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TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - For the second year in a row, the Celis family is celebrating Isabel's birthday without her.
Today is not just a celebration of her eighth birthday. It is another day for the family to keep the faith alive.
"I'd rather them remember her birthday then that horrible day," Isabel's mother Becky told 9 On Your Side.
There's only one wish on Isa's birthday.
"Please bring her home now, please bring her home," Isabel's father Sergio said. "Can't tell you how many times that is being said out loud, every single day."
More than 16 months have gone by since Sergio and Becky last saw their daughter, but in their minds they picture her every day.
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BEIJING: Chinese online consumers appear to be turning away from consumer-to-consumer (C2C) platforms in favour of business-to-consumer (B2C) ones, although both continue to grow at double-digit rates.
According to figures from iResearch, an internet consultancy, the C2C market accounted for almost two thirds (64.9%) of the country's online retail sales in 2013, but it expected that the B2C sector would overtake C2C by 2017 as it was growing twice as fast.
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"We see that consumers are starting to understand and appreciate the value that other B2C websites, like Tmall, JD and the brand's own direct approach to consumer sites offer," he said.
"This isn't a result of Taobao performing poorly," he added, "but a result of more competition entering a space where there wasn't any for a long time."
Separate data from the China e-Business Research Centre (CBRC) suggests that it is not only consumers who are having second thoughts about C2C sites. It estimated that the number of private C2C e-tailers was down 17.8% year on year to 11.22 million at the end of 2013 and predicted a further fall to 9.18 million by the end of 2014.
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Anecdotal evidence indicated that the pressures of maintaining visibility in a crowded marketplace such as Taobao were taking a toll. One etailer said he was moving to a smaller online marketplace: "The opportunities to make a fortune [on Taobao] are small but the risk of losing money is rather high," he explained.
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Viewers were going bananas trying to identify the shade and brand she was sporting. When a White House rep released the following info: Artistic Nail Design Soak Off Colour Gloss in "Vogue," salons everywhere rightfully began stocking up. This color is a chip-free gel and requires a UV light source for drying, so a pro will probably need to apply it.
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Flying Saucer in Addison is pretty good. Excellent selection of beers on tap. Including some obscure (for the US) English beers beerknurd.com
The Old Monk. Fuller's, Samuel Smith, Newcastle, that sort of thing. Parking can be hard to find. http://www.oldmonkdallas.com/
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As the individual in search, I'm looking for flat, dark & tasty.
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There lies the rub. To the vast majority of the world, beer is fizzy, tasteless, yellow and cold.
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Early this month came the news that Notre Dame has agreed, at last, to drop the trespassing charges it had been pressing against the protesters who marched on its campus two years ago. The pro-life protesters. At a Catholic school.
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Of course, what those protesters were objecting to back in 2009 was the awarding of an honorary law degree to President Obama, which may not have been the best occasion to complain about the way Catholic colleges have been willing to ignore the pro-life sentiment that motivates much of the Catholic population (to say nothing of the teachings of their church). That same spring saw events of equal contradiction, as when Sacred Heart University hosted a dinner for Kerry Kennedy and Xavier University honored Donna Brazile.
But, in the event, it was the visit of the pro-abortion Barack Obama to Notre Dame that kindled the fight—simply because the combination was so conspicuous: the president of the United States and the nation's most famous Catholic school. And so several hundred pro-life activists showed up to denounce the school's betrayal of the pro-life cause. And Notre Dame, profoundly embarrassed by that march, had the protesters arrested and hauled off to jail.
Sources at Notre Dame report that the university has agreed to drop the charges mostly in the hope that no one will notice. The president, Fr. John Jenkins, still believes the pro-life figures should be prosecuted, but a trial would have brought the protests back into the news—and produced another round of bad publicity for the school. Better, Notre Dame reluctantly decided, to let the whole thing slip away into obscurity.
It's tempting to interpret all this as part of the relentless fawning on left-leaning power by Catholic colleges. Many commentators back in 2009 proclaimed Notre Dame the poster child for an entire culture of academic Catholicism, in which the old schools were running as fast as they could from their Catholic heritage, in a desperate attempt to make themselves indistinguishable from Berkeley, Bennington, and Bowdoin.
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What was missing from most accounts of the 2009 protests was a clear memory of the assurance that almost all Catholics had, once upon a time, about Catholicism in America—their confidence that the Catholic Church was going to call the nation to a higher morality even while it was providing intellectual support for the continuance of our great Enlightenment experiment. America and Catholicism. Catholicism and America. It was supposed to be an easy fit, a smooth collaboration.
Oh, back in the eighteenth century, when Charles Carroll signed the Declaration of Independence and his cousin John Carroll became the first Catholic bishop in America, nobody imagined that it would be easy. And through the nineteenth century, when the states were passing Blaine Amendments to their constitutions and anti-immigration agitation was indistinguishable from anti-Catholicism, an American Catholicism appeared impossible. But in the long run from the Second World War through the 1980s—as Americans elected their only Catholic president and Catholic colleges grew in national importance—the acceptance of Catholicism in America came to seem a natural, almost inevitable thing.
Something more than acceptance, for that matter. Call it the Murray Project, after John Courtney Murray, the Jesuit priest whose 1960 book We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition became the central text of public-intellectual life for Catholics in America. The far left would eventually drift off into the thin air of a Marxist-influenced Liberation Theology, while the far right retreated to the dying fires of a Spanish-influenced notion of throne and altar. But for most American Catholics, whether middle left or middle right, Murray was the great explicator and prophet of the new Catholic role.
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fits large and stiff
By fillip
from Boulder City
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Comments about Lange Delight 80 Ski Boots - Women's 2013:
I ordered the boots for my girlfriend. Though advertised as fitting 22-23.5, the boots in fact are large and properly fit only the 23.5. That is why everyone says they are comfortable because they fit 2 sizes. You can look thru the transparent lower boot and see that there is much distance between the end of the liner and the toe of the shell.Also they are stiff flexing and there is no adjustment to soften the flex.The boot is nice looking and higher performance than rated. It is a good deal if it fits size wize and performance wize.We sent them back because they were too much boot for an intermediate skier.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great boots for a great value
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I used these boots for the first time last week and they were great! They were a little difficult to get on and off but once they're more broken in I'm sure it won't be an issue. I was getting foot cramps after my first run but they're highly adjustable so I was able to change them up and felt 100% better. They were a great price and look awesome too so I'd highly recommend them!
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I have used these boots only once to date, so far they are great.
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Boots are very comfortable.
really like these boots
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super comfortable boots. keep your feet very toasty. a little wider than i would have liked.


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Sedu Smooth Locks Flat Iron Set
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Sedu Professional 1½" Flat IronHelp With Breakage And Keeping It Straight1. wash and with a shampoo and condition for either smoothing or moisturizing. Good ones are matrix sleek,neutrogena triple moisture, back to basics straightenining, Pantene sleek nshine, Redken smooth down, Redken All Soft,Infusium for frizzy hair... 2. Deep condition. Its SOOO important my hair has soo much breakage if I dont deep condition every time I wash. My favorite is Neutrogena Triple Moisture mask. 3. Towel dry and evenly distribute Redken Satinwear blowry lotion throughout your hair but dont use too much. I use about a nickel size. 4. Blow dry with a paddle or round brush. 5. lightly mist a little flat iron spray on each section of your hair but do not use too much or it will get sticky. I like matrix sleek iron spray, straight sexy hairs soya want flat hair, chi 44 iron guard, V05 miracle mist, 6. Finish with hairspray. Anything from the Straight sexy hair line is fantastic.Reply to this post
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Sedu Professional 1½" Flat IronPreventing BreakageMy Sedu works great, but at first, it really damaged my hair. I tried a lot of really expensive products, but nothing seemed to be keeping the damage at a minimum. But, my cousin recently suggested to me to try LOreal "Hot Straight" Straightening Cream (its in a pink bottle), and it works AMAZINGLY. You can find it in ANY grocery store, and it only costs about five to seven bucks. I use my Sedu every single day. The last time I cut my hair was in August. Since using the "Hot Straight" Straightening Cream, I have NO split ends. NONE. And, it leaves my hair twice as silky as it ever was with anything else.Reply to this post
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Sedu Professional 1½" Flat IronListen To Me!!!1.Brush your hair and take all of your knots out. 2.Do not put any hairspray or sticky chemicals in your hair before you strighten. 3.Use the correct temperature setting, some flat irons have there setting in celsius,to conver celsius do: 95 times the temperature in celsius and add 32. 4.Do one area at a time, banana clips are usefull! 5.After you are done, spray a hair polisher in to get luminate shine. 6.Wash your hair every other day,washing it every day is damaging! 7.Use deep conditioner and let it remain in your hair for three min. Here is a top for blow drying your hair: after your hair is dry, most blow dryers come with a cool button, hold that button down for one min any you will get better results.Reply to this post
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Sedu Professional 1½" Flat IronProduct & Volume SuggestionsIf you want to ensure your hair will be healthy and shiny even after all the flat ironing, you should try Pureology hair products. When Im going to straighten my hair, I use the SuperStraight shampoo and conditioner in the shower. Once my hair is dry, I put some SuperStraight Relaxing Serum in it to protect from the heat of the iron and add shine. But dont use too much or your hair will feel greasy. Once Im done straightening, if I want some extra shine, I use just a little of the ShineMax from Pureology. The SuperStraight system comes in blue bottles and the ShineMax comes in a little purple bottle. They have products for colored hair as well that are supposed to help retain the color longer. All these products are pretty concentrated so you dont have to use much of any of them. They can be found at many salons but they arent cheap. If youre willing to pay the price theyre truly worth it. My hair has never been softer or healthier. If you find your hair is too flat after ironing, try turning down the heat a little. This makes quite a difference for me in adding some volume.Reply to this post
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Sedu Professional 1½" Flat IronStraight, Silky, Healthy HairMy hair WAS frizzy, curly, Poofy and all out ugly, it looked like brown cotton candy after a tornado. it is color treated. now it is smooth, silky, the most shiny and swingy straight i have ever seen. i never thought i could have hair like this. i tried everything and have finally figured out the best way to get my hair to look so good. what works, you ask? here is what i do:I used Easy Straight 3 month strightner-follow directions to a tee! you may not need this, follow my tips first! my hair now is straighter, and takes only 1/4 of the time to dry but still not perfect yet- Shampoo and condition and towel dry GENTLY-do not mash or scrub the hair-only the scalp-gently smoooth the hair shaft from top to bottom-dont rub the hair up and down, and to dry, gently press moisture out of the hair in a towel. use the products you like-read the ingredients-you will be surprised to see the same ingredients in the less expensive products that you find in the pricey ones. USE a deep conditioner once a week-leave on for half an hour or more, wrap in a hot towel or use plastic bag/cap with a blow dryer. ALWAYS RINSE WITH COOL WATER! Use a clarifiying shampoo every other shampoo. try not to wash every day, i wash my hair 2-3 times a week)Air dry-or blow dry using a blow dryer with an ION switch-this really helps. use a gentle setting--you dont want a windstorm--and use low heat. dont dry it till it is bone dry-and point the dryer down the hair shaft to keep the cuticle closed-use your fingers to gently separate hair to get roots. dont brush or comb when it is wet--this is when the hair is most vulnerable to damage. when your hair is 75% dry, use a wide tooth comb to take out knots from the ends first working your way up to the roots. separate into four sections with the claw clips. use a ceramic flat iron-i hear the sedu does not snag your hair-so i am saving to buy one. to flat iron-i use a brush that looks like a flat iron with bristles-the one i have is ceramic, and locks with a button when closed over the hair strand. use small strands-i follow the brush with the flat iron down the hair strand--keep the iron moving-make a few passes, then clip the straightned lock out of the way. i start at the top in the front and work my way down and around to the back, one side at a time. i clip the finished piece over the top of my head onto the other side, and add more finished hair to the clip. it took a little practice, but now it only takes me around 45 minutes as opposed to the 4 to 5 hours it used to take before easy straight and the ceramic brush and flat iron. when i am done, if my hair is full of static, i use my favorite scented fabric softner-i put a drop-the size of a pea-and rub into my palms and smooth through my hair-darn it smells soooo goooood! no fly-aways and shiny! i dont use any product in my hair to iron it, it stays clean longer and has more body. product which seals the hair shaft actually pops like popcorn when heat is applied. very damaging. apply product after flat ironing if you have to. also important is the temp of the flat iron. if your hair shaft diameter is thin, use a lower setting, more on the thick side, a higher temp is better. keep the iron moving, alternate the pass of flat iron brush with the flat iron, LET THE STRAND COOL before you clip it out of the way. for me, a high temp actually seem to help my hair avoid frizzing in rain and high humidity, straightens faster and the it lasts until my next shampoo(sometimes a whole week). i use the flat iron at 400 degrees, i have a very thick hair diameter. when you start at the bottom back of your head, hair seems to tangle up. the way i do it, the finished hair is out of the way, on top at the other side and the unfinished hair is out of the way down below, while you iron a strand straight out from your head between the two. lifting and resting the hair up and over also give the root a little lift so your hair is not flat against your head when finished. and finally, practice, practice, practice! dont give up, it gets easier each time you do it! Good Luck!Reply to this post
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Germany hasn't been the place for the most thought out copyright laws or court decisions. Continuing in that long tradition that has YouTube block all music videos in the country, news publishers there are close to achieving what others can only dream of, get people to pay for sending traffic their way.
More specifically, they want Google to pay them for the privilege of using headlines and text snippets in search results. Results which send people to the paper's site, people who click on ads, ads which generate money.
Of course, the publishers are fine with the traffic they get, but they'd reckon it would be even better if, besides the readers, Google would pay as well.
In fact, the publishers didn't have just Google in mind, the first draft of the law would have had everyone pay for anything that involved their work in a commercial setting. The broad reach of the law had everyone up in arms so a second draft was cooked up that targeted Google, well search engines and probably aggregators, specifically.
Google is not happy about it, of course, and it's easy to see why, the law makes no sense at all. In the publisher's ideal world, everyone would pay them for the great service they do to society.
In the real world, Google would simply remove results which it would have to pay for from the search results. This would mean that Google would suffer, since it would be offering lower quality results, the users would suffer, for the same reasons, but most of all, the publishers would suffer by having a lot less people come their way.
"Nobody sees a real reason why this should be implemented," Google's Kay Oberbeck said. "It's really harmful, not just for users who wouldn't find as much information as they find now, but such a law is also not justified for economic reasons or judicial reasons," he added. He's also got a post in German with more details.


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What Do You Think of Kristin Cavallari's Controversial Stance on Vaccinations?
Kristin Cavallari now has something in common with Jenny McCarthy: Vaccinations.
Kristin, who is pregnant with her second child and already a mother to son Camden, 18-months-old, publicly spoke out against vaccinating her children, due to concerns about autism. On Fox's show The Independents, Kristin said that she and husband Jay Cutler are choosing...Read more


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Patience may be a virtue in a person, but in an infectious disease, it is insidious. Witness tuberculosis, which can lie dormant in a human host for decades before bursting forth into infection. TB's stealthy nature has made it difficult to decipher how it spreads, seriously hampering efforts to control it. The World Health Organization estimates that a third of the people on Earth are infected.
Now, a study led by Stanford scientists has provided new insights into the behavior of tuberculosis by tracing the travels of a particular strain of the disease that was unintentionally spread among the indigenous peoples of western Canada by French Canadian voyageurs during the fur trade era. Although the disease was probably brought into the native populations repeatedly from about 1710 to 1870, it didn't spark an epidemic until the fur trade had largely ended, more than 150 years from when it was first introduced.
"We found there was this widespread, low-level dispersal of tuberculosis that did not become obvious until environmental changes occurred that created conditions conducive to epidemics," said Caitlin Pepperell, an infectious diseases specialist at Stanford.
The process, she said, resembles the way a smoldering fire can spread underground, through the roots of trees and brush, then burst into fire without warning.
"Tuberculosis epidemics are the outcomes of a process that has effectively been occurring underground," she said unlike smallpox, which quickly escalates into epidemics.
"This helps explain why it has been so extraordinarily difficult to eradicate TB."
The conditions that finally triggered epidemics in Canada in the late 1800s likely resulted from the relocation of native peoples onto reservations, where health conditions were often abysmal.
The biggest factor, she said, was probably malnutrition. The buffalo, once a dietary mainstay of indigenous peoples on the prairie, had been v
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High Value $4/1 Schick Hydro Silk Product Coupon (Facebook) + Walgreens & Rite Aid Scenarios
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Monday, February 11th, 2013 at 2:58 pm.
Update: It appears that this site is experiencing a high volume of traffic, so you may want to check back later.
Hurry on over to the Schick Hydro Silk Facebook page and click on the "Coupon" tab to score a high value Bricks coupon valid for $4/1 any Schick Hydro Silk product (excludes 1ct Single Pack razor). You can use this high value coupon to score the following deal at Walgreens this week:
Schick Hydro Silk Women's disposable razors 3 pk $9.99 = 4,000 Balance Rewards Points
Use the $4/1 Schick Hydro Hydro 5 or Hydro Silk Disposables Pack coupon found here or in the 2/10 SS
Final cost $5.99 + 4,000 Balance Rewards Points!
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Get a $4 +Up Reward (limit 4 offers)
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These are $4.99 at Shop Rite this week (till Sat.) with Price Plus Card so 99¢ after q.
coupon not working
I did this today at Walgreens w/the coupon in the 2/10 mailer. The pack was actually a bonus pack of 3 + 2!
I can't get the coupon to appear.
took a while. but I got it. Keep trying
It worked for me just took a little while to load. Thanks Collin!
Even though the page wouldn't load I clicked on the Coupon tab and I was able to type in my information and print off coupon @ 5;14 pm :)
and I was just able to print it twice! Thanks Collin
Can you use 2 coupons and earn double the Balance Rewards or do you have to do separate transactions?
it didn't work :(
You have to click on the FB page and then click on the coupon tab, not use the link posted in this thread
I was wonderingn about getting double the points too?
also after reaching 5000 how long do you have to wait to redeem?
My Rite Aid store carries Hydro Silk disposables (3+1 pack) for 11.99. With my 20% discount, -$4 coupon and $4 up, it was only $1.59. Great !
work if u use Google Chrome.
Am I suppose to wait for a print coupon now? I filled in my information and it just said Thank you for signing up.
I have some $5 off coupons that I just got from BzzAgent. I'm not looking @ them right now to check the wording (as far as if it's single or multi pack specific), but if you would like one mailed, email me @ email@example.com & I'll send it out.
does anyone know how the walgreens rewards points work? how many points does it take to get $$ back?
If you have a Publix, they have a special if you buy a schick Hydro 5 you can get a free edge shaving cream ($2.55 value) Plus there was a coupon in the paper this week for $1.00 off any edge shaving cream. I used the special, plus the coupon for the edge and this Schick $4.00 off coupon. :) I paid around $3.00 total!
Thanks got my two so excited.
Just bought a pack, and then used my points for my other pack, my packs at walgreens were the 3+1 and have 2 dollar coupons in there good till 1/14!!!


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In 1965, an unknown teenager from Indianapolis sat in front of his college radio station's microphone and began playing the worst songs he could find and concocting fake news stories. That was before he became known as the quick-witted host of the longest-running late-night talk show and one of the most influential television stars of all time.
David Letterman has never let go of Ball State over the decades.
On The Late Show with David Letterman, he consistently doted on his alma mater—routinely referring to cardinals as "the fiercest robin-sized bird in the animal kingdom."
But his commitment to the university goes much deeper than what he has said on his show.
Students receive thousands of dollars every year from his scholarship program. And campus radio station WCRD started with his help.
To honor his commitment to his alma mater, Ball State chose him as the namesake for the David Letterman Communication and Media Building.
While here for the dedication ceremony, Letterman made one of his biggest contributions, which resulted in a lecture series bringing some of the biggest names in the media and communications to Ball State: Rachel Maddow, Angela Ahrendts, Biz Stone, and Oprah Winfrey, to name a few.
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Taekwondo – WTF Kukkiwon Black Belt poomse (ENG)
January 1, 2010
Here are the Taekwondo Black Belt Poomse. Also performed by Kukkiwon masters. By now you must have mastered the basic of Taekwondo. You must know how to do and how to perform the poomse. Have fun.
Koryo (2nd Black Belt)
Keumgan (3rd Black Belt)
Taebaek (4th Black Belt)
From here there is a small twist in the poomse. Besides the required poomse, you as the master must continuing do something meaning full for the sport Taekwondo.
Pyongwon (5th Black Belt)
Sipjin (5th Black Belt)
Jitae (6th Black Belt)
Cheonkwon (7th Black Belt)
Note: There are 8 taegeuks (8 patterns) representing the 8 symbols of the I-Ching. The 8 symbols of the I-Ching describe the creation of the world with men as a central being living in it. The black belt has 7 required poomse (7 patterns). The black belt poomse also representing the 8 symbols of the I-Ching. The 8 symbols describe men as a material being evolving into a higher being, a spiritual or energy being. Where is the 8th black belt poomse? Where is it? :)
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Here's a fun thing to do! Take a few minutes to close your eyes and imagine yourself as an old person. I'm not talking about late sixties. That's not old yet. I'm talking about great great grandmother old.. pushing the mid-nineties.
Sounds crazy? Why would you spend time picturing white hair in bobby pins, shuffling feet and rocking chairs? I feel like getting old is a luxury. Not everyone gets to do it, so why not sit and enjoy the thought a bit?
I imagine that I'm the kind of old lady that talks to her over fed cats, and yells across the house to her practically deaf husband. I hope I'm the kind of old lady who has a piano in the house just so my grandchildren can come over and practice their scales while I shuffle around the kitchen baking them cookies.
I want to be the kind of old lady that always thinks a glass of champagne is a good idea.
I want to be the kind of old lady who always has something out on the living room table for that unexpected guest. Maybe it's those soft chalky mints. Maybe a freshly baked pie. Maybe it's these Sweet and Spicy Baked Almonds. These nuts, my friends, have me daydreaming of old lady times somehow… with a smile on my face.
So, you might be thinking… really Joy? Nuts? That's all you've got for me today? My answer to that… yes. Nuts. Live a little.
These nuts are simply almonds sprinkled in magic, aka fennel seeds. They're sweet. They're spicy. They're salty and crunchy. They make a super yumtastic snack to have around the house, a snazzy hostess gift, or they're great to bring to a cocktail party. All around winners, that's what these almonds are.
Sweet and Spicy Baked Almonds
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1/3 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon fennel seeds
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
2 cups raw almonds
2 Tablespoons water
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
Mix sugar, fennel, salt and pepper flakes in a medium sized bowl. Add the almonds and water and stir until coated. Pour onto the foil lined baking sheet and spread out evenly.
Bake the almonds for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir almonds around. Return to the oven and bake for another 17 minutes, checking and stirring the almonds 2 to 3 more times. Almonds will turn beautifully dark brown. Remove from the oven and separate with a fork. Cool and remove from the pan to a serving bowl or an airtight container for storage.
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i love almonds those look yummy! :)
They sound and look great – perfect little pick-me-up snack … for even before we're great-grandmother-old. ;)
Spiced nuts are my favorites. I think this would be excellent with pecans, too, and they're easier on the dentures. My grandmothers (one 85, one 90) are both of the opinion that champagne is never a bad idea (as am I), and I agree it's the best way to be.
Geez Joy! Those almonds looks terribly appetizing! I'd even say mouthwatering… but I think we should enjoy them while we can, for in our mid-nineties, I doubt any of us have teeth left to savour them… unless suck the great flavoring on them, and put them back in the bowl! LOL
P.s.: My parents are in their early 80's and believe you me when I say one has to be made of steel to still be able to bake cookies or pies at that age, nevermind ten years later!
Oh girl, your nuts look good! I'd say that they look a million times better than those soft chalky mints, but then again, I secretly like them. Must be the inner-old lady in me.
I've had sweet and spicy nuts before, but never with fennel. Must. Try.
Nice treat! yummy
Oh God! Please let me be dead before I'm mid-nineties. Living that long would just be awful. Fortunately my family's average life expectancy falls in the early seventies, so I'm safe.
On another note, I would never poo poo a good sweet 'n' spicy nut recipe. I've seen a lot floating around the blogs, and I love 'em.
I am by no means disappointed by this recipe. I am surprised you would wonder if we would think it isn't enough. Silly lady! It's a perfect Friday recipe… you know, something to whip up and set out for friends while we're having friday night drinks. And, yum, fennel seeds are a brilliant idea. I tried some roasted cashews a while ago with rosemary and cayenne that were pretty spectacular, but I have never tried fennel seeds with nuts. Will do so very soon. Thanks!
Oooh – like Phoo-D, I've been searching for fancy party/entertaining food so these are perfect! No shame in posting this recipe either – can't wait to try it.
Yum yum. We make nuts like this a lot for parties, and they never last. Your recipe is new to us though. Like the fennel a lot.
Between these and Deb's Black Bread recipe, I think I need to go find some fennel seeds. yum.
Oh yum! I love fennel and these look great. I've been on the hunt for new "fancy munchies" and will give this a try.
Joy, I love the website, and also the new cookbooks that I haven't seen that you introduce me too! Thanks! These almonds look really yummy…
I do that too! The thinking about what I'm going to be like when I get old. Apparently I'm very like my grandmother, and I take that as a huge compliment. I want to be just like her, she was cool: knitted, sewed and was an awesome baker (plus she had a wonderful husband)
These nuts look so tasty, they'll be just the thing to munch with beer in the garden this weekend when we have friends over.
Thanks Joy, a perfectly timed recipe. As ever.
Those look lovely, Joy! Sadly, I'm allergic to almonds. Are there any other nuts you think might be a good substitute?


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Ex-Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain to visit with Vikings on Monday
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The Minnesota Vikings plan to reunite with linebacker Jasper Brinkley and will bring in another linebacker for a visit on Monday, per 1500ESPN.com contributor Darren Wolfson.
Ex-Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain was released by the team last month, along with fullback Vonta Leach to save about $5 million in cap space. Since he was outright released, McClain is allowed to openly visit teams, as he will with the Vikings on Monday, before the new league year starts on Tuesday. McClain has also worked out for the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills in the past week.
McClain, 29 in July, returned to the NFL field in October after a 10-month recovery from a spinal cord contusion he suffered in December 2012. He appeared in 10 games at both inside linebacker spots in the Ravens' 3-4 scheme last season.
Before he was released, McClain spent six seasons in Baltimore starting as a special teams player after making the Ravens' roster as an undrafted free agent in 2008.


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WASHINGTON � From Des Moines to D.C., state and federal lawmakers are taking their first slow steps toward firearm legislation after last year�s mass shootings in Connecticut.
At the Iowa Statehouse, legislators have unanimously pushed a two-part bill through the House Judiciary Committee that would partly shield personal information that is listed on gun permit applications to local sheriffs. It also would crack down on secondhand gun sales � so-called �straw purchases� � by making it a Class D felony to buy a gun for another person.
�That�s the only thing that has traction so far,� state Rep. Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley told The Gazette. �These are fairly new ideas, but the Democrats I�ve talked to say they�re open to it, so I�m optimistic we can get it to the House floor.�
With the Assembly�s remaining weeks dwindling, the bill still faces challenges � Republicans control the House by just three votes, after all, and so far there is no companion bill in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
But Windschitl, a six-year legislator known for pro-gun legislation, pointed to the unanimous approval given to the bill by the House committee, and said he personally plans to pursue a more bipartisan approach this year than he has in the past.
However, Windschitl downplayed any suggestion that the bill was motivated by the December shootings in Newtown, Conn., which killed 20 children and six adults.
�There are some people who have a better understanding now in looking at the need for legislation, and there are some people who have frankly hardened their anti-Second Amendment positions,� he said. �I don�t think it�s pushed anyone from their original side over to the other side.�
National effort
In Washington, where Iowa�s veteran Sen. Chuck Grassley holds the top Republican position on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that committee last week voted 10-8 to pass a bill to establish universal background checks. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, who wrote the proposal, calls it �the sweet spot� among Democrats and Republicans at the Capitol, given that there still remains widespread opposition to limiting the ammunition capacity of assault rifles.
Currently, background checks are only conducted at commercial gun stores, and are not required at gun shows. Iowa�s state law also is spotty � Windschitl said some dealers at shows conduct them, while others do not.
However, there has been somewhat of a shift in recent months after a massive public relations effort by the National Rifle Association against any gun-control legislation. Whereas in December many Republicans were openly talking of such measures as reviving the 1994 assault weapons ban which expired in 2004, that door has likely been closed shut after the NRA�s lobbying.
Grassley expressed a willingness in December to at least consider reviving the ban, but now says �it wouldn�t make any difference.� He insists he hasn�t changed his mind, pointing out that in December he wanted to also consider cracking down on excessively violent video games and close loopholes allowing the mentally ill to obtain handguns � positions he says he still believes in.
The other huge hurdle for any gun-control legislation is the Republican-controlled House, where no firearms bills have yet surfaced. That angers Iowa Democrats like Rep. Dave Loebsack, who said he has held months� worth of town hall meetings across the state, and believes the idea of universal background checks has widespread support.
�I have done my job and listened to folks across Iowa. It is a shame that the House of Representatives has so far refused to even bring up the simplest of bills, like background checks, for a vote,� Loebsack told The Gazette.
Expensive battle
It is not a cheap fight in Washington � the NRA spent $17 million to influence federal elections in 2012. Campaign finance records at the Federal Election Commission show the group donated just shy of $7,000 to Grassley in 2009 and 2010, during his most recent re-election effort.
Iowa�s other senator, Tom Harkin, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Health Committee, also is playing a lead role in the evolving discussion in Washington. Harkin wants to expand federal resources that are available to those with mental illnesses, but last week he also called for a �meaningful� gun-control bill �that isn�t just window-dressing.�
Harkin said he believes a background check bill can pass the Senate.
�The public pressure is building for background checks,� Harkin said. �Whether you sell a gun privately, or online � everything. Everyone who buys a gun should have a background check ... It would be a big issue in an upcoming campaign if you don�t even support background checks.�
Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, who is running for Harkin�s seat next year, said last week he supports a background check bill and is at least considering limiting ammunition magazines in assault weapons.
Braley sits on the House Oversight and Governmental Reform, which last week began considering legislation to improve limits on those with mental illnesses from obtaining a gun.


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A. There is science to suggest that the tropical oil may cause a slight (temporary) boost in your metabolism.
Anytime you eat, the process of digesting food burns off about 10 percent of the calories you consume. For example, if you consume 500 calories in a meal, your body uses about 50 of those calories to transform food into the energy that fuels your body. But theoretically if you eat a 500-calorie meal and replace the fat from oils or butter with coconut oil, your metabolism will speed up and burn more like 15 percent, or 75 calories.
It comes down to the molecular structure of the oil and how the body digests it. The fatty acids in coconut oil (called medium-chain triacylglycerols, or MCT) are shorter and more water-soluble than those in other oils, such as olive or canola. "So they're more directly routed to the liver, where they're readily burned for fuel," explains Peter Jones, Ph.D., professor of food science and nutrition at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Therefore, they have less opportunity to be deposited in fat stores.
But there is no scientific evidence to show that consuming coconut oil helps people lose weight. There is one recent study, however, using an MCT oil, which suggests coconut oil may work in the same way. In the study, 31 overweight men and women followed a low-calorie diet that included just over a tablespoon for women and just under two tablespoons for men each day of either an MCT oil or olive oil. After four months, the MCT-oil users lost an average of 7 pounds; the olive oil group just 3 pounds. The investigators suggested that the metabolic boost produced by the MCT oil likely played a role.
Even if coconut oil does help people lose weight, few nutrition experts recommend it, since coconut oil is loaded with saturated fat: 12 grams in 1 tablespoon versus 7 grams in a tablespoon of butter.
Bottom Line: The extra calorie burn produced by coconut oil might give you a slight edge, but only if you make room by eating less of something else. A tablespoon of any oil sets you back around 120 calories.
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OMG! u ppl need to do your research on saturated fat. Just like carbs and sugars, there's good and bad. Its called NATURALLY OCCURRING saturated fat, which is the fat that your brain needs to function well. Don't listen to your tv telling you that all saturated fat is bad. As someone who is studying to become a nutritionist, these are questions I get asked all the time. The islanders that they have done studies on for years who consume this oil don't have a trace of heart disease. Do your research on nutrition people and stop getting your info from the news.
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01/11/2013 - 7:37pm
I've come across a great way to get coconut oil in! Liquify 1/2 cup coconut oil, add 1/4 cup cocoa powder a little sea salt and stevia to taste. Mix. Pour in a gallon zip top bag and lay flat in freezer for about 10 min. Break it up and eat it.Keep it in the freezer, it melts in your mouth. It is a delicious chocolate super-food that will not raise your glycemic index.
— Anonymous
12/28/2012 - 1:18am
if you put your coconut oil in milk it will taste better and you can get it down much easy.
— Anonymous
12/28/2012 - 12:15am
Some years back, I ate 1 1/2 Tablespoons of coconut oil, fixed a healthy meal and ate whatever I wanted to eat in between meals every three hours. I was also active but did not work out. At the end of two weeks I had lost 15 pounds and felt so full of energy the entire time. It was great. The oil was hard to take though because I had trouble (gagging) swallowing "oil". I have recently purchased the oil capsules in an effort to loss weight without the hassle.
— Anonymous
12/14/2012 - 10:05pm
I've been using coconut oil for only a couple weeks. It's great to mix in the morning coffee. For those who aren't sure how to get it into your diet I reccomend this! Take about a half to a full tablespoon of coconut oil and put it in with your coffee and sugar(sweetener) then blend it! I use a magic bullet and add some almond milk to give a little creamier feel. When done it gets a nice froth and tastes amazing!
— Anonymous
12/04/2012 - 6:01pm
3lbs in 4 days? How much are you "taking"? Anonymous too.
— Anonymous
12/03/2012 - 2:28pm
OK, I bought the extra virgin coconut oil, I read these comments. Some one please tell me how to eat this jar of stuff looks like crisco oil to me. do you scoop it and eat it or do you melt it.
— Anonymous
11/19/2012 - 9:30pm
I started using coconut oil 2 months ago. Early menopause, no hormone replacement,has left my skin looking so much older. I am 55. I have had comments on my face, asking what I am doing as my skin looking so much more healthy. Brown markings are going as well as the wrinkles. A store in our town makes face creams, body moisurizer etc. which I am also using as well as cooking with the oil.
My tissue paper arms are feeling and looking so much healthier. I also have not lost any weight which I was hoping would happen, but have so much more energy and feel so well, so can cope with that.
I had whooping cough last year and was still coughing when I started with the oil(14 months later). The cough is gone (could be a coincidence). I look after children who all have had coughs and colds and so far have been cold free.
I really feel that I am at a good place mentally and physically at the moment and am not ready to stop taking it to test the theory
— Anonymous
10/16/2012 - 5:04pm
Out of curiosity and being a huge milk lover, I've converted to coconut milk (boxed NOT canned) and was wondering if too much of it can cause UNwanted weight gain?????? Due to my love of the wrong foods I am already constantly trying to lose weight, I've heard a lot of good things about coconut water, does anyone knows if my new passion will do me more good than bad in the weight dept????
— Anonymous
09/23/2012 - 5:59pm
After reading all of the comments, I appreciate those that understood about fats. Thank you. The comment before mine.. You do know that coconut milk is not the same as coconut oil, right? I am not overweight. I make sure I get good fats in my diet including EVCO Extra virgin coconut oil. I just found a really yummy recipe using coconut oil, raw honey and organic cocoa. I melt them together and drop some into tiny muffin cups, place into freezer.. yummy treats! I also add a touch of vanilla and teeny pinch of sea salt. Great pick me up... and the cocoa is loaded with antioxidants!
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As Mayor Greg Fischer has repeatedly said, we are closer than we have ever been to building the Ohio River bridges. One of the few remaining hurdles needs to be cleared by April 13, the deadline for the Kentucky General Assembly to approve a state road plan. The road plan must include full funding for the project, based on a project finance plan that has already been endorsed by Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Gov. Beshear, the Kentucky House and the Kentucky Senate have already signed off on a road plan that includes full funding for the bridges project, although House and Senate versions differ in the source of funds to help cover project costs. A committee of House and Senate members, including Republicans and Democrats, is charged with resolving these differences.
I urge the Kentucky House and Senate and their leaders on transportation - House Speaker Greg Stumbo, Senate President David Williams, Senate Transportation Chairman Ernie Harris, and House Transportation Subcommittee Chairwoman Sannie Overly - to pass a road plan that includes full funding for the Ohio River Bridges Project.
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Today we have another sandbox game released on early access, "Planet Explorers" now available on Steam!
We've been developing Planet Explorers for over 2 years now, and it's finally made it onto Steam Early Access. We want to thank all of you for your support in getting us here!
As with any Early Access title, this game isn't complete. It's still in alpha form. There are lots of bugs and incomplete content. We will be fixing these bugs and adding more features over the next year until completion hopefully by year end 2014. Our update schedule will have major updates spaced by about a month apart, while smaller updates and fixes will be much more often. One thing I can promise is that each major update will have lots of content.
For new players, I want to tell you that you can count on us in keeping you up to date on the development of the game as well as getting things done. We will make mistakes and probably release updates that some of you will dislike. But we will try to make a great game to the best of our ability. There's actually a demo you could try here: http://planetexplorers.pathea.net/download/
Now I'm going to get into more technical stuff. This game requires opencl from the gpu or cpu. Pretty much all DX10.1 cards support this feature, so normally, it's just a driver update away if you didn't have it already. We also included the cpu opencl option in the launcher options. So if you crash at the start of the game, go to launcher options and select "Cpu" in the opencl calculation options.
In Planet Explorers, it is the year 2287, one of the first colony ships sent out by Earth arrives at the planet Maria, in the Epsilon Indi Star System. During its landing sequence, something appears in front of the massive ship that causes it to lose control and crash into the planet. Some of the colonists survive in lifeboats, but what they find is an unforgiving land filled with creatures ready to outlast the visitors from Earth. Now the survivors must explorer, gather, build, create, fight, and ultimately, build a new home.
Planet Explorers will feature single and multiplayer modes.
In single player there are 3 distinct selections
- Story Mode – Story mode is the main meat and bones of the game, it is the action-adventure-rpg-somewhat-4X segment, offering npcs, missions, colony building, farming, ranching, training, diplomacy, and of course, a storyline that you can follow or ignore. This story features a 17X8km world map with many unique character, landscapes, biomes, locations, and over 100 types of potential enemies. Even though we've made it seem like a very action oriented game in the trailers, in reality, players can choose to not fight so much as to just plant a farm, make some food, keep the colonists alive, negotiate with the sentient aliens, and defend the perimeter from the local life forms. That can still eventually arrive at the ending. And yes, there is an ending.
- Adventure Mode – This mode is based on a procedural map generated from a seed. Currently, it comes in a 40X40 kilometer map. Players will be able to complete random missions, defeat bosses, and explore different landscapes in the mode and eventually be able to setup conditions that they want to play (such as tower defense or attack an alien camp). This mode will also feature survival gameplay. The randomization in this mode will eventually pull in player made objects and locations so that a world will always feature something new and unique.
- Build Mode – In this mode, there are no enemies and an infinite amount of building material. It also currently comes in a 40X40km map. Players will be able to build whatever they want in this mode, including everything in the Creations Editor. Think of this as the perfect testing ground to test everything you build. Or…it's your place to build your garden without ever worrying about the pesky aliens.
Multiplayer allows Local Area Network and player hosted servers. It features several modes but some are still on the drawing board or going through technical trials so the final result is still in flux. Players playing multiplayer should be able to bring at least one of their created objects into multiplayer games, be it a sword, gun, or vehicle.
- Coop – Coop comes in many selections, such as adventure mode, tower defense mode, build mode, etc. This is pretty much an open world sandbox with a max of 32 players (this number still needs to be stress tested).
- Versus – This mode allows teams of up to 16 players to battle against 16 players from another team. We allow full terrain manipulation in this mode. Currently, it's a point based system where one team wins if they reach a certain point level based on kills, built objects, resources mined, etc.
- 20+ hours of storyline
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- Day/night cycle with realistic moon cycles
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Colin Saxton assumed his new role as FUM general secretary on January 1. He comes to FUM from Northwest Yearly Meeting in Oregon where he has served as pastor, adjunct
professor at George Fox University, and superintendent of the yearly meeting.
Colin describes his transition from pastoral ministry to being a superintendent as "a hard one," but found it to be life-giving to discover "how systems and structures can help free people to do what God has called them to do when the systems are run well. That's been my heart and my own growth over the years is to try to think with people about how we create an organization that frees people to be and do what God has called them to do, and live up to its highest ideals and potential, rather than what we often find in organizations which is that they quench the spirit and it feels like it shuts down people's energy."
A key question he has for FUM is: "How does the organization be a resource to its constituent meetings, churches, and yearly meetings? I think as religious organizations move into the future, the ones that survive, let alone thrive, are the ones that are going to be a resource to their people and build a sense of ownership and connection."
When asked about his vision for the future of FUM he replied, "We have some really important priorities that we feel God calling us to, so how are we going to apply our resources to develop leadership for the future? What avenues are we going to create to engage in holistic evangelism that is both the sharing of Word and deed with people in a way that draws them into a real, deep relationship with Christ, but also into community? How are we going to use our communication forms, including Quaker Life, to speak our message to Friends? How do we build those global partnerships? I think that, in a divided age, is one of the witnesses that is really important—to be able to be the beloved community actually taking shape across some of those human divisions."
FUM Ministry of the Month* — Quaker Life magazine
Please support Quaker Life magazine with your daily prayers:
1) Praise God for the renewed interest in the magazine from readers, and renewed support from the FUM General Board.
2) Praise God for volunteer editors and for talented writers and photographers who graciously give their time and talents to the magazine.
3) Pray for Quaker Life advertisers, that they would find the magazine to be valuable and that advertising would increase, bringing more income to support the cost of producing Quaker Life.
4) Pray for an increase in readership and subscriptions to Quaker Life, ensuring the magazine's continued growth as it reaches Friends around the world.
5) Pray that Friends would be informed through Quaker Life, and thereby strengthen the community of Friends in the world.
6) Pray that Friends would be equipped through Quaker Life, and thereby strengthen the ministry of Friends in the world.
7) Pray for the Quaker Life staff—Katie, Kim, and Shari . Pray that they would have clear vision, energy, and strength to carry out this ministry.
*Each month through December 2012, we will focus on a different ministry of Friends United Meeting. This "Ministry of the Month" corresponds with the FUM wall calendar that is available for $15 from www.fum.org/shop.
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Charter school changes name to Deer Trail Academy
April 03, 2013
Oxford's new charter school hasn't even opened its doors yet and it's already changed its name because an educational institution on the East Coast asked it to do so.
Deerfield Academy will now be known as Deer Trail Academy following a March 26 vote of the charter school's five-member board of education.
According to Dr. Janet McPeek, president of Crossroads for Youth, the charter school's sponsor and host, they were contacted via e-mail March 13 by a representative of Deerfield Academy, located in Deerfield, Massachusetts, who requested the charter school pick a new name.
"I'm deeply concerned about the potential for confusion and I would politely ask your organization to choose a different name," wrote David Thiel, director of communications for Deerfield Academy.
Founded in 1797, the Deerfield Academy on the East Coast is an independent, four-year college-preparatory school with a target enrollment of 630 students and a 280-acre campus. With tuition that ranges from $15,780 to $47,500 annually, many of its students go on to Ivy League schools.
The Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts holds a trademark on that name.
"Right away, we told him we'd change the name," McPeek said. "Somebody wants us to change the name, we're going to change the name. That's not a big deal."
On March 14, Thiel was informed via e-mail that CS Partners, the Brighton-based education service provider for the charter school, would be choosing a new name.
"It was all very cordial and the matter was completely handled in less than 24 hours," McPeek noted.
The charter school was contacted by the Massachusetts school as a result of the March 13 Oxford Leader article regarding the swearing in of the new board of education.
"They must have had a crawler out for any publicity (concerning) anybody that uses that name," McPeek said.
McPeek made it clear the Massachusetts school did not apply any legal pressure whatsoever. "There was no threat of a lawsuit," she said. "Nothing quite that exciting. They were very nice about it."
McPeek indicated the charter school's name was previously approved, along with its articles of incorporation, by the Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools, which has offices in Mt. Pleasant, Lansing and Troy. "There's so many schools all over the country with the same names," she said.
On the bright side, McPeek noted the charter school hadn't yet spent any money on signage or marketing materials bearing the Deerfield Academy name, so no funds were wasted.
Deer Trail Academy will open in the fall and serve students placed their by the court system, county juvenile agency or the Department of Human Services. The charter school will also enroll students who have been expelled or are on long-term suspension from other schools and special education students who would be best served by this type of institution, which is classified as a Strict Discipline Academy.
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I absolutely love this knit! It is a free pattern from Knitty called Rooibos. It only took me two weeks of light knitting (not every day) to finish. If I knit on it every day, it probably would have only taken a week or less. It helps that it is mostly done in stockinette using bulky yarn.
Speaking of yarn, I used Ironstone Super Alpaca.
I made it in size 1X.
I really like the ribbing detail on the back and the pockets on the front. I know I will get a lot of wear out of this in the months to come.
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July 30th, 2013 02:51 PM #56
Oh, yay, Calliope and Olympia! How exciting.
I love Calliope--it's such a joyful, exuberant sort of name. Would you use a nickname? I think the only drawback, for me, would be the matchy-ness of its ending with Roo's name's.
And Olympia. So elegant and powerful and feminine. It is a little theme-y with Aphrodite, but you can easily solve that by having a third child or putting it in the middle spot. I kind of like that it has the same rhythm as Illyria.
Hope you had buckets of fun holidaying!
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