price peak, followed by a decline.
Head: Price rise again forming a higher peak, followed by a decline
Right shoulder: a rise in Price forming the right peak which is lower than the head.
The neckline is drawn from the start of the left shoulder to the end of the right shoulder, formations are rarely perfect and it takes a little practice but should not take too long to master. Once price breaks below the neckline we wait for the retracement back up to the neckline and then it time to enter your trade.
Note: Plan the trade beforehand, writing down the entry, stops and profit targets
Happy Trading
Lol.... Head-and-Shoulders ... Knees and Toes
Delta_X-ray Vostiothenjo
lol well that's what helps me to remember a bearish H&S pattern ..... from the H&S down to the Knees and toes.


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My choice of video from a week's work at Hawke's Bay Today ☺
Raureka community initiative applauded
Associate Minister for Economic Development and co-leader of the Maori Party Te Ururoa Flavell visited Raureka School, Hastings, to learn about their community hub, community toolbox, community playground and community gardens.
(Video autostarts after the break, may take a little time to load. There is also a link to my other video of the week.)
Link to my other video of the week:
Havelock North's William Barnes was crowned Mastermind 2016 on TV One, the first champion after 25 years. Interview by Kaysha Brownlie


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Smith staff on firing line
Number, compensation for staff both likely to be reduced before trial
Long before state Sen. Malcolm Smith goes on trial to face federal corruption charges, his legislative staff will be punished.
Following his arrest Tuesday on federal corruption charges, the Queens lawmaker was swiftly stripped of his chairmanships and other perks of office by Sen. Jeff Klein, the leader of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference.
Klein's action will fall squarely on Smith's staff, including five new additions as well as veterans who recently received raises that add up to almost $60,000.
"It's unfortunate when staff gets caught in the middle, but due to the circumstances, changes will be forthcoming," IDC spokesman Eric Soufer said.
Specific adjustments to Smith's payroll hadn't been worked out, Soufer said, but would likely result in a significant reduction in his current allocation of more than $600,000 for staff.
Smith's staff grew in size and compensation after December, when he decided to join the breakaway IDC as it formed a power-sharing coalition with the Senate's Republicans. Smith, who is black, is the only ethnic minority member of the Majority Coalition.
The Times Union reported on the staff pay raises in January, including $15,000 boosts for Tai D. White, Smith's district director, and Meredith Henderson, his chief of staff. Other aides received smaller increases.
The New York Post reported over the weekend that Smith had recently hired five new staff members, taking the population of his office to a level higher than it was during his ill-fated five months of service as the Democratic majority leader in 2009, a period that ended in his ouster during a coup mounted by Republicans.
A Smith spokesman quoted by the Post attributed the additions to the lawmaker's newfound status as the co-chair of the Senate's Hurricane Sandy recovery task force, chair of the Social Services Committee, and vice chair of the Finance Committee.
It's possible that some of the new additions to Smith's staff could be reassigned when Smith's committee posts are handed off to other lawmakers.
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Year: 2014
Country: Vietnam
City: Hanoi
Label: not on label (self-released)
Format: CD
Edition: 15 copies
Tracks: 8
Time: 40 min.
Genre: electronic
Style: Noise
WRITHER is project solo experimental noise from the city of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), create by the musician Nguyen Hong Giang at beginning 2009. Sometimes analog, sometimes digital equipment for recording and performance… Always choice "simple- free-as loud as possible"… WRITHER means "quằn quại" on vietnames. While I am listening the different releases put on his Bandcamp, I realize little by little that his style is more agressive, fast and saturated in the beggining of his musical career and (fortunately) his lasts albums are moderatly close to ambient / drone. It´s a kind of slow noise, dirty industrial sounds and very old electronic music. I don´t know but maybe in the future this artist will do music similar to glitch, minimal or even techno. Nowadays I am sure we have the best fruits, not extremly harsh nor empty and sometimes bored ambient. Well of course is important and also very curious to mention Nguyen Hong Giang currently lives in Ho Chi Minh (old Saigon city) in the south of Vietnam. Firstly I thought he was the only one experimentalist musician in that country, but after I discovered a huge blog with tonnes of reviews, articles, free downloads, etc. of vietnames artists. If somebody want to know more about the experimental music scene in Vietnam can go HERE .
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In my childhood memories my grandmothers always wore aprons...bib aprons with rick-rack...half-aprons with lots of pockets. Grandma Zetta and Grandma Patta taught me so many things. My love of family history and all things vintage is due to them. I have so many stories to tell and things to share. I hope you will enjoy them.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Collecting Vintage Christmas...Snow Domes!
11 comments:
- Holly- Cutie Pie Cottage said...
Sorry you're not feeling well, Shirley!
Love your little collection. I've never seen figurine snow globes before! ♥
- December 9, 2013 at 9:03 AM
- ~Lavender Dreamer~ said...
I sure hope you feel all better soon! You're too sweet to be sick! Love the precious snow domes. I look for vintage all the time but don't see many of these! Sweet hugs!
- December 9, 2013 at 10:34 AM
- Erica of Golden Egg Vintage said...
I recently re-read that ME Finders Keepers article and thought that the snow globes looked so cute all grouped together! Then I came across a few vintage ones at Goodwill and had to talk myself OUT of buying them. lol I just can't let myself go there...but boy it is tempting!
Very cute post Shirley. I hope you're feeling better. Happy Holidays!
Erica :)
- December 9, 2013 at 10:50 AM
- Blessed Serendipity said...
Sorry you are sick- that's no fun! Your snowglobes are darling! Feel better soon.
- December 9, 2013 at 1:04 PM
- Musings from Kim K. said...
Get better soon! I actually just picked up a Santa figurine snow globe at a recent estate sale. I couldn't resist. Half the water is gone, but he needed to be rescued. Your collection is darling all grouped together.
- December 9, 2013 at 1:29 PM
- vintage grey said...
Darling little collection! Hope you get some good rest and have lots of chicken stock! Feel better soon! xo Heather
- December 9, 2013 at 6:22 PM
- vivian said...
I hope you feel better soon! put on some christmas music, make a cup of tea and relax!
- December 10, 2013 at 5:33 AM
- Perfectly Printed said...
Hoping you feel better soon....my favorite is the Santa hanging off the light pole!! I don't think I've ever seen these, the ones with scenes in their tummies, before! Too funny!
- December 11, 2013 at 6:27 AM
- GARAGE SALE GAL said...
So sorry that you are sick :( Hoping that you are better SOON!
I haven't seen that post or seen any snow globes like the ones you have. Very Cool!
- December 11, 2013 at 5:36 PM
- Jann Olson said...
Shirley, hope you are feeling better! Not good to get sick in December. Your collection is so fun! I swear I had a snowman once. Wonder what I did with him? I love the Santa with the scene in his pack.
- December 15, 2013 at 11:07 PM
- ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...
I somehow missed this post, those are so sweet and cute!! Hope you are feeling much better now, I can't believe Christmas is next week!! Time is just flying by! Wishing you a lovely and a very Merry Christmas!! xo Holly
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The Impossible Project (CLOSED)
When Polaroid ceased production of its instant film in 2008, enthusiasts everywhere scrambled to hoard whatever stock remained. But just as instant analog photography was about to join the likes of the dodo bird and eight-tracks, the Impossible Project picked up where Polaroid left off: It bought the old factory and started producing new instant film for the old Polaroid cameras. At the Impossible Project's Soho store, the first in the U.S., shutterbugs can shop for original Polaroid film ($18–$35) and cameras, as well as IP's own brand of monochromatic films ($21)—designed to work with the Polaroid SX-70 ($240–$325) and 600 ($85) cameras. Also up for grabs: Groovy old Polaroid jackets ($74). Not in the market for a new-old camera? The airy shop doubles as an exhibition space, showcasing the works of instant-pic pros like Grant Hamilton and Laura Watt.
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|The Impossible Project (CLOSED)
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fifth floor
New York
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|between Canal and Howard Sts
|Opening hours:
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IES are Winners at CIBSE Building Performance Awards
Collaborative Working Partnership Award goes to IES and Project Partners for John Lewis, York
25th February 2016
We're delighted to announce that last night we scooped the CIBSE Building Performance Award for Collaborative Working Partnership.
Alongside project partners, Lateral Technologies and Next Controls, IES helped John Lewis to exceed its energy efficiency and low carbon targets and create the world's first BREEAM Outstanding department store.
Using IES SCAN technology, Lateral Technologies worked with IES Consultants to collect data directly from BMS systems and calibrate it with the design model to show any gaps in terms of predicted and actual performance and help deliver soft landings. The controls company, Next Control Systems, were responsible for extracting the data from the BMS system to share with IES and Lateral Technologies.
Together this team helped John Lewis to create its most sustainable store to date and achieve a reduction of 43.8% in absolute carbon emissions compared to the benchmark, equating to 13.8% further savings than the original expectations of 30%.
CIBSE have published an article with more information on the project which you can read here and you can also read more in our John Lewis, York case study.
For information on all this year's CIBSE Building Performance Awards Winners visit http://www.cibse.org/building-performance-awards/2016-winners


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CHICAGO – The comic book admiration society has been the fastest growing sub-culture in the last 25 years. Once thought a remnant of childhood is now a flourishing industry in show business, comic book shops and conventions. "Geek Lounge," a TV series created by producer/director/writer Larry Ziegelman, explores the comic book/pop culture generation, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Click here for the details.
Three Identical Strangers
Truth Upstages Fiction Again in 'Three Identical Strangers'Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 6, 2018 - 8:58am
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CHICAGO – The eternal debate of what affects human development more, our nature or our nurturing, opens up again in the wild story of "Three Identical Strangers," a new documentary about triplets who were separated at birth, only to discover each other by chance and uncover some difficult truths about that separation.


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I have to admit, my routine gets out of whack sometimes, and I find myself either not eating or grabbing a quick and easy meal (meaning not very nutritious). Life just happens and I don't always have the time or energy to be a good foodie. To compensate for my less-than stellar diet I add superfoods to my meals whenever possible, especially in my morning smoothie. So how can you rev up that dietary engine of yours? Try incorporating some of these superfoods into your daily regimen.
Coconut oil is a saturated fat, but it is a medium-chain fatty acid; which means it is more easily digested and utilized by the body than other saturated fats (i.e. butter, meat and eggs). Most saturated fats are stored in the body's cells, but the fatty acids in coconut oil are sent directly to the liver where they are immediately converted into energy. It is considered a "heart healthy" fat. Coconut oil helps speed up the body's metabolism so you burn more calories in a day which can contribute to weight loss. It also has powerful antimicrobial properties.
Add To Your Diet:
- 1 cup to 1 cup ratio when replacing other oils/butter in recipes
- In solid form use as a replacement for butter/Crisco/Pam when greasing pans, cookie sheets, etc.
- In liquid form (melted) use as a replacement for various oils when baking, cooking, sauteing, etc.
- Melt and add to smoothies for additional nutritional punch and yummy-ness
Goji berries are also known as wolfberries and are native to southeastern Europe and Asia. They have 500 times more vitamin C per ounce than oranges! They are an excellent source of vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E, contain high levels of antioxidants, and most contain a full complement of protein with 18 amino acids and 21 trace minerals. The Vitamin A, zeaxanthin, and beta-carotene found in Goji berries help protect eyesight and prevent macular degeneration. They also help lower bad cholesterol levels and protect the heart from disease. If that's not enough, the antioxidants contained in the berries have been linked with slowing the aging process and reducing wrinkles! Goji berries are typically purchased dried and soaked in water prior to eating.
Add To Your Diet:
- Sprinkle on salads or in soups
- Blend into smoothies or juices
- Eat as you would raisins
NOTE: If you take warfarin (a blood thinner), you may want to avoid goji berries. Goji berries may also interact with diabetes and blood pressure medicines.
Spirulina is a blue-green algae which was consumed for thousands of years by the Aztecs. It is a complete protein, which means it contains all eight essential amino acids and it is a great source of protein. Along with antioxidants and minerals it is rich in beta carotene, iron, B-12, Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids. Studies have shown that spirulina helps to: control blood sugar levels; maintain healthy cholesterol levels; increase energy; reduce blood pressure; and increase antioxidants in the blood. It also helps to reduce inflammation, fight allergies, support healthy digestion PH levels, and immune system function. Spirulina is available in tablet and powder form.
Add To Your Diet:
- Sprinkle on salads, soups, ice cream or popcorn
- Blend into smoothies or juices
- Take as a nutritional supplement in tablet form
Wheat Grass is the sprouted grass of a wheat seed. Unlike the whole grain, because it has been sprouted, it no longer contains gluten or other common allergic agents. The above-ground blades of grass are used to make the juice. Because of its high alkaline mineral content, wheat grass helps to restore alkalinity to the blood, increase red blood-cell count and helps to lower blood pressure by dilating the blood pathways throughout the body. Wheat grass is a powerful detoxifier and contains beneficial enzymes and amino acids. It can also help to neutralize toxic substances such as cadmium, nicotine, strontium, mercury, and polyvinyl chloride.
Add To Your Diet:
- Available commercially in powder, liquid or tablet form to be taken as a supplement
- Wheat Grass kits are available so you can grow your own and juice at anytime
Do you supplement your diet with superfoods? If so, let us know by commenting below. We'd love to hear from you.
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Princeton University graduate student Noah Jafferis has opened up a whole new world of innovation by developing a miniature fully functional flying carpet. The 10cm (4in) sheet of plastic is propelled by "ripple power", which uses waves of electrical current to drive thin pockets of air from the front to the rear of the device, allowing it to fly.
Featured in Applied Physics Letters, Jafferis' prototype moves at speeds of about a centimeter per second, however he believes this could be increased to a metre per second. Speaking to the BBC, Prof James Sturm, who leads Mr Jafferis' research group, said that the project faced serious challenges.
"What was difficult was controlling the precise behaviour of the sheet as it deformed at high frequencies," he said. "Without the ability to predict the exact way it would flex, we couldn't feed in the right electrical currents to get the propulsion to work properly." Over two years, the team attached sensors to every part of the carpet in order to determine the conditions for its optimum performance. Once these conditions were determined, the electric currents allowed the carpet to take flight.
Of course, in the paper the team use the term 'fly' loosely. In their words, the carpet has more in common with a hovercraft than an aeroplane. "It has to keep close to the ground," Mr Jafferis explained to the BBC's Science in Action, "because the air is then trapped between the sheet and the ground. As the waves move along the sheet it basically pumps the air out the back. That is the source of the thrust."
So what does the technology mean for the future? For now, Jafferis believes a solar-powered version could fly over large distances, but believes that his design could see a future where aircraft need no components to achieve flight. "The ideal use would be some kind of dusty, grimy environment where moving parts would get gummed up and stop," he explained.
However the one answer you all want is still not yet achievable – for a flying carpet powerful enough to fly you through the streets of your hometown, it would (currently) need to be 50 metres wide. That is a lot of carpet to roll up and store.
Click here to see the prototype in action.
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I've recently been on the lookout for a solid example of gray squirrel striping. Gray squirrels tend to utilize the most gnarly tree in their territory to use as a scenting/marking post, so you'd expect they would be hard to miss. Perhaps my search image is not quite developed enough yet… The only other tree I've found in the area with this sign is the distinguished (and diseased) American Chestnut on the Center Trail in Stony Hill which is a very distinctly shaped tree that is hard to go unnoticed, especially being adjacent to the trail. However, I only noticed the gray squirrel striping on its main trunk last winter after I was introduced to this gray squirrel-specific behavior. Below is another example of this behavior that I found in Stony Hill on an oak (also diseased) with a very distinct, large burl. Notice the reddish color on the underside of the burl as well as the darker tint beneath the burl on the lower section of the trunk.
Upon closer inspection, I found the reddish color was actually gray squirrel teeth marks exposing the inner bark. The darker coloration below that is believed to be the result of the squirrel rubbing the side of it's mouth/cheek on the bark for scenting purposes.
Further along on my adventure, I spotted a gray squirrel scat at the base of another oak, along with some tracks and an exposed acorn cash giving it away.
This may be the most fresh squirrel scat I have found yet.
Along with lots of gray squirrel, perhaps the most abundant track and sign was that of white-tailed deer. Below is a fresh antler scrape on a sapling with the tracks of the buck continuing up the hill to the left. I apologize for the picture quality…
Here, you can see the bark shavings freshly scattered on the snow beneath the sapling.
I'm going to do my best to keep these tracking posts coming, especially when we have snow.


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Friday, March 14, 2014
Tomorrow I will be hitting the road for NCECA. A bit early, you might be thinking, but as Chase Folsom and I are in charge of driving the truck full of the 40th Anniversary show for The Clay Studio, amongst other responsibilities, we need a bit of a head start. Also, we have a lot of snacks that represent all important food groups. (Such as beef jerky, dried cherries, and yogurt pretzels.) I love snacks. I'm really looking forward to it! (Not just snacks!) This is also the first time I have exhibited work at NCECA so I am pretty psyched. I will have some pieces in with The Clay Studio and with Archie Bray, and I will also be participating in a panel discussion about urban residencies with Chase Folsom (The Clay Studio) and Joe Kraft (Lillstreet Art Center). So if anyone is interested in hearing about how we Tim Gunn that shit, we will be presenting in room 102 A-C on Thursday at 5:15. We are good talkers. Stop by before happy hour!
Above are a few surface shots of the greens in my pieces. I'm not one to whine much about weather, but after a brief and tantalizing taste of spring last weekend I need more of that type of temperature and general cheer. Seriously.
No sharing of full shots yet, you'll have to go see them in person! I'll be updating my website and re-spiffying it up again in the next month so if you can't make it to NCECA you can still see the stuff I've been making.
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Being the President of the United States comes with a tremendous amount of pressure and responsibility. However, the commander in chief does enjoy preferential treatment most of us will never experience.
Some of those perks include: having his limo transported by plane wherever he travels, getting to see first-run and not-released movies free of charge, never stopping for a stop light or sign and his own private zip code.
Which brings us to today's Just Explain It.
What's the value of the presidency when you add in all the perks for being Commander-in-Chief?
We may never be able to put a dollar amount on the value of the presidency. That's because some of the costs associated with the position are buried in many different budgets and scattered between different governmental departments.
Let's take a look at some of the presidential perks covered by your tax dollars. They not only make the president's life easier, they're for security and practical purposes too.
Number one -- the president's salary is $400,000 a year. The Chief Executive also gets a budget for entertainment, business and travel expenses.
Number two -- Transportation. To get the president from place to place safely, he has Air Force One, Marine One and a limo available at a moment's notice. A 2012 Congressional Research Service report found that Air Force One costs about $180,000 an hour to operate.
According to the Hawaii Reporter, one round-trip flight to Honolulu by President Obama last month cost about $3.2 million. But the president made two of them because of the fiscal cliff crisis. That doubled the price tag to $6.4 million.
Number three – The White House. For the 2008 fiscal year, Bradley Patterson, a retired Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, estimated the cost of running the White House was almost $1.6 billion. And that amount didn't include unpublished classified expenses.
The president's White house staff also comes at a steep price. In 2012, the White House reported its payroll grew from $37 million in 2011 to $37.8 million. The list includes 468 names. 139 of which make more than $100,000 a year.
Number four – Secret Service access. Protecting the President takes a great deal of manpower. The agency's budget this year is $1.6 billion. A portion of that will go toward protecting president while in office and for life.
And number five – Retirement plan. According to CNBC, President Obama will receive over $191,000 a year for life as soon as he leaves office.
A former president's net worth can grow substantially in retirement. After two terms in office, The Atlantic magazine reported Bill Clinton's net worth at around $40 million. The increase was due to numerous speaking engagements and book deals. Retweet this story


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The design team has really gone all out this week and we have a darling lineup. I hope you will join me over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, Have a Berry Sweet Day!!!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The design team has really gone all out this week and we have a darling lineup. I hope you will join me over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, Have a Berry Sweet Day!!!
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What fab cards, I love all those cute penguin images and your layouts are fab xReplyDelete
WOW - you have been busy with all these cards! Hope you are keeping well hun?ReplyDelete
Teri x
Oh Arlana they are the cutest cards i've ever seen! I just love them! I had a weak moment in DSB and bought the penguins too. :-D They are so cute! Thanks again for another great sketch.ReplyDelete
EEK! How stinking cute!!! I am trying so hard to get my Christmas stock up but I only 4 cards done - how is that possible??? Love your signature stitching - it just goes so well! Thanks for the Copic link - I will have to give the hint to my husband for Christmas ideas!ReplyDelete
Deanne :)
How adorable are these!!!! I can't believe how magnificent all four of them are!!!! Great stitching indeed!!! You're well on your way to getting those holiday cards done early!!!!!! Have a great day Arlana!ReplyDelete
Oh Arlana, these are sooo adorable! They are the cutest little penquins ever! I love the stitching that youalways do. it add so much to your cards. I need to do it sometime..it is alot of extra work. I hate changing the thread out. Anyway, I am going to have to get these little guys! Just too cute!ReplyDelete
WOW!!! Arlana, these are all tooo adorable!!! I love these penquins and I had to have them too! Love all the pretty papers!! Fabulous Christmas cards and look at how many you have done already. :)ReplyDelete
Hi Arlana, I do love these super cute penquins I do love them and as soon as I saw them over at DigiStamp Boutique I also thought of having all four on a card great minds think alike. I did something similar on SSW Sketch #33 I used Sally-Ann's images 3 small down one side and a large on in the middle they were flowers. I really liked that sketch.ReplyDelete
We should have an open sketch one week and let everyone use one of their favourite sketch from the past and see what they come up with??!! Could be interesting. Love your cards once again and another great sketch to work with this week. Take care and have a great week.
Wow Busy lady! They are all fab Arlana. Great idea putting the different images on one card & as always I love the stitching, I should really dust off my sewing machine :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards Arlana - I love those cute little penguins! You inspired me to get my sewing machine out...got to practice a bit before unleashing my designs though!ReplyDelete
Wedgie xxx
They are all adorable and I especially like the one in pink! Keep the great sketches coming!ReplyDelete
Peace & Luv,
I just love your cards Arlana! They are just darling! I think that this is definitely a perfect start to all of the Christmas rush! I have to say I just love how you used the four penguin images together. What a cute idea! Thanks for the fabulous sketch!ReplyDelete
Yes, Arlana, you amaze me....four cards!!! I can barely get one finished and your little brain is thinking of four ways to create with your fun sketches! It was so fun to watch you make these cards when I was there last month. I will miss not coming this month. Missing you already! I had to open up my craft shop again and start creating on my own. Not as many fun trinkets in my shop! Have a great week! Talk to you soon!ReplyDelete
All your cards are simply adorable Arlana! Wowie!! The penguins are so cute!ReplyDelete
Have a little something for you on my blog.ReplyDelete