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At the August 6 commission meeting, the proposal was introduced. It would transfer approximately $90,000 a year directly to the two communities. The TRT and a restaurant tax generates approximately $750,000 a year for the promotion and development of tourism.
Commissioners are set to meet with TRT Advisory Board on August 24.
Commissioner Phil Lyman reported that he has received a lot of feedback on the proposal, adding, "A lot was positive, a lot was negative, and a lot was informational."
Commissioners held the first of two planned Board of Equalization meetings on August 13. The second is scheduled for Monday, August 20 from 3 to 6 p.m.
The Board of Equalization allows property owners to challenge property valuations of the Assessor's office. The board, which consists of the three commissioners, can make adjustments to the valuations.
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In other matters at the August 13 commission meeting, Adams expressed appreciation for what he called "an unbelievably successful county fair."
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Rigby Wright, of the county weed control board, approached the commission with a request to aggressively deal with a weed control issue on Cedar Point.
Wright explains that an absentee landowner has not controlled weeds and the problem is getting out of hand.
Paul Atcitty Sr was hired as a Bluff Senior Center aide, Coby Turk was hired as a road deputy in Blanding, Josh Johnson was hired as a corrections officer, and Shelby Allen Musselman was hired as a dispatcher.
Sheriff Rick Eldredge reports that his department has received a memorandum of agreement with Arizona which would give his officers clearer authority on the reservation.
Eldredge said his department is contributing $1,100 to identify how to increase reimbursement for the county to house state inmates. He said that the state is now paying more for the service, representing an increase of $158,000 a year for the county. All of the county jails will join together to sponsor the study.
Representatives from SPEAR asked commissioners to open a popular trail on Forest Service ground in the Texas Flat area. SPEAR states that the existing trail was barricaded by the Forest Service and they would like it to be available to riders.
"It is a beautiful ride, on a popular trail, and no new construction is needed," explained Bob Turri.
The Texas Flat road is approved on the BLM portion but the Forest Service barricaded it.
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A meeting will be held with Forest Service officials on August 20.
Commissioners approved sign repairs in Montezuma Creek and a new dryer for the Public Safety Building.
Jeremy Redd was appointed to the Blanding Cemetery District board. He takes to position on the board held for many years by Phillip Palmer.


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AROUND AND ABOUT MUSIC: Vienna Philharmonic Returns to Berkeley for Cal Performances Residency & Symposium
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Berkeley next weekend, March 7-9, for Cal Performances' annual orchestra residency, including three concerts and a symposium, with lectures, panel discussions and chamber concert, 'The Vienna Philharmonic, 100 Years After the Outbreak of World War One, featuring scholars and musicians from Vienna, Berkeley and elsewhere in North America. The symposium is open to the public as a free event.
Lorin Maazel of the Munich Philharmonic (replacing Daniele Gatti, who is ill), will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic at 8 p. m. Friday, March 7, with guest soprano Juliane Banse, in Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("The Unfinished") and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G major. Andris Nelsons of the Boston Symphony conducts Saturday at 8 with Haydn's Symphony No. 90 in C major and Brahms'Symphony No. 3 in F major, Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn. Franz Weisel-Most of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera will conduct Sunday at 3 with Mozart's Symphony in F major, Staud's On Comparative Meteorology, and Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 in A major. All performances at Zellerbach Hall on the UC campus near Bancroft and Telegraph.
Pre-performance talks, free to ticketholders, will be delivered by Professor Clemens Hellsberg, acing Chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic.
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Significant developments are occurring in standardization efforts supporting industrial robot safety worldwide. In July 2011, the International Standardization Organization (ISO) published the new edition of ISO 10218-1:2011, covering safety requirements for industrial robots, and the all new ISO 10218-2, addressing industrial-robot systems and integration. Based on the safety tenants from the current ANSI/RIA R15.06-1999 and CAN/CSA Z434-2003 standards, these new international standards provide a comprehensive update in safety thought, requirements and new capabilities.
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and the Canadian Standards Association now are cooperating to publish a single harmonized standard for the United States and Canada. This work is ongoing through the respective technical committees for robot safety of each association. The new standard—ANSI/RIA R15.06 in the United States and CAN/CSA Z434 in Canada—will be a "four-in-one" document that includes ISO 10218-1:2011, ISO 10218-2:2011, and the unique requirements of both countries, all in a single document.
Notable Changes
The new standard will be significantly more comprehensive than the current editions, and will introduce some exciting new technical capabilities for robots and robot systems that did not exist or were not feasible when the current editions were written. The document has been rewritten and reorganized, but all of the basic safety requirements from R15.06 and Z434 that metalformers have worked with for years now are global requirements. Also, currently compliant installations remain compliant with no need to make changes, until a manufacturer wishes to either take advantage of new features or modify or move an existing robotic cell.
Among other new significant additions to the standard are two items that will enhance worker productivity while still delivering a reliable level of safety for the system. One is called "safety-rated soft axis and space limiting," and is the enabling technology for the second addition—"collaborative robot operation."
Safety-rated soft axis and space limiting allows positive control of the robot location, and thus provides for the safety of the worker. It allows areas in the robot's restricted space to be designated inclusive or exclusive, by limiting the motion of the robot. Case studies featuring robot systems using this technology, presented at RIA's annual National Robot Safety Conference, have suggested floor-space savings on the order of 30 percent and cost savings of $125,000 per robot system.
Collaborative robot operation reintroduces the "man-in-the-loop" in the production cycle of robot system operation. The current standard eliminated a feature called continuous attended operation, considered unsafe with the level of safety technology and sensors back when the standard was written. However, the last 10-plus years have seen a dramatic increase in safety technology, machine control and safety-rated software. I had the pleasure, last March, of assisting in demonstrating the application of collaborative robot operation at the RIA booth at the Automate 2011 show in Chicago. In addition to improving productivity, the collaborative operation practice promises to reduce fixture costs, while also improving the level of safety provided to the worker.
Information for Use
International standards are written to address requirements of the product manufacturers and suppliers, which includes requirements for "information for use." This information is intended to be instructions and guidance for the safe use of the machinery, but it is not written in "normative" form to the user of the equipment. We typically claim that U.S. and Canadian standards also are written to the "user," and believe that is the case with the current R15.06 and Z434.
Moreover, we believe that assigning responsibilities to stakeholders at all levels of involvement with an industrial robot system—the robot manufacturer and supplier, safety-component supplier, integrator, installer and the user—ensures that the end user will receive the support needed to provide for a safe and productive industrial-robot workcell.
The two associations' technical committees are working to ensure that the new standard contains the appropriate requirements, assigning responsibilities to the user to actually follow the instructions provided by the robot-system manufacturer and supplier, in order to develop good work practices and training programs for the operators. The committees also are busy updating and including the annexes from the current R15.06 and Z434 standards.A publication date for the new standard has not yet been decided, but the draft document was introduced at the RIA annual safety conference and can be obtained from the association. When this document is confirmed as National Standards of the United States and Canada, we can look forward to a future of continued and enhanced safety for personnel working with industrial robots. MF
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Music video by Zucchero performing Sento Le Campane. (C) 2001 Universal Music Italia Srl.
Adelmo Fornaciari (born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the Italian word for sugar. In his career, spanning three decades, Fornaciari has sold over 40 million records around the world and has achieved numerous awards, including two World Music Awards, six IFPI Europe Platinum Awards and a Grammy Award nomination
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I feel we are pressured to breastfeed our babies and our worth and ability to be a mother are judged on our willingness to succomb to thispressure. I can't say that I know of any breastfed babies that are never sick or that they seem to be any smarter than those that are formula fed. My now 3 1/2 year old son has always been in the 75th % for weight and height and he is almost too smart for his own good. It never seemed like even an option to me to breastfeed. Why? With formula my husband could share in the joy of the nighttime feedings. My baby could be fed anywhere easier than breastfed babies, I didn't have to cover up, or leave a conversation because my son was hungry. If he was hungry when we were out shopping or in church I just took out a bottle with water in it, dumped in the premeasured powder, shook it, and we were good to go. I never had to guess how much he was eating , I could tell you exactly how many oz he had consumed. Sure there is the extra expense of formula and bottles, but most women who breastfeed also purchase pumps and bottles, and also special nursing bras and pads. All considered I am not against other women breastfeeding, it needs to be a personal decision. I just wish that society did not feel the need to make us feel like less of a mother if we choose not to.
well said!
I agree 100%
I wish everyone would think like this Amanda! I always hated feeling like I was less of a mother because my first born was bottle fed after a terrible try at breastfeeding. My son was breastfed his first 4 months but was supplemented about 90% with formula because my body simply WOULD NOT produce more than an ounce of breastmilk at each feeding. I even took Reglin (a stomach med that side effects are breast milk production) for several rounds. You have to stop taking it for a week or so in between rounds because another lovely side effect is it sems to make you have a really short fuse & go nuts. I also pumped like crazy when I went back to work just get get a few ounces for my son. so, I went through all of this just so he could have one full feeding of breastmilk a day...and to tell you the truth he's the one who has had all the illnesses! My daughter is almost never sick. Formula is JUST AS GOOD as breastmilk!!! People need to realize it's a perfactly acceptable healthy choice AND that not every woman are physically capable of breastfeeding. Here Here for two healthy choices!
I could not have said it better myself! Although, I got very lucky with not being pushed by the hospital nurses when I said I chose not to breastfeed. However, my daughter ended up being lactose and tolerant and had acid reflux really bad. When we found this out her pediatrician made the statement, "well if you breastfed this wouldn't be an issue right now!" I am so glad I am not the only mother who feels this way!!
I don't care how anybody feeds their babies but formula is definitely NOT as good as breast milk, that is more than medically proven. If you can't breastfeed or just do not want to, who cares as long as you feed your baby. However, making a statement that is completely incorrect and misleading is not productive (and I will not say if I breastfed or not).
Sorry to disagree, but breastfeeding is every baby's birthright.
Maybe you'll change your mind when you see the actual difference between breastmilk and formula as pasted below: Water Carbohydrates (energy source) Lactose Oligosaccharides (see below) Carboxylic acid Alpha hydroxy acid Lactic acid Proteins (building muscles and bones) Whey protein Alpha-lactalbumin HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made Lethal to Tumour cells) Lactoferrin Many antimicrobial factors (see below) Casein Serum albumin Non-protein nitrogens Creatine Creatinine Urea Uric acid Peptides (see below) Amino Acids (the building blocks of proteins) Alanine Arginine Aspartate Clycine Cystine Glutamate Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lycine Methionine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Taurine Theronine Tryptophan Tyrosine Valine Carnitine (amino acid compound necessary to make use of fatty acids as an energy source) Nucleotides (chemical compounds that are the structural units of RNA and DNA) 5'-Adenosine monophosphate (5"-AMP) 3':5'-Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (3':5'-cyclic AMP) 5'-Cytidine monophosphate (5'-CMP) Cytidine diphosphate choline (CDP choline) Guanosine diphosphate (UDP) Guanosine diphosphate - mannose 3'- Uridine monophosphate (3'-UMP) 5'-Uridine monophosphate (5'-UMP) Uridine diphosphate (UDP) Uridine diphosphate hexose (UDPH) Uridine diphosphate-N-acetyl-hexosamine (UDPAH) Uridine diphosphoglucuronic acid (UDPGA) Several more novel nucleotides of the UDP type Fats Triglycerides Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (important for brain development) Arachidonic acid (AHA) (important for brain development) Linoleic acid Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) Conjugated linoleic acid (Rumenic acid) Free Fatty Acids Monounsaturated fatty acids Oleic acid Palmitoleic acid Heptadecenoic acid Saturated fatty acids Stearic Palmitic acid Lauric acid Myristic acid Phospholipids Phosphatidylcholine Phosphatidylethanolamie Phosphatidylinositol Lysophosphatidylcholine Lysophosphatidylethanolamine Plasmalogens Sphingolipids Sphingomyelin Gangliosides GM1 GM2 GM3 Glucosylceramide Glycosphingolipids Galactosylceramide Lactosylceramide Globotriaosylceramide (GB3) Globoside (GB4) Sterols Squalene Lanosterol Dimethylsterol Methosterol Lathosterol Desmosterol Triacylglycerol Cholesterol 7-dehydrocholesterol Stigma-and campesterol 7-ketocholesterol Sitosterol β-lathosterol Vitamin D metabolites Steroid hormones Vitamins Vitamin A Beta carotene Vitamin B6 Vitamin B8 (Inositol) Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E a-Tocopherol Vitamin K Thiamine Riboflavin Niacin Folic acid Pantothenic acid Biotin Minerals Calcium Sodium Potassium Iron Zinc Chloride Phosphorus Magnesium Copper Manganese Iodine Selenium Choline Sulpher Chromium Cobalt Fluorine Nickel Metal Molybdenum (essential element in many enzymes) Growth Factors (aid in the maturation of the intestinal lining) Cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β) IL-2 IL-4 IL-6 IL-8 IL-10 Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) Macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) Platelet derived growth factors (PDGF) Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Hepatocyte growth factor -α (HGF-α) HGF-β Tumor necrosis factor-α Interferon-γ Epithelial growth factor (EGF) Transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) TGF β1 TGF-β2 Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) (also known as somatomedin C) Insulin-like growth factor-II Nerve growth factor (NGF) Erythropoietin Peptides (combinations of amino acids) HMGF I (Human growth factor) HMGF II HMGF III Cholecystokinin (CCK) β-endorphins Parathyroid hormone (PTH) Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) β-defensin-1 Calcitonin Gastrin Motilin Bombesin (gastric releasing peptide, also known as neuromedin B) Neurotensin Somatostatin Hormones (chemical messengers that carry signals from one cell, or group of cells, to another via the blood) Cortisol Triiodothyronine (T3) Thyroxine (T4) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) (also known as thyrotropin) Thyroid releasing hormone (TRH) Prolactin Oxytocin Insulin Corticosterone Thrombopoietin Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) GRH Leptin (aids in regulation of food intake) Ghrelin (aids in regulation of food intake) Adiponectin Feedback inhibitor of lactation (FIL) Eicosanoids Prostaglandins (enzymatically derived from fatty acids) PG-E1 PG-E2 PG-F2 Leukotrienes Thromboxanes Prostacyclins Enzymes (catalysts that support chemical reactions in the body) Amylase Arysulfatase Catalase Histaminase Lipase Lysozyme PAF-acetylhydrolase Phosphatase Xanthine oxidase Antiproteases (thought to bind themselves to macromolecules such as enzymes and as a result prevent allergic and anaphylactic reactions) a-1-antitrypsin a-1-antichymotrypsin Antimicrobial factors (are used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses) Leukocytes (white blood cells) Phagocytes Basophils Neutrophils Eoisinophils Macrophages Lymphocytes B lymphocytes (also known as B cells) T lymphocytes (also known as C cells) sIgA (Secretory immunoglobulin A) (the most important antiinfective factor) IgA2 IgG IgD IgM IgE Complement C1 Complement C2 Complement C3 Complement C4 Complement C5 Complement C6 Complement C7 Complement C8 Complement C9 Glycoproteins Mucins (attaches to bacteria and viruses to prevent them from clinging to mucousal tissues) Lactadherin Alpha-lactoglobulin Alpha-2 macroglobulin Lewis antigens Ribonuclease Haemagglutinin inhibitors Bifidus Factor (increases growth of Lactobacillus bifidus - which is a good bacteria) Lactoferrin (binds to iron which prevents harmful bacteria from using the iron to grow) Lactoperoxidase B12 binding protein (deprives microorganisms of vitamin B12) Fibronectin (makes phagocytes more aggressive, minimizes inflammation, and repairs damage caused by inflammation) Oligosaccharides (more than 200 different kinds!) FORMULA MILK Water Carbohydrates Lactose Corn maltodextrin Protein Partially hydrolyzed reduced minerals whey protein concentrate (from cow's milk) Fats Palm olein Soybean oil Coconut oil High oleic safflower oil (or sunflower oil) M. alpina oil (Fungal DHA) C.cohnii oil (Algal ARA) Minerals Potassium citrate Potassium phosphate Calcium chloride Tricalcium phosphate Sodium citrate Magnesium chloride Ferrous sulphate Zinc sulphate Sodium chloride Copper sulphate Potassium iodide Manganese sulphate Sodium selenate Vitamins Sodium ascorbate Inositol Choline bitartrate Alpha-Tocopheryl acetate Niacinamide Calcium pantothenate Riboflavin Vitamin A acetate Pyridoxine hydrochloride Thiamine mononitrate Folic acid Phylloquinone Biotin Vitamin D3 Vitamin B12 Enzyme Trypsin Amino acids Taurine L-Carnitine (a combination of two different amino acids) Nucleotides Cytidine 5-monophosphate Disodium uridine 5-monophosphate Adenosine 5-monophosphate Disodium guanosine 5-monophosphate Soy Lecithin Developed as a student project for the Breastfeeding Course for Health Care Providers, Douglas College, New Westminster, BC, Canada - © 2007 by Cecily Heslett, Sherri Hedberg and Haley Rumble.
i know people get thier panties in a bind over this feeding debate but its crazy, ive know one breastfeeding mother feed her child for over a year and that child has eczema, asthma, hyperactivity, and tons of food allergies, that was her 3rd child, and yet her first two kids where bottle fed and have no health issue. Im not saying breastfeeding will cause those types of issues but what i am saying sometimes even with breastmilk your child care have issues.its not the bulletproof cape people seem to make it out to be. I personally do think breastmilk is best but thats my opinion and im entitled to it just like everyone else is, but please remember that, its YOUR OPINION. not everyone has to agree with you. lets be honest here, sure science says breast milk is best and they very well may be right, but science seems to change their minds an awful damn lot! How many times has the ama change their stand on circumcision? I feel each person should do whats they feel is best for themselves and baby,with in reason of course, and have lots of happy mamas and babies and less witch hunts over what you do with your boobs. And i do breast feed, just tired of people getting nasty over this.
why does it seem that women are taking the road less traveled or the easy way out ?????? life seems to be that way and im not saying you all made the wrong choice i saying most of you are saying it was just convenient or nice that your man can get up to help when most men work all day they dont want to take a 3 am feeding lol you the mom and issues like rape/ baby in hospital nicu /ect is a reasonable excuse NOT to breast feed ....my baby is in the nicu i still go when i can to breast feed and i pump and i have a older son and ect i go out of my way to do for my baby its not all about what the mm wants and the daddy can help you just pump some put it in a bottle and wow your man can feed not had lol


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Three up, three down: Bucs staying hot, KC fading
Up: Pirates
Second-half fades the last two years haven't slowed the Pirates down this season. They have equaled the franchise's third-best start since the advent of divisional play in 1969. The four other times they have been 31-19 or better have all resulted in postseason visits -- something the Bucs haven't enjoyed since 1992, which also happens to be the last time they had a winning season. And if there is a sign of hope, it has to be last weekend, when Pittsburgh took two of three from Milwaukee at Miller Park, where the Pirates had lost 46 of their previous 54 games. Last season's key second-half acquisition, Wandy Rodriguez, is rewarding the Bucs, having won four in a row to raise his record to 6-2, and Francisco Liriano has provided a lift in a 13-2 stretch by winning all three of his starts, allowing two earned runs in 18 innings. Pedro Alvarez is only hitting .200 -- thanks to a double on Sunday -- but he does have 10 home runs and has hit .279 with five home runs and 12 RBIs the last 13 games.
Down: Royals
So much for five weeks of contending bliss. Since that May 6 game in which James Shields left with a 1-0 lead after eight innings against the White Sox -- when Greg Holland failed to convert a save for only the second time all year and Chicago pulled out a 2-1, 11-inning victory -- the Royals have been in a fast fade. They have lost 16 of 20 games, scoring three or fewer in losses 13 times. They have scored 33 runs in their four victories and 38 in the losses. The offense is struggling -- Mike Moustakas has hit .136 and Jeff Francoeur .149 in the 20 games -- but it's that revamped rotation that has undone Kansas City. During the 17-10 start to the season, the rotation compiled a 3.40 ERA. In the last 20 games, it is 4.19, with Jeremy Guthrie stumbling to 1-3 with a 6.39 ERA and Wade Davis at 1-2 with a 7.06 ERA. Shields has done his best (1.74) but is still winless in four starts. Holland hasn't even been able to get into a save situation during the three-week slide.
Up: A's
The A's get a test in Interleague Play, with four games against the San Francisco Giants. They had an enjoyable tuneup, sweeping a three-game series at Houston, which is now 0-for-9 against Oakland in the Astros' first season in the American League West. The A's have won eight of their last nine, sweeping Kansas City and taking two of three from Texas as well, but had scored only 21 runs in the six games against the Royals and Rangers before going on a 23-run outburst in Houston. Oakland has outscored Houston, 68-31, this season. Eight of the nine regulars in the A's lineup are hitting better than .300 against Astros, led by former Houston shortstop Jed Lowrie (.429) and Coco Crisp (.419). Crisp has three of his five home runs and eight of his 17 RBIs in the eight games in which he has appeared against the Astros. Oakland is 19-23 against teams other than Houston.
Down: Mariners
There was a definite celebration in Seattle on Sunday. Trailing 2-0 into the sixth inning against the Rangers, the Mariners rallied on a two-run Kendrys Morales home run in the bottom of the sixth, then came up with a Raul Ibanez home run to erase a 3-2 Rangers lead in the bottom of the 11th, and pulled out a 4-3, 13-inning victory on a Jason Bay single.
"It is probably bigger than people will let on," Bay said after the game.
How big? Well, it ended a eight-game losing streak that began with Seattle suffering a devastating four-game sweep at Cleveland. The Indians had three walk-off victories in their first four-game sweep of the Mariners since 1981, underlined by the 10-8, 10-inning series finale a week ago. After Kyle Seager homered to tie the game for Seattle in the eighth, and Endy Chavez homered for a 7-6 lead in the top of the ninth, closer Tom Wilhelmsen was charged with his first blown save of the season in the bottom of the ninth, when he covered first and dropped the throw from Justin Smoak for what would have been the game-ending out, allowing the tying run to score. Then, after Smoak homered in the top of the 10th for an 8-7 lead, Yan Gomes delivered the game-ending three-run home run. And all of a sudden, a Mariners team that was coming off taking two of three from both the Yankees and A's was in a free fall, getting outscored 60-23 in the eight-game slide.
Up: White Sox
After taking two of three from Boston last week, the White Sox swept a weekend series from Miami, and thanks to 10 wins in their last 14 games, Chicago was back at .500 (24-24) on Monday for the first time since the eighth game of the season. What's more, the White Sox play 22 of their next 29 games against teams with a losing record, the seven exceptions coming against the A's. Manager Robin Ventura was offering no excuses for the weekend sweep of the struggling Marlins.
"You need to win the games you are supposed to," he said on Sunday afternoon.
The White Sox haven't overpowered anyone in the 14-game surge, but they have been fundamentally solid, committing only six errors, leading to only four unearned runs.
Down: Rockies
The Rockies felt they made a statement when they took three of four from the Giants at Coors Field a week earlier, the first series win against San Francisco at home since 2009. The Giants, however, answered back last weekend, taking two of three at AT&T Park, knocking the Rockies out of a tie for the National League West lead, and leaving them with their 10th consecutive series loss in San Francisco. And the Giants made it painful, including Saturday's 6-5, 10-inning loss. Troy Tulowitzki homered in the top of the inning, and San Francisco answered with Angel Pagan's inside-the-park walk-off home run. It's not just that the Rockies are 4-6 against the Giants, but they have blown leads of 5-1, 4-0 and 6-0 in three of those losses. Colorado's rotation is starting to unravel, which has the Rockies looking at a possible callup of lefty Drew Pomeranz and keeping an eye on the efforts of Roy Oswalt, whose comeback has taken him to Double-A Tulsa. Oswalt made of the first of possibly five starts for the Drillers on Friday. Jon Garland has lost his last four starts. Juan Nicascio has managed to pitch six innings only three times.


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Update (2:13 PM EST): US sends aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf as Obama considers air strikes in Iraq
The Guardian reports:
The US is sending an aircraft carrier and two guided missile ships into the Persian Gulf, bolstering sea and airpower before a possible US strike on the jihadist army in Iraq in the coming days.
Defense secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the USS George HW Bush into the Gulf on Saturday, a day after President Barack Obama indicated he would soon decide on air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis), whose seizure of Sunni Iraqi cities has violently upended the region.
The 103,000-tonne warship and its air wing, which had been patrolling the North Arabian Sea and earlier this year were used in the Mediterranean following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, gives Obama airstrike options in addition to air force assets on land in bases used by the US, like Qatar's al-Udeid.
Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said the Bush would be accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxton. The ships are expected to arrive in the Gulf this evening.
Ealier: Civil war looms; Iraq Army, Shiite militias gaining recruits; President Hassan Rouhani of Iran says his troops will back Maliki government against ISIL forces alongside hints of cooperation with US
Shiite militias in Baghdad and across Iraq on Saturday are reportedly receiving throngs of new recruits who have answered calls to join the fight against the Sunni army known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) which has taken large swaths of territory in recent weeks and is now threatening to bring the battle to the nation's capital city.
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As the embattled government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seeks to counter the collapse and defeat of its army in the northern cities of Mosul and Tikrit earlier in the week, both the Obama administration and Maliki's allies in Iran are vowing to come to his aid.
Reuters reports that a counter-offensive by the Iraqi Army was having success against ISIL in key areas on Saturday and staunching their promised efforts to reach Baghdad.
Citing a senior Iraqi official, the Guardian reports that "Iran has sent 2,000 advance troops to Iraq in the past 48 hours to help tackle a jihadist insurgency." Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has publicly vowed to support Iraq in its attempts to defeat the ISIL militants.
According to the Guardian:
Rouhani also made reference to the fact Tehran was cooperating with its old enemy Washington to defeat the Sunni insurgent group – which is attempting to ignite a sectarian war beyond Iraq's borders.
The Iraqi official said 1,500 basiji forces had crossed the border into the town of Khanaqin, in Diyala province, in central Iraq on Friday, while another 500 had entered the Badra Jassan area in Wasat province overnight. The Guardian confirmed on Friday that Major General Qassem Suleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards elite Quds Force, had arrived in Baghdad to oversee the defence of the capital.
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There is growing evidence in Baghdad of Shia militias continuing to reorganise, with some heading to the central city of Samarra, 70 miles (110km) north of the capital, to defend two Shia shrines from Sunni jihadist groups surrounding them.
Though the rigid lines of sectarian divisions are impossible to ignore, many are challenging the idea that what's taking place in Iraq is a purely religious conflict with observers noting deeper political and historical origins of the current conflict, most of which flow directly out of the U.S. invasion of Iraq that destabilized that nation's religious and political institutions in ways that have reverberated across the Middle East since 2003.
In Baghdad and the holy city of Samarra, however, it was mostly young Shiite men responding to the call by respected clerics who were seen preparing to defend their homes and communities from the ISIL threat.
The Associated Press reports:
The massive response to the call by the Iranian-born Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, issued via his representative Friday, comes as sectarian tensions are threatening to push the country back toward civil war in the worst crisis since U.S. forces withdrew at the end of 2011.
Fighters from the al-Qaida splinter group, drawing support from former Saddam Hussein-era figures and other disaffected Sunnis, have made dramatic gains in the Sunni heartland north of Baghdad after overrunning Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul on Tuesday. Soldiers and policemen have melted away in the face of the lightning advance, and thousands have fled to the self-rule Kurdish region in northern Iraq.
On Saturday, insurgents seized the small town of Adeim in Diyala province after Iraqi security forces pulled out, said the head of the municipal council, Mohammed Dhifan. Adeim is about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad. There was no official confirmation of the loss of the town.
According to the New York Times:
...the idea of bringing back Shiite militias sent a shudder through many, raising chilling memories of the sectarian war that raged in Iraq from 2005 through 2008, with torture chambers, ethnic cleansing of neighborhoods and bodies dumped in the Tigris with holes drilled in victims' heads. Such a war, once unleashed, would be hard to quell, and Shiite leaders were well aware that the Sunni militants were willing to start one.
Sheikh Abdul Mehdi al-Karbalaie, Ayatollah Sistani's representative was cautious on Friday. Speaking from Karbala, he said the numbers of fighters and volunteers "must fill the gaps within the security forces."
For now the Shiite militias-in-formation are maintaining that they are not anti-Sunni. But distrust, if not unspoken loathing, is apparent — a mirror image of the Sunni militants' views of the Shiites and a disturbing omen for the days ahead.
"Of course it's risky if you arm civilians, but people have to defend their communities and localities," said a Maliki adviser, adding that the government welcomed the ayatollah's support.
Writing on his Informed Comment blog on Saturday, Middle East historian Juan Cole notes the significance of how Sistani's call to arms avoided strong use of religious language:
"There is nothing sectarian in this call except the need to protect the shrines sacred to the Shiites," observes Cole. "Sistani has sometimes been forced to rely on Shiite militias for his own safety, but he does not approve of paramiitaries and wants to see the Iraqi state build responsible army and police."


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Doan still waiting to make decisionby Dan Rosen
Shane Doan seems willing to give the Phoenix Coyotes until next Monday before he starts considering other options available to him in free agency.
Doan originally set a July 9 deadline to get a new multiyear contract done with the Coyotes. His initial deadline coincided with when he was hoping to get more clarity on Greg Jamison's bid to purchase the Coyotes.
However, the deadline came and went without any more clarity on the ownership situation. Doan, though, isn't ready to give up on the Coyotes, so, according to Fox Sports Arizona, the longtime Phoenix captain set a new tentative deadline of July 16.
That date coincides with when Doan could learn if Jamison's deal to buy the Coyotes will proceed or if the matter won't be resolved for several more months.
"I would say if we don't have an answer by the 16th it may be time to get serious about listening to other teams' offers," Doan's agent, Terry Bross, told Fox Sports Arizona.
Bross later told USA Today that Doan could listen to offers before then.
"There is no relevance to the July 16th date for us," Bross said. "That's off the table."
The decision on Doan's future -- either in Phoenix or elsewhere -- is being clouded by issues that are far from the ice.
Jamison's bid to buy the Coyotes includes an approved 20-year, $324 million lease agreement with the City of Glendale. That agreement passed in the city council by a 4-2 vote but was subsequently held up in court early last month.
Two Glendale residents who oppose the lease agreement, Ken Jones and Joe Cobb, have been trying to gather enough signatures in order to get a referendum on the November ballot regarding the deal between the city and Jamison.
Jones and Cobb initially had 30 days from the date the lease agreement passed in court to gather the signatures and submit the petition for the referendum to the city. Their deadline was July 9, but they argue that they didn't receive the paperwork necessary to move forward with their referendum campaign until a week after the lease agreement passed, so they should have 30 days from that point, which takes them until July 16.
Even if Jones and Cobb get enough signatures and submit the petition on July 16, it's unclear if they will have to clear legal hurdles in order to get a referendum on the November ballot. That could take more time to sort out, and time is not exactly on the Coyotes' side when it comes to potentially re-signing Doan, who has played his entire career with the franchise, moving with it from Winnipeg to Arizona in 1996.
"Unlike the majority of athletes, he takes responsibility for this organization," Bross said. "Don't think it's lost on him that it's going to have an impact in more ways than on the ice if he leaves. That's why we're dragging our feet on this."
Bross has said Doan has interest from 11 teams. The Los Angeles Kings reportedly made a contract offer to the forward earlier this week.
Doan wants to sign a multiyear contract and his hope has always been to remain a Coyote, but if the ownership issues aren't resolved or at least proceeding as planned he might have to start considering his other options.
"We thought (Monday) we would have closure," Bross said. "Now it's hurry-up-and-wait again."
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Hey, Mazda RX-7. The Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsches, Mercedes Corvette all made the turn just fine. What's your deal?
This video comes from a car show in Miyazaki, Japan earlier this month where the RX-7 lost control and crashed into a crowd of people, injuring four of them. The good news is that according to Japan's FNN News, none were injured seriously.
The driver was arrested and charged with inflicting injury while driving. No word yet on whether he'll be charged with crimes against good taste for that bodykit.


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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Gov. Mark Sanford, who became notorious for claiming he was hiking the Appalachian Trail when he was actually visiting a lover in Argentina, is 90 percent certain to run for the congressional seat that he once held, two knowledgeable sources told The State on Friday.
Sanford, whose 2009 affair while he was governor damaged his political aspirations at the time, is not expected to formally announce his run until U.S. Rep. Tim Scott is sworn into the U.S. Senate on Jan. 3.
Scott was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday to succeed Jim DeMint, who is resigning to become the new head of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
A special election will be held in the spring to fill Scott's seat, which includes much of the South Carolina coast. Filing starts three weeks after Scott is sworn in.
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"He needed to line up financial support, he needed to get the infrastructure and, if he hasn't already, he needed make this good with Jenny," a GOP operative said referring with Sanford's ex-wife.
His former wife was on Gov. Haley's short list to succeed DeMint. Jenny Sanford has not ruled out a run for Congress in interviews, but sources don't expect her to run against her ex-husband.
Mark Sanford received a 30 percent favorability rating in a state poll take earlier this month from Public Policy Polling. More than half had an unfavorable opinion of the former governor.
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Sanford, a two-term Republican governor, was tea party frugal before it was politically fashionable, even voting against federal money for the new Arthur Ravenel Bridge in Charleston. He served three terms in the U.S. House, representing the 1st District, from 1995 to 2001 before he was elected governor in 2002.
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Instead, the married father of four had gone to Argentina to see his lover.
After being met by a reporter from The State at the Atlanta airport upon his return from Argentina, Sanford tearfully confessed. Subsequently divorced from Jenny Sanford, Gov. Sanford escaped impeachment but paid a record state ethics fine for using state assets.
Since leaving office, Sanford has appeared on Fox News as a political expert and commentator.
Sanford also became engaged to his Argentinian girlfriend, Maria Chapur.
Gina Smith of the (Hilton Head) Island Packet contributed to this report.
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There are few such self-assured, effortless, yet restrained and charming songwriting personalities as young Jeremy Warmsley. His music, specifically his previous album The Art of Fiction, politely demanded your attention, and if you wandered off in the middle of it, well that was okay by him. Nothing much has changed. He still sounds slightly vulnerable and liable to retreat into his cardigan at any point. This time though, he's decided you should be listening. In fact, he's gonna get a little pissed if you so much as turn down the volume.
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The subtle vocal hook on 'Waiting Room' is broadened with the deep brass humming underneath, while gently strummed harps and violins glide beneath the backdrop, hinting at the expanse Mister Warmsley wants to provide. When he sings that he's keeping "the city burning" for someone, you believe him, because his voice winds around the piano as if a symbiotic partnership was not only possible, but irresistible.
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Extruding, hand building and salt firing.
The Piece or the Glaze?
Devany replied to MadMudder's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkChris is so right. And I also believe that an artist needs to find some glazes that are unique, especially when in shows with other local potters, it is sort of like "Everyone wore the same dress." at some shows. In fact all of our work should strive to be unique and it sounds like Beth has conquered that part by following her insight and making garden and architectural art. I would love to see pictures of some of your garden art Beth. Do you have a website with photos?
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Devany replied to buckeye's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkOH DEAR! Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations.That is an awful thing to happen anytime, but just before Christmas is worse yet. I guess in the end, it could have been worse. You could have landed on your head when you fell, or your house could have completely burned down. Hopefully by now all is well.
Buying first kiln
Devany replied to billyboyva's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI have never done anything other than high fire. My first kiln is the same kiln I use today. It is a large gas kiln that I bought used. I was in University and Guild programs for 8 years and ^10 was all we did. I fell in love with Southern Ice porcelain... the rest is history. I use other ^10 clays for larger pieces though. I think a small kiln is a great idea for a first kiln. I often wish I had a smaller one to do test tiles etc. but even with that, I would need one that goes to ^10. I really think you need to decide what temps you want to fire to and go with the kiln that works for that clay and glazes. It is nice to have something that works for everything, but if you are starting out small, that is not always possible.
Special Orders
Devany replied to SShirley's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkThe waterfall came out great. Looks like something that would sell regardless. I take orders, but usually with the 90 day requirement because I have a really large kiln and I fire only when it is full. I think being willing to take commissions is a good thing. I would rather make something that I knew someone really wanted and it is also a deeper connection between the artist and customer. I also charge 50% up front. Also, I take note of what people do order and generally try to include more of them in my stock unless it is just something really customized like the peanut bowl.
Salt Firing in North Carolina?
Devany replied to Devany's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkThanks! I will check it out. I would go for it if there were no other options and if it was a large kiln.
Salt Firing in North Carolina?
Devany replied to Devany's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkThe Carrboro Arts Center in Carrboro has a clay guild, and they do occassionally rent a kiln from someone in the area to do salt firings - but it's quite expensive IMO, $1000 per firing, so $200 to $250 per person if they can get 4 or 5 people to go in on it, or at least that was what I was told. I don't know how far away Charlotte is, but if you absolutely can't find someone else, and the expense doesn't faze you, that's a possibility. You can google for the Carrboro Arts Center, then go to their pottery classes pages, there's a link there somewhere to the clay guild.
New Year Pottery Plans
Devany replied to trina's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI am going to work on larger pieces this year and try to find/perfect a ^10 blue/green celedon glaze. I also want to work with salt firing again... just have to find a partner in crime for that one.
Salt Firing in North Carolina?
Devany replied to Devany's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI contacted John and he got right back to me. Thanks. He does not know anyone, but is checking with some guilds.
Salt Firing in North Carolina?
Devany replied to Devany's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkThanks, I will do that!
How did those Tiki Mugs turn out? I would like to see pictures!
I am a ceramic artist living in Hawaii. I did ceramics in college and then got involved with life... work, children etc. at age 50 I enrolled in a ceramics program at a college in Chicago, worked there for three years, then moved to the Bay Area where I was in a guild for two years. While there, I got to work in salt firing and it is still my love, though I do not have a salt kiln here in Hawaii. We moved to Hawaii in 2009. I have a studio over looking the sea. I do high fire, mostly porcelain sculpted and hand built work. I do use the extruder often as well. I do miss working in a guild environment, but having my own studio and kiln is great. Getting materials is not so easy. I have to order clay one ton at a time and since there are no ceramics supply stores here, every thing has to be ordered and shipped from the mainland. I am thinking of making a move to North Carolina (near Charlotte) in the upcoming year. So some changes may be in my future.
Salt Firing in North Carolina?
Devany posted a topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI am considering moving to the Charlotte area. I have a large high fire gas kiln, but would like to rent space in a salt kiln. Anyone know of someone in that area that is doing salt firings? I worked in a guild in CA for a few years and fell in love with salt firing. Thanks! I know this is just a shot in the dark.
For me it is these free formed platters that I make. I use porcelain and only about 50 % of them make it through high firing, there is a huge cracking rate even though I dry them very slowly. So, when one comes out perfectly, like this oyster platter I find great joy.
Cracking Ceramics
Devany replied to shiro's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkCracking is a common problem for flat pieces, usually because the clay was not compressed well. When rolling slabs be sure to go in both directions. It shows up in the glaze firing because that is where most shrinking occurs (vitrification) at the higher temperature. Cracking can show up before that too, especially when a flat piece is not dried evenly. I do not work with low fire, but three days sounds like a very long time. I fire at ^10 and the actual firing time is usually about 8 hours with another 8-10 for cooling, unless you count the candling which is 6 hours before firing. Thanks for the reply. ^^ We've tried placing them direct on the shelves and tried placing them on stands on the shelves, both times they still cracked. I'm afraid for fireing range, this is where my knowledge ends. My mentor who taught me most of the basics only taught me how to load, unload and turn the kiln on, and since she left neither me or the project manager has any other knowledge on the kiln. " We haven't touched the setting since it was first set up pretty much. We make stuff out of terracotta stoneware mostly with some low temperate glaze stuff so the kiln is set to accomidate that as far as I know. I do know the kiln is taking 3 days to complete it's firing, but not sure how much of that is cooling down.
Imitation: Flattery or a rip off?
Devany replied to Lucille Oka's topic in Aesthetic Approaches and PhilosophyI believe that there is a large difference between inspiration and an attempt to copy. As artists we usually start out inspired by something or someone else's work and are taught by our professors or mentors to do things in certain ways. After all there are only so many ways to make a bowl or a mug. Rarely in the beginning does a student's work come close to replicating the teachers. But if that student never moved beyond that one professor he/she might find his/her work looking more and more like the teacher's. We all have to stretch... and we all have to be willing to learn new ideas as well as to share them. The line is often crossed between sharing and ripping off, but really art is not about competition, it is about creating. That is the part that makes you feel good, not copying or winning. This world is a BIG place and there is plenty of room for art of all kinds. As artists, we want people to respect our work and our ideas. If you are only copying someone else and never moving on to your own style then you cannot even respect yourself, let alone expect people to respect you. However, if you see work that inspires you to create something and you run with it and make it your own you can respect yourself and your work.


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Joined: 29 Sep 2004
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:59 pm
Post subject: Dinnerware
I'm seriously giving thought to surprising myself with some new dinnerware if our kitchen
gets finished. I'm looking at the Deruta stuff at Sur la Table
but they're both pricey and sorta busy (in a lovely way but my kitchen wallpaper is also high energy). Oh, and the dining room walls are a very dark, leathery looking red.
If I got pasta/soup bowls and salad plates, what do you think would complement them nicely at a more modest price for dinner plates? What actually IS a modest price for good quality stuff? The last dinnerware I bought are restaurant supply glass plates that must be 20 years old. [/i]
Not bothering with cups/mugs and serving pieces (thank goodness!) because I like the ecclectic look of things collected over time.
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. -- Garrison Keillor
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:17 pm
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I spend many happy hours looking at pretty dishes. Both Macy's and Pfaltzgraff have reduced shipping now, also check Amazon, Crystallia, Mikasa, Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, Anthropologie--they *all* have clearance sites--for eclectic tastes that sometimes means pennies on the dollar.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:38 pm
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I have Apilco, but I don't think they are modestly priced. They are however awesome and durable. They have to be, I'm a bit of a clutz.
I love the dishes you picked out. They are a bit of a splurge, but how pretty. If you think they are too busy with your wall paper, you should try to find something that coordinates, but is more plain then use the pretty ones to accent.
I just bought my brother a set of dishes from Cooking.com that are almost indestructable, good looking and were on sale. Wait no, that was Amazon. They had them at both, but Amazon had free shipping. Now I can't remember the name.......time for coffee, my brain is addled with muscle relaxer.
Have fun treating yourself!
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:25 pm
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Yesterday at Cost Plus World Market (do many of you have them?) I found a lovely Italian plate that's just the tiniest bit wobbly on the edges (MUCH too subtle to call fluting or scallops), a lovely dark honey or amber color that fits well with the Deruta and only $8 each. The Deruta are $17. And I think the plain plates will be a much more appropriate ground to set off the salad and pasta/soup plates.
I showed my find to Steve last night and he's ready for "grown up" dinnerware too. So, now all we need is a kitchen....
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. -- Garrison Keillor
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:57 pm
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Depending on a)if you can find them and b) the price, check out local craft ceramics and glassware. Then you can have fabulous stuff that will be for special occasions and will look good. Of course, coming from a curatorial background, I wouldn't DARE use such things. I'd be too scared I'd break/chip/scratch them!!!
But if you are not all that fretsome then it could be a fabulous addition to your new kitchen... when you get it of course!
Confusion comes fitted as standard.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:52 am
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Rainey that plate is really pretty. Personally I prefer plain dinner plates and was lucky to find some Wedgewood dinner plates on sale a couple of years ago. They were designed in England in 1763, but I think they look very French.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:05 am
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Oooh - I love thinking about this stuff! What about the Fiestaware - now on SALE at Macy's?
I have seen those plates at CostPlus and I like them - but Sam's a stickler and doesn't like the color...
L'appetit vient en mangeant. -Rabelais
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:09 am
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Lovely! And I know what you mean about a plain plate that is the frame for the food. But the ones we've been using for a very long time are so plain I'm ready for a change. And I do admire vibrant pottery Talavera, Deruta, that Portuguese faience stuff love the colors and energy!
God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny. -- Garrison Keillor
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:29 pm
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Just one caveat - make sure you can put them in the dishwasher! A friend of mine bought some lovely faience dishes and - oooops! They have to be washed by hand! Consequently - they HATE using them, even though they are gorgeous!
I know from visiting the Quimper factory that they recommend hand washing, saying that as the glaze crazes - not necessarily visible to our eyes, it allows heat and water to get in in the dishwasher, which could break the plate. I had always just tossed my Quimper plates in the DW, but no more!
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Barbara those are so gorgeous they make my teeth ache. Creamy and classy.
My "nice" set is
It's called Design Naif, many different scenes of idyllic life in France/Belgium. The colors are quieter than Rainey's style, but still charming as can be.
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Gingerpale I love the V&B Naif series. Actually I love all V&B. I'm also a huge fan of Gien and last year treated myself to one (Chaise Bleue design)cup and saucer which I use every day. I could have bought an entire dinner set for the same price.
They have a factory shop just out of Paris which I think would be a fun day trip.
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:22 pm
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Yes, V&B has some beauty! I have dishes that were purchased
apart, and the shine is completely intact on the old ones.
Jewelry has never had much attraction for me, but pretty dishes make me crazy. I collected butter dishes for a while, have over 100--of course we keep our butter on an old saucer.
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:36 am
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When I was in the US 12 years ago I bought a Royal Doulton dinner set at a remainder store in Mt Vernon, WA, and shipped it home.
I think it was a deleted line even when I bought it, but it's beautiful and I love it, and it cost a fraction of the price of anything similar in Australia.
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A good place to buy new or old china, crystal, silver, etc., is here:
I was able to add some pieces to the long-ago-discontinued set inherited from my grandmother. They also have sales, which has me considering some soup bowls that I don't need, but at the sale price...maybe...
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