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We're celebrating Take Your Child to the Library day on Saturday, February 1, at The Wilbur Aalfs (Main) Library, 529 Pierce Street. In the spirit of the Sochi Winter Games, Family Storytime, at 10:30 a.m. and again at 11:30 a.m., will include the opportunity for kids to enjoy some indoor Winter Olympics fun. At 2 p.m., we're showing Miracle, the inspiring movie of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team's victory over the heavily-favored Soviet team, starring Kurt Russell. Remember, downtown parking is free every weekend.
"We want to encourage parents to think of the Library as a fun place to enjoy with their children," says Children's Librarian Jeanette Bobeen. 2014 marks the third year—and the Sioux City Public Library's second—for this grassroots celebration of Take Your Child to the Library day. The event started in 2011 when a Connecticut librarian adapted the slogan from a bookstore ad. Spreading quickly through social media, participating libraries this year hail from across the United States and from Canada to the Caribbean.
"Why bring your child to the Library? Research shows that the first years of life are the most crucial for brain development and literacy preparedness," says Bobeen. "Public libraries offer programs and services that support a child's growth and development at every age. Take your child to the Library—on February 1 and every day."
Booked on Crime, a book club for mystery readers, discusses The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly on Tuesday, January 21 at 6 p.m. at the Morningside Branch Library.
This book is the first in a series of Mickey Haller legal thrillers. In it, Haller, who represents some unsavory characters in his work as a defense lawyer, takes on his first high-paying and possibly innocent client in years, but finds the case complicated by events that suggest a particularly evil perpetrator. Check it out
Others titles, in series order, include:
The Brass Verdict. Hoping to revitalize his career when he inherits a high-profile defense case after a fellow lawyer is murdered, Mickey Haller discovers that he may be the next target and reluctantly teams up with LAPD detective Harry Bosch to find the killer. Check it out
Nine Dragons. Investigating the shooting death of a Chinese liquor store owner, detective Harry Bosch identifies a suspect as a Los Angeles member of a Hong Kong triad only to have his daughter go missing, a situation that prompts his high-stakes search across the Pacific. Check it out
The Reversal. Changing from defense attorney to prosecutor for this one important case, Haller joins forces with Detective Harry Bosch when a brutal child murderer is released on bail due to DNA evidence and needs to be retried, pitting Haller and Bosch against a slick, media-savvy defense attorney. Check it out
The Fifth Witness. Mickey Haller must defend a client who is accused of killing the banker involved with her foreclosure, a case that reveals strong suspicions, black-market dealings and a threat to Mickey's life. Check it out
The Gods of Guilt. Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187," and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. He learns that the victim was his own former client, a prostitute he thought he had rescued and put on the straight and narrow, only to discover that she was back in LA and back in the life. Far from saving her, Mickey may have been the one who put her in danger. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, Mickey must work tirelessly and bring all his skill to bear on a case that could mean his ultimate redemption or proof of his ultimate guilt. Check it out
Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. In the drawing rooms, library, and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
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The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott. A spirited young maid on board the Titanic captures the attentions of two men including a kindhearted sailor and an enigmatic Chicago millionaire and barely escapes with her life before witnessing media scorn targeting her famous designer mistress. Check it out
Longbourn by Jo Baker. The servants in the Bennet household live their lives in Regency England during the Napoleonic Wars. A retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice from the servants' perspective. Check it out
Speaking from Among the Bones: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley. When the tomb of Saint Tancred, the patron saint of Bishop's Lacey, is opened on the five-hundredth anniversary of his death and the body of the missing church organist, Mr. Collicutt, is discovered inside, eleven-year-old amateur detective Flavia de Luce launches her own investigation into his death. Check it out
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by The Countess of Carnarvon. Examines the life of Lady Almina, the fifth Countess of Carnarvon, and the events in Highclere Castle during the First World War. Check it out
Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey by The Countess of Carnarvon. This companion piece to Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, tells the story of Catherine Wendell, the beautiful and spirited American who married Lady Almina's son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon. Check it out
The Golden Prince by Rebecca Dean. In 1912 England, seventeen-year-old Prince Edward falls in love with the beautiful Lily Houghton who is not of royal blood, and as the two young lovers prepare to wed, the prince's royal destiny hangs in the balance. Check it out
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. After loving and losing a French woman from Amiens, Stephen Wraysford serves in the French army during World War I. Check it out
Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford. Presents four novels which tell the terrifying story of a good man tortured, pursued, driven into revolt, and ruined as far as the world is concerned by the clever devices of a jealous and lying wife. Christopher Tietjens is the last of a breed, the Tory gentleman, which the Great War, and the qualities inherent in his nature define and unravel. Check it out
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Stevens, an elderly butler, hopes to rise to the top of his profession, and he remains stoic and unemotional at his father's death and neglects the opportunity to pursue a relationship with a former housekeeper. Check it out
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James. Based on the characters of Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen. Six years after her marriage, Elizabeth Darcy is happily living with her husband and two sons at Pemberley, when, after the end of their annual autumn ball, an uninvited guest arrives screaming that her husband has been murdered, thereby shattering Elizabeth's peaceful life. Check it out
Mr. Churchill's Secretary: A Novel by Susan Ella MacNeal. After German Luftwaffe bomb London, Maggie Hope, trained in math and code breaking, but only able to find a job as Winston Churchill's secretary, uses her position to try to unravel an assassinate plot. Check it out
Park Lane by Frances Osborne. When Grace Carlisle arrives in London, she takes a job as a housemaid where she becomes caught up in the lives of its inhabitants, in particular, those of privileged son, Edward, and daughter, Beatrice. Check it out
The Cater Street Hangman: The First Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel by Anne Perry. Careless of both murder and manners, two determinedly unconventional young sisters ignore Victorian mores and actively join the police investigation into the murder of their servant girl. Check it out
The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley. A profile of the early-20th-century British king discusses how he disappointed his mother, Queen Victoria, with his notorious gambling, gluttony, and womanizing before his nine-year reign, during which he became an effective leader and diplomat. Check it out
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith. A tribute to the life and enduring reign of Elizabeth II draws on numerous interviews and previously undisclosed documents to juxtapose the queen's public and private lives. Check it out
Library staff can help you find read-alikes on any topic. Do-it-yourselfers are invited to explore NOVELIST PLUS, a handy resource for finding your next great read. Ask about it at any Library agency or try it from home with your full-service Sioux City Public Library card.
Did you receive an eBook reader over the holidays? With a full-service Library card, you can access thousands of bestselling titles from the Sioux City Public Library for free! The Wilbur Aalfs (Main) Library offers one-on-one consultations on how to download eBooks (call 255-2933 x 221 to schedule an appointment) or bring your devices and questions to any Library Tech Talk—the next one is Tuesday, January 28 from 6 to 7:30 pm at the downtown library, 529 Pierce Street.
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|Lean minced beef
|12 Ounce (350 Grams)
|Canned tomatoes
|8 Ounce (227 Grams)
|4 Ounce (125 Grams)
|1 Clove (5 gm)
|Mixed herbs
|1 Teaspoon (Leveled) (Fresh / Dried)
|1 Teaspoon (Leveled) (Fresh / Dried)
|Dry white wine
|4 Fluid Ounce (125 Milliliter)
|Tomato puree
|15 Milliliter (1 Tablespoon (Leveled))
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10. Let sauce cool down and then divide into 4 equal portions.
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12. Remove required portion from freezer and defrost.
13. In a small saucepan, heat sauce until it boils.
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Baystate Health officials are alerting the public about a fundraising scam that has been brought to its attention.
Baystate has received a report of a phone solicitation seeking a donation on behalf of Baystate's cancer programs in recognition of National Cancer Awareness Month. The caller states that they have a "special rate for seniors of $20, $30 or $40." When a potential donor responds that they will donate, he or she is asked to "hold for a representative who will take their address and credit card information."
"Baystate Health is not engaged in any telephone solicitation for its cancer program. Fraudulent solicitors who prey on the goodwill of donors undermine the public's confidence in legitimate charitable fundraising efforts," said Susan Toner, vice president of Development and executive director of the Baystate Health Foundation.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), phony fundraising appeals - often made over the telephone - target both community-minded consumers and individual business donors who are sympathetic to a variety of causes ranging from helping police and firefighters to hospitals providing care to the sick and injured.
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A day after ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) decided to field ace footballer Baichung Bhutia from Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) today ruled out supporting him, triggering a difference between the two parties after the recent bonhomie.
"We will not support Baichung Bhutia. We will sit, discuss and decide our stand," GJM general secretary Roshan Giri told PTI when asked whether the party would field their own candidate or support a BJP candidate for the seat as it did in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls.
Opposing Bhutia's candidature, GJM MLA from Kalimpong Harka Bahadur Chetri told PTI "I think those who supported his (Bhutia's) candidature did not brief Madam (TMC chief Mamata Banerjee) properly". "He is from Sikkim and they do not know about the political equation between Darjeeling and Sikkim", he said, adding it was the GJM's stand that first, Baichung is not a resident of the Hills and second, he is a footballer and not a politician. "We gave support to Jaswant Singh last time because of his stature as politician. Baichung has no standing in the Hills politics."
There was an apparent bonhomie between the state government and the GJM after the latter called off an indefinite strike in the Hills last year and joined the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration. The GJM supported the TMC in the Rajya Sabha elections on February 7.
Backed by the GJM, which is a dominant force in the Hills, BJP leader Jaswant Singh won the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 2009.
Bhutia, the former India football captain who was visible in the recent programmes of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Hills, has said "Being a Sikkimese, I am from the Hills too and we are all brothers. My aim is to bring peace to the Hills and development. I hope the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supports us." The TMC leader and North Bengal Development minister Gautam Deb said "Our party chief wanted to give representation to people from all fields and Bhutia is one of them. We hope the GJM supports him. "We are confident of winning the seat", Deb said.


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Coyotes gain stability with Glendale lease vote
Glendale budgeted $6 million to operate the arena, but RSE projected between $8.5 and $11 million in revenue from arena naming rights, parking, rent, ticket surcharges and other streams to make up the difference.
RSE added a provision in the deal that called for it to pay the difference if revenues don't cover the $6 million the city has budgeted to run the arena.
After a council meeting that lasted about four hours, the council voted in favor of the deal despite reservations from some councilmembers.
The partnership with Global Spectrum may have been the turning point.
A subsidiary of international sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectator, Philadelphia-based Global Spectrum manages 113 facilities around the world, including the Wells Fargo Center, home of the Flyers. The company also operates University of Phoenix Stadium, the home of the Arizona Cardinals that's on the south end of the Westgate Entertainment District where Jobing.com Arena is located.
RSE has projected $8.5 million to $11 million in revenue to Glendale, which budgeted $6 million to manage Jobing.com Arena.
Bringing in Global Spectrum would likely increase the number of non-hockey event dates at the arena and LeBlanc called the partnership the final piece of the deal.
"This is not a perfect deal by any means, but it's certainly the best deal we've had," said councilmember Manny Martinez, who voted for the agreement.
The NHL has operated the Coyotes since former owner Jerry Moyes took the team into bankruptcy in 2009.
After numerous suitors came forward and fell back through the years, the franchise is finally headed toward a stable future.
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Dempsey leaves England, joins Seattle Sounders
At 7:26 p.m., a video chronicling Dempsey's career highlights played on the CenturyLink Field video board and moments later he revealed his new rave green jersey.
"I think we'll accomplish some great things here, so thank you," Dempsey told the roaring fans.
Dempsey raved about Seattle when the city hosted the U.S. against Panama in a World Cup qualifier in June.
"It's great to see the game is building and there are markets like this where people have so much passion for the game," he said then.
A star for the U.S. national team, Dempsey wasn't a regular in Andre Villas-Boas' starting lineup with Tottenham.
Even so, his move is somewhat surprising because Tottenham could also lose forward Gareth Bale this offseason to Real Madrid.
One of the most successful Americans to play in England's top league, Dempsey was first sold from the Revolution to Fulham in 2007.
Dempsey spent five years playing at Craven Cottage, where he scored 50 goals in 184 league appearances and became a fan favorite. Last year with Tottenham, Dempsey scored seven goals in 29 Premier League matches, scored three times in two FA Cup matches and had two more goals in 10 other games.
As his stock in Europe rose, so did Dempsey's role on his national team. He's played in eight games in 2013 for the United States and scored five times.
His next international appearance for the Americans will be his 100th, and he's served as the U.S. captain most of this year when Landon Donovan was out.
Dempsey came to England as an attacking midfielder but has developed into a potent forward in recent seasons, starting up front for the U.S., too.
Outside of CenturyLink Field on Saturday, fans were already buzzing about Dempsey's arrival prior to the official announcement.
At retailers around the stadium, custom Sounders jerseys with "Dempsey" across the back and No. 2 were being printed with regularity all afternoon in both versions of Seattle's jersey.
During the pregame march near the stadium, fans chanted "Deuce upside the head, I said Deuce upside the head," and carried head shots of Dempsey attached to sticks.
"Major League Soccer is thrilled to have Clint Dempsey, arguably one of the best players the United States has ever produced, return to the league to play for the Sounders," MLS Commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.
"Clint could have played in any league throughout the world, and he chose MLS and the Sounders. Our vision is to become one of the best leagues in the world, and we look forward to Clint being a part of that legacy."
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Improved positions for unidentified INTEGRAL sources in the 4th INTEGRAL/IBIS sky survey catalogue
January 8, 2013
The 4th INTEGRAL/IBIS sky survey catalogue (Bird et al. ApJS 186, 1, 2010, see also the related image) contains more than 700 sources in the 17-100 keV energy range. About 29% of the catalogued sources are as yet unidentified and/or unclassified. As part of the ongoing campaign to identify the remaining unknown sources, the use of X-ray catalogues is extremely important. By performing a statistical correlation analysis between the gamma-ray source positions and the X-ray lists, it is possible to find objects which have X-ray counterparts at high statistical probabilities. The X-ray sources have in general a much more precise position and this can then be used for follow-up observations at other wavelengths, which may then lead to the source classification. The picture shows one example: the unidentified 4th INTEGRAL/IBIS sky survey catalogue object IGR J17488-2338 (green IBIS location error circle) can be associated with the XMM Slew Survey source XMMSL1 J174838.8 -233537 (the much smaller white XMM location error circle). This X-ray source is centred on the nucleus of a bright radio source with a double lobe morphology (the background image is from the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS), at 1.4 GHz). Thus the counterpart of the INTEGRAL source IGR J17488-2338 can be identified as a new active galaxy behind the Galactic plane (it's position on the sky is within 10° from our Galactic plane). References: "Improved X-ray position for unidentified/unclassified INTEGRAL sources in the 4th IBIS survey", J.B. Stephen et al., 2010, ATel #2441, 16 Feb 2010, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010ATel.2441....1S Date: 07 Apr 2010 Satellite: INTEGRAL
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Classic Apple Charlotte
25 Sep 2009
I made this Classic Apple Charlotte last weekend when I had some unexpected guests-visit; believe me, it was dead simple and was a great hit too. In fact, the blend of tart apples and spices gives out a delightful combination, which is sure to make a bland meal go ravishing and unforgettable!
|50 Milliliter (1/4 Cup)
|Tart apples
|3 Pound, peeled, cored, quartered (1.5 Kilogram)
|175 Milliliter (3/4 Cup)
|Lemon, rind
|1 Teaspoon, grated (5 Milliliters)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Bread slice
|12 , crusts removed (Stale)
|Melted butter
|2 Tablespoon
Melt butter in heavy saucepan and add apples.
Cover and steam cook on low to medium heat until puffy and soft.
Stir in sugar, lemon rind and spices.
Cook uncovered until thick.
Set aside.
Butter bottom and sides of a deep casserole.
Halve bread slices, dip quickly in melted butter.
Overlap against bottom and sides.
Fill with apple puree and press down lightly.
If bread extends above filling, snip off with kitchen shears and drop pieces over filling.
Set dish on a cooky sheet and bake at 425F (220C) for 40 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes.
Loosen edges with knife.
Invert on a warm serving plate.
Dust with icing sugar.
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I took the freeway out of Lisbon, glad to find the big bridge over the harbor is toll free going away from downtown. This part of Portugal is flat and boring for riders, and other than seeing a 1954 (I think) Cadillac Fleetwood on a car carrier it was pretty routine. No safe way to take a photo (should have bought that GoPro last year) so I can't share it, sorry. My first stop was lunch in Evola, a world heritage site with a cool 15th century aqueduct, cool cathedral that was closed on Sunday
and a vendor making ham and cheese sandwiches without the cheese. Cheese was all gone 5 minutes ago. But the ham was good, I love European air dried ham.
Stopped for gas and these two guys in the late 40's or 50's were hanging out at the gas station, watching the world go by.
Pretty soon a third guy shows up on a bike, and they all chat together. I wonder if they've been doing it just this way for 35 years. And I can't decide if that sounds stifling or appealing. In the center of town was the group of 60's and 70's guys, and on the east end another group in their 40's and 50's. Biding their time 'til they can move into the main square, I bet.
Then I wandered the two lane roads through the countryside, stopping for pictures of wildflowers and things. The fact that I took no pictures of roads today says enough about that. Not very interesting riding, no roads marked green for scenic, but lots of relaxing scenery. Just what I needed today.
Rode by seven or eight castles, too.
First day I've needed my sunglasses on this trip.
Arrived in Merida to find this, could be right out on Route 66.
My first vehicle-centered road trip was driving a Honda S2000 from LA to Ohio, mostly along Route 66 with Pete (TT100) back in 2007. Great times. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.
Merida is home to tons of Roman ruins, something both readers of my first ride report back in 2011 will notice. I meant to come here then but didn't get here.
Great example of Roman building techniques. Dressed stone exterior, interior filled with rubble and mortar, a course of brick every five to ten feet to help bind it all together.
No mortar in the joints on the dressed granite.
And you know what I'm going to say here...
I was riding by fruit orchards and vineyards all day today, and got to thinking about trees and vines.
My wife's Uncle Drew is a botanist with a specialty in urban forestry, and he is bothered by people planting trees that are going to grow big and then are constantly cutting them back. He would prefer they plant small trees in the first place, and let the tree be true to it's nature. That's applied to urban tree growning. But that isn't how fruit farming works at all, it seems.
Fruit trees and vines are constantly being pruned to become what the owner wants them to be. Sometimes a little off the top and sides, sometimes a buzz cut, but the object is for the plant to put it's energy into producing fruit for the owner.
Left to it's own, the tree will produce a little fruit, but not much. Most of it's growth goes into making itself bigger. Which makes it more susceptible to wind damage or even being blown over by a big storm. And makes it less useful to others. The owner cuts it back, cuts off stray branches so they don't waste the plants energy, and so the plant directs most of it's energy into producing fruit.
And this happens different ways. Some of the vineyards I saw had vines trained along wires very strictly. Some others looked like a giant brush hog mower had been set at two feet high every month for twenty years, so everything above that got cut off, but what was below that was hard and solid. And scarred and knotty.
No matter how you think we got here, created or evolved, we share at least some of the nature of these plants. What makes me think I'm best off being left alone to do my own thing, to become what I think is in my nature? Wouldn't I benefit from some pruning of wasted branches, too? Be it my God, my wife, my boss, my friend, there are people in my life that see things in me that I do not see, and can probably help me produce more and better fruit instead of wasting most of my energy on making myself bigger.
See what happens when I spend a sunny Sunday afternoon riding through vineyards and listening to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos!
Tomorrow lots of Roman ruins, then south to the capitol of ham (one of them anyway) and some more sunshine. I hope.
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This song is about how various opposing entities (United States, Nazi Germany, Judas) through the course of history have claim have had God on their side, or that God was supportive of their cause.
Dylan however points out the hypocrisy of this idea and the fact that if it is true, then God has supported genocide, war, death, etc.
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Citi disappointment on Fed test raises questions
JPMorgan bank analyst Vivek Juneja downgraded Citigroup's stock, saying that having failed the stress test "hurts management credibility." Juneja said it makes Citigroup look like an "outlier" among major banks.
Other banks that passed the stress test announced late Tuesday that they would raise dividends and buy back stock. Both steps put cash in shareholders' pockets and give them a bigger share of profits.
Wondering what's in Citi's loan portfolio brings back uncomfortable memories for analysts who cover banks. From mid-2007 through early 2009, including the financial crisis, Citigroup stock lost more than 90 percent of its value as investors tried to figure out how toxic Citi's assets were. Most of those were Citi's investments in complex securities that were based on the real estate market.
The bank got two federal bailouts totaling $45 billion, and guarantees worth hundreds of billions more. It posted $40 billion in losses in 2008 and 2009 combined. For a time, it was part-owned by the U.S. government, and it was the last major bank to repay the bailout money, at the end of 2010.
Citi said it will submit a revised capital plan later this year, as required by the Fed.
At least one shareholder was hoping that Citi would still include a plan to raise the dividend or buy back stock.
"Citi should just tweak its plan and ask to return less capital this year," said Anton Schutz, president of Mendon Capital Advisors Corp in Rochester, N.Y., which owns Citigroup shares.
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Alton Historical Society hosting local historian Carol Lee Anderson Tuesday
ALTON — The Alton Hitorical Society hosts author Carol Lee Anderson on Tuesday, June 17 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Gilman Library.
Anderson will discuss her new book, "The New England Life of Bob Montana" and provide an intimate glimpse into the life of the creator of the Archie Comics. A brief business meeting is held prior to the presentation, and refreshments are served following the program.The Historical Society programs are free and open to the public.
The Historical Society Museum is open before and after the program and on the third Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To learn more visit altonhistoricalsociety.org or call Martin Cornelissen at 875-5456.
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LACONIA — Irwin Hyundai at 446 Union Avenue in Laconia is hosting an open house 5-8 p.m. on Friday, June 13 offering customers a unique opportunity to view the new 2014 Hyundai models.
Irwin Hyundai will be serving food, drinks and also offering prizes and giveaways to celebrate these new models. They will also be celebrating their third year of being in business along with last year's record sales of over 1,500 new and used Hyundai's. Irwin Hyundai will introduce the full Hyundai line up including the all new Hyundai Genesis. Its striking design and inspired craftsmanship are impressive, while its innovative safety technology is exceptional.
When equipped with optional Automatic Emergency Braking, the 2015 Genesis is the first rear wheel drive luxury sedan to earn the Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Test drives will be available, along with detailed explanations of the vehicle's features.
Chris Irwin was quoted saying, "we are excited to showcase all of the new award winning Hyundai models. Our open house is a fun and very social event that quite a few members of the community enjoy and we are looking forward to a great turn out."
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OSSIPEE — The Carroll County Blue Loon will be offering deviation of the regular bus route for passengers wishing to go to Weirs Beach and Funspot.
This deviation will be available on the bus route that runs twice daily from West Ossipee to Laconia and back. See our schedule on our website at www.tricountycaptransit.weebly under Blue Loon Schedule. This will provide residents and tourists the opportunity to enjoy the entertainment that these two venues offer. For more information, or to schedule a trip, call 1-866-752-6890.
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GILFORD — The Wine'ing Butcher will soon open its doors in former Meat House locations in Pembroke and Bedford.
No stranger to the Granite State, the Wine'ing Butcher has two locations in the Lakes Region and has become well known to both New Hampshire residents and those traveling through the area ever since Andrew and Gretchen Arguin opened the first location in Gilford on the fourth of July, 2006. Three years later they opened their second location in Meredith.
Though The Wine'ing Butcher is expanding, the quality and uniqueness of this small town market will remain the same. The Wine'ing Butcher will continue to offer hand select quality products and provide dedicated, knowledgeable customer service. The Wine'ing Butcher will offer a full service meat market stocked with top grade meat and fresh, never frozen seafood, along with a selection of fresh produce, a Boar's Head Deli, local breads, and a selection of sophisticated select wines, craft beers, and artisan cheeses. It will also offer an extensive selection of imported specialty items and custom made gift baskets.
"You'll taste the difference, experience the texture you want and get the tenderness you deserve at the Wine'ing Butcher" saysRobert (B ob) Smith, who is a resident of Gilford and has frequented The Wine'ing Butcher since the beginning, and has now partnered with Andrew and Gretchen. Also joining the partnership is Bob's son, Rob Smith, and as a resident of Bedford, Rob is excited to bring a local market to his community.
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Church Votes to Keep Pastor
By Allison Kennedy, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.
Jul. 28–Members of First Baptist Church of Phenix City voted 112-98 Sunday to keep their pastor, the Rev. Gene Langner, after a move to oust him proved unsuccessful.
Church deacons had voted 9-5 earlier in the month to remove Langner, who has led the congregation for nearly 25 years.
Some have complained of dwindling attendance and resources as the primary reasons the pastor needed to go, while supporters said he can't shoulder all of that blame, adding that Langner has poured his heart and soul into First Baptist.
On Friday, representatives from both sides, including the pastor, met in the Russell County Courthouse, as a motion to block the anticipated vote was denied by Circuit Court Judge Steve Perryman of Tallapoosa County.
Langner could not be reached for comment Sunday.
The Rev. Wayne Burns, director of missions for the Russell Baptist Association, said in a statement Sunday that it is a sad time when a church finds itself divided.
"Baptists are unique and special people," Burns said. "We vote on things and people as a congregation. Most votes are usually 100 percent in favor, but when divisions come and, in a close vote, it can create so many problems."
Burns, like all Baptist mission directors, has no ruling authority over the churches; however, he urged First Baptist to try to work through the issues now that a vote has been taken.
"I have said many times to folks over the years that Baptists very seldom vote in the majority to remove a pastor," Burns said. "I hope our community of churches will continue to pray for First Baptist Church of Phenix City and Dr. Langner."
Before the deacons took their vote, Langner was given the opportunity to resign or to announce his retirement. He declined to do so.
"Whatever happens, it can't go well for either side," church member and deacon Randy Lomax said Friday. He was among those who wanted Langner to resign. "I really don't think there can be a winner here."
Gloria Armstrong, chairwoman of the personnel committee, said Sunday, "We're very grateful." She and the majority of her committee supported Langner all along, she said.
Lomax could be reached for comment Sunday.
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Niederwalddenkmal – the Germania trap
I'm actually not sure if I should recommend to visit the monument Niederwalddenkmal, because it symbolises "something" I am completely rejecting: decadent triumph over a country after a war. I also remember that I didn't like this monument already when I was a kid and had to go there with my school class. But as it sits very obvious atop of the vineyards west of Rüdesheim and as so many tour operators create a dubious hype, I should mention it. But… as we have the lovely tourist trap section, I place it here, as it is one in my humble opinion.
This monument was erected shortly after the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71), and should symbolise the foundation of the German Empire (or unification of Prussia and the other German states). Obviously, this victory over France with all its results was so important to our forefathers that they had to express this in building this extremely expensive giant ensemble: Germania dominates it, looks across the Rhine to the regained territory (10 m high and 32 tons in weight), she holds the Empire's crown high into the sky as if to demonstrate power and victory. A bit spiteful in my opinion. Below her is a collection of dates and coats of arms and a huge relief with Germany's elite figures gathering around Emperor Wilhelm I. Left and right are two angels, symbolising war and peace. And below is a bas-relief of Father Rhine who hands over a watch horn to "sister" (or daughter) Mosel, as he no longer needs to guard his left bank.
It is said that more than 1 million Reichsmark were needed to fulfil the dreams of Wilhelm and Bismarck, and who else than their folk had to pay for it.
That's maybe why I do not like this monument – it is as if nothing has changed since 125 years. Emperors make their folk following them blindly by holding empty phrase speeches and the folk is more than willing to do as they are told and won't realise that all is done to glorify the want-to-be immortal emperors (kings, governors, politicians, company boards, etc - exchangeable). Somehow this monument reflects our actual "macrocosm" Germany and the "microcosmosms" within pretty well.
Yes, that's why I do not like it, why I see it as a tourist trap which catches more of the blind folk for glorification.
Needless to say that it is currently renovated for – according to Wikipedia – more than 3 million Euro. And needless to say who has to pay for this…
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Fun Alternatives: There are plenty of alternatives: 40 m next to the monument is an eagle station for owls, eagles and falcons. A bit more uphill is Abbey of St. Hildegard, a community of Benedictine nuns, which was founded by famous St. Hildegard of Bingen in 12th century.
© Ingrid D., July 2008.
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Eltville instead of Rüdesheim!!
Are you amazed to find this Drosselgasse thingy of Rüdesheim on my tourist trap list for Bingen? It is one in my opinion and I even go that far to state that it is one of the three main German tourist traps apart from Oktoberfest and Neuschwanstein Castle. Why? That's simple. I know, I know, many people would say that it is a must. But I am not many oeple, I am.. just me, Ingrid :-)
Ok, lean back, close your eyes and recall what your mind's eye imagines of Germany. What do you see? Lovely picturesque castles, wine villages, happy people, lovely wine, marvellous landscape? Good, and yes, correct for most of Germany. What the marketing subjects (= who have invented Drosselgasse as a must-see) won't tell you is that you won't be alone in Drosselgasse. Besides you it will be gazillions of other people who were taken by this clever marketing strategy and came to see the famous Drosselgasse. You will be squeezed into this Drosselgasse, it will be worse than the poor life of a poor sardine in a lousy tiny bin. You will sweat, you will be kicked into any of your body parts by the moving masses around you almost every second. You will feel that you must be constantly alert and watch your belongings. You cannot decide to stop here or there for closer looks because the steamrolling mass behind you will simply not allow this. When you are hungry and have developed enough power to break through this wobbling steamrolling mass of people and eventually find yourself in one of Drosselgasse's wine pubs, you will get average if not unlovingly thrown on plate meals and when you want to pay you eventually realise that there is nothing left in your budget for an ice cream.
Are you still sure that you want to visit famous Drosselgasse? Really sure??? Ok, go and have your ultimate painful experience. Don't say that no one warned you. And don't even dare to complaint that Germany is ripp off. This Drosselgasse is not Germany. It has as much to do with Germany as a cow can travel on the moon. It is only one clever marketing strategy of some subjects.
Unique Suggestions: Don't go! What did I write above, lol?
Fun Alternatives: Alternatives? As much as gazillions of other people will end up in Drosselgasse as much gazillions of other lovely, picturesque, charming villages are just a stone throw away from Rüdesheim where you will not be squeezed to death and where at the end of a meal you have enough left of your budget to buy yourself an ice cream for the next several weeks.
There is Eltville, there is Assmannshausen, there is Oestrich Winkel, there is any other wine village in this part of Hessen, Rheingau, where you can have all this. But not in Drosselgasse.
And who knows? Maybe you find your personal treasure box village and street with wine pubs, come home and can tell all your friends and family about how lovely Rheinhessen was and how excellent the meals and wines. And tell them: don't you ever go to Drosselgasse.
My photo.... no, I haven't been there. But I was in a cute exhibition about travel souvenirs of the seventies of last century. During that time, these kind of wooden souvenirs were extremely popular. Flat wood, and a painting of the destination. One of these was with... you guessed, Drosselgasse. And if the painter has reflected the crowds of the seventies, add 100 times more people and you get the picture as it would be by now......
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The Secret Policeman's Ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by the British Section of Amnesty International to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. In later years, other Amnesty benefit shows also bore the Secret Policeman's title. They are informally referred to as The Secret Policeman's Balls.
The Secret Policeman's Ball took place over four consecutive nights in London in June 1979. It was a successor to the 1976 show A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick) (the film of which was titled Pleasure At Her Majesty's) and the 1977 show The Mermaid Frolics.
The show was directed by Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and producers Martin Lewis and Peter Walker.[1] It subsequently yielded a one-hour TV special, a full-length movie, and two record albums (one each of comedy and music performances).
Musicians-turned-activists such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Bob Geldof and Bono have attributed their participation in human rights issues to their exposure to Amnesty via The Secret Policeman's Ball show. Bono told Rolling Stone Magazine in 1986 "I saw The Secret Policeman's Ball and it became a part of me. It sowed a seed..."
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Kahtoola KTS Steel Crampons
The Kahtoola Steel KTS Crampons are made of chromoly steel and boast points that are 1/4 inch longer than their aluminum model, meaning they'll take you through the most rugged of conditions. Rocky terrain and choppy ice won't be a problem with this tough alloy Steel on your side. Still an ultralight crampon, the Kahtoola steel model weighs-in at a mere 23.3 ounces for the pair and folds down into a compact package to save pack space when they're not in use on the trail.
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- Weight: 662 grams / 23.3 oz per pair
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I picked these up after hearing about them from another winter hiker. At the time, I didn't own any 'light duty' spikes (aka non-technical ice climbing) and had been debating getting microspikes, but after hearing this man rave on about how he climbed Washington in them, I bought these instead because that was what I wanted them for. They haven't let me down! I have been all over the White Mountains in them and they are excellent. Light enough to keep you moving right along, aggressive enough to move easily and confidently even on hard, steep ice frequently encountered in winter hiking. It is best to have them adjusted before you go because the toe straps aren't easily adjusted with gloves on. And if you have a size 9-ish foot like me, you may need 2 sizes depending on what boots you wear--I have to put the large size on my mountaineering plastic double boots (Koflach), and the small size on my regular boots (Nepal Evo). No worries. These are great.
These little dudes are usually wrapped in homemade crampon bag of painters canvas and attached to my bag in the spring time. While I won't be doing and ice climbing, I have been impressed with what they can do. Unlike step ins they take some little more time to get safely attached but with a hard stiff soled boot I have been quite comfy on 45 degree slopes. Spend the extra money for step in or hybrids but if your boots won't take then theses are definitely worth it. And they are fairly light.
I love these. Light, durable, comfortable, grippy for how unagressive they look.They're my 3'rd pair of crampons. I bought them to wear with some baffin pac boots that I have because the baffins are super flexible and won't work with traditional semi-rigid or rigid crampons. These work with any shoe or boot from trail runners for those short hikes on warm days to double plastics when it's really cold out.They aren't super-aggressive by any means, they max out at about 55 degrees depending on the surface, but that said, a speed ascent of Everest was accomplished in them.Toe area can be a pain to adjust, but as long as you do it at home before you get out in the cold, it's not so bad.


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This Organic Dragon Well Long Jing tea origins in organic tea base of Tianmu Mountain in Lin'an, Hangzhou. The organic tea base of Tianmu Mountain, has passed the organic certification of European, USA and Japan, is a significant base of planting organic dragon well and green tea. This dragon well long jing tea persists a high level in picking and producing while meeting the standard of organic certification. The tea should be picked as one bud and two leaves or three leaves in order to reach the standard. Tea workers also have excellent skills, which help keep the natural features of fresh tea leaves. Combined with the advantages of organic tea and high grade tea, this dragon well long jing tea is suitable for tea lovers of organic tea as well as dragon well green tea.
Our Organic Superfine Dragon Well Long Jing Green Tea meets the most strictly European low pesticide residues standard for agricultural products.
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Dragon Well (Long Jing) tea can be ranked as the first of the ten famous Chinese tea, have gained a lot of reputation around nation and abroad. In china, there are many good dragon well teas while only few of them is able to pass the international organic certification. Teavivre choose this tea from the origin place of dragon well tea, Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. Based on the guarantee of being organic, the picking of materials and producing are the top among dragon well teas. You won't be disappointed whether you're organic food lovers or tea lovers who chasing high quality of teas.
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We know that fresh tea leaves contain plenty of tea polyphenols which has the function of weight loss of green tea. However, based on different producing craft, they will be reduced in different volume. According to a document from Hunan Agricultural University, there are at least 20% to 23% of tea polyphenols in green tea. As the process of fermentation is removed in the making of green tea, catechin and tea polyphenols in green tea could be highly contained. Tea polyphenols has the function of anti-radiation. Dragon well long jing tea can refresh minds, brace spirit, help you think, remove fatigue, improve your work efficiency. Dragon well long jing tea has fluorine, which helps protect your teeth from acid corrosion and decay by bonding with calcium in teeth.
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The particular Organic Dragon Well Long Jing Green Tea that TeaVivre is selling, is guaranteed to be organically grown and produced, independently verified to meet the following certifications:
USA Certified Organic in accordance with the USDA (National Organic Program) accreditation for organic farms, production and produce. USDA certificate number is A-2011-01070_1 / 2012-04961. Europe Certified organic in accordance with both EU regulations Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007. Certificate number is A-2011-01070_1 / 2012-04958. Japan Certified organic in compliance with the JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) regulations for organic agricultural products. Certificate number is A-2011-01070_1 / 2012-04959. Their certifications have been independently verified by BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH - the organic certifier. In August of 2010, dragon well long jing tea from organic tea garden of Lin'an won the first prize of tea championship of World Tea Expo in Las Vegas, America.
The organic tea garden base of Tianmu Mountain in Lin'an, the origin place of this dragon well long jing tea, has years' experience of planting organic tea, managing the tea garden and producing organic tea. It covers an area about 548 acres, among which about 353 acres has passed the national BCS certification of Germany.
(Tian Mu Tea Garden - Tong Keng.)
Organic produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Tips: it holds a strict standard of building an organic tea garden. For example, the land which is planned to apply a qualification of organic tea garden should never use any pesticides in the past 5 to 10 years. In the range of 10 kilometers from the tea garden no factories should exist.
The fresh tea leaves are from tea trees of Jiukeng specie, also called Jiukeng big-leaf specie, seeding family, bush, mainly distribute in Chun'an, Kaihua in Zhejiang Province and Shexian in Anhui Province. In 1985 it was verified as national specie of number GS13023-1985 by the National Crop Variety Certification Committee. The spring tea has one bud and two leaves, and contains about 3.4% of amino acid, 20.9% of tea polyphenols, 13.3% of catechin and 4.1% of caffeine, which is suitable for making green tea. The dry tea is green bloom, with strong aroma and heavy flavor.In order to guarantee the high quality of fresh tea leaves, it is strictly requested since the picking process: when picking the leaves, your hands must start from the side of leaves, carefully and gently pick off the leaf, then put it into the basket immediately. There is a saying that if the leaf stay on your hand for couples of seconds, the heat from your hands will make the leaf turn into red color.
The reputation of Shifeng Dragon Well Tea is closely related with Emperor Qianlong. He once visited the south of Yangtze River six times, during which he investigated the quality of tea leaves four times. He enjoyed tasting tea, writing poets and learning to pick tea leaves. However, one day, when he was picking tea buds, the trusted follower reported that his mother was in poor health. Once heard of this news, he was so anxious that he immediately put the handful of tea buds into pocket and traveled day and night to return to the capital. His sudden appearance and greeting really surprised his mother so that she turned into a good mood. She realized that a fragrant aroma was blowing on her face and at once asked what it was. Emperor Qianlong carefully smelled and found that a stream of fragrant aroma came from his pocket. He touched his pocket at will and the handful of tea buds from Hugong Temple, Longjing Village, Hangzhou had been dried and gave out a kind of rich fragrance. Therefore, he ordered attendants to brew it. After drinking three cups, his mother became pleasant and refreshing. For this reason, he entitled the eighteen tea trees before Hugong Temple under Shifeng Mountain as "royal tea tree".
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Simply delicious. 2015 is not as roasty as last years Superfine Longjing. This one is more fresh and consentrates on teas own sweet and delicate flavour with nice nutty and roasty aftertaste. If you don't like roasty lonjings now is your chance. Really creamy and light vegetal flavour with plenty of sweetness. Leaves are also really beautiful. They are big, flat and with sharp tips. Colour is vibrant green. 5 stars all the way.
A delicious tea..I got this as an upgrade from another one of the dragonwell's and I am beyond spoiled. A light vegetal buttery creamy taste, it just has such a delicate wonderful taste. I can see myself buying this again.
My favorite 'go to' tea any time of day. Naturally sweet, rich full taste, delightful golden color. Steeps well 2-3 times.
I received this tea as a free sample along with other teaware. The tea arrived in good condition -- no broken leaves! It has a slight smokey flavor which reminds me of hojicha, but not as strong. It has an undertone of what I describe as a sort of buttered-popcorn type of flavor. Every now and again, a sweet grassy flavor will surface, which is quite delightful. There are more hard to describe and hidden flavors, which only add to the complexity and deliciousness of this tea. This is possibly my favorite dragonwell tea now, and I am planning on ordering more.
This was my first encounter with Dragonwell. The dry leaves are very uniform and visually pleasing. The tea itself tastes nutty and vegetal. It's very smooth with no bitterness. Even though I'm not a fan of this particular flavor profile, I still found it very enjoyable. I don't think it's possible to dislike this tea.
My all time favourite! Very smooth and pure green tea, with a scent of sunflower seeds and oils. Smells amazing. Be sure not to brew it with very hot water, 70-75c is perfect. The dry leaves taste interesting too. Better if you use special glass tea ware for brewing.
This is my first organic tea & I am unsure of how I feel about it. It's not bad but it isn't a favorite of mine. Something different to be sure. Possibly it is the aroma I have a problem with. The quality is good however.
A very good quality Dragon Well. Well worth the price. I love the look of unsteeped dragon well leaves however when I order from many online companies, a lot of the time, it comes a bit damaged. Teavivre packed it sturdily. It tastes fresh with strong unami flavors. Extremely creamy and a bit floral. I got through the sample size very quickly and am now considering on making a full order.
I love Long Jing and have tried more than I can count. I have to say this Long Jing is up there with the best of them and especially how reasonably priced it is. The aroma and smell was just fantastic! I will coming back for more. I would like to add the teas arrived in perfect condition not a single broken leaf in my order! Well done!
This is the first tea I ever got from Teavivre, and I am impressed. Living in Colorado USA doesn't leave many options for good tea. You can buy good tea and pay a lot more for it, yet this blows it out of the water. The aroma and smell indicates the great care they take to keep the tea fresh.
Reply: Dear James, Thank you very much for writing to us. The shelf life of this tea is 18 months. So it is safe for the customer to drink this tea. Hope this is helpful for you.
Reply: The word "superfine" is used to describe the grade of the tea and means the quality of this organic green tea is very high.
Reply: Hi, Shi Feng is a original place of dragon well, so Shi Feng Dragon Well is named depends on its original place. And this Organic Dragon Well Long Jing Green Tea is not Shi Feng. It is from the Tian'mu Mountain, which locates in a short distance from Shifeng Mountain.
Reply: The brewing guides on the website contain the chinese style guide(Gaiwan) and western style guide(teapot). And the guides on the package is western style guide(teapot). Thank you.
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I also just came back from playing this stick for most of the day. I enjoyed playing the stick, found enough stability and enough solidness from the frame. I found it was quite maneuverable and I was very comfortable at net which is something I was looking for in a new frame. Returns and serves were solid, definitely improvement from my PSTGT. One knock I had on the demo frame was that the string was pretty bad..(not sure if it was Head's new FXP Tour, but its black) I wasn't getting any comfort from the string bed.. it felt quite harsh even though its probably a soft co-poly. I'm feeling some pain/soreness in the muscle below my forearm which is common whenever I play a full poly bed. I feel like the stiffness is definitely highlighted with this frame and I would appreciate my normal set up much more with this stick (a hybrid of poly/gut). I was nailing my backhand.. my forehand needed some adjustments .. I was missing plenty of forehand down the line shots. Overall I was satisfied with this frame and I think I prefer it over the Blade (the other frame I'm demoing right now).
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Neil how would rate the stiffness compared to the previous IG and Youtek versions? Also Sonic Pro Edge is yet to be widely released but it sounds like it is a good match for this frame and may be even softer playing than the current Sonic Pro (something my ageing arm will appreciate!)?
I've never played with either versions extensively but I can tell you the racquet definitely does not feel plush or soft. I like the feel but I definitely will like my gut in my hybrid to soften up the string bed a bit more. I could never see myself playing full poly in this frame just for my arms sake.
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Can't comment on this but I can definitely tell you that the Speed packs a bigger punch than the MP highlighted by the thicker beam. Not sure about the power level on the Pro. Little less control than the Prestige I'm sure. The only relation I have to the Prestige MP is being a former user of the FXP Prestige MP for more than 3-4 years. I flirted with the MG Prestige for close to a year before returning back to the FXP.
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I always feel a surge of energy whenever I visit the website of Danish designer Rie Elise Larsen. Her work fills me with ideas and I always feel more creative whenever I visit her site for a browse. It's fun to see what she's up to and her current collection is just gorgeous. I love the zing of fresh green, neon pink, hot orange and the other crisp brights. I also like seeing pastels with graphic black and white. Perfection!
I found a video (below) of this talented lady showing how to make a fun 'Julekugler'.
I love watching people make things, don't you? I'm a huge fan of her work and a customer, I have some lamps, cloth cords and ornaments from her that I purchased at local shop Sommerfugl owned by my good friend Daniela. Isn't Rie Elise Larsen such an inspiring creator? I think so!
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I've talked about Sweet William before since I've been a fan for quite awhile… I guess that's why I perked up when I noticed a bit of a new direction in their recent work and felt incredibly inspired by it! I admire designers and artists who experiment outside of their comfort zone (and of that of their clients) and like this fresh look into the creative mind of Sweet William. They're not changing their overall aesthetic at all, but they did just add-in a couple of new archival quality prints of paintings that are a bit different from all of their other things. And I like it…
I think it is daring and needed (for our own sanity!) at times to break things up. What do you think? Most artist reps out there would frown on my opinion and I can see why as one does need to be consistent and marketable with their vision and work to stay afloat, BUT I still applaud it when creatives allow themselves space and freedom to experiment and evolve.
When money enters the room, we tend to stick to creating what sells and forget the fact that we began as a creator, as an artist, and that we owe it to ourselves to let our passion and vision come before money and fame. I am such a believer in this.
I think these prints are great – nice work, Sweet William!
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Hello friends! I brought up the topic of window decals yesterday and lots of you wrote in about how much you appreciate how modern they've become. I even got an interesting comment from a reader, Janice, who told me that an artist that I really like, Shanna Murray, has decals now too for the walls or the windows — those currently in her online shop are for decoration but she is soon to roll out others for both decoration and privacy and I can't wait to see them. I think Shanna's work is just so cute. There are even some decals with sweet words.
About her collection of decals, "Created from Shanna's delightful drawings and lettering, this line sets itself apart. Simple, charming decals in matte and metallic finishes appear hand-painted, and are at once modern and a nod to nostalgic days gone by… The decals are easy to install, simply peel away the back paper, stick to wall, burnish to wall with tool provided, and carefully peel away top protective paper." I love the sweet touch that one of these can bring to a home, don't you? I also like that some are available in gold or silver outside of the charcoal or white options. I find gold and silver so festive and think they'd be a charming touch to a home or even an event…
PSST: Do you have her gorgeous new desktop calendar? She collaborated with Nikole Herriott and Michael Graydon on it. You can click here to save it and use it on your computer. I love mine, the icons stand out so nicely on it…
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I'm about to wrap up my week but first, I've been dying to share a visit that I had with Jennifer Davis and Amy Rice with you! When I was in Minnesota last month and I simply had to visit the opening night party for Jennifer and Amy's art exhibit because hello, I had too… I mean, I have about 7 of Jennifer's paintings (I'm a massive fan) and so when I heard she'd be showing her work the same week that I was going to be in St. Paul for my book tour, I made it an absolute priority to meet her. After five years of following her work, it was due time to meet the lady who has so much of her work in my home!
From her color palettes (love her shots of black and neon pink!) to her quirky characters who display a range of emotions from melancholy to fear, timidness to hopeful, I find her work touching, engaging, meaningful and altogether mesmerizing. Amy Rice is another amazing talent, also based in MN, so to have a chance to meet them both in one evening was a total moment for me. Here they are, such a lovely duo.
Amy Rice (L) and Jennifer Davis (R)
I was in la la land surrounded by these gorgeous paintings. There were many more that I didn't have time to photograph, but at least you can see a few of my personal favorite groupings. I'm more motivated than ever to purchase another piece for my collection so I may contact Jennifer to see what's available from the show. I wanted so badly to buy something in person but I was in a rush to my book signing cocktail party at The Creative Connection so I was in and out in a flash. I wish I had spent more time chatting with lovely Jennifer and Amy – I really do.
And in case you wonder… Amy and Jennifer were both even nicer than I imagined. Jennifer made me feel so welcome, she's very warm and sweet, and now that I met her the work on my walls means so much more to me. I often wondered if I met her if I'd feel the same, better or worse? Do you know what I mean? Sometimes we have this perception of what someone is like that we've only met online and then you meet them and it's slightly different. To own a lot of someone's original paintings is nothing you do everyday, you really have to love and connect with the work, and I have formed quite a bond with all of Jennifer's pieces that make me smile whenever I pass by them. That's why it felt a bit scary to meet her in person – had she been completely different, rude even (hey, it happens!), I would never look at the work the same and I'd have to live with those paintings, and that sour memory, for years. Meeting Jennifer made me HAPPY. I want to buy more of her paintings now that I have connected with her warmth, graciousness, kindness and sincerity. The paintings in my home are suddenly very much alive and more meaningful than ever because Jennifer has a heart of gold.
Jennifer, I know I've made you blush but really, from my heart — thank you for being so awesome!!!
Perhaps we shall meet again… I'd love to curate an art show and invite these two very special ladies to be part of it, so perhaps someday very soon.
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