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Sunday, June 27, 2010
I have to remind myself that most of this will never be seen by anyone but me, and it's not about forwarding a plot, but simply about who they are. And who out there is exciting and interesting all the time? Feel free to raise your hand. It's definitely not me.
But even with that reminder, I'm finding it hard to stick to the course. I'm not excited about the introductory letters. It's helpful (I know!) because it's laying out so much background information that is important to both of them, plus it's doing it in a semi-"active" way. I've also been trying to skip around a little, hitting some of the landmark letters that get mentioned throughout the story, and those seem to be just as hard, even if they're not quite as boring.
Writing M at 14 when he receives the first letter is difficult because I have never been a fourteen year old boy (and I don't think I liked them much when I was 14). Maybe I need to spend more time with my nephew...
No one said writing would be easy. If it were, everyone would do it. And if everyone did it, then we'd all still be riding horses, fighting dragons, reading by torch-light over a good glass of mead.
But who would make the mead?
How do you handle long tasks that are boring or frustrating? They all need to get done eventually. What tips can you share?
2 comments:
- Honoria said...
I don't know what to suggest to make it easier, but as a reader, I would love to have access to the letters between A and M. Maybe writing from M's perspective isn't as important right now, but having those letters would be great to set up the story and the relationship.
As for the perspective of the 14 year old boy, they are a mystery let me tell you! I would suggest emailing 14 year old nephew and then beholding the short reply that you will receive. I have found teen or preteen boys to be young men of few words.
- June 27, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- RosieC said...
Some of the letters will certainly be used in the rewrite. Others will hopefully be hidden away in a locked box until I die and then can't be embarrassed by them anymore :)
Part of the problem with the letters, though, is exactly what you've pointed out: young boys tend to be men of few words. This is not the case with these letters. Even some of the 14-yr-old ones tend to be long winded and sound more like me than him. It makes me wonder what a 14-yr-old boy would write to a girl that he was head-over-heels for. Would it still be so short? Then again, M is hardly a "typical" boy. It's like I want to take some teenage letters from two centuries ago and throw in some modern language.
Grr. Argh.
- June 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM


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Breakfast Frittata/
Whoops... I haven't posted a recipe in agesss. Weddings + Illness + Job shenanigans = less blogging :(
This is my go-to breakfast. Go-to meaning that I eat some version of this about 4 times a week. Yes, I'm very creative with breakfast. HA I've made this (and variations of this) for several people and always receive rave reviews. Super simple and easy, and you can use whatever you have in your fridge!
Serves 2-3 people Prep time: 6 minutes Bake time: 4-5 minutes
- 3 bacon strips
- 1 tbsp bacon fat (from bacon strips)
- 1/2 C diced yellow onion
- 1 C sliced and quartered zucchini (I used yellow, but green is equally yum)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tbsp water (or coconut milk)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- cracked black pepper
- optional; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper + chili powder
1. Turn your burner on medium heat under your stainless steel or cast iron skillet. (Must be stainless steel or cast iron because this pan will also be going into the broiler!)
2. Once your pan is nice and hot, begin cooking your bacon strips. Flip after two or three minutes.
3. Once your bacon reaches your ideal crunchiness, place them on a paper towel lined plate and blot the extra grease off the bacon. Once it cools, chop the bacon into small pieces.
4. You'll want to remove extra bacon grease from you pan depending on how fatty your bacon cuts were. You want about 1 tablespoon of grease left in your pan, enough to lightly cover the pans surface.
5. Turn the burner down to medium/low and turn your broiler on.
6. Add your onion and zucchini into the pan followed by your spices. Occasionally stir. You want your onions to turn translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
7. While your veggies are cooking, crack your eggs into a bowl and add 1 1/2 tbsp of water or coconut milk and whisk thoroughly.
8. Once your veggies are cooked, pour the eggs over the top and sprinkle the bacon pieces on top, as well as additional salt and pepper .
9. Put the pan in the broiler! Keep any eye on it- it can burn very quickly if you're not careful... believe me, I know!! ;) In my broiler 4:30 minutes is perfect. 10. Mangiare!
This recipe is even more bangin' when you dice up a spicy sausage and two green scallions. Yuuuuummmmm.

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"Black and white" is a great theme for any occasion and doesn't have to be formal. You may make a shower, an anniversary party, a birthday celebration, a New Year's Eve gathering, an Oscar party or divorce party a monochromatic affair. Since it does sound formal, you need to use the style and wording of the invitation to convey the proper atmosphere.
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The heading should be simple: "Black & White Anniversary Party." If the party is informal, you may want to write out the invitation with a white gel pen on black paper. If it is formal, have printed invitations on heavy card stock. Tell guests it is "black tie" or "creative black tie." Examples include "All-White or All-Black Attire Is Requested" for formal parties or "Please dress in any combination of black and white!" for an informal invitation.
Gifts, Food and Drinks
It is acceptable for occasions such as showers or birthday parties to write, "Please consider black and white for any gifts." Let guests know what kind of food and drinks will be served, particularly if the party is starting around or after dinnertime -- for example, "Light champagne brunch" or "Appetizers with white wine and white and black Russians."
Place, Date and Time
You don't need to be clever with the place, date or time. Just make it as clear as possible, such as "The home of Joan Smith. 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Paris, Texas. Friday, June 13. 8 p.m. – After Midnight. RSVP, regrets only." Then put your phone number, email address or both.


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Tyler Whitfill's friends and family remember the 20-year-old who died in a motorcycle crash Saturday for many things, leaving messages for the Lakewood Marine on a white poster board at the site of the accident Monday.
He was a punk. A great wrestler, Marine and person. An honorary family member. A tough and stubborn guy who bought Disney sheets and built Legos on base with a friend.
Many called him brother, while others offered to buy the proverbial next round.
He was respected, looked up to and loved. He made those around him better people. He was a funny guy who had a joke for everything. He gave everyone a hard time but always made up for it. He was the light of his mama's eyes, and his sister looked up to him.
He was gone too soon, according to many.
"We had our whole life that we planned to spend together, and it's gone now," Kat Mokry, Tyler's girlfriend of nearly two years, said Monday. For the anniversary, she had planned a trip up to San Luis Obispo, where she attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is studying animal science. "Whatever jobs I was looking for were going to be wherever he wanted to be after the military."
Mokry and Whitfill both graduated from Wilson High in 2011, where he was a three-year letterman in wrestling. After that, Whitfill went straight into the Marine Corps and was stationed in Twentynine Palms. Whitfill had deployed to Afghanistan in November 2012 for six months and was headed there again sometime next year, Mokry said.
"He was the kind of person where everyone says he's their best friend, and he's always been there for everyone. He'd drop anything if someone he knew four years ago needed help. He'd just go," she said.
Leah Marsh, 28, was nearby when the accident happened at Stearns Street and Marwick Avenue at 9:27 a.m. Saturday. Whitfill was traveling west on Stearns when he collided with a Nissan Altima that was turning left into the parking lot just before Marwick Street, according to eyewitnesses and police. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Seeing Whitfill's torn-up legs, the cartilage, bone and the Yamaha bike that barely resembled a motorcycle wasn't easy for Marsh. A small first-aid kit seemed useless against such ugly injuries.
"I saw his Vans tennis shoe and I thought of my brother," said Marsh, the owner of the nearby Pilates X studio. "It could have been anybody young. I knew it was somebody young, too young – not that you're ever too old to die like that."
On Sunday, loved ones gathered at the site of the accident to create a makeshift memorial for Whitfill, complete with flowers and a Jameson whiskey bottle stuffed with personal letters to him.
"I miss you more than anything and I know you are looking down on us right now laughing and calling us lame for crying. You would want us to be strong," wrote Sarah Luongo, who went to Wilson High, according to Facebook.
A brief message in the upper right corner of the message board summed up the grief of Whitfill's friends and family: "You were my future, baby. Wait for me, I'll be there someday. Forever yours, Kat."
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Oh man.
Ok well the reason this one-armed beauty is a UFO is because I made so many rookie errors with this one, then while I was musing on how best to solve it, the weather started getting too warm to wear it so I thought I'd just leave it till the fall.
And then last week it turned cold again, so I thought it might be nice to participate in Marina's party.
This is Vogue 8409. I should have realised when Gretchen said it was a bit roomy in the bodice, but I'm a bit busty so I didn't want to take any risks. By the time the inset had gone in, I didn't want to unpick as much as I would have to to take in at the side seam, so yeah, I tried to take in at the back seam. Oh what a hot mess.
Also I tried to do a lapped zipper on this project. Blame my inexperience. Sophia doubleknit fabric is NOT the stuff to do a lapped zipper with.
Solution 1: Unpick and go back.
Solution 2: Buy replacement fabric and re-do the back panels.
Solution 3: Junk it, buy full amount of replacement fabric and re-do, adjusting heavily for what I'm realising is my narrow back.
Solution 4: Complete it as is (re-doing the zipper for a plain insert).
I'm going with 4, although the zipper has been chopped to waist-depth so I could lay the back seam flat - the zipper was all over the place.
OK, we're going to try it! It actually doesn't look too bad on, and even though the zipper doesn't extend down to the hipline, it still goes on ok. Will post back shortly!
Monday, 28 November 2011
Frabous Couture's UFO party
Posted by RenaissanceBombshell at 05:10
Labels: UFOs
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Thanks for linking! I reposted your link to the most recent link collection - you can relink it if you want!ReplyDelete
Thanks Marina! I've started unpicking already on this one. Hopefully it won't take too much argy-bargyReplyDelete
good luck! i love the doubleknit and am sure it will work out in the end :-) i have one of these in my UFO pile as well--only i'm not sure if it counts as a UFO if i haven't started sewing it yet, only cut it...ReplyDelete
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas man accused of creating an underground online drugs marketplace called Silk Road will face trial in November.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan scheduled the trial for November 3 as Ross Ulbricht, 29, pleaded not guilty to a four-count indictment unveiled on Tuesday. The charges include money laundering conspiracy and engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.
"I know your client is in custody, so I'm sure you'd like to get this done sooner rather than later," Forrest said to Ulbricht's lawyer on Friday.
Ulbricht, who prosecutors say went online by the name "Dread Pirate Roberts", has been incarcerated since his arrest in October.
Prosecutors say that Ulbricht owned and operated Silk Road, which they allege sold drugs and criminal services in exchange for the digital currency bitcoin.
The bulk of the items for sale on Silk Road were illegal drugs including heroin, cocaine and ecstasy, prosecutors say. The site also carried listings for computer hacking services, forgeries and malicious software, according to authorities.
Prosecutors say that Ulbricht, managing a small staff of paid site administrators, reaped tens of millions of dollars in commissions through Silk Road.
The indictment charges Ulbricht with one count each of narcotics conspiracy, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to commit computer hacking and money laundering conspiracy.
U.S. authorities have to date seized 173,991 bitcoins that at current exchange rates are worth more than $130 million, according to CoinDesk, a bitcoin price index publisher.
Federal authorities have separately charged three men -Andrew Jones, Gary Davis and Peter Nash - in connection with their alleged roles in assisting Ulbricht in operating Silk Road.
The case is U.S. v. Ulbricht, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 13-06919.
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Plus-Sized Stars Still Face Minuses
Full-figured women have achieved unprecedented success in recent years. Rebel Wilson, Melissa McCarthy, Gabourey Sidibe, Adele, and Beth Ditto are enjoying opportunities that might previously be unavailable to women of a certain size and it is heartening to see women in entertainment who are a more accurate reflection of American audiences.
Sidibe rose to fame after starring in the 2009 movie "Precious" and has also had roles in "Tower Heist" alongside Ben Stiller and Showtime's "The Big C" alongside Laura Linney. Wilson has had recent turns in "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and "Pitch Perfect," released on October 5. McCarthy stars in the CBS sitcom "Mike and Molly" and a few years ago, starred in "Gilmore Girls." Beth Ditto is the lead singer of Gossip and is a prominent body image advocate. Adele is one of the most successful female recording artists of all time, with several Grammy awards and albums that are consistently at the top of the charts.
There was a time when there wasn't much hope of success for full-figured and overweight women. Hollywood maintains rigid standards of beauty, particularly for women and even today, we are part of a culture where female celebrities and their bodies are under a great deal of scrutiny. We are part of a culture where tabloid magazines obsessively track how recently pregnant celebrities lose weight. We are part of a culture where "Mad Men" actress Christina Hendricks recently took offense during an interview when she was referred to as full-figured simply because she is curvy. We are part of a culture where full-figured singer and actress Jennifer Hudson received more acclaim in some quarters for slimming down and becoming a Weight Watchers spokesperson than for winning an Oscar for her performance in "Dreamgirls." In one of her Weight Watchers commercials, Hudson goes so far as to say losing weight has been her biggest accomplishment.
Anytime a woman is able to achieve popular success despite this toxic culture, it is worth taking note. That success, though, comes at a rather high cost. In "Pitch Perfect," Rebel Wilson's character Amy goes by "Fat Amy." She does this, she says, so "twig bitches" don't call her fat behind her back. Wilson has a significant role in the movie and wields her deadpan comedic style with great aplomb but her size is still a plot point. Her size cannot go unacknowledged the way body size is unacknowledged for her slimmer costars. Wilson also recently starred in "Bachelorette," where during the first half of the movie, her character, Becky's size was a major plot point and a source of much of the movie's humor. In the movie, Becky is getting married to an attractive, successful man and her three best friends Regan, Gena, and Katie simply can't believe Becky, as the overweight friend, is the one to get married first. On the night of the bachelorette party, Regan and Katie try to fit into Becky's dress while Gena takes a picture for Facebook because nothing is funnier, I imagine, than humiliating the bride to be. When the dress rips, the rest of the movie is spent with the three bridesmaids trying to right a wrong borne out of cruelty. "Bachelorette" does, however, complicate the traditional fat girl narrative in that as the plot unfolds, Becky's weight becomes less of a source of fascination and we see that it's Becky's thin friends who cannot control their appetites for drugs, love, or attention while Becky, for the most part has her life together and gets the guy.
In both of her most recognized roles, Melissa McCarthy has been relegated to fodder that exploits her body size. In "Bridesmaids," which co-stars Wilson, her character Megan is butch, ribald, and hypersexual. As critic Michelle Dean asks in her review of the film, "why must her looks be made the essence of her buffoonery?" and also notes that, "Almost every joke was designed to rest on her presumed hideousness, and her ribald but unmistakably "butch" sexuality was grounded primarily in her body type and an aversion to makeup." Because McCarthy is eminently talented, she is able to rise above the script's limitations but she is given desperately little to work with. In "Mike & Molly," a show about an overweight couple who meet at Overeaters Anonymous, McCarthy's size is regularly a plot point across all three seasons. Overweight actresses are routinely constrained to roles and plots that make their body a focal point and, more often than not, a source of ridicule or humiliation. They are always considered overweight long before they are considered women. The constancy of this erasure is telling.
It's easy to assume that things are getting better for overweight women in entertainment because there is, indeed, more visibility. The problem is that we can still count the number of singers, actresses, and models who are larger than a size four.
In late September 2012, Wisconsin morning news anchor Jennifer Livingston received a letter from Kenneth Krause that read, in part, "Surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. Obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain. I leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle." Krause felt like Livingston was failing in her responsibility as a role model because of her size and felt no hesitation about letting her know. Livingston was offended by the letter and addressed Krause's comments in a four-minute segment on the evening news, chastising him for suggesting she is less of a role model because of her size, and for implying she should be solely defined by her body. The incident made national news and mostly it revealed that when it comes to women who are overweight and highly visible in popular culture, we haven't come very far at all.


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Nothing adds to stress like a bad night's sleep. A friend mentioned to me a year or so ago that she takes Calcium supplements before bed to combat sleeplessness. I started trying this a few weeks ago and have been very happy with the results. I take two 500 mg pills that also contain 5 mcg's of Vitamin D3 and have been able to fall asleep without trouble. If I do wake up in the middle of night, I take two more. I feel rested when I wake up, not groggy as I have when taking OTC sleeping pills. And, taking the extra calcium is great in general for women to help prevent osteoporosis.
Warm milk has long been a highly recommended folk remedy for insomnia. Regarding Calcium as a sleep aid, William Sears, M.D. says: "Calcium helps the brain use the tryptophan to manufacture melatonin. This explains why dairy products, which contain both tryptophan and calcium, are one of the top sleep-inducing foods."
On his website, Ask Dr. Sears, he includes a great list of "SNOOZE FOODS". These are foods high in the sleep-inducing amino acid tryptophan:
- Dairy products: cottage cheese, cheese, milk
- Soy products: soy milk, tofu, soybean nuts
- Seafood
- Meats
- Poultry
- Whole grains
- Beans
- Rice
- Hummus
- Lentils
- Hazelnuts, Peanuts
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April 10, 2009
Charlie Cook's PVI
For House race geeks, there's some terrific new political pornography over at the Cook Political Report.
Political handicapper Charlie Cook's shop and Polidata have re-crunched Charlie's trademark Partisan Voting Index (PVI) numbers in the wake of the 2008 presidential elections and the results are fascinating.
If you aren't familiar with it, the PVI is designed to provide a quick overall assessment of generic partisan strength in a congressional district.
The Cook Report provides lots of background on what the data reveals about districts in the wake of Barack Obama's win and offers two useful lists of 50 districts that are getting more Republican and more Democratic.
A few districts from each list caught my eye. From the "getting more Republican" list, it's clear that Democratic Reps. Lincoln Davis and Bart Gordon of Tennessee and Marion Berry and Mike Ross of Arkansas need to be looking over their shoulders.
From the "getting more Democratic" list, it looks like the Dallas-area seats of GOP Reps. Kenny Marchant and Sam Johnson are moving leftward. While it's no surprise, the GOP erosion in the Chicago suburban seats is still eyebrow-raising. DuPage County, we hardly knew ye.
If you are wondering how on earth a handful of NYC-area districts showed up on the "getting more Republican" list, here's my explanation — it's a 9/11 effect. The Bush 2004 reelect score surged in many of the seats closest to Ground Zero, which skews the numbers slightly. So don't worry, Jerry Nadler is going to be fine.
While you're at it, take a look at Swing State Project's take on the PVI (here and here). For some time now Swing State has done some terrific district-by-district analysis and it's become a must-read for House race junkies.
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Wiggle Your Ears
There are five muscles of the ear. Three are external, while two are internal. Why is this knowledge important? Because knowing how to activate the external muscles also activates the two inner muscles. And why is this important to the singer? It's important because this 'opening' of the ear has everything to do with the 'opening' of the voice.
It may seem an oversimplification, but if you can wiggle your ears, you are experiencing the 'readiness' to sing. Really. It's that simple. The sensations you have while wiggling your ears indicate the readiness to sing. This readiness extends from the eardrum all the way to the pelvis via the vagus nerve.
Ok. So you can't wiggle your ears. What do you do instead? Here are some suggestions. For them to be successful, however, you will need to be able to observe your feelings, that is, develop an awareness of the feeling of the musculature of the head, face and torso. This should proceed out of a calm awareness rather than an attitude of judgement.
- With your mouth closed and your teeth separated, take a deep breath with the thought of real enjoyment, surprise, wonder or intense alertness.
- Hold your breath without effort. Better yet: suspend the breath.
- Place your attention on the external muscles of your ear. What do you feel happening there?
There is a connection between the holding of the breath and the external muscles of the ear. They activate, or 'lift' when one is authentically surprised, shocked, sniffing for danger, in a state of bliss, or a deep state of meditation.
- Place your attention on your face. What do you feel happening there? Don't be surprised if you feel like the muscles around your nose and mouth are 'busy'.
- Place your attention on your ribcage and torso. What do you feel happening there? Don't be surprised if you feel the muscles of this part of your body- all the way down to the pelvis- are 'busy'. In fact, when the external ear muscles are raised, all the muscles of the head, face, neck and torso are felt to 'lift, the body itself feeling as if it is hanging from the ears. This feeling of buoyancy is to be encouraged. The Old School called it inhalare la voce.
Now sing without losing an iota of the lift in your ears and the buoyancy of your breath.
Addendum: November 21, 2012
Years ago, after I had been to the Listening Centre in Toronto and had my own ears tuned up, I was standing in the 5th floor rehearsal room at The New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, and observed the most curious thing. Not five feet from me stood a tall baritone with a big booming voice singing the role of Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca. He took a breath, and in the split second before resonant tone filled the room, his ears rose a quarter of an inch. It happened over and over again, his ears staying up for every phrase. I felt the same thing happen when I was at the Centre. Needless it say, I've been looking at ears ever since.


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Sophie has this toy she loves called BunchEms. They're basically colorful Velcro balls that have little hooks on them so they can be stuck together in interesting ways. They remind me of those awful things the boys used to throw at us on the way home from school that would stick to our wool knee socks.
|These are BunchEms...
|...and these are the stupid burrs that the boys would peg at the girls when we were walking home from elementary school. Basically, the same design.
Now, we know these BunchEms can stick to each other, but they'll also stick to anything else. Charlotte's friend, Charlotte, put a bunch of them in her gorgeously long hair. It took Charlotte's mom and I quite a while to pull each one out.
Which leads me to my first story in ages about my ridiculous kids. Charlotte and Sophie decided to take a bath in the big jacuzzi tub. While they were in there, minding their own business, my other darling children decided it would be fun to chuck ice cubes over the shower curtain into the tub. (There's no torture quite like being one of five children.) I put a stop to the ice cube throwing. But, instead of saying "Don't throw anything into the tub," I said, "Don't throw ice into the tub." I should know better by now. Rookie mistake.
Someone, who has yet to own up to it, threw all of Sophie's BunchEms into the tub. Sophie and Charlotte didn't seem to mind. And continued washing their hair with all those little stickers floating around in the water. Charlotte basically washed her hair with them. Which is how this exchange happened between me and the other Charlotte's mom:
Poor Chuck. After spending 20 minutes trying to disentangle those stupid things, I was finally left with this clump completely stuck to the middle of the top of her head. They were totally embedded. So I chopped the entire chunk off. Luckily, it didn't end up looking too bad. She has some short hairs on the top of her head, but they're just long enough that they blend in pretty well.
The lesson here is this: These fools might not be ridiculous as often as when they were toddlers, but, they're still going to keep me on my toes.


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First official meeting Friday night of the local Photography group CLICKHEADS was a success. Organized by Photographers, CLICKHEADS is a group of 5 who meet once a month to discuss each other's current projects, review images, bounce ideas and learn.
Wanting to do a group project, Johnny, Tiffany and myself decided to catch some light trails and set up on a I-44 overpass near Chickasha which was a perfect vantage point. White and red streams of light with the McDonalds sign or the Chickasha lights gave us fun backdrops.
We had been shooting images for about an hour, when a car with very bright lights pulled onto the bridge stopping and talking to Johnny and Tiffany. I was on the other end of the bridge and had no idea that it was a State Trooper who was responding to the "several calls" he had received about people on the bridge. The next thing I knew Johnny and Tiffany picked up their tripods and headed quickly my way talking in a loud voice telling me that we had been asked to clear out now! I guess I was a tad slow breaking down my equipment because the Trooper circled back and flashed his lights at me encouraging me to hurry up. We packed up and headed home, laughing and joking about how CLICKHEADS almost got thrown into jail. I told Johnny I was very glad an adult was with us (SMILE) because I don't handle authority figures well. We were able to get some fun light trails and have a great story to tell.
Johnny was able to capture the tail lights of the new Dodge Challenger, its tail lights go completely across creating a very cool effect. See Johnny's Challenger trail light image at http://500px.com/photo/77037997/challenger-by-johnny-trammell
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If you visit Tokyo, a day trip to the Kamakura Prefecture is well worth it. The soribachi (arched bridge) and torii (gate) above are on the grounds of the Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū shrine - the historical center of Kamakura city. Now a Shinto shrine, it was once also a Buddhist temple.
There's also a Daibatsu (Great Buddha) in the area as well - you've probably seen pictures of it. And many other temples and shrines. Most are within walking distance of the main train station. A walking tour of Kamakura is a great way to spend a morning, afternoon, or both.


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After the great news of our UK Search award nominations yesterday, today we're delighted to reveal that Koozai have taken home the DADI Award for Best In-House Website or Campaign. As we reported earlier this year, we were shortlisted as finalists for successfully rebranding, renaming and relaunching our company and website.
To be nominated was one thing, but to win the award is something else; and this award is extra special as well, because it's for our own project – something we're all really proud of.
Having changed our name and branding to Koozai, we quickly set about launching a whole new site; not only was the transition a complete success, but we've also been recognised for our efforts too.
For our website redesign we endeavoured to do something completely different from anything we'd done before, and launched the site with a totally original design. We also used the opportunity to debut our informative Koozai TV feature, which has since proven to be increasingly popular and continued to provide in-depth articles on the world of digital. The redesigned site went live in early 2012 and was the finishing touch needed to help us successfully complete our brand transition.
Our rebranding has helped us evolve and grow as a company, both in numbers and in visibility; but it wouldn't have been anywhere near as successful if it wasn't for the hard work and quality content created by our wonderful team. This is an award that acknowledges all of their achievements.
To receive the award on behalf of the entire team last night we sent our Online Marketing Manager Mike Essex up to the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in London.
The ceremony is organised by The Drum, one of UK's best-selling business and marketing magazines.
The judging panel included marketing managers from Barclays, Facebook, Heineken, Nokia, ESPN, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and more; so to be recognised by such a prestigious panel makes this award extra special.
Congratulations to the Koozai team, and to all those who took home awards themselves last night.
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For everyone interested in joining Gunship Revolution – or really, if you're interested in joining art studios in general – here are some tips about making a good impression on an email application!
Imagine finding an email on your inbox from someone you've never met. Imagine opening that email and finding it empty, save for a link and a zip-file that says "arts." Sure, it could be from someone so good at art that words will fail to capture what only images will be able to but it could just as easily be crawling with malware.
Of course, a short, simple, formal introduction will take you a lot farther than proving you are an actual human looking for a job (until the Turing Test is definitively cracked, circa 2025.) An introductory letter is the first set of words you will be engaging with the people you want to work with. Given that a job with an art studio involves much more communication and relationship-building than our little introvert hearts expected, this teaser will be crucial.
This would be rule number one if rule number one hadn't been about introductions. It also applies to both your letter and your portfolio. Be selective about the information you place on your letter: name, the positions you wish to apply for, and which parts of the production process you specialize in. For the pieces you wish to submit as your portfolio, six to eight of your best work should do. Remember that there are still interviews to follow and you will have a chance to elaborate there.
Skill may make an artist but it is tenacity that makes a professional. It is always best not to submit pieces for your portfolio unless it's finished, otherwise you might imply that you may be the kind of person who ends up leaving projects similarly hanging. So yeah, no production sketches or Works in Progress. Also no headshots, unless it's concept art for a character born without anything from the chest down, we'd like to see the rest of the body, please.
If you only have a handful of art to submit, you might as well go all out with it. This is why we recommend that you submit fully colored illustrations with backgrounds and original concepts: it's easy to show variety in a folio of sixty pieces but when you only have six to show, you might as well showcase everything you've got. Are you good with atmospheric effects and mechanical elements? Draw robots fixing a traffic jam in a storm. Are you good with animal anatomy and modern interiors? Give us "The Office" if it was starred by Chimeras.
And if you're reading this, you're halfway there. Researching the studio you want to work with is not only for the benefit of carrying a studio's favor and getting a job there, it's also an important step in knowing whether you want to join that studio in the first place. And this is not a matter of "am I good enough?" – that kind of stuff you really have to try out for yourself. This is about learning what kind of projects the company engages in, the styles of art they offer, and so forth. Will you be ready to ink and color another artist's line art? Will you be able to adapt to art styles when working for well-established brands? How do you deal with criticism and correction? These are all considerations for when you're producing art as a team rather than just as an individual.
And that's it for now. We hope you got something out of these tips. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments section. If you do apply with Gunship Revolution, see you on the other side of the process.


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In case you haven't heard, the open and creative character of the internet is under threat in Europe.
This Thursday, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee of the European Parliament will vote on the European Commission's Telecoms Single Market proposal. As written, the proposal includes provisions that would undermine net neutrality and establish an internet where discrimination is the default setting. Unless the IMCO Committee stands up for net neutrality, ISPs will be given the power to decide which innovations and online content users get to enjoy.
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The European Parliament has a unique opportunity to preserve the open and neutral internet -- its boldness, creativity, and diversity. In the absence of net neutrality rules, the success of innovative new technology companies, artists, and writers will not depend on their own creativity, but instead on whether they get permission to reach internet users from big telcos like Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, and Orange.
It's up to us to make sure the founding principles of the open internet aren't crushed by big telcos. Rules must be put into place that ensure telcos and ISPs treat all internet traffic equally, no matter what it is, where it came from, or where it was going. Without these rules in place, telcos across Europe would be free to carve up the open internet.
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Internet users and entrepreneurs stand only to lose from online "pay-to-play" arrangements. in some member states, such as Germany and Spain, telcos are already undermining net freedom by providing preferential treatment to their own services. This Regulation, if not amended, would make this exception the rule across the entire continent. The IMCO committee must stop ISPs from restricting innovation and creativity. If the telcos get their way, artists won't reach new audiences, writers won't reach readers, and new online services will never reach their customers unless they pay ISPs first.
We need your help to protect the open and neutral internet. Access is part of a European coalition that launched savetheinternet.eu, where you can learn more about the Commission's Telecoms Single Market proposal, how the proposal could violate our civil liberties and what you can do to protect internet freedom.
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For those of you who do custom artwork or are contemplating offering custom work to your customers, this is a very informative article for you. Quinn McDonald shares 10 tips to help shape a custom artwork business.
Custom Metal Artist David Earl Tomlinson is
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Ten Steps to Successful Custom Work By Quinn McDonald
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Custom work can be rewarding and exciting, but it takes time and good communication skills. If you like talking to clients, are interested in others' ideas, don't mind sticking to deadlines, and are good at follow-up, custom work can be rewarding-financially and artistically. Here are some steps that will help both you and your client to enjoy the experience.
1. Decide whether or not you want to do custom work before the client asks
. A client who hears "I'm not sure," or "I guess so," is not filled with the confidence that leads to a successful transaction. Until you are sure you want to, say 'not yet,' to clients.
2. Get off to a good start with a client
. If you are in a store or at a show, agree on a time to talk at length. Taking down details while you are helping other clients is too distracting. Follow up and call the client at the time you said you would.
3. Listen
. Try to picture what the client wants. Let the client talk without interrupting. Take notes to remember questions. Repeat what the client said to make sure you are both saying the same thing. Once you are clear on the idea the client has, you can introduce your own viewpoint.
4. Talk money
. Once you and the client agree on size, complexity, colors, exact wording or image, materials, and delivery time, you will want to clear the price with the client. If you can't figure it out immediately, tell the client you will get back with the estimate within three days. Be clear about how you get paid-by the hour, by the word, by the project.
5. Deliver the estimate in writing-either in print or via e-mail
. Keep it short and clear. Repeat all the details the client wants. Give the estimate amount, and then spell out how you want to be paid. A deposit of half and he remaining half at delivery is fine. Include information that clarifies the amount of client input. For example, agree to show the client three thumbnail sketches to get approval on layout and overall idea, but once the thumbnail is approved, any other changes will result in additional charges.
6. Get the client's signature on your estimate
. The signature shows the client you are serious, both about the work and about getting paid. A useful contract explains that if the client has a change of heart, you will be paid for your time and materials. If the client is hesitant about signing a contract, don't start work until you have the signature and the deposit. If a client wants to pull out, the ideal time to do so is before you start work.
7. Don't make business decisions out of fear
. Most mistakes happen because the artist is afraid the client will be offended talking about money or rules. In 15 years of doing custom work, the only time I ran into trouble was when I wasn't clear about how I charged.
8. Stick to the schedule
. Build in extra time for yourself as you make the schedule. Give yourself one extra day for every three days you think it will take. That gives you time for family and work emergencies
9. Prepare for the presentation
. Before you show your work to the client, review the details from the original discussion. The client might not remember that she asked for "something romantic" and is now thinking along the lines of "whimsical." Getting back to the original is a great way to stay on track. If your preliminary approval sketches are very different, explain what makes them different. Then show the client the choices you brought.
10. Be the expert
. The client hired you because you are an expert in your field. Keep artistic control at the approval stage. Avoid having the client combine elements of all your ideas. You want the client to be attracted to one style or concept, so say, "you can choose or reject anything I show you, but you can't combine parts of the separate concepts." Setting up the rule first helps that happen.
The original of this article original ran in Somerset Studio magazine. Quinn McDonald is an artist, writer and creativity coach. See her work at
Featured Artist: David Earl Tomlinson
Asheville, North Carolina's David Earl Tomlinson is this month's featured artist. Specializing in unique metal wall quilts, Tomlinson's artwork has been displayed in Southern Living Magazine's Idea Home for 2008.
As a custom designer, his art can be seen in many businesses and private homes throughout Western North Carolina, and he hopes to expand throughout the country at festivals and online sales.
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|Glitter! On my brows, as liner and on my lips.
First I put on foundation, concealer and powder to prep my face. I added a very subtle smoky eye just to contour the eye area a bit. You should always wear at least a nude eyeshadow to prevent liner transferring to your lid, especially if your eyes are hooded like mine.
Glitter liner works with many looks, but a dramatic smoky eye gets an extra kick out of colourful glitter liner! Do any eyeshadow look you wish first, then apply glitter. Leave mascara to be applied after the glitter. If you use false lashes, add those last, after the glitter and mascara.
1. Apply gel liner. The line you draw will be your guide when applying glue later. It will show through the glitter, so make it crisp and neat. Let the liner dry. I used teal liner and glitter that has teal and purple particles so they match nicely.
3. Apply lash glue on top of the gel liner. Grab your glue brush and gently apply a thin layer of glue on top of the line you drew with the gel liner. Do one eye at a time so the glue doesn't dry before you have time to add glitter!
4. Pat glitter on the glue. Take a clean brush and dip it in the glitter you sprinkled on the palette. Then pat the brush on the glue you just brushed on. Don't press hard, the glue will pick up the glitter as soon as it touches, the brush is just there to help you place the glitter. Glitter will only stick to the glue if you primed your lids with eyeshadow first, so don't worry if you miss the glue streak. Pat, pick up glitter, pat, and repeat until you feel the brush no longer sticks to the lid. That's when you know the glitter has coated all the glue it can. Don't worry about glitter falling on your cheeks, we'll fix that later!
I use a small, soft lip brush to put the glitter on. The main thing is that the brush is small but still a bit fluffy, not pointed, so it picks up much glitter and can transfer it to a large area. If patting on glitter feels uncomfortable on the lid, your brush might be too stiff.
5. Clean up. Because you put on foundation and powder first, you skin is not sticky and the glitter fall-off can be just brushed away. Use a large, soft brush to gently swipe the loose glitter away. The trick is to use the brush very, very lightly to avoid pushing the glitter against your skin so that it could stick. Do light swipes until you are satisfied. Usually a few glitter particles always remain, but when you use very fine glitter, they are not very noticeable.
And you are done! Apply mascara and false lashes if you want to and enjoy. Fine glitter stays well on the glue base so it won't be in your eyes or on your cheeks later in the evening. To vary this look, you could do a line with black first, and the just above it add a coloured glitter line!
You need:
Water proof gel liner and a brush to apply it with (preferably liner in a color that matches your glitter, but plain black also works)
Lash glue and a brush if it doesn't come with one
Fine glitter
A small brush to apply glitter with, I use a soft lip brush
A plate or a palette
Fan brush or other soft, large brush
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2. Get your lash glue and glitter ready. Sprinkle some glitter on your plate or palette so you can easily pick it up with a brush. If your lash glue has a brush that can do precise work, use it. If not, get another eyeliner brush ready. Make sure you have the glitter on the palette, the glitter brush ready and grab your lash glue.
I use latex free glue by Revlon that comes with a brush and dries very fast. If you have latex glue, it dries slower and you have some time to work with it, so it's not a disaster if you run out of glitter or drop your brush. With the latex free stuff you need to be fast!
|I'm using Darling Girl Cosmetics glitter in Kaleidoscope. It's very fine so it won't irritate your eyes. Don't use craft glitter, it
can really hurt if you get it in your eye!
|I'm allergic to latex so I use Revlon Precision to glue on lashes and other things.
I use a small, soft lip brush to put the glitter on. The main thing is that the brush is small but still a bit fluffy, not pointed, so it picks up much glitter and can transfer it to a large area. If patting on glitter feels uncomfortable on the lid, your brush might be too stiff.
|Pat, pat, pat!
|Swipe, swipe, swipe!
6. Removal! Use an oil based make-up remover to wipe off any loose glitter and gel liner. Use a cotton pad folded in half to gently scrub off the glue. It helps if you keep the skin tight! Just place you finger next to your eye and softly pull the skin towards your temple to make it taut. Don't use force when scrubbing, just repeatedly swipe over the liner so the glue starts to roll off. If you got some on your lashes like I did, you need to squish your lashes between two fingers and gently pull out the glue. Washing the eye area with warn water helps the glue to become soft.


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The #1 Delivery Challenge Keeping Your Tortilla Business from Growing
Over the years, ExtenData has developed a specialty within the food service business around tortilla distribution. Because of this specialty, we've identified one factor that keeps tortilla manufacturers/distributors from growing their business and generating revenue margin gains through efficiency improvements - paper-based orders, invoices, and inventory.
Truck Inventory
Using paper-based processes during your deliveries creates inefficiency and waste. Starting with the beginning of the day, using paper manifests and manual inventory checks allow human error and diligence to determine the accuracy of your visibility into a truck's inventory. Here are two different scenarios to help illustrate the challenge and potential solution.
Paper-based: Your driver arrives on time to work, and picks up a worksheet for his morning inventory review. He swiftly scans the back of his truck from outside, making quick counts, and scribbling them on the worksheet. He tosses the yellow copy of the worksheet in the appropriate basket for a back-office person to manually enter while he is driving his route. However, his handwriting is poor and the back-office person has trouble understanding what he wrote down. She will have to wait for the driver to return at the end of the day to complete the data entry. Once the driver returns the back-office person can correctly enter the count from the morning. Unknown to both of them, the count of 8" corn tortillas was incorrect. The driver mistook a box of 8" wheat tortillas for corn, and sold that box to a customer as corn tortillas. Now there is an inventory discrepancy, a customer order issue, and plenty of wasted time (time=money) to correct the issue. It may never get corrected as far as the data is concerned.
Read more about this challenge in our article about delivery shrink and the effects on customer retention.
Electronic Inventory: Picking up his mobile computing device at the beginning of the day, your driver climbs into the back of his truck to confirm his carry over inventory and confirms load requests for the day. This process generates his truck inventory for back-office use. Using the built-in scanner on the device and an electronic direct store delivery application such as MobileConductor™, the driver can ensure complete accuracy by scanning UPCs on the side of each case. The application automatically generates his inventory count, correctly correlates the inventory with his truck, and when completed, the inventory is automatically and electronically sent to the back office staff for review. In the back-office, what took her hours prior to electronic direct store delivery, now take minutes. She is able to review and approve the data for input into the company's ERP (QuickBooks, MS Great Plains, etc.), which is also an automatic process enabled by an existing integration. This process has allowed your company to improve inventory accuracy, generate up-to-date visibility on-to the trucks, and created efficiencies for the back-office staff.
Customer Orders and Invoices
Drivers using paper-based order forms, can further complicate an inaccurate truck inventory, damage customer relationships, and generate more back-office data entry errors.
Paper-based: The driver arrives at the customer's location, backs his truck up, and goes inside to check the tortilla endcap. Using a form, the driver marks what the customer needs grabs the expired items and goes back to his truck. He pulls the order, placing it on the endcap, gives the customer a copy of the order, collects payment, and heads out to his next delivery. A little over an hour later, the customer calls your customer service team and complains that he did not get what was needed. Without the order form in front of them, customer service can only take note of the problem and ensure the customer that the correct items will be delivered tomorrow. When the driver returns at the end of the day, he turns in his order forms to be manually entered into the system. Your back-office people now have the challenge of figuring out the truth of the situation between an inaccurate start-of-day inventory form, an inaccurate customer order form, and the customer request to receive the correct products. What a nightmare!
Electronic Customer Orders and Invoices: Arriving at the customer site, the driver grabs his mobile computing device as he hops out of the truck. Checking the endcap tortilla display, he enters the order into his direct store delivery application. Immediately, he is able to tell the customer that he does not have the corn tortilla count to fulfill the customer's needs, because his truck inventory is clean and available on the application for instant verification. However, he offers to deliver the remaining items tomorrow and makes a future order right on the spot. After completing the order form, the driver returns to his truck to scan each box for delivery confirmation. He places the order on the endcap, prints a receipt which doubles as an invoice, collects payment (COD), and also emails the same document to the customer instantaneously. At the same time, the back-office people receive the invoice and the truck inventory is updated to reflect the order. A little over an hour later, the customer calls to say that he'd like to add to his order for tomorrow. It is very easy for the customer to do business with your driver and your business. He wishes more of his vendors were so organized and efficient.
End of Day Reconciliation
After a long day, people are prone to mistakes and that is completely understandable. The driver has been on the road in the heat, and the back-office person has been looking at a computer monitor all day. Both are tired and ready to go home. Add in the errors generated throughout the day (start-of-day inventory, customer orders) and you've got a recipe for more errors and confusion.
Paper-based: The driver pulls into the distribution center and picks up the end-of-day forms. He swiftly scans the back of his truck from outside, making quick counts, and scribbling them on the worksheet. Next, he counts his cash/checks and records. He tosses a copy of the invoices, orders, inventory count, and COD settlement in the appropriate basket for a back-office person to manually enter. When the back-office person enters the data, it shows that the driver has more boxes of wheat wraps than he did in the morning. He is also short $200 in cash and over $125 in checks. After an hour of trying to sort it all out, the back-office manager approves a "loss" and the discrepancy is noted as delivery shrink. The Transportation Manger is made aware but without a clear picture, no one knows if the driver made a mistake, the back-office person entered something incorrectly, or there is outright theft happening during the day's deliveries. Your team, not wanting to point fingers or accuse someone without reason, shrugs their shoulders and the whole thing effects your company's bottom line.
Electronic Reconciliation: The driver pulls into the distribution center after a long day. He scans the boxes and products that remain in his truck with the built-in scanner, counts his cash/checks, enters totals into the application, and prints copies of the reports. Finally, the driver syncs the handheld device with the server, turns in the cash, checks, and reports to the clerk, and places the device in the charging cradle. All information is electronically updated into the back-office system due to his direct store delivery application. The back-office person, after a couple minutes, is already preparing the drivers restock list for the morning. As the driver passes the Transportation Manager's office, he is stopped and congratulated for making his customers happy. The Transportation Manager tells the driver about the customer that called in to increase their order for tomorrow, and to complimented the driver and the business for the excellent level of service. Without the headache of so much hand writing and data entry errors, your employees are less stressed and when challenges do arise, they are more capable of handling them swiftly and as a team.
Using electronic direct store delivery rather than paper-based processes will transform your delivery operations. Improve your inventory visibility, customer service and retention, data entry labor costs, and much more by dumping paper-based delivery.
Learn how you can improve your tortilla delivery operations by contacting ExtenData today.


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Hello my lovelies on this beautiful sunny day. It is a stunner of a day and I wanted to make the most of it with a casual outfit to go with the braw weather.
My favourite cardie of all time!! Super comfy and so cosy. The length is perfect and something I always look for in a cardie. Actually really like the 3 grey tone going on too. From Primark.
The khaki dress is also from Primark, love the loose fit and how easy it is to wear. It does have a long line chain but I took it off after the niece attempted too grabbed it.
The aztec shoes are again from Primark. Aztec designs are just amazing on their own.
Bag is from River Island. Its small but perfect for a simple day out. Think it fits in with my outfit quite nicely.
My niece, sister and I went to Sally's to pick up some stuff for the sister's college course. Never been in there before and was a little overwhelmed by all the stuff. Pleasantly surprised at the huge range of items and products that they had too offer beauty students. (And those in the industry.)
We thought it was a good idea to do some window shopping and stumbled upon these little cuties!! I love sheep, all the cuteness and white fluffy wool. Far too cute if you ask me.
And finally my niece wanted to show the world her sausage roll that she was slowly picking apart. (Her hair has finally come in nicely, she used to be bold!! Well very fine hair that you could hardly notice!) Over all this was a great day out, one that I desperately needed too.
Until next time my lovelies.


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Hong Kee Dim Sum
After singing out loud and chanting for the Sang Chow Loh Mai Fan for a few days... I finally tried it at Hong Kee Dim Sum in Damansara Jaya, just outside Atria. 18 and 20, Jalan SS22/25 Damansara Jaya.
I called the organizer that that day because I could not find the restaurant at first. Precious Pea then told me it's hidden from my view because the row of the shop houses beside it is half a shop in front. Get what I mean ah? ...hahaha I suddenly don't.
There is a nearer branch you can go to if you are staying nearer to Puchong.31, Jalan Puteri 2/5 Bandar Puteri Puchong.
The egg tart is the bomb! The shell pastry was soft crispy, flaky, and not that oily. The fragrant from the egg is strong, lots of egg yoke, not like those almost fake egg tart which uses food coloring to make the tart yellow.
Sang chow loh mai fan was a little undercooked that day. But the fragrance of the sesame oil was nice. And there's lap cheong!
Char Siew Sou. I didn't really enjoy this much as the pastry wasn't loose enough. Char Siew stuffing in it was not salty and sweet enough.
Woo kok. I like the loose deep fried yam of this Woo kok but the char siew stuffing used is the same as the Char Siew Sou which was lacking the salt.
Baked Char Siew Pau. The bun was ok, but the same stuffing. I think I will want to try this again when I'm there. Some how I think it was just that day the Char Siew that wasn't made properly.
The Siew Mai is quite nice. But for those who are allergic to prawns, you have to stay away from this because there's 50% meat and 50% prawns. he prawns used were very fresh, and I think marinated in sugar to give the more crunchy texture to it.
*thinking* I can't remember this actually. I think the rest of the floggers ate it before I could. Must be nice.
The Loh Mai Kai was just ordinary. Was wondering how come this Loh Mai Kai have got to lap cheong.
My mom would love this sesame ball thing. The pastry is filled with popping sesame fragrance and the middle is a sweet bean paste.
When the Chee Cheong Fun came, it looked very ordinary. But tasted more than ordinary. The Chee Cheong Fun is smooth, but a little thick. I quite like the chili that came with it too.
The almond lycee pudding dessert was not bad too. The pudding, very smooth.
Finally, the durian cheesecake that have been sitting on the chair next to me the whole breakfast. This is really good stuff. Pure fresh durians and cream cheese. This is what I call real durian cheesecake. Commercial durian cheesecake just don't put enough durian in their cheesecake. You got to get this from FFB if you want the real thing.
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Liz Woods has a Master of Public Administration from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Social Work from Fresno State University. She worked as a social worker in several of the Child Welfare programs for San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services for 23 years. She has been the Academy Coast Region Training Coordinator for the past 10 years.


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By CHRIS YAKAITIS, Capital News Service
BALTIMORE - Gov.-elect Martin O'Malley and Lt. Gov.-elect Anthony Brown continued to flesh out their administration Tuesday, announcing a handful of key appointees in advance of the Jan. 17 inauguration.
O'Malley named Jeanne D. Hitchcock as his secretary of appointments, the first cabinet-level position filled since he named Michael R. Enright his chief of staff three weeks ago. He also said he was bringing back a senior aide from the last Democratic administration, Joseph C. Bryce, to be senior policy and legislative advisor.
Meanwhile, Brown tapped Gerard "Jerry" Boden, a longtime friend and former U.S. Army officer, as his chief of staff. Boden most recently worked as director of operations for Greater Maryland Dental Partners, a Clarksville-based trade group with five member dental practices.
Brown also named Earl Adams Jr., a Largo-based business lawyer, as his deputy chief of staff. Dawn Flythe, a deputy campaign manager from O'Malley's gubernatorial campaign, was named Brown's director of intergovernmental affairs. She previously worked for B&W Solutions Inc., a D.C.-area consulting firm.
Hitchcock, a deputy mayor for intergovernmental relations in Baltimore, said she was honored and humbled by the opportunity to continue working with O'Malley in Annapolis.
"I wanted to participate and give service at this level of government," she said. "It's giving a service, and that's what my parents raised me to do and gave me a good appreciation for."
Hitchcock will assume a position that is often known as the governor's patronage secretary, because so many gubernatorial appointments and political jobs are funneled through that office.
The post generated considerable controversy in the administration of out-going Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, whose administration was accused of orchestrating a plan to force Democrats out of their jobs and replace them with Republicans. The firings prompted a long and politically-contentious review by the General Assembly.
Hitchcock said she couldn't comment about the upcoming degree of turnover in state government as the new administration takes over until she's had an opportunity to review the various departments under O'Malley's purview. "I don't have any anticipation of what the quantity of anything will be at this point," she said.
A native of Northwest Baltimore and 1964 graduate of Eastern High School, Hitchcock is the second member of O'Malley's Baltimore staff officially tapped to leave City Hall for the State House.
Bryce, associate vice chancellor for government relations at the University System of Maryland, previously served as chief legislative officer in Gov. Parris N. Glendening's administration.
On Friday, the O'Malley-Brown transition team announced 20 "workgroups" that will advise the incoming administration on areas such as education, business and economic development, transportation, energy and veterans affairs. The workgroup chairs and co-chairs were generally drawn from transition team members announced last month.
"The work of the transition workgroups and co-chairs will lay the foundation for key reforms to state government during the O'Malley-Brown administration," Brown said in a statement last week.
The O'Malley-Brown transition team is continuing to accept applications for state office at MarylandTransition.com, a Web site set up by the team in November.


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I often contemplate what holds business owners back from sharing their own content.
It's all well and good to retweet, reshare, repost and reblog but do you realize what that really does? It helps build the other person as an expert: not you.
If conversation is easy but writing not so much, consider a podcast. Either just you and the mic. You being interviewed. You sharing the mic with a co-host. Whatever works.
I now have 5 different podcasts on Soundcloud, iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher and PlayerFM. Some just me. Some interviews. Some niche series. I look for opportunities to use this tool as often as I can. Plus it's freaking fun 😉


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August is prime time for zucchini. And such proliferation means that means that after you're done making healthy summer pastas, salads, grilled vegetables and wholesome stir-fry dishes, you'll still have plenty left over to make dessert.
You could make zucchini bread, or even better, zucchini cake—but for a lighter bite with a zingy citrus burst, why not try White Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies? These drop cookies are simple to make, and offer a sweet summery variation on the usual chocolate chip cookie. Many zucchini-based sweets call for shredded zucchini, but for this recipe, I prefer to dice and lightly sauté it in brown sugar and butter. The zucchini absorbs the sweet, rich flavor of the sugar and butter, adding moist, chewy flavor bursts throughout the cookie, which are gorgeously complemented by sweet white chocolate.


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I think ever since I saw Dumbo as a little girl I've always associated elephants with babies. It must be that heart-breakingly lovely "Baby of Mine" song in the movie. Here I took the cute little elephant from our Zoology set and paired it up with Lucy for a sweet bannered and be-ribboned baby card.
I used my craft knife and cut along the seam of the elephant ear and then put a pop dot behind to accent the dimension.
If you'd like to make this project, get these supplies:
Paper: Lucy
Stamps: Zoology (elephant and sentiment), Vintage Type (alphabet on the banner)
Other: Art Philosophy Cartridge for shapes, Color Ready Seam Binding, Licorice Opaques, Paradise Paper Flowers, Hot Pink Ultra Fine Sharpie (for coloring the letters in Baby)


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The Chef's Cutie
(River Hill #4)
Max Vergaras is River Hill's hottest chef, and the incredible things he does with food are getting noticed all over California. He's on track to win a James Beard award, and investors are clamoring to have him open another restaurant – or three. But he's focused on just one thing: his eight-year-old niece, recently orphaned and put under his care. Restaurant hours don't make for the best parenting, and he's running himself ragged trying to keep up with his newest menu, Mia's schoolwork, and the social services caseworker assigned to them - who also happens to be the most attractive woman he's ever met.
Elizabeth Teague has a job to do. She can't get distracted by one case; she's got kids to help all over the county. But little Mia's uncle is the sexiest chef she's ever seen, and he's got a way with food that has her thinking about things that definitely aren't on the menu. If she gives in to the temptation that Max represents, they both have everything to lose. But what if it's possible that they could gain even more?


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Pit Bull Flower Power: the book
After nearly four years of crowning pit bulls in animal shelters around the U.S., I am beyond excited to bring the Pit Bull Flower Power book to life! This large coffee table book (9x12 inches, 250 pages) has your favorite Pit Bull Flower Power portraits, outtakes, as well as inspiring stories of these dogs on their way to new homes, and touching adoption updates.
I need your support to make this happen! The book can only be produced and printed if we reach the minimum target goal. The more money we raise, the more books I can print (and hopefully the more exhibits/book signing events I can arrange), furthering the reach of Pit Bull Flower Power. The book will be released in October 2018, just in time for Pit Bull Awareness Month and Adopt A Shelter Dog Month!
Pit bulls have been demonized by society for decades. As a result, they are more prone to being abused, abandoned, and euthanized. Hundreds of thousands of them languish in shelters, with their stories untold. To combat the stigma surrounding these dogs, I decided to adorn them with handmade flower crowns, and share their stories with the world. I wondered if art could change their fate.
I myself was intimidated by pit bulls, but I knew my feelings were based on fear-mongering media stories I had read, rather than personal experience. As I discovered their gentle, obedient nature through our photo-shoots, to my surprise I was propelled into the role of a pit bull advocate. Hundreds of pit bulls later, and with huge online success, what started with a crazy idea (wrapping flower crowns on the heads of abused dogs who hadn't met me before) has become a defiant, iconic project that saves the lives of many.
I always dreamed of a book. I want these portraits to be printed in all their glory, and the stories to be preserved forever. I owe this book to all the dogs who are judged unfairly for the way they look, and to the people who care for them.
Two years ago, I started reaching out to mainstream publishers, but was met with indifference or even contempt: "Nobody cares about pit bulls." "There is no marketing potential." "Why don't you photograph pugs and poodles with flower crowns? Then we'll talk." It was depressing but I was determined to make this book happen.
The prospect of doing this book by myself was daunting until I met Lantern Books, an independent publishing house based in Brooklyn and committed to artists with animal causes and social justice. It was a match made in heaven! We've gathered the most incredible team (producer, editor, designer, printer...), all dedicated to animal welfare, so we can make sure this book is the best it can be. It will be printed here, in the United States, to ensure the highest quality. I will be very hands-on throughout the process to guarantee that the spirit of Pit Bull Flower Power resonates on every page.
But remember, none of this is possible without you backing this Kickstarter! So THANK YOU for joining me on this journey!
Here is a look at what you can expect with the reward level you select. If you have more questions, please visit our FAQ page or email email@example.com.
$5 or more: Thank you
I want to give everyone the opportunity to support this project, and every bit counts. Even if you aren't getting the book itself, by pledging at this level, you get to be an important part of this adventure, and will have access to exclusive updates all backers will receive throughout the making of the book. I will whisper your name into MacLovin's ear and will post some videos in my Instagram stories.
$50 or more: Special Thank you pack
You will receive a special Flower Power pack containing a set of 10 different postcards (thick paper, glossy), exclusive stickers, and a handwritten thank you note by Sophie. With this level, you get to be a huge part of Pit Bull Flower Power, helping further its reach and message.
$75/85: The book
The book is 9x12in (23x31cm), 250 pages. It's a large coffee table book with over a hundred images and the most powerful stories of my dog models. Only a limited quantity will be signed. Please note that the signature will be just my name. Unfortunately I cannot include any other names or personal messages, for logistical reasons. There will be a release party / book signing in New York in October (TBD) where you will also be able to get your book signed / personalized. Additional book signings might be organized in other cities, pending funding and availability (TBD).
$250: The book and a little extra
This level is for the special Pit Bull Flower Power fans who are excited to get a signed copy of the book, and want to give a little extra to make sure this project comes to fruition. The name of your choice (yours, your pet, your friend) will be listed in a special acknowledgment section of the book.
$500: The book and a special Frida print
This is a unique, exciting opportunity to purchase a large 16x16in (40x40cm) print of my work. You will also receive a signed copy of the book, and the name of your choice (yours, your pet, your friend) will be listed in a special acknowledgment section of the book. Only 75 special Frida prints will be available in that size, forever, worldwide. PLEASE NOTE that the print comes unframed.
Frida is a paralyzed pit bull I helped rescue from Mexico in January 2018 (you may have followed our adventures on my Instagram). Her story will be central to the book, as she is exactly the kind of dog I created Pit Bull Flower Power for. Her crown was inspired by her journey, from Mexico to New York, and she will be my last flower model before the book is finalized.
($2,700-$5,000): The book and a limited edition print
If you have ever considered purchasing a fine-art limited edition print of my Pit Bull Flower Power collection, now would be a great time to do it. The prints are priced at current market value, as seen in galleries. This level also grants you two signed copies of the book, with the name of your choice (yours, your pet, your friend) listed in a special acknowledgment section of the book. The prints come in limited editions of 5 (please contact me before purchasing this reward level, so I can help you choose the image and make sure it is still available). The prints are mounted under acrylic and framed in a float frame (usually white, but more options are available). If you do not see your country in the shipping options, please contact me as we might be able to figure something out.
The goal I have set is the minimum amount I need for this book to happen. That amount covers:
- a book designer (to design the pages and cover),
- an editor and a copyeditor (to polish my writing),
- a producer (to help coordinate everything),
- an intern (to help with the Kickstarter pledges and other things),
- marketing and other costs
- the printing of the book itself
- the printing, production and shipping of the fine-art prints
- the Kickstarter's fee (between 8-10% of the total pledges)
If we exceed the goal I have set (hopefully!), I will be able to print more books and/or organize more events / exhibits / book signings across the country (maybe even in other countries), furthering the reach of Pit Bull Flower Power.
Your support means the world to me, and to all my models!
Much Love,
Sophie G.
Risks and challenges
The material for the book has already been created, and I am in the process of writing the text. With the help of Lantern Books, we have gathered a team that has extensive experience in publishing. Lantern has had considerable success in bringing crowd-funded book projects to fruition, and I have a proven track record too.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Unfortunately, pesticides and toxic chemicals are here to stay. However, there are several simple steps you can take to significantly reduce your exposure to them and help counteract the damage they may cause.
- Whenever possible, choose organic fruits and vegetables.
- Minimize your use of insecticides and pesticides
- On a regular, consistent basis take a quality food-based, multivitamin/mineral complex and include high ORAC value foods.
- If you have access to a juicer, make fresh juice a part of your daily routine.
- Don't go on faddish or extreme diets.
- You must make sure that your bowels are moving regularly
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