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HHS Confirmation Hearing for Dr. Tom Price. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Aired January 24, 2017 - 10:00 ET
[10:00:00] MATT LEWIS, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR AND SENIOR COLUMNIST "THE DAILY BEAST": -- repeal and replace. That -- GLORIA BORGER, CNN CHIEF POLITICAL ANALYST: Is it Republicans or the President of the United States? SYMONE SANDERS, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR AND FORMER SPOKESWOMAN FOR BERNIE SANDERS CAMPAIGN: Both. I would venture to say. Look, I think the difference here is, one, yes, Republicans are being hypocritical. But two, the Obama White House was a very risk averse White House. You know, if you had any real issues, they were really quick to say, hands off, we're not going to touch it. The difference is the Trump administration, -- clearly does not care about risk aversion. They are very in your face. We're just going to do this. And so, I definitely think it's incumbent upon the Democrats on that Senate committee that we're going to hear in just a little bit to ask very, very, very good questions. Look, we're only as good as our research. And then, the Republicans are going to have to make a decision. Again, I think they're still going to confirm him, but the Democrats have to make it tough for Tom Price. JAKE TAPPER, CNN ANCHOR: The Congress argument, also, just -- to represent probably what the Trump White House is thinking, is that Donald Trump is a loyal guy. And maybe they would say Barack Obama should have been more loyal to Tom Daschle. And President Trump is going to be loyal to Tom Price. DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPODENT: And that they fundamentally believe, to your point, that Tom Price is the best person for this job, since he has spent - he has spent so many years in Congress, thinking about the policy change, if they ever had the chance to repeal Obamacare. BORGER: They want someone who understands what needs to be done. And he has been there. You also have Susan Collins, has proposed a new plan to deal with the repeal and replace part of it. So, look, they're going to stick by Tom Price. But these are not minor questions that have been raised. - And the question is whether you have to believe that he made a mistake in good faith, or whether he omitted in bad faith. BASH: We'll hopefully hear that. WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: These are live pictures coming in from the Senate Finance Committee. We're going to hear shortly from the Chairman Orrin Hatch and the Ranking Member Ron Wyden. They will be opening up the arguments, pro and con, presumably, for Dr. Tom Price, the congressman nominated to become the Secretary of Health and Human Services. We're going to be hearing a lot about Obamacare, the future of Obamacare, repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Sanjay Gupta is with us, as well. Last week, we did see an initial step taken by President Trump, maybe symbolic, maybe more than that. Not necessarily formally repealing and certainly not replacing, but a step moving in that direction. And there's deep concern out there, Sanjay, as you know, among those maybe 20 million people who have health insurance now thanks to Obamacare, what's going to be the future for them? DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, no doubt. And the last time we were all together talking about this, that Executive Order had not been issued. Trump was not president yet. He was still president-elect. So, in some ways, Congressman Price was sort of insulated from some of the specifics regarding the plans, because he hadn't -- there was nothing specific to sort of dive into. But now, as you point out, he does have to sort of explain what this Executive Order really means. And also, you know this idea that even among the medical community, there's not a lot of people who say, I absolutely love the Affordable Care Act. That only gets about 3.5 percent of health care people giving it an A grade. But they also realize that it has a tremendous amount of institutional inertia, and no matter what you do, even if I agree with a potential replacement plan, that transition period is going to be tough. It's going to be tough for hospitals. It's going to be tough for physicians, for the entire industry, overall. And even if you say I'm going to repeal and replace at the same time, which you're probably expecting to hear from him today, there is a transition period for that replacement, setting up those high-risk pools, allowing insurers to go into other states. That doesn't happen overnight. That takes a lot of time. So, even if it's in language, saying replacement is happening now, the reality for the health care industry is something very different. BLITZER: There's going to be a huge debate, and we'll see it unfold to a certain degree during the course of this hearing right now, but realistically, Sanjay, repealing and replacing, the Republicans have the votes to do it. What kind of timeline are we talking about? I've heard various estimates, a year, two years, three years, what are you hearing? GUPTA: Well, I think, you know, in order to - there are sort of two components to it. First of all, you've got to reverse many of the things that are already in place. And some of those things, like you know, look, even us as individuals set up -- you went through your enrollment period at the end of last year to sign up for your health care insurance for this year, for people who have employer-based health care, in particular. That's you know, that's a year down the line that those -- a lot of that's been set in place. Hospitals are going to count on getting the moneys that they're expected throughout 2017. So, at least a year, 18 months at a minimum, Wolf. BLITZER: All right guys. Senator Orrin Hatch has brought this committee -- has opened the committee. He's speaking right now. He's the chairman. Let's listen in. (SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING OF TOM PRICE) SEN. ORRIN HATCH, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE: Not to put too fine a point on it, but we're right, and the next HHS Secretary will play a pivotal role as we work to repeal Obamacare and replace it with patient-centered reforms that will actually address costs, among other things. [10:05:00] This will be an important endeavor, one that will and should get a lot of attention here today, but it should not be the sole focus of the next HHS secretary. HHS has an annual budget of well over $1 trillion. Let me repeat that, one department, $1 trillion. HHS encompasses the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and Drug Administration and many others. It's no exaggeration to say that HHS touches more of the U.S. economy and effects the daily lives of more Americans than any other part of the U.S. government. I firmly believe that Dr. Price has the experience and qualifications necessary to effectively lead this large and diverse set of agencies and many people share that view. He's had a tremendous experience -- a wealth of experience in the practice of medicine, understands these problems and has been a great member of the House of Representatives. For example, past HHS Secretaries Mike Leavitt and Tommy Thompson strongly support his nomination. Physician organizations that know Dr. Price's work, including the American Medical Association and most surgical specialty groups, enthusiastically support him. The American Hospital Association and other health care stakeholder groups do as well. Perhaps the Healthcare Leadership Council representing the broad swath of health care providers said it best in stating that quote, "It is difficult to imagine anyone more capable of serving this nation as the secretary of HHS than Congressman Tom Price." unquote. Unfortunately, in the current political environment, qualifications, experience and endorsements from experts in key stakeholders, sometimes don't seem to matter to some of our colleagues. At least that appears to be the case, as none of those who say they oppose Dr. Price's nomination seem to be talking about whether he is qualified. Instead we've heard grossly exaggerated and distorted attacks on his views and his ethics. On top of that, we've heard complaints and a series of unreasonable demands regarding the confirmation process itself. Of course, these tactics haven't been limited to Dr. Price. My Democratic friends have taken these -- or taken this approach -- approach with almost all of President Trump's cabinet nominees. As Senate Democrat's unprecedented efforts to delay and derail the confirmation process and apply a radically new set of confirmation standards has continued unabated. To that point, let me say this. I've been in the Senate for 40 years, and I think my record for being willing to reach across the aisle is beyond any reasonable dispute, and I've certainly done it with my fellow Democrats here on -- on this committee. In fact, from time to time, I've taken lumps in some conservative circles for working closely with my Democratic colleagues. I have on some occasions voted against confirming executive branch nominees, but far more often than -- than not, I've opted to defer to the occupants of the White House and allowed them to choose in their administrations. I've taken some lumps for that too. I'm not bringing any of this up to brag or to solicit praise from anyone in the audience. I raise all of this today so that people can know I'm serious when I say, that I'm worried about what my colleagues on the minority side are doing to the Senate as an institution. While the overriding sense of comedy and courtesy among Senators has admittedly been in decline in recent years, I have never seen this level of partisan ranker when it comes to -- to dealing with the president from an opposing party. I have never seen a party in the Senate from it's leaders on down, publicly commit to not only opposing virtually every nomination, but to attacking and maligning virtually every single nominee. Now let me be clear, I'm not suggesting that the Senate start rubber stamping nominees. Nor am I suggesting that any member of the Senate should vote against their conscience or preferences, simply out of respect for tradition or difference. What I am saying is that the same rules, process, courtesies and assumptions of good faith, that have long been the hallmark of the Senate confirmation process, especially in this committee, should continue to apply regardless of who is president. If what we're seeing now is the new normal for every time control of the White House changes hands, the Senate, quite frankly, will be a much lesser institution. [10:10:08] Unfortunately, our committee has not been entirely immune to the hyper-politicization of the nomination process. We saw that last week with the Mnuchin hearing. And I regret to say that I think we're likely to see more of it today, I hope not. Case and point, I expect that during today's hearing, we're going to hear quite a bit about process and claims that Dr. Price's nomination is being rushed and that the nominee hasn't been fully vetted. These allegations are simply untrue. President Trump announced his intent to nominate Dr. Price just three weeks after the election. Dr. Price submitted the required tax returns and completed questionnaire on December 21st. That was 35 days ago, and by any reasonable standard, that has -- that has -- that is sufficient time for a full and fair examination of the nominee's record and disclosures. By comparison, the committee held a hearing on the nomination of Secretary Sebelius, the Democrat nominee, 16 days after she submitted her paperwork. For Secretary Burwell, it was 17 days. In other words, the time between the completion of Dr. Price's file and his hearing has been more than that and more than that of the last two nominees -- HHS secretaries combined. And by the way, both of those nominees received at least a few Republican votes on this committee and on the floor. Outside of extraordinary process demands, Dr. Price has faced a number of unfair attacks on both his record as a legislator and his finances. On the questions surrounding finances, I'll defer on any substantive discussion and first allow Dr. Price to defend himself from what are by and large specious and distorted attacks. For now, I'll just say that I hope that my colleagues don't invent new standards for finances, ethics and disclosure that are different from those that have generally applied in the past. There is a saying involving both stones and glass houses that might be applicable as well. With regard to Dr. Price's views and voting record, I'll simply say that virtually all of the attempts I've witnessed to characterize Dr. Price's views as being quote, "outside of the mainstream," unquote, have been patently absurd. Unless, of course, the only ideas that are in the quote, "mainstream," unquote are those that endorse the status quo on health care and our entitlement programs. In conclusion, I just want to note that the overly partisan treatment of nominees and distortions of their records is a relatively new development on this committee. My hope is that we can begin to set a new standard here that we can all be proud of and that will work to reverse the recent trends and have a fair and open discussion of the nominee and his qualifications. So with that, I'll turn to our distinguished ranking member, Senator Wyden. SEN. RON WYDEN (D), OREGON: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Colleagues, the American public has heard many promises about health care from the administration; no cuts to Medicare or Medicaid, nobody hurt by ACA repeal, insurance for everybody, much less expensive, much better. Congressman Price's own record undercuts these promises. I'm going to start with ethics and undisclosed assets. Congressman Price owns stock in an Australian biomedical firm called Innate Immunotherapeutics. His first stock purchase came in 2015 after consulting Representative Chris Collins, the company's top shareholder and a member of its board. In 2016, the congressman was invited to participate in a special stock sale called a private placement. The company offered the private placement to raise funds for testing on an experimental treatment it intends to put up for FDA approval. Through this private placement, the congressman increased his stake in the company more than 500 percent. He has said he was unaware he paid a price below market value. It is hard to see how this claim passes the smell test. Company filings with the Australia Stock Exchange clearly state that this specific private placement would be made at below market prices. [10:15:09] The Treasury Department Handbook on Private Placements states, and I will quote, "They are offered only to sophisticated investors in a non-public manor." The Congressman also said last week, he directed the stock purchase himself, departing from what he said was typical practice. Then there's the matter of what was omitted from the Congressman's notarized disclosers. The congressman's stake in Innate is more than five times larger than the figure he reported to ethics officials when he became a nominee. He disclosed owning less than $50,000 of Innate stock. At the time the disclosure was filed, by my calculation, his shares had a value of more than $250,000. Today his stake is valued at more than a half million dollars. Based on the math, it appears that the private placement was excluded entirely from the Congressman's financial disclosure. This company's fortunes could be affected directly by legislation and treaties that come before the Congress. It also appears the Congressman failed to consult the Health Ethics Committee, following other trades of health care stocks. That was required as they're directly related to two bills he introduced and promoted. Even if some of those trades were not made at his direction, he would have been made aware of them when he filed his periodic transactions reports with the House of Representatives. Set aside the legal issues, it is hard to see this as anything, but a conflict of interest and an abuse of position. Another key question on the Finance Committee's biographical questionnaire is whether nominees have been investigated for ethics violations. The Congressman's been the subject of two investigations stemming from fund-raising practices. This too was not disclosed. The committee needs to look into these matters before moving the nomination forward. Now to policy. On the Affordable Care Act specifically and the scheme known as repeal and run. The secret replacement plan is still hidden, but already the administration charges ahead with a broad executive order that endangers American's health. As the budget chairman, Congressman Price, is the architect of repeal and run. If his repeal bill became law, 18 million American's lose their health care in less than two years. In one decade you go from 26 million uninsured to 59 million. Repeal and run raises premiums 50 percent in less than two years. Cost skyrocket from there, the market for individuals to buy health insurance collapses. No cost contraceptive coverage for millions of women, gone. By defunding Planned Parenthood, nearly 400,000 women would lose access to care almost immediately. Hundreds thousands more would lose their opportunity to see the doctor they trust. The Price plan takes American back to the dark days when health care was for the healthy and the wealthy. His other proposals don't offer much hope that the damage will be undone. There's a big gap between the Trump pledge of insurance for everybody and great health care and the Congressman's proposals. In another bill, the Empowering Patients First Act, the Congressman brings back discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions such as pregnancy or heart disease. Insurers get the power to deny care and raise costs on those with pre-existing conditions if they didn't maintain coverage. In effect, the bill said insurance companies could take patients' money and skip out on paying for the care they need. The Price bill also gives insurers the OK to reinstate lifetime limits on coverage and charge women higher rates because they're women. It gutted the tax benefits that help working people afford high quality coverage. It slashed minimum standards that protect patients by defining exactly what health plans have to cover. All this from a bill called Empowering Patients First. [10:20:00] I've see a lot of bills ironic title -- with ironic titles, this one colleagues, takes the cake. Here's the constant, the Congressman's proposals push new costs on the patients. Massive cuts to Medicare were proposed in the price budget, another example. In my view, the Congress has a duty to uphold the promise of Medicare, it's a promise of guaranteed benefits. The congressman advocated privatizing Medicare, cutting it almost to half trillion dollars. After his nomination, he said he wanted to turn the program into one with vouchers with the first six to eight months of the administration. He supports balanced billing, so seniors would have to cover extra charges beyond what Medicare pays when they go to the doctor. More extra costs for seniors on a tight budget. In addition, the congressman calls for block granting and capping Medicaid, which would shred a vital safety net for our most vulnerable. Medicaid ensures 74 million people. More Americans rely on Medicaid to pay for nursing home care and home-based care than any other program. The program pays for nearly half of all births and covers millions of children. It's a critical source of mental health coverage and substance abuse treatment; vital at a time when our communities are battling the opioid epidemic. I'll close with just two additional points. If confirmed, the head of HHS, the Health and Human Services Department, is the captain of the Trump health care team. Now, the congressman says patients should be at the center of care. I agree with that. When I look, however, at the congressman's proposals, I don't see the patient at the center of health care, I see money and I see special interests at the center of health care. Now, finally, let me just make a point with respect to the process and the comments of my good friend, Chairman Hatch. Colleagues, the process here is exactly the same process, to a tee, that this committee has used for 20 years. It is the process that applied, for example, to Tom Daschle. It applied to Ron Kirk. I will enter into the record a specific set of details about how this is the process that is exactly what was done on a bipartisan basis for 20 years and I will make that part of the record. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. HATCH: Thank you, Senator. I'm pleased to hand over the introduction -- my normal witness introduction duties today to our colleague, the distinguished senator from Georgia, Senator Isakson, who will introduce Dr. Price. And so, Senator Isakson, please proceed. SEN. JOHNNY ISAKSON (R),GEORGIA: Well, thank you, Chairman Hatch and Vice Chairman Wyden and members of the committee -- fellow members of the committee. I'm proud to have a seat right up there on this committee and enjoy being a part of it. I couldn't be prouder than to introduce Tom Price to you today. This is the second time I've had the case (ph) to introduce Tom in the last week. The first time I was called, it was to introduce him at the Health Committee, which I also serve on and I was proud to do that. And I gave what I hope was the best introduction I could possibly give, based on a man that I've known for 30 years. Known him (ph) as a family man, as a legislator, as a member of our community, as a great physician and a great friend. It was easy to do that one. But since that last week, things have changed. I feel like I've been asked to be a character witness in a felony trial in the sentencing phase of a conviction. There are things that have been said the last week or so just, to me, need to be refuted, so I'm going to take all the positive things and say them at the end. But try and begin by saying there are a few things out there that need a perspective all the way around. I'm very proud that Tom has filed his income tax returns. A couple of things that the (ph) ranking member mentioned came from those showings. Some of the things that came out in a memo last night about property taxes -- those were de minimis items that came out. One -- one late tax payment in Nashville, Tennessee; one late tax payment in Washington, D.C. Late, not unpaid. Just late, and I've done that myself a couple of times. On -- on Innate Immunotherapeutics, that was a disclosure that he made. And the valuation difference on a private placement is a normal thing. It's an eyes of the beholder placement in terms of what you assess it at. And this was merely an assessment as to what you disclosed in terms of its worth, not whether or not you disclosed it or not. Tom's a good man. He's a family man, he's a physician, he's an honorable man. And I'm proud to be here today not to defend him, because he doesn't need defending, but to praise him for the things that he's done. ISAKSON: You know, I think it's important for all of us to look at a secretary nomination, whether it's secretary of defense, whether it's Health and Human Services. [10:25:06] What am I really looking forward -- from in terms of this person? Well, first and foremost, I'm looking for a person that understand the American family. Tom is a great family man. In fact, his wife, Betty -- if you would raise your hand, Betty. Last week, I told her to stand up and she was in a crowd and I couldn't get her to do it, so I'm going to get her to raise her hand this time around. Betty's a great lady and a great wife. Their son, Robert, I guess is still in Nashville, Tennessee singing country music, is that right? So he couldn't be here today, but Lamar Alexander appreciates that part very well. Tom's active in his church, active in his community, understands the needs of families and understands the relationship of health care to a good family. Secondly, who would I ask to spend $1.1 trillion of my money? I don't have that much, of course, but that's how much Tom will oversee at HHS. What I would look for in a person to handle that much money? I look for a little bit of experience, and Tom's got it, in terms of a legislator. I look for somebody who understood where that cost was going and what he needed to do to manage it, and Tom's that type of person. I'd look for somebody I would trust with that amount of money, even though I don't have it, but if it were mine. Third, does he understand health care? Let me tell you a little bit about Tom and his medicine practice -- medical practice. It's called Resurgens Orthopaedics. Resurgens Orthopaedics is the consolidation of a number of small orthopedic firms around the state of Georgia into the largest orthopedic provider in our state. Tom was one of the leading persons that pulled that together, and in fact, was ran the -- ran the practice for a while himself. They're my doctors. In fact, 26 years ago, Resurgens saved my young son Kevin's right leg in a terrible automobile accident and I've never forgotten what they did for him in a terrible crisis that we had in our family. But they're a great medical firm, he understands medicine and he has run a comprehensive medical program. Third, I'd want to understand if he knew the -- fourth, I'd want to understand if he knew the legislative process. You know, when the president calls Tom in and says OK, we're going to go to the Senate and the House and we're going to sell our package, Tom's got to have the ability to convince 535 people that the president's right or that the administration's right. You don't want somebody going out there who hadn't walked into a legislative meeting before, somebody who hadn't been in the political process before. Tom has been there and done that. He's the type of guy you can trust to make the sale and represent the administration and the people. Fifth, I'd want somebody who's accountable. Tom's an accountable type of guy. In fact, I joked last week and said he's one of those rare ones of us that actually reads the bills. In fact, when I have a big question, I usually come talk to Tom late at night. I say, "Tom, what do you know about H resolution 3742?" And he'll tell me. He's not exciting. He's sometimes boring, but he's always right because he's always prepared. But he understands you need to be accountable in this business, you need to be responsible for what you do and responsible for what you say. Now, there's a rumor that's going around by some people that Tom doesn't support the saving of Social Security. Let me tell you a little story. A few weeks ago -- in fact, at the end of the campaign in October -- I was called by AARP and Tom was called by AARP. They said will you two go on the road for us and do presentations around the state in your congressional districts about how you're going to save Social Security? And in -- I guess it was Alpharetta, Georgia was the first place -- Tom and I went one night and spent the whole night before a room full seniors defending saving Social Security. So anybody that's passing that rumor around, a, go ask AARP who's going to save Social Security. Go ask the people who are active in that business who's going to do it. Tom Price understands the value of Social Security and the value of Medicare, and being eligible for both, I wouldn't be up here promoting somebody who's going to take it away from me, I guarantee you that. Let me tell you one other thing. Four years ago, I sat in this committee -- in our committee room and in the Health Committee -- and I (inaudible) questions and I asked all that I could of Sylvia Burwell and when the time came time for a vote, I voted for her because she was the right person at the right time for the administration to put in head of labor HHS. Dr. Tom Price is the right man at the right time for the right job. He is my friend. He's a man I've known for 30 years. He has unquestioned character and unquestioned ability and he will be a great secretary of HHS. I thank all of you for taking calls earlier, when I called before this meeting, urged you to give him the courtesy of your time to listen to what he's got to say, ask your thorough questions and I hope you'll see fit to nominate a honorable man, an accountable man and a good man to be the next secretary of Labor Health and Human Services. And I yield back, Mr. Chairman. HATCH: Well, thank you, Senator Isakson. I'll tell you, Tom, you couldn't have a better introducer than Senator Isakson. He's not only highly respected by all of us in the Senate, Democrats and Republicans, but he's very, very articulate as you can see and I think he did a very good job talking about you and your future here in this committee. Now, I have some obligatory questions for the nominee. First, is there anything that you are aware of in your background that might present a conflict of interest with the duties of the office to which you have been nominated? [10:30:05] PRICE: I do not.


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December 25 – Portsmouth, RI
The first thing to do when constructing your 20-something cliché is to equate your friends to a family. You can take cues from RENT or Reality Bites if it's not immediately clear how to do this.
There is a burnt turkey or a flimsy Christmas tree and you're all broke and happy.
So its Christmas day in Portsmouth, RI, USA and several elements of the narrative are falling short. There is no broken family or gaggle of bohemian friends. Just cousins and uncles and lots of food.
But when one cliché fails you can always look to another, and every returning backpacker will utter a variation of this sentence when discussing their return home: "The first week is great. You see all your friends and family, its good to be home. But then after a week…"
So yesterday was a week and Christmas is day eight, and now visions of Winona Ryder or Mark Cohen dance in my head. In my little cousin's smile I'm strangely reminded of a Dutch girl in Rome, who hasn't written back in a few days. In the bottles of red wine I'm nostalgic for French friends. But as Benny insists at the end of Act One, "Bohemia is dead."
I'm unsure if it makes things sadder or less sad, but I'm aware there is no backpacking Bohemia for me to return to. Not mine anyway. The Dutch girl isn't in Rome anymore…the Canadian isn't in Spain…the German isn't in Australia. No plane can take me back to the places I remember, because the people were the places.
I imagine the world now as a lonely place. I think of empty hostels and unfriendly bus stations. I think I picture it like people who haven't traveled alone do: I imagine it being lonely because the people I know are gone.
I landed in Sydney on January 10, 2005. It was a sunny Tuesday but really it was Saturday. And every day for the next 26 countries and $20,000 was Saturday too. It was Saturday, December 17, 2005 when I returned. But the calendar was done playing games then and the next day church bells rang, and the day after that was a working Monday. So that world I discovered is hidden from me now. But in that false bohemian picture I see myself peaking in like a ghost, watching someone else still learning the straps on their backpack, watching them get comfortable in a hostel lobby, watching them step out of the week I've returned to and settle into their Saturday and smile at their first sight of this hidden world.


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|Phil Boyer (left) and Bruce Landsberg (right) with David Oreck and one of the most beautiful Staggerwings in the world, part of the Oreck collection.
AOPA President Phil Boyer and ASF Executive Director Bruce Landsberg visited David Oreck, entrepreneur, pilot, and aircraft collector October 10 in his New Orleans hometown. Oreck's "eight-pound upright" vacuum cleaner has literally made him a "household name" nationwide.
During AOPA activities at the National Business Aviation Association show and Be A Pilot meetings in New Orleans, Oreck invited the two to his nearby hangar and aircraft collection.
Whether it's riding his Harley Davidson or flying his Beech G17S Staggerwing (featured in the October 1999 AOPA Pilot), the successful Oreck's enthusiasm for life is contagious. Among his collection: A new Waco, a 300-horsepower T-34, one of the last tri-gear Beech 18s, and "his and hers" Super Decathalons.
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Best Empirical Paper Award at IACM for Elze Ufkes, Ellen Giebels, Sabine Otten and Karen van der Zee
August 17, 2012 - Dr. Elze Ufkes (University of Twente), prof.dr. Ellen Giebels (University of Twente), prof.dr. Sabine Otten (University of Groningen) and prof.dr. Karen Oudenhoven-van der Zee (University of Groningen) have received the Best Empirical Paper Award at the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) conference July 2012, Stellenbosch, South Africa, for "The effectiveness of a mediation program in symmetrical versus asymmetrical neighbor-to-neighbor conflicts".
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text: Jibs05 86 Report post Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Hi all just documenting a few things I am doing to my E30. Have owned it for a while now. Story was it started its life as a auto 2L owned by a sweet old lady that lived out at Huia. Bought it off her a year and a half ago and stuck with it until now. Body is quite rough but i got it for a really good price. Enjoy! We will jump ahead a little, my friends and I finished the manual conversion and also installed Koni sport shocks with lowering springs and a thicker front sway bar. Got some wheels and tires and this cool front lip. Got some smilies, blacked them want to get french yellows for the highbeams at some point. Bought a Rogue short shifter and made a DSSR at work for it Bought some 16" BBS wheels put them on to see how they ride, if they rubbed much and what not. Then sh*t started to get really serious. (Thanks ray@Hellbm) Installed the Shifter rod and shifter to see how it worked. Some rust being attended to Goodies arriving Factory Honing marks FTW Cleaned and painted so while that got taken care of I got on with other things... These 2 had a date with degreaser and a hose Moved house, this is where the magic will happen Starting on the manifolds also started prepping the m20 for removal All done, didn't take long maybe half and hour? Starting to pull the motor Its coming up Built in load leveler FTW! Its coming up! All about angle And out. Le me in engine bay pic (Big thanks to marcus who helped a lot with this) Fitted the Clio booster and Condor engine mounts Then this magically appeared So we got on with putting it in Adjusting the angle I had a fever, so i took many things to keep me going. Getting there Ahh its in. Ahh no its not. That's better. I don't know how to embed. I got it wired up, didn't take very long. Maybe 2 days of trouble shooting, but its was all simple things that i overlooked. http://youtu.be/0vT7jQQLmbw And now we are here. Things to do Throttle cable down pipes Thanks for looking! :thumb: Edited October 27, 2015 by jib05 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I dined at Medan Town (Along Tanjong Katong Road) months ago. This is the first Medanese restaurant in Singapore so far. Opened by husband and wife, both from Medan, Indonesia.
Medan food, is a mix of Malay and Chinese cuisine, maybe is the Indonesian version of Peranakan food?
When you first step in, you must order a chilled glass of Kietna ($2.20), it is their version of kamguat and lime drink. Heard that this drink need to prepare few days in advance, no wonder it is oh so nice and refreshing! I had 2 glasses in a row.
The first dish that I had was Duck Noodles($5.80, dry or soup)(first picture) . I had it dry, it tasted abit bland, so better eat with their chilli sauce, or have it with soup. The herbal soup take five to six hours to slow cooked.
I like the curry chicken or Chicken Kari Bihun ($5.50)(second picture), it reminded me of my mom's chicken curry, so lamak and so home cooked.
Before you leave, don't forget to order their dessert, especially Es Campur Medan ($3.50)(third picture). It is their version of Chendol, a shaved ice dessert with coconut milk, palm sugar red bean, grass jelly, atap seeds and fermented tapioca, (tapioca soaked in alcohol)handmade by Madam Choo.
I will definitely go back for more.
Medan Town
Address: 253 Tanjong Katong Road, Singapore 437041
Tel: 6348 9227
Cash only. No service charge and No GST
Close on Monday.
P.S.: This is my last post of 2012. Will definitely post more in 2013.
Happy New 2013 everyone!!


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Capcom has finally unveiled more details regarding the release of Resident Evil 7 at this year's Tokyo Game Show.
In a press release sent out during TGS, Capcom has revealed a brand new trailer (above) for the upcoming title highlighting some of the title's story, combat mechanics, locations, and characters. In addition to the new trailer, Capcom will also be updating the game's free demo, which will be available on the PlayStation Store to all users, at some point later today. This update, which has been named "Twilight", will add more areas to explore in the demo's derelict Baker Mansion.
Capcom has also detailed pre-order bonuses and a special 'Digital Deluxe Edition' for the upcoming title. Players that buy the Digital Deluxe Edition will receive both the main game and season pass which is said to contain two additional story episodes that will release after the game's official launch. Preordering the game will also get you the Survival Pack which gives players additional consumable healing items, an early unlock of the "insanely difficult" Madhouse mode, and a mysterious 'Lucky Coin' in-game defense item. As well as this, customers in North America who pre-order the PlayStation 4 version on the PS Store will instantly receive a dynamic theme.
In a recent tweet (below), Capcom said that, despite these pre-order bonuses, there won't be any microtransactions in the main game. Pre-orders for the Microsoft and Steam digital releases are said to be available within the coming weeks.
Here are the retail pre-order in game bonus items! But no micro-transactions will be featured in #RE7! pic.twitter.com/V9zV8NDsr4
— Resident Evil (@RE_Games) September 13, 2016
Announced earlier this year at PlayStation's E3 2016 conference, Resident Evil 7 is a step away from the more recent action-packed entries of the franchise. Harking back to its original survival horror roots, Resident Evil 7 shifts the series focus away from action set pieces to a more isolated and atmospheric experience.
In Resident Evil 7 players assume the role of Ethan, a man who breaks into the mansion to find his wife. Resident Evil 7 is the first in the main series to be set in both a first-person perspective and to utilize VR technology.
Resident Evil 7 will be available January 24th, 2017, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam and Windows 10. As noted in their E3 announced, the title will also be compatible with PlayStation VR.
Quick Take
What I found most striking about this announcement was the supposed 'Lucky Coin' defense pre-order item. Having played Resident Evil: Outbreak, I know for a fact that the 'Lucky Coin' is a special in-game item for the character Jim; which provides a boost in critical hits and prevents weapons from being damaged so easily.
Whether or not this item holds some significance or means an HD remaster of the Outbreak games, we can only wait and see.
What are your thoughts on this? Have you played the Resident Evil 7 demo? Are you excited for this update? What did you think of this new trailer? Let us know in the comments below!


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Nobunaga Oda (織田 信長)Oda Nobunaga, known as Dai Rokuten Maou, wants to take over the world. With the help of his Juunishinshou, he was working to achieve that goal, but he was killed by child Kyo at Honnoji Temple, years before the Battle of Seikigahara. Since he was important to the Mibu's plans, the Mibu Clan resurrected him in Lord Torii's (Benitora's uncle) body. Lord Torii's body was given to the Mibu by Kyoshiro who then implanted Oda Nobunaga's soul into the body. Kyo defeated Nobunaga at the Battle of Seikigahara. Nobunaga was again resurrected and later encountered Kyo in Aokigahara Forest. Kyo and Oda Nobunaga fought after Benitora knocked him off of his horse. The fight resulted in the death of Oda Nobunaga, in the anime. In the manga, Yukimura requests that Kyo let the wounded Oda Nobunaga go. Kyo kills him in their next battle. Shindara takes Nobunaga's head to the Mibu, who then resurrect him, this time in Shiina Nozomu's body, so Nozomu's memories can be accessed by Nobunaga who will also be able to use Nozumi's powers. Nobunaga fights Kyo for the fourth time; during which Oda revives the members of the Juunishinshou defeated so far, using Nozumi's shaman powers. He is once again defeated, only to reveal that he was just like the rest of the group (via Sasuke's remark); a man looking to be the strongest, to have no fear, and create his own path in the world. A world supposedly of 'peace' (a world under his control). The manga leans towards explaining Nobunaga's attraction to Kyo (his fearless eyes) and how Kyo seemed to be the reason Nobunaga felt moved by humanity, and strived to be the strongest. He tells Kyo that he will return again, because that has been him will all along, to defeat Kyo. Kyo accepts this challenge.
The encounter with Shiina Nozomu and the background story of Nobunaga does not occur in the anime. Instead, Nobunaga's sister takes the place of Nozomu, as Shatora, the leader of the Jūnishinshō. She resurrects her brother from Lord Torii to a tree then into Kyo's body. Nobunaga has a simple character role of someone who has gone insane and only wants to take over the world.
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I had custom lasik on 3rd Oct, 2008. My number was -2.75(L) and -4.25(R) with astigmatism of around -0.75 in both eyes. My doctor advised Custom Lasik instead of Wavefront guided lasik for getting crystal clear vision (Maybe a marketing gimmick :D ).
10 days post-op i was detected with few folds on right flap. I am experiencing problem in night vision such as glare / doubling when i see Halogen / Street lamps with right eye. When I see lighted candles in dark with my right eye, I can see double image of the flame, although not very significant. Also my visual acuity in right eye gets reduced during night. During the day time, I have also observed that the contrast sensitivity in right eye is not as good as left eye. My left eye is crisp, hence i am not panicking nor I am facing any problem while using both eye. My doctor told me that we can re-lift the flap and reposition it again, but he also gave a word of caution that the enhancement is not worth the risk the benefit we can get after enhancement. He said that something can go wrong during / after the enhancement procedure and there is risk involved in it. He said I will adjust to the problem I am facing in long run and advised me to leave the flap as it is.
But I am worried that it may create further problem in future. please let me know whether re-lifting the flap has any potential side effects as said by my doctor? Also whether the flap can be relifted after one month without any trouble?
After my surgery while researching online on Striaes , I have found various websites which describes lasik as devastating for eye; whether it is true??? Those websites are driving me crazy..
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Using BrainPop to Enrich Math Instruction
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I use Brainpop for Math, SS, Science! My students are so engaged and they always want to answer the quiz. They break up in groups of 4 and each group is very competitive for getting the correct answer. At the end, they get to see which group answered correctly and I have some formative assessment for my students. I usually use it as a springboard and/or introduction to a new concept. What type of curriculum does your school district use. I am curious because our district uses CSCOPE which is very scripted and provides no resources.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for sharing how you use BrainPop. It's a great tool for introducing and reviewing concepts. Our school uses a variety of programs, some which are scripted and others that are not. If you are ever in need of some interactive resources for your class please let me know! I have compiled a great collection of resources on my Diigo account and follow lots of great teachers on Twitter who are very helpful.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
Hello Mrs. Deyamport, I am Kia Hunter, I attend the University of South Alabama and I am required to comment on your blog. I am familiar with BrainPop from a few years ago. I was required to observe a fifth grade class for a week and they used BrainPop for Science. The videos were very animated, and informative for the students. I am happy that teachers do look like to venture out towards new and fun ways for their students to learn.ReplyDelete
Hello again!ReplyDelete
BrainPop has been a great addition to our enrichment math group. I especially like the way they introduce math in an interactive yet real world way. Many times, when students learn concepts they have a difficult time applying it to their lives. What grade or subjects do you have an interest in teaching?


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City of Joliet, ILHome Menu
Community Links
The following nonprofit organizations are located in the Joliet and Will County Area
The Community Alliance & Action Network (CAAN)
Our Mission is to build community and personal alliances to elevate quality of life no matter what sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expressions are. CAAN provides programming, support, and outreach services for the lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer community, and their allies.
4-H of Will County - University of Illinois Extension top ^
One part of the Youth Development Program of the University of Illinois Extension.
Agape Missions, Inc. top ^
Serves men, women and children with HIV/AIDS through case management, housing, education/prevention programs, social support, pastoral care, counseling, advocacy, support groups and ongoing volunteer support.
American Red Cross top ^
Provides emergency assistance within 48 hours of a disaster. Emergency assistance to Armed Forces/family members. Blood Services for Will County (800) 728-3543. Community Services Education Programs, Health & Safety Classes, and International Services.
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center top ^
Comprehensive, community-based services for youth and families including child welfare, counseling, crisis intervention, delinquency intervention, parenting skills, and support for runaway youth.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will & Grundy Counties top ^
Community volunteers provide guidance, friendship and educational support on a one-to-one basis to at-risk children.
Boys and Girls Club top ^
Serves boys and girls ages 8 through 18. Programs provide for the social, educational, health and character development of its members.
Boy Scouts of America - Rainbow Council top ^
Provides youth development programs for over 7,500 boys and girls of Will County.
Camp Fire USA Illinois Prairie Council top ^
Builds caring, confident youth and future leaders through a variety of youth development programs including in-school and after school clubs, camping, and community empowerment programs.
CASA of Will County top ^
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program. Recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers to represent the best interests of children in specific abuse and neglect cases in Will County.
Catholic Charities top ^
Provides counseling, maternity services, early childhood services/Head Start, child care, and residential and volunteer programs for seniors.
Center for Correctional Concerns top ^
Serves residents of the Will County Adult Detention Facility (WCADF) - education, social services, chaplaincy, lifestyle intervention and outreach.
Childhood Trauma Treatment Program top ^
Dedicated to the treatment of child sexual abuse victims, their families, and molesters.
Child Care Resource and Referral top ^
Helping individuals in locating legal child care, training of individuals for professional in-home child care and assisting low income families with child care costs.
Community Service Council of Northern Will County top ^
Provides family and individual clinical counseling, housing counseling (foreclosure or eviction), anger management and domestic violence group sessions and D.U.I. evaluations. Sliding scale fees.
Cornerstone Services top ^
Progressive, comprehensive services for people with disabilities promoting choice, dignity and the opportunity to live and work in the community.
Crisis Line of Will County top ^
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Comprehensive suicide prevention hotline, information, referral, telephone counseling, and "Sunshine" calls. Services are available for the hearing impaired.
(815) 722-3344
Daybreak Center
Provides a 24-hour shelter with on-site support services for homeless families including emergency assistance for food, rent and transitional housing for single mothers.
Eastern Will County Senior Services top ^
Provides transportation for seniors and people with disabilities (all ages), recreation, advocacy, and nutrition programs. Strives to keep individuals in their homes for as long as possible.
Easter Seals - Joliet Region top ^
Rehabilitation services to children and adults with disabilities - physical, occupational and speech therapy; inclusive developmental day care, early intervention clinics and residential programs.
Girl Scouts of Trailways Council top ^
Girl Scouting offers all girls the opportunity to develop their potential, make friends, and learn new skills.
Good Shepherd Manor top ^
A long-term care facility providing vocational and developmental training for adult men with disabilities.
Guardian Angel Home top ^
Before and after school programs, summer camp, individual and family counseling, foster care, alternative school, domestic violence shelter, and sexual assault services.
Harvey Brooks Motivation Development Foundation top ^
Established in 1998; Provides education and literacy programs and social services or youth and families in the Joliet Will County area.
Hill Memorial Center top ^
Provides pre-school care and a social service outlet for youth and adults with health education, counseling, and food assistance.
Joliet Area Community Hospice top ^
Provides compassionate care to the terminally ill utilizing physical, psychological, social and spiritual means. Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance certified.
Lamb's Fold Women's Center top ^
Provides transitional housing for women over 18 and their children, offering recovery classes to help women become self sufficient.
Learning and Skills Center top ^
Provides literacy training, GED preparation and job placement to disadvantaged youth throughout Will County.
Model Ex-Offender Program top ^
Provides help with finding employment and developing employment-finding skills to ex-offenders residing in Will County.
Peter Claver Center top ^
Serving the economically disadvantaged of Will County for over 50 years, providing educational, humanitarian, job training/placement and recreational services.
Prairie State Legal Services. top ^
Provides legal assistance to low income and senior citizen residents of Will County in matters including domestic violence, housing, public benefits, and consumer and family law.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program(RSVP)
Provides seniors with volunteer opportunities that allow them to share their knowledge, wisdom, time and talents in community-based agencies and organizations.
Senior Services Center of Will County top ^
Programs include arranging for in-home care, elder abuse investigation, information and assistance, health screenings, nutrition, recreational and educational programs, nursing home ombudsman, and care-giver support.
Spanish Center top ^
Provides bilingual social services, food pantry, immigration assistance, licensed day care, full-day kindergarten, summer youth camp, and job placement.
Stepping Stones top ^
Offers licensed and accredited outpatient and residential alcohol/drug treatment services for persons 18 years and older.
The Salvation Army top ^
Provides food, disaster relief services, financial assistance, counseling, a community center youth program and related support services to those in need.
The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse top ^
Provides residential and outpatient alcohol and substance abuse treatment services.
Trinity Services top ^
A non-sectarian agency serving children and adults with developmental and mental disabilities in a variety of residential and day programs.
Family Counseling Center- Individual, family and group psychotherapy. Marital counseling and conflict management services. Consumer credit counseling services for families in financial debt.
United Cerebral Palsy of Will County top ^
People with disabilities and their families receive care through the Reedswood School, Raynor Park Adult Center, residential services, and respite and family support.
Vilaseca Day Care Center top ^
Provides day care and educational programs for low income and single parent families. Everyone is welcome regardless of race, creed or ability to pay. Serving children six months of age to six years.
Warren Sharpe Community Center top ^
Serves children, youth and families on Joliet's south side. Academic tutoring, job training, recreation, athletics and family support services.
Will-Grundy Medical Clinic top ^
"The Free Clinic." Provides, at no charge, primary, diagnostic, therapeutic, and referral medical and dental services to those who have no other access to such care.
Will County Habitat for Humanity top ^
Provides affordable housing for low income families that do not qualify for a conventional bank mortgage.
Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living top ^
A clearinghouse that helps people with disabilities lead lives of dignity, self-empowerment, self-sufficiency, self-respect and independence.
Will County Community Health Center top ^
Provides preventive and primary health services through direct care and partnerships to the under-served people of Will County.
Will County Children's Advocacy Center top ^
Provides a comprehensive approach to services for all minors who are victims of physical and sexual abuse and their non-offending family members. Stresses coordination of investigations and intervention services.
YMCA of Greater Joliet Area top ^
Serving families, youth, and adults in fitness, recreation and safety-oriented programs with values education a key component.
Our Community Links pages are geared towards nonprofit organizations located in the Joliet and Will County Area for residents.
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Friday, September 4, 2015
Review of THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED: Average Approximation
The first "Transporter" film was shown in the year 2002, followed by sequels in 2005 and 2008. The main character was Frank Martin, a mercenary "transporter" with mad driving skills whom people hire to deliver people or packages anywhere. This series made an action star out of then unknown actor Jason Statham, whose brawny heft and martial arts abilities fit the character like a T.
Now that a much older Statham is now doing films like "The Expendables", producer Luc Besson decided to resurrect the character of Frank Martin with a new unknown young actor. Will this reboot be a success like the original, or will this fail in comparison like many reboots of other old film series?
Frank Martin was hired by Anna and her gang of high-class prostitutes bent on revenge. They had come up with an elaborate plot to get back at Karasov, the man who made their lives a living hell for the past 15 years. After the first deal, the girls wanted Frank to help them with the next step of their scheme, but he declined. The girls abduct his father Frank Senior in order to coerce Frank Junior to do their bidding.
New actor Ed Skrein is the new Frank Martin. "Game of Thrones" fans will recall Skrein to be the original actor cast in the role of Daario, consort of the Khaleesi. He is of the same mold Jason Statham was cut from, tall, manly and well-built. However, Skrein, with his chiseled face and glamor posturing, felt too much like a fashion model to be completely convincing. He never really came across as a genuine rough and tough action hero, like Statham did. He has got the suave and skills part down pat, but too bad he did not have the Statham charm to complete the package.
Whatever charisma Skrein lacked in the lead role was made up for by Ray Stevenson in the role of the dad, Frank Senior. This veteran character actor owned the screen whenever he was on because of his magnetic screen presence in this secondary role. He seems miscast as a retired water salesman, but in a good way. He exuded so much confidence such that the unlikely things his character was able to do were somehow made believable. I actually wanted to see more father-son scenes between Stevenson and Skrein, as they had good chemistry together.
French model-actress Loan Chabanol played Anna. She was sexy and seductive as the role called for. Chabanol and the other three girls fulfill their roles as eye candy here. They were avenging angels one moment and damsels in distress in another. The acting may not have been remarkable, but that is not exactly why they were cast in these roles.
On its own, "The Transformer Refueled" had its moments of great action, like the brawl in the disco storeroom, or that frenetic airplane escape scene. Frank's invincible Audi sedan looks great. The film does have the Luc Besson touch, though the director here was Camille Delamarre, who has been promoted from being editor of "Transporter 3".
The familiar story is not much to care about, and will probably be forgotten soon after you leave the theater. Nevertheless I am not totally trashing this. I think I would likely watch the sequel should there be one. Without the inevitable Jason Statham shadow it finds itself under, this was actually quite engaging albeit Grade B crime action thriller. 5/10.
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Oooh, perhaps it's why he was taken out of the cast of GOT then? That too much of a model characteristic.ReplyDelete
My husband likes these kinds of movies, I might accompany him on this one.
My family, dominated by boys, enjoys these kinds of movies. Perhaps we can watch this one sundayReplyDelete
Aw, but I love Jason Statham! A 5 out of 10! I was hoping it at least got a 7, but without Jason how can that be. Will still watch it for myself to see. Thanks Fred!ReplyDelete
Sounds interesting, although I wonder how it would even out with Statham's Transporter. I really loved him in that movie.ReplyDelete
I love the Transporter movies. I don't know how I feel about a different actor though. Jason Statham played the part so well I can't imagine anyone else doing it as good as he did.ReplyDelete
This is my kind of movie. Very exciting! Although It would have been interesting with the original cast.ReplyDelete
I feel sad knowing it's not Statham. He did his role very well. I love Transporter because of him. Now I wonder how the movie looks without him. Still interesting though.ReplyDelete
I watched this movie and wonderfully inclined to focus with each scenes. Moreover, action movies appeal most to my twisted mind...ha..ha..ha..But sadly enough, Jason Statham is out of the picture but not in the past Transporter films.ReplyDelete
Is this a film you watch online or something? I was just thinking if I should do reviews for films that I watched online instead of in the cinemasReplyDelete
We were a fan of the previous Transporter movies because of Jason Statham and when we found out it was not him in the poster, we kind of just ignored it; we totally lost interest. I kind of felt guilty for already judging it but now reading this review, I feel much better knowing it's almost what I expected it to be.ReplyDelete
It's a bit mixed. It has some good areas though they should have stronger and more familiar actors.ReplyDelete
ive not watched any of them before but i would have preferred jason statham insteadReplyDelete
Aw.. I haven't watched any of it. From your review, it seemed that you were satisfied with the previous films.ReplyDelete
I think I caught the first film in the series and I was impressed by it. But I felt the second one was so-so only and I stopped following it. Maybe I should catch this to catch up and decide, haha. Thanks for sharing your review on this ;)ReplyDelete
I started liking Jason Statham because of Transporter. The new actor definitely felt the challenge to portray the character at a higher intensity than Jason or if not the same.ReplyDelete
im not familiar with the lead actor here. though i have watched the 2 transporterReplyDelete
Another action packed movies. I thinks I am going to give The Transporter Refueled a miss because there are too many movies to catch this season. I am looking forward for comedy movie.ReplyDelete
i am not a big Statham fan although I think this film has a lot of possibilities. I might have to wait for free streaming, though, instead of shelling out money to see this on the big screenReplyDelete
I really loved the Transporter movies with Statham because he just pulled off the tough guy/suave driver act really well. I'm disappointed Skrein doesn't do the character real justice.ReplyDelete


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I am starting to feel a difference in my body already! This is a day off work for me, so I chose a longer video since I have the luxury of time today. In addition to doing these mini workouts, I am continuing with incorporating walking into my daily activities. Have a great weekend and get moving.
This 60-minutes Hatha Yoga video includes a good explanation of Pranayama. With breath work, I find it easier and more natural to focus my attention to feeling my ribs move as opposed to trying to send the breath to my belly.
With your inhalation, focus your attention to a spot under each armpit and try to feel the sensation of your ribs expanding with your inhalation. If you are a shallow breather as most of us are, you might feel a very small movement. Don't worry about this, it will get easier.
Now add the visualization of a downward movement along your sternum towards your toes with the inhalation. I visualize the plunger in my bodum in order to help me maintain this visualization. On your exhale, slowly let the plunger come back up and feel the collapse of the exiting breath.
With a full, diaphragmatic breath, we massage our internal organs. Shallow breathing does not accomplish this important function and can result in a diaphragm that sticks in place.


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Management contracts
New York — Argent Ventures, a locally based private real estate investment company, awarded Shopco Advisory Corp. the management contract for New York City's landmark Manhattan Mall.
Built in 1910, Manhattan Mall served as the home for the historic Gimbel Bros. flagship store until 1989. The 825,000-sq.-ft. building now includes approximately 500,000 sq. ft. of retail space and 325,000 sq. ft. of office space, according to Shopco President Marc Yassky. Current tenants include Aeropostale, Electronics Boutique, KB Toys, Nine West, Lady Foot Locker and Victoria's Secret.
Shopco Advisory Corp. is a Manhattan-based national shopping center development, leasing and management company. It was founded in 1969 and has developed, managed and/or acquired shopping centers totaling more than 17 million sq. ft.
Financing awards
Los Angeles — Locally based Westfield America Inc. announced first mortgage refinancing awards totaling nearly $1 billion. Proceeds were used to repay an existing $754.1 million CMBS facility and a $150 million unsecured loan, both of which mature in December.
Westfield closed an $800 million 10-year loan with UBS Warburg Real Estate Investments and Lehman Bros. That loan is secured by first mortgages on nine Westfield Shoppingtown malls.
Those properties include four California malls — Parkway Plaza in El Cajon, West Covina in West Covina, Horton Plaza in San Diego, and Fox Hills in Culver City — and four Missouri malls: Mid Rivers in St. Peters, West Park in Cape Girardeau, and Northwest Plaza and Crestwood, both in St. Louis. The ninth property was Enfield mall in Enfield, Conn.
In a separate deal, UBS Warburg and Lehman Bros. provided a $120.5 million loan secured by Westfield's Plaza Bonita and Capital malls. The two-year floating rate will facilitate the future redevelopment of those properties.
Silverdale, Wash. — Houston-based L.J. Melody & Co. arranged $16.9 million in financing for Silverdale Plaza, a community shopping center in Silverdale. Anchor tenants for the 173,611-sq.-ft. center, which was built in 1980 and renovated in 2000, include Safeway, Rite Aid and Staples.
Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Life Insurance Co. provided the financing on behalf of an investment group sponsored by Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Barclays Realty & Management.
Lewisville, Texas — Dallas-based NorthMarq Capital Inc. arranged $3.4 million in permanent financing for Vista Creek, a 20,773-sq.-ft. strip center in Lewisville, on behalf of Dallas-based Gilmore Davis Cos. Anchors for the single-story neighborhood strip center include Coker Floor Co., Wheels & Fitness in Motion, Dallas Mattress, Our Children Pediatric, Gateway Computers and Car Toys.
Joint ventures
Los Angeles — Locally based CB Richard Ellis announced the formation of a joint venture between Newport Beach-based Pacific Development Group and Rancho Cucamonga-based Colonies Crossroads Inc. to develop a 110-acre retail project in Upland.
Colonies Crossroads will be developed as part of The Colonies at San Antonio, a 434-acre master-planned community with 1,100 single-family homes, 60 acres of open space, and more than 1 million sq. ft. of retail space. The project will be the only regional commercial development along the new 28-mile I-210 Freeway extension, which is scheduled for completion in fourth quarter 2002.
The freeway extension is being built to handle the increase in commuter traffic and the exploding population growth in the foothills of San Bernardino County. More than 400,000 people live within the boundaries of the trade area. Average household incomes within a mile of the project are in excess of $100,000.
Sales & acquisitions
Raleigh, N.C. — Konover Property Trust agreed to sell a portfolio of outlet centers to Roseland, N.J.-based Chelsea Property Group for a total purchase price of $180 million. The specifics of the portfolio to be sold — including the total number of centers and their locations — were undisclosed. According to Konover, the deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2001 following due diligence. "The completion of this transaction will enable us to further concentrate our actions and activities on community centers in accordance with our strategic plan," noted Konover's J. Michael Maloney, president and CEO.
Orlando, Fla. — Locally based REIT Commercial Net Lease Realty, which maintains a portfolio of big-box retail properties, agreed to acquire Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Captec Net Lease Realty, a publicly traded REIT that owns 136 freestanding net lease retail and restaurant properties in 28 states. Following the merger, Commercial Net Lease Realty will own 377 properties in 40 states with total GLA of approximately 7 million sq. ft. The combined commercial assets of the two REITs will be worth about $1 billion.
St. Louis — Locally based Walpert Properties acquired three shopping centers in the Kansas City area for a total purchase price of $5.45 million. The acquisitions bring Walpert's portfolio to 16 properties totaling more than 900,000 sq. ft. in the Kansas City market, notes Gary Rosenbaum, a vice president who heads the company's expansion in Kansas City.
Walpert acquired Noland Road Retail Shops, a 32,380-sq.-ft. center in Independence, from Key Properties I LLC for $1.9 million. Anchors include Dollar General, Rent-A-Center and Zeke's Painted Design.
The company acquired Woodson Village, an 86,187-sq.-ft. center in Raytown, from McGregor Interest KCI LLC for $2.55 million. Anchors include Sunwest Grocery Store and Dollar General.
Walpert acquired Twin Oaks, a 31,086-sq.-ft. shopping center in Belton, from Twin Oaks Partners II for $1 million. Anchors include Family Dollar and Bargain Barn.
Lexington Park, Md. — Columbia, S.C.-based Edens & Avant acquired First Colony Center, a 98,226-sq.-ft. grocery-anchored shopping center in Lexington Park, from an unnamed seller. The purchase price was undisclosed.
First Colony Center is anchored by a 47,000-sq.-ft. Giant Foods. Other tenants include Payless ShoeSource, Hair Cuttery, Dress Barn, Bath & Body Works, and Hallmark. In addition, a 21,000-sq.-ft. Michaels is under construction. The center is located in the trade area's rapidly expanding retail district, which includes retailers such as Lowe's Home Improvement, Target and Staples. The acquisition continues Edens & Avant's ongoing expansion in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., areas.
Other transactions
Orlando, Fla. — Trammell Crow Co. was named leasing agent for Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores. The center, which is near Walt Disney World, includes more than 40 factory outlet stores with designer and brand names such as Liz Claiborne, Reebok, Gap and Nine West. With offices in nine Florida cities, Trammell Crow now manages and leases more than 31 million sq. ft. of commercial space in the state.
In a separate agreement, Trammell Crow was chosen by New York City-based Allied Partners Inc. as the developer and leasing agent for Woodbury Centre, a 228,000-sq.-ft. strip center now under construction in Woodbury, N.Y. The 68-acre site is adjacent to the 841,000 sq.-ft. Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets.
SIDEBAR: 'Seinfeld' actor joins Centerlinq as spokesman
John O'Hurley, the award-winning actor who shot to fame in his recurring role as catalog magnate J. Peterman on the NBC hit "Seinfeld," is the new national spokesman for Centerlinq, a video and interactive advertising network based in Los Angeles.
O'Hurley will be the "Voice of Centerlinq," greeting consumers electronically as they step up to Centerlinq kiosks in malls nationwide, and guiding them through the features and benefits of the network.
Centerlinq's promotional video, which is distributed to advertisers and managers of shopping malls and other public venues, features O'Hurley as he takes the viewer on a tour of the network, demonstrating its benefits and demographics.
In addition to a touch-screen that accesses the Internet, the Centerlinq advertising medium features 42-inch plasma screens that provide video advertising, original programming and music videos. Other features include instant photo e-mail transmissions, interactive mall directories, Internet searches, and the ability to manage rewards memberships and mall affinity programs.
O'Hurley, with dozens of film and television roles to his credit, currently hosts the syndicated shows "To Tell The Truth" and "Get Golf with the PGA Tour."


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Fascist Food for Thought
"The 'con' in question is, in effect, a conspiracy by the Catholic Church to deceive the world about Jesus' true nature and his marriage to Mary Magdalene. The book has sold some sixty million copies worldwide. The novel, and movie, have generated debates, documentaries, companion books, and the like. But few have called attention to the ominous roots and parallels with Nazi thought.
"Dan Brown should have dedicated his book to 'Madame' Helena Blavatsky, the theosophist guru who is widely considered the 'mother' of New Age spirituality as well as a touchstone in the development of Nazi paganism and the chief popularizer of the swastika as a mystical symbol. Her theosophy included a grab bag of cultish notions, from astrology to the belief that Christianity was a grand conspiracy designed to conceal the true meaning and history of the supernatural. Her 1888 book, The Secret Doctrine, attempted to prove the full extent of the grotesque Western conspiracy that The Da Vinci Code only partially illuminates. Christianity was to blame for all the modern horrors of capitalism and inauthentic living, not to mention the destruction of Atlantis.
"Alfred Rosenberg's Myth of the Twentieth Century, the second most important book in the Nazi canon, borrowed ideas wholesale from Blavatsky. Rosenberg lays out one Christian conspiracy after another. 'Before it could fully blossom, the joyous message of German mysticism was strangled by the anti-European church with all the means in its power,' he insists. Like Blavatsky and Brown, he suggests the existence of secret Gospels, which, had they not been concealed by the Church, would debunk the 'counterfeit of the great image of Christ' found in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 'Christianity,' writes Hitler in Mein Kampf, 'was not content with erecting an altar of its own. It had first to destroy the pagan altars.' It was 'the advent of Christianity' that first unleashed the 'spiritual terror' upon 'the much freer ancient world.'
"Large segments of the cultural left today subscribe to similar notions. For example, Wicca and paganism constitute the fastest-growing religion and religious category in America, with adherents numbering anywhere from 500,000 to 5 million depending on whose numbers you accept. If you add 'New Age spirituality,' the number of Americans involved in such avocations reaches 20 million and growing. Feminists in particular have co-opted Wicca as a religion perfectly suited to their politics. Gloria Steinem is rhapsodic about the superior political and spiritual qualities of 'pre-Christian' and 'matriarchal' paganism. In Revolution from Within she laments in all earnestness the 'killing of nine million women healers and other pagan or nonconforming women during the centuries of change-over to Christianity.'
"The SS chief, Heinrich Himmler, was convinced that the anti-witch craze was an anti-German plot concocted in large part by the Catholic Church: 'The witch-hunting cost the German people hundreds of thousands of mothers and women, cruelly tortured and executed.' He dedicated considerable resources for the SS to investigate the witch hunts and prove they were attempts to crush Aryan civilization and the true German faith. The SS put together what amounted to their own X-files unit--dubbed Special Unit H (for Hexen, or 'witches')--to ferret out the truth of over thirty-three thousand cases of witch burning, in countries as far away as India and Mexico.
"Indeed, most of the founders of National Socialism would be far more comfortable talking witchcraft and astrology with a bunch of crystal-worshipping vegans than attending a church social...."
--Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning (New York: Doubleday, 2007).
Hat tip to Prof. Mondo for introducing me to Goldberg's writing. It's your fault if I lose what is left of my liberal leanings. Just so you know.


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In Search of Our Fathers
Season 2 Episode 1 | 53m 11s
Stephen King's father walked out on the family when Stephen was two years old and never returned; Courtney B. Vance's father was a foster child and never knew who his biological parents were and Gloria Reuben's father was 78 years old when she was born — he died when she was young. Henry Louis Gates solves the mystery of their paternal ancestry and introduces them to relatives they never knew.
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After going along at a gentle speed for some time, it has picked up pace. Some big decisions have been made and all of a sudden I have little time to make any cakes or check in here on the blog.
A bit like in the garden. For so many weeks there have been no real signs of life, then one day you realise that things are moving! There is still not much to look at so for now, you have to really zoom in on the few beautiful things out there. Like this snake's head fritillary which Charles Rennie Mackintosh was so fascinated by. It is easy to understand why, with that seemingly perfect checkerboard pattern. Gorgeous and intriguing.


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The state has contributed a $300,000 loan and $100,000 grant for the development of Hartford's Parkville Market, a 20,000-square-foot food and community hall that pledges to create about 150 jobs, officials said.
The state Department of Economic and Community Development's Small Business Express Program will provide the funds for the project at 1400 Park St. opening in April 2019.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who joined local and state officials at a groundbreaking Thursday, said the market is ideally located near a CTfastrak station, adding the development will add to the Capital City's recent economic progress.
Housed in the former home of the Bishop Ladder Co., the market will showcase 22 local, diverse and authentic restaurant vendors and a shopping mall at 60 to 80 kiosks ranging from 200 to 600 square feet.
The project's developer, Carlos Mouta, also one of Parkille's biggest landlords, said the market is "an example of the ongoing cultural and commercial renaissance taking place in the Parkville community."
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker said the CTfastrak has produced over $200 million in transit-oriented development along the nine-mile trek since its founding in 2015.
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In my 25-plus years of being a wrestling fan, though that fact dwindles each day, I have only recently been able to figure out the language of pro wrestling.
Remember back in the good ol' days when wrestlers simply walked to the ring, no entrance music, did their thing, left the ring and that was that? Yeah, I do, too.
Nowadays, every wrestler has to have a hand gesture, their own music (which sometimes gets corny and silly when a wrestler is doing a run-in) and an exact routine they walk to and enter the ring.
Wouldn't it be cool if music played for me each time I walked in and out of my office or showed up late to a meeting? "Hey, where's Matt? (some Kid Rock song starts up) "Sorry I'm late. What did I miss?"
Simply put, wrestling nowadays, at least that is on TV, is boring and routine. Entertainment? Yeah, right. I'd rather watch curling. Seriously.
Names -- who goes by their real name any more? No one. How soon we forget that one of the all-time great eras in wrestling was led by two guys who did just that -- Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. You fans these days might have to do a Google or Wikipedia search.
And the lingo -- don't even get me started on that.
In the past few years, I've come to learn that it's not an ovation, it's a pop; it's not booing, it's getting heat; the act of wrestling is now called competing; an interview is called a promo; Raw, Smackdown and ECW are not separate TV shows, but different brands; the bookers are called part of the creative team; any woman is a diva; and the word wrestling is rarely used, but sports entertainment is. Sad.
Here's another aspect of wrestling that has me boggled. If the majority of fans out there (and if you're reading this, you're one of them) live vicariously through message boards and the Internet, why is it such a shock to you when things happen on TV? Back in the day, TV tapings were held and the only people that knew what happened were the people that were there. Us normal folk found out weeks later when the matches aired on TV.
Titles -- another mistaken use of the word. A title in pro wrestling means nothing. All a title means is the person holding it has worked their way up through backstage politics, failed a drug test here and there and now has a leading role. A role. Nothing more. Boxers win titles. MMA maniacs win, I think, titles. Golfers, baseball players, people that play a sport win titles. When was the last time you saw Kevin Costner win a title belt for a film, or Patrick Dempsey walk onto the set of Grey's Anatomy with gold over his shoulder? Exactly -- what is on TV pretty much every night of the week, whether it's WWE, TNA, ROH, whatever, is not a sport. Vince said so.
The fans out there are also what a relative of mine once called "carnival people." You actually think that when a feud is ongoing that the two people involved really hate one another? I have a friend who's over the age of 30, still lives at home working a 10-hour-a-week job, yet spends every dime he has not to move out and have a life of his own, but on pay-per-view shows, magazines, T-shirts, autograph signings, VHS tapes to tape each and every WWE show, the works. He also complains when a wrestler loses and wonders why they couldn't kick out of a choke slam.
Some fans treat wrestling like a real-life event. It's funny how that goes. They rush to the store to get markers and poster board for a sign, yet don't know there's a war going on because wrestling encompasses the TV time. To them, the fake-muscled Triple H and Randy Orton is a "war." Again, sad. The Chris Jericho incident in B.C. is a perfect example of fans getting out of hand. You didn't see people attacking the actor from Happy Gilmore that bought his grandmother's house and then stole his green jacket for winning the final tournament, did you???
Like my wife has said for years, wrestling does indeed rot your brain cells. Thank God mine are starting to resurface...
And I know what you people will email me -- "If you don't like it, don't watch" -- and that's fine. All I know is that yes, I am 30 years old, I do yearn for the 1980s when it comes to wrestling and hit up YouTube daily for old school classics.
I can remember watching wrestling on Saturday mornings and actually being excited. I fathom the 'Net has killed all the excitement, leaving us fans who have been fans longer than the majority of today's fans have been alive, to sulk and no longer call ourselves wrestling fans.
But these days, I'm proud to say I know who Jennifer Jones is. Heck, I'll even tell you about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan if you can pry yourself away from medically-enhanced women with squeaky voices.
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I'm one of those people who hasn't been able to completely give up paper. Particularly when I'm dealing with reference material, I like having a book I can flip through, shove bookmarks in, or hold over my head while I lie back on the couch and read. It's hard to do any of those things with a laptop and a PDF. As a result, I've got a shelf behind me that's a veritable rainbow of O'Reilly titles and other technical references. But here's my problem... what to do with outdated editions?
I think I've got three or four copies of DNS & Bind, of varying editions, multiple versions of the bat book and some extras of C and Perl references. I'd like to try to find a way to reuse these before just dumping them in the weekly recycling. Surely someone out there might find these older editions useful for something..
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Written by Robert Venditti
Art by Billy Tan and Mark Irwin
Published by DC Comics
Release Date: October 7, 2015
Following a trail of death from one planet to the next, renegade Hal Jordan faces Black Hand in a duel unlike any you've seen before! One wields a weapon mightier than a dozen Green Lantern rings. The other has the power to turn entire planets to stone. Both will be tested to their limits—and beyond


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Look no further! This Birchbox Zoya trio is just what you need for sizzling summer nails. Zoya and Birchbox teamed up with three online fashion bloggers to create this fabulous trio of colors- amazing on their own or layered on eachother.
How were these colors created? Each blogger made a mood board capturing her favorite summer colors and Facebook fans voted for the top three boards, which the polish experts at Zoya used to custom-design this stunning trio.
The trio includes the following colors: Kate is a pinkish grapefruit that comes courtesy of The Small Things. Eleventh Gorgeous created Coraline, a warm juicy tangerine. Capitol Hill Style is the force behind Belle, a coppery pink which features microscopic bits of iridescent glitter.
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Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Top Ten current favourite vintage brooches.
Due to my affection for brooches I tend to notice them on other people's outfits, admiring them, looking at styling ideas and sometimes downright coveting them. Someone else who has a brooch collection that I admire is the lovely Jessica from the fabulous blog Chronically Vintage. When commenting on a gorgeous brooch on one of her outfit posts we had a little chat and the idea of current favourite brooches came about. When you have a brooch collection obviously you do want to wear them all but at the same time you do tend to have favourites. However, these favourites change over time with new acquisitions (of both brooches and clothes) and the rediscovering of ones that have languished at the back of a drawer or box for some time.
So without further ado and with thanks to Jessica here are my top ten current favourite brooches.
I found this at a vintage fair amongst a huge selection and pounced on it straight away. It is an early plastic and I really like the geometric style. But the thing that attracted me most was the colour combination because it made me wonder if it could be a piece of suffragette jewellery. This is jewellery in the colours of either of the two main UK suffrage organisations which women wore to show their support for the suffrage cause. In 1908 the Women's Social and Political Union (founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst) decided on purple, white and green as their colours. Purple symbolised dignity, white symbolised purity and green symbolised hope. I guess I will never know but I like the fact that at the very least the brooch symbolises the suffrage movement to me.
I could probably do a top ten animal brooch post (in fact, I might), but this little chap is one of my favourites. I think I got him from a vintage fair. He is a marcasite Scottie dog and is just so cheerful. You can almost see him wagging his tail. Scottie dogs were a popular motif in the 1930s and again in the 1950s and brooches of them were produced in metal, Bakelite, wood, marcasite and felt amongst others.
This is the first of several brooches to feature pearls in my top ten. I love pearls as much as I love brooches so it is very exciting for me when I find the two combined. I like the fact that this looks like pearls and diamonds ( a winning combination ) but sadly it is made of neither. The pearls are just coated in a pearlescent paint and I imagine the diamonds are glass. However, I don't mind at all as it is still very glamorous and it was only £3 in a charity shop.
I have several wreath shaped brooches and it was the gorgeous violets in this that attracted me at a vintage fair. They are hand painted on metal and have gemstones (probably paste) in their centres. the colours are very delicate and are just enormously attractive. It feels quite a ladylike piece.
This is from an antiques/junk shop and it was the lovely colours that attracted me. It is very bright and shiny and looks particularly good cheering up a plain knit in grey or black. It reminds me a little of a plume of feathers or of a sort of Fleur de Ly's. I think it is a 1950s piece but I wear it on vintage and modern clothes.
Another pearl! This brooch is very special because I bought it to wear on my wedding day. My parents very kindly bought me a pearl necklace to wear on the day and my lovely husband bought me some pearl earrings so I wanted a brooch to make up a set. It was also my something old. My dress had a collar that was a cross between a short funnel collar and a boat neck and I pinned the brooch on there. It is a piece of Christian Dior costume jewellery and I found it in a vintage clothes shop.
Whilst these are dress clips rather than a brooch I am including them here because I use them in the same way and because it is my top ten so I can! My parents bought me these one Christmas and they were in a pretty little box nestled on a blue satin cushion which my mum had made alongside another couple of brooches. It was a fabulous present. I have been wearing them a lot recently to dress up a plain 1940s style dress. The last outing they had was to my cousin's wedding.
This marcasite lily with a pearl centre is from a vintage fair and I wear it often. It is delicate and glamorous but also quite simple. The petals are all shaped which gives it depth and makes it stand out. It is just lovely.
This brooch is very special but is also a bit of a departure for me as I very rarely wear gold jewellery as it often does not suit me. This was my mum's 21st birthday present from her parents and she gave it to me to wear a couple of years ago as she wasn't wearing it very often anymore and it was a shame for it to be sat in a box. I love the roses and the use of the different textures of metal, it looks great on a plain knit.
I could also do a top ten china flower brooch post as I am really enjoying this style of brooch at the moment. This is from a charity shop and is in good condition. It is quite hard to find ones that are complete as they are so delicate and the edges of the petals and leaves (as you can see here) can easily be broken off. It is possible to find undamaged ones and I don't mind a bit of wear and tear as it probably means it has been worn and loved and I like that. China flower brooches are just so pretty and do look in a cluster like a massive bunch of flowers.
So these are my current favourites. Do you have a current favourite brooch?
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The Scotty dog brooch is so cute! And I love the china flower brooch as well!ReplyDelete
I think you have a great collection!
I like the first brooch and it is intriguing isn't it. I have one or two brooches....and my sister has a collection of china flower brooches that I blogged about here : http://thecustards.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/i-do-have-decent-suitcases-too.htmlReplyDelete
It is infectious!
Best wishes
Dear Kate, what a true joy it was to see some of your current favourite brooches. Thank you so much for including me in this beautiful post, honey, I'm so very touched! I just adore, and would absolute wear, all of these as well. Your vintage Dior brooch (marvelous something old!) is a work of art! It seems like we share many of the same tastes in brooches, such as pearls, rhinestones and china flowers.ReplyDelete
Thank you again & have the happiest of Mondays,
♥ Jessica
Great post - really enjoyed reading about the background to your brooches, especially the first one. Love the china brooch too.ReplyDelete
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Hey my peeps! It's here, It's here, It's here...the HUMUNGO JUNGO Christmas Linky party! Oooohhhhh I SO hope you've been inspired this week and are letting the beauty of Christmas wrap it's pretty little festive arms around you! Please Please link up anything and everything Christmassy you've been working on this month, I can't wait to see what you've created!!! (not to mention that your project will show up on 18 blogs! Eeeek!)
And now a note from our wonderful host, Diana from The Girl Creative...
As we wrap up Creating Christmas week I hope that you have all been inspired to stop pinning and start creating! I'm excited to see what everyone has been working on. This Christmas Linky Party is no ordinary party. This is a blog hop. And what that means is that there are 18 FABULOUS bloggers that are hosting this party at their very own blog. Whether you add your project link here or at any of the other 17 co-hosts blogs, it will show up on one huge party list! Awesome!
If you haven't already, please take the time out to visit the other co-hosts and go through their Creating Christmas posts. There is some really neat projects!
The Girl Creative, Que Linda Crafts, The Cottage Market, Love Lindsey, Domestic Mischief, Chicken Scratch, Love Sweet Love, Randee's Organized Chaos, Musings of a Glamour Puss, Anastacia Knits, Southern Scraps, Modern Yet Old Fashioned, Broken Treasures, Alyssabeth's, Domestic Deadline, Life on Walnut Street, 52 Mantels,
The Glamorous Life
The Rules are SiMpLe:
- Add a link to a project that YOU have created!
- Visit the 2 links ahead of you and check out what they've got going on. Leave some comment love. Tis the season for giving after all. {wink wink}