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Just as a family plants a tree in the backyard of their Brooklyn neighborhood, another family in Kenya plants a tree, a reflection of the country's Green Belt Movement, created by environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
In simple yet poetic and inspirational text, Diane Muldrow shares stories describing how trees, whether in Central Park or Paris, New England or Africa, on a Midwest farm or along the Mediterranean coast, provide a multitude of benefits for the earth. After buds burst open and leaves appear, these leaves and the sun combine to give trees their food. In turn, trees provide shade, clean air, fruit, sap for syrup and food for animals. They prevent erosion, which makes the soil healthier and allows people to grow and eat their own nutritious vegetables.
Bob Staake's computer generated, cartoon-like characters evoke nothing but joy as they interact with the trees and their offerings. Some trees, like the one that holds up a girl's swing set and spans two pages, become the focus of the illustrations, while other trees, such as the ones that form the perimeter of a baseball field, blend into the background of a playful afternoon. In one scene, in which birthday preparations are underway at a seaside home, the illustrator gives a nod to two of his previous books. He incorporates lemon trees, evoking The Red Lemon, and the delivery of a cake by a rotund baker, like the character in The Donut Chef.
Staake depicts the refrain "We planted a tree and it grew up" by showing both trees and children growing up together until a second generation takes pleasure in a picnic beneath a lush tree that now blocks the view of the Brooklyn Bridge, and around a shady tree amidst a plentiful Kenyan garden.
In We Planted a Tree, Muldrow emphasizes that only one tree is needed to reap rewards. For motivation to plant that first tree, this is the one book families will need.
Angela Leeper always enjoys a shady afternoon at her home in Richmond, Virginia.Copyright 2010 BookPage Reviews.
As Staake shows families around the world planting trees and enjoying their gifts, Muldrow sets an incantatory mood: "We planted a tree./ We planted a tree and it grew up." Each spread bubbles with retro-styled, wide-eyed exuberance; it's a kick to see how Staake wields geometry as he gleefully globe-trots, wrapping his curvilinear-inclined aesthetic around locales as far flung as the African savanna, downtown Paris, Brooklyn, and snowy New England. Its unconditional joy and exuberance stand out. Ages 5-8. (Mar.)[Page 52]. Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
PreS-Gr 4--With a synergistic mesh of lyrical language and bright, expansive illustrations, this picture book enumerating the many benefits of trees is a winner. Muldrow's poetic text shapes beauty from simple observations: "The sunshine went into the buds,/And soon they burst open./Everywhere it was pink./And we were dizzy/With springtime." As the text describes the growth of the tree and the many benefits it provides (shade, clean air, fruit, sap, and holding the soil, among others), Staake's signature modernized cartoon-style illustrations circle the globe, showing families in New York, Vermont, Japan, Kenya, France, and Italy as they enjoy what the trees have to offer. Enjoyable and informative, this beautiful presentation of a clear ecological message is perfect for sharing on Earth Day, Arbor Day, or in ecology units.--Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD[Page 128]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.


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Jay Cutler was having himself a nice little season before he decided to try to make a tackle after throwing an interception last week. The quarterback, of course, broke his thumb on the play and suddenly the Bears' season is in jeopardy. The first big test comes this weekend against the Oakland Raiders when Caleb Hanie gets his first start.
You'd think this would make the Raiders a popular pick, and that's generally the case. All four of Yahoo's experts are picking the Raiders. Although ESPN and CBS are considerably more split, the Raiders seem to be the safer bet, especially considering they are at home. Sports Illustrated's Peter King summed up the game this way:
This goes down as the first checkmark in the "Games Chicago Would Have Won Without That Fluky Broken Thumb" column.
This might not be a great game to pick in your suicide pool, it seems risky, to say the least to go with a team whose quarterback as all of 66 career passing yards.
For more analysis of this game, check out Bears blog Windy City Gridiron and Raiders blog Silver and Black Pride.


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Fort Worth police have found a woman who had been missing for five days.
Amber Penn, 27, was last seen leaving work at the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office on Monday.
Police said she was located in Houston Friday evening and is safe.
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#LEARNINGasaWAYofLIVING, the Upper School student exhibition,is now on view. Work representing the study of drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and ceramics created throughout the school year is up for all to #look #reflect #enjoy #celebrate. The show includes Arty the Ox, which our Art Club was selected to paint for the Hopewell Valley Arts Council's Hopewell Valley Stampede. Also on display is senior Charlie Sproul's first-place photograph, as well as work from our Advanced Placement Studio Art portfolios. Join us for a reception on Friday, May 30, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Rita's Water Ice will be served!
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DENTON (11/11/05) -- North Texas volleyball head coach Cassie Headrick has announced that Heather Maddox, a 5-8 setter from Boerne, Texas, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Mean Green next season.
Maddox was a starter both seasons she played at Boerne High School and has been very involved in club competition. Maddox was First Team All-Distrcit 28-4A selection as both a junior and season and named First Team All-State as a junior. In addition, she was tabbed All-Area, All-City and Honorable Mention Lone Star Volleyball Setter of the Year in 2004.
She led the Greyhounds to the state semifinals in 2004 with a 29-11 record and to the playoffs again in 2005. Maddox was a big part of Boerne High School's 2005 preseason ranking as the No.3 team in the area by the San Antonio Express News.
A team captain her senior season at Boerne, Maddox averaged 5.2 assists and 5.1 kills per year. As a junior she averaged 9.5 assists and 0.91 aces per game.
"Heather is a phenomenal athlete," said Boerne head coach Troy Errington. "She brings a great deal of athleticism, poise and maturity to the table. She is a great leader and she was key to our run to the state semifinals last year. Heather is a total team player."
In club competition, Maddox was a 2004 USAV High Performance camp selectee and helped lead the Alamo Volleyball Club to a third-place finish at the 16's Open USAV Jr. Olympics. In 2003, she was a part of the Alamo Volleyball Club that won the 15's Open USAV Jr. Olympics national championship. Maddox currently plays for Centex Volleyball Club.
"Heather is a physical, quick and athletic setter," said North Texas head coach Cassie Headrick. "She has been a part of very successful club and high school programs and knows what it takes to elevate a team to the next level. She is a gifted athlete that has natural setter instincts. We are really excited about having her as a part of our team in 06 and also excited to see the contributions that Heather can make off the court here at North Texas."


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The 2011 NBA finals are set, as the Dallas Mavericks, go to face the Miami Heat. These two teams have shown brilliance throughout the playoffs, from Dirk Nowitzki's AMAZING increase in production to LeBron James and the heat proving that they can finish games out very strong.
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The Miami Heat have yet to face a dynamic player such as Dirk, and the Dallas Mavericks have yet to face such a triple threat offensive game. Both teams need to play to their strength, obviously, in order to win this series.
This match-up will be a great one, and for the Heat to defeat the Dallas Mavericks they will need to go to their most potent offensive weapons, which are transition, cutting, and hand-off baskets. The Dallas Mavericks will have trouble with dribble penetration as Russel Westbrook was getting into the paint multiple times, and now LeBron and Dwyane Wade will try and do the same. The Dallas Mavericks want to make Miami become a spot up shooting team and live with the consequences.
The Dallas Mavericks will need to play to their strengths as well on the offensive ends, which are post-ups and spot up shooting. They will need to make their pick and roll and transition game become more potent, especially when JJ Barea comes into the game with energy to push the pace. The Miami Heat want to stay on the three point line, and try to defend Dirk as best as they can when he post-up at the elbow.
Both teams will need to defend very well and it will be hard as both teams have superstars that will get points. Shawn Marion for the Dallas Mavericks has been fantastic on defense, and he showed how good he was while guarding Kevin Durant. The Mavericks will need to have Jason Kidd play the same defense he has been playing and surprisingly Deshawn Stevenson, when in the game, will need to play great defense against Dwyane Wade.
The Miami heat will need to guard the three point line and stay in front of JJ Barea, but their largest defensive task will be to somehow slightly slow down Dirk. LeBron and Haslem will need to play great one-on-one defense on Dirk, and try to make him take the most difficult shots they can force him into. Miami most likely will need to double dirk as the game goes, due to his skill set on off-balanced shots.
The boards will be the deciding factor in this series, especially for Dallas, because you don't want Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh to have to many second chance shots. The Dallas bench will need to keep up their spectacular play, and Miami's bench will need to step it up to help the big three.
In 2006 I wanted Dallas to go over, and in 2011 I will cheer for Dallas again. Dirk is one player I really want to see win that championship. It is difficult to make a prediction on who will win this series.
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It occurred to me another day: Nothing beats life in the "SLC." I was jogging by Rice-Eccles the other day and I stopped to "stretch" my hamstrings and what do you know? EVERY TIME! BREATH IT IN FELLAS!
The big question for everyone else is: WHOSE READY FOR 2015?? MAN I want to see our boys lift that trophy in the "SKY"! Sconecutters afterwards. GIVE ME THE SCONE!
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A month dominated by German cars, we looked at the Audi RS 6 AND R8 V10 Plus, as well as the Mercedes-Benz SL 350 and G-Class. Also, a mental buggy made an appearance.
May saw us take a look at the McLaren 12C and a classic Rolls-Royce. Two very British, very different, cars.
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Austin's Fantastic Fest is under way. The movie to fly out of there with the greatest buzz (besides Toy Story 3, which debuted a trailer) is Zombieland. Will this R-rated zombie parody starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson break the horror comedy curse?
My instincts say yes. That's because, unlike Sam Raimi's PG-13-rated Drag Me to Hell or the femme comedy Jennifer's Body, Jimmy Kimmel vet Ruben Fleischer's movie delivers guts, gore and laughs, in the tradition of micro-budget zombie comedy sleeper Shaun of the Dead, which scored $30 million worldwide. Guys love the idea of hacking one's way through piles of zombies. Don't they? Sony opens the picture October 2.
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mitkid | September 29, 2009 2:43 AM
Damn, it just looks like great fun, and I'm a Woody Harrelson fan so that's just a bonus.
Joe Valdez | September 28, 2009 7:03 AM
I hope Zombieland hits the big time only so Woody Harrelson becomes heavily in demand again. I don't know if you can call it a comeback if the guy never left -- he was great in North Country, No Country For Old Men and Semi-Pro -- but people seem tickled that he's still good.
jd | September 27, 2009 9:09 AM
This is just the sort of shameless, ugly, gratuitously violent, excuse for entertainment that makes me ......... go see it again and again and again and again.
And Mr Harrelson - what a bonus!
Jennab | September 27, 2009 8:04 AM
Anne, this is the first movie my 13-year-old son has organized a group screening for...they've been watching the trailer over and over for months and bust a gut every time. Looks like I'll enjoy it, too...
Alan Green | September 27, 2009 7:31 AM
this one is very fresh. harrelson delivers (i thought he had gone away but he keeps rebooting his career). funny trailers. should do well at box office, on disc/rental, and on tv/cable, etc.
people need a break and this is the ticket


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From Carole Kotkin's Sunday Supper
Main Dish
Chicken Cutlets with Preserved Lemon and Parsley
This delicious dish is easy enough for a family dinner but elegant enough for company. I serve it with boiled potatoes rolled in parsley butter and whatever vegetable is in season. An oaky California chardonnay is a perfect match.
1 1/2 lbs chicken cutlets, pounded 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Flour for dredging
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 cups homemade or low-sodium canned chicken stock, warmed
1 preserved lemon, chopped, plus 4 tablespoons juice from the jar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons fresh flat-leafed parsley, minced
Season the cutlets, remembering that the preserved lemons are salty. Dredge the cutlets in flour.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over a medium heat. Brown the cutlets in the hot oil, about 4 minutes per side. Remove the cutlets, and cover them with foil to keep them warm while you prepare the sauce.
Add the garlic to the same pan. Sauté for a minute or two until it becomes fragrant. Do not brown. Add the stock and the preserved lemon and juice. Deglaze the browned bits in the pan with a wooden spoon. Bring to a low boil and cook until the sauce is reduced by half, about 1 cup. Add the butter, and when it melts, return the cutlets to the pan. Flip the cutlets in the sauce until they are warmed and moistened by sauce. Serve garnished with the parsley. Makes 4 servings.
Source: Adapted from "Well-Preserved — Recipes and Techniques for Putting up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods" by Eugenia Bone (Potter, $24.95).
Per serving: 357 calories (48 percent from fat), 18.7 g fat (7.4 g saturated, 7.3 g monounsaturated), 135 mg cholesterol, 39 g protein, 5.9 g carbohydrates, 0.1 g fiber, 372 mg sodium.


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As the golf world sits on the edge of its proverbial seat awaiting a decision on Tiger Woods' future at the 2013 Masters, armchair Rules Officials have taken to Twitter to seek clarification on this issue.
It would appear that Tiger has two "outs" thanks to some interesting language in the Rules of Golf. Specifically, Decision 26-1/17 and Rule 33-7. (Note: "Decisions" are meant to be a type of addendum to a rule)
First, Decision 26-1/17, as pointed out by one Twitter follower:
Point Where Ball Last Crossed Margin of Lateral Water Hazard Determined and Ball Dropped and Played; Point Then Proves to Be Wrong Point
Q.In the circumstances described in Decision 26-1/16, what is the ruling if A, having dropped a ball in a wrong place, plays it before his error is discovered?
A. Player A must continue play with the ball played from a wrong place, without penalty. Applying a penalty under Rule 26-1 for playing from a wrong place (see Rule 20-7) is not appropriate. Otherwise, a competitor would risk incurring a penalty every time he makes an honest judgment as to the point where his ball last crosses a water-hazard margin and that judgment subsequently proves incorrect.
The issue with this approach is that Tiger would have to change his tune on what actually happened during the round. He has given no indication that another player approached him immediately following his third shot to inform Tiger of his error.
Now for Rule 33-7, as Ryan Ballengee of the Back9Network points out:
33-7. Disqualification Penalty; Committee Discretion
A penalty of disqualification may in exceptional individual cases be waived, modified or imposed if the Committee considers such action warranted.
Any penalty less than disqualification must not be waived or modified.
If a Committee considers that a player is guilty of a serious breach of etiquette, it may impose a penalty of disqualification under this Rule.
In other words, Augusta Rules Officials have the discretion to determine if disqualification is appropriate in this case. Depending on your stance on this issue -- and on Tiger Woods in general -- this is going to be a very messy Saturday morning.
More Masters from SB Nation:
• 14-year old Tianlang Guan's incredible day
• Jim Nantz, our nation's highest-paid tree
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I've included these in INP but they may just deserve their own FanPost. The University of Iowa Police issue a release following each home football game. Here are the stats following Saturday's game:
Public Intoxication: 27
Disorderly Conduct: 1
Interference with Official Acts:1
PAULA Citations: 10
Public Urination Citations: 0
Open Container in Public Citations: 33
Public Consumption of Liquor: 0
Here are some of the better, er, worst offenders:
Schon, Patrick Paul, 43 of Glidden, IA for Public Intox at UI Hospital Main Ent at 1239 hours. Schon
attempted to use a glass window as an entrance at the hospital. Schon blew .310 PBT.
Tipps, James Michael, 24 of Wapello, IA for Public Intox at Kinnick Stadium at 1436 hours. Tipps was
staggering from side to side & was spitting seeds on people. Tipps had slurred speech. Tipps blew .231
Brummer, Jacob Nicholas, 21 of Cedar Rapids, IA for Public Intox at Kinnick Stadium at 1554 hours.
Brummer was throwing up inside the stadium. Brummer was slouched over. Brummer stated it was 21st
birthday" & had too much to drink. Brummer blew .123 PBT.
Brown, Molly Elizabeth, 18 of Iowa City, IA for Public Intox at Kinnick Stadium at 1544 hours. Brown was
passed out in the women's restroom. Brown defecated down her leg. Brown blew .170 PBT.


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ASB Committee Helps Hispanic Community
As part of its continuing community outreach project, members of the ASB's Spanish Speaking Lawyers Committee manned a booth at the seventh annual Fiesta held in Birmingham in October.
Fiesta, Inc. is a not-for profit organization created by the Hispanic Business Council of the Birmingham Business Alliance. The mission of Fiesta is to organize and manage a yearly festival that educates the public and celebrates the diverse cultures within the Hispanic community in Alabama. This year's daylong event treated visitors to Hispanic culture through music, food and art. Local representatives from nearly 20 Latin American countries displayed educational exhibits peculiar to their particular country.
Committee members distributed copies of the bi-lingual version of the bar's public information pamphlets Notarios Y Abogados and Abogados Y Hororarios Legales, as well as provided basic information about the Alabama State Bar and the work of the committee.
Thanks go to those who assisted on-site: Scotty Colson, Jan Colson, Elisha Gentle, Juan Carlos Moreno, Daniel Arciniegas, Kate Pritchett, Phillip Barr, Wendy Padilla-Madden, Lou Willie, and Minerva Dowben.


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Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith speaks of 'rage' with the press
4:58pm Tuesday 6th December 2011 in News By Christine Fleming
Zac Goldsmith has been criticised for using Auschwitz as an example in his criticism of the practices of tabloid newspapers.
Speaking before a joint committee on privacy and injunctions, the Richmond Park MP argued newspapers should not have the attitude that taking part in dubious practices was an acceptable means to staying afloat.
He said: "No one said Auschwitz should be kept open because it created jobs."
He later said on Twitter that, although his point was valid, he should not have cited the concentration camp.
Mr Goldsmith was invited to speak at the joint committee yesterday, Monday, December 5, as the national privacy debate continues alongside the current Leveson inquiry into phone hacking.
The parliamentary committee's role is to review media regulations and establish how to "strike a balance between privacy and freedom of expression".
Mr Goldsmith, former editor of the Ecologist magazine, joined comedian Steve Coogan, actor Hugh Grant and former motor racing president Max Mosley to address the committee and share his own experiences of dealing with the press.
He said: "[I have had] my own experience of the endless tension for need of a free press and need for privacy.
"I discovered, thanks to a tip off, that a great many emails, private emails exchanged by myself, my sister and ex-wife had been leaked to editors around the country with an appetite for the stories."
He added: "The following day even though I had sought a super injunction very quickly, journalists shouted across the garden wall: 'Is it true you're divorcing your wife?', while I was playing with my children.
"Now luckily they didn't hear that but it was the one time in my life I was struck with an uncontrollable physical rage."
The MP went on to suggest a way to deal with improving privacy law would be to create a new independent organisation to deal with issues and to set out a clear parliamentary framework for how this would run.
He said: "The fact we are having this discussion...tells me at least, the PCC (press complaints commission) has failed in its duty and not done the job they were supposed to have done.
"I think it's time now to create a properly independent organisation that has the teeth and the stamina to act as a regulator."
He added: "I personally think we should [have a privacy law] and I think we should set out a framework ourselves in parliament to give it more legitimacy.
"We need to absolutely tread a fine line between the need for privacy and the need for a free press, without which I don't think we have a free society."
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11:26pm Tue 6 Dec 11
Gareth Roberts says...
On a different note there is also, surely, a question to be asked about the judgement of somebody who must have known they were considering seeking public office in the future to seek a super injunction - an injunction which not only kept the details of the case secret but also kept the fact that the original injunction was sought a secret.
1:36pm Wed 7 Dec 11
Twickenham Bob says...
Chris Huhne, had calculated that Goldsmith is likely to have avoided, at a conservative estimate, around £580,000 a year in UK taxes over the past decade as a result of being defined as a non-dom.
Its because of people who like him, who go to extrodinary lengths to avoid paying tax on their wealth & family trusts they have an interest in, that schools, hospitals and police are all being cut.
2:49pm Wed 7 Dec 11
R Batson says...
I note the comment to this article referring to Chris Huhne whom is currently being investigated for 'Perverting the Course of Justice' whilst remaining a serving Minister (No Suspension pending outcome) This would not have become public had the press not published it.
To experience a commercial need for profit by the Press which disregards the innocence of children in this world as Zac Goldsmith has had happen to him, any parent would be outraged at. One can see why the poor use of words were spoken to try and show how much pain this brought upon him and his innocent children. That though does not demonstrate poor judgement.
I believe Press should remain free though, however if it becomes clear that they are abusing that position the penalty should be VERY high, to act as a counter balance to them. They whilst seeking out issues must equally protect the innocent. To create collateral damage/hurt/pain for a commercial gain is not acceptable in a Civilised Society.
Equally to imply and to throw mud as the first two comments here appear to be doing is just as bad as the Press have done on the telephone and email interception the joint committee is looking into.
One wonders what the hidden agenda might be in those comments. One can only speculate they maybe seeking gain (Which is the same as commercial profit) and exploiting this Press article for that purpose.
4:11pm Wed 7 Dec 11
Gareth Roberts says...
And to suggest that making comments on these boards is on a par with sanctioning the hacking of the voicemail of dead children (which is what the members of the press have been accused of) is rather an imaginative leap.
7:38pm Wed 7 Dec 11
alex twickenham says...
As to "BadumTish" - yet more self-indulgent stuff from this hot-shot LibDem councillor - why not just say that Zac Goldsmith made a pratfall? We would all have understood what you meant and it would have saved a lot of googling. Where was Gareth when Vince Cable made his pratfall over Murdoch? Stunning silence as I recall, interesting to see that Vince is getting the wrong sort of headlines yet again. Apparently top lobbyists think he's "cantankerous" but can still be got at. They also describe him as putting politics and presentation first and substance second - who would have thought that!
PS: Lest Gareth leaps on me - I've had my time in the spotlight and learnt from my pratfalls - those who consider themselves fault-free often find it harder to do so.
9:26am Thu 8 Dec 11
Gareth Roberts says...
Any chance of a comment on the story, by the way, or are you limiting yourself to breezy comments about Vince and me from 'the safety of a keyboard'?
1:22pm Thu 8 Dec 11
alex twickenham says...
4:48pm Thu 8 Dec 11
alex twickenham says...
I really should have clarified my reference to Councillor Roberts being a member of the Association of Liberal Democratic Councillors (ALDC). He is one of four currently listed, the others being Cllr's Burford, Elloy and Thornton. Nothing wrong with that - the Tories have their own pressure groups, 1922, Monday club etc, however they were never responsible for creating anything like the now infamous "Effective Opposition" pamphlet published by the ALDC which urged supporters to "Be wicked, act shamelessly, stir endlessly." Gareth Roberts, before he was elected, tried to distance himself from their somewhat questionable tactics but, once elected to a seat in the second safest ward in the borough (his words), seems to have reverted to form and remains a member of the ALDC.
Please take note residents of Hampton.
7:25pm Thu 8 Dec 11
Gareth Roberts says...
I certainly do hope the residents of Hampton are taking note of these rather obvious attempts by the Tories and their cheerleaders, such as Alex, to smear Lib Dem councillors and reflect on, as I do, how very desperate and tawdry it all looks; they must be very scared about May 2014!
8:00pm Thu 8 Dec 11
R Batson says...
Shame the principle and issue about privacy and its effect upon people was not the real reason for comment. A constructive well made point negative or positive would have helped people reason which way they felt was the right way to go on this article.
Here's what was actually said:
"If the only way a business can stay afloat is by engaging in immoral or unethical behaviour, then that business should change its model, or go out of business." And here's where he got really controversial. "No one said that Auschwitz should have been kept open because it created jobs.
So to answer the first point Liberal Democrat Cllr Gareth Roberts asks of me & you SERVE ME not I serve You, which means you are accountable to me not I to you. "NO I do not think it was poor judgement just poor use of words, have you never thought you could have said something better than you did, I know I have and the second point, Well one should be open and transparent and you clearly were not being so it would appear. Whatever happened to truth and honesty? Particularly from a Publicly Elected Representative of people. I will certainly consider your actions here and those of the Liberal Democratic Party when I next vote or talk to people about the integrity of a Party and/or its Representatives.
Thank you for enlightening me about the Liberal Democratic Parties practices, most interesting.
8:36pm Thu 8 Dec 11
TrevorC says...
It is not uncommon to use dramatic effect to draw attention to a message.
The point he was making about there never being a justification for a business operating immorally and unethically is actually a good and valid one, which I would have thought that most people would support. Sadly that has been lost in the furore and debate about the use of one word, which is not illegal, an expletive, racist or sexist.
10:58pm Thu 8 Dec 11
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11:38am Fri 9 Dec 11
alex twickenham says...
Seriously though, I must correct his assumption - of which he makes many. I am not a cheerleader for the Tories although I applaud them for sticking to their manifesto pledges, something the LibDems might like to reflect on, although I doubt they will under their current leadership. It's simple really - there are only two viable parties in our borough so, I guess in Cll'r Roberts somewhat simplistic assessment, I must be a Tory cheerleader if I'm opposed to the LibDems - which I am.
I used to vote for them until I took a keener interest in the way they conduct their business, now I would prefer to poke my eye out with the proverbial sharp stick rather than do so again.
PS: Well said R Batson
2:35am Sat 10 Dec 11
Montrose says...
R Batson's surprise that Cllr Roberts is an elected local councillor proves the point I made with Cllr Roberts – during one of our previous exchanges – that people who post here are not necessarily aware of this fact.
It was my turn to be surprised when I read Cllr Roberts comments about: "these rather obvious attempts by the Tories and their cheerleaders, such as Alex, to smear Lib Dem councillors". If this is the case, then various national newspapers come into the same category as they wrote about "Effective Opposition" during the 2010 election campaigns. Check out these articles:
Cllr Roberts accuses political opponents of 'smears' which he denounces as "desperate and tawdry". I wonder what Cllr Roberts' thoughts are about Lib Dem MP Stephen Lloyd whose election literature against the then-incumbent Conservative MP was found to be "defamatory" by the High Court on Thursday. The former Conservative MP said: "The world and the people of Eastbourne now know that the Liberal Democrats campaign misled voters."
Here: http://www.guardian.
And Cllr Roberts' Lib Dem colleagues Vincent Cable and Susan Kramer sent out election literature referring to Zac Goldsmith's former non-dom status. The relevant part of a letter sent by Twickenham's Lib Dem MP Vincent Cable to Richmond Park's electorate said: "…the 'non-dom' tax status that her Conservative opponent benefited from for so long" – here: http://www.electionl
For the benefit of Zac Goldsmith's political opponents who keep mentioning his former non-dom status, they only need to check this newspaper for an article where Zac Goldsmith clarifies: "Virtually everything I do is in the UK, and therefore the vast majority of my income comes to the UK, where I pay the full rate of tax on it. I do not derive any benefits as far as either capital gains tax or inheritance is concerned since I am registered for the latter in the UK."
Here: http://www.richmonda
And thank you Metis for your humour.
5:12pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Twickenham Bob says...
People who benefit from off-sure trusts can say bold as brass that dont avoid tax - as the trust is legally seperate from them.
Zac's swiss lifestyle is funded from assets are based in a tax haven and his farm and house in Richmond were purchased though a Caymans Islands company.
5:14pm Mon 12 Dec 11
Twickenham Bob says...
He claims he had a very modest benfit, is any from his tax affairs, so why not put his money where his mouth is?
11:29pm Tue 13 Dec 11
Montrose says...
Here: http://www.richmonda
And Twickenham Bob is quoting Lib Dem Lord Oakshott from that Telegraph article. If Twickenham Bob had read on he would have seen Zac Goldsmith's response which is: "His suggestion that I keep money offshore 'free of income tax, inheritance tax and capital gains tax' is also entirely wrong. Despite having been non-domiciled because of my father's status, I have always chosen to be tax resident in the UK. Virtually everything I do is in the UK and therefore virtually all my income comes to the UK where I pay full tax on it."
Note to Twickenham Bob – read the whole newspaper article in order to get the full picture, and to ensure that pertinent information isn't omitted before jumping in with what Cllr "for the second safest ward in the borough" Roberts would call a 'knee jerk reaction'.
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Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976).
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#16 was a still from B.o.B ft. Taylor Swift's "Both Of Us" music video. It's an amazing song/video.
Thanks! I couldn't figure that one out.
Amaaaazing compilation of photos:)
I'm always so glad you post the background photos of each month! I loved the butterfly photo background so much, so now I can save it to my computer and look at it forever. :)
I LOVED the backgrounds from this month! They just stood out to me as being particularly lovely. :)
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I really likes the "Flower Colours" picture even though that spelling of colors bothers me immensely. I don't know why.
Also, that Taylor Swift & B.o.B. song is pretty odd, don't you think? Taylor is all graceful & pretty-sounding then B.o.B. is like RAP RAP RAP RAP RAP. It's a weird mix.
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After a rocky first few weeks, Urijah Faber's team is getting things going a bit over the last few weeks. Michael Chiesa pulled off the big win last week for Team Faber and now Urijah looks to bump off season "bad boy" Chris Tickle of Team Cruz when he matches him up with Joe Proctor.
Tickle has been shown as having "attitude problems" toward the other team, his own teammates and even coach Dominick Cruz. He'll be looking to prove he's more than just talk tonight against Proctor.
Proctor is the taller and younger man as well as sporting a better record. All stuff touched on in Fraser Coffeen's great preview of tonight's fight.
Make sure to come back and check out all of tonight's action with us here at Bloody Elbow and stick around through the announcement of next week's fight at the end of the episode.
As usual, we'll share live thoughts on the show in the comments section but will provide blow-by-blow action of the actual fight right here in the main body of the post.
Chris Tickle vs. Joe Proctor - Round 1 - They trade jabs, Tickle tries to walk him down and uses a nice leg kick. Tickle using a flurry that all misses but he's the only one throwing. Proctor lands a shot an pushes Tickle into the cage but quickly gets tuned. Tickle landing a few punches after Proctor failed to catch his neck in a standing guillotine. Missed kick by Tickle. One-two combo by Proctor. Now he catches Tickle in a wild combination with a simple right. TIckle with a hard right hand of his own and now a nice left on the end of a combination where everything else was short. Left hook by Tickle makes Proctor stop trying to walk, forward. Proctor clinches and gets pushed into the cage. Poctor with a takedown and Tickle tries to jump to his feet but gets his back taken. Proctor pulls him down and sinks a deep rear naked choke. Tickle is fighting like hell but eventually is forced to tap out. Joe Proctor wins by submission (rear naked choke), round 1. Proctor yells a happy birthday to his dad into the camera while Tickle leans disappointed on the cage.
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2"Gillian And I Want To Do It" — David Duchovny Says Yes To A 3rd X-Files Movie
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are totally down for doing a third X-Files film — but is anyone else? The 2008 sequel made an appalling $4 million on opening day, so it would really be up to the studio. And then it's a matter of whether or not fans would go see it. Here's what Duchovny said about it at a panel for the TV show's 20th anniversary, via Los Angeles Times:
All the principals are on board. Gillian and I want to do it, so it's really up to 20th Century Fox at this point…If it takes fan encouragement to get Fox interested in that, then I guess that's what it would be.
"All the principals" includes the show's creator, Chris Carter.
So what do you guys think? Would YOU see a new X-Files movie? Honestly, all I want to see is Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny come out as a couple.
October 14, 2013 at 5:30 am by Catherine St. Ives
8Mulder & Scully Are Living Together and DOING IT
From exclusive sources at Celebrity Dirty Laundry:
… A source exclusively told CDL that David and Gillian have been in a serious relationship for some time now and she and her children are shacking up with the Californication actor. This is a long time coming for the pair whose chemistry on their hit show was always a source of tabloid conjecture. Gillian and David worked together from 1993 to 2002 and starred in the movie version in 2008. Although it seems every fan in the world wanted to get the two together, a relationship was never declared during filming.
Now wait a second, here. I thought that Gillian was gay? Or is gay? I definitely heard somewhere that she was all about the ladies these days, but I don't know. Maybe I was wrong, or invented it, or had a weird dream one night, I couldn't tell you. But if this is true? MAN. Can you imagine what it'd be like as a fly in that house? These two could be the new ROBSTEN. They could take the media by STORM as SMULDER. Or MULLY. Or hey, even something like Ducanderny. Anduchon. SMULDER.
Who knows. Maybe it's true, and maybe there's some kind of X-Files reunion thing going to happen soon. That's usually how these things play out, and then not too far down the road, someone goes and sleeps with a director and helps to ruin another marriage. It's only a matter of time, guys. You wait. David Duchovny's going to be sleeping with Steven Spielberg any day now.
August 9, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Sarah
1MORE Blind Items REVEALED: Liev Schreiber Punched Sean Penn
You guys, I almost totally forgot! The Entertainment Lawyer who scribes Crazy Days and Nights is finally "naming names," as is his hallowed New Year's Day tradition.
Emily hit on some of the year's best, most salacious scandals, but you guys! THERE IS SO MUCH MORE.
- Now we know for sure: Lea Michele is starting to behave like a real diva.
- Chris Brown is kind of a dickwad—a "Don't you know who I am?" kind of dickwad.
- Stars who hate each other: Rob Lowe and Amy Poehler, Evan Rachel Wood and Kate Winslet.
January 2, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Jenn
15So, I Guess These Two Are Staying Together
Ever since they announced their split last year, David Duchovny and Tea Leoni have been seen together all over the place both as a couple and with their children. This weekend they spent Father's Day weekend together in Malibu. Sometimes, making an "impending divorce" statment is just the trick to re-ignite the spark in a marriage.
According to friends, the couple are "still in love," and trying to make it work for their kids. You don't see too much of that in Hollywood — or anywhere, for that matter — so it's nice when it happens.
Duchovny openly admitted to struggling with a sex addiction. Here's hoping he's licked it.
June 22, 2009 at 3:59 pm by Wendie
11One Big Happy Family!
There's no better way to ask America nicely to stop talking about your no-longer-estranged husband's stay in sexhab than to show up courtside at a Knicks game with your two young children.
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni brought their kiddos, Madelaine and Kyd, to watch the Knicks play the Pistons in New York on Monday night.
Those are very cute kids, although they do look terribly bored to be there. Also I always think it's kind of shitty to drag children into a PR stunt, but I guess I see what they're trying to say here. Like, "Please stop talking about how my husband's a sex maniac; my children have to exist in the same universe as your magazines."
Lastly, I have to say that I love their kids' names. I think Madelaine (or any variation on the spelling) is always an adorable little girl's name, and naming a boy "Kyd" is actually kind of a cool idea. It's very cute on a child and very sexy on a man. I dig.
December 9, 2008 at 5:31 am by Evil Beet
11David Duchovny's Close Friend Doesn't Deny
Edit Pakay (pictured above, left), the 28 year-old tennis instructor and mid-life crisis to David Duchovny, is speaking out to The Daily Mail about their relationship. What are the chances that Duchovny will ever take her call again?
"We have a very, very close friendship. I don't want to be the third person in the marriage but I know it can be seen that way. David and I are very close friends and we still play tennis together. He's an excellent player. He likes physically strong, fit women. He is in great shape. He is a wonderful man."
When asked directly if they had a sexual relationship, she replied "I don't want to say anything that might hurt David. I am not going to deny it. I don't know what our relationship means to him."
David allegedly told her that he was going to leave his wife so that they could be together. And she believes him. Young and stupid.
Ah…and my favorite quote of the interview: "I might talk more later." Really? What else could you possibly say? You fucked David Duchovny. We get it.
Tea Leoni must be in awe of what a cliche her life has become.


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- At a press conference yesterday, World Victory Road announced that Sengoku is currently developing "Project Gold Rush," a new Ultimate Fighter-style portion of their SENGOKU-G TV series which will see new and debuting fighters from gyms like GRABAKA, Yoshida Dojo and PANCRASEism competing for spots on the Sengoku roster. (Although, unlike the mother of all MMA reality shows, "P:GR" will presumably focus more on the prospects' training and less on bodily fluids / beverage hurling.) There will be 4-5 fighters from each gym spread across the bantamweight (60kg / 132 lbs), featherweight (65kg / 143 lbs) and lightweight (70kg / 154 lbs) divisions. Beginning later this month with TUF-style no-audience bouts set to air in June, the tournament finals are expected to take place as opening bouts at August's Sengoku IX. Though not necessarily related to the show, Sengoku held open tryouts in Kanagawa back in February where GRABAKA, PANCRASEism, Yoshida, Wajutsu Keishukai and Shooting Gym Tokyo each drafted fighters. At right, GRABAKA's #1 pick: 23-year-old Jyoji Ogawa (6'1", 187 lbs).
- Sengoku IX may also have its first main card bout already, as Tokyo Sports is reporting that Kazuyuki Fujita (15-7) will face Blagoi Ivanov (0-0), the man who beat Fedor in Combat Sambo and had reportedly agreed to a deal with the still-hatching Fighter Mania Championship in Korea. This jibes with an April interview where Ivanov says he may fight three times for Sengoku, as well as post-event comments from WVR that Fujita and Hidehiko Yoshida will return in the fall.
The paper also reports that Josh Barnett vs. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva is on for August, but there's no confirmation from any party on that one just yet.
- After an aborted drop to lightweight last month, Kuniyoshi Hironaka (12-6) will move back to welterweight for a clash with Naoyuki Kotani (18-8-6) at ZST.20 on May 24th. Hironaka will look to get back on the winning track after going 2-4 in his last six, including a disappointing 1-3 run in the UFC. The ZST Bantamweight Championship (or at least a printout of it) will be decided in a bout between Keisuke Fujiwara (6-1-2) and Yuichiro "Yukito" Shirai (4-6-4). The title fight will have unlimited 5-minute rounds, but Fujiwara tends not to go the distance. This is the same show which will feature the Olympic Combination (Katsuhiko Nagata/Kazuyuki Miyata) vs. Team ZST (Tetsuya Yamada/Masayuki Okude) tag-team match.
- DREAM Official profiled Riki Fukuda yesterday. Nothing solid is mentioned about his future with the promotion, but after his performance against Murilo "Ninja" Rua at DREAM.8 and with DREAM looking to build its upper weight classes, one gets the sense we could be seeing him back in the big show soon if he can avenge his loss to Yuichi Nakanishi at Korakuen Hall on June 30th.
- Satoru Kitaoka took home two gold medals at today's 2009 Gi Amateur BJJ & No-Gi Open Tournament in Tokyo, winning in both the 79.5kg no-gi and Absolute no-gi divisions. According to Tony Loiseleur's post-Sengoku VIII wrap-up, we should know Kitaoka's next challenger by the end of the month:
World Victory Road Public Relations Director Takahiro Kokuho indicated [Featherweight Grand Prix] final round matchups, scheduled for Sengoku's Aug. 2 show, would likely be determined later this month; two of the fallen featherweights will be booked in a tournament reserve bout. In addition, Kokuho expects to announce another welterweight bout for the August card -- the winner of which will become another candidate for the welterweight grand prix -- as well as the challenger for lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka.
Kazunori Yokota (who picked up a win over Leo Santos at Sengoku VIII this past weekend) and Mizuto Hirota have been mentioned as likely challengers. In the meantime, Kitaoka will tune up against Yukio Sakaguchi (3-4) in Pancrase on June 7th.
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Best Reads This Summer
On behalf of The Read Renée Lang talked to four booksellers about their picks for summer reading a little less than six weeks before Christmas.
Arty Bees, Wellington
First up was Matt Morris (pictured below) from Wellington's Arty Bees.
Matt has run the shop for 18 years and although Arty Bees carries a wide range of stock, much of Matt's expertise lies in his specialised knowledge of the science fiction/fantasy genre. And after talking to him I'd guess that what he doesn't know about the genre is probably not worth knowing, anyway.
So if you share his passion, make a note of the following 14 titles.
Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin (Matt says they've sold 100 copies of this in hardback over the last couple of months).
Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Each of these is the next book in its particular series and thus eagerly anticipated by keen readers.
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence: looking for a gruesome hack'n'slash fantasy novel? Then Mark Lawrence is your man …
Rivers of London and Moon Over Soho are two new titles this year by Ben Aaronovitch. The first two in a modern urban fantasy series, they feature a combination of magic and the Metropolitan Police Force.
Phoenix Rising by Philippa Ballantine: this novel falls into the steampunk (Victorian technology) subcategory of fantasy fiction and will probably appeal more to women.
Heroes by Joe Abercrombie is another hack'n'slash fantasy novel, then there is Reamde by Neil Stephenson – 'a huge book', according to Matt, and an intellectually challenging one.
Rule 34 by Charles Stross: a particularly prophetic novel set 20 years into the future that, among other things, tells of banks being held ethically accountable for their actions (sound familiar, anyone?).
As for bestsellers, Snuff has been incredibly popular for this particular bookshop, not least because Terry Pratchett has kept his legions of fans waiting for this next book in the series. The same principle applies to Kings of the North, by Elizabeth Moon, which is the second volume of a new series, also eagerly awaited by Moon's fans.
Unity Books, Auckland
Our conversation with Lily Richards - pictured right -(who freely admits to a strong predilection for non-fiction), from Unity Books in Auckland, reaped some rich non-fiction pickings in terms of her recommended summer reading list, which it should be noted, is not in any particular order and includes books published last year as well as 2011.
It starts with River Cottage Veg Every Day by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, which Lily as a vegetarian herself highly recommends. For anyone finding it hard to imagine the meat-oriented River Cottage hero turning his back on meat, Lily suggests they read the Guardian interview with FW in which he expands on his new vegetarian leaning.
Next is Far Out Isn't Far Enough by Tomi Ungerer, a French children's book illustrator who after living in New York during the 1970s decides with his wife to move to a strange small community 'in the middle of nowhere', which at that time was quite an unusual move. They live without electricity, grow and kill their own food – and the book is an account of that time. 'It's a beautiful kind of journal / kind of story / kind of poetry book, which he illustrates throughout' says Lily. "A beautiful gift book.'
Joan Didion's Blue Nights is, says Lily, 'kind of bleak, but I love how you can read it without having read The Year of Magical Thinking. There's a lot about her role as mother, and about what it is for her to age and her understanding of life … an extraordinary read.'
The Young Romantics: The Tangled Lives of English Poetry's Greatest Generation by Daisy Hay is not, Lily hastens to explain, some kind of chick lit given its 'ladycentric' cover. Rather, it started life as a thesis and now as a book is effectively a group biography of the second generation of British romantic poets (Byron, Shelley, Keats and Mary Shelley and their circle). 'She [Hay] makes a really good case for how they were the first people to really push friendships as informative to creative understanding; some of their best works were written because of their relationships with each other.'
Maphead by Ken Jennings 'charts the wide weird world of geography wonks' and looks at the history of maps from many different angles, including a story about a high society New York gentleman who made a small fortune by stealing a significant number of ancient maps from various libaries. 'It's a very broad look at maps, a real map lover's perspective,' says Lily.
The Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie
'Christmas has started already – the earliest ever!' notes John McIntyre with understandable glee. McIntyre, who with his wife Ruth (pictured below), owns The Children's Bookshop in Kilbirnie, Wellington, where they tend to create their own bestsellers in the shop through assiduous hand-selling efforts. 'Staff members choose books that they've read and then give me a list of what they want me to buy,' says John.
That said, those picture books moving out the door with noticeable speed include Stephanie Blake's Poo Bum, Stomp by Ruth Paul, and Marmaduke Duck and Bernadette Bear from Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis.
A new series of five books for young readers featuring Nanny Piggins by R A Spratt is proving to be very popular, too. John reviewed it on his regular radio spot some two years ago and while it's taken some time to gain traction, it has really taken off now.
Then there's The Margaret Mahy Treasury, crammed with 11 of Mahy's wonderful stories, which John says 'is going really, really well and is the perfect premium gift. There's a great affection around Margaret.'
For slightly older readers Ruth's personal favourite is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Nine- and 10-year-olds will love Lauren Childs' Ruby Redfort as well as Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver. John also mentions The Apothecary by Maile Meloy as a very worthwhile read for 10+ year-olds. T
Then there's D.E.S.I.G.N., a book from Poland which, according to John, would make a great crossover gift (ie, would be suitable to give to an adult or an older child). 'It features some of the quirkier interior designs, lots of chairs … extraordinary ideas about how furniture is created and so on.'
John finishes up by saying there's always a case for putting a classic in your luggage when you're going away. 'Treasure Island or Narnia for example; one that you've loved that you can read to your kids if you're going somewhere where there's no TV.' Among his personal choices for summer reading are Owen Marshall's The Larnachs and Witi Ihimaera's The Parihaka Woman, both of which tie in with John's passion for New Zealand history. His last personal pick is Small Holes in the Silence, which he loves not least because of the sheer number of people connected to Hone Tuwhare's poems.
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Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb (pictured below) of Dunedin's UBS offers an eclectic list with something for everyone, and, like Lily at Unity, her choice is not necessarily restricted to those books published in 2011.
Her recommended summer reading list starts with Wildwood by Colin Meloy, a story for young adults set in the state of Oregon about a woman whose baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows in Oregon.
This is followed by How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran is 'part memoir, part rant and is about the third wave of feminism … very funny, moving and revealing.'
Next is The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco which, says Bronwyn, 'is fantastic and is a bit of a follow-on from Foucault's Pendulum, but it's even better … and can be read as a stand-alone book'.
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor was first published last year, but now, says Bronwyn, there's a new small format edition. The book is based on the celebrated BBC Radio 4 series, where they took 100 objects from the British Museum ranging from a chopping tool made some 2 million years ago through to a credit card. 'It reads very much like how you would talk about an object … it's highly readable.'
Next up is Janet Frame In Her Own Words by Denis Harold and Pamela Gordon. 'We think this is a great one for New Zealanders to own.'
As for Lee Child's The Affair, 'Everyone loves a new Jack Reacher,' observes Bronwyn 'and this one is great for reading on the beach.'
Moving right along, Bronwyn then cites So Brilliantly Clever, in which Peter Graham looks back 50 years at a crime that shocked New Zealand, as an excellent read. 'It's not splashy, it's really well written and really interesting.' This is followed by A Home-grown Cook: The Dame Alison Holst Story (with Barbara Larsen), which Bronwyn notes 'is a good read in that it really captures the sense of growing up in New Zealand.'
A novel by the name of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is next and it's one that Bronwyn thinks will appeal to a lot of readers, not least because 'it's a circus that I'd like to go to'.
The last title on her recommended summer reads list is The Margaret Mahy Treasury, which she thinks is 'the most wonderful gift to give to a child'.
Several of these titles are in the Booksellers NZ summer reads competition - where one person will take home 61 books - that's a lot of summer reading.
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These are two signs I just finished for my shop. This first is from a poster I have. This is my first attempt to translate a picture into a scrolllsaw project. This second is from plans in a magazine. Want to put the "You want it when?" on the inside door of my shop so everyone leaving will see it.
-- Go create sawdust
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#1 posted 1283 days ago
Looks Good!
#2 posted 1283 days ago
Nice and funny!
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#3 posted 1283 days ago
I like both of them.
Nicely done!
-- Abbas, Castro Valley, CA
#4 posted 1282 days ago
I love it! Do you have plans for the " you want it when? That one made me smile…..
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
#5 posted 1282 days ago
I love them both. You did a wonderful job!
-- Vicki on the Eastern Shore of MD
#6 posted 1282 days ago
Funny. I hadn't seen "You want it when?" in a long time!
-- "Sorry I'm late. Somebody tampered with my brakes." "You should have been early, then."
#7 posted 1282 days ago
The plans for "Got Wood" are in the Mark 2010 issue of Creative Woodworks & Crafts magazine. They painted theirs, I did not. On web at www.creativewoodworksandcrafts.com. Thanks to all for your great comments. They were both a lot of fun to make. However, on "Got Wood" where the G and the T attach, there is not much wood, so you must be careful or it could break.
-- Go create sawdust
#8 posted 1282 days ago
Since I took the "You want it when?" from a poster, there are no plans. All I have are my 3 scans to post together. By the way, I used carbon paper to transfer plans to wood. When I went to purchase at office supply place ,I had to talk to 3 people to get help….younger people don't know what carbon paper is!
-- Go create sawdust
#9 posted 1282 days ago
I just did a search for "you want it when", and the first link was an outfit called "office playground". They have it as a plastic sign, plus a lot of other desktop goodies.
-- "Sorry I'm late. Somebody tampered with my brakes." "You should have been early, then."
#10 posted 1282 days ago
Love the You Want It When!
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
#11 posted 1282 days ago
Awesome additions to any shop. Thanks for sharing.
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THIS WEEK: Dakota State heads to western South Dakota to compete in their final regular-season meet Thursday afternoon. The Trojans participate in the Independent Open. The final regular-season meet is their last chance to make a national qualifying mark for NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in early March.
INDEPENDENT OPEN: The Independent Open is hosted by Black Hills State University. The meet will be held at the Donald E. Young Gymnasium in Spearfish, S.D. Four former Dakota Athletic Conference teams are expected to attend to the meet along with two other schools. The schools that are planning on competing in the Independent Open are: Black Hills State, Chadron State, Dakota State, Dickinson State, Gillette Community College and South Dakota Mines. The field events start at 1:30 p.m. (Central Time)/12:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) with the weight throw and shot put. The running events are slated to start at 2:30 p.m. (CT)/1:30 p.m. (MT) with the distance medley relays.
LAST TIME OUT: Dakota State participated in the Buena Vista Open on Feb. 11 in Storm Lake, Iowa. DSU had two runners placed in the top two in the men's 3000-meter run. Matt Fideler won the event and improved his national qualifying time of eight minutes and 43.92 seconds. Michael Hoffman was second with his personal best time of 9:06.95. Andy Coy claimed the men's 1000-meter run by improving his national qualifying mark of 2:29.54. Nic Penning was second in the men's one-mile run in 4:39.35. Stephanie Uher clocked a time of 1:00.63 in the women's 400-meter dash, which improved her personal best time in the 400-meters. Summer Bronson recorded her personal best of 9.12 seconds in the women's 55-meter hurdles finals. Ryan Gimbel was seventh in the men's weight throw and improved his personal best and DSU school record measurement of 44 feet and 11.75 inches.
NAIA INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD NATIONALS: Three Dakota State athletes had qualified for NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships meet. The national meet will be held on March 1-3 in Geneva, Ohio. Andy Coy and Matt Fideler had qualified in three different men's events for nationals. Stephanie Uher had qualified for the women's 600-meter run after tying a DSU school record of one minute and 38.60 seconds in the Frank Sevigne/Husker Invitational on Feb. 4.
COACHES' CORNER: Dakota State University track and field head coach Buzz Stevenson has been involved in sports since his high school days in Ipswich, S.D. and has been a coach and teacher for 45 years. While at DSU, Stevenson has garnered 14 South Dakota-Iowa Conference Coach of the Year titles and two NAIA Great Plains regional cross-country coach of the year awards. He has accumulated 14 SDIC championships and his athletes have produced 57 All-American honors. Anthony Drealan is in his first year as an assistant coach in track and field. Al Weisbecker joins the coaching staff as an assistant coach as a thrower's coach. Cody Foreman is a student assistant track and field coach.
UP NEXT: The NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships will be held at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio on March 1-3.
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Southern Nevada-native and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid touted Las Vegas' record 2012 visitation numbers.
As reported by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors' Authority, Las Vegas attracted 39.7 million visitors over the last year, which topped the previous record by a half million tourists in 2007.
Reid, D-NV, said the numbers are proof of a rebound in the state's tourism industry.
"Nevada tourism is bouncing back stronger than ever," said Reid. "This year's record breaking visitation to Las Vegas indicates that that our state remains a premier attraction for global travelers and that we are moving in the right direction after being hit hard by the economic recession."
Reid asserted that this good news must keep happening.
"While this is an encouraging day for Nevada's tourism industry and the 370,000 jobs it supports in Southern Nevada, we must do all we can to maintain momentum," Reid said. "I look forward to continuing my work with the LVCVA and our resort industry to ensure Las Vegas remains the world's undisputed must-see destination in America."
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That if fantastic! What a clever twist, this guy is brilliant! Thanks for finding it, Marvel! (I'm running out of exclamation points!)
will sure be using that term :)
ah .. Mullocracy = Islamic theocracy
I like that term :))
That's because it's a made up word, Marvel - the author is trying to say, "ruled by Mullas."
Mullocracy : i have no idea what this word means so i tried google but it didn't help me much.
the internet has failed me on this one
I ran across an interesting phrase today and thought I throw it out and see what anyone thinks: "mullocracy"
Joumana Hadad .. a lebanese poet and writer had wrote an article last month in AL-Nahar newspaper announcing her atheism in it.
it's very interesting .. thought of sharing it with you in here.
too bad it's in arabic
just for laughs .. read this report done by el wafd newspaper which is supposed to be a liberal party :D:D
:D for some reason i think we will get rid of this one to get a worst one.. People never read and just keep on saying history repeats itself..


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As of Monday January 13 the VAT standard rate in Cyprus will increase by 1% to 19%, as part of a series of obligations included in the €10 billion bailout the island agreed with its international lenders (EC, ECB and the IMF).
The Ministry of Finance estimates that following the hikes in the VAT standard rate and the increase in the reduced rate from 8% to 9%, VAT revenues will increase by just 0.6% or by 10 million over the VAT revenues in 2013 which reached €1.648 million due to the continued contraction of the economy in 2014, estimated at 4.8% of GDP.
Nayia Symeonides, a senior official in the VAT Service said the standard rate, to be increased to 19% covers approximately 80% of the goods and services whereas the reduced VAT rate covers restaurants and cafeteria services, catering services. Foodstuffs, medicine, water, fertilizers, animal food, books are taxed with 5% VAT.
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Cozy Electric Foot Warmer Mat 3 4
REALLY hits the spot! I hate the cold, dislike the winter, don't like feeling cold etc. However warm feet goes a long way toward making me comfortable and this product executes beautifully to keep my feet warm. Its rubber, just think enough to be study but not so much that you feel like you are resting your feet on anything but the floor. Love it! Cures the cold feet problem and I am considering their other products that space heat so I can place that near the foot of my bed in the winter. November 12, 2012
cozy and warm... ---------- a little clunky, but looks indestructible ! an on/off switch with a light (so you don't inadvertently leave it on all day and all night - when it's already warm... ) . . . the cord is long and flexible enough to stay out of the way . . . August 11, 2012
Cozy foot Warmer The product heated as well or better than expected. The only negative concerns the buldge where the cord connects to the mat. It woud have been better to have it the same height or lower than the mat. Since it is raised, it creates a trip hazard and it hurts to walk on it without shoes. April 2, 2012
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Joey the lionhead bunny and his brothers and sisters are looking for a fur-ever home.
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