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It is time once again to reminisce about dearly departed Dave Cockrum, creator of Storm, Nightcrawler and Colossus (in addition to designing countless costumes for many other characters including Phoenix, Ms. Marvel and The Legion of Super-Heroes). I will always have a special place in my heart for Dave's artwork. His contribution to the comics world is staggering and continues to influence the characters he worked on to this day. Today we will celebrate a slew of his original artwork relating to the X-Men, but featuring Storm in particular.
The above artwork by Dave Cockrum is from the cover of FOOM #10 which was published in June 1975. This image predates X-Men #94 (August '75) by a few months to be the second published New X-men cover. I am quite fond of the composition of this artwork. I like how Cyclops ties the new and original X-Men together and also how Nightcrawler and Beast (the most agile of the teams of X-Men) ground the panels with their fancy foot work.
This is a scan of the FOOM magazine which has endured some wear and tear. The colors are rather nice, considering how limited the palette is. Of course, I have no idea how faded this copy has become since its first printing.
There's nothing as cool as looking at original artwork. I love to pore over the notes in the margins, obsess over the glued on titles and word balloons, and examine where whiteout was used. I find the textures fascinating, the linework inspiring. These are true artifacts from another time, before programs like photoshop changed the way we create comic art. I have always enjoyed a good Spider-Man and X-Men team-up and this one looks promising. I don't think I have actually read this issue, I think I would remember that strange looking robot if I had. The menace of the robot's claw about to snip Spider-Man in half is visually arresting and I am really digging the abundance of Kirby krackles!
In X-Men #101, another X-Men aircraft bites the dust in a gorgeous 2 page spread! The X-Men have a history of having their transit crafts destroyed. Whether it was a bumpy landing after reentry from space (as in above) or Magneto taking apart another one of their models of the Lockheed Blackbird SR-71, it seemed that the All-New, All-Different X-Men were always falling! Of course, thanks to the X-Men, I learned about strategic reconnaissance aircraft at an early age. I certainly wouldn't have come across such a thing anywhere else in my other adolescent interests.
Phoenix collapses on page 8 of X-Men #101 (after her fiery first appearance a page before) and the X-Men scurry away to avoid blame after destroying parts of the John F. Kennedy International Airport. I especially like Storm's sudden explanation of how she changes her costume into civilian clothes. "I, too, shall change," she says, "A simple enough matter to use my powers to re-polarize the unstable molecules of my costume into a Starcore uniform." We don't hear much about the composition of X-Men uniforms these days. I suppose one could assume that unstable molecules are still the main composition of super-hero costumes in the Marvel Universe.
In Uncanny X-Men #158, the X-Men combat Mystique and a misguided Rogue. Mystique takes Storm's appearance to confuse the recently depowered Carol Danvers, but the shaper-changer is no match for the former Ms. Marvel. Concurrently, the true Storm sweeps Rogue away so the X-Men can run away, discretion being the better part of valor and all that (a phrase I learned by reading X-Men comics).
This is one of my favorite Cockrum X-Men pages ever! The energy all around Storm emanating from her power is simply breathtaking and I love how the lightning lancing from her fingertips breaks the panel borders, leading to a worthy sound effect breaking the border! Polaris' contorted body and scream break the panels on the second tier in a similar fashion and Havok's closeup in the fifth panel parallel's Storm's face in the first panel. This is a masterful composition! However, on a story level, I have never understood how Storm could defeat Polaris when she never could hurt Magneto this way. Is it because Lorna is possessed and Ororo is not? Or is it because Lorna is treating combat as a game which makes her less focused on the results, while Storm is in it to win it? Regardless, this is one of Storm's finest moments from her early X-Men history.
Storm's cape has always fascinated me. From the small "W" on the back to the elliptical "wings," all the way to the high collared choker, this is a truly original design. I'm a bit saddened when I see Storm without it. I like that Storm's original costume covered up her throat, chest and shoulders, but exposed the sides of her midriff and thighs. It was a combination of chaste and sexy that I found (and still find) appealing. The way Cockrum used her cape as a design element (as in this cover to X-Men #103 in which Storm's body arc outlines the curved castle turret) has not been paralleled as capably since.
Storm and Cyclops enjoy a sparring session with each other as shown on page 2 of X-Men #152. I enjoy Scott and Ororo when they are written as friends who happen to have a healthy competitive streak. At this point in their histories, Storm was growing by leaps and bounds as an X-Man and a leader, in large part due to Scott's leadership and training.
This sketch references the storyline in which the White Queen switches bodies with Storm. I thought it would be amusing to include it in this post for our new White Queen Wednesday fanbase (I'm looking at you, Ken Kneisel).
I've included this page from X-Men #102 because it shows Storm having a rather debilitating claustrophobic attack (the first time we learn about her fears from being buried alive as a child with her parents–who did not survive like she did) and it features the first Reverse Fastball Special! As longtime X-Men readers know, usually Colossus throws Wolverine at enemies on a regular basis. Here, before they could cement that unique attack, Wolverine shows Colossus how it's done!
Here's the cover that started it all! Gil Kane drew this legendary image and Dave Cockrum inked it. I was so happy to have stumbled across this scan of the original artwork after years of lusting after the issue itself. Many covers since then have created homages to this image, including many subsequent X-Men issues.
This Marvel Comics house ad for the Uncanny X-Men was drawn by Dave Cockrum and while it reverently depicts the original X-Men, drawing them in their original togs creates a schism between them and the All-New, All-Different team. It seems the intention of this ad is tie the characters to the history of the title, while simultaneously moving forward in a bold new direction. The reader cannot help but compare Jean Grey and Cyclops to their younger selves and find the new identities they have assumed to be more interesting by contrast.
And now I leave you with this sketch of Storm, dear reader. Gorgeous, statuesque and regal. Just the way her creator intended.


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Sadly, the former California governor did not show any sympathy when he was asked this week about his decision to shorten the sentence of Esteban Nuñez, the criminal spawn of former California Assembly speaker Fabian Nuñez. Schwarzenegger made a "snoring noise" when asked about this now controversial decision, and said, "Don't ask me the same question, O.K., because otherwise you're boring the hell out of me."
The Wave Newspaper reports:
"The father of a murdered college student said he's outraged that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a snoring noise when asked about his decision to shorten the sentence of his son's killer, whose father is a former Assembly speaker, it was reported Saturday.
Schwarzenegger made a snoring sound on Thursday, when he was asked about his last-minute commutation for Esteban Nunez, the son of former Democratic Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez of Los Angeles, who fatally stabbed Luis Santos outside a San Diego State fraternity party in 2008.
"[Schwarzenegger's] arrogant and insensitive," Luis Santos' father, Fred Santos, who lives in the East Bay suburb of Concord, told the Contra Costa Times."
Esteban Nuñez also received some positive comments from Mayor Villaraigosa if you recall.
I sense that even Schwarzenegger realizes that the public won't forget about his decision to ease up on the Esteban Nuñez sentence. And should Fabian Nuñez ever run for public office again, this issue will certainly to be a thorn in his side.


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Book Review: Interpreting the Pauline Letters: An Exegetical Handbook by John D. Harvey
This book is the first one in the promising series, Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis from Kregel (Other planned titles include, Interpreting Apocalyptic Literature, Interpreting the General Letters, and Interpreting the Gospels and Acts).
The book is very useful for anyone studying the Apostle Paul (and who isn't these days?) and his writings. Beginning with an exploration of genre issues and historical background, the author then moves to analyze Paul's theology. Further, he gives practical steps to interpret passages in Paul's letters, as well as giving some preaching pointers.
The Chapter At A Glance and The Chapter In Review text boxes at the beginning and ending of each chapter will help undergraduate students on what to expect and also what not to miss. Several charts throughout the book make the information more intelligible as well.
The Selected Resources are nice but painfully limited. An amplified Annotated Bibliography would have been great, and in my opinion would have made this short book (under 200 pages) much more valuable.
To fully profit from the book a basic knowledge of Greek is highly encouraged, but that is to be expected: How else can one expect to do serious biblical exegesis?
The book is recommended as a decent exegetical primer to the Pauline epistles.
Disclosure: The book was received for free from Kregel Academic & Ministry book review program. The program does not require a positive review, only a truthful one.


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You guys, I'm sitting in the garden, in glorious sunshine with a bottle of scrumpy cider… and my dissertation. I'm supposed to be sorting it out and shaving words off but it's really hard to stop staring at the blue sky and beautiful trees. I have a an excuse, right. I'm 30 today. But it's not a good excuse really, because I've known for three years that I wouldn't be celebrating this particular birthday. Turning 30 one week before the dissertation is due is really crappy timing. (S'OK, don't be too upset for me, got a massive party in two weeks.)
I have done some work. Just not as much as I promised myself I would when I was stewing in the library yesterday. I've also been baking chocolate bread (need to check on its rising status soon). And watched friends. And wandered around pretending I was busy. And of course now I'm writing this. Pffft.
Yesterday was good. I was bloody knackered by 8pm but I found another source and it adds a new dimension to the research. I've been critiquing this one guy, who it turns out was actually writing his book in response to this other guy but didn't actually reference him. Tut tut. I got lost in this stuff yesterday – ever heard of that flow thing? Well, that.
Which brings me to the P-word. I've loved doing this dissertation and I don't want to stop. As I attempted to understand some of these medieval commentaries I kept thinking – I want to improve my Arabic so I really get this stuff. There's loads of work to be done and I want to do it. I love it, studying gives me this massive buzz. I was pretty mentally unstable during the first year of my MA and got signed off work twice – each week in class I ended up high, bouncing around, tripping over my words. One time I got so excited about some tiny bit of Arabic grammar that I had to leave the room to calm down!
Anyway, studying is massively stressful, there's no denying that. Combining it with full time work has nearly broken me a few times. But understanding something someone said a thousand years ago is incredible. It's as close to euphoria as I'm ever going to get without Aripiprazole. 😉 The question is:
Is it worth it?
I decided about a year ago that I would not do a PhD. It's too much. I'd still have to work so I'd do it part time and would effectively be doing what I've just done – but for double the time. That would be mad, right? Why would I do that to myself? But now there's an itch. I've started something, can I leave it? A lot of the PhD students I know are mildly unbalanced, maybe they have to be to do what they do, and one told me recently that it's stress, stress, stress and then this unbelievable excitement. There's this zone you go into when you study something you're passionate about and although the casual observer may not see this bubbling enthusiasm today as I get distracted by passing clouds, I'm not sure I can give it up now.*
*All the above day-dreamings of spending years immersed in dusty books is dependent on not crashing and burning with this smaller bit of research. Just because I think it's great doesn't mean the three people marking it will think the same. 😉


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Today I met my girlfriend, who is back from visiting family in England. Instead of 3 laps around our small Mall, we did one slow one. I had iced, and elevated the knee before going out. We then went to Starbucks, and I had a decaffeinated coffee.
Came home, and had a protein bar, then went up to the gym. I did 20 minutes of upper body work, which was great. Now I am back to resting, and icing my knee again.
At the beginning of the week I made a great stew in the Instant Pot. It was a huge success, and only took 40 minutes on pressure. Really loving this pot, and disappointed that I didn't take photos.
Shortly I am about to make a Shepherd's Pie in it, and promise to take photos this time.
At least I don't feel useless, not doing anything, like the past week. However, I am being extra careful, and making sure my knee continues to improve.
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By Elizabeth Pantley
Excerpted with permission by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Publishing from The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley, copyright 2002
According to sleep research, and motherly experience, the length and the quality of naps affect nighttime sleep. (And, conversely, nighttime sleep affects naps.)
Babies differ in their napping needs - but here's a general guide that applies to most babies:
Age : Number of Naps : Hours of naptime
4 months : 3 : 4-6
6 months : 2 : 3-4
9 months : 2 : 2 ½-4
12 months : 1-2 : 2-3
2 years : 1 : 1-2
3 years : 1 : 1-1 ½
When should your baby nap?
Timing of naps is important. A nap too late in the day will negatively affect nighttime sleep. Certain times of the day are better for napping because they suit your baby's biological clock; these optimum periods balance sleep and wake time to affect nighttime sleep in the most positive way.
All babies are different, but generally, the best nap times are as follows:
- If baby takes three naps: midmorning/early afternoon/early evening
- If baby takes two naps: midmorning/early afternoon
- If baby takes one nap: early afternoon
Watch your baby's sleepy signals!
Naps should happen when your baby shows signs of tiredness. If you wait too long, she becomes , 'wired up,' and unable to sleep.
Once you are familiar with the your baby's nap needs you can plan a nap routine to start the wind-down process. If consistent naps are new to you look more for your baby's signs of tiredness and scrimp on the routine until you settle into a predictable pattern. In other words, don't begin a lengthy pre-nap routine if your baby is clearly ready to sleep!
Watch for these signs of fatigue; your baby may demonstrate one or more of these:
- decreasing activity
- quieting down
- losing interest in people and toys
- rubbing eyes
- looking 'glazed'
- fussing
- yawning
- laying down
- caressing a lovey or asking for a pacifier, bottle or to nurse
Timing is very, very important!
You have probably experienced this scenario: Your baby looks tired and you think, 'Time for a nap.' So, you wash her hands and face, change her diaper, answer a phone call, put out the dog, and head for baby's crib or the family bed, only to find that she's suddenly wide awake and anxious to play!
What happened? She has moved through her window of tiredness and gotten that 'second wind' that buys her another hour or two of alert time before she re-enters her tired state. This can often happen later in the day. Suddenly, your baby is (finally!) ready for a nap at dinnertime, and the plot thickens- do you put her for a late nap and thus extend bedtime, or keep her awake and deal with a tired, fussy baby? Rather than face this ordeal, respond earlier to her signs of fatigue and get her in for her nap right at that time.
Once you have watched your baby carefully for a week or so, you should be able to create a nap schedule that works with her daily periods of alertness and tiredness, thus making your nap schedule easy to adhere to.
The nap routine
Once you've established a nap schedule for your baby, it is very helpful if you create a simple but specific nap routine. This routine should be different from your nighttime routine, although it can have similarities that signal sleep- for example, the presence of a lovely or special sleep-inducing music. Follow your nap routine the same way every day. (Except, as I mentioned before, if your baby is showing clear signs of being tired and ready to sleep. Then abbreviate or even eliminate your routine for that day.)
For a reluctant napper, your routine might include some relaxing motion, such as rocking/relaxing in a swing/walking in a sling or stroller, and some gentle lullaby music.
A nap routine doesn't have to be long and involved to be effective. If your baby's nap occurs about the same time every day there will be many subtle cues, such as the timing of his lunch, that tell your baby that nap time is nearing.
Better naps mean better nighttime sleep.
Excerpted with permission by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Publishing from The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley, copyright 2002
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What will I be doing in this class?
Zack Mclaughlin is a fantasy artist and sculptor. His wood, paper and clay birds are extraordinary visions of sinister beauty, but enough of the poetry. Zack will be teaching you how to construct birds or Hares out of wire, each one with comes with its own quirks and character, but that is because you will have made it, with a bit of help from the Maestro.
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This paper collection knows how to party with flamingos, pine apples in fun, summery colors. When you buy the Calypso Workshop Your Way, you get everything you need to make six decorative scrapbook pages.
You can print the instructions on the workshop resource page of my website.
The kit also includes two sheets of double sided Picture My Life cards that you can cut apart. These can be used alone in pocket pages or added as titles, journaling and alternative papers to your layouts.
You will have some paper left over that you can stretch by adding more solid cardstock to make additional layouts. Or you can add a few more products and make this set of adorable cards!
These cards use the cute One in a Melon Stamp Set. Notice the red lines around some of the shapes? This means that these are images on the Artistry Cricut Collection. Just cut them out then stamp the details. Easy peasy custom made embellishments!
When you add your own cards and bases, you'll have enough product left to make three of each of the cards shown (9 all together).
Again, you can print the directions to all of these Magical projects on the workshop resources page of my website. Are you a visual learner? My Resource page also has links to step-by-step instructional videos for the workshop!
Just a reminder that the Calypso collection is only available for a limited time and will retiring on August 31. In addition to the complete kit, you can purchase the paper and embellishment sets separately. You can see the whole collection HERE.
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Fort Hood killer showed no violent signs, Army says
Fort Hood, Texas -- The soldier who killed three fellow service members, then himself, at Fort Hood never saw combat during a deployment to Iraq and had shown no apparent risk of violence before the attack on the base that was the scene of a 2009 mass shooting, authorities said Thursday.
Spc. Ivan Lopez seemed to have a clean record that showed no ties to extremist groups. But the Army secretary promised that investigators would keep all avenues open in their inquiry of the Puerto Rican truck driver whose rampage ended only after he fired a final bullet into his own head.
"We're not making any assumptions by that. We're going to keep an open mind and an open investigation. We will go where the facts lead us," Army Secretary John McHugh said. "Possible extremist involvement is still being looked at very, very carefully."
Fort Hood's senior officer, Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, said Thursday that there is a "strong possibility" that Lopez argued with one or more soldiers immediately before the shooting. Investigators are looking into whether Lopez had a verbal altercation with another soldier or soldiers before the shooting, Milley said.
A hospital official expressed optimism Thursday that none of the 16 people who were wounded in the shooting would die.
Survivors treated
Three critically wounded patients at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in nearby Temple were expected to survive. Several others were to be discharged Thursday, said Dr. Matthew Davis, the hospital's trauma director.
Scott & White is the area's only trauma center, and any patients with life-threatening injuries would probably go there. The hospital had no information about patients being treated elsewhere, including at a base hospital.
A spokeswoman for the Puerto Rico National Guard, in which Lopez had served, and members of his family in Puerto Rico confirmed that he was the gunman.
Within hours of Wednesday's assault, investigators started looking into whether Lopez had lingering psychological trauma from his time in Iraq. Lt. Gen. Milley said the shooter had sought help for depression, anxiety and other problems, and was taking medication.
Investigators searched the soldier's home Thursday and questioned his wife, Fort Hood spokesman Chris Haug said.
Lopez apparently walked into a building Wednesday and began firing a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol. He then got into a vehicle and continued firing before entering another building, Milley said
As he came within 20 feet of a police officer, the gunman put his hands up, but then reached under his jacket and pulled out his gun. The officer drew her own weapon, and the suspect put his gun to his head and pulled the trigger a final time, Milley said.
Lopez grew up in Guayanilla, a town of fewer than 10,000 people on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico, with a mother who was a nurse at a public clinic and a father who did maintenance for an electric utility company.
Mother's funeral
Glidden Lopez Torres, who said he was a friend speaking for the family, said Lopez's mother died of a heart attack in November.
The soldier was upset that he was granted only a 24-hour leave to attend her funeral, which was delayed for almost a week so he could be there, the spokesman said. The leave was then extended to two days.
Lopez enlisted with the Army in 2008, McHugh said.


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Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide -- that means it's extremely cold. When brought to room temperature, it rapidly sublimes, meaning the solid goes straight from solid to gas as molecules escape its surface. When you drop dry ice in water, it will bubble rapidly as the CO2 sublimes. You can do this in a swimming pool, as long as you don't do it indoors -- but there are several precautions you should observe.
How CO2 Freezes
Molecules in liquids and solids are held together by intermolecular/ionic interactions -- the attraction between positive and negative ions in a salt crystal, for example. The interactions between molecules of carbon dioxide are relatively weak, so they have to be cooled to an extremely low temperature before the CO2 will freeze. That's because temperature is a measure of average energy of motion -- so cooler temperature means the average molecule in the gas is moving more slowly. Once the temperature has been reduced below its freezing point, the molecules of CO2 are moving slowly enough that the weak intermolecular forces they experience can hold them together as a solid.
Dry Ice in Your Pool
The water molecules in your pool are at a much higher temperature than the dry ice, so collisions transfer energy from the water molecules to the dry ice, cooling down the water while heating up the carbon dioxide. As the molecules at the surface of the dry ice move more rapidly, they acquire enough energy to break free of the solid and escape as a gas. The large excess of CO2 produced creates a huge amount of bubbles, which is why dry ice is so popular in classroom demonstrations.
Safety with CO2
Your body needs oxygen. As it sublimes, the dry ice displaces some oxygen, temporarily creating a zone of high CO2 concentration. Consequently, it can act as a simple asphyxiant, i.e. a chemical that displaces oxygen, and potentially become dangerous. Do not place dry ice in an indoor pool. Also note that depending on how much dry ice you add, the air immediately above an outdoor pool will initially have a higher concentration of CO2 than the surrounding air, at least until these high levels dissipate. Do not add large quantities of dry ice in the pool and then go swimming; do not leave large quantities of dry ice in a confined space.
Safety With Cold Objects
Dry ice is extremely cold -- 109 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Consequently, if you try to pick up a block or chip of dry ice with your hand, you can hurt yourself badly -- just as you would if you tried to pick up a hot object. If you're placing dry ice in the pool, DO NOT handle it with your bare hands. It's best to drop it in the pool with gloves and/or tongs, at which point it will start to bubble rapidly. Large quantities of dry ice can create a kind of "fog" just above the surface of the pool. Keep in mind that this "fog" contains a high concentration of CO2, so don't try to stick your head in it -- you need oxygen to breathe.


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Get to know the DeMoney-Grimes staff, dedicated to helping families celebrate a life lived. We provide peace of mind, available 24/7 for your convenience.
Randy L. Grimes, CFSP, CFC, CPC, CCO
Funeral Director, Owner – firstname.lastname@example.com
Randy grew up in the Pierceton/North Webster area just 20 miles northwest of Columbia City. After graduation from mortuary college he went to work as an intern for J.A. DeMoney & Son Funeral Home. After completing his internship with the firm he purchased the property and business from Bob and Ginnie DeMoney. In 1983, a fire destroyed the historic building that housed the funeral home and he purchased property where the funeral home presently stands. Randy's dedication to service has made DeMoney-Grimes a National Funeral Director's Association Pursuit of Excellence Eagle Award Winner since 2001. In 2004 they received the Pursuit of Excellence Golden Eagle Award, in 2005 the Pursuit of Excellence Emeritus Award, and in 2006 the Pursuit of Excellence National Best of the Best Award. Randy has been the recipient of The Post & Mail's Reader's Choice Man of the Year Award in 2003 & 2005. He has also been named the best funeral director and funeral service provider in Whitley County by the Reader's Choice Awards.
Brett D. Gerber, CCO
Funeral Director, General Manager –firstname.lastname@example.com
Brett joined the DeMoney-Grimes team in March of 2013. With him he brings not only 10 years of experience as a licensed Funeral Director, but a real passion for what he does. His philosophy is to treat each individual he serves as if they were in his own family and it is reflected in each family he serves. During his freshman year of college in Michigan, Brett assisted at a funeral home. That sparked enough of an interest in the profession for him to switch majors, universities, and to enroll inthe Funeral Director program at Vincennes, Indiana. At DeMoney-Grimes, Brett is the General Manager and makes funeral arrangements with both at-need and advance funeral planning families. He works with families to ensure the arrangements choosen for their loved one go as smoothly as possible.
Kristopher Hardiman
Funeral Director, Monument Sales Manager –email@example.com
Kristopher "Kris" Hardiman was born and raised in Indiana and has been serving families for several years. Kris is a fifth generation funeral director and a 1998 Graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science, Wheeling, Illinois, and was licensed with the state of Indiana in 2001. He brings a great knowledge of and enjoys working in funeral service. Outside of the office Kris enjoys spending time with his family; wife Mary Jo, and children Aubrey, Isaac, Knox, and Klayton, and attending his children's youth sporting games. In addition he also likes to build, fix or repair just about anything he can get his hands on.
Kate Christian
Advance Planning Advisor –email@example.com
Kate Christian joins the DeMoney-Grimes team as the Advance Planning Advisor and General Manager of the Advance Planning Department. She brings with her 12 years of banking experience and 5 years of funeral industry experience. Prior to becoming and Advance Planning Advisor, she was the Director of Finance for an at-need funeral financing company. After experiencing the unexpected loss of her brother, she knew there was a better way to be prepared for funeral arrangements and expenses. She then decided to go from being in a reactive role to one that was very proactive. "Funeral preplanning is one of the most selfless and compassionate gifts you can provide for your loved ones on one of the very worst days in their lives." says Kate. She is very passionate about preplanning and the benefits that it not only provides to those who preplan but what it provides for their loved ones as well.
Kate is a licensed agent with Forethought Life Insurance Company and a member of the Forethought network of funeral planning professionals. Kate has also earned the Global Atlantic Foreleaders Club Award in both 2016 and 2017 for providing excellence in Advance Planning services. With these outstanding credentials, we are confident Kate will provide the high caliber service the community has come to expect from DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home.
Please join us in welcoming Kate to the DeMoney-Grimes team. She will be available starting December 1st to provide funeral planning services to families in our community. If you would like to set an appointment to learn more about our Forethought funeral planning program and our many other services, please call Kate today at 260-244-5122.
Telephone: 1-260-244-5122
Sharon Brockhaus, GSP, CFC
Grief Facilitator – firstname.lastname@example.com
Sharon is a lifelong resident of Whitley County and is the grief facilitator, Certified Funeral Celebrant and post service care provider for the funeral home. In 2001 Sharon experienced the death of her son, Justin Hostetler, and so began her journey through her own grief. Sharon is a Grief Service Provider having been certified through Grief, Inc., as well a Certified Funeral Celebrant through In-Sight Institute, having conducted many funeral services for the families that DeMoney-Grimes has served. Sharon facilitates the local chapter of The Compassionate Friends and Tapestries support groups, provides one-on-one grief support and meets with all families on post service care. She also plans and facilitates the annual Holiday Helps Workshops held in November and assists with the annual Holiday Memorial Service held the first Saturday in December. Sharon shares her life with her husband, Tom, and they are the proud grandparents of Haley, Peter and Jacob.
Shane Caudill
Shane has been working at DeMoney-Grimes since 2012. Shane is on call when a family has a death locally, and makes many of our out of town trips whenever a death has occurred out of state. Shane is responsible for all of the company vehicles, keeping them serviced and cleaned. He mows, does the yard work, and takes care of most maintenance issues at the funeral home. Shane has been a volunteer on the Columbia Township Fire Department for 19 years, was a reserve Police Officer for 8 years, and currently is a Dispatcher for the Columbia City Police Department.
Carla Blakley
A lifelong Whitley County resident and Huntington College graduate, Carla works as bookkeeper and personal assistant to Randy Grimes. She joined the DeMoney-Grimes team in 2002.
Ruby Hahn
After enjoying many years at home caring for her family Ruby joined the staff of DeMoney-Grimes in May 2011. She spends her days in the design department creating videos and memorial folders for our families along with helping Mark in the advance planning department as the Administrative Assistant. Ruby brings with her much understanding and compassion after experiencing the death of her eleven year old son Logan in a tragic accident at home. She shares her life with husband, Paul and sons Luke and Lawson.
Sarah Howard
Sarah began working for DeMoney-Grimes in 1993. She has worn many hats over the years, cleaning, bookkeeping, and as errand runner. Sarah has been in charge of the "Coats for Kids" drive each year in October for over 20 years. She assists the funeral directors in making calls for each funeral and memorial service. As our receptionist Sarah is the person who takes most of the phone calls and is the first smiling face as you enter our reception area. Sarah loves dogs, but will nurture any animal in need.
Amanda Dekoninck
Amanda joined the DeMoney-Grimes team in June of 2003. Assisting in both the advanced planning and at-need departments, Amanda inputs data and handles all the paperwork associated with arrangements. Amanda shares her life with her husband, Kent, and they are proud parents of two daughters, Hillary and Morgan.
Dan Judd
Dan Judd joined the staff of DeMoney-Grimes in January 2016. Dan does many different jobs here at DeMoney-Grimes, including maintenance of the building and vehicles, taking care of the Angel of Hope Memorial Garden, and helping with funeral services
Dan is owner of Ultimate Detailing in which he details your vehicle inside and out.
He also enjoys restoring older automobiles completely. Dan and his wife Cindy have been married 37 years. They enjoy antique shopping, working in their landscaping, and traveling which includes going on 10 cruises.
An important aspect of visiting a funeral home is the first impression made when one steps through the door. At DeMoney-Grimes we understand that people are often apprehensive about visiting a grieving family. Our greeters welcome each person into the funeral home, offer to take coats during inclement weather, and direct them to the visitation chapels. Our greeters also help make visitors and family members feel relaxed and welcome during their time with us. Often a reassuring smile or touch on the arm can convey support and empathy in making a difficult time a little easier.
Ellie Lambert
Ellie grew up in Huntington County and married her high school sweetheart, Daryl Lambert. She has two sons; David and Darin, two grandsons, and two great-grandchildren. Traveling is Ellie's passion. She has been blessed to see 50 states, 40 countries, and all 7 continents. Working as a greeter for DeMoney-Grimes has made her "Golden Years" truly golden.
Kim Willyard
Kim was born in Muncie, Indiana but spent most of her life in Whitley County. She graduated from Columbia City High School. The daughter of a United Methodist Minister, Kim learned the importance of caring and sharing with those in need. After several personal losses over a short period and with prayerful consideration, working part time at DeMoney-Grimes has been a perfect fit. Kim will greet you with a friendly smile and do anything she can to help family and friends as they come through our door.
Curtiss Johnson
Curtiss was born in Chicago though his family moved to a farm in Whitley County when he was just 11 months old. He attended and graduated from Columbia City High School with the class of 1950. In August 1951 he married his beautiful classmate Joyce Lundblad. They raised a daughter and now have 2 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, 2 step granddaughters, and numerous great-grandchildren. Curt owned and operated Johnson Mobil Service until 1975. On April 16, 1961 he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord, and was led to go back to school and attended Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA. Curt and Joyce returned to Columbia City where he served as the Pastor of Community Bible Church for 20 years. He also was the chaplain of the Whitley County Sheriff's Dept. for 10 years. Curt has worked part time for DeMoney-Grimes for nearly 25 years, and has enjoyed his time working with our families very much.
Evelyn Stemen
At DeMoney-Grimes Evelyn is our staff musician. We have a Allen Digital Organ and a Yamaha keyboard available for funeral services. We want to provide the best in musical instruments for the families we serve and for guest musicians who may play for services. Music is an important part of the funeral service and poor quality instruments cannot be overcome no matter how talented the musician. Evelyn is a lifelong resident of Whitley County and many adults will remember her as their piano teacher. Evelyn makes it a special point to play favorite selections provided by the family to help create a meaningful and personal service to the families she helps us serve.
Suzanne Deubner
Suzanne Deubner is a life long resident of Whitley County, living in Columbia City for the last 26 years. After an approximate 40 years in the dental profession, she joined the staff of DeMoney-Grimes as a greeter. She and her husband, Steve, enjoy their family of two children and seven grandchildren. They also enjoy traveling, and family time at their lake cottage on the Barbee Chain in North Webster, Indiana.
With many years of experience working with the public, Suzanne enjoys greeting the many wonderful families with compassion and always putting their needs first.


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Summer mini digi Stamp
Release & giveaway =)
Summer is finally here!.. Summer is such a fun time for my family,
we all love going to the beach, hot sand cold ocean water
I am so happy to be part of the Kich mini Summer release
Here is a card I made with my girls in mind
I can so see them doing this to each other...=)
Thomas Kinkade patterned paper, colored pencils,
Black & cream cardstock, stickles, sea shells, ATG
Sand paper (for sand), Beaded stick pin I made for the card..
Now for the giveaway, if you like what you see, please leave a comment
and on June 14 I will pick 1 winner to receive 2 FREE digi stamps from this collection.
Also, dont forget to visit Kich N Bleus Store


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The eldest is having her 12th birthday soon (well, soon in my obsessive planner universe, it's still a few months away) and she's decided on a Doctor Who luau theme.
As you do.
So I've decided to do a test-run this weekend on a Tardis-lands-on-tropical-island cake.
As you do.
What exactly is a Doctor Who luau? Well, it's a pool party for a Doctor Who fan, ie lots of Tardis-blue mocktails, Hawaiian pizza, lei garlands and diving for daleks games.
We're working on the party bag being similarly genetically modified: weeping angel/idol necklaces and that sort of thing. Must give ebay a thorough going over soon.
It's not totally incongruous – the 10th Doctor did appear with a lei around his neck in one episode (see above) after all.
I'm thinking about keeping the catering ultra-simple for a change. Just takeaway pizza, mocktails and the Tardis birthday cake.
I figure at age 12 they'll make their own fun in the spa and pool.
I've been researching Tardis cakes on the net. They're a bit daunting looking. But less hellish than my original tropical Dalek concept. Dalek cakes are scary mofos to make, much like the real thing would be to encounter.
As for Tardises, here's one I think I can attempt a vague approximation of …
I have form in the Doctor Who party realm. Check out the Doctor Who bash I threw for the eldest two years ago … which included dalek cupcakes … it was fun!
The party will be on the Saturday, then on the Sunday I'll take her to the Doctor Who Festival.
It's a very, very expensive thing being held at the Hordern Pavilion. But since it's on the day before her actual birthday it would seem meant to be. I've told her it's her one and only birthday gift from me … and the party should be cheap-as: my sister has agreed to provide the pool, plus we have endless pool toys and decorations left over from the kids last two beach-themed soirees.
Wish me luck with that cake – I'll post a pic of how it turns out.
Song of the day: Doctorin' The Tardis


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CEO Updates College Application Deadlines
In the process of updating the requirements for the new application season, we at CEO have found an enormous number of discrepancies between publicly available information regarding school application deadlines, and what is listed on the schools' own sites. To make matters more confusing, most third-party sites, and even many of the schools' own admissions pages, leave out important dates for special programs and departmental applications. So in our continuing effort to be as accurate and thorough as possible, we are updating deadline information as these applications become available, resolving any discrepancies we may find. Rest assured that we are double- and triple-checking our work, to make sure that the information we present is as perfect as can be.
With so many different sources for this information, such as the Common App, College Board, and NCES, CEO is your trusted source, doing all the investigative work that would take one person days.


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The History of Sharrow Bay
In these days of multi million pound start-ups, it's easy to forget post-war austerity. When Sharrow Bay, an uninhabited Victorian Villa in an idyllic secluded bay on Ullswater, was leased by Francis Coulson in 1948, he refurbished the interior and its bedrooms on a wing and a prayer with the help of willing friends. Sharrow Bay oficially opened in the easter of 1949 with 5 bedrooms, no alcohol was served and the cost was just over a pound to stay the night. He then gave free rein to his natural welcoming hospitality and the overwhelming wish to provide his guests with a good time, and wonderful food and wine – the like of which had not been seen in the Lake District before.
Positioned by itself, on the remote Eastern shores of the lake, with one small country road skirting the towering fellsides on its way to the tiny hamlets and dramatic glacial valleys at its end, it must have seemed an improbable prospect. Yet it held a magical secret, hugging the most dramatic and expansive views of Ullswater all to itself in 12 acres of wood fringed gardens, all it needed was bringing back to life – to its tradition of happy abundant hospitality as started by the man who built it, Anthony Parkin, in 1840.
So shockingly new was Francis Coulson's concept people struggled to put a name to it, until one day when asked again exactly what Sharrow Bay was Mr Coulson replied… it's a country house that's a hotel. A very literal description that spawned a genre that became a phenomenon. Sharrow Bay epitomises all that the genre really is at its heart.
In 1952 he was joined by Brian Sack, an ex-Spitfire pilot, who freed Mr Coulson to concentrate in the kitchen. He worked with the best produce of the area, Food Miles didn't exist in the days of rationing so he pre-empted the current trends of local produce, abundant fish and game, home grown, and foraging, out of necessity and the good luck of being in the Lakes with the benefit of their natural bounty. His swansong was the invention of Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Sticky Toffee Pudding was invented here.
In 1994, both Francis and Brian were awarded MBEs for their services to the Hospitality Industry, which were legendary.
Sharrow Bay is a small hotel with a huge history. It continues to be managed with the love, kindness and attention to detail for which the hotel is renowned, and looks forward to the future.
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An anti-roll bar keeps the chassis AND the body square to the ground. I am sure you have seen cars that launch with the left front tire way higher in the air than the right......an anti-roll drastically diminishes that keeping the front end pretty close to level....(On "my" car....the driver's side front tire comes up about an inch, the passenger side just gets the majority of weight taken off of it, yet it still touches the ground....{69 Notch-back Mustang, all tube chassis, fiberglass front end, doors and hood.....runs 5.70's in the 1/8th}
Another thing to check and make sure of....is the air pressure the same in both rear tires???......THAT will make one wiggle around on ya too.


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Why magick and not magic? The answer is quite simple...magic is what Copperfield and other illusionists perform. Magick is true, not an illusion. I will never forget the intense surge of power I felt vibrating in my body the first time I practiced magick, and I get that same feeling every time.
I believe it is important for beginners to realize that their are many more paths one can follow. By learning about different ones, it can not only enrich your knowledge, but even guide you towards a path that's best suited for you. It is common for people use the terms Witchcraft and Wicca interchangeably. Whether they are different or just a way of describing the same thing depends on which Witch you ask. Either way you look at it, there is more than one path or tradition. The following are just a few descriptions of some of the most common.
Founded in England during the 1960's by Alexander Sanders, self-proclaimed "King of the Witches". An offshoot of Gardnerian, Alexandrian covens focus strongly upon training, emphasizing on areas more generally associated with ceremonial magic, such as Qabalah, Angelic Magic and Enochian. The typical Alexandrian coven has a hierarchical structure, and generally meets on weekly, or at least on Full Moons, New Moons and Sabbats. Rituals are usually done skyclad.
Most Alexandrian covens will allow non-initiates to attend circles, usually as a "neophyte," who undergoes basic training in circle craft prior to being accepted for the 1st degree initiation. Alexandrian Wicca uses essentially the same tools and rituals as Gardnerian Wicca, though in some cases, the tools are used differently, and the rituals have been adapted. Another frequent change is to be found in the names of deities and guardians of the Quarters. In some ways these differences are merely cosmetic, but in others, there are fundamental differences in philosophy. Over the last 30 years, the two traditions have moved slowly towards each other, and the differences which marked lines of demarcation are slowly fading away.
The Celtic path is really many traditions under the general heading of "Celtic." It encompasses Druidism, Celtic Shamanism, Celtic Wicca or Witta, the Grail Religion, and Celtic Christianity or Culdees. Each path is unique and stand alone meld together with another and still be part of the Celtic tradition. It is primarily derived from the ancient pre Christian Celtic religion of Gaul and the British Isles.
As it is practiced today, most of the Celtic paths are part of the Neo-Pagan revival, focusing on Nature and healing with group and individual rituals that honor the Ancient Shining Ones and the Earth. Most are very eclectic, and hold to the Celtic myths, divinities, magic and rituals. Celtic paths are some of the more popular traditions.
Uses a great deal of Ceremonial Magick in practices. Mostly derived from the works of Aleister Crowley. Detailed rituals with a flavor of Egyptian magick are popular, as Qabalistic ritual forms.
This is the most feminist Craft Tradition. Most Dianic covens worship the Goddess exclusively (Diana and Artemis are the most common manifestations) and most today are women only. Rituals are eclectic; some are derived from Gardnerian and Faery traditions, while others have been created anew. Emphasis is on rediscovering and reclaiming female power and divinity, consciousness-raising, and combining politics with spirituality. The Dianic Craft included two distinct branches:
The first Dianic coven in the U.S. was formed in the late '60s by Margan McFarland and Mark Roberts, in Dallas, Texas. This branch gives primacy to the Goddess in its theology, but honors the Horned God as Her beloved Consort. Covens include both women and men. This branch is sometimes called 'Old Dianic,' and there are still covens of this tradition specially in Texas. Other coven, similar in theology but not directly descended from the McFarland/Roberts line are sprinkled around the country.
The other branch, Feminist Dianic Witchcraft, focuses exclusively on the Goddess and consists of women-only covens, often with a strong lesbian presence. These tend to be loosely structured and non-hierarchical, using consensus decision making and simple, creative, experimental ritual. They are politically feminist groups, usually very supportive, personal and emotionally intimate. The major network is Re-Formed Congregation of the Goddess. Z Budapest founded the Susan B. Anthony Coven in 1971, declaring Dianic Witchcraft to be "Wimmin's Religion". The Women's Spirituality Forum was Founded by Z Budapest in 1986, and is dedicated to bringing Goddess consciousness to the mainstream of feminist consciousness through lectures and, retreats, classes, cable TV shows, and rituals in the effort to achieve spiritual and social liberation.
Draconic Wicca is the utilization of the powers of the dragons. There are as many dragons as there are people. They are as varied as humans are also. We work with these dragons to achieve the results that we seek. In doing so, we have to deal with the unique personalities of each type of dragon. The dragons have no real hierarchy other than age, except for the case of The Dragon. The Dragon is the combined powers of the God and the Goddess. The Dragon is invoked or evoked during Sabbats and in times when great magick is needed (not when you can not find your keys). Invoking means to call into you the power of the dragon that you name i.e. a fire dragon. You ask that this dragon assume himself/herself into your spiritual body. To evoke means to call a dragon to you, to join you in your magickal workings.
Refers to groups and individuals who do not fully adhere to one specific form of Paganism. They choose to incorporate some beliefs, practices, rituals etc, of a few, or many paths to form a unique one that suits their spiritual needs. Gypsy magic tends to fall into this category.
Victor and Cora Anderson are the original teachers of the Feri Tradition. Victor is universally recognized as the Grand Master of his order of Feri. He was initiated in 1926 by a priestess from Africa. He is also one of the last genuine Kahuna. His book of poetry, Thorns of the Blood Rose
Suggested e-books:Mike Nichols - Eight Sabbats Of Witchcraft
Michael Harrison - The Roots Of Witchcraft
George Lyman Kittredge - Notes On Witchcraft
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for Twitter's video beta?
As you may have heard, Twitter is working on their very own video player. And as hard as it may be to believe that this functionality doesn't already exist, Twitter has taken the time to make sure this tool is both effective and cool for users and advertisers.
While the rest of the world waits, Community got a first crack at the new beta of in-feed Twitter Video.
Traditionally, you just follow links to videos in tweets. Or, if your video is hosted on YouTube, you may watch those in-feed. However, if driving engagement and followers on Twitter is a higher priority than views, the new native video player is a much better bet.
Taking any size .mov or .mp4 movies (they already accept .gifs in-feed), you upload the video into the dashboard of your ads manager. From here, you can edit the video to feature the content exactly as you want (Change the title, key frame visible, and meta description). Then craft your tweet, and send. That simple.
The best feature may be the preview option (which you've seen if you schedule content) that allows you to see exactly what you're about to send out.
Not only does Twitter's native video player reduce the amount of overall clicks for users, but it optimizes the content for whatever screen they're using. This creates an easier experience for everyone when posting and viewing video content. Even measurement and evaluation is easier. The video shows pre-expanded, and therefore every click means that much more, as users' only options are retweet, favourite and play, instead of view on web or watch on YouTube.
Twitter has found just one more way to make their information sharing service that much more accessible and easy-to-use. What comes next?


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Do you have much knowledge regarding WordPress? Are you aware of the best plugins and how they function? Do you frequently worry about website security? To attract repeat visitors, you need to know the best way to make an appealing website. Keep reading for answers to all your questions about WordPress.
If your post has a long title, make sure your permalink is clean. Avoid cumbersome URLs like "The Ten Ways Intelligent Parents Manage Their Children." Rather, seek out keywords in the long URL and create a shorter permalink for it.
Familiarize yourself with the options and tools available on WordPress. For instance, the button named kitchen sink gives you multiple formatting and importing options for your posts. There are some great options in the screen options as well. Use this section to change many of your formatting elements.
Prior to installing WordPress, find out as much as possible about the program. When you plan ahead, the better your site will be. Learn about search engine optimization, how to create effective content, and how to use WordPress to its fullest advantage to ensure you aren't struggling when you get to work.
Clean up the content and comments that do not add any value to your website. This will make your website fresh and professional. A good plugin to include which can help filter daily spam on the site is Akismet.
You must make adjustments if you do not want your posts to show up in the order published. You have to alter the dates to alter the order of the list. To do this, locate the date in the upper right corner of an open post. Changing the date and saving it will re-position it.
Are you overwhelmed by the comments on your site? It can be hard to look through all of them, for yourself and others. Install a plugin that adds page numbers to the comments section. That will make navigation much easier and your site will appear more organized.
Allow your users to access your articles easily by email. This is important to promote exposure, since many readers cannot use social media sites at work. You can use the Email plugin in WordPress to do this.
Don't use something boring, such as "admin", as the name you use on your site. The more simple your user name, the easier it is for your site to be hacked. This raises the risk in security. Delete usernames that appear with "administrator" or "admin" on your user pages. Find creative user names that you can remember.
Do not share your password. Before installing plugins, make sure to read reviews. If your site becomes compromised, you will have to begin again; therefore, it is important to do everything you can to keep your site secure.
Titles and targeted descriptions are important. Your potential readers see these first because of search engine listings. Therefore, they are vital. You can use SEO software called Scribe to get more control on these elements in your site. You can easily edit, change and remove items from your webpage.
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Don't download an excessive amount of plugins. Although plugins can be beneficial, too many can slow down your site's load time. That means your site could run slow, which will impact your search engine ranking. Websites that run slow get ranked lower by search engines compared to websites optimized for speed.
Always back up your blog. You must do this on a regular basis. Plugins, such as Xcloner, are important to use. Create a back up of your blog using any method that you are comfortable with; just be sure to create multiple backups. It would be terrible to lose your whole blog.
Connect your posts with a plugin that internally links, so that your readers see more information to read on your website. These plugins will add 3 to 5 links underneath each post according to the pertinence of tags on the posts of your site.
Approving comments manually is an obsolete procedure. Instead, use a plugin entitled Akismet. You have the ability to receive a message when a comment is left, but it is wiser to uncheck the manual approval options. Doing otherwise is a waste of your time.
Be sure to pay attention to reviews of plugins when planning to use them. Anybody who understands how to program can create these plugins. Check the reports on issues, flaws, and bugs. Look for ones that have high ratings and have been heavily downloaded.
Does your WordPress page look cluttered? Try turning off buttons you don't use. You can do this with the top WordPress button labeled "Screen Options." In there, you'll see a full menu of boxes that you can turn on and off.
If you are looking for a host for your WordPress blog, choose one that has installation tools that can install WordPress for your with just a click of a button. You can spare yourself a database creation in doing so. The host should be able to create your blog domain and its associated database through that one simple click.
Try using all kinds of authoring tools for blogs. Don't find WordPress' dashboard particularly helpful? Blog authoring programs, such as Windows Live Writer, can be of help. There are a number of tools that work well with WordPress while working much more efficiently. Give some of them a whirl, and discover the one that is most suitable for your needs.
Highlight the author's comments from visitors. People will post concerns or questions in comments. Answering these questions is easy to overlook in all of the comments. Highlight all author comments using a different color. These tricks will make it easier for users to find the author's comments.
You should now know more about WordPress and how it works. There is quite a bit to learn, from plugins to issues regarding security. The ideas presented in this article are your stepping stone. Bookmark this page so you can come back again and again.


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HTC is working on a new Windows Phone 8 device. Dubbed the HTC Tiara, this mid-ranger was subject to a leaked press shot earlier today.
Remember the HTC 8S, well the time has come for the value oriented WP8 device to meet its replacement, say hello to the upgraded HTC Tiara. The company's upcoming WP8 device packs a mix of features (both from the HTC 8X and 8S), making it a hybrid of sorts (which is a good thing). Have a look for yourselves.
HTC Tiara Quick Specs:
- 1.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor
- 1 GB Of RAM
- 4.3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) SLCD2 Display
- 8 MP Rear Camera
- 1.6 MP Front Camera
- 8 GB Internal Storage
- 1800 mAh Battery
- Microsoft Windows Phone 8
We aren't sure if the device will pack a micro SD card slot, but we sure hope it does (8 GB is hardly enough). The display size is the same as the flagship 8X, albeit a much lower WVGA (vs HD) resolution.
The HTC Tiara is rumored to launch by the end of this month. Stay tuned for more coverage.
Source: techaloud via Ubergizmo


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Southern Idaho's giant rock garden still amazes
Explore Flaming Rock Trail
Hiking the easy half-mile Flaming Rock Trail in Idaho's City of Rocks National Reserve, my family spies a wall of tortured faces that echo the elongated mask of the Scream movies. Undaunted, the kids scramble over some of the most bodacious boulders they'll ever see; me, I just savor the crisp fall air.
We're not the first visitors to have our imaginations piqued: Back in the 1840s, California Trail pioneers stumbled upon the hundreds of towering rock formations, "some resembling cottages, others steeples and domes … it is a sublime, strange, and wonderful scene," wrote pioneer Margaret Frink.
Visit this month and the formations still enchant, but the season throws in a bonus: The autumn glow of tinted aspen and cottonwood trees.
INFO: City of Rocks National Reserve (free; 3035 S. Elbe-Almo Rd.; www.nps.gov/ciro or 208/824-5519) is 215 miles south of Boise (exit 216 off I-84) and 170 miles north of Salt Lake City (exit 245 off I-84).


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Cover Me Boys, I'm Going In by Keith Hirshland
Some families are doctors, some are lawyers. Others are accountants or airplane pilots or farmers or hairdressers. Keith Hirshland's family works in the television industry. In his memoir, entitled Cover Me Boys, I'm Going In, Hirshland recounts the story of how he first got started in the TV biz working for his father's local station in Reno, Nevada. After a number of years working behind and in front of the camera, Hirshland realized that he had discovered his passion, which isn't all that surprising considering the lasting influence his own father (a TV great himself) had on his career. From Reno to Connecticut, Hirshland's career begins to snowball until he happily finds himself participating in the birth of the niche sports channel market. Along the way, Hirshland encounters a variety of hardships, triumphs, and disappointments, which are captured here in his memoir as snappy, charming vignettes. Ultimately, Cover Me Boys is the story of what it takes to succeed not only in business, but in life.
Quirky and tear-jerking, Hirshland's memoir is extraordinarily expansive in that it follows his journey from the very beginning, providing portraits of family members, co-workers, and loved ones who played a role in his professional (and personal) development. It quickly becomes apparent just how many people must be credited with helping a young kid find success in his career of choice. Hirshland hints that without a particular leg-up from certain individuals, he wouldn't have ended up where he is today. And, by the same logic, Cover Me Boys shows that even negative moments in our lives – layoffs, missed professional opportunities, botched interviews – often put us on the path to true happiness. After his father's TV station in Reno was bought up by a larger company and Hirshland found himself out of a job, he summoned the courage required to seek more challenging work elsewhere. Eventually, he would go on to interview celebrities like Robin Williams and Dianna Ross, while having zany experiences (like racing camels in Arizona) along the way. Cover Me Boys proves that the most important factor of success in life and in business isn't luck, or talent, or even money – it's passion.
To purchase a copy of Cover Me Boys, I'm Going In, click here to find it on Amazon.


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- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 10 sprigs thyme, tied together
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 2 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes
- 1-2 teaspoons sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup (or more) heavy cream
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
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- Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add thyme, onion, and garlic. Cook until onion is completely soft and translucent, 10-12 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; add tomato paste. Continue cooking, stirring often, until paste has begun to caramelize in spots, 5-6 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices, 1 tsp. sugar, and 8 cups water to pot. Increase heat to high; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer until flavors meld and soup reduces to about 2 quarts (8 cups), 45-55 minutes. Remove soup from heat; let cool slightly. Discard thyme sprigs. Working in small batches, purée soup in a blender until smooth. Return to pot. DO AHEAD Soup can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool slightly, cover, and chill. Rewarm before continuing. Stir in 1/4 cup cream. Simmer soup until flavors meld, 10-15 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and remaining 1 tsp. sugar. Add more cream, if desired. Read More http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2012/10/creamy-tomato-soup#ixzz2TndNzofj
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Nutritional Info
- Calories171
- Carbohydrates16 g(5%)
- Fat12 g(19%)
- Protein3 g(7%)
- Saturated Fat7 g(36%)
- Sodium745 mg(31%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber7 g(26%)
- Monounsaturated Fat3 g
- Cholesterol34 mg(11%)


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More development in Wycombe
This week the Bucks Free Press announces the Council's plan for further development throughout the district. As I observed on my Wye Walk a year ago, the development is floating down the stream from the Eden scheme just like the effluent from the open sewers when Newlands was a slum.
"Areas highlighted in the WDF for redevelopment include the Molins Factory in Saunderton for low-key employment, part of Stockwells Timber Yard in Stokenchurch for a care home, the former Bartletts site in Desborough for housing and business, the gas work in Lily's Walk for housing, shops and possibly a hotel, and the Compair site in Hughenden will house a sports centre and could become the new home for Amersham and Wycombe College."
The new wave of de/re-generation is again being driven by economic concerns and Government targets that ignore the things that really make a place, what it means to the people who live there, how we experience it, and how it is woven into our personal and collective narratives.


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Richard Romano of WhatTheyThink talks to George Folockman, Director of Business Development at Esko, about advancements in POP display workflow and finishing.
Many companies are looking at reducing equipment idle time on the shopfloor: less manual steps, fewer errors and shorter equipment set-up time. How can you increase productivity on your shopfloor?
During this webinar we will discuss 6 areas to boost productivity from design to shipping out products.
96% of large format printers agreed with the following statement:
"My Kongsberg table enables me to deliver faster to my customers."
Source: TechValidate survey of 137 customers of Esko Published: Aug 21, 2017 TVID: 387-FC2-C8C


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As the bull climbs on and optimism rises, this market is getting closer to its peak.
How does a personal-finance magazine appeal to a new generation in need of a solid education in the fundamentals?, by Mark Solheim
States are searching for ways to close yawning deficits. But there's good news: State estate taxes are on their death bed.
Raife Giovinazzo, a partner and portfolio manager at a firm that invests based on behavioral finance principles, tells investors not to overreact to new information or let your biases impair your decisions.
Modest cost-of-living increases will benefit seniors and savers in 2018.
If your goals for the new year include getting into better shape, you'll find plenty of free and low-cost ways to shed a few pounds without thinning out your wallet.
Service members who joined armed forces in recent years must decide whether to stay in the military's old retirement system or join the new one. Here's how to choose the system that's best for you.
Are incentives to lure new businesses fair to current employers?, by Knight Kiplinger
Losses in states hard hit by natural disasters are pushing up premiums.
My top 10 stock picks for 2018, by James K. Glassman
Nine policemen buy a doughnut shop and help revive their hometown's main street.
How to tame your student loans, by Lisa Gerstner
Fighting fraud is a huge job. Here's what it's like on the front lines.
Happy birthday, 401(k)! A few lines in the tax code 40 years ago dramatically changed the way Americans save for retirement.
A CCRC will handle all your needs for the rest of your life -- at a hefty price.
A tax-smart way to get income, by Kimberly Lankford
You can take advantage of new no-fee card offerings from Delta and United to buy plane tickets with miles or credits.
Prepare for a mild pullback in bonds, by Jeffrey R. Kosnett
The New Year is the perfect time to make sure your investments are on the right track.
In a field facing challenges, these five stand out.
How I can afford semi-retirement, by Kathy Kristof
Managers at Matthews China wait for reasonable prices before they buy.
Pimco Income's managers have tremendous latitude to invest wherever the yield is.
We picked five adventures that are just as good as their pricey, crowded, touristy counterparts.
Forget sign-ons that look like hieroglyphics. You can beat hackers with simple words and phrases.


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This week witnessed widespread school closings in Philadelphia, the threat of war with Iran, the death of Hugo Chávez and the exploits of the Russian (and American) secret police. The media looked into the tea leaves (in the case of Putin's empire, quite literally!). Is this a moment of emergent working-class consciousness? Political scientist Adolph Reed ponders. What'll happen if Congress lets us unlock our phones? Surely, a techno-revolution.
— Alleen Brown focuses on education.
"SRC set to vote on 27 planned school closings," by Kristen Graham. The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 7, 2013.
Philadelphia's School Reform Commission votes this week on whether to realize 27 (out of a total of 29) planned district school closings. Hundreds of parents, educators and community members are expected to rally on the day of the vote, Thursday. They're demanding a one-year moratorium on closures, which disproportionately impact students of color and, many say, are a move towards privatized education. The article does not mention that demonstrators' concerns are reflective of those of parents protesting school closures in districts across the country.
— James Cersonsky focuses on labor and education.
"Undocumented Farmworkers Make 'Perfect Victims' for Sexual Harassers and Abusers," by Joseph Sorrentino. RH Reality Check, March 2, 2013.
In an undocumented female workforce hit with rampant abuse—and retaliation for fighting it—it's something that women spoke out so readily for this piece. On the flipside, the fact that we need investigative journalism to bring this kind of abuse to light reflects the poverty of mainstream debate around immigrant labor.
— Catherine Defontaine focuses on war, security and peace-related issues, African and French politics, peacekeeping and the link between conflicts and natural resources.
"US to UN diplomats: Stop getting drunk during budget talks," by Colum Lynch. Foreign Policy, March 4, 2013.
Joseph Torsella, US Ambassador for Management and Reform at the UN, created a buzz a few days ago when he scolded his colleagues for excessive drinking and asked that UN negotiations rooms should be an "inebriation-free zone." According to several UN officials, delegates maintain "a stock of booze" in negotiating rooms: vodka for the Russians, wine for the French, whiskey for the Canadians. Colum Lynch points out that alcohol is used to "soften an adversary's negotiating position" or as "a delaying tactic to put off final decision until the final hours." Now, finally, we know how negotiations at the UN are conducted!
— Andrew Epstein focuses on social history, colonialism and indigenous rights.
"Death of a Yuppie Dream," by Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich. The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, February 2013.
In 1977, Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich identified the "professional-managerial class," a group of college-educated, upwardly-mobile specialists whose role in American life expanded through the twentieth-century. After three decades of sustained neoliberal assault, however, this class is being ripped apart at the seams. On the higher end, some professionals are bought off with exorbitant pay-packages and stock-options. The vast majority are saddled with debt, sinking wages and hyper-competition. The Ehrenreichs ask a basic question: will the PMC finally throw its lot in with the working class?
— Luis Feliz focuses on ideas and debates within the left, social movements and culture.
"Django Unchained, or, The Help: How 'Cultural Politics' Is Worse Than No Politics at All, and Why," by Adolf Reed, Jr. Nonsite.org, February 25, 2013.
After years of captivity to procrustean cultural essentialism and single-issue moralism, the left has steadily regained its self-assurance, ruthlessly criticizing the dispensers of platitudes in the media circuit and inserting class politics into the public sphere (click: here,here and here). In his loquacious essay, Adolph Reed contributes to this growing trend, arguing "being a progressive is now more a matter of how one thinks about oneself than what one stands for or does in the world. The best that can be said for that perspective is that it registers acquiescence in defeat. It amounts to an effort to salvage an idea of a left by reformulating it as a sensibility within neoliberalism rather than a challenge to it."
— Elana Leopold focuses on the Middle East, its relations with the US and Islam.
"Muslim Opposition to the Muslim Religious Right Grows, from Egypt to Bangladesh," by Juan Cole. Informed Comment, March 2, 2013.
Juan Cole debunks the notion that most religious Muslims support extremist Islamist parties, explaining that more liberal minded Muslims and religious parties increasingly oppose parties ranging from the Egyptian and Saudi Muslim Brotherhood to the Taliban. He also provides a convincing argument for embracing the use of "Muslim Religious Right" in place of "Islamism," "political Islam" or "Muslim fundamentalism" as terminology for describing extremist religious factions.
— Alec Luhn focuses on East European and Eurasian affairs, especially issues of good governance, human rights and activism.
"Siberia: Shamans, Spies and the Secret Police," by Ben Judah. Standpoint, March 2013.
In this article for the conservative-leaning British magazine Standpoint, Judah looks into the tea leaves, literally, to predict the future of Putin's Russia. Although he flirts along the way with a few dismissive stereotypes about the country and its various peoples, the reporting here is detailed and nervy. If you want an example of a reporter testing his mettle to get the story, jump to the paragraph beginning, "The people carrier trundled on."
— Leticia Miranda focuses on race, gender, telecommunications and media reform.
"White House Backs the Right to Unlock Your Phone—Will Congress?" by Kyle Wiens. The Atlantic, March 5, 2013.
The White House's support for overturning a ban on unlocking cell phones has put the issue on the mainstream radar. This article gives a brief history of the battle over unlocking and what the main points of contention are for advocates, business and Congress. It focuses mostly on the privacy and copyright implications, but I think this type of legislation could have major impacts on the accessibility and affordability of mobile technology.
— Brendan O'Connor focuses on media criticism and pop culture.
"The True-Life Horror that Inspired Moby-Dick," by Gilbert King. Smithsonian, March 1, 2013.
Melville might have languished in obscurity despite having written one of the greatest novels of all time, but at least he didn't have to kill and eat his own cousin! "I would prefer not to," indeed.
— Anna Simonton focuses on issues of systemic oppression perpetuated by the military and prison industrial complexes.
"Revealed: Pentagon's link to Iraqi torture centres," by Mona Mahmood, Maggie O'Kane, Chavala Madlena and Teresa Smith. The Guardian, March 6, 2013.
As Congress considers a bill that would bring the US one step closer to the possibility of engaging in war on Iran, The Guardian exposes the lineage between US military intervention in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Iraq through Colonel James Steele. Steele trained the notorious death squads in El Salvador, was integral to the Iran-Contra scandal and was recruited by the Pentagon to do the same work in Iraq. This article summarizes an hour-long documentary that resulted from a fifteen-month investigation into the Pentagon's role in some of the worst human rights abuses of the Iraq War.
— Cos Tollerson focuses on Latin American politics and society, and United States imperialism.
"On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez," by Greg Grandin. The Nation, March 5, 2013.
Separating itself from the crescendo of defamatory obituaries that exploded across the web within hours of Hugo Chávez's death, Greg Grandin's article for The Nation provides historical context about the social, economic and political conditions that shaped Chávez's worldview and allowed his philosophy of economic redistribution, social inclusion, direct political participation and anti-imperialism to resonate throughout Latin America. The article does not attempt to argue that Chávez was a perfect president or that Venezuela's democracy operates without flaws and contradictions. Instead it celebrates his legacy as a charismatic and confrontational leader, who resisted reactionary forces—domestic and foreign—to empower previously marginalized Venezuelans, nurture a sense of community among neighboring nations and help diminish Washington's historically perverse interference in the region's affairs. In addition, Grandin ridicules United States commentators' belief that they possess the moral authority to provide the ultimate judgment of a nation's democratic merit and makes the provocative suggestion that, considering the high-level of civic engagement in the country's political life, "Venezuela might be the most democratic country in the Western Hemisphere."
— Sarah Woolf focuses on what's happening north of the US border.
"Unequal justice: Aboriginal and black inmates disproportionately fill Ontario jails," by Jim Rankin and Patty Winsa. Toronto Star, March 1, 2013.
Freedom of Information requests filed by University of Toronto grad student Akwasi Owusu-Bempah have led to the publication of jarring new statistics on the overrepresentation of black and aboriginal youth in Ontario prisons. In a forthcoming book chapter, Owusu-Bempah and a co-author "compared federal Canadian aboriginal and black inmate data with US black inmate data and discovered the degree of overrepresentation of blacks in the justice system is similar." However, neither the incarceration of aboriginal girls at a rate 10 times higher than their representation in the total Ontario population (that's just one example), nor the systemic racism that enables this incarceration are subject to much discussion in Canada. This two-minute video summarizes some of the findings, and is part of the "Unequal Justice" series, an ongoing Toronto Star investigation into prison data.


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Wordlock maintains the highest standard of security for personal and commercial locks without using any keys or arbitrary number combinations. Instead, Wordlock uses your memory's natural preference for keywords and the alphabet, allowing you to set and change your own combination from thousands of possible word and letter combinations. Traditional locks require keys, or they make you spin a dial and remember confusing sequences of numbers. Those days are over, thanks to new advances in lock technology created by Wordlock. Security, creativity and usability come together in the original family of Wordlock padlocks, bike locks, travel locks and cable locks. Easy to set, never forget. Because what good is a lock if you can't remember the combination?
I let Chauncey choose a WordLock for this review and he chose a pink one. He said it would be great for swim practice because it would be very easy to find in the boys locker room, besides just looking cool, he likes pink! Chauncey really liked how easy it was to put in his word and he said it is a lot easier to remember than numbers!
WordLock is currently running a Facebook campaign to donate money to the American Heart Association (AHA). For every new fan over their existing base, WordLock will donate $0.10 (up to $5,000) to the American Heart Association (AHA).
Be sure and stop by WordLock's Facebook page to "like" their page and donate $0.10 to the American Heart Association. You will also be able to vote on your favorite "Word of Love" and share your own story about the power of love.
WordLock is giving one lucky Songberries follower a WordLock! To enter visit WordLock and tell me something you learned or which lock you like, leave me a comment telling me, don't forget you must be a PUBLIC* follower of my blog!
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I want to thank WordLock for sponsoring this giveaway. This giveaway is open to US Residents only and will close May 26, 2011 at 12am.
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An Attitude of Gratitude!
It's the perfect time of year to take notice of all the things we have to be thankful for...I have been blessed with 5 healthy babies despite the odds stacked against me, a mature, well-rounded and mothering 10 year old daughter who could have had a mean jealous streak but instead loves her siblings with her entire being, I have a husband who is always there for me despite our differences and the tremendous amount of stress and large lack of sleep, I have families who are willing to give up their Everything to help me care for my family never asking for anything in return, I have come into the most selfless group of friends a person could ever find-there is indeed a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
Camera Hogs
Jade's Day
Jacob and I went to the Browns game Sunday so the babies were divided out amongst friends and family-even Lexi went out for the day:)
Jade was with our friends Kathy and Dave and the pictures they shared were too cute. Leighton and Kensley got to spend the day with grandma and grandpa Alferio and Brooklynn and Giovanni were with Katie and her family. Lexi never strays too far from her friend Alex so of course they were together.
I think it's good for them to get to be "onlies" and have some time where they don't have to battle a brother or sister for toys! They love their outings-especially when there are dogs involved!
The Cutest Laugh
Turkey Trot
This morning Lexi, Alex and I ran the Turkey Trot together in Brunswick. I was so proud of how well they did!
Painting Project
Katie is a Pinterest addict like myself and found this project to do with the babies. They turned out so cute and from the looks of it only one tried to eat the paint! Haha...she is always doing something fun with them!
Walking video!!
I'm pretty sure Kensley wore more than she ate this meal!
Too cute not to share-her serious face-for whatever reason my dad gets this look whenever he tries talking to her!
5 Little Monkeys
Where's your nose?
It's really frustrating that I can't get the audio to play on this video but I'm telling Brooke to show me her nose....
A little backtracking...
Sooo going through my photos I realized there were some blog-worthy moments that got left out...
See these pictures larger on the page titled Looking Back.
September 2016