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2 Hours in my Michigan Backyard
This started out as just two hours, and I was astounded by the number of things that happened. BUT, as time passed, more things appeared to my camera. It was more than two hours, but it is all in my backyard. Multiply this bY the millions of backyards that exist, and the beauty of the world is unbelievable... And unlimited...Read More
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In our assessment this year we found a general improvement in green features compared to the previous two surveys in 2008 and 2009. Here's quick overview of what we found.
Greenpeace congratulates the electronics industry on making progress the many technical hurdles it has been facing - but we also show that the industry hasn't finished finding green solutions just yet.
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Back at a place that I used to call home, its begun all over again.
Not as bad as we had it I hope, but still with enough rancour to leave a bad, bad taste in everyone's mouths.
But that is not what I remember.
What I remember is eight people fighting, screaming, shouting, laughing, crying, talking as one.
One Single Unit. One Team.
I'm a young guy. Hopefully, I'll have an average lifespan. But I'll consider myself pretty lucky if I ever get to work in such a team again. Lucky, and Privileged.
There are reams to write and someday, slowly, steadily, I will.
Till then, to you, who know who you are, Thank You for letting me be a part of this. I hope you enjoyed having me around as much as I did being with you. I wouldn't have had it any other way.


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The Pinbroidery pattern designer is David John Jefferson and the business owner is his wife Linda.
The Pinbroidery website was launched in 2008 to provide stitching patterns with fine detail, available by download to your computer.
David began designing stitching card patterns in 1998 for Card Inspirations craft supplies. In 2007 David and Linda acquired the rights to the Form-A-Lines patterns and left Card Inspirations to set up the Form-A-Lines business.
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VATICAN CITY — His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people on Sunday in one of his last appearances as pontiff from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
Last week, 85-year-old Benedict shocked the world by announcing his resignation. He will step down on Feb. 28, planning to retreat to a life of prayer in a monastery behind the Vatican's ancient walls.
The noontime appointment in the vast cobblestone square also served as a kind of trial run for how Rome will handle the logistics, including crowd security, as the city braces for faithful to flock to Rome for the election and installation of the cardinal who will succeed Benedict as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno said upward of 100,000 people turned out Sunday and that everything went smoothly. But while there was still space in St. Peter's Square for more, many couldn't get in — or easily out — because entrances from the main boulevard were just too narrow.
The huge crowd tried to squeeze through two spaces police left open in the metal barricades edging the square. Some people panicked or called out to police to help them get in or out of the square.
Benedict seemed touched by the outpouring of affection after his decision to go down in history as the first pontiff in some 600 years to resign. The pontiff told cardinals last week that he no longer has the mental and physical stamina to vigorously shepherd the church.
Benedict made no direct reference to his departure. But in his comments to Spanish-speaking pilgrims he asked the faithful to "continue praying for me and for the next pope."


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Chuck Davis, beloved keeper of Vancouver's historical flame and creator of this site, passed away after a long illness in the early hours of Saturday, November 20, 2010. Before leaving us, Chuck made arrangements with his publisher, Harbour Publishing, to oversee the completion of the History of Metropolitan Vancouver and maintain this web site for the foreseeable future. The book was completed by an all-star team of Chuck's colleagues and published November 15, 2011.
Hundreds of books have been produced by Vancouver writers, and dozens more have been written about Vancouver. Now, researched exclusively for vancouverhistory.ca, Karen Cannon has compiled an annotated list of 945 Vancouver books. Ms. Cannon is a retired librarian. You'll make some fascinating discoveries in her collection.
Americans have had a major influence on the history of Metropolitan Vancouver. An American gave Vancouver its name! William Cornelius Van Horne, of Chelsea, Illinois, was the man who headed the CPR, the Canadian Pacific Railway that opened up the Canadian West... more »
Before Vancouver became the City of Glass, it was host to a strong industrial basenecessary in supporting industry and development throughout BC.
Guest writer Bryce Tarling chronicles the history of foundries in Vancouver from their first appearance in the beginning of the 20th century to the present.
April 26, 2011, marked Vancouver's 125th birthday. On that day 125 years earlier, the little sawmill community of Granville was reborn as the brand new city of Vancouver.
The story has often been told how the Canadian Pacific Railway chose to locate its Pacific terminus at Granville instead of Port Moody in return for a large land grant from the provincial government.
It was William Van Horne (left), the CPR's general manager, who apparently selected the name Vancouver, after the British naval explorer. In 1885 Lauchlin Hamilton, the company's chief surveyor, began laying out the townsite, beginning at the downtown corner of Hamilton and Hastings where a plaque now marks the spot.
According to Patricia Roy's illustrated history of the city, it is actually John Robson (left) who should be known as "the father of Vancouver". Robson was the member of the legislature from New Westminster, the electoral district that included the future city, and the minister of finance in the provincial government. After he encouraged the residents of the area to incorporate, they struck a special committee to draw up a bill of incorporation, headed by R.H. Alexander, the manager of the Hastings Saw Mill. The bill was passed that spring of 1886 by the legislature and incorporation took place on April 6 at a modest ceremony at the home of Jonathan Miller, the town constable.
The City of Vancouver sponsored a full slate of events throughout its quasquicentennial year. And of course one of the biggest events was the launch of the book based on this website, Chuck Davis's The History of Metropolitan Vancouver, which was published in October, 2011 by Harbour Publishing.
One of the more frequent requests we geteither at this site or at the Vancouver Historical Society siteis to explain the origin of a certain street name. Who was Hastings Street named for? How about Hornby? Or whats the story behind the naming of Charles Street? Now, thanks to the Vancouver Historical Society, which commissioned the work from Elizabeth Walker, and to the Vancouver Public Library, which has put it on line, you can get the answers to those and other questions. Click here »
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Q: What is the thermocline?
Walt – Cedar City, UT
A: Have you ever swum in a pond without a bottom aerator and felt colder water near your toes and warmer water on top?
You've experienced the thermocline.
Simply put, the thermocline is a layer of water between the warmer, surface zone and the colder, deep-water zone.
In ponds and lakes in the summertime, a natural phenomenon called stratification occurs when warm, less-dense, oxygen-rich water sits on top of colder, denser, oxygen depleted water. The thermocline separates the warm layer—the epilimnion —and the cold layer—the hypolimnion. In this stable system very little mixing of the layers occurs, particularly in calm weather.
Fish and other underwater critters (including beneficial bacteria) have trouble with this stratification. As summer marches on, your finned pals have less and less oxygen available below the thermocline, so they have to come closer to the surface to get their needed O2 supply. That means less room for them to swim. It also means your beneficial bacteria below the thermocline become oxygen-starved, which could result in algae growth and odor.
Thank goodness for aeration.
Bottom diffuser aeration, like Airmax® Aeration systems, prevents your pond or lake from stratifying by churning and mixing the temperature layers. The tiny bubbles created by the diffuser force the cooler oxygen-starved water to the pond's surface where it becomes pumped up with O2. The warmer, oxygen-rich water then drops down, fueling the beneficial bacteria.
The result is an eliminated thermocline and higher oxygen levels throughout the water column.
It's critical, however, that your system be sized correctly for your pond so the aeration is uniform throughout. If you currently have an aeration system running and you're not sure if it's doing its job, take your pond's temperature. Using a thermometer and string, measure the temperature of the water every 24 inches down in various locations in your lake. If you find that you have more than a few degrees difference in your vertical readings, you're probably under-aerating your pond.
But once you get your aeration system dialed in, your fish will once again have full access to the entire body of water, and your beneficial bacteria will have the opportunity to grow and thrive.
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My Little Pony is a toy line and media franchise mainly targeting girls, developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature colorful bodies, manes and a unique symbol on one or both sides of their flanks. Such symbols are referred to in the two most recent incarnations as "cutie marks". My Little Pony has been revamped several times with new and more modern looks to continue its appeal to the market.
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Roland, I'm right there with you on the point that the industry has been absolutely HORRIBLE about effecting change in this manner. They're absolutely causing this to happen to themselves. People want product, and if that product doesn't exist (especially because it's forced NOT to), they're going to create work-arounds, legal or otherwise. And yes, digital distribution is most definitely cheaper. That's fact. There is also price gouging in the digital marketplace. Paying $14 for a classic book, especially one that's been around since the 1930s is absolutely ridiculous, and yet that's what's happening. It's also part of the reason for the lawsuits for this very thing against publishing's "Big Six".
There is absolutely bitterness over this, and that leads to more piracy, because hey, screw the man for forcing it on us. It's somehow seen as a viable strategy, though, which completely baffles me. Actually, no, it doesn't completely baffle me. It's a result of short-sighted business strategy to milk everyone for as much as they can, with piss-all thought to the long term health of the industry as a whole. We're currently seeing the book industry construct an almost exact replica of the horrible, predatory contract practices the music industry saw a decade ago. Here is the link to a number of posts by SFWA President John Scalzi's thoughts on that, starting with the post from March 6. They're well worth a read. A little off the subject of piracy to be sure, but they do paint a disturbing visual that indicates where big publishing may be heading. Hint: movies and music a decade ago. And that affects piracy. A lot.


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Bad news: Rhys Millen, the crazyperson who's been prepping to do a backflip in a truck on New Years Eve all week, had a little accident. OK, so not that little of an accident, but that's not going to keep him down!
After successfully landing the 360-degree backflip three times into the cardboard boxes in training, I am disappointed that our last jump ended in an accident. As I lay here in the hospital with three broken vertebrae in my neck and two compressed and broken vertebrae in my back, I am also disappointed that we cannot perform the 360-degree Red Bull Experiment on New Years Eve, but I'm happy that I will be able to walk again.
Well, that's the most unsurprising injury ever. We're also glad that you'll be able to walk again, Rhys. We're assuming your broken back won't stop you from attempting more insane stunts, and we hope that you're luckier/safer in the future. [Red Bull Experiment]


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I also just started taking Uroquid acid twice a day,
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Ode to the West Wing
Shelley's Heart
The "Washington novel" is bound and confined by a number of relatively strict conventions, and by one limiting fact. The limiting fact is that the United States, alone among developed nations with the possible exception of Australia (and the recent anomaly of Germany), chooses to locate its capital city in the provinces. The effect of this on the national letters cannot be calculated; but let us just agree that an aspiring writer in Texas, say, or Wisconsin does not number among his aspirations the desire to relocate the garret to the District of Columbia. In The Company of Critics, Michael Walzer writes semi-humorously that he, like most of his friends and colleagues, has never really even been to Washington except to protest. For Updike, Bellow, and Roth, the action is elsewhere. Norman Mailer has, admittedly, attempted the city by way of nonfiction or its close relative, the historical reconstruction of old skullduggeries for fictional purposes. But only Gore Vidal has really annexed the capital as a novelist, and he enjoys the advantage—among many others—of being in some sense "from" Washington and of therefore possessing the right combination of familiarity and contempt. This was the same advantage possessed by Henry Adams, whose Democracy is the foundation of the genre.
It is slightly surprising to see how much fealty is still demonstrated to the Adams model. Most "Washington novels" still have the same cast: a President (inescapable), a British ambassador, a prominent hostess, a lobbyist or journalist, and a senator. Adams (who published Democracy anonymously and hoped that people would think the author was John Hay) even had a Clinton and a Gore among his characters. And he capitalized the question of motive. Mrs. Lightfoot Lee is alive to the objection of her metropolitan and cosmopolitan friends that in moving to Washington she is condemning herself to live "among the illiterate swarm of ordinary people who…represented constituencies so dreary that in comparison New York was a New Jerusalem, and Broad Street a grove of Academe." Nonetheless:
What she wished to see, she thought, was the clash of interests, the interests of forty millions of people and a whole continent, centering at Washington; guided, restrained, controlled, or unrestrained and uncontrollable, by men of ordinary mould; the tremendous forces of government, and the machinery of society, at work. What she wanted, was POWER.
What she gets, of course, is corruption and cynicism and a near-insupportable climate, plus some unwelcome attention from an overmighty senator. Already, the elements are in place. Allen Drury's Advise and Consent, published almost eighty years later, has Lord Claude Maudulayne instead of Lord Skye as British ambassador, and Mrs. Phelps Harrison as the hostess. In this story, and in its numberless imitators, senators have "manes," rooms are filled with smoke, party allegiances are strong and distinct, regional characteristics are heavily stressed among members of Congress, and newspapers are ruthlessly committed to breaking stories at any cost. The sexual temperature is set fairly low, because everything is sublimated by…
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SPECIAL- WEDDINGS- Going to the chapel: Seventeen local love stories
Stephanie Bujnak & Brian Ward
January 1, 2010
Ojai, California
Him: 26, renovation contractor
Her: 24, interior designer
Engagement Length: 1 year, 3 days
Our love story: We met in graduate school while studying architecture. Our drafting desks were right next to each other and we spent many long days and nights working on studio projects. We knew each other for 5 months, dated for 3 weeks, then we got engaged!
In sync: After several months of friendship, I knew she was the kind of woman I wanted to marry. Then it was a matter of asking her out and seeing if she felt the same way about me. –Brian There was this one night when we stayed up talking until sunrise. We covered all the important things: life, dreams, plans, beliefs. After that night, I knew this man was going to be a friend for life. –Stephanie
Couple personality: We love the mountains and we love adventures! Stephanie grew up in the Ojai Valley and Brian calls the Blue Ridge Mountains his true him. We wanted an engagement shoot that we felt at home with.
DIY: Almost all of it! The wedding cake was a tower of homemade red-velvet cupcakes; Brian and I made the programs and addressed our invitations together.
Compromise: We both have undergraduate degrees, but we were in graduate school to be architects. Together, we could never afford to repay the student loans with the jobs and lifestyles we expected after graduating. The economy bust also made it a terrible gamble, so we left school to get married and pursue our passion for old buildings and design down other channels.
Biggest splurge: The honeymoon– a 12 day Mediterranean cruise followed by two days in Rome and three in Dublin.
The secret to wedding planning: We were both surprised everything went so smoothly. Neither of us obsessed about the details and all the important things went just as they were supposed to.
Advice for the newly engaged: Make sure you keep taking plenty of time for each other during the wedding planning process, right up to the last minute. Your relationship is still only just beginning.
Laura Kenney & David Connell
June 19, 2010
Hot Springs, Va & Garth Newel Music Center
Him: 40, project manager
Her: 37, sales executive
Engagement length: A year and a half
Our love story: I met Dave's neighbor at the gym. On August 2nd, 2008, she was having some friends over and invited me. As soon as I walked in the door, I saw Dave and thought, "Wow, he's cute." He felt the same and asked me out on our first date the following Saturday. –Laura
The "M" word: Dave asked me to marry him after five months. We just knew.
Couple personality: We wanted [our engagement photos] to be relaxed and casual. The city contrast is great since our wedding pictures will be up in the mountains.
DIY: I found invitations at Target on clearance and bought about six boxes! We printed the Save the Dates, invitations, and response cards ourselves– a great way to save money and very easy to do.
Something old and something blue: Years ago, after my grandmother passed away, I found one of her handkerchiefs– it has a blue ribbon and daisies embroidered on it.
Scrimp and save: We received our honeymoon accommodations as a wedding present, that saved us a significant amount.
The secret to wedding planning: There are so many details, it's important to be organized. We were able to communicate with our guests via a wedding website hosted by TheKnot.com. Since ours is a destination wedding, we have relied a lot on my parents for their assistance.
Advice for the newly engaged: It's a stressful time and becomes all consuming; make sure to take time for [yourselves].
Lindsey Tripp & Ryan Layer
August 14, 2010
Enchanted Garden, Edgar Allen Poe Museum & Main Street Station, Richmond
Him: 30, UVA PhD student
Her: 28, lawyer
Engagement Length: We got engaged in May 2009.
Our love story: We met playing kickball in Washington, DC– what could be more romantic?
Couple personality: Lots of laughing [shows through the engagement shoot].
DIY: Lindsey's dad is designing the Save the Dates and invitations, as well as all of the other paper products, and we're making ceremony decorations and the favors for our guests.
Compromise: Not having an open bar, and spending a little less time with our photographer.
Biggest splurge: Our photographer, Sarah. We are very excited that she is photographing our wedding!
Scrimp and save: The dress.
The secret to wedding planning: Our surprise has been how willing vendors have been to work with our budget. The kindness and concern for our happiness from these people who we have only just met has been beyond any of our expectations.
Advice for the newly engaged: When deciding on vendors, spending a little more money on someone you trust is worth it.
Kelly Cox & Brian Chenault
October 26, 2010
Him: 37, IT/software development & musician
Her: 35, LCSW, opening a yoga studio for children on the Downtown Mall
Engagement length: We have been engaged for about two months. At the end of March, Brian took me to Europe for a few weeks and had proposed the morning we left.
Location: The marriage ceremony will be short and simple– we are getting married on my grandparents' anniversary– their 61st, and still going strong! It is on a Tuesday, so we are planning on a very simple ceremony, maybe in the park, and Dave Norris has agreed to marry us. We will have a reception at another point!
Our love story: A mutual friend tried to set us up for quite a while. I thought he was boring, he thought I was high maintenance. Apparently, she knew better.
In sync: We began dating in December of '08, I took him home to meet my family for a few weeks that next August. I knew as soon as I watched him interact with my family. –Kelly
Family matters: My grandmother offered her wedding ring to Brian, so there was a lot of back and forth between he and my family. –Kelly
Couple personality: We were about to leave the country for a few weeks and wanted to bask in the joy of being engaged rather than trying to tell everyone. We walked to Sarah Cramer's studio, asked to sit in her photo booth and then let her tell everyone for us on her blog.
Advice for the newly engaged: Don't worry about what you "should" do or what other people do– make it about you, even if it means breaking all the rules.
Aaron Cardé & Audrea Watlington
September 18, 2010
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, downtown Richmond; reception at the Westwood Club
Him: 30, realtor
Her: 31, CPA
Engagement length: We have been engaged for over a year; by the time we are married, it will have been almost a year and a half. Given that we have been together since 2003, we thought, "What's the rush now?"
Our love story: I used to tend bar at a place called the Blue Martini while I was in school. It was mostly an older crowd, but Aaron came in one night with some of his older friends. He kept trying to leave until he saw me behind the bar, at which point he stole someone's seat, parked himself in front of my drink station, and proceeded to sit there all night.
In sync: Aaron says he always knew. I think we both knew quite soon into our relationship that we were going to be together for the long haul, but neither of us was ready for marriage for a long time.
Family matters: Aaron asked my mother's permission beforehand, and he had told his parents about it.
Couple personality: Our tendency towards the lighter, more goofy side of things is evident from our pictures. We didn't want to end up with loads of boring, posed pictures from our engagement session (or our wedding either) which is why we went with Tom. We wanted some edge, something that really captured who we are.
Compromise: We both have huge families and lots of friends and have had to make some concessions, especially when it comes to the guest list. And thanks to the environmental consciousness of BP, it looks like a raw bar is out now, too!
The secret to wedding planning: I never imagined how exciting and fun it would be– I'm a Type-A planner, while I will bet that Aaron never imagined how tedious it can be– he's more the laissez-faire type. I think I'll be kind of sad when it's all over!
Advice for the newly engaged: Have fun during the planning process, not matter how long your engagement. If planning your wedding is stressful and not fun, find a way to make it enjoyable because it's really about starting your new life together.
Ashley West & Brandon Wooten
June 19, 2010
Oak Ridge Estate
Him: 28, freelance interior & graphic designer
Her: 29, Director of Communications for a non-profit
Engagement length: 7.5-8 months along
Our love story: Brandon was living in New York, but was in Virginia on a trip visiting his roommates from UVA. Ashley's roommate Lindsay (and the wife of Brandon's college roommate, Nick) met Brandon on the trip and decided Ashley needed to meet him. Not knowing Ashley was in the picture, Brandon decided to move back to Charlottesville. Nick and Lindsay arranged for Ashley and Brandon to meet. Ashley and Brandon met but neither knew what to think. They began to run into each other all over Charlottesville. They finally went on their first date, fell in love, and began dating.
The proposal: Ashley and Brandon decided to take a last-minute, poorly planned 6-day trip to Italy with Ashley's twin sister, Laura. On the fifth day of the trip, a year from when they started dating, Brandon proposed to Ashley on the Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence.
Couple personality: We really wanted our photos to be warm with a vintage feel. We also didn't want to take ourselves too seriously. The photos turned out playful and fun, which we think really represents us as a couple.
DIY: Instead of doing a traditional guestbook, we found a vintage suitcase and gathered postcards from important places in our lives for guests to write us notes on.
Compromise: Brandon really wanted to design and screen-print his own ties, but we ran out of time.
"Bridezilla" moment: Ashley got really anxious about her dress and ended up buying a backup dress– luckily it was returnable!
Something borrowed: We will be using beautiful silver serving pieces for the cake that have been used in all the girls' weddings in Ashley's family.
Biggest savings: We were able to save a lot by bartering some design services for items we would have had to pay a lot of money for.
Advice for the newly engaged: Make sure you put your personality into the ceremony and reception to share with your guests. You don't have to just do what you've seen done, but can feel free to take some risks and make it your own.
Katie Rohyans & Jon Overdevest
October 29, 2010
Holy Comforter Church & Clifton Inn
Him: 28, MD/PhD student
Her: 28, hedge fund analyst
Engagement Length: A little over a year; the wedding is now four months away.
Our love story: Little did Katie know that five years after opting to go to UVA over Cornell, she would meet her husband-to-be, a Cornell grad of her same year, in Charlottesville.
The "M" word: It was never explicitly discussed. John has a pension for surprises. Nevertheless, once we reached a certain point in our relationship where career aspirations and each of our personal hopes are regularly discussed, it's not hard to assume that marriage will come at some point!
Couple personality: A book I recently read mentioned how in old paintings and pictures of wedding parties, there is typically a dog included, situated between the bride and groom– the dog signifies fidelity in a relationship. Well, it would be impossible not to notice our infatuation with our dog, Javier– he's a big part of our lives right now and has been a fun addition to our relationship.
DIY: We are getting married on the weekend of Halloween, so we are planning on carving some white pumpkins to be situated at the Inn.
"Bridezilla" moment(s): I am limiting myself to three "bridezilla" moments. There have been moments when, as a bride, you get extremely frustrated and overwhelmed by all the options. Sometimes the statement, "it's your wedding, you get to pick," is the last thing you want to hear when you are overwhelmed with choices.
Scrimp and save: We are getting married on a Friday, which helps defray some costs. Our main motivation for this schedule, however, was so that our guests would have the entire weekend to dig in and enjoy Charlottesville.
The secret to wedding planning: The whole process requires a lot more time and thinking than you realize. But it is fun and exciting– the planning has become yet another activity that we can do together as a couple.
Advice for the newly engaged: Don't lose sight of what you are actually doing– getting married! Spending time together discussing aspects of your future married life helps to offer perspective and make you even more excited about your special day.
Brynne Archer & Kevin Sullivan
September 18, 2010
King Family Vineyards
Him: 30, UVA med school, emergency medicine
Her: 25, UVA med school, pediatrics
Engagement length: We have been engaged since June 19, 2009– it will be about 15 months total.
Our love story: We started dating during our second year of med school– after a night of dancing at "80s Night" at Three, Kevin asked me out on a date. Our first date was by both accounts the best first date ever.
The "M" word: On our post-boards trip to California, Kevin mentioned he had a family ring that his mother promised to pass down when either or his brother were ready. It was during this trip that we really talked about the future and both realized we were totally comfortable with the thought of getting married.
Family matters: Kevin made a call to the Archers that they will never let him forget. He called up and asked my father if he could come to Richmond and take him out to dinner, just the two of them. He agreed, but Kevin wasn't sure if he really understood the purpose of the dinner, so he called back not five minutes later.
DIY: We are having four different types of pie at the reception instead of the traditional wedding cake because Kevin has a special love for pecan pie and I would choose any type of fruit pie any day over cake!
Compromise: I pick the wine, he picks the beer.
"Bridezilla" moment: I changed my mind on the bridesmaids' dresses about three times!
Biggest splurge: The food and drink! That's what everyone comes for, right?
Advice for the newly engaged: Have fun, try to focus on the details that matter to you and don't stress about the rest. You are single or dating for a long time, then married for a long time, but only engaged for a year (give or take), so enjoy!
Matthew Fischer & Heather Worthley
June 20, 2010
Centreville United Methodist Church, Centreville; Reception at Heritage Hunt Golf and Country Club, Gainesville
Him: 22, VT graduate and new hire at W.L Gore
Her: 22, JMU graduate
Engagement Length: Seven months total
Our love story: Matt and I met through our youth group at our church, Manassas Assembly of God. We were 13 the first time we met, and in our prime awkwardness had little interest in one another. At 17, we were reintroduced to one another– this time, we bonded over humor and mutual friends. We began dating June 20th, 2006, and dated throughout all four years of college. Our wedding, on June 20th of this year, will be our four year anniversary.
In sync: I knew Matt was the one I was meant to marry the summer we began dating. As I thought through the person I knew Matt to be and the passions he had in life, I knew in my heart what a beautiful match we made and what a strong team we could be together. Matt says he knew I was the one after about a year of searching hard to find if there was something about me that raised a red flag– needless to say, he never found a thing.
The "M" word: After one year of dating, we began talking about marriage and the potential time we would want to get married once we finished school, so that we would both be on the same page and know what direction to move in.
Couple personality: The main aspect of our couple personality that shows in our engagement shoot is our playfulness and love of having fun together– Matt is my companion and best friend; we are never bored together.
DIY: My sister, Megan Daubert, will be singing during our ceremony while our life-long friend is accompanying her on the piano.
Scrimp and save: My wedding gown actually! I would have guessed this would be the area of splurging. We found out later that the young woman working [at the store] was new and actually sold it to us for $200 less than what it was supposed to be!
The secret to wedding planning: I was surprised at how hard it was to find a church that would allow you to use their sanctuary without being a member.
Advice for the newly engaged: This short period of your life goes by so fast, so enjoy it and don't allow yourself to get too stressed out over the details. A few must haves: a wedding coordinator and a photographer you love and feel comfortable with! This really can make or break your experience.
Valerie Schultz & David McFarland
July 24, 2010
St. Paul's Episcopal Church & Farmington Country Club
Him: 24, investment banking analyst for Barclay Capital
Her: 24, investment analyst for Citi Private Bank
Engagement length: 13 months total
Our love story: We both graduated in 2008 from UVA's McIntire School. We met the beginning of our third year during morning block, which meant we were in every class together throughout the 2007 school year. We did not start dating until after our spring break plans coincided and we were both in Puerto Vallarta for the week– after we got back from the trip, we both realized how much we liked each other. The rest is history.
In sync: We both knew at different moments, but we share recognizing the moment during long car trips. For Valerie, she knew when we took a long road trip together before graduation. For David, he knew on Valentine's Day of 2008– we spent the weekend going to dinners and parties as well as traveling to visit David's sister.
The "M" word: We moved apart after graduation; we had a long distance relationship for about a year before talks of marriage and one of us moving to the other became serious. For us, it was a natural and exciting conversation.
Family matters: Our families will always be involved in our big life decisions. Valerie's dad did keep it a secret from her mom when David asked for Valerie's hand in marriage– Valerie's mom is not the best at keeping secrets from her and her dad worried she would spill the beans.
Couple personality: We were nervous that it would be awkward to be taking couple pictures in front of the entire University; however, Jen made us feel so relaxed and natural during the shoot– you can tell how happy and excited we were to be together.
Compromise: The guest list! We had hoped to invited everyone we could think of. However, because of the location of events and the wedding budget, we had to keep the size manageable.
Something blue: My mom gave me a gorgeous blue diamond ring to wear as my something blue.
Advice for the newly engaged: Truly try to enjoy every step in the process, it goes way too fast! Spend time with your friends and family and make sure to throw plenty of parties!
Daniel Clifford & Maureen Toole
May 22, 2010
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Alexandria, and Hilton Old Town, Alexandria
Him: 24, electrical engineer
Her: 28, Head of School at a Montessori School
Engagement Length: Engaged for 15 months
Our love story: Neither of us were supposed to be out that night– Daniel had come home early from a business trip and I had gone out after a lot of coaxing from a friend. Daniel and his friends happened to be out with a friend of mine from high school and when I ran into my old friend, he introduced me to Dan. We ended up talking all night; Dan asked for my number, but me being skeptical said that he could have it, but probably wouldn't call; Dan being stubborn said he would call the very next day at 1pm. The next day he called at exactly 1 and asked me out for that very night.
In sync: It was April 19, 2008 at a Phillies game at Citizen's Bank Park. We are both HUGE Phillies fans and he took me to a game up in Philly so I could also meet his parents for the first time. I was already pretty sure about Daniel, but after seeing him with his family, I knew I had a keeper.
The "M" word: I kept telling him he had to wait until we were together for a year... he waited one year and one week.
"Bridezilla" moment: I did almost have to go a little bridezilla on the church's flower lady who tried to tell me I had to have red flowers because we were getting married the weekend of Pentecost and my colors were ivory and amethyst– not exactly a great match with red.
Something old: My engagement ring– it belonged to my grandmother who left it to me when I was a baby because I had never had the opportunity to meet my grandfather who passed away before I was born. When Daniel asked my mom if he could ask me to marry him, she gave him the ring.
The secret to wedding planning: We were surprised by how many tiny little details have to be taken care of in the last weeks leading up to the big day.
Advice for the newly engaged: Take your time and have at least a year-long engagement. Not only will it alleviate planning stress, give you time to save your pennies, and help ensure availability of all the things that you've always dreamed of, it will also allow you time to savor the anticipation.
Kyle Boynton & Marissa Jenkins
August 6, 2011
Sugarman Estate, Maui
Him: 26, police officer
Her: 27, attorney
Engagement length: 18 months
Our love story: I was working as an intern in the Commonwealth's Attorney's office during my 3L year of law school. He had arrested someone, and I was prosecuting the case. The defendant was found not guilty, but I feel like it was a win overall. Our minds were evidently focused on other things!
In sync: Within a month of being together, Kyle told me that he was going to marry me.
Family matters: I called Marissa's mother to ask if I could come up to talk to her and Marissa's dad about something. She was extremely concerned that something was wrong. It was Marissa's thirteen-year-old sister who first realized what I was coming up to talk about. –Kyle
Couple personality: I think our engagement shoot shows off our fun, playful side– it shows how we can be doing pretty much anything and we always make each other smile. I guess it also shows that we enjoy wine!
DIY: Japanese paper cranes are significant to both of us, so we are planning on enlisting our family and friends to make 1000 of them to use throughout the wedding!
Compromise: We discovered that Hawaii's ordinances require everything to be shut down by 10pm– the compromise is that we're going to have an after party!
Scrimp and save: I bought my wedding suit in a buy-one-get-two-free sale. Somehow I suspect that will be the only component that comes in under budget... -Kyle
Advice for the newly engaged: Have fun with the planning process!
Victoria Wilson & Gregory Sagstetter
August 7, 2010
Veritas Vineyard & Winery
Him: 25, UVA law student
Her: 24, english teacher
Engagement length: We will have had a two-year engagement. We wanted to get married at Veritas on our 11th anniversary.
Our love story: We're high school sweethearts– we've been together since we were 14 years old.
Family matters: We grew up down the street from one another, so our families have been blended for a long time. They have watched us grow from young, naive adolescents to mature adults ready for the next step.
Couple personality: We are very flirty and affectionate on a daily basis, and this shows in our engagement pictures.
Compromise: We've had to compromise with each other on things like the size of the wedding, location, etc. Overall, Gregory has decided that it's easier if guys just say "yes" when it comes to wedding planning.
Something old: I'm wearing a necklace that my future mother-in-law had made for me– it contains a diamond that was her great grandmother's, a diamond that was her grandmother's, and a diamond that Greg's father gave to her.
The secret to wedding planning: We thought people treated us differently, took our relationship more seriously, once we were engaged even though we've been in a committed relationship for 10 years. Also, I don't think we realized how difficult planning a wedding is– there are so many details to think about!
Advice for the newly engaged: Take some time to just enjoy being engaged before diving into wedding planning.
Jennifer Renee Hawkins & Michael Anthony Farley, Jr
January 1, 2011
Sweely Estate Winery
Him: 26, parts and accessories sales rep at Coleman Powersports
Her: 26, Health and Fitness Specialist for HealthFitness Corporation
The "M" word: We definitely talked about getting married before the engagement. This is how the conversation went: Jennifer said, "You know I want to marry you Mikie?" and he said, "You know I want to marry you?" so I said, "Well, when are we going to get married then?" and he said, "Now," and I looked at him and said, "I'm not kidding," and he said, "Neither am I."
Family matters: Our families have known each other for a very long time– our dads were friends in middle school. His mom and my mom have said they've been planning this all along.
Couple personality: We really value old fashioned love– pretty much the reason we did the old fashioned pictures. We want our love to stay old fashioned and not become too fast paced and disposable like so many things today.
Compromise: I wanted a really small wedding in a foreign country; now we're having a huge wedding in the country. I wanted something a little more intimate, but I know that having this big wedding with as much family and friends as possible will never be a compromise I regret.
Something borrowed: My grandmother's bible that she carried at her wedding.
The secret to wedding planning: I'm surprised at how much work planning a wedding is! Something that has surpassed my expectations is the fact that I'm going to need every single day of the year and two months to plan it! I thought it would have been much easier than this.
Advice for the newly engaged: There's a few songs out there that pretty much sum it up: "I keep on loving you," by Reba McIntyre; "Love like crazy," by Lee Brice; "Johnny & June," by Heidi Newfield
Keri Althoff & John Sperati
August 14, 2010
Ash Lawn-Highland
Him: 36, Nephrologist
Her: 30, Epidemiologist
Engagement length: We were engaged January 9, 2010 and will be married August 14, 2010– we are in the home stretch!
Our love story: We met playing on the same flag football team a mutual friend organized. After three months of waiting for John to ask me out, he finally did after a Saturday night Halloween party. Monday morning I walked into the start of a new school term in which I was a teaching assistant and John was a student sitting in my classroom!
The "M" word: We both believed the decision to be married should be reached only after a true decision-making process that incorporates both the heart and the mind. We asked each other very raw questions like, "Why do you want to marry me?" and "What do you think it takes to wake up together everyday for the rest of our lives?"
Family matters: I was a bit offended by the idea of John asking for my father's permission, until my Dad said, "Of course he asked me, Keri, as any gentleman would." I realized it wasn't about permission; it was about becoming family.
Couple personality: Tammy and Jason captured all sides of our individual personalities and our relationship with their photos. The book store photos capture our humor and our love of knowledge; the downtown shots show our love for exploring the culture and personality of a community.
Compromise: We have decided to go with standard china, glassware, linens, and lighting because those items are not as important to us.
"Bridezilla" moment: I have been a bridesmaid eight times, so it is important to me to be a grateful and gracious bride.
The secret to wedding planning: [John's] motivation and initiative in the planning process has been amazing– he researched and comparison priced all our major vendors. I'm taking the lead now on the details, but he is still weighing in with his great ideas!
Advice for the newly engaged: Don't listen to advice as to what to do for your wedding. Do what feels right for you to express yourselves as individuals and as a newly joined couple– it's your day to celebrate together with your friends and family.
Nilay Patel & Sarah Baber
October 9 & 10, 2010
Hindu ceremony: Cultural Center of India, Chester, VA; Christian ceremony: The Wilton House, Richmond, VA
Him: 27, social worker
Her: 23, student
Engagement length: 16 months total
Our love story: We met at work, but we didn't work together– Sarah was teaching at a preschool summer camp, and Nil was working in the office in the same building. We smiled and said "hello" and "goodbye" everyday for three months before Nil finally made a move! Our first date: our boss' wedding!
In sync: On our first date, passing the time at Chili's waiting for our boss' reception to start, I made a passing comment on how much I liked the pretty blue, yellow, and white tiles. For my birthday a few months later, Nil gave me a table top and a couple of boxes of the same tiles, so I could let my artistic side loose a little. I was blown away by how closely he was listening to me and how hard he worked– calling Chili's in the closest three states– to track down my gift.
The "M" word: We both knew we were interested in the same things, had the same ideas about work and fun and family. Also, I studied abroad in Spain for a semester not long after we started dating– I wanted to make sure I was really in it for the long haul before committing to such a long distance relationship.
Compromise: The venue for the Christian ceremony.
Biggest splurge: The saris were really expensive– Nil picked them out when he went to India last winter.
Scrimp and save: The Hindu ceremony is in the morning on the same day as a local dance, so the venue charged less than they would have for a typical weekend.
Advice for the newly engaged: Peruse photographers' websites and blogs! They are photos of real people and real weddings, which will give you great ideas for centerpieces, colors, hair, jewelry, dresses, shoes, everything! Focus on your relationship, your marriage, and what's important to you. Make sure that every aspect of your wedding reflects those beliefs.
Jon Higgs & Jessi Waggener
April 17, 2010
Old Trail Pavilion
Him: 29, lead systems analyst
Her: 28, contract administrator
Engagement length: 10 months
Our love story: We met playing kickball for the Charlottesville Sports and Social Club– we were on opposing teams that had an intense rivalry. After Jessi's team beat us in the playoffs, we recruited her to play with us and our love grew. –Jon
Couple personality: Our love of the outdoors and our silliness [shows through the engagement shoot].
DIY: We did all the signage, the programs, favors, photo shoot props, guest book. We even did some of the decor, which included framed photos from our engagement shoot sitting around on the cake table and guest book table.
Compromise: Jon is mainly into '80s rock and country, while Jessi is mainly into pop and indie rock– this made it difficult to pick a first dance song and we went back and forth with a lot of different choices. Finally, Otis showed us the light and we chose "That's How Strong My Love Is."
"Bridezilla" moment: My mother had a MOBridezilla moment when she discovered I used printed mailing labels on the wedding invitations. She was horrified– I was all about efficient simplicity. We'll just chalk that one up to a generational shift in attitudes maybe?
Something old & borrowed: Both of my grandmother's engagement rings, tied with a ribbon around my bouquet.
The secret to wedding planning: As time-consuming and all-encompassing as the planning was, by necessity, I was very pleasantly surprised by how smoothly everything went on the day. –Jessi
Advice for the newly engaged: Your wedding is going to be one of the best celebrations that you will be part of. Make sure that your decisions and ideas are reflected during the day. Most of all, relax– you are about to marry your best friend and go on a sweet trip.


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P*** off fett2, i'm just talking to him! >:(
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P*** off fett2, i'm just talking to him! >:(
lol sheesh it was a joke.
sorry, lol also, i am sensistive
lol it's ok..
besides: £2-3 is like the equivalent of $1-2.
yeah, i get bullied at school and think most things are horrible, lol
i'm sorry to hear that Green, is it your dream to become an artist ?
hey GHF, you either/or have your dad scan some of your art.
its always nice to see new talents.
i know but it's in england and i'm in scotland and thats the only one i have!
Have whatever parent is in England mail it to Scotland. Or you could draw more pictures.
But they probably cant find it and i'm only down for a week.....:(.......but! I'm down another week here soon , i'll get it then i promise!
yeah, i get bullied at school and think most things are horrible, lol
So do I. It is good.
Are you maybe a little confused, or for some strange reason you like being bullied?
No! are you crazy? Who would like to have a swirly every day?
you get swirlies? *dies laughing*
Dare I ask what a swirly is? Or don't I want to know...
its when someone flushes your head in the toilet, but no i dont get swirlys, and plus ive now finished primary school, and " officially " going into high school
They've got a name for getting your head flushed in a toilet??? Scary, besides I didn't think anyone actually did that to other people.
school bullies, do, in the high school
They only ever said that when I was in High School I don't think it actually happened.
sometimes in the simpsons it does
That's not reality though
So what do you like to draw or paint?
Draw!!!!! Draw!!!! Draw!!! :):):):):)
ok, Im going to define professional incase anyone is still confused "some one who works to recive payment for an activity" so, when you say pro, Green, you may be leading some people to belive that you get paid to draw, but before you say anything I never said anything about a lack of skill on your part. I would like to see your pictures though,
and to Fett_II: the whole married thing, that was funny
w/e. but i havent got a D*** scanner. geeeeez, ive said to everyone that i dont
what's a D*** scanner? sounds like something from Digimon Season 3...
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There are days when I do happily spend several hours preparing a meal – a labour of love – but often I'll won't have a lot of advance warning to whip something up when people arrive. This is a perfect meal for those times – an easy-as-pie dinner using just four ingredients.
Caramelised onion and anchovy tart
- 1 packet ready rolled puff pastry
- 100g Grana Padano cheese or parmesan, grated
- 1 tin of anchovies or half a jar
- 3 onions
Finely slice the onions and cook them in a pan with a splash of oil on a very, very low heat for around an hour until they are a deep golden colour.
Pre-heat your oven to 220°C.
Score a line around the edge of the pastry about one centimetre in. Spread the onions over the centre of the tart evenly, then scatter the cheese over and place the anchovies on top.
Put the tart into the pre-heated oven and cook for around 15-20 mins until puffed up and golden.
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A hard-line Palestinian military commander who rebelled against leader Yasser Arafat to form his own rival party died in Damascus on Tuesday, according to his representatives and hospital officials. Said Musa Maragha, better known by his nom de guerre, "Abu Musa," was 86.
They said Maragha died of cancer.
Maragha, a Jordanian of Palestinian descent, defected from the Jordanian army in 1970 over tensions between the military and Palestinian fighters who were using the kingdom as a base to carry out attacks against Israel.
Palestinian fighters were pushed out of Jordan in 1971 in battles with Jordanian forces that killed thousands, mostly Palestinians, later known as "Black September."
Many fighters, including Maragha, fled to Lebanon.
There he joined the Fatah movement, headed by charismatic leader Arafat. Fatah at the time was aiming to destroy Israel and create a Palestinian state in its place, demanding the return of hundreds of thousands Palestinian refugees who fled or were forced from their homes during the 1948 Mideast war surrounding the creation of the Jewish state.
Decades later, the movement changed its goal to establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel in territories seized in the 1967 Mideast war — the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, while still demanding the return of the refugees to Israel.
Maragha quickly rose through the ranks of ragtag Palestinian fighting forces. By 1976, he was Fatah's chief military operative in south Lebanon, where Palestinians had carved out an enclave to attack neighboring Israel.
Maragha also involved Palestinians in Lebanon's 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, battling Syrian forces that intervened to assist Christian militias against their Muslim and leftist rivals.
Maragha rebelled against Arafat in 1982, after Israel invaded southern Lebanon and bombed the capital, Beirut, pushing out Palestinian fighters. Arafat and much of the Palestinian leadership fled to establish a base in Tunisia. Other fighters fled to Algeria and Yemen.
Maragha wanted Arafat to hold military commanders accountable for fleeing from the fighting. He argued against leaving Beirut, wanting to stay as close as possible to Israel's borders.
A year later, he established a rival group, called "Fatah Uprising." The group received the backing of the Assad regime in Syria [2], which sought to weaken Arafat.
He ultimately left to Damascus, where he joined the Syria [2]-allied Palestinian National Alliance, a group that rejected negotiations with Israel.
The alliance failed to gain significant traction among Palestinians.
Maragha slowly slipped into obscurity following interim peace accords signed between Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel, starting in 1993.
He was born in the biblical village of Bethany, near Jerusalem, a Palestinian town known now by its Arabic name, Azariyeh.
It was not immediately clear where or when Maragha would be buried. Representatives said there was heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces around the cemetery in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus.
He is survived by four children.


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**I've decided it's a lip swatch and review kinda day! That, and it's 4.10am at the time of writing and pretty lip swatches is all I can think of!**
Lovely Kuri included this lipstick from Painted lady (shade 198 Knock Out) in a package she sent me months ago.
I've heard of Hard Candy, of course, but I've never seen the Painted Lady range before (research shows it's sold at Walmart for ladies who are interested).
The packaging is quite cute, quite teenage but inoffensive.
The lipstick, a soft pink, looks like a pretty basic colour in the tube:
It has a surprisingly beautiful soft texture and a water shine finish! If I didn't find it on Walmart, I would've thought this was some kind of secret Japanese formula!
Lip Swatch:
The colour is lighter than in the tube but I think it turns into a rather nice candy pink on me – it's super hydrating and glossy too. It doesn't wear too well, but then it's a glossy lipstick so that's just how it is!
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GodsDaughter necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 81 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
Looking for front/back design evoking a fusion of all of the following: 90's LA gangsta + 30's gangland + modern day gloss. All with a touch of girly and empowerment based on the inherent value in every woman.
What Is Your Inspiration?
I am looking for front/back design evoking a fusion of early 90's LA gangsta (the prototypical old english script, simple and stark designs calling out sets, crossing out others with "187 killa" etc). Would like it to be dripping with gloss and glam in a way that is updated and does not overpower the general vibe of the shirt. I would like to play with "Godfather" inspired themes and script as well.
The idea behind the brand is a modern, edgy, yet street-related/outlaw image (something that still resonates as counter-culture) which mimics the bravado often associated with that image, but which (unlike personal arrogance) is based on 3 things: 1) The wearer truly being set apart as a child of God 2) The familial and protected status of that person as a child of God (as if they were in a gang, or part of "the family"), and 3) The truth behind the particular macro theme that the shirt states.
For instance, if the shirt were to say "Precious" on the front and with the tagline "GodsDaughter(TM) Welcome to the family" at on the back, that particular shirt would include a verse reference that would be cited as validation of that wearers Precious nature. Not just Precious based on her own merits, but Precious based on how valued and truly Precious and protected she is in the eyes of her Maker.
Hope this is clear enough to get a start. I welcome questions or comments regarding this direction. Thanks!
About GodsDaughter:
There has been much written and observed about the glam and self-focused celeb glorification in western culture and specifically how it impacts young women in terms of their body and self-images. When a woman's image and perceived self-worth is drawn from having "more" than her friends or being "more glamorous" than their friends, the potential for dissapointment and sadness in material things is very high. The GodsDaughter brands roll is to reinforce the beautiful and precious nature of all women, not because of their "diva" nature or the amount of bling they can afford, but because of their implicit worth at a soul level as human beings, and especially, as daughters of a loving creator. By doing this in a cross-over way that could conceivably be worn by many (without beating anyone over the head with a moral message) the brand is meant to offer hope, validation, and strength (in an edgy streetwise way) to young women struggling with their place in the world today.
***Please read comments if you are just coming to contest for first time. I have tried to give feedback on the highest rated ones and then reproduced that feedback for everyone, but please read both for the most insight! Thanks!***
- All designs should include the brand "GodsDaughter(TM)" with subtext "Welcome to the family"
- Macro themes for the shirts should be as follows:
- "Precious"
- "Beautiful"
- "Priceless"
- "Chosen"
- Would like to see designs on a simple ribbed or plain cotton tank or sporty tee- I would prefer to have awards given out to more than one design. The more that resonate, the better. I plan to give out up to 10 awards with the associated full prize money for each.
- Both paypal or credit card payments are options.FULL PRIZE MONEY FOR EACH OF UP TO (10) DESIGNS = $1500 POSSIBLE PAYOUT
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- Please plan on providing adobe .eps format
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- Shirt must look unique and authentic
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Survivors & Mates Support Network (SAMSN) is a not-for-profit organisation working to increase public awareness of the effects that childhood sexual abuse can have on men in their adult lives. SAMSN employs psychologists and social workers who have experience working with male survivors to facilitate support groups for men and their families and supporters.
Any man who has suffered from the effects of child sexual assault should know it was not his fault and that healing and recovery is possible. Regardless of his ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or religion any man can contact SAMSN for support.
Men dealing with the effects of childhood sexual abuse can have a difficult journey ahead of them. Typically men are expected to be mentally and physically tough and 'in control'. However male victims of childhood sexual abuse will often feel helpless and carry shame and guilt for what happened to them when they were young. Research has shown that many men can wait on average 20 years before disclosing to anyone.
Frequently men who were sexually abused when young remain isolated and distressed by those memories. Feelings of anxiety and secrecy can affect them into adulthood. Some men have a sense of loss or confusion around their confidence, masculinity or sexuality and find it difficult to trust. Many try to calm these feelings of distress with alcohol, drugs and gambling.
There is a way to deal with these feelings. It means recovering from the experiences rather than trying to "cover them up" or burying them. Doing some reading about childhood sexual abuse can be a good first step. Seeking support from a qualified and experienced therapist can also be an important step towards recovery. Many men find that talking with other males who have been through a similar experience, in a safe environment, can be an effective and fulfilling experience and be an important part of their recovery. Men have found that participating in our groups has helped build their confidence, improved their ability to have more intimate and trusting relationships and enabled them to become more engaged as parents.
"A big strength of these groups is that, not only are they professionally facilitated, but they have the additional foundation of authenticity borne from being created and supported by fellow survivors."
Chris – 53yrs (2016)
"Childhood sexual abuse has been an issue that my wife and I have been dealing with over many years since I disclosed the events of my childhood to her. After stumbling across the SAMSN organisation I attended the 8 week group counselling sessions – and the difference to me, my relationship with my wife and children has been extraordinary – a massive burden has been lifted from my life which has been a great difficulty in my life since a priest started abusing me from about the age of 12.
The topics and the group discussion in the 8 week counselling sessions were truly life changing and the power that these sessions have given me to drive my own life into the future is just one of many powerful outcomes for me. The collective wisdom of the group participants is such a special thing that I underestimated going into the program.
Once again – I give thanks to you for touching part of my life and the lives of my family in such a positive way."
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Massachusetts mandate update
Season 3 Episode 22 | 25m 6s
The Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate included President Obama's Affordable Care Act. How might it work? Need to Know medical correspondent Emily Senay, M.D. travels to Massachusetts, the only state in the nation that already requires everyone to have health insurance - part of a 2006 health reform law signed by then-governor Romney.
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lowville; pronounced l-owww(as in oww that really hurt)-ville …1)where the snow blows so hard their one traffic light breaks. 2)a
town in the foothills of the Adirondacks 3)a village that ppl, especially children, vows to get out of when they graduate.
a new friend – where are you from?
me – lowville.
friend – what?
me – the place in the middle of nowhere…
friend – i understand.
me – lowville.
friend – what?
me – the place in the middle of nowhere…
friend – i understand.
Lowville: define #2
Lowville; Population of 5,000. It's a place where workboots are in style, every guy chews, and nobody gives a shit. Welfare people take all the money from the workers, and there sure are a lot of welfare people. There are more cows than people apparently, That says something. And once you graduate, if you have a brain. You'll get out of there. There used to be nice looking historic buildings until some drunk people burnt it down. That was about the only good thing about Lowville.
Person 1 : When are we going to lowville again?
Person 2 : Never.
Person 2 : Never.


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Born into a family of artists, my mother a painter, and my grandparents who have worked in ceramics for over 50 years, I understand the importance of art objects in one's life, and it only seems natural that I go into the art field. Beginning with small projects in my grandparent's studio I have always had an affinity for ceramics.
My serious interest in ceramics began at Southern Oregon University in 2004-2008. The influence of the many instructors who came through the ceramics department has given me a diverse ceramic education and helped me to develop an unique voice and style. In the summer of 2006 I apprenticed under the French potter Jean-Nicolas Gerard in Valensole, France. Spending long days in the studio, I gained technical skill doing production assistance and studio work for Mr. Gerard. This opportunity also provided time to develop my own work and ideas.
In 2010-2011 I studied at University of Florida as a Post-Bacc student. I enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program at Lousiana State University in 2011, where I studied with Andy Shaw and Michaelene Walsh during the three-year program, which I completed in the spring of 2014. I have recently been awarded the Fogelberg Studio Fellowship at Northern Clay Center from September 2014 to September 2015.
My ceramic work acts as a portrait of the city in which I live. It brings attention to the beauty of the urban landscape, and shows details of daily life that can often be overlooked. I make functional porcelain pieces illustrated with drawings and observations of the local environment. The elements depicted are representative and unique to the local urban landscape, a local can view the illustrations and recognize their city in the landmarks and buildings, yet the images are also vague enough that the non-local can also to relate to the imagery.
The muted color palate gives the work an unimposing quality, paired with clean lines and the contrast of glazed and unglazed surfaces the work has a sharp quality to hold the viewers attention. Function brings the viewer in contact with the illustrations giving them a chance to investigate the form, surface, and drawings. The viewer can identify with the scene and create their own narrative and relationship to the illustrations.


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The European nations have been popular travel destinations for decades. With rich culture, delicious cuisines, and some of the world's greatest museums, France, Germany and Spain are places that everyone should experience. Russia is the largest country in the world and offers exciting opportunities for every traveler. The Kremlin in Moscow is one of the most interesting sites that visitors could hope to take in.
Thrifty travelers have more options than ever in 2015. South Korea is becoming an affordable vacation destination for sportsmen and adventure lovers. The Asian nation offers challenging hikes, green golf courses and ocean waters for fishing. Mexico has beautiful all-inclusive resorts that provide vacationers beach front views for a bargain.What country is your favorite to travel to? Vote on this list and share your favorite travel destinations in the comments section.
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Herbicide injury and time to
plant pumpkins
By John Fulton
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[June 10, 2014]
As if trees didn't have enough leaf
problems with the diseases, herbicide drift has shown up in a big
way this past week or so. Particularly noticeable is drift damage on
tomatoes and grapes. All cases I have seen, the herbicides involved
have been members of the growth regulator group. This group includes
products such as 2,4-D and dicamba (Banvel.) Both products are used
in agricultural production, right-of-way maintenance, and in home
lawn care. Just check the label on your favorite broadleaf weed
control product, and if you can get by the technical chemical name,
it will usually end with salt of dicamba as one of the ingredients
in the three-way combination products.
Leaf symptoms usually appear as some sort of abnormal growth.
This can include twisting, cupping, elongation, and rolling.
Since these chemicals are systemic growth regulators, they move
throughout the trees (or shrubs or flowers) and then show the
most damage on the newest growing points. Think of what a
dandelion looks like after it has been treated with 2,4-D and
you get the general idea.
Where the products come from on your trees and gardens is
generally a big mystery. They can drift during the actual
spraying process (called spray drift), or they can come back up
off the ground as a vapor and move with winds (called vapor
drift). The difficulty with vapor drift is that it can occur for
up to one and one-half weeks after the application, and then can
drift for up to a mile and a half. This vapor drift problem is
more common with esther formulations of the chemical (basically
oil based) as compared to the amine formulation (basically water
Different species of plants are more susceptible than others,
and the full-size leaves are less likely to show symptoms. Red
buds, oaks, and lilacs are among the most susceptible trees.
Grapes and tomatoes are among the most susceptible garden
plants. The chemicals concentrate in the newest growing tissues
such as the buds, tips, and newest leaves.
If you do have damage from herbicide drift, the end results can
vary. Generally, on established perennials, the damage is ugly
leaves for at least part of this growing season. You can also
have some "wave" to the ends of branches, and possibly the loss
of some small branch ends. On younger stock, transplanted in the
last year or so, the damage may be fatal. It usually takes
several weeks to get an indication of the amount of damage done,
but a year is even better.
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As for treatment, water plants when the weather stays dry. Don't
fertilize at this time. Remember that growth regulator
herbicides make things "grow themselves to death." You have to
walk a fine line between keeping the plant healthy and making
matters worse.
Planting Pumpkins
If you haven't sown pumpkins for fall decoration, usually around
Father's Day is the correct timing. Vining pumpkins need at
least 50 – 100 square feet per hill, with the larger pumpkins
requiring the larger area. Hills should be five to six feet
apart and rows of hills should be 10 – 15 feet apart. Each hill
should have about four seeds per hill, planted about an inch
As for treatment, water plants when the weather stays dry. Don't
fertilize at this time. Remember that growth regulator
herbicides make things "grow themselves to death." You have to
walk a fine line between keeping the plant healthy and making
matters worse.
The miniature varieties such as the Jack-Be-Little are sometimes
grown in rows with seeds planted every eight to twelve inches,
then thinned to about two feet apart in the rows. Fall
decoration pumpkins should be cut from the vine before the vine
dries in order to have a good stem attached to the pumpkin, but
after the color is acceptable.
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