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Saturday after Ash Wednesday- Sat, March 4, 2017
Heavenly Father, it is hard not to be able to see your face, yet I know my imperfection makes that impossible in light of your awesome holiness. Until that Day I see you face to face in heaven, please make your presence known in my life as I seek you with all of my heart. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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Worcester, UK - Stanford Marsh Group Graphics (SMGG), the commercial graphics division of Stanford Marsh Group, returns to Sign & Digital UK in 2015 – on stand E24 – with an array of exciting wide-format print solutions.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in business this year, SMGG is a leading independent solutions provider for the wide-format print sector. It sells and supports numerous print solutions including HP Latex and graphics products, Mimaki print and print/cut solutions, Mimaki flatbed printers, textile printers and 3D printers, alongside all the associated consumables and finishing devices.
On stand E24, the company will be showcasing the 64-inch wide HP Latex 360 printer which has been designed to help sign shops, quick printers and small to medium PSPs expand their businesses and boost their capacity whilst maintaining a healthier production environment. The printer can print at up to 91 m2/hr (978 ft2/hr) and increases application versatility with an ink collector for porous textiles. The printer also features automatic front-to-back registration for printing double-sided banners.
The Mimaki CJV wide-format print and cut solution will also be demonstrated on SMGG's stand. This multi-award winning, 'all in one' machine sports a number of high-end features and is delivered with up to 2 years' comprehensive Gold warranty, a full set of 8 inks, a take-up unit and a powerful software bundle including RasterLink PostScript RIP, FineCut cutting software and a design creation package.
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Schiff floats subpoena for Putin meeting translator, as Dem majority ramps up Trump probes
Newly minted House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff hinted over the weekend that he could subpoena notes or testimony from the interpreter in several meetings between President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, a move that would dramatically escalate majority Democrats' investigations into the Trump administration.
The chamber's newly empowered Democratic committee chairmen already are probing a range of Trump controversies, including calling a hearing with ex-fixer Michael Cohen who has detailed Trump's alleged role in making hush-money payments to mistresses.
But a move to obtain interpreter details from Putin meetings would trigger a major confrontation between the executive and legislative branches concerning discussions with foreign leaders. Schiff, D-Calif., weighed in after The Washington Post reported that Trump took possession of the notes from his own interpreter and instructed the individual not to discuss what had taken place in the meeting with other administration officials.
The report said Trump took the notes after a meeting with Putin in Hamburg in 2017 where his former secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, was present. The report also said there are no detailed records of Trump's private meetings with Putin over the past two years, and administration officials have not gotten a full readout from their summit in Helsinki, Finland last summer. The report fueled suspicions from Democrats who have long alleged Trump is too close to Russia, and are closely watching the special counsel probe into possible collusion — which Trump regularly pans as an unfounded "witch hunt."
"Last year, we sought to obtain the interpreter's notes or testimony, from the private meeting between Trump and Putin. The Republicans on our committee voted us down. Will they join us now? Shouldn't we find out whether our president is really putting 'America first?'" Schiff tweeted on Sunday.
Last year, we sought to obtain the interpreter's notes or testimony, from the private meeting between Trump and Putin. The Republicans on our committee voted us down. Will they join us now? Shouldn't we find out whether our president is really putting "America first?" https://t.co/hzgfTRl653
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 13, 2019
Last year, Schiff and committee colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., attempted to subpoena the interpreter but were blocked by the committee's then-Republican majority — with Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., leading his own probe into the Russia allegations and the DOJ and FBI's handling of them. At the time, Nunes said that he could not "entertain any such request."
But with Republicans in the minority, Schiff could try again. Swalwell seemed to nudge the chairman in that direction.
"Six months ago, @RepAdamSchiff and I tried to subpoena the interpreter from the Trump-Putin meeting. The GOP blocked us. We knew then something was fishy. We now know Trump took the notes. Lost time and more damage to our democracy is the cost of GOP obstruction," Swalwell tweeted Sunday.
Six months ago, @RepAdamSchiff and I tried to subpoena the interpreter from the Trump-Putin meeting. The GOP blocked us. We knew then something was fishy. We now know Trump took the notes. Lost time and more damage to our democracy is the cost of GOP obstruction. https://t.co/o6eSXeb6vf
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) January 13, 2019
He added: "Destruction of evidence is consciousness of guilt. At this point please show me evidence that @realDonaldTrump is not working for Russia."
Destruction of evidence is consciousness of guilt. At this point please show me evidence that @realDonaldTrump is not working for Russia. https://t.co/t3DOGmNVv8
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) January 13, 2019
Trump pushed back on the report in an interview with Fox News' Jeanine Pirro. When asked if he was or ever has been working for Russia, the president responded: "I think it's the most insulting thing I've ever been asked."
The president's reported move to ask an interpreter not to share details of his meetings with foreign leaders with other members of the administration could be a response to prior leaks of private conversations with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2017.
When asked about the president's alleged directions to the interpreter, Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway said "the president was suffering from leaks," noting the leaked details from his calls with the Australian and Mexican leaders.
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are not the only lawmakers pressing ahead with Trump investigations.
Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., announced that he was planning to dissolve the panel's terrorism subcommittee and instead create a panel to focus on investigating matters related to the president.
Engel first floated the idea in December, eyeing an investigative subcommittee to replace the terrorism panel that was launched after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
"We just thought, if we're going to do something relevant in this era where Congress is going to reassert itself, where there are so many questionable activities of this Administration vis-à-vis foreign policy, that it made sense to have this," Engel told The New Yorker in an interview last week.
He said the committee would continue to deal with terrorism-related matters, but there "wasn't a great clamor" from lawmakers to keep the panel in full, and said some of those responsibilities would be redistributed to other subcommittees.
Engel pointed to the need for more Trump scrutiny, for instance, pertaining to the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki.
"It's been many months since Helsinki, and we still don't know what Putin and Trump talked about," Engel said, adding that a new panel could also look at the "business interests of the president" and how his financial dealings with certain countries in the Middle East and Russia have "affected what he's done in foreign policy."
Also last week, House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., announced that he had invited Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen to testify publicly before the panel on Feb. 7. Cohen accepted, and said he was looking forward to "having the privilege of being afforded a platform with which to give a full and credible account of the events which have transpired."
A federal judge last month sentenced Cohen to three years in prison, following a dramatic hearing at which Cohen said he felt it was his duty to cover up Trump's "dirty deeds." In August, Cohen pleaded guilty to breaking campaign finance laws by helping orchestrate payments to silence former Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who claimed they had sexual encounters with Trump while he was married.
Trump has repeatedly blasted Cohen and expanded on that criticism over the weekend.
"I was a client of his and you're supposed to have lawyer-client privilege," Trump said on "Justice with Jeanine Pirro" Saturday. "But he's in trouble on some loans and frauds and taxi cabs and stuff I know nothing about, and in order to get his sentence reduced he says – 'I have an idea. I'll give some information on the president.'"
He added: "There is no information. … He's trying to get his sentence reduced. So it's pretty sad. It's weak and it's very sad to watch a thing like that. I couldn't care less."
Meanwhile, Schiff, Cummings and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., issued a joint statement following his comments made about Cohen.
"Our nation's laws prohibit efforts to discourage, intimidate, or otherwise pressure a witness not to provide testimony to Congress," the Democratic chairmen said. "The president should make no statement or take any action to obstruct Congress's independent oversight and investigative efforts, including by seeking to discourage any witness from testifying in response to a duly authorized request from Congress."


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Houston Grand Opera general director/CEO Anthony Freud will be the new chairman of the board of directors of Opera America.
Opera America is the professional organization providing services and information to American and international opera companies.
Head of HGO since March 2006, Freud previously led Welsh National Opera for 11 years and served as chairman of the board of Opera Europa for three years.
Freud was elected to the post at Opera America's annual conference in Denver. He will serve an initial two-year term. He will succeed Charles MacKay, who is the new head at Santa Fe Opera.
Opera America will hold its 2009 annual convention in Houston with HGO as host.


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Hospice UK Conference
This two-day conference, from 27-28 November, provides a unique forum to discuss the current and forthcoming issues facing our community and to discover new thinking from outside of our sector.
The conference is packed with stimulating plenary and parallel sessions, and opportunities to network with peers and meet major providers of services and products. It combines high level strategic thinking, application into practice and lessons from real world examples.
The conference is for hospice and palliative care leaders at independent and NHS hospices, hospitals and other settings and we create the programme with both clinical and non-clinical leaders in mind.
From the bedside to the boardroom, this is an event for chief executives, trustees, clinical directors, nurses and doctors, as well as senior staff working in income generation, communication, operations and HR.
Anyone who submitted entries for the Hospice UK Awards will find out the winners during the conference dinner on 27th November.


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Dr. C.K. Lee
- Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2017
- MBA, University of Oxford, 2010
- BA in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
Professional Interests
- Entrepreneurial Entry Decisions
- Institutions for Entrepreneurship
- Crowd Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
Personal Interests
- Tennis & Golf
- International travel (traveled about 35 countries so far)
Professional Background
- Management Consultancy for 7 years
- Korean Army for 2 years
Current Courses Taught
- MGT 472 - New Venture Creation
Key Publications
Dissertation: "Business Failure and Entrepreneurship: Three Essays on the Effects of the Cost of Failure"
Chong Kyoon LEE, G.T. Lumpkin, & R.R. Bangar (2015). "The Impact of Stigma of Failure on Social Entrepreneurship Entry Decisions: A Cross-Country Analysis". Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research BCERC Proceedings, 2015. Babson Park, MA.


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By Jennifer Coates, DVM
Women have a distinct time period during our lives when it is possible to have children. We begin our monthly menstrual cycles as puberty hits, but at some point they stop. Menopause signals the end of our child-bearing years. It's natural to wonder if dogs experience something similar.
Some aspects of the human and canine reproductive cycles are similar. Females of both species experience regular fluctuations in their hormones, but the timing, duration, and effects of these changes are very different. We'll focus on estrogen and progesterone, even though there are several other hormones that play important roles.
A woman's monthly hormonal cycle goes something like this:
Week 1: Her period has just ended and estrogen and progesterone levels are low.
Week 2: Estrogen levels are increasing in preparation for ovulation.
Week 3: Progesterone levels are increasing in preparation for pregnancy.
Week 4: If pregnancy has not occurred, both estrogen and progesterone levels drop.
Dogs do not go through a monthly menstrual cycle. Instead, they go into "heat" every four to 12 months or so. Assuming a six- to seven-month cycle, this is what a dog's hormonal fluctuations look like:
Months 1-4: Low estrogen and progesterone levels. No reproductive activity.
Week A (may last days or weeks): Estrogen levels are increasing in preparation for ovulation. The dog's vulva is swollen and a bloody discharge is present.
Week B (may last days or weeks): Estrogen levels are decreasing. Ovulation has occurred. The dog is willing to mate. The vulva remains swollen but discharge may decrease. Progesterone levels are increasing in preparation for pregnancy.
Months 5 and 6: Estrogen levels are low. Progesterone levels are high to maintain a pregnancy. The dog may experience a false pregnancy even if mating did not occur since her hormones are the same regardless.
When a woman experiences menopause, her monthly cycles stop and her body produces very low levels of estrogen and progesterone for the rest of her life. This does not occur in dogs. Healthy female dogs will continue going into heat on a regular basis throughout their entire lives. Reputable reports exist of dogs as old as 16 becoming pregnant. This is equivalent to an 80- or 90-year-old woman!
Changes in Pregnancies and Heat Cycles with Age
This is not to say that dogs typically retain high levels of fertility to such an advanced age. Usually around age 5 or 6, they will begin to become less able to maintain healthy pregnancies. This may occur sooner in larger breeds and later in smaller breeds due to the differences in their aging rates and life expectancies. A dog's overall health status can also play a role.
One study in laboratory beagles used for breeding showed a dramatic rise in the death of newborn puppies with the increasing age of the mother. By age 9, around 80 percent of the puppies died before weaning. The situation may not be exactly the same for pet dogs, but the trend probably remains similar. The incidence of serious problems for the mother, like a difficult birthing process or low blood sugar and calcium levels, also appears to be higher with increased age.
Even though female dogs are supposed to continue cycling throughout their lives, it sometimes appears as if their heats have stopped or become irregular. Some dogs will experience "silent" heats. The typical signs (vulvar swelling and the presence of a bloody discharge) may be minimal or simply not observed. Some dogs naturally have an extremely long period between their heats—up to 13 or 14 months can be normal. But when an older dog truly stops cycling, a health problem is probably to blame. For example, ovarian cysts or ovarian cancer can disrupt a dog's hormonal production and prevent the expression of a normal heat cycle.
Benefits of Spaying
Does nonstop cycling have a detrimental effect on a dog's body? Yes! In essence, dogs are "built" to become pregnant with every heat. They experience a "hormonal" pregnancy (two months of high progesterone and low estrogen levels) after every heat regardless of whether or not they have mated. This puts them at high risk for developing a potentially fatal uterine infection called pyometra after each heat, and this risk increases with advancing age.
The risk of mammary (breast) cancer is also very high in older, intact females. Spaying a dog before her first heat provides virtually complete protection against mammary cancer throughout her life. Other benefits of spaying include eliminating messy heat cycles, unwanted pregnancies, and the risk of ovarian and uterine diseases (cancer, benign tumors, infections, cysts, etc.).
Of course, spaying is not without potential downsides, including an increased incidence of incontinence and some types of orthopedic disease and cancer. It can be difficult to assess all of the risks and benefits associated with spaying, but a big study looked at the bottom line (life expectancy) and found that, on average, dogs who were spayed lived longer than those who were not. A veterinarian familiar with an individual dog's situation is in the best position to recommend whether or not (and when) she should be spayed.
Do Dogs Experience Menopause-like Symptoms After Spaying?
Many of the symptoms women experience around the time of menopause are related to declining levels of estrogen and progesterone. Since spaying results in a similar situation for dogs, the question of whether they experience something akin to menopause can arise. The truth is, we simply don't know. However, since most dogs are spayed when their estrogen and progesterone levels are already quite low—before puberty or when they are not in heat—and they normally go through months when their bodies produce few reproductive hormones, it seems unlikely that they would be troubled by hot flashes, mood swings, or other symptoms commonly associated with menopause.
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So many aspects of our children's learning are just like taking the training wheels off. We instruct, and sometimes we struggle to teach--maybe it seems like the lessons just aren't sinking in. I wrote a few months ago about feeling the sting of comparison that my son wasn't reading like another boy we know, who was in full-day kindergarten. But last week, all that instruction finally paid off: he's putting words together more easily and starting to recognize some by sight. It clicked practically overnight. The training wheels came off.
I think of potty-training, too. With each of my boys, it hasn't happened overnight. But as we go about faithfully training them and talking to them about it, eventually one day, it happens. It clicks. They start to use the toilet all by themselves, and all the struggles with it cease to exist.
Learning to walk and learning to talk are the same way too. We wonder when our children will hit these important milestones, and sometimes we may fret if it seems they are a bit behind. But then, almost as if it happens overnight, they're walking; they're talking.
I love the quote by Dr. Ruth Beechick that I read in Educating The WholeHearted Child about the mysterious process of how children learn. Here's what it said:
"'Modern research and theories do give various views of man and his learning, but the Bible gives the 'soul' view. And that is too important to leave out of a learning theory...Piaget, who more than anyone else worked at breaking down children's learning into bits and describing them, came to the conclusion that it is not possible to lay bits out in linear fashion for children to learn...In short, there is no scientific explanation of learning. Many people have argued that it's a fallacy to call education and psychology sciences. They are not sciences in the sense that physics is. And when they do behave like sciences, they leave out heart and soul, the most important ingredients. So it is right for our theory of learning to draw from the Bible more than from science. A Bible figure for learning is 'growth.' Growth happens all over, at the same time."'
Learning is mysterious, but it's happening all the time. The desire to learn and grow is God-given and innate. Our kids will eventually catch on to whatever it is they need to know.
So if there's some issue you're struggling with today, wondering if the light will ever turn on, be encouraged that it indeed will in due time. The training wheels will fall off. Then your child will be off and running, and you'll wonder why you ever worried so.
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Emerging Leaders shaping the future at the Skoll World Forum
Forging Common Ground – Series of Oxford Student Insights to the Skoll World Forum 2017.
Irina Fedorenko, DPhil Candidate at the University of Oxord's School of Geography and the Environment, gives her perspective on the Skoll World Forum session "Fault Lines Story Studio: Emerging Leaders Initiative".
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The Emerging Leaders The MasterCard Foundation initiative that identifies and sends 10 young, passionate leaders to the Skoll World Forum every year. Today I had the honour of attending the lunch session where 6 leaders were presenting. I have never had a lunch break that inspiring.
Each leader delivered a short speech about how they found their missions and what their organisations are currently working on. I cannot even start to convey the impact of storytelling and the energy in the room, but at least I can give you some highlights:
Dorcas Amoh-Mensah is a MasterCard Scholar at the University of Edinburgh from Ghana. Her story started with an internship in London, and that received acts of kindness form distant relatives and some cash to help her by new clothes. This has transformed her and she decided to dedicate her life to kindness and sharing with other people. In Edinburgh she works alongside many other volunteers are sharing and sacrificing their time to teach underprivileged children. "Our mindsets create labels, that strip people off the ladder of humanity – this always happen. "Rats" during the Holocaust, or "cockroaches" in Rwandan genocide…We need to stop that!", she said. "Do not be afraid to share your privilege with other people, and do not be scared to empower people to become better than you are", was the message from Dorcas.
Michelle Chimuka, runs the Sani Foundation in Zambia. She is concerned that in her country they don't even have statistics on intellectual disability. Promoting inclusion for people with intellectual disability is her personal mission, as grew up with a brother who has a down syndrome. She founded the Sani Foundation to help people like him to have a life, to provide the support to young adults and help them finding jobs. "These people should be considered as active and participating citizens. They have better attendance and retention than average workers", Michelle says. Her biggest challenge is that many people don't even know about intellectual disability in Zambia. "Educate your self, make a friend!", is Michelle's message.
Olivia Muiru, works for B Lab East Africa. She wanted to work in finance, but then realised when executives are making decisions, they look only at the bottom line, and not on how it impacts on all the stakeholders. She then started a quest for finding an organisation that would consider all the stakeholders and she found her answers in micro-finance initiatives. These would provided loans for very poor people, who would be considered un-bankable. After getting these loans, Olivia's research concluded, most of these people felt included, they felt that they had a voice were proud of being able to contribute to the economy. B Lab uses the power for businesses that do good for the world. "Please join our tribe!", Olivia invited the audience. She noted though, that the concept of social entrepreneurship is still very Western for Africa, and it is a challenge that the awareness is very low. But we could be sure that Olivia will change this perception very soon!
Andrew Ozanian, works for the International Bridges to Justice. He said that torture is forbidden in most countries, yet it is the most used form of police investigation in the world today. He believes that the rule of law is a foundation, the bedrock of a stable society. His organisation supports local lawyers to defend the rights of people in their local communities. And they have the lawyers in 40 countries! The Justice Hope project that Andrew runs system scaling is more important than organisation scale. For the first time, Human Rights defenders can be a part of a living breathing network, that brings them closer to the 4th industrial revolution – the big data revolution. And this excitement keeps Andrew going!
Zeeshan Sumrani, is a leader from India and he runs Educate Girls organisation. His life changed forever when he was 16 after he spent a day volunteering in a girls' orphanage. He saw that the school was focused on getting the girls educated and then married off as soon as they could. He then found out that his own mom got married just after high school, and have him birth when she was 18, and never came back to school. Zeeshan then applied to an MBA course together with my mom in 2008, and she graduated a year earlier then him. "I didn't want to work for adding shareholder values, but I wanted to work on increasing happiness. Give education and life skills to girls who can negotiate with their family to tell that they want to continue their education.", he said. His organisation now has over eight thousands volunteers who work on even empowerment.
Fhazhil Wamalwa, works in Kenya for Disa Energy Management, Ltd. "The energy inequality is a big issues, in some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa only 2% of people have access to energy", he says. Lack of access to energy impacts on education, health and quality of life. Fhazhil was born and raised in a remote village in Kenya, that still has no energy. Had to run to school 7 km one way, and was not being able to complete his school assignments. He then won a scholarship to attend a university, which came with a leadership programme, and that led him on the path of energy leadership. "We cannot wait for the government to create a central electricity for people. We can distribute solar lamps to every person now", said Fhazhil.
After such an inspiring session, it was clear that those people are not emerging leaders, they have already emerged and going to lead us to the better world.
Irina is a DPhil Cadidate at the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment. She is also the Co-Founder of a social enterprise, BubblenutWash, which makes evironmentally friendly soap detergent using soapnuts. Follow them at @bubblenutwash


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10 Days of Thanksgiving Crochet Event
November is the month that reminds everyone that we need to be thankful for all that we have. Some of my designer friends & I have come up with a 10 days of Thanksgiving Crochet Event.
10 Days of Thanksgiving
10 days
10 things to be thankful for
10 patterns (on sale) from each of us
All reminders of all that we have to be thankful for.
It's going to be so much fun!
Here's who will be joining me.
Christine – Sweet Potato 3
Kate – Crafting Friends Designs
Heidi – Snappy Tots
The details….
I don't want to overwhelm you with an email update every day, but I will be updating the blog. We'll share something we're thankful for and we will each share one pattern related to that day's thing we're thankful for.
Make sure you check back here daily so you can see all the deals we have for you!
Happy Crocheting!


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This self-guided walk will introduce you to a number of wattles (Acacia) that grow in Central Australia.
There are over 1000 different wattles in Australia and over 1300 worldwide. The wattle has been regarded as our national flower since 1901; however it was not until 1988 that Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) officially became our national emblem.
Wattles have been used extensively by Aboriginal people and by European settlers for timber, firewood and food. The seeds of several different species are an important food resource for Aboriginal people, and more recently wattle seed products have been developed for the growing bushfood market. Wattle is the predominant habitat type across Central Australia.


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Can you even imagine it?
No, not crosswalks like these actually becoming common in New Albany.
Rather, New Albany's driver's recognizing what crosswalks are, and why they exist ... and the city actively aiding and abetting walkers, rather than concentrating on exurban Rosenbargerbouts.
Boys can dream. Has the Main Street project by John's house started yet?
(photo credit - the linked article)
How to Make Crosswalks Artistically Delightful, John Metcalfe (Atlantic Cities)
Sure, crosswalks have their uses: marking corners, indicating stop signs, saving, you know, human lives. But when was the last time they wowed, delighted, or engaged?


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Manou The Swift
wednesday 12 june 2019 | Animation Family Kids
The little swift Manou grows up believing he's a seagull. Learning to fly he finds out he never will be. Shocked, he runs away from home. He meets birds of his own species and finds out who he really is. When both seagulls and swifts face a dangerous threat, Manou becomes the hero of the day.
wednesday 06 july 2011 | Animation
This is a story of a family of little people. Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion set in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, tiny 14-year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. The house is occupied by two old ladies, who are absolutely unaware of the existence of their miniature tenants. Arrietty and her family live by borrowing. Everything they have, they borrow or make from the things they have borrowed. Essentials like gas, water and food. Tables, chairs, cooking utensils. And treats - a sugar cube here, a scrap of material there. But only a l...
The Illusionist
thursday 22 july 2010 | Animation
The Illusionist is one of a dying breed of stage entertainers. With emerging rock stars stealing his thunder in the late 1950s, he is forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theatres, at garden parties and in bars and cafés. However, whilst performing in a village pub off the west coast of Scotland, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl, who will change his life forever.
thursday 01 may 2008 | Animation Family Fantastic
In the aging orphanage, the light reflected from the stars is the only cure for Tim's fear of the dark. One night this fear leads him to the orphanage rooftop, where he discovers that his favorite star has disappeared. Unfortunately, it's not going to be the last one. Tim also discovers a peculiar character that goes by the name of the Cat Shepherd, which will become Tim's personal guardian. Together with his faithful cat Tobermory, the Shepherd is in charge of making children sleep peacefully. But, Tim is not about to go to bed. He needs his star more than anything in the world, and he will d...
Castle In The Sky
wednesday 01 november 2006 | Adventure Animation Fantastic
Pazu rescues an unconscious girl descending from the night sky with a glowing pendant around her neck. He helps the girl, Sheeta, to escape from the air pirates and the military who are obsessed with Laputa, a legendary kingdom on a floating island in the sky with which Sheeta is suspected of being connected.
Howl's Moving Castle
thursday 18 august 2005 | Adventure Animation
Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animation director who wowed audiences worldwide with his award-winning film Spirited Away, brings another visually spectacular tale of imagination to the screen. Sophie is an 18-year-old girl who toils in the hat shop opened years ago by her late father. Often harassed by local boys, one day Sophie is unexpectedly befriended by Howl, a strange but flamboyant wizard whose large home can travel under its own power. However, the Witch of the Waste is displeased with Sophie and Howl's budding friendship, and turns the pretty young woman into an ugly and aged hag. Soph...
Spirited Away
thursday 24 april 2003 | Adventure Animation
Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new house in the suburbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely- looking dirt road. After getting out of the car and walking along a path for a while, they discover an open-air restaurant filled with food but with no workers or customers present. Mom and Dad don't hesitate to sit down and dig in, but Chihiro senses danger and refuses. As night falls, she is terrified to see the area fill with faceless spirits, but when she runs to find her parents, she discovers that they have been turned into pigs. She is found by a mysteriou...


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With these million dollar views the house is practically free!! :) And what a spectacular house it is!! 7,357 sq ft of gorgeous! Panoramic Lake Views from the living room, kitchen, master suite and master bath. Panoramic Lake Views from the wrap around balcony, swimming pool, covered patio, and yard. There's a stunning library, family room, photography dark room, fitness studio, craft room and laundry room with a dumb waiter. There's another elevator to the front door. This house is truly amazing and ideal for entertaining. Then there's the 3 garages and the 1.24 acre lot. Room to build another tuck under RV Garage and not disturb the views. Stop by today and see what you can call home tomorrow.
Listing courtesy of Re/Max By The Lake. Selling Office: Re/Max By The Lake.


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When6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, 03/05/2017
WhereTin Jug Studio, Brendan St, Birr
How MuchFree of charge
RegistrationRegistration not necessary - Just come!
The Route to The Tall Islands [Scotland/2015/10'] Lukasz Gasiorowski
Rumbo a Las Islas Altas travels with Salsa Celtica as they write record and launch their highly acclaimed album the Tall Islands. Salsa Celtica have a forged a link between Celtic and Latin cultures for nearly two decades. The band's love of salsa and Afro Latin American culture has seen them travel several times from Scotland to Cuba (Havana and Santiago). 2014 saw Salsa Celtica release their 5th studio album, The Tall Islands, to public and critical acclaim. The group finally got the chance to play their first and much awaited concerts in Colombia.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U_bmOmqMio
Madre [Sweden/Colombia/2016/14'] Simón Mesa Soto
6 years old Andrea leaves her neighbourhood in the hills above Medallín to attend a downtown casting for a part in a porn part.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/163950398
Faithful Rising [Ireland/2016/43'] Gary Hoctor and Miriam Smyth
Born in Buenos Aires, Eamonn (Eduardo) Bulfin arrived back in Ireland with his father William at the age of 15. He sent him to Scoil Éanna, to be taught by Pádraig Mac Piarais and played a central role in Ireland's 1916 Uprising/Revolution. Being an Argentine citizen, his life was saved by the direct intervention of the Argentine ambassador at that time. This film also features another Offaly patriot of that turbulent period. Peadar Bracken.
A framed image/sketch from Faithful Rising of Eamonn Bulfin raising the flag of the Republic over the GPO will be on display at each venue.
Faithful Rising will be introduced by the Directors in Birr
Limpiadores [England/Brazil/Colombia/2015/39'] Fernando González Mitjans
Limpiadores captures the life and struggles of the invisible migrant workers that make sure offices and classrooms are clean and tidy before professors and students arrive for their morning classes at some of London's most prestigious universities.
Limpiadores follow three of these workers during their journeys to, and into work, accompanying them throughout their early morning shifts at some of the most renowned higher education institutions in the city. We hear about their migration experiences, disillusion toward the IK, and hopes of a better future while they sweep, mop and orgonize the offices and classrooms of universities still submerged in the night.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/153936720


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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Gone Spiral
22 comments:
That ring is too cute!! I remember being a kid and making daisy and clover chains that made me super happy.ReplyDelete
Very interested to see how the nasturium seeds come out - I love capers.
And I just spiralized tonight but I didn't do as thorough research as you into hard/soft veggies. I have yet to try anything except zucchini. I did read something about spiralizing sweet potato - that I'd like to do. I assume it'd be similar to the carrot. Looks gorgeous, as always.
Yikes, Rose, we must be on the same wavelength. I just got the exact same spiralizer, maybe even the same day, and have photos ready to go for almost the exact same post! I used different sauces for my pasta but yours looks delish. I was so busy with the Vida vegan posts I didn't have time to get this one published, but it's coming soon. I really like the gadget but find it a little hard to clean because food gets stuck around the blade. It's fun, though, and works well. I also did carrots and beets but found I had to apply pressure to get it to work well.ReplyDelete
Are you going to the harvest festival on Saturday?
I really need to find myself a spiralizer. I'm dying to try zucchini noodles!ReplyDelete
The ring is amazing too, I love it!
and once again, i feel like coming over to eat : )ReplyDelete
I think beets and potatoes are going to be the next sprializing project to give those tougher veggies a try. I always loved daisy chains too; that's what got me started in the grass, but I don't have any daisies.
I'll let you know about the nasturtiums. I'm very interested to see what they're like too!
Wow, we really must be sharing some space in the ether! I'll be looking forward to your post and see what you got up to. Do you mean the food gets caught around the lower blade? Yeah, I've notice that but I've been able to get it out fairly well using the cleaning brush from the juicer.
I'm going to try beets next.
As for the harvest fair, I doubt it. I went last year (or was it the year before?) and wasn't very impressed...I was expecting way more veggies, starts and harvest feasting, but it seemed like a bunch of sales booths and there wasn't much to eat for vegans. I'm also a little miffed at Seattle Tilth with the way they promote city chickens and city goats. I used to be a member, but I didn't renew my membership this year.
Have a great weekend; it's going to be a stunner. My bro is visiting from OR and we'll be making the most of the sunny days. :D
Isobelle: You'll be surprised at how filling the squash noodles are...I know I was at least. :DReplyDelete
Thanks Stephanie! :)
Rose. your spiralized pasta dish looks awesome! You make the most amazing and beautiful dishes! I don't have a spiralizer, but I am wanting one, badly. I've been wanting to try raw pasta for some time now. Looks like I may go shopping this weekend. :o)ReplyDelete
I've never heard of nasturtium seeds, but they sound very interesting. I'm anxious to see how your pickled ones turn out.
Love the ring! I'm like Maud, I used to make jewelry out of clover when I was a kid. :o)
OMG the ring is SO CUTE! Shen is right, your photography IS amazing. I'm quite jealous. As I'm jealous about your spiralizer. I've wanted one for a while, but have no room for new equipment right now! Your veggie noodles look so pretty!ReplyDelete
Haha! Spiral veggies! Too cute. I must say that I would use the shit out of that gadget. :)ReplyDelete
Now you have me wondering about what kitchen gadets you do and don't have ... a spiralizer was pretty low on my list, but you are making it look pretty good. I'm intrigued with how you coated the veggies with your pesto - they really held up!ReplyDelete
I get so much use out of my mini food processor for pesto and hummus, but your chopped pesto proves you don't need one!
I agree with you about the Harvest Festival and Tilth in general. That's exactly how I felt, but being an optimist, I always hope this year's event will be better than the last.ReplyDelete
I think you'd really like the veggie noodles, it took me a while to take the leap on the spiralizer, but now I'm happy I did. I was telling myself for a long time that if I wanted veggie noodles I could just take the time and chop them up really thinly by hand, but that never seemed to happen and they wouldn't be as fun as the spiralized version.
I let you know about the nasturtiums!
Hey, thanks for stopping by. I know what you mean about not having room...my kitchen is storage-space-challenged. So far, I've just been 'storing' the spiralizer on the chopping block and moving it out the way when I need to chop...not ideal. :D
Yeah, I think I'll use it quite often too; you should get one; I'm sure you'd have a lot of fun with it.
I guess you're right, I may have more gadgets than I think I do...it depends on how you define a gadget. To me, things like food processors are kitchen appliances, not gadgets ( I do have a food processor and use it all the time). :D The veggie noodles are sturdy...with the carrot and daikon it was rather crunchy too.
Yeah, I know. I was expecting something more "harvesty" right?...Whatever that means, but I'd know it if I saw it. Maybe it will be better this time around...I've only been to one, so they may differ greatly from year to year, who knows?
If you go, give us an update.
I love the ring!ReplyDelete
I do not have a spiralizer or pestal/morter set, so you're one up on me as far as that goes. :) I'll be looking forward to seeing what else you make with the spiralizer. It looks like it would be fun!
I've never even heard of nasturtium. Interesting! That what I love about blogs- you not only get to know such great people but you also learn fun new things. :)
I agree about the blogs: I've learned so much by reading other people's blogs! It's great. :D
I have a spiralizer just like yours! Wow, you're reminding me to get it out again, especially now that zucchini season is upon us. You're so creative, I'm eager to see what other uses for it you come up with. Plus, that ring is just way too cute ;-)ReplyDelete
Your Spirals are gorgeous.ReplyDelete
It seems a crime to chop up that Basil.
Can't wait to hear how the Nasturtium Capers turn out.
The 'ring' is delightful. Literally priceless.
Hi Zoa!ReplyDelete
Hi Shen!
I really need to get myself a spiralizer. Those veggies look so pretty!ReplyDelete
A spiralizer! Never even considered getting such a gadget, but I so love what you created with yours I'm tempted to add one to my gadget collection! Now look what you did. LOL (At least our new kitchen doesn't scrimp on storage space!)ReplyDelete
The spiralized veggies are so pretty, and the taters you did that ended up making good hash browns are really fun. What a nifty gizmo!
And I love your ring! Jewelry by Mother Nature, very pretty and very you! :-)
P.S. You and Andrea are spooky! You've got the vegan mind-meld thing going on like Molly and I often do! :-) Have you guys met in person yet?ReplyDelete
I think it's a cool gadget to have around...I got it mainly to make veggie noodles.ReplyDelete
Andrea and I haven't met yet, but I'm going to a potluck at her house in Nov, so won't be too long now. :)


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