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MG Dynamo electric concept revealed
* Concept tests reaction to MG electric car * Based on Roewe E50 sold in China * 70bhp motor with typical 50-mile range...
This is the MG Dynamo electric car concept, revealed as part of an exhibit in London this week at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
MG says the Dynamo is 'a concept designed to test market response to a small electric MG'. The company's European design and engineering centre at Longbridge finalised the car, but the Dynamo is a revised version of the Roewe E50 electric vehicle sold in China. Both Roewe and MG are owned by parent company SAIC Motor.
Performance specifications released so far confirm that the Dynamo makes use of a 70bhp electric motor, powered by a battery that will achieve a 'typical' range of 50 miles. What Car? understands that this figure is the minimum range to be expected, with 100 miles or more being possible on some journeys.
In the UK, the Government plug-in car grant criteria state that an electric car must be able to travel at least 70 miles between charges, based on its official test cycle data.
The MG Dynamo is about the same size as a Volkswagen Up, and weighs roughly the same as the electric version of that car, at 1080kg. Its 114lb ft of torque is available instantly, propelling the Dynamo from 0-31mph in 5.3 seconds. A BMW i3 will accelerate up to the same speed in around 3.5 seconds.
No further performance figures have been revealed, but assuming the Dynamo matches the figures for the Roewe E50, expect 0-62mph in 14.6 seconds and top speed of 81mph. It's compatible with both AC and DC charging, which means a full charge takes six hours in a three-pin plug, or 80% can be replenished in 30 minutes using a rapid charger.
While the Dynamo is billed as a concept, the fact it is based on an existing electric car makes it much more feasible as a production model. One of the biggest considerations for MG will be the price UK buyers are asked to pay.
In China, the E50 starts at the equivalent of £28,000, but after local and national grants and exemptions, it costs more like £11,500. A UK price similar to the latter could make it a very interesting rival to the likes of the Renault Zoe and Volkswagen e-Up.
The MG Dynamo concept car is on display at the SMMT in Westminster until April 28.


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The Graphic Arts and Design Department encompasses three distinct areas of study -- Graphic and Interactive Design, Photography, and Printmaking. Our mission is to prepare students for the challenges of each discipline and to help them maximize their potential as artists.
The Graphic Arts and Design faculty is made up of practicing artists and designers who are professionally active and able to teach the fundamental principles of their disciplines while keeping abreast of innovations in their fields. During the student's two-year program of coursework in the major, conceptual thinking aimed at the development of the student's personal artistic vision is stressed; at the same time, technical skills using appropriate tools and techniques to solve creative problems are developed. Our majors are encouraged to integrate each discipline's traditional image-making techniques with rapidly-evolving 21st-century digital technologies. Upon graduation, our students are prepared to enter their respective fields as professionals and to continue their growth as artists.
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Graphic Designers use creative combinations of ideas, art, and technology to inform and influence specific audiences. Graphic and Interactive Design at Tyler is a practice-based program that prepares students to work in both print and interactive media. From sophomore through senior year, students explore image making, typography, material, craft and technology--essential components of visual communication. Courses include assignments that represent different aspects of design practice such as identity and branding, packaging, publishing, poster design, advertising, signage, environmental design, illustration, and design for the web, CD-ROM and motion graphics. The program trains students to work on client-driven projects as well as design authorship.
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In addition to traditional black and white and color photography, Tyler's Photography Area will introduce you to various other creative approaches to the medium. Some of these include digital imaging techniques, large-format professional digital printing in black and white and color, handmade cameras, large format photography, historical alternative processes, critical theory, and career options for artists who wish to enter the field of photography. The emphasis in the Photography Major is on the development of personal vision for the artist.
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Cool winters could trigger bigger jelly fish blooms in summer
A large moon jelly (Aurelia aurita) [(c) 2006 T. Murdoch]
Research at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, my alma mater, indicates that jellyfish produce more young jellyfish during colder winters, and that this causes larger blooms of adult jellyfish in the summer. Bermuda had a particularly cold winter (NOAA water temperature graph), and perhaps this means Bermuda will have a particularly dense accumulation of moon jellies this summer.
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The People I'm Helping dashboard (previously called the Outbound Referrals dashboard) allows you to view more context about the people you're helping and about the programs you're referring them to.
1. To get there, click the "People I'm Helping" tab and select "People."
2. Select the folder that you'd like to view by clicking on the folder name, or type in the name of the person you're helping in the search box.
3. View helpful context about that person's referral history, notes, and contact information.
4. To see more information about a specific referral, click the drop down arrow on the right hand side.
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Giving Evidence works to get charitable giving based on sound evidence. It was founded by Caroline Fiennes, an acclaimed author and former award-winning charity CEO with over 10 years' experience advising donors and charities. We work on improving the evidence 'system' across charities and philanthropy, and advising donors and foundations on an individual basis.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Clarifying the Albert Line
In an earlier post (Connecting Canada to France), the Albert's earliest ancestor was known to be Pierre Albert based on a genealogy book written by Gabriel Drouin. I have since discovered that information is apparently a mistake. As I trace the ancestry back from Ferdinand Albert (Auguste Albert's father), I see the line to be represented in the following graphic:
Gabriel Albert's first son was Pierre and they both were among the founding families of Caraquet who received land grants from the British government. The image above shows an early map of Caraquet with the Albert names among the founding families of the town. The map also shows Caraquet Island where Gabriel moved his family to after the turmoil of the Acadian expulsion in 1755. Gabriel's second son was Jean Baptiste (see green arrow below) whose descendants included Ferdinand, Auguste, myself and the other Albert recipients of this blog.
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In downtown Toronto, a group of historic buildings known as "restaurant row" is being threatened by a condo development, according to local restaurant owners.
The buildings are in the heart of the downtown entertainment district. Some of them date back to the 1800s, and Al Carbone, owner of the Kit Kat restaurant, says a proposed new development could push bars and restaurants out of the area entirely.
"It's a landmark. It's not one building, it's several buildings. Once one landlord goes another one will go. This strip will be disappearing," he said.
The story isn't unique to Toronto. Similar developments are being proposed and built in urban centres across the country, and some of them are causing friction between locals and the companies doing the building.
In Halifax, for example, a proposed condo building on the site of St. Joseph's Catholic Church is "dividing a North End community," says an article on the Halifax Media Co-Op site.
Church representatives say the development is "responsible in that neighbourhood," and that the developers are "good citizens." But one local calls the proposed condo "a monstrous building [that is] in our view totally out of character with the neighbourhood."
And just as the business owners on restaurant row in T.O. worry that there could be a domino effect if the condo development goes ahead, there is a concern in the St. Joseph's neighbourhood that other churches could be closed and converted into condos in future.
Questions about gentrification and urban planning have been around for quite a while. Jane Jacobs explained gentrification this way in her 1961 classic, 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities':
"Because of the location's success, which is invariably based on flourishing and magnetic diversity, ardent competion for space in this locality develops... Whichever one or few uses have emerged as the most profitable in the locality will be repeated and repeated, crowding out and overwhelming less profitable forms of use..."
So in an area where condo development is the most profitable use of space, more condo development is almost inevitable.
Vancouver is a condo-heavy city. Over the past decade, almost three-quarters of new housing units have been condos, and in the past 12 months, that figure has risen to 80 per cent.
There is opposition in some quarters to the new developments. Community blogs like 'The DTES (Downtown East Side) is Not for Condo Developers' and the Carnegie Community Action Project are taking a stance against new developments in the mainly low-income community of the Downtown East Side.
And the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users released a statement this spring suggesting that a condo development in the DTES would lead to negative consequences for the "drug market" in the area: "Gentrification destabilizes the drug market and that makes it more unsafe for the most vulnerable people on the street."
But not everyone agrees that gentrification is a negative force.
Writing about Vancouver's DTES, a post on the This City Life blog suggests, "just because legitimate businesses and middle class people move in, it does not equate to a sinister sort of gentrification. As long as balance of support for low-income and middle/high income are in place and protected, you have a thriving community. Nobody benefits when a neighbourhood is not mixed income. Rich only exposed to rich, or poor only exposed to poor. Having a creative, vibrant neighbourhood involves a mixture of incomes."
Elsewhere in the country, some thinkers believe the sinister nature of gentrification may be overstated.
Alanah Heffez of Spacing Montreal suggests that gentrification in that city hasn't really hurt the community: "I can only think of a few isolated strips in Montreal where a certain kind of success has squashed diversity - Crescent Street and Prince Arthur come to mind - but these are short blocks that intersect far more diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods."
For a feature-length look at how gentrification is reshaping the city of Montreal, check out this documentary, 'Montreal, Tales of Gentrification in a Bohemian City.' But be warned: in the hour and 20 minutes it takes to watch, developers may put a new condo up where your house was:
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"L.O.S.T. Swimming", which stands for "Lake Ontario Swim Team" is an informal group of swimmers who swim in Lake Ontario in Oakville.
Rob Kent started the group in 2006 while training for his English Channel attempt. After doing all of his open water training for the Channel in Lake Ontario, Rob realized what many great swimmers from by-gone eras once knew… that Lake Ontario is a great place to swim!
In an effort to try and bring back open water swimming to one of the most famous bodies of water in open water history, Rob started LOST Swimming.
LOST Swimming started with a handful of triathletes, Madhu Nagaraja, a successful English Channel swimmer, Rob and his family, all swimmers. In the summer of 2007, after Rob's English Channel attempt, it wasn't called "LOST Swimming", as one of the originals put it, it was called "let's meet at the lighthouse and go for a swim". But gradually, word of mouth spread and the group grew. By the third summer, in 2008, the group was up to about 25 people and with just a week's notice it was decided that there should be a race… and the 'LOST Race' was born. Although only 8 people were in the first LOST Race, it was a lot of fun and it was decided that it would become an annual race. The race started (and still does) from the foot of Maple Grove Drive for 3.8 km to the Lighthouse Pier in downtown Oakville. It is challenging distance and equals to the swim portion of an Ironman triathlon. The course is a safe and very scenic swim as it goes parallel to the shore, past dozens of multi-million dollar homes in one of Canada's most beautiful and affluent neighborhoods, South-east Oakville.
Word continued to spread over the winter and by the 4th summer of LOST Swimming, 2009, the group that recieved Rob's weekly email was up to over 80 people. Which meant that anywhere from 6 or 8, to as many as 20 swimmers were showing up for the weekly swim! The Saturday morning swim at 8:00 was now becoming a routine for lots of triathletes, open water swimmers and even a few competitive age-group swimmers.
The idea was that LOST Swimming and the LOST Race would grow by word of mouth and by mid-August the word of the LOST Race had grown by much more than expected… there was a total of 39 swimmers in the second annual LOST Race!
The LOST Race took on a few traditions by this point. There was the 'wetsuit' and 'naked' (non-wetsuit) divisions. Several of the friends and relatives of the swimmers helped out. Many volunteered to ferry people and their clothing from the start to the finish. Several of the "swimmers-in-waiting" took to the water, but in a support role, manning several canoes and kayaks to keep the race as safe as possible. Even the Mayor of Oakville, Rob Burton, showed up to start the swimmers off and greet them as they touched the Canadian flag hanging over the pier to complete the race! Rob's daughter, and one of the few 'naked' swimmers, Maisey Kent, became famous with the LOST Swimming crowd after creating awards for the first year. Maisey hand-painted a 'finisher's rock' for each swimmer, as their award for completing the race. But by the second year she was devoting numerous hours on the weekends prior to the race to come up with enough painted Lake O rocks for all the finishers… and still she didn't have enough! No one knew the word of the race would spread as widely as it did in the last few days. The race was a huge success, as all the times were recorded by Jillian Kent and sent out after the race. A great race shot of all the swimmers after the race has become a tradition as well and can be found on this site.
Several people suggested that an entry fee should be charged for the LOST Race, as it is as well organized and as much fun as any professionally run race. Although there are some small costs associated with the race, the Kent family has taken care of these, and unless things change and more costs are incurred the price will be left at $0. The reasoning behind this is that the goal of LOST Swimming and the LOST Race is to promote open water swimming in a fun, safe and competitive environment through a friendly, grassroots organization… and to make good use of our beautiful Lake O!
So, that brings you up to date with where we are when this website was created in March, 2010. We are simply a group of swimmers of various abilities and backgrounds that enjoy (or are learning to enjoy) open water swimming. All are welcome!
We swim from the Lighthouse in downtown Oakville on Saturday mornings at 8:00 am, from early June to mid September… hope to see you there!


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Over the past several years we've come to just assume what I 'can't' do. It's obvious that my stamina remains low, although it has improved. My poor husband vacillates between assuming I have energy well beyond my ability, or that I am practically an invalid, completely incapacitated. Neither, of course, is true.
But today, we went for a walk. In fact, the kids and I traveled all the way to the local park. Without a car. This doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment, as the local park is just within a mile of our house. But, as I walked past the parking lot towards the playground I let my mind wander back over the past several years. Back to when my oldest was just about 7 or 8 years old, and my youngest was 3 or 4. When my diagnosis began, and my recovery was just beginning. We'd spend a lot of time at parks back then.
Unfortunately, this specific park was never one of my favorites. I had to laugh when I remember why. I'd pull into the parking lot and the playground itself felt like it was an insurmountable distance away. And the restrooms were so far from the playground, that it seemed ridiculous to me. "Who would plan so poorly?" I'd grumble as I plodded back and forth with kids who just wanted to have fun.
Of course, today things were much different. Not only have the kids reached an age where they are able to moniter themselves for the time it takes me to use the restroom, the playground doesn't seem nearly so far from the parking lot. Or the restroom. In fact, the park itself "feels" walking distance from my house.
Even just 2 years ago that wasn't the case. I know this is the result of improved muscle tone, the ability to actually digest some of the food that I consume, and I'm certain that my weight (still a steady 112! I've been over a hundred pounds for a year!) has something to do with it. But it still feels great to put things in perspective.
Some days, I'm tired, overwhelmed and depressed. This condition, trying to learn to manage corn allergies and celiac disease and everything else while raising a family has limited my life in many ways. Money being, of course, the biggest concern. When things get hard, I forget to look at the light. How far I've come towards the end of the tunnel. How much I've put behind me.
How much we've all lived through and survived. But we have survived. We've thrived. And hopefully, we're all a little bit healthier for it.


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Darwinism, the weak die and the strong survive, is all well and good in nature. Jeepers, it's how we got to where we are today, team!
It isn't so great, however, when your species develops things like empathy and fairness, like us people. Then Darwinism is relabelled Eugenics and used by the Nazis to do really bad stuff. Really bad stuff.
The more I hear about this Hitler character, the less I like.
So we're past the point at which we leave our babies on hillsides if they're not up to mustard, Sparta style. Pats on the back all round. The next logical step in this development may be to actively help those who are less fortunate, and whaddaya know? We're doing that too!
And what's better than helping someone who's a little "in the gutter?" Stopping it happening in the first place.
Preventative measures.
Public health communication.
One of many available definitions of health communication is "the art and technique of informing, influencing, and motivating individual, institutional, and public audiences about important health issues." Don't fool yourself – getting people firstly thinking about their health and well-being, and then actually doing something about it is an art form. When you're dealing in the tarring-with-one-brush generalisations that come with having an audience of everyone, it can be a terrifically complicated business to hit on a technique of communication that has an impact on the entire population.
To convey a public health message in the best way possible is to somehow condense and trim what will most likely be a very complicated issue (like the outcome of an in-depth scientific paper) into both an easily understandable and attention grabbing missive. To do this effectively means combining skill sets from a plethora of fields, including – but not limited to – marketing, education, psychology, public relations and epidemiology.
Not only that, when looking at approaches to health promotion, you also need to take on what's called the "ecological perspective", which recognises that the health of the general public isn't just affected by the messages that are delivered straight to them, but also by political, social and environmental factors.
With this in mind, you need to make sure you have strategies that will account for the intricacies of all these factors. At the individual level, you want a tailored message. At the community level, you'll want a message delivered through social marketing. In the political sphere you may need advocacy from the media, and an outright media campaign will be required to get the message to the entire population.
Finally, as 15-year-old me shouting through a locked bedroom door will tell you, the nagging parent style delivery of health advice is about as useful as delivering that original scientific paper in the form of a papier mache horse for me to read. No one wants to be sternly told what's good for them. They don't want to be lectured by an all-knowing expert.
An audience-centred approach is a must. A two-way street of communication needs to be laid down, so you can allow the audience to not only feel involved, but give them the opportunity to clarify any confusion and ask questions on the subject. This approach also allows for the communication to be altered if it isn't hitting its mark – a willingness to mould your campaign on the run is vital to its success. Flexibility is key.
Health communication 20 years ago was about as inexact a science as there was. While the nature of the beast means it remains somewhat mysterious even today, the analytics that are now available for online campaigns, and the successes of various recent campaigns, will mean that the recipe for success will get clearer and clearer every year.
By keeping in mind the few basics mentioned above, you're standing on a solid platform for an effective campaign. No pressure, but the fall-back option we've previously had in place of getting people happy and healthy is the culling of everyone who hasn't got blonde hair and blue eyes.
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The Student Body Ep. 8 Dream Visions
Christian Smooth is the director, editor and writer of the web series "The Student Body," and he is back with his latest installment "Dream Visions." Without giving too much away this episode will leave you wondering if this could happen in real life (I have a crazy imagination lol). The main character Latisha knows that she is in over her head and is trying to leave "Dream Visions" a company that kills black people and sell their organs to the highest bidder. Her boyfriend got into the company if you watch the previous episode because he is broke and needs money. All hell breaks loose and now Latisha wants out, but when it comes to Dream Visions there is no out. I can't wait to see how this all plays out, check it out below…
Series Synopsis: Latisha has had it with Dream Visions after unknowingly playing a hand in her BoyFriend Xander's Organ Heist. Getting out would be easily except Darius stands over her with all of his power and influence. But are the seeds to Darius demise being planted?
Christian Smooth
Cast: Samantha Hall – Petra
Mike Powell – Chad
Ryan Butler – Lyon
Juan Brown – Waldo
Dion Smith – Det. Harris
Rondell Williams Sr. – Det. Conan
Torra Williams – Bethany Emmanuel
Brian Evans – James Davis
Nathia Williams – Marsha
Trebien Parker – Kung Fu Dragon
LM – As Himself
Kimia' Workman – Latisha
Allen Brathaway – Dr. Leroy
Christian Smooth – Obama
Dymarus Cooper – Darius
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Besides eating wakame in the classic Japanese dish miso soup, many people in the world don't know much about the seaweed. Wakame is actually a very healthy food that has many health benefits for the body.
The alkaline seaweed only have about 4 calories per 10 grams of raw seaweed. That small calorie amount is due to wakame's low levels of carbohydrates and fat. Wakame is also rich and essential minerals. The USDA National Nutrient Database gives a complete nutritional profile of wakame, which includes manganese, sodium, magnesium, calcium and 5 percent of the recommended intake of folate in just a 2 tablespoon serving.
Wakame can also help people control their weight. In a study, scientists in Japan have shown that wakame has a compound, fucoxanthin, that stops the accumulation of bad fat in animal tests. Fucoxanthin is the substance that gives wakame its colorful appearance and aids in photosynthesis. This compound activates fat oxidation and stimulate the liver to produce omega-3 DHA, which helps to fight bad cholesterol linked to heart disease and obesity.
The sea vegetable also helps to prevent cancer. An article in "Breast Cancer Research" reported that the greenish seaweed is also rich in iodine, which several study on breast cancer showed to kill mammary tumors.


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Human Operating Systems
When I speak with people about my chronic illness, there is often confusion on it. Many people think, "your pain [or dizziness] is just in your head" and that I can just let it go or ignore it. Yes, my disabilities are invisible, but that doesn't mean they aren't very real. When we meet people … [Read more…]


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Hello everyone! I have a very special guest tutorial to share with you today. As a long time lover of unique flower arrangements and DIY Holiday decor I am so happy to have the creative minds of Country Baskets here to share a Wishing Tree Tutorial. My friends across the pond have taken a project traditionally used for weddings and put a unique holiday spin on it. You can use this Wishing Tree Tutorial to create stunning Holiday Decor that doubles as a fun and meaningful Holiday tradition for your friends and family to enjoy.
A wishing tree is a distinguished tree which is used as an object of wishes and offerings. Such trees are identified as possessing a special religious or spiritual value and believers make offerings to gain the fulfilment of a wish. Traditionally wishing trees are used at weddings for the guests to wish the couple happiness embarking on their journey; however they can be incorporated into any event which reflects on the past and looks to the future.
How to make a Wishing Tree
With Christmas bringing the year to an end it can be a nice little touch to ask your dinner guests to take part and place a wish on the tree which looks at the year approaching. It could be a new year's resolution, a goal that you are pursuing or something you are simply hoping for in life. In addition to being a fun holiday tradition Wishing Trees make a lovely addition to your holiday decor!
The Tree
The most common wishing trees are Manzanita and Mitsumata, however any tree with bare branches will suffice; living or artificial. You needn't look further than your own back yard to find a suitable branch to serve as a Wishing Tree. You want it to be around 3 to 4 feet in height so you can place it on a table without it being hard to reach the branches.
*You can find this tree and a festive silver holiday version at Country Baskets…Artificial Manzanita Tree With Round Base , Manzanita Tree Silver.
Tree Planter (base)
You'll need a sturdy base to make sure that the tree is not easily knocked over and all your wishes are lost. A vase, box or large pot will be ideal. You can anchor your tree inside the base by filling it with colored marbles or assorted pebbles and rocks. For added security use a brick of Floral Foam inside your container and cover with glass gems, or stones.
*TIP* To get the kids interested you could even leave a few Christmas chocolates and treats around the base, as they place a wish on the tree they can take a treat.
Decorating the Tree
Although the tree will ideally be crammed full of hanging notes, adding a few decorative features can really help bring the tree to life and bring more interest, however its advised that you take a minimalist approach to leave room for the wishes. A few things that you can add are baubles, beaded strings and other Christmas decorations; however avoid tinsel unless it's very thin as it can take up too much space and is dangerous for pets.
The Wishes
To create the wishes it would be ideal to have a stock pile of blank cards around the same size of business cards (90x50mm). You can buy blank business cards online from various shops or you can buy larger sheets of card and cut them yourself. Depending on your color theme you can have a mixture of different coloured cards.
Hanging the Wishes
The cards won't hang themselves, but there are two ways you can go about adding them to the tree.
1. punch a hole in each blank card and tie in a bit of thin ribbon – keep the ribbon long so your guests can tie their wishes onto your tree.
2. Attach with mini clothes pins (available at most craft stores). You can decorate them with glitter or washi tape for a unique look and simply pin the wishing cards to the tree.
*TIP* If you would like to add an extra decorative touch to the wishing cards you could add adhesive backed pearls or rhinestones to the back of the cards which will also make the cards hang better.
Remember to use white or silver ribbon for a simple and elegant wishing tree, a single colour if you're matching a theme, or lots of bright colours for a fun and quirky wishing tree.
Set-Up and Display
A simple sign inviting guests to make a wish propped out front will inspire them to give tips, advice or best wishes for you to keep for years to come.
1. Find a central spot for your Wishing Tree. Make sure guests will pass by the table when they arrive at your reception.
2. Print off instructions for guests and stand them on a small easel or enclose in a pretty picture frame.
3. Lay out the cards on the table underneath the wishes tree or on a tray next too, make sure there are plenty of pens and markers for your guests to write with.
For more Holiday Decorating ideas and inspiration visit the Country Baskets site and our YouTube Channel for tutorials from RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winners Anthony Williams, Neil Whittaker and Joseph Massie.
Hope you all enjoyed this unique idea for Holiday Decorating and are inspired to start a new tradition with a Wishing Tree of your own. Big thanks to my special guests from Country Baskets for sharing!
Have a wishful day!


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When Phillips & Mille Co, L.P.A., was first established in 1992, the firm's founding partners, Nick Phillips, and Dennis Mille, had two main goals for their new firm. The first was to build a successful law practice in Middleburg Heights and the second was to provide exceptional personalized legal service to each client. Since then we have proudly represented over 6,500 families on individual and business-related matters. Our staff has worked hard to meet each and every client's needs and to help alleviate the burden that unplanned legal issues can create.
As the firm's new owners, our goal moving forward is to ensure that our clients will always be served by attorneys and staff who are concerned about their needs and who will be there for them and their families for many years to come.
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Baked Ziti with Turkey Sausage Recipe
Posted 5 years ago by Lori Scholle
It is a Tuesday night and everyone has had a busy day – the children went to school, mom and dad went to work and even though everyone's school and work day is over there is still a 6:00pm soccer practice to go to. Sound familiar? Why soccer leagues schedule practices during the week at the dinner hour is beyond me but sometimes you do what you have to do -right? On nights like this it would be so helpful to have a meal that was prepared earlier and could be heated and on the table in minutes! This Baked Ziti and Turkey Sausage recipe is not only easy to prepare in advance it is delicious and kid friendly. Try it the next time you know you are going to have a busy evening with little time to cook. Paired with a quick vegetable you have a complete and satisfying meal that everyone will love!
Baked Ziti with Turkey Sausage
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 (1-pound) package uncooked ziti (short tube-shaped pasta)
- 1 pound sweet turkey Italian sausage links
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 (14.5-ounce) cans petite-diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350°.
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain the pasta, and set aside.
Remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage, onion, and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Add the tomato paste, salt, pepper, and tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Combine cooked pasta, sausage mixture, and basil. Place half of the pasta mixture in a 4-quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Top with half of mozzarella and half of Parmesan. Repeat layers. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until bubbly.
Tips and Short-Cuts
1. This recipe can be assembled as early as two days before and baked for 30 minutes at 350 degrees on the day you wish to eat it. You could also prepare the entire recipe and then reheat individual portions in the microwave as needed.
2. Pasta tip: Cook pasta according to the package directions, drain and then add to the tomato mixture to cook for about 5 minutes. The pasta absorbs the flavor of the sauce and the texture is better.
Recipe courtesy of Cooking Light.
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deal with our sister as with an harlot, Gen. 34:31.
Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot, Gen. 38:15.
only Rahab the harlot shall live, Josh. 6:17 (Heb. 11:31; James 2:25).
How is the faithful city become an harlot, Isa. 1:21.
under every green tree … playing the harlot, Jer. 2:20.
playedst the harlot because of thy renown, Ezek. 16:15.
thou, Israel, play the harlot, Hosea 4:15.
publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you, Matt. 21:31.
devoured thy living with harlots, Luke 15:30.
make them the members of an harlot, 1 Cor. 6:15.
Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots, Rev. 17:5.
I saw many harlots, 1 Ne. 13:7.
abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, 1 Ne. 13:34.
priests spend their time with harlots, Mosiah 11:14 (12:29).
did go … after the harlot Isabel, Alma 39:3.


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Hi all! My name is Sammi. I have been married three years to the love of my life. I have two amazing children; they are my main source of motivation. I am from Missouri, but have lived in Nebraska, North Caroline, and Colorado. I enjoy the opportunity to move around, see new places, and meet new people! I have also just re-entered the college world. I hope to get my Bachelor's in Geography/Environmental Studies, and I hope that this leads me to my dream career as a Hydrologist for the USGS.
In the rare case that I do have down time – I enjoy reading, writing, perusing social media, and research. I am a little new to this blog thing, so please bear with me as I discover a good routine and presentation for my writing.


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Remembrance Day - Minute of Silence in the Plaza
11 November 2015 11:00 am - 11:00 am
QV1 Retail Plaza - Hay St 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Remembrance Day is a day where all Australians remember those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. This year marks the 97th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18).
On the 11th day of the 11th month, on the 11th hour, the last post will be performed live by a bugle player in the QV1 Retail Plaza.
To all those who wish to pay their respects and observe a minute of silence, please congregate by the QV1 Plaza near Hay St.


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NYT asks: "What is it about 20-somethings?"
Answer: They have Pluto in Sagittarius.
This question pops up everywhere, underlying concerns about "failure to launch" and "boomerang kids." Two new sitcoms feature grown children moving back in with their parents — "$#*! My Dad Says," starring William Shatner as a divorced curmudgeon whose 20-something son can't make it on his own as a blogger, and "Big Lake," in which a financial whiz kid loses his Wall Street job and moves back home to rural Pennsylvania. A cover of The New Yorker last spring picked up on the zeitgeist: a young man hangs up his new Ph.D. in his boyhood bedroom, the cardboard box at his feet signaling his plans to move back home now that he's officially overqualified for a job. In the doorway stand his parents, their expressions a mix of resignation, worry, annoyance and perplexity: how exactly did this happen?
It's happening all over, in all sorts of families, not just young people moving back home but also young people taking longer to reach adulthood overall. It's a development that predates the current economic doldrums, and no one knows yet what the impact will be — on the prospects of the young men and women; on the parents on whom so many of them depend; on society, built on the expectation of an orderly progression in which kids finish school, grow up, start careers, make a family and eventually retire to live on pensions supported by the next crop of kids who finish school, grow up, start careers, make a family and on and on. The traditional cycle seems to have gone off course, as young people remain un tethered to romantic partners or to permanent homes, going back to school for lack of better […]


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Top 10 stolen cars revealed
The Honda Torneo is the most frequently stolen car in New Zealand for the third consecutive year, according to AA Insurance (scroll to bottom for full list).
The Subaru Impreza also continues to be a target, retaining its second place spot since last year.
However other Subaru models, Forester and Legacy, have been jostled down the list by new Mazda entries, Premacy and Familia.
Nissan models also prove a favourite with thieves, with the Cefiro and Sunny making the list once again however, the Nissan Skyline and Honda Integra were both pushed off.
AA Insurance says owners of newer cars on the list should not be alarmed, as thieves prefer older cars as they have less sophisticated security features. The average value of a stolen vehicle claim from the top 10 list is $4977.
The company has found that 92% of theft claims for models in the top 10 list were for cars manufactured more than 10 years ago.
According to AA Insurance claims data, a car manufactured before 2000 is over four times as likely to be stolen as a car manufactured from 2005 onwards.
AA Insurance head of customer relations Suzanne Wolton says New Zealand has a large number of ageing, imported cars.
"Our claims show that older models, which have less-advanced or no security features than newer vehicles, are easy targets for thieves," Ms Wolton says.
Despite vehicle theft remaining a concern, itheft has decreased by more than 13,000 cars over the last four years. New Zealand Police crime statistics report that there were 48,301 motor vehicle thefts and related offences in 2012/2013, compared to 55,618 in 2011/2012, 58,299 in 2010/2011, and 61,363 in 2009/2010.
Top 10 Stolen Cars (Source: AA Insurance claims data 1 May 2010 – 30 April 2014)
1. Honda Torneo
2. Subaru Impreza
3. Mazda Premacy
4. Mazda Familia
5. Subaru Forester
6. Mazda Atenza
7. Subaru Legacy
8. Mazda MPV
9. Nissan Sunny
10. Nissan Cefiro


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With the never ending possibilities and capabilities of the internet and cloud computing, FSL is developing multiple levels of services for its customers long term benefit.
We are developing a platform for access to software, quoting tools and online storage of designs and quotes accessible from anywhere. We also hope to facilitate the ability to share large files.
The level of customer contact will be determined by you the customer. We are calling this our Customer Portal. We have plans for this to be a multi-faceted website in that we would offer the same functionality within a Specifiers/Consultant Portal and beyond that a Suppliers Portal, allowing non-company private information to be shared in order to determine market trends and historical buying habits.


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A post by: Eleanor Stanley, biocurator and information security manager and Yasmin Alam-Faruque, biocurator
Cautionary tales for bioinformaticians (with apologies to Hilaire Belloc): For Jane, who didn't believe that standardisation and biocuration was important, and paid with the quality of her research
The previous part of this blog looked at the concepts of biocuration and metadata, and why standardisation is important. This second part will look more closely at standards in biocuration, and at the application of metadata management and biocuration through software for metadata management, such as Eagle Genomics' solution eaglecore.
Standardisation in data management and biocuration is a critical step, as without it, it's hard to manage large datasets, find key pieces of information, or to compare like with like. One of the upcoming standards used in large-scale experimentation is the ISA framework.
|"The Investigation/Study/Assay (ISA) metadata tracking framework provides a tool kit to facilitate standards compliant collection, curation and local management of experiments used by an increasingly diverse set of life science groups world-wide" Oxford e-Research Centre, University of Oxford
The ISA framework is made up of three layers:
- 'Investigation' (the project context)
- 'Study' (a unit of research, often encapsulating the hypothesis under investigation)
- 'Assay' (analytical measurement)
The framework is a general-purpose skeleton to provide a rich description of the experimental metadata (i.e. sample characteristics, technologies used, type of measurements made) from 'omics-based' experiments so that the results and discoveries are reproducible and reusable.
Managing metadata
Managing metadata is an important part of the process, and a number of developers have created software to support the organisation and storage of various types of heterogenous datasets. These programs aim to provide experimental context to the datasets and describe the data processing steps as completely as possible. This is achieved by using ontologies to standardise data capture and by bringing data together from multiple sources, such as literature, array databases, sequence read databases and clinical measurements, into a centralised, secure resource.
Using the hierarchical ISA standard for the intelligent management and sharing of genomics data and metadata creates a structured and standardised format. The ISA hierarchy is flexible and scalable allowing appropriation of transcription profiling by array data, RNA-Seq expression data, results of clinical studies, among many other study examples.
This structured metadata provides specifics on samples or subjects and the methodological steps involved in generating and assaying them, and can link to the publicly-archived raw or processed data, provided in machine-readable formats that suit data users.
Metadata management systems allow researchers to tackle scientific data problems within life science research and development. For example, if there is legacy data stored in an ad hoc manner in multiple locations, these systems could allow datasets to be brought together into one central location, systematically capturing all data items and allowing reuse for relevant current studies, and for re-analysis using new technologies. Connected platforms also improve communication and efficiency across an organisation, by allowing authorised researchers to see which studies or investigations have already been undertaken and hence reduce the potential for duplication.
Metadata management: eaglecore
In collaboration with market-leading life science R&D customers, Eagle Genomics has developed eaglecore for metadata management.
|eaglecore is Eagle Genomics' enterprise cloud solution for the management of genomic data and metadata Eagle Genomics
Curation of many data types is possible within eaglecore. This curation can be shared internally within a team or externally between different groups. The data is fully queryable and can be exported in a number of different formats for reuse in other tools, as desired.
The developers behind eaglecore have understood the importance of data security, and so the platform is compatible with ISO 27001:2013 certification, NHS Information Governance Commercial third-party registration, and HIPAA compliance. The system includes multiple levels of security, such as the use of secure web interfaces, user authentication via Enterprise Access Management integration, role-based access control at both application and storage level, and data encryption both at rest and in transit.
Effective management of datasets, from setting standards in biocuration through to storing and organising metadata using software such as Eagle Genomics' solution eaglecore, is vital to help bioinformaticians get the most out of the vast quantity of information that is being generated every day by researchers around the world.
About Eleanor Stanley
Biocurator and information security manager Eleanor Stanley is a biocurator at Eagle Genomics, and is also responsible for information security. She joined the company in mid 2014 from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (WTSI), where she worked as a bioinformatician building a pipeline for genome annotation within the 50 Helminth Genomes Initiative, which is part of the Global health research project at WTSI. Eleanor's entire career since university has been biocuration, though she had a flutter and gained a Masters degree in bioinformatics in 2012. She began as a literature curator with FlyBase at the University of Cambridge and then the Uniprot initiative at European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), focusing on Drosophila, worms, alternative splicing and complete proteome sets. From here she mixed bioinformatics and biocuration at WTSI, taking the automatically generated gene models for Onchocerca volvulus and manually improving them for WormBase. "While fly biology and biocuration of worm datasets isn't the most common route into human genomics, it's still all about getting new data and finding out what it's about. Eagle has given me a great opportunity to learn all about a new area."


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PHOENIX – August 25, 2015 – Healthcare organizations today face increasing challenges with automating, integrating and securing the exchange of protected health information (PHI) throughout the healthcare ecosystem, all while improving the quality of care and containing rising costs. Axway (Euronext : AXW.PA), a market leader in governing the flow of data, today announced that OneHealthPort has renewed its partnership with Axway to provide a Health Information Exchange (HIE) for managing millions of standardized transactions across its healthcare value chain. By leveraging both Axway Cloud B2B Managed Service and Cloud API Management Service, powered by the Axway 5 Suite, OneHealthPort offers enhanced services that enable healthcare organizations to securely exchange information by simplifying workflows, lowering risk and reducing operational costs.
Since the creation of OneHealthPort in 2002, the organization has witnessed a significant increase in transaction processing volume. To help healthcare organizations manage this data, OneHealthPort deployed Axway Cloud B2B Managed Service for the secure and efficient exchange in processing Health Level-7 and other healthcare-specific formatted electronic transactions such as Syndromic Surveillance (SS), Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR), Consolidated-Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) documents and hospital admission/discharge notifications.
"We needed an infrastructure that could be deployed rapidly, and the Axway Cloud B2B Managed Service is a perfect match for us," said Sue Merk, Executive Vice President of Innovation, OneHealthPort.
The OneHealthPort HIE is enabling its community members to:
- Improve Quality: Connecting specialty facilities across the U.S. with a major payer to exchange patient level data for quality improvement purposes.
- Streamline Information Sharing: Linking hospitals and provider organizations across the state to share critical public health data and help hospitals receive Meaningful Use II financial incentives.
- Better Manage Care: Bringing hospitals and health plans together to exchange admission and discharge notices, which help the plans better manage care. As a result, the hospitals are able to comply with contractual requirements and reduce administrative expense.
In addition to benefiting from Axway 5 Suite's Cloud B2B Service, OneHealthPort leverages Axway Cloud API Management Service on AWS to develop, integrate and manage APIs and Web services. "We believe that the future of healthcare communication will rely heavily on APIs, and with Axway's comprehensive set of services we are in the perfect position to embrace APIs and digital technologies," said Merk.
"In today's digital economy, the healthcare community has seen a rise in the need for services that can securely manage the real-time exchange of business and clinical information to improve the healthcare experience," said Dean Hidalgo, executive vice president, global marketing, Axway. "We are uniquely positioned to provide OneHealthPort with digital technologies, offered as a cloud service, that delivers healthcare community value."
For more information about Axway Cloud B2B Managed Service, visit: http://www.axway.com/products-solutions/cloud-solutions/axway-cloud-b2b-service
To view OneHealthPort's success story video, visit: https://www.axway.com/en/casestudyvideo/onehealthport-health-information-exchange-solutions
Follow Axway on Twitter: @Axway
About Axway
Axway (Euronext: AXW.PA), a market leader in governing the flow of data, is a global software company with more than 11,000 public- and private-sector customers in 100 countries.
For more than a decade, Axway has empowered leading organizations around the world with proven solutions that help manage business-critical interactions through the exchange of data flowing across the enterprise, among B2B communities, cloud and mobile devices. Our award-winning solutions span business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, operational intelligence, API and identity management, and email security– offered on premise and in the Cloud with professional and managed services. Axway is registered in France with headquarters in the United States and offices in 19 countries. www.axway.com
About Axway 5 Suite
Axway 5 Suite offers control and optimization of the flow of data through integration, visibility, policy, security and reliability to govern business-to-business interactions, communities, systems and data types – within and beyond the enterprise edge.
About OneHealthPort
OneHealthPort uses information technology and collaboration to connect health care organizations in the Pacific Northwest, making patient care safer, communities healthier, and the delivery of health services more efficient and effective. OneHealthPort was created by a coalition of health plans, physicians and hospitals that joined together to build a community where business and clinical information could be shared securely and simply. OneHealthPort's goal is to improve efficiency and effectiveness by applying collaborative information technology solutions.


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$1 million for the Northern Road at South Penrith
Wednesday 25 September 2013
$1 million facelift for the Northern Road at South Penrith
Member for Penrith, Stuart Ayres MP advises motorists that work will start tomorrow on The Northern Road at South Penrith to replace sections of the road surface to improve safety.
"The NSW Government provided $1 million to replace the road surface on The Northern Road from the M4 to Maxwell Street at South Penrith," Mr Ayres said.
"Night work will be carried out from 8pm to 5am for one month between Sunday and Friday, weather permitting.
"Partial lane closures will be in place to ensure a safe work space.
"Electronic signs and traffic controllers will in place to direct traffic and help residents access their properties.
"Local residents and business operators have been informed of changed traffic conditions by letter.
"Every effort will be made to minimise noise associated with the work.
"Motorists are advised to drive with caution, follow all signs, including reduced speed limits and allow extra travel time.
"The work aims to provide a more durable road surface and reduce future maintenance costs," Mr Ayres said.
For traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com, download Live Traffic NSW for iPhone(r) and iPad from the App StoreSM, download Live Traffic NSW for AndroidTM from Google Play, or call 132 701.
Media: Stuart Ayres 47228660 or 0412 117 265
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Shortly after arriving in Cairns I met up with a mate – Tony Kinread and between the two of us we decided to head west to Georgetown. Unlike tropical Cairns its dry and outback-like.
Along the way I spotted my first Pale Headed Rosellas. At a large wetland area just past the dry town of Georgetown we set up camp and I couldn't believe the bird diversity! Many species of Honeyeaters, budgies, doves and waterfowl and of course other parrot species as well. Like my first Red-winged Parrots.
I saw Red-tailed Black Cockatoos but so far away they might as well having been Aussie Ravens. The great thing is that I would obtain fantastic footage of RTB Cockies later. Tony and I were attracted to the sound of digging and spotted a huge Sand Goanna digging out the eggs of another reptile (another goanna?) only a couple of meters from us! The big reptile was enormous and we guesstimated it was at least 1.75 meters in length.
From Georgetown back to Cairns at dusk I learned a really tough lesson. Despite decades of experience driving with an abundance of dodgy wildlife on Canadian roads I was unprepared for the zillion roos we would encounter. No warning … nothing… just a sickening Whumppp!!!! The next thing I know an agile wallaby (not agile enough) was dead and I had a huge amount to pay the rental car company for the damage to the front end.


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Saturday, May 31, 2008
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One Kitten, Two Kitten...
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Thanks to You...
Just a note to let you know that I'm still here...
I've been so busy lately I haven't had a chance to post the good, newsy, thoughts-of-my-soul, sort of post I've been longing to. I love to hear from you...for me, there is nothing quite like the thrill I get when I see an email proclaiming "you have received a new comment" sitting in my inbox waiting for me. The honest-to-goodness reason I have comment moderation enabled is not because I am worried about inappropriate comments, but is because I am afraid of missing one! *blushes*
I'll be sharing more about my life soon...you can count on it! Even if I'm the only one reading it, it does wonders for my soul to tap out the thoughts that are stirring in my head and refuse to be quieted; it's somehow heartening to see them neatly typed out and in print.
Thank you so much for the support and encouragement you continually give to me! Truthfully, I've considered abandoning my blog a good many times...mostly because of how time consuming it can be, and as embarrassing as it sounds, if I get an idea in my head that my writing is boring and not up to par, or that I have no one caring to read, I can easily get discouraged and think that it's not worth the effort. I'm always encouraged to keep going, though, by your sweet comments...I think I'd really miss writing here if I ever decided to stop. Who knew blogging could be so much fun?
Much love,
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
War Posters...
Isn't she lovely? The look on her face is perfect and I really like her blue uniform.
It's probably the romantic in me talking, but don't you just love the scene depicted in this poster?
(And don't you just love her red scarf?)
I enjoyed seeing this poster from the Ladies Auxiliary, promoting letter writing to keep up the morale of the soldiers. I treasure war letters (especially those from WWII) and since I enjoy corresponding with a few of the modern day counterparts to these American military men, this poster was doubly special to me.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Curly Top...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Guess and Guess Again...Answers...
Here are, in order, the remaining three movies that Sarah's "Guess and Guess Again" quotes came from.
Both men are cut out of the same cloth and strike up an odd sort of friendship. Ben, ambitious and willing to do anything to get where he wants to go, and Will, pushy and too used to getting his own way, are soon plotting and scheming all sorts of hi-jinks.
Montgomery Clift is brilliant as George Eastman in this 1951 movie. Also starring Elizabeth Taylor (as Angela Vickers), Shelley Winters (as Alice Tripp), and Anne Revere (as Hannah Eastman). George visits a wealthy uncle who had promised him a job opportunity in his large factory, and though he does receive the job, his uncle promptly forgets all about him.
George then falls hard for Angela, a high society girl who is beautiful and charming, but who doesn't take the least notice of him. There is Alice, though. A drab, fellow factory worker who, it is plain to see, thinks George is simply wonderful.
It's interesting to see this story develop; to witness how what might have been a beautiful love story for the characters, ends up being a sad, intriguing story, filled with "what-could-have-been's", as it takes a dark turn when each character simply doesn't notice what the situations really are, or forsakes their morals.
Ballad of a Soldier is a sweet Russian film made in 1959. It tells the story of Aloysha, a nineteen year old boy serving in the Russian army during World War II, and Shura a girl he meets on his journey home to fix his mother's roof...
I wrote a review for this movie previously...if you would like to read the rest of it, you can see it here.
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Monday, May 26, 2008
And So We Remember...
The pages of the calendar have flipped past and Memorial Day has come again. On this day, more so than other days, my thoughts have turned with gratitude to the men and women who gave their lives so that we may be free. How can I ever express what I truly feel in my heart?
Their words whisper to us across the decaying effects of time...and remind us that we've forgotten how much we really have to be thankful for. The very least we can do is support our soldiers. We owe it to them and all those who went before them.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Guess and Guess Again...
My darling sister Sarah loves old movies as much as I do (well, at least nearly as much ☺). She had so much fun with the movie quote guessing game that I posted awhile back, that she just had to make one up herself. She doesn't have a blog of her own, so I was happy to post it here. She came up with some great quotes...from some definite favorite movies. Have fun guessing!
And...here are her quotes!
1. "As the months went past, he came to see the light once more as well as to feel its warmth; to see first the glory of the sun, and then the mild splendour of the moon, and at last the evening star. And then one day, when our firstborn was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes as they once were... large, brilliant and black." ---Jane Eyre (1944), guessed by Emma
2. "Remember that night at the Garden, you came down to my dressing room and said, 'Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson.' Remember that? 'This ain't your night'. My night! I coulda taken Wilson apart!" ---On the Waterfront, guessed by Clare
3. "I already know an awful lot of people and until one of them dies I couldn't possibly meet anyone else."
4. "The truth of God's love is not that he allows bad things to happen. It's His promise that He'll be here with us when they do." ---Love Comes Softly, guessed by Meghan
5. "I made plans, Will, matrimonial plans."
"Now you ain't ever heard me say the word matrimony."
"Well, now, I'm willing to overlook that."
6."I'll go on loving you for as long as I live."
"Love me for the time I have left. Then, forget me."
7. "That is exactly what he should be! Would you want to marry a wicked man?"
"Well, I wouldn't marry anyone who was really wicked, but I think I'd like it if he could be wicked and wouldn't." ---Anne of Avonlea, guessed by Emma
8. "If you take your nose out of the air for one second you'll see you're designer, I'm vintage. You've got a mansion, I've got a five floor walkup. You're a snotty little miss cranky pants and I go with the flow." ---What a Girl Wants, guessed by Meghan
9. "....and you sittin' there waitin' for him, jes' like a spider! " ---Gone with the Wind, guessed by Elisabeth
10. "He might have become a farmer, or a great doctor, or a wonderful father. Who knows what such a boy had it in him to be? But he was, and will remain forever in our memory - a soldier, a hero, and our friend."
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer...
For a quick synopsis from IMDb...Myrna Loy plays serious-minded Judge Margaret Turner, who always pays strict attention to the facts in every situation (personal or professional). She has guardianship of her younger sister Susan (Shirley Temple), a young girl who develops an instant crush on a roguish art lecturer Richard Nugent (Cary Grant) when he gives a lecture at her school. In order to help her get over this crush, Margaret--urged by her uncle Matt (Ray Collins)--gently blackmails Richard into being Susan's beau until the crush wears off. What ensues is a delightful comedy of errors as Richard squires Susan around town, while struggling to deal with an assistant district attorney (the suitably uptight Rudy Vallee) and Susan's own ex-boyfriend Jerry (Johnny Sands) as he falls in love with Margaret (and vice versa).
After first watching the movie as children, my sister and I went around for days quoting the dialogue below. It's just a fun bit of nonsense that goes 'round and 'round again, and even now, every once in awhile, one of us will start it up again...
Richard Nugent: Hey, you remind me of a man.
Susan Turner: What man?
Richard Nugent: Man with the power.
Susan Turner: What power?
Richard Nugent: Power of hoodoo.
Susan Turner: Hoodoo?
Richard Nugent: You do.
Susan Turner: Do what?
Richard Nugent: Remind me of a man...
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
I love you, Mommy...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
A Blue Jean World...
"It seems there's just no room left for elegance in this paper-plate, blue-jean world. And I, for one, think it's a shame."
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I thought I would share a favorite excerpt from one of my "letter" books. I'm fascinated by letters, especially old ones. War letters, love letters, everyday letters, I cherish them all, but war letters, by far, hold a special place in my heart. I have a continually growing collection of "letter" books that I read over and over and I am still touched by their poignancy and depth every time.
I like the fact that you can reach past time and death and get a glimpse of a man's soul from a letter he wrote fifty years ago, when he was still young and unsure. I like the fact that most of the letters in my favorite books were written by ordinary men--men that were brothers and sons, men like the boy down the street--and not by politicians who had all the time in the world to perfect their words. These were battle scarred boys who had never been far from home and were dealing with the harsh realities of war and the enormity of death and dying. These were letters that they scribbled down from a foxhole or bunker, exhausted and soul-weary, but wanting to write home to loved ones just the same.
I like the fact that somehow you can reach down into someones private thoughts and catch a glimpse of their lives--that is so meaningful to me. In this modern world of hustle and bustle with people too busy to sit down and write a real letter, these glimpses have become all the more important.
I always laugh and cry every time I read over my collection again, and there are a special few that send shivers up my spine. There is simply no better way to learn about history--history books are fine in their own right--but I'd rather learn from the men and women who were really there; I'd rather see things through their eyes and be able to feel a little snatch of what they felt when they describe it in their own--sometimes faltering--words.
Somehow, they make me thankful for how truly blessed I really am. Reading their stories, feeling their pain and sadness, joy and fear and uncertainty, somehow lets me feel connected to them in a way that I could never have imagined. It helps me to remember them; to feel that in some small way I am honoring their lives and thanking them for the many things they have done for me--for all of the things I wish I could find the words to say. It makes me proud to be a part of this great country; proud to have "known" such great men.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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Muffins, Ice Cream and Pancakes, too...
Yesterday was my birthday and I had such a lovely day...
My two sweet sisters woke me in the morning with freshly baked raspberry muffins (yum!) and a house decorated with colorful balloons and paper chains (compliments of Elizabeth). There were wildflowers on the table, an out-of-print book from Sarah that I have been aching for, and some lovely handmade gifts from Elizabeth...
Later we drove into town (about an hour and fifteen minutes from home) to do some shopping and go out to dinner. My Daddy works in town, but was too tired after a long day to go with us (and he's not too partial to shopping), so he headed for home as we headed for Bob Evans. *smile* We hardly ever eat at Bob Evans, but when we do for some unexplainable reason I'm always drawn to the pancakes. I'm not even a really big fan of pancakes! I like them well enough, but I certainly don't love them...but for some reason they always seem so good from there! So that is what I ate for dinner. *tee hee!*
After dinner we went shopping! We rarely make it into town and when we do we don't often go shopping, so it's always so fun to me when we are able to--especially if Barnes and Noble is one of the stores...
By the time we had enough of flip flops, sunglasses, movie, and book browsing I think we were all ready to hit Baskin-Robbins. Cake has never really been one of my favorite desserts, but the last few years I've really grown to rarely care for it. Ice cream is my dessert of choice and Baskin-Robbins Mocha Cappuccino Blast is so delicious--the perfect ending to a perfect day!
*sigh* Could anything be lovelier?
P.S. All right, I have to admit....I did give in...I bought another season of I Love Lucy. It's one of my guilty pleasures. But it was my birthday, right? *shhh!*
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
How Wonderful It Is...
Not to live for the day, that would be materialistic - but to treasure the day. I realize that most of us live on the skin--the surface--without appreciating just how wonderful it is simply to be alive at all.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
A Secret...
"I'm sorry for that man," said Mrs. Merrill suddenly. She had not hitherto spoken, standing by her husband, a gaunt, square-built gray woman in wind-whipped calico and check apron. "He's well-to-do and I've always felt he looked down on us because we were poor. But we have our boy...and it don't never matter how poor you are as long as you've got something to love."
Anne looked at Mrs. Merrill with a new respect. Mrs. Merrill was not beautiful, but as her sunken gray eyes met Anne's, something of spirit kinship was acknowledged between them. Anne had never seen Mrs. Merrill before and never saw her again, but she always remembered her as a woman who had attained to the ultimate secret in life.
You were never poor as long as you had something to love.
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Red Bull's head of the channel for young drivers Helmut Marko announced that 16-years-old Max Verstappen will start his career with Toro Rosso by replacing Jean-Eric Vergne in 2015.
The Dutch driver [Verstappen] has impressed this year after having just graduated from Karts and impressive driving was demonstrated in the European F3 Championship, which left him join Red Bull's junior team early this month.
The 16-years-old will become the youngest driver of the F1 history when he will make his debut next March, although turning 17 at the end of September.
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The youngster was even compared to one of the greatest driver of the Formula One history as Marko the official website of F1.
"This is an exceptional talent that you only see once in decades. must not pay attention to his age.
"He met with several people specialising in the development of young people and they all say it was more a mentality of someone 22 years to 16 years. And he's behind the wheel since he was four years old. So we expect to be competitive from the first race."
Verstappen delighted
The young Dutch will compete alongside 20-year-old Daniil Kvyat and everyone will expect another great rivalry such as the current one in the Mercedes garage between Briton Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
"First of all, I would like to thank Dr Helmut Marko and Red Bull for all their trust and giving me the chance to make my Formula 1 debut in 2015 with Scuderia Toro Rosso," Verstappen told SkySPORTS F1.
"Ever since I was seven years old, Formula 1 has been my career goal, so this opportunity is truly a dream come true."
Therefore Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne, 24, will have to find a new place with another outfit after three years in the same garage, but it shouldn't be a problem for Vergne as he was one of the drivers Red Bull wanted to bring in their cars last campaign, having failed after Daniel Riccardo was hired.


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Monday, September 26, 2011
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Nicknames have to earnt, unfortunately. My attempts at securing 'Indy' have not been very successful.ReplyDelete
Having said that, I have a plan to change that success rate...ReplyDelete
Cool post Lesley! I love nicknames - but they can take an unfortunate twist. However being from NZ means that often instead of shortening things, people have had a tendency to lengthen my name into a nickname (yeah I know, we're weird), and there isn't a huge amount you can do with 'Hannah' other than the stereotypical 'Banana'. But my good friends have come up with some impressive variations: 'HanBam', 'Hanno', 'Pickle', 'Flannel' (don't ask), and 'Hannahroo' (despite not having kangaroos in NZ). I think the one that has stuck the most tho is simply 'Han'. Nick names are cool tho. : )ReplyDelete
Ant - let me know how that goes ^_^ReplyDelete
Hannah - haha that's so weird, firstly not sure if I mentioned this but I love the fact your name is a palendrome - so cool ^_^ and if I had to pick one I'd choose pickle ^_^ Have you read skating on sand by Elizabeth honey? :)
Hi Lesley! Thanks for a great day yesterday. You were a hit! btw I have a few nicknames but the only one that's stuck is 'Yawnie' for obvious reasons - I am not a morning person, unless you count writing at 3am a morning person!ReplyDelete


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Impeccably crafted contemporary home
3916 Windy Hill Road, Chapel Hill. $721,700 Incredible details in this one-level artisan home on 2 acres overlooking pond. Jointly designed between John Hartley and seller architect with attention to nature. 3520 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2 half baths. 2-car garage, 3-zone heat pump. Absolutely amazing kitchen! | View the Full Tour | floor plan| school information | site plan | feature list
From the moment you approach this home, you immediately sense that a special experience awaits you. This artistically unique one-level home is on over 2 acres of wooded land at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. A beautiful pond behind this home is shared by only three homeowners in the Windy Hill neighborhood and offers a peaceful natural retreat.
The home was impeccably designed in a joint venture between the architect homeowner and John Hartley, noted Chapel Hill architect and builder. The dramatic half moon front doors and arched portal opening offer a taste of the design features that await you inside. A pyramidal wood ceiling crowns the foyer and is grounded by the slate floor.
The open living area is perfect for entertaining and the stacked stone floor to ceiling fireplace anchors the soaring ceilings and divides the space of the open floor plan which is floored with maple. The south-facing wall of windows brings in sunlight in winter and beautiful views throughout the year. Glass block windows track the rising and setting of the moon, enhancing the connection to the natural world. Custom designed and constructed maple cabinetry lines the western wall of the great room, offering both storage and beauty.
The dining room is separated from the living room by the massive yet graceful fireplace which though woodburning, could easily be converted to gas. There is room here for a table to seat a large group for formal dinners, but the space is comfortable enough for family meals. The kitchen is visually open to the dining room, separated only by cabinet and a raised countertop.
The kitchen is a masterpiece of style and function, with professional quality stainless appliances including Sub-zero full size refrigerator and full size freezer, custom maple cabinets, walk-in pantry and exquisite granite countertops. Glass cabinets offer beautiful storage and display while two islands, one with a Thermador gas cook top, increase efficiency. The specially designed kitchen lighting ensures that no shadows fall on the work spaces.
The breakfast nook opens up to the grill deck as well as the entertainment deck and overlooks the screened porch, while a cozy den with a wall of closet storage is tucked away behind the kitchen for family and guests who wish to enjoy a more private space.
The master bedroom is an exquisite and peaceful retreat, overlooking the deck and the long view out to the pond. The walk-in closet is generously sized and efficiently designed with a center storage piece to divide and utilize the space. Daily rituals become a haven in the master bath with its artistically curving glass block shower and long maple vanity. The bath is already plumbed for a spa bath and should one be desired it can easily be added.
The guest suite has been designed to permit aging in place with 3' doors for future wheelchair access and the guest bath features a lovely tiled walk-in shower with no threshold. The guest bedroom offers a private entrance and could be used as an office with client visits. The large round window in the office gives a sense of outdoor living, and a wall of windows has been perfectly placed so as not to interfere with the electronic necessities of today's work styles. Cathedral ceilings expand the space and add beauty to the design.
The west wing of the home has been designed for a flexible use of space and combination of rooms into suites. Guest or mother-in-law suite, nursery, home office, den – come make this home your own and create your own perfect life.
The two other secondary bedrooms have vaulted ceilings and unique windows, each with its own individual flair and walk-in closet. One of the secondary bedrooms is currently used as an exercise room. Jack and Jill baths connect the bedrooms, each with its own commode and vanity but sharing a tub/shower and linen closets.
If you've dreamed of a space to accommodate crafts and other home projects, this home provides a special place with a utility room that includes washer and dryer space with sink and fold-out ironing board, but also closets, cabinets and a desk for paying bills or sewing.
The generously sized garage has plenty of space for a workshop and opens to an energy-efficient greenhouse with sink and automatic ventilation, overlooking the raised beds of the garden area. In the event of a power failure a generator will automatically run the major systems in the home for uninterrupted comfort.
The home is surrounded by a wooded paradise which requires little maintenance including access to a private pond which is clear and serene. This is the tranquility you have dreamed of, observing the hawks, owls, rabbits, wild turkeys and birds and fishing in your own pond, in a friendly but peaceful neighborhood with common area, ponds and trails, yet all just 14 minutes from Duke, UNC and Hillsborough and only 5 minutes to shopping areas.
This home is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.