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Senator John McCain's daughter also says, "I'm not a lesbian"
Meghan McCain keeps her clothes on in the latest issue of Playboy, but she doesn't hold back when it comes to baring her personal life.
Making it clear she's "not a lesbian," McCain – the 27-year-old daughter of Republican Sen. John McCain – tells the magazine, "I'm not private about anything. I can't help it. I love sex and I love men."
The Arizona native may deny she likes women, but that's not keeping her away from surrounding herself with people who date the same sex.
"If you see me in a gay bar, it s only because they play the best music and my gay friends like to dance," says McCain. "Gay guys love me. It's the big boobs and blonde hair."
Plus, she doesn't mind people thinking she might date women. "You re nobody unless you have a gay rumor about you," she says. "I ve been hit on by women from time to time, and it might simplify my life if I were gay."
Switching gears, McCain also addresses Bristol Palin, the daughter of her dad's former running mate Sarah Palin.
Bristol – who claimed in her memoir that McCain had "constant helpers" and an overflow of Louis Vuitton handbags – is "young and confused," according to McCain.
Although she notes that "media aren't kind" to Bristol, McCain says "it's hard to sympathize" with someone once they throw themselves into the spotlight by signing up for Dancing with the Stars.
McCain herself says doesn't worry too much about living her own life in the public eye. When asked if she worries about being spotted out partying, she quips, "Oh, I can t live like that. I do get paranoid when I'm wearing low-cut dresses that somebody's going to take a picture and put it on the internet and be like, 'Meghan was showing off her breasts again.' " But, she adds, "Like Jessica Simpson says, if you got it, you should flaunt it once in a while."


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Tracyeinny top, RANDA shoes, INGNI headband
Fighting off the gloomy weather by posting a bright, summer outfit that I wore a few weeks back to a weekend road trip with my closest friends. Couldn't pass up the chance to shoot an outdoor outfit post because I rarely go out of the city! You may have also noticed how I have managed to successfully settle within the confines of my little studio and plain white wall nowadays. It's too convenient. /cry
Anyhow, I just had to wear my new wedges out because I couldn't find anything more perfect to match with my whole outfit. Who says summer sandals can only be flat? I got these RANDA babies from my recent trip to Tokyo, and I couldn't be happier with this purchase. I've always adored RANDA shoes, and Japanese shoe brands in general because they are really some of the most comfortable (if not the most comfortable) shoes in the world. If you go around Japan, you'll be amazed at how some girls can survive to walk for hours in 4+ inch high heels and not die at the end of the day. A lot of it has to do with the quality of shoes that they wear!
Miranda Clothing top and skirt / Kate Spade bag / Chicnova necklace / RANDA wedges
Another spring/summer outfit wearing the same wedges!
Fortunately for us who can't go to Japan all the time (though thankfully we can now have multiply-entry visa, lol thank you PM Shinzo Abe) just to buy quality kawaii shoes, RANDA has recently opened its global webstore that can ship to over 120 countries. YES, the Philippines is included. You just need to have PayPal.
Hopefully more Japanese brands can go global in the next few months/years!
Their S/S 2013 collection called CHIC & PURITY is every spring lover's dream! I couldn't resist getting a pair of Metallic-line Ankle strap Wedge Sandals in Beige for myself when I visited their Shinjuku store. It was only a few steps away from JR Shinjuku Station!
I spent about 30 minutes deliberating on which pair I should get. Everything was so pretty, but as a normal traveler I couldn't buy too many shoes or my luggage could go overweight (and back then, I already bought too much EMODA for the touchMe show). T_T
I settled for classic nude wedges with gold accents in the end. In all honesty, my feet can withstand hours of walking around in these high heels. What is this sorcery?!
Two-tone open-toe shoes for their main poster. I love how RANDA offers cute and trendy but classy designs that can cater to different ages and styles. The model on the left has a more mature, chic style while the model on the right has a more sweet, innocent style.
HOHOHO I'm on a roll! I come bearing more good news! RANDA is officially on sale starting today! It's CRAZY – I found a pair of $60 flats that went down to $20.
Here are my faves from the global webstore. Enjoy shopping!
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National Honor Society at RHS
National Honor Society bestows an honorary membership to students who excel in scholarship, character, leadership, and service. The motto, Noblesse oblige, signifies that those of high rank have the obligation to behave honorably, generously, and responsibly to others. During the year students are involved in an on-going commitment to group service projects, leadership activities, and individual projects. Meetings are held on alternating Wednesdays of each month.
Contact: Dr. Nikki Schiffler, e-mail: email@example.com
Selection Process
1. All students in grades eleven and twelve with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is sent a letter inviting them to consider NHS membership.
2. Students on the academic eligibility listing are invited (via announcements, ticker, and letter mailed home) to attend an informational meeting to discuss the selection process, the requirements for membership, the activities of the organization, and the responsibilities of membership.
3. Students are asked to fill out the Student Information Form which indicates co-curricular activities, leadership positions, community activities, volunteer service, work experience, recognition or awards received. Second, students are asked to fill out a commitment form indicating their interest in being an active member of the organization. Third, students are asked to answer two essay questions: Why are you interested in becoming an NHS member? As an NHS member, how can you contribute to the betterment of the organization in regard to service projects? Fourth, students are asked to have six different adults verify their "Information Form" activities.
4. Each faculty member is given a list of candidates (those academically eligible and ones who indicated an interest in becoming a member of NHS) to rate on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest) in the areas of leadership and character. Each eligible candidate must receive a minimum of five votes from the faculty.
5. The Faculty Council (members of the present teaching staff) and the principal are responsible for the final selection of members. These members understand the importance of exercising their responsibilities in the most objective manner possible.
The objective ratings by the entire staff and comments from staff members are presented to the Faculty Council by the advisor. A discussion follows each presentation. Each committee member may vote YES, NO, or ABSTAIN. In order to be accepted for NHS membership, a student must receive a YES vote from the majority of the committee who vote on her/his nomination.
6. Parents and students must understand that no student has a right to be selected for membership in a chapter of the National Honor Society.
7. Reconsideration of a Faculty Council's decision must be a rare occurrence if the council is to be expected to take its assignment seriously. Chapters are not obligated to share with parents and students information concerning specific students not selected for membership in the Society. The principal may listen to complaints from students not selected or from the parents of such students. Following such discussions, if the principal believes that some kind of technical mistake has been made, the principal may ask the faculty council to reconvene to review the situation. Technical errors might include the inadvertent omission of a student's name from the list of those qualified for induction, the erroneous average of points, or the like. In the absence of specific evidence to the contrary, however, the principal must assume that the members of the council are exercising their discretion in a legitimate manner and with the good faith expected of them.
8. The selection process will be public information, available to parents and students upon request; it will be fair, non-discriminatory, and consistently applied.
Membership Requirements
To remain an active member of National Honor Society, individuals must meet the following requirements:
1. Complete and turn in all forms on time.
2. Attend at least 75% of the meetings (7:30 AM every other Wednesday unless specified differently).
3. Complete a minimum of 50 hours of on-going individual service (Forms are to be turned in on a monthly basis).
4. Participate in 8 group service projects (preferably on a monthly basis).
5. Lead one leadership project each year, remembering to turn in the Initial Form two weeks before the project takes place and to turn in the Conclusion Form and pictures after completion of the project.
6. Participate in 6 other leadership projects led by NHS members.
7. Participate in as many recycling events as your group is assigned.
8. Attend one conference during membership (once a year if a member wants to receive the NHS Golden Tassel).
9. Continue to be in good standing in NHS in all four required areas: Scholarship, Character, Service, and Leadership.


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The Ohio Department of Development has exhausted the Advanced Energy Fund, a state official confirmed today. The grant program was so popular that the ODOD stopped accepting applications November 5, and a recent influx of additional cash was not enough to cover all of the applications that were pending.
"The additional allocation was used to fund qualifying projects that were submitted prior to November 5, and all funds available for this fiscal year have been awarded," said Preston Boone, energy outreach assistant with the ODOD.
Boone said additional funding could be available after July 1, 2011, but it will be "a limited amount."
The Advanced Energy Fund awarded grants of up to $200,000 toward the cost of qualified alternative-energy projects. It was set to expire December 31, 2010, but its pool of cash did not last that long.
The Ohio House of Representatives recently voted to extend the Fund for three years, but it is unclear if an extension could pass the Senate, or even if this lame-duck session of the Senate plans to address the issue.


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Shadow was a pitch black colored rat, although it was believed that he could be a weasel. Lean and wiry, Shadow was also an accomplished climber and burglar. His ability as a spy made him very important to Cluny the Scourge, who ordered Shadow to infiltrate Redwall Abbey and steal the tapestry of Martin the Warrior in an attempt to demoralize the Redwallers.
While Shadow did manage to enter the Abbey and gnaw out Martin's picture, he was discovered by Matthias, who sounded the alarm. Shadow made a run for it, but was stopped at the top of the wall by Mr. Fieldmouse and Constance,Shadow managed to overpower Mr.Fieldmouse but as he turned to Constance she accidentally stuck him with her paw too hard,causing Shadow to lose his balance and fall screaming off the wall to the ground below.
Cluny recovered the tapestry at the bottom of the wall and ran for it, while the abandoned Shadow died shortly after. He used his last moments to get even with Cluny by telling Matthias that Cluny had Martin's tapestry.


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By Joe Flint and David Marcelis
Entertainment heavyweights have spent more than $2 billion on
classic television shows in recent weeks while signing talent for
new programming, in an effort to win over streaming customers who
soon will have many more options to choose from.
This week, AT&T Inc.'s WarnerMedia struck a deal for "The
Big Bang Theory," while Netflix Inc. acquired "Seinfeld" and
Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal said it had obtained exclusive
streaming rights to "Parks and Recreation." Two other shows,
"Friends" and "The Office," changed homes earlier this summer. The
commitments total over $2 billion, according to people familiar
with the matter.
"You will see more of this," said industry analyst Hal Vogel of
Vogel Capital Management, of the recent big programming deals.
The spending frenzy comes as four high-profile services -- from
Apple Inc., Walt Disney Co., Comcast and WarnerMedia -- are to
launch between November and the spring, drastically increasing the
entertainment options of customers and likely leading them to
grapple with how to spend their money and their time.
Streaming-video consumers are willing to pay for a handful of
services that cost a total of about $38 a month for about six
streaming services, according to a Magid Research survey conducted
last year.
Apple said last week that its TV+ service would be launched Nov.
1 for $4.99 a month -- cheaper than Netflix's $12.99 monthly
standard option and Disney's $6.99 monthly fee for a service also
expected to arrive in November.
Comcast and AT&T have yet to reveal the cost of their
respective offerings, Peacock and HBO Max, both of which are to be
launched in the spring. Comcast has said the Peacock service would
be free to its existing U.S. cable subscribers, and HBO Max is
expected to cost more than $15.
A customer who doesn't have a cable-TV subscription and wants
access to all major streaming services -- which also include
Disney's Hulu and Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Video -- would likely
have to fork over $70 a month for packages that lack access to live
TV. Factoring in what is known as a skinny bundle, such as Dish
Network Corp.'s Sling TV or Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube TV, the monthly
cost of comprehensive over-the-internet video content would be
higher than that of a traditional pay-TV package, which the Kagan
unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence said averages over $90 a
HBO Max's deal for "The Big Bang Theory" and Netflix's
acquisition of "Seinfeld" -- both of which are said to be worth
about $500 million for five years -- underscore how important
popular reruns are to streaming services. Episodes of hit shows
often retain audience acclaim years and decades after their initial
run, and are seen as must-have programming.
"There are a very limited number of excellent comedy titles that
have a large number of episodes and are evergreen," said Michael
Nathanson of MoffettNathanson Research, who described the prices of
the recent rerun deals as "fair value."
"Netflix had a monopoly on these shows a few years back at fair
prices," Mr. Nathanson said. "That is no longer the case."
Coming streaming services are also touting new shows anchored by
top talent. Apple's "Morning Show" will star Jennifer Aniston,
Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell; Peacock's original programming
will feature Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore; Disney+ is launching a
"Star Wars" spinoff; and WarnerMedia signed producer J.J. Abrams,
who will develop content for HBO Max as part of his deal.
The new services' original-content strategy marks a seminal
moment for the industry. Last year, nearly 500 original scripted
shows were available across all video platforms, almost twice as
many as in 2011, according to research by Disney's FX Networks.
But the growing competition is also prompting new streaming
services to shell out between $8 million and $15 million an
episode, significantly more than what the average TV show used to
Not all players are equally equipped to deal with the investment
spree required to acquire classic shows and develop new content.
Entertainment isn't a core business for Apple and Amazon, and both
companies generate significant amounts of cash. Amazon recently
agreed to spend $250 million just for the rights to develop a "Lord
of the Rings" series. Apple said TV+ would be free for a year with
the purchase of a new iPhone, iPad or Mac.
Netflix, on the other hand, has borrowed heavily to build its
streaming dominance. It leads all rivals with 60 million customers
in the U.S. and a further 91.5 million abroad, but its long-term
debt is over $12 billion. And for the first time in nearly a
decade, Netflix lost U.S. subscribers in its most recent
Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator, needs to balance
its desire to create a consumer-friendly streaming service without
undercutting its core pay-TV business or alienating other pay-TV
operators that carry its various networks, including NBC, CNBC,
MSNBC and USA. In an effort to navigate these matters, its Peacock
service is expected to be available free to Comcast's more than 21
million cable subscribers in the U.S. In addition, Comcast and
NBCUniversal are looking to strike deals with other American pay-TV
providers that would allow them to offer Peacock to their
subscribers free as well, a person familiar with the matter
AT&T's WarnerMedia is in a different predicament. The
company already owns a popular direct-to-consumer service, HBO Now,
which gives access to all of HBO's content. But at $14.99 a month,
it is more expensive than Apple and Disney's new streaming services
combined. WarnerMedia's coming service, HBO Max, will feature HBO's
content on top of a vast TV and movie library, as well as original
projects from stars such as Nicole Kidman, Ms. Witherspoon and Anna
Kendrick. The company has yet to settle on a price for the new
service, which has to be higher than $15 so as not to undercut
HBO's existing agreements with pay-TV distributors -- but still be
affordable enough to remain competitive given the flurry of coming
lower-priced alternatives. A person familiar with the matter
expects the service to cost slightly more than $15.
Disney expects streaming to become a new source of growth as the
traditional pay-TV business -- once the engine of its expansion --
matures. The company, which already owns Hulu and ESPN+, expects
Disney+ to have between 60 million and 90 million subscribers by
the end of fiscal 2024. It is spending heavily in an effort to
achieve that goal, betting on ambitious shows such as "Star Wars"
spinoff "The Mandalorian, " whose cost for an episode approaches
$15 million, according to people familiar with the matter. Disney+
also will house episodes of the long-running Fox animated hit "The
Simpsons," as well as the original trio of "Star Wars" movies.
Write to Joe Flint at email@example.com and David Marcelis at
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Court Says Bosses Can Read Worker's Private WhatsApp Messages
In worrying news, companies will now be allowed to read their staff's private online messages sent via software like WhatsApp during office hours, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.
The Daily Mail reports that the judgment centres on the case of a Romanian engineer who was fired in 2007 after his company discovered he was using Yahoo Messenger to chat with his fiancée and brother at work.
Judges ruled that a company has a right to ensure that an employee is doing their job, because fuck Article 8 of the Human Rights Act, apparently – which, to remind you, says: "Everyone has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and correspondence".
The decision is binding in countries that have ratified the European Convention on Human Rights, including Britain, which should come as no surprise as Davey Cameron's not been a fan of WhatsApp keeping their user's data secure.
Judges also dismissed the engineer's argument that the company had violated his right to confidential correspondence because company policy prohibited the use of the messaging for personal purposes.
Because, hey, why don't they wipe their arses with Article 8 which specifically states: "Everyone has the right to uninterrupted and uncensored communication with others"?
The court claimed it was not "unreasonable that an employer would want to verify that employees were completing their professional tasks during working hours".
It also added that it was fine for the company to read the engineer's private messages because they had only accessed the messages because it was believed they contained professional communications.
The judges also defended the decision by Romania's courts to allow transcripts of the engineer's communications to be used against him in court, saying "it proved that he had used the company's computer for his own private purposes during working hours".
The Romanian courts believe they struck a 'fair balance' between respect for privacy and the interests of the employer.
Is it just us or do rulings like this make it seem like we're heading towards a 1984-esque future where thinking about not working is a punishable offence?
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Kaizen is a Japanese term that translates as 'change for better' or 'constant improvement'. It is philosophy that is used in regards to business and, obviously means constant growth and development.
Recipes for investing. All the information will provide only one information how to invest, and how to invest to be profitable. Invest and make money.


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Muni work rules: A long ride to reform
CHRONICLE RECOMMENDS / Yes on S.F. Proposition G
Proposition G is the third big Muni reform measure that San Francisco has voted on in the past 12 years. If it passes, it may have the greatest impact.
Prop. G would require San Francisco transit operators to negotiate their wages and benefits through collective bargaining. Right now, the operators union is the only city union that doesn't have to negotiate with the city using collective bargaining - their high wages and benefits are written into the City Charter.
The operators have no incentive to negotiate, even when the city is facing a fiscal crisis. And they don't. Twice this year, city officials tried to negotiate labor concessions with the operators union. Twice, they failed - and had to enact deep service cuts instead. Meanwhile, the operators took home 10 percent raises.
"Everyone agrees that this is a fundamental piece of fixing Muni," said San Francisco Supervisor Sean Elsbernd.
Elsbernd led a grassroots campaign to get this measure on the ballot after the Board of Supervisors refused to touch it. He noted that the campaign collected the most valid signatures of any local measure in San Francisco's history.
"There's a lot of frustration out there," he said.
He's right. Regular Muni riders are fed up with the service cuts, the lack of reliability, and the union's arrogance.
Another attractive part of this measure is that it adds a crucial element to the process of binding arbitration.
When the city and the union reach an impasse in contract negotiations - as they inevitably will - the matter goes to a neutral arbitrator. Until now this person has not been allowed to consider the impact of any changes to Muni wages, benefits, and work rules on the ridership. When Prop. G passes, arbitrators will be allowed to consider the impact of any changes on Muni's riders.
Negotiations, collective bargaining, considering the impact of changes on the ridership - these aren't radical measures. They would bring the operators' union into line with other city unions, and give them a reason to negotiate with city officials. Muni riders deserve at least this much. Pass Prop. G.
What's wrong with the rules?
Attempts to make Muni more efficient have been hamstrung by rules that preserve inefficiencies. Problem areas identified in an analysis by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, a leader in Muni reform efforts, include:
-- Muni cannot hire extra operators to cover peak periods of demand.
-- High levels of absenteeism are permitted without consequence.
-- Limits on management's ability to discipline drivers for improper behavior.
-- Overtime is paid based on vacation or sick days rather than actual time worked.


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Sengoku Musou 3 Z: Special (戦国無双3 Z Special) is the portable version of Sengoku Musou 3 Z. It includes a few changes to distinguish itself from the original product.
Players who pre-order this title will obtain exclusive outfits for Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori. The trio all gain an alternate costume from Warriors Orochi 3; Mitsunari obtains his Samurai Warriors 2 costume and a Warriors Orochi costume.
- This game is compatible with PS3 save data from Sengoku Musou 3 Z and/or Sengoku Musou 3: Empires. If players have it at the start of their game, they can automatically unlock every playable character.
- Four players can compete against one another in the game's Challenge Mode. Two player co-op is still available using the PSP's wireless connections.
- Since this title is based on the PS3 port Z, only the Murasame Mode is absent from this port.
- Downloadable Content for this title so far includes costumes from past Samurai Warriors installments. Any new content added to the game is exclusive to the PSP version and is not compatible with the PS3 ports.
Related MediaEdit
Sengoku Musou 3 Z: Special is one of the Warriors titles involved in Koei's collaboration campaign with the Chimney Group in Japan. During the campaign, consumers can use the QR codes written on notification posters to obtain an original image. Mitsunari represents the Samurai Warriors series. Additionally, a menu based on the image of Warriors characters will appear throughout February. Consumers who order from the menu can then obtain collectible trading cards with their purchase. A serial code for a present in 100man-nin no Sengoku Musou will also be included with the dish. The first menu had a short televised segment on TV Tokyo's WBS.
Players of the social game 100man-nin no Sengoku Musou can transfer data by inputting a series of passwords into both games. The social game rewards players with koku in Special; Special's passwords grants new conversation pieces between characters in the social game. Inputting Special's product code into Samurai Cats also rewards players with a special Ishida Mitsunyari card.
A compilation CD for the character image songs in the series will be available for purchase on March 28th. Consumers who pre-order the CD set can obtain an original bookmark. A new solo song for Kiyomasa will be included with the collection.
A set of microfiber towels, rubber straps, and a playing card set featuring miniature versions of the cast is also being sold as merchandise. The cards will include unique characters from 100man-nin no Sengoku Musou.
Character visuals from this game are being used for Gamecity's Koei Tecmo Art Collection ~Sengoku Musou Canvas Art~.
External LinksEdit
- Official Japanese website
- Official Japanese PlayStation site
- Promotional video at Koei-Tecmo's YouTube channel


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Whistler will continue sending its garbage south of the border, though the provincial government plans to ban the export of B.C. trash.
In last week's throne speech the province announced that it is making moves to prevent communities like Whistler from shipping garbage to the U.S., preferring instead a made-at-home solution.
In many ways, however, the landfill in Washington State is the Resort Municipality of Whistler's only option.
Municipal administrator Bill Barratt explained this week that Whistler had exhausted all its options when it closed its own landfill in November 2005 to make way for the 2010 athletes' village-cum-resident housing neighbourhood.
"Rabanco (in Washington State) was the option until things got sorted out in B.C.," he said.
"We're more than happy to work with the province once they have a solution in place."
Barratt was responding to the message in last week's throne speech, which stated: "We will act to outlaw the international export of British Columbia's garbage and landfill waste."
The announcement comes on the heels of a request from Vancouver to temporarily export 600,000 tonnes of waste every year to Washington. The city is facing a crisis of sorts, running out of options to dump its landfill waste as the Cache Creek landfill reaches capacity.
Barratt said the RMOW has a contract and a good working relationship in place with the Rabanco landfill operators. He expects Whistler will be honouring its contract.
At the same time, taking care of waste within the province is a preferred option if a solution becomes available.
"I think we should be doing that (taking care of our own garbage)," said Barrett.
Whistler diverts approximately 40 per cent of its waste from the landfill through recycling and composting.


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We employ highly qualified technicians and service advisors to make sure you get the highest quality service possible. Our technicians have spent considerable time and effort learning the specifics of MOPAR vehicles and components. As a result, they're ready to do whatever it takes to keep Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram vehicles on the road.
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Research Point: Evolution of Landscape Painting
Do your own research into the evolution of landscape painting from the eighteenth century to the present day… Note particularly some of the ways in which modern and contemporary artists have chosen to interpret this genre. To what extent does contemporary landscape painting reflect environmental concerns, for example?
I have begun to use Pinterest to collate my research as suggested by the OCA.
Board https://www.pinterest.com/ginaemmett/evolution-of-landscape/
18th Century Landscape Painting:
This is a charming watercolour landscape and am probably getting ahead of myself, but is a great example of aerial perspective.
What I would call a traditional landscape by a painter I am not familiar with. Personally, it leaves me a little cold as a picture, however, I see skill and aerial perspective and elements of the use of the rule of thirds or golden ration. It is also a falsely romanticised rendition of 18th century rural life.
This has much more life and movement than the previous example. It has a softness of colour and brush strokes that evoke a quiet moment on a sunny day. The play of light seems to be the focus and although, it is again a romanticised image, it has more reality as just a moment in time.
19th Century Landscape Painting:
A beautiful, atmospheric painting showing a gentle evening light. Not overworked, just lovely.
A small oil sketch of Weymouth, which appears to have been painted in situ, I like this because, there are still stretches of this coastline that still has this desolate feeling. I think it's almost a shame that Constable has added the figures into the picture, although it does give a sense of scale.
20th Century Landscape Painting:
This is going to be difficult to choose from this century, two world wars, women coming into their own, industrialisation, intensive farming, urban planning – the landscape itself changed so much in this century not to mention the variety of painting genres!
An artist that my tutor has told me to look out for (along with Duncan Grant) and after scouring the BBC Your Paintings website I totally understand why. Both are very emotive painters and this landscape is warm and welcoming as I'm sure this place was. It's a happy place with good memories for the artist, I'm sure. However, I can also see that it could be painted very differently with cooler colours and evoke a menacing, almost claustrophobic mood with those imposing trees.
I decided on this example as many others I had "pinned" will crop up later. I really like the sense of pattern in this painting, yet it is still clearly a landscape with both natural and urban elements.
I am unsure of the title of this Diebenkorn painting but I like everything about it. It's abstract, yet to me, I see the ground laid out beneath me as if in a plane with the clouds parting to reveal my destination. Clearly a landscape and I see the warmth of the sun casting its colours on the hills.
21st Century Landscape Painting:
Diane Burko is an American artist and photographer renowned for her natural landscape work. She is committed to raising awareness of the impact of climate change on the planet and has been working on a major project regarding the melting of the polar ice caps.
Alexis Rockman another American artist who has used his art to inform and educate on environmental issues such as climate change, pollution of rivers and the suggested dangers of genetically modified food.


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4 family members killed, 2 injured in crash near Bakersfield
Four members of a Modesto family are dead and two more injured after a Father's Day crash near Bakersfield, California Highway Patrol officials said Monday.
Driver Jose Castillo and passenger Marcos Castillo suffered "moderate injuries," a CHP statement said, while four other family members were killed. Their names had not been released yet, but their ages ranged from 11 to 65.
The six family members were in a car Sunday about 3 p.m. when a left rear tire tread separated from the vehicle on Highway 99, north of Pond Road. Castillo lost control, ran off the road and overturned on a dirt shoulder, the CHP said. One person was ejected from the vehicle.
The family was traveling from Northridge to Modesto at the time, the CHP said.
Santa Ana man killed by car crash into a tree
Two women killed by suspected drunk driver identified
Pedestrian dies in South L.A. after being hit by two vehicles
-- Matt Stevens
Image: Approximate location of incident shown in red. Credit: Google Maps


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Aka hopefully nothing.
Sorry for the lack of updates. I had my own dr appointment which involved a run to Lancaster and then got into a minor funk.
We're super spoiled here in the nicu. Isaiah had his own room and then they had to do work in that room so Isaiah needed to share a windowless room. He was moved while we were in Lancaster.
When we got back to DuPont, I was in a serious mood. Usually the rooms feel huge...but when you add in 2 cribs with adorable babies, all the equipment they come with, the adults they come with, chairs for the adults, and the crazy amounts of (teams of) doctors that come in...well, the rooms feel like closets. Full closets.
On top of feeling claustrophobic, I was having some serious emotional issues. Sitting next to a mom that got to hold, cuddle, and love on her baby affected me way more than I expected it to. Way more.
Thankfully the staff saw we were stressed and got us into a new room ASAP.
And we can breathe.
Speaking of breathing...
The representative from the oxygen company came and brought us the machine Isaiah will use at home.
It's a cpap machine with a crazy big nasal cannula.
Just kidding.
This thing is helping him keep his co2 at a safe level. It's just not pretty. I had a plan for his Halloween costume, we may need to alter that plan to a scuba diver?
It's a great machine because it's portable. It has a 6 hour battery life. This is fantastic. When they were talking before, they were talking about a different machine that wasn't portable...we would have basically been homebound. It would not have worked at all for the many rides we'll be taking to his appointments.
Anyway, now that his cannula is staying put, Isaiah doesn't seem to mind it.
Even so, once he's awake we plan to completely start over. With the duct tape. ;)
The staff is talking discharge again. They are thinking Wednesday. We want to go a few days testing the new machine and working out Isaiah's feeding schedule. We want to be sure his co2 level stays at a good place and that he continues to improve.
We're also talking about the future. He needs to come back for his hearing test. He needs to come back to see Dr. Bober. He needs to come back to see his pulminologist. He needs to come back for his next treatment.
They're trying to coordinate most of that into one day in about 2 weeks. His treatment is due 4 weeks after that. He needs to be inpatient for that in case what happened with his respiratory system was a reaction to the Pamidronate.
I know some of you may be thinking we are crazy to do the treatment again...but it's so important to his bones, to help them grow stronger, to help with the constant chronic pain he's in due to the OI; we can't give up on that yet. He'll be getting the treatment in the best place for him- back in the nicu with a staff who knows him well and cares about him.
He did have a chest x-ray last night. His lungs look good but he does have evidence of new rib fractures. Thankfully he doesn't seem to be showing signs that he's in pain.
Both Dave and I got a chance today to snuggle with Isaiah for the first time in days. (It was tough/intimidating with the new tubing and wires.) We're hoping to get lots more cuddle time in again this weekend.
We're figuring it's safe to do so since we both got our flu shots. (This closing really makes no sense; it's just my subtle way to remind you to get your flu shot. Seriously. Or I'll duct tape a nasal cannula to your face.)


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Award-winning country music artist Travis Tritt is set to narrate the independent Walt Disney biopic "As Dreamers Do," for which he'll also contribute an original song titled "That's What Dreamers Do," it was announced Monday.
The film, which hits theaters this spring, recently released a trailer featuring Tritt's narration on www.WaltMovie.com.
YouTube star Olan Rogers plays Walt Disney, while female musician Tyler Hayes and Christian rock musician Mark Stuart co-star as the movie mogul's parents, Flora and Elias.
Also Read: Latest Awards-Season Potshot: Meryl Streep Doesn't Like Walt Disney!
Disney animator Tom Bancroft, who is credited with designing young Simba in "The Lion King," Mushu in "Mulan," Iago in "Aladdin" and Pocahontas, has signed on to create character drawings for the opening credit sequence of the forthcoming film.
"When I first read through the script in my head, it was in the voice of Travis Tritt," said director Logan Sekulow. "I grew up listening to him and I'm a big fan. This role needed someone who could be warm and that the audience could trust. I was thrilled when I heard that he wanted to do it. As a director, it is great to see the vision you have play out on film exactly how it did in your head."
Also Read: Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw Lead Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations
Tritt is a popular country singer who has won two Grammy Awards, and who has had seven albums certified platinum or higher.
Walt Disney was recently portrayed on the big screen by Tom Hanks in "Saving Mr. Banks."


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Maria Bruno's strength and her desire to give back to her community were inspired by her mother, Laura Andrews. "She was a wonderful person," Ms. Bruno said. "When you were down and you spoke to her, she had the power to lift you up." Her home was a safe haven for other children in their Brooklyn neighborhood. When Ms. Andrews suddenly died two years ago at the age of 50, Ms. Bruno fell into a deep depression. At the time, she was attending college and working as a counselor for people living with H.I.V., but all of that became overwhelming. She lost her job and dropped out of school. Her three young children were struggling to cope as well.
A few months later, Ms. Bruno was referred to Brooklyn Community Services, one of eight organizations supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, where the family received therapy provided by the East New York Family Center.
"Once I started to express my feelings and my children saw that it's O.K. to talk about how they feel, everything started to fall into place," she said.
Though the therapy sessions have ended, Ms. Bruno is keeping her family focused on the future. Mya, 13, is a dancer and hopes to attend the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts next year. Eva is 10 and enjoys running track. And Donnell, who is 8 and has special needs, participates in a local youth football team.
Knowing how important education was to her mother, Ms. Bruno, now 31, decided to return to school and is working toward a bachelor's degree in health services management. "Eventually, one day, I would like to open my own nonprofit organization to help support women in need," she said.
In November, Brooklyn Community Services used $600 from the Neediest Cases Fund to buy groceries, winter clothes and Christmas gifts for her children. "I do believe they got everything that they wanted this year," Ms. Bruno said. "It was such a great help."
All donations made to the Neediest Cases Fund go to one of eight charities: Brooklyn Community Services; Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York; Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens; the Children's Aid Society; Community Service Society of New York; Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies; UJA-Federation of New York; and the International Rescue Committee. To help, please make checks payable to The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund and send them to P.O. Box 5193, New York, N.Y. 10087. Donations may be made with a credit card at 800-381-0075 or online at nytimes.com/neediest.


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As a licensed landscape contractor, you must personally attend the course/activity to obtain CE credit. Filing false information is a violation of North Carolina law (N.C.G.S. 89D).
To ensure continuing efforts on the part of licensed contractors to remain current with new developments in landscape technology and to encourage better business practices and safety in the profession, continuing education is required as a condition of license renewal. A licensee shall submit, as a part of his or her renewal application, evidence that he or she has met the Board's continuing education requirements as set forth in this Section. Except as provided in Rule .0301 of this Subchapter, renewal applications that do not contain this information shall be deemed incomplete.
History Note: Authority G.S. 89D-15(2); 89D-15(4); 89D-15(12); 89D-20;
Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2016; Eff. September 1, 2016.
(a) A licensee shall complete seven continuing education units (CEUs) during the year preceding renewal. Beginning with renewals filed after August 1, 2016, at least three of the seven CEUs must be technical credits and at least two of the seven CEUs must be business credits. If the information provided to the Board as required by this Section is unclear, the Board may request additional information from a licensee in order to assure compliance with continuing education requirements.
(b) For the purposes of this Rule:
(1) "technical credits" are defined as credits relating directly to the subject matter of landscape contracting as described in G.S. 89D-11(3); and
(2) "business credits" are defined as credits relating to general business practices, including business planning, contracts, liability exposure, human resources, basic accounting, financial statements, and safety.
(c) CEUs shall be determined as follows:
Type of Qualifying Activity – Minimum time required for 1 CEU
Live course: 50 minutes
Online course: 50 minutes
Trade Shows, Field Days, and Tours: 4 hours
Board Member Service: 1 hour
Teaching or instructing: 1 hour
In-house or Green Industry training: 1 hour
(d) No more than two CEU credits will be given for qualifying teaching or instructing in one year.
(e) Credit shall not be given in increments of less than .5 CEUs. Breaks in courses shall not be counted towards CEU credit.
(f) Requests for pre-approval shall be submitted at least 45 days prior to the first day of the course or event.
History Note: Authority G.S. 89D-15(2); 89D-15(4); 89D-15(12); 89D-20(b); Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2016; Eff. September 1, 2016.
(a) A licensee shall maintain records of attendance at continuing education programs for which CEUs have been approved for two years following the processing date of the renewal application to which the CEUs were applied.
(b) Compliance with annual CEU requirements shall be determined through a random audit process conducted by the Board. Licensees selected for auditing shall provide the Board with the following documentation of the CEU activities claimed for the renewal period:
(1) Attendance verification records; and
(2) Information regarding course content, instructors, and sponsoring organization.
(c) Licensees selected for audit shall submit all requested information to the Board within 21 calendar days after the date the licensee was notified by the Board of the audit.
History Note: Authority G.S. 89D-15(2); 89D-15(4); 89D-15(12); 89D-20(b); Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2016; Eff. September 1, 2016.


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Seminar on "Natural Shocks and Marriage Markets" by Dr. Shyamal Chowdhury, Associate Professor, University of Sydney held.
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organized a seminar titled "Natural Shocks and Marriage Markets" on 3rd January, 2018 at the BIDS conference room. The paper was presented by Dr. Shyamal Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Sydney. Dr. Chowdhury (and the co-authors, Debdulal Mallick and Prabal Roy Chowdhury) examined how mehr, a conditional payment from husbands to wives, and dowry, a transfer from brides' families to grooms at the time of marriage, have evolved through natural or exogenous shocks.


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There are many aspects of my life that have changed since I decided to be a full time traveller, and I had to make many adjustments to the way I work in order to fit with my new lifestyle. The two new constraints I have to deal with are:
- I can't carry much (one suitcase less than 20 kilos + one backpack)
- I must be able to manage my business with the same efficiency, like when I used to be sedentary
Therefore, there are a few items I had to buy, some others I had to throw away, and I started to make bigger use of the Cloud. I carry all of my office in my one backpack, which includes the following:
- 1 macbook pro 15″
- 1 huawei e5 (see my post: Nomad Internet with Huawei e5)
- 1 notebook + pen
- all the necessary accessories such as: power cable, iPhone cable, earphones, USB cables, USB sticks…
And… that's … it! My office is there, in a small backpack weighing 3 kilos only. For this, I have my working station, and a constant access to the Internet due to my loyal Huawei e5. In my suitcase, which always stays in my flat or my hotel room, I keep the following:
- HDD for Time Machine
- HDD for movies and music
I never carry my Time Machine HDD on me for security reasons: if I happen to lose my backpack and my computer inside, at least I have a backup available in a different location and I just need to buy a new macbook and restore my data to be operational to work in less than a day.
In addition to the hardware I use, these are the services I am also using:
- 1 dedicated server for VPN (located in France) and backup via rsync every night
- Google Docs for storing my professional documents
- Facebook for keeping in touch with my friends and family
- Skype for talking to my coworkers in France and business partners
- SVN for versioning (and also backuping) my work
Concerning my office space, well, I used to spend my days in coffee shops (Starbucks or Coffee Beans), as they have comfortable seats, they have no electricity charge and they allow me to stay all the day if I like. I just put on my earphones and I can feel disconnected from the rest of the world and focus on my work. Very recently though, I discovered coworking, here in Manila where I am currently staying. I am now spending my days at my coworking space, but I still happen to extend my evenings at Starbucks for doing more relaxed stuff on my laptop, such as writing blog posts or Skyping with my relatives.
So this is it. This is what it took me to transfer my sedentary work routine to a fully nomad and mobile new lifestyle. And the best thing is: it hasn't even affected my productivity nor efficiency in my work. Actually, because I am now living my life like I always dreamed to, my enthusiasm to work and creativity are even more stimulated than before!
And to complete my post, here is a picture of my nomad professional desktop (true story, I only need this to get my work done, and get it WELL DONE):


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There are two different kinds of camping trips; ones that are a day trip and ones that you stay overnight. If you plan on staying overnight in the woods, than you'll definitely need camping gear. There are many helpful hunting camping supplies that should be bought to make your trip easier. Most of these hunting camping supplies can be picked up at local outdoor recreation stores.
The first thing that you should pick up is your tent. Unless you're doing your hunting in a very dry and very safe area, you'll want to sleep in a tent at night. Tents ware hunting camping supplies that can be set up and taken down fairly easily. They are also water resistant just in case it rains. Essentially, tents are just a canvas dome and have no padding, so be prepared to sleep on a very hard surface. This is the most important thing you should buy. Of course, you can't just sleep in a tent. You'll need a sleeping bag, too. Be sure to pick up a sleeping bag that is made to fit your body type. If you're a big guy, then you might want to splurge on a double sized sleeping bag. After all, sleeping bags are hunting camping supplies that get zipped up around you. If you are prone to claustrophobia, you'll want get a sleeping bag that is big enough for you to be comfortable in. Also, the quality of sleeping bags varies greatly depending on price. The cheapest sleeping bags aren't very comfortable at all. If you are interested in having a comfortable night's sleep, then you should spend the extra bit of money.
What do you hunt for? Is it rabbit, squirrel, deer, or perhaps turkey? Each and every one of these game will require hunting supplies to some extent. The first thing you need to be sure of is the law. You need to ensure that you purchase the correct hunting license for the correct game. This is very important so that you can avoid being fined. Once you have this process down, you'll need to look around for hunting supplies. Are you hunting that deer with a shotgun or bow? Well, this is probably something you've already mulled over. So be sure to practice your shot before the big hunt. A target is much different than a live animal. Setting your sights on that deer or turkey can cause you to tremble a tad. Among the other hunting supplies that you will need are proper clothing, maybe a tree stand, animal call, whether turkey or deer, and a scent to blend in and attract that game. Just the once you've purchased these hunting supplies, you're pretty much good to go for next time. If you do it right hunting is not too pricey.
As a hunter gains more experience in the wild, he or she will begin to have personal preferences for certain elements in their hunting supply. While some prefer not much more than the basics, such as a sleeping bag, tent and food, others find they prefer to have GPS trackers, meal packs or even scent blockers in their packs. Depending on the other elements of the hunt, a hunting supply can include hunting blinds, tree stands, decoys, optics and rangefinders, game calls, special clothing and other state of the art accessories to make the hunt not only more successful but more comfortable.
Even with just an afternoon of hunting in familiar territory, one of the most important elements in one's hunting supply is a first aid kit. It is necessary that a first aid kit be available at all times in the event of an emergency. A first aid kit need not be overly cumbersome. Basic first aid kits can be small enough to fit in a small breath mint tin that fits in a vest pocket or fanny pack. The longer and more extensive the hunt, the more intricate first aid kit should be. Hunters should be able to carry this kit with them at all times. As many injured hunters have found, a first aid kit is of no use when left behind at camp.


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I haven't been writing lately, maybe because I feel like I should be doing better than I am, which is really nothing more than pride. I do not look down on others when they are having a rough time, but me? I am supposed to be the inspiration for others! I am supposed to be enlightened!
Forget that. I am in horrible pain with fibromyalgia and I am mad at myself and fate. I don't want this. Last night I tried to make my body go numb to help stop the physical pain. It is a spontaneous thing I have done at times when mental pain has gotten too bad, a form of checking out. It actually helped this time, but only for a little while. My nerves are sensitized to pain and I figure that maybe through my mind I can "unsensitize" them. I try to envision waves of light healing me, but it doesn't help.
I am trying aromatherapy baths with Lavender oil and sometimes it helps and other times it doesn't. Or it only helps for a little while. I have bought other essential oils to try, but they can be expensive. I have just made a call to set up an appointment with a massage therapist, another expense I don't want to pay, but I am desperate right now.
The combination of having a mental disorder and a chronic pain and fatigue condition is overwhelming. A favorite author of mine, Kathleen Crowley knows about this first hand. I became familiar with her writing when I worked at a mental health social center. We used her book, The Power of Procovery in Healing Mental Illness, in one of our classes. Her first book, The Day Room: A Memoir of Madness and Mending, chronicles her journey through dealing with the effects of nerve damage due to medical malpractice. Nothing helped the pain and she ended up with a mental breakdown. Somehow this woman managed to recover her sanity and deal with the pain, which she has to this day. Although I found her book an inspiring read, I still feel something is missing because she really did not get into specifics about how she learned to deal with her physical pain. I actually met her a long time ago, at a mental health training I went to, and I wish I had ask her about that, but then I was not in bad pain at that time.
Still both books I recommend, especially The Power of Procovery. "Procovery" is a word she coined to express the idea that we need to let go of our old life in order to move forward and it's mantra is "Just Start Anywhere!" This is good to remember now when I need to remember that I just need to take small steps to help myself instead of being completely helpless.
I have to confess that while I am very good at teaching others, I am often a bad student. I need to get back to the basics. It is hard though, because I want that magic formula that will give me my life back.
I hate having to push myself to do anything at all. Going to the mental health center where I get support is a challenge when I am hurting physically and mentally. But what other choice do I have? I am not going down the road of self-destruction again. if not for myself, at least for my family.
The truth is that I really don't want to die, I just don't want to live like this anymore. But there is a part of me that knows that my time here is not finished and that I am meant to accomplish more tasks. Last week I was sobbing to my therapist, saying "I want to matter!" Of course the truth is that I do matter, in some small way to others and my work isn't done. But there is fear, a lot of fear, not only about my physical condition but because I am afraid of life, of reaching out. I hide my pain because I do not want to burden others and also because I am afraid of rejection. Even rejection by my readers, whom I think will condemn me for not being "spiritual enough."
Okay I tell myself "You are human. Get over yourself!"
Any thoughts and advice would be welcome. 😉


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Bulletproof (evident at end of video) Mercedes SUV cuts off white motorcycle... poorly. White motorcycle then tries to escape, but MB catches on and crashes into them. Passengers escape. Red coat escapes through Ruben Dario, grey through Lamartine. It looks like the guy in the Nissan Versa had a gun and decided to start chasing, maybe SAG officer by mere chance. Or armed civilian (unlikely). Then MB SUV goes into garage.
I wanna bet this was road rage. Because if the motorcyclists had guns, the guy in the MB wouldn't have gotten out of the car. Also, what's up with the guy in the background just standing in the middle of the road and then disappearing into the park?
Further investigation shows the guy in the grey car WAS a State AG officer, so he chased and arrested the motorcycle driver... On charges of robbing an ATM. Not sure why the Merc driver got involved at all. You can later see him in a follow up tweet;
That was a.... that was a rollercoaster CSI


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KUTV reported this morning that an incident occurred at the Church Office Building in downtown Salt Lake. Multiple emergency departments responded just before 10am on Wednesday, May 27th. The street was cordoned off for about half an hour.
It was later reported that a woman was threatening to harm herself. "It appears that the woman had climbed over the plexiglass wall and was at the railing where she had the ability to jump off," Asay told Deseret News. "Church security acted quickly, they got up there, got handcuffs on her and the railing to keep her on the railing, keep her from jumping off, and then our crews were able to go up and free her from the handcuffs and make sure that nothing else happened."
She was taken into custody around 10:15am and transported to a hospital. It is uncertain at this time whether or not the woman worked in the building or was there as a visitor.


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Happy New Years all!
For info on the past year there is a short note on my last post
Well it has been an active year.
As I look back on my New Years Resolutions for 2013, I am stunned by the number of things I finished this year.
In 2011 – 105, 2012 – 78,
2013 – 112 It's been a good year!
Update on New Years Resolutions for 2013
I will Complete 7 WIP's that have been sitting around. Done!
I will make ALL items for the Church Bazaar and craft sales from stash! 98% success with this one!
#7 I am counting making my studio usable as a minor success. However the Guyz tidied the house for Christmas and the a lot of stuff has disappeared and 4 laundry baskets are missing, I am guessing where… back on the 2014 list!
I will complete one handmade gift for each of the 11 people that will be joining us Christmas 2013 Woohoo total success!
And my niece in her "Piles of Smiles Cowl"
will make my DH and DS each a Hat
This years Resolutions!
I will knit both sweater patterns my DH gave me for Christmas 2012! One is almost done
I have given up on organizing my stash, instead I will parcel up 13 projects with pattern, stash yarn etc that I will make this year! Ok this sounded like a great plan, and yes I did parcel up 13 projects ready to go…still there nothing happened. Going to add one more for 2014…
- Success!
- I will not replenish my stash as it deminishes
unless DH approves(update this lasted for 20 days last year) I am going to see how long I will last this year!
- Goal this year, significant stash reduction! Again!
- My studio will be dumped out and made into a haven for Knitting, sewing and scrapbooking! Well it is a mess, but a usable mess!
- Total Success!
- Success Woohoo!
- Last fibre related resolution, I will spin more. I have been spinning a little more, and started sewing more this year too. (see resolution #7)
Added Resolutions for 2014
Of the 14 wips I am starting the year with if they are still on the list next New Years, they get frogged!
- I am going to invest in Shelving and containers and organize (sort of ) my stash.
- I will join Fibreholics anonymous (Just kidding :0)
- I am going to reinstitute The Plan: I will cycle through the list of wips one a day till this list gets to a more manageable size!
- I am going to use more none virtual patterns, I have loads of knitting books, magazines and patterns I should use them!
Total of 10 Fibre Resolutions for 2014, we will see how this goes :0)
The Jar 2013
In the spring I will put it all in an onion bag and hang it outside for the birds to use for nest building.
I begin 2014 with WIP List = 14
Buttermere my Kal for Dec
Shoulder Shawl v2 started Nov 14/13
- Northman Mittens Started Dec 2/13
- My Favourite Scarf Ever Started Nov 2/13
- Cabled Hood with Pockets Started Sept 27/13
- Iced Cardigan Started Oct 1/13
- Foots First Sox My design Started Jul/11
- SPROUT – Growing Roots sweater 60% done started May 17/12
- Top Down Swing Pullover – 98% done started Jan 1/13
- Sea of Dreams Blanket 75% done started Mar 9/13
- Mile a minute afghan – crochet 50% done started Apr 24/13
- Isla lace Pillowcase edge 52% done started June 18/13
- Rose Harbour Shawl 75% done started Jun 28/13
- Fanflower Fling 50% done started Jul 12/13
FO's 2013 = 112 (34 more than 2012)
WIPS 2013 = 14 (7 more than 2012)
Stash Used 2013 = 99 (11 more than 2012 and I just might have invested in a little more fibre in 2013)
Sewing FO's = 4 (4 more than 2012)
Books 2013 = 42 (6 less than 2012)
Thanks again for an interesting and eventful year, It wouldn't have been the same without you.
cya next year :0)
I'm off to visit Tami's, then on to my blogwalk
come join me in the blogpond :0)
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Head coach looks back on a pleasing campaign
TONY Pulis accepted responsibility for Albion's defeat at Arsenal - but looked back on an otherwise pleasing campaign during the second-half of this season.
Speaking after the 4-1 loss, Pulis said:
"If anybody needs to take any criticism then it's probably me.
"The Chelsea game took a lot out of the players and I maybe should have freshened it up a bit. There is always that dilemma as to whether you stick with the players who have got you results but obviously there is a chance they might have run out of steam a little bit.
"Of our last six games, four have been away. It's always easy to look back and say 'I should have done this, or should have done that...' but if anyone needs to take any blame then it's me.
"In the six games, we got 12 points which is fantastic. To play the way we did and get those results is excellent. Perhaps today was a game to far. I take the blame for that, I should have changed it."
On Albion's season overall he said:
"It's been a good season. This has been the toughest job I've had but I'm really pleased with the way the lads have competed and responded to what we've asked of them."
On next season...and his coming Tower-to-Tower challenge, Pulis:
"Next season? I'm now looking forward to being at Tower Bridge at the crack of dawn tomorrow knowing I'll spend seven days in a boat trying to get across the channel. Am I looking forward to it...? I'm not so sure that's the phrase I'd use. But that's now occupying my immediate thoughts."


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All God's Children (1 John 3)
1 John 3A friend sent me an email telling about a question posed to her by a co-worker. Here is the exact text of the question:
How is a Christian defined? It used to be that if you were not Jewish or Hindu or Buddhist, you were a Christian, whether Catholic or Lutheran or Episcopal or Baptist. But it seems now that the word means something more specific. Is it considered to be an actual religion other than Catholic or Lutheran or Episcopal or Baptist or whatever. If so, what makes it different?Now that's a very good question. It shows that the person has been doing some seriously thinking about spiritual issues. It also reveals that she has penetrated to a core issue that has long confused millions of people: What is the difference between being a Christian and a church member?How would you answer that question? 1 John 3 offers some very practical advice on how to spot the children of God. The true children of God reject sin and obey God's command to love one another.
I. Who We Are--the Children of God 1-3
1. The children of God are recognized by God but not by the world. 1
2. The children of God will be clearly revealed when we see Christ and become like him. 2
3. The children of God experience inward purification as we await that day. 3
II. How to Recognize the Children of God 4-10
1. All sin is serious because it is a form of lawlessness. 4
2. Sin is serious because Jesus came to remove sin. 5
3. Sin is ultimately inconsistent with who we really are. 6
4. Our actions spring from our nature, whether good or evil. 7-8
5. We share in God's nature and that nature does not sin. 9
6. Because we have God's nature in us, we cannot continue in sin. 9
7. Our basic nature is revealed by the way we live. 10
A) Unbelievers through disobedience and hatred.
B) Believers through obedience and love.
III. How the Children of God Love 11-18
1. Love is the chief mark of new life. 11
2. Just as Cain hated Abel, so the world will hate us. 12-13
3. Hatred is a form of murder and a sign of spiritual death. 14-15
4. The model for our love is Jesus who laid down his life for us. 16
5. Real love goes beyond mere talk to meet the practical needs of others. 17-18
IV. How the Children of God Pray 19-24
1. We can pray with confidence when we show love to others. 19-21
2. We receive answers when God is pleased with us. 22
3. Genuine love for others brings us assurance by the Spirit that we are truly God's children. 23-24Note how John weaves obedience and love together again and again. We cannot talk about obeying God without also talking about loving our brothers. We cannot pick and choose. According to John, love is the chief way our new nature expresses itself. Love is also the practical assurance that we are keeping God's commandments.
Extra: Comparing 1 John 1 and 1 John 31) Sin is a daily reality for the believer. He must admit it and confess it so that he may be cleansed from unrighteousness. Chapter 12) For the believer sin is abnormal and unnatural. His whole bent of life is away from sin. Chapter 33) Sin keeps me from fellowship with God, and fellowship with God keeps me from sin.4) Traced back to its roots, all sin is devilish and all righteousness is godlike.5) Even the slightest bit of sin contradicts my new nature and pulls me away from fellowship with God.6) Only through the Holy Spirit can I win the ongoing battle between sin and my new nature.7) Though sin remains a daily reality for the believer, I must never make light of sin because every sin is a betrayal of who I am in Christ.Here is one final thought: When Christians sin, we hide our true identity. When unbelievers sin, they reveal their true identity.
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Recently, there was a vendor at Sam's Club who was selling a line of knives. On the store's loudspeaker he announced that he would be giving a free paring knife to anyone who watched his presentation. People, who seemed completely occupied filling their shopping carts, stopped what they were doing and rushed to watch the demonstration. They took time out of their day, so that they could get a free paring knife that probably only cost a couple of dollars.
Free offers are hard to resist, which is why you need one to promote to your potential clients. A free offer could be a book, report, CD or DVD. The main thing is that it is interesting and has some type of value attached to it.
Once you have your free offer, you need to mention it as often as you can. It should be prominently displayed on your website, Yellow Pages advertisement and anywhere else you market. This free offer is what is going to get people to stop their search and contact you. That means that just about everything you do in terms of marketing should be centered on the offer.
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Last month, Cerro Gordo in California made headlines when it went on the market for the very first time and the internet was rife about what wild possibilities you could make a reality with your very own ghost town. Now it's been snapped up and it looks like it will become a tourist destination in the near future.
The Cerro Godo ghost town has been sold. Photo by GeoStock
With an initial asking price of $925,000, the entire town ended up being sold for $1.4 million to a group of investors based in nearby Los Angeles, with the sale being fittingly closed on Friday 13 July. A successful sale was contingent on the original owners being happy with the prospective plans for the town and the group beat out competition from bidders who wanted to turn the area into a marijuana farm.
The group behind the sale want to make the entire 300 acres into a unique tourist destination, while maintaining and restoring the historical buildings. It was their dedication to the history of the site that swayed the sale in their favour. In an interview with CNN, they revealed they want to host a whole series of diverse events, including music gigs, dining experiences, theatre productions and writing retreats.
The history of the town will be preserved. Photo by David Lofink CC BY 2.0
The town in the Inyo Mountains was once a prosperous mining community from 1865 to 1957. It's been family-owned for generations and is somewhat of an off-the-beaten-track tourist attraction but more for its abandoned nature than facilities. There are currently 22 buildings left on site with plenty of room to build more as needed. It's also just four hours drive from both Las Vegas and Los Angeles.


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1. "Thief" (Criterion)The film: Criterion is putting out two seminal heist films today, yet though one clearly influenced the other, Michael Mann's feature debut "Thief" not only incorporates the lessons of Jules Dassin's "Rififi" but expands upon them, crafting a classic of impressionistic, intimate crime drama that somehow remains cool and aloof while longing with every fiber of its being. James Caan has rarely, if ever, been better as the master thief who is smart enough to realize how stupid it is for a man like him to dream even as he gives in to fantasy. When reality at last disabuses him of the potential for happiness, his self-destruction is more terrifying than anyone else's attacks on him could ever be.
The disc: A sparkling 4K restoration brings back the cobalt tinting lost in the original DVD pressing, while an old audio commentary with Mann and Caan and some new interviews with each of them, as well as Tangerine Dream's Johannes Schmoelling, round out the modest extras.
Read our full review of the disc here.
Available on combo DVD/Blu-Ray.
2. "Sunrise" (20th Century Fox)
The film: Quite possibly the finest silent film produced on U.S. soil, German ex-pat F.W. Murnau's "Sunrise" is sublime poetry, the perfect marriage of the limits of silent aesthetic style and crowd-pleasing, mainstream substance. The plot, as with the best silents, is elemental: a man (George O'Brien) plots to murder his wife (Janet Gaynor) so as to escape to the city to live with his mistress (Margaret Livingston). In practice, though, the film is endlessly complex, communicating undulating moods of temptation, guilt and love through every technique silent cinema offered, as well as a few flights of weightless fancy that were all Murnau's own.
The disc: Hardcore cinephiles likely already have the stuffed, region-free Blu-Ray from the UK's prestigious Masters of Cinema line, but Fox has finally dusted off one of the best films made under its auspices for the hi-def treatment at home. The good news is that, contrary to the bare-bones releases typically offered on Fox's Blu-Ray editions of classics, this release appears to carry over all the extras that appeared on the MoC version, including boasting two versions of the film, its theatrical version and the original Movietone cut. This is a must-buy for anyone who does not already own the import.
3. "The Butler" (Starz/Anchor Bay)
The film: Lee Daniels finds his calling subduing his splenetic style just enough to play, superficially, by the rules of the Hollywood biopic. Nevertheless, "The Butler" is so instantly identifiable as one of the director's works that the absurd possessive foisted upon the film's title to differentiate it from a silent film would almost be appropriate even without the ridiculous controversy. Focused on the life of a White House butler (Forest Whitaker) who experiences decades of seismic political and social change from the vantage point of a man tasked to serve in silence, "The Butler" is a sly critique of the willful "apolitical" nature of other biopics, using the life of a man expressly forbidden to voice a political opinion to prove the point that the mere fact of life is political, especially when that life belongs to a person of color in America. Sufficiently toned down so that his usual garishness comes off as bawdy and carnal in the way that de-sexed, cipher-dependant Hollywood films never are, Daniels delivers his best film yet.
The disc: Appropriate, perhaps, given the humility and reservation of the film's protagonist, "The Butler" hits home video with a modest assortment of extras, including a brief making-of documentary, deleted scenes, a gag reel(?) and a short featurette interviewing some of the still-living Freedom Riders.
4. "You're Next" (Lionsgate)
The film: "Mumblecore," the most over- and mis-used cinematic term du jour, is stretched permanently by "You're Next," a horror film that adheres to (and casts from) the independent "movement" until it swiftly moves into other generic waters. "You're Next" offers the chance to see mumblecore expanded out of its narrow definition or, if you're insistently against those movies on principle, the chance to see its brightest stars gruesomely dispatched. Everyone's a winner.
The disc: Two separate commentary tracks hint at a stuffed package that fails to materialize, with only one other feature, a making-of EPK, to complete Lionsgate's disc.
5. "20 Feet from Stardom" (Starz/Anchor Bay)
The film: Music documentaries are, almost without fail, the lowest form of nonfiction, unabashed nostalgia trips that boil down to glorified playlists with visual accompaniment, with direction so unimaginative that even iTunes screen saver mode has more to keep the eyes occupied. But there's no denying that sometimes, even the most hard-hearted cynic can't resist one of these things, and "20 Feet from Stardom," about the soul singers primarily known as the background vocalists for hits by superstars from Springsteen to the Stones, goes out of its way to check enough boxes to raise anyone's interest. It's got the usual, unfairly overlooked talent, but also the added draw of its contrast between these gifted, magnetic black women and their relationship to an industry that overwhelmingly favors white men. It's the latter that gives the film a focus and a subtext that most music docs lack, giving the viewer something to think about besides how great the music they made is.
The disc: Starz/Anchor Bay's disc comes with deleted scenes and a Q&A with director and subjects, as well as a short film called "The Buddy System."
Best of the rest: a 15th anniversary edition of Vincent Gallo's "Buffalo '66" (Lionsgate) guaranteed to make some Gen X-ers feel old; Blake Edwards' "Blind Date" (Image Entertainment), a farce starring both Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger on the eve of both becoming mega-stars; Norman Jewison's "In the Heat of the Night" (20th Century Fox), a message movie that has managed to maintain some of its power thanks to Sidney Poitier's fierce pride and Rod Steiger's believably altered good ol' boy; James Ponsoldt's acclaimed, naturalistic teen romance "The Spectacular Now" (Lionsgate); and "Enough Said" (20th Century Fox), Nicole Holofcener's imperfect but pleasing midlife romance, featuring stand-out performances from Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the late James Gandolfini, who never got the chance to crawl out from Tony Soprano's shadow the way work like this promised he would.


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Introduction: How to Etch a Picture on a Knife
Hi guys! This instructable is about how to easily etch some picture or text on a knife or another metal thing! Also there is a video with all process of preparing and etching, LINK.
Step 1: All You Need
Knife or other metal thing, printed picture or written text, light carbon paper and pencil. Tape, as thicker as possible. To cut your drawing you need a soldering iron or warmed awl, and for the last step I use black permanent marker. Etching equipment: notebook power supply, nail and cotton, and some glass of salty water. Lets go.
Step 2: Drawing a Picture on Metal
At first you need a picture. Scale it as you need and print it. If you want to etcch some text, just write down your text on a paper. Place carbon paper on metal, then your drawing, and then fix them all with tape. Carefully stroke drawing by pencil. Remove them all and attach tape, maybe in two layers.
Now very carefully stroke lines with soldering iron, melting the tape. Another way to make it is using nail polish. You can scratch your picture by any sharp tool. No matter how, bit you need to create protection surface on all metal, and the lines of your picture must be without the protecrion.
Ok, next step!
Step 3: Preparing the Etching Equipment
Connect negative wire to nail, ordinary this wire is black or blue. Another end of nail is winded with cotton. It is like a cotton swab. Connect the red, positive wire to your etching metal.
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Mate you really should connect a load on the power supply to avoid completely shorting it out. Depending on the voltage of your supply just attach a computer fan, light bulb, or a power resistor.
It should go between the positive lead and the contact point on the metal piece you're etching.
Step 4: Etching!
Turn on your power supply and start to etch. There will be releasing a chlorine gas, so do it under vent or outside. The etching process is very simple: sop cotton in salty water and slowly stroke your scratched drawing. Sometimes clean the surface. Also, the more powerful your power supply is, the faster etching process will be.
Step 5: Finishing
Two minutes later you can rip off the tape and clean the surface, so your picture is almost done. Just stroke it with marker to make it more contrast and sharp.
Step 6: Another Way
Also you can make filled pictures, using a sharp knife and get big etched shapes instead of lines. It is an interesting way to make keychains.
Step 7: Afterword
This method allows to make very deep etched pictures, they will never wear away! I used this method to make these pretty meme face keychains, they are with me since 2011, every day they rub with keys... But I made them of stainless steel, they are super strong!
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Mate you really should connect a load on the power supply to avoid completely shorting it out. Depending on the voltage of your supply just attach a computer fan, light bulb, or a power resistor.
It should go between the positive lead and the contact point on the metal piece you're etching.
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Saturday, February 28, 2015
Bahamas Blue
I've visited the Bahamas many, many, times but I don't recall being so struck by the startling blue water and sky. Every where I stepped on the small island of Bimini, I felt enveloped by the dreamy blue landscape. I was so taken that I coined the phrase Bimini blue whenever I became awestruck by the island's beauty, which was every time I strolled along the shore. When I arrived on the larger island of Nassau and realized that the scenery was still the same serene blue, I decided to change it to Bahamas blue. There are 700 Bahamanian islands so I don't know if all of them share the same beauty but there was enough on these two to soothe any winter-worn soul.
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
Next Stop: Bimini
I'm extremely excited to visit the Bahamian out island of Bimini this week. Located 50 miles off the coast of Florida, this little island is the closest Bahamian island to the U.S. but its old school culture and history is a world away. I'll be tracing the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who wrote part of his Nobel Peace Prize speech while relaxing and sailing in Bimini and Adam Clayton Powell, the first African American to represent New York in the House of Representatives and also an activist and minister who introduced MLK to his island retreat. Bimini is also noted as the place Ernest Hemingway loved to game fish and where the Lost City of Atlantis possibly originated. So I'll have lots to post about! Look out for pix and updates from this fascinating trip soon.
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Monday, February 16, 2015
Sampling Semla in Stockholm
The quickest way to understand a place is to dive into the culture. In Stockholm, I was extremely lucky to be invited to experience the Swedish ritual of fika. An important part of Swedish life that involves enjoying coffee and pastries with friends, family or co-workers, fika reveals the Swedish love of home life and sweets. Strolling the narrow streets of Stockholm, I noticed that every cafe was crammed with people lingering over coffee and big, puffy, rolls. Turns out those rolls, called Semla, are a hugely popular part of the Lenten ritual of fattening up before the fast. Only people seem to gobble more Semlor (plural) than they practice Lenten fasting these days.
I was fortunate to arrive in February, just when the Semla craze stirs up and even more fortunate to have two Stockholm based friends, Lola Akinmade Akerstrom and Germaine Thomas to invite me to fika and guide me through the tradition. Fika (pronounced fee-cah) is like a coffee break except it's not tied to work or any pre-determined structure, you can have fika several times a day at any time you like. The semla is made from wheat flour, sprinkled with cardamon and filled with almond paste and whipped cream. It sounds rich and impossibly decadent because it is. I have to admit, I was intimidated by the size and heft of the Semla. How do you eat them without making a mess? As we settled into a bustling cafe in the Central station of Stockholm's metro, Lola and Germaine showed me. You take the lid off the bun and you're supplied with tiny spoons the scoop out the cream. As Semla experts, they informed me that these were good Semlor, fresh and made with high quality ingredients. Apparently, all Semla is not created equal and it's possible to get stuck with bad Semlor that tastes terrible. That definitely wasn't the case here. I dug into the creamy sweetness and sipped chai tea, savoring the sweetness. My favorite part was the almond paste but I especially loved trying fika with my Swedish friends.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
A Glimpse of Stockholm's Gamla Stan
When I landed in Stockholm for the first time, I was surprised at how familiar it seemed. Perhaps it was because of the daily snowfall and the people rushing through streets and train stations bundled against freezing blasts. This is my Chicago reality and Stockholm really was not that different at all. Gamla Stan, the city's old town and city center, was where everyone suggested I start my exploration. So I hopped on the metro and arrived in the winding labyrinth of Gamla Stan streets.
This sculpture is the first thing I spotted as I climbed out of the metro. Stockholm is a city filled with art and aesthetics but this was my first up close look at an art piece. I was charmed by the whimsical lines and the parents sheltering a smiling child. I thought it was a good representation of Stockholm's overall welcoming vibe.
Gamla Stan was built in the '1300s but most of the buildings date from the 18th and 19th century.
The cobblestone streets were narrow and slippery with snow and I was worried about sliding down one of them so I didn't stop and take as many photos as I would have liked. It seemed like the streets all melted into each other and opened up into tiny alleyways like this one.
When I arrived at this imposing structure, I was sure it was the palace but it turned out to be the parliament building. All of the streets started to look alike and I got lost strolling through Gamla Stan. I didn't worry though, the Swedes I met were very friendly. A nice man guided me to a metro station that was two stops away from the stop I started from. By this time, I was soaked from all of the soggy snow and ready to visit a cafe for tea.
This was my last glimpse of Gamla Stan and it's my favorite image. The faded gold buildings and narrow passages served as my first Stockholm greeting and I was eager for more.
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40 Alma Street, Paddington
Sale of 40 Alma Street, Paddington:
- Previously leased by the Red & Co Property Management team
- Listed for sale as Red & Co's first million dollar residential property
- Sale Method: Private Treaty
- Marketing included furniture styling, drone footage and a property video
- 15 Open Houses & 9 Private Inspections
- 4 Written offers – Sold for $1.6m
"Anthony worked extremely hard on the sale of the Paddington house. He was always willing to do extra and stayed in contact throughout the entire process."
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