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Easy Basket Weaving
Basket weaving hasn't been so easy with this method: weave around a cardboard frame. Originally, I saw this method in a Japanese craft magazine, I searched around for the template but can't find it any where locally or online. So, I built it based on my dimension.
Get the tutorial on how to make this easy woven basket and download the templates to try it out after this jump:
I would say that this is a wonderful idea to make basket, with this method and concept, basically you can build a lot of shapes and sizes that you want. Here, I demo it with 3 shapes: triangle, round and square, but you can come out with rectangle, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon & even octagon with just a little tweak in the design. The height can be modified to suit your preference. One thing you have to take note is that the sum of the "fingers" on the frame must be in odd number. Take a closer look at my template, especially the square basket, you will notice that one of the sides has 1 extra "finger" than the other 3 sides. I guessed the original design is made from plywood, I can't find thin plywood so I used thick cardboard instead which is also cheaper and manageable.
You can use any material to weave the frame of the basket, as long as they are "weave-able", not too bulky and in long soft strips, eg: twine, yarn, fabric strip, ribbon, rope, glossy paper strip, plastic, raffia etc…. I used jute twine to make the triangle and round faux wicker baskets, and fabric strips for the square basket. I love the way they were formed, very sturdy and rigid!!!!
1. Thick Cardboard or paperboard, non-corrugated (around 1/6″ thick).
2. Felt for bottom and base.
3. Weaving material, example: yarn, twine, fabric strips, ribbons etc….
1. Sharp scissors (able to cut thick cardboard)
2. Hole puncher
3. Tapestry needle (#13)
4. Clothes pin
5. Craft / Tacky Glue
6. Pen or pencil
7. Ruler
Download the basket weaving template (consist of triangle, round and square) in pdf format.
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Print it and enlarge 200% to get the size I made.
Trace it on the thick cardboard.
After tracing the template on the thick cardboard, use a pair of strong and sharp scissors to cut the template out.
Punch the holes with a paper hole-puncher.
Trace base on felt, cut 2 pieces.
Get the rest of the tools & materials ready.
Brush a layer of tacky glue on the bottom of the basket, press & stick the felt onto it.
Repeat the same to adhere the felt to the base.
Snip the edge of the felt follows the grooves between the fingers.
Being to weave over and under around the fingers of the frame.
Push the twine into the grooves of the felt that you have just snipped.
Keep on weaving over and under the fingers until the end of first round.
When begin the second round, you will notice that you are weaving in the reverse side of the first round.
A full wrap on both sides after finish the second round.
Continue weaving and push the twine down to make them closer to each other. This will avoid gaps in between and will also hide the cardboard away.
As you go higher, the frame will stand up vertically and form the side of the basket.
Continue until you just over the hole's level.
Allow a long length of twine for rim stitching later.
Put on clothes pin and allow some room for rim making.
To make the rim, insert another type of twine through the space between the clothes pin by using a tapestry needle.
Since the length is quite long, divide the twine by halve and work both ends from middle.
Keep going round by round. Take note on the corners and arrange them neatly.
Lay the twine until it fully covers the top portion of the basket.
Secure the rim by stitching the original twine through the holes.
Stitch again on the opposite direction to form criss-cross pattern.
When reaching the corner, pierce through the gap and make another stitch there.
Hide all ends into the braid to neaten up the basket.
The basket is ready to be used.
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What a fab idea!! these look great – did they take a long time to make?1
Great idea! They look so professional I would not know they were hand made. You did an excellent job. Thanks for the turorial and patterns. This is a must try.2
What a wonderful craft that I've always dreamed to do! As soon as possible I do it!3
Oh these are great!4
Great idea! So creative and it can be used for putting presents!5
finally! an easy basket tutorial. thanks so much!6
I can't wait to get my craft room back to try some of your great ideas!!!!
Excellent! You're truly inspiring Thank you for sharing.8
You are awesome! I have always thought that basket weaving would be too hard for me! Your tutorial is super clear and consise! Thanks so much!9
Hello. Your blog is outstanding. I love how simple and beautiful your creations are.
Would you mind a followup post to this and show us how to make lids for these boxes? I'm thinking something along the lines of a linen or table napkin-covered top with button lid in the center.
I am just really impressed with you. **Really** impressed. Nice job.10
Thanks for the ideas! I've been looking for easy baskets for kids to weave during VBS and I think a simplified version of yours will work! Thanks!11
I don't even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good. I don't know who you are but definitely you're going to a famous blogger if you are not already Cheers!12
I am Swapnali from India, i loved your work so much!!! i am gonna try one of those, i liked the triangular coin purse the most!!! the basket tutuorial is also amazing!!13
I love Japanese craft books too. The baskets are sold by Clover and you can get them online from several retailers.14
This was quite great and i tried it.. it was cool … thank you mam . please post such easy going wonder things . take care15
so nice..love it
thanks for sharing16
Вау!! Очень интересно!!
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Wow! Very interesting!17
Hi, this is great DIY :). However, I am finding difficulties keeping the twine pushed down so as to close the gaps; do you have any "tricks" for this?18
Love these baskets. I knew I was saving those cardboard sheets for something! Thank you for sharing this how to – I will definitely be making some of these.
Just found your site – i love the variety of crafts. I'll be back!19
Hi, I was looking for a craft for girl guides to do this easter, and I thought that this would be a great idea. I made one at home following your template and instructions and it looks very good, but I am having a problem with the rim of the basket. I can't find pegs like you use, and I was wondering if you knew of another way to secure the string aorund the top? Thanks for your help, and a great craft none the less.20
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Wonderful DIY! I wanted to thank you for it!
And have a question: am I right that when you are doing a rim it is the same pattern as weaving the main part of a basket?
hello.thank you. it was very easy for kids,and old peaple,i injoy your way for handi cfart.i like anather new ways.22
That's really cute and looks like a lot of fun!23
I teach middle school and we are learning about some basketweaving cultures from the Southwest USA. I think this would be a great object lesson.24
Its awesome it helped me a lot for school projects and gifts. Thanks a lot.25
I have to do a Native American project so this helped a lot26
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Super cute idea! Im havimg trouble downloading tem plate, could I , make that myself? Was it difficult?27
Great idea for weaving. You could recycle plastic sheets, though they would need to be thick enough. I have seen some that would work though can't remember what they were originally for.
Well done!28
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TRAVERSE CITY — Girl Scout Troop 10037 invites the community to help them pack 1,800 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to be sent to Michigan troops serving abroad.
The "Packing Party" will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Bowen-Holliday American Legion Post #35, 1231 Hastings St. Donations of other items to send to American soldiers also are sought, including AAA batteries, hand or foot warmers, canned fruit, feminine hygiene supplies and baby wipes.
The Girl Scout troop adopted Michigan soldiers from National Guard Units 1432nd and 1433rd who are stationed in Afghanistan as recipients of the troop's "Gift of Caring" project. In addition, soldiers from other units who don't have family members will receive cookies.
"The 'Gift of Caring' cookies are sold during the annual cookie sale and donated to a charitable cause," said Troop Leader Venus Tondreau, adding that Meredith and Amanda Allen were the top cookie sellers, with 1,700 boxes for the troops.
Operation American Soldier has partnered with the Girl Scouts to pay for shipping. VFW Cherryland Post 2780, American Legion Auxiliary, Disabled American Veterans and Korean War Veterans also have contributed to the project.
"We are glad to assist with the shipping to our men and women in uniform across the globe fighting for our freedom," said Neal Horning, chairman of the Grand Traverse Veterans organization.
"We appreciate the efforts of Girl Scout Troop 10037 and we appreciate the support from the community in purchasing the wonderful cookies," said Cristine Stalsonburg, chair of Operation American Soldier. "We know our military men and women overseas appreciate this special treat of cookies as they continue to sacrifice for our freedom."
To volunteer for the packing party or to donate additional items, contact Meredith Allen, 922-9892 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Judy Goodrich, volunteer coordinator for Munson Hospice, wrote on behalf of Munson Hospice to thank Moomer's Ice Cream for the wonderful "Friend-Raiser" benefit. The annual Gourmet Sundae Bar has raised more than $12,000 since 2006 for Munson Hospice.
"The stories shared by families who were there were very heartwarming to hear," Judy wrote. "Our thanks to those who spread the word, brought a friend and supported the Munson Hospice program while enjoying delicious homemade ice cream and a great Gourmet Sundae Bar. A special thanks to the Plummer family for a great day!"
When Paulino Cecilio Jr. was growing up, he and his mother first came to northern Michigan not as vacationers or summer residents, but to escape domestic violence. Now, 35 years later, Paulino has given back to the agency that helped his family over the years by donating one of his original paintings to the Women's Resource Center.
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Northwestern Michigan College graduate, Paulino's work also is represented at Traverse City Art and Design Studio, Jacob's Well, the Coho in Frankfort and God's Kitchen in Grand Rapids.
The painting, titled "Awaiting as Autumn Comes," depicts the time in nature when inevitable change is coming. It is valued at $1,000.
"Life, as in nature, has unforeseen troubles ...," Paulino said. "There are times when it feels as though there is no hope ... . This painting is that glimpse of hope that reminds us to keep our head up, to believe that a new day is coming and everything is going to be all right."
Jo Bullis of the Women's Resource Center says the painting and what it represents is appropriate for what many agency clients experience. It is perfect timing also, as Helen's House Emergency Shelter is undergoing a complete remodel. When construction is finished, it is expected that the painting will grace the wall space over the shelter's mantel.

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AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending its use of race as a factor in admissions.
A white student who was not admitted to the school has challenged the policy as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court agreed in February to consider the case, setting the stage for its first ruling on affirmative action in higher education since 2003.
The case is being watched closely for a broad ruling that could impact admissions policy at public and private universities nationwide.
Texas admits most of its students because they rank among the top 10 percent in their high school classes. For other students, Texas officials say that while race is considered a factor, it is not used to set racial quotas.


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NORMAN — Taxes on hotel and motel rooms have become popular among voters around the country. The folks that pay the taxes aren't usually the same ones that vote for them.
It's a way to fund tourism, parks, the arts and other interests without adding on more sales or property taxes for the local residents. Norman's 4 percent rate is added onto the regular sales tax. Proponents want to raise that to five percent.
In Norman, half of the tax goes to the Norman Convention and Tourism Bureau, the arts receives 25 percent and the city's parks department gets the remaining 25 percent.
Council members will receive a proposed ordinance raising the tax rate at their meeting Tuesday. It'll be up for a second reading and public discussion on Jan. 22.
Voters would ultimately decide the tax fate. Council members want the increased revenue from out-of-town guests but they also don't want to knock the city out of the competition for conventions, sports tournaments and other items.
If the council approves the increase, it will go to the voters, possibly on the same ballot as the mayor and council primary, April 2. If it goes to the voters, there's a good chance it will pass. Few cities have turned them down.
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— AUSTIN – Army Master Sergeant. C.J. Grisham, a decorated war veteran, was recently arrested in Temple while on a hike with his 15-year old son trying to help him earn a Boy Scout merit badge.
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For the second time in less than a month, Cobb Board of Education chairman Scott Sweeney has scheduled a town hall meeting in his East Cobb district.
The next town hall will take place next Monday, Oct. 8, at Wheeler High School.
Sweeney said at Thursday's school board meeting that citizens may ask questions on any school-related topic, but expects the bulk of the discussion to cover the proposed Cobb schools SPLOST IV project list.
Last week, Sweeney heard from Walton High School parents, who asked for more than the $9 million earmarked in SPLOST IV for gymnasium and theater improvements.
Some wanted a new fine arts facility to replace cramped and outmoded space for the Walton orchestra, band, drama and other arts programs.
Those calls were renewed again during Thursday's public comments period by Walton parents, especially about the gymnasium, which would be replaced entirely if SPLOST IV passes.
"The facilities are just in very poor shape," said Maurice Gibson, president of the Walton Raiders Basketball Tip-Off Club, citing dim lighting, "inadequate" seating and crowded space in the locker and weight rooms.
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Tonawanda News — 2003 — 10 years ago
• The Tonawanda News and Chamber of Commerce teamed up to hold candidate debates.
• Gold Star Mothers met at the First Presbyterian Church on Broad Street as part of the 67th Gold Star Mothers Sunday. The day honors mothers and families who lost their children and loved ones in battle or while serving their county.
1988 — 25 years ago
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While there are a multitude of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings and homes to see and tour, there are very few on the planet where you can bunk down for the night.
Of the handful of locations in the world where you can rent a Frank Lloyd Wright house, most are in the Midwest and two are in Wisconsin. As it turns out, the Emil Bach House in Chicago will be restored, starting in spring, and plans are in place to open it for overnight stays and events, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune.
Earlier this year, I spent time in both of the Wright homes here in Wisconsin that are available for rent and wrote about the experiences. My stay at the Schwartz House really turned my mind around on Wright, as did my time at the Seth Peterson Cottage. Inhabiting one of these homes, even briefly, is truly the best way to understand Wright's ideas about organic architecture.
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I provide honest reviews and opinions on the bleeding edge of tech
This year's ultimate holiday gift guide for the gamers and tech junkies on your shopping list is more than half-hearted recommendations based on press releases and marketing hype. Each product in the following list has been personally evaluated, culled from a year's worth of product reviews and hands-on testing. In most cases, these gift ideas have made the uncommon jump from "test it and forget it" to being crucial components in my everyday repertoire of gadgets.
For that reason, you won't find glamorous high-resolution shots from the manufacturer or PR teams. Instead, I've chosen to photograph them in their natural environment: My home office.
Part 1 of this gift guide rounds up five essentials that resist categorization, but are likely perfect for anyone on your list who is immersed in technology or video games.
Parts 2 and 3 (publishing in the near future) will drill down into recommendations for the PC, laptop, and tablet gamers on your shopping list.
Prices are current at time of publication. Best of all, you won't need to leave your computer to order and ship any of these products.
Switching between smartphones, multiple monitors and televisions with different display qualities and varying degrees of brightness can be murder on your eyes. The drive behind Gunnar's Technology Eyewear is to reduce tension headaches, decrease strain, and generally improve endurance for gamers or anyone tasked with using a computer all day.
After wearing a pair of Gunnar Optiks (this Onyx Vinyl model) for 3 months, I can enthusiastically validate those claims. My eyes seldom dry up, glare is noticeably reduced, and onscreen text appears easier to read. This leads to less tension, less squinting, less headaches, and a vastly improved overall experience while working or playing.
Putting aside the "coffee as a ritual" argument, what happens when you don't have time to consume your morning cup of java or your 36 ounces of Pepsi? Just pop a Foosh mint. Yes, these tiny morsels pack 100mg of caffeine. To put this in perspective, a can of Mountain Dew contains 45mg of caffeine, and a Starbucks espresso shot delivers 75mg of caffeine.
Foosh mints have prevented those stabbing caffeine withdrawal headaches on multiple occasions, especially industry events like CES or E3. Flavor wise, they straddle a line between Altoids and Certs. These tiny wonders may be inexpensive, but they're invaluable to fellow caffeine addicts.
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This article is an insult to gamers, it is a farce, and a thinly veiled attempt at advertising at best. Your first two suggestions are loosely tied with the gaming industry at best.
Your first suggestion is easily replaced by an infinitely less expensive (AKA free) software called "f.lux", which adjusts the color temperature of the screen depending on the type of day. This reduces strain on the eyes especially when gaming at night/in a dark room.
f.lux is available here:
The second item you list is caffeinated mints. How is this A) #2 on a so called "ultimate guide" and B) relevant to gaming other than your "hurr durr gamers lyke Mt. Dew and energys" correlation.
This article is a joke. It seriously felt like you were stuck in line at a Gamestop and were desperate to sound "in-with-the-crowd." It's a shame that this was considered "quality journalism."
This comment is an insult to people who can read, it is a farce, and a thinly-veiled attempt at trolling at best. Your first two rebuttals are loosely held together by seat-of-the-pants preferences and the ignorance which comes from not reading the entire article.
Your first suggestion misses the point addressed in the first line: "Switching between smartphones, multiple monitors and televisions with different display qualities and varying degrees of brightness can be murder on your eyes." And, as pointed out, doesn't apply to home televisions with consoles, the aforementioned smartphones, etc.
The line I mentioned is in the article above.
The second suggestion also misses key parts of the article. That A) this is the first in a two-part guide, and this entry focuses on items which "defy categorization", and B) they can play a role as caffeine replacement for die-hard caffeinaters who aren't in a position to mainline their normal Dew, NOS, Ballz, Monster, coffee, espresso, etc., such as when they're at a convention or tournament.
This comment is a joke. It seriously felt like you wanted to feel better about yourself, so you lashed out in a poorly-thought-out stream of consciousness to seem more "with it". It's a shame you considered your comment "logic."
It wasn't what I expected either, but every single item still benefits the gamer significantly.
Those who spend far too much time at the computer (such as myself) can really benefit from the Gunnars to reduce eye fatigue. Furthermore, a business person may find the glare reduction invaluable when traveling with their portable device – be it a phone or tablet.
The mints, while unconventional, could be a nice energy boost to the gamer that marathon plays, or to anyone that just stays awake far too late.
Any gamer these days is linked into the internet, so a dependable router is essentially gold. The added benefit of cloud storage makes it that much more valuable.
And both the Cockpit and Headset tie in directly with gaming, enhancing the user's experience.
It may be important to take into careful consideration the "Guide" part of the title. This article is here to give people ideas on what to get for the holidays, a guide. You are not forced to like or follow a guide.
Good article very enlightening but I had to say it was a bit too pitchy, but anyway I Wanted to share a the product McIntosh McAire airplay. I purchased it maybe like 2 or 3 weeks ago and I have to say I'm fairly impressed. It had great quality especially for an airplay system. I wanted to see what were other opinions on this product. Definitely made my gift guide this year.


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I have the family history bug for researching both my own family history and that of friends. If your interest is in families of the Fylde in Lancashire, this site is for you, with many photographs to enhance interest. I'll also be looking at my Scottish Donaldson connections, hints and tips, and stories that appeal. So read on, or even better, sign up as a follower. Do get in touch - I would love to hear from others who share my enthusiasm for family history fun.
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Sepia Saturday - A Newspaper Addict
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I am always pleased to see family photographs of such common activities as reading the newspapers. So often the photos are of the big events. Lovely post, Sue, lovely granddaughter!ReplyDelete
Good photo of your father (& the two of you together) plus a nice description of him & your relationship. My own Dad used to read every newspaper & magazine from first page to last & everything (& I do mean EVERYTHING) in between. I suppose that's why I do the same thing. I don't want to miss a speck of anything that might be interesting & you never know where you might find it! I've also been enjoying all your entries in the A-Z Challenge. Beautiful pix & interesting text!! :->ReplyDelete
Love the description of your father - and then seeing the interest continue with the charming photo of your granddaughter! Thank you!ReplyDelete
No politician could ever grow from such a cute baby, I am sure.ReplyDelete
The baby looks like a real doll!ReplyDelete
My father used to complain when I was a teenager that I never read enough current affairs in the newspapers, and I probably didn't, but I knew that I read a lot more than any of my peers, so I'm afraid it wasn't received very well.ReplyDelete
Fabulous. Love that your granddaughter is reading already ;)ReplyDelete
Reading a newspaper is still a daily event for me; I'd be lost without it.ReplyDelete
Newspapers used much more obvious about their politics. It was probably expected that children inherited their parent's affiliations. And your granddaughter looks charmed by current events!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous little granddaughter you have- she seems to have started on the sports section however!ReplyDelete
Enjoyed your pictures and the description of your Dad. And the adorable granddaughter!ReplyDelete
A fine collection of photographs and memories. Excellent post.ReplyDelete


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The programs, Green Hotels in the Green Mountain and Vermont Business Environmental Partnership, provide assistance to innkeepers desiring to achieve the environmental standards set for the program goals.
Green Hotels are about saving - reducing material use, reducing waste, reducing electricity use, and ultimately reducing greenhouse gases often assessed as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2E) - which all add up to saving money and the environment.
Tourism is already the world's largest industry and, if current trends continue, travel and tourism will soon be the largest industry in Vermont. Lodging is an important segment of this growing industry, providing tremendous diversity and stability to the state's economy. This sector of the economy, more than most however, is highly dependent upon a clean and scenic environment. This is the magnet attracting many visitors to our state -- and keeps them coming back. The lodging industry in Vermont, with nearly 20,000 guest rooms, is already one of the greenest in the nation. Vermont innkeepers are recognized nationally as leaders in environmental management and environmental protection.
So, what is a Green Hotel in the Green Mountain State? This following excerpt is from one of the Vermont's Green Hotels Strategic Environmental Management Plan:
"...we are committed to environmental improvements within both our business and our lives. We strive to create an environment which makes it possible for all to participate - staff and guests alike. We will continue to scrutinize every area of our operations to find ways to minimize our impact on the earth. We will seek to find ways to educate others, and remind ourselves that every little bit helps, no matter how small the offering. We will strive to continually make a difference – while simultaneously maintaining our commitment to provide our guests the quality service they expect and deserve."
A Green Hotel is any Vermont lodging establishment that solidifies its commitment to environmental excellence by achieving a set of environmental standards. Although each property achieves these standards uniquely, each conducts an environmental opportunity assessment, adopts environmentally preferable practices, and develops an environmental management plan that guides its efforts to continually reduce the environmental consequences of its operations. This statewide voluntary, environmental technical assistance and business recognition program, part of the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership, is designed to promote and recognize the work of Vermont lodgers who demonstrate daily that environmental and economic goals can be achieved simultaneously.
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Benioff: "Are you and your company going through a social revolution? It will denote who is successful and who will fail."
Which, of course, doesn't mean that CEO Marc Benioff wouldn't like to make life miserable for his rivals like Box and Asana.
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By Sue Chang and William L. Watts, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar lost ground against major rivals Thursday as a sharp drop in jobless claims last week dulled the greenback's safe-haven appeal.
Investors also took a downgrade of Spain's debt rating to near-junk status in stride, helping the euro to recover. See: Why bad news for Spain is good news for euro.
The dollar index /quotes/zigman/1652083/delayed DXY +0.05% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six rivals, fell to 79.781 from 80.058 in late trading the previous session. On Wednesday, the index moved over the 80 mark for the first time in a month.
The number of workers who filed new applications for unemployment benefits fell by 30,000 last week to 339,000, the lowest level in more than four years, although one state is believed to be responsible for most of the drop. Read U.S. jobless claims sink to four-year low
The WSJ Dollar Index /quotes/zigman/9625991/realtime XX:BUXX +0.06% , which measures the U.S. unit against a wider basket, fell to 69.80 from 69.99.
The euro /quotes/zigman/4867933/realtime/sampled EURUSD +0.0038% bounced back to trade at $1.2927 compared with $1.2869 recorded in late trading Wednesday, when Spain was downgraded to one notch above junk by Standard & Poor's. See: S&P downgrade may nudge Spain bailout.
"The S&P action will likely add to the pressure on Prime Minister [Mariano] Rajoy to seek external assistance maybe as soon as the next EU summit on Oct. 18-19," said Valentin Marinov, a G-10 currency strategist at CitiFX.
"Market expectations that the latest downgrade could speed up a potential bailout request by the hitherto ambivalent Spanish officials can explain the rather muted response in the euro," he said in a note.
A bigger issue surrounds Moody's Investors Service's continuing review of Spain's credit rating. The S&P move put its rating on the same level as Moody's. A decision by Moody's to cut its Spain rating to junk may pose a much greater risk to the shared currency, said Chris Walker, currency strategist at UBS.
Is there hope for Greece?
Gemma Godfrey, investment strategist at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management, discusses what Angela Merkel's visit to Greece means and whether, amid citizen protests, the country can be saved with austerity cuts.
The British pound /quotes/zigman/4867886/realtime/sampled GBPUSD -0.0369% rose to $1.6045 from $1.6003 late Wednesday.
The Australian dollar /quotes/zigman/4867876/realtime/sampled AUDUSD -0.0168% traded at $1.0261, up from $1.0229, after jobs figures for September showed a larger-than-expected rise in the country's jobless rate but also showed a bigger-than-expected increase in the number of employed.
Against the Japanese currency /quotes/zigman/4868099/realtime/sampled USDJPY +0.1461% , the dollar rose to 78.33 yen from ¥78.19.
A combination of a weak Japanese economy, increasing pressure on the Bank of Japan to ease monetary policy and the possibility of intervention to soften the yen are likely to burden the currency's upside, according to Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman.


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Birth Name: Linnea Quigley
Born: 05/27/1958
Birth Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Born: 05/27/1958
Birth Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Quigley's films are often filmed in days and on budgets that are rarely more than a very few hundred thousand dollars. What one remembers are the titles: "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers" (1988), "Assault of the Party Nerds" (1989), "Sexbomb" (1989), "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama" (1988), "Virgin High" (1990) and "Beach Babes from Beyond" (1993). Connoisseurs of these films also remember some of the dramatic highlights: Quigley getting squeezed to death by a giant thing in a warehouse in "Creepozoids" (1987), or driving a tube of lipstick through her own chest in "Night of the Demons" (1988). Quigley herself is playfully uninhibited and yet consciously campy about her antics, consi... Continue Bio >>
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When Samantha Jordan '13 learned she had won a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, her aspirations of a career in the Foreign Service took a giant leap forward.
"It's a dream opportunity," says Jordan (Manassas, Va.), who is majoring in international economics and commerce.
As a Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow, Jordan is eligible to receive up to $40,000 a year for a master's degree program in public policy. She will begin applying for graduate programs in the fall and enroll next year.
Between semesters of graduate school, Jordan will complete two internships with the United States Department of State. As part of her fellowship, she also must commit to three years of service as a Foreign Service officer for the State Department.
"I will be able to travel the world, learn different languages, experience different cultures, and meet the heads of state of foreign countries, and get paid for it! I was so excited when I received the email saying I had won the fellowship and I cannot wait to start my new career," Jordan says.
Each year, 40 students from around the United States—20 undergraduate and 20 just entering master's degree programs—are named fellows.
The Pickering Fellowships, administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation for the State Department, develop a source of well-prepared men and women whose academic backgrounds fulfill the skill needs of the State Department and are dedicated to representing America's interests abroad.
Jordan's interest in international affairs began early and was influenced by the diversity of the student body in her high school.
"I had the opportunity to meet and interact with people from many different countries and cultures. I really enjoyed the experience because I believe you learn more from people with experiences and viewpoints different from your own," she says.
Last summer, she studied in Paris, France, and loved being immersed in the sights, smells, and tastes of another culture. The experience heightened her awareness of current events and was a turning point in her life.
"As an African-American I wasn't sure how I would be accepted in another country and that was the source of some anxiety for me during my visit," she says. "It turned out that my anxiety was unwarranted and I had a great time."
Back in the United States, Jordan researched and wrote an essay regarding French legislation that banned the wearing of headscarves by Muslim women in school and all other public places. She intends to expand upon this research as an independent study in French next semester, and it has sparked her interest in global women's issues.
"One of the experiences I hope to have as a Foreign Service officer is the opportunity to work in the recently created Office of Global Women's Issues, where I hope to study, evaluate, and help form policies to ensure the economic viability of women throughout the world," she says.
If her three-year commitment to the State Department goes well, it could lead to a longer diplomatic career or be a springboard to work in a related field, such as international business consulting.
Jordan is a member of Lafayette's women's basketball team, and she has been on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for three straight years. She works as a writing associate and a peer mentor, and is also a committee member for Lafayette's Relay for Life.
See a list of recent Lafayette recipients of national and international scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and post-graduate study
For information on applying for scholarships and fellowships, contact Julia A. Goldberg, associate dean of the College, (610) 330-5521.


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Carol Rama
Carol Rama's expressive work is a direct result of the personal tragedies in her life. "I paint to heal myself," she has said.
August 1~2014
Carol Rama
Carol Rama's expressive work is a direct result of the personal tragedies in her life. "I paint to heal myself," she has said.
July 31~2014
Palazzo Reale and the Comune di Milano is pleased to present the "Arhat Cycle" by Takashi Murakami. Curated by Francesco Bonami and organized by Blum & Poe and Kaikai Kiki, the "Arhat Cycle" is a quintessential offering of Murakami's ability to conflate historical, contemporary, and futuristic Japanese references with a myriad of styles, methodologies, and forms—trademarks of one of the most celebrated artists of our time.
July 31~2014
Simon Denny's exhibition opening at Portikus this month revisits a pivotal occasion in the history of the South Korean multinational Samsung. The project is his most recent exploring the broader cultural message implied within the aspirations and legacy associated with a very spectacular but essentially closed, corporate event. It closely follows "Disruptive Berlin", at Galerie Buchholz which quoted branding, media and rhetoric from a technology conference held in Berlin last year, interrelating aspects of the city's identity to an emerging part of its economy, namely the local, so-called "start-up" industry.
July 31~2014
"What is sculpture?" Austrian artist Erwin Wurm ponders in an interview. "Sculpture is to add volume, to take volume away, and you can also say that when you gain or lose weight." His own sculptures and installations, which often look as if they had been subjected to a brutal fattening-up regime or diet, warrant the analogy. Take the bloated Fat House (2003), for instance, and its counterpoint, Narrow House – a mere sliver of a place that visitors could walk straight through at the 2011 Venice Biennale.
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July 29~2014
Best known for her exploration of Mexican anthropology and archaeology, Mariana Castillo Deball (Mexico 1975) graduated from UNAM's Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas and earned a postgraduate degree from the Jan Van Eyck Akademie in the Netherlands.
July 29~2014
Rod Barton is pleased to announce a two-person exhibition featuring "Dean Levin & Oliver Perkins". The new works are presented on either side of a wall that demarcates the gallery as two separate, yet permeable spaces. Each artist's work stands autonomous, yet is linked conceptually through its ability to challenge notions of perception through subtle material reconfigurations that confuse our optic reading of painting's conventionally two-dimensional surface. In both instances the work of Perkins and Levin subverts our ability to take objects for what they first appear to be and allow us to question what they actually are.
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July 28~2014
Olga Balema, Georgina Braoudakis, Elaine Cameron-Weir, Georgia Dickie, David Flaugher, Aleksander Hardashnakov, Jason Matthew Lee, Jared Madere, Carlos Reyes, Eric Schmid, Andy Schumacher, Ben Schumacher, Luke Schumacher.
Organized by Ben Schumacher.
July 27~2014
This summer, Sadie Coles HQ presents an exhibition of new paintings by Urs Fischer. It is the first show that he has dedicated exclusively to painting, and comprises four large-scale works that signal a significant new approach to the medium.
July 26~2014
A joint project between Marianne Boesky Gallery and Marlborough Chelsea, "Another Look at Detroit" presents works and objects by over fifty artists, designers, and cultural contributors. The focus of this exhibition is the city of Detroit as a creative center, historically through to today. Spanning a period of 150 years, and taking place at both galleries' Chelsea spaces, this exhibition is by no means a comprehensive survey. Rather, "Another Look at Detroit" intends to portray a vision as sprawling and complex as the biography of the city itself.
July 26~2014
Kiki Smith "Path"
Galleria Continua is pleased to host, for the first time, a solo show by American artist Kiki Smith. With over 150 one-person exhibitions around the world, she is a prominent figure in contemporary art.
July 25~2014
"A kind of unintentional parody hangs over everything, a tactical simulation, a consummate aesthetic enjoyment [jouissance], is attached to the indefinable play of reading and the rules of the game. Travelling signs, media fashion and models, the blind but brilliant ambience of simulacra." Jean Baudrillard, Symbolic Exchange and Death, 1976
July 25~2014
Michael E. Smith
The work of Michael E. Smith is enigmatic, thought-provoking and often confounding. Frequently working with found objects of an abject nature such as crushed plastic containers, tarred bird feathers, deconstructed computer casing and resin-encrusted clothes, Smith places these fragments in empty expanses, dark recesses or high corners of gallery spaces.
July 24~2014
Dominique Lévy gallery presents a collaborative artists' project inspired by the work of Italian Conceptualist Giulio Paolini. Titled "Hypothesis for an Exhibition" and curated by Begum Yasar, the project is comprised of two components: The first is an exhibition of work by Paolini and a dozen New York artists and collectives paying tribute to his ideas. The second component is a publication designed by Studio Manuel Raeder. In addition to Paolini, participating artists include Richard Aldrich, Harold Ancart, Sebastian Black, Kerstin Brätsch, Guyton\Walker, KAYA, Charles Mayton, Seth Price, Josh Smith, R.H. Quaytman, Antek Walczak, and Viola Yeşiltaç.
July 24~2014
KP Brehmer, Nicolas Ceccaldi, Gaylen Gerber, Suzy Lake, Ludmila Seefried-Matejkova. Curated by Will Benedict.
July 23~2014
As most exhibitions do, this one starts with a story. At first glance, it's easy to think that Vern Blosum's exhibition at Kunsthalle Bern, curated by Lionel Bouvier, is not an uncommon one. In the archaeological dig of the past it seems for each new young artist, there's a rediscovered counterpart; the resurrection of figure forgotten by history, who for all intensive purposes may be forgotten just as quickly again. When you read a bit deeper, Blosum's story comes with its fair share of intrigue, deception, and subversion—a young artist decides to play the game of the then-nascent movement of pop art and finds brief success. Leo Castelli sells the work, not knowing Blosum's true identity. After mounting skepticism, Alfred H. Barr (a figure, who like most in art history, seem so foreign to our current landscape that they are almost a fiction themselves) begins a quasi-witch hunt, which led him to eventually find that there was no birth record in Blosum's "birth state" of Colorado. The discovery of his lack of identity led to the physical (and perhaps equally ideological) removal of his painting from the Museum of Modern Art in New York.


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Knoxville — The Knoxville City Council will meet in special session Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 4:30 p.m.
On the council's agenda are two items. The first is regarding negotiations with Ray Bertrand for his share of the cost for the sewer extension, which will serve the new location of Bertrand Monument, near the Highway 92 bypass on South Highway 14. Council will consider decreasing Bertrand's share of the cost from $25,000, which was previously approved by council, to $20,000.
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean officials detained an 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War last month as he sat in a plane set to leave the country, the man's son said.
A uniformed North Korean officer boarded the plane on Oct. 26 and asked Merrill Newman, a tourist from Palo Alto, California, for his passport before telling a stewardess that Newman had to leave the plane, the son, Jeffrey Newman, said Wednesday.
"My dad got off, walked out with the stewardess, and that's the last he was seen," Jeffrey Newman told The Associated Press at his home in Pasadena, California.
It wasn't clear what led to the detention. The son said he was speaking regularly with the U.S. State Department about his father, but U.S. officials wouldn't confirm the detention to reporters, citing privacy issues. North Korea's official state-run media have yet to comment on reports of the detention, which first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News and Japan's Kyodo News service.
The son said that, according to his father's traveling companion, Newman earlier had a "difficult" discussion with North Korean officials about his experiences during the 1950-53 war between U.S.-led United Nations forces and North Korea and ally China. That war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the Korean Peninsula still technically at war. The war is still an important part of North Korean propaganda, which regularly accuses Washington and Seoul of trying to bring down its political system — statements analysts believe are aimed in part at shoring up domestic support for young leader Kim Jong Un.
The detention comes about a year after North Korea detained another American and as the U.S. State Department warns in a formal notice that Americans should avoid travel to the country, in part because of the risk of arbitrary arrest and detention.


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What did you get wrong? What did you get right?
by desmoinesdem, Sat Nov 15, 2008 at 03:51:09 AM EST
We've had ten days to decompress from the election. It's time for a little self-promotion and self-criticism.
What did you predict accurately during the past campaign, and what did you get completely wrong?
The ground rules for this thread are as follows:
1. This is about your own forecasting skills. Do not post a comment solely to mock someone else's idiocy.
2. You are not allowed to boast about something you got right without owning up to at least one thing you got wrong.
3. For maximum bragging rights, include a link to a comment or diary containing your accurate prediction. Links are not required, though.
I'll get the ball rolling. Here are some of the more significant things I got wrong during the presidential campaign that just ended.
I thought that since John Edwards had been in the spotlight for years, the Republicans would probably not be able to spring an "October surprise" on us if he were the Democratic nominee. Oops.
In 2006 I thought Hillary's strong poll numbers among Democrats were
inflated by the fact that she has a lot of name recognition. I think once the campaign begins, her numbers will sink like Lieberman's did in 2003.
Then when her poll numbers held up in most states throughout 2007, I thought Hillary's coalition would collapse if she lost a few early primaries. Um, not quite.
I thought Barack Obama would fail to be viable in a lot of Iowa precincts dominated by voters over age 50.
I thought Obama had zero chance of beating John McCain in Florida.
Here are a few things I got right:
I consistently predicted that Hillary would finish no better than third in the Iowa caucuses. For that I was sometimes ridiculed in MyDD comment threads during the summer and fall of 2007.
I knew right away that choosing Sarah Palin was McCain's gift to Democrats on his own birthday, because it undercut his best argument against Obama: lack of experience.
I immediately sensed that letting the Obama campaign take over the GOTV effort in Iowa might lead to a convincing victory for Obama here without maximizing the gains for our down-ticket candidates. In fact, Iowa Democrats did lose a number of statehouse races we should have won last week.
By the way, if you are from Iowa or have Iowa connections, please consider helping the progressive community blog Bleeding Heartland analyze what went wrong and what went right for Democrats in some of the state House and Senate races.
Tags: 2008 elections, Barack Obama, GOTV, Hillary Clinton, Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, John Edwards, president, Primaries (all tags)


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Senior World Championships Teams: 2011, 2010, 2009Pan American Games Teams: 2011 (Gold - Team, Silver - Individual)Junior World Championship Teams: 2011 (Gold - Individual, Silver - Team), 2010, 2009 (Gold - Team)Cadet World Championships: 2009 (Gold), 2008 (Gold), 2007
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How did you start fencing?The Peter Westbrook Foundation.
What has been your favorite moment while fencing?Winning the Cadet Worlds.
What is your motivation?To be the best.
Who has influenced your fencing career and how?Peter Westbrook is so inspirational. He is part of my motivation.
What are your goals this year and in the future?This year, to make it in the top 4 at Junior Worlds. The Olympics are my future goal.
How do you train?A lot of lessons, bouting, and footwork. I also do some pilates.
What is something people would be surprised to know about you?I'm a really unorganized person.
NBC has announced that all sports at the London Olympic Games will be steamed live on www.nbcolympics.com.
After a successful 2008 Olympic Games in which Team USA earned six medals, the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team has prospects for trips to the podium for both genders in each of the three weapons and is the only nation to have qualified a full team of athletes in each weapon.


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After spending his childhood being teased and beaten up, David Spade used his business degree from Arizona State to pursue the stand-up dream. Eventually relocating to LA, he caught the eye of an agent at a comedy club who cast him in Police Academy 4. In 1989, he appeared on HBO's 13th Annual Young Comedians Show, which was hosted by Dennis Miller who would help him secure a coveted Saturday Night Live position a year later. During his six years there, he perfected his snide-with-a-smile delivery, developed his love of skewering celebrities in "Hollywood Minute" segments (a blueprint for his later series, The Showbiz Show) and met the men who would become his most successful partners in comedy like Chris Farley .Utilizing what he called the "age-old secret of fatty and skinny," he and Farley cracked up audiences in Black Sheep and Tommy Boy. It also hooked him up with Adam Sandler who has produced several Spade vehicles like Joe Dirt and given him a plethora of other roles in films like Grown Ups and Hotel Transylvania. His career has seen plenty of ups including being a spokesperson for Sierra Mist and Capital One, earning a star on the Walk Of Fame, dating Lara Flynn Boyle, Kristy Swanson and Julie Bowen, and getting an Emmy nomination for Just Shoot Me. The current Rules of Engagement star has also had his fair share of downs from being attacked with a stun gun and robbed by his personal assistant and being charged with reckless jet-skiing. In 2008, his brief hook-up with Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace resulted in a daughter named Harper.
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By MATT MILNER
Courier staff writer
---- — BLOOMFIELD — With this year's elections just around the corner, it's early to announce a candidacy for next year's contests.
Really early.
The way Steve Siegel figures it, that's a good thing. He announced his candidacy Tuesday as a Democrat running for the Iowa Senate's 41st District. He believes it's going to be a hard race.
The district encompasses approximately the eastern half of Wapello County and the western half of Jefferson County, including Ottumwa and Fairfield, and all of Davis and Van Buren counties. Siegel kicked off his campaign with stops in Bloomfield, Keosauqua, Fairfield and Ottumwa. He told audiences he is "a doer, not a grandstander."
A Democrat represented the district until the last elections, when Mark Chelgren, a Republican, upset incumbent Keith Kreiman. Siegel hopes the voters are in the mood for another change in 2014.
"This is about the policies that affect everyday Iowans," he said. "I think the incumbent senator does not reflect the views of the district."
As a county supervisor for the past 17 years, Siegel sees a disconnect between how legislators enact policy and how it plays out for local governments. Mental health policy is an issue that plays to Siegel's 20 years as a social worker.
Iowa counties funded mental health services at different levels, but the state decided they had to band together in groups. But if the funding is different within the groupings, the residents of better-funded counties wind up subsidizing the counties with lower tax levies.
"I really tried to get that point across," Siegel said. "It just seemed to fall on deaf ears. Maybe this is a way we can get it across."
The election will be Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. If there is a primary, it will take place June 3, 2014.


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A recent article on the Harvard Business Review's blog surmised that one way to control rising healthcare costs would be to shift the burden to some of the root causes of sickness – in this particular case cigarettes and sugar.
The article was penned by a Dartmouth business professor and a consultant from an analytics firm who note that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated the resulting costs from smoking-related medical expenses and productivity loss work out to about $167 billion a year. That works out to 50 cents a cigarette, or about $10 a pack according to the authors. They also note the CDC puts the cost of diabetes-related medical costs and loss of work at about $174 billion a year, which they work out to about $8 per pound of sugar consumed by Americans every year. (The current wholesale sugar price is about 40 cents a pound.)
The authors suggest that rather than subsidizing these products, we pass those resulting costs on to the consumers. They suggest that $25-a-pack for cigarettes and $10-a-pound for sugar would cover not just healthcare costs, but also costs for re-training folks who work in those industries and programming for users who would like to curb their habits.
The authors suggest that creating disincentives for bad habits and encouraging healthy lifestyles will remold the healthcare industry into something not only more affordable, but healthier for all of us.
What do you think? I'm sure there are plenty of smokers out there who would rather not see the price of a pack of smokes go up any more than it already has and soda junkies that would prefer to not pay Starbucks-like prices for a can of coke. But if we can look past our own pockets for a moment and consider the greater good – should we all bear the costs of our own bad habits?
I realize these are just two examples and there are plenty more vices that this math could apply to – alcohol, processed foods, trans fats, etc. It would be unfair to penalize one vice and leave the others unshackled. What's the answer?
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Lack of protections
I always take note of and am usually given thought by Loraine Anderson's columns, including the one published Dec. 1 regarding civil rights. However, I found one group missing: the female gender.
A primary meaning of "civil" refers to "citizens or … state as a political body." Yet, the U.S. Supreme Court has very rarely applied the 14th Amendment to U.S. females (while applying it for males, minority races and aliens).
Thus, U.S. female citizens' only constitutional protection lies with the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage) plus state and/or federal legislation. The latter can be changed by subsequent legislators, not to mention a hodgepodge of laws from one state to another likely.
Martha Griffiths did what she could by lobbying for and getting women — as a class —included in the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. She once said her co-legislators indulged her though many didn't see the need to include gender. That "indulgence" showed another meaning of the word civil: courteous.
The reason the 14th Amendment does not work for us is that, unlike Section 1 where the word "persons" is used, Section 2 of the amendment uses "male inhabitants."
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TRAVERSE CITY — Norwegian meatballs. Swedish sausage potatoes. Scandinavian apple salad.
They're just a few of the dishes on the menu for Trinity Lutheran Church's Scandinavian Luncheon and Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 17, at the historic church in Frankfort.
The annual event ushers in the Christmas season and has been a tradition at the church on and off for about a half-century, said coordinator Sandy Anderson. The church, which originally held worship services in Norwegian, began about 125 years ago as an outreach to the Scandinavian community.
Besides a traditional Scandinavian meal, the luncheon and bazaar feature a sale of traditional member-made crafts including woven wheat ornaments, woven paper hearts — traditionally hung on the tree to hold candy and nuts — and wooden ornaments shaped like rams, gnomes and dala horses and decoratively painted in a traditional art called Rosemaling.
"It keeps the old traditions somewhat alive and it's a great social event," said Sandy, an artist who was raised in a Norwegian Lutheran Church in South Dakota and retired to Frankfort about three years ago.
Preparation for the event goes on year-round, she said, beginning with summer workshops to teach the making of different cookies.
"Almost every one has a specialty tool," she said. "Rosettes (deep-fried holiday cookies) are made on an iron heated in cooking oil, and the irons have to be exactly the right temperature and properly seasoned. Krumkake (a Norwegian waffle cookie) is made on an iron sort of like a waffle iron. We use electric irons now but they all used to be made on the cookstove."
Other desserts include Spritz cookies, Fattigman (fried pastries or "poor man's doughnuts") and sand bakkels (molded almond-flavored treats).
All the dishes are church-made except for the Swedish sausage potatoes, a mixture of chopped potatoes and ground pork seasoned with fall spices and stuffed in sausage casings. That dish is being custom-made for the church by a local grocer.
"We can't stuff our own sausages — yet," Sandy said.
Traditional Scandinavian cuisine is based on a simple cooking style and is full of flavor — cardamom is a favorite — though not very spicy. Besides fish, meat is one of the main elements of most dishes, each of which has a special cooking method.
Sandy said church members make their own Norwegian meatballs for the luncheon from beef and pork ground together by a butcher three times to make it extra fine.
"Norwegian meatballs are the most flavorful," she said. "They have clove, allspice, nutmeg, ginger and pepper in them. The Swedish way is very bland. They only have onions, salt and pepper in them."
Chuck Anderson and his wife, Maudie, oversee the creation of the Scandinavian apple salad, one of Chuck's favorite seasonal dishes as a kid growing up in Frankfort.
"It grew from an old Scandinavian recipe," said the retired veterinarian, whose mostly Norwegian family goes back nearly 100 years in the area. "It's kind of a heritage thing for the Scandinavians."
The apples are peeled and shredded using a special grater handed down to him through the generations, then mixed with whipped cream, sugar, pineapple tidbits and banana slices.
"They're very carefully folded in," said Chuck, who prefers firm apples — this year donated from a congregation member's apple orchard. "You have to get that texture just right. One of the problems is you have to do it quickly before the apples turn brown."
Sandy said the dish is made fresh all during the luncheon and bazaar by a team of five, then spooned into cups and served as a side.
For those who can't get enough of Scandinavian bread and desserts — or who want to enhance their own seasonal baking — the bazaar also includes a bake sale of contemporary and traditional desserts.
"One man makes a sweet Finnish bread called pulla," said Sandy, who recalls her grandparents cooking a flatbread called lefse on top of a cookstove, using big sticks to flip it. "That sells off the table immediately. The traditional things fly off the table because they're so much work nobody wants to make them at home. And you can't buy them at the grocery store."
The Scandinavian Luncheon and Bazaar takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Church members clad in traditional Scandinavian dress will seat guests at round tables for eight.
Meals are $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Takeout is available. Profits go to local, state and national charities including Benzie Area Christian Neighbors, Benzie Home Health Care and Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, Sandy said.
The church is located at 955 James Street, between Frankfort High School and Frankfort Elementary School, two blocks north of Glen's Markets.
These recipes were adapted from Trinity Lutheran Church's "100 Years of Good Cooking," a cookbook the congregation published in 1982. Many of its recipes came from older members who are no longer living.
Sand Bakkels
(Cookies made in a tin mold)
1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
½ t. almond extract
3 c. flour
Dash salt
Cream butter and beat in sugar. Add egg and extract. Beat well. Gradually stir in flour and salt and work dough until well mixed. Press approximately one teaspoon of dough inside the sand bakkel molds. Press the dough as thin as possible inside the molds. Set tins on a cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes until slightly brown at edges. Cool before removing from the molds. You may need to tap the tins lightly on the countertop or tap with a knife to remove them from the tins. Wipe the tins with a paper towel, but do not wash them, or they will lose their seasoning.
Norwegian Meatballs
1½ lbs. beef
½ lb. pork
1 egg, beaten
1 medium onion
1 ½ t. salt
4 t. flour
½-1 t. Kitchen Bouquet
¼ t. each allspice, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and pepper
Dash of garlic salt and onion salt
1 c. milk
4 bouillon cubes
Have butcher grind meat together 2-3 times. Place all remaining ingredients, except bullion cubes and Kitchen Bouquet, in blender. Whirl until onion is chopped fine. Combine liquid mixture with meat in heavy electric mixer or in large bowl to be mixed by hand. Mix well. Dissolve bouillon cubes in 4 cups of boiling water. Form meat into small balls the size of walnuts and drop into boiling broth. Simmer for 10 minutes. Make thickening for gravy by mixing ¼ c. flour into hot broth. It helps to remove the meatballs from the broth. Add Kitchen Bouquet to gravy to brown it. When gravy is thickened and smooth, return the meatballs to the gravy and simmer until ready to serve. Do not allow them to boil.
Norwegian Brown Bread
(Adapted for a bread machine)
2 T. Grandma's Molasses
3 T. brown sugar
1 T. honey
1¼ c. warm milk
2½ c. Better for Bread flour
½ c. rye flour
½ c. whole wheat flour
1 t. salt
2 t. dry yeast
2 T. margarine
Dissolve molasses, brown sugar and honey into warm milk. In bowl, mix flour and salt. Put all in bread machine and add dry yeast and margarine. Follow directions on the bread machine for mixing and baking.


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Angelina (whose insulting nickname is »Cenerentola«, or »Cinderella« in English) is humiliated by her father and her two sisters. Prince Ramiro announces a celebration at which he wants to choose his bride. The trick: To deliver the invitation, he disguises himself as his servant and disguises his servant as the prince. In this way, he meets Cenerentola. Although she has been prohibited to do so, she makes a charmingly beautiful appearance at the celebration. The prince, who has been in love with her from the beginning, chooses her to be his bride. Her sisters and father are angry. C'est la vie...
Comic drama in two acts by Gioachino Rossini Performed in Italian with German surtitles
Running time 2 hours 50 minutes
Musical Director: Giacomo Sagripanti
Staging: Steffen Piontek
Set Design and Costume Design: Martin Rupprecht
Lighting Design: Friedewalt Degen
Choir: Pablo Assante
Angelina: Maite Beaumont
Clorinda: Roxana Incontrera
Tisbe: Angela Liebold
Don Ramiro: Maxim Mironov
Dandini: Christoph Pohl
Don Magnifico: Michael Eder
Alidoro: Alexander Hajek
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About four people have been injured after a four-vehicle accident in Plum on Wednesday afternoon.
Plum police and emergency crews were dispatched to the accident on Greensburg Road at about 3:30.
According to Plum police Sgt. Jay Kapusta, four vehicles and eight people were involved in the accident.
Kapusta said a vehicle traveling southeast on Greensburg Road hit another vehicle, lost control and struck a second vehicle, then rolled over and hit a third vehicle.
About three of four people sustained injuries—two with serious injuries were flown to area hospitals by helicopter, according to Kapusta.
The ages of the people involved in the accident range from 20s to 60s. They are from Kitanning, New Kensington, Texas and Czechoslovakia.
Kapusta said police continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
Stay with the Plum-Oakmont Patch for more developments.
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