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After a long (41 weeks before being induced) and difficult (5 months of bed rest accompanied by giant horse pills that did not have to be ingested orally, if you know what I mean) pregnancy, I gave birth to my son on April 21st, 2017. I am not a good or easy patient. Ask my… Continue reading My Rocky Start to Motherhood…
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Not Ready To Make Nice
I read a couple of beautiful posts from a couple of wonderful and wise, straight, white, male friends. The posts both advised to bridge gaps, to talk to Trump supporters, and understand why they voted the way they did, that most Trump supporters are not racist or sexist. But here's the thing - the package… Continue reading Not Ready To Make Nice
November 9th, 2016
Yesterday morning, I woke up with excitement and confidence. I drove to my local polling place listening to Beyonce's Run The World (Girls). I strolled into the ballot booth with a big smile on my face and pushed the button for Hillary Clinton with so much exuberance I'm surprised that I didn't break the machine.… Continue reading November 9th, 2016
Book Review: At Grave's End (Night Huntress Series #3)
At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
 My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 This may be my favorite book in the series, for a few reasons. A lot of the characters we've only just "met" before have… Continue reading Book Review: At Grave's End (Night Huntress Series #3)
Book Review: One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2)
One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
 My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 Once again, I gave this book 5 stars because I love this entire series so much. This book is definitely… Continue reading Book Review: One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2)
Book Review: Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress series #1)
<img alt="Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/b My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 Full discloser: I gave all the books in this series 5 stars because I love the Night Huntress series so much. However, some books, of course, are much better that others.… Continue reading Book Review: Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress series #1)
100 Questions Noone Ever Asks from 4hatsandfrugal.com
1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Open. The closets in our room are A's (I use the two big closets in the guest rooms. I need all the space.) and he doesn't hang or put things away so clothes just cascade out of them. 2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles… Continue reading 100 Questions Noone Ever Asks from 4hatsandfrugal.com
A real life writing prompt
I started talking with my sister yesterday about using writing prompts to get back into writing. I got pretty excited about it and started thinking about looking up some prompts right away. But then I realized I have a real life prompt going on around me right now. Especially yesterday, August 29th, 2015. The ten-year… Continue reading A real life writing prompt


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A former California family who thought about surviving, not just "prepping", has taken the plunge. Follow them on their new adventures in Colorado through their trials and tribulations
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Shopping trip
I was thinking just how much food could be bought for $700 or $800. I feed a family of 3 or 4 or 5 or however many people show up at mealtimes for much, much less that what the government will give. I spend about $300 a month for food but I am buying for the present and also the future.
For example, today I bought several different varieties of pasta totaling 15 pounds. I also bought 15 cans of spaghetti sauce. The pasta cost .85 a pound and the sauce was .78 per 26 ounce can. For under $25 I bought somewhere between 15 and 30 meals. If I figure 25 meals that's a dollar a meal. Not a dollar per person but a dollar per meal! Now you may say that that's not enough food for a meal and you are right. Remember, I have a garden and the fruits or vegetables served for the meal came from the yard. I usually make a loaf of bread. That costs about .15 - .25 depending on what I put into it. Then there's milk if I don't make a fruit drink. That's .75 per quart. So a full dinner for somewhere between three and 5 people costs TWO DOLLARS.
Breakfast this morning was eggs from our chickens, nectarine/plum/orange juice, and raisin bread (homemade of course). I went all out on the bread and put cinnamon sugar into the batter. Breakfast cost twenty five cents this morning. I fed five people this morning but it wouldn't have mattered how many we served. I don't always get away so cheap at breakfast. The kids do like eating cereal. I buy sugar junky cereal because they like it. I buy the stuff in bulk. It costs about .12 per ounce. I let them have two ounces. With their milk a cereal breakfast will cost about a dollar. Even if I make pancakes or waffles or something, breakfast doesn't usually cost more than a dollar. The most expensive breakfast? ONE DOLLAR.
What about lunch? Today our friend treated us to a pizza. We also snacked on the free stuff at Costco. Otherwise lunch isn't a big deal. It's either left overs from the night before or a sandwich of some sort. With tuna shrinking to a five ounce can it's hard to get three sandwiches out of it. But we still do. Sixty cents for the tuna. Bread is about 10 cents since it's home made. Milk, another quarter. Depending on how many people are eating. TWO DOLLARS.
Now you may say what about meat? You are right. We do eat meat. I just don't spend a lot. When I was growing up we'd each get our own steak each night. If I did that now we'd spend between ten and twenty dollars a day just for meat. No, not us. We have friends that hunt. We fish. At the most we spend about a dollar or two for meat. TWO DOLLARS.
I've just explained how we spend between five and seven dollars a day for food. That's around $200 a month to eat well. I'm feeding at least four people each day and I spend around $300 a month. The other hundred is being used to increase my food storage. If I was getting food stamps and WIC I'd have an extra $500 a month!!!!! I'd be putting lots of food away for a rainy day.
Do people who receive food stamps eat this way? Of course not! They can buy all sorts of things. Soda, candy, potato chips, steak each night. I know because some of our neighbors eat this way. They also throw away a lot of wasted food. They waste because they didn't have to pay for their food so they don't associate having to work hard for it.
This column today isn't to put down folks on food stamps. Not at all. I'd like you to try to rethink your eating habits. Try to get back to the basics of eating. Each dinner should have either rice or beans or pasta. Take a piece of meat the size of your fist and make it feed your entire family. Pretend it is 50 or 75 years ago. Would the food you just bought be something that was eaten daily? Was it even invented back then? I know that we have fruit and vegetables grown here at home. Spend a dollar or two per day on fresh fruits and vegetables. I don't mean the two dollar a pound stuff. I mean the fifty cent a pound. Buy a pound of carrots, a pound of cabbage, a pound of bananas, and an apple or two. That's two dollars.
See if you can eat for THREE DOLLARS per person per day. You should be able to eat like kings! The rest of the money you get on your food stamps should be able to be put into food storage.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Washing Clothes
A trick that we have around here is that when everything is laundered and put away there is a place for it all to go. There are enough hangers, enough drawer space, and enough shelf space. What I have found is that most people hate doing laundry so they don't do it often. Then they need so many clothes that they don't have the space to put it all away when it's clean. Nothing more stupid than to wash your clothes only to keep them on the floor or bed or sofa to get tossed around and thrown back into the laundry because nobody knows if they are clean or dirty.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
We like to eat, don't you? I don't like to spend a lot of money on food. It's not that I don't have the money to spend; it's that I don't want to. I'm not always successful though. After all, I'd rather eat at In-n-Out than make hamburgers at home. So once a month we will go out to eat at some cheap place.
We have a garden. We raise animals. We enjoy this except for when the weather is really hot or really cold. This means that we enjoy our outdoor activities about half the time. This is fine for now because we don't have to take our garden or animal raising seriously at this time. But we can switch to the serious mode in any instant. The garden will be ready if we need to commit more than 30 minutes a day.
Our garden is big. Others have seen my garden and comment about why in the world would I grow as much food as I do? I can food from the garden. I always have a year or two supply on hand plus what we get to eat fresh. I also vary the garden each year. A couple of years ago I grew about ½ acre of corn. That is a lot of corn considering we weren't selling any of it. We ate corn raw straight off the stalk. We cooked corn for dinner. I froze a bunch on the cob. We picked bushels which I steamed then dried. The kids took off the kernels. We then stored the dried corn into buckets. We had about 100 pounds of dried corn. There was an awful lot left. What did I do with the rest? We gave plenty to the local homeless shelter. The rest went to feed the animals. They liked it.
Our animal collection is pretty basic. We can't have too many because we don't have a lot of land to support them. I'll talk about our animals another day. I've read some pretty ridiculous things on some survival sites about animals. I don't want to raise chickens or rabbits in my garage. I don't want to eat the squirrels that try to invade my garden (I said try…I'm a good shot).
We also have fruit and nut trees. I can't think of a better gift to give someone than a fruit or nut tree. This I will also talk about another day. The variety of fruits capable of growing in my neck of the woods is amazing. I could eat a different type of fruit each day for a month without repeating. More on this in the future as well.
Monday, August 16, 2010
The beginning
You may think TEOTWAWKI will happen somewhere else and not in your neck of the woods. After all, you survived (you fill in the blank). Whether you live in an area with hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, fires, winter storms, or in my case, none of the above, few people have been inconvenienced for more than a couple of weeks at most. People may have lost their homes due to a catastrophe but there wasn't mass starvation or total anarchy to go along with that home loss. Even the LA Riots were relegated to a small area.
I can't really say what made me start thinking about having a self sufficient household. Perhaps it was in the 1980s when one of my friends belonged to LDS church. I was fascinated by their food storage programs but I didn't like that they emphasized using four basic items: wheat, powdered milk, honey, and salt. My friend had these items but they were stored away in containers and never used. I didn't think that a crisis time would be a good time to start trying how to make gluten. I knew there had to be a better way.
But it's not just about food. It's also about your home, your safety, and your peace of mind - both physically and spiritually. In the worst case scenario there may not be food, water, fuel, power, or civilized society. Most sites tell you to head for a small town or near wilderness. You are advised to buy a big chunk of property with a spring and a rarely used dirt road as your entrance. For most of us this isn't feasible, yet we also want to be ready for whatever the future entails.
Our family won't pack up and move – at least not for the next half dozen years. I suppose I could quit my job and move away with not much money in the bank hunker down somewhere else. But I have to weigh the value of us moving to a distant place or staying where we are, which is near family, friends, and our religious community. There is value to having the kids spend time with their cousins each week and going to religious training each week. So we stay on our couple of acres in this medium sized town in our highly populated state of California.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
What if it's today?
What If today was the last day that the stores were open and full of supplies? What If the fuel supplies were cut? What If the electricity went out for good? What If I couldn't get my propane tank filled? What If my family had to live on what I had on hand here at home? What If? What if I woke up tomorrow morning and realize TSHTF while I was sleeping? What if TOMORROW was the day? No advance warning…
When I broach the subject with my family or friends they just laugh it off, yet they'd all choose my house to shelter at when their ill preparations went sour. They would all congregate towards my property and expect that we'd all be able to survive together. They all naively assume that because I have a few acres we'd somehow all be fine. I know very few people that I would want to live with for the short term, let alone the long term and in a stressful situation. My What If scenario does not include adding people into our household who have nothing to offer. I don't need someone whose only ability is to complain about having to follow household rules or who wants to sit around and play video games all day.
But bringing the What If back to this moment. I'm not ready. I'd like to think I am, but in reality life would be very difficult if the power went out and the stores shut down tomorrow morning. So since I admit I'm not ready, and to be fully prepared will take months, ok let's get back to reality, years since I don't have unlimited funds or unlimited time. Where does that leave you? Either you just give up and say you'll just keep reading blogs and pray that TEOTWAWKI won't happen where you live or you get serious about preparing for yourself and your family. NOW!
This blog will post stories of what we have done, what we are doing, and what we plan on doing in the future. Stay with us and learn.

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GREENSBORO, N.C.— A jury deliberated for about five hours Friday in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial involving money from wealthy donors that was used to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House bid. Talks will resume Monday, but the jury has already made several requests for evidence and office supplies, a sign they may be settling in for detailed discussions.
Jurors heard about 17 days of testimony, a lot of it focusing on the details of the lurid sex scandal between the Democratic candidate, his mistress Rielle Hunter and his once-trusted aide Andrew Young, who initially claimed he was the father of his boss's baby. But they also reviewed phone and financial records from a period of about two years.
The trial has renewed national attention to a scandal that destroyed Edwards' promising political career, built on his now-shattered image as a youthful, committed family man and defender of America's working class.
Edwards is charged with six criminal counts including conspiracy to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act, accepting contributions that exceeded campaign finance limits, and causing his campaign to file a false financial disclosure report. He faces up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines if convicted of all charges.
Jurors asked for eight exhibits and all of the notes from a wealthy heiress who provided about half of the money at issue. They also wanted a transcript of the heiress' lawyer's testimony, but the judge told them to rely on their memory. They said they need markers and a board to write on, too.
Jurors will have to weigh whether to believe Edwards, who argued that he didn't knowingly break the law, or Young, who said Edwards recruited him to solicit secret donations in excess of the legal limit for campaign contributions, then $2,300.
The choice before them comes down to choosing which liar to believe.
READ MORE: John Edwards jury begins deliberations in corruption trial
Young, the prosecution's star witness, falsely claimed paternity of his boss's baby in December 2007, after tabloid reporters tracked a visibly pregnant Hunter to a doctor's appointment.
Edwards repeatedly denied having a relationship with Hunter, only to go on national television in August 2008 to admit having a brief affair with Hunter but that it was physically impossible he was the father of her baby girl. In fact, his relationship with Hunter had lasted more than a year. A recording of that interview was played for the jury last week as the prosecution rested its case.
The bulk of the alleged illegal campaign contributions flowed to Young, including $725,000 in checks from heiress Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, who is now 101 years old. Young spent some of the money to care for Hunter, but financial records introduced at the trial showed the aide siphoned off most of the money to help build his family's $1.6 million dream home.
Another $400,000 in cash, luxury hotels, private jets rides and a $20,000-a-month rental mansion in Santa Barbara, California, were also provided by wealthy Texas lawyer Fred Baron to help cover up the affair. Baron served as Edwards' campaign finance chairman.
Prosecutors say Edwards knew about the money and directed the coverup, showing the jury phone records indicating he was in constant contact with Hunter and Young while they were in hiding.
The defence countered that it is Young who should be on trial, not Edwards, accusing the aide of using Edwards' name without his knowledge to bamboozle Mellon out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for his personal use. Young received immunity from prosecutors.
During closing arguments Thursday, lead defence lawyer Abbe Lowell admitted that Edwards had lied to his wife and the American people. But his client didn't violate federal campaign finance regulations, Lowell said.
"This is a case that should define the difference between a wrong and a crime ... between a sin and a felony," Lowell told the jury. "John Edwards has confessed his sins. He will serve a life sentence for those. But he has pleaded not guilty to violating the law."


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Amy Krouse Rosenthal passed away yesterday.
She and I had much in common: writers, humanitarians, loving mothers — and both 51 years old! But Amy had one thing I do not: A beautiful love story.
She wrote a piece in The New York Times (Modern Love) about her husband, and how she wanted him to find a new love. Can you imagine how much she loved him to do this? Could you be this selfless?
I am so sad for Amy, and I wonder why we can't have it all. Why someone with a beautiful marriage and family is suddenly sentenced to death, or why someone so loving as me has never had a caring partner.
This world isn't fair.
Sometimes it seems like a big, cruel joke. Sometimes I wonder why I bother with anything. My heart breaks over and over and over…
But then I realize that there's nothing to do but go on. To try to be the change I wish to see in the world. To be love.
All we have is each other, and I hope that we'll all be kind and loving, and just stop hurting each other. Amy was a huge believer in acts of kindness. Let her memory spark a change.


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Woah... Hey guys! I'm still alive! :D I have been so busy the last month so I'm proud to say that my hardest finals are done and life has begun to settle down again. ;) So, let's have a awesome swatch fest to celebrate! I'd love to highlight 3 Sinful Color polishes today and this was my first time trying to be a "swatcher", so please bear with me. xD Thanks guys!
Quick story on how I obtained these 3 polishes first. ;) They originally were my sister's because she got them as birthday present from an aunt. Well, she isn't into nail polish as much as me... (I know.. it's shocking that we're even related. :O Just kiddin', I absolutely adore my sister!) Well, because I only had 2 Sinful Color polishes at the time and I REALLY wanted the ones she had because she wasn't going to use them anyway. ;) So? I bought them. For how much? A half used pack of tic-tacs. The tic-tacs were the orange flavored.. yum.. but nail polish just meant more to me. ;) Thank goodness she took the bait! Thanks Zoe! <3 Anyway! Let's continue on to the swatches! :D (I'm so proud of these poses hehehe. ;))
Here is Cream Pink by Sinful Colors. I adore this pink! I used 3 coats and topped it with my favorite clear coat, Seche Vite, because it dried matte. (Read more for more pictures of 3 other polishes!)
Cream Pink is a dark rose shade of pink with a very subtle gold shimmer. <3
And I also decided to do some black and white stripes just for fun. ;) (It's so hard for me to just swatch a color without trying to do nail art!)
I love this background... I was putting away towels in the cabinet and decided I needed just one more shot of these nails haha! I love Cream Pink by Sinful Colors. :)
Next I have Happy Ending by Sinful Colors! Once again, 3 coats and topped with Seche Vite.
Happy Ending also has the subtle gold shimmer like Cream Pink.
This really is the perfect green nail polish for St. Patrick's day!
And one last look at Happy Endings by Sinful Colors!
Finally, the last Sinful Color polish! This is 3 coats Let's Talk topped with Seche Vite. I am IN LOVE.
Honestly, isn't this one of the prettiest purples EVER?! There is some slight pink shimmer (haha no.. no gold this time!) and it's officially one of my new favorite purple polishes. :)
I admit... I took so many photos of polish. ;)
My FAVORITE shot -- Let's Talk by Sinful Colors.
And I decided to top Let's Talk by Sinful Colors with 2 coats of Chiari Awareness by U-Neek Polish. (You can purchase U-Neek Polishes HERE. :))
Chiari Awareness is a beautiful purple polish chalked with small holographic glitter and some dark purple bar glitter. :) It actually can be worn by itself (takes about 3 coats) but it obviously also makes a gorgeous topper!
And to conclude today's Swatch Fest, I'm going to leave you with You're Such a Budapest by OPI! Wow. Only 2 coats and this is definitely another favorite purple. ;)
Thanks guys for taking a look at just some random swatches I pulled together! They were all "Untried Polishes" so I decided it'd be smart to actually try them all at the same time just to get them over with. ;) I am actually quite pleased with all of them! I don't know if I'll be wearing Happy Ending by Sinful Colors (green) that much.. but Cream Pink and You're Such a Budapest are perfect for any occasion. ;)
This concludes my first "Swatch Fest" and I hope you enjoyed it. xD Let me know if you have any tips or concerns about my hand poses or what haha. I don't think I'm made for swatching like other bloggers, but hey! It was fun. ;) Until Next Time, Your Polish Pal, Jenna :)


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Job Description
£400- £470p/day, 6 months contract
Our client a leading consumer goods brand are looking to bring on board an experienced interim contractor, with strong Financial Planning & Analysis skills.
Key duties include:-
* Finance process owner for commercial reporting and planning systems.
* Co-ordinate key reporting inputs from different teams, e.g. for Rolling Forecast, setting out clear timelines & expectations.
* Deliver standardised reporting on time each month, governing report change requests accordingly.
* Drive the performance of the business unit through continuous insight & challenge.
* Understand financial performance, driving and tracking actions to deliver key targets.
* Create a clear and coherent story of performance and actions for use within the business unit and at a group level.
* Deep dive analysis into performance issues.
* Manage financial forecasting and budget processes (including cross over activities with other business units).
* Complete the monthly rolling forecast and track risks & opportunities, identifying what options are available to deliver the plan each month.
* Create a framework for the Budget process that adequately captures and translates the key assumptions and targets from the long term planning processes.
* Support FP&A change projects where required, e.g. system developments.
On offer is the chance to join a real employer of choice in the local area with an excellent reputation. Despite being an interim role this role does offer a real chance to add value and conclude the project with some excellent achievements.
Vitae Financial Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.


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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Five Things
1. I have been on the search for the perfect camel coat for a couple years now…this one is beautiful
2. This cookbook looks amazing
3. These pretty boxes from Anthro
4. I fell in love with this tablescape by Bri of DesignLoveFest. I seriously don't think I've seen a prettier Fall spread.
5. Reese's Halloween costume as the morton salt girl last Friday….it was a magical night for her, she is still talking about how she wore a dress and had an umbrella.
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About this video! This is a slow moving but heartfelt video. It reveals a variety of character qualities of Jesus. Check and see which character qualities need attention in your life.
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1 Peter 2:21-23
"For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. He committed no sin; no guile was found on his lips. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly." RSV
Romans 5:3-4
"But we also glory in afflictions, knowing that affliction works out patience, and patience works out proven character, and proven character, hope."
1 Thessalonians 1:5
"For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake." NKJV


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Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP): Topical Questions on Disability
My search for disability statistics led me to the 314-page 2008 Panel Core Questionnaire for the U.S. Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). While the Core Questionnaire did have some disability-related questions, those questions tended not to ask about the nature or extent of a disability; the concern was, rather, with whether the disability interfered with (or was perhaps the source of) the respondent's income and benefits. It seemed that disability-oriented topical questions posed to the SIPP's 2008 Panel of respondents would shed more light on the nature and extent of disabilities experienced by people in the United States.
As with the Core Questionnaires, the Census Bureau's SIPP website did not provide ready links to its Topical Module Questionnaires after 2004. Fortunately, the 2008 Panel SIPP Data Product Schedule found on one of the pages in that website indicated that data collection for the Work Disability History module was scheduled to take place as part of Wave 2, in January through April 2009, and that the corresponding data products were expected to be released in April 2010. Data collection for the other disability-related Topical Modules, Functional Limitations and Disability for adults and children, was scheduled to take place as part of Wave 6, in summer 2010, with data products being released in September 2011.
By pleasant coincidence, the 2008 Panel Wave 6 Topical Modules seemed to be included on the same RegInfo.gov page from which I had previously obtained the 2008 Panel Core Questionnaire, so it was easy to get the Wave 6 modules. The link provided on that page produced an 82-page Wave 6 Topical Modules Items Booklet, in which the Functional Limitations and Disability section ran from pages 31 to 53. A preliminary look at some of these questions confirmed that they were not at all limited to income production, as had been the case with disability-related questions in the Core Questionnaire.
The remaining step was to find the Wave 2 Topical Modules Booklet that would hopefully include the Work Disability History module. A search led to a Federal Register entry that cited the same OMB Control Number 0607-0944 that had applied to the 2008 Panel Core Questionnaire. A search for that number led to a different RegInfo.gov page, where I downloaded a 2008 Panel Wave 2 Topical Modules Items Booklet, in which the Work Disability Topical Module appeared on pages 1 through 5 (PDF pages 3 through 7). As the "work disability" moniker suggests, the questions in this module appeared to be oriented toward disabilities that interfered with work.
My ultimate purpose, in this pursuit, was to become informed on defensible ways of estimating the numbers of persons with disabilities in a particular location. The page counts (above) told me that I was likely to get a more extensive treatment of disability concepts in the Wave 6 Topical Module, and it also seemed that that module's questions would take a broader perspective on the meaning of disability. In a subsequent post, I look more closely into that module.


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Sometimes in the confusion and rush for information in the early part of a case, things get overlooked. Interviews conducted by reporters are often edited for time or the euphoria of the scoop overshadows the detailed questions that need to be asked. With those things considered, I thought several things that came out early in the disappearance of Lisa Irwin merit reexamination.
I reached out to Mike Thompson for just that reason. If you remember, Mike is one of what I think may be two credible sightings in the overnight hours that Lisa went missing. The first interesting sighting, for me, is the 12:15 report by neighbors on Chelsea Street. The surveillance video at the BP gas station has become what many of us feel as nothing.
When I called Thompson, he was most cooperative. I wanted to meet him at the intersection of NE 48th St. and N Randolph so he could show me the exact locations of what he saw just after 4 a.m. on the morning of October 4, 2011.
We met today. A much colder day than the lower 50's the night Lisa went missing. But that night was cool enough a baby should have had more than just a diaper on.
Mike was getting off of work driving due south on his motorcycle on Hwy 435 taking the off ramp at NE 48th St. in Kansas City, Missouri. As he slowed down to turn west on NE 48th St., he saw a man walking from the south side of 48th, crossing the road, and heading north on N. Randolph. Mike stopped his motorcycle at the intersection. It was very well lit with street lights. By this time a man, carrying a baby was probably around 20 to 30 yards north of the intersection walking on N. Randolph. Mike says he hollered, "Are you okay?" The man turned toward Thompson, a baby clearly visible in his arms, only in a diaper, sitting straight up in his arms and alert. The man responded only with a nod.
Mike says the man had salt and pepper hair; short hair, but long enough for a comb. It was not a buzz cut. He is confident the man not only had a baby in his arms, but a live baby. The baby's body was clearly visible, not mistaken for a bag.
After he got the nonverbal response, Thompson recalls telling the man that he better get a coat or a blanket or something to that effect on the baby. He found it odd. Mike then drove off, westward down NE 48th Street to visit a cousin. The man continued to carry the baby north on N. Randolph.
Mike told his cousin what he saw but never thought much more about it for another week. As awareness of Lisa Irwin's disappearance increased over the week, Mike's cousin, told him he thought he should call the Kansas City police department (KCPD). He did.
Thompson says two KCPD detectives then visited his home some 90 miles from the sighting. Mike describes their reaction to his sighting as interested but not excited. As his observations were made public, the media onslaught began. Good Morning America took him out to dinner to woo him. He laughs and said I would have talked to them anyway.
Mike was shown photos by child advocate Gil Abeyta. In both Abeyta's presentation and the subsequent one by the KCPD when family former attorney Cyndy Short took him back to the KCPD, Thompson pointed to photos of James Brando, the estranged husband of then-next door neighbor Samantha Brando. Samantha has since filed for divorce and James is back living next door.
I met James Brando in early December 2011. At that time, some two months after Lisa's departure, his hair was short, close cropped. It is entirely possible that Thompson was not shown a photo of the man he saw that night and picked out someone who looked the closest.
Thompson says the man was wearing a white shirt and light colored pants. He guessed his height at around 5'7".
The direction that the man was heading, north on N. Randolph, was away from World's of Fun amusement park and certainly not in the direction of two abandoned cemetaries and adjacent areas that have been futilely searched. The direction the man was heading was to a residential area.
Thompson says he has seen photos of Jersey and the man he saw was not him. However, why would the person Thompson saw that night be on foot? It seems like it would have been someone that did not have transportation. By the streets, this location is three miles from the home of Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, Lisa's parents. If they walked the entire distance, it seems like a long way as well as dangerous to be spotted, if they did not have access to a vehicle.
Mike told me his heart really goes out to the family. He says he knows what he saw that night and wants to help in any way he can. Maybe by sharing this additional information publicly someone else who saw something that night will speak up, or if there is another explanation for a man walking with a baby, that man will step forward.


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Our History, Our
It's not a very long one yet, but we are excited to continue to write it
We started this company in 2016 with the sole mission of transforming the way strawberries are grown and marketed. We are looking forward to what the future may hold and how we can play our part in it!
will always be driven by our personal passions and desires to demonstrate what is possible by bringing the future of farming to the present. We promise to never cut corners and to always have our neighbors and families in the forethought of every decision we make as a company. Quality and excellence will be our legacy
Where we came from
My partner and I came very different parts of the world with different experiences but late 2015 met and found a very similar passion for wanting to not only do something different, but to do it better and more efficiently than everyone else.
Together we formed Plan Berries Inc, with the determination and passion to take farming and marketing of fresh, premium California grown strawberries into the future. With my family's reputation on the sales and marketing side of the industry and with his knowledge and expertise of growing and farming strawberries, we are looking to help lead the evolution of the industry into the future, merging technology with farming, to bring not only premium quality and flavor, but to bring effiecnies and sustainability to an industry that will need it in order to continue producing fresh produce to a growing population and limited resources.
As our history is written daily, we are excited to keep all of you informed with what we are doing, how we are doing, and when you can expect to see and taste these changes we are excited to bring to you. We all have a mission in our one life together here on this planet and we are looking to make sure ours has a lasting and very positive impact for generations to come!
All of this means that we can grow a better strawberry, year round, using less. It answers the question that started us on this mission. It also means that our children can enjoy a more healthy strawberry for years and generations to come. But we also know that we must continue to innovate, to keep the drive and passion that started Plan Berries evolving with the times. To keep improving. To keep challenging ourselves to be better and to do better every day. But it now means that you have a better option when you go to the store to buy your favorite fruit. And that you can expect us to be pushing ourselves every day to bring the flavor back to strawberries every time you bite into one of our hydroponically grown fruit. That they are also grown in the most sustainable and clean methods possible. Cleaner, healthier, sweeter.
A simple definition of hydroponic farming is this: To grow plants using a soil substitute (known as a substrate) and feed them using a liquid nutrient mixed into the water.
There are many different types of "substrates" but the one we use that we find most effective as a soil substitute is a 100% natural one created from shredded coconut husks, called "coir". The texture and density is very similar to soil, as is its ability to retain moisture which means being able to use less water and having a nice stable base for the roots to take hold and thrive in. Coir is also contains trichoderma which is a naturally reoccurring fungus that works with the plants roots to protect them from harmful fungi. It is also free from bacteria, which means no fumigants needed to prep before planting.
Our water is pumped from our wells and then run through a reverse osmosis filtration system to purify the water and to neutralize the saline level in water. This allows us a pure base to work with and then formalize and add our measured percentages of liquid nutrients into the pure water that then gets sent through a direct drip irrigation system that feeds the plants straight into their root systems. Because of the monitoring of the water levels and analysis of nutrient levels daily, we only precisely use the required amount of water and nutrients to keep the plants optimally happy and healthy. This means NO WASTE and less water used to achieve our premium result. With water being one of our most precious resources we wanted to find a way to produce something using less water.
Because we have our plants about four feet off the ground, it also means food safe and very labor friendly. No exposure to sitting water or pests or fecal matter that carries bacteria such as E-Coli. It also means the fruit hang cleanly and plain to the sight for easy harvesting. Gone are the back breaking work days of our dedicated and hard-working harvesting crews.
Our fruit are grown in what are commonly known are tunnels, or hoop houses. The are structures built of gavenized steel ribs and covered in a UV filtering plastic. This plastic not only shades and diffuses the UV to the plants, but also acts as an insulator, helping to raise the temperature and keep plants warmer when it is cooler, acts as protection from winds, and even more importantly as cover against the rain. This means much less fruit lost due to issues related to weather, something that most strawberries are subject to constantly. It also means we can harvest and have fruit when most others cannot. And it also shades our workers from being beaten down by the sun while harvesting.


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After ten months of an agonizing wait it finally happened. This week we got "The Call". The call we were hoping and waiting for. The call that would say that our lives will now forever be changed. The call that would make hubby and I and our family so incredible happy. The call that said we are now going to be a family.
When we started on our adoption journey in August of 2013 we entered into the process being very optimistic. However, we soon learned that adoption is a very emotional process fraught with emotional pitfalls that one should navigate around with the greatest of care. I will not lie and say that the process was easy because it was not.
We have had some fights along the way. Hubby and I have fought with each other. We have fought with our social worker. We have even fought with ourselves. Mostly this happened out of sheer frustration and most of the fights hubby and I had were over stupid things that we now look back on going "What the hell was wrong with us".
The hardest part of the adoption process is not the screening, the psychometric assessments, the interviews, home visit or panel interview. The fact that adoption is not a cheap venture was also not such an issue. The hardest part of the adoption process is, after all is said and done and you are finally declared paper pregnant, the long wait. The waiting can kill you. Or possibly drive you nuts.
We have been paper pregnant since November 2013 and to be honest very few days passed since then that I didn't think about whether our baby was born yet. Very few conversation between hubby and I did not include the adoption in them. So we did what we could to occupy our minds. We prepared the nursery, bought all the things we could buy that we would need. We even had our baby shower in February this year.
It was like we were psychically willing our child into this world. We dreamed about babies. We noticed the gazillions of people with babies, gay and straight, in the shops and at restaurants. Isn't it weird how you all of a sudden see babies everywhere while you are waiting for yours? It was like we were being tortured and tormented by the universe as we were reminded around every corner of that we were waiting for.
Then on Thursday, as I was heading to my Botox appointment, I got the call. Well, actually I got two. The first one was to inform me that we have a baby and the second one was to arrange for a meeting for the next day. As hubby's Botox appointment was before mine I sent him a text that read "Wait for me outside and under NO circumstances can you leave. This is important!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hubby probably thought I discovered something about our plastic surgeon online that freaked me out. Or that I WebMD self-diagnosed myself with the Ebola Virus again. But this time it obviously was nothing like that at all. I have not self-diagnosed myself with an exotic disease in ages. As I arrived at our surgeon's office hubby was waiting for me and was all like "Are you dying again" and I was like "We are all going to die someday. You are stuck with me and I am going to live well into my nineties and you are not allowed to die before me!"
Then I told him the great news. He was in tears which also almost made me cry but I never do that in public. Very few people have ever seen me cry. Also, when I cry I prefer to do it in private as it ain't pretty people. It's like my gift to society. You're welcome.
We were both overjoyed. After ten months we are finally going to be parents to a three month old little boy. As I started wrapping my brain around the idea the rest of that day I was overcome with both excitement and being utterly terrified. I mean, I have never had a baby. I have only changed a nappy once in my life and generally babies scared me. Now I am going to have one of my own. Will I even know what to do? What if I fuck up? What if I am a bad parent? Can I afford all the therapy my child may someday need because he has an eccentric dad?
After freaking out a realization hit me. We are not the first parents to go through this. All parents go through this with their first child. This is probably exactly what they must have felt like; except they are not my kind of crazy. The sense that other people before me suffered gave me a sense of relief.
Also, our son is three months old and past most of the crappy and awkward baby stuff newborns go through. He is still a baby and I am sure we will have plenty of sleepless nights ahead but I plan on savoring and enjoying every second of it. Yes, even if I am covered in baby poop at 3 o'clock in the morning and he won't stop crying. I will so Blog and Facebook that. With pictures.
On Tuesday we will be fetching our son and I cannot wait. After the meeting we will have this afternoon we will be booking flights as soon as we find out what our court date and time is. It is exciting times in our household. The cats and bunnies have no idea what they are in for. The whole lot of us will be sleep deprived and our little zoo is now getting a little prince. He is the blessing that we longed for. I cannot believe this is finally happening. I. Am. So. Happy.
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The work of the Institute for Strategic Clarity (ISC) began in 1993 in Mexico City, where ISC founder, Jim Ritchie-Dunham, formed a team to explore the social dynamics of complex organizations through system dynamics simulation, as described in the 1999 System Dynamics Review paper on dengue in Mexico. This work evolved into a strategic systems framework applied in dozens of organizations in over twenty countries, which is described in the 2001 Wiley & Sons book Managing from Clarity and the 2008 Long Range Planning article "Strategic Clarity."
ISC was formally incorporated in the USA in 2003 as a 501(c)(3) research and education non-profit organization, focused on developing participatory processes and systemic methodologies for transforming people's capacity to address complex societal issues and realize their highest aspirations for a greater social good. An example of this work was described in the 2008 chapter in Alleviating Poverty through Business Strategy on ISC's action-research project in Guatemala.
ISC's work shifted in 2009 to focus on the emergence of Ecosynomics as a new form of human agreements, integrating previous forms of socio-psycho-economic frameworks. Based on this foundational research, described in the 2014 book Ecosynomics: The Science of Abundance, ISC is now focusing on clarifying the strategic understanding of abundance-based agreements in human interactions.


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In ice cream freezer container, combine all ingredients; mix well. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze leftovers.
Refrigerator-Freezer Method: Omit half-and-half. In large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk and vanilla; stir in pureed strawberries and food coloring (optional). Fold in 2 cups (1 pint) whipping cream, whipped. Pour into 9- by 5-inch loaf pan or other 2-quart container; cover. Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Store leftovers covered in freezer. Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.
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In large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Pour into pre-pared pie crust. Chill 3 hours or until set. Arrange fruit on top of pie. Just before serving, brush with corn syrup (optional). Store leftovers covered in refrigerator. Makes one (9-inch) pie
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With mixer, beat sweetened condensed milk, pudding mix and milk in large bowl. Fold in sour cream. Chill 5 minutes. Set aside 1/4 cup of the pudding mixture. In 2 to 2 1/2 quart clear glass bowl, layer half of the pound cake pieces, half of the remaining pudding and half of the raspberries and blueberries. Repeat layers. Spoon reserved pudding mixture on top. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator. Star Garnish: Place 1 (1 ounce) white baking bar in small heavy saucepan. Heat over low heat until melted, stirring constantly. Tint with red paste food coloring. Pipe mixture into star shapes on wax-paper-lined baking sheet. Let stand until dry. Carefully peel from wax paper. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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The rich history of Devou Park dates back to the year 1910 when William P. and Charles P. Devou donated 500 acres of property to the City of Covington for park purposes.
Over the years, the park has added various recreational facilities, first of which was a golf course. The city commission hired John Brophy, golf professional at Ft. Mitchell Country Club, to design a nine-hole golf course in the park in 1922. The following year, the course opened for play. In 1936, the original course was redesigned and graded for better play. Respectable tee fees ranged from seventy cents to one dollar.
Rotary Grove
Devou Park enhancements weren't limited to recreation facilities. The Covington Rotary Club began an effort to improve the beauty of the park in 1932. The Rotarians planted trees in memory of their deceased members. This area became known as Rotary Grove and was dedicated on June 7, 1932. Additional trees were planted over the next decades. In 1938, through a grant for park improvements, three major projects were planned including a shelter house, two swimming pools and a large band shell. The shelter house was constructed of native fieldstone and contained a large fireplace. This building was ready for use by the spring of 1939.
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The distinctive band shell was completed in the summer of 1939. In August of that year, a record-breaking crowd of 40,000 experienced a concert at the new band shell. Gas rationing during World War II, however, brought the summer concerts to a temporary end. Since 1945, the band shell hosts both concerts and dramatic performances including current use by the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.
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In October 1956 workers began demolishing the original shelter house at the overlook on the eastern side of the park, with its spectacular views of both Covington and Cincinnati. In place of the shelter house, the Memorial Building was constructed for public rental. Dedication ceremonies for this 2,600 square foot, $150,000 facility took place on August 10, 1958. A memorial plaque was presented for keeping in the building. Project funding was made possible in large part by the Devou Family Trust.
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In February 2003, The Drees Company announced the donation of a new reception and banquet facility, the Drees Pavilion, to replace the Memorial Building. The $2 million donation was made to commemorate the home building company's 75th Anniversary. Construction of the 10,453 square foot Pavilion began in April 2003, and opened for events and receptions in January 2004.
At the dedication ceremony on February 3, 2004, a time capsule was sealed in the brick facade of the Pavilion, to be opened in 2053. The commemoration plaque that originally hung in the Memorial Building is now prominently displayed in the Drees Pavilion foyer along with a plaque memorializing The Drees Company's donation.
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It is a popular bit of historical trivia that there are actually two candidates for the date of the attempted secession of the thirteen North American colonies in July 1776. This is due to the fact that there were two processes in motion related to the secession movement. The first was a motion introduced in the Second Continental Congress on June 7 by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, the so-called Resolution of Independence, that the colonies "are, and of right ought to be, independent states." Lee's resolution also called on the Congress to "take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances," and to prepare a plan of confederation for the thirteen colonies. Four days after Lee's resolution was introduced, the second process was set in motion when a committee of five members was appointed to draft a document formally announcing (and justifying) the break from Great Britain.
The two processes moved in tandem throughout the month of June 1776. While Lee and John Adams of Massachusetts worked to raise support for the resolution among the less radical members of the Congress, Adams was also serving on the committee drafting the formal declaration of independence. Adams clearly saw the former as more important than the latter, for he left the drafting of the declaration to the youngest and, in many ways, least renowned member of the committee: Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.
The two processes came to a head slightly out of sync with one another. Jefferson and the other committee members presented a draft declaration to the Congress on June 28; however, the Congress chose to set aside consideration of the declaration, and instead focus on Lee's resolution. It was not until July 2, 1776, that Lee and Adams were able to bring the rest of the Congress to the point where twelve of the thirteen colonies were prepared to approve the resolution (New York choosing to abstain in the absence of any instructions from the colonial government). This is the date that most people in the United States of Mexico, the political heirs of the rebels, choose to celebrate as Independence Day.
Once the resolution passed the Congress, the matter of Jefferson's declaration was taken up. The Congress spent two additional days editing the text, which was finally approved on July 4 and sent off to be printed. It is a matter of historical record that a year later, in July 1777, most supporters of the rebellion chose to mark the anniversary of independence on July 4, the date Jefferson's declaration was approved, and not July 2, the date Lee's resolution was approved.
The suppression of the North American Rebellion in June 1778 meant the end of celebrations of the attempted secession. It was only after the Rebellion's surviving leaders (including Adams' widow and children) made the Wilderness Walk to Jefferson that the celebration of "Independence Day" resumed. Mrs. Adams, recalling her husband's prediction that July 2 would be "celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival," chose that day to mark the anniversary in 1783, and in every subsequent year. From her and her family, the event spread to the rest of the settlers of Jefferson, and from them to the people of the U.S.M.
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James Cantor is the Head of Research in the Law and Mental Health Program of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and is called up to consult internationally on the scientific study of paraphilias and sexual offenses. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment (SAJRT), the official journal of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Dr. Cantor is an Associate Professor of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Cantor's team has found that men with pedophilia or hebephilia differ from typical men in multiple ways: On brain scans, pedophilic and hebephilic men show significantly less white matter in large brain regions (called the superior occipitofrontal fasciculus and the right arcuate fasciculus). On other testing, pedophilic and hebephilic men show significantly lower mean IQs, a three-fold elevation in the odds of being non-right-handed, a greater probability of having suffered head injuries during childhood, and a deficit in physical height that is double the effect that emerges from when mothers smoke cigarettes during pregnancy. Their research results have been reported in Psychological Bulletin, the Journal of Psychiatric Research, the Archives of Sexual Behavior, and SAJRT.
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The Omu of Asaba, Nne Ndi Enyi, Mrs. Chizea, met with the research team
and described her memory of the massacre.
Here we post documents and information pertaining to the massacres in Asaba. A bibliography
is under development; please check back regularly!
Also known as the Oputa Panel. This commission met in 2001, to hear details of many
alleged human rights violations. Its lengthy report was not officially released,
but has become available on the Internet.
The events at Asaba are mentioned in Chapter 2 (2.23) and Chapter 6 (6.20). For
more details of the Panel, visit
http://www.nigerianmuse.com/nigeriawatch/oputa/. For an analysis of the
work of the panel, see N. V. Nwogu (2007) Shaping Truth, Reshaping Justice: Sectarian
Politics and the Nigerian Truth Commission (New York: Lexington Books).
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a pan-Igbo rights group presented a petition to the Oputa Panel,
laying out details of anti-Igbo violations, including the Asaba massacres. : To read a copy of this petition, either go to: http://www.westafricareview.com/vol2.2/ohaneze.pdf, or click here. For
a 2001 report in Nigeria's Guardian newspaper on the petition, go to: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/34a/051.html
For a report of Gowon's apology, click here.
In 1981, the Asaba Development Council compiled a partial list of those killed in
October 1967, divided by the quarter in which they lived.


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Omotesando, Japan is home to an interesting concept spa called Saltasia. It's a female only spa featuring salt lined rooms that promote anti-aging and relaxation. Kept at a comfortable 41°C, the rooms provide a a space for lounging, meditation and stretching. Hexagon shaped salt tiles cover all surfaces with colored LED lighting behind them. Soft ambient music also plays in the background, making it into a complete sensory relaxation cocoon.
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Below are my top 14 beauty products of 2014. Since I will have already talked about all of these products in previous beauty & fashion favorites posts, I won't go into too much detail, but just remind you guys why I loved these products so much.1. Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Medium/Deep Matte Bronzer (get it here!)
My (surprisingly) favorite bronzer, maybe of all time. I am still incredibly loyal to the Chanel bronzer, but there is no denying how amazing this bronzer is (even with the chocolate gimmick).
2. Marc Jacobs O!Mega Lash Volumizing Mascara (get it here!)
My favorite mascara of 2014. It's not normally a kind of mascara I would go for, but it makes my lashes look super full and voluminous. It also lasts all day.
3. Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Smooth Effect Foundation (get it here!)
2014's winner foundation. I pretty much wore this every day in 2014; it was my go-to foundation. Lightweight coverage but still makes my skin look flawless. It's also a matte finish unlike the Vita Lumiere Aqua.
4. Essie Urban Jungle Nail Polish (get it here!)
My new nude polish. If you're on the hunt for the perfect nude shade, look no further. I can't even tell you the number of compliments I've received wearing this.
5. NARS Audacious Lipstick in Audrey (get it here!)
My favorite shade from the new NARS Audacious Lipstick line. Obviously, named after Audrey Hepburn, it is by far one of the prettiest colors in the line.
6. Bite Beauty BB For Lips in Natural (get it here!)
My go-to, high-end chapstick. I also have it in 'Dolce', but the natural shade is just the best clear chapstick that exists. I've already gone through an entire tube.
7. Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer in Beige (get it here!)
The you-get-what-you-pay-for concealer. It's super expensive (as far as concealer goes), but it is totally worth it. Covers up absolutely everything in the most flawless way.
8. NARS Blush in 'Deep Throat' (get it here!)
My new favorite NARS blush, which I also think should replace Orgasm as a NARS cult classic. It is the perfect natural shade that would be flattering on anyone.
9. Dolce & Gabbana Passion Eyes Mascara (get it here!)
My other favorite mascara of the year. This one is a lot more up my alley with the kind of brush it has (wirey, not fluffy), and it really lengthens my lashes without clumping.
10. Kiehls Creme de Corps (get it here!)
The world's best, no-nonsense body lotion. It's decently expensive for a bottle, but its a pretty big bottle that lasts a solid 3-4 months when using it every day. It doesn't have a scent and does a great job moisturizing without leaving your skin greasy.
11. Josie Maran Coconut Watercolor Eye Shadow in Playa Del Pink (get it here!)
By far the best cream/liquid eye shadow of the year. It is a very unique eyeshadow & formula that comes in a liquid form. You shake the bottle and basically paint it on your lids with a doe foot applicator. It is so easy to apply and you have a little time to blend it out before it dries. Playa del Pink is by far my favorite color.
12. LORAC Pro 2 Palette (get it here!)
My favorite eyeshadow palette of 2014. I've been reaching for this palette a lot more than my original LORAC Pro palette, as the variety of shades is much greater. It has some great jewel tones that I really loved this fall.
13. Bumble & Bumble Pret-A-Powder (get it here!)
My favorite and only powder dry shampoo. I exclusively use Batiste as a spray dry shampoo, and I needed to get a powder for travelling and for really soaking up that excess oil while I sleep. This one is absolutely perfect for both.
14. Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Sultry (get them here!)
14. Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Sultry (get them here!)
Yes, a drug store makeup product made it in here! This is my favorite drugstore lip product of 2014, in both formulation and color. The Revlon Colorburst Matte Balms are an amazing line of matte lips colors that are also somehow hydrating. Sultry is also my favorite color; wearable but still a little bold.


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If you have lived in New England you know that driving to a seaside destination and enjoying a meal of lobster and corn defines summer. Throw in some clams and mussels and you really have a party.
My husband and I recently celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. We were married in Boston, MA and have many fond memories of our time in New England together. We thought it would be really fun to bring a little bit of New England to Manhattan.
This was not a simple party to prepare for but with some pre-planning and some great resources we pulled it off and managed to delight our friends with a unique and memorable afternoon/evening. It felt festive and special - exactly what we were going for.
Now anyone can enjoy this unique experience at home, and turn it into a really special event. Here's how...
First and foremost, The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market in Manhattan, gives you a great head start by compiling everything you need for the actual lobster boil with their Stovetop Clambake offering. You get lobsters, clams, mussels, clam juice, potatoes, corn, seaweed (very important for flavor and looks), clarified butter, crackers and even bibs plus a large once time use pot to cook it all in! If you live in Manhattan you can schedule free local delivery within 2 delivery windows, if you are farther, they ship via FedEx overnight with guaranteed delivery by noon so you can enjoy your feast the same day.
Alternatively, if you have a great local seafood source take The Lobster Place's list of ingredients and replicate it yourself!
You will still need to do some work to cook everything and you'll want to serve as soon as it is ready, so keep that in mind for timing and planning your day. You will need to unpack the Lobster Place's pot (this is where it really helps to have a huge sink), boil some water (we also threw in some white wine), then add everything back into the pot in the order specified in the instructions. It all then cooks for about 25 minutes and then it is ready for the table.
To get the full effect of this feast, line your table with a few layers of white butcher paper and then lay all of the contents of the pot (minus the liquid) out down the middle of the table as we did in the photo above. Start with seaweed, then cut open the bags of clams and mussels and use them to make a bed for the lobsters and corn. I promise you it will look amazing! And your guests will oh and ah and enjoy just pulling whatever they want from the middle of the table. It will really feel like a feast. We added some lemon wedges to the spread as well.
Now is a good time to talk about the entire table set up!
You should do as much as you can prior to your guests arriving. Start by putting out place settings so your table is inviting and ready to go as soon as the seafood and sides hit the table. We used our ever so versatile stackable plates which have the extra bonus of a slight edge which we knew would help contain any liquid on the plate instead of it dripping onto the table or our guests. I also bundle utensils together within a napkin and tied with some twine. Each one included a knife, fork, small spoon (for the baked beans we also served), a seafood cracker and a seafood pick. I recommend these red crackers and Laguiole seafood picks available at Williams Sonoma. There are also many other options at many price points, a quick search on Amazon will give you a lot of choices. We also had a pair of seafood scissors on the table to help open up lobster tails.
You will need somewhere to put empty shells. We used Compostable High Edge Wood Plates from Food52. They were perfect. The edge kept everything inside, yet their low profile didn't get in the way of anything and clean up was easy since we could just toss them in the trash. We put one in between every 2 people so everyone had access to at least one of them for their shells.
Think about what else you will be serving so you are sure to have the perfect vessels. Clarified butter is a must, ideally you want a little dish per person. Small ramekins are perfect for this, we went with these Omakase Small Sauce Dishes available at Bowery Kitchen Supply in Manhattan. They will ship if you cannot get there in person! We also purchased Omakase 3" Sauce Dishes to hold single servings of Boston Baked Beans. A little bit of an investment but each guest having their own little butter dish and bean dish was a nice touch, plus these dishes are so versatile that I am sure we will have many chances to use them again. As a bonus, they stack well so they are easy to store. I put them all on a tray, filled them in our kitchen and then brought the tray to the table where a friend helped me put one of each next to each place setting. A little planning ahead makes things like this easy when it comes time to execute.
I also made a double batch of these cheddar biscuits and served them in two 6" cast iron pans. They looked awesome in the pans and were easy to bring to the table and for guest to pass around. I filled 2 ramekins with honey butter to go along with them - the honey butter really puts the biscuits over the top! I plan to use the pans to make small portions of potatoes, crumbles, etc for our little family in the future. I always find it easier to splurge on items for parties if I know I will use them again!
Lemon wedges were important as well. We pre-cut wedges before guests arrived and put them in a bowl on the table covered with foil. By putting everything we could on the table prior it helped ensure nothing was forgotten at the last minute. After the seafood and corn was spread across the table I added the lemon wedges in various spots around the border to they were readily available to everyone and added to the beauty of the table.
And lastly, we had a couple large ramekins of Old Bay on the table with small spoons so anyone who wanted some could easily sprinkle some on their seafood or even corn.
Condiments and Sides
With all the effort on the main course, be sure to also have the perfect condiments and sides. We have mentioned most of them already but here's a summary.
Clarified Butter
This is butter with the milk solids removed. It is perfect for dipping seafood in, stores really well and has a higher smoke point than regular butter. You will get some if you get the kit from The Lobster Place. If not, be sure to pick some up at your local grocery store or make some yourself. Here's a how-to from Alton Brown. I recommend having one small container of butter per guest - there will be lots of double dipping.
Prepare lemon wedges for guests to squeeze onto their seafood if so desired.
Old Bay
Not traditional to New England but a very tasty (and easy) addition. Delicious on seafood and even corn on the cob. Have a small bowl or two on your table with spoons for anyone who wants some.
Boston Baked Beans
We wanted to bring in a little more Boston flare and decided to make a batch of Boston Baked Beans. It is something I have actually always wanted to try to make so this was the perfect opportunity, especially since they could be made the day before. We served them in small single serving bowls so everyone had their own portion and it didn't mix with the seafood that would inevitably take over their entire plate.
Oven fresh Biscuits
Instead of crusty bread, I opted to serve my favorite biscuits of all time, Cheddar Biscuits and honey butter inspired by the ones served at Farmstead Restaurant in Napa Valley.
At this point, I suggest buying a dessert. You've done a lot and everyone will already be beyond impressed. We went with one of my all time favorite special occasion cakes, the Mille Crepe cake from Lady M. It is delicious and something I would never make on my own - a real treat. We are fortunate to have them locally but they ship if you want one at your next event and do not have one near you. Details on the Lady M site.
I also found some salt water taffy, lobster shaped gummies, chocolate lobsters and chocolate sand dollars to put out to enhance the theme and add to the dessert offering.
If you really want to make a dessert, I suggest either this Chocolate Pavlova which would be a nice light, fresh, chocolatey end. Or our Key Lime Pie which also tastes fresh, and the lime flavor would suit the end of a seafood meal very nicely.
Happy friends
That is what makes it all worth it!
Shopping Guide
Here's a summary of the items mentioned and links to purchase them.
- Lobster Boil/Clambake - The Lobster Place, Chelsea, New York, NY (they ship)
- Butcher paper - Amazon. I got a large roll as it was a good width and under $30. I figured the paper would come in handy for other parties, including play dates and art projects. You might be able to find a smaller roll somewhere locally if preferred.
- Stackable dinner dishes - MoMA
- Seafood picks - Williams Sonoma.
- Seafood crackers - Wiliams Sonoma. Love the red color.
- Seafood Scissors - Williams Sonoma. Good to have one pair around to help open up lobster tails. Would be great if you also ever serve crab.
- Small dishes for butter - Bowery Kitchen Supplies, New York, NY (they ship)
- Small dishes for baked beans - Bowery Kitchen Supplies, New York, NY (they ship)
- Disposable wooden high edge dishes for shells - Food52
- Cast Iron Skillet - Amazon
- Mille Crepes cake - Lady M, locations in Manhattan and LA (plus Singapore and Hong King internationally) (they ship)
There is always a lot to juggle when hosting a party. I like to have a detailed check list so I am sure to stay on track and well coordinated with my husband. If you'd like some insight in our planning process, here's a copy of our weekend plan/notes. I had a number of other lists prior to outline what needed to be ordered when, what needed to be purchased ahead of time (like the little dishes), etc. But I then consolidated everything to just the remaining details for our Saturday and Sunday prep.
Adults: 10
Children: 8
• Cheese/meats/crackers/pickles/olives
• Avocado Rolls - ordered from the Lobster Place - Arriving 12-2 on Sunday.
• Shrimp Cocktail - make on Sunday
• Lobster Boil - 12 portions. Ordered from the Lobster Place - Arriving 12-2 on Sunday.
• Cheddar biscuits - make on Sunday just before boil is ready
• Baked beans - make on Sat
• Condiments: melted butter, old bay, lemons
• Asparagus Salad
• Crepe cake - 2 9" cakes. Ordered. Pick up on Sunday.
• Chocolates we brought back from Paris
• Lobster and sand dollar chocolates
• Champagne - 2 bottles. Buy on Sat. (For initial toast)
• White wine - 8 bottles. Buy on Sat. (Always buy more than you think you will need)
• Red wine - 8 bottles. Buy on Sat. (Always buy more than you think you will need)
• Whiskey for after dinner - Buy on Sat.
• Sam Adams (A little more Boston)
• Pellegrino
• Lemonade
• Pitcher of water
• Make beans
• Make honey butter
• Clean house
• Make napkin sets
• Make favor bags
• Wash new wine glasses
• Set up drink area
• Set up dessert area
• Buy ice
• Clean and set up backyard and house
• Shop at Lobster Place (Shrimp, shrimp cocktail, clarified butter)
• Make shrimp cocktail
• Make asparagus salad
• Chill drinks
• Pick up cakes
• Lobster Place delivery - b/w 12 and 2pm
• Cook seafood - around 3:30pm, needs ~30mins
• Make biscuits to come out of the oven just as seafood is ready, serve in cast iron pans with honey butter
• Melt butter
• Put out condiments: lemon, old bay, melted butter
• 3:30pm Guests Arrive


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Taking the opportunity of wishing all readers/subscribers of tss a Happy New Year! Cheating a little by sharing a summary of 2016 written by someone else, namely potatopen on wordpress I enjoyed the vitality and the personality in the writing, liked the 'summing up' of what has been a strange and difficult year (aren't they all). All the best for 2017 everyone, from Debra (ed of tssreviews) ♥
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Thinking Outside the Box on Legal Issues
Nobody thinks like me when it comes to law. I used to practice pro-se gurella law. Take the gay marriage issue – people are wondering how to make the legal issue happen. But I know a way to put it to the test. If the conservatives want to get to the bottom of the issue and force the courts to make a decision – they need a better plan.
Here's what I would do. Have two men get married – wait a few days – then have them file for a divorce. One takes the position that they need to be divorced because they are legally married. The other argues that they aren't really married and the court should find there was no marriage in the first place.
The reason I would like to see this happen is that it would resolve the issue one way or another. If the gays win then the man claiming the marriage is real will get half the property of the other one. After all – if heterosexuals get screwed out of their property – shouldn't it be the same for same sex couples?
So – let's end the illusion and get down to it. I'd like to see if gays want equality with straights when it comes to divorce. My guess is that if same sex couples experienced the other side of marriage they would be about as enthusiastic as gays in the millitary under Bush.
I'm still not for same sex marriage because it ignores a lot of reality. I however only weakly oppose it. After all – it doesn't take long before the logic gets fuzzy on both sides of the argument. Why should non reproducing heterosexuals get married and same sex couples not? On the other hand – why should a man not be allowed to marry his brother – or why limit the marriage to two people?
In contrast I strongly oppose amending the constitution to exclude same sex marriage. What if we develop the technology for same sex reproduction? A gay couple with legal custody of children is in a strong position to justify marriage.
But – we can't just let the decision be made based on political will. We need to be smart and I think this legal trick would force the courts to face the issue. I think its time to look at reality the way it really is and take into account the rights and liberties of everyone involved.
I believe the reality is – the same sex relationships are abnormal. However – its only slightly abnormal. Not as abnormal as someone who is addicted to alcohol or nicotine. But – for me to call same sex marriage a real marriage is basically a lie. It ignores the reality that same sex marriage is fundamentally normal and that same sex marriage is fundamentally abnormal.
To gays, same sex marriage (referring to law – not relationships) is a social ploy to justify to themselves that what they are doing is not abnormal. And I don't think marriage should be redefined merely to help someone justify their lifestyle.
On the other hand – its not sin – its not severely abnormal – and the relationships are real. Which is why I support same sex civil unions. These people have rights and these rights need to be taken seriously and fairly. So – what the right thing to do is a real demema. I don't have the answer.
As a reasonable person I feel caught inbetween two groups of bullies. On one hand – the same sex community is trying to force unreality on the rest of us. On the other hand – the anti-gay religious nuts who have been persecuting these people – are even bigger bullies and are using it as an opportunity to gain political power at the expense of people who have rights. The reality is that religion is a mental defect as well, and a far more serious mental defect than being gay. And I can not support the position of those who would use oppression against gays in an exercise of moral masturbation.
We as a society put up with the illusion of religion. We have an amendment in the constitution that protects religion from government and government from religion – even though the invisible guy in the sky doesn't exist. One could argue – if people of religion get to live a lie then why shouldn't same sex couples get the same opportunity? After all – same sex couples aren't as big of a lie as religion.
In conclusion – I have no conclusion. But I resent being used by both sides in an artificial battle. Marriage is just a word that doesn't add anything to the relationship. Marriage in America just a fraud anyhow. Marriage by definition is a permanent relationship – till death do you part.
With the laws that allow for no fault divorce the definition of marriage is legally nullified. If you're not getting married for life – then your not really getting married anyhow. So everyone is fighting over something that doesn't really exist in the first place. Marriage in the heterosexual world is a temporary civil union with a really bad property agreement where two lawyers get to divide up everything you own if the relationship fails. That isn't marriage – its a fraud.
So I say to the gay community – I agree with Barney Frank – give it up! Settle with civil unions and respect the reality of the situation. Civil unions are actually a better deal than marriage anyhow if you really understand the way the law really works in the real world. I've been married and it sucks and no one in their right mind would wish it on anyone.
And – I say to those who hate gays and are using this to divide the country ion order to distract America from the illegal war and the looting of America that we are not going to allow Christians to destroy this country and we are uniting to take America back for people of all religions and sexual orientation.


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