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Saturday, 22 January 2011
Candy, Candy, Candy and More Candy For You!
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- Татьяна said...
I'm very happy to be your 1300 follower, it is so honorable!!
I wish I can win this candy!!!
- 22 January 2011 at 17:35
- The Altered Paper said...
Woo Hoo! Looky Looky! Lets see.. what I am going to create with these goody's! (And the next day I would be SORE from the dancing!)
- 22 January 2011 at 17:41
- Stamps and Paper said...
It's a real pleasure to be a follower of your blog....always someone new.
Fingers crossed and thank you for giving us a chance to win this fabulous candy.
- 22 January 2011 at 17:41
- Emma said...
I've been following your blog for a while and I'm always so excited to see a new post...your cards are always beautiful and you, are always so inspirational! Thank you for offering such fabulous candy... and whoever wins, will be a very lucky person!
Have a wonderful weekend...
Love Emma xxx
- 22 January 2011 at 17:48
- Rhonda Miller said...
What a yummy candy. I am picturing all the cards I can get made with these goodies.
- 22 January 2011 at 17:53
- Ardilla said...
I really would love to win this bunch of goodies!!!
I don´t have anything like you are showing in the pic, so I think I would need to learn how to use many of them and really enjoy it!
Thanks for sharing...
- 22 January 2011 at 17:56
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- 22 January 2011 at 18:05
- bcriminger said...
If I won this I would squeal with delight, my husband would rush down from our third floor apartment (the mailboxes are ground level)and our neighbor would peek his head out to see what craziness I have come up with now. They would probably see me jumping up and down and exclaiming loudly, 'I won, I won' and ripping into the box excitedly :)
thanks! firstname.lastname@example.com
- 22 January 2011 at 18:07
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- 22 January 2011 at 18:09
- Paula-Scrap Addict said...
WOW! As always, you have amazing candy... really hope it comes to play at my house :-)
- 22 January 2011 at 18:11
- Janette said...
What would I say if this lot arrived at my door....well...after the van driver had revived me...I would be saying thankyou all day long in a daze....possibly with a grin on my face that would need to be surically removed......
Fab candy...wow...xxx
- 22 January 2011 at 18:13
- Lorraine said...
oh wow the stamps are lush thanks sue your so generous xx
- 22 January 2011 at 18:17
- iluvmybugs said...
If I am the lucky winner...(after I picked my jaw up from the floor)....I'd be shouting "OMG, OMG, I can't believe it!!!" I would then pack of some of those yummy goodies and mail them to my daughter (but not tell her so she'd be able to share my good fortune).
Thanks, Sue, for the chance to win.
- 22 January 2011 at 18:17
- Kras said...
I want to win this candy because I live very far away. I would be interested to come to me. But as they go by mail will be stolen and I'll cry and suffer a lot. But if you come to me, I will tell all your friends and the whole year will sing songs - how much you are generous. Greetings.
- 22 January 2011 at 18:19
- sandra said...
Hope postman will knock on my door wit it!lol.
Amazing candy!
Thanks for the chance!
- 22 January 2011 at 18:20
- Henriëtte said...
wowww......what an amazing candy.
Lets see.......I can't believe that I am the lucky one, wake me up please!!
Thank you for the chance to win
I put your candy on my blog's sidebar.
I am a follower.
- 22 January 2011 at 18:34
- Elsina said...
I think I would be speechless if it would land at my doorstep :) Awesome candy! I am a loyal follower!
- 22 January 2011 at 18:40
- PaulineC said...
I would be over the moon if I won this fabulous stuff. Your candy is always so fantastic and very generous.
- 22 January 2011 at 18:40
- Maryann said...
Oh yes, it sure would make me smile to be the lucky one here ha ha ha, and what would I do? I can´t stop imagining all I would be able eto do, if I were that lucky to win all this?? On boy, what a party, it would be then ha ha ha ha.
If this ended up on my adress, I´m sure, I would scream soo loud, you could hear me all the way from here ha ha ha, and then I would call my best friend and ask her to get her behind uphere right away and then we would lock usself into my craftroom for the following week ha ha ha.
I´ll cross everything possible to ever be this lucky. It could really be awesome to try just once, that´s for sure.
Do we all have to send all out details, or do you send a mail? Sorry I´m not soo used to this, and haven´t been a follower very long, as I first found your site a few months ago?.
Have a great week-end to everyone and happy crafting dear friends.
- 22 January 2011 at 18:45
- Moni said...
O yes, I would be so happy if all rolls to my address. :) So my fingers are crossed and I posted on my blog. Hugs,Moni
- 22 January 2011 at 18:52
- ☼ Cheryl* said...
Lovely Candy!!!
- 22 January 2011 at 18:52
- uglybug1 said...
Fab candy all yummy. You do some great cards so keep up the great work. Love and bugsxxxx
- 22 January 2011 at 18:57
- Jenny, said...
If that lot dropped through my door the first words outta my mouth would be "I've died & gone to heaven, followed closely but.. have they got the right person" lol
- 22 January 2011 at 19:00
- Wellington said...
Thank you Sue, as ever stunningly generous blog candy - thank you :D
- 22 January 2011 at 19:03
- Fiona said...
Wow - it looks such a yummy collection I think I'd be absolutely speechless if I was lucky enough to win it!
- 22 January 2011 at 19:05
- Misu said...
Wow, I love candy.
- 22 January 2011 at 19:06
- Kate Street said...
Nice!! It is great when you win - I did about a year ago and I am still smiling!!
- 22 January 2011 at 19:06
- madebyKarla said...
Your blog always has so much inspiration! Thanks for that. And the candy is always fabulous :)I'll share on my sidebar and hopefully send some people your way!http://madebykarla10.blogspot.com/
- 22 January 2011 at 19:09
- a_la_une said...
This candy is so wonderful!
I have placed it on my sidebar http://a-la-julia.blogspot.com/
- 22 January 2011 at 19:33
- Papercraft By Carole said...
OMG!! is probably what I'd say if I won. Repeatedly. And alternately punctuated by inane grinning and periods of total speechlessness. (Is that even a word?) Basically I'd be over the moon - and would look forward to the creations I could make. Thanks for offering this great candy!! (You're still sitting at the side of my blog too - www.papercraftbycarole.blogspot.com)Cxx
- 22 January 2011 at 19:47
- Rainbow Lady said...
I would say how lucky I am and my husband would say 'not more craft stuff - where is it going to live?' to which I reply ' I need more shelves and drawers making darling'
What a lovely lot of stash thanks for the chance. Love and good luck to all Cynthia x
- 22 January 2011 at 19:53
- Lisa aka Myran said...
Yummy candy! I'll cross my fingers and think about all the nice stuff I'd make... Thanks for the chance :)
- 22 January 2011 at 19:54
- veronica said...
fantastic candy again - think I'd be speechless if my postie staggered down the path with that lot!
- 22 January 2011 at 19:59
- Rosa-kreattiva said...
che belle cose se fossi io la vincitrice di questa meraviglie penserei che almeno una volta la fortuna è venuta a bussare alla mia porta ... quindi spero spero... spero!!!
ciao da una tua "old" followers ;-)
- 22 January 2011 at 20:01
- Yvonne said...
Hooting and hallering, that's what you'd hear at my front door!
- 22 January 2011 at 20:02
- Larisa said...
It is fantastic candy! I can't beleive it is possible to win all these goodies.
I wonder what for do you need in this number of followers?
In any way - thanks for the chance to win. I keep my fingers crossed... though I don't believethat a lady from Russia has a chance even...
hugs. Larisa.xxx
- 22 January 2011 at 20:02
- Craftyanny said...
Think I'd be speechless if my postie staggered down the path with that lot! Of course I'd be helping him carry it through the door and then I'd have a crafty party with me buddies to share the joy of winning
Anne x
- 22 January 2011 at 20:18
- LellyJelly said...
What would I say??? Well, lightening doesn't strike twice and I was so delighted, amazed and excited to win the 1200 followers stash that I would invite my crafting buddies over. I'd attach a raffle ticket to every item, give the other half of the tickets out to the buddies and wait to see who got what. So I'd say - "Come on over" - and then give everything away so that they could all be winners!xx
P.S. Still playing with my fantastic prize! Thank you.x
- 22 January 2011 at 20:19
- Isadory said...
Aaaww you always have such super candys :)
Ive linked in my sidebar
- 22 January 2011 at 20:33
- Ганима said...
Thanks for the chance to win this lovely candy!
I put your link in my sidebar on my blog!
Have a great day,
- 22 January 2011 at 20:34
- irinka said...
I'd be speachless.
- 22 January 2011 at 20:35
- Valerie said...
OMG I'd be speechless very loudly!!! I can't believe how much you're giving away Sue and guess what I need all those stamps!!! My craft room measures 7 x 3(feet that is) and so I might have to get an extension:))) I'll add you to my blog x
- 22 January 2011 at 20:49
I would go to my craft room , put up a sign saying, KEEP OUT, DO NOT DISTURB OR ELSE, and only leave after putting all those neat products, [some I've never seen ] to use and have a ton of creating good time !!Great BLOG CANDY
Milly D
soccersport22 at aol dot come
- 22 January 2011 at 21:29
- crafty creations said...
Think I would be speechless too in between the OMG's - its an amazing lot of candy Sue - you are so generous
- 22 January 2011 at 21:31
- Auntie Em said...
How fun! You are getting close!!! :o)
- 22 January 2011 at 21:32
- alethea said...
If I was to have this yummy Blog candy land on my front door step I would be on the phone to be friend Sam and tell her I'll be down to share it with her!! It's always more fun crafting with friends!!! Thanks for another chance to win some fab candy!!
- 22 January 2011 at 21:41
- Mandy G said...
Hi Sue,
what an amazing blog candy I really hope you make your target, fingers crossed :)
- 22 January 2011 at 21:42
- Cazro said...
Wow! yummy candy, I would be so overjoyed, I can't physically jump but would try. Caz
- 22 January 2011 at 21:47
- craftykitten said...
OMG! OMG! OMG! I have been a follower for ages and I can't believe I finally won!!!!! OMG! Where to start, what to use first, Ooooooohhhhhh such fabby goodies, do I love Particraft - you bet I do!!! Well having said all of that I'd have to have a cuppa and a sit down and then get started on my fabby new creations.
Thanks for the chance to win such awesome goodies.
Dawn x
- 22 January 2011 at 21:52
Wow Sue, I would scream and shout and I would think I'd died and gone to craft heaven. Then I would ring and tell my best friend in all the world, so she could share in it too.So it would make her happy too as she's been done for such a long time. I'll keep all my fingers and toes crossed. Thanks for a chance to win. Hugs x ChrisB
- 22 January 2011 at 21:55
- Lolô Artesanato said...
Fantastic news!!!!
I'll be here for look all...rs
Ps: I want the gifts! kkkkk
- 22 January 2011 at 22:08
- Ashley said...
Love your blog & seeing all your new things! wow what a great giveaway!! Hope to win!!
- 22 January 2011 at 22:09
Sorry the Create N Craft day was cut short, but hope the clue about Ribbons !!!! was coming soon..I would love to be in with a chance of the candy goodies .Thank you x margaret
- 22 January 2011 at 22:13
- Ciacchina said...
wow! che meraviglie! sono già una tua follower.
vado a mettere il tuo link nella colonna destra del mio blog
- 22 January 2011 at 22:17
- Liz said...
what fantastic blog candy, i look forward to seeing who will be the luck person to win. As always thanks for the inspiration and fantastic techniques you always share with us
- 22 January 2011 at 22:18
Oh ! what would I say if I won ? After telling all my friends I would have to sit down and have a cup of Tea ....then , well! wait and see! x Margaret
- 22 January 2011 at 22:21
- Selena said...
Thank you for the chance to win this delicious candy. :)
- 22 January 2011 at 22:26
- Nikki said...
Thanks for the chance to win such goodies
I'd stalk my poor mailman for sure :)
hugs Nikki C
- 22 January 2011 at 23:06
- ♪♫♥ Charity Crafter ♪♫♥ said...
Hi x to be perfectly honest I dont think you could print what I would say! he! he! x But it would be memorable if you could :@) x Leigh x
- 22 January 2011 at 23:16
- Beverley said...
Wow what fantastic candy - good luck everyone
Bev x
- 22 January 2011 at 23:39
- KimberleyG said...
I recognize the wine stamps from some of the great samples you made. All the inks, crystals and such are things I've never seen before, so I don't have a clue how to use them. I guess I'd be saying "is there a demo for this on you tube?" Thanks for a chance to win though.
- 23 January 2011 at 00:47
- paperpapier said...
such a yummylicious candy... I am drooling now...lol
- 23 January 2011 at 00:55
- Stampersue said...
I wouldn't be able to say anything I would be so absolutely amazed at winning such a fantastic stash of stuff I would be rendered totally speechless:-)
Thanks for the chance to win. Fingers crossed.
- 23 January 2011 at 01:00
- Carole RB said...
If this super, yummy, amazing blog candy end at my door? I would surely be saying thanks thanks thanks for half of the day without being able to say something else. Thanks for giving us a chance to win this super, yummy....
- 23 January 2011 at 01:25
- Jayne said...
Wow!!!!! AWESOME! You are way too generous! Thanks for the chance to win!
- 23 January 2011 at 01:29
- Glennis said...
That is just awesome - I think I would be dancing if I won all that
- 23 January 2011 at 01:54
- Helen_e said...
What amazing candy!!!!!!
I'm very happy to be your 1315 follower ))))
Thanks for the chance to win!!!
- 23 January 2011 at 02:02
- Yvonne Russell said...
I'd say "Wow! Amazing! Thank You. Time for a Particraft Craft Party! Happy Dance time."
So generous of you to offer this to your followers.
Thank You.
- 23 January 2011 at 02:31
- Rufus said...
First I'd have to have hubby read it to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Then you mean after I came to after passing out from shock? Then I'd be dancing around the room to happy to talk! On to 1400!
Thanks for the chance to dream,
- 23 January 2011 at 04:24
- sucor said...
Wow! What an amazing generous giveaway! If I won, I know I'd be jumping up and down and screaming my fool head off! (Then I'd turn bright red and want to hide!) Good luck everyone!
sucor_2 at hotmail.com
- 23 January 2011 at 04:29
- valenbergia said...
So wonderful candy!!!!!))))
At left http://valenbergia.blogspot.com/
- 23 January 2011 at 07:55
- Annette said...
Wow Sue I would love to win this lot, only problem is where do i store it, not a lot of room left what with the amount of stash i already have, but I'm sure I would find somewhere LOL. Loved the C/C shows, we need more of you and a DVD would be really good too.
Hugs Annette x
- 23 January 2011 at 10:12
- Sarah A said...
Wowee this is amazing!!
Not sure you would hear anything from me, but you might read the following in the newspaper.... "Woman sparks neighbour from Hell investigation. Complaints were received after she was heard WHOOPING and HOLLERING in a high pitched tone whilst running around in circles and doing cartwheels. The cause of the disturbance in the usually quiet neighbourhood is still being investigated!"
Sarah x
- 23 January 2011 at 10:22
- Lilly said...
I would scream and cry with joy :D
This is such a generous candy!
- 23 January 2011 at 11:30
- Karen65 said...
I would be in heaven to receive such a wonderful selections of "goodies" and would be engrossed for days............I just love your generosity with the wonderful Blog Candy that you give away........the anticipation of who will win is nailbiting.......Thankyou
- 23 January 2011 at 11:51
- Karen said...
First of all there would be .... total silence .... and that doesn't happen often LOL - this would swifly be followed by loads of yelps of delight!!! Imagine if I won.......wow!!!! Can't wait to see who will be the lucky winner of this lovely stash. Fingers crossed.
- 23 January 2011 at 12:07
- Mel said...
Hi Sue,
Wow what amazing candy you give away so many lucky crafters out there to have recieved a package from you already.
I must say thou if i was lucky enough to win first thing i would have to do when the posti had been is pick my jaw up off the floor lol then open the package with the biggest smile on my face and stroke all those amazing goodies :)
Thank you so much for the fab chance
good luck all
- 23 January 2011 at 12:26
- Satoko said...
Great candy!!! I'm already a follower and if I'd win I could make by myself my wedding cards! ^^
I keep my fingers crossed!
- 23 January 2011 at 13:17
- Leanne said...
Wow! Thanks for the opportunity. I'd be super excited if I win this lot.
- 23 January 2011 at 13:33
- Sarpreet said...
Hi Sue, thank you for the chance to win some more gorgeous candy. I loved your recent show - and greatful I eventually catched a repeat! Love your work
- 23 January 2011 at 15:24
- may-chu said...
lovely candy! I'm already a follower :)
may.herzog at gmail com
keeping my fingers crossed!
- 23 January 2011 at 15:26
- Lola said...
Hi! Great candy1 Thank you for the chance to win!
On my blog: http://onlyblogcandy.blogspot.com/2011/01/httpparticraftblogspotcom-1400.html
Kisses ^_^
- 23 January 2011 at 16:37
- Karen Cooke said...
That's a great selection of candy - I'd certainly have fun with all that!
- 23 January 2011 at 16:40
- BUZZY BEE DESIGNS & GRAPHICS said...
My Fingers crossed and thank you for giving us a chance to win this fabulous candy.. I love Tim Holtz stuff, I would enjoy making cards for OWH and craft with my friend
I'm already a follower
Come and BEE a follower on my blog
Rebecca Minor
- 23 January 2011 at 17:36
- Wende said...
Thant is the sweetest candy ever! Thanks for the chance to win. I have been a follower for a long time.
- 23 January 2011 at 17:39
- JULIEMCRANE said...
Hi Sue
What would i say, i think i would be speechless.
wow what a way to get inspired.Thanks for offering such fabulous candy.
Julie x
- 23 January 2011 at 18:00
- Helen said...
If all that crafty goodness landed on my doorstep: 1. I hope the cat wasn't behind the door or it would be very flat. 2. the postman would be complaining of a bad back and 3. I think I would explode with excitement. Everything would be postponed until I could and play and get all inky and messy and creative. 4. I'd be sooo grateful for your amazing generosity and loving all your projects on the blog anyway.
Thanks for all the inspiration and the opportunity to win such a fantastic prize!
- 23 January 2011 at 18:58
- Frea said...
Hi there, that certainly is a generous candy! Who wouldn't want to win this. I'll post it on my sidebar and hope for the best.
Hugs, Frea
- 23 January 2011 at 20:00
- Rose said...
Wooo Hooo, if this FAB candy landed on my doorstop I would dance the jig and get then down to some crafting.......
- 23 January 2011 at 21:18
- Isha said...
Super gorgeous Candy. Thanks for a chance to win. If I win, I would say....Thank you God for introducing me to the world of stamping and to have found your blog...the reason I got so many never seen before goodies:))
- 23 January 2011 at 22:06
- scrapbypolly said...
It´s a dream of candy. But i´m gonna have to take a course in order to learn how to work with some of these elements. I´m gonna work on that.
- 23 January 2011 at 22:52
- Chiara said...
Wow!!!! It's fantastic!!!!
- 23 January 2011 at 23:34
- Vee said...
This is an awesome box of goodies. Good luck to everyone and a thanks in advance to Sue.
- 24 January 2011 at 02:12
- Luv2ScrapMawma said...
OMG!!! Id probably start screaming!! with excitement!! hubby kids come running wondering what in the world wrong.LOL hopeing i win!!! Thanks for the chance to win such a GREAT CANDY!!!
- 24 January 2011 at 03:42
- FPB IL MONDO INVISIBILE said...
I am your follower and I like very much all your creations.
I hope to be lucky!!
Se you soon.
- 24 January 2011 at 12:40
- mae said...
Thanks for the chance to win!!!!!
- 24 January 2011 at 14:01
- Valan said...
Hi Sue
Being the winner of your last candy I can honestly say I was amazed at the quantity and quality of the goods. I have been crafting since they arrived and not come up for air yet, I'm trying out all the new techniques I had not tried before. My candy was a wonderful surprise and I know whoever wins the next candy will be delighted.
I love your shows and demo's they are so inspirational and make to want to start crafting.
I know the winner will be delighted.
Hope to see you soon on C&C.
Valan xxx
- 24 January 2011 at 16:18
- angie's blogspot said...
Hi Sue, well for starters I'd probably scream, then I would run round the house shouting I won I won, then I would go on all the forums I follow and tell them I won Sue Wilsons blog candy and what a very generous lady she is, the end ! xxx
- 24 January 2011 at 16:37
- Bobbi said...
What a wonderful candy. I would probably be saying it is mine, back away from the box. My kids think everything is for them, so I would have to lay claim right away. Thanks for the chance.
- 24 January 2011 at 17:04
- Janice said...
Thanks for the chance to win this great candy, I wouldn't know what to start with first if I was the lucky winner!
- 24 January 2011 at 17:10
Wow Sue! That's a serious amount of candy! I would get a sugar rush from the stamp sets alone! I follow your blog constantly and look forward to the shows you, Sam and Jo do on C&C as they are always inspirational. Enjoy CHA - I look forward to your photos...
All the best, Buttons
- 24 January 2011 at 17:42
- Buttons said...
Let's try that again! (new to this blogging lark). Wow Sue! That's a serious amount of candy! I would get a sugar rush from the stamp sets alone! I follow your blog constantly and look forward to the shows you, Sam and Jo do on C&C as they are always inspirational. Enjoy CHA - I look forward to your photos...
All the best, Buttons
- 24 January 2011 at 18:32
- Julie said...
I think I would be speechless as I don't win things normally. I would then say thanks so much Sue you are so generous. Please keep the inspiration coming. xxx
- 24 January 2011 at 19:47
- Kelly said...
I'd have to say:
I swear honey I didn't buy it. It's blog candy and it was FREE! Woo hoo!
Thanks for the chance to win!
- 24 January 2011 at 21:22
- black11 said...
I must have died and gone to crafting heaven. I would love to win all this craft stash. Amazing. My first craft candy competition.
thanks for the chance to win!
- 25 January 2011 at 17:45
- Debbie Johns said...
What would I say....."oh my god, I've really won............." then proceed to leap around and squeal much to my husband and daughters amusement. Wow Sue this is some serious candy.Just found your blog, love watching your demos on create and craft.Your work is so inspiring.Thank you for the chance to win.Debbie Johns x
- 25 January 2011 at 18:40
- Michelle said...
Wow, I never win anything, thank you for the chance
Michelle x
- 25 January 2011 at 19:14
- Lullina said...
I'd say "ok, wonderful dream, now I can wake up...!" =D
I posted it on my blog!
- 25 January 2011 at 21:46
- Granny P said...
I would be speechless but my mind would be in overdrive. No housework that day!
Someone's got to win and there's no harm dreaming. Thanks for the chance to try.
- 25 January 2011 at 23:07
- Jean said...
Thank you Sue for another chance to win some fabulous candy.
I am afraid I would not be able to say anything at the time if I won as I would have fainted.
Jean x
- 26 January 2011 at 16:19
- pcrusberg said...
If all this crafty goodness showed up at my address I'd say AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I'm so lucky! Thanks for a chance at the fun candy. Pam
pcrusberg at aol dot com
- 26 January 2011 at 19:17
- bernietom47 said...
I've been following your blog for a while and I'm always love to see a new post. Your cards are always so beautiful, sorry I don't tell you that very often. Thank you a chance to win!
Blessings Bernie
- 26 January 2011 at 21:51
- Pat said...
What generous candy. Thank you so much for the chance to win.
- 26 January 2011 at 22:11
- CraftyGirl said...
Oh My Word! I can only begin to image the crafty goodness I could create with all this good stuff! Thanks for the chance to win!
Barb :)
- 27 January 2011 at 02:04
- Lisa J said...
Wow you always have the greatest giveaways!! Thank you so much for the chance! Posted on my sidebar!
Lisa J
tjsgal at gmail dot com
- 27 January 2011 at 05:30
- linziloo said...
I would look at the postie with jaw on the floor, mouthing OMG!! tis christmas n all my birthdays rolled into 1 lol.
but honestly, what a fabby candy, thank you so much. i always try to follow you on tv and your blogs.
Thanks to you
- 27 January 2011 at 13:34
- yvette said...
No words from me, just the biggest cheesiest grin, clapping my hands and do the hippeteehop while swirling around :):) Then maybe an hour later, after I got my breath back, I would go OMG OMG OMG, I don't know where to start!!
Amazing candy Sue, thank you so much :)
- 28 January 2011 at 09:12
- Thistleblue said...
Oh you'd probably hear me cheering! and then i'd have to invite my crafty friends round for a crafty party! What amazing goodies, thanks for the chance to take part!
- 28 January 2011 at 11:25
- fusiafscrapping said...
What a delicious & yummy candy.
I'm glad to be your follower.
- 29 January 2011 at 17:02
- miislucky said...
As always you have awesomecandy and awesome and beautiful cards to go with them to show us. Thanks for showing me so much! Mimi
- 30 January 2011 at 04:31
- Vee said...
- 30 January 2011 at 09:05
- ~ Demae ~ said...
thanks for the opportunity to win this great candy
there are some things that I can't buy in Spain! Thanks also for all the inspiration you give me your work, I am still a bit new to the scrap and helps a lot.
I put the candy on my blog:
- 30 January 2011 at 11:31
- Char- The Mad Shopper said...
I would say "I don't believe it, you are teasing me right? I really did win it!!!!
- 30 January 2011 at 15:16
- Bernadett said...
Here I am again.:0The third time.:0
- 30 January 2011 at 16:04
- Rita said...
I would think that I was dreaming as I love all Tim Holtz stuff. Sue, This is another amazing blog candy. Hugs rita xxxx
- 30 January 2011 at 18:26
- Amanda said...
It looks good enough to eat!
- 30 January 2011 at 19:58
- sue said...
It would be Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, then after i`d picked myself up off the floor lol,i would dive in and have a good old play lol. Thanks for the chance to win x keep up the good work your creations are magnificent x x sue x x
- 30 January 2011 at 23:57
- Julie said...
What would I say,well after catching my breath after some major jumping up and down and happy dancing I'd make a phone call and say "sorry boss,can't get in today,got a severe case of Craftitis"
Thanks for offering up this scrummie candy,will keep everything available crossed ;) Julie x
- 31 January 2011 at 17:25
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- 31 January 2011 at 18:55
- mobolilu said...
Well, you ask me what I would say if I win this georgeous candy? I think I would be speechless, standing or better sitting my mouth wide open. After some deep breaths I would first jump up in the air and after landig- hopefully not injured..... I would screem and then I would say "O what lucky person am I to win this wonderful candy". I think I would not believe it till the postman rings my bell and I hold it in my hands!
wow- it would be a January-Christmass for me--if I would win--- right now I am planning to work with handicaped children and seniors to get them into crafting- stamping- working with paper and have fun with it. I would use this faboulous candy for my ideas.
Thanks for the chance and some days or weeks of dreamng...
Best wishes Ilo
- 31 January 2011 at 19:09
- kimmie_35 said...
Sue... Candy looks brilliant!!! Hey, if it landed on my doorstep then it would be my crafting christmas pressie... Santa forgot I was a crafter this year!!!! Andy boy do I need the lift for my mojo... hasn't kicked in yet for 2011!!!! I blame the dark drab days!!!! Your lovely candy is what I need... a ray of sunshine!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fingers crossed eh? Thanks for the chance, Sue!
- 1 February 2011 at 08:08
- toscania-art-life said...
Fantastic candy. Cross my vingers. I'm a follower and i linked you on my sidebar.
Hugs Angelika
- 1 February 2011 at 10:58
- ffroggie said...
Fantastic candy, I would be smiling for weeks if I won this :)
- 1 February 2011 at 11:17
- Pinkcoke said...
I think it would go something like : Aiiiieeee!!!! look what I've won!!! (everyone shouts at me to be quiet) :D
- 1 February 2011 at 14:07
- Sandra said...
Wow.... "fine and dandy, shed loads of candy"
Thanks for the opportunity to wn such gorgeous candy!
Sandra x
- 4 February 2011 at 00:53
- Debbi said...
OOH! Pick me! Pick me! LOL
Thanks for the chance to win.
- 5 February 2011 at 21:27
- olga said...
great candy!
than you soooo much!
- 6 February 2011 at 16:25
- Brenna said...
thanks for the chance to win! if this arrived at my doorstep.....OH EMMM GEE!!!! ha ha ha...it would be awesome!!! love your blog! thanks again for the chance to win!
- 6 February 2011 at 17:11
- Mª José said...
Thank you for your generosity in gifts
1400 soon arrived his blog is fantastic
Published the candy on the side of my blog
have a great week
- 6 February 2011 at 22:39
- Becky Dunham said...
What I would say? I would probably be speechless! I guess we won't know unless I win :) I am going to post this on my blog sidebar!
- 7 February 2011 at 01:26
- furrypig said...
I don't think that words would be able to capture my feelings so I would be lost for words!!! Very unusual for me! Thanks so much for the opportunity xxx
- 7 February 2011 at 16:52
- Just Jenn Designz said...
I think I would do a happy dance and sing "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley... I would be all shook up if I won such a wonderful package of goodies :)
- 8 February 2011 at 03:35
- Jennifer said...
Wow! That is some YUMMY-looking blog candy!!! :) Oh, how I would love to win...
And congratulations on having so many followers!!!!!!!!!!! 1,400 is just a hop, skip, and a jump away!
Thank you so much for the chance to win,
partridgelu at yahoo dot com
- 9 February 2011 at 18:01
- Kate said...
oh great!!!
thank you so much for the chance to win.
- 9 February 2011 at 21:46
- Sonchyk said...
Fantastic candy. I'm glad to be your follower.
- 11 February 2011 at 07:13
- Spigolatrice said...
Hi! I joined 2 weeks ago but cannot find my post :(
I am trying again! finger crossed :)
- 12 February 2011 at 21:17
- iReneM said...
I would be ecstatic if I won this gorgeous bundle - I could even come and collect it, hee hee, all of 8 miles - I would be over like a shot to thank you personally :-)
Thank you again for another opportunity to win such wonderful goodies
- 12 February 2011 at 22:31
- scrapper said...
Just looking at this lot makeds me drool and think of all the fun I could have with my friends. The candy is like creative food and I LIKE eating!!!
- 14 February 2011 at 20:28
- Kati said...
Thank you so much for the chance to win!
- 15 February 2011 at 02:42
- María de los Ángeles said...
What a wonderful creations are in your Blog is really a pleasure be your follower, thanks for share this Candy, is amazing!!
- 15 February 2011 at 10:00
- anne said...
thanks for the chance to win such a nice prize.. i am a new follower and have placed your candy on my right side bar on my blog http://annescardchallenges.blogspot.com/
- 16 February 2011 at 00:04
- Vicky McClean said...
WOW!!!!! I don't know how i missed commenting on this fantastic opportunity but here i am quite late but hopefully in time, thanx for the chance to win a massive stash, it'll be like christmas!!!!
hugs vick xxxx
- 16 February 2011 at 07:28
Really? you really think I would be able to say anything.. lol
- 17 February 2011 at 06:02
Oh My Gosh !!!! What an awesome candy !!! It looks to die for !! Oh I havent won any candy ever, so I am not sure, how I would react. But just looking at your candy closely makes my heart beat faster, so If I got it, I'd probably just start jumping up and down the house in joy. It is a very big deal, you know. A very very very big deal for me.
Have been your follower for sometime now and your creations never cease to inspire. I have linked you to my candy post here :
- 18 February 2011 at 00:08
- Svetlana said...
So great giveaway!!!
Hope I'm not too late
- 18 February 2011 at 18:18
- Sharon said...
I would love to win this awesome candy!
lilypadsis at cox dot net
- 19 February 2011 at 03:23
- mammasuperabile said...
oooooooooooooooh my gooooooooooooooooooooood,
there's a lot of... of... everything!
I hope to win ALL theese things
- 21 February 2011 at 03:14
- Nannieflash said...
Id die of shock your candy is extremely yummy, and I would enjoy creating and playing with it. With love and hugs Shirleyxxx
- 21 February 2011 at 20:15
- Vee said...
I would say: "have you got the right address?" But, seriously, I would have lots of fun with this candy.
- 22 February 2011 at 04:34
- Sirpa said...
Really??? Ooh, I'm really lucky;)
- 22 February 2011 at 14:53
- Carol said...
I hope to be the lucky one to get this wonderful package of candy.
- 23 February 2011 at 04:56
- E.T said...
Hey! Your candy has been added in the Blog Candies section at Feline Playful! Hope you get lots of traffic via Feline Playful blog!
- 23 February 2011 at 13:12
- Marta said...
Wooooo! lovely things!!!
- 24 February 2011 at 11:14
- evik said...
Candy Candy Candy:) something for me !!!!
- 24 February 2011 at 22:58
- Belyona said...
WOW! Thank you for a chance!!!
My link is on a left sidebar http://belyona.blogspot.com/
Welcome to my blog!
Natasha from Russia :)
- 25 February 2011 at 13:02
- trisha too said...
At first I wouldn't SAY anything--I'd be too busy squealing like a little kid in a candy store!!!!!
Then I'd say THANK YOU, PartiCraft!
And THEN I'd invite my friends to come play with my new toys!
Pictured and linked you up in my sidebar
trishatoo at hotmail dot com
- 26 February 2011 at 03:10
- Аня said...
OH MY GOD!!!! Can't believe it!I'm a winner! Thank you SO MUCH! I'm very very happy!
http://missannchu.blogspot.com/ my link is on the sidebar
- 26 February 2011 at 06:03
- Elaine said...
This is fabulous, how super sweet of you!
I would be speechless, because my jaw would be on the floor:) Then I would jump for joy!
Thanks for the chance to win:)
- 27 February 2011 at 06:04
- Gill McCall said...
Sue thanks for the chance to win this amazing candy - its extremely generous and id LOVE for that to arrive on my door mat! i also got the package you sent me - thanks ill read through it then come back you. cheers, Gill x
- 1 March 2011 at 08:33
- Debbie said...
Sue, what a stash! So much there my eyes cant take it all in. If I won this, after I've jumped up and down, phoned all my friends and family to tell them the good news, and eventually come back down to ground, I would share it with my Mother who is coming out from South Africa to visit me at Easter and she has just started crafting (70 years old) and we can use these items to craft with and she can also take some home with her along with other craft goodies I have put aside for her. But the question is could I be so lucky?
Kind regards Debbie T.
- 1 March 2011 at 15:46
- Lisa said...
sweet candy, thanks for the chance to win , I am already a follower
- 1 March 2011 at 19:06
- Desirée-ScrapDees said...
what i should do when i win this? I go nuts! I will jump onto my couch and sing very loud a song hihi!
- 1 March 2011 at 20:51
- LittleNasty said...
I am a new follower and have placed your candy on my right side bar on my blog. Thank you for the chance to win.
- 2 March 2011 at 11:12
- Cindylu2u said...
WooHoo!!! Your almost there I am follower 1383!! If they arrive at my house, I would hoot and holler and then I'd say, bless that darling Sue's heart, she knew how bad I needed this, and then I'd make you a big ole THANK YOU card!!
Here's hoping!!
miller896042 at bellsouth dot net
- 2 March 2011 at 20:01
- The Sparkly Fairy said...
I am already follower so Im crossing my fingers. I wouldnt say anything - I would have fainted with surprise!!
- 3 March 2011 at 13:55
- Sara Chester said...
WoW WoW WoW sue once agian a good blog candy but all the blog candy u do is always good.
- 3 March 2011 at 14:05
- Jasmina said...
Hey! I'm very happy to be your new follower. I really like your work here! You make really beautiful cards. And this is great candy. Thanks for a chance to win it. Have a lovely day.
- 3 March 2011 at 20:54
- Sande said...
Well hoping the Postman doesn't pass out from carrying the carton up four flights of stairs, I'd most likely not be able to say anything at first. Just stand there speechless then thank him and shut the door and slice open the carton. After screaming in utter delight and amazement, I'd call my partner in crime, my daughter and tell her to jump in the car and get to my house as quick as possible. We have new toys to play with as we share just about everything and then I would listen to her screaming or watch her pass out.
That is an amazing amount of blog candy. I am new to your blog, am now a follower and put your image on my sidebar. I also bookmarked you so I can return again and again to view all your gorgeous work.
- 3 March 2011 at 22:27
- Kimberly said...
OMG,OMG,OMG can you see me jumping up and down, my smile is so big...i mean way big...would love love to win this amazing prize...i'm you new follower..
kimbob27 at hotmail dot com
- 3 March 2011 at 22:49
- Karen said...
I think that if I won this, I would need resesutation, I have never won anything in my life!! LOL good luck on your followers!! Karen<3
- 3 March 2011 at 23:09
- Terry said...
Hiya WOWZERSSS I think the Candy is AMAZING especially THE Tim Holtz stuff as you put it LOL....I just love anything from The Tim..the man who can do anything....Thank you for giving us this opportunity of making a chance of winning this amazing candy. I will place the blogcandy on my blog offcourse and yes will find the thingy to become a follower...wowwzerss Good luck everyone....Hugs Terry and have a fab weekend. xxx
- 4 March 2011 at 09:15
- polliewoppie said...
congratulations, almost 1400 followers! and what a nice candy, excitening! grtz. Judith
- 4 March 2011 at 11:03
- Ellen ♥ CardMonkey said...
Wowzers ... feel the tension! I am follower # 1394! I'm glad I made it into your drawing for spectacular blog candy, and congratulations on achieving so many followers!
Ellen ♥ CardMonkey
- 4 March 2011 at 12:59
- sleeplesswonder said...
Only 4 more away!!!! OMG if this came to my address, I would die. :) What an awesome prize. Thanks for the chance to win.
Melissa D
- 4 March 2011 at 15:23
- Stacy said...
I would probably do a cartwheel if this showed up at my house! That is saying alot! This is an amazing candy giveaway!
- 4 March 2011 at 18:02
- Kiehn said...
I am 1399 follower, wow only 1 more to go..what i would do...hhhmmmm i would probably fall off my crafting chair...lol with excitement of course...happy to be a follower and lovin your blog...thanks for a chance to win this amazing giveaway
- 5 March 2011 at 15:05
- Анита Носова said...
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- 5 March 2011 at 21:42
- Анита Носова said...
Thanks for the chance!
This candy is realy cool!
- 5 March 2011 at 21:43
- Sandra Cornet said...
Wow, you have made it, 1400+ followers. Happy to have found you people!! Love Sandra
- 6 March 2011 at 00:06
- kathr said...
What do you mean ,what wuld I say.....Why Thank You of course, my mum always said manners cost nothing...so thanks for the chance to win such fab candy.....hugs Kath....
- 6 March 2011 at 00:18
- Mariza Sales said...
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- 6 March 2011 at 06:18
- Mariza Sales said...
Oh! Chegou aos 1400 seguidores. A imagem do candy está no meu blog faz tempo. http://scrapsmariza.blogspot.com/
Quando será o resultado do sorteio?
Esse candy está maravilhoso!!! Eu quero....Obrigada pela oportunidade de partcicipar. Ja participei dos 1200, 1300, e 1400 seguidores
- 6 March 2011 at 06:19
- Trish and Treasure said...
Oh my goodness.. I can't believe I won! could be heard all down the street and skated around town and my daughter and I would get stuck in straight away and start creating!
- 6 March 2011 at 09:27
- Fot said...
well believe we would all be heard screamimg, and our child and hussby would think we had a heartattack..lol wouldent it be lovely to win such an amazing prize.
Deborah Foti
- 7 March 2011 at 03:29
- Cyndi S said...
Congrats on meeting your follower goal. What a wonderful giveaway.
- 7 March 2011 at 04:39
- THE HOOSIER STAMPER said...
Wow! Congrats on all the followers! This looks sooo yummy!!!! If I won this candy, and it came to my door, the neighbors would probably here, me LOOOOK what I WONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! I would feel like it's Christmas :o) and you would be Santa! :o)
- 7 March 2011 at 05:47
- Georgiegirl2012 said...
wow, what a generous giveaway - if I won this I would be ecstatic, and would spread the word about what a generous person you are and then say "did I tell you I won blah blah blah" but then given I'm follower 1413, it prob too late to be included. Let's hope you get to 2000 and give away a tube of sticky stuff. xxx
- 7 March 2011 at 09:51
- Georgiegirl2012 said...
oh and just in case you needed it, or it had to be posted and I missed the small print in my excitement at the possibility of winning
Was sent over here by Gill
- 7 March 2011 at 09:55
- Chrey said...
I am your 1,415th follower! If this ended up at my address, I would be so super excited! Getting new products to try is always exciting....like Christmas all over again :) Thank you for a chance to win and congrats on reaching 1,400+ followers!
- 7 March 2011 at 17:12
- n@tie said...
I am nummer 1,416.
Ik like the beautiful candy. Thank you for the chance to win!
- 7 March 2011 at 21:03


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Pink Cut Back on Drinking + Smoking After Giving Birth, Says Willow Is 'Part Cheesecake'
Pink graces the June 2012 cover of Cosmo, looking slim and trim in a red bandage dress. Less than a year after giving birth to daughter Willow Sage, new mom Pink has dropped the baby weight and looks banging. She was candid about how her life has changed since welcoming Willow into the world.
"I'm used to going into the studio and smoking and drinking until three in the morning," the singer confessed to the mag. "But I can't drink as much because I'm breastfeeding. See this glass of wine? Before, I'd have, like, four of them. Now, one is good. Oh, and I quit smoking… I've exorcised a lot of my demons, but I'm still working on myself. I think I'll be a work in progress for the rest of my life."
Aren't we all, Pink?
The singer also shared that Willow sleeps in bed with her mom and dad, so she and hubby Carey Hart have to "schedule" alone time! "We've never had a problem with affection. But with a baby? It's kinda gross, but you have to schedule it," she said.
The parents are thinking of rearranging Willow's sleeping accomodations at some point. "We're just starting to think about putting her somewhere else, at least for a little while," the songstress said. "Either that, or we'll have to resort to getting it on in the laundry room."
Speaking of sexy, the singer was not shy about saying she did not feel beautiful with a bulging belly. She gained 55 pounds during the gestation period, joking "my baby may be part cheesecake." She didn't feel pretty, at all. "I thought I'd feel like a goddess. They sell you on that… like you'll never feel more feminine. Really, I just felt like a mess," Pink said.
Feeling like a mess at the time or not, she looks uh-mazing right now.
Watch the Pink 'Raise Your Glass' Video

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Market Monitor Audiocasts
January 2019 Market Monitor
At our recent Toronto Due Diligence conference, we asked six of our Investment specialists to share their market outlook for 2019. In this video, managers from Picton Mahoney, Franklin Templeton, Irish Life, Mackenzie, Mawer, and Mt. Lucas provide their perspectives of what 2019 might bring, with a conclusion from Corrado Tiralongo, Counsel's Chief Investment Officer.
October 2018 Market Monitor
We caught up with four of our investment specialists at our recent Fall Summit in Whistler, B.C., and we asked them for their perspective on the markets and the positioning of their portfolios. Managers from Marsico, Timbercreek, Mackenzie and Wasatch provide insight on the value they add to their portfolios, and how they are positioning their mandates in the current market environment and in the event of a potential economic downturn. Corrado Tiralongo, Counsel's Chief Investment Officer, concludes by explaining how it all fits together.
May 2018 Market Monitor
Five of our investment specialists with diverse investment styles and strategies share their unique points of view. Managers from Marsico, Franklin Templeton, Picton Mahoney, Wasatch and Acadian provide their views on where are we now, and where we might go from here, and Corrado Tiralongo, Counsel's Chief Investment Officer, puts it all into perspective.
January 2018 Market Monitor
Steve Locke, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Fixed Income Team Lead at Mackenzie Investments, explains how his portfolio is positioned for this environment of gradually increasing interest rates. He also discusses the possibility of rates going back down, and what he plans to do within the portfolio if that occurs. The Mackenzie Fixed Income Team manages the Canadian Core Fixed Income component of the Counsel Fixed Income mandate.
Tom Marsico, Founder, CEO and CIO at Marsico Capital Management describes his growth philosophy for investing in this environment of increasing interest rates and U.S. tax cuts. He also weighs in on the likelihood of an economic downturn in 2018. Marsico Capital Management manages the Counsel U.S. Growth mandate.
October 2017 Market Monitor
Donie O'Brien, Senior Quantitative Fund Manager at Irish Life Investment Managers discusses what he believes to be the current drivers of risk in the marketplace and Irish Life's approach to managing risk. He also talks about increasing interest rates and the value of fixed income as a shock absorber in diversified portfolios. Irish Life manages the Defensive global equity, Global low volatility equity, Global government bonds, and Emerging market debt and equities components of the Counsel Retirement Portfolios.
Brandon Geisler, Portfolio Manager at Marsico Capital Management gives Marsico's perspective on investing in this environment of high U.S. valuations and low volatility. He also shares his thoughts on the current U.S. administration and potential changes to the Fed. Marsico manages the Counsel U.S. Growth mandate.
Stu Kedwell, Co-Head of Canadian Equities, Senior Vice-President, and Senior Portfolio Manager of North American Equities at RBC Global Asset Management weighs in on recent difficulties in the Canadian market. Stu also shares the factors considered when assessing the likelihood of a recession, including the general direction of the stock market or market breadth. RBC manages the Canadian Dividend component of Counsel Regular Pay and Counsel Income Managed Portfolios.
July 2017 Market Monitor
Mel Mariampillai, Portfolio Manager at Sionna Investment Managers discusses the challenges we're seeing in Canada, whether things are likely to improve, the impact of interest rates, and overvaluation. Sionna is responsible for managing the North American Value equities mandate.
Steve Locke, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Head of Team at Mackenzie Investments offers his views on the Bank of Canada's rate decisions, the impact these will on us and the real estate market, as well as the importance of being selective and well diversified in fixed income. Mackenzie is responsible for managing the Canadian core fixed income and fixed income mandates.
Virginia Au, Vice President, and Portfolio Manager at Invesco Capital talks about concerns around a correction in the market, which sectors they are finding opportunities in, and how small caps are doing against bigger names. Invesco is responsible for managing the U.S. Small Cap mandate.
April 2017 Market Monitor
The Fed raising rates has been a hot topic. Tim notes that this is a good thing, because it indicates the economy is improving. Growth is no longer as stagnant as it once was. The energy market is in a state of equilibrium and pricing has moved from 'Cartel-based to competitive'. In terms of valuations, Tim's views are that while it is not a 'roaring bull market', valuations are fair, especially given that things are up 25% from a year ago when people thought they were reasonable. Listen to our interview with Tim.
International small caps are doing well in Asia and developed Europe, Roger says. There is a cyclical pick-up especially in sectors such as Financials and Information Technology; emerging markets are doing better on their fundamentals and currencies are strengthening. Chances of a crash are low in a climate of synchronized global recovery. And while there has been a lot of talk around Trump and his potential impact on global interests, especially trade, Roger's view is that this impact is overstated. He argues that focusing too much on Trump may well cause investors to miss the opportunities afforded by the recovery we're seeing now.
Momentum in the energy sector has been good over the shorter term; and, David sees this continuing, albeit at a slower pace. With Trump's policies in the U.S., and as China unwinds some of its stimulus plans, there will be a move towards greater stability. An acceleration of growth in the U.S. is theoretically good for Canada, David says. However, if border taxation comes into play, it could be a trade barrier for everyone globally, Canada included. David also expresses some if his concerns in the short term around a slow down of data coming out of China, an economy that drives some of the more cyclical areas of the market.
January 2017 Market Monitor
Peter Chin, Vice President at Lincluden Investment Management talks about potential effects of a Trump presidency on Canadian dividends. He also shares his thoughts on oil, and his outlook for the Canadian market in 2017.
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So I recently had the fortune of getting to tour what might be one of the biggest shipping container building companies in the US. Which happens to be right here in Charlotte. While they happened to be local, they have been developing container buildings all over the place. A lot of what they do is pop up trade show booths, but I was clued into some neat full building projects on the horizon. Here are some photos from my tour, check them out here
Above and below are two of their neat fold out booths that can be used for parties, events etc.
Below is a few sections of an office that is being built. You can see how they reinforce the insides so that they can stack them. This is just part of the office.
Above and below are some of the larger corporate displays they've done. These where for google and shows different ways you can use the containers.


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By Sekou Smith, NBA.com
VIDEO: What does it take to make the transition from great coach to great GM and does Phil Jackson have it?
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The debate will rage on for years, long after the results are in and a legitimate case can be made one way or the other about the job Phil Jackson will do as the boss of the New York Knicks.
The initial surge from the hire has subsided, just a bit, and as the Knicks' last-gasp effort to unseat the Atlanta Hawks for the eighth and final playoff slot in the Eastern Conference plays out, it's a good time to restart this conversation.
Plenty of experts have weighed in, most of them no more qualified to dish on the prospect of Front Office Phil than they claim Jackson is for a job in the front office after making his championship bones (11 times as a coach and twice as a player) on the other side of the line.
My colleague and Hang Time California bureau chief Scott Howard Cooper, born and raised in Los Angeles and as knowledgeable about the Lakers and their lore as anyone in the business, lit the flame this time, questioning Phil's credentials (it's blasphemy, and will get you banned from Original Tommy's Hamburgers for life all over the Southland SHC!).
I had to come to the defense of the Zen master, anyone who has been the common thread in as many championship situations as he has shouldn't really need defending … but I had to go there in Jump Ball!!! …
From: Scott Howard-Cooper
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 3:00 PM
To: Smith, Sekou
Subject: JUMP BALL !!!
I get why Knicks fans and players are excited: because they need any reason to be excited. But all the organization did by hiring Phil Jackson was win the press conference. James Dolan did something popular for a change and brought in a superstar. But Phil is a coaching superstar, not a front-office success. He has a lot to prove to earn this attention in the new job.
On Mar 28, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Smith, Sekou
You get Knicks fans, huh? They'll boo you at the Garden for even suggesting something like that. The Phil factor is much like the Bill Parcells factor was in the NFL, his mere presence alone signals bigger things to come for whatever franchise he is working with. Seriously, ask folks in Dallas and New England. The Knicks need someone who can be held accountable for the big picture vision of the franchise. It doesn't take a genius to come up with a plan … but if you can get one, why not?
From: Scott Howard-Cooper
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 5:43 PM
To: Smith, Sekou
Subject: Re: JUMP BALL !!!
Would you like a straw or will you drink the Kool-Aid straight from the jug? His mere presence doesn't signal anything other than the Knicks willing to spend a lot of money. "Bigger things to come" is a slogan, not based in fact. Phil is a brilliant basketball mind. I think, if anything, he is underrated as a coach. I am a fan. But they did not hire coach Phil Jackson. They put someone in charge of basketball operations who has not worked in a front office. And if it's such a thin line from one job to the other, let's see how people react when New York names R.C. Buford or Sam Presti or Masai Ujiri head coach. There will obviously be others handling the day-to-day work while Phil handles the big picture and deals in final rulings. But the Knicks are a tangled mess, from salary cap to the roster itself, and he has to get a lot of things right before the Knicks can say they're at bigger things.
On Mar 28, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Smith, Sekou
Actually, I prefer one of those fancy Camelbak adult sippy cup/water bottles when drinking my Kool-Aid, Scott. You know how I do it. Seriously, though, you are selling Phil short and the job of a general manager in this league way long. I won't run down the list of knuckle-draggers who have been general managers in this league the past 40 years or so, but there haven't been a ton of Hall of Famers to speak of in that regard. And to suggest that anyone's success in the NBA isn't rooted in equal parts blind luck and superior personnel is a farce. You can't mention R.C. Buford or Sam Presti without also mentioning Tim Duncan and Kevin Durant, the cornerstone/Hall of Fame(caliber in Durant's case) talents that their organizations are built around. I'm not saying those guys aren't good at what they do. I'm just saying their jobs are much more manageable because of the personnel in place. Presti was no one's genius before Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden came into their own. And he'd be the first one to shoot down that label. Phil deserves some time and the benefit of anyone's doubt right now based on his Lord of the Rings status alone.
VIDEO: WRick Fox discusses the nuances of Phil Jackson's system and how it will work in New York
From: Scott Howard-Cooper
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 6:10 PM
To: Smith, Sekou
Subject: Re: JUMP BALL !!!
Then let's do it this way: What has Phil done to win you over? Are you basing his success as a GM on what he did as a coach? (And, again, I'm the last guy who sells him short. I'm the one who said he was underrated as a coach. He is an all-timer. But that's a different job.)
On Mar 28, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Smith, Sekou
Seriously! We're haggling over Phil's credentials to do a job that has been bequeathed to the children of owners, former agents, guys who have graduated from the video room and folks whose credentials pale in comparison to what the Zen master has accomplished in his storied career. Coach or GM, it doesn't make much difference to me when we're talking about management style. Phil's style has produced unmatched success everywhere he's been. So he didn't take the GM training course. Folks have to get over that and let's see what he can do.
From: Scott Howard-Cooper
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 1:08 AM
To: Smith, Sekou
Subject: Re: JUMP BALL !!!
So your argument that Phil Jackson is a good hire is centered on "There have been plenty of bad hires before"? And we're not haggling. We're having a discussion in the loftiest of all debate societies: the sports media.
On Mar 29, 2014, at 12:06 AM, Smith, Sekou <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
Don't put words in my mouth … er, on my email, or whatever. What I'm saying is this, for you or anyone else to doubt Phil Jackson's ability to do this job is shortsighted. You clearly have not embraced the Zen! I'm simply a believer in the power of experience. And no one interested in running a franchise has more championship experience than PJax!
From: Scott Howard-Cooper
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:19 PM
To: Smith, Sekou
Subject: Re: JUMP BALL !!!
Experience is great. And Larry Bird successfully made the transition to head of basketball operations without previously working in a front office, so it can be done. But Larry Legend had two advantages. He was very familiar with the personnel after coaching the Pacers. And, Indiana was a good team. Bird had to make adjustments to a stable situation. Jackson doesn't need to make adjustments. He needs to marshal an overhaul. The Knicks are a mess of salaries and personnel. He will be relying heavily on others for scouting and for cap management. I don't think I'm being shortsighted. I'm being practical. Phil was a winner like few others, but that was Zen and this is now. He has to prove he can deliver in a new job. Don't swoon over a GM because of his coaching record.
From: Smith, Sekou
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2014 6:51 PM
To: Scott Howard-Cooper
Subject: RE: JUMP BALL !!!
You're making this about all of these other guys and not about Phil. Does he have to prove himself as a GM? Sure. Just as all of those other guys did. But you're acting like all of the work he's done in the game hasn't prepared him for this next step and I think that's ridiculous. I'm not saying Phil is perfect and can wave his magic Zen wand and fix all of the problems facing the Knicks. But whatever issues arise, they won't be foreign to Phil. He's worked in championship situations and has the benefit of that vast experience to use in his new role with the Knicks. Don't knock a guy as a GM before we give him some time to dig in on the job.
From: Scott Howard-Cooper
Date: March 29, 2014 at 11:35:28 PM EDT
To: Sekou SMITH
Subject: Re: JUMP BALL !!!
I hope he does well. I just think it's fair to be skeptical. If he proves it, if he delivers big results, great. But let's let him prove it.
From: Smith, Sekou
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 7:38 AM
To: Scott Howard-Cooper
Subject: RE: JUMP BALL !!!
I knew I'd get you to come around to my side. And I agree, it's fair to be skeptical. Just as it's fair to assume, based on his lengthy history, to give Phil the benefit of the doubt we might not give someone else who doesn't own more championship rings than fingers!
VIDEO: Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas talks Phil, the Knicks and the fit


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Forget Barbara Walters' retirement: Rosie O'Donnell's return may mark the real end of an era on "The View."
Rosie could be the last Celebrity-with-a-capital-C to snag a seat at the table.
With the exception of creator Barbara Walters, "The View" has been populated since 2006 by women plucked from entertainment. Think Elisabeth Hasselbeck, "Survivor" star; Jenny McCarthy, Playboy model-turned-actress; Sherri Shepherd, comic and actress; Joy Behar, comic and actress; and of course Whoopi Goldberg, a comedian, actress and Oscar-winner.
But change appears to be afoot. While the names being bandied about in recent rumors might belong to familiar faces from TV news, there's not a Playboy spread, reality show or stool-and-a-mike setup among them.
No Twitter fights with Donald Trump. No tabloid-friendly divorces. No breakups with movie stars. Replace all that with politics, punditry and journalism.
This could get serious.
Conservative radio host and Fox Newschannel contributor Tammy Bruce has been interviewed. WGN Morning News reporter Ana María Belaval and "Take Part Live" host and pundit Meghan McCain were guest hosts this week, with those visits being seen as auditions. CNN's "Crossfire" host and conservative writer S.E. Cupp is said to be up for consideration. NBC journalist Ann Curry, a former "Today" host, is reportedly on the list.
Of course, there's also the rumor about a possible seat for fame-hybrid Sarah Palin, who while hitting the "politics" and "punditry" bells also rings the ones for reality TV and gossip headlines. Still, probably not going to happen if they call Meredith Vieira as a reference.
In any case, with only O'Donnell and veteran moderator Goldberg having Hollywood resumes, rival CBS show "The Talk" would suddenly look a lot more starry in the mornings. Yup, the same "The Talk" that last week beat "The View" in the most desirable ratings demographics for the first time in its four-year history.
Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler, Sara Gilbert and Sheryl Underwood all come from the entertainment industry, and even journalist Julie Chen has made gossip headlines talking about her plastic surgery. Plus she hosts "Big Brother," for Pete's sake.
"The View" now appears to be "going for fireworks rather than camaraderie," Behar told the Daily Beast the other day, noting that the tone of the show had gotten more intense after the additions of Hasselbeck and O'Donnell (in her first tour of duty) and then shifted back.
"By the time I left last summer it became goody-goody again," she said. "Fluffy."
Fluffy? Ahh -- the good old days.
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Andrea Mantegna, (born 1431, Isola di Cartura [near Vicenza], Republic of Venice [Italy]—died September 13, 1506, Mantua), painter and engraver, the first fully Renaissance artist of northern Italy. His best known surviving work is the Camera degli Sposi ("Room of the Bride and Groom"), or Camera Picta ("Painted Room") (1474), in the Palazzo Ducale of Mantua, for which he developed a self-consistent illusion of a total environment. Mantegna's other principal works include the Ovetari Chapel frescoes (1448–55) in the Eremitani Church in Padua and the Triumph of Caesar (begun c. 1486), the pinnacle of his late style.
Formative years in Padua
Mantegna's extraordinary native abilities were recognized early. He was the second son of a woodworker but was legally adopted by Francesco Squarcione by the time he was 10 years old and possibly even earlier. A teacher of painting and a collector of antiquities in Padua, Squarcione drew the cream of young local talent to his studio, which some of his protégés, such as Mantegna and the painter Marco Zoppo, later had cause to regret. In 1448, at age 17, Mantegna disassociated himself from Squarcione's guardianship to establish his own workshop in Padua, later claiming that Squarcione had profited considerably from his services without giving due recompense. The award to Mantegna of the important commission for an altarpiece for the church of Santa Sofia (1448), now lost, demonstrates his precocity, since it was unusual for so young an artist to receive such a commission. Mantegna himself proudly called attention to his youthful ability in the painting's inscription: "Andrea Mantegna from Padua, aged 17, painted this with his own hand, 1448."
During the following year (1449), Mantegna worked on the fresco decoration of the Ovetari Chapel in the Eremitani Church in Padua. The figures of Saints Peter, Paul, and Christopher in the apse, his earliest frescoes in this chapel, show to what extent he had already absorbed the monumental figure style of Tuscany. In the St. James Led to Martyrdom in the lowest row on the left wall, painted sometime between 1453 and 1455, both Mantegna's mastery of di sotto in su (from below to above) perspective and his use of archaeologically correct details of Roman architecture are already apparent. The perspective scheme with a viewpoint below the lower frame of the composition exaggerates the apparent height of the scene with respect to the viewer and lends an aspect of grandiose monumentality to the triumphal arch.
In the two scenes from the life of St. Christopher united in a single perspective on the right-hand wall, Mantegna extended his experiments in illusionism to the framing element by painting a highly realistic column on the front plane. The meticulously detailed column divides the scene in two while appearing to exist in a realm totally apart from the pictorial space, a realm shared with the observer. This extension of illusionistic principles to the elements surrounding a picture anticipates Mantegna's San Zeno altarpiece, where the carved half columns of the frame abut the painted piers (vertical members) on the front plane of the picture space, so that the frame architecture serves as the exterior of the temple-pavilion architecture depicted in the painting. In this way the sphere of intense ideality inhabited by the Virgin Mary is conjoined to the beholder's own space by a brilliant combination of physical and optical devices. Unfortunately, all Mantegna's frescoes in the Ovetari Chapel except The Assumption and The Martyrdom of St. Christopher were destroyed by a bomb during World War II.
The environment of the city of Padua, where Mantegna lived during the major formative years of his life (from about age 10 to about age 30), exerted a strong influence on his interests, ideas, painting style, and concept of himself. Padua was the first centre of humanism in northern Italy, the home of a great university (founded in 1222), and renowned as a centre for the study of medicine, philosophy, and mathematics. With the influx of scholars from all over Europe and Italy, an atmosphere of internationalism prevailed. From the time of the 14th-century poet Petrarch, Padua had experienced a rapidly growing revival of interest in antiquity, and many eminent humanists and Latin scholars had resided there. Increasing interest in and imitation of the culture of ancient Rome produced a climate in which feverish collecting of antiquities and ancient inscriptions—even if only in fragmentary form—flourished. Mantegna's friendly relations with several humanists, antiquarians, and university professors are a matter of record, and hence he may be seen as one of the earliest Renaissance artists to fraternize from a position of intellectual equality with such men. In this way, Mantegna's lifestyle contributed to the early 16th-century ideal of the artist as one so intimately familiar with antique history, mythology, and literature as to be able to draw easily from these highly respected sources.
The experience of the Paduan milieu was thus decisive for the formation of Mantegna's attitude toward the Classical world, which may perhaps be characterized best as double faceted. On the one hand, Mantegna's search for accurate knowledge of Roman antiquity was reflected both in his depiction of specific monuments of Roman architecture and sculpture and in his creation of a vocabulary of antique forms that became the language of antique revival for more than a generation of northern Italian painters and sculptors after the mid-1450s. On the other hand, through a process of artistic synthesis, Mantegna sensed the forces and significances below the surfaces of Roman grandeur. The architectural backgrounds of pictures in the Ovetari Chapel, such as the St. James Before Herod and the St. James Led to Martyrdom, as well as of the two paintings of St. Sebastian in Vienna and Paris, were infused with a brooding harshness and severity against which the suffering of the Christian saints took on the added tragic implication of an impending cultural clash that was to separate and alienate the Christian and pagan worlds. In Mantegna's century, overcoming the experience of alienation from antiquity through the study and revitalization of its architectural and sculptural vocabulary was an obsessive theme. That the Roman world still existed in Italy in ruins only served to increase the sudden sense of cultural loss that struck the 15th century. By his thoroughgoing description of antique forms coupled with an instinctive sense of the political realities that underlay their original creation, Mantegna lent great impetus to the antique revival movement at mid-century.
Mantegna's starting point had been a still earlier form of antique revival—the monumental Tuscan figure style brought to Venice by the Florentine painter Andrea del Castagno in 1442. Mantegna presumably saw Castagno's frescoes of evangelists and saints in the church of San Zaccaria during a visit to Venice in 1447. His Venetian connections were strengthened by his marriage in 1453 to Nicolosia, daughter of Jacopo Bellini and sister of Giovanni and Gentile Bellini, who became the leading family of painters in Venice during the following decade. Jacopo's studies in perspective and drawings of fantastic architectural settings based on antique architecture would have interested his new son-in-law, who very likely had studied such drawings during his earlier visit to Venice.
Though Mantegna might have been expected to join the Bellini studio, he preferred to pursue his independent practice in Padua, where the overwhelming artistic influence on him for the preceding few years had come from the wealth of sculpture produced by the Florentine Donatello for the high altar of San Antonio (finished by 1450). Giovanni Bellini's response to Mantegna's style has been termed a dialogue, but Mantegna's reaction to Donatello's works might more aptly be called a struggle or even a dialectic. The frame and painted architecture of Mantegna's San Zeno altarpiece (1459) answered the challenge posed by Donatello's Padua altar, for example. Mantegna's art always retained echoes of Donatello's sculpture in its hard, even metallic, surfaces, revealing an essentially sculptural approach that was somewhat softened only in the 1490s.
Years as court painter in Mantua
Mantegna has been characterized as strongly jealous of his independence; yet by entering the service of the marchese di Montova (Mantua), Ludovico Gonzaga, in 1459, he was forced to submit to limitations on his freedom of travel and acceptance of commissions from other patrons. Despite such restrictions, Mantegna journeyed to Florence and Pisa in 1466–67, where he renewed contact with works of art by Donatello, Fra Filippo Lippi, Paolo Uccello, and Andrea del Castagno. During this decade (1460–70), Mantegna produced his finest small-scale works, such as The Circumcision and the Venice St. George.
The Gonzaga patronage provided Mantegna a fixed income (which did not always materialize) and the opportunity to create what became his best-known surviving work, the so-called Camera degli Sposi in the Palazzo Ducale at Mantua. Earlier practitioners of 15th-century perspective delimited a rectangular field as a transparent window onto the world and constructed an imaginary space behind its front plane. In the Camera degli Sposi, however, Mantegna constructed a system of homogeneous decoration on all four walls of the room, mainly by means of highly realistic painted architectural elements on walls and ceilings, which from ground level convincingly imitate three-dimensionally extended shapes. Though the ceiling is flat, it appears concave. Mantegna transformed the small interior room into an elegant open-air pavilion, to which the room's real and fictive occupants (actually one and the same, since the beholders must have been members of that very court) were transported from deep within an essentially medieval urban castle.
Directly above the centre of the room is a painted oculus, or circular opening to the sky, with putti (nude, chubby child figures) and women around a balustrade in dramatically foreshortened perspective. The strong vertical axis created by the oculus locates the spectator at a single point in the centre of the room, the point from which the observer's space blends with that of the frescoed figures.
The realism of the perspective handling of the oculus made it the most influential illusionistic di sotto in su ceiling decoration of the early Renaissance. Its implications for the future of ceiling decoration were largely unrealized, however, until the time of Correggio, a major northern Italian painter of the early 16th century, who employed the same type of illusionism in a series of domes in Parma (Italy). Furthermore, the idea of total spatial illusion generated by Mantegna was not fully exploited until inventors of ingenious schemes of ceiling decoration in the Baroque era (the 17th century), such as Giovanni Lanfranco and Andrea Pozzo, utilized a basically identical concept of total illusion dependent upon the location of a hypothetical viewer standing at a single point in the room.
While at the Gonzaga court, Mantegna attained a position of great respect. His close relations with his patron Ludovico were a unique phenomenon at such an early date. As one might expect, the signatures of Mantegna's paintings reveal intense pride in his accomplishments as a painter. Other than that there are only a few legal records of disputes with his neighbours (from which Ludovico had to rescue him) to provide tentative evidence for the painter's irascible and contentious personality during his later years. An empathetic viewer may draw many subjective conclusions as to Mantegna's thoughts and emotions by looking carefully at his paintings.
Ludovico died in 1478, followed soon after by Mantegna's son Bernardino, who had been expected to carry on his father's studio. Mantegna's financial situation was so bad that, in 1484, he was forced to ask for help from the powerful Florentine merchant prince Lorenzo de' Medici and even contemplated moving to Florence. But Ludovico's son Federico outlived his father by only a few years, and, with the accession of young Francesco II in 1484, the financial conditions of patronage improved.
Though many of Mantegna's works for the Gonzaga family were subsequently lost, the remains of nine canvases depicting a Roman triumphal procession, the Triumph of Caesar, begun about 1486 and worked on for several years, still exist. In these paintings, reflecting the classical tastes of his new patron, Francesco, Mantegna reached the peak of his late style. Perhaps it was this new imaginative synthesis of the colour, splendour, and ritualistic power of ancient Rome that brought about Pope Innocent VIII's commission to decorate his private chapel in the Belvedere Palace in Rome (destroyed 1780), which Mantegna carried out in 1488–90.
Notwithstanding ill health and advanced age, Mantegna worked intensively during the remaining years of his life. In 1495 Francesco ordered the Madonna of the Victory (1496) to commemorate his supposed victory at the Battle of Fornovo. In the last years of his life, Mantegna painted the Parnassus (1497), a picture celebrating the marriage of Isabella d'Este to Francesco Gonzaga in 1490, and Wisdom Overcoming the Vices (1502) for Isabella's studiolo (a small room in the Gonzaga palace at Mantua embellished with fine paintings and carvings of mythological subjects intended to display the erudition and advanced taste of its patron). A third canvas intended for this program, with the legend of the god Comus, was unfinished when Mantegna died and was completed by his successor at the Gonzaga court, Lorenzo Costa.
A funerary chapel in the church of S. Andrea at Mantua was dedicated to Mantegna's memory. Decorated with frescoes, including a dome painted (possibly by Correggio) with paradise symbols related to Mantegna's Madonna of the Victory, it was finished in 1516. No other 15th-century artist was dignified by having a funerary chapel dedicated to him in the major church of the city where he worked, which attests to the high stature Mantegna came to enjoy in his adopted city.
Mantegna's art and his attitude toward Classical antiquity provided a model for other artists, among them Giovanni Bellini in Venice and Albrecht Dürer in Germany. By placing the Virgin and saints of the S. Zeno altarpiece in a unified space continuous with its frame, Mantegna introduced new principles of illusionism into sacra conversazione paintings (i.e., paintings of the Madonna and Child with saints).
Perhaps of even greater significance were his achievements in the field of fresco painting. Mantegna's invention of total spatial illusionism by the manipulation of perspective and foreshortening began a tradition of ceiling decoration that was followed for three centuries. Mantegna's portraits of the Gonzaga family in their palace at Mantua (1474) glorified living subjects by conferring upon them the over-life-size stature, sculptural volume, and studied gravity of movement and gesture normally reserved for saints and heroes of myth and history.Wendy Stedman Sheard The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Where Dr. J took off
Before it spawned Hall of Famers, national No. 1 rankings, and a memorable run to the Final Four (since vacated by the NCAA), UMass men's basketball got its official start on Jan. 10, 1899, when the school, then known as the Massachusetts Agricultural College, beat the Northampton YMCA, 14-9.
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Assists, not points, were Rick Pitino's specialty when he played for the Minutemen in the early 1970s, but he would make a bigger impact as a college and NBA coach. Pitino was the first to take three different schools to the Final Four, winning two national championships; he also guided the Celtics, but that's a chapter we'd just as soon forget.
John Calipari (below) led the Minutemen during their greatest stretch of success, taking five of his eight teams to the NCAA Tournament; UMass has eight total NCAA appearances. Led by Marcus Camby, UMass advanced to the 1996 Final Four and finished 35-2, although the NCAA later stripped the school of the accomplishment, due to violations involving Camby. Calipari, who has one national title, is the only coach besides Pitino to direct three schools to the Final Four.


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Why Register With a Transgender Dating Site
More than at any other time in recent history, transgender issues and bodies are visible. Whilst there is still a long way to go before sex and gender fluidity is considered a part of mainstream discourse, it is the internet which is paving the way. If you are in any way nervous or unsure about registering with a transgender dating site, simply find one of the many platforms which offers a trial membership or does not require an official account.
Once you have experienced how friendly and welcoming these communities can be and how many hot singles they feature, you will likely lose those inhibitions. As with all dating and personals sites – transgender or otherwise – it is important to be respectful, polite, and follow the rules. Whilst down and dirty chat is usually very much encouraged, you should only do this if the person that you are chatting with is happy for the conversation to get hotter.
If you are going to hook up with somebody that you met on the internet, take sensible precautions and let a friend know where you are going – all hook ups are the sole responsibility of the individuals involved.


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The state "does not recognize atheism, as a belief or religion, by law," says Sherif Azer of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights.
While Atheism is neither a belief nor a religion it would appear that the State or at least the law assumes that Atheism means a denial of god's existence rather than a lack of belief in the same. If you are not with us then you must be against us is the implication. This means that the State can crack down on anything it sees as undermining its power. The religious leaders will call the political activists "Atheists" to ensure their political influence continues while the political leaders will support such moves to keep the powerful religionist close to them.
Only when religion is separated fully from politics can a nation develop. Freedom from religion for those who don't believe. Freedom of religion for those that do believe. Respect.