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Production site waste 8 big summary -1
Editor:SBS Steel Structure Company
Production site of 156 kinds of waste, if you have such a situation to correct, if not as a warning. !
First, the waste of time
1. The lack of appropriate planning, so that people in the specifications for the time to wait, or to stop waiting for material
2. The squad leader has not been able to thoroughly understand the order and instructions it receives
3. lack of understanding of the contents of the day
4. The order or instructions to the squad leader are unclear
5. Failure to ensure that the tools, materials, small devices, etc. should be placed in a certain place
6. should not work overtime, resulting in overtime
7. Do not view whether each job is supplied with the right tool and assembly
8. laissez-faire employees deliberately evade the work they can do
9. There is not enough staff
10. Keep too many redundant staff
11. To fill in the report and various application forms
12. connivance staff to develop a chat, from the job, a waste of time bad habits
13. Lack of inquiry and correct the reasons for the temporary absence and leave of staff
14. employees are not required to start work on time, loose supervision
15. delay decision making
16. The squad leader itself is not necessary for leave and late or not punctual
17. Late submission - quality
18. Please check the cause immediately when repair is required
19. unnecessary conversations and inquiries at work
20. squad leader can not properly arrange their own work and time
Second, the creative waste - quality
21. Failure to listen to staff recommendations
22. Employees are not encouraged to advise
23. The views of subordinates can not be heard on various issues
24. It is not possible to broadly study the relevant methods of its work and business
25. Those who have not been asked about the work experience of the new staff in order to obtain useful advice - quality
26. not fully to other departments (such as biotechnology, etc.) to ask
27. All useful proposals have not been considered or designated by the appropriate staff
28. Failure to obtain useful advice from the meeting - quality
29. management function is not good
Third, the waste of materials and supplies
30. Bad supervision, resulting in waste of materials
31. Not enough guidance for newcomers
32. No new guidance was given when assigning new work
33. blueprint or sketch broken, difficult to understand, wrong, the standard is not corrected in time, or self-assertion
34. Mechanical failure or not adjusted Lean Production Promotion Center
35. The use of materials is not checked for each process, (standard and differential analysis)
36. The ministry is not informed of the value of the material or the supply
37. Command and instructions are unclear
38. indulge in poor material handling
39. do not pay attention to subordinate eyesight and health, resulting in bad products
40. lack of discipline, indulgence careless or improper work
41. Allows ministries to use inappropriate materials, such as good or bad
42. Failure to keep track of the work of the bad person so that it can not be corrected
43. Not applicable, especially new
44. Please ask too much material, but not exhausted
45. did not request the correct material, with the wrong material
46. Do not check whether the material is neatly placed and placed correctly
47. Failure to check for cracking of pipelines, such as steam, water, gas, electricity and compressed air,
48. connivance of subordinate private use of oil, compressed air, small tools, chemicals and so on
49. Let the bad material flow into the process
50. Lack of effective systems to prevent material outflows, to avoid loss or theft
51. Reusable materials are treated as waste
52. condone waste or abuse the following supplies: brooms, stationery, tarpaulins, bulbs, pipes and so on
53. Poor production did not stop production immediately
Fourth, the waste of machinery and equipment - quality
54. Lack of work plans so that all available machines are not adequately and adequately utilized
55. neglect to check the machine to keep it in good condition and to avoid malfunction
56. The squad leader lacks knowledge of the proper use of the machine and does not understand the capabilities of the machines
57. No periodic inspection - rope, belt, chain, conveyor belt, lubrication system
58. kill the chicken with chopper, small work with large machinery
59. In the maintenance, repair, paint work on the lack of coordination with the maintenance department
60. idle machine without maintenance, any wet, dirt, dust, rust and other erosion
61. lack of regular cleaning, the machine is dirty
62. All rotating parts do not check for proper lubrication
63. Repair should not be done immediately
64. The machine does not have an appropriate operating instructions
65. lack of good discipline to avoid the abuse of machinery and equipment
66. connivance of the department with "improper method" repair machine
67. foreman does not know the latest type of machine and equipment
68. The value and circumstances of the machine were not brought to the attention of the ministry
69. Abuse of small machines for heavy work
70. The scrapped machine is still repaired and costs more than buying a new machine
71. Repairable machines are scrapped
72. Data on inefficient management (mechanical efficiency)
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Weekend Music: Those Who Seek Beauty Will Find It (9/2 – 9/6)
Recently this column discussed where to find comprehensive listings for live music in and around Greenpoint. We ran some contenders head-to-head and came up with a champ.
This week I'll let you know about some places to find listings for obscure shows. You know, the ones that are more suited to your weird tastes that nobody else gets, except your sparse cadre of friends.
And regarding this weekend's local shows, you'll find New Wave, rock, and folk acts featured below. Continue reading
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So, it's Sunday and I find myself, yet again happily exhausted at the end of a long week. Have you noticed how cup of tea just taste so much better, when you are completely worn out ? Officially I was on 'holiday', but honestly has anyone actually taken a proper holiday when they are self-employed ?


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Monthly Archives: May 2012
We Have The Key
"The chains of the world exist nowhere but within you. Protect yourself from your own tricks, and the demon itself will give up the battle for lack of allies." Faouzi Skali The above quote was waiting as I turned to today's … Continue reading
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Sunday By The Sea
Shimmery sunlight kisses dancing on the sea, Glossy salt serum waves rinsing cares afar, Breath of ocean air infusing cells with hope, Not taken for granted, this day. Happy Sunday ! Peace and Love
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Christmas decorations with the Bargello technique
Hello there,
This is one of my creations with the Christmas decorations sheet. In a way I was fascinated this week with patterns and designs of Zentangle, Bargello and Herringbone. I must say it was very nice to play with.
I still had some large paint strips from the DIY shop and some leftovers of distressed paper. I stamped the ornament with two colours of Brilliance and added some glitters and pearls. A lovely two toned ribbon add the finishing touch.
If you like this Bargello technique, here is the link.
Have a creative day, greetz
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One of the reasons I think there's so much automatic hate among many car enthusiasts is that for so very long, automatics were abysmal, fun-killing three- and four-speed units. Now they're fast-shifting, with fancy paddles, and offer lots of gears. But where does the insanity end?
I ask this because General Motors' global product chief Mark Reuss said the new 10-speed automatic from the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will find its way into eight models in the next two years, according to Automotive News. And front-wheel drive cars will get a nine-speed gearbox. And Ford has a patent on an 11-speed gearbox as well.
Ten speeds! Nine speeds! Eleven speeds! That's a lot of speeds! My gosh.


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Title: Particle Adhesion and Detachment: a Historical Perspective
Gennady Ziskind, PhD Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Abstract: The complexity of particle adhesion to and detachment from solid surfaces is caused by two inherent features: particle interaction with the surface to which it is attached, and particle interaction with the fluid to which it is exposed. The particle on the surface is held by a combination of physical attraction, chemical bonds and mechanical stresses, which is usually referred to as the adhesion force. Particle interaction with the fluid depends on the fluid properties and the flow regime. The two features cannot be separated: for example, fluid properties affect also the particle-surface interaction, while surface roughness may alter not only the particle-surface contact but also the fluid flow.
Extensive works on particle adhesion started to appear more than half a century ago. Eventually, it was realized that even when a perfectly spherical and smooth particle touches a nominally flat surface with no chemical activity, diffusive mixing or sintering, adhesion includes the particle and/or substrate deformation. The problem was difficult because possible deformations caused by surface forces had no sufficient explanation. Thus, the actual shape of bodies in contact and, as a result, the accurate magnitudes of surface forces between the particle and the substrate could not be calculated. In 1970s, two prominent models of particle adhesion, JKR and DMT, appeared and started to be used in parallel, whereas in fact they were based on very different assumptions and starkly contradicted to one another.
It took about two decades to reconcile those models, but one should bear in mind that in any case they describe only the normal force necessary to separate between the bodies, while in the physical world the load may be tangential or oblique, creating a moment in addition to a force. In this talk, we are going to describe some historical milestones on the way to a better understanding of particle behavior on surfaces, including various attempts to model particle detachment, from more conventional force and moment balances to rather unorthodox energy accumulation concepts.
Bio: Dr. Gennady Ziskind is Professor and Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel. He earned his M.Sc. and D.Sc. degrees from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, in the field of aerosol mechanics. His present research deals with various aspects of heat and mass transfer and multiphase systems, including phase-change energy storage and thermal management. He has co-authored more than 65 journal articles and more than 100 conference papers. Among other international activities, Dr. Ziskind serves as Associate Editor of Journal of Heat Transfer (ASME, re-appointed to the second term in 2018), and he has just assumed an AE position with International Journal of Thermal Sciences (Elsevier).


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Today has been a strange day for me it went so fast! I now have 4 completed lengths, some are better than other and begin my next two tomorrow. I still need to get all the screens sorted in the morning but have my fabric dyed. I shall post some more when they're on the go! Bye for now :)
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
A Little Logo..
This is a little simple logo I created for my professional practice. Using my Koda trace I took a photo/scanned in the image of my mirror. By using the koda trace and placing it on white paper it was already in a black and white format. I then just added the text. I really like this idea and used it in my professional practice work to experimenting with layouts.
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this is so YOU, clever sausage arn't you xxxReplyDelete
Lovely, can see you now on the King's road selling your lovely designs to all the posh people.ReplyDelete
it looks lovely!..... you certainly have your brand image sorted... I wish you every success.....ReplyDelete
Thank you, Thank you, I hope something exciting is round the corner...ReplyDelete
Very smart.....and indicative of your lovely designs......:-)ReplyDelete
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New podcast: Shift Run StopPosted by Roo - 03/11/09 at 10:11:25 pm
I've been working with Leila Johnston on a new thing. It's a fortnightly podcast called Shift Run Stop and as she explains it's "an ambient soundscape sort of production, an undulation of chatter and noise, ideas, games and food". Editing it is a lot of fun, as are the weekly recording sessions.
It lives at shiftrunstop.co.uk and in iTunes for your subscribing pleasure. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
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I've been loving Shift-Run-Stop.. great podcast.. and the video teasers are extra-special. The song that you use as a kicker between segments is loads of fun… who is the artist for that one? "I love computers…"
Comment by Michael Rowe — December 17, 2009 #
Hi Michael. Glad you're enjoying Shift Run Stop. I'm really enjoying making it.
The track we're using with the generous permission of the band is 'In Computers' by Robyn Wilder and her band Bambino Special. It's great isn't it? You'll find a bit more info, and a link to the MP3, in the comments on this post.
Comment by Roo Reynolds — December 18, 2009 #
Thanks Roo.. It's now in my itunes library…. Listening to the special episode (new years) while I am at the office working on charts :(
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Hello folks! Well it's been a bit of a white world since my last blog for most of you, but strangely not for me! There seems to have been lots of snow fall around Plymouth, but I haven't seen so much as a flake........so far........
This week I've been concentrating on booking craft fairs and shows and so I can confirm that I will be at Crocadon Sawmills' Producer Fairs St, Mellion, Cornwall on 16th Feb and 16th March and on 4th May I will be at the Artist's Market in Tavistock. You will also be able to visit my stand at Poltimore House Food and Craft Fair in Exeter on the 30th June. No doubt more dates will be added as we go along and I'll let you know.
So, physio tomorrow on my obstinate finger. I've had some designs in mind for wall art for some time now so yesterday I thought I'd see what how much I could manage. What do you think of the results?
Not the best image but good enough to give you an idea of the range I plan to introduce to enhance my aluminium jewellery. Hopefully they'll prove popular as intial feedback has shown to be the case.
Well that's all for this week and if you like my work, why not pay a visit to my website and see what other lovely things are available to buy? If you see something you really would like for Valentine's Day, make sure that you tell your other half and give them fair warning!! Visit SlickSilver Jewellery for further ideas!


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The Department of Mathematics at the University of Denver invites applications for a postdoctoral Visiting Assistant Professor position in mathematics to begin in the fall of 2019. This is a non tenure-track position that may be renewed for a maximum of three years. The successful candidate will teach five undergraduate courses over three quarters during the 9-month academic year and is expected to conduct high quality research. Preference will be given to applicants whose research interests have some overlap with those of the permanent faculty members. Active areas of research include algebraic logic, combinatorics, ergodic theory, functional analysis, graph theory, nonassociative algebra, noncommutative geometry, number theory, operator theory, probability, representation theory, set theory, statistical physics and topological dynamics. Experience in teaching college mathematics and evidence of research ability and potential are also required. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in mathematics completed between May 1, 2013 and September 1, 2019.
Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should apply electronically to www.mathjobs.org, and should submit an AMS cover sheet, a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a teaching statement and a research statement. A minimum of four letters of recommendation, with three concerning research and one teaching, should be submitted on behalf of the applicant. In addition, applicants should complete a brief online application at https://dujobs.silkroad.com.
The University of Denver is strongly committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff, and encourages applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, members of the LGBT community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Applicants who have experience working with a diverse range of students or who can otherwise contribute to a climate of inclusivity are strongly encouraged to identify their experiences in their cover letter. The University of Denver is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.


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SHALI TARK 4291 Gander Place Richmond posted by Shali Tark
Located on a Cul-de-Sac in Steveston North, this beautiful FOUR bedroom + DEN family home boasts a modern OPEN PLAN kitchen - eating area - family room. Relax and entertain in your very private backyard. Master bedroom large enough for KING BED and furniture, organized WALK-IN closet plus large mirrored Double WARDROBE. Of note two of the other 3 bedrooms are exceptionally large. School Catchments: Diefenbaker Elementary and Hugh Boyd Secondary This spacious and well cared for family home has been lovingly and continuously upgraded. See for yourself - easy to show. YOUR NEW HOME IS WAITING FOR YOU!
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Until now the rupee has been denoted by the abbreviation 'Rs' or INRs to distinguish it from neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka which also have rupees.
Instead, it will soon have the Hindi character closest to 'R' with a horizontal line crossing the middle like the euro.
The design was chosen in a competition won by a teacher at one of the country's Indian Institutes of Technology. Uday Kumar's design was chosen from a shortlist of five and he was awarded around £3,500 in prize money.
India's decision to adopt a symbol reflects its rising confidence as its economy grows at more than nine per cent. India is expected to overtake China as the world's fastest growing economy in the next twenty years and the rupee is expected to be ranked alongside the euro, dollar, pound and yen before then.
The new design will now be incorporated into India's IT systems and feature on computer keyboards.
Introducing it into commercial use is expected to be expensive – the advent of the euro in 1999 is believed to have cost companies more than $50 billion.
Ambika Soni, India's information minister, said the new design will "distinguish the rupee from other currencies."


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Wednesday, 30 December 2009
What do you think?
Blog Hopping
Come on sisters.... I advise a good hour of blog hopping and leave comments other wise they don't know that you've visited.
Monday, 21 December 2009
Colour Challenge
Saturday, 19 December 2009
In the Glossies
have both been featured by the lovely Alice who came to visit Craft Fairy on the stand at the NEC.
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Taffy Crafty Creations
This is the stamp that you'll see used so really really well. To buy the stamp, click on the image.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Anything Goes
The card is made using:
Mouse with sign stamp
Basic Grey paper that I had in my stash
the border is punched with a Fiskars border punch and the
circle is cut with a nestabilities die.
Happy crafting.
Monday, 14 December 2009
Little Presents
So wonderfully, the challenge this week on the Stamp with Fun site is for little presents so instead of making a card I decided to make a bag similar to the blue one that I made before.
This cute little bag is embellished with a scalloped edged piece of card front and back and layered up with brown paper that I had in my stash. The little perfume bottle is from Savvy Stamps and is on special offer at the moment on the Craft Fairy site.
The brown dotty ribbon is here, and the pink dotty ribbon is here.
Poinsettia Card for Christmas
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Champagne Pearl
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Allsorts challenge week 28
Christmas carol or a song title....!
What more could one ask at this Christmas time so I've entitled mine
Readers, please note that she's holding the Mistletoe and she's already been on the wine.
I know that you are going to want to make this card so you will need the Mrs Santa stamp to get yourself going.
I also used the fabulous and now 'seen on tv' Art and Graphic pens from Kuretake. Colours used. 2, for the dress, 207 for the skin and 50 for the mistletoe.
The lace border was punched with a fiskars border punch.
The Merry Christmas is a stamp from I Brake foe Stamps.
The green and white paper is Jolly Holly dotted lines from Doodlebug.
Now get on and make the card by:
Cutting a base card 150cm x 150cm. I used white card for this.
Cut a strip of heavy red paper and adhere to the bottom third of the card.
Punch a lace border with the Fiskars border punch and layer over the red paper and adhere.
Layer on a strip of Jollyt Holly dotted lines paper and adhere.
Stamp the Mrs. Santa stamp onto white card and colour in with the Art and Graphic pens.
Mount on to Red card and adhere to the base card as shown.
Stamp the sentiment down the left hand side of the base card.
Punch out some circles of card and stick to the base card as shown.
Thread a red button with some green satin ribbon and tie in a knot. Adhere to the base card with foam pads.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Humorous Senior Christmas Card
Oh Christmas Tree!
For this post I've used one of our fabulous Christmas stamps that are so reasonably priced. This one is the green Christmas tree. Very modern, don't you think?
The card is simple too as I wanted to keep the lines very clean. So this is what I came up with:
This card is made with nestabilities and doodlebug paper but the star of the show is the tree image in the centre.
Ribbon is 3mm red ribbon with white spots.
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Red Hat Ladies rubber stamp sheet now in.
These ladies are part of the fantastic and must have range of humerous seniors from I Brake for Stamps that we carry here on the Craft Fairy web site.
My Time to Craft Challenge 'Under My Umbrella'
The image is created with the mouse and Umbrella stamp from Stampinback and you can get one just like it by clicking here.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Snowman card from our new stamps
To make this card you will need the snowman stamp which at only £3 is a super bargain.
Some of our dotty red satin ribbon.
I also used Doodlebug paper from my stash and Kuretake pens to colour up the stamp.
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Thank You Card for Pink Elephant Challenge
This card is made with a stamp from the Cartes Postal sheet that I love so much.
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Allsorts Challenge 27, 'Children'
The card uses my favourite colour too so for me it's just perfect.
If you want to re-creat something similar you will need:
Stamps Kids 76 from the Merry Stamper
A pink button
Some paper and card
Scissors, 3d foam pads. glue etc.
Have fun.
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Ribbon Picture
Give ma a little time and i'll give you the instructions too.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Beavering away
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge #50
1 base card 14cm x 14cm when folded.
I stamp from the Glamour Girls sheet
Stazon Ink pad in Stone Grey
Silver card Pin up stamp from the same sheet as the glamour girls.
Pink button
3d foam pads
Double sided tape.
Thanks for looking and, if you like anything that you see, please leave a comment.
Allsorts Challenge 19, 'Stars'
I used:
The carol singer stamp from the Variety sheet from I Brake For Stamps
I piece of Night Sky Glitter Card
I base card 10.5 cm x 15cm when folded
1 piece of navy blue saddle stitch ribbon
1 tag
Oval shape
3d foam pads
What I did:
I cut a piece of the night time glitter card to cover the top half of the card while still leaving a small border around the top. Stick to the base card.
Stamp the image onto the oval card and colour with shades of blue, yellow and a little red and brown.
Tie a knot in the ribbon and adhere it over the join between the glitter card and the base card.
Write a nessage on the tag and stick it to the card along with the image.
Now that's a fairly quick card.
Friday, 18 September 2009
My Favourite Colour
The fabulous tulip image is on sale here at the Craft Fairy site
The beautiful pink stitched ribbon is also available here.
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Love Larry for a birthday card
Isn't he a total hoot.
Monday, 31 August 2009
A Very Special Birthday Card
Thursday, 27 August 2009
The tulips are back
of my favourites as it's so versitile. I've chosen to pair it with some of the craft fairy blooms and a button with some ribbon.
Sunday, 23 August 2009
Blooms and hand drawn flowers
A new Calligraphy flower design
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Christmas in July
Santa stamp can be found here on the Craft Fairy site.
Challenge #28 on Charisma Cards.
Many of you who follow this blog will no douobt have seen this stamp before as it is one of my favourites. It's from the glamour girls sheet that I absolutely adore to use.
Here is is in all its glory:
If you can't it then click on the image and you will be taken to the Craft Fairy site.
Happy crafting.
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge #40
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Dare you too
Products used:
1 base card 14cm x 14cm when folded.
I stamp from the Glamour Girls sheet
Pin up stamp from the same sheet as the glamour girls.
Stazon Ink pad in Stone Grey
9mm pink ribbon ribbon with white spots
Silver card
Pink bloom
Pink button 3d foam pads
Double sided tape.
Cupcake Craft Challenge 48
Friday, 10 July 2009
Vintage Lady with Flower Dress
Is the challenge site for this card. The theme this week is for vintage so without further ado I reached for another of my new vintage lady stamps and I was away. I've kept the colours muted too so that they add to the vintage feel.
Products used:
Fashion lady 7
Mixed natural buttons
Ivory and scarlet double faced satin ribbon.
Large Ivory Tea roses.
Border punch from Fiskars.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Pink and Brown for Theme Thursday Challenge
This cute little bag is embellished with a scalloped edged piece of card front and back and layered up with brown paper that I had in my stash. The little perfume bottle is from Savvy Stamps and is on special offer at the moment on the Craft Fairy site.
The brown dotty ribbon is here, and the pink dotty ribbon is here.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Basic Grey Inspiration Challenge
Base card in white cut to measure 14cm x 14cm when folded.Blue glitter frame form the variety Pack of ready cut frames.
Daisy from the Pink, green yellow mixture.
Button from the baby blue assorted pack.
Baby Blue swiss dot ribbon.
Sentiment from the Inspirational sayings plate of unmounted rubber stamps from ' I Brake for Stamps'.
Scalloped circles
Patterned paper from Basic Grey and ribbon to finish.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Vintage Lady with Striped Dress
To make this card, you will need to use:
Vintage Lady 5, Unmouted rubber stamp from Stampinback
Sheer wine ribbon in 16mm width.
Art and Graphic pens from Kuretake to colour th eimage.
Monday, 29 June 2009
The Pink Elephant Challenge #21
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge #38
I just love this little bag that I made recently using the new fennel seed stamp from Stampinback . The stamp is coloured directly with the Art and Graphic pens from Zig, Kuretake in colours 308 and 58.
Challenge #80 on Carte maniak'
However, I rather like it so I'm sticking with it for the challenge on Carte Maniak'. It's a French language site, but card sketches are pretty universal.
J'espers que j'aurais de la bonne chance.
Friday, 26 June 2009
Dare you to, Digi Stamp Challenge 13
I must admit that th ephotography is not the best but the light is poor today and it was the best that I could do.
The stamp is Hopeful Harry and he is just in today. Let's hope that you get him before he sells out.
Happy crafting,
Now for something completely different
I have just coloured this stamp up for the web site and for sale at the Art Stamps fair at Newbury nekt week so it was just waiting to be used.
Materials used:
Click the links to be taken straight to the product.
Biker Bob unmounted rubber stamp from I Brake for Stamps.
Brown saddle stitch ribbon.
Happy crafting
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Ferns for CPS 121
Monday, 22 June 2009
Daring Cardmakers Missing You Challenge
The stamp is one of the ones that I used for the Ismaki challenge but I have used it quite simply here with a mst of silver and lilac card. It's from the Cartes Postal sheet of stamps.
The ribbon is 16mm lilac satin edged chiffon.
The stamp was inked up with the Zig kuretake pens.
Happy crafting


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14, rue de la gare, Sainte-Marie-Sur-Semois, 6740 Luxembourg, Belgium
Frank Bar & Burgers, formerly Frank Frites & Burgers, is a highly acclaimed friterie and restaurant in a small town in Wallonie. It serves a whole number of original burgers and for the rest just fries - no usual Belgian snacks.
I get a bacon burger (€9.50), which comes with fries, sauce, and a small salad. The fries are very tasty but a bit too tough on the outside. The burger is prepared on the griddle and is real ground beef, on a very thick bun. It's good, but the bread is too dominant.
Good but too dependent upon the real burgers, which are no longer that special in Belgium.


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Innovation Hub (an NPR radio program) did a program called "College 2.0" in June 2013. There is some interesting conversation and thankfully some discussion of intrinsic motivation being the primary problem and a focus on learning vs teaching. I believe guest Eric Mazur (Harvard physics prof) says something to the effect of intrinsic motivation being sucked out of us so it is the job of college profs to help restore/rekindle it.
"The key point is not so much 'how do we make teaching as glossy as possible?' No. It's 'how do we create a desire to learn?'"
Interestingly, much was made of the concept of better ways of doing lectures — keeping them active using CRS/PRS (Classroom Response Systems/Personalized Response Systems) to give multiple-choice questions throughout and having students then discuss with neighbors and then come back to the big group to discuss, etc. Students are (more) engaged, and prof can quickly tell if the class is following based on histogram results. Of course this has been done since at least the mid-90s. UMass-Amherst had Intro Physics like this way back then
And the Socratic method, since … Socrates?
So the MOOCs of today obviously can't do this since it's one-way. You can only eavesdrop on a pre-recorded example of it. And rewind. Still, that is pretty amazing… being able to "get a $250,000 education for free".
So… some interesting discussion, but limited vision of where things are going in the next 5/10/15 years. The panelists acknowledged change is happening, but… no real big picture vision.
1) Seth Godin on the show recently too. Some good food for thought.
"College for most people is just high school, but with more binge drinking and debt … What you pay for now, at a four-year institution, is not the courses — because you can get the courses for free. What you pay for is proof that you finished."
"I think talent is way over-rated."
"The fear of being wrong."
"Value is created by being weird."
2) Interesting (1984) rant about curriculum, Socratic method, conversation and diversity of faculty (relates to what value brick-and-mortar campuses will still have in MOOC age)


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"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple — truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward." (Matthew 10:40-42)
Simple kindness and hospitality. Unconditional acceptance. Care and compassion. These are things that do not cost much, but are priceless when given freely.
One of the things the Pharisees could not understand, with all their laws and rituals, was that the Ten Commandments were based on simply caring about another person and caring about God. We get so bogged down about doing the right thing, that we forget that it is really about doing the good thing. So, now that I have reminded you about that, don't sit here and keep reading, but go out and welcome into your home and your heart . . . . whoever! Selah!


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"Ultimately, genre discrimination is not good for anyone. And it has been particularly hard on science fiction like the newest "Battlestar," which has been snubbed by some critics who fear its didacticism and (scarier still) the ardor of its fans."Actually, I'd hardly call "BG" snubbed by critics: it's regularly hailed by most everyone as a terrific series. Only "The Wire" on HBO has received more praise in the last few months and even that is a close call. As for "genre discrimination," maybe the NYT doth protest too much because they were late to the game on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" and "The X Files" and "Gilmore Girls" (a chick show) and many others that didn't have the gravitas of "drama." Then they refer to the new season premiere setting ratings records for SciFi, which is misleading since the new season premiered at slightly lower numbers than before. (I'm sure it set some "record" because networks can always slice and dice numbers, but the new season of "BG" has not unfortunately continued to grow its audience. It's doing fine, however, so don't worry-- after all, they're facing new episodes of other shows in the midst of the fall tv season instead of airing in January and the summer during reruns. But that's a distinction too fine for the NYT.)
Finally, just to prove they haven't a clue what's been going with the show, they write this:
A recent exchange between Laura and Gaius Baltar (James Callis), an oily human recruited by the Cylons to be their puppet dictator, was like a punch in the stomach. Audience sympathies are generally with Laura, a middle-aged woman and a seeming softie who may be a stand-in for the new sci-fi viewers, who are increasingly women; she's human, for one, and she's generally liberal, sympathetic to underdogs, a former teacher. But talking to Gaius, who is furious at the insurgents for their attack on the Cylon-collaborating human police, she becomes an extremist in defense of suicide bombing by humans. "Desperate people use desperate measures," she says.Laura a softie? Obviously the NYT hasn't been watching the show at all, [SPOILER ALERT FOR DETAILS FROM PAST SEASONS] since Laura quickly became a badass when it comes to Cylons, brutally and repeatedly having any captured Cylons tossed out of an airlock into space and only keeping one around when it/she could prove useful. She also urged Adama to assassinate a higher-ranking member of the military and has made other ruthless decisions belying her schoolteacher origins. Half the fun of the show has been watching her confound our expectations and sometimes out-badassing even the military. The point of the scene they describe is not to show Laura possibly wavering in her softness and then pulling back but to show her wavering in her TOUGHNESS.
Gaius then challenges Laura to say she supports suicide bombing in public places and, thus, the murder of civilians by naïve soldiers strapped with explosives. She cannot in good faith defend the practice, and she folds.
It also shows Gauis in a positive light (for a change). And saying the Cylons recruited him to be their lackey is also wrong: he was the President of the Colonies when they invaded and therefore the logical leader for them to deal with. If the NYT actually WATCHED the show (and I mean all of it, not just a few episodes), maybe they could discuss it intelligently.


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Losing our loved ones is earth shattering no matter how 'prepared' you are. Whether we lose people by accident or by illness, it changes us. It changes the feeling in our heart…it's like a portion of us is wandering around outside our bodies and we can't ever feel quite as complete again. None of us are exempt from heartbreak…but coming from a girl that has been lucky enough to have her grandparents for the most part until now, I understand the significant impact grandparents can have on people's lives. Mine were and still are very special parts of my life. They helped shape the person I am today.
Now, I get to see my own parents building a relationship with my kids that is unlike any other. My parents love my kids like they're their own…but they get to have them for short bursts of time so they devote every minute to them; they're full of patience, love and a shit ton of lollies. They really do help me raise my children, and to be honest, I really feel like parenting is much less daunting when I know they've got my back…I know they will help teach them everything they need in order to be a nice human. And that is more comforting than almost anything else in the world.
When I saw Sakyrah Angelique AKA 's.o.s' tweet out a video of her new tattoo my jaw dropped! Her tattoo was created using a program called 'Skin Motion' which brings tattoos to life. Sakyrah's tattoo is the waveform of the voicemail audio from her Grandmother's last message to her before she passed away. Her voice can be heard through an app that can literally read the waveform aloud. All Sakyrah has to do to hear her Grandmother's voice is just hold her phone camera over the tattoo and the voicemail plays.
It's UNREAL! This is one of those things that really makes your jaw drop…
My grandma passed away my junior year of high school. A month before she passed, she left me a voicemail wishing me happy birthday. Today I got that exact waveform tattooed across my heart, and I am able to play it just by holding my camera over it❤❤ pic.twitter.com/nwoQ2Bn1DM
— ✨s.o.s. (@sakyrahhh) January 3, 2018
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Over the last 2 years, it has been a blessing and a privilege to work closely with Louis Mitchell and five Transfaith board members to shape a foundation for Transfaith as an organization. Among these relationships, we have shared hopes and struggles, both personal and professional. It has been the tender work of finding the heart of an organization -- what we lovingly call the "Transfaith family."
Transfaith began in 1999 as a personal website project -- and even when I started to work more actively among transgender communities in 2007, I didn't have a big strategic plan for where this work would lead. However, as relationships unfolded over several years, it became clear that this was not just "my" work, but "our" work -- which meant we needed to build an organization.
Transfaith has been at the forefront of transgender religious/spiritual organizing for more than a decade, yet we are still a budding new organization, full of promise. In the last two years, we have clarified mission, vision, and values. We have worked on branding and applied for trademark registration, as well as all of those details necessary to employ staff and maintain good policy.
With that foundation in place, we are now working to extend the circle of Transfaith leadership in a number of ways to meet the needs of this new day. We are currently seeking board members, committee members, and other volunteers to share leadership of this growing organization.
- The board of directors will remain small, maintaining critical legal obligations, but we are also imagining a larger "wisdom council" to help us strategize about growth, build relationships, and expand community engagement. The specific role of the "Wisdom Council" will be evolving through conversations this fall.
- We are also excited to build up our committee work, especially around communications, fundraising, and community engagement. Having skilled leadership for our finance and personnel committees also remains a high priority.
- With programming expanding in several directions, there are also many other opportunities to support the work of Transfaith. We need
- Writers to help transition our website from old to new.
- Educators to help us develop further programming for the Transfaith Institute.
- Social media gurus to help us engage transgender communities broadly.
- Friends all over the country who can help us be present and understand the needs of diverse communities.
We are currently seeking nominations for volunteers who are willing to lend their talent for this next stage of our journey together as Transfaith.
Transfaith is strengthened by the participation of people of diverse gender experiences, including, but not limited to transgender, gender non-conforming, and Two-Spirit identities. We also value contributions from our family, friends, and allies.
People of color are especially encouraged to inquire, as well as people who follow a worldview or spiritual path other than Christianity.
Submit your nomination now!


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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Muffin Top Cookie Recipe
Posted by Vegan Gourmand
Have you ever been eating a muffin and just lifted the top of the muffin off and ate it? Well these muffin top cookies are a healthy alternative to those high fat, high calorie, and cholesterol laden ones, you can buy at the store.
1 ripe banana
1 cup vanilla almond milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar or substitute 1/4 to 1/2 cup Agave or another natural sweetener. See note below.
1 teaspoon natural vanilla exstract
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (I use Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shredded coconut or toasted coconut
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. F
2. Mash the banana well with a masher or a fork then mix the banana, milk, sugar, vanilla and vinegar in a small bowl until combined well.
3. In a separate bowl, mix oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and coconut then mix in cranberries and chocolate.
4. Add wet mixture to dry ingredients, the mixture will be a bit runny, that's ok this is how it should be, as it sits it will thicken and you will want to re-stir it.
5. Put large tablespoon amounts onto a baking sheet, about 3 inches around and about 4 to 6 per sheet, preferably on a non-stick baking sheet. If you don't have a non-stick baking sheet then oil the baking sheet a bit beforehand.
6. Bake for about 13 to 15 min. or until golden brown.
7. Let cool for 5 minutes. Enjoy!
Yield: 12
NOTE: You can substitute 1/4 to 1/2 cup Agave or another natural sweetener for the sugar but if you use a liquid sweetener like Agave you will have to cut the liquid (Almond milk) down a bit. Play around with it and have fun.
Photo Credits DelPozzi Photography
Recipe adapted from "The China Study Cookbook"
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Ya know those afternoons you just sit around drinking bottle after bottle of wine and then you realize "holy crap that's a lot of corks!" Well what are you spose to do with them all?!
First thing you do, refill your wine glass, don't wanna get thirsty through this process.
Plug in your glue gun and collect your corks.
I think I had somewhere around 36, maybe more maybe less, might have been seeing double;)
I laid out my corks and decided every circle would be made of 6 corks.
I made the first circle then at the connecting of each cork I'd clue a cork upright.
Took maybe ten minutes and I had this little vase. Maybe if I'd had more corks I coulda made a wine bottle holder, but who are we kiddin it would always just sit empty;)
I stuck a couple fake flowers in it. Maybe once spring comes I'll put a glass vase inside it so I can use it for live flowers.


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Mormons face flak for backing Prop. 8
PROPOSITION 8 Church making big push to ban gay marriages
Christine Alonso's body trembled and her lips quivered as she walked up and spoke to a few of the 50 protesters in front of the Mormon Temple in Oakland on Sunday.
"Don't think they're all against you," said Alonso, 27, explaining that she was Mormon and that despite her religious leaders' support of a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage, she was actively opposed.
As she walked away, she said, "I'm afraid that a gay or lesbian friend might hear that I'm Mormon and think that I want to tear their marriage apart."
Alonso's solitary act came as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members are increasingly under fire for their support of Proposition 8, which would take away the right of gays and lesbians to marry. In addition to increased protests, online campaigns seek to identify and embarrass Mormons who support the ballot measure.
The church largely stays out of politics. But in this case, the Salt Lake City-based church has sent letters, held video conferences and in church meetings asked for volunteers to support the campaign. In response, some church members have poured in their savings and undertaken what may be an unprecedented grassroots mobilization for the effort.
Prop. 8 is on pace to be the costliest race in the nation, except for the billion-dollar presidential election. The Yes on 8 campaign estimates that up to 40 percent of its donations come from Mormons. Some others estimate that Mormons account for over 70 percent of donations from individuals.
All of California's Catholic bishops have all come out in favor of the measure. So have many evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews. Yet it is Mormons, who account for 2 percent of the state population, who are catching the most heat.
"We seem to be the symbol of the Yes on 8 campaign," said Rand King, 60, a Walnut Creek resident who is Mormon and who was watching Sunday's protest from inside the temple's gates.
Prop. 8 opponents are increasingly narrowing their focus on Mormons, harnessing technology and open-records laws in their efforts. One Web site run by a Prop. 8 opponent, Mormonsfor8.com, identifies the name and hometown of every Mormon donor. On the Daily Kos, the nation's most popular liberal blog, there is a campaign to use that information to look into the lives of Mormons who financially support Prop. 8.
It has led some Mormons to question why other religious groups in the coalition aren't being targeted.
"I don't think it's politically expedient to point the finger at the Catholic Church," said Dave Christensen, 52, a Mormon and Alamo resident who donated $30,000 to the Yes on 8 campaign. "You don't get the mileage criticizing a church that has more clout."
Nadine Hansen, who runs Mormonsfor8.com, said the church decided to enter politics and can't excuse itself for the ramifications.
"Any group that gets involved in the political arena has to be treated like a political action committee," said Hansen, 61, a Mormon who lives in Cedar City, Utah, and has stopped going to church. "You can't get involved in politics and say, 'Treat me as a church.' "Hansen said she focused on Mormons because she is one. She said Mormons have contacted her to shut the site, saying it was being used by the Daily Kos campaign in a witch hunt.
"I didn't think there were any witches on the list, so I wasn't worried," said Hansen, whose site is "neutral" on its views, though she is opposed because she views it as "divisive."
The person who initiated the Daily Kos campaign to look into the lives of Mormon donors is Dante Atkins, an elected delegate to the state Democratic convention who said he's the vice president of the Los Angeles County Young Democrats.
Atkins said his goal was to "embarrass the opposition by pointing out and publicizing any contributors they may have." He said focusing on Mormons made sense. "If one religious group is putting close to the majority of the money and the effort into passing this proposition, it is fair to single them out."
The Mormon church hasn't taken the same level of interest in Arizona or Florida, which also have constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage.
But California is a bellwether, said LDS spokesman Mike Otterson. "If same-gender marriage is approved in California... other states will follow suit."
Several Bay Area Mormons said they would support the right of gay and lesbian unions to have all the rights of married couples. But the word marriage was sacred, pivotal to their concept of families, who can be "eternally united" in the afterlife. A key church document - "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" - says that "marriage between man and a woman is essential to His eternal plan." They also believe that children are entitled to be raised by a father and a mother.
Those words speak for Michele Sundstrom, 47, of San Jose, who has been married for 18 years and has five children.
She and her husband gave $30,000 to the Yes on 8 campaign and put a sign on their home. But in response, two women parked an SUV in front of their home, with the words "Bigots live here" painted on the windshield.
Sundstrom believes such responses must come from deep places of pain - and that gays and lesbians are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, just not the word marriage. Any animosity toward gays or lesbians is wrong, she said.
"There must be such deep, deep, deep hurt; otherwise there couldn't be so much opposition," she said. "They've lived with this. I guess we're getting a taste of where they live."


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Welcome to my website. My name is Roland Codd – I am a professional freelance graphic designer, with over sixteen years of design industry experience. My design service includes book covers, magazines, brochures, posters and websites. I also provide a typesetting service.
My clients include Canterbury Christ Church University, the University of Kent, Penguin Random House, Melville House, Hesperus Press, Duckworth Overlook and Springer Healthcare.
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What a gorgeous day it's been so relaxing to be able to sit back, chill, and pick my next five nominations for The Versatile Blogger Award..
Here they are, and, again – ENJOY!!!
Part 3 with my final 5 nominations coming up!! Now, back to basking in the beautiful sunshine!


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Words and pictures from the author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries . . . and the forthcoming And the Crows Took Their Eyes
Sunday, January 15, 2017
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Thanks to the Kittehs for a gift they didn't realize they were giving me.....or with the way of cats, they MAY have known. Yesterday my wonderful, feral-turned-lovey indoor cat had to be put down....her condition had no fix and she was in constant distress. So I opened your blog for today, and spent time with special members of Feline Nation, with tears, of course. Thanks, Vicki.
- January 15, 2017 at 7:56 AM
- Barbara Rogers said...
Dear Susan...I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I've certainly felt similar to you when losing my dear furry friends. I hope you will fill that space with new and wonderful things, but know always that your cat will be held in your heart in a special place.
Vicki, thanks for asking for cat advice from your kitteh, who is, I might add, looking rather plump since the last time I saw him! The advice is to be expected. But then, we sure live in uncertain times. My Panther is running her kitty-olympics right now after breakfast.
- January 15, 2017 at 8:56 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
Susan, I'm so sorry. Oddly enough last night I dreamed I was walking down the street and saw a very tiny pale gray kitten, mewing piteously. Of course I picked it up and brought it home.
Barb, Cory thinks she looks just fine and she washes her tail at you. (I agree, she's a tad plump.)
- January 15, 2017 at 9:13 AM
- Frances said...
Maybe more grooming will help us all. xo
- January 15, 2017 at 11:19 AM
- katy gilmore said...
I am so sorry about your kitten Susan. That is always so very sad.
- January 16, 2017 at 10:00 AM


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Thanks Ron for the input, I am going to investigate this issue.
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I found that when I give a user (touser) unlimited tablespace on his/her own tablespace, for some reason the user also gets granted unlimited tablespace on all tablespaces. When that happens, the fromuser touser option results in all the objects getting put back into the fromuser tablespace. When I revoke unlimited tablespace, the import works fine.
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Skip to comments.Arab-American paratrooper faces deportation after Afghan service
Posted on 12/03/2007 5:58:39 PM PST by tyen
click here to read article
I'll wager that an order from the INS would trump any DoD enlistment....unless,perhaps,the Commander-in-Chief becomes involved.
I believe he could very well be a plant...but am not certain.But in these circumstances I say deport him...just to be on the safe side.
He is at a great risk of being killed by the terrorists if he goes back to Morocco.
Not if he's a plant.
Are you willing to send a man for a potential death at the hand of terrorists after he put his life at risk fighting for the USA?
Under these circumstances,yes.
WOW!!! I think we do not need to argue anymore, there is no value of arguing.
He's American enough for me. Let's keep him.
One man, even if he is some sort of sleeper, can't hurt our cause as much as deporting a brave and honorable man can.
Yes, mistakes are possible, just look at the Lebanese woman in the FBI and CIA, but really, I'm sure al-Qaeda can hire an ex-spetsnaz guy to train them as well. It's going to happen, and some people will spy against or betray their country, even if they were born and raised in America. Now am I arguing some guy fresh off the boat should from Saudi Arabia should be let into the military and get citizenship? No of course not. But for this guy, 20 years in the US, no problems, and a Sergeant in the Army to boot? He gets a pass from me.
Army Chaplain - Faith Distinctive
Army Chaplains are expected to observe the distinctive doctrines of their faith while also honoring the right of others to observe their own faith. The Army is a pluralistic environment. Rabbis, Ministers, Imams and Priests serve our Soldiers with conviction and commitment. While serving their own faith groups in the Army, chaplains also ensure and provide the means for others to observe their own faith in accordance with US law and regulations.
Me thinks he could apply for the Army Chaplain Corps.
What say to that, Gay State Conservative.
Like I said before, if his superiors are willing to go to bat for him, I think they have a pretty good idea of what this guy is made of, and we should support them in their efforts to avoid having this guy deported
Deport him.
Not necessarily *all* muslims.But the ones who engaged in marriage fraud in order to gain admission to the US...no citizenship...and no residency.
You're saying that none of the Iraqis that put their asses on the line, put their own families in grave risk by acting as interpreters for US troops should have been given asylum?
I understand that there have been at least a few such people...and maybe more than a few.Those people....*assuming that they've never violated US law*...just might be worthy of receiving asylum.
Your saying that no muslim, no matter what he has done for this country should allowed to become a US citizen?
I'm saying that any muslim who's engaged in marriage fraud to gain entry into this country is suspect....*very* suspect...IMO.Regardless of what he/she might have done for this country.No citizenship...no residency....for any such muslim.Or for any such person.
I agree that if someone uses a sham marriage to gain access, they should ordinarily be deported. I just think that in this case, the statute of limitations should have LONG since expired. On top of that, I think he's since proven his love and dedication to this country by going to war for it. Nothing sets off alarm bells for me, the fake marriage just shows he wanted to become an American at all costs. Is that the right way to go about things? No, but I think he has more than made up for it.
Did he engage in Marriage Fraud?????
US CODE: Title 8,1325. Improper entry by alien
(c) Marriage fraud
Any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both.
Do you have any idea how often "sham" marraige is used to gain residency in this country????
Run of the mill visa abuse happens all the time all over the place with all kinds of people from all over the world. And it is definitely an immigration enforcement issue to be sure... but if you going to lie awake at night considering everyone who gain entry into this country through a "sham" marriage as a terrorist, you'd be wide awake all the time.
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Once you get beyond paras, the concept of elite is pretty academic. The Taliban did not exactly run away in fear when confronted by the four Navy SEALS whose stand is depicted in sole survivor. Then they took out a helicopter with sixteen SEALS inside instead of fleeing. Plus, it wasn't commandos who held Bastogne against 15 German divisions - it was a single para division.
Don't you feel stupid writing after you not only wrote the second sentence of your posting but you put it out for the world to see? A ration of at least 25 to 1 in mountain combat takes the advantage away from a sailor's SEAL training.
And your next sentence is just as ill considered as the previous one. The helicopter was shot down. That certainly makes it hard to bring to bare the training of the men who died in the crash.
If your concept of paratroopers was valid there wouldn't be a need for a SPECOPS command because all that would be needed would be a phone call and paratroopers would do the work of the SPECOPS operators. That doesn't happen because of the clear break between SPECOPS personnal,from all branches, and the want to bes.
Your World War II analogy doesn't fit the discussion. There weren't SPECOPS during WWII though the OSS served a similiar function.
And if your concept of spec ops was valid, there wouldn't be a need for paratroopers or even an army - we'd just have a bunch of spec ops people running around Iraq and Afghanistan. You've been watching too many Hollywood movies. It may or may not important to sort out those of our ground troops who might, in a pinch, be third string Olympic contenders. But they don't win battles like Bastogne, regardless of what your Hollywood-fueled fantasies may tell you. (And the fact that you haven't heard of the 508th, but seem to have ample information about the snake-eaters tells me that you've got a serious problem with proportion. Snake-eaters get to brag about being Olympic wannabes at best, but para divisions destroy large enemy units).
The idea that SPECOPS personnal can be pumped out in large numbers is incorrect. Few people who seek entry into the special operations unit or their respective military branch succeed.
Your third string Olympians comment is something I'd expect from a horse's ass like Mrs.Bill Clinton.
It's fine that you are aware that the Battered Bastards of Bastogne were the 508th but it has nothing to do with the current state of war.
I was incorrect about the position of paratroopers on the climb to the elite ranks. Rangers, Green Berets and Delta Force are more highly trained and skilled than are paratroopers thought I do realize Rangers are often in the paratroopers' ranks instead of a Ranger Battalion, however, the question of Rangers being an elite force is also debated.
In case you haven't realized, SPECOPS isn't designed to fight large battles. It requires men who can accomplish a difficult task without the support of a large force, unlike paratroopers.
I am still chuckling about your Hollywood movies comment. It's incorrect but still funny because of its silliness.
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I've never lived alone before.
No, stop staring at me like that -- I swear, I have good reasons. I got pregnant and waddled from an apartment I shared with my ex back to the house I lived in with my parents so that I could go to nursing school and get a job that pays more than "do you want fries with that?"
Then, I met and married my husband shortly after graduation, when we bought a condo together. So in all those years, I was always living with someone.
But July, we decided to divorce after nearly 10 years of marriage and I moved into my own place. Which means that I'm in the process of learning how to live on my own. I couldn't be happier, but it's hard to get used to sometimes. Here's how I'm learning to live alone after my divorce.
1) Get thee a tool box. One thing everyone needs when they find themselves living alone again is a tool box with all the basics to fix things around the house. Then ask everyone you know if they have any duplicate tools they can donate. Make sure to get a book on simple home repairs, too.
2) Get an AAA membership. I'm a car fiend, but I know very little about fixing them. So instead of finding yourself stranded in the middle of nowhere with no one to call, get an AAA membership and they'll come help you.
3) Reach out to friends and family. Make sure that people know you're learning to live alone again and that you're really feeling it. Divorce is a terribly lonely process and having people around who know you're hurting is never a bad idea.
4) Write it out. When you're feeling blue, write it out. Write about the divorce and what you're going through. Doesn't matter if you do it in a blog or in a journal. Just let it out.
5) Make a list of all of the things you want to do. Start small - maybe you want to get some wall art of your own. Or maybe it's painting a room or taking a trip. But make a long list, put everything down that you've not done (and want to) and begin to complete it.
6) Use this as an opportunity to purge. Not just your stuff, mind you, but your head and your heart. Dump the friends who make you feel like crap and move forward.
7) If you're not coping well with the divorce, don't hesitate to find a therapist who specializes in divorce situations to guide you through this hard time.
8) Set up weekly "dates" with friends and family so you have something to look forward to. Doesn't have to be anything fancier than movie night, but it helps to have something positive to focus on.
9) Remember, above all else, that this is your life and you alone dictate how you spend it.
10) Get involved with all those things you had to put aside during your marriage. Maybe it's something as silly as getting green pepper on your pizza, but do it because now you can. No one will stop you.
What would you tell someone learning to live alone again?
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'Amazing' challenge for food pantry is Thursday
MIDDLETOWN >> For years, the community has worked hard to keep the Amazing Grace Food Pantry on its feet, so it only makes sense that the community would be helping out in force for the 2012 Amazing Challenge.
All are invited from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Fox Parish Center of St. Francis of Assisi Church, 10 Elm St., to join in on a celebration and kick-off for the 2012 challenge, according to Ron Krom, executive director of St. Vincent de Paul Middletown, the agency that oversees the food pantry on Stack Street.
"This is an event that gives us an opportunity to celebrate our community volunteers and donors and to kick of four challenge grant," said Krom.
The city promised to give Amazing Grace a matching grant of $22,500 if it could raise twice as much, $45,000, Krom said. The agency will be accepting donations at the door, but it donations aren't mandatory.
"We'll be saying 'thank you' to folks," and it will be a time to just enjoy the cameraderie of staff, volunteers and donors, he said.
Many in the community are pitching in to make soups, breads and cookies that will be served by celebrity servers who include Mayor Dan Drew, Police Chief William McKenna and other dignitaries and well-knowns.
The South Fire District will be making its firehouse chili, and there will be other hearty soups made by South Church, Faith Lutheran Church, First Church, Betsy Morgan, Lydia Brewster and Leslie Roberts as well as from the Green Room, Puerta Vallarta, Blackbird and Red House.
Price Chopper, South Side, Taste of Italy, Panera Bread and Fusion Bakery will donate breads and cookies will be donated by St. Sebastian's Church, St. John's in Cromwell, St. Pius, St. Mary's and St. John's in Middletown, as well as several individuals. Area high school students will be volunteering.
As the poor economy wears on, more and more individuals are using the pantry, according to program coordinator Kathleen Kelly.
"In August, it was the first time we did more than 1,000 families" in a month, and the food pantry reached out for a red alert to the community, she said.
Some of the shelves in the warehouse are filled, like the cereal shelves, but the boxes will disappear by month's end. Some of the soup shelves are empty. More donations are always needed.
The average number of users is 960 families a month, Krom said. "There's so many people living on the edge, struggling to make ends meet. From month to month, week to week, our pantry helps bridge the gap within the family budget," he said.
Monday, the place was hopping with people who needed food, and when they arrive, the pantry gives them enough for only three days, Kelly said.
Kathleen Costomiris of Middletown was one of the shoppers Monday.
For her, Amazing Grace means "the difference between not eating and eating healthy, especially because I'm a diabetic. It should be called 'Saving Grace,'" she said. "You just don't come here for food. There's the fellowship, the chit chat. You know you're not alone."
That's how John Kovach, an Amazing Grace volunteer feels.
"Next to my family, these guys come next," Kovach said.
According to Kelly, Amazing Grace gets its food from the Connecticut Food Bank, Families Feeding Families, religious organizations, civic groups and individuals who commit to donating a certain amount each month.
The pantry distributes food to Middletown residents only from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.


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Expo 2020 Dubai's legacy development District 2020 will be unveiled to the public tomorrow, Monday, at Cityscape Global 2017 in Dubai.
The world-class district will be an integral part of the legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai from Q4 2021, and support the acceleration of the emirate's development. It will be a long-term economic contributor for the UAE as a home for innovators, original thinkers and pioneers, creating jobs and attracting investment.
The district will include 65,000 square metres of residential space and 135,000 square metres of commercial space, in a location that will be home to world-class innovation, educational, cultural and entertainment facilities as well as a conference and exhibition centre.
It will facilitate modern ways of living, blending work and recreation in an ecosystem that fosters closer connections both physically and digitally.
Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Director-General of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, said, "Back in 2013 when we won the bid to host this great event, we set ourselves two clear objectives in line with our leaders' vision, which were to stage a World Expo that would amaze the world and build a lasting legacy with a global destination that offers a new alternative for urban living.
"Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, instructed us to build a site for a permanent legacy and therefore we had to think of ways to capitalise on what was being built for Expo as well as for post-Expo.
"We have created District 2020 to achieve that goal. It has been a key part of our planning from the very start, not just for our Legacy Team but the entire Expo organisation."
District 2020 has been designed to be environmentally progressive and sustainable, reflecting the changing demands of the modern world. Every building will meet or exceed the rigorous LEED Gold standards in sustainable construction.
It will be home to iconic structures such as Al Wasl Plaza, the Sustainability Pavilion, which will live on as a Children and Science Centre, and the falcon-shaped UAE Pavilion. They have been designed by some of the world's most renowned architects.
Marjan Faraidooni, Senior Vice President of Legacy Impact and Development at Expo 2020 Dubai, said, "District 2020 will continue to carry forward Expo 2020's mission of connecting people, offering a new urban experience.
"It will be at the cutting edge of modern working and living, combining places to work, rest and explore to create an ecosystem that stimulates connections, inspires creation and drives innovation, creating value for all those who come here.
"It will also be among the best connected districts in the world, within an hour of the centres of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, next to what will be the world's largest airport [Dubai World Central], the Jebel Ali Port, and with world-leading digital infrastructure including 5G."
The conference and exhibition centre is also being developed by Dubai World Trade Centre to build on Dubai's standing as the Middle East's premier destination for major events, conferences and exhibitions. District 2020 will benefit from the thousands of connections being made as visitors from around the region, and the world, come together to share ideas and create opportunities.
One of the goals of District 2020 is to contribute to the drive towards a knowledge-based economy fuelled by innovation.
Visitors to Cityscape, which opens to the public on Monday, will be able to find out more about the design, iconic architecture and state-of-the-art infrastructure that make up the development.
They will be able to delve into the details of District 2020 and find out about the diverse array of residential and work spaces, from 'micro-studios' to multi-building campuses and apartments to hotels. They will also learn how they can be a part of the development.
Expo 2020 Dubai will be a celebration through its theme of 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' that provides a platform to encourage creativity, innovation and collaboration. This is underpinned by Expo's three pillars of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability.
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DIED. GEOFFREY BEENE, 77, one of America's most original fashion designers; of complications from pneumonia; in New York City. The Louisiana native first landed on Seventh Avenue in the 1950s and started his own line in 1963, raising the standards of American design with technical innovations, sumptuous fabrics and minimalist creations whose streamlined silhouettes belied their complicated construction. He dressed numerous first ladies and socialites, including Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson and Gloria Vanderbilt, and was widely admired for his facility with cut and his uncompromising creative vision. He created the playful baby-doll dress in the 1960s and the sporty "Beene...


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SOLT arrived in the San Luis Valley in July of 2004 when the men's Novitiate for the American Region was established at St. Joseph Parish in Capulin, Colorado. For the next five years, the primary mission of the team was to serve the men undergoing formation for their entrance into religious life. In that time, some 24 men passed through Novitiate and made First Promises.
After the Novitiate relocated, the focus of the team's mission found a new direction in deepening its service to the parish and offering formation to laity who were drawn to our Lady's family. Currently, we are working with our second group of lay formandi.
St. Joseph Parish is situated just before one reaches the foothills of the San Juan Mountains, which enclose the Valley to the west. It serves four mission churches: Our Lady of the Valley in La Jara, St. Theresa's in Manassa, Immaculate Conception in Romeo, and San Antonio in Los Sauces. The Valley is home to the descendants of Spanish settlers who arrived from the New Mexico region. Many of the parishioners are ranchers and farmers, raising sheep and cattle, and growing crops such as potatoes, alfalfa, barley, and corn. They have a rich history and Catholic cultural heritage, and from first days of our arrival, have welcomed us with much friendship and hospitality.
The San Luis Valley is a very large alpine valley in south central Colorado. To the east it is enclosed by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, from which Mt. Blanca (elev. 14,345 ft.) juts out impressively into the surrounding plain. Another well-known landmark is the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
The SOLT Colorado core Ecclesial Family Team is currently comprised of Fr. Arturo Añonuevo, Sr. MaryAnn Richwald, Sr. Mary Anna Cavell, Sr. Annmarie Claire Kowalczyk, Sr. Mary Joy Bernklau, and Blair Burton.


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Thursday, April 17, 2008
IF: Fail
This weeks Illustration Friday topic was "Fail". This poor little squid failed to notice he had gotten to close to the shoreline while rolling and playing in the tides. Those pesky old seagulls were up to no good again and snatched him up out of the oceans edge. Now they all gawk and flutter about staring at the poor little fellow with their beady little eyes.
Medium:pen & ink / digital color
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Illustrator of the Week!
Wooohoo! I just logged in to childrensillustrators.com to update my portfolio and to my surprise I am the illustrator of the week this week! Not sure if that really means much yet... maybe if I get some work out of it? :)... seriously, that would be nice. Anyways just thought I would share. Have a great weekend!
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Friday, April 4, 2008
IF: Save - Vinnie Volcano: Quirkles Science Experiments For Kids
This is for the Illustration Friday "Save" topic. These are a couple spreads from the "Vinnie Volcano" book that is a part of The Quirkles series. In these spreads Vinnie Volcano finds and saves his friends Victor Vet, Valerie Rabbit, and Venessa Squirrel from the hot violent lava pit.
The Quirkles books are an educational series that offer a fresh new way to integrate literacy and science at school or at home. Each book is full of vocabulary builders, character education lessons, and two related science experiments that allow for hands on activities, helping to reinforce the topics that were just read. The series was created by teachers, and each story teaches/reinforces the phonetic sounds that serve as the building blocks for reading, while also making science--earth, physical, and life--fun to learn. >> Quirkles science experiments for kids
Medium: pen & ink / digital color
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Labels: children's book illustration, Illustration Friday, science experiments for kids, The Quirkles, Vinnie Volcano
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Monday Artday: Pirates
Here's my robot-PIRATE for the Monday Artday theme this week. Looks like the poor little fella has been in one too many a pirate plunders and got a few of the lights knocked out in his teeth. This was a very quick illo this week, scanned him straight from the sketchbook. Getting ready to leave town for a few days and I'm not sure if I'll get around to doing a polished one before Monday, so here it is.
Medium: pencil / digital color
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
IF: Pet Peeves
Finally got around to finish the Illustration Friday "Pet Peeves". Mine is unexpected "spot showers". So annoying when one big ogre cloud rolls over the hill and just dumps on you on a perfectly beautiful day otherwise. Then it gets all nasty and humid once it's passed.
Medium: pen & ink / digital color
Prints: signed and numbered (16x20 and 8x10) available through RAWTOASTDESIGN.
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