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Part of the "If Asgard Should Perish" story arc
Thor Vol 1 #244
Appearing in "This Is the Way the World Ends!"
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The Time Twisters have arrived. Zarrko sends his people to attack them to determine their strengths and weaknesses. In Asgard, Odin banishes the Vizier to the Tower of Solitude until he summons him again, he then sends Balder to retrieve Igron from the dungeon. The Time Twisters tell Thor that they cannot abandon their quest. Derek comes to and swears that Zarrko will pay. The Time Twisters summon forth more warriors from throughout time to battle the Asgardians. The Time Twisters depart, causing the destruction of the Earth.
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Duterte and the Sense of Law in the Philippines/
Wednesday, November 16
5:15 – 6:45 p.m.
Fromm Hall - FR 115 - Berman Room
Speaker: Remmon Barbaza (Philosophy), Ateneo de Manila University
Duterte is no doubt a man of contradictions: He promised change, but threatens to bring the country back to the dark days of Martial Law. He is dead serious in combating lawlessness, but does so arguably outside the rule of law. He is forging peace with the communist Left, but does not hide his sympathy with the Marcoses, if not even adulation for the late dictator, ordering his burial at the Heroes' Cemetery. He expressed support for the LGBT community, but is known for his womanizing and made a rape joke about a dead Australian missionary. The author proposes to look into the sense of law in the Philippines—in the everyday world—in the hope of making sense of what otherwise presents itself as a seeming implausibility.
Co-Sponsored by: Philosophy, Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Philippine Studies, Critical Diversity Studies
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Mortimer Fleishhacker Family Endowment for Philosophy at USF.


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Newswire – JRRT: '1984' Late & over budget like all state ICT projects, but is it slowly being implemented? - The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust first has published a comprehensive map of Britain's database state which reveals how the database obsession of government has left officials struggling to control billions of records of our most personal details.
Database State examines every major public sector database in the UK and demonstrates how many multi-million pound IT projects either don't work, or have such serious safety or privacy problems that they are alienating the public and harming the vulnerable groups they are meant to support. It claims that some of the government's flagship databases, such as the DNA database and
ContactPoint, are so flawed they should be scrapped immediately.
Database State finds:
* A quarter of all major public sector databases are fundamentally flawed & almost certainly illegal
* The database state is victimising minority groups & vulnerable people
* Children are amongst the 'most at risk' from Britain's Database State
* Data sharing is a barrier to socially responsible activities
* Only 15% of major public sector databases are effective, proportionate & necessary (See DP Act Principles)
* We spend £16bn a year on public sector IT and a further £105bn spending is planned for the next 5 years – but only 30% of public-sector IT projects succeed
Press release ~ Database State - full report ~ Database State - Executive Summary ~ Principles of Data Protection Act 1998 ~ Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd ~ Action on Rights for Children ~ Oxford Internet Institute ~ Open Rights Group ~ Security flaws halt work on ContactPoint child database ~ NHS boss attacks e-records system ~ The Challenges of Complex IT Projects ~ BERR Information Security Breaches Survey 2008 - PwC UK ~ Information Security - BERR
Ofgem: Finally the least able to pay might get a fairer deal on energy - Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled a package of new rules for energy suppliers that will hopefully give consumers more power and help to seal the flaws in the retail market, identified in the regulator's market probe.
The regulator is proposing an approach on two flanks:
* a prohibition of unjustified price differences to close off any recurrence of poor deals for customers
* a set of remedies to address specific retail market issues
Following a decision by the regulator's governing authority Ofgem will consult on the detail of the ban on unjustified pricing and on the retail remedies package. If there is no industry agreement on the package of proposals, Ofgem retains the option to take the matter to the Competition Commission.
Ofgem will, in April 2009, publish a consultation on the drafting of the licence condition and related guidance on the prohibition of undue discrimination. They will also publish, in April, a consultation on the detail of the package of retail market remedies. Based on responses to these consultations, the Authority is aiming to decide on the final package by July 2009 so that the new measures can be implemented before winter 2009.
Newswire - Ofqual: Must try harder - Ofqual has published regulatory reports on standards & qualifications covering science, mathematics and English subjects. The mathematics & English literature reports were reassuring, concluding that standards had generally been maintained. However, the results of their monitoring of the new GCSE science specifications in 2007 & 2008 and the review of standards in GCSE physics in 2007 raised significant causes for concern.
They are therefore requiring immediate action from the awarding bodies and their Chief Examiners to address their concerns about assessment so that students, their parents, teachers, government and the wider public can continue to have confidence in the quality of assessment and the grades awarded.
Awarding bodies have already taken steps to address the problems about the quality of the tasks set for candidates identified in the Science report. Changes are being made which will impact on the 2009 examinations & beyond. In addition, the QCA is revising the GCSE science criteria and new specifications will be developed for first teaching in 2011.
Ofqual is also reviewing future question papers for units that were of particular concern to ensure that they are valid & reliable assessments. This review will particularly consider the opportunities provided for more able candidates to show what they know, understand and can do.
Press release ~ A level Physics, 2001-2007 & GCSE Physics, 2002-2007 ~ GCSE English literature 2000-2007 ~ A level mathematics 2004-2007 ~ GCSE mathematics monitoring report 2008 ~ GCSE science monitoring report 2007-2008 ~ Kathleen Tattersall's letter to Jim Knight MP
Newswire – HSO/LGO: Sadly yet more proof that those less able to put their own case are 'discriminated' against - An independent report - Six Lives: the provision of public services to people with learning disabilities - published by the Health Service Ombudsman (Ann Abraham) and the Local Government Ombudsman (Jerry White) calls for the urgent review of health & social care for people with learning disabilities. The report reveals:
* Significant & distressing failures in service across health & social care
* At least one person died as a consequence of public service failure & failure to achieve relevant standards
* People with learning disabilities experienced prolonged suffering & poor care
* Some public bodies failed to live up to human rights principles, especially those of dignity & equality
* Many organisations responded inadequately to the complaints made against them
The Ombudsmen recommend that NHS bodies and councils urgently confront whether they have the correct systems & culture in place to protect individuals with learning disabilities from discrimination, in line with existing laws & guidance.
The report responds to complaints brought by the charity Mencap on behalf of the families of 6 people with learning disabilities, who died whilst in NHS or local authority care between 2003 and 2005. The cases were brought to public attention in Mencap's 2007 report Death by Indifference.
The investigations found maladministration, service failure and un-remedied injustice in a number, but not all, of the 20 bodies investigated (3 Councils, 16 NHS bodies & the Healthcare Commission). The Ombudsmen found that many organisations compounded their failures by poor handling of the complaints made against them and by a reluctance to offer apologies. The Care Quality Commission takes up its responsibilities for the quality of health & adult social care on 1 April 2009.
Press release ~ Six Lives: the provision of public services to people with learning disabilities ~ Local Government Ombudsman ~ Mencap ~ Previous HC press release ~ HC: The review, joint report, and nine area reports ~ Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) ~ Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC) ~
Ombudsman's Principles ~ Quality Care Commission press release ~ CQC ~ Dignity in care
Dstl: Getting kids excited about science - The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are teaming up with the BLOODHOUND Project team to invite youngsters up & down the country to get their creative thinking-caps on.
Dstl's competition is based around the principles of aerodynamics and students are asked to use the theory of aerodynamics to come up with a design for the fastest bike in the world. Students' designs may include drawings, computer-generated images, models or even photographs of modified bicycles!
The prize up for grabs is Gold Membership to the BLOODHOUND SSC 1K Club, which includes a visit to the BLOODHOUND development site to see the Super Sonic Car being built & tested, regular BLOODHOUND newsletters and invitations to 1K Club events. There will be separate categories for primary & secondary school students and a winner will be selected from each. Closing date for entries is Friday 25 July 2009.
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Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) – competition details ~ BLOODHOUND Project
Industry News: Timely warning – Last week saw Wired-gov publish a sponsor's message with requested press releases about the dangers of the Conficker worm. The message highlighted the fact that, in addition to an estimated 9m home PC infections, the worm has found its way into hospital computers in Sheffield & Scotland, schools in Norfolk, onto ships in the UK's Royal Navy, shutdown multiple planes in the French Air Force and wormed its way into countless other networks across both public & private sectors.
Conficker's latest update greatly raises the amount of domains the worm will contact on a compromised computer. Previously, Conficker would contact 250 domains a day. But now Conficker 2.0 is capable of connecting with 50,000 pseudo-random domains a day and industry experts believe the next Conficker worm attack is scheduled for Wednesday 1 April 2009, but it appears that some attacks have already happened
Lumension Security are currently offering a FREE in-depth vulnerability scan across your entire network. By identifying if any windows end-points are vulnerable and applying the associated Microsoft patch MS08-067, then the threat can be mitigated. To find out more & perform your free vulnerability scan click HERE.
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Join us Thursday December 1st at 7pm as we learn the basics of block printing from local designer, Jennie Lennick to create personalized boxy tops*. In this workshop you will learn how to carve a block, apply ink, print, and add detail with fabric paint. Once you learn the techniques you'll want to print on more clothing, dish towels, paper, and more...the possibilities are endless...and will make great holiday gifts! All supplies are included and every student will leave with their very own custom top!
Jennie owns Jenny Lemons, a small-batch clothing company based in the Mission. Jennie learned to sew, bake, and embroider as a child growing up in rural Minnesota and draws inspiration from traditional domestic craft. She moved to the Bay Area to attend the San Francisco Art Institute, where she studied painting. Jennie loves constructing garments that are playful, comfortable, and made with natural and organic fibers. We love carrying her designs at gather.
This two hour class also includes wine and snacks and a discount on merchandise in the store that night. No experience needed- all levels welcome!
Block Printing a Top at gather
541 Octavia St - 12/1 at 7p - $65
Sign up now - space is limited
*Not interested in a boxy top? We will have tea towels for those who would rather use those!


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I am trying this technique for the first time so what a great challenge. It took me a bit to find what stamp to use to make it. It is amazing to see so many stunning cards using this technique. I am very sorry about my picture it is blurry once again. Another tutorial, I will have to find (hee hee). It has been a long time since I have actually stamped without my Misti, that it took several practices to get something decent.
My card was made using Stampin' Up punches, Sweetbriar Rose and Teeny Tiny Wishes. The image was colored using Copic Markers. The paper is also from Stampin' Up.
Please join us for this fun-filled challenge. Looking for more inspiration my fellow chicks, have stunning creations.
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If you have found this page, you scanned a bar code created for The Net Work Compendium, a 2014 curatorial project of Gretta Louw's.
With Gretta, I decided to show a very limited, altered version of my project La Mechanique Des Fluides within The Net Work Compendium as an introduction to one aspect of what I do as an artist, which is use a wide variety of engagement practices that require people to dig deeper and experience whatever theme I am exploring more viscerally.
Though posted here with audio, La Mechanique Des Fluides is typically screened silently in a public setting. Instead of recorded sound, the text is read aloud into a microphone by a volunteer from the audience. The attempt to read a rather hard to read bit of text, in front of a crowd, without rehearsal, often in the dark, while constantly looking up to see if the film has stopped playing is an integral part of the (feminist) piece.
The text is from page 112-13 of Catherine Porter's 1985 translation of Luce Irigaray's This Sex Which Is Not One. It reads as follows:
"Woman never speaks the same way. What she emits is flowing, fluctuating, Blurring. And she is not listened to, unless proper meaning (meaning of the proper) is lost. Whence the resistances to that voice that overflows the 'subject'. Which the 'subject' then congeals, freezes, in its categories until it paralyzes the voice in its flow.
'And there you have it, Gentlemen, that is why your daughters are dumb.' Even if they chatter, proliferate pythically in works that only signify their aphasia, or in the memetic underside of your desire. And interpreting them where they exhibit only their muteness means subjecting them to a language that exiles them at an ever increasing distance from what perhaps they would have said to you, were already whispering to you. If only your ears were not so formless, so clogged with meaning(s), that they are closed to what does not in some way echo the already heard.
Outside of this volume, already circumscribed by the signification articulated in (the father's) discourse nothing is: awoman. Zone of silence."
Heather Kapplow © 2008 (All rights reserved.)
Credits: Made by Heather Kapplow, Starring Jennifer Camper and Beth Heinberg, Voiceover by Katya Gorker


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In the summer of 2004, Lance Armstrong was God. The Tour de France raged from July 2 to July 25 that year, and I watched every minute. I had just graduated from Air Force ROTC and Georgetown University, and I had about 8 weeks before I had to report at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. Being generally an active person, and living at home with my parents, I ran and I biked. And, if you followed cycling at all in 2004, Lance Armstrong was its name. A cancer survivor who comes back to win, at that time, 5 of the most grueling races ever invented? Lance was superman, he was the prototype of Americana, the epitome of what the human body and hard work could do.
Years of glory and godliness. A sampling of covers from 2001-2004.
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Take It From a Soldier: On Kevin Powers's "Yellow Birds"
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, we've been sending soldiers over there, and when they come back we say thanks, but we don't really talk about what they did. We call them heroes, but what do we call them when they kill each other on the base, or beat their wives, or clock one of us, maybe, in the parking lot of the Home Depot? Which words do we offer then? We know this violence is some kind of residue, left over from the work we asked them to do. We don't excuse their crimes, yet we feel responsible and perhaps ashamed, so we say little, or nothing. All the violence we asked them to do is hanging there, and none of us has a clear idea how to apportion blame, or even how to discuss it. What has this silence done to us? These questions drive the work of a few good writers, such as novelist Benjamin Percy, in his stand-out short story from the 2007 collection, Refresh, Refresh, and more formidably and more recently, Kevin Powers, in his novel Yellow Birds. A former U.S. soldier, Powers announces his candidacy as the generation's premiere war writer with a cerebral and searching knockout of a debut. Nominated for the National Book Award, and informed as it is by what Powers experienced first-hand, Yellow Birds is crushingly mature, real, and fragile.


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Saturday, 30 June 2012
Vintage / Victorian Baby Carriage
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Personally I think it is beautiful. Also I tend to like things that are different from the norm.ReplyDelete
I really like it as you say shabby chic and it is truly gorgeous .As all your cards are!ReplyDelete
Wish i was good at making cards. Mine always look so amateurish and so badly made so any ideas for an older lady to try. I have a silhouette machine and die cuts etc. But my cards and never ever any good .Sorry i am going on! Your cards and espec ially this one are/is fab! Well done. I love animals too! MaryReplies
Mary, have confidence in yourself. I'm sure your cards are lovely.Delete
I love this card. Like the first comment, I too like anything "different" from the norm.ReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Like Mary my cards look very amateurish, compared to yours and others.
Still we can but try.You either have the knack,or you don't !!
Keep well.Rosie.x


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On May 4th, Emily and Keith tied the knot at the Legare Waring House, underneath lowcountry moss oaks and in front of close family and friends. This elegant and glam affair incorporated the historic beauty, and uniqueness of this amazing venue. The ceremony was held at the famous Avenue of Oaks and had tons of sweet and personal touches with friends and family of the bride and groom involved in the ceremony. After reading their vows and becoming man and wife, the party continued at the Legare Waring House with a beautiful tented reception, complete with amazing food and entertainment.
A color scheme of light pink, ivory, white, and grey were used to achieve the elegant, glam, and romantic theme that Emily and Keith wanted for their special weekend.This Legare-Waring House Wedding incorporated lantern tablescapes and romantic flower arrangements decorated the reception, along with a beautiful draped tent, crystal chandeliers, and a black and white dance floor. Additional unique elements were incorporated into Emily and Keith's wedding, which allowed their fun personalities to be seen. Personalized coozies, a Penn State inspired grooms cake, and a photo booth guest book are just a few of the creative and fun elements that Emily and Keith used in their reception.
A selection of unique cocktails were provided by Ice Box Bar. Guests sipped on sangria, mojitos, and non alcoholic blueberry lemonade. A broad assortment of food was provided by Duvall Catering. Guests enjoyed food from the mac and cheese bar, seafood raw bar, french fry bar, and BBQ station. Also, a taco bar and fresh made churros were available to go for guests craving a late night snack. Also, a beautiful cake created by Twenty Six Divine showcased the bride and grooms romantic and elegant theme.Table names at the reception were created based on the bride and grooms favorite places. Many of the table names had fun stories behind them that pertained to Emily and Keith. What a unique and personal way to show the bride and grooms personality!Pure Luxe Bride enjoyed working with Emily and Keith and had a wonderful time celebrating their wedding weekend! We cannot wait to see the newlyweds soon in New York City.
Pure Luxe Bride loved planning and designing this Legare Waring House Wedding.
Venue: Legare Waring House
Catering: Duvall Catering
Rental Company: Event DRS Rentals
Rental Company: Stage Presence Equipment Rentals
Beverage Service: Ice Box Bar
Videographer: Hart to Heart Media
Photography: Paige Winn Photography
Transportation: Lancaster Tours
Transportation: Charleston Black Cab Company
Band: Two Three Ways
Make Up Services: Charleston On-Site Make Up
Skincare and Make Up Services: Bellelina
Bakery: Twenty Six Divine
Flowers: Wild Flowers Inc.
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Beautiful jewelry pieces in our shop make perfect gifts. Choose from Tiffany, Swarovski, Sterling & Gemstone, Premier Designs, Brighton, as well as lots of Fashion Jewelry, and many more!
The blue/tan necklace on the top left is Brand New with tags from Chico's ($24.99), the necklace/earrings at the top right are Brand New with tags by Lia Sophia ($14.99 necklace/ $12.99 earrings), a two tone Brighton necklace on the bottom right ($42.99), and a Swarovski crystal necklace on the bottom left ($159.99).


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Do you have an interest in acting, dancing, directing, set building, costume making, props, lighting, sound or any other stage related discipline?
Would you like to learn new skills, increase your self confidence and make new friends?
Then why not become a member of Chorley Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society!
The list below contains just a few of the jobs that are essential in keeping the theatre alive, we are always on the look out for new members and everyone is welcome to join us.
As a member you will receive regular newsletters informing you of all out latest events, news and auditions. You will be able to attend all social functions and get the chance to appear on (or behind) stage in any of our productions.
- Actor
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- Set Builder
- Set Painter
- Props Manager
- Make-up
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- House Manager
- Box Office
- Bar Staff
- Lighting Technician
- Sound Technician
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Originally opened as Chorley's first electric cinema in 1910, Chorley Little Theatre has become a thriving arts venue in the centre of the town. Since 1960 it has been owned and operated by the amateur dramatics group CADOS, who have been putting on high-quality productions for over 85 years. CADOS now present at least 6 productions per Season (a Season runs from January until December)
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The theatre seats 230, plus 3 spaces for wheelchairs. Entrance is from the Foyer, with the Empire Bar behind the stage. Male, Female and Disabled toilets are also down near the bar.
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The WA Community Resource Centres Trainee program has been one of the most successful programs to stem from the Royalties for Regions funded WACRN (WA Community Resource Network).
"As a network, the CRCs have been supporting local communities for the past 23 years and have been working even harder over the last few years with the increase in profile and funding", said Kununurra CRC Manager, Natika Hawes-Wright, "the changes have been positive and it has been a privilege to be in a strong position to provide opportunities and pathways for our young regional emerging leaders."
Megan was born and raised in Kununurra and completed her schooling at Kununurra District High School, upon completion of her schooling was selected to participate in the Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) program and consequently spent a year in Brazil.
Megan began her Certificate II within a week of returning to Australia, having to readjust to speaking English and returning to her life and family.
Megan has shown herself to be an exemplary student, worker and community member. She has, since returning from RYE, become a Rotarian, and is currently the Club's youngest member. Megan has worked tirelessly to support the club in its fundraising efforts in order to offer opportunities to other young people in the community.
"Megan has added value to our organisation, she is professional and dedicated to our aims and objectives as a not for profit organisation. She has welcomed other staff into our team with her guidance and experience".
Megan has participated in a number of Rotary projects in the past 14 months and has even volunteered a week of her time to be a buddy at Rotary's Camp Opportunity in Perth earlier this year.
Not satisfied that she has made enough of a difference in her community, Megan is now working towards establishing a Rotaract Club in Kununurra.
"I believe that you would be hard pressed to find another trainee in the Kimberley who has achieved, and will continue to achieve, as much as Megan has in her Traineeship, I would strongly urge young people in the Kimberley to consider how a traineeship at their CRC can help them on their pathway" added Natika.


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Former cop and recent healthcare-union organizer Myrtle Cole will be the next San Diego City Council member representing District 4, having defeated former San Diego Pride director and longtime political aspirant Dwayne Crenshaw in a special election to replace Tony Young last week by 1,002 votes.
We supported Crenshaw because he had a better grasp on the issues facing San Diego and better ideas for how to deal with them; Cole didn't impress us, but her election wouldn't be the end of the world, we figured, because she's committed to Mayor Bob Filner's progressive-populist agenda for the city and she'll vote the right—that is, left—way most, if not all, of the time.
But she pulled a stunt at the end of the campaign that made us sick, and we're not going to let her take office without detailing why we have serious questions about her morals, if indeed she has any.
When we interviewed Crenshaw before the primary election in March, he told us that near the end of his unsuccessful race against Charles Lewis for the District 4 seat in 2002, Lewis' campaign hit him with an attack mailer that falsely tied Crenshaw to a drug-deal incident at SDSU in the 1990s. Crenshaw was there, but the police corroborated his story that he was retrieving a wayward friend—his involvement was a positive one.
Crenshaw didn't blame Cole for the attack—or even name her as Lewis' campaign manager. We realized the connection when we later interviewed Cole and proudly she told us that she'd run Lewis' campaign. We considered the possibility that the disgusting campaign tactic could resurface, but we hoped it wouldn't. We hoped she wouldn't sink that low again.
But she disappointed us.
Kudos to reporter Liam Dillon at Voice of San Diego for doing everything he could, in a story headlined "Cole's Whack Crack Attack," to debunk the hit piece. When Dillon went to the Cole campaign for comment, it referred him, in an act of cowardice, to political consultant Larry Remer, who worked for both Lewis in 2002 and Cole this year.
Dillon reported that Remer said he never saw a 2002 San Diego Union-Tribune story in which a police officer backed up Crenshaw's version of events. We find that hard to believe. Remer expressed zero remorse, saying there was nothing wrong with the mailer. "This is politics," he said cynically.
Kudos, too, to KPBS radio host Tom Fudge for forcing Cole after the election to answer for the attack. Here's what she said, as quoted by Dillon in a follow-up: "You know I will not say anything about that. Things happen over the course of a campaign. Unfortunate things happen over the course of a campaign. Both to myself and to the opponent. So, you know, I hate to say that's politics because that does not, that should not, be. But that's how it was. And that's all I can say about that."
In other words: I knew it was wrong, but I did what I had to do to win. And I'm not going to say anything more, because if I do, I'll have to admit what a bullshit move it was.
Yes, she also said she was victimized in the campaign, too. About that: a group called San Diego County Voters for Progress and Reform, which has ties to the Lincoln Club of San Diego County, which supported Crenshaw, hit Cole with a false attack mailer that bore something that could easily be mistaken for an official city seal. The San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, which backed Cole, countered with a false attack that implied that Crenshaw had pocketed money meant for community purposes.
Those two repulsive mailers were done in support of candidates by outside groups. Cole's drug-deal hit was done directly by her campaign. The closest Crenshaw came to that—as far as we know— was making a mountain out of molehill with regard to Cole's residency; that is to say, he did nothing to her like what she did to him.
We don't know what effect Cole's attack mailer had, if any. She got 2,285 more votes last week than she got in June, while Crenshaw picked up an additional 3,562. What's done is done. She's a council member now. We hope she comports herself with a tad more decency than she's thus far shown. But we're not holding our breath.
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Boulder International Film Festival announces opener
A bookish New York City florist finds his calling as a male escort in "Fading Gigolo," starring John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sofía Vergara and Sharon Stone. The comedy — written and directed by Turturro — received critical praise when it premiered at the Toronto film festival in September. That's where Boulder International Film Festival co-founder Robin Beeck saw it.
Clearly, she liked it. Beeck and sister and BIFF co-founder Kathy Beeck are opening the 10th anniversary edition of the fest (Feb.13- 16) with the comedy.
Over the years, the Beecks have kept the festival casual and manageable while programming films that speak, often fluently, to the tastes of Boulder moviegoers. (Yes, taste can be micro-regional.)
Fifty-six films — fiction and nonfiction, feature-length and short — are set to screen during the four-day fest.
Tickets for opening night go on sale Jan. 17 at biff1.com or in person at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. via 303-786-7030. The full program for the festival goes live at biff1.com Jan. 27.


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We are under 80 days until we are due now. Won't be much longer and we will have a new member to our family.
I posted details on our surprise baby shower in Indiana, and promised to post pictures as soon as I had some.
We were in Austin last week and had another baby shower while we were there. It was really nice. My sister (Megan) invited a bunch of my friends and family over and we had a really nice time. Tim and the guys went to eat BBQ while the girls all stayed back at Megan's. There was lot of yummy food, and of course, cake. The weather was really bad, so a few people were not able to make it the drive in. Katie (one of Megan's best friend's) makes great cakes. She found a duck cake that had little duckling cupcakes to go with it. It was very cute. Megan decorated the rest of the house with ducks as well. It was very cute. I love all the baby duck stuff we have been given from everyone. Here are some pics from the shower in Austin.Tim and I were really lucky. With the 2 showers and all of our wonderful family and friends we really got a lot of great stuff to help us get started with the baby. There were a few things we still needed so we went shopping yesterday. We had a lot of fun grabbing all kinds of stuff at the baby store yesterday. I think we are almost ready with the nursery. We just need to get a few more small items then it's ready. We have been moved from ever 4 weeks to every 2 weeks for doctor appointments now. We had one on Friday that went well. We didn't get an ultrasound this time, they just listened to the heartbeat and checked all of my normal stuff (weight, blood pressure, etc). They said the heartbeat sounds good and strong. It was cool to hear it. The only other time we have heard it was early on. They said it is about 150-160 right now. Tim just finished putting together the baby swing that we picked up yesterday. I think I will go check it out now. I hope everyone is doing well, and I will post pictures of the nursery as soon as we have it ready. Should not be much longer.


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On their self-titled debut cassette, Baked tend to bury their tight pop hooks under vapor trails of reverb and deliver them with a general sense of apathy. The songs are cloaked in a dense, hazed atmosphere and often feel as if they're echoing from another room, or another time. On the new, reissue-only track, "Wolf," elastic and crunching guitars guide the song into it's inevitable oblivion. Elsewhere, on the album's ambling centerpiece, "8er," lead singer RJ Gordon anchors everything with a freeform spoken word, while instruments simply float in and out before eventually chiming and bowing out . Baked's five track introduction is a joyful cacophony, brilliantly varied in its tones and mood. Forged Artifacts is proud to give the collection a proper home both digitally and on limited edition chrome tape.


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The Senate's only black lawmaker wasn't invited to speak at Wednesday's 50th anniversary March on Washington, because Tim Scott's office declined an invitation to attend the ceremony as a spectator, according to a source connected to the event.
"Much of the speaking program was created based on those who were able to confirm availability to attend the event, and thus were able to speak at the event," the source explained.
And based on an email exchange obtained by CQ Roll Call, the South Carolina Republican did receive an invitation to attend the festivities commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s delivery of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
The invitation, sent Aug. 8 from the Coalition for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, appears to have been a form letter to all members of Congress, with invitees listed as "Representative" rather than by name.
Within a day, Rachel Shelbourne, a staff assistant to Scott, had replied to the email with the following message:
"Thank you for extending to Senator Tim Scott the invitation to the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on August 28th. Unfortunately, the Senator will be in South Carolina during this time, so he will be unable to attend the event. Please do, however, keep him in mind for future events you may be hosting."There were no Republicans on hand to speak at the event also delivered remarks.
The GOP's absence was lambasted in an MSNBC interview by the prominent civil rights activist Julian Bond, who said that organizers "asked a long list of Republicans to come, and to a man and woman they said 'no.'
"That they would turn their backs on this event was telling of them, and the fact that they seem to want to get black votes, they're not gonna get 'em this way," Bond continued.
Those who turned down speaking invitations included the House's two top Republicans, Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio and Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
The source connected with the event's organizers told CQ Roll Call that invitations to attend were sent to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., but went unanswered, as did follow-up phone calls to their offices. McConnell was at the Capitol the day of the March on Washington in 1963, and Sensenbrenner has been a champion of reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act.
But Scott, perhaps, would have been the most obvious choice to speak at the event on Wednesday as the only sitting black senator and also someone who was willing to share his thoughts on King's legacy in the public sphere.
He submitted an op-ed to the South Carolina newspaper The State on how "50 years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the determination and courage shown by a generation of black leaders have provided me and countless others with one incredibly important thing: opportunity."
On Wednesday evening, Scott spoke at a special service in commemoration of the occasion at a church in North Charleston, S.C., where his cousin is a pastor, according to Scott's spokesman, Greg Blair.
"Humbling to speak about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at services in North Charleston tonight," Scott tweeted, including a link to an Instagram photo of himself in action.
Blair would not comment specifically about whether Scott was disappointed that he had not been asked to actively participate, which was first reported by CQ Roll Call on Wednesday. He also didn't say whether Scott would have accepted the invitation to attend the march had that invitation explicitly asked him to play an integral part.
"There was no effort to get the senator to speak," added an aide with Scott's office.


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Are you Getting Bored in Your Apartment?
If you are getting bored and fed up living in the same apartment, then you need to change the apartment as soon as possible. Living a boring life is like living a forced life. If you can make a great life and future by yourself, then why bother? So, go for a new apartment according to your choice and live your life in your favorite direction. If you want to have a great apartment, then put Schaumburg IL apartments in your suggestion box. It is because you may never find an apartment life more interesting and joyous than in Schaumburg.
Why Schaumburg is a Great Choice
If you are wondering having an apartment here in Schaumburg is a great choice for people. Well, there is not just a single reason for that. There are many reasons and facts that I can add to make a great statement that will compel you to accept the fact that Schaumburg is best. But I have to be in limit while writing. So, I will try to become as much precise as I can.
Following are the facts and reasons because of which people want to live here in Schaumburg and always try to buy or rent an apartment here.
– You can find almost every kind of apartment here. Whatever the profession you are in, you can find a relatively comfortable and suited apartment for you. If you are a student, then there are apartments made for students according to their need. If you are a military guy, then separate apartments are there so that your lifestyle cannot be disturbed. Similarly, for senior adults and corporate professionals, there are many apartments which are a bit expensive, but worth to buy.
– If you are worried about the design, decoration, and space of the apartment, then in this regard, there are many apartments that can fulfill your requirement. You can find an apartment in various variety. From cheap to expensive, from single bed to multiple beds, from single story to multi-story, from loft apartments to luxury apartments, etc. By completing the range of apartments, Schaumburg communities allow every person to be there.
– Management and Services are great factors that I should add up here. Management of Schaumburg societies is superb and appreciable. Every apartment, parks, heath care units, educational departments, sports ground, etc. are managed by the community management. They take services charges, but their services are unbeatable as compared to others.
– Shopping is a great way to live a great life and there in Schaumburg, there is Woodfield malls which have almost 300 shops in there. People around the America love to visit this place to get relaxed with the traditional food along with the best quality shopping. On the weekends, a lot of people gather there with their families to buy for the rest of the week.
Among many, these are some mentionable features that you should keep in mind when you want to buy or rent an apartment here. If you still are deciding which apartment you should take, then go for Schaumburg.


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We're a genuine Mexican restaurant and bar located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our cuisine brings a modern touch to the classic pre-Hispanic cuisine of Mexico.
Who's the chef behind it all? Chef Oscar Moreno, a native of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. His passion for food was rooted in the importance it had in his family-life while growing up. That passion grew while he worked under chefs from different countries. Now, he's sharing his passion with guests of MeXo through a dining experience like no other.


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Construction Solutions Group (CSG) is pleased to announce the hire of Karen DePersia as senior project manager. Karen has over 30 years' experience in architecture, design, project management and construction. Karen attended Syracuse University and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design. Her comprehensive experience as an Owner's Project Manager at Capital Region Education Council (CREC) lends itself perfectly to the functions she will be responsible for at CSG, providing oversight of all phases of construction including planning, design, pre-construction, construction, close-out, move management and Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E). Karen's proficiency in managing complex, multi-phased projects in both the private and public sectors, paired with her invaluable procedural knowledge of the State of Connecticut Office of School Construction Grants, reinforces CSG's established strength in this market. Prior to her recent tenure with CREC, Karen operated her own project management, design and construction administration firm. She previously served as director of design and project management for OFI Contract Interiors, responsible for team building, creating new profit centers and enhancing business development. "We are extremely pleased to have Karen join our growing team," says CSG owner and president Jim Giuliano. "Her strong background in design and construction administration allows her to hit the ground running."
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Painting People
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When I am feeling inspired or in a creative mood, I will search through overflowing mounds of saved magazines on top of my desk for an image that I could paint or recreate. As I form the person on the page, discovering the relationship between the whites of their eyes and the highlights on their cheeks, or the symmetry in their eyebrows, it strikes me how strongly I feel that I know this two dimensional figure. At some point, someone went to a photoshoot, took a photo, maybe saw it in a magazine, but that was it. They did not know that I would find their picture and transform it into something else, studying the intricacies of their facial structure. I almost feel guilty, like they have a right to know. With Valentine's Day coming up, I have been thinking about love in all its different forms, and I think that appreciation is one. As I paint these two-dimensional strangers, I feel like they transform into friends. They say you should not judge a book by it's cover, but I can't help but note their laugh lines and think of the times they laughed until they cried. I want my recreations to be a sense of reassurance for them.


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Welcome to Inna Bliss Yoga Brisbane
If it's your first time visiting us we invite you to take advantage of one of our Introductory offers to sample our variety of yoga classes, across one or all of our studio locations. Or if you prefer, enrol in one of our Beginners Yoga Courses to experience the foundations of yoga over a rolling 6 week program, under the guidance of one of our skilled instructors. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions. Otherwise we look forward to seeing you in studio soon!
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Whilst bookings are not essential for our regular classes on our timetable, it is recommended as its saves time on arrival to the studio, as well as securing your spot. It's easy and convenient topreregister online for your classes, via this website or our FREE Inna Bliss Yoga App.
If it's your first time to studio and you've not signed up online, then simply arrive 10-15 minutes before the commencement time. You will be required to fill out a new student form on arrival.
Choosing your first classes
If you are new to yoga, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the different classes we have available. Please view our classes page for descriptions of our various classes on offer.
We offer a few different options for beginner students. If you are brand new to yoga you may like to enrol in one of our 6 week beginners courses or you can attend our drop in classes—either 'Essential', 'Slow Flow' 'Align' or 'Relax' classes are recommended for beginners.
If you are new to bliss, however have practised before, we invite you to try out any of the scheduled classes on the timetable. We advise you to take advantage of our introductory special to sample our different classes, at different times to find the ones that best suit you as an individual. All of our instructors are very experienced yet naturally you will resonate with the style of some more than others, so it's a really great idea to sample a few during your introductory period.
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*Intro offer now also available to students who have not visited us in over 12 months. 10 days are consecutive from date of first visit. Either offer is available once off for new students only, and valid across all studios. It gives you unlimited access to all classes on our schedule within the designated timeframe, excluding all courses & workshops.


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Early buzz concerning director David Fincher's soon-to-be-released The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo adaptation is extremely positive (so far). The film (at the time of writing this) has a Rotten Tomatoes score of over 92% and managed to earn a Golden Globe nomination for starlet Rooney Mara's portrayal of the titular anti-heroine.
Fincher already has the option to helm the Dragon Tattoo followup, The Girl Who Played With Fire; it's expected that, should Fincher choose to exercise that option, Sony would also want the Oscar-nominated filmmaker to adapt the final entry in author Stieg Larsson's original Millennium trilogy - ie. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.
Larsson's Dragon Tattoo sequels are (essentially) two halves of a single narrative - something that not only lends further credence to the idea of Fincher handling both film adaptations, but also supports the notion that they could feasibly be shot back-to back.
The filmmaker agrees on that latter point, and recently had the following to say on the matter, while promoting his Dragon Tattoo adaptation at a New York City press conference:
"Yes, the second two books [in the Millennium trilogy] are very much one story and it doesn't seem prudent to me to go to Sweden for a year. Come back for a year. Put out the second one. Go to Sweden for a year. Come back for a year. I don't think Rooney [Mara] wants to be doing this four years from now. So I think that would be crazy especially given the sense that it's really one story that's kind of bifurcated in the middle."
While Dragon Tattoo screenwriter Steven Zaillian is officially onboard to script Girl Who Played With Fire, he has admitted to Collider to not having actually begun the writing process just yet. The Oscar-winner scribe also said that he expects to finish the first draft of the script in about six months' time - meaning that production on the first Dragon Tattoo sequel likely wouldn't get underway until late 2012, at the earliest.
Much like Dragon Tattoo, Girl Who Played With Fire and Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest are both neo-Noir tales that are ripe with disturbing subject matter, darkly dangerous characters, and unsettling atmosphere. While readers may have mixed feelings about the quality of Larsson's latter source material in comparison to his first novel about Lisbeth Salander, those books certainly stand to benefit from being scripted by Zaillian and visually-realized by Fincher.
All the same, shooting the second and third movies in a blockbuster series back-to-back can be a problematic approach, especially when they have a shared storyline; the results have often been weak to disappointing, in the past (see: the Matrix and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises).
In this particular case, that production plan actually makes more sense - not only for the practical reasons Fincher has cited, but also because the Dragon Tattoo sequels' narrative is already set in stone and planned out in advance (a la Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy adaptation) ... unlike, say, the third Pirates flick, where shooting began before the script was even complete.
Look to learn more information about this subject (including, an update on Fincher's involvement) in the upcoming weeks, following the theatrical release of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo on December 20th, 2011.
Source: David Fincher (via Collider)


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In the flurry of other news, a major strategic decision from the Romney campaign has emerged in a series of reports over the weekend. In brief, the dismal economy won't be enough to boot President Obama from office, the Romney camp has decided. Something more is going to be necessary. And the 'more' is going to be the 'culture war', specifically a new campaign angled on race and President Obama as an alien presence in American life. In other words, for the sprint to November 6th, get ready for Birtherpalooza with a hard-edged focus on race, President Obama as a foreign threat to American values and so much more.We've been seeing some of this in the hard run — but relatively undiscussed — of demonstrably false welfare ads in swing states. Then there was that birther crack from Romney at the end of last week, which seemed like a candidate-driven ad lib rather than something planned by the campaign. But now I'm not so sure. I think it's pretty clear it bubbled up from new strategic conversations within the campaign.
But it only really became clear in the story Romney advisors told the Times that appeared yesterday. There they noted that the economy simply didn't seem bad enough to boot Obama from office or perhaps that even a really bad economy couldn't accomplish it. So in the Times' words Team Romney decided Romney "needs a more combative footing against President Obama in order to appeal to white, working-class voters" by "injecting volatile cultural themes into the race."
Meanwhile, Tom Edsall chimes in with a more granular look at the numbers. Having failed to make any headway with non-white voters, the Romney campaign is doubling down on ads "designed to turn the presidential contest into a racially freighted resource competition pitting middle class white voters against the minority poor."
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The new generation of the iconic Mini was introduced in 2001, BMW having bought the brand from the former Rover Group.
The windscreen of the new BMW Mini model range is generally more vertical than on many other modern cars and tends to be more susceptible to damage from road debris. Consequently it is one of the models that technicians from Autoglass® repair or replace windscreens on most frequently.
Unlike the original British Motor Corporation/Rover Mini, the new BMW Mini is available in a range of models including Hatch, Convertible, Countryman, Clubman, Coupe, Paceman, Roadster and Clubvan.
According to the individual model - Mini 'One', 'Cooper' and 'John Cooper' versions are also available, giving motorists a lot of choice.
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Best Christmas holiday destinations in Europe
Christmas time is coming! Red lights are already decorating trees, snow is expected everywhere in many of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Every European destination is dressed with its finest decorations. Christmas balls and Christmas lights illuminate the romantic Christmas markets of Europe. During your Christmas holidays in Europe you will discover the best Christmas markets. You will have memories for a lifetime and bring back home the best traditional Christmas presents.
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A special atmosphere to be experienced!
Dresden, Germany
Explore a grand total of eleven completely different Christmas markets!
Colmar, France
Experience the Magic of Christmas.
Brussels, Belgium
Festive atmosphere, unique ambiance, quality activities.
Basel, Switzerland
The prettiest Christmas Markets in Switzerland.
Vienna, Austria
Traditional handicrafts, hand-made decorations and Christmas concerts.
Cologne, Germany
Stroll, shop and explore
gLASGOW, Scotland
Enjoy the unforgettable Christmas atmosphere of a Scottish city.
Budapest, Hungary
Festive lights, ice-skating and cultural programs
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague looks especially romantic at Christmas time.
Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
A calm and family-friendly Christmas atmosphere
Birmingham, England
The largest German xmas market outside Germany.
Dusseldorf, Germany
A winter wonderland for the whole family to enjoy
Berlin, Germany
Nostalgic carousel, air swing and a small railway.
Bolzano, Italy
The most awaited pre-Christmas event in Italy
Bath, England
A romantic atmosphere
Amiens, France
The biggest Christmas Market in the North of France.
Montbeliard, France
Taste French typical gastronomy, enjoy authentic art and crafts.
MAdeira, Portugal
Exotic flowers and traditional souvenirs
Helsinki, Finland
It's all about relaxing, enjoying good food and drinks.
Lille, France
More than 80 chalets teem with gift ideas
Graz, Austria
Combine your Christmas shopping with a good cause.
Paris, France
Discover the special magic of Paris at this time of year.
Dordrecht, Netherlands
The largest Christmas Market in The Netherlands.
Bern, Switzerland
Traditional markets and romantic mood.
Bremen, Germany
Get into the festive spirit in Bremen
Cluj Napoca, Romania
In the heart of the medieval city of Cluj!
Poznan, Poland
A true winter land, full of ice, snowflakes and Christmas attractions.
Innsbruck, Austria
A romantic, dazzling Winter Wonderland.
Metz, France
Discover the ice sculptures at the Frozen Fairyland
Rothenburg, Germany
A fairytale winter wonderland.
Leipzig, Germany
The oldest and largest Christmas markets in Germany.
Nuremberg, Germany
The enticing aroma of gingerbread and mulled wine.
Stockholm, Sweden
Have some glögg and ginger bread and go shopping.
Aachen, Germany
A paradise of lights and colours
Lausanne, Switzerland
A unique Christmas Market in Switzerland
St.Gallen, Switzerland
Seven hundred stars shine above the romantic old town of St Gallen
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia's most famous Christmas tree.
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One of the largest and prettiest Christmas markets in the region.
Liege, Belgium
The biggest Christmas village in Belgium.
Louvain-La-neuve, Belgium
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Brixen, Italy
Taste the delicious mulled wine and the local specialities.
London, England
Six exciting weeks of winter festivities.
Oxford, England
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Milan, Italy
Culture, tradition, taste and discovery
Manchester, England
The first Christmas market in the UK.
Lucerne, Switzerland
The air is full of spicy fragrances of punch and mulled wine.
Mulhouse, France
The place to live the Christmas magic.
Odense, Denmark
Home made jewellery, glögg and æbleskiver and Danish cookies.
Hasselt, Belgium
Enjoy the unforgettable Christmas atmosphere.
Rüdesheim, Germany
Be our Guest & Meet the World at Rüdesheim
Madrid, Spain
Thousands of reasons to visit the Christmas Market.
Strasbourg, France
The oldest Christmas market in Europe!
Leuven, Belgium
The cosiest Christmas market in the country
Vilnius, Lithuania
Look around, you might see Santa Claus.
Bristol, United Kingdom
Visitors can expect a magical winter atmosphere
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Share the expectation of joy and magic with us
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The most romantic Christmas Market!
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The most romantic Christmas Market!
Kingston, UK
From hand-crafted gift ware to spiced mulled wine
Reims, France
Enjoy the magic of Christmas in Reims for a weekend
Nice, France
Enjoy its ferris wheel and visit the Santa Claus House
Lugano, Switzerland
Discover the city and lake at Christmas
Bratislava, Slovakia
Welcome to the Bratislava Christmas Market!
Salzburg, Austria
The birthplace of the most famous Christmas carol
Antwerp, belgium
Skate around the brand-new ice-skating rink
Avignon, France
Provence traditions
Stuttgart, Germany
The loviest Christmas markets in Germany.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Christmas cookies and sweets roasted almonds
Valkenburg, Netherlands
The largest and most visited Christmas Market
Chester, England
Enjoy a festive evening at Chester Christmas Market!
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Start living the Christmas spirit.
Bruges, Belgium
Unusual last-minute present for someone special
Gruyeres, Switzerland
You will be enchanted by the medieval town of Gruyeres
Mainz, Germany
Find lovely Christmas presents and meet up with friends
Malaga, Spain
Among the best christmas lights in Europe
Govone, Italy
The most important Christmas event in Italy
Worms, Germany
An aroma of mulled wine and biscuits fills the air.
Newcastle, England
Santa will make a special appearance
Braunschweig, Germany
Elegant illuminations and a great atmosphere
Leeds, England
Festive greenery and twinkling colourful lights.
Arras, France
140 artisans and exhibitors await you .
Würzburg, Germany
The focus here is on handcrafted items
The Hague, Netherlands
One of the biggest Xmas markets in the Netherlands
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One of the loveliest in Germany
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Gift articles & enogastronomic specialities
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Two cosy Christmas Markets
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Warm your hands and heart with mulled wine.
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One of the sunniest christmas markets in Europe
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After work on Friday afternoon, I went to the Victorian Markets with people from work. This was the Markers Market outside the Lowry in Salford Quays. The next day I went to see 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown with my mum and my boyfriend.
The Makers Market
There were many different little stalls. These included: personalised gifts, cheese, kid's toys, artificial flowers amongst many other lovely gift ideas. Many people said that we were shopping in style as we were walking around with a glass of prosecco. We couldn't complain for two for £6.
The majority of the workers were dressed in Victorian Times themed costumes. These featured a penny farthing bike and other Victorian attractions.
I purchased some wooden type artificial flowers – they are so cute. The first thing on my mind when I saw them was, they would be perfect for granny and grandad's grave. Again, the price wasn't expensive at all. It cost £3 for 16 flowers. Purple was granny and grandad's wedding colour but because you could choose a selection of colours, I chose a combination of purple, pink, blue, and red.
Other lovely gifts ideas included personalised plaques, Christmas cards, and Christmas baubles (especially the ones for dogs which had dog treats inside them).
There were many sweet treats. I really wanted a chocolate brownie, they were only £1.50 and they were pretty big. But I knew I had to make sure I ate my tea afterwards (we took a trip to Nando's as it was conveniently so close by – right facing actually).
Also, there was a different choice of hot chocolates including Bailey's, classic, and Oreo. One of my friends had to get one as we were waiting for a taxi. It was a bonus too that it kept her hands warm.
Cats Does Countdown
After seeing my very giddy niece, (who we also had the pleasure of seeing this morning) my mum, Danny and I were off to a trip to MediaCityUK. We are so excited to have had tickets to go to see 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special.
When we arrived there was already a queue as we expected. Luckily we were numbers 69 to 71 on our wristbands so we definitely knew that we were getting the chance to go into the studios to watch the show.
Once we entered the studios, the first thing we said was the letters and numbers stand looks smaller in real life! I can honestly say that, out of all the shows I've been part of in the audience, this was the only one where everything ran smoothly and there wasn't loads of stopping and starting again. There was a small moment when Jimmy, and Rachel had to say some numbers and words again, but nothing changed in the regards to the way something was said.
Jimmy Carr said hello to the audience and seemed outgoing. He delivered the show with Jon Richardson, Sean Lock, Susie Dent, and special guests Russel Howard, Kathy Burke, and Joe Lycett.
It was really good to have the chance to see these stars in real life. I have seen Russel Howard live and he hasn't changed – still as funny as ever.
A great couple of days
Just as we expected, my mum couldn't help but blurt out her laugh. It was brilliant! I wasn't sure if it was going to be as funny as it is when you watch it on television. But it definitely was, just as hilarious. Jimmy Carr definitely kept everything flowing just as the rest of the guests did. There were no pauses, and the whole show entertained the audience from start until finish.
By the way, Jimmy's laugh is just as hysterical in real life.
I have had a great weekend. I started my morning, wrapping the rest of the Christmas presents in the spare room and I am looking forward to the rest of my day being nice and chilled.


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It was late 2005, Sydney band Expatriate (now a quartet) released their debut "Lovers Le Strange" EP with a album cover based on the artwork "The Lovers" by René Magritte. Favourite the track The Spaces Between; I found myself going on a two hour road trip with a bunch of friends up the coast just to see them play. If I can clearly remember the night was intense, full of energy. Everyone was dancing in the midst of moist sweat in a summer heat small venue in Newcastle. I can't really see much of that happening now but their shows are still great, the last I saw being at Big Day Out. Yesterday they dropped their second EP "Play A Part" (no fancy album art this time though), with the first two tracks "Only Wanna Love Ya" and "Play A Part" already receiving loads of radio play. I think of The Killers when I listen to this record, vocals alike and a few chords and riffs. The song writing itself has developed and added a sense of romanticism (which I assumed the first EP to be, due to the title). I'm undecided on this record. I like it, yet to love it. Labels: Sandra
You can listen to the EP on myspace, and check out some dates since they're currently on a national tour, then playing at some major festivals including SXSW. Also look out for their first full length album later this year.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Pick Me!
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Oh, it's fabulous. Your 'new' machine hummed right along.ReplyDelete
Happy Mother's Day!
Love the little quilt and what a great machine to quilt with:) I want you to know I appreciate you giving Kay the Singer...it is going to a very special young lady from the Otsego FFA Chapter. I met her in a fiber art class on postcards I was teaching. She absolutely loved sewing and now she will be able to explore her sewing abilities because of your kindness...thank you so much! She will be getting her machine next week. Best to you! Kay's little sis...Jenny I also posted some of Kay's lovely work, stop over and see:)ReplyDelete
Love the quilt and the post. There are so many at my house yelling "pick me" that I cannot figure out which one I should pick. However, you post has convinced me to pick one of them.ReplyDelete


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In the world renowned classic Christmas story "The Christmas Carol", crabby old Scrooge was visited upon by the Ghost of the Christmas Spirit. Perhaps this tale touches each of us in it's own way as we too each find ourselves reflecting upon what once was and what might have been if only our lives had taken a different turn at a particular fork in the road at some point so many, many moons ago.
As I write this, it is Christmas day, 2009. A with each Christmas now for over a quarter of a century I sit in a solitary cell on Florida's death row. It has become a world of loneliness and despair, of overwhelming sense of abandonment and regret that I have become only too familiar with – a virtual hell that neither body or mind can ever truly escape from as once one has descended into the "bowels of the beast" it becomes branded forever on your soul as a never ending nightmare that one will never awaken from.
But the manmade hell of steel and stone have become the only world that I know now and although the eternal nightmare is as constant as the sun rising with each day, on some days it becomes worse and today is one of those days. Today I will again struggle with the ghosts of Christmas and find myself tormented and haunted by what once was and what might have been, if only.
Growing up in a large family, Christmas as I remember was always a traditional event. I can still recall the anxiety of awaiting Santa Claus when I was a child and smile at the memories of threats of getting put on that feared "naughty" list. More often than not for getting caught eating the Holiday cookies and treats that were always prepared and laid out on the dining room table, supposedly for the guest that might visit – but they knew that us kids would find a way to sneak the treats just at that moment when no one was watching, then quickly retreat to a hidden corner to savor the fruit of our labor.
Along the fireplace mantle, stockings would hang empty, each with our names written in glittering gold and to the nearby corner would stand a brightly lit classic Christmas tree, with the antique ornaments and flashing colored lights and ribbon of silver and gold tinsel laced upon the evergreen branches – and the on top an angel with her fragile wings spread and angelic head bowed but always watching from above.
Each Christmas Eve the ritual would repeat itself. Each of us kids would invent excuses to stay up as long as possible but inevitably march off to bed for fear that Santa Claus would not come. And fight it off as we might soon enough we would surrender to exhaustion and slip off to sleep – only to be awoken in the early morning hours with that scream that every child anxiously awaited to hear – "Santa's come, Santa's come!!" and suddenly as if on cue all of us kids would jump from our beds and run into the living room and be ready to receive the gifts we waited so long for.
Only now, knowing what I did not know as a child when I still believed in the magical miracle that Christmas was do In now realize just how much my father struggled to preserve the sanctity of this sacred event. When I was still so young the family business was forced into bankruptcy and almost overnight we went from being a comfortable middle-class family in the suburbs of Marin County, California to living on welfare with ten kids crowded into a two bedroom farm house in rural central Florida.
But even when our whole world was turned upside down, Christmas remained the same. Looking back, I don't know how dad did it. Although we more often than not did not get what we asked for, we were never disappointed with what we got. Now I can only smile and cherish the memories of what once was, and even to this day it brings joy to my heart when I picture all us kids gathered around that Christmas tree, each anxiously awaiting our name to be called as dad plucked one brightly wrapped gift from beneath the treat a time and by the time it was over all that could be heard was the ripping of paper and the unsuppressed excitement and joy of children that only Christmas can bring.
That was the Ghost of Christmas past, the warm memories of what once was but will never be again. Like a wisp of wind they are so quickly gone, replaced by the cold chill of the Ghost of Christmas present and the reality of where I am today.
Now I look around me on this Christmas day and I see only empty pale pastel walls around me. As I sit here in the early morning hours sipping at my barely warm cup of black coffee, there are no sounds of children or the magic of Christmas. It is just another day, a day most of us try to ignore as we don't really want to remember that today is Christmas – and yet, how could we forget.
Christmas on death row wasn't always so bleak. But with each year that passed those with nothing but malice and hate in their cold hearts have gone out of their way to take from us even the spirit of Christmas itself. When I first came to death row in early 1984 Christmas was something to look forward to, a time of the year when the true spirit of Christmas penetrated even the steel and stone walls of death row.
My first Christmas on death row surprised me as I did not expect the kindness and charity of those that came into the bowels of the beast to share with us. The prison would allow church volunteers to come in and then the condemned would be led in small groups into the visiting park (a large fully enclosed dining hall). A decorated Christmas tree would be put up and the tables would be laid out with all sorts of Christmas cookies and treats. Groups of church volunteers would sit in communion with the inmates for just a few moments but in those few moments the love in their hearts became the greatest gift of all. Just as quickly we would be rushed out so the next group could be brought in. As we were handcuffed and led back to our cells the voices of the volunteers could be heard singing Christmas carols, slowly fading away as we were led further and further down the main hall towards the solid steel door that would once again open up to swallow us as we descended back down into death row.
Back then our families and friends could send in two Christmas packages with items such as shoes, or winter clothes or maybe a good radio and like little children we anxiously awaited what Christmas would bring. Even the State itself would go out of its way to make Christmas special. On Christmas morning we would awake to find a bag of fruit with apples and oranges and grapes. Only on Christmas day would the whole wing awake so early and many of the radio's would be turned in to a local station playing classic Christmas songs in which many of the men would shamelessly sing along. Up and down the floor men could be heard trading an apple for an orange, or whatever, and many would pass out candy bars bought from the canteen and the cold-blooded killers we supposedly were became cheerful Santa Clauses to those we lived among that became our only family.
By noon the holiday meal would arrive and the trustees and officers worked overtime to pass out what the kitchen had prepared, each tray overflowing with the traditional feast of turkey and stuffing with gravy and thick juicy slices of honey baked ham and cranberry sauce and yams and so much more. Then a second tray would be brought to each cell, loaded with generous slices of chocolate cake and pumpkin pie and small plastic cups of thick fudge and dried fruit cups and again the trading would begin as each of us did our best to bargain for our favorite foods and through the day we would each slowly savor every bite.
A few weeks before Christmas the prison canteen (store) would start selling real fruitcake and boxes of chocolate mints and chocolate covered cherries that quite literally melted in your mouth, and large bags of Christmas cookies and candy. Even those who had no money got something as most of us who had enough to buy a few treats looked out for those that had nothing as that's how it was on death row back then.
But all of that is now long gone. Each little piece of what Christmas once was stripped away until nothing remained. Each year something else was taken. Most often under the pretense of "security" concerns as those who wanted prisoners to suffer invented excuses to impose their malice upon us – especially at Christmas.
What little now remains is but a shadow of what once was. They still allow volunteers to come in as they attempt to share the spirit of Christmas with us, but no longer are we allowed sitting in momentary communion with them. The few treats they are still allowed to share with us are now brought to us at our cells, but each year they are allowed to share less and less. Today is Christmas and yet it is not. There are those who would reach out with Christian compassion and charity to the condemned on this holiest of days, but they are no longer allowed to do so.
Death row has become a different place and no longer is the spirit of Christmas among the condemned. Now each of us in our own way tries to ignore the day altogether. It would be only too easy to say that I myself have become bitter and perhaps that is true. When a man spends a quarter of a century in a solitary cell then bitterness becomes inevitably. I'd like to think that I'm stronger than that but I suppose no man is.
But this really is not about me or what I've become as I'm not responsible for the deprivation of even the smallest act of Christian charity that has come to define death row today. Rather, this is about what we have become as a society today, where it is now no longer enough to condemn a man to death for the alleged transgression he or she might have committed. Now as a society we thrive on making the prisoner needlessly suffer and reward politicians who invent ways to inflict even greater deprivation upon those we imprison.
What I speak of today is not about me, but about what we have become as a society. The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when a man spends his life fighting monsters, his greatest fear should not be the monster itself, but should be of becoming the monster himself. When we as a society can no longer find that measure of mercy and compassion in our hearts that presumably defined us as a Christian nation, then inevitably we will awake one day to realize that the monster that we once claimed to fight now stares back at us in our mirror. Even as much as I now might be deprived of, it is we as a society that is deprived of so much more.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Ghosts of Christmas Past
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I am prone to quick irritability when interruptions disrupt my focus.
Working out of a home office provides for countless interruptions throughout the day, especially during summer months and a house full of anxious kids.
What am I communicating to those I love when I am bothered by their need of my time?
Interruptions pull me out of my work into opportunity. These opportunities are the seedbed of growth and often weigh far greater than the work I'm focused on in the moment. Constant interruptions by my children may mean I have not given sufficient instruction about boundaries and the importance of focus. All good work requires both defined boundaries to work in and ample focus directed at the work in front of you. If I nurse the habit of giving in to their interruptions every time, I devalue the importance of doing good work and do not communicate well with them about what I need. The idea that their needs being met and attended to with immediacy are set as paramount, thereby setting the expectation going forward that when they need or want something, they must receive it then and there. This is the red-faced screaming toddler buckled into the supermarket buggy reaching for the candy or the toy in sight, and the petulant child demanding their way and your allegiance in the disagreement with their siblings, and also, the random inquisitor wanting time and answers to thoughts in real time. All of these need your attention, but the time in which you give response is just as important as the response itself.
The most vociferous of sounds pierced the quiet of evening and reached ear-penetrating levels causing me to wonder just how such a small, sweet little baby of a girl could produce such sound. It was impressive to say the least and quite wearing on my patience to say the most. Her crying was more than need; it was demand. What she wanted was for me to swoop in and lift her from her barred crib holding her in darkness. What she need, what I needed, too, was for her to learn to sleep in the comfort of her own crib. For weeks, I rescued her on demand, reinforcing the fact that I'd be there upon her beckoning call. As soon as she felt lifted from her horrid little crib, all was right and well. In fact, she'd often quit crying so quickly that I was convinced she knew what she was doing. And she did. Because of my quick response, she knew to expect what she desired with immediacy. The problem was my growing lack of sleep and ability to focus and irritability during the day because of spontaneous hang out sessions in the middle of the night. I'd tell myself that as an infant, she needed to be cared for well and not feel alone, and in doing so, I made myself prisoner to her desire – an infant. In a moment struck by weariness and lucidity, I suddenly switched gears on her and her demands. The first time she was allowed to cry unattended to, I nervously waited, hand hovering above the doorknob to her room wondering if my waiting would cause harm. I was told to wait a solid seven minutes before consoling her. This would teach her to fall back asleep each time she woke through the night, and also help her to feel secure and comfortable in the warmth of her crib in the safety of our home. For as demanding as she had been, she was a quick learner and within a week or so was sleeping cozily.
Interruptions hold great opportunity to set aright both expectation and desire. For me to accomplish all that I need to get done and care well for those I love, I must learn to respond thoughtfully, not irritably, to the opportunity within interruption, thus both respecting the work I must do and the love I must give.