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Finding Your Perfect "Rug" Style
The Rug Company has long been one of my very favourite destinations to visit and swoon over their amazingly designed rugs. They always have such a stunning collection and even their collaborations with designers, such as Kelly Wearstler, Diane von Furstenberg and Jonathan Adler (to name a few) have produced some of my most beloved styles over the years. Recently I have spotted some newly designed rugs from their Studio Collection and really loved them! I wanted to share a few with you today and talk about how to choose a rug, according to your personal interior style! The good news is that a few of these styles are based at a lower price point and there is an option for every interior look! What I love most about these styles is that they are modern yet classic. The Rug Company is always on point at producing beautiful rugs that also embody sophistication too! These will last over time and that is one of the most important things to consider when you are buying a statement piece for your home.
Matching Your Interior & Rug Style
Here are a few more rugs I am obsessing over right now. I have to say that the Tidal, District and Damascus rugs are ALL on my wish list for my own space! So which is your rug style?
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Finding Scholarships
Here you can find information on various kinds of DAAD funding for foreign students, graduates and postdocs as well as on funding offered by other selected organisations.
DLR-DAAD Research Fellowship Programme • DAAD
Programme variations
- DLR/DAAD Research Fellowships - Postdocs, 2019
- DLR/DAAD Research Fellowships – Doctoral Studies in Germany, 2019
- DLR/DAAD Research Fellowships – Senior Scientists, 2019
Doctoral candidates
Postdoctoral researchers
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The scholarship for this programme is restricted to certain countries of origin. You can find an explanation for this on the details page of the scholarship programme under the application requirements.
Only specified
Restricted to the following disciplines:
Eine Druckversion dieser Ausschreibung (PDF) steht Ihnen in den weiteren Registerkarten (z.B. "Bewerbungsvoraussetzungen") zur Verfügung.
A print version of this announcement (PDF) is available in the further tabs (e.g. "Application requirements").
"DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships" is a programme implemented by the 'German Aerospace Center' (DLR) and the 'German Academic Exchange Service' (DAAD). The fellowships can be pursued only at DLR institute. DLR is Germany´s national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeronautics, Space, Transportation and Energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany´s space agency, DLR has been given responsibility for the forward planning and the implementation of the German space program by the German federal government as well as for the international representation of German interests. Approximately 8,300 people plus ca. 400 international visiting scientists are employed in DLR´s 40 institutes and facilities at 20 locations in Germany.
Who can apply?
This special programme is intended for highly-qualified foreign doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists. DLR-DAAD Fellowships are defined and awarded on an individual basis. Each fellowship announcement will indicate the specific qualification requirements and terms of visit.
What can be funded?
The current offers are published under DLR-DAAD Fellowships - Current offers on the homepages of the DAAD and the DLR in the research fields:
- Aeronautics
- Space
- Transportation
- Energy
Please note that within the DLR-DAAD programme, you can apply only for a DLR institute, not for a university or any other institution.
Duration of the funding
- Type A - Doctoral Students: 36 months
- Type B - Postdoctoral Students: 6 to 24 months
- Type C - Senior Scientists: 1 to 3 months
- Doctoral Students (Doctorate in Germany): monthly instalment of 1,760 Euros; e.g. flat-rate travel allowance, health insurance, family allowances
- Postdoctoral Students (Research in Germany): 2,400 Euros per month; any other allowances
- Senior Scientists (Research in Germany): 2,760 Euros per month; any other allowances
Further information
For further information see: www.daad.de/dlr
Application requirements
What requirements must be met?
At the time of their application, applicants for a DLR-DAAD Fellowship must
- be able to prove their outstanding study or research achievements,
- Type A: have completed their studies or research with a university degree in the last six years,
- Type B: have completed their studies with a PhD in the last two years,
- Type C: applicants must be working in higher education or at a research institute; positions are open to outstandingly-qualified academics and scientists who should generally hold a doctorate/ Ph.D.,
- have to submit an appropriate language certificate (see list of required documents),
- not be of German nationality.
Application Procedure
Application documents
The application procedure occurs online through the DAAD portal. Your referees should send their letters of recommendation by post to the application address.
Certificates, proof of credits, certifications and translations may be scanned in non-certified form and uploaded to the DAAD portal. DAAD's Head Office in Bonn will only request certified copies of the submitted documents in paper form if a grant is awarded!
1. Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal
Type A and Type B:
- Online application form
- Cover page
- Statement of the reasons for applying for a certain fellowship: Appendix
- Complete curriculum vitae;
- List of publications, if applicable;
- Abstract of the final Master or PhD thesis (max. 3 pages);
- University degree certificate indicating final grade(s): the certificate must be subsequently submitted before the grant-supported research begins if it is not available at the time of application
- English language certificate giving evidence of the applicant's Level of proficiency (e.g. TOEFL IBT 79-95, IELTS 6.5-7.0, CAE, C1)
- German or English translation of documents submitted in the national language
- All university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grade(s), incl. explanation of grading system
2. To be submitted by post to the application address
- Two recent references from senior academics who provide information about your qualifications. Please regard the instructions given on the tab "Submitting an application".
Type C
Documents to be upload to the DAAD portal:
- Online application form
- Cover page
- Statement of the reasons for applying for a certain fellowship: Appendix
- Complete CV
- List of publications
Important notice for all applicants:
Within the DLR-DAAD programme, you can apply only for a DLR institute, not for a university or any other institution.
By applying for a fellowship within the 'DLR-DAAD Research Fellowhips' Programme you give your consent to the DAAD to forward your documents and your personal details to DLR and its relevant institutions. The DAAD and the DLR will not pass on your details to third parties.
Application deadline
If an application deadline exists, it is mentioned in the current offers.
Application location
Please ask the referees to send the references to:
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Ms Cordula Behrsing
Section ST43
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn
Please note
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Section ST43
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Kennedyallee 50
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You can access the DAAD portal by clicking "Application portal" at the end of the page. Here you will find an online application form in which you can enter your application data.
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Last week, I decided to try making some ribbon and button flower embellishments. The Sage Shadow one turned out great! The Dusty Durango polka-dot one? Not so much. I think my problem was that I was doing this with Mini Glue Dots when hot glue would have been a much better option. Also, I finally found an instance where I wanted Pop Up Glue Dots instead of foam dimensionals. That button need a little extra "somethin' somethin'" to secure it through the middle of the ribbon to the card. Whoa!
Adhesive madness aside, the ribbon flower was very easy to make.
- Run a piece of thread through the top of the ribbon.
- Gathered the ribbon to the center of your thread.
- Tie the two ends of the thread together creating a ribbon circle.
- Finish by adhering the ribbon to the back of the button.
Hot glue would have definitely helped with that final step!
The color combination was inspired by this week's SPCC challenge, but Creamy Caramel is one of those colors that I just can't use, so I substituted Kraft and pulled in Really Rust in place of the Dusty Durango ink.
recipe: stamps: autumn 2009 tags (pti); cardstock: kraft + very vanilla (both su); patterned paper: nutmeg (cosmo cricket); ink: really rust (su); fibers: dusty durango polka-dot grosgrain + district ribbon originals (both su); buttons; dark chocolate (pti); tools: crop-a-dile corner chomper (we r memory keepers) + 1-3/4" circle punch (su)


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Following our official Pride launch on 9th May at St John University (many thanks to YSJ for hosting our launch and providing refreshments again this year) we are pleased to announce our Raise Your Rainbow theme is back for 2016.
Raise your Rainbow is about helping to make York and North Yorkshire one of the friendliest places to be LGBT by proudly displaying a rainbow for the week of York Pride (12th – 19th June 2016)
Looking back to Raise Your Rainbow 2015
2015 was a great year for Raise Your Rainbow but we want 2016 to be even bigger we have 3 ideas for this:
Higher, Faster and Longer!
Raise your rainbow like an Olympian!
Can you raise your rainbow in an incrEDIBLE way?
Organise a staff Rainbow "bake off" or just bake your rainbows for fun!
Frame your Rainbow!
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Join in with our #raiseyourrainbow theme and show your support by taking a rainbow-themed selfie – and post it to your facebook and on twitter via #raiseyourrainbow. Take your pic in front of a local landmark if you like. Take it with your workmates to show the support of your business or organisation. Take it with a hand written message about why Pride is important to you. It's your choice. It doesn't matter where you live or even whether you are LGBT yourself – just please join in and share the rainbow love at #raiseyourrainbow
To download our "Why Pride is Important to me" sign/template please click here
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Global Colour Detection Sensor Market 2016-2020
|TechNavio (Infiniti Research Ltd.)
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|顏色感測器的全球市場:2016年∼2020年 Global Colour Detection Sensor Market 2016-2020
|出版日期: 2016年07月05日
|內容資訊: 英文 57 Pages
Color detection sensors are used to sort colored products, identify coded markings, and verify or detect the presence of adhesive or date codes on a package. These sensors can detect even a slight variation in color and are used in several industries.
The demand for color detection sensors will mainly be driven by automation across manufacturing industries during the forecast period. Industrial automation involves the use of computers and control systems (integrated with sensors and IoT and M2M technologies) to ease the production process. The rising capital expenditures in industries such as oil and gas, power, and automotive are fueling the demand for industrial automation and, therefore, color detection sensors. Further, the growth of the smartphone and tablet markets is set to increase the demand for color detection sensors during the forecast period, as these sensors form an important component of mobile devices. The growth of the food packaging market is also an important driver for the global color detection sensor market.
Technavio's analysts forecast the global color detection sensor market to grow at a CAGR of 8.68% during the period 2016-2020.
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global color detection sensor market for 2016-2020. It calculates the market size on the basis of revenue generated from the sale of the following types of sensors in the food and beverage, consumer electronics, automotive, pharmaceutical, chemical, textile, and paper and pulp industries:
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
Technavio's report, Global Color Detection Sensor Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
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tactics to get their offerings into the minds and eventually the pockets of existing and potential customers or clients.
The big companies allocate huge annual budget for their marketing campaigns; while small businesses tend to struggle to make themselves known in the market.
This trend, however, has forced thousands of small businesses to close shop, while others have gone the way of cheap or free publicity and promotion in order to keep cost at an all time low. You find them in online forums, blogs, pay-per-click, classified ads, banner exchange, social networking websites, online directories and even small business meetings.
I have painstakingly researched and compiled 101 marketing strategies the big companies use to publicize and promote their businesses. Surprisingly, as small business owners, we can make good use of them tool!
1. Use a direct mail campaign to sell your offerings to specialized audience
2. Send customized bulk sms to existing and potential customers
3. Create a blog and start blogging.
4. Advertise in newspapers and magazines
5. Print and hand-out quality business cards
6. Distribute corporate souvenirs during special events or at year end
7. Write professional articles about your products and services.
8. Issue press releases in both the print and electronic media (including the internet)
9. Advertise on billboards and street banners.
10. Sponsor or co-sponsor special events
11. Join social networking websites, e.g Facebook, Twitter
12. Design a beautiful website for your business.
13. Join and participate in online forums, e.g Nairaland, NigeriaBestForum
14. Establish mutual community relationships
15. Target your audiences well
16. Attend trade fairs/exhibitions
17. Organize road shows
18. Distribute quality flyers
19. Paste quality posters
20. Have an efficient customer/client contact centre
21. Offer discounts on your products/services as a temporary sales measure.
22. Do a documentary on your business
23. Distribute annual reports to your stakeholders
24. Be open to criticism; welcome constructive ideas for improvement
25. Advance a dress code for your employees
26. Use a consistent brand identity on all your promotional materials.
27. Include contacts information on all outgoing communication.
28. Share your statements of purpose and core values with all stakeholders.
29. Treat your employees with respect & admiration.
30. Initiate corporate social responsibility programmes
31. Hold annual general meetings
32. Advertise on TV and Radio
33. Organize facility visits for your stakeholders.
34. Give opportunity for customer feedback always.
35. Publish a house journal/newsletter regularly
36. Create events around new products and services
37. Use in-store/open market display stands
38. Brand your vehicles
39. Use roll-up/pop-up banners within your business premises and at important events.
40. Beautify your business premises
41. Partner with other businesses to sell your products/services.
42. Recognize and appreciate loyal customers.
43. Use word of mouth always
44. Offer quality products/services always
45. Covet and win awards for your company
46. Use a marketable trade/brand name
47. Advertise on the internet, especially on Yahoo, Facebook & Google
48. Re-brand your products/services if necessary
49. Meet and discuss with other business people at events
50. Ask your existing customers/clients for referrals
51. Request for a written third-party endorsement for your products or services.
52. Maintain an open communication policy with journalists
53. Partner with you local and state governments on developmental issues/projects.
54. Publish a book or magazine
55. Establish branch offices at strategic areas in the metropolis
56. Drive a posh car (for Nigerians only!)
57. Maintain a high dress sense.
58. Use state-of-the-art office equipment
59. Have only intelligent employees on your payroll.
60. Only employees with good communication skills must answers phone calls and deliver corporate speeches.
61. Place and honour all statements of warranty on your products and services.
62. Use beautiful packaging for your products.
63. Offer the best product/service at a reasonable price.
64. Initiate a market research for an existing or new product/service.
65. Use e-mail marketing
66. Embrace new technology always
67. Smile always
68. Organize a press conference when necessary
69. Tailor your product/service offerings to different segments of your market.
70. Schedule visits with potential clients/customers
71. Use a punchy slogan to drive home your message
72. Pay courtesy visits to traditional rulers, regulatory agencies, the media and other important publics.
73. Avoid lawsuits and respect the rule of law.
74. Put your customers first when formulating policies
75. Have an in-house public relations expert or consultant on your payroll.
76. Focus on delivering superior products/services
77. Empathize with your clients/customers
78. Set new and challenging marketing goals regularly.
79. Recruit ad-hoc sales people for sales promotion
80. Maintain a non-discrimination recruitment policy
81. Manage your internal and external crisis well
82. Never speak ill of your customers/clients
83. Submit your website to search engines and directories.
84. Submit your articles to article submission websites.
85. Position and re-position your products/service against your competitors.
86. Discuss pertinent but controversial issues over the media
87. Insist on quality printing work always.
88. Build excellent relationship with your target audiences
89. Offer free delivery service where applicable.
90. Give customers the opportunity to buy and pay for your products on the internet.
91. Pay your creative department /agency well to do a quality newspaper, TV and radio advertisement for you.
92. Say "thank you" each time a customer or client patronizes you.
93. Display your statements of purpose, beliefs and awards inside your business premises.
94. Keep and update a mailing list of your target audiences
95. Offer free services as often as you can.
96. Provide a toll-free number for customer/client feedback.
97. Have customer relationship officers respond to enquiries on time.
98. Pay your taxes regularly.
99. Maintain a credit worthiness policy with your banks and other lenders.
100. Include a "signature" (business information) in all your outgoing e-mail messages.
101. Speak with Ayokunle Bankole about how these strategies can be integrated to your company.


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Founded in 2015, Aztec Music Group is a student organization at San Diego State that bridges the gap between music and business. Our mission is to provide entertainment, artist development/exposure, performance opportunities, and music industry knowledge to the San Diego State University community.
We encourage all SDSU students with interest in learning about or joining the professional music industry, whether through the artist, marketing, business, or event production avenues, to grow and learn with us at Aztec Music Group.


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A few weeks ago, Sam and I heard there was a carnival comin' to town. I was there at "free admission" and "funnel cake" but we were happy to catch an alligator show, too.
Can you believe this was the first time I've ever tried a corn dog?! I don't know how I've managed to go to so many festivals and carnivals and have never tried a corn dog, but it's true. Once Sam found out, I had no other dinner choice.
We got to hold baby gators. The one that I'm holding is a rare albino gator! There are fewer than fifty in the United States, so I'm not even ashamed that I paid 10 bucks for the photo (and PS I never pay for photos like this, so...).
Tiny carnival at sunset.
After leaving the carnival, we enjoyed our cotton candy by the beautiful Chattahoochee River.


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Hello everyone Another month, another hat, another share with the fabulous Judith Boyd. And the hat? Here it is. It's a new one this time. Look. Seriously. I got rid of many hats and other stuff for the move, but clothes and hats are creeping back! Today we're having a
What! Another article on what you should or shouldn't wear! No way!
Apparently there's another article on what women shouldn't wear over a certain age! Is it something about the summer months and journalists having nothing to say – funny that, I thought a lot was going on in the world? No, oh well. Because last year I featured a riposte to
A tale of 3 outfits
I do make mistakes when buying clothes. Sometimes I have a really good sense of what looks right, and then all of that goes out of the window and I buy something that I'm not at all happy with. Anyway, this is a tale of three outfits. And how I really
Furniture and stuff
Just for those of you who I know are curious about how the flat looks (or apartment if you prefer the US version) I'll give you a fleeting glimpse. Here's a pic I took shortly after the furniture arrived. It was a hot night and we'd been out to supper
Hatwalk 25 – July 2017
Hello again Although I featured hats in my last post, this is the moment where I link up with Judith Boyd and her wonderful #hatattack sessions. As you know, I adore hats, and it's the 25th time I've shown you a hat I love. Last month it was a dinky
Over 70 and loving it – most of the time!!!
People are beginning to visit our new abode and (with some of them) there's a hint of surprise in their voices when they say, 'oh, it's really nice'. And one visitor, who was really negative about the whole idea of us moving into a 'retirement' flat, said, 'it's not what
Long skirts – are they any good or not?
Hello again I won't be posting more than once a week as there is still so much to do in my new abode. However, despite a forecast of heavy rain, we've decided to stop the unpacking and sorting today and go out to a film. We need to start behaving
Hatwalk 24 – June 2017
Hello everyone Gosh, this is the first post I've done since the move. That's a 20-day gap between this one and the last. But hey, I'm back. I'll do a post on the move – how it went and has it been a good decision, but I'll just say for now
My kind of summer wear
Hello again And first of all, thanks so much for all your kind comments and good wishes on both my skin situation and the move. I would like to say that both are good, and fingers crossed….. Because, yes, I've been given the all-clear re: my skin, and the move
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Today I taught eight ladies how to create a pop up panel card . Once you've figured out the mecahism for this card its really quite easy !
These are the two we created in class
We figured out that you do not need to use 12 x 12 paper for this card and i have a bit of a tutorial for you but urge you to go to Collette 's you tube because its a great tutorial ! Thanks so much for freely sharing Collette !
Start by cutting a piece of A4 cardstock at 4 inches with the short end to the top of the trimmer . it will measure 4 x 11 11/16
Also required
31/2 x 10
3 1/2 x 8
9 1/2 x 1 for belly band .
Fold your card base ( largest piece ) in half and burnish .
Adhere DSP to front of card and two pieces to inside of card.
Take your 10 x 31/2 piece and score at 2 1/2 , 5 and 7 1/2 inches in the landscape position.
Valley , mountain , valley fold this piece
Take your 8 x 3 1/2 piece and score at 1 3/4 down the centre in the portrait position . Then lay it in your trimmer in the landscape position and place a pencil mark at the 2 1/4 mark . Flip and do likewise on the other end.
Line up diagonally in your trimmer and score from pencil mark to pencil mark
Burnish the two long score lines and valley fold them .
Take your diagonal score lines and gently fold into peaks until you have a little house shape.
Line up to the centre placing strong adhesive on the v part on both sides , just a smidgen below the fold line of the card .
Then open out and lay the other piece and close the two side pieces so they meet in the centre, line up with the centre of the base and mark the top square piece and opposite bottom square pieces which is where your adhesive goes , unfold and hey presto you have your pop up mechanism !


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A new book that I illustrate by Eldad Ilani.
"Once lived a prince,he loved the princess, they got married and they lived happily ever after .
That's it? This is the story?
Although it was a fine story, I had to add a few small details: the harsh competition in Bulgaria, Romanian cruel enemies, the assassin, and how Boligarov was saved from a cruel death.
But let's start from scratch ..."


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BP: When Will Cameron Defend Besieged British Company From Obama Attacks?
BP is in a terrible mess, much of it of its own making. The oil giant has hardly handled the aftermath of its oil spill in the gulf of Mexico with dexterity. CEO Tony Hayward (Michael Sheen playing a Tony Blair look-alike) has cut a deeply unhappy figure as he attempts to deal with the technical challenges and his monstering in the media.
And yet, President Obama's attitude to the company is starting to grate. Astonishingly, pressure is now being applied on BP to reduce its next dividend, or else. That is a matter for the management and board of BP to decide upon, not the president of the United States. The air is thick with threats from the Obama administration about what lies in store if the company does not do as it says. The assaults on BP come tinged with a hint of anti-Britishness.
In this climate of distrust, a letter writer to the FT this morning asks when the U.K. government will speak up to defend BP. It is a fair question, one we can expect to hear more often.


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Pushing their way through the spheres of terra, aqua, aer, and ignis and drifting into the void beyond for their Relapse Records debut, Wolvserpent have reimagined, refined, and re-recorded their excellent 2012 demo, 'Perigaea'. The end result, 'Perigea Antahkarana', finds the Boise, Idaho duo of Blake Green and Brittany McConnell adding depth and layers to what was already a stunning release. Not simply content to re-record for the sake of attaining a "better" production, the band has, to a degree, altered their demo's compositions and sequencing for 'Perigea Antahkarana', especially on the latter half of the album. As if sensed through precognition or recalled from a sedated sleep-state, moments of 'Perigea Antahkarana' are familiar to those who have listened to the demo, but there are still segments constructed from nothing and suffused with the essence of the album's former incarnation.
Album opener "Threshold:Gateway" is instantly recognizable as "Perigaea I" from the band's demo. Like its predecessor, this opening track could be a field recording from a windswept wasteland beyond the physical realm. It's nearly four minutes of contemplation balanced precariously between an uneasy calm and a comfortable tension. At just under the four minute mark—a mere fraction of the album's runtime—it doesn't take the listener long to be initiated into Wolvserpent's explorations of the classical elements of fire, water, air, and earth. Also retaining much of its original form is the album's second track 'Within the Light of Fire'. As with the demo version, 'Within the Light of Fire' is the bluntest, most overtly abrasive track of the album. The eerie violin tremolo of McConnell opens the track and remains embedded deep within the heart of the song allowing the riffs and guttural wails of Green to writhe from within the conflagration. "In Mirrors of Water" is the calm following the storm, a serene soundscape belied by the mournful strings of McConnell. Here, Wolvserpent have dug deeper into their own composition and have extended the track for an additional ten minutes of music that eventually evolves from a pulsating, kraut-rock drone to a frantic, blackened frenzy.
The remaining two tracks, "A Breath in the Shade of Time" and "Concealed Among the Roots and Soil", are less recognizable than the first half of the album when compared to the demo. In fact, the songs have been broken down into their base elements, some of which have been removed, and reassembled into two complete, yet new, wholes. In almost every instance Wolvserpent has refined and improved their compositions, but it is lamentable that what was once "Perigaea IV" was so drastically broken down and reassembled, losing the sublime, transcendent beauty of the track's ambient intro. Despite the vast difference "A Breath in the Shade of Time" is still a stellar tune, and the differences merely contribute to the vitality and replay value of the 'Perigaea' demo. Album closer "Concealed Among the Roots and Soil" borrows elements from the final two tracks of the demo and ultimately brings the listener round full circle to the cawing crows and crackling fire of "Threshold:Gateway" thus ending the listener's journey.
In almost every respect 'Perigea Antahkarana' is an improvement over the seedling that was the 'Perigaea' demo. The band's commitment to perfection has yielded one of the year's most unique and powerful albums, particularly for travelers seeking dark roads, bad trips, or heady introspection. And while 'Perigea Antahkarana' isn't completely new, the album and the demo offer journeys that are divergent enough to warrant checking out both. Wolvserpent's latest may not be for everyday listening, but it certainly fills the void that is left untouched by anything lacking the sheer beauty and terror of 'Perigea Antahkarana'.
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Memories of the Past by Gwenyth Mercury. A songfic of images set to "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Chocolate Cupcakes
As I've mentioned a few times on this blog, I am a lover of all things desserts. Brownies, cookies, and pies are high up on the list, but my all time favorite dessert is chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. OK, I know it's not the most exciting dessert, but something about the contrast of the rich chocolate and the creamy sweet frosting is incredibly satisfying.
This is the chocolate cake recipe that I always make. Although Ina Garten is a culinary genius, she is not known for making low-fat recipes (take a look at this). But as I was preparing the batter for these cupcakes, I realized they are actually relatively low in fat: 14 (unfrosted) cupcakes require just 1 egg, and only 1/4 cup of oil. So that's 1/14 of an egg and .85 teaspoons (NOT tablespoons) of oil per cupcake. The frosting is a bit more sinful, but only a small amount is needed per cupcake. Me? I start with a small amount, but always have more on the side for dipping. Yum.
I'm not a big fan of sprinkles, but since I was making these cupcakes for a birthday party, I decided to be festive.
Chocolate Cupcakes (adapted from Ina Garten)
*3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
*1 cups sugar
*1/4 cup + 2 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder
*1 teaspoon baking soda
*1/2 teaspoon baking powder
*1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
*1/2 cup buttermilk, shaken
*1/4 cup vegetable oil (I use canola)
*1 egg at room temperature
*1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
*1/2 cup strong brewed
*sprinkles (optional)
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (adapted from Smitten Kitchen)
*2 cups confections sugar
*1/2 stick butter, at room temperature
*1/2 tablespoons milk
*1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
To make the Frosting:
1. Whip the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, for several minutes, until light and fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar, a few tablespoons at a time.
2. When the frosting looks thick enough to spread, add 2 more tablespoons of the confectioners sugar, one at a time. Drizzle in the milk, and mix it until combined. Add one more tablespoon of the sugar, then drizzle in the vanilla and mix until combined.
To make the cupcakes:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and baking powder into a large bowl. Add salt. Mix with an electric mixer (if using stand mixer, use paddle attachment) on low speed until combined.
3. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
4.Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center cupcake comes out clean. Place cupcakes out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
5. Frost with vanilla frosting and top with sprinkles.
14 comments:
Really lovely cupcakes and you've decorated them so festively!ReplyDelete
I've made Ina's cupcakes; I found them very light and not heavy at all. (I love just about everything she makes, but agree she doesn't pay a lot of attention to calories!)
I love oil in chocolate cake recipes, they seem to stay so moist this way! I also use Ina's tip of adding a t. or so of espresso powder to almost anything chocolate I make, but you are soooo right about her and the non-low-fat...ReplyDelete
I love your sprinkles, I usually don't use them either, but I should find some that look like this!
(I am *finally* almost out of frozen muffins so I can make yours from a couple of posts back... I can't wait!)
I love all kinds of desserts but cupcakes are by far my favorite. I love their single-serving sized-ness as well as the yummy frostings that go on top! These look delicious.ReplyDelete
This is one my favorite varities of cake as well...actually it is number 2 on my list following white cake with white icing. YUM!! These cupcakes look perfect!! I hear ya on the sprinkles, but they did make these look more festive.ReplyDelete
Great cupcakes! Yeah, I agree, frosting is the best part but if the cupcakes are low fat that means I can have two, can't I?ReplyDelete
I just made a similar cupcake and loved it, so I'm sure that these are very very good as well. Love the buttermilk with the cocoa and coffee. Something magic happens! Sprinkles are festive, I don't use them nearly enough to add that little something extra. Well done.ReplyDelete
Oh, how I wish I'd still live close to you, so I could invite you to my birthday party and have this cake again. I love this cake soooo much, it's my favorite-est chocolate cake ever. Everyone, make this cake today -- I know I will :)ReplyDelete
I love the ratio of frosting you used to the cupcake! I think they look perfectly delicious and I love the sprinkles!ReplyDelete
Your last post was also very delicious looking and sounds wonderful! :)
The sprinkles really do make them look festive! I'm way over due for a great cupcake!ReplyDelete
Awwww, aren't these adorable? Love the sprinkles!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2010 at 8:41 PM
These cupcakes are too cute-the sprinkles are definitely a great addition! When it comes to cupcakes, my favorite part is by far the buttercream-I pile it on!ReplyDelete
I just made these cupcakes and they're so good. They're still the best chocolate cake I've ever had! But now I miss you ...ReplyDelete
Just made these today - they look great - can't wait to take a bite!ReplyDelete


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Reluctant Collectivism?
This is a cross-posting from the Cubelab blog at UC Davis (http://sites.google.com/site/cubelabsite/home/cube-lab-blog)
A couple of years ago purely by chance I picked up a second hand copy of "Social Limits to Growth" by the late Sir Fred Hirsch in a charity shop (= goodwill store). Hirsch wrote the book in the early 1970's (it was published in 1976 and Hirsch died two years later at the tragically young age of 46) and, as far as I can tell, it hasn't been widely cited by subsequent economists. Hirsch attempted to analyze a set of three connected problems which, as he saw it, laid bare the mostly unspoken (but widely felt) notion that economic growth did not deliver the happiness it promised (see footnote). The last of the three problems was what Hirsch called the reluctant collectivism; the almost grudging acceptance that individual actions cannot always achieve what is best for all individuals together.
What does this have to do with plant disease epidemiology?
Quite a lot, as it turns out. One of the drivers which brings people to accept that they have to work together, even if it appears there is an immediate personal cost in doing so, are problems which have public, as well as private, aspects. That is, problems for which my actions (or inaction) affect not only me but also other people, and my welfare depends, similarly, not only on my choices but on the choices other people make. Under these conditions everyone just doing what they see as best for themselves in the short term tends to result in nobody getting what they want, particularly when individual desires are incompatible. Plant diseases, particularly ones which spread over large areas, are obvious examples of problems which have both public and private costs. Strangely, though, the role of individual vs. collective action hasn't been much studied in relation to plant disease control. Perhaps one reason for this is that most of the time most growers have similar goals to reduce disease, and hence their private goals combine to achieve an acceptable pubic result. So what happens when growers disagree about whether a disease is worth controlling or not? This is exactly the question which we are examining in our research on grapevine leafroll disease.
We already know that a range of attitudes towards the disease exist among grape growers and winemakers; everything from belief that leafroll infected vines make the best wine, to complete intolerance for any leafroll infected vines in a vineyard. A number of growers are already seeking collective approaches to manage the disease, recognizing that a problem that can spread among neighbors requires a neighborly approach if it is going to be solved efficiently, others remain reluctant to commit to collective action. The first stage of our research is aimed at understanding these different attitudes and getting an estimate of their distribution over the population of growers. We're currently sifting text responses to a set of 9 open-ended questions that we posed to growers and winemakers in three workshops. These responses will form the basis of Q-method study with a second round of volunteers from the industry who will be interviewed by Kari Arnold. Together with Mark Lubell, I'll be investigating some more generic aspects of the collective action problem in plant disease management and looking for lessons that can be learned from other domains where the subject has been studied for longer.
Footnote: This raises, indirectly, a thorny question about the ultimate value of science aimed at increasing material wealth when such increases only lead to increased pressure for consumption of the sorts of goods and services whose supply cannot be increased, and hence to increased unhappiness. It's an interesting question, but the answer (if I ever get to one) will have to wait for another posting.


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It's cold and miserable outside. It's been raining... and raining. Perfect day to do some painting in a basement. Some music, some coffee. Mmmm...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
a fine day for painting...
It's cold and miserable outside. It's been raining... and raining. Perfect day to do some painting in a basement. Some music, some coffee. Mmmm...
6 comments:
- Isabell's Umbrella said...
I have admired your work for so long, that I was so excited to have found your blog.
I just wanted to tell you that you are amazing illustrator!
Best Wishes,
- October 21, 2008 at 10:58 AM
- Gaia Marfurt said...
I would like to know how do you use illustrator...do you make a sketch with pencil...then inkpen...then scanner...finally in illustrator (changing the sketch in a vectorial drawing)...or do you draw directly with illustrator? Have you maybe a graphic...tablet? (I'm sorry for my catastrofic english! :P )
Gaia in Italy
- October 21, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- Heather Moore said...
Looking forward to the results. And suddenly I want a blackboard in my studio!
- October 21, 2008 at 1:50 PM
- orange you lucky! said...
Dear Gala,
I almost never sketch. I get an idea and I go directly into an illustrator file with it. I draw with a regular mac mouse. I don't own a tablet. I mainly use the pencil tool in illustrator.
- October 21, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- kris said...
It's rainy and grey here,also,but your colours illustration always cheers me up!
p.s.Huge thanks for adding me to your blogroll
- October 22, 2008 at 6:19 AM
- the camp said...
sunny and cold in middle indiana.
loving all your new work.
it all makes me happy.
- October 22, 2008 at 8:11 AM


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Three categories, 15 options (Pacala & Socolow, 2004):
Key Point: A portfolio of technologies currently exist that would allow us to "solve the climate problem" in the next half a century. In this article, solving the climate problem is defined as stabilizing atmospheric CO2 at 500 ppm, which means to hold emissions near the current level of 7 billion tons of carbon per year (GtC/year) for the next 50 years.
Category I: Efficiency and Conservation (Offers the greatest potential to stabilize atmospheric CO2, but requires hundreds of innovations and less tangible than the options in other categories)
1) Improved fuel economy (60 mpg by 2054)
2) Reduced reliance on cars (more greenways, trails, and bicycles?)
3) more efficient buildings
4) improved power plant efficiency
Category II: Decarbonization of Electricity and Fuels
5) substitute natural gas for coal
6) Storage of carbon captured in power plants
7) Storage of carbon captured in hydrogen plants
8) Storage of carbon captured in synfuels plants
9) Nuclear fission (but what do we do with the nuclear waste? risk of nuclear weapons proliferation and hazardous waste issues)
10) Wind Electricity
11) Photovoltaic Electricity
12) Renewable Hydrogen
13) Biofuels (however, recall that Professor Currie pointed out that this would require cropland the size of India- feasible? hmmm…)
Category III: Natural Sinks
14) forest management (Land demands of agriculture, reduced deforestation benefiting biodiversity)
15) agricultural soils management (Reversibility and verification)
These options are proven ideas, and currently available and implemented. Solving the climate problem is possible; the call to action is to scale up these options to stabilize emissions to "less than double the preindustrial concentration of 280 ppm".
S. Pacala & R. Socolow (2004)
Stabilization Wedges: Solving the Climate Problem for the Next 50 Years with Current Technologies
Science 305, 968
Below is an overview of the reading that was assigned on Stabilization Wedges and how these wedges can be realized using current technology
Overview of "Stabilizaion Wedges: Solving the Climatge Problem for the Next 50 Years with Current Technology S. Pacala and R. Socolow
Overview: Technology already exists to solve carbon/climate problem, specifically the goal to reach a stabilization of 500 ppm of CO2 emissions by 2054, which would require keeping emissions at current level of 7 billion tons of carbon per year
The authors talk about the stabilization triangle which which removes a third of BAU emissions
The article details opportunities for creating 7 equal wedges from existing technologies. "A wedge respresents an activity that reduces emissions to the atmotsphere that starts at zero today and increases linearly until it accounts for 1 GtC/year of reduced carbon emissions over 50 years" leading to 25 GtC of reduced emissions over 50 years.
Next they discuss 15 examples of technologies that currently exist that would fill a wedge.
Category 1 Efficiency and Conservation (clearest way to reduce emissions)
Option 1 Improved fuel economy (e.g. if in 2054 2 billion cars (4 times the number of today) Average 10k miles a year but fuel efficiency doubles to 60 mpg
Option 2 Reduced Reliance on Cars (Only drive 5k a year instead of 10k)
Option 3 More efficient buildings – Reduce building emissions by ¼
Option 4 Improved Power Plant Efficiency – A wedge created if "twice today's quanity of coal-based electricity in 2054 were preduced at 60% instead of 40% efficiency
Category 2: Decarbonization of Electricity and Fuels
Option 5 Substituting natural gas for coal – Carbon emissions are half as much from natural gas power plants than from coal plants
Option 6 Storage of carbon captured in power plants Installation of Carbon Capture technology (CCS) lead to a wedge if installed at 800 GW of baseload coal plants by 2054 or 100 GW of basload natural gas plants. Talks about different options most likely being precombustion CO2 capture and hydrogen burned for energy, as well as other storage parts of this wedge including Co2 injection, etc
Option 7 Storage of Carbon Captured in hydro plants (e.g. offsite electricity capture) This would require CCS installation by 2054 of CCS at coal plant producing 250 MtH2/year or natural gas plants producing 500/MtH2/year
Option 8 Storage of carbon captured in synefuels plants - Synthetic fuel from coal For it to be a wedge (capture and storage) require 200 Sasol scale (165,000 barrels day) by 2054
Option 9 Nuclear fission would require twice current level of nuclear power at 90% capacity to replace coal
Option 10 Wind electricity Would require 50 times current (2004) wind deployment of 40 GW p
Option 11 Photovoltaic electricity requires same amount as above but currently on 3 GWp installed (but growing at 30% a year)
Option 12 Renewable hydrogen If byproduct of renewable energy were used to power cars from 4 milion 1-MWp windmills in 2054, could lead to wedge of displaced gasoline or diesel.
Option 13 Biofuels Wedge from 34 million barrels a day of ethanol could displace gasoline if ethanol were fossil-carbon free. Warns about issue of "compromising agricultural productivity,"
Category 3: Natural Sinks (focusing on options for creating a wedge that are already demonstrated scaleability)
Option 14 Forest Management reduced deforestation and reforestation
Half wedge=rate of clearcutting of primrary tropical rain forest were reduced to zero by 2054 instead of halfed.
Half wedge=reforesting or afforesting 250 million hectares in tropics or 400 million hecatares in temperate xone
Half wedge=Create 300 hectares of plantations on non-forested lands
Option 15 Agricultural Soils Management e.g. Conservation tilling, and enforcement could lead to ½-1 full wedge
Technologies exist and are in use at a large scale. If you implemented solutions could lead to a wedge in effort to address climate change.
Some of the problems with this article:
Wedge effects are helpful, but doesn't address additional pollutants that might enter the environment as a result of some of these solutions (e.g. agriculture, nuclear fission). Even the article admits that current scalability is small in terms of what is required for large scale reduction of CO2. Also, agricultural solutions and ethanol solutions lead to serious challenges. While this is just a summary of the issue, doesn't fully account for negative feedbacks among different options.


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According to British parliamentarian Lord Greville Janner of Braunstone there are some crimes so horrendous that the passage of time can do nothing to diminish them. So when a 90-year-old man said to be a former concentration camp guard called John Demjanjuck was sentenced to life to be quickly followed by the prosecution of a 97-year-old Hungarian, said to have deported Jews to Auschwitz, Lord Janner expressed grim satisfaction.
"I don't care what bloody age they are," he told the Jewish Chronicle in 2011 "These criminals should have been dealt with years ago….no concessions to age or the time that has passed should be made for justice when it comes to crimes of this magnitude."
And Lord Janner does not lack for clout. As a former president or vice president of a glittering array of influential bodies including the British Board of Deputies, the World Jewish Congress, the All-Parliamentary Group Against Anti-Semitism and also chairman of the All-Parliamentary Britain-Israel group, he is used to being listened to.
But Janner's words ring hollow now for the 84-year-old is citing his own ill-health and diminution of faculties to avoid being charged over his role in one of the most horrendous cases of organised child abuse of recent years in Britain.
He has been accused of raping 20 under-age boys as part of a paedophile ring who ran children's homes in the English county of Leicestershire. Janner's alleged role first emerged more than two decades ago, during the 1991 trial of a director of a children's home in Leicestershire called Frank Beck.
During the trial, Beck made a sensational accusation. He said "One child has been buggered and abused for two solid years by Greville Janner". Another witness also told the court that Janner "regularly sodomised" him when he was in care aged 13.
Up till then the Leicestershire MP was held to be above approach. He was a married father of three, a pillar of both Anglo-Jewish life and the Labour Party. A product of one of Britain's finest private schools Janner went to Trinity Hall, Cambridge and was elected President of the Union. He attended Harvard Law School before effectively inheriting his father's Labour constituency in Leicester. He was ennobled by Tony Blair in 1997.
However the evidence was persuasive. A letter was shown to the jury that was sent from Janner to the boy. The boy was able to describe Janner's home, the bedrooms they shared and personal details of Janner's habits. In addition another boy told the court that Janner, a member of the Magic Circle, would groom boys who had been impressed by his magic tricks.
At the time the Leicester detectives thought they had enough on Janner and were preparing to apprehend him, when, at the last minute his arrest was stopped from above without explanation.
Shortly afterwards, the Director of Public Prosecutions, a Jewish lawyer called Allan Green, let it be known that "for lack of evidence", Janner would not be prosecuted and in the House of Commons his parliamentary colleagues rallied around him in a moving display of vocal cross- party support
Beck was found guilty and sentenced to twenty-four years in prison, with five life sentences to run concurrently. He died suddenly of a "heart attack", shortly before his appeal was due to begin, protesting his innocence and Janner's guilt till the end.
And there it lay conveniently buried. Until now. For recently Lord Janner has had the indignity of having his home and office raided by police who are investigating the events of 20 years ago.
So what changed? The answer is the political climate and in particular a Scotland Yard investigation called Operation Yewtree "historic" sex abuse. From the outset the curious thing about Yewtree was the suspects; they were all family-friendly showbiz white males from the traditional and old-fashioned end of the spectrum, many of whom had spoken out for the Conservative Party.
Women in their forties, fifties and older queued up to tell their lawyers had their lives had been ruined as teenagers when a dressing room visit or autograph session turned into a fate worse than death. The most lurid accusations centred on a DJ friend of Mrs Thatcher called Jimmy Savile who was conveniently deceased.
As the cases unfolded it quickly became obvious that the rules of rape investigation have changed somewhat. The question of why many women had waited in some cases more than three decades to tell their stories was not to be held against them. Nor was the lack of any forensic or witness evidence.
Strangely no pop musician from the British beat boom onwards has ever been interviewed as whether anything untoward went on in the swinging sixties or later with one exception. Cliff Richard, whose house was raided this week, is notable in that he is both an outspoken supporter of both evangelical Christianity and traditional conservative family values.
So that is the background and it is here that the law of unintended consequences kicks in. For while new laws triggered new investigations it has inadvertently brought others back to life and this is where we return to Greville Janner. The resurrected investigation is now being handled not by the highly politicised Operation Yewtree detectives but by the same Leicestershire Police who are thought to harbour bitter memories of their original investigation being derailed.
One would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when a no-doubt convincingly crestfallen senior police officer had to explain to his political masters that consistency demanded that the Janner enquiry be re-opened. After all, they already had statements from 20 young victims - on the face of it the case was stronger than anything uncovered by Operation Yewtree. The testimony of those 20 witnesses from 20 years ago is surely at least as strong as that of 11 concentration camp survivors who identified John Demjanjuck after 70 years.
Sadly there is no chance that Lord Janner will, in the parlance of Scotland Yard, be getting his "collar felt" in the near future. A file has been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service by the Leicester police but at least three doctors have already said he is unfit for trial and he is yet to be interviewed or cautioned by the police. It may be the very first time in his life he has chosen to stay silent.
For Lord Janner the whole affair has cast a shadow over a life filled with achievement. No-one has worked harder in seeking financial restitution for Holocaust victims. And it is his creation of the moneyspinning Holocaust Educational Trust that has earned him the everlasting gratitude of his community.
Two years ago he was fit enough to travel to Israel to receive his ultimate accolade from his people – the opening of a kindergarten named after him, attended by the British Ambassador, in Israel. The honor of the naming of the Lord Greville Janner Education Centre in Galilee was a thank you for both his lifelong interest in the welfare of children and commitment to Israel and the Jewish people.
This article was written and submitted by Jake Grant
This article was written and submitted by Jake Grant


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Trouble in Florida?
I have grown weary of "Anonymous" posters, so I take very little of what they say seriously. But, this one piqued my curosity. Here is the comment:
"My name is Mike I'm the man Autumn wrote about in her book Enoch. And I can say its not a true story. Everything in the book that I said was made up by me. I never spent hundreds of hours on the phone with her. We talked but it was nowhere near two hundred or more. I have the phone bills to prove it. I was never tossed in the creek for poking him with a stick. Last Thanksgiving I was not on the river getting my butt kicked by a skunk ape. I was in Port Orange Florida building a boat. The book should have been published as fiction. Because that's what it is fiction at least my part is. I got nothing from this book not one penny. I did get called names and ripped apart online. The e-mails were made up to go with the story line. I'm not happy about this book it should have never been published as non fiction."
Question I have is this. If this is "Mike", and he is so unhappy, then why did he call Autumn during the Oregon Symposium, during her speech to answer questions from the audience? Why is he just now coming forward with this information? Did he just now read the book? Just how much of the book Enoch are you claiming is fiction, Mike?
These just a couple of questions I have, and would give "Mike" all the time necessary to explain why now. You did come to me (If this is "Mike") and as such I think a full explanation is in order. I also think Autumn is entitled to have her say as well, so if Autumn would like to respond, I would be happy to listen to her side as well.
I would have emailed you personally, Mike, but you did not leave me an email address.
If you are reading this Mike, you can email me at email@example.com


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Monday, November 2, 2015
Twirling Flimsy Finish
Here it is:
Except for one thing. . . there is a mistake in the piecing of this top. I'm not going to tell you what it is. Can you find it? I didn't. . . until I quilted over it! Talk about sinking feelings. . . I'm also not going to tell you what I did . . . start ripping for hours? Leave it? Something else? Stay tuned. I'll tell the rest of the story when I post the finish! Soon. Very soon! Oh, and I made a matching pillow too, I'll show that in the next post as well :)
Linking up with Beth for MCM and Judy for DWM and Amanda Jean for Finish it Up Friday. SO much eye candy to see. . . as if I need to add to my list of things to do!
Until next time, keep on quilting!
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I did see your error, but I had to look really hard. Still it turned out beautifully.ReplyDelete
I see it, but also had to look really hard. And, in my opinion, if anyone is looking that hard to find an error in a quilt, they are looking TOO hard! Hope you left it in and called the quilt 'Amish'!ReplyDelete
Oh man, I was hoping you would tell me if you fixed the piece in this post! The suspense! Ha! :) You are definitely rocking the quilt projects lately, and I look forward to seeing how you finished this one up (ie: did you leave it? How is it quilted??). :)ReplyDelete
Hey it looks good from where I am sitting! I will wait to find out what the big mistake was!ReplyDelete
You do know when you say 'can you see the mistake' it's kinda like 'Where's Waldo'? :) I studied and studied until I found it, but I think if someone has to search that hard to see it, it's not really a mistake! I hope you left it in - it adds character. ;)ReplyDelete
I like a little odd colour in the perfect as it adds a bit more interest. I've done it twice - once on a house where I pieced the door upside down and it was really noticeable!ReplyDelete
I really had to search to see anything off. And it was hard to find. I really hope you left it in. And thanks for the layout idea of a rainbow HST quilt I have been thinking about making. I can't wait to see how you quilted it.ReplyDelete
Is it Kona Coal, or Steel? Or Graphite? It doesn't actually matter to me, I just like to name the greys because I like them, haha. The mistake is pretty subtle, I'm sure it will disappear with your quilting!ReplyDelete
Comments make me smile :) Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Come back real soon!
If you left me a comment, I will be responding in kind either by email and/or by visiting your blog and commenting on your wonderful creation :)


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I am serving as Relief Society President in our ward, and I love it!
I never thought you would hear me say that
after my first go around at it.
( Perhaps I am a little older? ). While Dave is out making a difference -- I can do the same things here at home. My calling takes up the many hours that I am home by myself, and it keeps me "trying" to do the things I know to be right.
What more could I ask for at this time in my life?


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"What have you been up to today?" is a question I get often, whether from Trevor or friends or family and the answer is, I have no idea! The day goes fast, I'm not sitting and doing nothing, actually I'm really busy, but I have no idea where the day goes! Here is what I've come up with.
I've done LOTS of sewing. I absolutely LOVE sewing, but I rarely have much time for it during the school year.
|Burp rags for a friend.
|More burp rags for a friend
|Burp rags and cute bandana bibs for a friend.
|Insulated casserole dish carrying case for a friend from Trevor's work
|A curtain for Baby M's room
|I had to make some bandana bibs for Baby M!
|And I love that cute dog fabric so much that I had to make this for Baby M as well!
I told you...I have been busy sewing! Trevor thinks I need to open a shop on etsy or something. It might be something I consider after baby is born. I need a name though...any suggestions??
We have been going on LOTS AND LOTS of walks. It has slowly gotten really hot, so we have to wake up early and go right away. If Trevor is home, he usually goes with us and we take one long walk. If Trevor is at work, then I will take Winston on a walk and then take Whiskey on a walk. It's hard to have both dogs at the same time. Just a little chaotic. We have also been in a fitbit challenge with my brother and sister-in-law, so we have been determined to WIN! Last Friday I went about 22,000 steps to try and beat Trevor, but he outdid me with 30,000 in a day! I think for the week I had the highest I've ever had with 85,000 steps just from Monday to Friday! I'm hoping to walk this baby out!
I am slowly getting larger and larger...it's been kind of nice not having to worry about that perfect summer body because we all know that's not happening this year! HA!
|33 weeks 5 days
|34 weeks
|34 weeks 4 days
|36 weeks
We only have a couple more weeks left!
We have been working on the nursery!...here are a couple sneak peeks.
|Book Shelves
|We had to bake some branches in order to make our mobile...but I'll wait to show pictures of that later. It's not quite ready yet. My future sister-in-law is making me some knitted sheep to hang from our mobile. I can't wait to see them myself!
|I painted this old dresser from Trevor's great grandmother's house. Fits perfect in the closet.
|Look at all the clothes this spoiled little boy already has!!! Thanks to my sister-in-law he is going to be stylish!
I've had a few baby showers to go to...one being the 4th couple that is pregnant in our life group! I can't wait for these babies to grow up together!
And we have had our fair share of ice cream!
|We love Andy's!!!
And last, but not least, I have been swooning over these sweet pictures!
|I cannot wait to meet him!


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Check out Money Droppin (Prod By Schife), the latest from Bali. The track was released on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010. Bali's chances in this game are improving with each new release, and Money Droppin (Prod By Schife) is no exception - quite the opposite, in fact. It's a nice addition to the impressive catalogue Bali has been building over the years. We're definitely anticipating the next move.
Have you heard Bali's Fear Factor Intro feat. Dj Smallz & Dj Khaled? If you dig this, visit Bali's profile for the latest info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
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Nigel Adkins has admitted taking deliberate steps to improve the physical power of his squad.
The Sheffield United manager made the confession as he presses ahead with plans to sign "a couple" of new players before next month's transfer deadline.
Adkins, speaking after Saturday's 2-1 victory over Colchester, said: "I made it plain at the start, right from the beginning, that I wanted six big uns in the team. I want us to be the biggest in the division, I want us to be the fittest and I want us to be the strongest. I want us to be powerful and a threat."
The former Scunthorpe and Southampton manager, whose side return to action against Swindon Town on Saturday, identified United's lack of height as a potential weakness immediately after taking charge in June and has since taken steps to address the matter.
Only one of his five acquisitions so far - centre-forward Billy Sharp - is under six feet tall.
Citing the combative nature of League One, Adkins added: "You have to be big. 30 per cent of goals are scored from set-plays and so you need the qualities out there to exploit that and make them count."
For more news from Bramall Lane click here
Adkins, who delegates responsibility for devising set-piece routines to his assistant, Andy Crosby, has made no secret of his admiration for Fulham's Dan Burn, who stands at 6ft 7in, after twice failing to lure the defender to Bramall Lane.
The Blades' winning goal at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, scored by David Edgar, came from a corner.
Dismissing fears that stature rather than quality could dictate United's team selections, Adkins said: "Of course you can still have small players. It's all about the mix. Look at Lionel Messi, he's not a giant, is he? It's all about balance. You need people to do the unfashionable things and you need people to get the supporters off their seats."


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Pan-Seared Filet Mignon with Merlot Sauce (Page 428)
- Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008 -- 9pm
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Kitchen: Vigleik and Shihchi's Apartment
- Fellow Chef: Vigleik
- Dining Companion: Shihchi
- Recipe Rating: A-
Despite my deep love of beef, I still have several steak recipes left in The Book. Vigleik and Shihchi chose this one for dinner when I was staying with them last week, and it did not disappoint! The steaks themselves were prepared very simply: pan-seared then oven-finished. We started with excellent pieces of filet mignon, and this preparation served them well. The meat was juicy and delicious. The merlot sauce was also excellent. The first step in this sauce was making a red wine vinegar caramel. This was added to a reduction of red wine and veal stock. In summary: completely delicious! My one and only complaint about this dish is that the sauce was very thin. The recipe gave guidelines for how long the sauce would need to reduce. I planned the meal around that time line. The sauce didn't thicken as I had hoped though, so I continued to boil and reduce for much, much longer than indicated in The Book. Eventually I had to serve it (before the steaks had rested too long) but it was still much thinner than I would have liked. That said, the flavor was excellent. The thin sauce ran all over my plate, but I sopped it up with some crusty bread and was very, very happy! Vigleik and Shihchi agreed: Yum!
Here is the recipe for the sauce. The steaks are prepared as in this recipe, although the recipe in The Book doesn't have any of the vegetables with it.
Welcome Wall Street Journal readers! If you are new to my blog, coming at it from the Wall Street Journal article, I hope you enjoy it! If you have been reading along for a while and have no idea what I am talking about, check out the article here. That's right, The Gourmet Project was in today's Wall Street Journal! Exciting, no?
So for those of you who are new here, let me catch you up. So far I have cooked and blogged about 740 of the 1293 recipes in the Gourmet Cookbook. If you click on the Project Index link on the right sidebar you can get all sorts of statistics, see my projected completion date (currently March 17, 2010), and do fun things like sort all the recipes by the grade they received, etc... I try to average about one recipe per day, so I post here most days! I also tend to ramble about the various other aspects of my life -- I am 28 years old, a mathematician by profession, currently a post-doc at Indiana University, which means that aside from cooking I do research in mathematics and teach calculus to undergraduates! I am currently living in Boston for the summer, doing research, cooking, training for a half-marathon, and enjoying lovely summer weather!
Again, welcome! I always love comments, so post away.


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When one thinks of Cape Cod tales, one thinks of pirates, sunken ships, and buried treasures.
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Tera's Treasure
By Whinny Stahl
Peapod Press, Exeter, NH, 2010
Paperback, 49 pages, $10
When one thinks of Cape Cod tales, one thinks of pirates, sunken ships, and buried treasures.
Whinny Stahl would like her readers to know that there is another Cape tale, and that this one comes with a tail!
On a farm in Brewster there lives a horse named Tera, who is the subject of Stahl's chapter book for children.
Tera's Treasure tells the story of how Tera, a stunning chestnut-colored filly, came from the wilds of Montana to live on a farm in Brewster.
For a young horse, the journey from life as a wild horse to domestication on Cape Cod is quite an adventure, one that children are sure to enjoy.
Stahl (a pen name) aptly tells Tera's story in a manner that young children will understand, and that adults reading aloud will also appreciate.
Not only do readers take part in a wonderful and touching story, but they also have the opportunity to learn on several levels.
Through the story, Stahl offers many interesting facts about horses and donkeys, as well as numerous exciting new vocabulary words.
Perhaps the most important lessons, however, come from the story's myriad messages. Interspersed throughout the simple tale of a horse relocating to Cape Cod are lessons on coping with a big move, dealing with adversity, facing fears, and making lasting friendships.
Stahl presents each lesson in such a subtle, gentle way that children will no doubt easily absorb them, readily calling them to mind when necessary, thus making the book an excellent teaching tool for parents and educators alike.
Tera's Treasure would make a fine addition to any family or classroom library as it offers endless possibilities for discussion, not to mention a fun field trip to meet the book's stars!
Though the book occasionally gets too bogged down with extra information, and will likely leave readers wishing there were many more photos of Tera and her new Brewster friends, in the end it is a book to treasure, much like Tera's new life on Cape Cod.
Whinny Stahl will sign her book Sept. 18 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Where the Sidewalk Ends bookstore on Main Street in Chatham.


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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — The three candidates for the District 2 Seminole County Commission seat, which is up for grabs this fall, are expected to speak to homeowners' groups Monday night.
In addition, county commissioners who are not up for election have been invited to the town hall-style meeting, which will be held at Altamonte Springs' Westmonte Civic Center, 500 Spring Oaks Blvd. The session is sponsored by the Seminole County League of Homeowners Associations.


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I have some questions for Board.
What is the life cycle of 4.0 ?
The people in charge bother for update until the Closures enters to system
as I beg tons of times for 3.10 and of course don't was listen ?
When I could start 4.1 ?
What the schedule for 4.1?
My idea is go to 9371 update and frooze.
Rip all know bugs and try to get green all test.
This is coordination .
All CoreDevelopers should take serious the quality of the release.
Begin to play together if we want win the 2010 Season to the Pharo car !!!
You have the talent and the only way I stop bothering all is when all test
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mcphee wrote:I work for Croatians and I love them dearly. I'm British on me Mom's side, today was a conflicted day.
I'm very close with a lot of Croatians. Same with Italians. For some reason I'm happy for them (Croatian friends) today, but not the Italians when they won.
Will probably be going to a Croatian park this Sunday. Will be a blast.


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- You can find a home. Whether you're searching for rentals, rent to own homes or houses to buy, there's a good chance you'll be able to find something in Palm Coast, Fl, since the vacancy rate is about 11%. Try looking near beautiful beaches, like Waterfront Park and Washington Oaks Gardens State Park.