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Havlicek was drafted 50 years ago today,
(An aside before the Bobcats and Cs play).
'Melo and "LinSanity," the Knicks were on fire,
Bulging disc like last year, out indefinitely, Stoudemire.
Doc: "KG most reluctant offensive superstar I've...seen,"
Number Five plays the five with skills so keen.
KG and the Cs, back to back, please no fatigue,
Bobcats have Biyombo (19), youngest in the league.
Bradley can cut all over the place,
Then shoot a three or dunk in your face.
Coach Paul Silas--with the Cs--3 titles he won,
Bobcats' Henderson is the old Cs' Henderson's son.
Q1 KG was tough, along with Bass, Pierce, Rondo,
Stiemsma came in, GoldiBlocks I am (cheap rhyme) fond o'.
End Q1 Dooling for three, Rondo to Hollins alley-oop,
With Stiemsma's great blocking, 18 point lead Cs group.
Early Q2, Walker, Mullens--Cs lead cut to five,
As Doc tries to figure what rotations will thrive.
Bobcats' Williams, White and bench having a good night,
Halftime Cs up 2--18 point lead gone, what a fright!
Bradley rebounded--hard to the hoop--scored--free throw,
He doesn't just play D, good offense he can show.
Maggette on Pierce, he was starting to unravel,
His first field goal attempt (Q3) ended with a travel.
The game got chippy, the refs messed up Q3,
3:31 left, Pierce got a rest, in came KG.
Cs start Q4 up 7, hope no more funk,
Aaaah,, the beauty of KG's monster dunk!
5th foul on Bradley, immediate make up call,
Walker's hard foul on Pierce, they both did fall.
Cs season high free throws attempted, early Q4,
Dooling playing good defense on the floor.
Pierce is a warrior, 36 points had he,
Bass rebounds, Rondo's assists, 24 points for KG.
This Cs win (by 7) the team a boost it will give,
As they tie the Sixers to lead the Atlantic Div.


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Date submitted: 06/20/2005, last modified 08/06/2009

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If I earned a dollar every time I heard a fan say, "Chemistry is the most overrated thing in professional sports," I'd plan a vacation. Yet, the cliché seems kind of true. What really gets me is the follow-up cliché that goes, "Winning teams have chemistry and losing teams don't." That cliché seems kind of false.
The way I see it, some winning teams have chemistry and some winning teams have friction as in "friction is the mother of pearls." The 2011 Brewers fall into the first category. They have chemistry and to deny its impact on their winning ways seems like a slap in Doug Melvin's face.
I've never spent more than 20 minutes in a major league clubhouse so I base my opinion on books about team's and their so-called chemistry.
The 1979 "We Are Family Pirates," were supposedly a team of different ethnicities and personalities that gelled well together, all under the leadership of Mr. Wilvor Stargell. That was how the media spun it anyway. Phil Garner in The Pirates, We Are Family by Lou Sahadi sheds a different light on the situation.
"Brotherly love is so much bull. You get 25 guys together from Puerto Rico, the ghetto, rich white neighborhoods, etc. and a lot of them are bitter. Are you going to tell me they will all love each other? This team gets it out in the open and brings everybody into it."
The Garner scenario looks more Reggie-Billy Martin dueling banjos than Hollywood chemistry and yet both these teams, the Pirates and Yankees, were good enough to win the World Series. Even the 1982 Brewers, as described by Daniel Okrent in the book, Nine Innings, were weighed down by all kinds of complaints over who batted where in the batting order. The situation peaked when the more laid back Harvey Kueen replaced Buck Rodgers and the boys were left alone to be those immortalized Harvey's Wallbangers.
There must be dozens of teams portrayed by Hollywood as chemistry-rich who in fact thrived under very hostile conditions, adding fuel to the argument against the importance of team chemistry.
Again, I am not in the clubhouse so I don't know if fairy tale representations of the 2010 lily-white Rangers or Misfit Giants are true. And I certainly don't know if they thrived in part due to some invisible chemistry.
And I don't know if the 2011 Brewers are thriving with chemistry, but it sure seems so and I think it was designed that way. Or am I a sucker for the mosh-pit celebrations in the Brewer's dugout like the one last night after Counsell's home run? And am I sucker for the schmaltzy drama portrayed in national network and FSN affiliated introductions; those over-the-top, hyped up scenarios about some team's magic?
It's obvious that the Brewers have great starting pitching like it's obvious that the bullpen received a lift with K-Rod. It's obvious Yuni Betancooor should NOT be playing shortstop like it's obvious Jerry Hairston should NOT be playing centerfield. And it may be just as obvious how much of a genius Doug Melvin is, but I'm going to spew out chemistry clichés and praise him anyway.
He sat in his half-lit luxury box for 6 or 7 years mulling over the right ....do I dare say, mulling over the right "chemistry?" It was trial and error and now the right brew has been mixed. (there's another cliché! ). Building chemistry seems a lot like an inspired rock band that hides away in a country cabin to crank out one incredible LP or an army platoon or a hospital surgery crew. All three require a vision to assemble the right pieces that will blend well together and get the job done regardless of the ups and downs.
If this sounds like a contradiction, it should because team chemistry doesn't mean squat! Teams win with chemistry. Teams lose with chemistry. But in the 2011 Brewers case, there is chemistry and fans should get accustomed to hearing about it because in the coming weeks, the national networks are going to exploit it. Sports Illustrated was only the beginning. So if you get the urge to rage against the cliché, consider Doug Melvin's efforts tinkering away in his skybox laboratory.


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At Hof Palace, Prince Eugene also had a conglomeration of agricultural land, stables, residential buildings and workshops. He placed the renovation of the outbuildings in the same hands responsible for the Palace itself: the leading architect of the day, Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. This was in keeping with the Baroque custom of having the construction and adaptation of such utilitarian structures performed by acknowledged experts. Extending over more than five hectares, this ensemble of outbuildings, stables pastures, and fields is one of the biggest Baroque complexes of its kind in Europe.
The joys of country lifeToday the Meierhof Manor Farm introduces Palace visitors to the peace and quiet of country life as it used to be. The restaurant Zum weissen Pfau ("The White Peacock") offers fine cuisine, and the farm is home to a wide variety of rare and loveable animals.
The flora at the Manor Farm is just as varied as the fauna. And as is did in Prince Eugene's day, the farm has a number of different gardens that serve more than just useful purposes. They are also a delight to the visitor's eye and preserve the traditional culture of regional gardens, including varieties of vegetables, berries and herbs that are becoming rare.
An especially atmospheric manner of exploring this rural idyll is available from Tuesday to Sunday: horse-drawn carriage rides.
Info about the animals at the Meierhof
Info about the Meierhof Gardens
Info about the ancient handicrafts at the Meierhof
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Woman arrested for smuggling ganja into prison
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A woman was arrested and charged yesterday after police found ganja in a slipper she took for a prisoner during visiting hours at the Gun Court Remand Centre.
Reports are that about 3:30pm, 20-year-old Suzan Gaynor of Love Lane, Kingston went to the Gun Court Remand Centre to visit a prisoner. During a search of the clothing she was taking for the prisoner the ganja was found hidden in the sole of a slipper.
Gaynor was subsequently arrested and charged for breaching the Corrections Act and for illegal possession of ganja. She is scheduled to appear in Court on Wednesday.


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The pool that is part of the Hotel Citta Del Mare in Siciliy, Italy, will knock your socks off. The incredible view of the surrounding Gulf of Castellammare is breath-taking, and after enjoying a trip down these water-fall style water slides, you will be let out into the warm Mediterranean ocean. The hotel offers basic accommodations starting at 59Euros a night – not too shabby for a hotel with a remarkable view and an out-of-this-world water slide pool!
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Inspiration found EXTREME WATER SLIDE INTO THE OCEAN: The pool that is part of the Hotel Citta… http://t.co/PCc4Uln #design #creative
Extreme Waterslide That Leads to The Ocean! http://t.co/rpz3OOE
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I want to go HERE http://ow.ly/6bldE
Umm, the Mediterranean is a SEA, NOT an ocean.
The slide looks awesome!
OMG! I've been here! It's actually really really cool! I was too scared to go down it lol but my family did and they had such a blast.
What town is I in?
Where is this slide? Where? Which Ocean? I would do it in a heart beat
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Defender Trainer
Defender Trainer is categorized with a green star for a reason: it really is an easy game, and a good way to make 2000 Neopoints or more in just a few minutes every day. The biggest advice I can give you for this game is to click on the right answer as quickly as possible, ESPECIALLY in the earlier levels, because the point value for each answer goes down the longer it takes you. If you run out of time, you'll lose a life, and you will need as many lives as possible when the game gets fast.
There are three difficulty levels. On the easiest one, you have 4 objects to choose from, and you get plenty of time to choose. You won't make very many Neopoints playing on this level, though, so move up when you get used to the game. Medium difficulty gives you six choices. This level is fairly pointless, because it's not much easier than the hardest difficulty level, and because the items don't form a square, it's a little harder to quickly choose the right thing to click. Hardest difficulty level is the one you want to be playing. There are 9 choices, and the later levels go pretty quickly, but you'll soon get used to it, and the payoff from this difficulty level is good. The thing that will deter you when you first start to play this game is that you won't know the names of a lot of the images that appear. The average Neopian probably won't know that the orange-ish squash-looking item is called a Sardplant. The quickest way to learn things like that is just to play the game. If you don't know which of those items starts with Z, just click one at random. Not only will you find out that the answer is "Zafara" or "Zeenana," you'll be able to see the names of the option you picked. Before long you'll have the names of these things memorized. If you start out playing on the hardest difficulty level, you'll learn the names of things a lot faster, because you'll see them all on the screen more often.
A few notes on some of the rounds. The first, second, and fourth rounds ask you what item starts with a certain letter. DO NOT automatically think of an object as soon as you see the letter. A lot of items start with the same letter, so if you see K and automatically think "Kiko," you'll be looking for a Kiko and will probably pass right over a Koi, Korbat, or Kau. I've found that it's helpful, instead, to look at the letter and think of the sound it makes. That way, if you see "P" and start thinking "Puh, puh, puh," you'll quickly notice anything that starts with that sound.
The sixth round asks "Which has the longest name." This is only pets and petpets. This is not too hard in general, but on the hardest difficulty it gets a little bit tricky. Some items have names that are quite obviously longer than the rest, like "Elephante" and "Kadoatie". If you see a Kadoatie and immediately click it, though, you'll be wrong if there's an Elephante or Puppyblew around. So just be careful with those. Also, if you get a bunch of items and none of them is obviously longer than the rest, the answer is frequently Snorkle or Cybunny. One last thing. Tuskaninny and Drackonack are tied for the longest-named pet/petpet in the game, so if you see either of those, you can click it immediately.
Every once in a while you'll see "NOT" in the question in red letters, like, "Which does NOT start with the letter Z". In the first five or so rounds these are actually easier because you have a much better chance of getting it right. If you're feeling lucky, you can just click on whatever your mouse happens to be on, and you'll have a 75% chance or better of getting it (depending on which difficulty you're playing). In the sixth and seventh rounds, however, the "NOT" event gets a little trickier. That's because, in these rounds, you have to choose which item has the longest name or the shortest name (respectively). Because the question is always the same, it's easy to get into the habit of not looking down at the instructions. Therefore, when the reversed question pops up ("Which does NOT have the longest name") it's very easy not to notice it. In these rounds, be sure to always glance down to check for the word NOT in the question. It will save you a lot of needlessly lost lives.
Here are the other things that will pop up occasionally: - Small items. This one isn't too bad, you just have to look a little closer to find the thing you're looking for. - Silhouettes. You'll see a bunch of black blobs in the shape of the items. Again, this one isn't too hard once you get the hang of it. - Upside-down items. Pretty self-explanatory, this may throw you off the first time, but after that it's not a problem. - Moving targets. This will be the cause of most of your lost lives. It causes the items to randomly change position every few seconds. When this happens, it will say "Moving Targets!" in red at the top left corner of the screen, but I've found that it's easy not to notice this. If you don't notice, you'll frequently click an object just as it moves, and end up clicking the wrong one. It's a good idea early on to get in the habit of consciously noting that top corner all the time.
Now that you know how the game works and some basic tips, it's time to practice, practice, practice. Eventually you'll find that you're memorizing things and developing strategies on your own. It doesn't take long to get really good at this game, and the payoff is very good, especially if you play on the hardest difficulty. The following is a list in alphabetical order of all the neopets, petpets and items found in the game. The numbers represent how many letters are in their names. Neopets: Acara5 , Aisha5 , Blumaroo8 , Bruce5, Buzz4 Chomby6 , Cybunny7, Draik5, Elephante9 , Eyrie5 , Flotsam7 , Gelert6 , Grarrl6 ,Grundo6 , Ixi3 , Jetsam6 ,Jubjub6 , Kau3 Kacheek7 Kiko4 Koi3 Korbat6 Kougra6 Krawk5 Lenny5 Lupe4 Meerca6 Moehog6 Mynci5 Nimmo5 Peophin7 Poogle6 Pteri5 Quiggle7 Scorchio8 Shoyru6 Skeith6 Techo5 Tonu4 Tuskaninny10 Uni3 Usul4 Wocky5 Zafara6 Petpets Anubis6 Babaa5 Bearog6 Cobrall7 Doglefox8 Drackonack10 Harris6 Kadoatie8 Meepit6 Meowclops9 Mortog6 Puppyblew9 Slorg5 Snorkle7 Snowbunny9 Spyder6 Triffin7 Turdle6 Turtum6 Warf4 Items Asparagus Bagguss Bomberry Chokato Cornupepper Faeire Juppie Loveberry Marrow Negg Nova Purplum Sardplant Snidberry Starberry Tigersquash Turnip Ummagine Usuki Wartroot Zeenana Always keep your mouse in the middle square. This way you can move to any box quickly To make the game go slower before start playing go to any webpage. While the page is loading play the game. This makes things go a lot slower for the first couple of rounds. Remember to move you mouse even though it doesn't look like it is being moved. it is. Just be patient. Remember which neopet/petpet have the most letters and the least letters. Try and remember how many letters each one has got. So you can know if a meowclops is more than a blumaroo or not. Colours are important. The colours never change. It helps if when you need to find say loveberry. Instead of looking at each individual one look for the colour.
Remember your weaknesses. For example if you can never remember that Mynci begins with M next time you see M remember Mynci Accuracy, in the later stages, can be more important than speed. Every 200 points you gain an extra life Try to get 75 or more on the first 4 stages. Remember which letters only has one neopet/petpet/item for. For example If you are looking for a neopet beginning with N there is only Nimmo begin with that letter so now you know what to find.
Please note that I am no expert on this game but I found these tips to be helpful. Have fun. Neomail me with any questions.
So the main object is to steal as many dubloons without the Black Pawkeet's (the most feared pirate ship out there) mines getting to you. Before you actually click start you should go to the graphic options, uncheck high quality and take off the wave effect. In my experience these two options will slow your computer down more than need be. Leave the wake effect, as this seems to make it easier to see those mines pop up! Okay… click start. Now for every dubloon you pick up one of those pesky mines pop up. Seems the general way of playing is to pick up two coins, then with the two mines up lead them into each other so they blowup (these mines have heat censoring). I played that way for months picking up two coins, leading the mines together, having them blow each other up, and…it got me nowhere! Finally, I noticed these tidal wave like things that happen every so often which pull the mines into it (and you if you aren't careful) and they then disappear. So, I got to thinking okay, I'll play with as many mines as I can and hope for a tidal wave to clear them all and repeat again. Well, unfortunately these tidal waves don't happen that often, but I noticed once I picked up nine coins and had nine mines out to get me… the tenth coin I picked up did not produce a mine, hmmm.
So, now knowing the maximum amount of mines to show up at once was nine I started to think of a way to use this to my advantage and here my friends will be your ticket to a trophy. When you start the game start off my picking the dubloons up slowly. When the second mine pops up lead it to the other mine you already have chasing you slowly. Once those two mines are close together (be careful they aren't so close they might blow each other up) get the third coin and repeat the process. Carefully lead that mine to the other two, then lead the next mine to the other three, and then to the other four, etc… its basically herding. Do this until you have nine mines up on the board that are clustered together. Now guess what, you are free to go grab as many dubloons as you want.
When you have nine mines clustered together its just amazingly easy to go have a free-for-all. Just do circles around your cluster to pick up the dubloons. Sometimes you have a dubloon that just pops up in the middle of your cluster, no problem, just use the same technique you did to get them all together, row your boat up and down a side of the board until you have them off of it.
Some other things to watch out for
Every once in a while check out your cluster, if two mines are getting too close try to pull em apart a little bit. The closer you are to a mine the faster it moves which is helpful in getting them apart. It is easier to do this than trying to get a single new mine to join your cluster.
If you see a dubloon and it is so close to you but so are the mines, and you think you can make it but its just going to be a close call don't go for it! It will take you five seconds to make a circle around the cluster and believe me its worth the five seconds. If you go for it and the mine gets you, you are going to be very disappointed!
This technique is faster than blowing the mines up two at a time but is still a very looong game and as stated hehe, there is no pause button. So I suggest you don't try for this trophy unless you have at least two hours to be at your computer.
Generally you get dubloons worth 2, 5, and 10 points and like I said earlier
you need roughly 2,400 points to get a trophy (that's if your only going for
third place) so you can obviously do that math on that. There are 20, 50,
100, and 200 coins as well but the 20 and 50 are a bit rarer. The 100
dubloon coin, well I see it on average three to four times in a game lasting
two hours. I have yet to see a 200 dubloon coin so congrats if you get one!
from Meridell Castle (click here)
When in the game, click instructions and then scoring to see which plushies and colors are worth the most points, this will help with the strategy of your game.
of Meridell(click here)
To earn a trophy, you need to play at the beginning of the month and earn at least 38 points (That's the highest I've ever earned)
To start off, make you you are always battling the weakest opponent.For most the tournys you can battle Saffron the Angelpuss, Level 1.Just keep refreshing the page until he appears.In later tournys, it varies how strong the petpet is-Saffron you can usually battle until tourny 4-5, after that, you'll need to refresh to see who's the weakest, but make sure to not battle anyone who's near your level (ex. you're a Level 4, try level 2 or lower)
To battle, keep hitting him with your shield until your shield is almost completely gone-down to 15-20 is good.It takes usually a good chunk of damage off your opponent, while sometimes strengthening you, and the shield will replenish as you fight.
After that, it's luck. Don't continually keep using the same attack, alternate between them, or double them, but use both.If you have enough shield, when they reach 20 or lower, use the shield again to defeat them.
You must have a perfect win score or close to perfect (no more than two losses) to win the trophy and get to 38 points.By then your petpet should be a Level 6/
I'll admit, when Snowmuncher was first released, I was hooked. Something about the combination of a cute Polarchuck, twangy, upbeat music, and eliminating colorful blocks mesmerized me. I love the game so much that I almost bought a Polarchuck for one of my pets—almost. Remember what I said about saving and saving my neopoints? Anyways, when the Snowmuncher avatar came out, I was determined to have it. Besides how often are avatars released for games that I like and that I actually can attempt to get a good score?
I still play Snowmuncher everyday (because I love it) and I've compiled some hints that I've learned through playing the game that will hopefully increase some of your scores. And just reading the guide won't help you increase your score. You'll have to play Snowmuncher again and again, so get used to the music. I've been playing for a while and still haven't gotten a high enough score for a trophy. That will be my next goal!
The first thing you need to know is that Dieter the Polarchuck bloatage (cool word, huh?) goes up 5% for each snow block he eats. The grey mud squares take two bites from Dieter, and therefore increases his bloatage by 10%. When Dieter eats a Bloat-B-Gone, his bloatage is decreased by 50%. There is also a nifty little cheat provided by the Wheel of Knowledge that decreases Dieter's bloatage by 50%. Simply type in "buuuurrrrrrrrp" (that's 1 b, 4 u's, 8 r's and 1 p) whenever you need it. You can only use this code once throughout each game so make sure you save it until you absolutely need it. Green and purple gems give you extra points while clocks give you extra time. There are also some funky little frozen eyeballs once in a while but I haven't yet figured out what they do. Make Dieter less hungry? More time? Make Dieter invincible for a short while? Increase his eyesight? Oh, right I'm supposed to be writing a guide not listing theories about…okay, I'll stop.
The objective of the game is to reach the bottom of the level before time runs out. Because Dieter's bloatage goes up fairly quickly, I make sure that I always have a Bloat-B-Gone within reach. Bloat-B-Gones are my first priority because it doesn't make sense to go after special gems only to end up losing a life because Dieter's bloatage went up to 100%.
Now for the important part: tactics! Snow blocks will disappear as long as there are four or more of the same colored blocks touching. For example, if there is a cluster of pink squares and Dieter eats one of them, the whole cluster of pink squares will disappear. Because there isn't always a Bloat-B-Gone within reach, the trick is to let the blocks do the work for you. Try to eat blocks that will lead same-colored clusters to form. Usually the disappearance of one color cluster will cause a chain reaction of other clusters to form and disappear. Awesome!
In general, eating through a straight line of blocks won't get you very far, especially since Bloat-B-Gones and gems are scattered across the screen and Dieter would be full if he tried to eat his way across to all of them. That being said, shift positions every now and then. You may want to start in the middle and then move to the right, whatever works for you.
But what about points? I know, you need at least 5,0000 points to get the Snowmuncher avatar and at first, this isn't easy. Sadly, you only receive one point for every block that is cleared. This is why it helps to go for the special gems (but only do so if Dieter's bloatage is low, you wouldn't want to risk losing a life). Green gems add on 100 points to your score and purple gems add on 200 points to your score. Green gems can be picked up just like Bloat-B-Gones but purple gems are only available inside a Snow Wurm's square. You can't open the Snow Wurm's block by eating it; you must eat a square or two below it and then let the Snow Wurm's block drop. Once the Snow Wurm is released, you can go after the purple gem but be careful, one touch from the Snow Wurm and you kiss another life goodbye. Don't get too distracted by the gems! I know they're so sparkly, but you need to make sure you get to the bottom of the level before time runs out.
Speaking of time, there are little clock bonuses you can get which will add on more time to your game. Time really isn't an issue in the first three levels as you are provided with ample time to reach the bottom. But as you reach higher levels, don't forget to glance at the timer every now and then.
One last tip: Sometimes a gem or Bloat-B-Gone may be right within your reach except for a tall column of blocks separating you from it. Eat one of the blocks and right before the rest of the column comes crashing down, quickly send Dieter to get the item and then back to safety, It can be done, but you must be quick or you'll end up with a dizzy Dieter and one less life.
So there you have it. Go to it and feed Dieter those yummy snow blocks and
before you know it, a shiny new avatar will be yours. And go easy on the
poor guy, okay? He's stuffing himself to the hilt just so you can get
Sutek's Tomb
For the avatar
Ankhs (sort of cross-looking things) - Get one to the bottom and it clears the rows horizontal and vertical of it.
For a Trophy
Historical fact
Volcano Run
Practice makes perfect, probably they most annoying saying ever, but in this case very true. Volcano Run is just one of those things that most people aren't automatically good at. If you want to be good than you're going to have to really work at it and play it hundreds of times. So don't be bummed if you aren't instantly good because there is about a 99% chance that the first time you play you are going to do terribly. Sorry, but it's true.
Since I couldn't come up with a way to make a guide for Volcano Run, I've just put together as many tips as I could come up with. If anyone can think of any others I could add, please neomail me.
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activities and attractions in Key West The Florida Keys
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A Lawrenceville man and two juveniles told police they were robbed at Rhodes Jordan Park from a group they were going to purchase some phones from.
According to the Lawrenceville police report, the incident occurred Feb. 17. Earlier in the day, the three males, two 14-year-olds and a 29-year-old, ran into four men at a phone kiosk near the food court in the Mall of Georgia in Buford.
The four were disposing their old cell phones in a machine that would give them $6 per cell phone. The smaller group offered a deal to the four and said they would give them $10 per cell phone.
The foursome said they had more cell phones at home that they would like to trade in, so they called the three later and set up a time to meet that same day for the exchange.
They met at the entrance of Rhodes Jordan Park off East Crogan Street around 6:44 p.m. Arriving in a car driven by a white male, the suspects jumped out and pointed guns at the victims. They stole their iPhone 4, two Galaxy cell phones, $430 in cash and a car title.
The suspects left the park and the victims tried to follow them on the road. Their speeds approached 100 miles per hour, so the victims stopped following them and called police.
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Styling is a process of creating an attractive appearance for something. It can be used to style a car, dress or a person's hair. It is used to change an entire look of a person or a thing to make them trendy. But sometimes these trends go so odd that we can't prolong or remember it for our future. Some of those odd trends that we don't want to carry in next year are:
This moustache trend on t-shirts, hats, finger tattoos was only nonsense. People consider it as a funny thing but I totally believe it as a weird one! I hope it will not continue in next year.


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Windows 8 (New York) Launch Information
For one reason or another The Verge hasn't published any information on how people can watch or get news on the event.
There probably aren't any surprises, but still. It's a launch, and I think it's going to be big.
Live Blogs:
Here is the official Microsoft stream. (T - 20 min until live)
Some people in this forum are trying to put together their own liveblog here.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Police say a rash of burglaries around the City of Huntsville has been solved.
In a string of break-ins, police believe they found the common thread around the McDow Avenue and Jordan Lane neighborhood.
Police arrested four juveniles, who police say have been responsible for several break-ins all on the same street.
In an attempt to go unnoticed, Mildred Love said thieves cut wires off the side of her home in case of an alarm system.
"My garage door and my kitchen door and my bedroom door had been kicked in and a lot of items were taken," said Love.
A television, jewelry, and money were all stolen.
Living in this Huntsville neighborhood for the past ten years, Love added it had always been peaceful until recent incidents.
Break-ins all happening within weeks of each other along McDow Avenue.
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Huntsville police made three more arrests from burglaries off Bell Avenue, bringing the total to seven. Police believe they can connect the suspects to 11 home burglaries in north Huntsville.
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Look what I'm working on again
04 Apr 2013 2 Comments
Explanation of why I haven't been posting
28 Feb 2013 2 Comments
in Geekery Tags: addiction, best game ever, omgaaaaaa, skyrim, the elder scrolls, video game
31 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Food, Geekery, Quick Tags: hobbit, Lord of the Rings, potatoes
19 Jan 2013 2 Comments
in Crafts and DIY, Geekery Tags: crafts, Doctor Who, geekery, sewing, stitching, TARDIS
Pinkie Pie Pony Hat
10 Dec 2012 10 Comments
in Crafts and DIY, Geekery Tags: felt, hat, millinery, My Little Pony, pinkie pie
You may remember I made a Dashie hat for my kiddo a few months ago. This one is for her best friend. It's almost done… Whattaya think?
Dornish Peppers
26 Jul 2012 1 Comment
in Food, Geekery Tags: A Song of Ice and Fire, appetizer, bell peppers, cream cheese, entree, Game of Thrones, geek food, geeky recipes, jalapeno peppers, jalapeno poppers, pepper poppers, recipe, spicy, stuffed peppers
I first made this recipe for my Game of Thrones premiere party back in April. I am now addicted to them and I need an Anonymous meeting for them. So I'm going to get you all addicted to them and then we can have meetings and eat them together. ;)
The original recipe for this came from Inn at the Crossroads, a blog that specializes in Westerosi cuisine. I love them and their mission (they have a cookbook out now!), but I have made some modifications to their original.
I also want to mention that, as a work in progress, I have actually made some more adjustments to this process since the date that I took these pictures. I'll make note of the changes as I go. I would normally have waited to share this until I was more settled on the recipe, but I'm sharing this recipe at a tutorial event on Saturday and I wanted to have it available if anybody wants to know the recipe.
These are the ingredients you'll need:
- Peppers. Bell peppers of any color are nice, and I'm a big fan of the "mini bells" that I've found at the market this season. Spicy peppers like jalapenos are also good for this!
- Goldfish crackers. Other cheesy crackers will work as well.
– Onions. I used two small ones this time, but one large will do as well. Adjust to your preference.
– Cheese. Cheddar was my choice this day. I also have used Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, and Mozzarella. Any of these are nice.
– A block of cream cheese. I never said these were light on fat.
– Spices of your choosing. I always put cumin in. Garlic and red pepper flakes are nice, as are chile powder and just about anything you'd like to add.
There are essentially three parts to this recipe: the filling, the topping, and the peppers themselves. First, let's prep the peppers so they're ready when we are. Use a paring knife to remove the stem end of each pepper, and then cut it in half so it can lay flat. Remove all the seeds. If you're using spicy peppers and don't want them to be too hot, make sure you get all of the white membrane inside as well.
If you're using smaller peppers like jalapenos or mini bells, you can simply cut off the top and scoop out the seeds, leaving the peppers intact. This is my current favorite way to do them, but I also really love the big bells.
Next, let's create the filling. Chop up your onion(s) into a small dice. Here's one of the biggest changes I've made – put these onions in a skillet with a splash of oil and cook them first. They'll get soft and transparent, and a little brown around the edges. You can add spices directly to the onions if you like (garlic and red peppers are good here). I feel that the added flavor, not to mention softness, of the cooked onions is way better here. You may skip this step if you choose, as I did on this preparation.
Now you can shred your cheese, if it's not pre-shredded. There was, at one point, a measurement involved with this, but I just eye it now. When the mountain looks big enough, I'm done. Haha. You'll also want your cream cheese softened. If you cooked your onions, all you need to do is put the cream cheese in a bowl and put the onions on top and they'll soften it right up. If you're going with raw onions, try popping it in the microwave for a few seconds (withOUT the metal wrapper).
Put your onions and cheeses in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Looking at this photo with a bit more practice, I can say that there are a few too many onions in here and perhaps not enough cheese. You can adjust the ratio to your liking of course. You can also add any spices you'd like at this point. I generally don't, though, since the onions are already spiced and I'm about to spice the topping.
Pop some cheesy crackers into the bowl of your food processor and crunch them up. You can also just beat them in a plastic bag but that takes too long for me. You can make the topping as crunchy or as fine as you'd like. I prefer it somewhere between the two, with some larger chunks but also a lot of fine-crumb sized pieces. While the crackers are spinning, add the spices. The spice that must flow here, for me, is cumin. Not too much; you don't want to overwhelm it. Red pepper flakes will add a nice kick, and garlic is never remiss. Paprika and chile powder are also nice, and I bet nutmeg would make a good appearance as well.
Now that you've got all the parts, it's time to assemble! Simply scoop the filling into the peppers. If you're doing it popper-style with whole peppers, you may want to use a chopstick to press it down into the tip of the pepper.
Then, add the topping. Just sprinkle it on and press it down into the cheesy filling a bit. Or, you can pick up the peppers (the smaller ones) and just dip them in. The original recipe called for an egg wash and some rolling, but I didn't like that very much.
Pop those babies into the oven! I think I do them at 350F for, oh about 15 minutes? I'll be honest – I don't time it. 350 is the default for my oven so I go with that, but then I just kinda keep an eye on them until they get all melty and soft. You can poke and prod them if you're concerned about pepper texture.
However long it takes them in the oven, when they come out they are full of molten cheese and absolutely delicious. I wasn't kidding when I said I was addicted. These make a great appetizer, of course, but I've also served them as a main course with a side of rice! And don't worry about making too many. On the rare occasion that they're not all eaten immediately, just put them in the fridge. Warm them up a bit in the microwave the next day and they are Even Better! (If that's even possible, that is.)
Have you ever made a "geek recipe"? What was it, and how did it turn out?
A Hasty Photoshoot
18 Jul 2012 2 Comments
in Crafts and DIY, Geekery Tags: costumes, fairy, handmade costumes, knight, renaissance faire, renaissance festival
As you may know, I've been busy with a lot of projects the past few weeks. So busy that I had to halt all of my online activity to make time for them. The biggest of these projects is a personal project – costumes for the upcoming Renaissance Faire! We've always loved these and have even done costumes before. We decided to really go all out this year though, with full new costumes for all three of us. I've been working my tail off, making all three costumes by hand!
Before I share these photos, I have some caveats: 1) it was late at night, 2) it was swelteringly hot, 3) we both felt ridiculous, 4) these photos were taken with a Blackberry. So, not the best camera or photo conditions, and not the best time or mood for taking flattering photos. In other words, we both look less than our best.
This is the bottom layer of my costume. It's a simple square-necked muslin shift. I actually really like this pattern and the shape of the dress. Might make some similar things for actual everyday wear. This is the typical undergarment that every woman from the 15th century (or thereabouts) would wear. It wasn't really intended to be seen, but mine will be. The neckline is a bit too wide for me, but that's okay in this instance. I am thinking of adding some embroidery along the neckline. Blackwork would be a nice nod to Catherine of Aragon, but I'm thinking I'll do a white-on-white border design. I am wearing some yoga pants underneath because I didn't feel like taking them off. I have a somewhat tighter pair that I'm planning to actually wear to the faire, for comfort.
And here is the top layer! The corset is the only thing not made by me (well, except the parts of hubby's costume that he's made himself). We bought it a few years ago at, you guessed it, a Ren Fest. (Our favorite one, in fact.) It dictated the color of my costume; otherwise I would not have chosen a red skirt. (Red dye was too expensive for ordinary people back in the day, and also I don't care for how I look in red.) (My corset actually is reversible but the other side is a very dark blue that looks black and that didn't really work for me either.) If I look a bit uncomfortable, it's because the bottom of my corset is laced too tightly, and the top is not laced tightly enough. Hey, we were not going for perfection for these photos.
The skirt is a wraparound skirt and it overlaps on the left side there by my hand. I'm planning to conceal a pouch or two in there. I don't really have a "character" exactly, but as I've worked, I've imagined my clothing as belonging to a sort of secretly-badass innkeeper, with a knife under her skirts and taking no shit from nobody. Yeah, basically a medieval River Song because that's how I roll. Oh and for shoes, I bought some nice grey flats from Target. They rock.
Remaining items to be made: a pouch or two, for carrying things. Possibly a wrist bracer. Decorative items like necklace and earrings. Hairpiece. I'm also thinking of making a fabric vest-like thing to wear as a substitute for the corset if I get tired later in the day.
Now for the boy! This is part one, and it'll actually probably be a part of most of his future costumes. Yay for multitasking. I am absolutely in love with the shirt. I spent days and days on it, and I am SUPER proud of it. The blue details turned out better than I imagined. There are silver buttons at the cuffs and top of the placket, but you can't see them here. The pants are also handmade although in the end we probably could've gotten some karate pants and been fine, haha.
Armor! This sword-arm construction is actually two pieces – a shoulder piece and a wrist/forearm piece. They are both made of faux leather and are custom-fit to his arm (his upper arm is several inches shorter than the pattern, for some reason). It's backed with a feltlike stuff and is pretty dang comfortable. I'm wearing it right now actually because I got curious as to whether it'd fit me. Both pieces can be worn separately and can go on the left arm as well (but you'd need a squire to help fasten the shoulder piece since the buckles would be in the back). The wrist part took only a few hours total, but the shoulder took longer than I expected. I really enjoyed making these and I'm hoping to actually make some to put up in my Etsy shop. If you're interested, let me know!
There is also a chainmail shirt in the works that'll go on just under these pieces (so the buckles are on top). I started it and taught him how, and Jonathan's been working on it steadily in his spare time for weeks. We bought all the rings from Etsy for convenience and improvised the shape, and it looks great. I'll share a photo when it's done.
Here are the finishing touches. The sword, well, it's not really part of the costume. It's a Sting (we are nothing if not nerdy) that he decided to use as a photo prop. We are hoping to purchase a proper longsword this year!
The shield has an interesting story. It began life as a metal-mesh tabletop fruit basket at Pier One. At some point, lacking a surface to set it on, we hung it on the wall and noticed that it resembled old shield displays. After months of that thought rattling around, we finally decided to try weaving some suede lacing through it. This idea yielded the final result you see here. I love the serpentine pattern of the metal and the black leather. The top section is marine vinyl with a leathery look. We ran out of suede lacing, and that stuff is expensive. I really like the finished product, with the scalloped edge. The silver accents on the top are fleurs-de-lis, originating from our heraldic arms.
There is an open-sided tunic that is about half-done, sitting on our bookshelves. It's the same deep blue as the accents on the shirt, and I have embroidered a water bouget (another piece from our heraldry) to applique onto it. However, I improvised the shape of the tunic and I am very unhappy with how it has turned out. I'm hoping to salvage it, since the fabric was NOT cheap…
Still to do for him: not much actually. There may be a hat forthcoming, and of course the tunic if I can manage it.
Did I say three costumes? Oh yes I did. There's also an adorable pink satin dress for our daughter, which she'll wear over some pink pants with her (purchased the same year as the corset) fairy wings. No pictures of her since, as I mentioned, it was late. I still need to make a hairpiece for her, and possibly a necklace or some other sparkly jewelry.
I'm pretty proud of these things, and I hope you like them too. I also hope you haven't given up on my blog. I'm still here! I'm just sooo busy. With only accessories left to make, though, I might have a bit more time to spend here! Don't go too far!
Do you like Renaissance Faires or festivals? Do you like costumes? Let's talk about nerdy fun!
Sneak Peeks
08 Jun 2012 Leave a comment
in Crafts and DIY, Geekery Tags: chainmaille, clothing, costuming, cross stitch, daisy chain, embroidery, heraldry, Legend of Zelda, renaissance faire, Sesame Street
You may or may not know this, but my husband and I love renaissance faires. We both grew up a stone's throw from one of the best: The Texas Renaissance Festival. We miss it a lot now that we live way up here in New York, but we console ourselves with Sterling Renaissance Faire. It's not as big as TRF, but we had a TON of fun last year. It was the perfect size to see everything, and the shows by the Bless the Mark players were absolutely amazing. We are obviously planning to attend again this year (possibly more than once).
I shared that bit of trivia with you to introduce the stuff I've been working on and thinking about the last couple weeks. We're planning to dress up in costume this year!
The last time we attended TRF, we got our "family crest" researched. This shape here is a water bouget, the central figure for the heraldry of our last name.
I embroidered this with DMC Ecru on some plain off-white fabric. I'm going to make a tunic for Jonathan and applique this onto it. I'm fairly happy with how this turned out, although I definitely feel it could be better.
We haven't yet gotten the fabrics or patterns for any of the clothes (except for some off-white cotton gauze), but I'm planning on a deep blue for Jonathan's tunic.
He's also going to be armored up. His "character," such as it is, is basically a hedge knight – non-landed, non-nobility, knighted-for-valor sort of thing.
Here you can see a six-rails wide strip of European 4-in-1 maille. We've been tag-teaming on this one. We've done about half each, at this point. I think he's wanting to finish it himself, which is probably good since I've got lots of sewing to do.
This is the length of the piece. If I hold one end at my shoulder, it reaches to the floor. It's 6-wide at one end and 4 at the other because of how Jonathan's weaving it.
It's going to be a shirt of mail, eventually. This long strip will hang over one shoulder. When this piece is all evened up, we're going to start on the center part, forming the neckline and the torso. I have no idea yet how we'll do the shoulders/sleeves. Cross that bridge when I get to it.
I'm fairly sure now that this is approximately what I'm going to make for our little fairy girl. She already has a fantastic pair of wings (which we bought at TRF in 2009). I need to sit down and have a good look at a pattern for this shirt. :) Don't you just love how it criss-crosses in the back? Even without sparkly pink wings (because she will inevitably want them off), Charlotte will still look like a little fairy. (Photo from this post at Colette Moscrop.)
No, I haven't mentioned what I'm going to wear, because … I don't know. I kinda want my costume to tie in with Jonathan's, but I'm not sure how. I'd also really love to make a Female Link costume, or a character from Game of Thrones (n0t sure who, though). Sigh.
There are things going on here aside from costuming. Not very much crafting, I'm afraid. Soooo busy. My garden is looking absolutely lovely. My house is a complete pigsty. LOL. I took a bit of a break from reading (unintentionally), but I'm still working on Dance with Dragons. Loving it! The books continue to pour in (and out) from Paperback Swap. I have a HUGE stack of new books. :)
I may be teaching a crafting tutorial at an FRG event in July. Well, I said I would, anyway. I just have to figure out what I'd like to teach! I'd love to do chainmaille, but it'd be difficult because of the "needing a million pairs of pliers" issue. So I'm leaning toward embroidery. What do you think?
We attended a Sesame Street event earlier this week! It was pretty great. I've got photos of it up on my facebook (sorry, random internet people, but they're private). I made a daisy chain while we were waiting for the doors to open.
I always have hundreds of planned projects, but one that I am REALLY hoping to start on soon is this!
I've been jonesing after this baby for months now. There are a zillion colors in it, but I have quite a few colors already so I think I'll finally print out the pattern, assess what I have, and make a start (and a list of colors to obtain). I even have a scroll frame now, which should make it easier to do! The pattern for this lovely thing can be found at this Sprite Stitch thread.
That's all I can think of to share right now. :) See you in a few days with my Web roundup. In the meantime, let's chat! What are you working on?
Busy Busy Busy
15 May 2012 2 Comments
in Bloggy, Books and Movies, Crafts and DIY, Food, Geekery Tags: alterations, books, Chronicles of Narnia, clothing, crafts, creative, cupcakes, Doctor Who, fish custard, food, Game of Thrones, jewelry, kindle fire, My Little Pony, ongoing projects, paper lantern, recipes, rock candy, sewing, skirt, sneak peek, stuffed peppers, wire-wrapping
I don't know why exactly, but I've just been insanely busy lately. I enjoy most of the things I do, but it seems like I haven't had any downtime in forever. I haven't even had spare time for reading! Today I've got a collection of pictures to share, of some of my recent projects in progress!
This is a quick shot I took of my to-do list just before I sat down to upload pictures and write this post. The right side is tasks for my home or family – stuff like "clean the fridge" and "mail Mother's Day cards." The left side is personal projects or desires, mostly for Etsy or for my blogs. Yes, it's giant. And it's mostly not very itemized. It just says "clean," instead of "clean living room and bathroom and bedroom and kitchen," for example. Told ya I'm busy.
I've been trying new recipes, but I haven't been photographing them. I've got such a backlog of recipes to blog about. So it's a great time to try new things, so I can improve on them before I blog about them. This is last night's dinner – Spinach, Ricotta, and Parmesan Stuffed Shells. I based them off a recipe I shared with you a few weeks ago – Spinach-Stuffed Canneloni by Happiness Stan. Delicious, although there are a few things I'm going to do differently next time. I'm really loving recipes that fold the vegetables into the main dish, because we have a tendency to forget to make the veggie until the food is done. Also, I officially love ricotta. It makes such lovely leftovers.
A new project! Care to guess? I shared the inspiration for this with you just a few days ago. It's rock candy! I loved the jewelry idea from 1 Fine Cookie, but I decided I'd better try out just plain rock candy first. I stirred up some sugar syrup, added in a little of the flavor extracts I had on hand, and some coloring. It's a pretty simple concept, so I don't anticipate any problems.
Here's a quick shot of some earrings I knocked together today. The ones on the left are for Kako. They're a version of my Corkscrew earrings, with silver-colored copper wire and Sapphire blue freshwater pearls. They turned out a bit longer than I expected. The ones on the right are pearlescent black glass pearls, wrapped with 26-gauge wire. Quite delicate. I like them. Look for them in my shop on June 1st!
Here's a sneak peek of another commissioned jewelry piece. My friend Ri likes cameos like my Secret Cameo earrings, but doesn't wear earrings. So I went on the hunt for a necklace for her. I found this classic-looking pendant, and embellished it with 28 green Swarovski elements. It hangs at about the breastbone, from a double-loop of black cable chain. I'm really happy with it.
I've also been sewing! This is a prototype of an e-reader cover that I'm hoping to produce for my shop, but it's giving me fits at the moment. I'm happy with the front side, but the back just isn't cooperating. I've got an idea I'm going to try next time I sit down with it, so hopefully it'll work out well.
My sewing has been successful on other fronts though. Here's a shot of a "string backpack" I knocked together from 2 fat quarters. We have a similar one (that we found in a parking lot haha) to carry dog-related items when we take Charlie for a walk. This one is the new home for kid-related stuff when we walk to the park. I really like the two velcro'ed pockets on the front, to stash my keys and wallet. I'm thinking about Etsying these as well. What do you think?
If you want to find out what this is, you'll have to read about it on the Snark Art Blog!
In honor of Matt Smith's debut as the Eleventh Doctor 2 years ago, April 3 was Fish Custard Day. (Go watch The Eleventh Hour; you'll understand.) I got brave and tried it. It was actually pretty good!
Here's a process shot of a set of items that should be appearing in my shop on Listing Day (the first of June). Care to take a guess?
Another process shot, of a very old and long-since-completed project. I had this lovely skirt, but it was longer than I liked, and, um, too small in the waist. So I shortened it by hacking off the top. I'm quite happy with it. I've got to get the courage to model it so I can put up a proper post about it.
When I joined Paperback Swap a few weeks ago, I went through my box of "get rid of" books and listed them all. Except a few. Four of the seven Chronicles of Narnia books, in pretty rough shape. I couldn't list them, but I didn't want to just throw them away. So I salvaged them. I cut (by hand) hundreds of circles from the pages, and glued them onto a paper lantern I already owned. It turned out AMAZING. I've got a ton of scraps, as well as a whole book and a half, left, so I'm thinking about other things to do with the papers. I kept a couple of the chapter illustrations, and am thinking of using my scanner to blow them up and use them as embroidery patterns. The scraps of paper might get blended up into pulp so I can make "fresh" paper – I've got a bookmaking project running around my head too.
PONY CUPCAKES. Our FRG had a "cupcake social" this past weekend. (I apologize to my Pinterest followers for the deluge of cupcakes that one day that I was looking for ideas.) I made these little picks from the box art (yes I saved it, why do you ask) from my daughter's ponies. I am particularly proud of these lovelies. Definitely expect to see a post featuring these babies in better detail soon.
Last photo of the day! This is a shot from wayy back at the beginning of April, the day of the season two premiere of Game of Thrones. I prepared a fabulous Westerosi feast. Somehow, the blog never got written about it. I made a number of amazing recipes that day though, and I plan to share them – especially those lovely Dornish peppers you see on the right in the foreground. Deeeeeelicious. Fresh bread dipped in salt was also a revelation of flavor.
This isn't even all of the amazingness that I've been up to! Here's just a quick sample of the things I've got folders of pictures for: Homemade Butter, Cola Cake, Fried Chicken, Roasted Chicken, Lasagna, Onion Rings, Shield Weaving, and Wheat Bread. I've also got some great craft tutorials in the planning stages (it's harder than you think it is to take process photos of delicate things). Oh, and I got my May Birchbox the other day – that blog will be coming soon.
Don't forget – next week is Giveaway Week! Be sure to come back early and often for your chances to win free stuff!
I hope you've enjoyed this mishmash photoblog. Which project are you most excited to see more of?
Media Monday #3
23 Apr 2012 Leave a comment
in Books and Movies, Geekery Tags: A Song of Ice and Fire, Big Bang Theory, Dance with Dragons, Doctor Who, Dune, Feast for Crows, Fried Green Tomatoes, Game of Thrones, Grimm, Hitchhiker's Guide, John Wayne, Paperback Swap, tattoos
This isn't relevant to media, but I just wanted to share that I won another giveaway! This time from Button, Button. I chose the Rumpelstiltskin pattern and I'm excited to give it a go.
Also, speaking of giveaways, the Too Crewel one that I won a few weeks ago, an embroidery kit from Sublime Stitching, came in the mail today. It's awesome and I'll probably blog about it.
I finished A Feast for Crows this week! There was a really interesting "revealing of information" toward the end, and I'm excited to see things start rolling in that direction. I took a few days off, haha, and started in on A Dance with Dragons. This book is already much more enjoyable, because it's got Tyrion and Jon Snow! :)
I'm loving PaperBackSwap. I've got a huge wish list – seems like everyone else wants to read the books I want, lol. I've received several books, though, and they're all in great shape. Is it bad that I want to hurry through DwD so I can get to these ones? Come join me! Send me a friend request and/or a message, if you like. And please take my old books!
Movies and TV
A great week, this! Just look at the pile of movies I found! :)
Game of Thrones on HBO (Sunday evening) – This is my #1 priority show, even above Doctor Who. ;)
Grimm on NBC (Friday evening) – this show started out weak but it's greatly improved. It's really suspenseful and good.
Last Man Standing on ABC (Tuesday evening) – also improving as it goes.
Once Upon a Time on ABC (Sunday night) – if loving Mr Gold is wrong, I don't want to be right. Also, loving Eion Bailey! (We're still behind a little; don't spoil me!)
Doctor Who plays frequently on BBC America, and if you're not watching it there's a deep void in your life. This week's offerings include Midnight, Turn Left, and The Stolen Earth & Journey's End.
Best Ink on Oxygen (Tuesday night) – a tattoo artist competition show. It's pretty similar to the one Spike ran recently. Quite good.
The Big Bang Theory on CBS (Thursday night) – if you don't know, nothing I say will help. Just watch it.
Fried Green Tomatoes (HBO Family, Thursday wee hours) – really awesome tale of life in the Great Depression, as well as an empowering bit of femininity.
The Shawshank Redemption (AMC, Sunday evening) – Morgan Freeman is all the reason you need to watch this.
Braveheart (AMC, Sunday wee hours) – classic.
McLintock! (AMC, Saturday) – one of John Wayne's best.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (IFC, Tuesday evening) – do you know where your towel is?
I Am Legend (TNT, Saturday evening & Sunday afternoon) – these are my favorite zombies. I hope TNT doesn't butcher it.
Alice in Wonderland (Burton version) (ABCF, Saturday & Sunday evening) – visually stunning, of course, and a really interesting take on the tales of Alice.
The Face on the Milk Carton (ABCF, Sunday morning) – never seen this, but I loved the book series as a kid. If it stinks, it costs me nothing.
Finding Neverland (ABCF, Saturday evening) – Biopic of JM Barrie, creator of Neverland, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. It's a beautiful thing.
Gone in 60 Seconds (ABCF, Thursday evening) – one of Nic Cage's better movies. With the added bonus of the Ninth Doctor as the bad guy!
Dune (BBCA, Sunday wee hours) – I recorded this a long time back and it got deleted before I could finish it. I've been waiting for it to come on again. :)
The Tale of Despereaux (The Hub, Saturday evening & Sunday afternoon) – I liked the story, but not a huge fan of the writing style of the book. Giving the movie a try. Missy should like it, anyway.
Now that you know what I'm watching and reading, tell me what you're turning your rabbit ears toward! What's worth reading and watching in the world this week?


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Karateka: A Hero's Journey for the High Score
Dylan learns the art of being a hero in Jordan Mechner's remake of his first game, KARATEKA!
Dylan learns the art of being a hero in Jordan Mechner's remake of his first game, KARATEKA!
Nick discusses the faults in Nintendo's new 3DS celebrity ad campaign.
Nick travels the Land of Ooo in the best non-Zelda Zelda game out there!
Shaun Spalding of New Media Rights chats with us on the goals of their organization and their current Indiegogo campaign.
Check out this IndieGoGo campaign for free legal aid to independent creators!
Dylan runs for his life in the final episode of Telltale's THE WALKING DEAD, Season 1!
Dylan prunes trees and bodies in a First Shot for METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE!
In our final interview with the amazing people at 343 Industries, Jacob Benton talks about how a Southern fanboy get his start in video games and becomes the mission designer on HALO 4!
In the second of our 343 Industries interviews, Jeremy Patenaude talks about writing in the diverse world that is HALO!
In the first of our interviews with 343 Industries, Jessica Shea talks about her life with HALO's fan community!


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ocal Sovereignty means that all matters which can be handled by local communities, must be handled by them. The idea of self-government demands that local communities be allowed to make their own policies, whenever possible, rather than having some outside power dictate policies to them.
Local Sovereignty is based on the principle that people have a greater incentive and a greater ability to recognize and solve problems that directly affect them than do others. Two fundamental facts make this principle true: 1. People closer to a problem have more knowledge of the particulars of the problem and on how to solve it in the most efficient and effective manner. With greater knowledge comes greater ability. 2. People in general are self-interested (which does not mean selfish) and care more about solving their own problems than others do; others have their own problems to concern themselves with. Because of these truths, as far as possible, all laws that affect a local community should by made and executed by that community.
Local Sovereignty is not simply based on utility, but is a principle of justice. For instance, it would be wrong for the government to take children away from parents on the basis that the government could raise them better. Even if the government could raise children better, unless there is actual abuse, it would be unjust for the government to interfere in the workings of the family. The constitution and the principles of justice demand that more powerful associations do not forcibly absorb weaker associations, unless the weaker association is so currupt that there is no other alternative. So the government may not absorb the function of the family, nor the federal government absorb the function of local communities.
The problem today is that rather than governing ourselves, as the founders intended, most laws which affect our lives have been imposed upon us by unelected bureaucrats and judges with no connection to your local community and with little understanding of the needs, concerns and traditions of your community.
It has become increasingly obvious that huge impersonal bureaucracies and one-size-fits-all approaches do not work--and, indeed, are detrimental. Solving the problems that affect most people demands working on the local level, and eliminating the bureaucracies and mandates which hamstring community efforts.
The Local Sovereignty movement works to systematically reduce impediments to local self-government and return control to local communities.
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Penmere (0.7 miles), Falmouth Town (0.9 miles), Falmouth Docks (1.1 miles)
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|Nice bright interior and was served promptly. The girl behind the bar was happy enough to take a picture of me with my camera outside the pub so can't fault the friendliness of the staff.
No problems here. Nice pub.
Doesn't appear to open until 4pm though which is strange.
BLACKTHORN.BRISTOL - 2 Sep 2012 14:17
|Lovely location and good selction of beers, especially pleased to see Budvar Dark on draught.
SGA - 28 May 2012 15:58
|Superb pub full of atmosphere, great selection of drinks across the board and a cracking menu to boot. Was there on Saturday for a few drinks and a portion of calamari and was, as ever, sad to leave. One not to miss!
DaveProcter - 30 Apr 2012 15:51
|Awesome pub! Great drinks selection, top ales, beautiful view, fit bar maids and a sound gaffa!
eldavies - 17 Aug 2011 11:34
|Cracking pub, for quite a few reasons. At the basic level, the drinks are good, whether it's local real ales or a properly poured Guinness and they usually have a couple of good quality lagers, too. Very decent selection of malt whiskies, to top it off. The staff are welcoming and enjoy a bit of banter, while the clientele is a relaxed mix of old 'uns, young 'uns, families and most things in between. The menu features plenty of fresh, local seafood and the views from the big balcony are, as many others have pointed out, simply killer. I repeat - cracking pub.
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Vermont health officials hope this will be a first big step toward stopping the spread of whooping cough.
Hundreds turned out in Burlington Wednesday for one of the 12 clinics being held across the state. The Vt. Health Department is offering free vaccinations to anyone 11 and up.
The number of confirmed cases of whooping cough or pertussis is up tenfold from last year. Health officials blamed the spike on adult carriers. Doctors say childhood vaccinations become less effective over time, and without a booster shot, adults can contract the virus and pass it to vulnerable children.
"I work at South Burlington High School and we were encouraged by the school nurse to get the vaccine and because of our exposure to many different things the young things people bring into school, flu and etc, thought it would be a good idea to get the shot," Stanley Sankowski said.
"Offering the vaccine for free is one way to eliminate barriers that people may have about co-pays or if they don't have a health care provider, even though we encourage it. So, this is just one way to make it easier for everyone," said Heather Danis of the Vt. Health Department.
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'Think Like a Man' allegedly censored in France: Too Black
YACINE SIMPORÉ Special to the AmNews | 5/25/2012, 12:15 p.m.
Global Voices, an international community of bloggers, reported this week that the top box office movie "Think Like a Man" won't open in French theaters "due to a lack of diversity." The news was reported on by many French and American bloggers as well as on social networks, but nothing has been said by the French official press yet.
With the success of Tim Story's romantic movie in the United States heard about overseas, some French people couldn't wait to see it on the big screen.
Belinda Yem, a French student in Paris who spoke with the Amsterdam News, said she was "shocked" when she learned the news. "When I first saw the trailer...I couldn't wait to see it on big screens, but unfortunately it seems that it won't happen in France," she said.
She added, "Some of the French news declared that the movie doesn't reflect the whole society because the cast is not diverse. When Black people are presented as independent and successful people, it seems to be a serious problem. But when it comes to present us with all the usual types of stigmatization, it seems normal."
On Wednesday, May 23, newsone.com reported that an executive inside Sony's publicity department, who wished to remain anonymous, declared, "The movie was never planned for release in France."
However, AmNews staff found out that the movie was initially scheduled to debut in France on May 30, but searching on French theaters' websites shows no evidence of any future showings.
If this movie is cancelled, it won't be the first time such a thing occurs in France. Cedric Ido is a rising French actor and director in France as well as in the United States and Africa. A few years ago, his talent was detected by Spike Lee and he was cast in "Miracle at St. Anna," which gave tribute to African-American soldiers during World War II.
Ido told to the AmNews, "A few weeks before the opening in the theaters, the same story occurred and the movie couldn't be shown."
TF1, one of the leading TV channels in France and a powerful broadcasting system, bought the movie and was responsible for distributing it to theaters, but they didn't.
"They blocked the movie, pretending that the scenario doesn't correspond to what they thought it was when they decided to buy it," explained Ido.
After a long trial, TF1 was ordered to give back $32 million to Lee and the American organization that sponsored his movie.
"On TV, cinema or in media in general, the representation of Black people...is hedged. It doesn't reflect what the society is really. They want us to identify ourselves with the models that they impose on us. That's why we can sometimes think that we don't exist," declared the young actor.
He also added that as an artist, this could make his task harder because he has no reference in a country that he considers his. "Due to this problem of identification, we don't have any references and are compelled to find our inspirations abroad. That is why most of Black people are likely to imagine their future overseas."
A few months earlier, Omar Sy became among the very few French Black actors to win at the Cesars with the movie "Intouchables," which will be in theaters this week in the United States. Said Ido, "This is a step forward," even though Sy wasn't the first French Black actor to win a Cesar--there was Isaach de Bankole in 1987. "The problem of representation shouldn't be drowned."


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SB: Mavs host Nicholls State on Monday
March 9, 2012
Arlington, Texas -- The UT Arlington Mavericks host the Nicholls State Colonels Monday for their first Southland Conference games of the 2012 season. The Colonels are 4-15 on the season after 19 games. The Mavericks lead the series against Nicholls State 40-28. with UT Arlington winning all three games last season in Arlington.
THREE IN A ROW TO START: UT Arlington opened the season with three straight victories for the first time since 1993, when the Mavericks began that slate with an 8-0 record. That team finished with 36 wins (36-23).
RIPE FOR THE PICKING: UT Arlington has been picked to finish third in the 11-team Southland Conference this year according to a preseason vote by the league's coaches. The Mavericks received one first-place vote and totaled 82 points. Texas State (92) and Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (87) were predicted to place first and second, respectively. The SLC's SID's preseason poll had the Mavericks second, behind only Texas State.
HITTING IT HARD: Through 17 games, the Mavericks boast seven batters hitting at least .300. Leading the way is Stephanie Gonzalez hitting .380, closely followed by Courtney Zink (.372) and Erica LeFlore (.368).
ON THE BUMP: Teri Lyles is 4-4 on the season with an ERA of 2.54 after 52.1 innings pitched. Callie Collins is 5-4 in 56 innings with an ERA of 3.25.
PLENTY OF PLAYING TIME TO GO AROUND: Through 17 games, UTA has just one player who have started all every game (Stephanie Gonzalez). In addition, just one other (Courtney Enocksen) has played in every game. Thus far, 17 position players have appeared in a contest for the Mavericks.
THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON US: The softball team is playing its first 28 games of the 2012 campaign in the Lone Star State. The team's first out-of-state contest will be played March 16 at Grambling State, in Grambling, La. In all, the Mavs have 40 of their 50 games in the state of Texas.
PRESEASON ACCOLADES: Sophomore pitcher Callie Collins, the 2011 SLC Pitcher of the Year, was named to the preseason first-team All-Southland Conference team. UTA also had a trio of preseason second-team honorees: sophomore Courtney Zink (3B), senior Courtney Enocksen (SS) and senior Charne Office (OF). In addition, Callie Collins (P) was named the Pitcher of the Year and first-team all-league by College Sports Madness. Erica LeFlore (C) and Charne Office (OF) earned second-team mention.
4 Ls IN HER NAME, BUT LOTS OF Ws ON THE FIELD As a freshman, pitcher Callie Collins posted an 18-10 record and a 1.72 ERA in 195.1 innings pitched. She racked up the second most strikeouts in the league (200), while holding held her opponents to a .193 batting average. As a result, Collins was named to the 2011 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region Second Team, becoming the first UTA player in four years to earn such distinction.


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Full detailed profile on Coleman Played by Blake Gibbons on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.
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Birthday: June 21 1961
Sonny arrives at The Floating Rib and sees Connie and AJ making out. Carly sidles up next to Coleman to enjoy the show. Sonny pulls AJ off Connie and threatens to put him back in the hospital. He tries to convince Connie to come back with him. Alexis got a court order to take Trey off the ventilators so she has to come back to be with him. She breaks down in tears and leaves with him. Carly joins AJ and he lets her know that Lucy signed with Tracy. She laughs. He is still the same loser he always was. She tries to leave, but AJ won't let her drive and throws her over his shoulder.
Connie orders another drink at The Floating Rib. She spots AJ and offers to buy him one and he agrees. Coleman is happy to see Kate and she wonders if he wants to take a spin for old times' sake. He doesn't need trouble with Sonny, and AJ's ears prick up. Coleman spots AJ and Connie realizes they know each other. AJ admits Michael is his son and he hasn't had a drink in years. He tells her that his big plans for Michael and ELQ fell apart. She tells him about the son she will never get to know too. They raise their drinks but he doesn't touch his. Carly walks in and Connie can't believe it is skank night at The Floating Rib, getting a chuckle from AJ. Carly rages on Connie until she throws her glass on the ground and tells Carly to leave her the hell alone. AJ gives Carly his drink – he won't be needing it. Carly gets her own booth and tells Coleman to keep the drinks coming. Meanwhile, Connie and AJ hit the jukebox. He likes the idea of getting rid of their problems for the night. She sees Sonny come in and grabs AJ and starts making out.
Shawn and Alexis grab a drink at the Floating Rib. He accuses her of being uptight. He thinks the reason she is so worried is because sex makes her uncomfortable. She asks him if an uptight woman would play strip pool at the Floating Rib? Coleman backs her up but Shawn doesn't believe her. He agrees to go a round, which she wins. He takes off his shirt and racks the balls. He wins the next one and she has to take off her shirt, to much hooting from Coleman. They keep playing and the clothes keep coming off. Shawn and Alexis do a shot and he admits she is not uptight. They realize they are late getting the kids and she dashes off.
Lulu runs into Jake's and is upset to see Luke there. Today of all days. Luke knows Jake died exactly a year ago and assures her he isn't drinking. He informs her he paid Coleman to change the name of the bar. He then tells her that Ethan isn't her brother. Lulu has a hard time processing it, so Luke tells her it's all a lie. He explains why he created the ruse and why they have to keep it up. He says no one else can know. Not even Dante. Anna and Liz both show up looking for Luke.
Luke tries to console a distraught Anna at Jake's over Robin. Anna wonders why Robin didn't come to her when Patrick cheated on her. Luke thinks maybe Robin didn't want her to think badly of the husband she knew she would forgive. Anna can't believe she lashed out at Patrick today of all days. She knows she can't punish him more than he's already punishing himself. She wants to apologize to Patrick and assure him they're still family. She gets up to leave, but stumbles. Luke asks Coleman to get Anna a cup of black coffee. Anna wonders when he became the alcohol monitor. Luke responds, "When I killed a four-year-old." Anna insists Luke tell her what happened and Luke launches into the story about Jake. He says he comes there sometimes to just look at the Jake's sign: The name of a little boy who will never grow up. Anna is devastated for Luke. She thanks him for being so good to her. She'd like to return the favor. She crumples up a flyer for Jake's, which Luke calls a lovely gesture, but there's still a big ass sign out there. Luke pulls out a wad of cash to pay Coleman to change the name of the bar. Coleman accepts, but Luke wants to pick the new name. He suggests The Floating Rib. Anna loves it but Coleman is confused by the name. Luke tells him to ask around. A lot of people know it.
After Anna lashes out at Patrick some more, she heads to Jake's where Coleman offers his condolences. Luke shows up and passes on a drink, which surprises Anna. He offers to listen to why she's on a bender. She says she just destroyed her son-in-law. She tells him what happened on the roof and tries to wrap her mind around the whole Lisa Niles mess. Luke asks if yelling at Patrick made her feel better. She shakes her head no. Luke thinks maybe she's angry at herself as well then. Maybe she's even upset at Robin.
Diane gives Alexis a pep talk at Jake's about going through menopause. She encourages her to go to the bar and talk to Mac, who is leaving a message for Robin. Mac tells his niece he doesn't care if he's hovering. He just wants to know she's okay. Dante and Lulu say goodbye to Mac, who tells them to enjoy every minute of their life together. He downs his drink and orders another as Diane drags him over to Alexis. Diane tries to get the two of them chatting and Alexis heads to the bar. Coleman thinks there's a spark between her and Mac because she's blushing. She corrects him saying she's flushing. Coleman believes Mac is everything Alexis has been looking for but didn't know it. Coleman calls last call and then suggests he, Alexis, Diane and Mac have a rematch of strip pool. Diane tells him to rack 'em up. Alexis wants to leave, but Diane forces her to stay. After a drunken Mac gets down to his underwear, Diane notes he needs help getting home. Alexis tells Diane she's in no condition to take care of him. Diane takes Mac home and Coleman whispers to Alexis that she blew it.
Coleman greets Dante and Lulu as they have a drink at Jake's. Delores enters. She tells the couple her husband Eddie will be joining them soon. Diane and Alexis saddle up to the bar. Alexis is cranky because she is hungry, tired and doesn't want to be there. Alexis asks for some water with a lot of ice. She details all her recent symptoms – sweating, irritability, insomnia - leading Diane to worry about her. Alexis shouts that she's fine. After more probing, Diane deduces the Alexis is going through menopause. She giddily tells Alexis this is a good thing because now it frees her of pregnancy scares. It also frees her up to sleep with Sonny again without fear of getting pregnant. They note he probably would be the only one who could get around menopause. Mac shows up as Diane tells Alexis she can now have mad passionate sex with anyone. Ewen enters asking about Cassandra. Dante sees him and talks to him about his profile of their suspect. Ewen adds to it saying on some level the man wants to get caught. Delores gets a call from Eddie and angrily talks to him in Spanish. Ewen looks skittish and takes off. Delores tells Dante and Lulu Eddie isn't coming. She pulls out a job posting for a file clerk at the department she was going to give to Eddie. She leaves it behind as she leaves. Lulu picks up the posting.
Olivia walks into Jake's and Johnny offers to buy her a drink. She tells him she's meeting someone, but accepts a beer. Johnny and Coleman tell her Dante was on a date with Delores. Olivia knows her son would never cheat on Lulu. The men counter guys don't always make the best choices when a pretty lady is around. As Olivia takes her beer to a table, Johnny points out her date might be an example of that considering he's late. Olivia reminds him Steve is a doctor and saving lives takes precedence over happy hour. Steve walks in and notices Maggie has followed him. She tells him she's just trying to be social and make new friends. Steve sits with Olivia and assures her he didn't invite Maggie along. He takes note of her Johnny being there as well. She informs him she turned him down when he wanted to keep her company. Meanwhile, Johnny talks with Maggie at the bar and learns she knows Steve from Memphis. He delights in throwing that information in a stressed out Steve's face.
At Jake's, Michael asks Sam if she was ever victimized. She quietly says yes, referring to her past. He wonders if something happened recently and she says no, the past just creeps up on her sometimes. He knows what that's like and credits Abby for helping him heal. They start talking about Abby's safety and Sam warns no matter what he does to prevent it, the people he loves will still get hurt. Across the way, Johnny shows up and talks to his strippers. He wants to do more for them than just take care of their medical expenses. Floyd takes note of the interaction and suggests Diane figure out what's going on. Diane knows there's a story there, but she'll target the women, not Zacchara. Delores shows up in civilian clothes and talks to Johnny about the strippers, as Coleman informs Sam Jason is outside trying to decipher Franco's message. She runs out past Floyd. Diane cozies up to the strippers at the bar to dig for gossip. Meanwhile, Dante shows up and pulls Delores away from Johnny.


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The Texas A&M Aggies appear set at quarterback for the near future with the meteoric rise of Johnny Football, but still added two good quarterback prospects in the 2013 class, including Houston (Texas) St. Pius X signal-caller Kohl Stewart.
A consensus four-star prospect, Stewart is considered one of the top-15 pro-style quarterbacks in the entire country and one of the top-25 players in the state of Texas. He held offers from LSU, Notre Dame, and Ole Miss before he committed, but certainly would have held many more had he not given his pledge to A&M during the summer prior to his junior season.
Here's the evaluation of Stewart from the 2012 Fox Sports Southwest Texas 7-on-7 State Championship:
A Texas A&M commit and star baseball player who can top out in the mid-90s with his fastball, Stewart looked like the best quarterback in the Division II pool with his command of the offense and his ability to quickly and decisively go from his first to his second read and beyond, even with the pressure of the four-second clock hanging over his head.
In fact, Stewart rarely took sacks and when he did deliver the football, his accuracy was mostly unwavering and his ability to change speeds excellent. With the arm strength that he uses on the baseball field translating to his efforts with the pigskin, Stewart could make any throw on the field, spinning the football with a tight spiral that made the ball jump out of his hand in person as it does on film.
As mentioned, Stewart is also a baseball prospect who has a fastball that could attract significant attention from major league teams when the draft comes around this summer. However, Stewart told SB Nation Recruiting last summer that he'll be playing his baseball in College Station:
I think that I'm going to look pretty good in maroon and white playing in Bluebell Park -- that's all I gotta say.
Twitter: @@KohlStewart1
Recruitment timeline: Stewart is an A&M legacy who committed to Texas A&M in July of 2011, prior to his junior season, and remained firm throughout the process.
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It's garlic time! This is the first year that I've kept all of the garlic I have grown, so this is also the first year that I will be curing and storing garlic. I'm very excited that have been able to grow all that we'll need for the next year. Garlic is super easy to grow and it's pretty straightforward to harvest and store. Here are all the details. When to Harvest Garlic In Michigan garlic is usually harvested in […]Read More
We've had strange weather this spring. It began with a sticatto pattern of unseasonably cold, rainy days (one or two) followed abruptly by one or two unseasonably hot, dry days. As spring has morphed into early summer those rainy patches have both warmed and elongated. Now that the rain comes with warm weather, I don't mind it so much because the plants love it and I don't have to worry about irrigation. However, there have been several occasions recently when […]Read More
What Are Garlic Scapes Garlic scapes are the stalks and flower buds of hardneck garlic plants. In early summer, gardeners remove the scape so that the plants can focus energy on producing a larger bulb rather than creating a flower. To harvest, use a sharp knife to cut the stalk where it emerges from the base of the plant. How to Store Garlic Scapes You can refrigerate your scapes (in a paper bag) for up to a month. You can […]Read More
One of the most popular pages on the Arcadia Farms website is my guide to Square Foot Gardening plant spacing. Maybe as far back as a year ago a reader suggested that I also create a guide to companion planting. Companion planting is the practice of growing crops in close proximity to take advantage of beneficial relationships between specific plants… and it is one of the cornerstones of health in my garden. Some of the known companion planting relationships can […]Read More
So far the 2014 garden is off to a great start! At the end of May I shared a summary of what's going well and what's not-so-swell. At that time, the garden remained relatively pest-free. However in the short time since that post I've encountered to more prevalent invaders. The first pest is a mysterious, large, picky eater. The invader may be a deer, although there are no signs of jumping our 8-foot tall fence and the tracks left in […]Read More
Spring is a busy time for farmers – even micro-farmers! We've got a lot going on around our homestead and in our lives in general. There are several fun projects I'm eager to work on and share with you, but for now my number one priority is getting plants and seeds into the ground. (Followed closely by the priority to make sure all those plants and seeds have their initial needs met so I don't lose them!) Those fun projects […]Read More


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by panifrau
Hamburg, Germany
As promised the next load of self made onesies. Based on Regenbogenbody by Schnabelina. You can read more about the pattern "here"http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/tie-dye-onesie
I like this fabric so much, it's organic and GOTS certified. At almost 20 Euro a meter it's pricey but I was able to squeeze these two onesies out of just 50 cm of fabric.
Long sleeve is size 62, short sleeve 74.
This cute fabric is still on stock http://www.minimenschundco.com/epages/62615212.sf/de_DE/?ObjectID=29050201&ViewAction=ViewProduct
jersey Springtime by Lillestoff, ribbing, snaps
Oct 15, 2013, 07.22 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Adorable and cute litte onesies! I love the fabric as well – great job :)
Oct 14, 2013, 07.10 PMby byVA
this is sooooo cute! after you published your versions, I went out to buy fabric, printed out the pattern, and now I will try it. The only thing left out is to find a baby and give it… NO BABIES AROUND ME!!! :(
Oct 14, 2013, 09.47 PMby panifrau
Just go for it. You can always print a bigger size and make a something for a toddler.
Oct 14, 2013, 10.20 AMby Mary Athey
They're gorgeous and the fabric is indeed fabulous. No one else will have these so it's worth the cost x
Oct 14, 2013, 01.16 PMby panifrau
Thank you but I'm afraid my baby will not be the only one to have it. This pattern and fabric are very popular here in Germany :)
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