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Oh wow, this is such a cool thread. I'm late to the party but there are so many rad ideas here.. I love Zaun, it's one of my favorite factions (Freljord might be my favorite though.. I'm Canadian after all) because I love villains and mentally unstable characters in games and movies. It seems like an environment like Zaun would produce a lot of them. OP, you are a summoner after my own heart~
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Bipolar champion pls
Angry mode - offensive abilities
Nice mode - support abilities
King Radical
Why not something based off of Mitsuru from Persona 3? I mean just read about her family and their history. Level headed, rational thinker with a bit of a rough past since it's to be expected for someone from Zaun, and her weapon could be could be based off of Ivy's (Soul Calibur) whip sword, maybe?
Unlike most character concepts, this one is actually really really good....
I don't like the ult all that much though, I'd prefer something such as getting to ride a massive drone around, gaining movement speed and dealing AoE damage around you
Death Crave
Female Zaunite could be cool.
Zaun themes that come to mind are mad scientists, murderers / psychotic people, Hextech / Techmaturgy.
Alot could be done, I will work on one once I flesh out my current set of Piltover champs. (opposite of Zaun)
Urgot is one of my favorite champs, but other Zaun champs kinda annoy me. Not their thematics so much as how brokenly overpowered they all are. I am surprised Urgot isnt stronger than he is, but if he was too strong I would hate him as well. (Catch 22 right?)
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Basically I think there is enough scientists in Zaun already, as a huge fan of Zaunite characters (my main is Viktor and I am attracted with Zac) I asked RiotEzreal about fem Zaunite champion about two months ago, but I guess mister Hallam is busy to answer stuff and thought that idea is fully abandoned. So I also asked some of entusiasts to work a bit on Zaunite character concept. So my friend Whitep made this a lot of unfinished but anyway interesting concept of Zaunborn champion. She is not scientist,she is an opera singer like Diva Plavalaguna and also her lore should be a little reference to a REPO opera as well and maybe a Steam Powered Giraffe as well.
So her name is Diva yet,but I guess it can be changed a lot. Also as you see she is a bit of Orianna and her lore is as well a reference but not particular one. Its a story about great Opera singer who was not really interested in League but one day she fell down with a terrible disease that made her loose her voice and basically ability to move at all, desperation could slowly consume her mind but there was a scientist(guess who) who helped her to recover and made a brand new nearly full mechanical body for her, so she is very thankful to Viktor and she is a kind of his minion but more an only and close friend.
Its a basically a Sound based mage, the organ-like pipes on her body makes sound of her voice into poverfull soundwaves and its alike a "siren" mechanics but should be more interesting way of usage. I think if Riots (unlikely) like this concept they can "play with sound" as they please.
So in general its a mage champion that is fully connected to steampunk and opera. Noble strong lady with some dark intentions as well, she kinda misses her own voice that not sounded like metal
Also me and Whitep did a joke that she can be countered with Sona because art counters art and deaf counters a singer. But thats a lot of rude (from me XD)
Mid and Feeding
At first I was gonna downvote.
But that Steins;Gate.
Cannot downvote Steins;Gate.
Xion Moonray
Little do you know, Zac is actually a lady blob.
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This is a shawl I am currently working on. It's called the Seraphim Shawl and I love it. The link is a Ravelry link and is beautiful. My problem is that I have run out of my yarn. The pattern calls for 800-1000 yards of yarn and my yarn is the proper weight. I am in the middle of the second chart and I have about 50 more rows and two charts left to knit. I was going to use some of my two ply alpaca that I was selling on Etsy to finish but I don't think that's enough either. This yarn for the shawl is handspun and I don't have any fiber left to spin more yarn. The brown alpaca is the same fiber that I spun with the silk alpaca I am using for this shawl. I am seriously considering frogging this shawl and choosing another pattern to use this yarn. I really want a shawl for this yarn and I have really enjoyed knitting it but if I continue with the alpaca and I run I may end up frogging anyway. Does anyone have any other suggestions for me? Any other ideas? Please help me out! I could really use the input!
I have finished spinning Sunshine of Your Love from Crown Mountain Farms. I joined a group on Ravelry called Ply by Night. The purpose of the group is to see how individual spinners can spin and knit up the same fiber. We all ordered the Superwash Merino fiber from Crown Mountain Farms in Sunshine of Your Love colorway. We spin in any manor we want and knit the same pattern. The pattern will be Morning Surf Scarf.
The method of fiber prep I decided on was to split the fiber into three definite color groups. Dark and saturated red, bright orange, and yellow and white. This would provide a well contrasted yarn in the end. I was able to accomplish this for the most part. The darkest color ended up with the least amount of fiber. I had to add some of the yellow and white into this color to make the weight of the other two groups. Even with this adjustment, I ran out of this color on the bobbin during plying. It wasn't a huge difference so I just plied the remaining two bobbins into a two ply yarn.
The finished yarn is a three ply at 330 yards and16 wraps per inch. I am in love with how this yarn looks. I really enjoyed this technique and only used it one other time. I really enjoyed the outcome of that other yarn as well. Here is a picture of that other colorway where I used this technique.
First, let's see what happened while I was spinning the 100% alpaca portion of this yarn. This was very frustrating to spin because these little bits of vegetation were everywhere in the sliver. I spun 8 ounces of sliver here and this picture shows just the last little bit. it was probably about 2 ounces or less that I spun in one fell swoop. I wanted to show how really annoying this was to spin.
The irritation also continued, as you might imagine, during the plying. I spun up 8 ounces of 80/20 silk and alpaca that I got from Paradise Fibers a couple of years ago. The I got this 100% brown alpaca last year in Idaho at a truck stop. That's what you get for buying fiber at a truck stop. Let that be a lesson to you! Other than the vegetation, it was very easy to spin. I never spun such a huge project before and I have probably 2-3 ounces of the pure brown left. I will andean ply that later after my baby blanket is done. Then I can use it to accent whatever it is that I knit with this brown and white yarn.
I am really very proud of this yarn and super pleased with it's texture and sheen. The silk (which is the white) gives the yarn such a beautiful shine I am thrilled with. It makes it all look so rich and luxurious. I struggled with the flash to get accurate color in these photos but the warmer brown is the most accurate color for this yarn. I can't wait to knit this up. It's so so so super soft and shiney. I am thrilled!
Here are the images of the fiber I used to spin and ply this yarn.
First thing is that I finished my fiddlesticks. Here they are. They are way way too big. I attempted to felt them a little bit but I think I was too shy about it. I didn't use hot water, I just used a little warm water. I tried to just agitate the crap out of them and I don't think this yarn felts. Let's think that's what it is. So, let me make one thing really clear. The pattern is written absolutely correctly. The sizing problem is not in the pattern but lie solely with the knitter. I don't have enough sock knitting experience to know how to knit for my own feet. I didn't trust what the pattern said but the pattern was right and I was wrong. that's all there is to it. Here is a close up of the mock cable for this pattern.
I also just bought some stuff from Scout's Swag including these lovely sock blockers. I bought some other sock blockers that were adjustable but they were not nearly wide enough. They adjusted for length only and I think they were made for really narrow feet because everything is too big on them. I ordered the medium size and it's all still too small for any of my knitted socks.
The main reason I went to Scout's Swag is because I got an e-mail from her about her shop update. In it there was a product I desperately needed. These kitchener stitch dog tags. Twice this week I wanted to finish my Fiddlesticks but I didn't have my Knitting Answer book with me to help with my kitchener stitch. I suck at kitchener stitch and I definitely can't do it without help. These will stay in my knitting bag or purse and I will never be without them. That's the plan anyway. I am sure I am wrong about this too!
Next, let's talk about this beautiful and perfect swatch for my Sidewinders. Ok so I'm like one or two switches long but who's counting. It was perfect perfect perfect before I blocked it and that it went a little over. I'm going with it though because I am a glutton for punishment. Any way you slice it, I've casted on at this gauge so that's it anyway.
And here they are! Well one of them and only like 11 rows. for anyone who isn't familiar with this pattern, these socks are knit sideways. I just love how they look with a nice variegated yarn. I am hoping against all hope that mine turn out this way. I saw another pair on Ravelry that were with black and white yarn like mine and they look like metal socks. I can't find that picture but here is another one that is also very awesome. I have started my heel shaping and I am about to start the calf shaping at the same time. I can't wait to see how this works up. Wish me luck!
I have a post in mind for tomorrow about the crocodile on my Flickr photostream.
We like to affectionately call last year "The Summer of Bleeding Money". This summer IS going to be different. We will not get stuck in Idaho because we are not going to Idaho. Woohoo! We are going to Portland. But….on the way, we are stopping in Eugene for the Black Sheep Gathering. I have sent in my pre-registration and I hope to attend three workshops; multi-directional scarf, woolen versus worsted spinning, and entry-level entrelac. So the trip will go like this:
1. Drive two days to Eugene and haul our trailer up there.
2. My last workshop is on Saturday at 4:30 and we will leave right after that. David is going to leave in the morning with the trailer and drive to Portland and park our stuff up there. He will drive back down and pick me up after my workshop.
3. Sunday, June 22, David will race at Pats Acres in his chosen genre, Supermoto. He is very excited. We will then go up to Portland and stay for a minimum of 1 week and visit with sisters and cousins. We are taking the Wii to play with cousins and have a great time! I am very excited for all the fun we are going to have.
Here is what will not happen:
1. We will not get stuck in Idaho.
2. We will not spend a fortune. We should save a minimum of $800 for the trip by staying at an RV park with full hookups, water, laundry, and two pools! David is thrilled because this is the shopping capital of Oregon, apparently. He figures we can pack light because there are a million malls right next to where we are staying.
3. I will NOT get sick and get a swollen uvula.
4. Bella will NOT have any asthma episodes.
That's it! I think this trip is already shaping up to bet better than the summer of bleeding money.
On the knitting and spinning front, I am at the toe of my Fiddlesticks. I should finish them up by the weekend at the very very latest. I think I will try to felt them just a bit to make them fit better. The next pair of socks I am going to knit on the smaller size scale.
I have frogged triangle number 4 of 25 on my Magique Cloak because I totally lost track of the rows and messed them up pretty bad. I have been concentrating (when I am knitting that is) on my socks and therefore haven't picked up my cloak triangles in a little over two weeks. I forgot to knit in the back loop on all the knits and every other row is decreases. If you forget where you are, you are way messed up. The cast on is only 41 stitches so the frog is no biggy. Perhaps some of you more experienced knitters can give me some advice. During the knitting of this triangle, I have to cast on 41, knit a row, and begin decreasing. I decrease at the beginning of the row, then knit to the center three stitches, decrease two stitches here, then knit to the end and decrease one there. In the center, I am placing stitch markers on either side of the center 3 stitches but I have to move them each time I decrease and then reknit on the next row. I am wondering if there is a better way to keep these stitches marked without having to move the markers. It's not a big deal but I could knit these triangles much much faster if I didn't have to do that part. It takes about as much time to move the markers on each triangle as I am spending actually knitting. Does that make sense?
The first image here is the pre-decrease. Next we decrease two stitches from the center. What I do is take the markers from each side and move them out to include three stitches. Any ideas?
Next, I got this new book on photography. It should be a lot of fun because there are exercises in it to make me look at things differently. I'll keep the pictures coming.
October Tofutsie sock yarn club pattern using Noro Kureyon Sock yarn. This sock fits, but it's very loose. This proves to me that I totally need to practice knitting socks. So, the next couple of things I knit will be socks. I love this pattern! It's very easy and it's very fast. There are some glaring problems with this particular sock, holes, size, missing odd rows. Oh, didn't I mention that? I forgot all the odd rows. Since there are no knitting police, I continued and didn't frog. I really love how the colors work up with this. I really wanted to make sure that this didn't end up an orphan sock. I cast on the second sock immediately and it's working very quickly. I think I will definitely use the sock yarn again. It was a little rough in the beginning but now it's softening up and the colors really progress nicely. If you don't pay attention, you don't even notice that you are using a different color until you are way into the next shade. It's very nice and makes for interesting knitting. I am very happy so far, unless of course, you count the stinkin size problem. Is that a problem?
I am not sure because I think I can felt just a bit and all will be fine. Should I try? We'll see.
I have also picked my next project. Project is definitely the right word here because I think it will take me a year to buy the yarn and a year to complete the project. My project is the beautiful and wonderful Magique Cloak from the Knits from a Painter's Palette book by Maie Landra at Koigu Wool Designs. There is a kit you can buy for all the yarn but the kit is $533 including the pattern. I don't want to drop that kinda cash right now so I am going to buy the yarn one color at a time. The project is knit modularly and then seamed together so I think I can just buy the yarn as I need it. I can't wait to start this project and it should be a great take along project as well.  If anyone has made this project before, please let me know how it went. I can't wait! I am going to Purl Soho warehouse today to buy the first color.
My friend, Vic, just came by and brought her poncho for me to analyze for you all and I can now write the pattern for it. I have to dissect it and work backwards from the finished product. This may take some time or I could get all involved with it and get it done in one night. Chances are good for this option as TV is non-stop fire coverage which is starting to depress me. It's so soft and squishy and I forgot how awesome this yarn is to work with. Look for the pattern to be posted this time tomorrow.
Here is the previous picture of the poncho. I will post a better one when I am through with more detail if I can.
Well today I have a lot to say. Maybe it`s because I got too much sleep. Maybe it`s because I`m a freak and can`t shut up. Maybe I have noone to talk to (not true). Maybe the people I have to talk to don`t listen……interesting…..
First, I have been collecting yarn all week and last week from San Francisco and stuff that came in the mail. Here is a lovely shot I really like that I have edited in Lightroom (my new favorite toy). Now this collection of new sock yarn poses a problem for me because I am in the middle of a pair of socks that may suffer from second sock syndrome. I will pick it back up later, though, because I do love these yarn colors.
This brings me to my second issue having to do with my waving lace socks. Look at this toe! Seriously! What the heck happened here? I know what happened and I`ll explain. I love to knit my socks toe up. However, having come down from the leg on this sock, the toe is finished last. Well when I got to the toe, I have to do a kitchener stitch to finish and I suck at that. Also, when I got to the end I added an extra round of stockinette (which the pattern didn`t call for but I didn`t realize until it was too late). Then the kitchener stitch which is probably my best one to date.
So, now on to my next pair of socks. With all this sock yarn piling up I can`t possibly wait to start them. I will use the pastel Lorna`s Laces yarn and the Firestarter pattern from Yarnissima! I am sooooooo excited to start this sock I can`t even tell you all. Isn`t it beautiful? I think so.
Next is my project bag (which I had to buy two of because Bella wanted one just like it for her "purse".) I have a big knitting bag which fits all my needles, a couple big skeins of yarn (or 8-10 sock yarns), pockets for all my gadgets and trickets that you need for knitting. However, this bag is far too big to haul around and since I was hauling stuff around all summer, I realized I needed something much smaller. Hence, the project bag pictured here. What I keep in it is my current pattern or book, yarn cutter acceptable for plane travel, stitch markers, reading/knitting glasses, yarn, needles and/or anything else my pattern calls for. It has made my knitting and traveling much much easier to handle.
Next, I got my Ravely Summer Camp Swap package yesterday and I have yet to take the pictures or describe it`s contents. I will do that tomorrow simply because I am sure you are all bored with me at this point.
Ok, watching tennis and signing off!
I`m home! Yeah! So, now I have to frantically knit so I can be finished before my next trip. Going to see my Dad, hooray, in North Carolina. I will see my sister from Portland while I`m there. She left for France, where she has a home with her husband, the day after I left Portland. So, on her way home, she is stopping at my Dad`s and I am meeting them there the next day. I wouldn`t ordinarily take three trips in three months, but my Dad asked us to come this summer. It`s truly a wonderful place to visit during the summer. Fishing, beaching, relaxing, and of course, my Dad! Yipppeeee! Enough of that…….Back to knitting…..
My socks are really coming along. I have finished the horrendously long 8 inch leg portion, turned the heel and finished the gusset. I was able to knit a bunch during our 800 mile drive home from Pocatello, Idaho. Did you all know I was in Pocatello? Let me tell you about it……NOT! I don`t like how the cable turns around the gusset. I have checked other people`s knitting in Ravelry and their knitting isn`t as wonky as mine on the gusset and the cable around the gusset. I checked my work and counted my stitches like 5 times and all seems to be correct so I don`t know what happened. I suppose I will chalk it up to experience and let it go.
So, the yarn and colorway pictured here for these socks is from Hello Yarn where I love to shop. The last order I placed was processed and submitted before I left and shipped while I was gone. I got home and opened it (will blog and display yarn later) and this little sheep guy was in the package. I just thought he was tooooo cute. So here he/she is……Good night all…..Going to sleep now……almost midnight……very sleepy……my own bed…….yeah…


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Giving fashion fans a whole new reason to celebrate, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian arrived at the Grand Opening of the DASH store in Miami Beach today (March 12).
Renewing their romance in the southern sun, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick spent some time together in Miami today (March 12).
Hand in hand with her man, the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star sported a purple and pink flamingo-themed top with light blue shorts, as Scott wore a yellow plaid shirt with white shorts.
Heading out for some travels with her family, Kim Kardashian joined Kourtney and Scott at LAX airport on Tuesday (March 11).
The reality diva dressed up in a cleavage-baring black dress with a black leather jacket while her older sister and her partner dressed more casually.
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Stepping out for a star-studded evening, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian attended the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood on Sunday (March 2).


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Talc truck flips, closing Route 100August 24,2013Talc truck flips,
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WESTON A tractor-trailer carrying more than 20 tons of talc overturned on Route 100, shutting down one lane for about six hours Friday morning.
Kenneth Schomber, 50, of Montpelier, Ind., was driving a 2012 Kenworth tractor-trailer south on Route 100 and was rounding a curve at 8:40 a.m. when the vehicle went off the road and overturned onto its side, according to Trooper Paul Dean of the Vermont State Police.
Schomber was uninjured, Dean said, but the contents of the trailer proved to be a chore to remove.
The trailer was carrying 15 pallets of talc powder: 55 bags on each pallet, each bag weighing 50 pounds. The entire load weighed about 41,000 pounds.
The bags were manually removed from the trailer and reloaded on the pallets, which were then loaded on a second tractor-trailer.
Dean said large wreckers were used to return the overturned vehicle to an upright position so it could be towed away.
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Maino - I'm Sorry
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Check out I'm Sorry, the latest from Maino. The track was released on Sunday, February 28th, 2010. Maino's chances in this game are improving with each new release, and I'm Sorry is no exception - quite the opposite, in fact. It's a nice addition to the impressive catalogue Maino has been building over the years. We're definitely anticipating the next move.
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Making blue, purple, red and orange memories. With worms.
Fire in the night
It's been a long, rough week so I'm taking a moment of gratitude for all that is good and right in my life.
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The intangible souvenir I picked up in Canada.
Sunset over Lake Huron
Not only do they have quality healthcare for everyone, but they've got purple skies. Canada, just stop being so wonderful.
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FILE - This June 12, 2011 file photo shows host Neil Patrick Harris performing during the 65th annual Tony Awards in New York. Harris will be back for his fourth turn as host of the Tony Awards. Producers of the show announced Thursday that Harris, a stage veteran and star of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," will host the 67th annual awards to be presented June 9 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The show will air live on CBS. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)
NEW YORK — Neil Patrick Harris will be back for his fourth turn as host of the Tony Awards.
The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of the show that honors the best of Broadway, said Thursday the 67th annual awards will be broadcast live by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 9.
In a statement, Harris said he was excited to be back hosting the Tonys, adding: "The show will rock!"
Harris previously hosted the Tonys last year and in 2011 and 2009.
Last year's telecast at the intimate Beacon Theatre was seen by 6 million viewers, down significantly from 2011's 6.9 million. It was also the second-lowest ratings for the Tony Awards since 1988, though it was up against the season finale of AMC's "Mad Men."
The 39-year-old Harris has starred in three Broadway productions, including "Assassins," "Proof," opposite Anne Heche, and as the exuberant master of ceremonies in "Cabaret." He currently stars as dapper ladies' man Barney Stinson on CBS' sitcom hit "How I Met Your Mother."


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Does this really do anything for my mpg's? And where does thule take their dimension measurements from? Will a 74" box fit 185 cm skis or would I need to move up a couple inches?
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Hey corp399663,
Thanks for the question. When it comes to your vehicle's MPG when the Thule Sonic Cargo Box is added, it's more of minimizing how much loss there is in MPG due to wind resistance and it is minimal nowadays with the newer aerodynamic designs of cargo boxes. Also, the dimension measurements shown are external, so the internal dimensions for the Large is more like 64" where your 185cm skis will not fit. Your skis will fit in the XL though as the internal length on that size is 81".
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Posted in Design - Home Decor,Products,Retail - WindowsMay 10, 2011
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Posted in Design - Home DecorMay 6, 2011
Ooops, time flies! I am 3 weeks late with my report on Milano Mobile, the furniture fair…The first thing I want to share on Pirouette is Kidsroom Zoom, which was fun with its rich and colorful display of kid's design. Books, art, furniture, installation : walking the space was like being in a museum, an experimental nursery, a concept store and a flat, all at the same time. Designers and brands included byBO Design, COLLECT Furniture, Kalon Studios, Kidsonroof, Momoll,Nonjetable, perludi, White Elephant DesignLab, ninetonine, NONAH!, Jäll & Tofta, Tukluk,Kostas Syrtariotis.
My favorite part was the installation byMartine Camileri (photos below), an artist who works around food. I had a chance to flip through the pages of her latest cooking book, a marvel of creativity. The main idea is common sense : if you help a child preparing its own food in a playful way, everything becomes more acceptable to the palate. And Martine is really a master in transforming any food into an edible piece of art. She can turn the "unattractive" veggies (celeriac, leeks, spinach, etc) into a mouse, spider or car….
No link for the book, but clickhere if you wish to read a fun interview of Martine as a child.
Kidsroom Zoom is currently in Graz, Austria, for the Design month (2-21 May). I know that Paola Noe, organizer of the event, is dreaming to take it to other cities, and particularly to London…if the cap fits, wear it!
Posted in Design - Home Decor,Mood of the dayApril 22, 2011
I don't know very much about Loredana Bonora, but her crochet and feathers installation at Milano Mobile (Fuori salone, Zona Lambrate), in front of the great Richard Hutten carpet, stayed with me.
Posted in Design - Home Decor,Press - Online magazinesApril 19, 2011
Brava Casa, May 2011. By Alessandro Pasinelli - Photos Adriano Brusaferri.
Photo n. 1 : Rosdster Saab, design Ulf Hanses for Playsam – Cushion design Alexander Girard – Bean bag Essent'ial for Jannelli&Volpi, made with Marimekko wallpaper.
Photo n.2 : Bed by A.G. Fronzoni for Cappellini – Mattress Morfeus Young, design Roberto Semprini – On the wall, artwork from Luisa delle Piane Gallery, Milan – Bookcases Piero Lissoni for Porro – Blue armchair Studio d'Architettura Simone Michelli for Adrelina – clothes and shoes Petit Bateau & Zara Kids.
Photo n.3 : Bookshelf design CR&D Pianca per Pianca – Couch Patricia Urquiola fr B&B Italia – Lamp Daphine di Tommaso Cimini for Lumina.
Photo n.4 : Stool Cappellini, design Nendo – Fridge FAB28 by Smeg – Wall lamp Verner Pantone – Table Superstudio for Zanotta – Stool Artek – Alphabet fabric Alexander Girard for Silva.
Posted in Design - Home DecorApril 8, 2011
Since graduating in Textiles from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999, Jennifer Collier has been working as an artist. She undertakes exhibitions and commissions, selling her work through shops, galleries and shows. Want to learn how to work with paper? Jennifer runs art workshops in schools, colleges and galleries. More info on www.jennifercollier.co.uk.
Posted in Design - Home Decor,Mood of the dayApril 5, 2011
After birds, it's the dog's turn to become recurrent decoration icons. Look around, you will start seeing them pictured everywhere.
Holy Smoke animals are handmade from natural linen and vintage textiles, drawn with hand stitching and raw edges to convey expressions of humor and pathos. No two animals are the same and their sizes are variable from 25cm to 50cm in height.
I've seen them in real, and I can say it's hard to resist their fragile features and their hyper real look! holy-smoke.co.uk
Posted in Design - Home DecorApril 2, 2011
We were offered a set of the Grimm blocks when the children were born, and they are probably the toys that we played the most with. They are still part of the fantasy land of our 5 years old Iris; she finds all sorts of uses for the curved pieces : bridge, boat, bed… This is when I don't steal the blocks to add a bit of color to our living room. In other words : a must have!
"Discover a world of color and creative play with these fantastic nesting and stacking blocks by Grimm's, made of natural wood in beautiful rainbow colors, in the style of educational Waldorf toys. Blocks to inspire creative play and develop motor skills among budding artists, architects, builders and craftspeople. Made in Germany. At sweetwilliamltd.com"
Posted in Design - Home DecorMarch 23, 2011
Fun! Lamps by the Dutch design duo Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel of Studio Job.
Posted in Design - Home DecorMarch 22, 2011
Paper garlands les colocataires – available at boutique ZOU, 7 rue Houdon, Paris 18.
Posted in Design - Home DecorMarch 15, 2011
Moulded chairs by Paola Navone – car interiors'moulding technology combined with iconic woven-vinyl laundry bags pattern
Posted in Design - Home DecorFebruary 16, 2011
Junior Living specializes in versatile furniture that adapts to the needs of growing children. Ideal for small rooms where space is at a premium, this wall mounted desk unit requires no floor space and provides a work area for 1 or 2 children. The desk has practical shelving for CD's, books etc and a central aperture for a 17″ PC screen or laptop. The work area is supported by retractable steel brackets that enable it to be locked upright to hide any clutter. A cable management system allows easy access to a power supply.
Junior Living Wall Desk, £303 – www.funktionalley.com
Posted in Design - Home Decor,ProductsFebruary 15, 2011
An e-store is in preparation for Punch'n'Cuddle (May). Meanwhile, the brand is currently looking for childrens institutions (or other social institutions) that would be interested in testing the product. So, if you are involved in any capacity in a childrens institution (kindergarden, school, social facility, etc.), based in or around London and want to participate, you will get a free sample in return of feedback about what it's like to have a Punch'n'Cuddle as a playmate. Spread the word!


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I recently brewed up an Irish Stout using a True Brew Kit. I followed the instructions to the letter, and bottled it last night. I sampled some, and the hops were VERY prevalent. Almost too in-your-face. Will their armoa and flavor settle over time in the bottles, or should I just not add the extra hops, per the recipe? Thanks!
Aroma tends to settle, but flavor does not. It is unusual for an Irish Stout recipe to include aroma hops at all. What hops did you use and when in the boil did you add them?
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The flavor of bittering hops won't go away over time.
If the hops were added at the beginning, what did you mean by "should I just not add the extra hops, per the recipe?" There are no hops that get added after bottling. Assumed you meant next time, but then you said the hops were all added at the beginning of the boil with this this batch.
If you don't know the alpha acid, do you know what type of hops they were?
I always feel my beer is hoppy durring the bottling, after the carbination and some aging the beer "sweetens" a bit in taste.
I made a Kolsh beer a year ago that tasted pretty bad in my opinion, I did not drink many of them and they sat, then I had no other beer around and about a year later and it tasted great! I was amazed......


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Capita's acquisition of Carillion IT Services Limited - Statement
Capita Childrens Services parent company, the Capita Group Plc, announced last week that it was acquiring Carillion IT Services Ltd (CITS), a managed IT service provider.
Since the announcement, we have received some questions from partners and customers relating to the acquisition of CITS and whether it will affect Capita Childrens Services position in relation to Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects.
CITS will become part of Capita IT Services, which is a separate organisation to Capita Childrens Services. As a result, the acquisition will not affect Capita Childrens Services stance in relation to BSF projects.
Capita Childrens Services position on BSF projects will continue to be as follows:
Capita Childrens Services is not directly involved in any bidding for BSF contracts nor is the company actively part of any bidding consortia.
Capita Childrens Services has and will continue to support and provide expert consultancy on school management information systems to any companies bidding for BSF contracts, or for any local authority or school embarking on any new building projects.
We will remain independent in this process and continue to liaise with all BSF bidders as we have done in the past.
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Longtime Idaho political watcher - and player – Marty Peterson offers some historical perspective on this year's defeat of the public school budget in the Senate and its larger implications, in a column today at Ridenbaugh.com; you can read it here. Peterson points to the events of 1963, when Idaho's Republican Party lurched to the right, setting in motion a process that led to conservative Don Samuelson being elected governor for a single term, after which the Democrats and Cecil Andrus captured the governorship in 1970, for the first time in a quarter-century.
"If history repeats itself, there just may be some Democrats who are quietly celebrating the shift in the philosophical control of the Senate," Peterson writes. "The question now is, what Republican is going to play the role of Don Samuelson in 2014? And what Democrat will play the role of Cecil Andrus in 2018? In 2018 it will have been 24 years since the Democrats last occupied the governor's office. Just like it was in 1970 when Andrus defeated Samuelson."
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'OOH I SAY' – Dot Cotton caricature print from original oil painting. A personal favourite.
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- Use ruler and pencil to mark off three 2" x 6" and one 2" x 2-1/2" white foam strips, and one 1-1/2" x 10" red foam strip.
- Position and adhere red strip vertically and three white stripes vertically onto bag. Add hearts. (Refer to photo for placement.)
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- Attach tag with ribbon; add bow.
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Jeana Morris
- Location
- Pennsylvania,
- Birthday
- November 14
- Bio
- Full time RN, educator, parttime writer. Former competitive athlete now just an athlete, wannabe astrophysicist, wannabe color commentator for the Philadelphia Flyers, Thankfully a mom, wife & daughter. Adventurer -relocating across country this year -2014
- The Flyers (I mean the Kings)
Win Lord Stanley's Cup Again
June 14, 2014 12:38PM
- Brewer Vetos Disgraceful Bill
That Legalized Persecution
February 27, 2014 10:50AM
- A Moving Day
January 17, 2014 11:06PM
- 10 Years of Facebook
February 05, 2014 11:55AM
- No one is more important than
I (or is it me?)
December 23, 2013 12:53PM
- "Wishing you comfort and
June 15, 2014 01:38PM
- "Children have such a way
with words!"
June 15, 2014 01:33PM
- "The words you write are
so true. It took many years
for me to
harden up
June 15, 2014 01:32PM
- "Yes, the Leafs, if that
is your team, have had quite a
spell. I really
June 15, 2014 01:22PM
- "How understanding of you
to know this gentleman
someone to listen. Not
June 15, 2014 01:19PM
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My New Year's Gift to You - My Favorite Recipe
As a piece offering for the coming year, though not a resolution, I present one of my favorite recipes: Coq au Vin. This particular version has been in my family for fifty years. While I am aware that is not impressive, this dish is.
My mother found this recipe in… Read full post »
Return of Voldemort
When last we saw the wretched villain, he was tumbling off a tower with his nemesis/horcrux Harry Potter. Due to a wand which recognized Harry as its owner, Voldemort was toast. So we thought, until yesterday when he turned up in Tex, I mean Kansas.
So before you… Read full post »
Pepper spraying Shopper - Thank YOU for making my points
A pepper spray weeding woman held other crazed shoppers at bay in order to grab one of the fell X Box 360's in a L.A. Walmart. Approximately 20 shoppers were injured. The store remained open. The non-injured shoppers continued there quests. The perpetrator is unidentified at t… Read full post »
What are you thankful for?
I'm thankful for: my wonderful husband
my mother and my children
Dear Mr Obama
May I first say, with all due respect, who in their right mind would pick a committee made up of an equal number of sworn enemies? Is it not more than apparent that the Dems and the Republicans refuse to compromise and put the interests of the American people far down… Read full post »
And the Band Played On ADDENDUM/MEMORIAM
Penn State coaching legend Joe Pa is out and all the students are up… Read full post »
A Kim Kardashian Kuiz
She's been such a part of our everyday lives, that we are forced to know more about her that we'd like. Just a few short years ago it was all about Paris, now it's Kim, Kim, Kim.
So you… Read full post »
Taking Both Sides - Now That's an Art
It's difficult to see both sides of any arguement, especially if you feel passionately to one view. Those who play devils' advocate and do it well are the ideal. Yet if you listen to them, they given themselves away… Read full post »
Political Correctness NOT Found Here
In the summer of my junior year in high school, I attended a journalism course at Catholic University in Washington D.C. Having gone through 11 years of Catholic schooling, I pretty much knew what to expect. Had I been able to go to Jewish University, Hindu University or Shinto University… Read full post »
Open Call Occupy U.S.
Verb - To fill or take up (a space or time).
I think that says it nicely. From what I can glean from the far too many and numerous articles lauding this activity, while you all seem to think this is the next best thing since the sit-in, love-in, be-ins… Read full post »
If I Have All These Great Books Why am I Watching TV?
Don't get me wrong, I do not, I repeat never, watch reality tv. That said, I have a penchant for sit-coms. This goes back to childhood. There's something soothing about sitting down on the sofa, taking your brain, putting it on the seat next to you and watching mindless tv shows.&nb… Read full post »
From Seedling to Venus Flytrap
Gardening is an art. Seeds must be carefully planted, watered and nurtured. So much goes into seeing the seed through to maturation. Yet sometimes, there are those who scatter seeds that grow despite neglect. It just happens to be one of those well placed seeds. Forgotte… Read full post »
Trying to keep this modest sized appartment neat is a considerable challenge. For I time, my husband and I were quite active in the sport of triathlon. It is unbelievable how much equipment is needed to train for those events.
While the sport is quite competative, the gear is also… Read full post »
If It Ain't Good Enough to Be Trash-picked
It's very telling when the sofa you put out at the curb is left for the township trash collectors. Is it an insult or just a way of saying that that furniture hung around a little too long?
Trash pickers, or recyclers of discarded, used goods, as I like to… Read full post »
Ms Manners is Aghast
At a wedding this past weekend, a guest asked my nephew if they were going to have children anytime soon. I cringed as I looked up at my nephew who fielded the question with ease. He and his wife, though relative newly weds have probably had to answer that tactless questions… Read full post »
Confessions of an anti-dentite*
It started in 1997 with a Seinfeld episode. It was actually better know as the Yada Yada episode, but it it, Kramer accused Jerry of being an 'anti-dentite.' That show freed millions of previously silent folk who went every six months without complaint to their dentists. In those st… Read full post »
They're praying again- so what are YOU afraid of?
No, I can't answer the question. I am begging for an answer. If people want to pray together, no matter who is amongst that group, why is there always such an uproar?
Sure, the Constitution states there should be freedom to worship or not. So why is it all… Read full post »
Crisis, Crisis, Everywhere a Crisis
Whew, we made it through the debt crisis, or did we? It matters not as before you can say "buried on page 11", another crisis can be seen on the horizon.
I've seen a good many crises in my time, most notably the Energy Crisis, spurred by the The Oil Crisis,… Read full post »
Casey Anthony Verdict Reveals Our True Selves
Well, she's out. We've had over a week to cry foul. We've ostracized the jury, decided the judge really thought she was guilty, and heard endless rhetoric from the media on how that ghastly woman got a way with murder. Despite it all Ms Anthony is free.
I did not follow… Read full post »
Why I am where I am which is where?
Right in the middle of a rather dull procedure, I finally realized why my life has gone no where.
Now that's a rather sad phrase. The procedure, one which I have assisted many, many times, is a minor outpatient surgery. As a nurse who's done a good many types of… Read full post »
Way to go B O. You just keep helping the world. Abandon our allies, who needs Great Britain and Israel? Break those ties! This way when the caliphate occurs, we'll be on the right side.
From the moment you took office we started a spiral down ward and it keeps… Read full post »
Misery Just Loves Company
Finally, in the midst of civil strife, natural disasters and bankrupt economies, there was something to smile about. The British royal couple looked radiant. It was simply beautiful to see. The pageantry was fabulous. The joy of the Brits more than apparent. Kate's gown… Read full post »
Tag, you're.....Oh be careful! Scary stuff
I originally posted this without even thinking that there are people who may not know to what debacle this article refers. So to bring them up to speed: the Health Dept of the State of NY decided to eliminate such games as freeze tag and dodge ball from their summer… Read full post »
What is Ken Jennings vs Machine?
I pulled for Ken Jennings during the recent three day Jeopardy event featuring two all time champs vs The Machine aka Watson. It didn't seem fair as the computer clicked in long before the two humans and answered in his monotone voice. Every now and then Watson would come up… Read full post »
I Battle Fat Jeana
FAT Jeana
She hides in the back of my closet, waiting. I see her in the mirror, standing way back, snickering. She knows she can make a comeback, and when it's least expected. She waits for that mom… Read full post »