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I'm wondering if any other Seattle hounds have been to this recently-opened delight in the 12th & Jackson Little Saigon neighborhood. I've dined there twice in the past few weeks and think it's one of the best new restaurants to open in 2004, offering easily the best Vietnamese cooking I've ever experienced.
The decor is decidedly upscale but the prices are in line with the neighborhood, i.e. low.
On my first visit, my companion and I went straight to the Bo Bay Mon/7 Courses of Beef. Each course was exceptional, especially the beef salad, the La Lot rolls (also available as an appetizer), and the braised beef.
This past Wednesday, I returned with 2 friends. We shared the house special roll (sorry, I should have noted the exact name), the La Lot rolls, braised stuffed squid, and combination noodles (do--it yourself roll-ups) with egg roll, grilled shrimp paste on sugar cane, pork sate, grilled shrimp and more.
Desserts especially set this place apart from my previous experiences with Vietnames cuisine. Be sure to ask for the desserts that aren't on the menu: Durian ice cream (for serious hounds only), grilled rice-coated bananas in coconut sauce, a cassava concoction in coconut sauce all are particularly good.
Would love to hear impressions from other hounds.

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"You're getting slow in your old age!" Klaus mocked as he gripped Nikolas by the hair and wrenched his head back up. He held him firmly against the wall, using his forearm to apply pressure against Nikolas' throat.
Nikolas' eyes expanded in his surprise, "Klaus? What are you doing here?"
"Elizabeth!" Klaus rattled him, "I know you have her. Vere is she?"
Nikolas jerked his shoulder forward, throwing Klaus momentarily off balance before striking him in the chest with his flat palms. Winded, Klaus stumbled back before he straightened his posture.
Nikolas fixed his collar where Klaus had ruffled his clothes. "She's not here."
Klaus caught sight of the choker in Nikolas' grip and deepened his scowl. "I'm not fooling around, Nikolas!"
"What is it with this obsession you have with her?" he mocked. "Don't you think it's better for her if you just stay away?"
"I'm not ze one who turn mortal vomen into rotten corpses."
Nikolas clenched his jaw. "You're the one who destroyed her, not me!"
Klaus opened his arms invitingly. "You vant revenge, Nikolas? Here I am! How about instead of hiding behind Elizabeth, you actually face me?"
Nikolas laughed. "As you hid behind that wretch of a woman?" Klaus lurched forward, swinging his fist but Nikolas dodged the attack as Klaus punched the wall instead. He quickly turned around, drawing his Collector blade out from its sheath. Nikolas mimicked the aggressive move. "Did I hit a nerve?"
"You vere always so bitter."
Nikolas shrugged almost uncaringly. "Not anymore. I have my eyes on a greater prize!"
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BOOK: Marsilio Ficino, "Commentaries on Plato" (Vol. 2)
Marsilio Ficino: Commentaries on Plato. Vol. 2: Parmenides, Part I. Edited and translated by Maude Vanhaelen. The I Tatti Renaissance Library, Vol. 51. Harvard University Press, 2012. 9780674064713. lxii + 286 pp.
Marsilio Ficino: Commentaries on Plato. Vol. 2: Parmenides, Part II. Edited and translated by Maude Vanhaelen. The I Tatti Renaissance Library, Vol. 52. Harvard University Press, 2012. 9780674064720. v + 408 pp.
A wise man once said that happiness depends on the difference between your expectations and reality. After my recent experiences with reading Ficino's commentary on Plato's Phaedrus, I adjusted my expectations a bit before taking up his commentary on Plato's Parmenides. As a result, this was not nearly as unpleasant to read as I had feared at first.
My suspicions about the Neoplatonists being more like a weird religious cult (which regarded some of Plato's more incoherent ramblings as a sort of holy scripture in need of careful (and highly imaginative) 'interpretation') than a bona fide intellectual effort were confirmed by the very interesting translator's introduction in the first volume, which mentions that they "established a tight connection between philosophy, theology, faith, and revelation" (p. viii); "they saw Platonism as a theology, a series of 'revelations' made by the gods, rather than as a rational discourse describing the place and role of men in the world"(p. ix). Ficino himself is no different, he "is interested in the mystical nature of the Parmenides, in the path that will enable the soul to ascend toward God" (p. xvii); he was "simply more concerned with mysticism (i.e., achieving union with God) than metaphysics (i.e., establishing a rational system to describe reality)" (p. xx). See also 44.1 for a particularly nice example of this tendency towards mysticism: "the light of the Good (if only we can perceive it) compels us to leave aside the intelligence and its formulae, the intellect, the Ideas and all the intelligible realities [. . .] we receive, or rather worship the light of the Good by closing the eyes of our intelligence".
As a result of this, I basically resigned myself to the fact that not much of what Ficino writes is likely to make any sense to me. These people, the Neoplatonists, are not interested in understanding and describing anything real, at least not in the way I would understand the word 'real'. They are, instead, building up an elaborate, rarefied, intellectual edifice, a castle in the sky, something which they claim to be a description of various increasingly abstract 'higher' levels of reality, but which is pretty obviously nothing but a messy assemblage of quasi-religious fictions pulled straight out of their asses.
What can you do when faced with a book like that? I suppose that a more assiduous, or patient, or intellectually honest, reader might at this point dedicate a huge amount of time and effort to an earnest study of various areas of philosophy until he perhaps got to the point of actually understanding what Ficino is trying to say and no longer regarding his writings as largely nonsensical verbiage. That would be commendable, and I'm sure that such readers do exist, and they would then no doubt profit greatly from reading Ficino's book.
But I'm not one of those readers, so I took up the other, obvious, easy way out: I simply suspended my disbelief, much like I would do in reading a work of fiction. When you read a fantasy novel, you don't scream internally at the author that he's an idiot because dragons obviously don't exist, and if they did they couldn't fly because their wings are too small, and they couldn't breathe fire because of some law of thermodynamics or another, etc. etc. etc. You simply accept the fire-breathing flying dragon as a fact within the fictional world of that book and keep on reading.
Using the same approach here, Ficino's commentary on Plato becomes a not unpleasant, if somewhat anaemic and plotless, fictional tale exploring a very odd and abstract imaginary world. I almost felt a sort of relief; no longer did I feel the urge to scream, after every other sentence in the book, that this makes no sense, that this isn't real, that this is a lousy argument, that this is wishful thinking, that he's using terms which he hadn't bothered to define, etc., etc., etc. I could simply take note of what he was saying as if it made sense within his imaginary world, and move on with it, much like you can accept a fire-breathing dragon in a fantasy novel and keep reading.
I suppose you might say that there's little point in reading a work of philosophy that way, and I wouldn't dare to disagree; I think of it as a desperate, but not entirely unsuccessful, effort for me to get at least a little something out of the book. You might say that in this case it would have been better for me not to read it at all, and again I wouldn't disagree with that either, but it just so happens that I'm trying to read more or less everything in the I Tatti Renaissance Library series, and so I had to find some sort of way to cope with Ficino's platonic commentaries as well. (Indeed the only ITRL books I've really skipped so far were also by Ficino, namely the six volumes of his Platonic Theology. Perhaps I'll take them up some day after all, using a similar approach that I used here for his Parmenides commentary.)
Anyhow, when read in this way, you have to admit that Ficino's Neoplatonic fictional world is not devoid of charm and imagination. It's basically the sort of thing that you can expect a philosopher to come up with if he's trying to design a religion. In a regular real-world religion that has grown more or less organically from hazy, semi-mythical beginnings, you invariably end up with a bizarre mixture of abstract, high-faluting ideas and very concrete (and invariably ridiculous) bronze-age superstitions and rules about things like shrimp consumption, circumcision, stoning of adulterers and the like — horrible rules, with horrible real-life consequences, that seem like a world away from the lofty and high-minded elements of a religion.
In Neoplatonism on the other hand, since it was designed by philosophers, the real-life part of it seems largely absent, at least from books like Ficino's (though the actual ancient Greek Neoplatonists did seem to have a set of real-life religious rituals to go along with their pseudo-philosophical beliefs; see Theurgy). A kind of mathematical sterility reigns here; you can while away a pleasant half-an-hour here and there by immersing yourself in their imaginary world, and all this without anybody trying to use it as an excuse to impose messy real-life religious constraints on you.
Now, I suppose that for those who really want this sort of thing, there are other providers that do an even better job of this than the Neoplatonists do, which is why nowadays in the real world you can see lots of new-age kooks of various descriptions, but no real-world Neoplatonists. Still, for someone like me, who am not really in the market for a new-age cult, reading this book was at least a pleasant glimpse into an imaginary conception of things which was utterly alien and different from anything else I might encounter in my real life.
Perhaps part of the appeal for someone like me is that I'm a sucker for hierarchies in fiction, even though I know how horrible and harmful they are in reality. And Neoplatonists are all about hierarchy; everything here is about how one thing precedes another, is higher or lower than another etc.; they split everything into levels and sublevels and so on. At the top level, they have a very curious 'principle of unity', usually called 'the One', which is basically like a god designed for people who find ordinary gods too messy to deal with :P
Ficino frequently mentions how ineffable the One is and how it's easier to make assertions about what it isn't like than about what it is like (negative theology, see introduction p. xii; and 33.3: "you should not understand negation as a defect, but rather as an excess", i.e. when these people say that the One/god is not X, they mean that it's because it's so much more than X). The One "is ineffably super-eminent by virtue of its incomparable simplicity" (68.3)! Of course, that doesn't mean that he objects when Parmenides, in Plato's dialogue, proves all sorts of nonsensical and self-contradictory claims about the One; if anything, this just makes it more inscrutable and thus more impressive. Ficino seems to be quite happy to suggest that the One should mostly just be contemplated in silence (47.10), and says that "in the Letters, Plato forbids inquiry about anything regarding the first principle of all things" (61.3). You might imagine that a philosopher would be uncomfortable with a concept that is so poorly accessible to thought, but their enthusiasm for it just shows that these people were more about religion and mysticism than about anything having to do with rational thought :)
Ficino has some clever arguments about why the One precedes being and thus the true principle of everything is unity rather than being (2.3). Of course I couldn't help wondering why there should even be some sort of single underlying principle of everything — but there I go, breaking out of my suspension of disbelief again when I shouldn't.
There's an impressively incoherent paragraph (57.7) in which he tries to argue that the Neoplatonic principle of the One is not incompatible with the christian concept of the holy trinity. The same problem had of course already been encountered long before that by christian theologians who no doubt found the idea of trinity to be somewhat of an embarassment to their claims that christianity is monotheistic :P So Ficino resorts to theological wharrgarble: "According to the theologians Gregory of Naziance and Nicholas [of Methone], the divine Trinity is exempt from these conditions. [. . .] So the Trinity is the property of unity, without, however, partaking of unity or being united through partaking of it; it is naturally the innermost part of unity" (wahaha! so now unity has parts, all of a sudden?) etc. etc.
Whatever you might say about the One, at least it seems to have a strong presence in Plato's original dialogue. It is less obvious to me where the Neoplatonists got the lower levels of their hierarchy. Parmenides spends much of the latter part of the dialogue discussing the consequences of the existence or nonexistence of the One, both in relation to itself and to other things. Ficino says that these various hypotheses correspond to the various levels of the Neoplatonic hierarchy: intellect, soul, form and matter, though I suspect that the connection between these terms and the ordinary meanings of these words is rather vague and distant at best. Judging by the translator's notes at the end of the book, he picked most of this stuff up from the ancient Neoplatonists like Plotinus and Proclus; the impression I got was that these people may have started out with a few vague references in various works by Plato (not just the Parmenides) but then added a good deal of their own ideas (and managed to market them as commentaries on Plato).
One pleasantly bizarre idea that he borrowed from Proclus are "henads", which are a mechanism whereby the One conveys unity to other things: "the absolute One generates the excellent and divine unities [or henads], which are also called gods, before creating the unions immanent in things, which are akin to these things and unify them" (52.2).
Occasionally even Ficino admits that the ancient Neoplatonists went a bit overboard in their mania to systematize everything: "If you find it tedious to read the way in which these orders are distinguished in Syrianus and Proclus, as it is certainly tedious for me to relate it [. . .]" (94.2); "I reject this distinction, which they pursue in a manner that is more laborious than useful" (94.3) :))
While reading this book, I couldn't help feeling that a lot of it illustrates the pitfalls of rushing with philosophical speculation into areas about which we have an inadequate knowledge and understanding (although I suppose I shouldn't complain, as that sort of thing is exactly what philosophy is for).
For example, consider the platonic Ideas. Apparently, Plato and his followers insisted that these aren't just convenient mental abstractions, but some sort of things that really existed in a kind of higher world of their own, and which generate the things in our 'sensible' world (i.e. the ordinary real world which we perceive with our senses) like some kind of templates (or "paradigms", to use a word that occurs frequently in this translation of Ficino). Interestingly, Ficino insists that ideas only apply to natural objects, not man-made ones (ch. 9).
And so Ficino talks about the "Idea of man" (4.1) as the template for the entire "human species, which is eternal" (4.1); and you could likewise have the idea of a horse (4.5) and I imagine also of a dog and of any other animal species. But nowadays we know that species are hardly eternal. If you go back a few tens of millions of years, me and Fido the dog probably have a common ancestor somewhere around that time. You could line up this large number of individuals, starting with me and going up my family tree to that common ancestor, and then going down from him all the way to Fido. Each individual in this chain is a parent or child of the previous one, so they will be very similar. And yet the first few individuals in this list are me and my immediate ancestors, based on the idea of man, whereas the last few are Fido and his immediate ancestors, based on the idea of dog. So at some point in this sequence, you must suddenly have an individual who is based on the idea of man but the next individual, who is his child or his parent, isn't based on the idea of man but on something else (perhaps the idea of dog or of something intermediate).
This is the sort of absurdities that you get if you insist that ideas are something more than mere arbitrary mental abstractions. I wouldn't hold this too much against Plato and his followers, of course, since they didn't know about the theory of evolution yet in those days. But I admit that I'm surprised that they didn't think of similar objections that could be observed even without modern science. For example, they could compare domesticated animals and their wild relatives, with whom they could in many cases still interbreed. How would you justify having separate ideas of dogs and wolves, but not separate ideas for each breed of dogs? If you admit the latter, how can you justify not having a separate idea for each individual specimen (which is something that Ficino explicitly rejects, ch. 8)? On the other hand, if you say that dogs and wolves are based on the same idea, why not humans as well? Where do you draw the line, and isn't it obvious how arbitrary these things are?
Similarly, when reading about the various complications about time and motion, I couldn't help feeling that these people would benefit greatly from some of our 'modern' (i.e. 19th-century) mathematical ideas about the continuum, real numbers, functions and the like.
Ficino also makes an interesting distinction between reason and intellect: "the intellect at once contemplates through a sort of gaze what reason viewed in multifarious ways through ratiocination, just as sight at once perceives a spherical object as round, while touch does so by touching the object more than once" (32.3). But I think from what we now know about how human vision works, his analogy is on shaky grounds. Our eyes have many cells that react to light coming from various directions, and our brains can process the signals from those cells in parallel. It isn't really any different than if you had a hundred hands and could touch all points on the sphere at the same time.
But what bothers me even more than that is that I suspect that his distinction between reason and intellect comes mostly from wishful thinking. It's so unsatisfying to imagine that plodding old reason, which comes to conclusions slowly and by many small and arduous steps, is actually the best we've got! Or sometimes it doesn't even come to a conclusion at all, but simply gives up when some task turns out to be too complex for our reason to handle. This is a bit depressing. And wouldn't it be wonderful if some other facility existed that, if we're lucky, would just comprehend things suddenly in an instant, brilliant flash of insight! And so he goes and makes up such a facility, calling it 'intellect'. I can completely sympathize with this point of view, but I'm afraid it's little more than a pleasing fantasy anyway.
Here's a curious passage from 5.5, which could be the basis for a science-fiction story: "under the Ideas of elements the immaterial elements in heaven occur before the material elements in the sublunar world: celestial lion, horse and tree, then elemental ones; under the Idea of man the celestial man comes first, then the aerial and terrestrial ones". :))
There's an interesting passage on suicide in 46.4, as part of an argument why the Good is a higher principle than being: some people commit suicide "if they have absolutely no hope for good things [. . .] rejecting a life and an essence deprived of good — since they [only] liked them, assuredly, because of what was good in them".
A refreshingly honest passage from 68.1, after remarking that Parmenides demonstrated that "the One is not other than the others, before showing that it is not the same as itself [139C]. Both propositions, however, cannot be grasped by ordinary people." How very true :)))
One curious thing about the translation is how often it uses the word "yonder". In part 2 it occurs on pages 41, 55, 195, 229, 235, 267, 277 and 281; I think it's a bit rarer in part 1, and I didn't bother keeping track of it there. Don't get me wrong, I have a soft spot for quaint, obsolescent words myself, but the frequent use of "yonder" really stuck out like a sore thumb in the otherwise perfectly normal present-day English of this translation. I wonder if this use of "yonder" is a widespread thing in philosophy or just some sort of odd personal quirk by the translator.
Another curious usage occurs in the translator's notes in part 1, p. 241, where she "collated the text by autopsy". I had never before given the word 'autopsy' much thought and never saw it used for anything other than the cutting up of a corpse, but now seeing it used here I realized that it must come from auto + opsy, (examining with) one's own eyes (the second part being the same as in Cyclops, who had one big cirular eye). But anyway, I couldn't resist imagining someone cutting up a manuscript with a scalpel :P
In my post about Ficino's commentary on the Phaedrus I said that I didn't think it was terribly useful as a commentary because I didn't understand the dialogue any better after reading the commentary. Here in the case of the Parmenides, my impression was very different. A great deal of the Parmenides was more or less completely impenetrable to me; while here in Ficino's commentary on it, you can at least see some sort of structure in the whole thing. He makes it seem as if the various hypotheses discussed by Parmenides in the dialogue are parts of a larger system. From reading the Parmenides, I couldn't even see if it was saying anything, much less what exactly it was trying to say; whereas here in Ficino's commentary I can at least see what he's saying, even though much of it seems rather nonsensical to me. "Parmenides frequently makes contradictory statements [. . .] I myself try to the best of my ability to make almost each statement fit and to advance probable interpretations" (98.4), and I can't help thinking he did a pretty damn good job considering the utter incoherence of so much of Plato's Parmenides :)
I particularly liked his discussion of what does it mean to consider the consequences of supposing that something does not exist (36.1): "one does not actually suppose that the intellect or the soul are absolutely not [. . .] but one rather supposes that this thing called 'intellect' or 'soul' is not properly intellect or soul, but is, or is imagined to be, something else", and the same is done when supposing that the One does not exist (see the end of the same paragraph).
I can't help wondering to what extent Plato would actually have recognized his own thoughts in these commentaries; the elaborate systems invented by the Neoplatonist 'commentators' seem to sometimes have only a very vague relationship to what Plato actually wrote. There's a funny remark in 52.3 where Ficino himself admits that he can't see the connection between a certain passage from Plato and Proclus's 'interpretation' of it: "Proclus also invites us to observe (something which, to tell the truth, I myself find extremely difficult to observe) the way in which these divine orders are introduced in the second hypothesis" etc. :)
One of the more tasteless passages in the Parmenides is where Parmenides 'proves' that the One both is and isn't becoming older and younger than itself (152e). I was amused by the contortions Ficino went through in order to claim that this stuff makes some sort of sense after all: if e.g. Socrates is older than Plato by some fixed number of years, then as they both grow older, "Socrates' superiority in age in relation to Plato will progressively appear smaller [. . .] one can say that Socrates becomes younger in relation to Plato, and that Plato becomes older in relation to Socrates" (93.1).
Anyway, I'm not sure what to say at the end of this post. I guess my experience demonstrates that with a bit of effort, even a stupid outsider like me can found at least something good in a book like this, even if it comes at the price of completely missing its point. In any case, all of this is thoroughly irrelevant since nearly all the other people that will pick up this book will be better equipped to understand it, and will read it to much better purpose and with much better profit than I have done.


text: Under a surface as seamless as stone worn smooth by the sea are tales readers may know, but with images and perspectives quite different from the canonical tradition. What if the beast in Beauty and the Beast were a woman? What if the shrill voices ordering Cinderella to work were inside her head? Rapunzel, Donkeyskin, Snow White, and other familiar heroines take unconventional shapes within Donoghue's beautifully hewn prose, in deeply female stories, scented with blood and flowers. Each story is linked to the next by the frame of a question that a character in the previous story asks; Donoghue thus nests the stories in a way that each follows the other to become one long tale. The murkiness of desire and the necessity of finding one's way will resonate for adolescents struggling with issues of identity, sexuality, stepparents, and societal strictures. A dark jewel. (Short stories/folklore. 12+)


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A 22-year-old Chivi man allegedly killed his younger brother in cold blood in a ritual to get rich and find a beautiful woman to marry.
Ezekiel Mabhiza dragged Israel Mabhiza (12) of Maduveko Village under Headman Madamombe to a stream, about one kilometre from their homestead in the dead of the night on Sunday, where he bashed his skull with a mattock.
Ezekiel, sources close to investigations said, developed cold feet and failed to cut out parts from his brother's body. He allegedly wrapped the body in a comforter, dug a shallow grave where he buried the body but quickly exhumed it.
Ezekiel allegedly carried the body for seven kilometres to Mhandamabwe Business Centre where he dumped it in a public toilet.
Pre-school pupils, accompanied by their teacher, ran out screaming on Monday at around 8AM when they saw the bloodied body.
Acting Masvingo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Kudakwashe Dehwa confirmed the incident and said Ezekiel was arrested on Monday after he had escaped to a hideout in another area within the same district.
We received a report of suspected murder where a man from Chivi's Headman Madamombe area killed his younger brother purporting that he had been instructed to do so by his ancestors in order to get rich and find a woman to marry. The suspect was arrested after he had escaped to another village and is assisting with investigations," said Asst Insp Dehwa.
He said Brilliant Child Pre-school teacher Ms Siyamukhele Mhere (25) of Mhandamabwe Business Centre accompanied her pupils to the toilet. She stumbled on Israel's body wrapped in a comforter.
"A report was made to the police at Mhandamabwe Base who attended the scene and took the body to Chivi District Hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
"The body had two deep cuts on the head and on the back of the head and a blood-stained mattock was recovered at the suspect's homestead. He was arrested at about 12PM on Monday in Hapazari Village under Headman Madyangove where he had fled to," he said.
Police said Mabhiza said his ancestors came to him in a vision and instructed him to kill his brother to get rich.
He allegedly said the ancestors told him how to kill his sibling and the rituals he had to perform with the body to get instant riches and a beautiful wife.
The ruthless killing occurred at a time when the country has been gripped by an unfolding story of a suspected serial killer in Bulawayo who allegedly killed two of his friends and buried them in shallow graves.
Rodney Tongai Jindu (25), who is on remand for the murders of his friends Mboneli Joko Ncube (30) and Cyprian Kudzurunga (28), was allegedly hired by a South African inyanga to kill someone with a Ncube surname for body parts to be used in rituals


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(12-18-2017, 07:32 PM)tacohashcat Wrote: Edit: I also didn't know a 1050Ti had a 6 pin power connector. I thought these cards only pulled power from the PCI E lane.
That's because this is the ROG version which uses ASUS 24cm GPU layout, and that PCB comes with a 6-PIN connector. There is a standard 1050Ti with a 21cm PCB that does not us an extra connector.


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Suddenly it seems I have a surplus of 8x10 paper. So, I am in the process of marking down all the 8x10's in my store . They are now $18 (regularly $22). Classic white matting is also available making your new photograph ready for the 11 x 14 frame of your choice.
New Photos/New Cards
What a happy Monday! Apparently there is some strange planetary allignment because both of my kids are napping. Yes, at the same time!
I am spending my moment of quite updating my Etsy Store. I have added the three photographs above as notecards (available as photographs too, email me for a custom listing.)
I love finding pictures from warmer summer days, when it is cool and rainy. I have added this to my shop as a greeting card. I think it would make a handy thank you card for a special summer friend.
Happy Fall
Today it is officially fall. That time of the year for cool nights, falling leaves, and our trip to the apple orchard for lots of apple picking, cider drinking and wine tasting. The kids loved running through the orchard, laying in the grass, and eating their fresh off the tree apples.
Though I am not fan of autumn and am having trouble facing the fact that summer is over, I have to admit it was a lovely way to spend a late September day.
Photo Friday- Girl
My mom calls about once a week from Florida and always asks, "How's our girl." Our girl is every girl. Smart, funny, moody, giggly, and talkative.
This week when my mom and Pamela were in town we all shared N.J. and had a week full of dancing, apple pie baking, friendship, and closeness that only comes from time spent with the best of girls.
School Picture
N.J.'s first day of preschool is Tuesday. Tomorrow is the Preschool open house so she can meet the teachers. We are supposed to bring a picture for them to put on her locker. I think this sounds like fun. We could use a nice new picture of her.
But, when I mention this to her she has her demands. "I need 4 pony tails, and my sunglasses." Outside she spreads her arms and gives me her best TA DA.
"Maybe we should try, for a more normal picture", I suggest. "Your teachers don't need to find out what a big diva you are on the first day of class." They'll learn on their own soon enough.
We take a break, she takes her hair down. She finds her gum. (If there was a 3 year old bubble gum blowing contest, Ne would win. She is obsessed.) We start again. All I can see is the gum. So I start begging, "please take the gum out of your mouth." She keeps blowing bubbles, just to bother me.
Too many pictures later, tired of the camera, she hands over the gum and lays in the grass.
She smiles.
Photo Friday- Boy
I was going to add these pictures anyway today, so they will also double for my Photo Friday-Boy post. My boy is finally napping. What a long morning, and long night with him. Lots of crabby, crying. One hour of screaming from 2-3am, until the Tylenol kicked in.
Teeth, I hope. He is 13 months and only has 2 bottom teeth. So, I blame every bit of irritability on them.
These pictures are him and his sister on a better day last week. Playing in our big family bedroom. As is the norm in our house, neither of them wearing pants. I love them together, and love how much the love each other.
Photo Friday- Silver
I love Queen Anne's Lace, so delicate and girly. It may be just a weed, but it sure looks lovely in a sweet little vase. (Ok, it's an old mason jar.)
These were picked by the side of the road next to the Target parking lot, for all of those people flying by me in their cars, wondering "what's that girl doing in the field?" This is it.


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Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Cinnamon rolls.
They're basically rolled up leavened pastry, sweetened and spiced with plenty of sugar and cinnamon and then topped with either a plain drizzle of icing or a thick cream cheese smear. Or you can bake them upside down in a sugary pecan caramel. I love the idea of making a big disposable tray of them and then just wrapping it up and delivering the whole thing.
I'm holding off on making these at home, because I know I'd end up eating most of them. But the next time I have something to bake for, I'm making this recipe, as tried and tested by the Cotton Wife.
In the meantime, you can buy individual cinnamon rolls for 80p in Sainsbury's. Good to know for times of desperation. Like now. Bye!
[I literally can't see the word cinnamon with hearing Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young in my head. Here he is playing it at Hyde Park last year. I was at this gig; watch to the end to see him ABSOLUTELY ROCK IT DOWN TO THE GROUND. I've seen Neil play a few times now and every single time I wander in feeling pretty chilled out and leave feeling completely ROCKED OUT.]
Picture with thanks to Irina.
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I could die for one right now! I baked them for Easter and they disappeared in minutes. Scandinavian Kitchen makes good ones but the absolute winners are at Nordic Bakery and the size of baby's head.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous16 June 2010 at 16:02
Yummalina you naughty girl putting ideas in my head and living opposite Sainsburys...grr!!!ReplyDelete
Salty and sweet next week? xx
Oh delish, I love them too and I agree with Sneaky Magpie - Nordic Bakery is my cinnamon roll Mecca. But there's also now a Cinnabon around Leicester Sq somewhere or other - i tried one of their rolls a few years ago in Canada and they are SO SWEET (it's the icing), but kind of a big deal in the world of cinnamon rolls so maybe worth a try. Especially (in fact, only) if you like frosting.ReplyDelete
(Those Hither and Thither ones look so yummy too....)
Yummm That sounds so good right now!!! ( I love homemade ones!) just not at my home .... I not that great at cooking ; )ReplyDelete
I take it that you are aware that there are now Cinnabon outlets in London (or at least there were last time I looked a couple of months ago).ReplyDelete
Hi there - do you want to go on a press trip to John Smedley (in Derbyshire) tomorrow? I'm going and the PR just called someone's dropped out. Thought you might like? Send me a messageReplyDelete
- Granine16 June 2010 at 23:23
Bake some and come and bring them to my new houseReplyDelete
Oh you made me have a craving now. Those look so, so good! And I'd think they'd be a crowd pleaser at any picnic:)ReplyDelete
a) my daughter made me cinnamon rolls from scratch this last Mother's DayReplyDelete
b) I had my first love to the strains of Neil Young's Cowgirl in the Sand
c) therefore: I loved this post
I wish you hadn't told me that. I have a 24 hour Sainsbury's down the road ;)ReplyDelete
Ps Looking at these has made me think of picnics which I planning to try and do more of in London this summer. Has anyone got any ideas for ideal picnic things esp vegetarian?ReplyDelete
Oh, I love cinnammon rolls. Over the years I've developed my personal favourite recipe. Fresh from the oven... Yum!ReplyDelete
Oh! they look amazing! I've never had one but I love things like that. I try and steer clear of biscuit and cake shops/isles/whatever as I can eat tons. I can polish off a packet of Borders plain chocolate ginger biscuits in one sitting... And Neil rocks! xxReplyDelete
love 'em- especially from the Nordic Bakery- though much more spensive than Sainsbury's!ReplyDelete


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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
KLUTZ-my top 5 book!
I spent a month last summer working on this book and it's finally out! I got my samples today! Yeah! The book is called My All Time Top 5. It's for 8-12 y. o. girls who like making lists. There are 5 illustrators featured in this book. Each got 10 pages (mine are p.37- 46). I really liked working on this project. At one point I had to replace Samuel L. Jackson with Will Smith and that was a bummer ('cause I really liked my S.L.Jackson). I'm really pleased with the way the book turned out.
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- s a n s k u :) said...
What, it's only for 8-12 year olds. But I want to do my top 5's as well. :-D You have such an awesome job!
- April 9, 2008 at 9:44 PM
- JSchwa said...
I wish you would write a Children's book, using your illustrations, patterns. A book that someone would put on the bookself in that 'SPECIAL' place where all can see. Wouldn't that be fabulous?
- April 9, 2008 at 9:46 PM
- clara said...
I love all your work is it all done on illustrator? its so good! i love yoru blog too i check it all the time xoxo
- April 10, 2008 at 7:34 AM
- nina seven said...
the book looks fantastic! your illos are awesome!
- April 10, 2008 at 9:57 AM
- orange you lucky! said...
Thank you all!!! I did think of writing my own book many many times. I even started a few times, but than bread and butter type things just take over and I don't have enough time to do the kind of job I want to do. But, I'm certainly going to make one in the next 2 years! That would be great fun! H:)
- April 10, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Michelle said...
You are just amazing!! I'll be watching for this book to hit store shelves here in Alaska for my two girls. They'll love it. :) I've been following your blog, and am totally infatuated with your whimsical art.
- April 10, 2008 at 11:26 AM
- monda-loves said...
I love your Samuel L Jackson - he is tres funky!
I think I might quite like this book - although I am slighter older than the recommended age.
- April 10, 2008 at 1:57 PM
- april said...
I'll take Samuel L. Jackson over Will Smith any day! What a bummer... didn't they care about the street cred? Kid's are weird.
- April 10, 2008 at 2:33 PM
- Pip from Meet Me at Mikes said...
Ooohhhh.. I want one! Look how absolutely GORGEOUS it is! Wow wow wow-ee! You are SO clever! Sigh.
- April 10, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Nicole said...
Oh, I love it! I looks great. You are very talented. It is funny because I used to work as a designer for a company called Walter Foster Publishing. They are an art publishing company with "How To's..." in case you didn't know. Klutz was our biggest competitor in the kids market. They have wonderful products.
- April 11, 2008 at 2:07 AM
- Vicki said...
Top 5's are not age limited. Have they never read/watched High Fidelity?! Anyway, aside from appealing to my list-making personality, the book looks fantastic. I love the hand-drawn type 'TV movies & munchies'. And you can't beat a cookie in a beret.
- April 11, 2008 at 5:47 AM
- kelly said...
my daughter would love this book..I will be on the look out for it!! I heart you art work
- April 11, 2008 at 7:31 AM
- Danielle McDonald said...
Wow! I have just bought four books in this stunning series this week! I will have to keep an eye out for yours now! Congratulations! It looks stunning!
- April 11, 2008 at 10:28 PM
- orange you lucky! said...
Nicole, the funny part is - right now I'm working on a Walter Fosters book on embroidery for girls. I feel like a double agent:) ha ha:)
- April 11, 2008 at 11:33 PM
- Nicole said...
That is so funny, Helen!!! Who is your contact there? Is Sydney still there? Good luck on the project. I am sure it will be great. Can't wait to see the end results.
- April 12, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- modmom said...
my daughter goes to school right by the klutz hq store, so i'm going to go check it out for her. her bday is coming up, she's 4 going on 25
- April 14, 2008 at 6:32 PM


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Students in the Bellmore Public Schools celebrated the end of the academic year and the arrival of summer during the district's two field days.
Bellmore's youngest students at the Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center took the field on June 4. Third- and fourth-graders at the Winthrop Avenue School celebrated their field day on June 11.
At both events, district officials said children enjoyed a fun-filled day together with their classmates and teachers. Classes were assigned different colors to wear in order to differentiate the teams during the field events.
The students participated in many activities, some of which included relay races, capture the flag, scooter races, kickball, "steal the chicken" and GaGa. At Winthrop Avenue, the students ended their day with a tug-o-war competition between the classes.
At the conclusion of field day activities, medals were awarded to all of the students who participated. The students then enjoyed pizza and ice pops, which were provided by the PTA.


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I spent last St. Patrick's Day at the marijuana policy reform group NORML's conference in Philadelphia. It was pouring rain when I arrived, and as I ran from my car through the University of Pennsylvania campus, I tried to discern the green-clad marijuana activists from St. Patrick's Day revelers. I quickly realized it was not that hard: the pro-pot advocates, as quirky as the some of them were, appeared to have better control of their footing.
St. Patrick's Day, though an Irish holiday rooted in history and tradition, is regarded by many Americans (perhaps on college campuses, in particular) as an opportunity to get wasted. Meanwhile, today, April 20, is known as the marijuana user's holiday, 4/20. Across the country, stoners are gathering to defy the law and get high.
Both holidays, to some extent, celebrate mind-altering substances, but they couldn't be seen as more different by the law. You wouldn't speak with your boss about your 4/20 plans or come to the office in weed-themed garb. That's because while alcohol is legal, m arijuana is grouped alongside drugs like heroin in the most restrictive category of the Controlled Substances Act, Schedule I. This is despite the fact that marijuana is by far the safer substance of the two. A scene full of stoners is far more peaceful (and safer) than a bar or city full of people who are trashed. But while weed is the subject of a decades-old onslaught of government propaganda decrying its supposed harm, our society glamorizes alcohol.
Unlike alcohol, marijuana use is not linked to increase in injury or reckless behavior, nor is it linked to violence or sexual assault. Alcohol, however, is.
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Curium provides alpha particles used in x-ray spectrometers aboard robotic spacecraft like the Mars Rover. Highly radioactive and difficult to produce, curium has no real commercial application except for research and instrumentation.
Curium was named for Pierre and Marie Curie. It has an atomic number of 96, which makes it one of the transuranic elements that follow uranium in the periodic table. Curium does not occur in nature, so its production requires nuclear reactors and an elaborate synthesis process. As a result, only a few kilograms exist in total since its discovery in 1944, and some isotopes of curium are so rare only a few milligrams exist today. Curium emits mostly alpha particles (helium nuclei) but also can emit beta particles and gamma rays, making it toxic unless handled properly.
Laboratory uses include radionuclide research and production of plutonium isotopes for thermoelectric generators for pacemakers. Spacecraft carry x-ray spectrometers that use the curium alpha particle emissions to bombard samples and analyze the particles scattered. Compact and lightweight curium x-ray spectrometers work well on spacecraft. First used by Surveyor spacecraft on the moon in 1966, these devices have travelled to Mars and will be part of a comet landing project in 2014.


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H. Michael Buck
Dodd-Elder Endowed Professor in English & Literature
MA, PhD
Modern Language and Literature
Mike Buck has been married to Cynthia Marie Fritts Buck since 1970. They have two sons: Joshua Michael Buck, a 1999 IWU grad, and Geoffrey Michael Buck, also an IWU graduate. Besides spending time with the family, Mike enjoys running, cooking Italian, and bicycling with Cindy.
Educational Background:
- B.S., 1972, Taylor University
- M.A., 1979, Wright State University
- Ph.D., 1987, Miami University
Dr. Buck's professional activities include paper presentations at International Conferences on Walter Scott. He has also published studies in Studies in Browning and His Circle, South Atlantic Review, Studies in Scottish Literature, and Language and Style. Dr. Buck is currently working on a bibliographic project with Dr. Peter Garside of Edinburgh University, forthcoming in the Journal of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society.


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168 square meter office to let. Located in a building that enjoys the benefits of a doorman during working hours, elevator and central heating. The office space is distributed into four exterior offices and one interior office facing a patio, a 20 square meter work space and toilets. The property is in a good state of conservation regarding walls, floors and lighting.
This property is located in the heart of the Bilbao center. Very close to the Moyua and Abando tube stations as well as several bus stops.


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Duff & Phelps continues to be at the forefront in developing and supporting the Rescue Culture and has created a specialist Business Consulting team to deliver this 'act early' philosophy. This is the driving force behind Duff & Phelps Business Consulting, which is focused on helping businesses achieve a non-insolvency turnaround in times of change and financial difficulty.
The key aim of Business Consulting is to provide a range of alternative development strategies to directors, lenders and stakeholders, by providing hands-on, practical turnaround guidance and support. The Business Consulting team is experienced in providing a swift response on behalf of a client in order to improve the chances of achieving a successful business turnaround. The team is well placed to deliver independent business reviews, cash flow management and full risk management assessments and has experience across a wide range of sectors including, retail, manufacturing, financial services, distribution, hotels and leisure.
By employing a range of operational and financial models, the Business Consulting team can make an immediate impact and can rapidly develop a blueprint for business change and survival. This often includes a plan for attracting new investment and maximising revenue opportunities.This innovative approach means that we can provide tailored operational and financial turnaround support not only to the banks and lenders, but also directly to business owners in the mid-market sector. This clearly demonstrates our commitment to not just rescuing businesses in financial difficulty, but forging long-term, successful relationships with them.
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Mortise Jig
Add Precision to Your Work!Why bother with a mortise jig? Without it, you compromise your furniture joinery. The mortise and tenon is the joint of choice in furniture. The joint resists tension and twist, and works great in compression and shear. In addition, registration of your joint is perfect with this jig!
The mortise is an excavation. It can be difficult without the proper tools. For a perfect fit, you want the tenon to fit the mortise exactly.
Some people use hand chisels or a drill press with hollow square chisels. Other woodworkers turn the router horizontally.
With the Tenon Jig, you can make precise mortise and tenon joints in less time than any other method.
How does the mortise jig work? The beauty of this system is simplicity.
With this Mortise Jig, your capabilities increase. You transfer the skills required for cutting and fixturing to the jig. Once you make this mortiser, you will wonder how you got along without it!
You can purchase a similar Mortiser from Pat Warner (Router Expert) for $319.
Or You Can Make Your Own:All you need is four pieces of oak, maple, or cherry, along with shop-made Slide Stops and Edge Guides. With the Slide Stops, you define the long dimension of the mortise. The two Edge Guides control the width of the mortise. The plunge router is locked into position to make precise mortises.
This jig will amaze you with perfect mortises every time.
How to Use:
Mark out the mortise dimensions from your tenon. Center the mortise in the center of the mortise jig (centerline). Clamp the wood into the jig from below first, and then lock the toggle clamps. Set-up your stop index on the right, if you are going to do several.
Adjust your mortise slide stops, so that the router bit just touches the North and South Line.
Adjust your Edge guides' stop collars so that the router bit exactly hits the edge of the mortise on both sides. Now you have the mortise defined.
The short movie demonstrates how easy this is!
Loosen bottom support. Unlock toggle clamps. Take board out, and put in the next one. Make sure it fits snugly to your stop index. Raise your bottom support; Lock the toggle clamps. Nothing else changes, so you can rout to depth for multiple duplicate mortises.
Size of Router Bits:A carbide straight bit is best. I use a 1/4" router bit (1/2" shank) for most cuts. A larger router bit will get closer to the edge of the workpiece.
If you want quality router bits at a fair price, please visit my Best Place to Buy Page.
Which first Tenon or Mortise?With the tenon jig, you make the shoulder of the tenon with a rabbet bit. The bit's different size bearings give you the size of the shoulder. They are in 1/16" increments.
I think it best to make the tenon first. It is easy to set-up the mortise jig to make any size mortise that you need. Therefore, you will have a snug fit when you know the tenon's size and make the mortise to accept it.
Once you use the system, you will understand how quick and easy it is. Make the tenons. Setup the mortise jig and make multiple mortises exactly the same size and depth.
To square the mortise or round the tenon that is the question?:You can either square the mortise or round the corners of the tenon. I've tried both methods. It seems easier to round the edges of the tenon. You can use a chisel or a wood rasp to do this quickly and easily.
Good Luck as you make perfect mortises!
Unsolicited Testimonials
Hi Jim,
It took four hours to build the jigs I did a test run on some pine and just stared at the results in awe. I made all of the tenon cuts in less than an hour and the mortising was finished in under two. Every one perfect and all the parts completely interchangeable.
Hi Jim,
All my cuts are straight and true.
Thanks for the great plans!
Update 10 days later
Update - Picture of First Project Click to See Picture
I have attached a couple of pictures of the results using your designed jig.
Thanks Jim,
Thanks for the Plans,
Hi Jim,
I just finished the Tenon Jig.
Thanks for the great jigs,
My caring wife purchased a "hollow chisel" mortising machine for me. It is a thing of beauty, but it does not create mortises as easily and accurately as my new Mortise Jig.
I think that these Mortise and Tenon Jigs should be kept secret. If people realize the ease of creating such joinery, the awe and mystique will soon disappear.
Thank you, Jim.
My regards,
Hi Jim,
I will be able to master all the mortises and tenons joints for all of my projects.
Thanks again for the awesome plans!
Best, regards,
Hi Jim,
Hello Jim,
Looking forward to making the jigs. Thanks also for the metric conversion charts and screw size charts. They Will Come in Extremely Handy!
Thanks a Lot,
Hi Jim,
Just as exciting is that I found your website which looks to contain excellent data on many different areas!
I Will Be Visiting Often,
Hi Jim,
Thanks a Lot,
Hi Jim,
Thanks again,
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Thug who stabbed young mum in front of children SMILES as he is jailed for 15 years
A SICK knifeman who stabbed his ex in front of her two children SMILED as he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars.
Jealous Anthony Johnson, 31, repeatedly knifed young mum Lindsey Pawson, 24 and left her for dead.
He then called her mother and said: "I've just stabbed your daughter, she's dying."
Prosecutor Mark Kellet told the Manchester Crown Court how Johnson brutally stabbed Miss Pawson in her home on November 1 last year, in front of her hysterical young children, a boy and girl aged six and seven.
After phoning the victim's mother, he went to a pal's home and said: "I've done it bro, I've stabbed her, I've murdered her."
While Miss Pawson was recovering in hospital with two collapsed lungs and a liver injury, Johnson rang a former partner and said of the victim: "**** her I hope she dies, I'll go to hospital and stab her all over again."
"I've just stabbed your daughter, she's dying"Anthony Johnson
The crazed thug had a lengthy history of violent offending dating back to 2002, including assaults on men using weapons like a half-brick and a knuckleduster, and domestic violence against his former partner.
In September last year, Johnson punched Lindsey Pawson in the mouth, but she did not report it to the police after he apologised and promised not to do it again.
But just a month later, he repeatedly punched her in the street during a night out, causing her head to hit the pavement.
Again, she did not complain to police.
His threatening behaviour continued when he sent Miss Pawson a text on October 31, saying he would have the "last laugh".
When Johnson showed up at her door the following day, he found a text from a male friend who asked if she was okay before he "lost it completely".
The court heard how he took a steak knife from the kitchen while Miss Pawson was with her two children, who began to scream and cry.
Despite telling his terrified partner "don't worry, I'm not going to stab you, I'm going to stab myself", he followed her into the living room where he repeatedly stabbed her in the back and stomach as she cowered behind the sofa trying to fend him off.
Miss Pawson managed to flee with her children to a neighbour's house after the sick knifeman ran off, where she collapsed.
Her son told the neighbour: "Anthony's stabbed mummy in the belly."
Sending Johnson down, Judge Mansell said: "You had not an ounce of remorse or concern for her or the children.
"The victim was vulnerable because of the control you had over her.
"The facts of this offence are of the worst imaginable case of wounding with intent with a knife."
He then commended the Miss Pawson for her courage, telling her: "I hope you now feel safe."


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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Sensenbrenner calls for reversal of EPA's new renewable fuel standards
U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says the EPA's new renewable fuel standards requirements should be "immediately reversed."
But the Wisconsin BioFuels Association says the agency's announcement yesterday is a "step in the right direction."
The rules dictate the amount of renewable fuels and biofuels that need to be included in the nation's fuel supply. They stem from a 2007 federal law that requires the EPA to set a yearly renewable fuel standard, or RFS.
The EPA had originally sought a lower requirement when it proposed its standards earlier this year, but the finalized rules announced yesterday mark an increase from that proposal.
The EPA had earlier called for setting those requirements at 16.3 billion gallons of renewable fuel this year and 17.4 billion gallons next year. Now, those required volumes will be at 16.93 billion gallons in 2015 and 18.11 billion gallons in 2016.
Those volumes, however, are significantly lower than what Congress had set when it approved the requirements in 2007 -- standards that the EPA has said aren't realistic. Those standards would require 22.25 billion gallons of total renewable fuel in 2016, a number that would increase to 36 billion gallons by 2022.
Erik Huschitt, the WBFA president, said the group is glad the EPA's final rule is "significantly closer to compliance" with the 2007 law. Yet he noted the agency is "still not meeting the statutory amount set by Congress."
"Big Oil's dominance of our nation's retail marketplace would deny consumers market access to cleaner-burning, renewable fuel," he said. "The RFS helps ensure ethanol isn't cut from the marketplace."
But Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, said the EPA's action is a "slap in the face to the millions of Americans who don't want" ethanol in their gas.
"Increasing the ethanol mandate is a dangerous decision that will lead to misfueling, damaged engines, and more emissions and pollution," he said. "It is a giveaway to corn farmers and ethanol refiners that guarantees that Americans will be paying more to drive their cars, mow their lawns, and plow their driveways."
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Shop by Category
If you frequently complain about the unsightly blackspots that tarnish your view, it's time for a replacement. Does your mirror look cloudy with smudges that don't go away easily? Then getting a new mirror fitted is the best investment to make.
Now it is possible to install mirrors in different shapes to break from the monotonous rectangular look. For a dramatic ambience, you can add lights to your mirrors. Mirrors create an optical illusion which makes tiny spaces appear bigger. A wider mirror also amplifiers other creative details like tiles and murals.
Think moisture resistant the next time you are installing a new mirror. A water resistant coating protects your mirror from oxidizing and create those ugly dark spots. Lastly, mirrors distribute light evenly in any room making it livelier.


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India Homes
2009 - 2013
Number of People Ministered to
250 orphans.
Events Performed
Youth Gospel Crusade (YCG) is a Christ centred, Bible based, charitable, Full Gospel Ministry in Andhra Pradesh, India, which is pastored by Senior Paster CH. S. Spurgeon Babu. One of YGC outreaches is running homes with 250 children. This Ministry provides food, shelter, clothes, medicines, and secular and spiritual education to them freely. This ministry is preparing them to be self-supportive. The home started at Malakapalli with 10 children and has increased to 100. They also run other homes in Jangareddigudem with 30 orphans and another home at Bhadrachalam with 20 orphans.


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If you won the lottery, or at least, got your hands on a sizable sum of money (let's call it $100,000 for the sake of argument, not that I have that much), what would you do with it? Pay off a mortgage? Credit cards? A car loan? Maybe do some home improvements, or just drop it in the savings account for a rainy day? I'm sure you don't even need three guesses to figure out what I'd do.
I recently inherited a small amount of money. As it turns out, it's the last of the money I need for my own medical expenses related to transition– I have money to finish up all of my electrolysis and also to pay for surgery. In the few months since my last post, I've resumed electrolysis on my face, started electrolysis on my genitalia*, and booked a consultation date for surgery with Dr. Christine McGinn in Pennsylvania.
And now, surgery looks like it may be less than 10 months away and I feel terrified. I'm excited of course, and thrilled and happy and I've felt better than I have in years, but still, I'm scared. Surgery is a big deal and this is, it really is, irreversible. The trach shave was, of course, but big deal, I'd be a guy without a hugely prominent adam's apple. And I wouldn't have a lot of hair on my body or face. But, those are hardly the kind of roadblocks one would worry about when de-transitioning, if one decided to do so.
This though, as I'm starting to get bald patches around the surgical site, is starting to really sink in. If I detransitioned now, it would be a weird thing to try and explain why I had almost no pubic hair.
If you've noticed in that last paragraph, I used the phrase 'surgical site', which is how I've come to relate to my genitalia. I used to use feminine words when talking about my body, calling each part by what it would eventually become. Now though, it's just a surgical site. I've actually found that as I start thinking about surgery and what will happen to my body that it feels weird to call parts of my body by names that don't fit yet– a caterpillar is not yet a butterfly. And so that doesn't feel right to me anymore.
I imagine that my relationship to my body will continue to evolve in the next several months, as the date is fixed and then gets progressively closer. And that's actually the one thing about surgery that's most on my mind at the moment– how will my relationship to my body continue to change, especially post-surgery?
In other words, what if surgery doesn't do anything to make me feel better? What if I'm not happy? What if, instead of feeling out of place with male genitalia, I feel out of place with female genitalia that are, for lack of a better word, artificial? What if I don't feel like a real woman when it's all said and done?
I've had this particular thought before– that part of what supports the thesis that I'm not a real woman is that without shots and electrolysis and surgery I wouldn't be a woman. If I were trapped on a desert island, I'd eventually start looking like a man again. Consequently, my top three desert island must-haves: lifetime supply of 1.) estrogen, 2.) syringes and 3.) needles.
This view is, of course, very short sighted, but it represents a very real fear and a very real misgiving in my own psyche– it's even evident in my "About" section on this blog– that what we feel is not the entirety of the experience. After all, my thinking goes, if all it took to be a woman was to feel like a woman, then the government wouldn't require that we have SRS in order to change our social security accounts. Evidently, there's something within the institutionalized ideas of gender that are based on our physical bodies and it seems I'm carrying that around with me– just because you say you're an orange doesn't make it so.
If I had to pin down the fear, it's that in this process of moving from apple to orange, from fish to fowl, I'm worried that I'll end up, not stuck in between as I feel now, but in some third place, as neither, and that the unique state of being will not be superior to either of the known points. What if I end up in a worse place than I've ever been, what if I feel like a person who couldn't be a woman without a surgeon's intervention? What if the despair at the end of the road is worse than I've ever plumbed?
A friend once echoed my sentiment that dysphoria is a known quantity, that it never gets worse than it is. It comes and goes, but when it's bad, it only gets so bad. I know how lousy I can feel about the way my body is. But once the entire world is turned upside down again, what will that dysphoria look like? How lousy can I feel about the way my body will be? I'm afraid of that answer. Part of my surgical recommendation is to stay in therapy for at least a year after surgery and I fear that I won't make it that long.
But, even with all the uncertainty, this is still going to happen. It has to. I can't imagine having come this far and not taking the final step no matter how scared I may be of what's on the other side. It's not unlike being at the border of Aslan's country– some risks have to be borne, no matter the consequences. Sometimes we have to move forward, no matter the people behind us that think it folly.
So, that's what I'm doing with the money in the bank. I'm not saving it for a rainy day, I'm not investing it, I'm not doing anything responsible– I'm going to go blow it all once in a single place– a town in Pennsylvania called New Hope. We'll see if it is.
* Electrolysis in the pubic region is quite possibly one of the most painful experiences I've ever endured. Even with a topical anesthetic, a large quantity of alcohol and several ibuprofen tablets, I still end up crying every week. It hurts that bad. I'm convinced that if we, as a nation, really wanted to torture people, all we'd have to do is strap them down to a table and burn a few hairs off their genitalia. We'd get whatever information we wanted from even the most hardened individual within a matter of minutes. If you doubt me, try plucking a couple of hairs from down there and then multiply the pain factor about 10-fold and decide how long you could hold out against that.


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- Sleeps 6
- 3 bedrooms
- 3 bathrooms
- 2 pets allowed
- Garden/courtyard
- No private parking
- WiFi
Reassuringly luxurious, this lovely self-catering cottage has lots of wow-factor features and extends a warm welcome to the whole family - pets too!
Bedrooms and bathrooms
Three bedrooms and three bathrooms make this self-catering cottage the ideal choice for large families or a group of friends. A ground floor wet room has a walk-in shower, washbasin and wc, while on the first floor there's an attention-grabbing roll-top bath plus shower cubicle, basin and wc in the main bathroom, plus an en suite shower room to the king-size bedded first bedroom. A second, double-bedded room shares the same soothing pastel palette, and the third, twin-bedded room has well-chosen accessories to add a splash of colour.
Cooking and dining
Modern meets traditional in the open plan kitchen, dining and living area here - squashy leather sofas and pale wood flooring are complemented by a statement dining suite and every cook's essentials. Catering for all - and clearing up afterwards! - is made simple with the inclusion of an electric oven and gas hob, fridge freezer, microwave and dishwasher, and French doors lead into the rear garden so you can feast indoors or out.
Set back from the quieter end of the High Street, Little Ducks overlooks a prettily-planted garden at the front. But the real surprise is at the back of the building, where there's a beautiful paved and planted garden, fully furnished with an outdoor dining suite as well as loungers for those who'd like to relax and soak up the sun's rays in privacy.
Gas heating means you can nestle in comfort, and with up to two well-behaved dogs welcome, the whole family can join in with the holiday fun. Gas heating will keep you warm whatever the weather. There's roadside parking nearby, a washing machine, and a travel cot and highchair are provided for the use of younger guests. Please note that a security deposit of £100 is required four weeks prior to your holiday.
- Sleeps 6
- Bed linen included
- 3 bedrooms
- 3 bathrooms
- 2 pets allowed
- Garden/courtyard
- No private parking
- 2 Single beds
- 1 Double bed
- 1 King size/super king size bed
- WiFi
- Travel cot available
- Equipped with a highchair
Very well organised and efficient - first rate at sorting out any problems. Simply the best we have enjoyed in over 30 years. Re-booked for next year. Mr Peter Cartwright - 13th August 2018
It is a repeat visit for us to little ducks and we love the property. Mrs Debbie Marks - 20th April 2018
Fabulous property and will return. Mrs Debbie Marks - 11th May 2017
It is a lovey property, lovely garden.Mrs Julie Sims - 29th March 2017
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Water damage cleanup
Ways to Get Water Damage Cleanup
Something unexpected can happen at any given time. Many times these are unexpected things that come up that were uncontrollable and beyond prevention. Sometimes a wild weather event can happen that was not foreseen and was completely shocking to everyone and other times something that had been reliable suddenly breaks An example of a wild weather event is a thunderstorm or flash flood that comes through an area and leaves a lot of damage very quickly. Appliances or machines can break without any expectation and leave a path of destruction as well. Things that happen out of the blue and that leave destruction often leave those as victims in a bind as they try to figure out how to handle it. One of the most expensive types of damage that can happen is water damage.
Horrible damage like this is common after a big storm or a water leak in pipes as the effects of
problems happen fast and without enough time to really stop it.Any of these events can leave a lot of heartache and financial woes in their wake as oftentimes homes, businesses, and other property may be left in shambles. Many insurance companies do not cover these types of events and that can be a shock to some that assumed they had it covered through their policy.Some insurance companies do over this kind of coverage and it is important for homeowners and renters alike to consider adding it so that they aren't left with the huge bill that often comes from this significant type of problem. Fixing these damaged properties can have a huge price tag because of the replacement and the labor costs that may be involved.
The effects of water damage can be horrible as not only does it destroy property but it can cause a long-term mold problem if left undone properly. A mold problem can literally sprout up from a water leak or storm because the standing water can get into flooring and walls and create damp conditions that are ripe for mold to grow and even spread across all areas of the building or home and even cause health issues to those living or working in them. Handling water damage cleanup is an essential that cannot be delayed for a variety of reasons. A professional water cleanup company should be consulted to do water damage cleanup as they have the experience needed. Take a look at this link
for more information.
Professionals that do this for a living will have the experience necessary to get all of the water damage cleaned up in the most thorough way. These businesses will provide an estimate and that will allow you to know what it's going to cost and how long it will take them to accomplish it. You can then relax knowing that true water damage cleanup professionals are on their way to handle the issue properly from start to finish.


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- A group of Central Kenya leaders has endorsed water CS Eugene Wamalwa as the Jubilee coalition's candidate for the 2017 Nairobi gubernatorial seat
- The leaders said Wamalwa showed courage and loyalty for dissolving his party to join Jubilee as one of the reason for them backing him
- The leaders also said Wamalwa was well experienced to be a suitable candidate for governor
A group of Central Kenya leaders has given their support to water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa to run as Nairobi governor in 2017.
The leaders said Wamalwa had shown loyalty by dissolving his party New Ford Kenya into Jubilee and his continued support for the government.
The leaders also said the water CS was well qualified to be the governor of Nairobi.
The leaders who endorsed Wamalwa were MPs Kanini Kega (Kieni), Ferdinand Waititu (Kabete), Jude Njomo (Kiambu) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) MP Mpuru Aburi (Tigania East).
READ ALSO: See who Ababu wants to support in 2017 presidential race
The leaders who were speaking at a church function on Sunday, July 31, said Jubilee was prepared to take Nairobi gubernatorial seat with Wamalwa as their preferred candidate.
Waititu said Wamalwa had shown unwavering support Jubilee and was a great friend of the president and his deputy and deserved support to run as coalition's Nairobi gubernatorial candidate.
READ ALSO: DP William Ruto son's 2017 political plans get complicated
With the entry of Wamalwa in the battle to be Nairobi's next governor, the Jubilee coalition has now got a crowded field of candidates hoping to face the incumbent Evans Kidero of ODM.
Jubilee politicians who have shown interest in the seat are Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko, former Starehe MP Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, Dagoretti South MP Dennis Waweru and nominated MP Johnson Sakaja.
Former Raila Odinga aide and now bitter critic Miguna Miguna has also declared his interest in the seat in 2017.
READ ALSO: Meet William Ruto's best friend who is a boda-boda rider (video)
Cover photo: Nation
Source: Tuko.co.ke


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The advantage of the straight-sided drinker is that the birds can drink without having to duck under the bulge of the water container. The bowl is also wider, allowing more drinking space. Certainly these are more suitable for larger birds. The container can be stood upside-down for filling.
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Available sizes: 1.5ltr, 2.6ltr, 4ltr and 8ltr.


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Powerful Partnerships
A Visit From Across the Pond
EU Ambassador João Vale de Almeida recently visited MDC's Wolfson Campus.
A frequent stop on the itineraries of international dignitaries, Miami Dade College recently had the distinct honor of hosting a visit by European Union Ambassador Hon. João Vale de Almeida at the College's Wolfson Campus.
As Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, Almeida represents EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
Weighty Issues
The day began with an informative Q&A session at Wolfson Auditorium, where Almeida answered insightful and challenging questions from a packed audience of students and faculty. Subjects addressed included the European debt crisis, European unity and immigration, as well as the outlook for the future in these tumultuous times.
Despite the numerous challenges Europe is facing – including dauntingly high levels of youth unemployment, austere economic reforms, the underlying threat of terrorism and shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Almeida expressed optimism for the future, particularly with regard to U.S.-European relations.
Working Together
"These are global problems that we cannot solve locally," Almeida said. "It is important for the EU and U.S. to act together. We must keep our sights on creating conditions for growth."
Following the Q&A, MDC held a reception in the ambassador's honor at its historic Freedom Tower, where he received a warm welcome from more than 400 local leaders, dignitaries and members of the College community.


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Contact Details
- USW International
- International Recruitment Officer
- email@example.com
- (01443) 6 54266
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Swansea University
BA (Hons) International Business Management
Having studied International Business Management and an exchange year in Canada as part of my degree I decided to pursue my interest in international student recruitment. I started working at the university as an International Officer in September 2008. To date I have managed student recruitment in the Indian Subcontinent, the Far East and Latin America.
I am currently responsible for student recruitment in the Americas (North and South) and Non-EU (including Russia, Norway, Kazakhstan and Turkey)
If you are a journalist on deadline and you need to speak with a member of university staff with a particular expertise please contact the Press Office on +44 (0)1443 483 362.
If you are a journalist on deadline and you need to speak with a member of university staff with particular expertise, please contact the Press Office.


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The Coats Point of Use Lift System from Hennessy Industries Inc. helps elevates heavy tire and wheel assemblies up to tabletop height. The lift upgrades an existing Coats 70X or 50X Series tire changer to include lifting capabilities for heavier wheels and tires.
The company says the lift system reduces operator fatigue and the potential for expensive wheel damage. With an ergonomically easy operation, the lift sits flat on the ground as to not obstruct other operations.
The Coats Point of Use Lift System is capable of handling assemblies up to 100 pounds at 150psi.
For more information, visit the company's website.
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Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it is ready to inject additional liquidity to address any increased demand.
In a statement issued RBI said, the system liquidity is currently in a surplus mode and is moving towards neutrality.
"With a view to address any additional demand for liquidity on account of increase in currency in circulation and advance tax payments by corporates and to provide flexibility to the banking system in its liquidity management towards March-end, the Reserve Bank of India stands ready to inject adequate additional liquidity using a combination of appropriate instruments, while continuing with its normal Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) operations," the statement said.


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How is a student promoted from one grade to the next?
In general, promotion from one grade to the next shall be contingent upon the accumulation of the number of units outlined in the chart below:
10th grade: 4.5 credits
11th grade: 9.5 credits
12th grade: 15 credits
How difficult is it to change my schedule after the school year has started?
Course selection should be made carefully since opportunities to change courses are limited after the school year begins. The number of sections of each course is established by the number of students who sign up for courses during the annual course selection time. Therefore, it is difficult to accommodate much change in individual schedules after that time. Additionally, courses in any department are only offered if there is sufficient registration. A student may drop a course only with written permission of his/her parent/guardian, the approval of the teacher, chairperson, school counselor, and school administrator during the school's add/drop period. Only under unusual circumstances may courses be dropped outside of the add/drop period.


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TEPCO will start dismantling the cover on July 28.
TOKYO (Sputnik) — Japanese utility company TEPCO will resume work to remove a protective cover from the stricken Fukushima reactor building in late July, a public Japanese broadcaster said.
According to the NHK broadcasting organization, the operator will begin dismantling the cover on July 28 if weather permits.
Dismantling has been delayed several times due to technical failures.
Source: Sputnik News