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Last spring I decided that this was the year I was going to finally get some chickens. On a snowy Saturday in March I brought home six tiny cheepers that I bought at my local ranch store in Livingston, Montana. Two of them died right off, which didn't entirely surprise me: those fluffballs didn't look like they'd really committed to life on the planet. My carpenter boyfriend recycled a big packing crate into a nice tight coop, and we put up a fence. Long story short, the fencing was inadequate and just as they got to laying age, two of my hens were dispatched by the bird dog. Sigh. I was down to one rooster and one hen.
So I made a deal with my milk-and-egg rancher — she took my rooster in exchange for a broody hen, and I bought five professional laying hens off of her. And the boyfriend added a frame upon which I stapled wire fencing (with some recycled twig fencing for shade), then draped the whole thing in bird netting. Voilà — a chicken coop in the backyard.
However, I must admit, there's a part of me that feels a little queasy about having become part of a trend. I'm not really a trend person. I'd always wanted chickens, but mostly for the same economic-anxiety issues like the ones described in this article. I had a pretty strong hunch that my corporate job was coming to an end, and I figured with a big veggie garden and a bunch of hens, at least I wouldn't starve to death. But I have to say, I was sort of wigged out by trend articles like this one about artist Hope Sandrow and this other one about the children's book author, Jann Brett, in which the chickens are described as something between pets and circus freaks.
People! These are chickens! Don't you know they will shit on everything? And you let them in your house? On your shoulder? In your car? Yuck.
So, my dirty little secret is out. I don't love my chickens. I haven't named them, not even the little brown one who is the only survivor from that group of six I brought home in the spring. I wasn't particularly sentimental about the two the dog killed, although I was quite annoyed with the dog: he'd offed them just as they'd started producing eggs. To me, they all seem pretty interchangeable. They lay enormous brown eggs, with yolks that stand up and are a bright bright marigold color. They are making me very fine compost.
But they are not pets. They're livestock. Yes, I distinguish between the two. Perhaps it's growing up on farms, and around people who breed animals for a living, but I do think there are degrees of separation. Call me a species-ist if you want, but I don't love them, I haven't named them, and I do not want them in my house.
I have pets. Two spoiled bird dogs who are allowed on all the furniture and upon whom I have lavished much affection and thousands of dollars of veterinary care. The chickens are not pets. They live in a coop out back, and granted, they're sort of adorable sometimes when they all chase me across the yard in the morning — I'm not taking it as a sign of affection, they know they'll get kitchen scraps and scratch grains if they return to the coop when their free-range recess is over. But I just don't get the sentimental attachment that so many people seem to feel for their chickens. What, praytell, are all these people who have chickens running around in their house doing about the shit? Do they have servants to follow the chickens around? Please tell me they're not outfitting them with chicken diapers?
To each his own, I suppose. If you want your chickens to be pets, then who am I to judge? You want to diaper your chickens… well, people do all sorts of odd things. But don't go all cranky with me because I think there are livestock animals, which live outside, in barns or coops or sties or whatever, and won't be bringing mine inside.
I do like my chickens. But mostly I do my duty by them. They have a nice life — a cozy coop, a big run, an hour or so free range in the garden every morning, food, a heated water thingy for winter. They now have sturdy fencing to keep my dogs, the neighborhood cats, and that skunk I've smelled in the alley out of their enclosure. I clean the shit out of their food and their water. I keep their run and the coop mucked out and make sure they have clean straw in their area and shavings in their coop. Despite all that, despite the nice rhythm they give to my day, and the astonishingly good eggs that I'm using for barter all over town…they're just chickens. Nice chickens, but still, just chickens.
I worry about all those people who are jumping on the backyard chicken trend, expecting them to be cute and affectionate — to be pets, in essence. What's going to happen when they're confronted by the considerable amount of waste those chickens produce? What's going to happen the first time one of their kids gets fwapped in the face by a panicky chicken? Or steps barefoot in a big squishy free-range pile of chicken shit? What's going to happen when they decide they're bored with chickens, that their daily care is too demanding and they aren't really that cute after all?
Is the backyard chicken trend going to show up in a spike of chickens abandoned at shelters? Backyard chickens are great, but the reality, at least in my backyard, is not the romantic pastoralism as served up by most of the newspaper trend stories, but rather a more quotidian reality. Eggs, feed, water, poop, with some companionate clucking. Livestock. Like a 4H project, complete with duties and responsibilities, and in reward, I'm eating lots and lots of big, brown eggs with bright yellow yolks.
That's what I expected from them, not love, not companionship: just eggs. And for that, I really, really like my chickens.
Thank you for this article and you are brave to put into print that you dont consider your chickens as pets. Hooray for you. My chickens and I have a deal- I feed them and give them shelter- they lay eggs and let me take them from them. End of discussion.
I agree with you 100% about the difference between livestock and pets. We had been thinking about getting some hens for egg production for over a year when someone offered us 6. We already had a coop built in our barn with a large covered run outside. When we got them we did name them. Besides the eggs (they are not laying now, 1 is broody, 2 are molting and 3 are just slackers i guess) we do find entertaining. But good god, they will never be let into the house! And when there productive lives are over we look forward to making a nice stew out of them, replacing them with new producers. We have a friend who raises pastured poultry commercially. He has offered to teach me how to kill them humanely and butcher them properly. We know many people in the city who have hens and have no plans for them once they are no longer laying. We plan to offer to take them and either butcher them for the owners for a fee or put them in our freezer (as soon as we get one). We will be totally up front about what we plan to do with them. We definite will not be running an old flocks home for chickens.
I like my chickens. And that's it, I'm just in like with them. They aren't pets and don't have names. They live in the hen house. They feed me so I feed them. When they stop feeding me they'll make nice compost. Have you ever tried to play fetch with a pet chicken? I'll stick with my farmcollies for pets.
Great article!
It's okay, you're not following a trend if you were going there anyways. We have a lot of hens. I taught the roosters to not crow – they were delicious. Our hens, and the roosters while they were learning not to crow, have free run of our farm. The eggs are a definite bonus and delicious but the big reason that we have so many birds is they are a natural pest control. They keep our gardens, compost piles and livestock free of bugs, break up poop patties in the pastures and rake down the bits of turned up soil from the pigs. When their day comes, they'll stew slowly, those tough old birds and I'll enjoy them in one more way. It's a system. I enjoy looking at them but they're a different level than a pet. They benefit as do we.
The folks at most animal shelters seem to think that an "adoption fee" of $40 is appropriate for chickens, which is why chickens languish at shelters all over the country.
A chick is $2, a chicken of indeterminate age is probably worth around $6 – bagged and oven-ready.
Try mentioning to the shelter that you're interested in adopting dinner and they'll show you to the door.
Weird. Supermarkets are fine, but eating livestock? Nope. Not in our enlightened society.
I agree to a certain extent in that I wouldn't let my chickens in the house either, but you say that they shit everywhere and that's gross. But then you say: "I have pets. Two spoiled bird dogs who are allowed on all the furniture and upon whom I have lavished much attention and thousands of dollars of veterinary care." Dogs not only shit but they also eat shit and then want to lick your face… now that's pretty gross if you ask me. I know what you mean about the chicken trend, although I live in rural Italy and it's certainly not a trend here, but rather a necessity to have your own chickens. And in my opinion, there are a lot more abandoned dogs than chickens, no? I think they are many more spoiled children who just HAVE to get a puppy and then can't deal with it after that…
ok, I've got to admit I think alot of my poultry. I have twenty some guinea keets in a cage under a light on my sunroom floor. No,I'm not going to give them the run of the house and when they get old enough to go outside to the chicken house out they go. I have no problem with frying up the young roosters. I know they had agood home were not fed a bunch of hormones and antbiotics that I would not care to eat. I have a pair of peacocks and a tri of Royal Palm turkeys.none of them are on the menu. I also have a small flock of Silkie chickhens beautiful little feather dusters I wouldn't think of eating them because their flesh is black. I have six standard size hens that I hatch their eggs in an incubator to raise the chicks for fryers. I also have a flock of Nankin Banties what I am saying here is I have poultry that is livestock and earns its keep but they are also my PETS!!!!
I imagine it will be somewhat similar to the trend with potbellied pigs in the late 90′s-early 2000′s.
Mochapj, can you explain more about what happened with the potbellied pigs back then?
Certainly Walter.
My comment referred to how back then (in Toronto specifically) when news of certain celebrities keeping them as pets emerged (George Clooney and Luke Perry I believe) all of a sudden they became the hot new pet to have.
Average consumers started to keep them as pets, not realizing that they grew to be so big and required a certain level of care. This led to many abandoning them, and humane societies having to repatriate them out to farms and such, which eventually led to the municipal government outlawing them as pets in Toronto.
As it is in Toronto now, chickens and all other livestock are strictly verboten, but there is a silent group breaking the laws and keeping them anyway.
I obviously can't speak for the rest of the world, but I imagine it wasn't specifically a Toronto phenomenon.
I don't name my chickens, generally, except maybe "Big Chicken". But eggs on the other hand? Why of course, there's Fluffy, Creamy and Yummy…
THANK YOU! Those articles drive me nuts. My favorite thing is the idea that people will keep backyard chickens and still have a beautiful pristine lawn. Chickens will turn any patch of grass into a lunar landscape within a matter of days. You could probably preserve the grass if you were really diligent about moving them every day or two, but the lawn would still be covered with poop and feathers.
That said, I like having chickens, but they are definitely LIVESTOCK.
I have 3 wonderful cats as pets, and I have four chickens. When I bought the day-old chicks, I was thinking that it all would be strictly utilitarian. I wanted home-produced eggs, just like I wanted to eat only home-produced tomatoes and greens. But as they grew and their personalities (yes, they have distinct personalities!) developed, I got more attached to them. One of them LOVES people, likes to be held, and wanders into the house on summer days if the door is open. Yeah, she'll sometimes leave a little poop (luckily we have hardwood floors…), but it's no big deal. When I go out into the garden, she comes running like mad and makes a little chicken "hello" sound. I can't help it, I'm charmed. One of her sisters, on the other hand, is mean and if I ate meat, she'd go into the pot first. I think if you have a large flock, it's easy to let them do their own thing and not get attached. But having a small flock in your yard is rewarding for both the eggs or meat, and for the companionship of the animals. And chickens are WAY easier to keep than cats or dogs!
Most of my 15 chickens have names. Goldie, Big Bertha, Bearded Lady (these are the 3 Easter Eggers) are a few of the names. I don't set out to name them, but somehow it just happens. Still won't stop me from making stew when their laying days are over. They are having a good life while they live. Like Walter, I've already taught a few roosters how not to crow (these were sold to me as pullet chicks- I wonder who they are getting to sex them when I could buy straight run and get about the same rate of pullets) Made some good eating and I'm sleeping much better in the morning. So for me it is possible to name and enjoy animals and then make them into dinner. I grew up on a dairy farm, so maybe that makes the transition from hoof to the table easier. I do thank the animal and tell them goodbye when they die. Once they are dead though it's just a carcass like any other. Although, out of respect I also make use of the whole animal and waste none of it. It's the least I can do after they gave their life so I can eat.
I have two cats, one dog, one husband and no chickens. My life is less for not having a few chickens–as both pets and livestock. I grew up on a farm but now live in the city. Although I wouldn't do it anymore, I know how to wring a chicken's neck. I've heard of covert operations involving keeping chickens in the city. Unfortunately I've called the law on my neighbor's non-stop barking dogs before and I'm certain he would call the law at the first cluck coming out of my backyard. I would not put diapers on them but I would name them Loretta, Bernadette and Coretta. Probably within the next year or so I will move out to the country where I can keep them and get a goat and few other critters.
I live to far into the city and planning laws wont let me keep chickens, sad to say. I guess the neighbours would complain :(
I have three chickens. They have names and personalities and are kind of cute, in a feathered-dinosaur sort of way. They haven't laid eggs in more than two months, because first they had to molt, and then it got cold out (and we've been lazy about outfitting them with a heat lamp). Today, as I was watching them peck around their run, I realized I was thinking like a farmer, calculating the comparative costs of keeping them alive with feed and a heat lamp in the hopes that they'll start laying again versus having them butchered and stashing them in the freezer for making stock. Wait! These are my chickens! I slapped myself. But no, they're just chickens. One day we'll probably eat them. And that will be sad, but also OK. At least for us.
I find it interesting when people blog about their selfishness.
This isn't much different from people who love pit bulls, or pugs & bulldogs with hideous squished-in faces, vs. people who love normal dogs. I just don't get the former. Why are people still breeding those gene pool rejects? Ew.
On the other hand, I am inexplicably charmed by guinea fowl & chicken. I find them adorably dopey. Their clucks are cute to me. Dumb as bricks they are, but in a darling way. And they give you eggs, no less–I LOVE EGGS. I don't eat meat anymore (my digestive tract & aging metabolism do best without), so I probably would either give them away or maybe just keep the poor goofy dears after their egglaying years, if they're pleasant old bitties. Karma, you know. Someday I won't be productive either, & I might not be a nice old bittie.
Diapers on a chicken?! I am ever amazed by the ingenuity of my fellow man. Or woman–this was woman-designed, no man would ever diaper a chicken on purpose, I'm certain of it. Only a woman would mother a chicken like that.
And you who think of them as soulless food-stock, it's a big world. To each his own. I won't call PETA on you if you don't harrass me about my Chickie Pampers. :D
Meh. Fancy chicken fanciers (hey, that's what they call themselves) have always blurred the lines between livestock, pet, and deranged hobby.
People shampoo their chickens before taking them to a poultry show.
Many of the fancy breeds are poor layers, delicate, and virtually impossible to breed "to the standard." That's what the fanciers like about them — they are as challenging and useless as hothouse orchids.
Our chickens are livestock; a few of them have names and are "pets" in the original sense of being "a favorite." They don't come into the house (unless I leave the back door open — there have been invasions) or wear diapers. Excess roosters are coq a vin. Eggs are mandatory, and she who eats eggs becomes stew. But they are also entertaining, have individual personalities, and we enjoy having them around.
As the oldest hens move past laying age, I have no doubt that some of the pets will cash in a sinecure and enjoy a retirement in the coop rather than the crockpot. It's cheap sentimentality in all senses of the term — an old free-range hen isn't exactly expensive to feed.
How to humiliate a teen-aged daughter:
Years ago, when I was replacing a brood of chickens, the local Farm Coop promised me that the eleven chicks I just paid $5 for were hens. Great. A few years of egg-laying and then some fine stews were on the calendar. No offense intended, but chickens are a food source, to me, not pets. Well, as my chicks reached puberty and found their voices, ALL eleven of them developed spurs and full-throated cockle-doodle-doos! (Hmmm, I thought, eleven roosters for for five upcoming hen-layers will do as much good as eleven guys diving in the deep end to save one young chick in distress – if that's possible.) Okay, so, when they hit two or three pounds, my egg-layers are definitely fryers.
Having dispatched quite a few hens in my lifetime, I really didn't like the few who got away and beat themselves black-and-blue in the final throes . . . so, I decided to let them bleed out hanging from my, uh, clothesline. Perfect. So, when the time came, I had eleven pre-cut cords in place, set about the task, and had about seven flapping feathered birds hanging by the legs with wings outspread and — well, you get the picture. As I picked up the next in line, I heard a noise in the driveway and saw that my daughter was home from school. She had been given a ride by friends who were now standing around the car, just, well, staring at me. There she stood on the porch, hands on hips, head slowly shaking back-and-forth, with that look that only mothers of teen-aged girls who have been totally embarrassed by them can appreciate, and said in a low just-between-us voice, "I don't know why you can't just hang sheets on the line, like other mothers!"
My Susan passed away from Ewing's Sarcoma in 1981 at just 20 years of age. She left me with many wonderful memories; but, this was the best because of that look of total embarrassment combined with her own budding wit.
After feeling inundated with articles about people falling in love with their chickens, naming them, petting them, etc., it's a relief to read this blog post. I have a friend who has chickens & I've certainly enjoyed eating their eggs & have benefited from using their excretions as fertilizer in my veg garden, but I'm not fond of them and don't see them as potential pets. The friends likes almost all birds, & she usually lets the chickens die a natural death, even after the hen has pretty much stopped laying, but otherwise, the birds are there for a purpose and that's to lay eggs, eat any & all surplus or spoiled foods (i.e., live garbage disposals) & produce fertilizer. In the winter, as long as the weather isn't really bad, she picks weeds/grasses for the chickens for "greens." Their yolks are usually a lovely golden yellow.
I have learned that chickens will eat anything, vegetables, grasses, grains, meat, insects, small slugs, crab shells, whatever–that includes other chickens. Occasionally, some chickens will turn on & start harassing & pecking a single chicken, and may do so until the bullied chicken is dead unless the human caretaker notices in time and removes that bird for a long enough period of time for the bird to recover & the others to forget why they started picking on it in the first place. Perhaps that is not so different from the way humans behave.
Thank you, thank you. At last someone else who does not romanticize chickens. When living in the country I too had chickens. They were interesting (loved grass clippings when mowing), but they didn't curl up on my bed with me.
I've been keeping chickens since May. I was a complete newbie, but had done enough research and talked to enough fellow backyard livestock'ers to know that I'd be dealing with lots of poopy litter from the coop and run, that hens are noisy when they lay, and that it's a real adjustment after having critters like cats. Well, it is an adjustment after just having pets, in general.
But, I went ahead and did it. For starters, I am tired of buying eggs at the market. And I like to have some control over what I eat. Besides, I am sick of amending my backyard with purchased planting mixes and composts.
For their part, the girls are helpful beyond the eggs they produce. When I let them out for recess before it gets dark, they mow down weeds for me. The poop and then scratch it into the dirt while they're looking for other snacks. I moved into a house where the yard had never been seriously cultivated, so this is priceless.
They have names, but honestly? They're feathered dinosaurs. The squawks and bawks and chirps that they emit when I so much as open the patio door (they have bionic hearing, it turns out) are something out of a micro-scale Jurassic Park. They have unique personalities, and it is entertaining to watch them, but they're just laying hens. They're laying hens who are feeding my family, taking care of most of my veggie/fruit scraps from the kitchen, eating weeds and pests (they dispatched a couple dozen tomato horn worms in the summer one weekend), and they give me great litter to compost or work into the dirt as side dressing. I am not supposed to have them where I live, but so far so good; lots of us do it.
In the house? Egad. They're really unique and beautiful creatures in their way, but even if they could be litterbox trained, it just sounds like a disaster.
I love chickens!! Either as pets, producers (eggs), or as food …. let me count the ways Forest.
First pet was a chicken. Not many baby animals are as cute as chickens (biddies)…. except puppies and babies. Learn how to slaughter and dress so when you get tired of them, you eat them …… simple.
I have kids, 5 dogs, 4 cats, sheeps, some goats and chikens! They are all pets and I actually like them! Named them all (the 12 chiks and the other farm animals as well). They are funny and silly and no, we do not eat meat! :) and they are not allowed in the house, although they tried :)
Oh, of course. Because some animals are friends and others are simply things. Use some of them as/for food and play with others, totally valid distinction, sure. Just like some humans are masters and others are servants, that's perfectly valid too. After all, women/nonwhites are meant to serve Us. They're different, see, so it's okay.
I find it interesting when humans get "TIRED" of innocent animals lives on this earth, they kill them. On the other hand, I accumulated many tumors from eating birds, especially chickens, Birds cause tumors, and I quit eating all of them years ago, organic or putrid, big or small, none of them are good for humans to eat. Chickens are already showing signs of their own version of mad cow disease. Good luck to you all, you will certainly deserve what you get in life.
The 'myth' that you 'cracked' was about hipsters treating chickens like how most people (including yourself) treat dogs? I don't understand – you're annoyed because you don't want to be seen as a hipster? That unlike those stupid naive yuppies, you are special and clever because you treat chickens like 99.9999% of people treat chickens (which is, as womb-making machines)? Gah. I wanted to see some actual myths cracked! False advertising! Maybe re-title this as 'I am totes better than stupid chicken-coddling hipsters'…
Excising one's naturally empathetic feelings from a relationship other sentient beings in order to kill them is a dubious accomplishment, but the practice is tried and true. Language reveals a lot: we have to consider other people as "dogs", "monkeys", or "pigs" before we can hurt them without doing harm to ourselves, in the same way this author betrays a need to make the psychological distinction between "pets" and "food" before being able to kill.
Talk about your pecking orders: men are demoted to women ("ladies" "girls") and women get demoted to animals ("bitches" "dogs"), as a measure of disrespect. Animals get demoted to means-to-an-end in egg laying, pit fighting or horse racing, or simply thought of as calories. Might makes Right.
What a great responsibility it is, to be a God; would that so many here were less proud of their smiting abilities, and of their success at letting their palates influence their ethics.
Ah, yes, chickens. I must admit to having a sort of pet chicken–a Silkie rooster with a flipped foot. That said, I'd definitely find him a home if I could. And he lives in the barn and pasture, just like the rest of the livestock. For the most part, I have an agreement with my chickens, who are forever unnamed. They produce eggs, or they produce meat, but they don't get a free ride. My goats also produce something on the farm, as do the horses, who pay their way each year by going to camp and earning enough for hay through the winter. The geese go into the freezer. That's just the way it is. Much as I would like to support 1000 animals on my farm, I can't afford it. I treat them with respect, and they know why they are here. Their life is good while they're on the earth, and that's a lot better than I can say for anything obtained at the local grocery, including the vegetables.


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|TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's trio of Finns ready to fly at home
The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team is ready to take on the fastest event of the season, Rally Finland (July 27-30), with its trio of home-grown drivers: Jari-Matti Latvala, Juho Hänninen and Esapekka Lappi.
Rally Finland is famous for its fast gravel stages through forests, featuring large jumps and numerous crests. Many of these are located on corners, making the positioning of the car for the perfect take-off crucial to carrying speed through the bend. The stages are mostly wide with a smooth and compact gravel surface that contributes to the rapid pace.
Jyväskylä hosts the service park and the opening Thursday-night Harju street stage, which is run again at the end of a very long day on Friday that consists of 12 stages. There are another eight stages on Saturday, including two runs over the most famous test of all, Ouninpohja. Four more stages round out the action on Sunday, with the Oittila Power Stage set to begin at 13:18 local time.
As well as the drivers, Rally Finland is a home event for team principal Tommi Mäkinen, and one that he won four times during his career behind the wheel. Latvala has the opportunity to match that achievement, having already claimed victory in 2010, 2014 and 2015. Hänninen finished in the top six on his last two attempts in 2014 and 2015, while Esapekka Lappi has come eighth overall in the past two years while also dominating the WRC2 category. With the team based very close to Jyväskylä, the Yaris WRC has completed plenty of development running on local roads as well as specific pre-event testing.
Tommi Mäkinen (Team Principal)
"Finland is a very special home rally for us, and as long as the drivers are feeling confident, then I am feeling confident too. I think we are well prepared as we have quite a lot of experience of Finnish stages. On the other hand, our car has been constantly evolving so we are always discovering new things. What's certain is that this rally is going to be an incredible experience for all of us and we'll see lots of fans on the stages. We have a great line-up of drivers: Jari-Matti knows how to win here, Juho is very experienced and fast, while Esapekka is young and hungry. I think they will all be very strong."
Jari-Matti Latvala (Driver car 10)
"Along with Monte-Carlo, Finland is the rally that everyone wants to win; especially if you are Finnish. There's pressure to do well, but it's a positive pressure. No doubt about my target: victory. I'm feeling confident, but I don't think there's such a thing as a big home advantage for Finnish drivers anymore. Now that so many of the stages are used every year, the other drivers have got a lot of experience as well. I'm expecting a big fight."
Juho Hänninen (Driver car 11)
"Finland is the rally I have done more than any other, so I'm feeling quite confident. I don't want to set any specific targets but I'm definitely going to push hard from the start and see how high we can finish. There's no choice in Finland: the speeds are so fast that you don't have time to build up to speed; you have to be awake from the first corner. The work we did on the test was mainly on the suspension and now it feels really good. I also had some rain at the start of my test but this is positive as it means that the roads should be really compact and in the right condition for the rally."
Esapekka Lappi (Driver car 12)
"It's going to be really exciting to take part in my home event for the first time with a World Rally Car. I think there's a chance that if we have a perfect rally we could be on the podium, but everything would have to go without a hitch because the gaps in Finland are normally so small. Our car should be very well suited to the roads in Finland: I think the aerodynamics and engine are really our strong points. This rally is a big job for my co-driver Janne too as he'll be calling out the pace notes at speeds that are much faster than we have ever experienced in Finland before."
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Hi everyone, Rob and I can't believe that it's been 2 months since we went to Alaska. Where does the time go? Being in the middle of the dog days of summer, I personally REALLY miss Alaska's cool breezes and fresh air feel. With that being said, here are the pages that I did for when we visited Glacier Bay. This is the first side... The Stamp Room. This stuff is awesome. It's a dimensional paint with lots of sparkle in it, what more could a girl ask for? lol So the next picture is a closeup of the details of the page.
Hope you enjoy the pages and get a few tips from them.
Take care and happy crafting - Jodie
July 13, 2013
Glacier Bay
Labels: bling, chipboard, Sorbet Paint, stamps
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- AnonymousJuly 13, 2013 at 6:07 PM
I love this and I think I will give this paint a try--any suggestions on where to purchase it?ReplyDelete
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Christmas in July: Day 4 - Ariel
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text: I've got a Linksys PAP2 (VoIP ATA) behind my WRT54GL running the latest version of Tomato. Prior to this I had a Telco AC211N (VoIP ATA) running behind my router with the same configuration. Now that the background is out of the way.... I never had an issue with the AC211N behind Tomato's firewall however on a few occasions I've had one-way audio with the Linksys ATA behind Tomato's firewall? The Linksys ATA works fine in DMZ but I don't understand why it doesn't always work when behind Tomato's firewall. Doesn't Tomato support STUN? I know Tomato supports UPnP but I'm not sure if the Linksys PAP2 does? I can forward ports to the ATA but I'm convinced that the Linksys ATA should work behind Tomato's firewall without ports forwarded? Any insight to this would be appreciated! TIA


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Retroactive improvements to transportation fringe benefits
Parity for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits
For 2015, an employer could reimburse employees on a pretax basis up to (1) $250 per month for qualified parking, and (2) $130 a month for transit passes and commuter transportation in a commuter highway vehicle (including van pools). Recent legislation amended the rules to provide parity in the level of benefits for both types of transportation fringe benefits retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015.
The permanent change, while very welcome, presents administrative issues for employers that offer such benefits because of its retroactive nature. If, for example, an employer was providing its employees with transit passes worth $200 per month and included $70 per month in an employee's taxable wages, the $70 per month must now be treated as a pretax amount for purposes of reporting the employee's taxable wages on Forms 941 and W-2.
Form 941 reporting
In order to minimize administrative burdens, the IRS, in Notice 2016-6, provides a special administrative procedure that permits an employer to process its entire 2015 adjustment on Form 941 for the fourth quarter of 2015, rather than amending each prior quarterly return. This procedure requires the employer to refund to the employees (in advance of filing the Form 941) their share of any withheld excess FICA tax or Additional Medicare Tax.
If an employer has already filed Form 941 for the fourth quarter of 2015, the employer may use Form 941-X and the normal amended return procedures to make an adjustment or claim a refund for any quarter in 2015 with regard to the overpayment of FICA tax (but not Additional Medicare Tax) on the excess transit benefits after first repaying or reimbursing the employees or securing consents from their employees.
Form W-2 reporting
The notice also has instructions for employers that paid excess transit benefits during 2015 but have not yet issued Forms W-2 for 2015 to their employees, plus guidance for those employers that have already filed 2015 Forms W-2.


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So we know that Madonna will be the face of Versace summer 2015 campaign but who will be the sexy bodies and faces of the men's campaign? The answer is Filip Hrivnak (Former hockey player) Miroslav Cech, and Italian model Alessio Pozzi. Photography Mert & Marcus.
I cannot wait to see the full campaign! Also it would be nice to see the boys with Madonna


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Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific
study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are
applied to issues of critical relevance to business,
including talent management, coaching, assessment,
selection, training, organizational development,
performance, and work-life balance.
Dr. Tanya Delany leads Global Selection and Assessment at IBM. In this role, she manages a team of I-O psychologists globally through design and execution of competency/skill based assessments, cognitive ability item generation tool, on-demand validation (criterion-referenced) program, compliance tracking, and education and training for local execution teams.
In addition to her work with assessment, Tanya leads a team of senior human resource professionals responsible for Equal Opportunities and Global Compliance. She has been with IBM for 11 years.


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What is a clinical trial?
Medical research is rapidly expanding all over the world. For the assorted statuses and diseases, tons of new medical specialties and treatments are being invented everyday. These medical specialties and treatments have got to be studied in depth, analyzed and tested. For this purpose, clinical trials are conducted. Clinical trials are performed to analyze the effectivity of new drugs and treatment.
What is mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a serious life-threatening condition in which the mesothelium cells act abnormally. Most of the variety meat of the organic structure like lungs, abdomen, bosom and some other parts have got a lining called as mesothelium lining. Mesothelioma is caused owed to exposure to asbestos fibres or asbestos dust. When a individual inhales the asbestos dust or fibres through the olfactory organ or mouth, they come in the organic structure and traveling throughout the body. After this, they settle down in some organic structure organ and traveling through it, finally coming in contact with the mesothelium lining. As soon as they touch the mesothelium lining, the mesothelium cells begin behaving in an bizarre manner. They begin dividing rapidly and start to outlive the other cells. This Pbs to the formation of tumours in that organ, leading to mesothelioma. The tumours may also distribute to other parts of the body.
What are mesothelioma clinical trials?
Mesothelioma is very hard to diagnose, as the diagnosing process is quite complex. Also, the symptoms of mesothelioma, like thorax pain, fever, cough, diarrhoea and so on are similar to many other benign diseases. Thus, it is often confused with such as diseases. Finally, by the clip it is correctly establish out, the patient is in the last phases of cancer, with lone few hebdomads or years left to live.
A batch of research and analysis is necessary in this disease. A batch more should be done to do the lives of these patients more relaxed and peaceful. To accomplish this, tons of research workers are trying to come up up with new methods of treatment to assist mesothelioma patients. Studies about the effectivity of these treatments are absolutely necessary and for this reason, mesothelioma clinical trials are conducted.
What is done in a clinical trial?
A clinical trial is performed to analyze the effectivity of the new types of treatments invented for mesothelioma. The clinical trial would assist to happen out the right amount of dosage, how best to administrate the treatment and whether there are any side personal effects in administering the new medical specialty or the new method of treatment. Who are the people in the clinical trials?
Many people enlist themselves in mesothelioma clinical trials. These are the people who may be apprehensive to seek out the new medical specialties or treatments or these may be people who desire to assist other people like themselves, who endure from this awful condition. Assorted patients of different backgrounds with different phases and types of mesothelioma are required for the clinical trials. Some of them may profit from the trial while for some the trial may turn out hazardous and adverse.
What should a military volunteer cognize before participating in a clinical trial?
Every individual who desires to take part in a clinical trial should first understand that a trial is only an experimental study. It may be good to some and harmful to some. Some military volunteers may give a freehand to the medical research workers to offer any type of treatment. Some military volunteers may present limitations and demand only certain types of treatments. This is the pick of the
Volunteer and every individual should make up one's mind this before opting for the clinical trial. Also, the people interested in engagement should talk to their physician beforehand and happen out all the necessary information about the clinical trial. Engagement in a clinical trial should not be whimsical. It should be an informed decision.
The military volunteer should also check up on whether he or she is qualified for the peculiar clinical trial. A trial requiring a individual in the 4th phase of malignant neoplastic disease cannot usage a patient who is in the first phase of cancer. A trial involving pleural mesothelioma cannot usage a individual agony from peritoneal mesothelioma. It is better to inform you here that pleural mesothelioma impacts the lungs, peritoneal mesothelioma impacts the venter and pericardial mesothelioma impacts the heart.


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A engine's head casting number can be found in several different locations on the part depending on the make, model and year of a vehicle. The code can be composed of a series of numbers and/or letters, which help distinguish it from similar automotive parts.
The information provided by a casting number can correspond to information about a part's specifications as well as when and where it was manufactured. Casting numbers can be found on a vehicle's connecting rods, crankshafts, cylinder heads and engine blocks.
While the formula used in imprinting an engine part with a casting number can be arbitrary and specific to one manufacturer, it is an important tool used by car enthusiasts. Those who appreciate authenticity in an older vehicle place a higher value on a vehicle in which the casting numbers prove the part original to an automobile.
While most cast parts are stamped with a number, date or other information during the manufacturing process, some parts are missing the code because the part has been retooled, which can erase the number.
Some companies and websites offer a database of vehicle casting numbers that are searchable by vehicle date or type, which provide pertinent information about the part in question.


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Hi Everyone,
Honestly, writing these two words above was one of the strangest things i did recently... it is so strange as i have not written anything in here for so long, and the reason for that is in the post below.
i am not sure how to start this post as i am definitely out of practice but i hope to get back into it as i am planning to post something AT LEAST every 2 weeks or so, i hope to do it every week, however i do have a very busy schedule and many things are happening in my life, and many things happened in my life in the past months here is a quick summary of it:
as you know from the blog below I HAVE FELL IN LOVE AGAIN! and i'd like to introduce you to Justin <3
as you can also see i have completely changed my image ;)
how do you like my new red hair??
OH!! and Justin has moved in hehe ... :)
i also went to Disney with Justin and his family in March, here are some fun pics from that:
these were some fun times :D
i also got promoted at my work and am currently working as a Human Resources Information System Administrator and i absolutely ADORE my job and what i do, it is all based on my favourite software which is Excel and each day i have an exciting project to prepare :)
so this is basically a summary of my life now, if i left out anything this time around i am sure you'll find out about it soon enough :P
but lets get to the business!!
this is going to be a very simple make up post with just a simple rock and roll look and if you wish to find out what products i used and techniques you'll have to wait just a bit longer as this is only a preview :)
a little preview of the next post ;)
also new look next time around with much colour and fun! ;)
i hope you enjoyed this post and i hope you will come back again soon to check out the new posts :D
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The veterinary team's efforts to collect samples and accurate data for this complex and important study should not be undervalued. The veterinarian determines the cost of the study visit. The owner and veterinarian should discuss the costs before the veterinary visit takes place. The dog owner may opt to receive a $75 reimbursement annually from Morris Animal Foundation to help offset the cost of the study visit; however, all charges for the visit are due in accordance with the veterinary clinic's normal billing protocols.
Factors for veterinarians to consider when preparing a quote for a Golden Retriever Lifetime Study visit include:
- Study visits typically take longer than an annual veterinary wellness examination (30–60 minutes).
- Several samples will be collected by the veterinary team, including blood, urine, feces, hair and toenail trimmings.
- Some of the blood collected will require centrifugation and serum separation.
- The veterinary clinic staff will be required to prepare, package and ship all the samples collected on the same day as the visit.
- Morris Animal Foundation provides all of the collection, packing and shipping materials (including postage).
- Antech Diagnostics provides the laboratory test results to Morris Animal Foundation and results are shared with the participating veterinarians. The veterinary clinic is not charged.
- The veterinary team will be required to collect, process, submit and evaluate the laboratory test results; these are valuable services that may be charged to the client.
- The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study is a nonprofit study; many veterinarians take this into account when determining the cost of a study visit.


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Hamas in its Own Words
In The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg says that it is not hard to understand what Hamas would do to Israel and the Jewish people if given the chance. Its charter and its spokespersons have informed us clearly and unequivocally of Hamas' program--the murder of all Jews in the world. He demonstrates how important provisions of the Hamas covenant "could have been taken, almost word for word, from Nazi Germany's anti-Jewish propaganda texts and broadcasts."
Mr. Goldberg quotes a recent column on Hamas by Sam Harris:
What do we know of the Palestinians? What would the Palestinians do to the Jews in Israel if the power imbalance were reversed? Well, they have told us what they would do. For some reason, Israel's critics just don't want to believe the worst about a group like Hamas, even when it declares the worst of itself. We've already had a Holocaust and several other genocides in the 20th century. People are capable of committing genocide. When they tell us they intend to commit genocide, we should listen. There is every reason to believe that the Palestinians would kill all the Jews in Israel if they could. Would every Palestinian support genocide? Of course not. But vast numbers of them—and of Muslims throughout the world—would. Needless to say, the Palestinians in general, not just Hamas, have a history of targeting innocent noncombatants in the most shocking ways possible. They've blown themselves up on buses and in restaurants. They've massacred teenagers. They've murdered Olympic athletes. They now shoot rockets indiscriminately into civilian areas.
[Emphasis added.]
So why do so many Americans, especially those on the "progressive" left, publicly express their support for an overtly fascistic and genocidal organizational. In many cases, Charles Krauthammer argues, it is rank ignorance. Into that category I would throw the recent tweets and statements of many celebrities, such as Selena Gomez and Spaniards Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. What we have on display is an abysmal ignorance of recent history, coupled with understandable repulsion in reaction to the horrors of war, any war, including just wars. The dead of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Dresden, Hamburg and Berlin were no easier to look at than those of Gaza, and included many more women, children, civilians and, yes, even opponents of the regimes that had led Japan and Germany into wars of aggression. Nearly absolute pacifism is the prevailing fashion among the stars of cinema, television, music and the performing arts. Superficial thinking understandably produces superficial opinions.
Mr. Krauthammer is much tougher on the Europeans who flock to anti-Israel demonstrations, now all too frequently turning into anti-Jewish riots. Mr. Krauthammer believes that the European demonstrators are motivated by deep-seated, 2000-year old Christian and Islamic Antisemitism. Certainly Roger Waters of Pink Floyd seems to exemplify traditional British Antisemitism, now placed in the service of Islamo-fascism.
What of the anti-Israel demonstrators of the American progressive left? Mr. Goldberg opines that it is "a dereliction of responsibility on the part of progressives not to try to understand the goals and beliefs of Islamist totalitarian movements."
But is he being too charitable? Are those demonstrators truly ignorant of Hamas' ideology? Do they truly not understand, in the words of the title of Mr. Goldberg's article, what Hamas would do if it could do whatever it wanted? Or does the prospect of a genocide against the Jews not really bother them very much?
The militias of the Islamic State, whose ideology is the twin of Hamas, are at this moment committing mass murder and oppression in Iraq, Syria and perhaps soon in Lebanon, against Christians and any other Muslims who do not meet their test of Sunni theological purity. Scarcely a word rises in protest, not from most of Christendom or the West, not from the White House, and certainly not from Hollywood, Broadway or the pop music industry that is so critical of Israel. Will the West wake in time to save itself?


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Handwritten page of a diary dated April 26, 1974
… because it looked empty and it was on the dumpster, I thought maybe someone meant to throw it out. But I don't think so. There were a few things in there, including a framed picture of a pretty girl and an ugly girl with their arms around each other's necks and just smiling away like they both didn't have the dumbest hairdos of their entire lives.
AND a book called Dibs, which I had read myself a few years back, about this mute boy and people thought he was practically brainless, but he turns out to be some kind of genius. Except the bookmark was only a little way through.
Also — almost $30 which I sure coulda used in a big way — except I myself lost my own billfold once and I remember how bad that felt so I really wanted to find the person and make her day and also make sure she finished reading till the end of the book.


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Olde tyme legislator to run for OSPI
According to the News Tribune, former state Rep. Randy Dorn will soon be announcing a run for superintendent of public instruction. He was formerly a high school principal and currently heads the Public School Employees of Washington, the second largest teachers' union in the state.
Dorn served the 2nd legislative district from his 1987 appointment to his 1994 loss to Republican Scott Smith. Since the 1994 GOP landslide, only Marilyn Rasmussen has been able to keep a Democratic foothold in the rural Pierce County district.
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Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening for Saigon Kitchen
Oct 25, 2012 by Celeste McNeil
Saigon Kitchen recently opened and held a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 24, 2012 at 724 W. 2nd St. in Tifton.
Ssigon Kitchen offers a vast array of Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. There are so many options available, you will want to try them all.
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LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Joe Hune, R-Fowlerville, issued the following statement Tuesday after Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his 2017 State of the State address:
"It was an honor to attend the seventh State of the State address delivered by Governor Snyder. The governor addressed the highlights of how far our state has come since 2010 as well as the challenges that we still face.
"Our economic comeback story continues to get even better, with more than 475,000 new private sector jobs since 2010. The unemployment rate has dropped nearly ten points since its high in June of 2009, and reports are swirling of many new jobs being created. Personal income growth is up, home values are surging, and Michigan's population has increased five years in a row.
"The governor also stressed the importance of investing in education. My colleagues and I have made it a top priority to ensure that all children have access to good quality schools. As well, the governor addressed the need to improve Michigan's infrastructure. I will continue to look for ways that we can address this critical issue.
"In the year ahead, I look forward to continue serving the residents of the 22nd Senate District. There is a lot of positive momentum behind us as we look forward to the year ahead of us."


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"Payday loan companies are trying to promote a veneer of respectability," she said in an interview in January.
Unsurprisingly, given her rhetoric, Ms Creasy is no fan of such companies and has led a very public campaign to have the amount of compound interest they can charge drastically reduced.
It is against this backdrop that we reveal this weekend that Wonga is considering a stock market listing.
For all founder Errol Damelin's assertions that the 4,214pc annual percentage rate being charged by Wonga to its customers is irrelevant, it has become the whipping boy for its industry despite the fact its level of complaints are lower than those received by high street banks.
As Wonga attempts to gain respectability – something which will be necessary if it is to convince public investors to back it – it is worth noting it is not just moral respectability it needs. Regulatory respectability is something that is also desperately required. Wonga is not regulated by the Financial Services Authority, as high street banks and other lenders are.
As can be seen at the bottom of the Wonga.com website, its consumer credit activities are licensed by the Office of Fair Trading.
The OFT has been critical of Wonga, saying that in some instances staff have tried to collect debts by saying customers might be reported to the police. Wonga has said it will appeal against the OFT as the incidents were isolated and took place some time ago.
But the company's recently launched wongaforbusiness.com site has no such statement about who is licensing its activities. Because no one body is. Not the OFT, not the FSA, no one.
Wonga's business strategy involves increasing its product lines in the UK and growing its footprint geographically, as evidenced in its recent announcement of opening a consumer lending site in South Africa.
One source said that rather than simply offering people money when are they short, the company wants to be "disruptive" to the whole traditional banking model.
That may be so, but it must be properly regulated. In the UK, that means the FSA. Yes, part of the joy of Wonga's profitable business model is that it is not hamstrung by banking rules. One of Damelin's favourite facts is that there is not a single banker working in the entire company. However, just because the company chooses to operate differently from its peers does not mean that it should fall between the cracks.
As The Telegraph's campaign into swaps mis-selling to small companies has shown, even where product providers – in this case the high street banks – are regulated, some issues can fall between the cracks.
As one of Wonga's few supporters on Fleet Street – the model is highly profitable and there is clearly a demand given the repeat level of use – I am not criticising the company. I am criticising the system. Companies like Wonga must be regulated, both for the good of their users and for themselves.


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|August (left) toasting life while Jude pauses to look cute!
Mealtime needs to be kept simple, healthy and fresh. One of our latest creations is a little side dish I like to call Rice Balls! I steam and mash sweet potato, butternut squash or spinach (or a combo) and boiled white or brown rice and make little balls. The boys cannot get enough and I've been known to sneak a few myself!
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San Ignacio Town is a highly recommended travel destination. San Ignacio Shuttle Service, being a part of Explore Inland Tour, treats you to all local attractions. All tour operators have extensive experience working with travelers of all ages. Their Transportation service is great for families, couples as well as the solo traveler. San Ignacio Shuttles offer transfers to Placencia, Belize International Airport, and Hopkins along with many other destinations in Belize.
Need a transfer to or from San Ignacio Town, Placencia, The Belize International Airport or even the Water Taxi in Belize City? Let us know where you would like to visit, and we can certainly cater to your needs. The travel time for any transportation from the Cayo District is about 2 to 3 hours which enable passengers to experience more of Belize. We believe that choosing a private transfer is more convenient as you can do tours during your transfer. Our San Ignacio shuttles offer both private and shared transportation to any of the destination listed on this website.
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The Toyota 4 Runner is one of the last mid-size SUVs to share DNA with a pickup truck. This vehicle is great for drivers who need a 5000-lb tow rating or who spend weekend's off-road. It's perfect for shuttle service in Belize and was the first choice when choosing transportation. The vehicle is well suited for Belizean climate and is also a favorite among drivers in the country.
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Passion Drops: Writer's Interview - Bianca Turetsky (YA Author): " I am so happy to introduce Bianca Turetsky through my blog. I won her book 'The Time Travelling Fashionista' from my fellow blogger http:/..."
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- Brahmin in Boston said...
Very interesting storyline! I hope I can get my hands on this book soon!
- June 22, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Brahmin in Boston said...
Your questions have been answered in my blog! :)
- July 10, 2011 at 7:47 AM
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For the record I hate gyms, seriously I do. It's not because of the whole fat girl at the gym thing but because I prefer to sweat by myself in my house. I am the same way about shopping. I do not like people fucking with me while I'm on a mission. Also I hate the hard sell.
I like to exercise however I just like to do so in private. Where if I get tired I can yell FUCK without causing a ruckus.
Now let's talk about Fat Chance.
I watched this video about it that ran on Nightline.
And yet again I am pissed off that instead of talking first about beauty, grace, or anything there's the fucking punchline... "a BIG difference"
That is something I really seriously hate about how the media handles everything fat related that is fabulous. It never ceases to fucking piss me off so I wind up enjoying whatever it is less.
It's just another way for people to give a back handed compliment. Further it only reinforces the idea that anything related to fat, especially to a fat woman is only marginally if ever ok. It's that attitude (and I KNOW you've heard it) "Oh....you're so...pretty." With that sort of incredulous insipid look. Yeah I'm over it.
I don't like it. I am on to all of the people who employ this.
I do not approve.
If you are going to write about women, fat women in particular keep your shock to yourself when they are fabulous and beautiful. Or fuck off.
It pisses me off.
Things like this issue that was brought to my attention over at BFD today. Go read the articles she links and think about it.
Frankly I don't give a good goddamn about the movie Hairspray. If it doesn't have John Waters name on it and Rikki Lake in it I don't care. But the point remains. For the record euphemisms in general don't bother me, what bothers me is that the point is made over and over again.
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Zarazza, on August 2nd, 2007 at 3:53 pm Said:
But why do they have to keep pointing out that she's fat? Can you imagine the outcry if every reference to Queen Latifah referred to her as "African-American", "Black", "Nubian", "Melatoninally Gifted", etc.?
That is very true. Think about that.
Aside from a fat person when do journalists or anyone for that matter come up with nine-million and four words for something. Why the need the point out the obvious again and again and again. It all comes back to (in my opinion at least) that sense that "HOLY WOW A FAT GIRL CAN DO IT"
I think that's bullshit.
So anyhow I was reading The Rotund and she had a link to an ebay seller of clothes (that sounded fancy huh) who carries up to 6X which is exciting. I'm cruising around there and her prices are good and I am seeing some very cute stuff.
I really dig this one. That is super cute.
While I'm talking clothes let me paste an entry about clothes from my LJ to round out my day here. With additional comments after some thoughts in italics.
First up I want the Lip Service Nuptial Bites Victorian Dress. Yes I would in fact rock out with my stretch marks out because that is a beautiful dress and I believe the 2X would actually fit my hips/boobies. Even though Lip Service is notoriously wonky sized and it's so hard to find clothes for anyone over a size 8-10 I still fucking love their clothes.
Next the Heavy Red Garter Club Shirt. Cute but I wouldn't buy it for two reasons. 1.) Most likely it wouldn't fit. Their clothes tend to be made for willowy non big titty/big at all goth girls. And 2.) Their shit is way overpriced.
Hrm I've never really done the whole tattered goth look but I kind of dig the Lip Service Disintegration Off-Shoulder Sweater. I would get it in all black of course but I am in fact kinda digging that. It'd probably be shorter on me with the big boobs and whatnot but I likey.
I have been in love with the Heavy Red Harlequin Striation Netting Skirt since the first time I saw it. And subsequently realized that my hips (even at a size 9 my hips were too big) would not permit it. I am very determined to make a knock off of that.
Another beauty that would never -evar- fit me unless I had a double mastectomy and my ribcage removed. The Lip Service Lunar Dolls Monster Fur Cyber Coat. I used to have a fantastic full length black monster fur coat that I bought used that I wore the hell out of. I miss that coat. This coat here, is the reason I want to try and re-cover I jacket I already have in ze giant faux fur.
I LOVE this Jeannie Nitro Purple Velvet Slits Skirt however I would not buy it from the Jeannie Nitro line because a.) her clothes are fucking tiny and b.) once upon a time I saved and saved and saved and saved (I was really -really- thin back then) for a dress from her and I was really disappointed when I got it. The fit was horrible, the fabric was nothing as lovely as in the photos and it was nowhere near worth the 180 or so dollars I paid for it. Love the design, wouldn't buy it. However I would not be afraid to make one of my own. With modifications.
This Enchanting Black Dress/Jacket is fucking gorgeous. Yes I KNOW Mis Black Stevie Nicks 2007, but shh. I like it.
Oh new shop. This DRAGONLADY DRESS is gorgeous. I love that. I actually used to wear a LOT of stuff in that particular style. Yes indeedy your very own stabby stompy beasty likes romantigoth too.
Oh bullet belts how I love thee. I dig this .223 Bullet Belt with tips Brass Bullets & Black Links. I use to hate those but I like them these days.
And of course I need yet another plain black hoodie. The plain hoodie is an integral part of my wardrobe. I don't go for ones with writing or shit on them with the exception of a Tool hoodie I used to have.
This Kate's Clothing Stretchy Black Heart Shaped Plunge Top with white pinstripes is really hot. I dig the pinstripes. That's really lovely.
OH my good LORD. WANT. Necessary Evil Black Twill Sleeves with Collar. That is fantastic. Love hte cut, love the sleeves love the collar.
Oooh I like the Mercy long black skirt with removable heavy black metal chains and black metal D Rings that skirt has quite a moniker but it's a hot skirt. That is for wearing giant stompy boots with. I dig it.
Kate's Clothing Exclusive Long Stretchy Black Fishtail Skirt with white pinstripes, is fucking gorgeous. That is really all.
Ok that's it. Maybe I'll do another shoes/boots post later or share plans for my wardrobe remixing via me setting up my sewing machine on Saturday. Ok laters taters.
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Most would answer yes and to those who do, here's something you will definitely say yes to:
12-inch Fried Chicken by Hot Star
New Flavors
Hot Star Large Fried Chicken recently added several new delightful twist of flavors to complement their original Large Chicken and Crispy Large Chicken, these are: Salt and Pepper, Chili Pepper, Barbeque, Sweet & Sour and Red Hot. Oh and yes, this will go well with their Crispy Large Fish too.
Asian favorites, Black Gulaman Ice crush or Almond Ice crush, feeling fickle? You can go for combination. They also have soft serve ice cream with the same flavors.


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The Rome Atlante Garden Hotel proudly stands just a few blocks from the Vatican City, enjoying one of the finest locations of all Rome 4 Star hotels. This distinct superior class hotel enjoys not only a fantastic location just a few steps from St Peter's Basilica but also offers a great standard of service and professionalism coupled with a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Rooftop Garden Restaurants
The Hotel Atlante Garden staff are on hand 24 hours a day to demonstrate their expertise in the field of professional hospitality and within the hotel complex there is a wealth of services and facilities at your disposal. Guests are cordially invited to dine in the exclusive Rooftop Garden Restaurants, Les Etoiles and La Grand Place du Soleil, of our sister hotel nearby - the Hotel Atlante Star.
Luxury Accommodation
For centuries the entrancing ancient city of Rome has attracted visitors from every corner of the globe and today this magnificent city proudly stands as one of the most treasured and visited places in the world, thanks to its illustrious history, it's spellbinding and enigmatic atmosphere and its metropolitan and multicultural diversity. This unique Vatican City hotel offers first class luxury accommodation in Rome right next to San Pietro - the heart of the eternal city.
Surrounding Areas
- Colosseum - 3.1 km (1.8 miles)
- St. Peter's - 400 metres (0.2 miles)
- Pantheon - 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
- Trevi Fountain - 2.2 km (1.3 miles)
- Vatican Museum - 650 metres (0.3 miles)
- Termini Station - 4.1km (2.4 miles)
- Piazza Navona - 1.1km (0.6 miles)
- Trastevere - 1.9km (1.1 miles)
- Olympic Stadium - 3.6km (2.2 miles)
- Castel Sant'Angelo - 350 metres (0.1 miles)


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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut State Police say they are releasing a report Friday on the agency's response to the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown that left 26 children and educators dead. Police have not explained why it has taken five years since the shooting to complete the after-action report in which agencies review officers' actions in an emergency situation. A 20-year-old gunman killed 20 first-grade children and six educators inside the school before killing himself. Officers from the Newtown Police Department were the first to respond to the scene. A prosecutor's report in 2013 said that nearly six minutes passed between the arrival of the first Newtown police officer and the time officers entered the school. Officers were not able to intervene before the gunman turned the gun on himself.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Bipartisan members of New England's congressional delegations have introduced a bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling off the New England coast. The New England Coastline Protection Act would prohibit oil and gas extraction activities in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It's a response to the Trump administration's plan to open nearly all U.S. coastlines to offshore oil and gas drilling. The legislation introduced Thursday is co-sponsored by every senator and member of congress from the coastal New England states. They say the plan threatens coastal communities, fisheries and the economy. Democratic Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline says the coastline supports good-paying jobs and economic growth in every community in Rhode Island. Several of the delegations have also written to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke opposing the plan.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut's highest court has ruled on an issue that most people may think is already settled, saying doctors have a duty to keep patients' medical records confidential and can be sued if they don't. The Supreme Court's 6-0 decision Thursday overturned a lower court judge who said Connecticut had yet to recognize doctor-patient confidentiality. The high court's ruling reinstated a lawsuit by former New Canaan resident Emily Byrne against the Avery Center for Obstetrics & Gynecology in Westport. Byrne, who now lives in Montpelier, Vermont, alleged the doctor's office sent her medical file to a court without her permission – allowing the father of her child to look at it and use the information to harass her. The Avery Center argued there is no duty for doctors to keep patients' information confidential.
A Judicial Marshall at Norwich Superior Court is on unpaid administrative leave after being charged with possessing and selling drugs. 36-year old Adam Clarke of Norwich was charged December 19th, after being taken away from his post. Police say they found in his car 1-point-8 grams of heroin laced with fentanyl, and a bottle of methadone prescribed to someone else. His car and cell phone was also seized. Clarke is out on bond, and is due back in New London Superior Court February 8th. His attorney says Clarke is in a drug treatment program. His case may be transferred to federal court.
Testimony in a New London murder trial will now begin tomorrow. Two jurors were excused today, one of them an alternate, after they raised issues related to the case. 23-year old Lee-Seales is accused of murdering Gilberto Olivencia on Grand Street in December, 2015, hours after allegedly robbing and assaulting a 17-year old drug dealer who the defendant claims "disrespected him". One juror, a local schoolteacher, was excused today after she says students talked to her about the case, while an alternate was dismissed after saying he couldn't convict someone based on circumstantial evidence. The case will proceed with the remaining jurors.
The publisher at the Day of New London is stepping down later this year. Gary Farrugia says he'll be retiring by the mid-2018, saying now's a good time to let someone else take over. Farrugia says the newspaper had a good period of stability in 2017. The 66-year old has been the Day's publisher since 2002. He'll remain on the paper's board of directors, and will be a part-time consultant to a company marketing firm. A Philadelphia-based recruitment firm will conduct a nationwide search for Farrugia's successor.
A Putnam man accused of selling a Bobcat loader without the owner's permission has been denied accelerated rehabilitation in an effort to clear his record. Danielson Superior Court Judge Jack Fischer says the charges against 68-year old Jack Monahan are too severe to qualify him for the diversionary program. Monahan is charged with selling the loader to Danielson-based Barry Builders for 65-hundred dollars, well below its estimated 25-thousand dollar value. Monahan agreed to store the loader for its owner, but he says he sold it in 2013 because the owner owed him 68-hundred dollars for landscaping work. The case has been continued to February 14th.


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The Australian Safety Bureau (ATSB) has put out its investigation report regarding the injuries sustained among the Happy Buccaneer's crew, emphasizing on the need for more strict safety requirements for lifting procedures.
The accident took place back on the 23rd of February, this year, at the West Australian port of Hedland. A technician and the bosun had been working together in order to remove a sling hook from the lowest of a pack consisting of four load spreaders. The load spreaders were each 4 meters long, had a width of 1.2 meters and a weight of 2.4 tons. Preceding the lifting procedure, the four spreaders had not been secured into a single unit.
Photo: David Sanchez
Following the hook's removal, as the two crew members were walking alongside the four stacked load spreaders, the crane operator was signaled by the bosun to raise the hook of the crane. While raising the hook, a hammerlock (serves as a joining link) on the chain sling most probably caught the topmost load spreader's lip, thus causing for the pack to tip off onto the two men below.
The load spreader had pinned down the technician's right leg, and as a result he had fractured both of his legs. The bosun had fortunately avoided being trapped under but had sustained serious fractures to the lower part of his left leg. The two crew members were taken into emergency and went through some serious surgical procedures, with the technician's right leg being amputated below his knee.
The ATSB compiled a list of simple safety precautions that are a must when it comes to carrying out crane operations:
- All lifting and handling operations are to be assessed for potential risks in order to anticipate and prevent potential hazards;
- The crane operators, along with the banksmen (dogmen) and the appointed assisting crew members are to be at all times aware of one another's location and the suspended loads' movement;
- Rigging gears are to be guided until reaching and an obstacle and equipment free position;
- Prior to lifting, all loose items are to be combined in order for them to be secured into a single unit;
- During the carrying out of lifting operations, there must be perfect communication between each member involved.
Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor, managers of Happy Buccaneer, commented that crane operators are to go through additional series of simulator training courses and thorough instructions.


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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Obama Speak
Good Lord! What sticks in my craw is the stone cold delivery Obama gives... the pregnant pauses, the solemn expression, the studied starring straight into the camera. Quite frankly I found the performance to be ... a performance. That just plain annoys me! Meanwhile, he knows it's all a scam, a story wrapped up and delivered for our consumption. Just words, mind you, he's not a hater (right). When you are the president of the United States and you are lying to the American people, how much lower can you go? The utter contempt he shows for us, we the people that elected him. I guess he figures we're just not smart enough to figure out his game. This guy... If you have the 26 minutes, you won't find a better illustration of how utterly empty everything this guys says is. With a big tip of the hat to Gator Doug.
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Look what they've been throwing up at the top of their ticket the past few runs:ReplyDelete
Michael Dukakis
Bill Clinton
AL Gore
John Kerry
Barack Obama
Really?! I might not have agreed with George McGovern, but he was a good guy. Hubert Humphrey was a pretty decent guy. But these guys? That's a hell of a lot of baloney being thrown around up there.
Sorry, James, McGovern was an ass, too, from all the stories I've heard over the years from people that knew or worked for him. He had a very low opinion of the typical voter and typical American, concerned basically with their families and everyday issues. He was caught with a live mike saying (after a speech he had just given at The DNC convention, when the audience was loudly applauding and cheeering, that if those poor s.o.b.'s knew they were about to be taxed back into the Stone Age that they would be rushing the stage rather than sitting there whooping and applauding. Of course the "Press" didn't hear "nuthing."ReplyDelete
Well, all I really knew was that he flew B-24s over occupied Europe, and that's gotta count for something. Was he as big an ass as John F'ing Kerry? It's a pretty select group we're talking about here. Was he so much of a bald faced liar, that he could stand in there with the likes of Bill Clinton, AL Gore, and Barack Obama?ReplyDelete
He was in the big leagues, just say. You're throwing in some all-time Hall-of-Famers, so that makes it real hard. His war service and the fact that he came from a time before the others when people didn't tolerate a-holes for very long, point to him being relatively better. The people on your list wouldn't make it during the times people had to actually do things for themselves. He could and did lie with the best of them, though. Tell you that we were all going to make sacrifices to whip the nation's problems together and then get in his Eldorado and head for the most expensive steak in town. He supported most of the bs that led to today's problems including Ted Kennedy's immigration reform. You know the change that gave the Cloward-Piven clowns the idea for their poison pill/delayed detonation bomb. That was promised not to lead to increased immigration, while the agencies involved issued handbooks and calls for hiring to deal with the exponential rush. Hall of Fame lying? I think so. Telling people that they have to shut up and accept forced school integration while sending your daughter to a Maryland school with a 3% minority population. For thee, not me. Is it lying? I don't know.ReplyDelete
His exemplary war service does keep him off your top-five, though. I really believe he was 100% behind Thomas Eagleton. Before he dropped him like a hot flaming coal, that is. Don't mind me--I'm just remembering the good-old days.
Got to retain those memories I haven't accessed in a long time.
Ahhh... this is good fun!ReplyDelete


text: There was a thread on here that had the topic header "Why Are Black Women So Angry" that I can't find now. I wanted to quote a very, very funny post by bobtraw about the time her mother was yelled at by a black lady in a department store. Pissed me off I can't find it. I've looked everywhere -including her blog entries.


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Police hunt for subway stripper who pole dances for cash
Police in Bucharest are looking for a busking pole dancer who performs her routines on the city's underground railway.
Passengers described the dancer, photographed by a passenger's mobile phone, as a "well-dressed, attractive, student-like young woman".
She apparently performs her routines only when the train is travelling between further apart subway stations in the Romanian capital.
Her modus operandi is to play Tom Jones's You Can Leave Your Hat On on a portable CD player while taking off her clothes and dancing around a pole.
She then puts her clothes back on and passes around a container for passengers to show their appreciation for her efforts.
One passenger, George Stancu, who witnessed the act, said: "I can't say I didn't like the show but I found it unusual. There are lots of kids who travel by underground and I just don't think it's proper."
A police spokesman said the woman faced charges and a fine for indecent exposure and public begging if she is caught in the act.
However, officers are struggling to arrest her as she seems to perform only on trains with no guards or CCTV cameras.


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Kyiv, is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population in July 2015 was 2,887,974, making Kiev the 7th most populous city in Europe.
The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of great prominence and relative obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial centre as early as the 5th century.
Other large cites include:
- Kharkiv - is the second-largest city in Ukraine. Located in the north-east of the country and has a population of about 1.5 million people. Presently, Kharkiv operates as a major cultural, scientific, educational, transport and industrial centre of Ukraine, with 60 scientific institutes, 30 higher education universities and institutions, 6 museums, 7 theatres and 80 libraries.
- Odessa - is the third most populous city of Ukraine and a major seaport and transportation hub located on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
- Lviv - the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh largest city in the country overall, is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.
Tbilisi, the capital, is the largest city in Georgia. Commonly known by its former name Tiflis, and often mispronounced as Tiblisi, is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of roughly 1.5 million inhabitants. Founded in the 5th century by the monarch of Georgia's ancient precursor the Kingdom of Iberia, Tbilisi has since served, with intermissions, as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics.
Other large cites include:
- Batumi - located on the coast of the Black Sea in the country's southwest. Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk and Omsk.
- Kutaisi - is the legislative capital of Georgia, and its third largest city. Situated 221 kilometres (137 miles) west of Tbilisi, it is the capital of the western region of Imereti.


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In many folks' minds (mine included), summer squash means green zucchini. You've probably heard about someone with an overabundant garden who sneakily leaves a surfeit of squash on neighbors' porches and who totes zucchini to work to share with colleagues.
It's been awhile since I've been blessed with such a garden or such a neighbor. But that doesn't stop me from enjoying all the tender-skinned summer squashes. Nowadays, green zucchini is just one of many varieties you can find.
Mainstream stores often carry golden zucchini, scalloped pattypans, yellow crookneck and yellow straightneck. Produce-centric stores and farmers markets may also offer striped Cocozelle and Costata Romanesco, the long, two-toned Zephyr and some round, scalloped varieties aptly named Starship (dark green) and Flying Saucer (bright golden-yellow with a dark green-striped top).
Flavors and textures of summer squashes, especially the heirlooms, can be different, too, though not as strikingly different as in appearance. I look forward to a future side-by-side tasting to learn more about them.


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Larsen, who started out as an undergraduate English major, found himself writing about place, a sense of place, and the identities associated with it. Seeking to understand cross-cultural variations in terms of a sense of place led him to the discipline of anthropology, and it was through ethnographic research that Larsen finally reached geography. His past research projects have involved sharecroppers in the Tennessee River Valley, who were relocated by the TVA dams, as well as with the Cheslatta, "a small Indian band in British Columbia, Canada, that had been relocated from its traditional lands in 1952 in order to make way for a hydroelectric project that was being constructed by the aluminum company of Canada." In each case, Larsen sought to understand traditional land use practices, naming practices, and what places mean to people of different cultures.


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