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Henri DeTonti, Robert La Salle's Lieutenant and loyal friend.
Portrait - Courtesy of the Arkansas History Commission
331 Years Later, Has the Griffon Been Found?
La Salles expedition and the loss of Le Griffon in September of 1679 was of great historical significance to our countrys founding and important for New France (Canada). Now, 331 years later, another expedition may prove to be just as important.
If the wreck Libert has found is Le Griffon, it will be a find of tremendous historical significance. Le Griffon was built by Rene-Robert Sieur de La Salle, one of the first French explorers of the Great Lakes Region. He would later claim the Mississippi River watershed for France, a vast expanse of land that extended from the Allegheny Mountains to the Rocky Mountains and North of the Great Lakes, a portion of which became what is presently known as the Louisiana Purchase.
Underwater Time Capsule
Exploration and study of the ship will tell us much about the history of our country and how our ancestors lived. The ship is a time capsule that will fill the missing gaps of La Salles early exploration of North America, says Libert. In particular, the wreck is a record of ship construction of that period, about which relatively little is known. La Salle constructed Le Griffon on the banks of the Niagara River, about three miles above the falls. There is strong documentation to support the view that Le Griffon was built on what is now the U.S. side of the Falls. If the wreckage is Le Griffon, however, it may be possible to use samples to establish definitively which side it was built on.
The fact that Le Griffon was built in the wilderness, as opposed to a shipyard, will reveal the circumstances La Salle and his men faced and the tools and technology they possessed. The ship was built with timber cut on site. The exact dimensions of the vessel are not know. It is however known to have been a 40 tun* vessel with three masts, a foremast, main and mizzen, and several square sails.
Le Griffon was armed with two cannons and three rail guns; it also transported soldiers. This has led some to call it a vessel of war. However, Le Griffon was clearly intended to serve as an integral part of La Salles supply line from Niagara to Illinois.
Voyage of Le Griffon
Le Griffons maiden voyage started from Niagara on August 7, 1679. La Salle and 16 men sailed across Lake Erie to present day Detroit, where it picked up Henri DeTonti, one of La Salles lieutenants, and five other men. From there, Le Griffon sailed to St Ignace, near the Straits of Mackinac, finally stopping at safe anchorage on the shores of Green Bay. On September 18, 1679, La Salle dispatched a crew of six to sail Le Griffon back to Niagara to pick up men and supplies needed for the construction of forts and a second vessel.
Le Griffon sailed from what is known today as Washington Harbor on Washington Island. Father Hennepin, a Franciscan Recollect friar who had accompanied La Salle on the expedition, records that the ship fired a single cannon shot as it set sail. La Salles agent and attorney, Claude Bernou, in summarizing La Salles letters, wrote, They set sail on the 18th of September with a light and very favorable wind from the West. It has not been possible to ascertain since what course they steered. Le Griffon was never seen again.
Legends, and Speculation
From this point on, rumors, legends and speculation have abounded, but La Salle was very clear as to what he thought happened to the ship. The three main conjectures about the fate of Le Griffon have been: 1) Indians captured the crew and burned the ship; 2) The ship went down in a sudden storm; 3) Le Griffon's crew mutinied, scuttled the ship, and kept its load of furs.
Of these alternatives, La Salle quickly dismissed the first one, believing that Jesuit missionaries at Missilimackinac had concocted the story in order to induce him to take action against the Pottawatomie Indians who had killed two of their men.
La Salle's letters provide support for either or both of the other two possibilities: Le Griffon sinking in a sudden storm and/or a crew mutiny and scuttling of the ship. It is known that there was a tremendous storm on the day after Le Griffon left Washington Harbor on September 18th. Initially, it seemed likely that the ship had sunk in that storm. Bernou, again summarizing La Salle's letters, wrote, "...the Indians saw the barque tossed about in such an extraordinary way that they could not weather the storm although they had cut down all the sails; a short time after, they lost sight of it..."
Two years later, however, La Salle learned additional information in talking with a young Pana Indian boy who was serving as a translator. The Pana Indian boy said he had seen Le Griffon's pilot (captain) and another Frenchman brought to a village by Sioux warriors. According to this witness, as recorded in La Salle's letters, the ship and crew survived the storm; later the crew scuttled the ship taking a small cargo of furs. Subsequently, the captain and another Frenchman, possibly trying to make their way west, were captured by the Sioux Indians.
However the particulars of the historical record are eventually resolved, Libert found the wreck location primarily by studying the patterns of storms in the area. Libert's experience sailing and diving in the Great Lakes convinced him that Le Griffon had left Washington Island and had anchored in the northern waters of Lake Michigan. Since no debris has ever been found, whether Le Griffon sank in a storm or was scuttled, it appears likely that the vessel went straight to the bottom of the lake intact.
The Great Lakes Expedition Group looks forward to resolving this 300+ year old mystery by relying on historical documents and visually inspecting the ship. Even if the wreck turns out not to be Le Griffon, archeologist Ken Vrana of The Center for Maritime and Underwater Resource Management (CMURM), believes the ship will still be a very noteworthy archaeological find. There are thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, few of which have ever been recovered.
A league is approximately 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles. Today it is considered 3 statute miles.
French foot equaling 12.8 English Inches.


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Stocks have experienced some dramatic swings in recent days as investors try to digest and make sense of corporate earnings; rising interest rates and conflicting monetary and fiscal policy; geopolitical tensions; and concerns about economic growth in China and globally.
Trump administration policies have also left heads spinning, says economist and market strategist Ed Yardeni in a note to clients this week. "There has never been a President with policies so simultaneously bullish and bearish as Donald Trump! He is stepping on the economy's accelerator and brakes at the same time," Yardeni writes.
Here's Yardeni's take on the mixed signals Trump policies are sending the markets.
Corporate tax cuts: "S&P 500 earnings got a big boost from Trump's tax bill passed at the end of last year," Yardeni notes. How big? Yardeni estimates, based on second quarter revenue and earnings growth rates, that the tax cuts may have added as much as 15 percentage points to earnings growth. And Wall Street analysts keep hiking their earnings expectations for 2018 and 2019. Meanwhile, the tax overhaul has boosted corporate cash flow, driving investor-friendly share buybacks and dividends — as well as corporate capital spending.
Deregulation: "It's impossible to measure the impact of Trump's deregulation of business on S&P 500 earnings," Yardeni says. "Our guess is that deregulation, which started early last year, might amount to $4 per share in additional earnings."
Tariffs and China: Multinational companies have a lot at stake in the developing showdown between the U.S. and China. "Trump's worldwide tariffs on aluminum and steel and on Chinese imports may be disrupting US multinational supply chains and earnings, especially in the short term. But longer term, Trump's policies may force more companies to move their production out of China and into the US or countries that have signed bilateral trade deals with the US." And an economic slowdown in China would have ripple effects across other markets, especially emerging markets.
Iran: Oil prices have surged since Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in May and said he would reimpose sanctions against Tehran and companies doing business there. "The higher cost of gasoline will offset some of the benefits of Trump's tax cuts for consumers," Yardeni says. "Higher energy costs will also squeeze profit margins, which were significantly boosted by Trump's corporate tax cut." And higher oil prices could also tamp down global economic growth.
Rising deficits: The federal government is ramping up its borrowing while the Fed is raising interest rates (much to Trump's dismay) and reducing its balance sheet. Yardeni warns that deficits may be starting to weigh on the bond market and notes that many on Wall Street now expect rates on 10-year Treasuries to climb to 4 percent. "Trump is making a very big bet on supply-side economics," Yardeni says. "The idea is that tax cuts will boost growth by boosting productivity, so inflation should remain subdued. That could work as long as growth isn't weighed down by rising interest rates. If inflation does come back, then the latest supply-side experiment will end very badly indeed." Yardeni expects inflation to stay in check — but the Fed is also watching other economic indicators as it forges ahead with its rate hikes.

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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Secret Sunday 11
Welcome to the fourth edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey in words and pictures of the online artist community. The Pulse is a collaborative project that aims to introduce you to new artists, help you get to know familiar faces even more, and allow you access into the creative hearts and minds of a very talented crew of individuals.
Over 150 (!) artists have answered a series of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented as a series of online and print projects. And the first continues right now!
Join The Altered Page every Sunday for "Secret Sunday." Here the secrets of all your favorite artists will be revealed. It could be a technique, a product, a secret source, a little-known website, a hidden shop, an inspiration, just about anything! If you missed any, no worries. You can find links to all the secrets on the sidebar of my blog.
Today's secret.......Open House!
Today is YOUR day. I hope everybody reading this will add their very own secret to the comment section of this post. And remember to come back often to read all the secrets as they are added. Now...it is time to spill!
58 comments:
- Harnett-Hargrove said...
Starch can be a surprisingly interesting tool. -J
- January 31, 2010 at 2:11 AM
- Jude said...
Stopping in the middle of the creative process, and just sitting in silence with the paper or canvas or image, and looking at it, really looking...
- January 31, 2010 at 2:44 AM
Sometimes the most interesting things to add to a collage are the bits discarded from yesterday's work. And NEVER throw away the scrap paper you work on.
- January 31, 2010 at 4:26 AM
- Martin said...
Watch your favourite movie(s) with the sound off. Put your favourite (classical?) music on.
Make video stills with the remote control or mouse. Imagine the stills are paintings.
- January 31, 2010 at 5:32 AM
- Marit said...
Use pages of old dictionaries or encyclopedias in your art. The things you can do with all those words....
- January 31, 2010 at 6:16 AM
- Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...
When making background pages for a project, make lots. You already have your art supplies out, why not use them?
No matter how cluttered your work surface gets, if you start the next morning with a clean slate, you will also start with a clean attitude.
Photos of my art secrets are in today's post on my blog.
- January 31, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...
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- January 31, 2010 at 7:47 AM
- Unknown said...
Take the minimum of materials and an apple in your pocket and go and work on a hill, or a beach, or under a tree in the park, or on the steps in front of the harbour, or with your feet dangling in the river, or on the back seat of the bus on a long trip out of town.
- January 31, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- nancy neva gagliano said...
friday "play date"/art afternoon when my friend comes over to my one worktable in the utility room and we paint. she doesn't have space, and it gets me down there: on schedule.
- January 31, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- Angie in AZ said...
One of my favorite collage materials are used tea bags! Let them dry then cut open and take out the tea leaves. The bags are ready to use. Rooibas is my favorite to use because of the gorgeous rusty color it stains the bags!
And always keep your eyes on the ground! One of my most recent collections was busted car window glass! :)
Dollar stores and thrist stores are always artist's favorites, I'm sure. But keeping the mind open while looking is really key. You must look beyond what you are really seeing to the potential of possibilies. View items in "parts". How you could take it apart and reuse the pieces for something else. Bamboo place mats and trivets are a favorite of mine to take apart.
- January 31, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Becky New said...
Absolutely positively listen to yourself as you create.... go with your gut!
- January 31, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Unknown said...
it's great to develop new skills (or old ones for that matter);
it's great to look at what everyone else is doing;
it's great to be inspired by the fantastic ____ someone else makes.
but only YOU can create what's in you so focus on that
- January 31, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- jgr said...
Some of my favorite artwork comes from a "failed" piece that didn't turn out as I envisioned. I walk away for a day, a week, a month and then 'rediscover' the piece and work on it again with no fears of ruining it. The freedom is powerful and I always learn from something.
- January 31, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- Stephanie said...
Just do it...each and every day...do it.
- January 31, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- Unknown said...
There is a reason you are attracted to certain materials over others. A reason certain things wind up in your possession. Don't get caught up in thinking thoughts of what materials you "should" use or what your art "should" look like. Trust that voice that is prompting from within. It is your own voice looking for a way to be heard.
- January 31, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Diane said...
I always like to add a little dimension to my collages, so I like to take the gallery-wrapped canvases and flip them over and use that side for an instant shadowbox and frame!
- January 31, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Kris said...
sometimes when I am painting, blending and mixing colors and am liking the colors but not the blending (hey I am no expert) I have
found that if I spray it with water it helps produce a nice blend....maybe drips, maybe splats, maybe I don't know what to call it.
I often change the spray to a hard stream (which is messy but fun) or a fine mist. At any rate my spray bottle is a great tool that helps me say *There!!* instead of oops..or worse. So go spray...try it on anything you are working on.
- January 31, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Renee Howell said...
Wandering about the internet searching for connections: I recently discovered the peaceful, sensual, flowing "word" art of Andrew van der Merwe, African Beach Calligraphy: http://www.behance.net/Gallery/African-beach-calligraphy-2009/387615
And - always keep a camera in your pocket, purse, backpack, briefcase... you get the idea.
- January 31, 2010 at 10:55 AM
- Renee Howell said...
Add on: Not only do you need a camera with you ALL the time - you have to be brave enough to pull it out and take the photo.
Encourage courage.
- January 31, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Rebeca Trevino said...
Last week, I received a box full of discontinued frame corners from my neighborhood framer.
I sat and looked at them, and had no idea what to do with them, bu I could not throw them away, they are so beautiful. I was stumped.
After a couple of hours of playing with them, my inspiration appeared and I knew exactly what to do with them, and worked happily, late into the day.
- January 31, 2010 at 11:12 AM
- Glenda T. said...
i don't throw away papers that I have used to spray or paint on, i keep them and then glue them into my art journal as a cool background for a page.
- January 31, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Deborah said...
I've been weaving strips of fabric and paper.
- January 31, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- creativelenna said...
"gather and jump" -this secret saves me every time. i like to gather whatever i think i may use, or what i've been wanting to use, and then make myself jump in and play. i do this time and time again. i don't know if it's really a 'secret' -but it gets me going creative-wise. Once i get going, i try to listen to myself as far as what is working and what isn't. i usually have lots of gathered stuff left over and often pick up more stuff along the way as i am working, but this process works for me.
thanks seth, for your exceptional blog and artwork, and your kindness. -lenna in florida
- January 31, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Unknown said...
Finding yourself in that creative slump? Want to give yourself a shot of artistic adrenalin? Don't have time to get away from the family or your job for a workshop? Try an online workshop/course. They are great for jump starting your creativity in whatever field of mixed media you delve. And you don't have to spend that much money or leave the comfort of your own home to learn!
- January 31, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- lynne h said...
pencils. and mechanical pencils never have to be sharpened...
- January 31, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- William Evertson said...
Never be afraid of an unfamiliar media. Painting helps my sculpture, which helps my video, which helps my...you get the idea. Essentially learning to be a good artist is different than learning a technique.
- January 31, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Unknown said...
Don't be afraid to try something new... a new material, a new technique, a new use for an old thing. Play and try things out. Enjoy creativity for creativity's sake. Be open to all the inspirations around you, and recognize that anything can be an inspiration. Keep a small notebook with you all times to capture ideas, thoughts, quotes and other inspirations.
- January 31, 2010 at 5:06 PM
- Artsnark said...
Some furniture restoration secrets which I use in my art:
Use markers, watercolor pencil & spray lacquer to touch up just about anything. Or "scratch remover" markers (basically a wood stain marker) which are more expensive but work great
Mix bondo with pigment powders before using to fill cracks or to make a mold. Makes a final color match a lot easier
- January 31, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Brown shoe polish will age anything!
- January 31, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- herhimnbryn said...
Carry a camera, a pencil, a small notebook. ALWAYS.
- January 31, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Unknown said...
I say - "Use what you have." So often I can get stopped by thinking that I need something else, the right tool, or time or inspiration, but when I remember that I have all that I need and to just use what I have, then amazing things do happen Enjoy!
- January 31, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Jill Z said...
If I have a small enough artwork that I've made and really love, I will make a colored copy of it on a heavy textured water color or thick fiber paper. I can then use this new copy as the base for another artwork- with the ability to paint over any and all sections I like and let what ever part from the old painting I want to be visible. It's great for making series of works - carrying over a favorite element from one piece to another.
- January 31, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Midwestie Lady - Linda said...
I've been a collector all my life. My shoeboxes of buttons, jewelry, rocks, sticks, old game pieces, old family photos, vintage lace, fabrics, sea shells, yarns and trims are now more than my collections. They are fun pieces to add to my art! If in doubt, pick it up, take it home and start your collection!
- January 31, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Debrina said...
I love it when I make a mistake. It almost always means an improvement in my work, either because I have taken the opportunity to cover the mistake (which adds more layering to my piece) or by playing up on the mistake...exaggerating it.
- January 31, 2010 at 8:00 PM
I found a new artist the other day...new to me...Manon Doyle...her website is:
Maybe she is new to you and some of your readers.
- January 31, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said...
My secrets are hidden in plain view...
calm quiet movements
calm quiet moments
my guardians of all artists
standing still is essential for my journey
use the best materials I have available
listen with my heart...
share my quiet moments with others...children and volunteering
carry my camera daily...
even to the grocery to photograph
fresh flowers and vegetables I may not be able to afford to buy today.
support my Goodwills and St.Vincent de Paul and thrift stores .... magic can happen here.
junk boxes and trash bins in framing and hardware shops...
attempt to use bits and pieces into my small works...zero trash...
revisit my travel journals...I have been so blessed...
a new box of crayons or colors...
practice gratitude -seek balance in my own body and soul's energies
say YES... and believe it
See with a child's heart and eyes...
Imagine and Live in Peace...Art saves lives...it has saved mine.
Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
- January 31, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Candace said...
I laugh a lot. I sit outside and watch nature. Sometimes I cry and then I go back outside and let nature watch _me_.
Coffee helps. Music, a must. Rushing headlong into a new technique or medium is also extraordinarily helpful. Viewing others' work is a joy and sometimes, an AHA moment.
Remember to breathe.
- January 31, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Penelope said...
Look through your materials and select a few random things that really speak about what you want to make. Put them in a little pile and sit and look at them. Just look at them, and try to envision them as one piece. Things will come to you that you'd never thought of!
Also- if you can't afford to work with a certain material (PMC for example) study something made of it that you like and try to think of how you might replicate it using different materials.
one more- I have a tray of things that don't end up getting used, but don't quite get put away either. Sometimes I 'force' myself to make something just out of these things- restricting yourself like this is a great way to flex the imagination.
- January 31, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- Holly Dean Artist said...
Don't be afraid to play and not care what happens. Enjoy the process!
- January 31, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- Jodi Ohl said...
If you prep your canvas with gesso, try using black gesso for a different sort of color intensity achieved from using the black base. Creates richer, lusher colors in most cases!
Chart Pak markers write over paint better than probably any marker I've found. Love em! Great for graffiti like writing :)
- January 31, 2010 at 11:08 PM
- Ginny Gaskill said...
Set time aside. My time now is 10-4 on Friday. More is better but at least to gets me started.
My camera is with me most of the time. It fits in my pocket so I don't have to think about it.
Watch what others are doing. Learn balance, color, etc. It never stops.
Never stop learning, classes, reading, online, something. always.
- February 1, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- ECLECTICMIXUP said...
imagination awakens creativity,....sometimes it needs to be woken up..... when I feel that way I love looking at the way old masters painted, go visit a art gallery.....nature's has lots of wonderful examples.color, textures.light. hue.tint.balance.....on and on, never stop opening your mind to new things.
- February 1, 2010 at 3:45 AM
- whyte said...
I love mini pieces of art, inchies, ACEOs, tags so I keep blank stock on my worktable and while working on another piece, I blot up overflow paint and inks, glue(grap paper scraps or small fabric bits and ribbon), glitter, punched shapes......anything I'm using in my main piece can end up on several mini pieces. By the time I'm finished I've created mulitple collages and mixed media art with little or no waste (and less cleanup,yayyyyy)!
- February 1, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Beanie Mouse said...
Surprise shops.... in Paris, La Droguerie (Bead and yarn and fittings, has website) and Sennelier on Quai Voltaire, sells pigments to make paint with.
- February 1, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- *jean* said...
my secret is layers...the more the merrier...i am inspired by digital art but am terrible at photoshop but i get the layers! and i'm constantly amazed by what i can produce by using them in my small works...
and i don't think of the "inner critic" as a bad thing to be exorcised but a gentle, guiding voice saying maybe it's time to take a break or maybe that belongs in another piece...i rewind the negative tapes and speak gently to myself...
- February 1, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- Gaby Bee said...
I collect far too many things, but I love it to pick up things from the street. Stones, feathers, washers, bottle caps and similar things, but I am especially drawn to rusty and grungy stuff. I'm always looking at the ground wherever I go, hoping to see something interesting to incorporate in my art work.
- February 1, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- AeFondKis said...
the secret of great art is just keep it true....that's my secret.
The power of the word and visual combined can move mountains!
- February 1, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- Roberta said...
I use my digital camera to take photos of places I travel to, and also photos of my art, and use photo editing software www.ACDsee.com to create digital art. I am constantly surprised with the effects that come from layering images, changing colors, saturation and hue.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:55 AM
- Commuter's Journal said...
My secret is plain, old waxed paper. I put it between my art journal pages to protect from leaks. There are several ways I use the "spilled" paint.
1. Burnish the wet paint back onto the page.
2. Burnish, then wait for a few minutes to lift so it will pull off paint previously left on the paper.
3. Apply gel medium, allow to get tacky, then burnish waxed paper with dried paint onto the spot. Lift to deposit.
4. Use waxed paper as collage element.
It supplies amazing texture and depth.
- February 1, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- Robert Stockton said...
My secret is the concept of "bricolage": using whatever is immediately at hand to create a piece of artwork. This doesn't mean that once I have selected a certain piece of paper to use in a collage or mixed-media piece, that I don't make any further decisions about how to use it. It's actually where the fun begins! Once selected, I then decide what portion of it to use, whether I am going to cut, tear, sand, or otherwise alter the paper, etc. So. . .the way in which I frequently use bricolage, is to choose a number of very different materials with a wide variety of textures, patterns, colors, patinas, etc., fairly quickly; and then, with my "stack-of-stuff" in front of me, begin the somewhat slower selection/relationship process of deciding exactly how these various pieces that I have found can enhance each other, and work together to, somehow, unite as a whole. I am often quite intrigued, amused, surprised, and, even delighted, by the results! Try it! It is a lovely way to work!!!
- February 1, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- merci33 said...
I buy huge white paper in rolls at the restaurant supply it's great for endless uses in the studio and a $36.00 roll lasts forever.
- February 1, 2010 at 4:37 PM
- layers said...
I sometimes take the time to read and write down notes and make pencil sketches and make my lists-- sort of 'filling up the tank' before I begin work in my studio
- February 1, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- sf said...
Challenge yourself to use only the scraps left on the table, or bits of paint, or whatever is the "leftovers" from the last piece you worked on...
Be grateful that you are here, now...
Listen to your heart...
Go to it...
- February 2, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- deb said...
I'm exhausted from all those ideas!!For me this year its, stop reading, and do it!!
- February 2, 2010 at 5:28 PM
- Jacky said...
I did a journal a few years back using prompts from Sarah Fishburne's blog and one of the things I loved the most was to write down personal feelings, vent (if need be) and then paint over the top with gesso/paints/collage.
I love those hidden secrets in my journal that only I know are there.
Try it, its fun! (Thanks Sarah).
Jacky xox
- February 3, 2010 at 3:02 AM
- Sunny -- aka Matriarch said...
- February 3, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Chris said...
Seth. I know I'm horribly late. But I've been reading. And I wanted to add something. Who knows? Maybe someone will come by who's later than I am?
My secret is: wipe off. wipe off some paint. wipe off gel medium. if you stamp with a big background texture stamp, rub across it before the ink dries. drip thick pigment, wait until it's half dry, then wipe it. put gesso over paint, and immediately wipe it off. And of course, blot wet surfaces a bit with paper towels before they can dry.
- February 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- Dee / Cloth Company said...
depart from favorite palettes, scale, and media, but be okay with having and working within favorite parameters...
try looking at something up-side-down -- it should work in any direction. or, gaze through binoculars the wrong way to get more distance.
- February 11, 2010 at 7:50 PM


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US Airways shareholders vote on American merger
US Airways' CEO says shareholders have approved the proposed merger with American Airlines, one of the final steps remaining for the deal to create the world's biggest airline.
Doug Parker said Friday that enough shares were cast in favor of the merger to guarantee approval. The margin was not immediately available.
Owners of US Airways Group Inc. stock would get 28 percent of the shares in the combined company, with the rest going to creditors, employees and shareholders of American Airlines parent AMR Corp.
The deal is still being reviewed by antitrust regulators at the U.S. Department of Justice. It also needs the approval of the judge overseeing American's bankruptcy proceedings.
Critics of the merger worry that it will reduce competition and drive up prices. Similar complaints arose around the mergers of Delta and Northwest in 2008, United and Continental in 2010, and Southwest and AirTran in 2011. Antitrust regulators allowed all those deals to go through.
Those other mergers changed the industry landscape, creating giants that made it harder for US Airways and American to compete, Parker said.
The merger "creates a fourth strong competitor to United, Delta and Southwest," said Parker, who will become CEO of the combined carrier, which will keep the American Airlines name and be based in Texas.
If the American-US Airways deal goes through, those four airlines will control more than 80 percent of the domestic air-travel market.
The Justice Department could seek to have American and US Airways give up some takeoff and landing slots at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C.
Parker predicted that regulators will allow the merger to go through, and said, and doesn't think the airlines should be forced to give up slots at Reagan.
American Airlines and AMR have been operating under bankruptcy protection since November 2011. The merger would take effect when AMR emerges from Chapter 11 as a new company, American Airlines Group Inc.
AMR creditors are voting through July 29 on the reorganization and merger and are widely expected to approve the deal. A federal bankruptcy judge in New York has scheduled an Aug. 15 hearing to consider approving the merger, which Parker predicted would take place by the end of September.
The airlines would operate separately for months, if not a couple of years, as they combine work forces, fleets, computer systems and frequent-flier programs.
About 50 members of the Service Employees International Union protested outside the building where the US Airways meeting was being held, and several spoke during the shareholder event. They demanded better pay and, in some cases, union representation for airport workers.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The threat posed by the Islamic State "is beyond anything that we've seen," U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel acknowledged Thursday when asked if IS presents a threat to Americans on the level of 9/11.
IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL, Hagel said, is "an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in Iraq or anywhere else."
"ISIL is as sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen. They're just beyond a terrorist group. They marry ideology, a sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. They are tremendously well-funded."
In response to such a threat, the defense secretary advocated preparation, although he didn't expound on what the could entail: "we must prepare for everything." He also underlined the necessity of understanding IS, "And the only way you do that is that you take a cold, steely, hard look at it and -- and -- get ready."
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, speaking alongside Hagel on Thursday, commented on the "immediacy" of the threat posed by IS.
"Well, the immediacy -- the immediacy is in the number of Europeans and other nationalities who have come to the region to become part of that ideology. And those -- those folks can go home at some point."
In the short term, the return of those foreign fighters to their homelands poses more of an immediate threat for Europe than the U.S., especially due to Europe's open borders and immigration issues. "It's why I have conversations with my European colleagues about their southern flank of NATO," Dempsey noted.
The future threat can be seen in the long-term goal of IS: to establish a wide-reaching caliphate.
"Longer term, it's about ISIL's vision, which includes -- I actually call ISIL, here we go, right, ISIS, I-S-I-S, because it's easier for me to remember that their long-term vision is the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. And al-Sham includes Lebanon, the current state of Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Kuwait."
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama responded to the videotaped IS beheading of American journalist James Wright Foley by reaffirming that counter-terror operations against IS "must continue."
"From governments and peoples across the Middle East there has to be a common effort to extract this cancer, so that it does not spread. There has to be a clear rejection of these kind of nihilistic ideologies. One thing we can all agree on is that a group like ISIL has no place in the 21st century."
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Machado has suspension hearing; awaits verdict
Now he's got to wait for the verdict, which will probably be rendered before the end of the week.
''We're hoping we made a good case and we got it down,'' Machado said.
Machado tossed his bat in the direction of third base during a plate appearance in which Oakland reliever Fernando Abad threw successive high-and-tight pitches. After the bat went soaring, both benches emptied.
Machado and Abad were ejected. Abad was subsequently fined but not suspended.
The bat throwing was an extension of a feud that began in the series opener two days earlier. Machado yelled in the face of Oakland's Josh Donaldson after the third baseman tagged him on the chest, knocking Machado off his feet.
The dugouts also emptied after that confrontation, but no one was ejected.
Machado was subsequently suspended and fined an undisclosed amount. He immediately appealed the punishment and has been playing for Baltimore since that time.
Machado, his agent and Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette spoke for about an hour Wednesday with Joe Garagiola Jr., senior vice president of standards and on-field operations at Major League Baseball. The meeting took place at the warehouse behind Camden Yards.
''We got it done,'' Machado said. ''Now it's just sit back and wait and see what is going to happen.''
He hoped to get a reduction of the suspension, and if possible, have it wiped out entirely.
''At this point, there's nothing to talk about,'' Machado said. ''Just wait and see how many games I'm going to get suspended, hopefully I don't and just get fined.''
Asked why he was optimistic, Machado replied, ''I didn't throw the bat at anybody. And that's it. All the other cases that have gotten suspended have been when they go ahead and intentionally throw the bat at the person. I don't want to jinx anything. I just want to try and get as least games as possible.''
If a suspension does occur, Machado and the Orioles hoped the decision would be rendered after Friday's split doubleheader against Tampa Bay.
''Hopefully, it doesn't hurt the team that I'm down with those two games,'' Machado said.


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The following is a partial list of events that have been cancelled and rescheduled because of the snowstorm expected to begin on Friday morning.
If you don't see a particular event listed here, be sure to call the agency or facility for information on scheduling.
Winsted >> Special Olympics Connecticut postponed its Winsted Penguin Plunge and Madison Penguin Plunge and College Leadership Summit at UCONN, all scheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 9), due to the predicted snowstorm. For more information, visit www.soct.org and follow Special Olympics Connecticut on Facebook and Twitter.
The new date for the Madison Penguin Plunge is Sunday, March 3. The Winsted Penguin Plungewill now take place on Saturday, March 9. Times will remain the same for both plunges.
Torrington >> ARTSPACE Torrington's artist talk with current exhibitor, Robert Calafiore, and announcement of their new gallery name has been postponed due to the impending weather.
The event will now take place on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m.
SALISBURY >> The Salisbury Winter Ports Association has announced that Friday night events at Satre Hill for its annual invitational ski jump meet have been cancelled, including the Chili Cook-off by some area restaurants and target jumping under the lights by young athletes slated to compete in Saturday and Sunday's jump competitions.
The Human Dog Sled race, also scheduled for Friday, is being moved to Saturday afternoon after the Salisbury Invitational Ski Jumping meet. SWSA will announce any changes in Saturday's schedule on Friday at noon.
Jumpfest weekend features the annual ice carving demonstration on Saturday. The SnowBall is slated for Saturday evening when revelers can dance to the music of Treetop Blues, featuring Joe Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult fame and The Common Folk as an opening act.
Sunday, when the storm and its effects are -- it is to be hoped -- past, a pancake breakfast is planned at the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance building
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Since its inception, Florida's corporate tax credit scholarship program has proven both controversial and increasingly popular. The program, which provides vouchers for the state's poorest students to attend private schools, has seen its waiting list grow alongside the line of corporations seeking to contribute. So each year, Republican lawmakers have sought to expand the contribution cap, which in turn allows more students to participate. An increasing number of Democrats, meanwhile, has come to embrace the program, which serves many of their constituents.
This year, Pasco County Republican Rep. Richard Corcoran is carrying the legislation to grow the program, and he's thrown in a few new ideas aimed at further shoring up support, such as creating a path to have voucher recipients take the FCAT so the public can see if the students are truly doing better at their private schools. He's also proposed giving the state Department of Education more power to penalize private schools that abuse the system. (See his bill here.) Step Up For Students executive director Doug Tuthill said many private schools have asked for such reforms, to help prove they are doing a good job. Corcoran spoke with reporter Jeff Solochek about his legislation just before it won bipartisan support in its first committee stop in the House.
First, why are you looking to expand it at all?
We have a waiting list in 11-12, it was about 8,000 students. In 12-13, I think it's about 13,000 students. So you have this huge waiting list. To the extent that we can get those children to be able to participate, and our extension now on our amended version only increases it by about 2,400 students over and above the additional 25 percent authorized increase to the cap. And the program is working. Studies have come out saying that similarly situated students in the public school system vs. the people who are on the corporate tax scholarship, the corporate tax scholarship has shown - albeit marginal - have shown better increases in math and English scores.
Now I saw the legislation would also allow the schools that take the scholarships to take the state assessments. I read that as the FCAT. Is that correct?
That is correct.
That is the first time that would happen. What made you decide to add that, even if it is a "may" instead of a "shall"?
I believe in the FCAT. I think it's a good measurement tool. I personally believe it's a better measurement tool than the norm-referenced tests. This year my wife and I are home-schooling our kids, and we have signed our children up for the FCAT. I think it's a good measurement tool, and it has been one of the most significant factors in seeing our school system statewide go from in the bottom 40 of the states to the top 5, see the great learning gains we're seeing in minority students, see the great learning gains we're seeing in disabled students. I think it's a great measurement. And to the extent we can have an apples to apples comparison, I would hope the private schools would look at this as an opportunity and say, 'Now that we can take it, let's go out there and take it and show people we are an excellent institution.' That's the way the market works. And if it does do that, you see so many studies from around the nation that when you have an apples to apples comparison, and you have these programs and the additional competition ... that rising tide raises all ships. And every student in all of our schools, from public to private, get a better education.
So why not require them to do it?
Well, you know, if I thought that in my early endeavor into this realm I could get that done, I would certainly look at it.
Couldn't you put it in there and see what happens?
I don't have to walk into a bar and go up to a six-foot-six guy who looks pretty mean and say, 'You're a piece of (junk) and I want to kick your butt' to know what the consequences are going to be.
Gotcha. I see you also changed the amount (of the tax credit cap). Is that because of the fiscal (analysis)? I saw the fiscal was projecting a negative impact.
No. It was projecting a negative expenditure impact. But when you factor in the savings it was a positive impact. Just in the Senate version they increase it to $250 million. We put it at $229 million. we've got another several weeks of session. We'll see if we can work it out.
Is that just a bargaining chip, then?
No. I have sat down and had great conversations with my Senate counterpart. I have the FCAT provisions in mine. I have additional authorization for the Department of Education to make the necessary changes to schools that are not in compliance. They don't have those. It's part of the process. Hopefully we'll sit down and the two bodies will find a common ground.
Do you think this could derail the bill completely? Or is there enough room for compromise that this will definitely come out at the end?
I definitely think there is enough room to work it all out.


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After you've caused enough damage you'll enter your first Cinematic Action of the game. Anyone familiar with the Quick Time Events of Shenmue, Resident Evil 4, or God of War should have no problem following along to the simple button prompts. Once the battle against Chaos Bahamut wraps off, Lightning engages in another series of QTE's against Caius.
Eventually a cinematic will engage, marking the enigmatic arrival of Noel into the world of Valhalla. Win yet another round against the Chaos Bahamut by choosing Auto-Battle and healing when necessary. Once you're victorious, all hell breaks loose and Lightning sends Noel through a wormhole, signaling the end of the Prologue.
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Forget peak oil, says BP chief
WARNINGS that the world is headed for ''peak oil'' - when oil supplies decline after reaching the highest rates of extraction - appear ''increasingly groundless'', BP's chief executive said on Wednesday.
Bob Dudley's remarks came as the company published a study predicting oil production will increase substantially, and that unconventional and high-carbon oil will make up all of the increase in global oil supply to the end of this decade, with the explosive growth of shale oil in the US behind much of the growth.
As a result, the oil and gas company forecasts that carbon dioxide emissions will rise by more than a quarter by 2030 - a disaster, according to scientists, because if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change then studies suggest emissions must peak in the next three years or so.
So-called unconventional oil - shale oil, tar sands and biofuels - are the most controversial forms of the fuel, because they are much more carbon-intensive than conventional oilfields. They require large amounts of energy and water, and have been associated with serious environmental damage.
BP predicts that by 2030, the US will be self-sufficient in energy, with only 1 per cent coming from imports. That would be a remarkable turnaround for a country that as recently as 2005, before the shale gas boom, was one of the biggest global oil importers.
As the US becomes self-sufficient, however, China and India will soak up the excess production and become increasingly reliant on imports of energy, BP's annual Outlook report found. BP also predicts that by 2030 at least 70 per cent of global emissions will come from countries now classed as developing, with major implications for international climate policy.
Mr Dudley said the report showed that peak oil was not going to happen any time soon.
''The outlook shows the degree to which once-accepted wisdom has been turned on its head. Fears over oil running out - to which BP has never subscribed - appear increasingly groundless. The US will not be increasingly dependent on energy imports, with energy set to reinvigorate its economy. And China and India are expected to need a lot more imports to keep growing,'' he said.
BP's projections confirm some of those made by the International Energy Agency, which late last year forecast that the US would be the world's biggest oil producer by the final years of this decade, surpassing Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries.
While gas prices have plunged in the US, to about $US2 a unit, they have remained high elsewhere around the world, at over $US10 in Europe, as the US lacks export infrastructure and domestic demand has soaked up the supply. Cheap energy will make US manufacturers more competitive, which is worrying many European rivals.
BP also forecast that global energy demand would continue to increase at an average of 2 per cent a year to 2020 and then by 1.3 per cent a year to 2030. Almost all of this demand growth is forecast to come from currently developing economies, with China and India alone responsible for half the increase in demand.
The company expects fossil fuels to continue to dominate over renewables, forecasting that low-carbon fuels - nuclear, hydroelectricity and other forms of renewables - will take only a 6 to 7 per cent share each of the global energy market.
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PG's Shawn Hammond is On Location in Anaheim, CA, at the 2013 NAMM Show where he visits the ESP Guitars booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear the new LTD guitars, now being built in the same Japanese factories as ESP models.
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May nag o-offer sa akin nitong vintage shell pack na to, 100% maple shell.Kelan ba unang lumabas 'to? May value ba 'to? Is it worth restoring? Luma na yung shell (10,12,13,16" toms,& 16x22"bass,no snare) at kelangang i-refinish, pero ok pa naman yung mga bearing edges nya.If ever, saan ba ako makakabili ng lugs,hardwares,etc para dito?O kaya chop-chopin ko nlang at gawing snare yung mga toms, tapos subwoofer yung floor tom at bass drum?!?Is this worth for 24K?
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Terrell Owens claims he isn't broke, but by all accounts he's pretty close to it. He's desperate to catch on with an NFL team, but there apparently isn't a roster spot in any league on the planet for him. Owens was previously trying to showcase his aging skills with the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League, and he did so to mixed results. But now the Wranglers are apparently done with the human headache after he no-showed a charity event at a children's hospital.
Owens has been released and the team bought out his 50% ownership stake… for a whopping $50. Yikes. But don't worry, he's going to handle this properly.
Owens has retained lawyers and is considering suing the Wranglers for breach of contract, according to the report.
Owens claims his contract stated that he didn't have to play in road games unless certain financial conditions were met. He said his missed appearance at a children's hospital was the fault of the Wranglers' publicist.
"Mr. Owens' legal team is addressing the details of the Wranglers release statement," an Owens representative told TMZ. "(Owens) played all games according to his contractual agreement and was proud to be part of the IFL and the Allen Wranglers." (Via the Morning Call)
To make matters more embarrassing for Owens, the team is taking back the Jeep it gave him, as well as evicting him from the home it was renting for him. All this of course comes on the heels of his painfully awkward interview on Dr. Phil. Let's go to the tape for a reminder…
It's gotten to the point that I don't even like making fun of the guy anymore. He's not going to play in the NFL and nobody is going to give this loser a reality show again. So let's just stop talking about him, okay? Starting now.
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HUDSON � Upon arriving in America from Puerto Rico ten months ago, simple tasks such as ordering food at a restaurant were an insurmountable challenge for Hudson High School�s John Rodriguez.
"I didn�t understand anything," said Rodriguez, who only spoke Spanish when arriving in the states in July.
Just 10 months after joining the high school�s English Language Learner program, Rodriguez has developed English language and writing skills that have given him the confidence to meet new friends and even stand in front of a crowded classroom and talk about his life.
Rodriguez, who credited his success to�countless hours of practice at home and in the classroom, and his fellow students in Emily Smyth�s ELL shared�their experiences from the past year and showcased their�rapidly increasing�English�skills by reciting poems, performing songs and speaking about their lives to their parents and community members during Thursday�s third annual English Language Learner ceremony at the high school.
The ceremony highlights the students' accomplishments over the past year, said Smyth.
Aakash Patel, who speaks Hindi and Gujarati, said Thursday�s ceremony was a great opportunity to show how far the students' development has come.
"We see students progress and how they�ve improved their skills," said Patel, a native of India.
Though many of the students did not speak the same language upon entering the program, they have formed a community of encouragement and friendships during the past year.
"Because they�ve all shared similar experiences of being outsiders they�re all welcoming of each other," said Smyth.
Mateus Andrade, a native of Brazil whose first language is Portuguese, said his classmates encouraged him to better his English-speaking skills, making it easier for him to meet friends and connect with other students.
"When I got here I always thought I wasn�t going to learn English," he said.
Although Steve Kinsey, a native of France, initially had difficulties picking up the English language, he did not let his struggles stop him from joining other classmates on a trip to Germany earlier this year or performing a poem Thursday night.
"For me, it was hard," said Kinsey, whose first language is French. "I didn�t have anybody to speak to. It�s getting easier now. There�s still room for improvement."
Smith�s students advised other English Language Learners to work at their craft, make friends, believe in themselves and never give up.
"If you don�t believe in yourself you won�t be able to do anything," said Andrade.
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Blessed Mabon everybody. Today I have been really busy so I didn't have a chance to celebrate like usual, but I did do something major! Look! I am so happy!
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Blessed Mabon everybody. Today I have been really busy so I didn't have a chance to celebrate like usual, but I did do something major! Look! I am so happy!
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- Leanna said...
Brightest Blessings my dear. Isn't it wonderful?!? I love Autumn and it's finally here! After I performed my ritual this morning I started tearing apart the house looking for my Journey and Eagles CD's. I'm listening to them right now as I go crazy tearing into my Autumn decorations. I seem to have tapped into an energy field when I made my circle this morning. I really don't want this feeling to end now, it's so exhilarating.
- September 22, 2016 at 9:22 PM
- Debra She Who Seeks said...
Oh, that sacred triple spiral tattoo is gorgeous! I love it!
- September 22, 2016 at 9:30 PM
- angela said...
Very pretty
I missed ostara this year. The days have flown by
Having a little one around the house again does that lol
Brightest blessings xx
- September 23, 2016 at 1:52 AM
- Magaly Guerrero said...
It is beautiful, Georgina. And so very you! ♥♥♥
- September 24, 2016 at 4:54 PM
- baili said...
awesome tattoo dear,have a blessed fall ever
- September 27, 2016 at 8:43 AM
- Magic Love Crow said...
I'm sorry for being late to your blog! Autumn Blessings!
WOW!!!! I love your tattoo!!! I want a tattoo. Probably next year! An award for going to the gym! LOL!
Thanks for being you Georgina!
Blessings and lots of love!!!
I have to ask, did it hurt?
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Cochran's Mill: Step back in history on Rio
SIZE: 2600 finished sq. ft.
ADDRESS: 435 E. Rio Road
NEIGHBORHOOD: Stonehenge/Rio
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Everyone who travels Rio Road knows Cochran's Mill, although all you can see as you drive by are its chimneys and slate roof. The little Hansel and Gretel cottage sits tucked up against a hill below the road, facing a serene stretch of Meadow Creek. Although it's within walking distance of the Downtown Mall, when you cross the threshold of this historic house, you step two centuries away from the bustle and noise of modern life.
Cochran's Mill, built in 1754, is one of the oldest residences in the county. The mill itself has long since washed away, but its foundation remains on the property as the base of a garage/workshop closer to the creek, about 200 yards from the house. The building, with electricity but no plumbing, has been used by the current owner as an antique shop, but with imagination and a bankroll, it could become a charming guest cottage.
The main house is a typical mid-eighteenth century dwelling: it has an English basement (with kitchen, breakfast room, and dining room); sturdy exposed oak ceiling beams; and stone walls two feet thick, which are both a blessing and a curse. They keep the house blissfully cool even on the hottest days, obviating air conditioning, and they are painted inside and out with aesthetically appealing whitewash.
However, that admirable thickness means that the deep-set windows are a good distance from the rooms, which creates the one main drawback to the house: it's dark in there. And it's hard to imagine how this problem could be solved.
Apart from that, however, there isn't much to complain about. The "basement" level which is really the first floor, and where the main entrance is has pretty red quarry tile throughout the original section and in an addition, now used as the dining room, which was put on in the '50s. On the second and third levels, the wide heart-pine floors are in excellent condition.
Of the many unique design features throughout the house, the staircase from the second-floor living room to the third level is probably the most interesting. The stairs, which make a sharp right-angle turn about a third of the way up, are open to the room, and tiny shelves have been built onto the back of them.
There are four working fireplaces in the house (which accounts for the three chimneys visible from Rio Road); the current owner has surrounded the one in the den/study with antique Dutch tiles. They combine with a gorgeous soapstone floor to make the room cool and elegant.
On the second, or main level, a large living room, the study/den, and the main bedroom have 11-12 foot ceilings and average-width doorways, one– between the living room and den– with very unusual single-pane-width French doors. In the rest of the house, however, the low (7 ft.) ceilings and very narrow doorways may be a problem for average-size, never mind "plus size," people today.
The third level has two bedrooms, both with sloping ceilings (because they're under the steep roof), and the house's one full bath. The bathroom has a huge porcelain tub and a separate (pink-tiled) shower under the eaves, which makes the shower almost useless for anyone over five feet tall. Another problem on this level is that access to the second bedroom is through the bathroom.
These details will matter to an average buyer used to today's building standards. That person shouldn't bother looking. But what will matter to the sort of buyer who will love this house and take it, warts and all, are these facts: the house sits on 2.6 acres in Albemarle County. It has a beach that's right, a beach, between downtown and Fashion Square Mall. It has a private well which has not run dry even during the current water unpleasantness, and it has a newly repaired beautiful slate roof.
And last, and best of all, it has a glorious screened porch across the whole front of the house, with a view of the river and trees and lawn, and tranquility and solitude unimaginable in a house so close to town.
As we were leaving, the agent said, "Let's hope the person who buys the house realizes what a treasure it is."
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A team of British and Canadian scientists probing a famous fossil site in Newfoundland and Labrador has discovered traces of some of the earliest animal remains on Earth — a 579-million-year-old nest of petrified "babies" born to a primitive, fern-shaped marine organism known as a rangeomorph and then promptly buried in ash from a primordial volcanic eruption.
The discovery, detailed in the latest issue of the U.K.-based Journal of the Geological Society, adds even more scientific lustre to the renowned Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, a world-class paleontological treasure located about 100 kilometres south of St. John's on the Avalon Peninsula.
The site is a hotbed of fossils from the Ediacaran era of evolution that prevailed from about 640-540 million years ago.
While the later Cambrian era is known for its "explosion" of animal diversity some 500 million years ago — a period typified by the huge number and variety of species seen at B.C.'s Burgess Shale fossil site — the Ediacaran represents a time when relatively few complex organisms existed anywhere on Earth.
But Newfoundland — home to the world's first recorded remains of an Ediacaran species, discovered in a rocky outcrop in St. John's in the 1870s — offers some of the best Ediacaran fossil beds on the planet. And at a place called Pigeon Cove near the island's southernmost tip, the Oxford University-led research team found a "nursery" of juvenile rangeomorphs that died under a "Pompeii-style" deluge of volcanic ash, the scientists state in a summary of their findings.
"The fossilized 'babies' we found are all less than three centimetres long and are often as small as six millimetres; many times smaller than the 'parent' forms, seen in neighbouring areas, which can reach up to two metres in length," said Oxford paleontologist Martin Brasier, who co-authored the study with fellow Oxford scientist Jack Matthews, Cambridge University's Alexander Liu and Duncan McIlroy of the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
"This new discovery comes from the very bottom of the fossil-bearing rocks, making it one of the oldest bedding planes to preserve 'animal' fossils in the whole of the geological record," Brasier added. "We think that, around 579 million years ago, an underwater 'nursery' of baby Ediacaran fronds was overwhelmed, Pompeii-style, by an ash fall from a volcanic eruption on a nearby island that smothered and preserved them for posterity."
The researchers note that the young rangeomorphs frozen in time along Newfoundland's southern shore are difficult to categorize and "where exactly they fit in the tree of life is unclear."
Though such species are believed to have lived in the ocean depths beyond the reach of light — and were thus unlikely to have been plants — they "may not have had all of the characteristics of animals" as we understand them today, the team states.
"These juveniles are exceptionally well preserved, and include species never before found in rocks of this age," noted Liu, the lead author of the paper. "The discovery confirms a remarkable variety of rangeomorph fossil forms so early in their evolutionary history."
In February 2010, the same team of researchers announced the discovery of what they believed to be the earliest evidence of animal locomotion — a 565-million-year-old fossilized track left by an unknown creature that was among life's first trailblazers.
Its movement across the ancient sea floor — at a pace that was probably so slow as to be imperceptible — was made by a single, muscular "foot" similar to how today's sea anemone slides toward food or away from harm.
In recent years, Canadian-led discoveries at Mistaken Point and other sites in Newfoundland have shed light on the Ediacaran era's little-understood but crucial role in the evolution of animal life. Even the founding theorist of evolution, Charles Darwin, had been baffled by the seemingly sudden appearance of diverse animal ecosystems in the Cambrian age, a scientific riddle that became known as "Darwin's Dilemma."
It wasn't until this century that contemporary Canadian scientists such as Queen's University paleontologist Guy Narbonne — thanks to key discoveries in Newfoundland — demonstrated definitively that complex animal life had been evolving as early as 600 million years ago.
Narbonne generated global headlines in 2002 after discovering fossils in Newfoundland that were described at the time as the oldest known traces of complex life on Earth.
Just last week, a University of Alberta-led team of scientists published a study detailing the discovery of an animal trackway in Uruguay estimated to be at least 585-million years old.


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Today is Tuesday; time for another Dorie Greenspan recipe! This week's recipe is Cherry Rhubarb Cobbler. I had never created a cobbler before. I always wondered why one would want to bake a cobbler when you could bake a pie instead. Well, now I know. Cobbler is must easier, more rustic, less fussy and very tasty. I baked this yesterday around 10 AM and by 9 PM I was washing out the pan. All gone! A testament to it's tastiness.
Of course I had to double the recipe. An 8 or 9" square would never be enough in this household, even if we are only 4. I doubled and baked in a 9x13.
1 lb sweet cherries
12 oz rhubarb
1/3 c sugar
1 T cornstarch
1 t ginger
3/4 c all purpose flour
3/4 c whole wheat flour
3 T brown sugar
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
3/4 stick cold butter
1/2 c whole milk
Mix fruit, sugar, cornstarch and ginger. Stir a bit while creating topping. Put flours, sugar, baking powder, salt and ginger in a food processor (again, I don't have a food processor so did by hand), pulse to pea size pieces. add milk, pulse to form moist clumps and curds. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Cut dough into 20 pieces and gently shape each into a ball. Pour fruit into buttered pan and top with the flour puffs. Bake 35-34 minutes at 375; Remove pan and let set for 20 minutes.
They ate this with vanilla ice cream. Good stuff! You can check out other creations by clicking the Tuesday with Dorie at the side bar. Next week: Summer Fruit Galette. I have been picking oodles of strawberries and raspberries so will use them in the galette. I have never created a galette before. It looks to be a round of pie dough folder over at the edges, with an exposed middle of fruit filling, topped with custard.
I'm enjoying trying new recipes. I have gone back to the beginning of Tuesday with Dorie and am creating the recipes from January, when the group began. Last week I made Quintuple Chocolate Brownies, Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread Cookies and Espresso Chocolate Shortbread Cookies. I'm partial to the Quintuple Chocolate Brownies-5 kinds of chocolate! Yikes. They were gone before I could photo. I will make another batch though, for sure!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
4 comments:
- Engineer Baker said...
When something's gone that quickly, it has to be good. I'm glad you're going back to the beginning too - there are definitely some winners in there.
- Nickki said...
Glad you enjoyed it! It does look so good :)
- Dolores said...
I'm glad this one worked out so well for you.
- Aaliyah said...
That is a great idea to start at the beginning. I think I will do the same...sorta like make-up homework :o).
Your cobbler looked wonderful and I hope to see you next week!
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For both men and women, pain can occur in the pelvic area during or soon after sexual intercourse. It can happen at any time during sex -- for example, at the time of penetration, erection, or ejaculation -- or after sexual activity.
Eventually, ongoing pain may cause a person to lose interest in any sexual activity.
The medical term for this is dyspareunia.
Alternative Names
Painful sexual intercourse; Dyspareunia
Common Causes
- A diaphragm that does not fit properly
- Endometriosis
- Genital irritation from soaps, detergents, douches, or feminine hygiene products
- Hemorrhoids
- Herpes sores, genital warts, or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- Intercourse too soon after surgery or childbirth
- Menopause
- Ovarian cysts
- Prostatitis -- inflammation of the prostate
- Reaction to the latex of a diaphragm or condom
- Sexual abuse or rape
- Urinary tract infections
- Use of certain medications
- Vaginal dryness or too little lubrication (for example, from not enough foreplay)
- Vaginal infection
- Vaginismus
Home Care
For painful intercourse in women after pregnancy:
- Wait at least 6 weeks after childbirth before resuming sexual relations.
- Be gentle and patient.
- Use lubrication as needed.
For vaginal dryness/inadequate lubrication:
- Try water-based lubricants.
- If you are going through menopause and lubricants don't work, talk to your doctor about estrogen creams or other prescription medications.
For painful intercourse caused by prostatitis:
- Soak in a warm bath.
- Drink plenty of fluids, but avoid alcohol and caffeine.
- Take acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
- Take antibiotics as prescribed.
For hemorrhoids, try stool softeners. Antibiotics may be required for urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, or vaginal infections.
Other causes of painful intercourse may require prescription medications or, rarely, surgery.
Sex therapy may be helpful, especially if no underlying medical cause is identified. Guilt, inner conflict, or unresolved feelings about past abuse may be involved which need to be worked through in therapy. It may be best for your partner to see the therapist with you.
Call your health care provider if
Call your doctor if:
- Home remedies are not working.
- You have other symptoms with painful intercourse, like bleeding, genital lesions, irregular periods, discharge from penis or vagina, or involuntary vaginal muscle contraction.
If you have been sexually assaulted, report the crime to the police and go to the emergency room immediately. Get a trusted friend to accompany you. Do NOT change, bathe, shower or even wash your hands before the ER evaluation. The temptation to do so will be great, but it is important to not lose any evidence in order to help find, charge, and convict the suspect.
What to expect at your health care provider's office
Your doctor will take your medical history and perform a physical examination.
Medical history questions may include:
- When did the pain begin or has intercourse always been painful?
- Is intercourse painful every time that it is attempted?
- Is it painful for your partner as well?
- At what point during (or after) intercourse does the pain begin? Upon entry/penetration? During ejaculation?
- Where, specifically, is the pain?
- Does anything make the pain better?
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- What are your attitudes towards sex in general?
- Have you had a significant traumatic event in the past (rape, child abuse, or similar)?
- What medications do you take?
- What illnesses, diseases, and disorders are you being treated for?
- Have you had a significant emotional event recently?
- Have you ever had pain-free sex with this partner? With any partner?
It may be best to see the doctor together with your partner. Physical examination may include a pelvic examination (for women), a prostate examination (for men), and a rectal examination. If a physical problem is suspected, appropriate tests will be ordered.
Antibiotics, painkillers, or hormones are amongst the treatment options that may be considered.
- Good hygiene and routine medical care will help to some degree.
- Adequate foreplay and stimulation will help to ensure proper lubrication of the vagina.
- The use of a water-soluble lubricant like K-Y Jelly may also help. Vaseline should not be used as a sexual lubricant because it is not compatible with latex condoms (it causes them to break), it is not water soluble, and it may encourage vaginal infections.
- Practicing safe sex can help prevent sexually transmitted infections.
Bhasin S, Basson R. Sexual dysfunction in men and women. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 19.
Shafer LC. Sexual disorders and sexual dysfunction. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 36.
Clayton AH, Hamilton DV. Female sexual dysfunction. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2010 Jun;33(2):323-38.
Heidelbaugh JJ. Management of erectile dysfunction. Am Fam Physician. 2010 Feb 1;81(3):305-12.


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