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Lisa - posted on 06/23/2009 ( 32 moms have responded )
I think Kate & John are VERY selfish.... They brought 8 wonderful children into this world & cant even give them the curtsy of having 2 parents together!!! GROW UP KATE & JOHN!!!!!!!
Lisa - posted on 06/23/2009 ( 32 moms have responded )
I think Kate & John are VERY selfish.... They brought 8 wonderful children into this world & cant even give them the curtsy of having 2 parents together!!! GROW UP KATE & JOHN!!!!!!!
Terri - posted on 06/23/2009
I was saddened that they did not try counseling. Perhaps they did and we aren't privy to that information which is certainly their option, but if they did, it could not have been for too long. It is always sad when a family is torn apart.
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Libby - posted on 07/01/2009
I really don't think we can judge their marriage/divorce based upon what the media is sharing with us. I don't even think that even though they have given us some information and made an announcement about it that we can make any speculation based upon these tidbits. Some things are just private and while this family is in the public eye we can't judge them on their choices based upon what we know when I'm sure there is so much that we don't know. I also don't think their situation (having 8 children) make it any sadder or more tragic as compared to another family that has 1 or no children. I think we should all just concentrate on our own situations and perhaps learn from others' mistakes.
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As a divorcee who raised 3 children. I say if you can't get along divorce is what to do. If a parent is going to be responsible they can do it divorced as well as married. Easier if your married true but not impossible. With 8 kids, which was crazy in its self, surely they both realize they are still responsible for the children's well being?
Jasmine - posted on 06/30/2009
this is helarious!
divorce is more common than parents who are still happly married i was taken back by finding out my finace mum and dad were still together its so common to hear of split families. im from a split family and i turned out fine infact i think if my parents were to stay together it would have changed my respect for my parents and my up bringing! my parents are complete oppisites and i cant imagine what life would have been like if they were still together. i for one would no i wouldnt be happy and i no how happy my mum is now with my step dad and i grew up looking at those two and always wanted to find love like they have and i did! not to say i want that for my kids no one would but reality is it happens i would much rather my children and my 3 step children to be educated on it being acceptable than feeling that there not normal and frowned apon by others im like a best friend to my step daughter and 2 step sons and as hard as it can be sometimes i love them so very much and there very excited and happy to see daddy happy and our baby girl that arrives this september my step daughter cant wait to meet her little sister that to me is the best thing we both could give them! i dont agree with sticking together for the kids, kids shouldnt be exposed to constant arguing what is that teaching them to disrespect your partner and direspect yourself and that its ok to do so i dont think so!!!
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I agree that I was disappointed they didn't try counseling and it is sad that they are splitting up. But even without the "show", their odds weren't great. I saw a statistic not long ago about the odds of parents of multiples staying together....can't remember the exact odds but they weren't good. I just hope that they can work out some kind of schedule where the kid's lives don't get any more disrupted than they already are (with the papparazzi freaks hiding in the bushes and all). Secretly, I hope that somewhere down the line they will reunite...but that's just me being a hopeless romantic. I don't think they are being selfish though, no more than any other person would be in their situation anyhow.
Cathy - posted on 06/25/2009
My issue is Kate's controlling, obsessive, drill sergeant parenting style. She is extremely rigid and uptight and the kids are going to either become just like her, or start rebelling against her. Jon was a better role model for them, I think, because he wasn't so anal about every little thing...I saw an older episode today with Kate screaming and running around in sheer panic because one of the younger kids got gum on his sock...and another episode where she flipped out because they were eating icecream and it was dripping on their clothes - I thought she was going to have a heart attack right there, the way she was acting. She seriously needs some therapy before she passes her frantic, melodramatic ways onto the kids (although I think it may be too late for the 2 older girls) Sad.
Jennifer - posted on 06/25/2009
Quoting Sadie:
ah right still dont have a clue lol
They are off the tv show... john and kate plus 8! a couple who have 8 children... 2-4yr olds and 6-2yr olds I think!
Tracee - posted on 06/25/2009
I don't watch the show because the one or two minutes I've seen while channel surfing is just stupid and boring. This show and many like it need to be off of TV. After going through an unwanted divorce I know how hard it is and I don't think anyone needs to place judgment on either one of them. For those who don't have multiple kids (say over 4) we have no way of understanding how hard it is for either parent. Are they both selfish, no doubt, but no one is a victim here, just end the show and be done with it!
Amanda - posted on 06/25/2009
Divorce isnt always a selfish act. Thank god they splitting up, those poor children are learning how NOT to have a relationship. Kate is abusive wife, and if it was Jon behaving like her, you all would be screaming how he abuses his wife, and how she needs to leave, but because its a woman being the abuser, many people turn a blind eye, or even make up excuses for her behaviour! It is not acceptiable! If she behaves like that while cameras are on her what does she do when they are turned off? I also believe she is nasty to her children, I understand raising 8 kids is stressful, but they have nannies, and a lot more help then the avg mother does, yet she still can not stop herself from treating her hubby or children like animals. Get this family off the tv, and force Kate into parenting classes and anger management!
Jaime - posted on 06/25/2009
Really, why judge them. I am sure that what happens in there relationship happens in alot of other's relationships but we all don't see it because we are not on a realtiy TV show. I personnally could not even imagine having 8 children, trying to provide for them keep my home clean and tidy, and have time for each one of the kids?
I like the show because we see the kids grow up, experience new things and see alot more of this world than all our children will.
Taryn - posted on 06/25/2009
I definitely agree with you that they are selfish. They care more about their public status than they do about trying to work things out for the sake of their kids. I understand that sometimes people just can't work things out, but I think what makes me the most disgusted is the fact they chose publicity instead of their children!!
Andre - posted on 06/25/2009
Kate is crazy and they both are selfish. End of story.
Nina - posted on 06/24/2009
It is so sad that the dynamics of a good relationship which begins with: A man needs respect and a woman needs love, was definitely void in the relationship. I usually do not pick sides, but Kate showed a general lack of respect for her husband and she is so guarded and controlling, he could not possibly show affection towards her. Kate seems to have some real emotional baggage which she brought to the marriage. I know he is no angel. But being treated like a child and discredited in front of millions would wear on anyone.
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One of the best things that any two parents can do for their kids is to love their spouse. Every marriage is hard, but every marriage is worth it.
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Wow, how quickly we all become so judgmental. Regardless of what we "saw" or "heard" there's always 2 sides to every story & theirs is no different. We need to walk a day in their shoes before we can sling judgment their way. My heart goes out to any parent faced w/a divorce whether or not there's 1 child or mutiple, tv "celebrities" or not. They're still real people faced w/difficult decisions and both seem to be making their children a priority. Stop your judgments & hope for the best for all of them.
Krista - posted on 06/24/2009
They can't even stand to be in the same room together anymore! That's not a marriage worth saving! I think they're doing the right thing! Staying together "for the kids" is a stupid reason, because they wouldn't be doing the kids any favors by staying miserable together and trying to pretend that everything is okay. Sometimes divorce is the best thing for a family...marriage doesn't always work out and some people just shouldn't stay together.
Sadie - posted on 06/24/2009
ah right still dont have a clue lol
Jenni - posted on 06/24/2009
sadie, they're a reality tv show family... (soap opera) but they have really cute kids! lol
Sadie - posted on 06/24/2009
who are kate and john
Angela - posted on 06/24/2009
Divorce happens, It is so much better for a child to know that his/her parent loves them no matter what... and to not be put in the middle of fighting all of the time. It is best when a couple is happily married, but if you have ppl cheating ect., then it's time to go it alone. I know that for me having gone through it twice, raising my kids on my own is far better than staying with a man who is acting like a selfish child and treating the mother of his children badly, with words and actions. All children deserve to have a positive example. If one parent wants to bail, then it is better to bail and leave the kids in a stable environment on one parent, then the caos of two unhappy fighting adults where verbal and emontional abuse is going on. There is no way someone can act the way Jon and Kate "seem" to behave towards each other and have their kids be okay in the long run if they continue their pissing match.
Jenni - posted on 06/24/2009
personally, if i were Kate and not only cheated on but publically humilated by my partner... no amount of marriage councilling would help me to fall back in love with him... and i DO NOT believe in staying together "for the kids" if nething staying together will do more harm than good... the kids will NOT being happy or well adjusted in a home where their parent aminosities towards each other...
my partner has a child from a previous relationship where they fought constantly and every time she got mad she would run off and cheat on him with random guys she met online... so should he have stayed with her for the sake of their child and both of them be completely miserable? would that have been a good example for his daughter to grow up with? that it's normal to be unhappy with the person ur with?
now she is with someone that is a really good guy and treats her well with 2 children of his own from a previous relationship and she is doing great... she even went back to school... and as far as we see they get along far far better than my partner and her got along... she is happy
as for my partner and i, he is far happier with me and we get along great...
and as for us and her, we alll get along very well! so i believe it's better for their daughter to see us all happy and to be in happy, loving environments rather than a hostile one
Sadie - posted on 06/24/2009
who are katie an john
Ashley - posted on 06/24/2009
divorce happens everyday. why is it ok for a normal family to split because of whatever reason but just because they have 8 kids they shouldnt split. i personally think they should. she's a b**** who treats him like shit. and what's she showing her kids? that it's ok to treat our partner like a peice of crap, completely belittle him infront of how many people. i say good for him, i hope he finds someone that treats him better and hope he's finally happy in life.
Jenni - posted on 06/24/2009
well i dont blame them for splitting... why would anyone stay together when they are miserable together... isn't that a terrible lesson to teach your children????? that you stay with someone even if ur unhappy with them?
how is that a happy home to raise children in?
i wouldn't stay with my partner if he cheated on me and we didn't see ne way of working out our issues.... so i can pretend everything is ok and lie to my kids?
staying with someone and *faking* being happy with them for the sake of ur kids is lying to ur kids... you dont think kids *know* that ur unhappy? is it healthy for kids to see their parents fighting all the time?
yes i know... you should always try to work out ur problems first but if you can't get past them and you can't see urself ever falling back in love with ur partner b/c of what has happened between the two of you then there is nothing else left to do but split... unless you want to lie to ur children and live a fasade
Sadie - posted on 06/24/2009
who's kate and jon
Jennifer - posted on 06/23/2009
Quoting Jo:
LMAO I can't believe that anyone actually gives a rats ass.
Who cares! I'm sorry, but just cause they have 8 kids doesn't mean they have to stay together! If they can't be civil together then they are doing what is best for those 8 kids by seperating. Whether it's 1 kid or 8 kids or 12 dozen kids.... people change, people grow in different directions, and if Jon wants to be a 32 yr old college guy, and Kate wants to be a writer and they can't get along together then they sure aren't helping those kids by staying together and being miserable.
This is kinda the whole idea behind them gettin sick of the TV show too... people care so much about their lives now that people who have no clue except what they read in US Weekly think they have the right to be MAD at them, tell them to grow up, critisize them for making decisions in their lives.
Whether they get back together, whether they divorce, whether the kids end up as presidents or drug dealers, it's gonna happen one way or another - mom & dad arguing together or mom & dad civil apart - I'm gonna say the latter is the better of the 2 evils.
If they stayed together for the kids and faked it - how the hell do you think those kids would feel in 10-15 years when they are all grown up and Jon & Kate divorce and say "we stayed together for the kids"? Even more so, these children will be living EVERY DAY, with it being DOCUMENTED, the whole entire world seeing it... just to be told the happiness was FAKE! Anyone who thinks them staying together for the kids is a good thing, I think you need to grow up. I think anyone who is telling them to grow up, needs to grow up.
I agree wit this lady! Its real people making REAL decisions with thier life! not someone elses opinion on how they need to live!
?? - posted on 06/23/2009
LMAO I can't believe that anyone actually gives a rats ass.
Who cares! I'm sorry, but just cause they have 8 kids doesn't mean they have to stay together! If they can't be civil together then they are doing what is best for those 8 kids by seperating. Whether it's 1 kid or 8 kids or 12 dozen kids.... people change, people grow in different directions, and if Jon wants to be a 32 yr old college guy, and Kate wants to be a writer and they can't get along together then they sure aren't helping those kids by staying together and being miserable.
This is kinda the whole idea behind them gettin sick of the TV show too... people care so much about their lives now that people who have no clue except what they read in US Weekly think they have the right to be MAD at them, tell them to grow up, critisize them for making decisions in their lives.
Whether they get back together, whether they divorce, whether the kids end up as presidents or drug dealers, it's gonna happen one way or another - mom & dad arguing together or mom & dad civil apart - I'm gonna say the latter is the better of the 2 evils.
If they stayed together for the kids and faked it - how the hell do you think those kids would feel in 10-15 years when they are all grown up and Jon & Kate divorce and say "we stayed together for the kids"? Even more so, these children will be living EVERY DAY, with it being DOCUMENTED, the whole entire world seeing it... just to be told the happiness was FAKE! Anyone who thinks them staying together for the kids is a good thing, I think you need to grow up. I think anyone who is telling them to grow up, needs to grow up.
Shailee - posted on 06/23/2009
Who are Kate and John??????
Heather - posted on 06/23/2009
I to was sad to see them annouce they were separating and wish they would also try counseling. I think in my opioin that it was more than John could handle and didnt say something before all these babies came. But it to late now and should be thankful they were able to have more. But any ways I just think he is immature and kept saying I'm only 30 so what your still a father and need to make right choices for the kids and not for him self. Did anyone notice he has ears pierced and dresses like a college kid. I think I read rumor also he was looking at a apartment in Trump tower wow. Maybe he needs to save that money for college or be a grown up and buy a house.
Sabrina - posted on 06/23/2009
The only thing that I liked about the divorce agreement was that the kids will not have to go from house to house. And with the way the paparazzi is lately that is good. The house they have protects the kids from pics and they can enjoy their lives. And besides being able to stay at their home with only one parent it will be just like the other is on a business trip. Which they are already use to. I think that Jon was too young to handle the stress right now. Thigns seemed to go down hill after he quit his job and I'm sure she had a say in that. His job was like his release from everything. It is sad that the kids wont have both parents at the same time but I think it is better then having two parents fighting all the time. Thye dont need to be around that.
Sejal - posted on 06/23/2009
I am really disheartened with that thought that Jon and Kate are going to seperate...it is definitely their personal issue but it will deeply affect the psyche of the 8 wonderful kids that they have...they will never have enough of both the parents...I think they should revise their life plans for the sake of their beautiful children.
Erica - posted on 06/23/2009
so sad. Eight children with eight different emotions......my heart goes out to them.
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(2008)This project is about East Asian students from Korea, Japan, and Taiwan studying at the Intensive English Institute of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We conducted face-to-face individual interviews with ...
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Family, Food, Nation, and Economy: Attachment to China and the Return (or Not) of Chinese Graduate Students in the Sciences and Engineering (2008)For our project we sought to identify the meanings that male graduate students in the sciences and engineering mobilize when making plans for after they graduate. We conducted eight interviews and found that these students ...
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(2008)For our project we sought to find if Chinese is replacing Japanese as the East Asian business language just as the economy is shifting from Japan towards China. We limited our research pool to non-heritage undergraduates ...
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(2008)Our group project was initiated by the question why many Chinese graduate students show tendencies of returning to China more compared to the past. For our resources we interviewed twelve Chinese graduate students in ...
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(2008)The starting point of this project is the observation of difference of Korean female students' fashion at UIUC. From that point, we dug further into the meaning of fashion in relation to one's identity across two countries ...
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(2008)Our project initially began as an inquiry in to how East Asian students at the Intensive English Institute (IEI) gave meaning to their study abroad experiences at the University of Illinois. This generally involved exploring ...
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The Shifting Commodity of Language: Chinese and Japanese Language Learning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2008)Through this project we sought to discover to what degree students' motives for studying Chinese and Japanese reflect the changing global status of China and Japan: essentially, whether or not Chinese is replacing Japanese ...
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(2008)We began this project by asking how female Korean students' fashion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) reflects both macro and everyday discourses of individual self-development, which have intensified ...
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Study Abroad Experiences as Processes of Forming, Negotiating, and Resisting Neoliberal Subjectivities (2008)The purpose of this research is to explore how East Asian students at the IEI (Intensive English Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) give meanings to their study abroad experiences, particular focusing ...
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(2008)Our group wanted to find out reason why there has been a growing trend of Chinese students returning to China rather than staying. We focused on the Science & Technology departments as they chose this school more specifically ...
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Hey Gang! Summer 2016 is here and Reagan and Jack-Jack and maybe even Harrison and Cheeto will be joining us on video as we begin to unbox all of the offerings from Moose Toys' Grossery Gang. We are super excited to begin our newest collection and even give some products away to you, the RTR nation – our fans and friends.
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Bar Creeps – Interview April 2016/
We had a chat to Bannister from Barcreeps ahead of their single release for "The Hour Between Dog And Wolf" check them out here: https://barcreeps.bandcamp.com/releases
Hey guys, so how did you come together, you're pretty recently formed with members from all over?
Hendricks and I (Bannister) went to school together, then we went to uni with Railgrind, then we put an ad on Gumtree and found Campari. And of course we bonded over music, and played in other bands that toured together etc.
Are you very collaborative in your song-writing process … do you share the same influences mainly and would you say you listen to a range of genres general?
We all grew up listening to fast skate punk in the mid 90s. Even though we all like many other kinds of music, our deep-seated love for this music never died. 20 years on there is something of a revival around this type of music, and we have been swept up in that! The whole point was to form a genre band – to play a very specific type of music that has a very particular audience.
The process of putting together songs is very collaborative – normally, one person will write the bare bones of a song and then we work out the remaining parts and dynamics and move on to the next one. Super efficient. There is nothing 'jam band' about us.
Sometimes inspiration can be found in the strangest of places … anything outside of music that really gets your creative juices flowing?
To contradict my answer above, I don't actually think music really inspires us. There is too much weird shit going on in the world to think and write about. The music is just a kind of vehicle for communicating that. If there is anything that inspires us about music it's that the musicians and songwriters we admire are some of the more self-aware and less narcissistic creative people out there. They were pioneers and we're now humbly following in their footsteps, we hope…
Real stories about people are, I suppose, what inspires us. For some reason, transhumanism and the possibility of living forever is becoming something of a theme – not consciously intentionally…
Your artistry can speak for itself as you are promoting yourselves anonymously … is that important to you to really focus on the music rather than personalities as forefront?
Yes, 100%. Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys did an interview recently where he said that the main problem with popular music is that there is only one subject – the writer. He's right. I've made this mistake myself, and spent 10 years writing about my love life. It was too solipsistic. BarCreeps songs are stories about what we observe other people do and say – no judgement, just stories for the sake of stories. Good ones, we hope.
Are your songs sometimes autobiographical or social comment? Do you have a general message you would like people to hear?
The songs are generally from my perspective, about things that interest me, but there is no message or moral – just observation and perspective. In some of the newer songs I've tried writing from the perspective of other people – a bit like the Weakerthans do. For example, we have a new song called Trauma Team, which takes the perspective of someone who has a deep faith in god, although they're not preachy about it. The song is a rebuttal of sorts to evangelicals, saying I'm interested in helping people for real – triaging people who have had accidents, that's how I serve god – rather than trying to abstractly save their souls.
Is there a band /artist at the moment really inspiring musically, or that you think will go far this year / would like to see more of?
I'd like to see more old school punk bands coming back. We're still re-discovering the UK punk scene, so this would be a good question for us to answer in a few months. Wayne Adams, the guy who we recently recorded with, he has a band called Shitwife who are pretty good.
How do you see the music scene generally in 2016. Is there anything you would change if you had a chance?
There was an interesting radio show recently called the Pop Star and the Prophet, where a musician interviewed a French political theorist called Jacques Attali who predicted the decline of the music industry in the 1970s. The most interesting thing though is that he saw the music industry as a harbinger of changes that would rock (excuse the pun) the whole of society. This resonates with me quite strongly – the idea that music is a figurative canary down the mine for how technology is changing the world so rapidly. I have my moments where I would love to be able to 'rewind the clock to a simpler time', but obviously this is impossible. I think we just have to find ways to accept that we live in a fascinating but frightening world.
So the single The Hour Between Dog And Wolf (great title by the way!) is out on Friday, how would you describe the story behind the song?
Unfortunately I can't claim originality around the title (or the chord sequence, for that matter) – the title is from a book by a Cambridge neuroscientist that looks at how adrenalin and stress affect our decision-making abilities. It turns out that biology has a big part to play in this – as in, some people are better at handling stress than others because they're just built that way (women, in fact, are apparently better at this than men on average). I just extended the idea to our psychologies – that we have these incredibly impactful experiences when we're younger that shape our personalities and our worldviews, and no matter how much we grow and mature as people, we can never fully escape those deep feelings and prejudices.
What else do you have planned for 2016 with regards to releases / touring?
Yes, all of the above! A couple more singles this year, then an album early next year – or maybe even this year. Shows and touring when we can, but like most musicians these days we have full-time jobs and other responsibilities that we have to work around.
We're always looking to play more shows so any bands or promoters that like what they hear and want to play a show with us, please email or Facebook us!
Thanks for your time!
Thanks Sam!
BarCreeps will be releasing their debut single 'The Hour Between Dog And Wolf' on Friday 15th April on BCHR Records, and will be playing their first London show on April 23rd, at Camden Barfly, as part of a Camden Rocks Night.


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Monday, December 28, 2009
You just never know when you will be visited by your past....Today I received a email from someone who would like information on one of the dolls I made in 1985. Wow, that was a long time ago. A baby born that year is now 25 years old. Kind of freaks me out. Well I told her that the doll was made for a Luncheon. It was a souvenir gift. Can't remember how many I made or how much I was paid. Don't even remember the name of the Doll Club that commissioned me. It's an original sculptured half doll.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarves
I have a group of online girlfriends. They're from all over the world. We all met in the Italian Forum on TripAdvisor and have been hanging out online for the past 2yrs. Last February a group of Ladies got together in Rome for the first time. There is a webcam on top the hotel next to the Pantheon, so they would tell us what time they would be there, and we would all get online to watch as they waved to us. It was such a hoot. People passing must have thought they were nuts waving their scarves at the webcam. If they even knew there was a webcam there. Anyway this March there is going to be another meet up. I was not able to go last year, but I plan on going this year. We will meet up in two places this time. Rome and Venice. Did I mention we nicknamed ourselves the Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarves? Hence the title at the top. In our conversations someone mentioned t-shirts, and I thought what a great idea. Then Michelle sent me a web page of an illustrator from Australia. Her name is Shell Sherree . I just fell in Love with her work and so commissioned her to do an illustration for our group. So that's three of us standing in a gondola in front of the Pantheon.
Monday, December 21, 2009
2 necklaces using Murano glass beads
Three Black and gold handmade Murano glass beads from Italy accented with black and gold seed beads. $110.00
Matching earrings $25.00
Bronze delica beads worked in a peyote stitch to create the chain and bail. The Focal bead is another one of my Murano glass beads bought on my last rip to Venice. $110.00
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Today's necklace is made with seed beads in various sizes, shapes and colors using a spiral stitch. The focal point is a Murano (Venice,Italy) glass bead. Don't know if bead is the right wrong. But I thought tongue sounded pretty gross....LOL The Price of this piece is $80.00
Friday, December 18, 2009
I've decided to post some of my jewelry that I have for sale. If you are interested please feel free to email me at email@example.com for a price. No obligation.
Today it is 2 Pendants made with Swarovski Crystals and gold vermeil seed beads. Special orders are welcomed.
Monday, December 14, 2009
My birds' nest has an occupant
I just came back from the $ Store where I found the perfect little bird to take up residence in my nest. I know, you think I have too much time on my hands. That or I'm really losing it....LOL.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tree top Angel
I made this Angel in the 1980's. This was when I was very much into doll collecting and doll making. I did my own sculpting and mold making. Then the molds were pored in porcelain, fired to a bisque then china painted. With many firings in between.
I don't make dolls anymore. I felt I went as far as my limited talent would go. And with all the so called collectible dolls coming out of the orient it was just not profitable anymore. Even so, I still have my collection. Many of the dolls I own are made by other Doll Artists.
Bird Nest
today I bought some Jordan Almonds and put them into the tiny bird nest.....Looks real doesn't it.....
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
This Years Christmas Tree
Today while I was putting the lights on I found this really cute bird nest. I'm going to save it. Maybe get some fake eggs to put in it. I think my grandsons are going to love it.
It's that time of the year again for our annual Xmas tree hunt. Like last year we travel about an hour and half North of were we live to a tree farm to look for the PERFECT tree. I'm a big fan of the frasier tree. Tight needles, strong branches. Of course it snow the day before. Our first snow of the season. It was a beautiful ride up. But a real challenge to fine that perfect tree. We schook the snow off a lot of trees...LOL...I was sure glad I wore my silk long johns and wool socks.
Macro Quilt
I belong to a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Assoc.) group that meets once a month. Our latest challenge was to take a Macro Photo of anything that inspires you and make a quilt using the image in any form that you would like. I chose a photo that I took in Florida of a hibiscus. I then sent it into my Adobe Photoshop and posterized it. Which brings out all the subtle shades and printed it on fabric. Next I fused it onto Timtex after which I machine stitched in the different colors with DMC cotton thread. After the stitching, I added beads to the stamen After which I added it to the top of a quilted background.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Disney World part 2
We also loved the firework displays. Especially at Epcot. Illuminations. We saw it twice. Awesome. That all I can say. If you're going to Disney World , it's a must see. We also saw the parade and fireworks at Fantasy Land. After dinner at the Italian Restaurant in Epcot we came out on to the Piazza (It's made to look like San Marco in Venice) There was an acting troupe just beginning their show. Which was called Romeo & Edna. Scene 1 Verona.....And guess who they pull out of the audience to play Romeo. My man Tom. And did he ham it up.
You can hear me laughing myself silly as I was recording this. He really got into it...Who knows maybe he has a new career...here are a couple of more pictures. It's really cute but of course can't compare to the real thing.
Here are some more pictures of our Disney Adventure. Notice how big Joseph's gets. This was the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
You can hear me laughing myself silly as I was recording this. He really got into it...Who knows maybe he has a new career...here are a couple of more pictures. It's really cute but of course can't compare to the real thing.
Here are some more pictures of our Disney Adventure. Notice how big Joseph's gets. This was the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
Disney World
A couple of weeks after our Arizona trip we went to Disney World. It was a treat for my daughter and her family. It was so much fun watching my 2 grandsons enjoy it. Especially the Country Bear Jamboree. Which, by the way, is my very favorite.
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Chicago Business Fellows Autumn 12 Cohort Winds Down
Captions & Photos By Klariza Alvaran, Class of 2019
Autumn CBF batch 12 (in white) take on the CBF alumni team (in black) during the annual CBF football game on Nov. 13 at Oz Park. The alumni group prevailed as winners.
Fellows from the Spring and Autumn 2016 batches were grouped into teams to sell products and services to their part-time MBA peers for the CBF Marketplace on Nov. 19. High-performing teams were recognized with titles such as the Revenue Award (for high revenues with low costs), the Brand Equity Award (for successful implementation of brand strategy), and the Start-up Award (for an entrepreneurial idea that effectively addresses an area of need).
Holding down a full-time job and being a dog owner is tough. Couple that with traveling to Chicago on a weekly basis for a part-time MBA program makes matters even tougher for students like Tiffany Yang '19 and Andrew Kerosky '19, who brought their dogs to Chicago from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Fort Worth, Texas, respectively for the CBF football game.
"It's tough managing the various competitions for your time," Kerosky says.
Yang agrees. "Sometimes the decision is like, do you do work? Do you do homework? Or do you take care of your dog?"
"You end up having to multitask a little bit," Kerosky adds. "Hang out with the dogs, while doing homework. It's not easy."
Klariza Alvaran works at Curiosity.com and does freelance marketing. She enjoys writing sci-fi, crocheting hats, and making music.


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diamond in the rough * gainesville, florida lifestyle photographer
i love to take a beautiful girl and photograph her in a backdrop of garbage. yes, i said garbage. there is something about the contrast of beauty vs. ugly that just works. then add in all that amazing color and texture and voila! you have some really cool images. meet calla, a young twenty something kate beckinsale look alike, with drop dead eyes and a sweetheart personality. my camera loved her bec she had allure. a soft confidence. a sparkle.
here are your images miss calla....thank you for trusting me to take you to the dump :)
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Actress/Singer Zendaya recently spoke with NYLON for their 'Unapologetic' series, where she dished on her involvement with Verizon's #WeNeedMore campaign.
According to the Verizon website, the #WeNeedMore campaign aims to: "brings free technology, free access and immersive hands-on learning opportunities to kids in underserved schools and communities. We inspire tomorrow's creators to use technology to build brighter futures for themselves, their families and the world."
During her interview, Zendaya opened up on why she wanted to partner with the campaign, saying:
"I think immediately when they told me about it I was like, "Yeah, this is perfect." I kind of witnessed the power of technology in underprivileged schools because that literally is my mom's story. My mom has been a teacher for 20 years in Oakland [,California]—and not in the great parts of Oakland. Those underprivileged and underserved schools do not have the resources or the budget to have that type of access. We glamorize being a singer, a dancer, an athlete, and that's awesome, but most kids just say, "I want to be famous." What I saw through my mom bringing technology into her schools, [was] her opening a door that otherwise they wouldn't have been able to see—opportunities for themselves in other fields and in other ways.
"[My mom] was just telling me about bringing in 3-D printers to schools. First of all, I had just recently seen a 3-D printer [and] I thought it was the coolest shit in the world, and I'm 20 years old. That's something that is so cool for a young person to be able to see, have it right in front of them, and be hands-on, like "Wow that exists. I can do that, I can make that happen." I think it's really cool, especially with how many tech jobs there actually are in the real world. It's a real world thing that they can achieve and they can get out there and do. So I think it's just kind of putting a spotlight on them and allowing them to be able to just open their minds."
As for her involvement with the campaign, Zendaya revealed that she will be starring in a new PSA promoting the initiative:
"I shot a PSA and basically, the angle is "There's already me, there's already so and so, but we need more yous. Go after something that's for you." I feel like that's a powerful statement [to tell] kids. You could be the next LeBron James or you could be the next so and so, and it's always this celebrity or whatever. But to say to a kid that you could be the next you, that's powerful. You can create your own future and look at all these opportunities that are here for you and look at all the people that are going to help you get there. I think that's kind of the thing that's around what it is today. I think it's powerful and it's very much connected to what I personally have experienced again through my mom and both of my parents being educators. [I'm] raising awareness, but also, because I'm young, I get those kids who are in the programs excited about it and even more hyped up about the stuff that they're learning and they're into, knowing that I'm seeing them and I'm watching them and I'm encouraging them to keep going in that field."
The actress also opened up on her activism experience, saying:
"It's been incredible. Again, I think it's one of those things where I just feel compelled to do these things. It's not somebody telling me, "It's a good look if you go show up at this this and this." This is my mom saying, "We gotta go." This is me saying, "We gotta go." I don't want to sit here and rant like, "Ooh, I'm going to be an activist today and do this this." You're drawn to those things and you feel like you need to ACT. Act upon what you see going on. I don't know, maybe I have a big mouth, which I never thought I did. I've always been shy, which is weird—so very shy, believe it or not. It's an unsettling feeling if I sit here on Twitter while everything is happening, and I'm just going to tweet about my new movie or my new project or whatever and just ignore what's going on. I mean, hello, you can't—you can't. Anybody who has a conscience."
"People are scared out of it because when that does happen, where you do act and speak up, of course, people aren't gonna agree with you. That's the whole point. Of course, people are gonna be a little bit against you and whatever. But as long as you're willing to open your ears to maybe even the negative comments—because sometimes you have to hear other people's side of things in order to change their mind or in order to see where they're coming from to make a better decision on how to help them get to the good side and to understand why things are happening the way they are. So you have to just be open-minded and listen and learn and all that good stuff, and not be afraid to speak up."
You can read Zendaya's full interview over at NYLON and check out more about the #WeNeedMore campaign here!


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There was continued success for young members of Peterhead Swimming Club at the last meet of 2014 and the fist of 2015 recently.
Spurred on by their poolside coaches Angie May and Leigh Strachan, Ewan May, Ryan May, Skye Strachan and Maggie Wallace-Jayes travelled to Montrose to take part in one of the fun meets of the year, bringing 2014 to a close.
The foursome swam their hearts out and gave it everything they had in the relay event.
Some cracking PBs were achieved on the day and both coaches were 'chuffed to bits'.
"We would say well done to the four of them and let's hope their success continues in 2015," said the coaches.
Meanwhile, well done to Elaine Murray who solely competed at Westhill at the SAS Junior Meet which was held on January 10 and 11.
It's no mean feat being on your own but Elaine took the two-day challenge and gave it her all.
Achieving such great PBs in the first gala of the year is something to be proud of, and Elaine was congratulated by all her team buddies, coaches and club members.


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La Pampa Steakhouse
Our main aim at La Pampa Steakhouse is to provide a touch of Argentina to our guests by offering the finest quality steaks and wines which reflect the passion of this country.
Our chefs define all of the steakhouse classics and our
menu features a wide selection of signature prime cuts of Angus and beef charred to perfection, as well as poultry and seafood specialties followed by exquisite sides and desserts.
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An average meal includes a starter and a main course with a side dish and a non-alcoholic beverage.
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The Domus Academy have launched a service design competition to win a scholarship for their new Masters Course In Service Design.
The new master in Service Design is devoted to create the next generation of humanized and pleasurable service experiences. The design-driven approach to Service Design and management and the human-centric view are the driving forces for the innovation of service industries.
So you can enter this competition and send your service idea proposal to get a scholarship!
Volcanic Ash Cloud Shuts Airports:
The inconvenience generated by unpredictable events can become an occasion for companies to offer service plus.
Due to the ash cloud, in the last months, most people experienced canceled flights and flight's delay during their traveling time, with all the related soft or serious damages : waiting at the airport for hours or days, being forced to stay longer in a city-hotel, getting fresh clothes, feeling anxiety in flying close to the ash cloud, loosing important family or business events, queuing to find alternative travel arrangements and get information on next flights or trains, working in any place without your own stuff.
Consider one of these possibilities inconvenient situations to design a service idea that companies such as Airports, Airlines, Hotels, Travel Agencies, or even Telecoms could offer to their clients to alleviate the problems encountered. Often simple ideas and signals of courtesy become distinctive and value for customers.
The deadline is the 6th September...do you want to study Service Design in Italy? I think this is a great opportunity - and what do you have to lose? if you don't win you have still answered a very relevant brief! Let me know if you are going to enter ...


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Shop Armour - 1/35 Scale
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Lucy in the Sky
There's a point at which this joke stops being funny and turns sad, and it's very early in its over two hours runtime.
There's a point at which this joke stops being funny and turns sad, and it's very early in its over two hours runtime.
The fact that Midnight Traveler even exists is a bit of a miracle.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the 4K restoration of George T. Nierenberg's "Say Amen, Somebody" currently receiving a limited theatrical release.
An article about the second annual Ebert Symposium, "Creating an Inclusive Cinema and Media Ecosystem," scheduled for Friday, September 27th at the University of Illinois…
An article about the 4K restoration of George T. Nierenberg's "Say Amen, Somebody" currently receiving a limited theatrical release.
An article about the second annual Ebert Symposium, "Creating an Inclusive Cinema and Media Ecosystem," scheduled for Friday, September 27th at the University of Illinois…
A reappreciation of a Billy Wilder classic.
FFC Seongyong Cho looks back at Alan J. Pakula's twisty thriller Presumed Innocent.
An interview with producer Liz Trubridge and actors Michelle Dockery and Laura Carmichael about Downton Abbey.
A hub for all of our content from the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
On two of the fall fest season's biggest movies.
An overview of twelve films in the 2019 Venice Film Festival that get my thumbs-up vote.
What to expect from Venice Film Festival coverage over the next week.
Matt writes: Abbas Kiarostami, who passed away July 4th at age 76, was one of the great masters of the cinematic art form. I'll never forget the experience of watching his 1990 landmark, "Close-Up," in its pristine Criterion edition, or becoming entranced by his 2010 masterwork, "Certified Copy," when I first saw it on the big screen. Patrick Z. McGavin wrote a beautiful tribute to Kiarostami, as did Godfrey Cheshire, who reflected on his friendship with the icon. Various staff members at RogerEbert.com also pitched in to offer their own remembrances in a lovely multi-voice piece.
A preview of dozens of films coming out this summer.
The movie questionnaire and 2015 reviews of RogerEbert.com film critic Glenn Kenny.
Writer Glenn Kenny responds to our Movie Love Questionnaire.
Craig D. Lindsey is on the warpath against jerk cinema, in which arrogant heroes trample all over everybody and the film celebrates them as righteously awesome. Whatever happened to charm?
Marie writes: Did you know that if you wear your contact lenses too much and too long during the cold, winters months - and with the windows closed and the heat cranked-up, that you can develop an annoying eye condition? Because you can. Ahem. And so for the time being, I'll be spending less time staring at my monitor and more time resting my eyes. The Newsletter will still arrive as usual each week, but it won't be as huge. That said, it will contain a few extra goodies to make up for it, by way of curious finds. And speaking of finding stuff...."On Thursday, March 7, 2013, SpaceX's Grasshopper doubled its highest leap to date to rise 24 stories or 80.1 meters (262.8 feet), hovering for approximately 34 seconds and landing safely using closed loop thrust vector and throttle control. Grasshopper touched down with its most accurate precision thus far on the centermost part of the launch pad. At touchdown, the thrust to weight ratio of the vehicle was greater than one, proving a key landing algorithm for Falcon 9. The test was completed at SpaceX's rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas." - by Neatorama
Marie writes: you've all heard of Banksy. But do you know about JR...?(click to enlarge image)
Marie writes: ever stumble upon a photo taken from a movie you've never seen? Maybe it's an official production still; part of the Studio's publicity for it at the time. Or maybe it's a recent screen capture, one countless fan-made images to be found online. Either way, I collect them like pennies in jar. I've got a folder stuffed with images, all reflecting a deep love of Cinematography and I thought I'd share some - as you never know; sometimes, the road to discovering a cinematic treasure starts with a single intriguing shot....
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Cinematography: Harry Stradling(click images to enlarge)
The Ebert Club Newsletter is 1 year old!
Marie writes: Club member and noted blog contributor Tom Dark took this astonishing photograph near his home in Abiqui, New Mexico. The "unknown entity" appeared without warning and after a failed attempt to communicate, fled the scene. Tom stopped short of saying "alien" to describe the encounter, but I think it's safe to say that whatever he saw, it was pretty damned freaky. It sure can't be mistaken for anything terrestrial; like a horse pressing its nose up to the camera and the lens causing foreshortening. As it totally does not look like that at all. (click to enlarge.)
AP -- BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron on Sunday, raising the "Titanic" filmmaker's prospects for another Academy Awards triumph.
The complete list of the 79th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif.


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Cross-section of a life: the bombs exposed and revealed women's interior-based existence as never before.
How to look stylish in a gas-mask. The advertisers of this necessity promoted it alarmingly: 'The ravages of gas can be frightful, especially to women..'.
'Don't look now, old girl, but your undercarriage is coming down.' Elasticated underwear often gave way due to the rubber shortage. Her suave date has grown accustomed to RAF vocabulary…
Women's Institute members bottling jams and jellies. The making of preserves exemplified the frugal ethos of the older generation.
Night clubs and dance halls were humming throughout the war. Here, a black US serviceman in civvies teaches his partner to jitterbug.
Happy holidays in the long, hot, post-war summer of 1947.
The harvest of peace, July 1948: the inauguration of the National Health Service.
Feeling like top dog in Dior's New Look: depicted in Punch magazine, 1948.
Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes
"As social history, it bears comparison with David Kynaston's Family Britain. Nicholson has the same knack of seamlessly piecing gripping individual stories into a panorama of everyday life."
Millions Like Us
"It's hard to single out stories from this rich, entwined narrative, which moves in and out of the lives of an absorbing cast of characters... Vividly entertaining, uplifting and humbling, Millions Like Us deserves to be a bestseller..."
Singled Out
"It is high time to dig [this generation] up again, salute their memory and listen to their sad and uncomplaining voices unmuffled at last in Nicholson's brave, humane and honest book."
Among the Bohemians
"An extraordinarily rich, provocative study. [Nicholson's] substantial cast is stage-managed superbly…
This book is not just good fun. It raises profound questions about our lives."


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Baby bunny
Baby goat on a skateboard
Baby turtle getting a shell brushing
Baby flying squirrel in snow
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We just need to know a little bit more about you to give you an offer.
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Stueckle Sky Center
Boise State University
completed 2008
General Contractor: Layton Construction
Description: The BSU Stueckle Center and Skybox expansion was a six-story, high-rise Design-Build project at Bronco Stadium. It is considered one of the premier entertainment and sporting venues in the West, and overlooks the world famous blue turf of Bronco Stadium. The four spectator levels include 48 "loge" boxes, 832 club seats, 39 sky suites and game/media operations for Boise State home football games. Additionally, five individual banquet style or meeting room spaces top the stadium, including the RR Ranch Club, in the 131,000 square foot Stueckle Sky Center facility, allowing it to host a wide array of special events besides game day operations, including weddings and fundraising banquets.
Project Cost: $35 million
Project Size: 131,000 sq feet
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We had planned to have lunch along the canals of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. Yes, a little touristy looking, but gorgeous all the same, especially in the sunshine. However, plans are made to be changed as after chatting to our new BFF Olivier (a local we just met here in L'Isle-sur), we found ourselves walking, a little hesitantly, down a strange pathway he'd pointed to, away from all the tourists.
What we found was heaven, tucked away amongst the trees.
Le Carre d'Herbes
Outstanding food, friendly and efficient service and no tourists! Well, alright....our constant camera use probably gave us away.


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First of, that is a big no, no on saving password's. That means anyone who gains access to the account can get automatic access to the email for free and do whatever they want. You really need to re-think this option.
Ok, to your problem, one way is to re-create another Outlook profile on the customers system. When it tries to connect to the exchange server, it will ask for a password and you can do what you need there.
But, still, you are breaking a big security rule and are a hackers wet dream. Change the policy…
I dont totally agree: we use OWA for access from home / client locations for email without VPNs and do not have a security breach
If you change your password "at work" and it breaks your email, I've found that plugging, say your laptop, into the domain at work and logging in forces the AD / Exchange system to upgrade the credentials to your Outlook profile
And saving passwords is not all bad – Yes, anyone that somehow gets on the system is allowed in. BUT, in the case of a laptop / tablet PC, PHYSICAL security and protecting your System / AD Log-in information is more paramount than a saved email password..
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Fox News anchor Shepard Smith gave a rather stunning rebuke to a suggestion that gun-control measures wouldn't pass Congress because of non-moving polling on the subject.
"If we stuck with the polls, we'd have had slavery a lot longer than we did," Smith said.
Smith's comment came in a back-and-forth with The Hill associate editor A.B. Stoddard during a slow moment in the inaugural parade on Monday, when the two discussed the vision President Barack Obama laid out in a rather progressive inaugural speech.
Congress is scheduled to begin what could be a lengthy debate over new gun-control measures that Obama announced in a White House press conference last week.
Stoddard wasn't optimistic about any bipartisan consensus on new measures such as an assault-weapons ban or limits on high-capacity magazines.
Smith sounded incredulous that there would not be agreement on large-capacity magazine limits.
"No chance for that?" he said.
"Right now, the numbers don't exist on the Republican or Democratic side," Stoddard said.
What about closing the so-called "gun-show loophole" on background checks, Smith asked?
"The polls show a change in support," Stoddard said. "If you poll the members of Congress…"
"If we stuck with the polls, we'd have had slavery a lot longer than we did," Smith said, interrupting.
Watch the full clip of the exchange below, via Mediaite's Noah Rothman:


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"Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without." - Confucius
The Benefits of Music Therapy
Music Therapy is about much more than music, it is about helping people from all walks of life develop skills that will improve their over-all quality of life. Skills in the areas of cognitive functioning, communication, gross and fine motor, and social interaction are common goals during treatment.
It's not always about improving skill sets. Sometimes it can be about managing pain perception, providing a means of emotional expression, relieving stress and anxiety, and/or working towards behavior modification; it all depends on the specific needs of the group, or individual client.
The best part is that from a client's point of view, it is not "work." Music is an enjoyable activity that often holds positive associations with childhood, or culture for clients. Music doesn't ask you to repeat an exercise over and over, instead it invites you to play the tambourine during your favorite song. The ends are still genuine therapeutic work, but the means feel much more like play.
Above all, enhancing the quality of life for clients who have special needs, who are struggling with mental illness, who are cooped up in a hospital room, who are overcoming addiction, who are at the end of life, or anyone in need - that is our focus and music is our tool.