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Kenyan Traditional States Note: This record deals with the two major coastal polities (Pate island, with its successor Witu, and Mombasa) and three major polities of the interior (Masai, Nandi, Wanga). Other known polities are very minor and the information is very incomplete. Pate 1203
Pate sultanate independent from Kilwa Kisiwani. Sultans (styled mfalume in Kiswahili)
Former ruler of Pate founds Witu sultanate on mainland Sultans (styled mfalume in Kiswahili)
German Residents Mombasa
independent from Kilwa Kisiwani. 11 Apr 1593 Portuguese occupation (Fortaleza de Jesus de Mombaça). 11 Apr 1593 - 1 Dec 1640 Mombaça along with Portugal a Spanish possession. 13 Aug 1631 - May? 1632 Swahili occupation. 5 Aug 1632 Portuguese re-occupation. 1638 - 12 Dec 1698 Portuguese colony (subordinated to Goa). 12 Dec 1698 Under Omani sovereignty. 16 Mar 1728 - 26 Nov 1729 Portuguese rule restored. 26 Nov 1729 Under Omani (from 1784 Muscat and Oman) sovereignty. 1746 Independent (disputed by Oman). 9 Feb 1824 - 25 Jul 1826 British protectorate declared (not recognized by U.K.). 25 Jul 1826 Omani rule restored. 24 Jun 1837 Annexed by Zanzibar. 25 May 1887 Administration relinquished to the British East Africa Association (see under Kenya). 1 Jul 1895 Kenya protectorate (i.e., the coastal strip nominally under Zanzibari sovereignty). 12 Dec 1963 Incorporated into independent Kenya.
British Commandants Masai 187.
Masai clans united. Laibons¹ (after 1904 paramount chiefs)
¹Both the Laibon and the Orkoiyoi
were in origin only chief ritual leaders. Later they
also became political and military leaders. Nandi 184.
Nandi clans united. Orkoiyois¹ ¹Both the Laibon and the Orkoiyoi
were in origin only chief ritual leaders. Later they
also became political and military leaders. Wanga 15..
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Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 8:24
I have 11 varieties of in ground citrus. They range in age from 3 years in the ground to 7 years in the ground. One of the trees was purchased as an Orlando Tangelo 3 years ago and I allowed it to fruit this year. It became apparent some weeks ago that there was no way it was a tangelo due to it's quite large size. I had a local commercial orange grower stop over and id'ed the tree as an Ambersweet. Luckily I had another Orlando tangelo but still annoyed me I did not get the tree I wanted. Just looking for opinions on the tree. The commercial guy is not a fan of them. The oranges are still green and will try them of course when ripe but just wondered if anyone had any thoughts or opinions on Ambersweet? |
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- Posted by malcolm_manners 9b C. Fla. (My Page) on Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 16:17
'Ambersweet' has a habit of not bearing well for several years, and for the first few years, the fruit is of poor quality. So commercial growers hate them. But if you can wait, a mature tree will produce perfectly good oranges. Maybe after year 6? 7? |
My Brother lived in Tampa for 8 years and among other varieties he had 3 Ambersweets, not truly an orange, but sold as such; he bought them as they were sold as early season oranges with good color. A lot of growers were sold on them around the turn of the century, but they proved to be so poorly received as to become known as the "A" word of citrus. The color comes early; but in my experience and my Brother's they don't really taste their best until mid December, which is too late for an "early" commercial variety. |
I grow Ambersweet. Commercial growers might not like Ambersweet, but generally they are appreciated as a dooryard tree. I grow them, and find them to have a very pleasing taste around the 1st of December. Ambersweet generally produce a large size fruit. |
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Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
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My name is Xena!
Facts about Xena
- Breed: Shepherd (Unknown Type) Mix
- Color: Tan/Yellow/Fawn - With Black
- Age: Young
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
- ID#: 0a12463200
Xena's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.
I am crate trained. Good with children and like to sleep with you. I love other dogs and going for car rides.
Other Pets at Humane Society of Polk County
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Xena, a Winter Haven Shepherd (Unknown Type) dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Shepherd (Unknown Type) for sale in Winter Haven, or seeking a Shepherd (Unknown Type) dog from a breeder in Winter Haven.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Winter Haven already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Winter Haven breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Shepherd (Unknown Type) breeders who help with Shepherd (Unknown Type) rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Winter Haven paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Madden 10…is coming…
You've been asking and its coming. Later today I'll possibly be giving our Twitter Tuesday winner a copy of the new Madden 10 for the console of their choosing. After that, Swagbucks will be holding a reverse auction for a copy of this super real new game.
I spent a few dozen hours over the Labor Day weekend playing this game and it definitely lives up to the Madden legacy. It's got a few new features, some of the lesser features from Madden 09 taken out and the game continues to look more and more lifelike.
Some of the improvements include improved QB mobility & capabilities, Adaptive AI (computer defenses & offenses will react & respond to schemes you run too much), in-game injury decisions and the addition of the Wildcat formation. A small thing they've added are out-of-bounds late hit penalties, which I've been waiting for since the game's beginning.
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Savings Goals
Before you begin to invest, you need to define your savings goals. Decide how much you need to save by the time the child will reach college age. You could choose a specific dollar amount, such as the projected cost of public college tuition by the time your child is ready for college. Or you could choose to devote a fixed percentage of your income to your children's future college costs. Whatever you do, you should have a clearly defined goal, so that you can plan how to reach that goal and measure your progress toward that goal. Having a goal will help motivate you to save. Remember, a college education is in investment in the future of your children. It is the best investment you can make. For example, the US Census Bureau reported in December 2000 that the average income for students with a bachelor's degree is $45,678 almost twice the $24,572 income of a student with just a high school diploma. That's a difference of almost $1 million in lifetime earnings, as reported by the Census Bureau's July 2002 report, The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings. The US Census Bureau also conducts annual surveys of educational attainment, with the results published every March. The income by educational attainment tables (table 8) are based on data that is one year old. For example, the 2006 survey, published in March 2007, uses 2005 income data. The following table illustrates some findings that can be derived from the 2006 survey data.
This shows that a bachelor's degree recipient has lifetime earnings of more than $1.2 million more than someone with just a high school diploma, and a doctoral degree recipient more than $1.7 million more than someone with just a bachelor's degree.
You should save as much as you can, even if it is only $25 or $50 a month, and you should start saving as soon as you can. Put the power of time to work for you. The sooner you start saving, the more time there'll be for compound interest to build up a nice college fund for your children. A family that starts saving $10 a week at birth at 4% interest will accumulate $12,663.44 by the time the child turns 17 and enrolls in college. If the family waits until 4 years before college to start saving, they'll have to save $56.12 a week in order to reach the same goal. If the family waits until the year before college to start saving, they'll have to save $238.60 a week to reach the same goal. Note that the family that starts saving at birth gets 30% of their saving goal from interest compounding, while the families that starts saving when the child enters high school gets a little less than 8% of their savings goal from interest. Time is your most precious asset; don't squander it. The best time to start saving is at birth. But if you haven't started saving yet, the best time to start is right now. It is never too late to start saving. The trigger events that most often cause families to start saving for their children's college education include:
How Much to Save When parents first start trying to decide how much to save, they often get overwhelmed by the cost of a college education. Four years of college for their children will cost four to seven times as much as their own education cost their parents. Even in constant dollars that's two to four times as much. For a child born today, their college education will probably cost three to four times as much as it costs today. Statements like "a baby born in 1998 will likely have four-year college expenses totalling $300,000 by the time he or she matriculates in college" may have great shock value, but they are not realistic. There two key points to remember about such statements:
One-Third Rule In addition, you don't need to save the full amount. A good rule of thumb is the one-third rule. This rule states that you should expect to save one third of the expected college costs, pay one third from current income and financial aid during the college years, and borrow one third using a combination of parent and student loans. Effectively, one third will be coming from past income (savings), one third from current income, and one third from future income (loans), letting you spread the cost of a college education over an extended period of time. (If you did want to save the full $300,000, you'd have to save $107.64 a week or $466.04 per month from birth in order to reach their goal at 5% interest. That's about as expensive as an additional car payment or child care expenses. Most families cannot afford to save this much.) Given that long-term tuition inflation is 8%, children born today will pay at least three times current college costs by the time they matriculate. Combining this with the one-third rule, it follows that parents of a newborn should use current college prices as a goal for their college savings. In other words, set the savings goal based on college costs in the year the child was born. Other Rules of Thumb Besides the one-third rule, a few other good rules of thumb for deciding how much to save are as follows:
Additional tips on making it easy to save can be found on the College Savings Tips page. Savings Growth Try to avoid being overwhelmed by the numbers. Save whatever you can, even if it is just $25 to $50 a month. The difficult part is getting started. Once you start saving, you will find it easier to increase the amount you save later. The more you can save, the better off you'll be. Saving just $25 a week from birth to age 17 at 5% interest will yield $34,839.45, a nice college fund. The following table shows the results of saving different amounts per week at different interest rates and various numbers of years to enrollment. The first three columns correspond to a family that begins saving when the child enters high school. The last three columns correspond to a family that begins saving when their baby is born.
The following table shows how much you'd need to save per week in order to reach various savings goals at 8% interest at different numbers of years to enrollment.
If you'd like to see the results of different savings plans, FinAid includes several interactive calculators to help you. |
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My name is Isabella!
Facts about Isabella
- Breed: Pug/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) Mix
- Color: Brown/Chocolate - With White
- Age: Puppy
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Female
Isabella's Info...
I am already spayed, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Isabella is a 9 week old sweet girl. She will be a small breed, her mom is a Pug mix about 12 lbs, (see picture) and not sure what she is mixed with.
If you are interested in adopting email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Adoption fee $150
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Isabella, a Sacramento Pug/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Pug/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) for sale in Sacramento, or seeking a Pug/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) puppy from a breeder in Sacramento.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Sacramento already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Sacramento breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Pug/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) breeders who help with Pug/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Sacramento paves the way for another one to be saved.


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NAGPUR: After the Mihan dream failed to take off as economic driver for the city as well as the region, there are many who believe that tourism is the next best thing that can deliver jobs and prosperity to the city. The district administration and the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation which remained deep in slumber last year when the state observed tourism year seem to have woken up now. On Tuesday, a workshop of stakeholders was organized in the collectorate to plan a tourism master plan for the district!
Around hundred enthusiasts and stakeholders, mainly tour operators, representatives of hospitality industry, planners and officials presided over by district collector Saurabh Rao came out with different suggestions to bring Nagpur on country's tourist map. Interestingly, not many of them were very optimistic that this fresh exercise to boost tourism would actually yield any results. While elected leaders from the ruling parties were missing, Kamptee MLA (BJP) Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Ramtek MLA ( Shiv Sena) Ashish Jaiswal and MLC Nago Ganar were there to present their ideas.
As is the norm with every plan, a new consultant has been found to draw up the master plan. Aakar Abhinav Consultant made a presentation on the occasion which clearly failed to impress pro-tourism veterans like Vilas Kale of the VED and 'Paryatan Mitra' Chandrapal Choukse. Both have been actively working in the field for decades and between them launched over a dozen private initiative successfully providing employment to hundreds of people.
"I don't want to criticize the new consultant, but it missed Nagpur's three major branding ideas - the Tiger gateway, Zero Mile and orange city," said Kale. The problem is not of lack of ideas, but of political will to implement these plans, he added. He also wanted an intergraded approach involving forest, revenue departments so that proposed projects like Gorewada zoo are also incorporated in the master plan.
Choukse pointed out that Tata Consultancy Service was hired to make a tourism promotion plan in 1995 and its report was accepted by MTDC. But there was no implementation. Similarly, a decade later, TCS again prepared an ecotourism plan, even that is gathering dust in the government offices. He said more than a master plan what was needed to promote tourism was a long-term policy. "Only then, even if officials change there would be continuity in implementation," he added.
The workshop ended with a decision to have another meeting after a month.
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Little Sisters First Trip to the World! PTR February 2013
Hi! Im Lexi, and Im attempting my first PTR (that will hopefully turn into a TR!)
Were leaving in 15 days for an 8 day trip! And we are getting APs for the first time!!! Whos going: Me (of course). Im 31 and mama to Alexander and Madeline. During the day I work as a Program Analyst for the government. Ive been a Disney fan ever since my grandparents took my brother and me to Disneyland right before I turned 7. Ive been to DLR 3 times and Ive been to WDW several times. My favorite Disney character is Rapunzel. DH (33) DH is the one who makes my dreams happen (I know that sounds cheesy, but its true). Weve known each other since I was a freshman in high school but lost touch over the years. We reconnected on Facebook back in 2008 when I was a single mom and we got engaged in May 2010. We went on a trip with DS back in October 2010 shortly before we got married. He had been there once before when he was in middle school and wasnt a huge fan. I think he was converted on our trip. Every once in a while he would mention that we should go back to Disney, but then he would crunch the numbers and decide it wasnt the right time to go (he is also the CFO of our family, among other things). Finally, this past Fall, my best friend said she was thinking about going, so he started looking at the numbers again and decided we could go this February! Heres a picture of us on our trip in October 2010. http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...pse424f7c9.jpg Next up is DS, Alex, who just turned 7 in December. Hes been to DLR once, and has been to WDW in December 2009 and on our October 2010 trip. He is a huge Disney fan. He loves Star Wars, and like a lot of 7 year olds, he is obsessed with Legos I cant wait to take him to the Lego Store in DTD. This trip is a surprise for him. Weve watched some surprise videos on Youtube, and one day he told me he wanted me to surprise him with a trip to Disney. Its been very hard keeping this from him! (Im horrible at keeping secrets). Here are the 3 of us from Oct. 2010: http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9dc8beb3.jpg Here is a picture of him from before Christmas: http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps573e4d41.jpg And last we have the youngest member of our team, Little Sister, aka Madeline (Maddie). She just turned a year old last Sunday and she is a very busy toddler. She loves to go new places and I cant wait to take her to Disney. Here she is in her Halloween costume: http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...psae739c1a.jpg And here is a picture of her and her brother from her birthday party (she has a little less hair than Rapunzel): http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps60c55fb0.jpg Stay tuned for the next post: When were going and where were staying! |
When We're Going and Where We're Staying
Trip Dates: February 2nd through 9th
We got an amazing deal for flights through Southwest back in October (40% off)! We leave super early on Saturday the 2nd and arrive at MCO at 9:30 am. From there we will be taking the Magical Express http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps13f6ae6d.jpg to . http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...psf92adfe2.jpg All Star Sports! We stayed at All Star Movies on our last trip and loved the fun atmosphere of the All Stars. DS is into all sports, so I know he will love this resort. We will be doing our first split stay during this trip. After 3 nights at All Star Sports, we will be moving to . http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps619195f5.jpg Port Orleans Riverside! Im really excited about staying here. Ive had it on my Disney bucket list for years and Im finally getting the chance to stay here! Im hoping to take advantage of the boat to Downtown Disney and one night we are planning to go to the River Roost to see Yehaa Bob perform. Up next: Where we'll be eating! |
Where We'll Be Eating
Last night DS went ice skating with a friend, so DH and I had a few hours to discuss our trip without having to speak in code. :laughing: We pored over the menus on AllEars and added a few more ADRs to our itinerary. We also have a good idea of which counter service restaurants we will be visiting on this trip. Since we'll be AP holders, we are going to purchase Tables in Wonderland.
While browsing the DIS last night, I found this thread with a link to a fabulous dining calculator tool! http://www.disboards.com/showthread....ing+calculator http://www.seeyareelsoon.wix.com/seeyareelsoon We plugged in our restaurants and found out that we will save money on this trip alone with TiW (we're planning to go back 2 or 3 times within the year, so we'll definitely save a lot using this benefit). Here are the ADRs we have: -50's Prime Time Café at DHS -Nine Dragons at Epcot -Tony's Town Square at MK -'Ohana at the Polynesian Resort (we're meeting up with my BFF, her DH, and DD for this dinner) -Trail's End Restaurant at Fort Wilderness -Boatwright's Dining Hall at Port Orleans Riverside -1900 Park Fare for a late breakfast DS and I went to 1900 Park Fare during our December 2009 trip. Here's a picture of him after Mary Poppins visited our table and gave him a kiss! http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps03464d6d.jpg Counter Service: I'm really excited about going to the Boulangerie Patisserie now that they've expanded. This is my favorite place to go (love the chocolate mousse), in my favorite Epcot Pavilion. http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6b4ea636.jpg We'll probably be visiting Toy Story Pizza Planet again http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2504394a.jpg I can't wait to see Be Our Guest. I tried to get Dinner ADRs, but that proved to be impossible. We're really looking forward to trying it out for lunch. There will be other meals (and snacks! Dole Whips!), but these are the highlights. |
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I'm subscribing! If only because I'm jealous you have a shorter wait until your trip than ours......
Your son is adorable! So is your daughter, but I love the intelligence behind a 7 year old boy's eyes. Especially one who is reading his sister's birthday card for her. :thumbsup2 Glad to hear you did 1900 PF already for breakfast and are planning it again. I've gone back and forth on that one many times, but have decided we have to do it. First everyone in my family loves breakfast buffets and second, I like characters and eating while seeing them is a much better way for me to do that than make my family wait in line in the parks. |
From your signature, it looks like your DS is about the same age as mine - he just turned 7 last month. I loved 1900 Park Fare for breakfast. I thought the character interaction was great and it's a good mix of characters, so there is something for everyone. You get Pooh and Tigger, who are always fun, but the face characters are what really made it great for us last time. We went for my son's 4th birthday and he was opening presents during our breakfast and got a book as one of the gifts. Alice came to our table and spent quite a few minutes looking through the book with DS. The Mad Hatter was hilarious, and of course, the kiss from Mary Poppins was very memorable. :goodvibes |
Thank you for the welcome! Yes, our son is close in age to yours. He will turn 7 during our trip next month. Our first character meals were in January 2012. We did H&V, CRT and Chef Mickey's. DS loved all of the characters and really likes to hug the soft ones and flirt with the princesses. We met Mary Poppins at Animation Courtyard on our trip and she just grabbed his hand and walked away with him. He was in love. :flower3: |
Another Trip Booked and We're Starting to Pack!
In my first post I mentioned that we'll be getting APs for the first time ever on this trip! DH (master of the spreadsheet) priced tickets and came to the conclusion that if we go for 8 days this year and then schedule another trip the last week of January 2014, we could save some money in the long run and buy APs.
The prospect of this was very exciting! I never imagined being an AP holder - we live about 900 miles away, so it wouldn't be like we could just hop over there on the weekends. And I never realized that DH would even be willing to take a trip to Disney two years in a row! Of course the wheels in my head started turning and I was trying to come up with a compelling reason to go on some additional trips. Soon we had two more (tentative) trips planned. One the last week of August for a summer vacation, and then a quick adults-only weekend in October to celebrate our anniversary. Then last weekend I said to DH, "Wouldn't it be cool if you could just go down for a quick trip in May to see Star Wars Weekends with Alex?" I wasn't intending for this to be a suggestion he would take seriously. Alex is a huge Star Wars fan. Well I guess DH thought it sounded like fun, because all the sudden on Monday night, we booked a one night stay for them at All Star Sports (with the Disney Visa discount) and on Tuesday he had arranged the flights! So the second trip of our Year of Disney has been confirmed! Maddie and I won't be joining them on this trip, but I'm still so excited about it, you would think I was the one who was going! Alex as Darth Vader for Halloween (sorry, not the best pic): http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...psffdbb327.jpg Now back to the trip we are leaving for in 8 days!!!!!!!! :scared1: I have so much to do this weekend. We want to get everything mostly packed by the end of the weekend, since we'll be busy with work/school all week and we have to leave very early next Saturday for our 7:00am flight. To get in the packing mood, I'm going to post a few pictures of some items I'll be bringing for Maddie. Over the past several months, I've acquired quite a collection of Disney themed clothes. I got a few things from the Disney Store online on Black Friday, and then a lot of the other things I purchased on clearance from Target. Rapunzel Shirt (Babies R Us) and Minnie Mouse Body Suit (Disney Store) http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...EDD221DBF7.jpg Winnie the Pooh Onesie (Disney Store) and Alice in Wonderland Shirts (Target) http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...EDB7572096.jpg Tinkerbell Hoodie and Tank (Target) http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...EDC0951662.jpg Back of the Hoodie - the wings are too cute! http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...EDC809F209.jpg Mouseketeer and Marie T-Shirts (Disney Store) and Belle T-Shirt (Target - on clearance for $2.70!!!!) http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...EDAEFE3A85.jpg Bambi Dress (Xmas gift from Grandma) Rapunzel Body Suit (Disney Store) and Cinderella T-Shirt (another awesome find from Target) http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...EDA2ABF9D8.jpg Maddie modeling the Tink Hoodie http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...EDDEE4A729.jpg And we have to bring a few friends along! http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/...ps75fb9abc.jpg (Rapunzel and Belle were from the Disney Store Black Friday sale, the Minnie Mouse Pookalooz was an Xmas gift from my BIL) I didn't realize how much Disney stuff Maddie had until I compiled it all to take the pics for this post! But I'm proud to say that I didn't pay full price for anything pictured above. Now I need to start digging around for the Disney stuff we have hidden away for Alex. |
I liked the breakfast food at Chef Mickey's, and the characters did come around quickly, but I was really disappointed by the "celebration" that they advertise you should be sure to stick around for. Donald skipped us and I had to go track his handler down. Hollywood and Vine had really great character interaction but DH did not care for the buffet lunch. Not sure if we are keeping this one for breakfast on this trip because Edward has just outgrown the characters. I LOVE meeting characters and if we didn't do the meals, my DH knows I would make him wait in line to do it in the parks, so its a compromise. :bitelip: Edward probably won't be interested much longer so this will probably be my last time. Except for Mickey. I will always want to meet and hug Mickey, no matter how old DS is. I'm looking forward to Ohana's breakfast the most on this trip. It will be served family style which is so much better than a buffet. Your Disney outfits for your daughter are precious! Makes me wish I had a little girl to dress. But I can't wait to see your outfits for your son. I'll have to take pictures of my Disney store bargains for Edward sometime today. Your trip is so close! :banana: |
Alex has been funny about characters the last couple trips. He's very particular about which ones he wants to see. On the trip we took when he turned 4, he refused to visit most characters, but when he saw Buzz Lightyear, he ran right up to him. He also enjoyed meeting the Fab 5. On our last trip, he really enjoyed meeting the Little Einsteins and Handy Manny. I personally love the characters. Our last trip was pretty short, so I didn't make DH wait for many. I don't even think we got a picture with Mickey! :faint: I'm definitely looking forward to visiting the princesses this time (I can't wait to meet Rapunzel!) Maddie has the princess decals on her walls in her bedroom and she loves to look at them, so I'm sure she will recognize them. I gathered a bunch of Alex's Disney clothes today and am doing laundry right now. But I'm missing his Star Wars shirts! Eeeek! I better find them. :magnify: Your trip is getting close too! This next month will go by quickly for you! |
If you wanted to try for CRT sometimes they have cancellations. Either way you will have fun.
We'll probably try to get CRT ADRs for our trip next January. I've been searching frantically for some BOG ADRs to open up for next week. So far no luck, but I'm glad we'll at least be able to check it out during lunch. |
One Week From Today!!!!
First, a question to any of you reading this: What is your favorite counter service restaurant in Hollywood Studios? I haven't spent much time at DHS in the past, so I'm not familiar with all of the food options. I'm also not crazy about the idea of going back to Toy Story Pizza Planet.
Now, back to the PTR.... We are only one week away from Little Sister's First Trip to the World! Progress has been made on the packing front...kind of. I've done laundry for the kids, so their clothes for the trip are all ready to be packed tonight or tomorrow. Still need to do my laundry and have DH get his clothes ready. If you knew me, you'd know that I'm way ahead of schedule. I'm a procrastinator and usually wait until the morning of a trip to pack (even on trips when I need to be at the airport super early). I'm hoping to avoid last minute meltdowns (from the adults!) by getting almost everything done tomorrow. Since we are only ONE WEEK AWAY :cheer2: (can you tell I'm excited?!) , I thought I would outline our plans each day this week for what we'll be doing one week from now. Saturday we'll be flying out insanely early and arrive at MCO around 9:30am. We'll check into All Star Sports and from there we will take a bus to Animal Kingdom (assuming it's not raining - I keep seeing rain in the extended forecast, but I know there is still plenty of time for that to change). We'll trade in our AP vouchers for the real thing! And we'll also purchase Tables in Wonderland. Our October 2010 trip was only 3 full days, so on our last day, we went to AK for about 2 hours. We only had time for Kilimanjaro Safari, Expedition Everest, and a little bit of time for Alex to play at The Boneyard. This trip we plan to spend part of 2 days in AK. This trip we want to make sure we see: -Festival of the Lion King -Finding Nemo: The Musical -Expedition Everest -Kilimanjaro Safari -Dinosaur (just for DH and DS - not sure if this will be too scary for Alex. I know it's too scary for me!) I want to spend some time in the Maharajah Jungle Trek and the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail. We also plan to watch Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade. We're going to grab a quick lunch at Yak & Yeti counter service at some point. I'd like to try to find DiVine. I've never seen her before. We probably won't get to all of these things on this first day, because we will be leaving AK in the late afternoon to head to Magic Kingdom by 6:00pm. When we get there, we will grab dinner from Pecos Bill and stake out a place to sit to watch the Main Street Electrical Parade. Then we'll stay for Wishes. pixiedust: I know a lot of people might think we're insane for such a long day planned on the day of our arrival (especially with a toddler). Our plan isn't set in stone and we'll see how the kids do and alter our plan as needed. |
Hollywood Studios Day
One week from today we'll be in Disney's Hollywood Studios!
On our last trip, we only spent half a day at this park. We tried to get Alex into the first Jedi Training show, but even though we arrived at park opening, by the time we got back to that area, there was a huge line. Alex was just beginning to get into Star Wars at that point, so he wasn't too disappointed to miss it. This time it will be our top priority! We plan to arrive around 8:15, so hopefully we'll be some of the first people to enter the park on this day. We'll head straight back to get Alex signed up for one of the shows. Another thing we missed last time was the Lights, Motor, Action! Extreme Stunt Show, so we'll have to make sure we see that. Alex will be tall enough for all the thrill rides. We'll definitely have to do Star Tours (I think this was closed for the refurb during our last trip). DH loves Tower of Terror and Rock 'n Roller Coaster. I'm not sure if Alex will enjoy either of those, but we shall see. Of course we'll ride Toy Story Mania at some point (probably after we sign Alex up for the Jedi Training). I love the Beauty and the Beast show and Voyage of the Little Mermaid. I hope to be able to see both of those. I'm not sure how well Maddie will do with sitting for shows. She isn't really into sitting still most of the time, so it may be a challenge. One of my favorite things to do at DHS is the Animation Academy. I'm hoping that we can catch this (maybe if Maddie falls asleep). I'm looking at the attractions list as I write this, and I almost forgot about MuppetVision 3D!!! :3dglasses I LOVE THIS! Alex used to be terrified of all the 3D movies at Disney, but I'm sure he's outgrown his fear and will enjoy this one. We have a dinner reservation at the 50's Prime Time Cafe. We may stay for Fantasmic depending on how much energy we have left (I'm not sure if we'll be going back during the day for a break. We'll have to see how much stamina Alex has and if Maddie will nap in the stroller). That's about it for this day. If we don't get to everything, we'll make sure to schedule some time later in the week to come back. |
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I write as a graduate of an Ivy League (as is),
all-male college (as was).
Your article on the unsuccessful effort to introduce females to Deep
Springs College ("Old all-male ways die hard") sniffs that ". . . only a few holdouts survive" .
Your newspaper obviously holds that the survival of even one all-male
single-sex institution of higher learning is somehow "de trop" .
There is no mention made, however, of the continued existence of all-female single-sex colleges in the US, which currently number 48.
A "Double Dealer" (kindly refer to Congreve),
or merely a double standard?
K. William Harter
Alexandria, VA
My sense is that the lessening isolation (not just the internet---also the increase in student cars and the availability of cheap flights) may have already created as large a change as coeducation eventually will.
Steve Buyske
Deep Springs class of 1978
This is fascinating. It will be very interesting to see how this and similar institutions weather the coming years.
Had it been an all women school, would the issue have been the same as men sought admission?
If only The Economist blogs had existed in the 1960's... The Feminist movement might not have gone unchallenged
And don't think I don't think you wrote your newspaper about the homemaker tax credit..
I found this to be refreshing.There is a need for more schools for young men -only. As a single mother of two boys I have often wished for a place they could go and do things that are male oriented in nature such as learning to work on a boiler. Such activity gets out all the energy that a young male has in a productive way. Then when they can focus the academics are there to bring the boys along as they grow up. Kudos to the man who created this trust!!! A man of vision. Wish I had something like this on the east coast that was not for profit where I could place my young man who is floundering in today's society of distractions.
How old are your boys? If they are under 19 go no run to Fork Union Military Academy. You will be amazed at the result.
Sounds like these guys never heard the expression "ya don't know what you got till it's gone." Word to the wise, amigos-enjoy it while it lasts. Two years is nothing, you will be out in the real world soon enough. Till then, you get to be those 26 lucky guys who got in. Shoot, you could trade me places!
... and this is a problem because...??
The terms of the trust are perfectly clear. Young men are young men - not young women - not young bi-sexuals. Just young men. Even university administrators should be able to learn that fact eventually.
That word, bi-sexual. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Let me understand this... there are only four (non-clerical) all-males colleges left in the US, and those like Deep Springs are a tiny in comparison to most institutions. What is the concern? Aside from the fact that the US now has so few specialized institutions for males.
It would be worthwhile to note that the Women's College Coalition (WCC) is comprised of 47 colleges and universities - http://womenscolleges.org/. Most of those colleges allow thousands of young women to attend a specialized institution for women only. In certain circumstances they may allow male students, but that it usually relegated to graduate study or continuing education for adult students, and they remain an insignificant minority amongst the student body. Again, I still don't see the problem. Women's colleges pride themselves on the unique environment they can offer their students, and the importance that such an environment plays in the development of their students as scholars and as members of society. Sounds great.
Wouldn't it be nice if all-male institutions were afforded the same equality and legitimacy as their all-female counterparts?
An old high school friend of mine who went to DS said that the two years there were some of the worst and best years of his life, as well as the most sexually frustrating time of his life. But he said he would do it all over again if he could, and he lamented that in his next two years at the University of Chicago, "I could never find anyone to talk to who had interesting things to say."
That being said I was told that there was once an exchange program and a girl was there temporarily. I say temporarily because she became pregnant after two months. Do any other DS alumni know if this is true or not?
I think that's not true. There were twice coeducational summer programs which were pretty well disasters but not to the extent of anyone getting pregnant. There are girls and women around from time to time as faculty, staff or guests and the wives and daughters of faculty and staff and guests. I don't know if that story is about someone like that or just fiction.
How were they disasters? Were the gophers not poisoned properly and ditches not dug?
Oh, ditches were dug.
Friends became enemies, strangers became enemies and the enemies of coeducation became storytellers. Listen, ten or so years ago which was ten or so years after the experiment I happened to be in the area of Deep Springs and stopped by for a visit. It was 10 days after the new year had started and nobody knew I was coming. I parked, got out of my car and a new student, 10 days in looked at me and asked, a smirk on his face, "Were you here during the coed TASP (summer program.)
It was that kind of disaster. And as David Goldfarb and any other deep springer can tell you, disasters, calamities and catastrophes are kind of a normal part of Deep Springs life. It takes a real shattering of the moral and physical universe to make a legend.
"Its 26 students share duties irrigating fields and riding the herd, but also fixing boilers and scrubbing pots, alongside reading Nietzsche and swotting at their maths problems. They pay no tuition fees, and most finish their bachelor's degrees at Harvard, Yale and the like."
Sounds like a great institution.
Private institutions such as Deep Springs are free and should be free to organize themselves as single sex or co-ed as they see fit. Deep Springs came up against the rules of its trust. But let's not go overboard over the benefits of single sex education. I am still scratching my head over the "countless institutions" that one writer claims that women have excluded men from. There may be some (e.g., sororities) but are there any that matter? Men long excluded women from the practice of medicine and law, teaching after marriage, union membership, and institutions of higher education that mattered, like the Ivy League.
I was distressed to see posters at my son's (famous midwestern) university advertising workshops on "How to Talk to Women." I was similarly intrigued at a friend's daughter's lament that after attending an all-female high school and graduating from an elite all-female college, she "has never had a conversation with a boy."
Why, anybody can have a brain.
That's a very mediocre commodity.
Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain.
Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers.
And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have!
But they have one thing you haven't got - a diploma.
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universitatus Committeatum E Pluribus Unum,
I hereby confer upon you the honorary degree of Th. D
...that's Doctor of Thinkology.
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Men's cognitive ability is impaired significantly in mixed sex groups. EOS. Follow the edicts of the endowment or start your own coed school somewhere else. Women have reserved the right to exclude men in countless institutions, formal and otherwise. The same right should be enjoyed by men.
Naturally they could very easily start their own coed school. But that's not the point. The point is to force their views on people who don't want them, to infiltrate and corrupt institutions and traditions. Each victory only makes them squeal for more and more. Traditions come about organically, and societies with strong traditions succeed and ones with sickly traditions fail. And the people who like things the way they are are and have been ill-equipped to fight against the you-know-whos who get sexual pleasure from change for the sake of change.
Can you cite some sources that support the claim that men's cognitive ability is impaired significantly in mixed sex groups?
All it took was a Google search. Try it some time.
Spoken by someone with no experience in life.
No need to be snarky. I just wanted to know what Sempervirens was basing his or her claim on. I'm open to considering your idea, provided you have evidence to support it. After all, many societies around the world agree that women are distracting, and have sought to mitigate the damaging effects of their presence in various ways.
I'm not impressed with the Psychology Today writeup, which doesn't provide enough information to be compelling, and unfortunately I wasn't immediately able to find the article it refers to without paying. From the abstract, it doesn't seem to support the claim that men's cognitive ability is impaired significantly in mixed-sex groups. Rather, it says their cognitive performance temporarily declined following a single interaction with the opposite sex.
Can you see the differences, or are there too many women around?
No need to be snarky. I just wanted to know what Sempervirens was basing his or her claim on. I'm open to considering your idea, provided you have evidence to support it. After all, many societies around the world agree that women are distracting, and have sought to mitigate the damaging effects of their presence in various ways.
I'm not impressed with the Psychology Today writeup, which doesn't provide enough information to be compelling, and unfortunately I wasn't immediately able to find the article it refers to without paying. From the abstract, it doesn't seem to support the claim that men's cognitive ability is impaired significantly in mixed-sex groups. Rather, it says their cognitive performance temporarily declined following a single interaction with the opposite sex.
Can you see the differences, or are there too many women around?
pheelineerie2 makes a point in the comments below.
In my humble opinion the assertion 'Men's cognitive ability is impaired significantly in mixed sex groups' should be read in the sense of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Something similar should hold for women.
I promise all here that the fact that my college was co-ed was the reason my grades were so shot- There is nothing quite so distracting as the pretty girl on the next desk over.
Because people are so deeply biologically programmed to be distracted by their opposite gender, there can be some gains for young adults who go through a period of avoiding such distraction and achieving focus. Some people and some religions swear off of, and prohibit alcohol, respectively, with not bad outcomes. Not to declare one's opposite gender a "vice", but most can likely recall from their own lives when distraction by the opposite gender took much of their attention and time, perhaps not always with enormous net dividends. The opportunity costs of such distraction can be significant when one is engaged in a deep educational experience requiring every available second of one's time and every iota of one's focus.
Similarly, it is observable that in any co-ed college group, there may be some who are not very successful in finding a dating partner, and could be frustrated by that, or feel their confidence undermined. Single-sex education neutralizes that potential downside effect by putting all on level playing field where the socially/dating-successful enabling none to hold status sway over the less successful, while the less successful would hopefully not have that factor rubbed in their faces. The net effect would be making the educational forum the primary source of status gains through academic accomplishment.
Finally, it is observably the case, especially among children, that developmental rates and trajectories are, on average, quite different between the genders. It can be advantageous to structure education to meet the then current mental receptivity levels and accessible abilities of different groups as they evolve over time. There will be individual exceptions in any group of girls or boys of course, however on average, these facts hold and should not be ignored. Accommodating each gender in this way actually advances each gender, and can have the effect of making them more equal from an educational standpoint when they become adults.
People should have the freedom to choose such educational pathways if they wish. The emergence of schools which are exclusive "pathways to power and opportunity" and which have a gender exclusionary policy is not good for society. However niche specialist universities and grammar schools which are not locking up access to next-level institutions, should not be prevented from existing.
Believe it or not, some people--a small percentage of the population--are deeply biologically programmed to be distracted by others of the same gender.
I have never been distracted by gender. Sex, yes, frequently, but never gender.
Why can't there be any all-male schools? There are still plenty of all-female schools; this provides an option to young men who want to pursue a specific, particular experience. It seems like change for its own sake, rather than in the service of a specific need.
I agree.
I agree too, but this is not change for change's sake but to improve the program.
But one central tenet of the program is no girls.
That's the core of the debate when Deep Springers and Inyo Black Toads discuss this. I think isolation, work and responsibility are central tenets of the program. No girls is the marginal product of historical accident. The people who are opposed to co-education at DS tend to argue that no girls is a central tenet of the program. There's no final answer, but that is the diagnostic perspective.
Just to add, I think the no-tuition policy is more central to what makes a DS education what it is than the no-dames policy.
The no-tuition policy adds another strength of the program. There would be no discriminatory admission criteria except the one based on scholastic aptitude and potential for benefiting from the unique program.
The central tenets you pointed out make a ton of sense to me. That is why I think there ought to be an equivalent college for women. I don't mean scholastically strong schools like the Seven Sisters. I mean one with the added unique characteristic of requring the equivalents of milking of cows, growing of food-yielding plants and manning of own fire station. There is nothing like hands-on to teach about the hard realities of life, what work means, how to take responsibility for what one does, and being a part of self-governance.
"It seems like change for its own sake, rather than in the service of a specific need."
If your perspective is that of the institution in general, then this is arguably true. If your perspective is that of a young woman who thinks she can benefit by attendance at this extraordinary institution, then it is indeed in the service of a specific need.
In the early days, isolation was really isolation. It was difficult to travel to and from Deep Springs Valley, and mail was a monthly affair. Coeducational institutions like Oberlin existed in those days, but few women could really attain positions of leadership as Nunn had envisioned for Deep Springs alumni. There were also Chinese waiters in the boarding house, and the labor program has been evolving continuously. Students in Nunn's day had considerably less of a voice in the management of the college, and the trustees were a much more active presence.
I would say that the essential things have remained the same--students have gone to Deep Springs for a challenging education and experience in the dynamics of community, and they've gotten it. I would not say that the all male environment is in any way essential to that purpose.
David A. Goldfarb, Deep Springs class of 1984
Hey! Brer Goldfarb! Nice to see an old friend here.
Wow, this is like finding out my new best friend and an old one met for drinks.
From the perspective of this old Deep Springer, both the mission of the school and the experience would be enhanced by co-education. As a fellow alum put it, it's the place more than the program that makes Deep Springs what it is.
The program faces, struggles with and eventually succumbs to modernity in all kinds of ways, architectural, technological and social. The best parallel I think is that the last time I visited there were rules limiting student use of the internet out of respect for the traditional isolation policy. But it is pretty easy to see how an educational institution with limited internet use is failing to prepare promising young men for their careers. I think the prohibition on women as students similarly fails to prepare students for the competitive world of fading privilege that awaits them.
Doug, I should think keeping it male has a unique advantage in terms of a special focus on the mission of the college envisioned by Nunn. The duration for "boys only" is for 2 years. (Plus students can go home during semester breaks,can they not?) It is not as if it were Amish country where modernity is banned for good. I know a couple of Deep Springers. They are exceptional thinkers in that their heads are not in the clouds after the fashion of an Ivory Tower prototype. I always attribute that trait to their having milked cows and worked their own fire station. I personally think co-ed education could work more as an unworthwhile distraction in early eduacation (I consider 16 to 18 early). I also think there should be a Nunn equivalent for a women college. The co-ed stuff can always come later at the end of this two-year period. Just my thought. I should think present company speaks in favor of my view.:)
That's the argument a lot of people make and they might be right. From my perspective, I never thought the all-male student body made my experience, extraordinary as it was, any better. I think it works ok.
But every class I was exposed to had at least one person in it who didn't seem to appreciate or benefit from their opportunity. After DS I met a lot of diligent women who wish they'd gone and might have replaced someone who shouldn't have.
As someone pointed out in the comments for an article in The Atlantic, the distraction argument assumes either that homosexuality does not exist at Deep Springs or that heterosexual relationships are more fraught than homosexual ones. I met my first openly gay friends at Deep Springs so the former is not the case.
Maybe it is my own head that is in the clouds. But I have always felt what is lacking in my own eduaction is I haven't milked cows and manned a fire station, both essential skills metaphorically speaking in the preparation for life, the purpose of a good education.
The point on distraction. I had not meant sex as the sole factor. Of course at a boys-only college you would expect to encounter gay boys, if for no other reason than there are gay men in the general population so there would be gay men in college campus populations.
What I meant really was an ethos of near obsession of social dating that sometimes overshadows the purpose of a well-rounded education. I was in a co-ed college. All I ever heard back in the dorms (in those days dorms were not co-ed) were tales of who's dating whom and what they did for a weekend evening down to what was ordered for a dinner paid for by the boy and what the girl dispensed in return. `That comprised 80% to 90% of what was discussed in the dorm. I should think without that ethos, the first two years of college would make for a more "worthwhile" time. After all, the main purpose of a college eduaction is not to get a date. So this is my perspective.
Let me put your mind at rest regarding the social dating. Deep Springers are, at all times and in every example, ugly, ugly people. Nobody would ever brag about sleeping with one.
In that case they would brag about not sleeping with one. Or sleeping with one in spite of, and juicy details about their contrary discoveries. As someone coming from a somewhat different tradition, that was a culture shock in major proportions. Very educational. But the same lesson needn't be repeated every weekend for the duration of college.
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I have a vintage lamp that needs some kind of new shade on the top. It is a torchiere and I have no clue what the original shade might have been. I want to make some simple shade that will fit the top: like 6 plain panels of a similar art glass. I took class years ago and could probably still do it as long as I used only straight lines. (Unless someone feels like making one for me? PM me if you do!) I don't want to do mail order because I want to bring the lamp with for matching/coordinating. Thanks! |
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Wow!! it's beautiful the way it is!!! Looks like an antique!! Will lose a lot of value changing the glass. Plain colored glass will cheapen the look. The glass used now has several colors going through it. Are there markings on the base or lower side of lamp? Might go to library & see if they have a book on antique lamps. Handel, Pairpoint, Tiffany all made lamps I notice some Handel lamps were not marked. Jan |
Maybe I was not clear…! I don't want to change the glass, I want to match it. There was originally some other fitting with something bolted to the top of this, as witness the 3 little loops at the top rim. I can use it now, but from almost all angles, unless you are sitting down, the bulb is visible. If I can figure out what style is appropriate, I want to find a similar glass, make panels, copper foil and solder them together. Then I can wire it into those holes. If I can find a local store I can bring the lamp with me and maybe get advice as well as match the colors. |
- Posted by smickerdoodle (My Page) on Sun, Feb 8, 09 at 18:47
I have heard that there is a class store in the Chicago area from a fellow artist who does all of his wholesale business there. I don't know what the name of it is but you should be able to do a search online to find one. The lamp is beautiful! |
Unfortunately there is no way to Google search for a local source. You would have to type in "stained glass supply" and the name of a city, for every city in the area. The search engines don't understand the concept of "area" like "Chicago area". If you try it (and I have) you get only false hits like ordinary glass suppliers. There could be a store one suburb over and it would not turn up if they had no web presence. |
- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Mon, Feb 9, 09 at 8:07
I do know that there are people who repair old lamps and therefore collect and save old glass pcs to do so, I met someone who does that in my neck of the woods. Your lamp is Lovely!!! And I hope you find a place to get some more glass!!! What a great project!! Please keep us informed...with pics! too!lol! |
The dearth of stores selling supplies makes me wonder….where are you all buying your glass? There is a major supplier in the south suburbs, but when I checked their website, the minimum purchase was $700! They must be selling to stores as well as to full time glass artisans…but where are they?! Where, for example, does some one who does this for a hobby get their glass? Are you all ordering online? |
Try googleing: stained glass , your zip code The glass looks a lot like Youghiogheny glass to me. ( maybe you can find a match with that brand) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Youghiogheny glass
Or.. try calling a store like this one: Art Glass & More 1748 Ridge Rd. Homewood, IL They can give you a better answer/idea. ( searching hints, include art glass supplies, stained glass supplies) Let us know what you found and then pics of what you've done !! |
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Linea56 wrote: "Unfortunately there is no way to Google search for a local source." Yes there is, on google maps. maps.google.com. Just search for your area and then search for stained glass or something similar. I just moved to NW suburbs of Chicago myself, and I have been searching for stained glass shops that also carry fusable glass. So far I have not had much luck with the fusable glass, but have visited a few stained glass shops. What suburb are you in? |
Here is a link that might be useful: stained glass in Chicago on Google Maps
Thanks so much for the help! Using the search + zipcode (which I read about first) I did get more appropriate results. Most were places that deal in custom windows, but after skimming through all the websites, one place did turn out to be a store/workshop that also sells glass and supplies! It's only about half an hour away in Skokie. It shows up on the Google map one too. Odd that my other searches turned up window dealers even further away but not this place. I see there's one in Naperville too but that's too far. I can't believe I did not know about these tricks before. Better late than never! GinGin, I'm in Buffalo Grove. Where are you? The Skokie place (Stained Glass Emporium) does say on their website that they carry fusable supplies. I took a workshop in fusing at NIU and the teacher got all her supplies from Ed Hoy in Warrenville. But that's pretty far for me and I have never been there. I think it is all wholesale too. |
Hey I'm in Bensenville for now (rental house). If we ever sell our house in FL we will buy somewhere a bit better. Anyway I've been to the place you mentioned, Stained Glass Emporium, and they have lots of stained glass but very little fusing glass & zero fusing supplies. There were 2 women working there the day I went, the one that helped me was utterly clueless. When she finally found me a sheet of clear she couldn't figure out how to price it. The other, who may have been the more knowledgeable one was on the phone the entire time. Anyway they did have plenty of SG so I would recommend checking them out to see if they have a match. Yeah unfortunately Ed Hoy is wholesale only, which is quite maddening because I'm only about 30 min. from them. |
In my earlier search I ran across this place. They have beadmaking classes so maybe might have other kinds of glass. They also have field trips to Ed Hoy's, that might be worth while if you are prepared to pay for the trip and then for the glass (but it would at least be wholesale prices) Two Fish Art Glass Look under "specialty workshops"... "Ed Hoy's Field Trip How many times have you asked us, "Well, how much glass do they HAVE at Ed Hoy's?..." The answer is, A LOT, and now is your chance to see it with your own eyes. We have made arrangements to have a quarterly "field trip" to see the motherlode. I am reserving 4 saturday mornings to go, look, shop and buy from the largest collected stock of glass you'll ever see. R.S.V.P only if you are SERIOUS about shopping for glass. $50 deposit required. 10 students per outing." |
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LOL that's funny, I found this the other day too. I should call them to find out the details. I don't know if I can buy enough glass to justify it though. |
that is simply beautiful, i don't blame you for wanting to fix the top..you might be able to trace and copy the bottom metal pattern to make your new top pattern the same..and then fabricate fasteners so that it will be secure..lovelly.i wish you the best |
- Posted by calamity_j (My Page) on Thu, Feb 19, 09 at 9:52
That Two Fish has some AEWSOME classes by the looks of it!!! And a shopping frenzy tour...YES!!! I cannot go to a stained glass shop without spending at least $100!!! Bad Jane...Bad Girl!!! |
If you use the Yahoo Yellow pages, you will get 78 hits for "stained glass". Good luck with your project...it's a beautiful lamp. |
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If anyone is still interested, I go to Fredrick Stained Glass at Montrose/Elston/Pulaski on the northwest side of Chicago. (4308 N. Pulaski). He has glass and supplies and finished pieces for sale, too. He also has classes on Saturdays. TwoFish closed very suddenly last summer. |
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I still love Elizabeth too. I was so set on it.
I wish I could explain my mom's reaction to it. She is very easy going and jokey. She'll joke about names being weird but she doesn't really care what name I use.
Her reaction to Elizabeth, and particularly Betty, though, was uncharacteristically serious. It was the one name she picked out of the blue, not knowing I was set on it. She recovered quickly and said, "Oh honey, use whatever you want, it's your imaginary baby." But I got the profound impression that she reeeeally hates that name and I think it's connected to her birth parents and stuff I don't know about.
She would never say one more negative thing if I decided to use it. But it has cast a pall over Elizabeth. I just don't know if I could ever use it now.
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