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Whimsical Silhouette headboard via HGTV | Wrought Iron Headboard Decal from The Land of Nod | Trompe L'oeil Tufted Headboard via Apartment Therapy | Nessa Headboard from Blik Wall Decals
Toby has been quite a cute distraction these past few weeks, but I'm slowly getting back to some apartment projects I had my sights on at the beginning of the year. One room that definitely needs some love is our bedroom, which has far too many blank walls for my liking. Instead of buying a bulky, expensive headboard that I will be sure to curse whenever we move out, I'm thinking about painting a fun one for our platform bed to serve as the room's focal point! I'm loving the tufted look in the bottom left photo, but if my artistic skills aren't quite up to par, it's reassuring to know that I can cheat by slapping on a slick wall decal :-)


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Uno Pizzeria Dough Raiser for OI
Come out for an all-day fundraiser at Uno Pizzeria & Grill in Webster, NY on April 14! Angelo Collazo started the Alle Shea project in memory of his first daughter, who passed away at 5 weeks old from OI.
A message from Angelo:
I would like to invite you to my special fundraiser I am having at the Uno Pizzeria and Grill on April 14th, which would have been Alle's 10th Birthday. Come out to give Alle the best Birthday gift by showing support to help raise Awareness for this disease in her name. If you need more convincing here are 10 reasons to come out. For more info please contact me, thank you!!
Sunday, April 14, 2019

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Regular Worship on Sundays at St Michael's
Sung Eucharist 9.15am
Our regular Sunday morning service.
Contemporary language with choir and organ.
Every first, second, fourth and fifth Sunday at 9:15am for 1 hour
Family Friendly Coffee
Third Sunday Service 9.15am
This service is less formal than our worship on other Sunday mornings.
Contemporary language with choir and organ.
Every third Sunday at 9:15am for 50 minutes
Family Friendly Coffee
Sung Evensong 6.00pm
A traditional service of Evensong with choir, using the Book of Common Prayer.
Every Sunday at 6:00pm for 45 minutes
Regular Midweek Services
Wednesdays – Holy Communion 10am at All Saints', Buckland
A simple said service using contemporary language.
Every Wednesday at 10:00 AM for 25 minutes
Coffee & Cake
Fridays – Evening Prayer 7.30pm
A short informal said service of Evening Prayer using contemporary language.
Every Friday at 7.30pm for 15 minutes
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We've been proud this month to present to you the Disillusionists series by the lovely and talented Carolyn Crane. This series is what we like to think of as the pinnacle of Urban Fantasy. Her characters are smart and complex and her universe is a unique take on the supernatural, which utilizes the growth and development of simple folks with complicated conditions and lives.
Thank you, Carolyn for your support of our little site and for giving your readers (and ours) the opportunity to play in Justine's world. We look forward to reading more of your work.
Devil's Luck
Carolyn Crane
Amazon Digital Services
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No wager is too outrageous for Simon Fitzgerald, the most reckless of the Disillusionists. His dark secrets drive him to take increasingly extreme risks, but he's never lived so quite so dangerously as when he hooks up with Midcity's most powerful prognosticator.
Fawna Brady is tormented by the destinies she sees for those around her. To Fawna, knowledge of the future is a cage she'd do anything to escape. She's stunned to discover a taste of the freedom for which she yearns at the side of Simon, the one person in the world who despises everything she is, everything she stands for.
Simon's defiant attitude toward destiny captivates Fawna, but will her love destroy him? And will Simon rush headlong into the delicious doom she offers?
In the Disillusionists series, we were introduced to wild, reckless Simon, fellow Disillusionist and frenemy of the series protagonist, Justine. Simon's the perpetual bad boy who seems to be running from the past, avoiding the future with attention only for what happens today.
He's a loner, a rebel who lives only for the thrill, no matter what danger that leads to and in Devil's Luck, a novella that Carolyn Crane refers to as version 3.5 in the Disillusionists series, Simon runs into unfamiliar territory: a somewhat serious relationship.
The girl is question is Fawna, the prognosticator who made a brief appearance in Head Rush and who mysteriously disappeared from Packard and Otto's lives when they were homeless children in Midcity.
In the novella, we get a glimpse at the life that Fawna led away from her friends and the impact that her gift for knowing precisely what Fate has in store for everyone has on those around her. Including Simon.
We got a small taste of the Fawna/Simon dynamic in Head Rush and we saw that theirs ended as a bickering love/hate connection. But, of course they protested just a tad too much. Simon has a propensity for rule breaking and defying Fate. Fawna sees Fate and Destiny as something unavoidable. They challenge one another, they insist and insinuate to win the Fate vs Choice debate. This leads to both their beliefs being challenged, being changed, and forces the couple to step outside of their comfort zones in order to see the other safe and protected. No matter the individual cost.
Devil's Luck is a treat to Crane fans. It gives us an 'outtake' view of the lives and attitudes of two of Crane's most complex characters. The only compliant I have with this novella is that is ended such a dynamic series.
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I just finished listening to the audiobook of Girl With a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier. This work of fiction was born from the famous 17th century painting by Johannes Vermeer.
In this story, Griet is sent to work at the house of a famous painter in order to help support her poor family. A young girl, she becomes a woman in the Vermeer household, experiencing the confusion of love, the duty of her position, and the intoxication of Vermeer's paintings.
Though this book began with a disappointing hardship in Griet's life, the story becomes hopeful, and she begins her new position with a positive outlook. Soon, however, foreshadowings of sadness begin to soak through the words of Chevalier's novel.
The story of Griet, a simple maid, draws you in slowly like a melancholy violin solo, soft and deep. Even though the reader hopes for a better ending for Griet, he knows deep down, as Griet does, that it is not meant to be. In the end, the quiet resignation of Griet to carry her life's burdens could make a person remember the sadness they may have once shouldered.
I recommend this book to those who love art and dreaming. Perhaps like an artist, the author paints her story with emotions and soul. Though the ending is not the "happily ever after" of dreamers, it mirrors the ironic marriage of the mysterious and candid nature of the painting done by Vermeer many years ago. After reading this story and seeing the curious expression of Vermeer's subject, one will begin to wonder about the painting of a simple girl wearing a pearl.


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Hello beautiful people!
I woke up feeling slightly under the weather this morning, so the day was spent mostly in bed watching movies including the Christmas movie of the day which is Elf!
I know that this will not be the only time I watch this during the Christmas season, it's one of my favourites! It has a great message and Will Ferrell is hilarious!
My advent calendar surprises were wonderful, I'm really happy with all the polishes I've gotten so far! Well worth the price of the calendar itself, I'll probably be picking up another one next year.
Like I said yesterday in my post we're going out for dinner for my mom's Birthday tonight and then Carmen and I are heading to a Christmas party so I thought I'd do a face of the evening for you!
Estee Lauder double wear foundation in 1C1 cool bone, I find this to last the best on me, especially for a night out
Nars radiant creamy concealer in Chantilly, this is just my holy grail concealer – I recommend it to everyone.
Rimmel stay matte powder to set everything in place
Anastasia dip brow in soft brown, this is fairly new but I'm absolutely loving it! My brows always look great when I use this
Too faced milk chocolate bronzer to contour and bronze up my face
Nars blush in Almeria which I can't stop reaching for!
Mac cream colour base in Shell to highlight the cheekbones
Estee Lauder eye shadow duo in Raisins, this is one of my all-time favourite duo's the colours are so beautiful for this time of year
Kat Von D tattoo liner in trooper to add some wings!
Revlon bold laquer mascara and Clinique bottom lash mascara
Ardell individual lashes in medium black, I love adding some individual lashes to a look, especially when I'm wearing a more neutral lip, it just adds the nicest definition to my lashes without piling on mascara!
Kat Von D studded lipstick in lovecraft
I haven't decided on an outfit yet but if I can manage to take a photo tonight I'll post it tomorrow!
I hope you guys enjoy this post, sorry it's not super exciting but as I said I'm feeling slightly under the weather.
Enjoy your Friday & the weekend!
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The 13th Annual Port Townsend Woodworkers' Show. Featuring work by master woodworkers from around the greater Olympic Peninsula region including furniture makers, cabinetmakers, turners, carvers and instrument makers. 11 am - 8 pm (part of Gallery Walk) on Saturday, 11/3, and 11 am - 3 pm on Sunday, 11/4. At the American Legion Hall in downtown Port Townsend. Admission is free.
Many master woodworkers show their art and craft. The purpose of the show is to introduce Port Townsend to the community of varied and talented woodworkers that exists in its midst, and to provide an opportunity for woodworkers to present their work directly to the public in a relaxed and informal setting. Exhibitors include furniture and cabinetmakers, luthiers and instrument makers, boat builders, carvers, sculptors, jewelers and turners.
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Illustration by Tyler Lang
Scientists are hunkering down for what could be years of debate around "Ida's" place in the evolutionary tree of life. But their verdict won't alter the fact that the instantaneous fame of this fossil, as well as the secrecy and spin used to create it has indeed "changed everything"—about the relationship between scientific research, media, and popular culture. At the center of this shift is Jørn Hurum, the Norwegian paleontologist who revealed Ida to the world; a modern-era, media-savvy scientist with the right amounts of showmanship, populist sensibility, and disregard for the normal avenues of scientific prestige required to pull this off. As Hurum, a PLoS ONE editor, and a History Channel executive explained to SEEDMAGAZINE.COM this week, it took a breathtaking amount of coordination between networks, museums, producers, scientists, and most impressively, a level of secrecy impossible to come by in the internet age.
Ida's debut to the world was comprised of an astonishingly slick, multi-component media package—certainly the first of its kind. In addition to the press conference itself, Little, Brown, and Company released The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor, by Colin Tudge on Tuesday; a multimedia-rich website, RevealingTheLink.com, was launched; and a two-hour documentary will air on the History Channel, the BBC, and various stations in Germany and Norway next week. And for the first time in the History Channel's history, their television programming is timed with the release of a scientific paper: The paper published on Monday by Hurum's team in the open-source journal, PLoS ONE. While the scientific community is just beginning to determine Ida's significance on the evolutionary spectrum, her place in the zeitgeist is secured.
In the past three months, there have been a spate of other headline-grabbing fossil finds, including the supremely preserved baby wooly mammoth named "Lyuba," and a giant, toothy pliosaur found near the Arctic, provocatively dubbed "Predator X." While fascinating and scientifically important, these fossils achieved their fame as a result of cross-pollination between scientists and popular network television channels. Lyuba's discovery announcement was PR for a National Geographic Channel movie called The Waking of the Baby Mammoth, and Predator X grabbed headlines days before starring in a titular History Channel documentary. Neither film was tied to a scientific paper, although one will be published on the pliosaur before the year's end.
"It's an incredible coup from the business side of things," says Ronnie Krensel of Camouflage TV, a production company whose clients include the Discovery Channel, A&E, and TLC. "The way these things used to work is that a finding was released in the scientific journals and then it finds its way into the more popular media, and then production companies find out about it and do a TV show." In the case of Ida, a production company got in on the ground floor, filming the entire research process as it happened.
But in order for the story and the film to pack the most punch—and to reach the public—Hurum and the production company knew they had to keep it secret. Hurum seemed particularly preoccupied with the way the blogosphere is able to dissipate a story, mentioning an Arctic excavation he worked on several years ago that was picked-up by a blog in Japan within three hours of posting his pictures on the internet. "I've seen Chinese specimens of dinosaurs and so on destroyed like this with lots of bad early descriptions [from] blogging," he says. Hurum wanted to subvert the system and take his story straight to the masses in a way that would appeal to the average person, especially kids: "If we really want kids to get involved with exciting scientific findings, no matter what kind of field, we really need to start [thinking] about reaching people other than [our] fellow scientists. This paper could have been drowned in other papers and would have been read by 15 people around the world."
A couple of years ago, Hurum, a regular commentator on Norwegian science and children's TV and radio programs, knew he wanted to make a documentary about his latest excavation in the Arctic: a fossil of an unusually large prehistoric sea monster. That's when he first met with Anthony Geffen, the CEO of London-based Atlantic Productions who has experience working in high profile, top-secret science documentaries like the Discovery Channel's Egypt's New Tomb Revealed, and has also produced shows for the History Channel, as well. "He came for a meeting and we had a really good connection," says Hurum, "And he sounded like the man who could keep something like this secret."
The pair's first project was, not coincidentally, Predator X, which aired in March on the History Channel. The tagline, "It makes tyrannosaurus rex look like a puppy," and the trailer, dotted with grandiose one-liners like, "We've uncovered a new world that will rewrite history," are the kind of media-savvy affects we now know to associate with Hurum and Geffen. The incredible state-of-the-art animation showing the beast biting down on the neck of a rival plesiosaur helped the monster gain traction with the press and was an excellent a rehearsal of Ida's fame-making machine.
Meanwhile, Hurum had taken Geffen down into the basement of the University of Oslo Natural History Museum to introduce him to Ida, which Geffen was instantly taken by. "That's actually rare for someone making television to understand how important a flat, small, cat-sized animal was," says Hurum. Afterward, Hurum began putting together what he calls his "Dream Team"—paleontologist Philip Gingerich, primate specialist Holly Smith, paleontologist and German fossil expert Jens Frenzen—to help him investigate Darwinius masillae in secret. Geffen began to set up the media package that would ultimately sell Hurum's findings and his perfectly preserved fossil to the world.
Negotiations began with the History Channel, who the New York Times reported paid more for The Link than they have for any other single documentary, along with the BBC, the German broadcaster ZDF, and the Norwegian station NRK. Legal agreements between all parties involved and anyone shown the fossil were drafted to keep the film and the scientists' findings under wraps. "I think a lot of people jumped on the project and held the secret because they understood Jørn's passion and they knew the importance of the science enough to really do everything they [could] to protect it," says Michael Feeney, the vice president of Corporate Communications for A&E, the History Channel's parent company, "You couldn't do that at most media companies today." Feeney says the deal with the History Channel went through summer, 2008.
Jørn Hurum is an unapologetic showboat, but it's difficult to accuse him of executing this as direct means to get rich or even to fund his research. He insists that while his team will share a percentage of the book deal, they won't see a dime of the money from the film or the website, and that the mega-bucks deal between Atlantic and the History Channel "has nothing to do with him." When asked if The Link will make him rich, Hurum says "absolutely not," adding that he gets a lot of reactions like this in Norway when he's worked on science and children's programming. "I've never charged anything because generally, I think it's important to get science out there, and I really love what I'm doing, and I really like to tell people about it." He did acknowledge that The Link was a business move in the sense that it was about "branding" for the museum and his research, which could lead to future investments. "It's not the movie that will get the money or even the book that will get the big money," says Hurum, "but it's the sponsor[s] that then think, 'Okay, the Natural History Museum in Oslo and maybe even Jørn Hurum are interesting' that will generate the money."
As for the matter of the paper, it was not an official part of Geffen's media package but it was certainly part of the team's strategy. An open-access journal, rather than the more esteemed Nature or Science, was intentionally sought, Hurum says, so that the public could access and read the findings without paying for it.
"If they had gone to Nature, everyone would have been complaining that they couldn't actually read the paper because they'd have to hand over $20 or $30 or whatever their rate is to read it," says Peter Binfield, PLoS ONE's managing editor. Binfield says that PLoS ONE also attracts scientists looking for a quick review process. The paper was first submitted for peer review in March and was accepted on May 12, which according to Binfield is actually twice as long as the journal's normal review process. "The scientific evaluation of this paper was completely as normal. It wasn't rushed or hurried or on any deadline," he says.
Even though the paper was only held for seven days after acceptance, the journal has come under fire for not releasing the paper before the press conference, so that other scientists could read it and be prepared to respond. Binfield confirms that once the paper was accepted, the journal agreed to speed the publish date along so that it would be released in conjunction with the press conference. He says he was just doing what his journal often does, which is accommodate authors on their publish date. "If people tell us that they have a certain publication date that they'd like to hit, within reason, we try and meet that of course."
Ida's fame is a case of a seasoned producer, a media-savvy scientist, and a once-in-a-lifetime fossil find. It was indeed history making for the public's perception of science—known more for films featuring robotic reenactments than for inspiring web and television events that millions of people participate in. Though a perfect storm like Ida's will not come along again soon, research intersecting with mass media and scientists seizing the tools and technologies of modern communication appear to be the way of the future. How all of this will affect the peer review process, the credibility of science, or the way researchers secure funding remains to be seen. When asked if calling Ida the "missing link" or the "scientific discovery that changed everything" was taking things too far, Hurum says, "Well, it is changing everything. It's changing our perspective. I've been in interviews all day and they are amazed that we have relatives this old. What it's also changing is that we are really packaging science for the first time in history on different platforms to make it accessible for a lot of people." Whether that's a good thing or not may be as hotly contested as Ida's place on the family tree.
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Getting (Back) In Shape is Hard Work/
I am on a fitness challenge. I've always had a love-hate relationship with exercise so I am trying to take a look at this whole fitness thing from a new perspective.
I was the HS student who walked a mile when she was told to run it, splashed a little water on my face and neck and had her socks knocked off when her gym teacher had her to hold out her wrist to check her pulse. She then ran - if you could call it that - under her watchful eye.
I was the sophmore who joined ROTC in college after rapelling off the Zurn Science Center who was then heckled from the bleachers but what turned out to be a very cool First Sergeant, "my grandmother runs faster than you cadet - and she's dead!" Oh the joy.
I was the cadet in Airborne School who ran, trained, lifted and carried parachutes under the watchful eye of the cadre until she could swing, drop and land on her four points of contact no more. After a few weeks I was passing people when I ran. I would run, look back, and simply not believe my eyes. I was f..l..y..i..n..g...
By end of summer, my wings were gone.
Welcome to my peaks and valleys of fitness.
My most recent peak of fitness - training for a half-marathon - came crashing down on me last year with a knee injury and then shin splints. Hanging out in the valley got to be very . . . unsatisfying.
So knowing my longest peaks of fitness were when I was being held accountable by someone else - I hired a personal trainer. I am making a sincere effort to incorporate healthy lifestyle changes into my days.
I have a lot to learn. But, here's what I've learned so far:
- The metabolism of my youth is gone. It's never coming back. *sigh*
- Everything looks like a calorie when you are counting calories. Everything.
- I don't ever work out this hard on my own. Explains so much.
- A medium mocha from Caribou Coffee is over 460 calories, not counting the chocolate covered coffee beans. Explains so much more.
I am six weeks into this. My strength is going up, my weight is inching downward, and my next step is to incorporate cardio back into the plan.
I am encouraged by my progress but not so much that I would be motivated enough to continue at this pace on my own. And that's ok. I have 4 1/2 more months to figure this out. The view is so much nicer from the peak.
So help a girl out here. Healthy life style, regular exercise . . . what motivates you?
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Companies are looking to go green and be sustainable businesses of the future. This white paper will explore the steps in which a company can engage their employees and successfully implement sustainability into their business operations.
By the end of the paper you should be able to answer these important questions:
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Table decoration
Here is my last sketch for awhile. It is the leaves and flowers I collected to go on the table for our dinner at Coffin Bay, the red is correa.
I am now home and after an 8 hour drive arrived home last night to all the unpacking and today I have washed and shopped and I thought John was out for dinner and suddenly the meeting was cancelled.
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Small collection from the beach
Bits of wood plastic and shells.
I suppose I should have collectd some sea weed and sponges but they tend to smell.
Oh and a small key I bought at the antique shop.
Our last day and as we will be packing up and leaving early tomorrow no blog.
A lovely and too short a time away.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Gunyah sand hills
I did this on our beach walk in the National Park, again in the small sketchbook which doesnt like being cropped.
Very windy yesterday so the fellows went and fished off this area bringing home salmon trout which they have smoked.
John took me for a short drive for pancackes at a local farm which has diversified and has a small cafe and also sells pork, lots of black pigs!
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Rocks near Golden Beach
I am having a few problems trying to crop the photos in my small sketchbook, so sorry about the edges.
We went into
Coffin Bay Park yesterday and drove along to Golden Beach and walked but while the others walked miles my knees didnt much like the soft sand so I did some beach combing and had to sketch with my paints as I forgot to check my tiny painting bag and I didnt have a pen or pencil.
It was a good exercise in trying to get it right.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Coffee at Coffin Bay
This is the view fom the Oyster
Beds where we had coffee the other morning.
Pots of succulents, cray pots and the Bay with boats and the hills behind.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Coffin Bay
Opposite the house we are renting there is a seat on the Oyster walk. From where I was standing itis framed by trees. The sheoak on the right is in flower so a wondwrful gold haze over the whole tree.
There was aan elderly couple sitting looking at the view.
Not very well done but does give some idea.
Not a lot of time to paint and the photos are not as good as the scanner to put up and this tiny machine takes some getting used to.
We are eating lots of fish and the fellows are having great success, we girls are being caught up in the social whirl of this tiny community. We are regarded almost as locals as we come every year, today it is the BIG MORNING TEA which raises money for charity and is always well attended.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The crane and the blackboy
I have had very little time to paint but this has been lurking in my head since the walk on Saturday when we saw a lot of birds and then a painting I saw in a winery on Sunday so this is sort of a Brolga but not really, after the ones I saw in Queensland, lovely big birds, with an aboriginal story behind them of a maiden being turned into a brolga, so then the idea of the balckboy or Yacca occurred to me, these are also called grass trees but here we always called them blackboys, which is probably totally politically incorrect but when they are in flower with a black base and tall brown head and green skirt I can imagine that the early settlers thought there was a similarity.
I think if you click on it you will see that it isnt just a big white bird but the grey shading didnt seem to want to show up. Well I have just looked and the grey on his wings and tail and breast are not showing, sometimes I dont like what my scanner seems to miss out.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Near William Creek
I have been looking at photos of the trip to Cooberpedy last year and have been trying to get a feel for the very red sand hills and the blue green vegetation.
Since then they have had rain and I have no doubt things look very different.
They say that Lake Eyre is filling and I would love to see it but I dont think that that will happen.
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Doodles from my sketchbook
I have had very little time to paint but I do keep my sketchbook by my chair at night and these are a few doodles and thoughts to use for future textile stuff.
If I ever get time that is.
Look at what I have been doing on my Back Valley seasons blog in the side bar.
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So the idea is this: The vertical piece will have a hook to hang your keys. You can throw some spare change in the little drawer, and the whole thing is mounted on the wall on the way out to the garage.
Pretty easy to make – especially if you cheat like I did and leave major parts with the bark so you don't have to sand them to death. But the idea was to knock out a bandsaw box quickly. The tricky part is keeping track of where all the pieces need to go back to as you cut it. There are a lot of cuts and you end up with a pile of little pieces before you do any gluing. This is made from a small white oak log. The bad news is, I was in a hurry and didn't want to wait, so I used wood that was almost green – 22% MC. Yes, it will probably crack. Already has, although I bathed it in shellac to slow the drying. But the idea still works. I learned a lot and this IS kinda cute. Now that I've made all the mistakes, (and trust me there were many!) the next one will be made with more patience.
-- Some problems are best solved with an optimistic approach. Optimism shines a light on alternatives that are otherwise not visible.
7 comments so far
#1 posted 04-05-2012 09:57 PM
Very Clever way of using possible firewood!
Thank you.
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#2 posted 04-05-2012 11:03 PM
That is very cool, great idea
-- Don, Royersford, PA
#3 posted 04-06-2012 02:40 AM
Very clever…thumbs up!
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#4 posted 04-06-2012 04:20 PM
Great idea, thanks for posting!
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#5 posted 04-07-2012 12:35 AM
A very unique piece. I really like this. It almost looks like a small chair too! Great job!
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#6 posted 04-09-2012 07:49 PM
Great idea – a bandsaw box with extra features you can hang on the wall.
-- Jeff G, North Syracuse, NY
#7 posted 04-09-2012 07:53 PM
In the next generation I will add a small lip around the "seat" of the chair so you can throw something in there and it wont fall to the floor. Maybe call it a sunglasses tray? And I think I can do it with the bandsaw!
-- Some problems are best solved with an optimistic approach. Optimism shines a light on alternatives that are otherwise not visible.
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Fondant Lace Wedding Cakeby At Second Street
From the author of this tutorial - I am happy to share with you how I put this together. I'll warn you now that I am no baker and don't really know what I am doing. I read other blogs and then just kinda make stuff up as I go.I wanted to make the cake look like this cake from Real Simple Weddings. It was very helpful to have a clear vision before starting.
I baked my cakes the day before using (see recipe below recipe). I was able to fill a 12", 9" and 6" pan with each batch of cake batter. I made three batches. Each tier had three layers. I wanted the middle layer to be a little taller, so I filled that pan a little fuller each time.
After they cooled I trimmed the tops, stacked them (with parchment paper in-between the layers), wrapped them in plastic and put them in the freezer.
While my cakes were baking I made 3 batches of fondant using (see recipe below recipe). I really only needed two batches, but I wanted extra in case there was a problem.
Once I was done baking and making fondant I started constructing the decorations. The flowers and outer edges of everything else was made of fondant mixed with TYLOSE. I found this tip from Janel at MacKenzie's Crafty Mom, mixing Tylose powder with the fondant makes it harden. I mixed 1/4-tsp with 1/4 a batch of fondant.
Janel also used a pasta machine in her post. Can you imagine how thrilled I was to find a pasta machine in my basement a few weeks ago. My moth-in-law gave it to me years ago and I forgot all about it. This machine made all the difference in making my decorations.
I rolled out my tylose fondant, ran it though the flat part of the machine a couple of times to make it thinner. Then I ran it through the noodle cutters to get these long strips.
I used the long strips to form all my shapes. A paint brush and water worked great for glueing my pieces together. When I was done I let them dry over night.
The next morning they were hard and I started piping the lattice work. I would recommend doing this the day before too, but I was too tied. I piped the lattice work with royal icing and it took a couple hours to dry. Since it was on parchment paper once the icing dried the pieces could be picked up and used as I needed. HERE is a good post about royal icing lattice work. I made mistakes, if I couldn't live with them I would break off the lattice work clean up the shaped fondant and pipe it again.
For the flowers I ran another piece of tylose fondant through the pasta machine machine until it was quite thin. Then I used Wilton circle cutters to cut three sizes of circles out. I glued one on top of the other (off centered) with water. Then I laid them in various spoons and things to dry over night.
While my lattice work was drying I frosted the cakes and covered them in fondant. To stack them, I used straws dowels. They were a lot easier to cut than wood.
My fondant was my biggest problem. When I did my practice cake it was the easiest part, so I wasn't worried. I think I may have tried to rush myself and rolled it a little to thin. I was really embarrassed at how bad it looked. I was grateful to have big decorations to cover it up.
Take your time and don't skimp on the fondant.
Millie's White Wedding Cake Recipe
by Dine and a Dish
- 2 (18 ounce) boxes white cake mix (Betty Crocker or Pillsbury)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 2/3 cups water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons real vanilla
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2 cups sour cream
- 8 large egg whites
Pour into greased and floured cake pans or cupcake liners, filling each slightly over half full.
Lightly tap cake pans on counter to bring air bubbles to top.
Bake in preheated 325° F oven until cake tests done.
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Over the last few days we have reviewed the top stories that happened in Johnson County in 2012.
Today we will look at the top stories from October through December.
The Johnson County Community Resource Center's new Community Prevention Professional, Todd Cornell, was introduced to the community at a Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition meeting in October.
Cornell spent much of the last 20 years living in China and many other parts of Asia.
The experiences and culture shaped him and his approach to life giving him a different perspective in helping others identify and deal with life's issues.
Lake DeSmet and leasing of water rights to the Wyoming Game and Fish were main topics during the past year.
Johnson and Sheridan Counties were at odds with each other over the proposed lease, with Sheridan County for the lease and Johnson County against.
Sheridan County eventually voted to back out of the coalition and have Johnson County buy out their interests in the lake, which both counties agreed to.
The proposed lease agreement with Johnson County only will be discussed and is expected to be approved by the Game and Fish at their meeting in January.
Clear Creek Brewing Company had their Grand Opening Celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony October 28th, featuring food, music, raffles and giveaways and of course, beer.
The new brew pub features six different beers.
Some surprises occurred in this year's local election races, and after results were released November 6th, the Buffalo City Council had a new councilman. Dave Long won the seat held by Scott Madsen while Bill Hawley retained his seat.
Jim Hicks won the county commission seat held by Albert "Smokey" Wildeman.
The Johnson County School District One Board of Trustees welcomed Linda McNeill-Clark, Greg Haas and Grace Gosar as new board members.
November 7th, Johnson County School District Superintendent Dr. Rod Kessler released information on a situation that closed the Kaycee School.
A district employee was found deceased at the school early that morning, he said, and police, the county coroner and other officials were investigating the death, although no foul play was suspected.
The deceased was eventually identified as 46 year-old Ramah Jackson.
A Buffalo resident was digging a hole to install a mailbox post when he found a human skull.
It was discovered that there was a complete body buried there, a remnant of an abandoned cemetery that was once located near their property.
When the area was slated for development, the remains of those buried were moved and re-interred at Willow Grove Cemetery.
Those responsible for the move apparently missed at least one, probably due to them being in an unmarked grave.
A movie about women's suffrage shown to history students at Buffalo High School in December had some parents and students concerned that it was allowed to be shown.
The movie, called "Iron Jawed Angels" has a scene that suggests a female masturbating while taking a bath.
Dr. Rod Kessler, Superintendent of Johnson County School District One, said the school's 11th grade History class was learning about the 19th Amendment and the film was shown to the classes as a supplementary part of the curriculum.
Kessler said this is the first time there have been any concerns raised.
The concerns of the parents have been addressed, Kessler said, and the school and the district will move forward.


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our good friends from edwardsville (where chris and i went to school) rick dunn and kirsten jacobsen came down for the art of the pot tour as well. rick was one of the participating artist's this year. they both make incredible pots and it was a great time to hang out with them here in austin since they had never been before. you can find his contact info on the art of the pot website if you can't live without a swell mug like this one.
i couldn't :O) www.artofthepot.com
rick also made the lidded jar in the background of the carrot juice photo above. the one with the pale blue lid and terracotta colored bottom.


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Royal Jordanian and Alitalia sign codeshare deal
Royal Jordanian and Alitalia airlines have signed a codeshare agreement to offer more travel choices and enhanced network connectivity between Jordan, Italy, and beyond.
The agreement is expected to boost travel and tourism between Jordan and Italy, giving tourists, business travellers and students more travel options with 12 weekly flights between Rome and Amman.
In addition, travellers from Italy and Jordan will also benefit from a wider range of new destinations to fly to with a single ticket, such as Aqaba for Alitalia's travellers or Florence, Venice, Naples and Turin for those flying with Royal Jordanian.
Expanded network
The codeshare agreement will allow Royal Jordanian to expand its offer to Italy by placing its 'RJ' flight code on Alitalia's daily Amman-Rome service, which will resume on 26 March 2017, and on the Italian airline's connections from Rome to 16 domestic destinations – Ancona, Brindisi, Bologna, Bari, Catania, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Pisa, Reggio Calabria, Lamezia Terme, Turin, Trieste, Verona and Venice.
Similarly, the agreement will allow Alitalia to widen its Middle East network by placing its 'AZ' flight code on Royal Jordanian's five weekly flights between Rome and Amman and beyond to Aqaba and Larnaca, Cyprus.
Royal Jordanian has codeshare agreements with a range of regional and international airlines, including American Airlines, Air Berlin, British Airways, Iberia, Siberia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Oman Air, Middle East Airlines, Tarom, Gulf Air, Syrian Air and Meridiana Fly Airlines.


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The City of Los Altos celebrated more than just Independence this weekend, as their ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam containers went into effect this 4th of July, 2014.
The ordinance, adopted on January 28th and made effective on July 4th, strictly prohibits the use of EPS food containers, as well as coolers and ice chests by any establishment, vendor, business, organization, group, or individual offering prepared food and beverages, regardless of charge. The ordinance provides assistance with financial hardship due to the changes, and makes certain unique packaging exemptions, such as pre-packaged food.
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So very excited to be published in the Knot's 2015 edition of Gay Weddings Digital Magazine. And I'm so happy that they featured this very special wedding that I was lucky to photograph last year in Healdsburg. Everything about this wedding spoke straight to your heart. To see the entire digital magazine click HERE, it has a beautiful layout and design with some very talented photographers and vendors from around the country. Very honored to be a part of this feature!
Kelley and Alisha Wedding: Published on The Knot's Digital Gay Wedding Magazine
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KeyKollectiv General Sale FAQ and Commonly Asked Questions
Format and Terms
What format does KeyKollectiv run their sales?
Generally speaking, we use a raffle system to conduct our sales.
How does the raffle system work?
To participate in a KeyKollectiv sale, you must first fill out our entry form. Typically a link to a Google form is provided in our Current Sale FAQ. From here, you will select your preferences along with the quantity you desire.
Each entrant is limited to one (1) entry only. We will only bill/invoice you if you win a position in our sale. Due to the volume of entries we typically receive, we can only verify your spot by sending a Paypal invoice.
Each entrant is assigned a number in our master spreadsheet. From there, winners will be determined by a random number generator.
I haven't received an invoice after the sale, is it safe to assume I did not win a spot in the sale?
We ask that all participants carefully check their entries for errors before submitting their raffle form. Because of the volume of entries we typically receive, we are unable to notify those who did not win. As such, the only confirmation you will receive is a Paypal invoice.
I accidentally entered more than once/ made errors in my entry. What do I do now?
No worries. It's common to incorrectly input entries on mobile or out of sheer excitement. Just email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we will make any adjustments necessary.
My family/friend/significant other would like to enter the sale as well. Will that count as a duplicate entry?
In order to maintain an even playing field for all entrants, we will only accept entries with different Paypal email addresses. In short, your family/friends may join so long as they use a separate Paypal.
I won a spot in the sale but the shipping address associated to my Paypal email address is incorrect/not up-to-date. What do I do?
We ask that everyone check their Paypal information carefully before submitting their entries. Sometimes, things slip through the cracks and adjustments need to be made to the shipping address. Just email us at email@example.com and we will do our best to accommodate. Please note that, once orders are shipped, there is very little we can do until USPS returns the package. By requesting a change of address, we cannot assume responsibilities for any unexpected delays/mishaps. Furthermore, KeyKollectiv reserves the right to cancel/refund any order at our discretion.
How long do I have to pay my invoice?
Generally, we ask that all winners pay within 48 hours of receiving their invoices. This allows us to properly gauge our shipping windows and accommodate those who are still waiting for a spot. In the event that extenuating circumstances prevents you from paying in a timely manner, please let us know and we will try to arrange something.
How does KeyKollectiv handle distribution of caps?
Contrary to popular belief, the quantity of caps produced has very little bearing on how we distribute them. Generally speaking, we follow some basic guidelines when we begin the invoicing process:
First, we determine a time-frame that we feel is reasonable for completing a sale. Usually, order fulfillment takes 5-10 business days from invoice to shipment.
Based on the time window we set, we calculate the approximate amount of orders that we can fulfill realistically.
From there, we factor in the amount of keycaps we produce to determine the average amount of keycaps someone can win. We also allocate resources into packaging/shipping based on the amount of orders we determine.
How does KeyKollectiv's method of distribution affect my chances of winning?
Many times, we are approached by our supporters asking how someone could receive 3 caps and they received none. We certainly understand how frustrating that may be.
Hypothetically, let's assume that we produce 200 keycaps. Packing/shipping/logistics is both costly and time-consuming. It makes much more sense for us to send 2 caps to 100 people rather than one keycap to 200 people. In order to fulfill orders in a timely manner, we feel that this method allows winners to manage their expectations realistically.
Whether you choose one cap or the maximum limit, the selection process is only limited to the number of spots we allocated.
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Funeral services for Violet L. Mosby, 88, of Brownwood will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at Davis-Morris Funeral Home with Bro. David McKinney officiating. Interment will be at Eastlawn Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 28, at Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
She died Saturday, May 26, 2007.
She was born Feb. 5, 1919, in Aikens, Okla., to Christopher Columbus and Cornelius (Ramsey) Franks. She was a resident here for more than 30 yeasrs, and was a garment inspector at Brownwood Manufacturing. She was married to Sam Mosby on Sept. 17, 1940, in Fort Smith, Ark. She was a God-fearing woman and the backbone of her family.
Her best friend was Billy Pinkston.
Survivors include her daughter, Samantha Cardenas and husband Antonio of Brownwood; grandsons, Larry Caperton and wife Felix, and Monty Caperton and wife Leanda of Brownwood, Jernero Cardenas of Fort Worth, and Travis Cardenas of Copperas Cove; and great-grandchildren, Josh, Garrick, Tara, Justin and A.J.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Mosby.


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IN SEASON - November & Winter Storage
The Watermelon radish, also known as Rooseheart or Red Meat, is an heirloom Chinese Daikon radish. It is a member of the Brassica (mustard) family along with arugula, broccoli and turnips.
Watermelon radishes are edible globular roots attached to thin stems and wavy green leaves. Their exteriors are creamy white with pale green shoulders, a sign of the chlorophyll it received from exposure to the sun. Watermelon radish flesh is white closest to the exterior and becomes bright, circular striations of pink and magenta toward the center. Hence, the watermelon reference.
Store them in a plastic bag or container in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator for up to a few weeks.
Watermelon radishes are crisp and firm with a mild taste that is a nice combination of peppery and sweet. They can be eaten raw, roasted, or mashed like a rutabaga. Also, they do not need to be peeled, just washed well.


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In the spring of 2013, I knew I was going to be making a promo campaign for the new season of Futurama, and I knew that in the course of making promos for that campaign I'd have the opportunity to do a VO record with Billy West (voice of Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Zapp Brannigan, and Dr. Zoidberg on Futurama) or John DiMaggio (voice of Bender on Futurama).
I also knew I wanted to get into Vine, which was a brand new app at the time. If you don't know about Vine, it's a video sharing app in which people share 6-second looping videos. It got bought by Twitter late in 2012 and in 2013 was just coming to prominence. Some things you should know about filming in Vine are
- you could only do it on an iPhone (at the time). No fancy cameras or computer effects (besides shooting a computer screen).
- There's no record button, you just hold your finger on the screen when you want to record and take it off when you want to cut.
- At the time, there was no capacity to edit. You had to get what you wanted the first take or start over.
- At the time there was also no capacity to send them up for review. You had to post one before you could make another.
I also knew I had a rubber toy Bender on my desk. My office was something of a toy store/comic book shop. Proof below:
I considered my office an installation piece.
But anyway. I put these three pieces of information together- Had potential John DiMaggio VO, had Rubber Bender, wanted to make Vines - and came up with a plan.
Here is how we made Bender Vines:
- I scripted out 30 6-second spots featuring Bender. I learned Vines work best if you think about them like comic strips.
- We made prototype versions of the scripts on an iPhone, using my voice for Bender. IMPORTANT: We did not post these, just saved them as files. They were pretty fun to make.
- We passed the scripts and prototypes by Futurama, and got them approved by show creator David X. Cohen and Executive Producer Lee Supercinski.
- We sent the scripts to John DiMaggio (voice of Bender) and got him to read his lines to picture. That was awesome.
- We turned the VO lines to audio files and put them on an iPad
- We hooked up speakers to the iPad and cued up John DiMaggio VO lines.
- Over the course of the month of July, we filmed 22 times, every time filming one spot and posting them. It's important when making Vines to have consistency, to keep building an audience.
The vines came out great and started pulling in hundreds of likes. We made these on-air spots to throw to them, which I believe might go down in history as the first television advertisement for content on Vine ever. Here they are:
You can see a few more vine selects below...
If you want to see more of these vines, you can check them out in my work retrospective. Or heck, for you? You can just click here if you want to take the shortcut.


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Simple moments during newborn sessions make me stop and pause. When a sweet baby is resting peacefully waiting to be posed is when they often pose themselves in natural and beautiful ways. It is easy to want to over complicate a session... Easy to want to impress the mass majority. But in reality, there is one person that matters... the client. And even in these simple moments, come the most beautiful outcome.
Life is beautiful. Simple is beautiful.
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February Fun with Food in NYC!
Yeah, it's February, but it's New York City! And that means that there's always something to see and do! What's going on this week you ask? Cup Tasters Challenge: NYC
Counter Culture Presents a challenge for your tastebuds. If you think you've got a discerning palate then you should come on out and see for yourself at tomorrow's event. Details about the blind tasting event can be found on Facebook. If you're not in NYC on Feb 20th, but you are near any other Counter Culture location, you can find out information on those other events here.
Malaysian Winter Market
For two days only: Wednesday, February 20th and Thursday, February 21st you can taste the flavors and spices of Malaysian Street food in the HEART of NYC over at Bryant Park! BONUS--if you book tomorrow's tour, I'll include some stops in your ticket price. Otherwise it's a great event to check out on your own! Heated tents with several of New York's best Malaysian restaurants will be providing cheap eats for lunch and dinner. Details can be found here.
City Bakery's Hot Chocolate Festival Continues!
With flavors like Espresso, Darkest Dark, and Bourbon coming up this week you will likely find me at City Bakery conducting my own selfish Hot Chocolate Tour...one tip: DO NOT DISTURB a woman indulging in her chocolate! If you need the address or further information, please feel free to check out City Bakery's website here.
NYC Beer Week Begins!
Friday February 22nd, kicks off the New York City Brewers Guild week-long celebration of all things BEER! Especially tasty, crafty locally made beer. The opening night bash is happening at the great Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo. There will also be several events throughout the city including some featured fun-times at City Winery and Eataly's La Birreria. For information on all events going on, check out the brewers guild's official site. I call this St Patty's Pregame! Happy Drinking to you! (Don't forget to eat some protein to soak up that alcohol!


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Just in: How the Body Shop commits to Enrich Not Exploit
Our love affair with The Body Shop starts with their amazing product line-up. Their Vitamin E range has long been a staple in our kits and of course, who hasn't had a TBS Lip and Cheek Tint in their makeup-loving life? Behind these staples and the latest skincare releases, our respect for the brand deepens as they also have an incredible CSR that is truly inspiring.
On their 40th anniversary, The Body Shop launched their global campaign and renewed their commitment to Enrich Not Exploit™. They shared their story and their vision with us at the event held last week at Le Petit Souffle in Makati.
With measurable targets for realization come 2020, The Body Shop has three core pillars in the program – Enrich Our People, Enrich Our Products, and Enrich Our Planet. Each of these pillars focus on sustainability, community trade, and resource management so we can be sure that The Body Shop products we use contribute towards a greater good. You can read more about their commitment at http://www.thebodyshop.com/commitment.
In line with their thrust, The Body Shop invited SALT.ph's CEO, engineer Aisa Mijeno, to share with us her Sustainable Alternative Lighting. Run by saline solution in lieu of kerosene, the salt lamps aim to provide a safer and more environmentally friendly way of providing light. As their website says, "This isn't just a product. It's a Social Movement." Inspired by her experience in Kalinga where there was no electricity, her simple desire to help and address climate change got her the attention of US President Barack Obama and Alibaba chairman Jack Ma at the recent APEC CEO Summit.
How cool it must have been to be 31 and sharing the stage with two of the world's most prominent? But what is even greater and cooler is people like Aisa who are doing their share in helping the world and that is what The Body Shop advocates. Let us all choose to Enrich and not Exploit our one and only planet Earth.
New Skincare Products
The Body Shop also showcased their two newest skincare developments: Drops of Light™ and Oils of Life™. For Drops of Light™, you will get brighter, glowing skin with its essential ingredient – Red Algae. Their 5‑in‑1 formula promises to "to improve healthy brightness, translucency, even tone, minimise the appearance of pores, while leaving skin feeling smooth and supple". The range includes a Pure Healthy Brightening Serum, a Pure Clarifying Foam Wash, a Pure Translucency Essense Lotion, and a Pure Healthy Brightening Day Cream.
For Oils of Life™, the hero product is the Oils of Life™ Intensely Revitalising Sleeping Cream. The Body Shop combined "3 precious seed oils with 7 essential oils for one powerful blend that aims to revitalize and repair your skin". The three seed oils are Black Cumin, Rosehip, and Camellia while the seven essential oils are Lavender, Rosemary Leaf, Geranium, Orange Peel, Lavandin, Marjoram Leaf, and Roman Camomile. They also shared 5 Ways to Sleep Yourself to Better Skin:
- Sleep on Satin – a silky smooth pillowcase helps prevent your face from getting creases
- Make Time to Meditate – destressing keeps the frown lines away
- Change Your Case – avoid bacteria build-up by changing your pillowcase often
- Tie Up Your Hair – keep the hair's natural oils away from your face
- Stay Away From Salt – because salt before bedtime equals puffy eyes
We're also loving The Body Shop Mask range as well as their Home Fragrances line. These all smell really good!
They also have a new brow product which we headed straight to and got to try out at the event! The Body Shop 3-in-1 Brow Definer comes in two shades and has a built-in brush to aid the brow pencil and highlighter duo. The pencil blends well and the added highlight sure made the brows look more polished.
Do you have any The Body Shop favorites? What would you like to do to help Enrich Not Exploit™?


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Since discovering his Mother's oil paints as a young child, James has found that the creation of art is now a necessary portion of his self-expression. Colors help express these feelings, which are then conveyed by brushstrokes, as if directly from the soul.
The countryside of Upstate New York, where he was raised, first flowed from his brushes, most of them 'Mindscapes', landscapes of his youth, which now exist only within memories of carefree days gone by. He'd spontaneously bring those memories to the forefront with fantasy-filled visions of places I think we'd all like to enter into and become part of, even if only momentarily.
Classical Academic painting in the Italian Renaissance manner is the most recent challenge upon his plate. James began studying the techniques of The Masters, a little over 15 yrs ago .
Since his instruction began, James' knowledge of a wide variety of methods, utilized centuries ago, have opened his eyes wide.
James is also concerned about endangered species around the world and attempts to bring focus to them by portraying them within many of his paintings.
His invitation to you, is to search, find, and enjoy the beauty and spirituality that lingers not only within the visions he chooses to share, but also that which dwells deep within each one of us. "Thank you for your interest in my work ~ Enjoy the ride!"


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the druck is here for you: 4 factors to figure yourself out
Why do you do what you do?
Peter Drucker, you'll often hear, was the man who invented 'management.' Strictly speaking, that's not at all true--if 'management' is the theory and practice of getting workers to be as productive as possible, then modern management can be, and has been, traced back to the era of American slavery. That theory and practice was further developed by a well-worn list of names in the earliest days of the robber barrons: Frederick Taylor and his "Scientific Management,", led into the softie human relations approach of the 1930s (which might be how they still run things at your office), and eventually came our friend the Druck.
There are a lot of reasons--especially, I think, for open-minded radicals--to like the Druck. There's his skepticism of centralized authority, his insistence that an organization should be driven by something more meaningful than profit, and his distaste for "the boss" as either an order-giving autocrat or a smiley-faced fascist therapy leader. Ultimately what I like about his thinking best, though, is his insistence that we should find fulfillment in the stuff we do; that if we don't find fulfillment in the way we spend our time--whether it's at a desk or organizing a rally--then we're ultimately missing the point.
In his well-regarded essay "The Theory of Business" Druck lays out the notion that most attempts at doing something cool and new eventually fail because they don't change their thinking as the environment around them changes. They may start out well thanks to a clever or novel approach to a problem, but the world keeps turning, and often an organization will find itself gasping for air as it becomes increasingly apparent that it's running based on an outdated picture of the world. If a project is to stay successful, he argues, it has to be running on a solidly founded but testable theory of business.
But who the hell cares? Why am I talking about this?
With all the competing demands for our attention in our working and organizing lives, it strikes me as profoundly valuable to evaluate our approach to our work and our time using the kind of thinking Drucker lays out. The stuff in this classic is also applicable to the choices you make every day moving through the world--as a worker, as an activist, as a leader, as a family member. If you want to make sure that your approach stays nimble, and that you don't wind up gasping for air, a modified version of Drucker's "4 specifications of a valid theory of business" might be worth working through. Here's my mildly bastardized human-scale take on the Druck's four specifications--in order to be consistently successful, you need:
1) Your understanding of your context, purpose, and skills to be honest and realistic.
2) Your context, purpose, and skills to be mutually reinforcing.
3) Your knowledge of your context, purpose, and skills to be crystal clear.
4) Constant willingness to re-evaluate your thinking on all of the above.
What do these things mean? I'll tackle them one by one, and tie them all together, in posts over the next few days. First up, tomorrow: understanding your context, purpose & skills.


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If you posted using an account, you can delete your posting from your account homepage.
Otherwise, use the same link provided in the self-posting email that you used to post the ad originally. If you can't find this, try having it re-sent.
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Motley Mutts is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization started by the ladies at Mobile Mutts Dog Walking and Cat Sitting. We rescue dogs and cats from the Animal Care & Control if NYC and off the streets of Brooklyn.
We are a small, all volunteer foster network. Motley Mutts covers costs for our fosters, including vet care, training, rehabilitation and free dog walks. We work with the animals in our care to get them ready to go to loving forever homes. Then we match them with the home that's best for them.


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Food Introduction Workshop
Your baby's pediatrician should be your primary source of information when it comes to introducing solids into their diet. However often due to limited time at doctor appointments and conflicting research and opinions, parents are left feeling lost and confused during this critical time. Common questions parents have are:
- When are you supposed to start solids?
- What food are you supposed to start with?
- When do you move from single-grain cereals to multi-grain cereals?
- Are you supposed to introduce vegetables before fruits?
- Should I feed my baby organic foods or non-organic foods? Does it matter?
- Should I make my own baby food or buy baby food from the store?
We understand your confusion.
There is a lot of information out there and it is hard to know what is right, what is wrong, what is practical for your life, what is important for your baby's life and how to put it all together.
We have worked to combine the knowledge gained from pediatricians, primary research, secondary research and personal experiences into our Food Introduction Workshop. This course is designed to help parents gain the knowledge and confidence they need to feel comfortable when feeding their baby during their first year of life. The course will discuss areas including:
- When solids should be introduced into your baby's diet
- What foods should be introduced at which ages
- What foods are important to buy organic
- What foods you may want to make at home vs. what foods are easier, more practical and safer when bought in the store
- Recipe ideas for easy, practical homemade baby food.
The first year of your baby's life goes by so fast. This time in your life and in your baby's life should be fun and enjoyable. Often the confusion surrounding food can damper this important time. This course will help you gain the knowledge you need to feel relaxed and confident when feeding your baby.
To see when Mind Body Family is offering our Food Introduction Workshops, visit our Upcoming Classes and Events page or email Amy Bonsiero – email@example.com


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This week the folks at TomTom have made it clear that the TomTom Rider will not be fading into obscurity, re-releasing a new iteration of the device with the same name here in 2013 with a brand new set of specifications and features. This device is made to sit on and with your motorcycle and allow you to get guided in real time, find local hotspots, and share routes with fellow bikers wirelessly via Bluetooth. They'll need a TomTom Rider as well, of course, so pick up a few!
This version of the TomTom Rider allow you to use Bluetooth to listen in on directions inside your helmet – all you'll beed is a pair of Bluetooth-friendly earbuds. There's a new charging bike dock with this model that turns the device on or off with the ignition on the bike you're riding, and the display you're working with is improved as well. This newly enhanced 4.3-inch screen is touch-friendly and biker glove-friendly – so you wont have to de-glove each time you want to tap!
The lovely scene and mini-movie you're seeing above should encourage you to pick one of these devices up, if only because it makes you feel so flowery and friendly inside. According to Managing Director of TomTom Consumer Corinne Vigreux, the TomTom team sought out feedback from motorbike communities that they then used to create this newest-gen device. They found that "the overwhelming majority of bikers use their motorcycle for recreational purposes", this leading the TomTom team to include features that allow the biker to find and ride "the best scenic routes in the world."
With Tyre software you'll be able to search and create routes on your PC at home before you head off into the wild blue yonder, uploading them to your TomTom Rider device before you head out. From there you'll be able to share the route with fellow riders (as mentioned above) with this device's "Upload Routes and Go" feature. You'll be able to use this device in all types of weather without worrying about damage, and you've got Free Lifetime Maps with your purchase as well – updates forever, free!
All this and more are available for pre-order today for 329.99 GBP or MSRP $299 USD – get pumped up about the Summer season right this minute! Note: that's a MASSIVE price cut compared to the 2nd Gen model of the Rider – things are looking up!


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In developed capitalist democracies, financial, media and energy companies are private enterprises that don't report to presidents. In Russia, things are different. Most of those businesses are majority-state-owned corporations, virtual branches of the government. And that means when you talk to the head of a Russian bank or oil company, you are effectively talking to the Kremlin.
In 2000, when Vladimir Putin assumed the presidency, he consolidated competing power centers — media, business, local government, opposition parties and the Parliament — under his authority. He called it "a vertical of power." This system now includes organized crime and cybercriminals. Today the top management of these enterprises are Putin allies, and many, like Mr. Putin himself, have worked in the security services, specifically in the K.G.B. and its successor organization, the F.S.B.
The Russian government owns the major television outlets and, according to Russian journalists, sets the daily news agenda. The head of Rosneft, the state-owned oil company, is Igor Sechin, a former K.G.B. and F.S.B. security officer who served as a top lieutenant to Mr. Putin. Gazprom, the state gas company, is run by Alexei Miller, another former St. Petersburg associate of Mr. Putin. With exclusive rights to export gas, Gazprom controls prices, pipelines and energy diplomacy in Russia. It also owns the country's largest media holding company, Gazprom Media.
The deal Mr. Putin made with these companies, oligarchs and banks was that they would be free to make money with state help (often to the detriment of the Russian people) as long as Mr. Putin and his cronies got their cut of the profits — and the Kremlin and security forces were free to govern without interference. Failure to comply could lead to loss of one's company or worse: The oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky challenged Mr. Putin on corruption in 2003 and was stripped of his company and put in jail. Oligarchs once close to Mr. Putin have died under suspicious circumstances.
There was one more part of this arrangement: Since the government facilitated the moneymaking, the Kremlin could also demand in return payments or loans to favored individuals and institutions — no questions asked.
All this is important to understand when considering the case of Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. According to news reports, Mr. Kushner held a secret meeting with the chief executive of a Russian bank, Vnesheconombank, or VEB, in December, before the Trump administration took office. The purpose of the meeting remains unclear. Was it related to some diplomatic issue, as the White House has suggested? Or was it about Trump or Kushner family enterprises? It is possible the meeting was entirely legal (although actually doing business with the bank would not have been). Because of the nature of Russian banks, either scenario raises troubling questions.
In the case of the major Russian state banks, their lending decisions are often politically directed, and when capital is tight — such as after the 2008 recession or the 2014 imposition of sanctions by the United States and the European Union on banks for supporting Moscow's military adventurism in Crimea and eastern Ukraine — the Russian government has provided cash infusions from the state treasury.
The bank executive Mr. Kushner met with last December, Sergey Gorkov, is a graduate of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service academy. His bank, VEB, is regularly used by the Kremlin to finance politically important projects, including some of the infrastructure for the Sochi Olympics in 2014, which cost the Russian government a total of about $50 billion. VEB also bailed out Ukrainian banks after the 2008 global financial crisis and purchased two failing steel plants in Ukraine — aid reportedly designed to keep President Yanukovych, a Putin ally, under the Kremlin's control. In Chechnya, the bank provided funds for an industrial park to Ramzan Kadyrov, the republic's ruthless leader and a staunch Putin loyalist. The bank also purchased shares in a Ukrainian steel maker from a Russian-Canadian partner of Mr. Trump in 2010, who built a Trump hotel in Toronto.
VEB employed and financed the defense of a Russian intelligence operative, Evgeny Buryakov, who was deported in April after pleading guilty and being sentenced in 2016 to 30 months in prison for his role in a spy ring. That ring also attempted in 2013 to recruit Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign who has sought to do business with Gazprom. Another Trump campaign adviser, Michael Caputo, did work for Gazprom Media in the early 2000s.
The United States government is aware of the special role Russian banks play in advancing Moscow's espionage efforts and foreign policy. That is almost certainly one reason the F.B.I. has been looking into computer communications between Alfa Bank, a private bank with close Kremlin ties, and the Trump Organization, as part of its broader investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Russian banks conduct legitimate business with law-abiding companies around the world, including American banks. But their close ties to the Russian government make Mr. Kushner's meeting with Mr. Gorkov worthy of deeper scrutiny. Mr. Gorkov is part of the Putin power vertical. When Mr. Kushner spoke to him, he was also talking to the Kremlin, and we should know what they discussed.


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11 juin 2007
Symbolic analyze of the church Notre-Dame of Belleville
While arriving in front of the church, on the principal gate, we realize immediately that energies are importants in this place. This church was built under the influence of Humbert III, lord of Beaujeu, who was a templar. Who knows the history of these men knows that the sybolism was familiar for them. A Celtic cross in top of the Western frontage shows us the druidic influence in that moment when we enters the sanctuary. In the church, on the pavement of the northern absidiole, a templar cross. Southern... [Lire la suite]
11 juin 2007
The virgin of Belleville
The church of Belleville is devoted to Notre-Dame. A representation of the virgin, in the form of a black virgin, is in the vault of the southern absidiole. Unfortunately, the statue is not old. Nowhere trace of a black virgin in this place, and yet all is joined together for its establishment. The statue makes its effect nevertheless, even if it does not convey energies due to its row.
11 juin 2007
The church Notre-Dame of Belleville
Belleville, small city of the Beaujolais has a very long history, as flint tools and other vestiges discovered in various places attest it. As of the Roman time, Lunna, attested by the route of Antonin who places this city at 15 miles of Anse and Mâcon, occupies the site of current Belleville. Lunna, perhaps already worship with the goddess?This Roman city extended from north at midday along the Roman way which crossed it.Strong city, it was devastated at the 5th century by the troops of Attila then destroyed into 732 by... [Lire la suite]