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Topic: Buenos Aires Historical
Walk San Telmo,......
While touring around San Telmo in the old neighborhood of Buenos Aires, there are several interesting architectural landmarks that should be taken into account to enjoy the best sight possible. Heading from Puerto Madero up to Defensa St and then all around the historical blocks of Carlos Calvo and Humberto 1, we will then head over towards the gorgeous Lezama Park to end our first virtual tour.
Vintage Cars from Argentina
Along Paseo Colon, named in honor of the intrepid Genovese explorer Christopher Columbus is the old Agriculture and Fishing Secretary. This neo gothic construction evokes the early 20th century Argentine wealth, when the country was christened the world's barn. The construction was directed by Vanelly& Sons and Kimbau & Company.
A couple of steps to the right is an outstanding construction belonging to the University of Buenos Aires, one of the world's most respected institutions at the time it is one of the last public and free of charge ivy league schools in the world. The School of Engineering was built during the early 50s and before belonging to the UBA it used to be Eva Peron's Foundation.
Just in front of the school is one of the greatest public works of art of our country. Entitled "An ode to Work", this is a monumental sculpture by Rogelio de Yrurtia (1879-1950), made in bronze and featuring 14 brilliantly achieved human figures.
Crossing Paseo Colon to Defensa Street we head along Estados Unidos St we head towards the San Telmo yards, a typical 18th century of the area that holds artists and artisans, located in the San Lorenzo Path.
At the corner of Estados Unidos St and Balcarce St. is BAR Sur a typical argentine café that opened its doors back in 1967 and was an avant-garde location in terms of night tango shows. It's still is, both for locals and visitors alike, for it presents a trustfully inspired show of the traditional music and dance of tango, as well as an inspiring atmosphere. A must for anyone who wishes to enjoy a traditional tango experience.
Following our tour thru Balcarce St, at the number 1016 is the home of the famous Argentine artits Juan Carlos Castagnino, born in 1908 this artist was an outstanding man of arts who's widely known for his works of illustration for the Argentine best seller book Martin Fierro in the 1963 edition. Having passed away in 1972, his late 18th century home remains as a landmark of aesthetics and homage to his works.
Next door to Castagnino's home is one other outstanding construction known as the Old Hotel, now transformed in Art Gallery and atelier for the neighborhood's artists and sculpture makers. The gorgeous construction dating from 1890 was originally a top notch hotel, today is part of the protected historical buildings of Old Buenos Aires.
The first parallel street to the left of Estados Unidos is Carlos Calvo St, between Balcarce and Defensa is one very interesting building of the early 20th century, the Denmark Church. Carlos Calvo 257 is the precise address.
While Argentina is a mainly Roman Church Catholic country, there are several other religious cults that have their place in the Argentine society product of the initial melting pot upon which our culture was shaped and formed. As with most aspects of our culture, this religion arrived to the Argentine shores by boat and built upon the beliefs and strength of the millions of immigrants that chose Argentina to become their new motherland. The construction is outstanding, following the lines of the neo gothic style; its blueprints were made by the famous Danish architects Rönnow and Bisgaard. It was officially opened in 1931 and functions to our days. For further information on the Church as well as the services contact them at http://www.iglesiadinamarquesa.com.ar/
Following the walk throughout San Telmo's oldest and most interesting buildings we arrive thru Carlos Calvo St. to the number 319, where's the old Knifemen's Home. The construction was made in two times, the first part which would be the front room is from late 18th century, and the remaining construction is from early 19th century. While today this construction is a restaurant, this construction was home to a tragic 19th century love story:
Margarita daughter of a very prestigious man of Rosas was supposed to marry into society, but she was in love with a local artist, singer; a bohemian man of the arts that stole her heart. Margarita run away with her love but was caught by her arranged fiancé who shot her when she tried to escape.
Margarita returned to her home and died a couple of days latter.
Our walk along the historical buildings of San Telmo now takes us to Buenos Aires foreman Esteban de Luca's home, at the intersection of Defensa and Carlos Calvo St.
The construction dates of the late 18th century. De Luca was a military, poet and journalist of a great time in our history, and because of his actions atop the historical aspects of his home it has now been turned into National historical Monument.
Our next stop is a whole block delimited by Bolivar, Carlos Calvo, Defensa and Estados Unidos, home of the historical San Telmo Marketplace. Featuring a unique style of avant-garde modernity in the late 19th century, this construction evokes a cross influence of Italian style in the outside construction and a strong English -trainstaition/marketplace- like iron structure combining metal and glass into a smooth look. The Architect was Juan Antonio Buschiazzo and the Market is still functioning to our days supplying nearby neighbors and curious visitors from every day goods and groceries to fine antiques and collectibles. A one of a kind mix that somewhat comes together in a wholesome concept only in San Telmo.
As the careful reader might have noticed, San Telmo, apart from being one of the oldest neighborhoods in our city, was also home to the Buenos Aires society, therefore the once splendorous which are being brought back to life thanks to the combined efforts of Architects, the City and San Telmo neighbors, are the living monuments of glorious times. An epidemic of yellow fiber back in the late 19th century and early 20th forced most of the prominent families to relocate in what today is the poshest area of the
city: Recoleta.
Walking along Defensa St is Plaza Dorrego, a gathering point for the neighbors that has been there for at least 3 centuries, home to local pubs, bars, cafes and a myriad of public shows, on Sundays the plaza transforms in outdoor flea market for the antique lovers and the passers by.
Taking our right down Humberto 1 St to the number 378 is the Argentine Penitentiary Museum. The building is truly interesting, built in 1760, by the architect Antonio Masella it was originally targeted to be the Home of the Spiritual Army for men, but soon the Jesuit mission was taken off Royal jurisdiction, and it was then awarded to the Cabildo, the house of government during Colonial times directly dependant of the Spanish Crown.
Inside the building is a Jesuit Chapel dating from 1734. Time passed and Argentina got its independence from Spain. The building was adjourned in Modern times to serve as Women's Penitentiary until 1978. After that, the city declared the construction as historical patrimony and it was transformed into a museum that opens daily.
Next door to this very ancient building is yet another construction that dates from the Jesuits' times. Because the building's construction began in
1734 and was altered and transformed throughout the centuries until early 20th century is that the National Monument features a truly eclectic neo colonial style. The careful and trained eye, can try to discover the diverse influences from different times, but indeed it's a somewhat impossible task for the input was tremendous and the alterations endless. All in all, it's a beautiful construction that is currently undergoing a process of restoration, may be the conservation will provide a closer look to its original features. Open for visitations every day, except for when religious services take place.
Across the street on Humberto 1 343 is the very first Medical School of Argentina. Today, the building holds a Public School: Escuela Guillermo Rawson. The first school of Medicine in Buenos Aires was opened in 1858. The construction features a neo colonial style, and an interesting note of color is that the front door magnolias have been there since the school first opened. Just a tip for the botanical lovers.
Back to Defensa St, we continue our walk thru San Telmo's architectural monuments. On Defensa heading towards our left is Pasaje La Defensa, a brilliant construction of 1880, an era of splendor and growth for our nation, on the number 1179. This home belonged to the Ezeiza Family, a prominent society group which played a central role in our history during crucial times. Today the traditional two story construction is a gallery opened to the public.
A couple of steps further to our left is San Juan Avenue, if we walk just a bit along San Juan to our left is the City's Government Museum of Modern Art. The huge brick walled building was a cigarette factory -actually a trademark of early Argentina Cigarettes 43- built in 1918 with an interesting input of British Utility Buildings aesthetics. The museum while undergoing thru a rehab process is open to the public daily.
Back to Defensa St as we head off towards the gorgeous Lezama Park, on Defensa 1220 is the Museum of Film, which does not offer an outstanding architectural interest, is home to some very interesting movie collection and memorabilia. Opens Monday thru Friday from 10 AM to 5PM.
On Defensa 1344 is a 1860 traditional house, that was saved from demolition by real estate magnate Osvaldo Giesso, it currently holds an art gallery and Theatre school.
Following Defensa towards Brasil St, at the very intersection of these two streets is one of the neighborhoods most beloved and treasured cafes. The Bar Britanico, aka British Bar, whose owners were Spanish immigrants, but the area developed so much during the times when the British were establishing the railway system, that they finally christened their shop in honor to the area's progress. This is as traditional as it gets in terms of Buenos Aires cafes, plus the view of the park is just brilliant, so don't miss it.
To our left, following the park's barrancs is a great monument of unparallel architecture in the area: The Russian Orthodox Church of the Holly Trinity, on Brasil 315. The 17th century muscovite styled church was actually built in the early 1900, with the coordinated efforts of The Holly Synods of Russia Mihail Preobrazensky and architect Alejandro Christophersen. The detailing of the construction is outstanding and its finest highlight is the Venetian mosaics representing the Holly Trinity custom made in Saint Petersburg.
Mercado de las Pulgas Buenos Aires
The Lezama Park is an immense green space in the heart of the Southern District of the City, located in a natural barranc that is believed to have been the first original location of the first founding of the City of Buenos Ayres. The Park is also linked directly to one of the city's most important historical events, which are the repellence of the English invasion in 1806; the place where the local forces defeated the invading ones was precisely the Lezama Park. Years after, the British relocated David MacKinley built his weekend Riverside House, soon it was christened the English House. By 1857, the property was bought by a Salta Business man Jose Gregorio Lezama, he forested the area with exotic plants and tree. By 1889, his widow sold the property to the community to transform it into a public area under the name of her late husband.
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Ah. It's like a nice and distant memory. Just happy to say it happend once!
So what's the key to being a growing blog?
So far I've noticed that the more religion or controversy (but with a little tact) the better. Oh and it doesn't hurt to throw in sex and technology. If you do all four at the same time, then you are a genius! Politics: no brainer. And if you mix it up with sex, definite win but gee with the way politics are, both are pretty much synonymous!
Splice in some Facebook talk and a dash of sports.
If you live in New York: bonus points. If you live in New York and write about it: guaranteed win. If you are someone trying to nip at the heels of worthless celebrity blogger, Perez Hilton, triple points. Especially if you mostly cover black celebrities.
If you are a crazed fan who is obsessed with a hottie from Prison Break, you are golden.
There you have it. I will keep adding to this list. Feel free to add to it as well. I'll give you credit for it.
Here are some so far. There are also some ideas in the comments section…
"For Google juice use a nice long list of celebrities.
Today I used celebrities who have tried to commit suicide (via Mental_floss.)" —goinglikesixty
"Generally, the more people I annoy, the higher my technorati ranking.
Also, being an entomologist the week of a giant spider web occurred in Texas helped :)" —Bug Girl
"Sex, celebrity and a damn good title.. It's all in the titles." — Paul Baylay
"It would also be good to be an atheist and throw in a little religion bashing (even better just focus on the Christians). Atheism is like the new craze or something like that." — Bacony Goodness

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Do You Eat Saltines in Bed?
The next time you have an upset stomach or a late-night cracker craving, avoid the traditional brands that are filled with hydrogenated oils. Instead, reach for a healthier alternative, such as Late July organic crackers. They have a classic saltine and a Ritz-like cracker. Both varieties are very delicious!
Late July is sold at Whole Foods and some Publix stores. You can also click HERE to buy them in bulk at Amazon. If you buy a pack of 12 boxes, it works out to $2.50 a box.
This post is for my loved one (you know who you are) who can't go to sleep without her nightly snack of saltines. Love ya, babe!
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Below are recent press releases.
Chardon, OH 44024-1293
October, 2019
Geauga County Auditor Charles E. Walder continues the mission to find the #1 dog in Geauga County for 2020. To kick off the 2020 dog registration, the Geauga County Auditor's Office is having a "#1 Dog Contest" for all 4th and 5th graders in the county.
Auditor Walder asks that a short essay be sent to his office or emailed to email@example.com by October 25, 2019 explaining why they think their dog is the #1 dog in the county. Representatives from the Geauga and Burton Public Libraries and the Geauga County Auditor's office will judge the essays on November 4th. The winner will receive the #1 lifetime dog tag for 2020 from Auditor Walder on December 2, 2019.
For more information please go to the Auditor's website at http://www.auditor.co.geauga.oh.us and click on "#1 Dog Contest". Information is also available at all public libraries in Geauga County or by contacting the Auditor's Office at 440-285-2222, 564-7131, or 834-1856 extension 1614 or directly at 440-279-1614. Good luck and remember, "Next to our owner, a license is a dog's best friend."
CHARDON, OHIO, December 12, 2018 — Geauga County Auditor Charles E. Walder announced today that the Geauga Automatic Data Processing Center ("ADP") restored e-mail service to county offices and other public entities after a December 5, 2018 outage.
"Due to the efforts of ADP's diligent staff, most Geauga County e-mail traffic was restored late on December 6, 2018." Auditor Walder said. "We appreciate their hard work."
The outage lasted roughly 36 hours and stemmed from two unrelated events. First, a county employee sent a series of e-mail messages with extraordinarily large attachments (1.8 GB and 540 MB) multiple times. Soon after, another county employee sent a group e-mail message containing attachments totaling 304 MB each to 269 recipients. The e-mails compounded, triggering an anomaly on Geauga County's e-mail server that caused transport service to go offline.
"These e-mails became the perfect storm." Auditor Walder said. "They created a tremendous bottleneck and overwhelmed our server. Combined, they equate to approximately 734,000 normally-sized email."
To fix the problem, ADP staff had to work through clearing e-mail queues and backlogs. As a result, there may be some e-mail loss during the affected period.
"Those of us with technology field experience take for granted common sense rules for using tools like e-mail, especially when it involves internal users to our system and large file transmission." Auditor Walder said. "Going forward, we have already limited message attachment size and are considering restricting group messaging activity."
"It would also help to have electronic communication training and instruction for county employees. We encourage all Geauga County departments to educate their employees on email do's and don'ts to reduce these types of issues."
ADP is Geauga County's information technology center, and is led by Co-Directors Al Vontorcik and Allen Keener. By law, Auditor Walder is ADP's Administrator.
For more information, please contact Kate Jacob McClain by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone (440) 279-1629.
CHARDON, OHIO, November 27, 2018 — Geauga County Auditor Charles E. Walder announced today that the Geauga County Help Desk handled its 100,000th service request.
Geauga's Help Desk is operated by the county's Automatic Data Processing Center ("ADP"), under Co-Directors Al Vontorcik and Allen Keener, which is Geauga's information technology center. By law, Auditor Walder is ADP's Administrator.
ADP began tracking service requests through its Help Desk on December 26, 2006. In 2017 alone, ADP handled 8,727 Help Desk service requests.
On November 14, 2018, Kristen Rine of the Geauga County Prosecutor's Office placed Help Desk's 100,000th service request. Along with assisting Ms. Rine, ADP staff provided her with flowers to mark the milestone.
"Congratulations to ADP, the 100,000th Help Desk service request is an incredibly important milestone," Auditor Walder said. "We appreciate their hard work."
CHARDON, OHIO, October 15, 2018 – Geauga County Auditor Charles E. Walder announced today the correction of a 37-year old practice under prior Geauga County Auditors of improperly distributing Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax revenues to municipalities.
Several months ago the Auditor's Office was part of a collaboration that discovered Geauga County's municipalities were incorrectly receiving a fuel tax distribution from the Office that was not authorized by law. "As soon as we discovered this problem in April 2018, our Office immediately stopped monthly distributions, notified the affected municipalities, and began an investigation, working closely with the County Prosecutor's and Engineer's Offices," said Mr. Walder.
This joint investigation revealed that prior Geauga County Auditors had been distributing fuel tax revenue to the six Geauga County municipalities, contrary to law, since 1981. The funds distributed, totaling approximately three million dollars, should have been distributed to the Geauga County Engineer's Office. Additionally, the Geauga County Prosecutor has requested an Attorney General Opinion to determine what steps the county will be taking regarding these funds.
This issue was discovered and corrected through a collaboration that can partly be attributed to many of the positive accountability changes at the Auditor's Office since Mr. Walder took Office in April 2018. Since April, Mr. Walder has hired a Compliance Officer who has been part of this investigation and correction process. Mr. Walder has also reevaluated the processes of the Auditor's Office in order to provide more accountability of Geauga County fiscal operations.
"In addition to finding and correcting this issue, we have taken several steps to help prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Catching and correcting this mistake reflects our Office's ongoing efforts to review and improve our practices, protocols, policies, and procedures. We are focused on internal improvement in order to safeguard the public's funds," said Mr. Walder.
Charles E. Walder
Geauga County Auditor
For more information, please contact Kate Jacob McClain, by email at email@example.com or phone (440) 279-1629.


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James, you know who you are, don't read this!!!!
This week, I'm gearing up to run a one or two shot game for a friend who has never gotten to play in a Star Wars campaign . . . so since I just spent two hours writing, I thought I would share a sample of my pre-game "home work" with you, dear reader, so that you could see the kinds of notes I like to make for myself prior to a session. It more or less encompasses the first few social encounters of the game, and is meant for the fantasy flight "Rebellion" system. Sorry for the lack of pictures, Disney is tight-fisted with it's copyrights! I generally read the italic parts to my players, and then let them react to the situation!
NPC Rank: (This is to simplify the npc's in the system, which I am relatively unfamiliar with.)
Legendary*: 3 yellow in something they're good at, plus perks that let them ignore black dice. 2 yellow 1 green in class skills, 1 yellow 2 green in things they're bad at.
Heroic: 2 yellow 1 green in something they're good at, plus perks. 1 yellow 2 green in class skills, 3 green in things they're bad at.
Normal: 1 yellow 2 green in something they're good at, 1 yellow 1 green in class skills, 2 green in everything else.
Easy: 1 yellow 1 green in something they're good at, 2 green in everything else.
Ch. 1: Aboard the Redemption
As the starlines in the viewport revert to fixed points, the myriad dizzying colors of hyperspace flicker and then die, leaving you alone in the vast emptiness of regular space. Well, almost alone. Suspended in space before you is an oblong, asymmetrical shape, little more than a wad of engines connected to a wedge shaped hull by a slender tube. Klaxons begin blaring, filling the small cockpit with enough noise to make a firefight seem relaxing. Above the alarms, LOM-8's eerily cold voice booms out of the speakers in his mouth, "Calm down. They're just painting us with their not inconsiderable sensor arrays." A charge of static bursts from the intercom, a woman's voice, saying, "Unidentified ship, power down shields and weapons, and prepare to be boarded. I hope you can explain how you got these coordinates, because you're about to have a really bad day if you can't."
A dark haired, slender woman in a light brown, blue sleeved uniform, flanked by two rebel soldiers, greets you at the airlock. She doesn't smile, and the dark circles under her eyes betray a sense of exhaustion. She looks you up and down and say, "Well, come on then. I'm not so far removed from Alderaan that I'll kill a few sentients without checking out thier story first. She leads you to a small conference room, and leaves you with a tankard of water, and a few ration cubes.
One way or the other, the characters are brought aboard the frigate, and put in a locked conference room with water and ration cubes. An hour passes, and Captain Marquez enters the room.
*Captain Marquez (Heroic) – Alderanian, dark hair, slender, tall, commanding. She has dark circles under her eyes, and treats the PC's matter of factly, even after confirming their bonafides.
Talking Points:
- story checks out.
- They have to prove themselves . . . A recommendation from Moonam isn't good enough.
- On the mission, for insurance, Lom-8 will be piloting another crew, while you are stuck with one of our guys . . . to keep an eye on you, and because Lom-8 is something of a curiosity.
- Do you accept the mission? You don't get to know specifics beforehand, except that you will be running munitions off an Imperial world, and it will be dangerous. They can walk around the ship, but only if accompanied by Ken and a protocol droid named Emtrey. Lom-8 has volunteered to be studied by Dr. Rolkied, who has an interest in A.I.
*Emtrey (Heroic only for scrounging) – strange droid, reminds you a great deal of Lom-8
If they choose to explore the ship, read the following:
Each corridor you pass is absolutely martial, all in hard whites and greys, with the occasional hard black. Each person you pass has a hard, hollow look, like soldiers who have seen too much, and lived too long in the shadow of some great loss. Emtrey casually announces that 42.3% of the crew are survivors of Alderaan, a planet you recognize from the rebel propoganda machine . . . an entire planet destroyed?! It simply isn't possible. But from the glances you are catching, something must have happened . . . something worth hating the empire for.
The Hydrospanner's Bolthole.
:Shop, with all goods rarity five or lower.
Run by Quiggles, a Duros refugee from Coruscant. He has special interest in Laminate armor parts and will pay full price for them.
Aldera's Peace:
Emtrey takes to an inconspicuous doorway on an otherwise barren hall, but as the door opens, you hear the low rumble of music, conversation, and the occasional raucous laugh. The rec room, called Aldera's Peace, is a narrow space filled wall to wall with tables and chairs. A bar runs the length of the left side of the room, with a what looks like a repurposed surgery droid casually mixing drinks, while the entire right wall of the room is covered in two dimensional representations of happy looking humans, peacefully green vistas, and the occasional holoprojection, depicting happy scenes. A large plaque above the wall reads "Never Forget." A group of pilots in rebel orange sit at a back table, watching a holo of a recent space battle, using their arms and hands to reenact remembered maneuvers, and it is from this table that the laughter is coming from. At a large table in the center sit five humanoids, dressed in the white, black, and khaki of rebel troops, quietly nursing drinks. One, a horned Devaronian, gestures at you to join his table.
Red and Green teams:
Red Leader:
1) Dev Sandar, Devaronian, Heroic Commando. He made his home on the peaceful slopes of Mt. Alder, before the Death Star blew it up. Welcoming, but sad. His smile never reaches his eyes.
Red 2:
2) Flax Voltune, Human Alderaanian, Normal Commando. He is quiet, untrusting. He looks over the newcomers constantly, as though sizing them up.
Red 3:
3) Sam Newman, Human Alderaanian, Normal Pilot. His face is shadowed, and he openly speaks out about the need to hold to Alderaan's non-violent philosophies.
Green Leader:
Alice Dweller, Selonian Female, Heroic Commando. Her catlike features are hard to read, but her friendly and open demeanor so much to soften her angular face. She speaks of a fear that the Empire will know they're coming, because Vader and the Emperor practice the "dark arts."
Green two:
Gom Shugard, Corellian Human, Heroic Smuggler. Gom is a burly, blustery man with massive handlebar mustaches. He is in stark contrast to Alice in that he is not friendly at all, and openly accuses the pc's of being double agents.
The conversation can go however it needs to. Talking points:
- Dev greets the newcomers and asks them about themselves.
- Flax is obtrusive in his vigilance, possibly evoking a comment from a PC
- Flax's only comments are about revenge, righting wrongs, and killing imperials.
- Sam pleads with Flax, asking how much of himself he will lose to these dark times, and whether or not he will ever embrace peace again.
- Flax replies that, when he is standing over the smoking ashes of the emperor, maybe then. He will put some in a capsule to release at the Alderaanian asteroid belt, to help his family rest easy.
- Alice brings up the possibility that tomorrow's mission is a trap. Dev tells her to can the talk, they aren't supposed to discuss the mission, and that her fears are unwarranted.
- Gom accuses the PC's of being double agents, telling them to watch their backs tomorrow, lest they catch a stray laser . . . he'll be watching them for anything suspicious.
- Dev tells everyone to get some rack time, the mission starts in nine hours.
At this point, the PC's can do whatever they want. For the mission briefing, see the "Rebellion Gun Running" file.
I hope you enjoyed reading what I'm going to be putting my players through . . . let me know if this is something you would like to see more often, and as always, don't fall for the old kobold pit trap!


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Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on commercial radio in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day's broadcast. Under U.S. law, 47 U.S.C. § 317, a radio station can play a specific song in exchange for money, but this must be disclosed on the air as being sponsored airtime, and that play of the song should not be counted as a "regular airplay".
The term has come to refer to any secret payment made to cast a product in a favorable light (such as obtaining positive reviews).
Some radio stations report spins of the newest and most popular songs to industry publications. The number of times the songs are played can influence the perceived popularity of a song.
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RRANG Broadway Style Bollywood Musical' with Malaika, Tamannah, Remo in NJ
About this Event
RRANG – colors of an untold story, inspired by true events is an upcoming broadway-esq show coming to the US with about 100 talented dancers from the USA with three well known and award winning Indian dancers Malaika – Remo – Tamannah with Indian cultural and Bollywood style dance. The show is being heralded as one of the most unique visual arts and concert experience in the Indian dance industry. It is distinct artistic expression derived from a hybrid and fusion of multicultural Indian society based on a script that was custom made and written keeping the Indian sensibilities and Indian emotions. It's a first of its kind show that will be performed with an Indian and Bollywood music undertone.
The show will use traditional art forms and Indian cultural artistic expression to depict a story of an immigrant father who went through hardships to make a life in the land of dreams that it intertwined with a story of a family that loves, laughs and stays together even during the times of tribulations.
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Book Arts in Tonga part 3: The Finished Books
At the end of the week-long workshop, we enjoyed a traditional Tongan feast and put out our finished (and our not-yet-finished) books for a bit of show and tell. (Some of us–me, cough– didn't finish until after returning home, but here's where we were at the end of the final day):
And here's my finished book:
Book Arts in Tonga part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4
Joe is working to get some exhibitions of the show put together, hopefully internationally. I'll keep you updated with what happens with the show.
Update: The project now has a website with studio photographs of much of the work:
Once we had made the tapa cloth and the koka dye, we had a bit of instruction on Tongan design, then three of us from the group gave a basic bookbinding demo. Next, we were shown some printmaking techniques, and finally we set to work to create our own books.
I am sad to say I don't remember our Tongan art instructor's name. But he showed us the basic principles behind Tongan design and their names. The sketches below are his. Each design/ pattern has its own name.
The seed thing below is used as a paintbrush. It is dipped in the koka dye, and the designs are then painted on the tapa cloth.
These women had obviously worked with tapa all their lives. They painted their designs very quickly and without any hesitation.
For special occasions or people or rank or special guests or ceremony etc, tapa cloths are laminated together with tapioca glue to make huge tapa cloths. When a large tapa is made, the stencil below is used to make a sort of template for the tapa design. The stencil is placed under the tapa, and ink is dabbed gently on top, the transferred ink effect is similar to a crayon rubbing.
Here is a large tapa that was laid out for us to see.
It was fun that we had just made the tapa and understood the process, because on our flight back from Vava'u to Tonga Tapu, the queen of Tonga was on Shannon's and my flight, which explained why they were laying out a huge tapa outside the plane (for the queen's boarding of the plane):
I didn't get any photos of me and my friends Shannon and Jenny giving bookbinding demos. Go figure. But we made several fun little models and demonstrated how to put them together. We tried to stay basic but offer enough options to get creative juices flowing. Next up was printmaking techniques.
Jenny and Linda demonstrated how to make a photopolymer plate using a scratch board and the sun. They rigged up the contraption below to use as an exposure unit. (The design is Joe Ostraff's)
Processing (washing out) the plate:
I have to say it worked like a charm (as long as the sun was shining) ;) They had also brought a couple of those little to-it-yourself letterpresses/ kits that you can buy at the craft store, and the end result was not bad for do-it-yourself printmaking on a remote Tongan island (sorry I didn't get any photos of the printing process, but some of the printmaking will show up in the post showing the finished books).
Our Tongan artist/instructor whipped up the linoleum carving below: (A bunch of us used it to make tee-shirts) :)
And finally we were ready to get down to the business of making our books. Below are photos of people hard at work.
Ethan made his woven book cover out of snack chips packages.
Maddison's book was made by adding one folded tapa section at a time, the sections progressively growing. As they built up, it curled like a snail shell.
The next Tonga report post will show the final works of the artists. I'll try to have it up soon. :)
Book Arts in Tonga part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4
Book Arts in Tonga, part 1: Making tapa cloth and koka dye
Last summer I mentioned that I was invited to go to Vava'u, Tonga as a guest instructor and to participate in an artists' book collaboration between the BYU Art Department and local Tongan craftspeople. I promised to report back. I didn't forget… I'm just a slow-poke.
The point of the trip was to immerse American students into Tongan culture by staying with Tongan families and working side-by-side with Tongan craftspeople and artists (I think that perhaps all Tongans are craftspeople and artists–it seemed to me that all Tongans know how to make tapa cloth) to make Tapa Cloth, native dyes, and learn a bit about traditional Tongan design. Each participant would then create an artist's book using the cloth and dyes we had made the previous week. But let's just get to the photos, eh?
Day one started out by sorting suitable (bark? leaves?) for weaving a long snake-skin-like strainer for the bark/ink.
Long thing strips of mulberry bark (the inner soft bark, not the outer bark) were soaked overnight, and then we were shown how to beat the mulberry with heavy wooden mallets. The bark is beaten, then folded, beaten some more, then folded again, and so on. When the bark is sufficiently wide, the whole thing is unfolded and the creases hammered out of the tapa. I took a short video of the beating process so that you can properly appreciate what our ears (and arms!) put up with for two days:
Notice how skinny Gary's bark was in the photo above, and how it's now been beaten nice and wide… It takes a lot of beating to get each one to that point.
Once it's made, it's hung to dry. I made this one (I was pleased with myself to complete one, but the Tongan women put us Americans to shame–some of our hosts made at least a dozen each).
Meanwhile, we were shown how to scrape bark from a koka tree to extract the dye. This tree will recover, but I was told that a koka tree's bark can only be taken once during the tree's life (or maybe it was once every several years. I don't remember for certain).
As you can see, the koka tree bleeds red.
Progress on the weaving of the strainer for the dye (sorry I don't know the Tongan word for this!).
Mixing the bark with water to help extract the dye.
Getting the bark ready for straining.
The weaving is wrapped around the bark and tied up tightly.
Then it's hung by the two ends,
A beam is placed through the loop, and the dye is strained as the beam is twisted with a downward pressure. Here's a video taken by my friend of the extraction:
The ink is a reddish brown if used raw, and it some of it is also cooked to make a rich dark brown color.
There you have it, the making of tapa cloth and koka dye. Next we learned a bit of design, a bit of bookbinding, and then set out to create our books. But I'll save that for another blog post (hopefully soon), since this took a while to write!
This past semester I had the privilege of teaching bookbinding at the University of Utah in their beautiful Book Arts studio. I had a lot of fun, and the students were terrific. Here is some of their work:
Coptic Binding:
Japanese Stab Binding and Chitzu:
I was a little bit stunned with the creativity of some of these students: During my demo I had the class sew mini books, almost like sewing cards, just so that they could see how simple the construction is, but I also wanted them to see how it's possible to come up with your own sewing patterns. They seemed to take that challenge and run with it: Many of these sewing patterns are the students' own designs:
this one and the photo below are the same books
reverse side
Flatback and Round Case:
Little Box:
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For their finals, the students wrote proposals of what they would like to make. Here were some of my favorites:
The cover to the above book is constructed of old shingles that the student had found. Kind of cool, but crumbly, and smelly, too ;)
Adorable little guy
I discovered this flickr photo stream some time ago, but I just love their bird photos so much… I want to do a series of watercolors based on them.


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Beloved ones; with life being so hectic, it is so very rare that you take time to enter into stillness. Many of you view making time for meditation, rumination, and even time for the self, as a hindrance.
If you continue to push on, and not take time to enter into stillness, you actually hinder your ability to process information and take action. This in turn, creates even further frustration and stress.
If you experience frustration, or you feel there is no light at the end of the tunnel, then please see this as the universe telling you to STOP. There is a place, a beautiful tranquil place, where you can receive healing; and this beautiful place offers you the opportunity to integrate information, in a simple way, so clarity is gained. What is this place? It is your inner garden.
The outside garden in the physical world contains weeds, dead leaves; and these need to be cleared, so that a resemblance of order can be seen and appreciated. Your mind contains weeds, dead leaves; and if you don't take time to tend your inner garden, then your ability to process information and emotions becomes very tangled and overgrown. Make a point of not over-loading your brain. Remember to continually return to tend and care for your inner garden.
There is a time for activity and a time for stillness. Activity that is prolonged creates frustration and forced energies. Stillness creates time for planning, preparation, and gives you the opportunity to create a reserve of energy for the tasks ahead.
Today, take time to prune you inner garden. Allow yourself time to release the stress and strain of human living conditions. Be it prayer, meditation or simply taking time to breathe, if you make time for you, you will be in a much better position to serve the world.
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In a tribute to those we've lost to cancer and those who continue their brave battle, and to promote cancer research and awareness, I want to share how cancer has affected me personally.
No inspirational quotes today to prime the pump. There is nothing which makes up for the loss of a parent, much less two.
My father died in 1969 as I was just beginning my journey into adulthood. He died three weeks before his first grandchild was born. So two people were deprived of the opportunity to know a man of character, honesty and integrity. I believe my son would have benefited greatly from knowing his maternal grandfather who had a terrific sense of humor, a wonderful gift for storytelling, and an unshakable belief that family comes first and if you take care of the people you love, your family both of blood and friends who are chosen "family", all other things will fall into their rightful place.
My parents were married after knowing each other only six weeks during World War II. He abandoned his high school sweetheart, who'd promised to wait for him, and ignored the wishes of his family. She outright defied the dictates of her strict parents and upbringing, for the man she fell in love with "the first time she laid eyes on him".
They were married just shy of twenty-five years, when my Father became ill with cancer, and died six weeks after his diagnosis.
My mother survived the loss of her husband, known to be the love of her life, but barely. The first year was the worst, and she suffered such a devastation of spirit, I thought we might lose her too.
They were madly in love with each other every day of their marriage and everyone around them knew just how it was for both of them. The had a date every Saturday night and spent time with each other paying attention to their relationship as well as their family.
I learned different things from each parent, just the way it should be, and all the things they taught me were valuable lessons. From my father I got three unbreakable life rules: 1) try to never lose your sense of humor, 2) value your education, 3) believe in the impossible, it makes things possible.
For several years after my Father's death I still wanted to pick up the phone to share things he might agree with me were odd, or funny, and so I miss him still today, some forty odd years later.
During times of real stress, I know my Father is still with me, since I've seen his spirit in the house where I grew up. I haven't lost my mind, and I'm not the only one, my little sister still lives in that house and she's seen him several times. My Father, gone but not forgotten, still looking out for his loved ones.
So take a moment, share a thought, reminisce and use the link to donate to the cause. Support cancer research and let's working on keeping those loved ones close, as long as we can.
God Bless to all the Dads both here and in the hereafter.


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We recently heard about an awesome looking art exhibit at MF Gallery (213 Bond Street) in Brooklyn. The 40oz Show displays beer bottles that have been customized by 40 different artists. The exhibit is normally only accessible by appointment only, but this Sunday they'll be opening their doors from 2PM - 5PM exclusively for our readers -- that's you! Swing by and check it out!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Exclusive Access: Beer Art Exhibit In Brooklyn
Labels: 40oz show, art exhibits, boreum hill, brooklyn, mf gallery
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Twilight's Star Blade
Location: New Year 2015 Rares - Frostmane
Price: 200 AC
- First 24 Hours: 180 AC
- After 24 Hours: 50 AC
Rarity: Rare Rarity
Base Damage: 27-33
Description: This sword feels heavy with the weight of the new year, but light with the glow of the stars.Swinging this sword is like moving forward in life: Heavy and slow, but necessary and life saving. It's also all twinkly and cool.
Thanks to Tristyn.


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|New version - Ghost Installer Studio 4.5!
|Written by Administrator
|Wednesday, 19 October 2005 18:00
|New version of Ghost Installer is now available! Following the demands of our users, Ghost Installer Studio 4.5 now features ODBC manager (Enterprise edition only), NT services manager (Professional and Enterprise editions), installation of 64-bit binary files and COM-servers, additional scripting functions ClearFolder, DeleteRegKey and DeleteRegParam.


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We're ready for 2017! Can't wait to see your family at Clearwater Beach and create awesome family portraits!
We're ready for a great year in 2017 and looking forward to meeting you and your family at Clearwater Beach. We typically wind down after the Holidays for January and February. Taking some time to reflect on the previous year and prepare for the next busy season! We're excited. We know 2017 is going to be the best year ever. Already so many families from years past have reserved their Clearwater Beach Photography for later this year. We are so thrilled that we get the chance to revisit with old friends each year. It's especially fun watching the kids grow up that we've photographed over the years.
If you're new here and just checking out Clearwater Beach Portraits for the first time, thanks for taking the time to check us out. We're thrilled you stopped by. We've been creating beautiful Clearwater Beach Photography for a long time now. This website has over 6000 images to view when you explore all the various pages and our blog. That's alot! We like to show that we are consistently creative in everything we do. We love being your Clearwater Beach Photographers and it shows in all the work we do. It shows in the enthusiasm we have for our work from the very first conversation you have with us on the phone, and throughout the session and the entire process.
We're so grateful to all of the families we create Clearwater Beach Photography for. It's all of you that have helped us grow as photographers, people, and a business over the years. We are so blessed to work with so many amazing families each year. So many families have touched our lives personally in ways we never could have imaged when we set out on this journey years ago. We've built so many lasting friendships along the way too. Creating Clearwater Beach Family Photography each and every day is such a joy.
We know you're excited about your family vacation to Clearwater Beach. That's especially true if you're visiting from one of those colder states. Burrr! Don't worry! You're Clearwater Beach Vacation will be here before you know it! Soon you'll find yourself in the Florida sunshine, making memories with your family, and celebrating that family time with some amazing Clearwater Beach Photography!
We'll see you at Clearwater Beach soon!


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The TinCan finally has tinted windows! Why did I put this off so long? The results are amazing! The minute the tint was up on each window you could feel a drastic decline in the amount of heat coming through. I am actually able to sit here this morning writing this post with the curtains open and still be comfortable despite the sun shining and the temperature outside rising. With the new A/C is installed it may actually even be comfortable in here during the heat coming this summer. I am pretty certain it is around 10 degrees cooler in here than it would have been prior to the tint, and the old A/C unit is not even on its coldest setting.
Now for which tint I decided on:
I couldn't bring myself to totally commit to the tint. Which color? Which kind? There are a lot of options out there. Finally I decided I needed to stop researching and just get busy. Therefore, I finally settled on the Gila Titanium Heat Control Static Cling. (I don't recommend buying through the link…as the price is cheaper at your local Home Depot.) No long-term commitment is involved with the static cling type, therefore I thought it a good way to test the waters.
Honestly, I am scared to do permanent adhesive tinting. What if I hate it? I am stuck with it! I was also hesitant to go with the reflective tint, but from all of my research it works best at blocking the heat. Let me tell you: it does what it says it will, and it looks pretty good in the process. As another plus it adds some daytime privacy.
Tips for installation:
First off, I did not buy the installation kit from Gila. I used the following alternative tools: a spray bottle with a small amount of liquid soap added to water, a credit card and blue shop towels. It worked great. Also, be sure to have a good sharp tipped blade to trim the edges to fit once the tint is in place. I found a great little tool set that helped with the removal of the interior window lift handles as they are attached with funny little screws.
Overall, the instructions that come with the tint are pretty good. Cut the tint to roughly the dimensions of the window plus about an inch. Soak the window with the water/soap mixture. I did learn that more water, rather than less, on the glass makes the whole process much easier. Place the tint on the window. At this point it doesn't need to be perfect, just in place well enough to let you trim the edges to fit.
As you trim, leave a slight gap at the edge or the tint will not want to seal at the edges very well. The next tip I figured out the hard way: I had to install the tint backward to the way the instructions dictated. The side they said should be against the glass simply would not stick. (This seems to be a common problem from reading the product reviews on Home Depot.) I was about to give up when I decided to try flipping it over. Tada! I was afreaid it would not reflect the heat away as well, but it looks fine and works perfectly.
Once the tint is trimmed to fit, wrap a credit card with a soft cloth or paper towel. Starting in the center work all of the bubbles out to the edges. I also found that I could come back after a few hours and go over it a second time if needed. As the water evaportates from between the tint and the glass the view out will look clearer.
Right vista view tinted.
Vista Views Tinted…The new tint looks so much better than the Reflectix. The Reflectix which can still be installed if needed in the hottest part of summer. At least it is not as visible from the outside with the tinted windows.In way of full disclosure…I have not taken the screens off before now. Needless to say, these windows were nasty. I am so very embarrassed. I cleaned the windows back when I changed out the seals, but oh was that too long ago.
Final Results:
I can now keep the blinds up to enjoy the view without the temperature in the bathroom rising dramatically. Tinted windows are great. Why did I put this off so long?
More privacy also is a bonus.
Two more windows left to finish.Overall I'm very happy with how this project turned out. I will update again when I can report on the interior temperatures moving into the hotter months. I'm expecting pretty good results after what I have seen so far.I'm thinking the tinted windows look pretty good!
I didn't give full details on the tinting process, but feel free to ask questions if you want more information. Hopefully this information will help any of you debating on whether or not to tint your windows. My only regret? I only wish I had done this sooner.


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Hardwood Basketball Court FlooringJanuary 7, 2014
Many school facilities would prefer to a put a gym hardwood sports floor in there gymansium, but sometimes the budget steers them to a different floor covering. Maybe the school thinks that they are saving substantial amounts of money by choosing a synthetic floor. The objections to a hardwood basketball court flooring can be varied, but its our job as the Athletic floor experts to educate the purchase buyer. Our first step is clearing up misconceptions about hardwood basketball court flooring.
Is the Price Right? Many purchase buyers take a glance at the price per square foot for a typical hardwood basketball court flooring and immediately decide that whatever their gym floor will be, it wont be a new one. Whereas other floor covering products will most likely need to be replaced in 10 years or sooner, most hardwood basketball court flooring will last a lifetime. Purchase buyers can look at the long term savings of installing a hardwood basketball court floor. Unlike the other gym floor coverings, wood floors can be resanded and refinished to give a totally new look should the facility choose.
The Maintenance message, despite the ongoing efforts to dispel it, the image of large crews down on their hand and knees cleaning a floor is stuck in the pyches of many consumers. The message remains that a hardwood basketball court flooring is difficult to maintain. When customers realize that cleaning a basketball floor will be no more effort than vacuuming carpet or mopping vinyl, they see a basketball floor in a new light.
The Healthy choice, the ease of cleaning a hardwood basketball court floor is not only a maintenance benifit but a health benifit as well. Many consumers are not aware of the impace that wood floors have on improving the gym facility environment; likewise, they are unaware of some of the health risk associated with synthetic floor materials. Allergist recommend that athletes with allergies play on wood floors, which do not hold dirt, dust mites and molds.
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Communications For Fixtures and Results a League Competition
The Communications section provides the Competition Administrator and Club Administrator users with the ability to:
- Search and View Fixture Competitions
- Resend the most recent SMS
- Change the Official
- Edit the Fixture
It introduces the Traffic Light Concept which allows the user to view a status on the communication for a fixture or a result.
A key for the traffic light concept is provided below-
Traffic Light Colour
Table 1 - Traffic Light Key for Features
Traffic Light Colour
Table 2 - Traffic Light Key for Results
Search and View Competition Communications
To view Communications for a fixture follow these steps:
- In the Competition Section click Fixtures then Communications.
- This page will automatically show all fixtures, select a particular fixture by manually scrolling through the list and clicking the check box beside that fixture.
3. Or use the Competition Filter to select one Competition to see its Fixtures
The following information is displayed for each fixture:
- 'Show All' Option (Fixtures)
- Traffic Light Condition
- Competition
- Fixture Info
- Fixture Date/Time
- Official
- SMS Type
- Message Sent
- Time Sent
- Reply
- Time Replied
Resend the most recent SMS
This option allows the user to resend the most recent SMS sent. Reasons for doing this might be because the intended receiver of the SMS did not receive or reply to a previous SMS Communication.
To resend the most recent SMS to the Official of one or more Fixtures follow these steps:
- Use the tickbox beside each fixture to select one or more fixture.
- Click the Resend button. A confirmation message will appear on the screen as to whether or not the SMS was resent. If they have not previously been sent an SMS for a fixture that has already been played the SMS will request a result from the referee. If it is a fixture due to be played it will send availability request SMS to the referee.
The 'Communications' button in the Results page is useful when
- A result is pending (if you are waiting on a reply from the referee with a final score and you want to Resend an SMS prompting the score.)
- If there is dispute over a score (to see what score the referee replied)
Use the tickbox provided to select and view this information for a Result.
Clicking on 'Communications' without individually selecting a Result will navigate you to the same page as 'Fixtures' > 'Communications'.
Change Official
This section enables you to change the Official for a Fixture, this may be because the chosen Official is unavailable and another Official needs to be selected.
To change the Official of a Fixture follow these steps:
- Navigate to Competitions>Fixtures >Communications
- Select a Fixture using the tickbox (You can only change one Official at a time)
- Click Change Official
4. On appearance of the dialogue box the user can edit/enter information for the following values:
- Referee
- Available
- Standby Referee
- Available
- Linesman
- Available
- Sideline Official
- Available
- Assessor
- Available
- Notify Current Officials of Removal
- Notify New Officials of Appointment
NOTE: If you choose to Notify Current Officials of Removal and to Notify New Officials of Appointment, the current and new Match Officials will receive these notifications to their registered mobile number. The Competition Administrator will need to navigate to the Communications page to view and confirm these messages have been sent.
5. Click 'Update'
Edit The Fixture
This section allows the user to edit the details of a Fixture in the system.
To do this follow these steps:
- Navigate to Competitions>Fixtures>Communications
- Select a fixture within the list that you wish to edit.
- Click Edit Fixture
4. Edit the information for the following values:
- Round
- Venue
- No exact date
- Date
- Time
- Notify Referee of Change: the referee will receive a notification to their registered mobile number
5. Click 'Update'


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The High WASP Christmas Tree And Its Friends.
High WASPs are, as my mother would say, big pills about Christmas trees. About all Christmas decorations, actually. No matter how evolved we fancy ourselves, come Christmas, we revert.
We don't believe Christmas decorations are decor. They are symbols. They are family. As such, to be revered, experienced for meaning, and rarely changed. Everything has to be highly traditional, as in, the way your grandmother did it, or completely kitsch*. As in the lit-up Santa I bought on West 14th Street in Manhattan that flashed red and played a digital version of Jingle Bells.
Christmas tree lights? Um, white. They can be shaped like pine cones if you like. Or little candles on branches. Colors? Um, red, green, gold, even silver, if you feel daring. Theme? Um, Christmas?
We put angels up even when we're not religious. Especially those from our grandmother's Austro-Hungarian 2nd husband. He didn't give us his family's court sword. Would have been tough to hang on a tree, no?
Ornaments? Anything you like. Just don't let them match. Stuff made by kids, by you, bought at the Stanford Shopping Center, bought the year you moved into your new house, bought the year you moved out. Fish. Fish are good. They are however, as my son once said to the great amusement of my best friend, dumb. From Gumps, home of the greatest traditional glass ornaments ever.
Other decorations? As long as you adhere to the principles above, anything goes. A creche? Sure. Hand-carved and from another culture, even better. Garlands of greenery? Sure, especially ones that smell good and are tied with plaid bows. Red and green plaid bows, goes without saying. Tiffany bowls full of ornaments on your table? Yes*. Again, have to be red, green, gold or, well, you get the picture. We apologize but we cannot countenance aqua at Christmas. Or lavender. Blue is OK and Hannukah is great and if you have a cultural holiday with a color association that falls around Christmas just let us know. We will support you and celebrate you. But Christmas is red and green and gold, and, well, you get the picture.
Want something new? 2010 appears to beg for resurgence and reemergence all around? Mix high and low. Handmade and mass market. Tell a story that reminds you of Christmas. Which to us means home. In this case, home, not house. Sometimes house decorations do make home. Clear? No? Like I said, we're kind of pills about Christmas. But good with making sure you have enough to drink. And enough light to read by. Me, I'm building a little imaginary Scandinavian village. Where elves live under the shade of pink glass tree-ish things. Happy Holidays to all. Don't mind us. Another glass of Scotch and we'll be quiet.
**For a peak experience in this approach, go to kidchamp.net
Labels: christmas presents, high WASP