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Marie Osmond MD Complete
Singer and Entertainer Joins Creator of First Non-Prescription Dermatologist-Grade Skincare Company to Champion Healthy Skincare for Beautiful Skin
MD Complete announces its business partnership with Marie Osmond, welcoming her to the MD Complete team as Strategic Advisor and Owner. This collaboration will be a vehicle for MD Complete to spotlight the brand's unique skincare products and mission to help clients obtain their best, most beautiful skin. In her new role, Marie will help to bridge the brand's deep technical and scientific expertise with everyday consumers as well as provide product feedback and insights throughout the development process.
"I'm thrilled to join MD Complete, and to educate women and men on the simple steps they can take to achieve healthy looking skin," shares Marie Osmond. "I have tried and tested countless skincare products – many of which are very expensive, and this is the first that has made a real difference in the appearance of my skin. MD Complete is the only brand clinically proven to match the results of dermatologic laser treatments and leading prescriptive skincare regimens, at one-third to one-tenth the cost. That's why I approached MD Complete about this partnership. I am looking forward to sharing new product innovations that offer a simple and affordable approach to beautiful skin."
MD Complete Skincare was created to provide access to dermatologist-level results for skin rejuvenation and acne clearing. The company transforms gold standard dermatologist treatments and prescribed skincare into simple, effective and complete regimens at a fraction of the cost. Marie will participate in marketing and public relations activities globally, promoting the core values shared by both parties – leveraging healthy innovations to look and feel your best, no matter your age or skin condition.
"Marie is a perfect partner for MD Complete. She is a real and honest advocate whose values are aligned with the brand and its mission in delivering easy solutions to help consumers achieve their healthiest and most beautiful skin," explains MD Complete Founder, Dr. Brian Zelickson. "Furthermore, she understands and appreciates the unique value we bring to patients and clients – in terms of product performance, simplicity, and value. Expect to hear about new launches from MD Complete throughout 2018, all tried and tested by Marie personally."
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"Lashes are a truly transformational beauty experience that deliver instant results," says DeVita-Goldstein. Beyond its groundbreaking product offerings, KISS understands that convenience and education are crucial in driving sales. In an effort to attract new lash wearers and entice current users, the brand launched KISS Lash Wardrobe, a digital mobile app that delivers virtual lash trial and shopability. The app focuses on making trial easy and accessible to the consumer through a virtual lash application and direct consumer purchase option. "We wanted women to have the ability to find a lash style that best suits her eye shape and desired look in the most convenient way possible," says DeVita-Goldstein. "KISS Lash Wardrobe converts the consumer experience from trial to purchase in a few quick steps, all from her smartphone."
The eyelash category is growing exponentially, and KISS leads the category as the #1 lash brand in the False Eyelash category in the United States in terms of dollar sales and unit sales according to Nielsen's latest data*. KISS is driving the growth of the eyelash category with its consumer-inspired innovations and first-to-market, new technologies.
The rise in growth comes as no surprise, due in part to the heavy influence of social media and celebrities and now at-home application, thanks to KISS innovations. The KISS lash brand has skyrocketed over the last couple of years driving KISS lashes to #1 position in both market share and category growth.
Current lash users are making falsies a staple in their everyday beauty routine and new users are quickly embracing the trend. "Lashes ignite confidence and KISS hopes to empower and encourage women to make their own rules when it comes to beauty," says Annette DeVita-Goldstein, Senior Vice President Global Marketing at KISS Products, Inc.
Women are looking for accessible beauty and KISS, with its comprehensive assortment of over 50 different lash styles, has more top selling lash items, including the #1 lash product, than any other brand according to Nielsen data..*
Beyond the vast portfolio of lash offerings, KISS brings first-to-market technologies and enhancements that deliver the most natural looking results. Here are some of the key examples.
KISS introduced Tapered End Lash Technology with the launch of Looks So Natural Lashes and True Volume Lashes, designed to replicate the thin, tapered tip of a natural lash. These lashes blend seamlessly with natural lashes and provide a lightweight, comfortable feel.
Then KISS introduced Blooming Lash, a true game-changer in the lash category, designed with exclusive patent-pending Multi-Angle Technology that delivers dimensional volume with 3-level vertical variation on a single lash band while flawlessly mimicking a natural look. KISS Blooming Lash received a SheFinds 2017 Drugstore Beauty Award.
The latest innovation from KISS is the Lash Couture Faux Mink Collection, which delivers the unrivaled beauty of mink lashes – plushness, volume, softness, luster – without the use of real mink and the expensive price tag. KISS Lash Couture in Little Black Dress received a 2017 Allure Best of Beauty Award, winning in the Best False Lash category.
Finally, KISS also offers strip lashes, a staple for professionals and lash enthusiasts, EverEZ Trio Lashes are faster and easier than using individual lashes and allows for customized results.
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We love featuring stories like this especially when they create new products with ancient family wisdom and secrets from Japan. This mother-daughter duo is a company to watch.
Mother of Lena, LENAJAPON founder and CEO, Reiko Kanise was born and raised in Fukuoka, a major southwestern Japanese city blessed with the bounty of nature. In 1975, she joined Hakuhodo, Japan'sleading advertising agency, as a branding specialist and copywriter primarily in the field of food and cosmetics (such as Estée Lauder, Origins) before becoming President and CEO of Aeon Forest in 1999, the head franchisee of The Body Shop in Japan. Her passion and dedication for setting women free from uncomfortable skin disorders led her to start her own skincare firm in 2007 and create the LENAJAPON brand.
Special Tribute Award – Helen Woodward Animal Center
LATF USA presents the annual Hollywood Beauty Awards (HBAs) on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Avalon Hollywood.
The black tie dinner gala benefitting the Helen Woodward Animal Center, recognizes the architects of beauty in hair, makeup, photography and styling for Film, TV, Music, the red carpet and editorial.
Radio personality, Lisa Stanley (K-EARTH 101) returns as co-host for the fourth consecutive year.
Supporting sponsors include LaDove, Rikoko, Moët & Chandon and Christopher Guy.
Outstanding Achievement in Special Effects Makeup: Rick Baker
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup: Tym Shutchai Buacharern
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling: Gail Ryan
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling: Camille Friend
Outstanding Achievement in Photography: Douglas Kirkland
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design & Styling: Ellen Mirojnick
Three established nominees, specializing in creating celebrity looks for the red carpet and editorial compete in each honoree category.
Rick Baker Makeup Award:
Anthony Nguyen
Matthew VanLeeuwen
Sarah Tanno
Tym Buacharern Makeup Award:
Carola Gonzalez
Eva Kim
Sir John
Gail Ryan Hairstyling Award:
Caile Noble
Claude Baruk
Riawna Capri
Camille Friend Hairstyling Award:
Cesar Ramirez
Johnny Wright
Takisha Sturdivant-Drew
Douglas Kirkland Photography Award:
Eric Charbonneau
Frazer Harrison
Katy Winn
Ellen Mirojnick Styling Award:
Marina Toybina
Monica Rose
Robért Behar
Fragrance of the Year – Britney Spears for FANTASY IN BLOOM
Product of the Year - CBD For Life
The Breakthrough Award –
Tonino Lamborghini Men's fragrance, INVINCIBILE
Moira Cosmetics
Beauty Enhancement Award – Dr. Babak Azizzadeh
The Innovation Award – Theradome
The Gentleman Award – Smokey Robinson
Timeless Beauty Award – TBA
New Beauty Award – Kirstin Maldonado, Olivia Holt, Tinashe
Gadot – actress, wife, mother, former soldier, former Miss Israel, and advocate for women – will be joined by four additional brand ambassadors, to be announced later in the month, who powerfully represent the ethos of living boldly and will be featured as part of the Revlon's Live Boldly campaign.
Revlon today announces Gal Gadot as new Global Brand Ambassador, and the embodiment of what it means to Live Boldly, Revlon's new campaign designed to inspire women to express themselves with passion, optimism, strength and style. Revlon's new Live Boldly campaign will launch later in the month. The new multi-media campaign will be brought to life through a series of experiential activations and cultural immersions designed to bring women together around powerful conversations, shared experiences and a celebration of diverse beauty.
"Revlon is such an iconic and groundbreaking brand, a champion of women, and I am so happy to be part of this family now," says Gadot. "There's a cultural shift happening, which Revlon celebrates, where feminine power is recognized, and I'm so proud that I get to witness and live this amazing change."
"Revlon has always celebrated and championed strong, independent women in its iconic campaigns and in its philanthropic initiatives. Gal captures the beauty, strength, modernity and boldness that Revlon represents," said Fabian Garcia, President & CEO of Revlon. "Gal, and all the new Revlon brand ambassadors are emblematic of the beauty, determination and attitude that reflect what it is for women to live boldly in today's world," said Garcia.
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New and experienced quilters alike may be confused by the jargon used by quilters. I know I was! I have attempted to put in photographs to explain the terms that I had to learn when I started to quilt… in alphabetical order…
Album Quilt –
The album quilt features a different appliquéd design in each block. This style originated in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1840s; at that time, Baltimore was one of the wealthiest cities in the United States. The most common motif is floral, but landmarks, eagles (and other patriotic motifs) appear in these quilts. Today, one of the celebrated teachers of this style is Elly Sienkiewicz, who offers album quilt classes. The album quilt can also be achieved with machine embroidery, with designs already created. The quilt pictured above is not my work, it is an antique from the period.
Here is my first attempt at the first block of a more modern album quilt.
Amish Quilt –
Amish quilts feature bold graphic design and the use of mostly solid fabrics, which today appear to have foreshadowed the contemporary quilt movement. Amish and Mennonite women hand-create these works of art even today, using technology available 150 years ago. Amish quilts are designed to be used and were traditionally gifts at weddings or other pivotal life events. Today, these quilts are showcased and sold in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
Appliqué –
Appliqué is the technique of sewing on an object to another cloth. This can be done on quilts as well as apparel and other sewn items. In this picture, this I stitched this bird with my embroidery module and then appliquéd to the shorts with my sewing machine. The Matrioska doll on the shirt was appliquéd directly on the shirt with the embroidery module.
Art Quilting –
Art quilting can be traditional or modern, but it strives to have more in common with fine art rather than textile creation. For example, someone may create a portrait of someone using thread, a landscape, or something abstract.
Audition – Auditioning fabric is the process of comparing several fabrics together to determine which might work best together in a quilt.
Bargello Quilt–
The Bargello (rhymes with marshmallow) quilt comes from the traditional patterns from needlepoint embroidery in mathematical patterns that create motifs. The name of this style of embroidery comes from Florence, Italy from a series of chairs found in the Bargello Palace. No one person is credited with the invention of the Bargello style, but it appears to have its roots in Hungary. Many say that a Hungarian princess, the bride of a Medici, brought her needlepoint to Florence where it flourished. Chairs upholstered with Bargello needlepoint appear in the Bargello museum in Florence, hence the style's name.
Basting – Basting is the process of temporarily putting pieces of fabric or fabric and batting together, with the intent of later removing the basting. Basting can be done with long, loose stitches or safety pins (curved quilter's pins help the quilter bite all three layers without pulling or distorting the quilt). There are also temporary adhesive basting sprays for positioning the layers together.
Batik –
Batik fabrics are the result of a certain hand-dying method for the fabric. These fabrics are also more tightly woven than others, and have been traditionally created by hand in Bali. As you can see in the shower curtain that I made above, a batik can appear to be a solid, or it can have texture within it. Batik fabrics appeal to both traditional and modern quilters alike.
Batting –
Batting, or "wadding" (British), is the material that goes between two layers of fabric and creates the warmth and texture of the quilt. Like all other elements of the quilt, the choice of batting presents another design element for your project. Batting is typically made of cotton, polyester, wool, silk, bamboo, or a blend of any of these materials. Each type of batting has its own characteristics that will determine how closely the quilting must be, how puffy the quilt will appear (from a characteristic known as "loft"), and how much the final product will shrink.
Bias – Bias refers to the exact 45° angle running between the selvedges. Cutting woven fabric on the bias results in the stretchiest cut of the fabric; it also reduces fraying because the threads on the cut edges are not directly exposed.
Block – A unit, often square in shape, that is sewn together to make the entire quilt. Many quilts are constructed by creating blocks and then arranging those blocks together.
BOM – Many quilt shops offer a "Block Of the Month" program whereby the shopper purchases all of the blocks, but receives the instructions and/or the material for that block monthly. At the end of the program, the quilt top should theoretically be complete. The idea is that the quilter is less likely to be overwhelmed by the entire project and actually finish it timely.
Border –
The outer portion of the quilt that surrounds the patchwork. The border can be made with one fabric (which is typical), or it can also be pieced. Borders can be useful to add size to a quilt with very little effort. Quilts can also have multiple borders that can define the quilt, much like the process of matting and framing a picture. In the picture above (you can see my sweet husband pin basting for me!), I have used three borders on this traditional star quilt.
Chain Piecing –
The process of running multiple units through a home sewing machine without cutting the thread in between the pieces. This saves time and thread and can help a patchworker keep organized on the order of the quilt top.
Charm Pack™ –
A Moda Pre-cut fabric with 5.5″ squares. Other manufacturers (Rowan for example) sell 6″ squares and use different names other than Moda's trademarked "Charm Squares."
Crazy Quilt –
A crazy quilt refers to the process of improvisational piecing with heavy embellishment (beading, decorative stitches, various textures of fabric). Crazy "quilts" rarely have an inner layer (batting). In addition, because the pieces of the fabric can be smaller and irregularly shaped, a crazy quilt is more likely to have exotic fabrics – think velvet, silk, tulle – than its more traditional counterpart, which is typically made of 100% cotton fabrics. The picture above is not my work. It was made in 1884 by Rebecca Palmer and hangs in the Brooklyn Museum.
Design Wall –
A design wall is a place to lay out patchwork to determine how the finished piece will look once sewn together. In my studio, I purchased a flannel backed vinyl tablecloth from the dollar store for $4. I inserted grommets and hung them on hooks with the flannel side facing out. The flannel's nap holds the blocks (or other fabric) in its place nicely. This way, I can take the design wall down at any time. There are many tutorials on how to make your own design wall.Fancier design walls are available for purchase, too.
Echo Quilting –
Echo quilting is the repeating of the design by stitching a certain distance away from the quilt element – often times appliqué or a more complex quilting motif. In the picture above, I chose to go around the inside of the orange peel appliqué.
Fat Quarter –
A fat quarter is a piece of fabric cut from the bolt at 0.5 yard and then cut again in the center between the selvedges. This results in a piece that is approximately 18″ x 21″ (assuming a 42″ width of bolt). It is typically a more useful piece than 0.25 yards cut straight from the bolt yielding a section that is 9″ x 42″.
Feed dogs –
Your sewing machine's hardware that grips the fabric from underneath the foot that pulls the fabric through the machine evenly. Typically, feed dogs refer to the teeth only on the bottom of the machine (underneath the foot). A dual feed machine, or a walking foot, has a gripping mechanism on the top of the fabric as well. When sewing more than 2 layers, this upper feeding mechanism can produce more even stitches because both the top and bottom layer of fabric have hardware to move it through the machine. When free-motion quilting, you must drop the feed dogs so that the fabric can be moved in any direction.
Foot –
The interchangeable hardware that attaches to a sewing machine. Each foot has been designed for a separate purpose. For example, I sew on a Bernina, and my frequently-used feet are shown in the above picture. The 4D is a dual feed zipper foot (the dual feed allows the foot to be used like a walking foot that feeds the fabric from the feed dogs below (see definition above) and the dual feed device attached to the foot. The 34D is an all-purpose clear plastic foot that allows you to see the fabric as its being fed through. The 57D has a "cheater bar" helping me sew a consistent .25″ seam. On the bottom row is the 1C (no dual feed) general purpose metal foot, the 10D (one of my all-time favorites for perfect edge stitching, stitching in the ditch for stabilizing, and for a host of other applications. The 5 foot is for sewing a blind hem (I have to re-watch this tutorial on sewing a blind hem almost every time I attack it).
Foundation Piecing –
The process of sewing fabric to a foundation – usually paper or muslin – to use small strips or to obtain very precise points. The squares in the quilt above were sewn onto regular copier paper with a small stitch; the paper is then carefully removed. On-line tutorials are available for this fun process.
Free motion quilting –
The process of dropping the feed dogs (see definition above) so that your hands provide the movement in any and all directions. Unlike using the feed dogs, which will move the quilt in a vertical direction, free motion quilting allows the artist to move the fabric in any direction. "Free motion" does not have anything to do with whether the quilter is sewing on a marked or unmarked line. Looking at the picture of the 2.5″ batik square quilt above, you can see where I used the orange peel, unmarked, free motion quilting. In the more elaborate feathered quilt, I free motion quilted the quilt with mostly marked lines.
Fussy Cut(ing) –
Fussy cutting is the method of centering a particular design or section from a piece of fabric and then cutting out that piece of the fabric. I've heard Mary Fons from Fons & Porter refer to this process as "making swiss cheese" out of your fabric because just certain portions will be left! Fussy cutting is often done for appliqué or to highlight a portion of the fabric as part of a quilt. For example, in the block shown above, I placed a ruler over the fabric to center the bird so that it would be the focal point of the block.
Half square triangles. HSTs form the basis of a number of exciting quilt designs and deserve the attention of books!
Improvisational Piecing –
Improvisational Quilting is the process of adding fabric together without measuring or perhaps even using a pre-determined design. In the pictures above, you can see my wonky log cabin piecing. You start with a center, make a straight edge, and add another piece, continuing to add pieces clock-wise. The second picture is the result – I needed a rectangle for a book cover, so I added wider pieces to the sides, and narrower ones to the top and bottom.
Jelly Roll™ –
A jelly roll is technically a package of 2.5″ strips sold by Moda. Many people, however, generically refer to any package of 2.5″ strips as a jelly roll. The picture on the right is a true jelly roll. On the left is a "Bali Pop" (a package of 2.5″ strips of Batiks and a "strip tease" of island batiks.
Long arm –
A long arm is an industrial-grade machine that can quilt on a frame. Because of their size, a long arm can more easily quilt large quilts than can be done on a home machine. Its name comes from the extended "arm" that reaches out over the frame.
Modern Quilts –
Many people define modern quilting in different ways. The Modern Quilt Guild tell us that "the use of bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work" are classic characteristics of a modern quilt. In the modern block above, I used solids, contrast, and a graphic layout to make this block modern.
On-point –
See how these squares have been turned to make diamonds? This is a setting of square blocks "on point." There are a few considerations that you must follow when placing blocks on point. Particularly, you will have to have special triangles to finish out the edges. This method of changing up a pattern can really add sparkle and interest to a basic quilt pattern.
Piecing or Patchwork – These terms simply refer to the act of sewing pieces of fabric together to make a quilt top (or back). In other words, the quilt top or back is not made with one piece of fabric (known as a "whole cloth" quilt).
Quilt/Quilter/Quilting/Quilt Sandwich – A quilt sandwich is made up of the quilt top, a layer of batting, and the quilt back. It is usually basted together before quilting.
QST is the shortened form for Quarter Square triangles. In the picture above, these border blocks are being trimmed down to squares, but are made of four different quarter square triangles.
Reverse Appliqué –
Reverse Appliqué is a process of sewing the motif or appliqué underneath the fabric instead of on top of it, and then cutting away the fabric on the top to reveal the motif.
Sashing –
Sashing is the strips of fabric (in this case gray in the picture on the right) that go between blocks. The two pictures above illustrate how a quilt would look without sashing, and the one on the right is one with sashing. I like them both, but for different reasons.
Selvedge –
The selvedge is the edge of the fabric as it comes off the bolt. It usually contains information about the manufacturer of the fabric and the fabric line. The white selvedge running along the left side of the picture above lists the fabric manufacturer, the line of fabric, and the year it was copyrighted.
Sewist – the name for someone who sews, born out of necessity with the advent of print and writing about sewing. What are our other options? Sewer? In print, that term looks like the place where wastewater goes to a treatment plant. Seamstress? Not only does that word feel sexist, but it implies garment sewing to me. Does anyone have a better name for someone who sews? I prefer sewer, but it inevitably becomes confusing.
Stash –
A stash usually refers to a sewer's fabric inventory. I also extend the word stash to refer to my thread inventory.
Traditional Quilting –
Like the definition of "modern quilting," traditional quilting is more of a concept. On one extreme, a traditional quilter would not use a machine and the piecing and quilting would all be done by hand. My definition of traditional piecing refers more to the use of well-known and well-designed blocks. In the quilt sampler I have shown above, the quilt itself has various pinwheel blocks. The photo on the right shows a close up of the center of the third square on the top row of the quilt shown on the left. As you can see, the quilting is done with a feather pattern, which is typically considered very traditional.
Trapunto –
Trapunto is a technique of adding additional material, usually batting, into a block underneath important motifs to create a puffiness to accentuate the block. The extra layers of batting are basted to the quilt top then trimmed away. After the permanent stitches outline the motif with the batting, the basting stitches are removed.
Unfinished Object – affectionately referring to various sewing projects that have been put to the side and remain unfinished. I'm convinced that these projects shown in my "UFO locker" will eventually be completed.
Unsewing –
The painful, but necessary, process of taking out stitching with a seam ripper. The photo above shows my seam ripper in action pulling out a line of stitching on a queen-sized quilt. While I was wrestling it like a bear through my home sewing machine, I accidentally changed the straight stitch to a blind hem stitch!!! Not to mention the pleats in the row below.
Whole Cloth Quilt –
A quilt that has not been pieced such as what is shown in the pillow I created in the photo above.
WOF – Width of Fabric. This refers to the distance between the cut edges or those that are perpendicular to the selvedges.
WOMBAT – waste of money, batting, and time.
Wonky –
Wonky refers to something that is "crooked, off center, or askew." It is a technique used to take a traditional pattern or shape, cut it in a strange or new shape, and insert it into a quilt design. In the pieced quilt back above, the shape of the piecing was sewn into a border, turned slightly, and then basted to the front.


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Volume #27, Issue #4
When I used to think of summer, I pictured an idyllic time when school let out and there was nothing to do, but be lazy and silly and take whichever path looked most appealing at a given moment. I guess we all have to grow up. Now, summer is a hectic time filled with the manic need to fit it all into one season. And with so much happening, it doesn't make the choices any easier—what to do, where to be, riddled with indecision instead of a simple promise of adventure lying around the next corner. I sit here facing deadlines while trying to stifle the profound need to feed the musical monkey that lives on my shoulder, trying to relax because it seems an appropriate time to do so, picking the weeds instead of smelling the roses…summer—when did it all become so complicated?
What's happening this summer? A lot! We try and give you some info throughout the pages of this issue, but, inevitably, many events don't contact us or supply info in time for publication, so we can't cover all the bases. But with a little research, you'll likely find a worthwhile event happening right in your own backyard.
I spent some time with Bob Weir discussing the upcoming RatDog album, the Furthur tour and some recollections from the past. RatDog was playing in Asbury Park at the Jersey Shore, so I got to hang with Bob at the pool. I now have a thousand sand fly bites that are a perceptible reminder of our visit. On a better note, we have a great interview to share with you next issue.
Wavy Gravy called from Camp Winnarainbow to remind me of the 14th annual Hog Farm Labor Day Pignic. This year, the gathering will feature Jackson Browne, Richard Thompson, David Lindley, the David Nelson Band, Henry Kaiser, Ben Harper, Indigenous and many other performers. The site is located five miles north of Laytonville, California. Check out www.pignic.com.
It's hard to believe that Jerry's been gone for five years. His spirit is so present—perhaps more so than when he was with us. As unaccepting as he was of his role as a living icon, there's no denying his legacy. His music lives on the wind, his memory breathes life into everything around us. The dance is still in his honor. Since his passing, I hold the highest regard for all living things. I'm unphased by the intrusion of even the tiniest creatures in my environment. It's a wonderful gift to appreciate the treasure of life, for in its wake lies the future. Our very mortality beckons us with the promise of immortality in the grand scheme of that which lies beyond the foreseeable horizon.
Last issue, I asked you to share your memories and thoughts on the Grateful Dead and ways in which we can perpetuate the culture. I feel the isolation of sitting behind my desk and long for the road where I can see what you're doing, hear what you're hearing and know what you're thinking. I look forward to finding you out there somewhere. The song remains the same and we dance and spin and fall dizzy in fits of laughter. The sun beats brightly down, infusing our auras and regenerating our weathered souls. And our voices echo in the hills as we gather together to share the dance…the dance of life.
I know you're out there somewhere…Be safe and enjoy the musical bounty of the season!
In peace, love and light,
Toni Brown


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Hi fellow readers... I am trying something new here. Currently, I am reviewing this speaker cable but for the introduction, I have started a video blog (vlogger) and this is my first attempt of doing a video review.
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Safety vs. hurt feelings
Listen up, guys.
I sat at a restaurant in town today, by myself. I do this a lot--go out to eat alone. I do a lot of writing and reading at restaurants by myself. But today's experience was marred by an overly attentive waiter. Normally, I wouldn't write about that, but the specific kind of attention I received from this waiter was not okay in my book. The problem is that it wasn't okay, but it also wasn't the kind of thing I can complain to the manager about.
It's the kind of thing I can blog about, though. Because I think it represents a larger problem in our society, the problem of respecting the personal boundaries of women, especially when they are alone.
(Disclaimer: I know nothing about this waiter. He could be on the Autism Spectrum and have a hard time picking up social cues. He could be an introvert who hates his job and compensates by being overly friendly. I don't know. But I wish society as a whole would have taught him how to respect my boundaries as a woman ALONE in a restaurant. He may not have been intentionally threatening. But the entire reason I'm writing this is to help the men around me understand when their actions ARE threatening and how to avoid that.)
So I sit down in a booth. Waiter comes by, probably in his early twenties, and takes my order. Comments on what I order, telling me I made a good choice, normal friendly waiter stuff. He walks away. I pull out my book and start reading. A few minutes later, the waiter comes by again.
"What are you reading?" he asks.
Okay. This is how you can tell a reader from a non-reader. Non-readers think they're making friendly conversation with this question. Readers understand that you're READING and would prefer not to be interrupted. So I'm already annoyed at being interrupted.
"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," I reply.
"So it's a book to help people develop OCD?" he jokes. Cool, a joke about mental illness to someone you don't know. I give a courtesy laugh and attempt to return to my book. "Women," he says. I look up to see him shaking his head and smiling. "All women have OCD. They always want to tidy everything. Women, women, women." I feel vaguely annoyed that he's used my gender as the butt of a joke that isn't really funny, or true. But hell, I don't know this kid, and I don't want to be mean, so I give another non-smiling courtesy laugh and wait for him to go away.
A different waitress brings me my food and I can eat and read in peace for a few minutes before the waiter comes by again. "Everything all right, ma'am?" "Yes, thank you," I say. I don't look up. I'm still reading. I'm polite in my voice, but I'm trying to signal that I'd just like to be left alone with my book please. He keeps talking. "Well, I'll want a read aloud when I come back, okay?" Like, you want me to read to you? In what context? Here in this booth? In your car? What does that even mean? He winks. I conceal a shudder, because I don't KNOW you, dude.
I finish my meal, order a dessert. Again, another waitress brings it out. I'm two bites in when I hear the waiter's voice again. "Hey, where's MY spoon?" he asks, eyeing my dessert. I keep my eyes on my book. "Yeah, sorry, this is all for me," I reply.
He sits in the booth next to me.
Did you read that? He sits in the booth next to me. I am literally physically trapped in a corner. I am alone in this restaurant, in a corner booth, with a strange man blocking me in. For the men reading this, here's what you need to understand about this moment: This waiter is "Schrodinger's Rapist." This is a man who may or may not try to sexually assault me. I have no way of knowing what his intentions are. If you suggest I should give him the benefit of the doubt, then you are valuing his potentially hurt feelings over my personal physical and emotional safety. His potentially hurt feelings = a rough day. Me being sexually assaulted = a trauma that is also illegal. As Margaret Atwood once said, "Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them."
So I'm trapped in this booth, refusing to look up at this waiter who has invaded my personal space, and I don't have any way of knowing if he will next make a joke, or try to put his hand on my upper thigh. He doesn't do either; he places the check on the table and says he'll be back to pick it up again in a minute. He continues to sit next to me for a few more seconds. "So do you want this on a single check, or split...?" he asks. I don't think I even answer. "Yeah, I'm just kidding. Single check." Then he stands up and leaves, and I feel my shoulders relax a little bit.
I pay the bill and leave.
Here's the problem with all of this. All of these interactions are walking a fine line between friendly waiter banter and flirtation. In my professional opinion, you shouldn't flirt with your patrons at all if you're a waiter, but whatever. What you definitely SHOULDN'T do, however, is sit next to a strange woman who is sitting alone in a restaurant without an invitation. Especially if you're a waiter. Because you're in a position of slightly more power--I don't feel like I can call another waiter over and say, "Excuse me, this man is bothering me." I'd be saying, "Hey, your friend is a creep" and then everyone would be embarrassed.
But it's a moment that really sucked. Because in that moment, I did not feel flattered. I did not feel like I was getting positive romantic attention. I felt trapped. Because I WAS trapped. If he had attempted to touch me or assault me or harass me in any way, it would have been very very difficult for me to escape. So I'm left to assume one of two things: either he was aware of this, and decided that what he wanted was more important; OR he wasn't aware of this.
So I'm writing this blog entry for all those who aren't aware of this. Because you need to be aware of this. The article on "Schrodinger's Rapist" linked above is an excellent, more in depth version of this same lesson, and I highly recommend you read it, but here's the Reader's Digest version:
WHEN INTERACTING WITH STRANGE WOMEN, ASK YOURSELF, "IF I WERE DANGEROUS, WOULD THIS WOMAN BE SAFE IN THIS SITUATION WITH ME? Would she physically be able to escape? Does she have friends who can help her?" If the answer is NO, then change what you need to in order to create safety for this woman. Even if it means leaving her alone to read her book at a table in a restaurant. Because even though YOU know you're not dangerous, SHE doesn't know that. You can blame all the other skeazy men who have ruined things for the rest of you. But this is the world we live in. Many women spend time every single day calculating their risks. You men need to understand this, and do what you can to make it better for us. And you can do that not by approaching strange women and attempting to convince them that you're the good guy. You can do that by making sure that the women around you feel (and are) safe.
Women tend to respect the men who make them feel safe even more than they respect the men who make them feel admired.
"But Liz, come on! He was just trying to be nice! Give him the benefit of the doubt!" Have you not been reading? I'd really like to, but unfortunately, that's not a risk I can afford to take.
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- AnonymousNovember 15, 2016 at 12:41 PM
Jeez - that waiter showed a total lack of awareness. A woman eating alone must be in need of attention obviously. He should try it with a lone male diner and see how that goes down :(ReplyDelete
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I think my biggest concern with this pizza beyond the likely disturbing calorie count is the potential choking hazard of large chip bits on a soft crust. How do they even get them to stick on like that anyways? I'm sure the picture is better looking than the real product. This is just a continuation on a very large trend of Doritofying anything and everything and seeing what people are willing to buy.
Don't believe me? Well, you probably heard about the Doritos Taco at Taco Bell, you might have even come across a few recipes online for making Doritos flavored chicken wings or casseroles. But if you are REALLY on the trend you know all about the Dewitos soft drink that Mountain Dew is testing out in America. (Yep, that's a thing).
It's part of this bigger trend of "this tastes good and that tastes good so let's mash them together!" and of course if that doesn't work you can always just turn it into a burger or deep fry it right?


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An odd video circulating online allegedly shows a boy being dramatically attacked by a ghost, although many observers suspect that it may all be a show.
Aside from the implication that the footage comes from a security camera, there is no other information provided with the video, leaving viewers to come up with their own theories.
In the somewhat spooky scene, the boy can be seen taking a book off a shelf and reading it as he walks away.
Suddenly, a dark form enters the room through the door behind him and appears to shove the ostensibly unsuspecting youngster to the ground.
It is that moment that makes the footage both highly suspicious and rather hilarious as the boy wildly flails and flops in a fashion reminiscent of a poorly trained professional wrestler.
Based on the bad theatrics and barren backstory, the overwhelming consensus online is that the video is a hoax.
And while that certainly seems to be the case, one can't help but admire the commitment shown by the 'ghost attack victim,' who really put everything he had into that fall to the floor.
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Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4-6 minutes. DO NOT stir.
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There is a debate currently raging in Ireland regarding members of the Catholic lobby group – the Iona Institute, and whether or not they are homophobes. Okay, so what is a homophobe? It should be noted that there are varying definitions of the word homophobia. The first Google definition defines homophobia as 'prejudiced against homosexual people'. The Iona institute is well-known in Ireland for its stance against gay marriage, among other things, so does voicing this questionable doctrine equate to a form of homophobia? I'd say it absolutely does! As far as I can tell, none of the Iona members were born gay, so we can't say whether they would have been happy with a religious group telling them who they may or may not marry. The absolute devastation which opinions such as this can cause to non-hetrosexuals can be viewed above in a speech by the man at the centre of this argument, Rory O'Neill.
This debate started with the Rory's appearance on an Irish TV talkshow – Rory's a drag artist whose alter ego happens to be a woman named Panti Bliss. While speaking on the subject of homophobia he said "The only place that you see it's ok to be really horrible and mean about gays is on the internet in the comments and people who make a living writing opinion pieces for newspapers". He was asked which writers he was referring to, to which he replied "Breda O'Brien and John Waters, as well as the Iona Institute". He subsequently received 4 solicitors letters from Iona members: Breda O'Brien, David Quinn, Patricia Casey, and John Murray. Our National broadcaster RTE paid substantial damages of approximately €85,000 which went to John Waters and five members of the Iona Institute. RTE has been widely condemned for this payout as a threat to free speech in Ireland. The broadcaster has defended its decision to pay damages, despite the available defences of truth and honest opinion to any defamation action – here.
Shockingly, homosexuality was once thought to be a 'disorder', which could be treated, and was only entirely removed from the DSM (Psychiatric manual) in 1986.
Definition of Bullying
Bullying has been defined as "an aggressive, intentional act or behaviour that is carried out by a group or an individual repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself" (Olweus, 1993).
My son's death is well documented. He killed himself and an innocent young man after 17 days on Citalopram. The jury at my son's inquest rejected a suicide verdict on account of expert testimony by Professor David Healy who said that what happened was caused by this drug – which along with all SSRIs double the risk of suicide and violence upon starting these type of antidepressant drugs.
At the time of my son's death there were 5 patrons of the Iona Institute. 3 of them involved themself in the media circus by speaking publicly, one way or another, on my son, his actions and ours. The first one who involved himself was Father Fergus O'Donoghue, a jesuit priest, who was quoted in the media on the day of my son's funeral. Fr O'Donoghue, said that he was sick of the "psycho-babble" tributes that has marked the 'killer's' (Shane) passing and that his actions were 'pure evil'.
A few weeks later fellow Iona patron Breda O'Brien put pen to paper and gave her tuppence worth. She wrote an article which questioned our appearance on TV, referring to the occurrence of copycat suicide. She wrote "One of the worst moments of the interview with Shane Clancy's parents came when his mother was asked: 'What happened that night?' In the most graphic possible terms, his mother described exactly how her son had killed himself. It breached every known media guideline on suicide." She then went on to say, it wasn't his mother's (my) fault – 'The fault lay with having her there, and asking the question in the first place.'
Professor Patricia Casey, an Iona patron and psychiatrist, involved herself before, during and after Shane's inquest. On the day of the inquest (and following the jury's rejection of a suicide verdict) she spoke on our national broadcaster stating that there were "aspects of the evidence which the college took issue with and it would elaborate further on the details in the coming days". While attempting to undermine the jury's verdict, she neglected to disclose her links to Lundbeck, the pharmaceutical company who made the implicated drug, Citalopram.
Professor Casey is no stranger to sending out solicitor's letters, indeed I have had a couple of 'Casey Correspondences' in the last few years. A colleague of mine has also been on the receiving end along with a number of journalists I know. She has previously sued the Irish Times over a comment that was left on one of Breda O'Brien's articles – here. One ex-Newstalk journalist yesterday tweeted that she was very happy to be out of Newstalk as they had 'made groveling apology to Patricia Casey over issue on my programme! Never agreed with it'. She also said 'People like her have way too much power'. I assume she's talking about this apology here. Professor Casey also sued the lovely Dr Michael Corry and RTE for libel in 2005, a case again settled by the broadcaster, details here.
So what is adult bullying? According to Mental Health Support UK –
"In the simplest terms, bullying means one person, or group of persons, being deliberately cruel to another person or group, for any reason. Although childhood bullies are usually quite easy to spot, adult bullies can be sly, subtle, and difficult to expose. A life-long bully has had years of practice. Some have learned to be very cunning indeed. Some hide behind masks of authority, superior knowledge, money or other type of power. Some are good at finding plausible excuses to justify their cruelty. But all bullies have one thing in common: they want to hurt someone."
So were the 3 members being deliberately cruel? At best, they could be described as uncaring to the consequences of their actions. I don't know whether the 3 Iona members involvement was a deliberate act to hurt, or not. If so, the desired effect was achieved but thankfully my son Shane wasn't here to see or feel it! I certainly feel I was bullied by the Iona institute but you can make up your own mind. I suppose it could have been a lot worse, I could have been a lesbian too!
Freedom of speech definition (Oxford Dictionary) – The right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. (Unless you're in Ireland)
Fergus O'Donoghue comments – It's shocking to find a murder story on your doorstep
Breda O'Brien Article – Television And Radio Are No Place For The Recently Bereaved
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Came across today in quest across the internets to entertain self. Find to be good quote.
"Quotes are a noble part of the written language. Being quoted is an honor for any writer."--Lady Brett Ashley
And now you say, "Hey! That's pretty smart/cute/funny/poignant! What else did she write?"
And say,"Nothing! She just wrote quotes."
Which is in self a quote by lady. Want to meet lady one day. Seems very intelligent. Also smart, cute, funny, and poignant. And Jacinta says to add smoking hot.


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This healing and support group offers a safe and supportive environment for self-exploration, nurturing, social connection, healing and self-care.
Come join us!
In this group, we use gentle techniques such as using our voices to create healing sounds and improvising on simple instruments to promote self-expression and relaxation.
To call it a music group wouldn't be quite right, because it isn't exactly about making music, but that's part of it.
Learn about the three kinds of vocal sounds that help you to relax, release blocked emotions, and rejuvenate. We'll have some fun stuff to engage your inner child to come out and play, too.
Being in a supportive group helps you to know you are not alone in world, rather with good companions with whom you can share what ever this leg of your life's journey is bringing your way.
This group has helped some to reconnect with music in a new way. For others the supportive group and creative sharing has been an antidote to the isolation or routines of daily life. For many it has opened the door to greater self-understanding, wisdom and peace. It all helps support your body-mind-spirit's natural ability to maintain itself in wellness.
On April 3 we begin a seven week group, to explore within the support and safety of an ongoing group. (I am also available for private work.)
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One of the greatest blessing of God is to have parents who set good examples. Parents whose expectations are worth living up to. Parents you call mom and dad.Follow @RubyManchanda
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We have had a busy spring at Powersfield House. Our rooms have been refreshed and refurbished, ready for the busy year ahead. Room reservations can be made via our website www.powersfield.com.
Our Waterford festival of food takes place on the 12, 13, 14 & 15th of April. We have an exciting line up of fabulous foodie events. Myself and two Dungarvan girls, Niamh Shields - AKA Eat like a girl, and Claire Dalton from Dungarvan Brewing Company have a pop up restaurant planned for Saturday the 14th of April at the Council offices in Dungarvan.
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That seems like what is going on according to Ed Oswald at BetaNews – SanDisk Unveils Low Cost MP3 Player:
SanDisk on Tuesday unveiled its m200 series of flash-based MP3 players, the first higher capacity players to break the $100 USD price barrier while ensuring PlaysForSure compatibility. The SanDisk players will range in capacity from 512MB to 4GB.
The company's aggressive price structure could force other Windows-based audio player manufacturers to again lower prices. Many are already hurting financially due to price pressure from market leader Apple.
With a retail price of $79.99 USD for its 512MB model, SanDisk has priced the devices about a third less than competing players.
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We celebrated America's big day with a cookout of hamburgers, steaks, grilled corn and squash with potato salad, veggies and ranch dip (thanks Aleece K.!!), watermelon and s'mores! We had some friends over to Attila's and Adel's house (they graciously allowed us to host there!), and we had a fun, relaxing afternoon together. Claudiu and Cristina, two teachers from our after-school program, were there, along with our friends Lucian and Cristina (a Romanian pastor and his wife who live in our apartment building) and Gyorgy, a friend of ours from the Reghin church.
Preparing the feast
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Paul had some big fans once he started cutting the watermelon!
Kaleb had a great time playing with the flag
Probably more so now that we are far away, holidays are a time of reflection for me. On this day, I am thankful to be the citizen of a country whose passport allows me to travel the world and even make my home someplace elsewhere. I'm thankful that America is such a friendly place for us to go home to, though we have much more work to do to make that true for all Americans. And I'm proud to represent a nation that inspires so much hope in the hearts of dreamers all over the world, because hope keeps things alive.
I'm also thankful today to be the resident of another nation across the world from America, a nation that has welcomed me as an immigrant, albeit temporary, with respect and dignity. A prayer I pray for America is that it will continue to learn to welcome immigrants and refugees not just with respect and dignity, but also with love (see Leviticus 19:33-34 and Deut. 10:18-19). As a foreigner here, I'm constantly reminded that my true citizenship lies in the Kingdom of God, and grace is bigger than borders or languages or nationalities.
This week we're heading to our first round of camp! Please keep us in your prayers for safety, health, good team relationships, and a big bunch of happy and healthy campers to love with all our might!


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From: Jan Aldrich <project1947.nul> Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 20:0:35 -0500 Archived: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 10:13:43 -0400 Subject: Re: Cosmic Top Secret >From: Nick Pope <nick.nul> >To: <ufoupdates.nul> >Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 18:45:16 -0000 >Subject: Re: Cosmic Top Secret >>From: Anthony Cipoletta <cipey.nul> >>To: <ufoupdates.nul> >>Subject: Cosmic Top Secret >>Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 19:04:44 -0500 >>In reference to the COSMIC TOP SECRET CLEARANCE: >>I was the PA Petty Officer and Weps Security Petty Officer >>aboard the USS Darter (SS-576) from '86-'88 and had a very high >>security clearance. According to the DoD and NSA there are only >>4 levels of Security >>TOP SECRET >>SECRET >>CONFIDENTIAL >>and >>FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY >Anthony and List, >A Parliamentary Question on the term "Cosmic" was asked last >year in Britain. The Question and Answer were recorded in >Hansard (the formal record of UK parliamentary proceedings) on >April 30 2001. The question is from a Member of Parliament and >the response from one of the Defence Ministers. They are as >follows: >Mr Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will >list the types of information covered by the COSMIC security >classification. >Mr Spellar: The term COSMIC is not a classification but a >qualifying marking used by NATO. It signifies that the >information is the property of NATO and remains the property of >the originator and may not be passed outside NATO without the >originator's consent. This qualifying marking is used only with >top secret information, the unauthorised disclosure of which >would result in exceptionally grave damage to NATO. "COSMIC top >secret" is the highest classification marking in NATO and it is >equivalent to "UK top secret". >Check out the link at: http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200001/cmhansrd/vo010430/text/10430w01.htm >or search for the term "cosmic security classification" on Google. Of course, I have been saying this since 1994 without effect apparently since much of what passes for ufology has nothing at all to do with research. It is about entertaining stories with a James Bond undercurrent. Here is a civilian briefing form on NATO classified information http://www.unm.edu/~isd/sec_briefings/nato/nato_01.htm NOAA NATO Briefing Statement http://www.wasc.noaa.gov/wrso/briefings/NATO%20BRIEFING%20CERTIFICATE.pdf Los Alamos USA-UK clearance comparisons http://badge.lanl.gov/uk-usa_classification.shtml Another COSMIC Top Secret Control Officer speaks http://yarchive.net/mil/secret_classifications.html I could go on, but what is the point. Now look at all the misagosh that has been written about COSMIC TOP SECRET by self-appointed UFO insiders on website with returns from a "COSMIC TOP SECRET" search. Who falls for this junk? Well there must at least be the website promoters of bull. That people in Ufology continue to talk about 28 levels above Top Secret or a Q clearance as half way between Secret and Top Secret shows the shallowness of research in this field. It is unfortunate. However, here is probably one reason that serious folk won't look at UFOs. There so many proponents are not only ignorant, they glory in their ignorance! There is nothing wrong with ignorance--no one can know everything--but it is wanting to stay ignorant when knowledge is readily available that is a sin! Jan Aldrich Project 1947 http://www.project1947.com/ P. O. Box 391 Canterbury, CT 06331 (860) 546-9135
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Fickle Creek flows casually through La Caille Ranch. Each Fall,
its banks are lined with a carpet of bright yellow Black
Eyed Susan flowers.
Adorable Black Australian Swan Signets.....only one day old. They already have personality and "chatter" to you. Most of our customers prefer to purchase young Swans(Signets) and rear them in their own environment. Swans are gentle, lovable and not difficult to raise. Our Swans are Pinioned and DNA Sex Tested.
The Nenee which is the State Bird of Hawaii is also referred
to as the Polynesian Wedding Goose. This species is
endangered and love their home at La Caille.
We hope our love and devotion to the Birds, Waterfowl and Animals will be apparent as you stroll through La Caille Ranch.
La Caille Ranch is known for its beautiful flowers, shrubs and trees. You will see a mixture of magnificent old Oaks, Palm
Trees, Dogwood Trees, Tulip Trees, Magnolia Trees and others. Above, is an 18 foot "Marigold Tree" loaded with beautiful yellow blossoms.
Ranch Location: La Caille is located in the historic city of Alachua which is part of Alachua County....Near the University of Florida in Gainesville. Just five miles off Interstate 75 at Exit #399.
Rare Australian Black Swans with Red Bills.
Peafowl are "Watchdogs With Feathers". Can you find the Peacock Standing Guard' in this big tree. Peafowl "call out" to warn you of any unfamiliar person or animal on your property.
The Elegant White Peacock. Royalty In Feathers!
La Caille Peacock "Jewell" suns himself on the mantle of our outdoor fire place.
Big Brown, one of our most beautiful Peacocks, was named
for the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner. Big Brown is chocolate brown and copper in color.
NBC The Magnificent kills snakes. He recently attack a Raccoon and ran the raccoon away.
Peafowl of La Caille Ranch. We breed White, Traditional India Blue, Black Shoulder, Opal, Spalding, Pieds plus many other colors, color combinations and breeds.
Check the large number of antiques, collectibles and distinctive furnishings available for sale through this Website. Click on COLLECTIBLES and FURNATURE.
UPA international Peafowl calendar is distributed world wide and this year, a scene from our La Caille Ranch is featured on the COVER!
English Sebastopol Geese with blue eyes and long curly feathers are our favorite of all geese. They are extremely tame, only one of the many reasons why we breed English Sebastopol.
We hope you continue to browse and enjoy our Web Site. Just a small reflection of what we call..... "Life At La Caille".


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The Sakura Matsuri is designed to educate and entertain visitors about the culture and history of Japan. This gives our attendees many opportunities to bring Japan home from the Festival! You can choose from the following categories and see what the Matsuri has to offer!
Arts & Culture And Artisans
The Sakura Matsuri's Arts and Culture-Artisan area gives attendees a chance to enjoy interactive cultural activities, learn about the cultural impact of Japan in the United States and purchase Japanese-inspired hand-made items.
Traditional Lifestyle
The vendors in our Ginza area offer a wide and stunning array of Japanese home goods, accessories and artwork, either directly from Japan or inspired by the gift of the cherry blossoms.
Modern Lifestyle
Modern Japanese culture has helped introduce a new generation to Japan! Our Japan Now area has the latest and greatest in modern Japanese fashion, anime-inspired hats and accessories and the Japan Wow! Pavilion to experience the latest in video games and hip, urban fun!


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James Blake, the testator does not give enough information in his will to locate him.
The sloop Ringdove was refitted at Chatham Dockyard in 1808. In 1813 it sailed for North America.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 25 Apr 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1540
Name of testator: James Blake, Boatswain
Place: on board his Majestys Ship Ringdove
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 9 May 1810, probated 7 Jan 1813
[In margin]: James Blake 4
1 In the Name of God Amen I James
2 Blake Boatswain of his Majestys Sloop Kingdove being of sound
3 and disposing mind and memory do hereby make this my last
4 Will and Testament First and principally I commend my Soul into
5 the hands of Almighty God hoping for remission of all my Sins
6 through the merits of Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and redeemer
7 and my body to the Earth or Sea as it shall please God and as for
8 such Worldly Estate and effects which I shall be possessed of or
9 entitled unto at the time of my decease I bequeath the same
10 as followeth that is to say I bequeath unto My Friend Mr A
11 Cohan of No 73 Chatham in the County of Kent all such
12 wages Sum and Sums of money as now or hereafter may be
13 due to me for my Service or otherwise _____ the said Ship or
11 any other Ship or vessel and I do hereby nominate constitute
15 and appoint the said Mr A Cohan Executor of this my Will and
16 Testament And I do bequeath unto my said Executor all the
17 rest and residue of my Estate whatever both real and personal
18 hereby revoking and making void all other and former Wills by
19 me heretofore made and I do declare this to be my will and Testament
20 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the
21 Ninth day of May in the year of our Lord 1810 and in the Fifty first
22 year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the grace
23 of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King
24 defender of the faith etc. James Blake Signed and Sealed
25 published and declared by the said James Blake as said for his
26 last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto
27 subscribed our Names as Witnesses in the presence of the said
28 testator Wm Dowers Captain Peter Honnor Master Geo Green 1st
29 Lieutenant
30 Proved at London 7th Jan 1813 before the Judge by the Oath of
31 Arthur Cowan the sole Executor to whom Admon was granted being
32 first sworn by Commission duly to administer
With 100% English Ancestry, I thought it might be really difficult to trace my ancestors back in England from Canada. Only my mother, her father and his mother were born in Canada. This Blog will talk about researching my English ancestors from Canada but also the ancestors of our son in law whose families stretch back far into Colonial French Canada. My one name study of Blake and of Pincombe also dominate my blog these days.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Will of James Blake, Boatswain on board his Majestys Ship Ringdove - The National Archives PROB 11/1540, probated 7 Jan 1813
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Some more information regarding Soil Organic Carbon – Strip-Till
Over the Christmas and New Year holidays our Lead Agronomist has been digging into research findings, reviewing our Orthman work and writing. Take a look at the post that Mike wrote in the section of Agronomics 101 articles. It is a couple of pages that depicts findings from what we have been doing, some from Europe and a bit from Down Under by Dr. Hulugalle.
We think this will give you more clues on the importance of not turning over those residues which farmers have called trash for far too long. The benefits are far reaching for years to come.
In 2012 and now 2013… Retention and Best Use of Crop Residues Adds Important Soil Carbon
By Michael Petersen, Lead Agronomist for Orthman Manufacturing, Inc. January 2013
Many of us in the Conservation Tillage movement agree that as much of the past crop aftermath left on the soil surface as possible and not mixed in to the soil surface layer provides tremendous benefits both short term and long. All of us who advocate Strip-Tillage and Direct Seeding know that residues provide food for beneficial microbes, protozoa, earthworms, mites. We know that this carboniferous material improves water holding capacity and nutrient capacity – SOC (soil organic carbon) can hold up to more than 150X its weight in water. The exchange capacity to hold specific nutrients positive and negative charges is extremely high but material is mobile. SOC is vital to stabilizing soil aggregates and feeding mycorrhizal fungi which release a sticky polysaccharide compound called "glomalin" that glues soil aggregates together so they can resist raindrop impact and wind sorting. The SOC in the surface 1-3 inches resists soil crusting especially after hard rains and then baking sun.
Here in the States we have adopted better and wiser conservation measures to simplify and drastically reduce the types of pre-plant tillage which was inverting and burying prior year residues but exposing years and years of prior stored carbon and much of it was oxidizing away and above. Modelers and scientists have calculated that with practices such as Strip-Till and Direct Seeding growers can store tons of carbon in the surface 1 to 4 inches with the return and slow breakdown of crop aftermath. But what about all those roots, root exudates, lignin and cellulosic materials from 0 to 6 or 7 feet in places?
Here at Orthman Manufacturing, Inc we have observed rooting magnified SOC with the conservation tillage strategy of Strip-Tillage due to in part a quicker start in the spring to maximize the number of roots expressed below ground. We have followed that up with observed soil pits to measure corn roots in a continual strip-till program that promotes deeper expansion into the soil due to roots propensity to follow the cooler soil temperatures as the season heats deep into the soil profile. We also have gained information from studies accomplished at the University of Georgia (1999-2001) that corn is known to extend vertically at specific soil temperatures as well as its lateral root development. Gaining more root dimension in linear length we know that those of us who raise corn can accumulate more grams of dry matter below ground to depths mentioned above. That in turn adds soil carbon to the soil profile.
…SOC is vital to stabilizing soil aggregates and feeding mycorrhizal fungi….
We have measured in eastern Colorado in loam and silt loam textured very deep soils under corn; 38,100+ linear inches of corn roots with deeper rooted corn hybrids, other not quite as prolific rooted hybrids we have measured 9,500 to 20,000 linear inches. The estimate for the grams of carbon materials is far and above the grams of material remaining after the ear of corn is harvested. It is our contention as we have exposed nearly a quarter mile of roots under one corn plant that was planted into a strip-tilled environment and precision fertilized we are gaining loads more soil carbon material than what is possible with full width (inversion) tillage systems every year. To give you for example, when we first started the strip-till methodology at Lexington, Nebraska in 2007 our soil samples from the first four inches was 2.1 to 2.3%. This spring when we sampled again, in very near proximity we had 2.7-3.1% SOM. We do not graze the corn stalks with cattle which can reduce corn residues by 50% on the soil surface. We leave our standing stalks 13 to 20 inches tall and we do not shred come spring. It is our contention that the longer and taller stalks keep winter winds from blowing residues away and off into the adjoining fields or barrow ditches. We have estimated tonnage of corn residues after harvest of 5.5T/acre to 7.8T/acre and very little of it leaving the property. Maintaining this quantity of aftermath has its concerns but we have more water stored, more carbon returning into the surface, increased population of microbes, and we have old roots decomposing slowly to become humus – the treats for those burrowing insects and soil microbes.
In our long term studies at the Irrigation Research Foundation which lies just north of Yuma, Colorado, we observed from 2001 to 2008 a change in SOM from 1.51% to 2.66% in 7 years with strip-tillage. Now remember that is only being measured in the upper 10 cm (4 inches) of the soil profile. It is also important to note the elevation at Yuma is 4100+ ft compared to Lexington at approximately 2300 ft above sea level. As observed in the high plains of Colorado the residues are reduced by UV during the winter months due to the non-cloudy winter days and lack of snow cover. An accelerated oxidation of the carbon materials remaining is quite evident.
NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER…More Roots Gain SOC
Scientist Hulugalle in New South Wales, Australia has conducted some very sound measurements and reported this in Agriculture Today, April 2010 regarding what returns of carbon came from roots in two cropping systems. "We measured corn root growth in back-to-back corn and a cotton-corn rotation sown on one meter (~40inches) beds during the summers of 2007-08 and 2008-09".
"Total carbon added from corn roots averaged 5.0T/ha/yr with cotton-corn and 9.3t/ha/year with back-to-back corn," noted Dr. Hulugalle.
In other soil measurements Hulugalle determined that corn on corn accumulated 770 g C/m2/ yr or for those of us here in the States that is 1.7lbs of carbon per 10.7 square feet per year or 0.16lb C/sq.ft. per year. This was published in a Short Report on the Plant Root website 2010.
Much of the research and determined rates of carbon storage here in the U.S. has looked at the surface layers of the soil. Some limited research has gone into determining how much soil carbon is stored with switchgrass, a near-permanent crop and the rate is quite high. These studies are part of the biofuels industry look at how the cellulosic material can be beneficial to ethanol production and as an ecologically sound system.
RECENT EUROPEAN RESEARCH EFFORTS… More Roots = More Carbon Stored
Kätterer, T., (2011) writing in Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment observed in a review on the relative contribution of root versus shoot material to soil organic matter formation, that researcher Rasse et al. (2005) concluded that results from in situ experiments indicate that root contribution to soil organic C per unit C is, on average, 2.4 times higher than of shoots. Data ranged from a minimum of 1.5 to a maximum of 3.7, compiling results from maize, hairy vetch and alfalfa. However, in the review by Rasse et al. (2005), and studies by Barber (1979) and Plénet et al. (1993), it was assumed that the annual input of fresh root C through root exudation, turnover and cell sloughing into soil was equivalent to that of the 'measurable root biomass' (i.e. 100%). In the calculation by Bolinder et al. (2007), root exudation, turnover and cell sloughing was assumed to be 65% of the measurable root biomass. This is consistent with Swedish research results from a long-term (1979-88) project on agroecosystems, Ecology of arable land – the role of organisms in N cycling by Andrén et al. (1989).
The main hypothesis tested in Katterer's research, that roots contribute relatively more to uncontrollable soil organic matter than aboveground residues, He concluded that there is strong evidence from his experiments that roots contribute more to relatively stable soil C pools than the same amount of shoot-derived plant material does.
Our work in South Central Nebraska and 16 other locations across the United States confirm that SOC is changing in the positive direction year after year with Strip-Tillage one of the best Conservation Tillage methods going. The information I shared with you provides more proof that we are helping your soil resource be sustainable, yielding well when moisture is coming from above, helps profits, reduces erosion concerns greatly with the use of Strip-Tillage.
We will be writing more and giving you more information as time marches on in 2013 as to the benefits of Strip-Tillage.
Agronomist Dennis Neffendorf shares some research…
Agronomist Dennis Neffendorf shares some research info with the Illinois Soybean Board.
Fresh off the assembly line… a 16-row 30″ Orthma…
Fresh off the assembly line… a 16-row 30″ Orthman 8450 Cultivator! fb.me/CSbaeBP7
2012 Fall Report – Carbon Boost-S Adds to Corn Yields
Putting Carbon Boost to the Test Pays Off
Late Fall 2012 Interview:
Lead Agronomist, Mike Petersen just wrapped up their third year of testing FBSciences' Carbon Boost-S™ at the Orthman Mfg. Research Farm in Nebraska and the results are impressive. The 2012 results show up to a 25 bushel per acre yield increase, netting $157.40, when Carbon Boost was applied with pre-plant strip-till. (The net profit of $157.40 per acre is based on the 25-bushel-per acre yield response, $7-bushel corn and a single 16-ounce application of Carbon Boost at $1.10 per ounce for a total cost of $17.60 per acre.)
"While the 25-bushel-per-acre increase is not as dramatic as the response of up to 53.7 bushels per acre in 2011, it was still significant," says Mike Petersen, lead agronomist, Orthman Mfg., which is based in Lexington, Neb. "But the 2012 results with Carbon Boost in our pre-plant strip-tillage stands out because of the tough growing conditions.
"The pollination period was so dry, hot and critical in 2012," Petersen says. "We had several days of 108° F at the research farm in western Nebraska. Around 94° F, corn goes into 'maintain-life' mode and slows down to a near standstill. During pollination, the corn in our area struggled significantly."
"But the corn with Carbon Boost was healthier during the summer heat and drought," Petersen says. "I believe the yield advantage comes from the Carbon Boost. It strengthens root production and enhances uptake of nutrients and water. All of these benefits lead to a corn plant that's more able to withstand stresses."
The 2012 growing season marked the third consecutive year Othman tested Carbon Boost at its research farm.
In 2011, the increase of 53.7 bushels with one particular corn hybrid from using Carbon Boost generated almost $322.2 of gross revenue, based on $6 corn. And in 2010, corn yields increased 26 and 30 bushels per acre, when Carbon Boost was applied pre-plant, Petersen says. "In 2010 we applied 8 ounces per acre, pre-plant when we strip-tilled, and then we applied 6 ounces per acre, in-furrow, with the planter and corn yields rose by 15 and 24 bushels per acre." Three consecutive years of yield increases during varying weather conditions definitely proves that Carbon Boost works well on high pH soils in the western Corn Belt, Petersen says. Petersen went on to say; " Integrating Carbon Boost with the pre-plant, liquid fertilizer program was easy. We mixed it in with the liquid fertilizer as we banded with our Orthman 1tRIPr strip-till machine directly under the row."
In the pre-plant strip-tillage, 40% of the liquid fertilizer was banded at 4 inches and 60% was banded 9 inches down in the tilled strip. Dual placement is a popular choice with strip-tillers using Orthman's 1tRIPr, Petersen says.
"Fully 75% of the farmers strip-tilling with our 1tRIPr in the western Corn Belt dual-place fertilizer," he says. "Approximately 45%-50% of the 1tRIPrs strip-tilling in the central and eastern Corn Belt use dual placement."
Dual placement of fertilizer at 4 and 9 inches potentially has great provision to supply corn the energy it needs at two critical periods, Petersen says.
The fertilizer at 4 inches helps corn in the first 15 days, while the corn accesses the fertilizer placed at 9 inches from 16-60 days after emergence, he says. During the latter part of the 16-60 day period, the corn determines yield by setting the numbers of rows around on the cob — the girth — and the number of kernels running along the length of the ear.
Here at Orthman Research Farm, we will continue to use Carbon Boost in 2013. In addition to the pre-plant application with strip-tillage, Mike and Mark Griffith, farm manager will carry out foliar applications with a high-clearance sprayer in mid-to-late June in time for another critical growth period for corn when the row length is determined. It is their intention to continue demonstrating that Orthman sees value in putting together a smarter agronomic system in raising the corn potential where Strip-Till is the foundation.
The boys at Peterson Farms in Kansas are at it aga…
The boys at Peterson Farms in Kansas are at it again! youtu.be/LX153eYcVrY
At 6:20 am Friday morning, Orthman team member Gar…
At 6:20 am Friday morning, Orthman team member Gary Burton lost his battle with Prostate Cancer. He was… fb.me/1XIBk1AkC
Maybe the Orthman engineering team should design a…
Maybe the Orthman engineering team should design a 1tRIPr for this tractor… strip tilling at 60 MPH!… fb.me/2ff1xUtE7


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If you've ever wanted to live in a one-of-a-kind, highly desirable custom home with views of Folsom Lake on a private oversized corner lot in a park-like natural setting, this home on Ridgeview Drive in El Dorado Hills is for you.
This 2,611-square-foot, multi-level home has two upstairs bedrooms and four full bathrooms, one of them downstairs.
"There are tons of natural lighting throughout," said Jill Chauvet, Realtor and listing agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Folsom.
The dining room has views of Folsom Lake.
Built in 1987, the home has a remodeled kitchen, kitchen dining area, inside laundry room, upstairs family room and attached guest quarters.
Kitchen updates include leather granite countertops, Bosch appliances, built-in refrigerator and a wine refrigerator. There are also Folsom Lake views from the kitchen.
The attached guest quarters have a living room, bedroom, walk-in closet, full bath, kitchenette and outside access to the patio.
The upstairs master suite has a private balcony and two walk-in closets with custom built-in dressers. The master bath has a sunken tub and a skylight over the shower.
"Relax and enjoy the resort-style backyard with heated pool and spa, spillover waterfall and multiple patio areas for entertaining," Chauvet said.
There's an attached three-car garage and wide RV parking space behind an iron fence.
The home has a fireplace in the living room, ceiling fans, full dual pane windows, whole house fan, skylights, cathedral ceilings and open-beam ceilings.
A new 3D composition roof and new gutters above the garage were installed 14 months ago.
With no Homeowners Associations or Mello Roos taxes, this is a huge plus for this custom home.
Offered price for the home at 3227 Ridgeview Drive is $669,000.
For more information or to schedule a personal tour contact Chauvet at 916-769-9793 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Jonas Åkerlund's long-awaited Rammstein: Paris film hit screens in March this year. And now the 'making of' film is set for release online.
Filmed in 2012 in Paris' Bercy Arena, the concert film captures the ferocity and scale of Rammstein's gargantuan live shows.
To promote the DVD release, Rammstein are releasing the behind the scenes film from directing collective M.O.D, capturing the planning and execution of one of the biggest live music shows on earth. You can watch parts one and two HERE. With part three to follow later in May.
Of the film M.O.D said; "the three days we spent in Paris with Jonas and Rammstein in 2012 were as insane as you might expect. The fans were incredible and the energy we felt from the front row between them and the band was like nothing else we have experienced. We aimed to document the scale, passion and heat of the concert through the army of people needed to create such as music spectacle along with the band. The series of films that have been made we hope convey just that!"
"Concert films are always a big challenge. I compare it to shooting fireworks. The way I approach it is to try to translate the energy that you get in the room onto film, using every trick in the book to make as much of an impression as I can on the audience". Jonas Åkerlund.