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Pinch of nutmeg
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Vanilla ice cream
Peel the bananas and cup in half lengthwise. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter.
Brush the bananas with the melted butter and sprinkle them with 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar.
Prepare the grill. Cook bananas over direct high heat 4-6 minutes, turning once. Remove bananas from the grill and hold.
Melt the remaining butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining brown sugar, the cinnamon, and nutmeg, and cook until the sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Add rum and gently move the pan around to warm the rum, causing it to flame. Continue cooking until the flame dies out. Add the grilled bananas to the hot rum mixture and cook 3-4 minutes more.
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Thats right. I'm just gonna shoot slugs in it from now on.
With all the FTE and FTF issues associated with using buck or bird shot, I'm just gonna use it for slugs from now on. Its never had any problems from day one when using slugs. Besides at the range, its no fun shooting a bunch of bird shot when you're blasting the entire target top to bottom, left to right with shot pellets. What aim? What accuracy? What skill? I might as well just fire it for the sake of making noise on the 4th of July or on New Years Eve.
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Now as for the purpose of bird or buck shot, I have a gun that is perfect for that, its my Mossberg 500 for home defense. No FTE or FTF issues since it is a pump. Shoot first and ask questions later. There would be no need to aim when shooting at my intended target down the hallway. I definitely will hit something.


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It's a great thrill for me to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's American Music Masters conference on the Queen of Soul on Saturday, November 5, and I'm grateful for the Rock Hall providing me this opportunity to discuss my new book about Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace.
While Amazing Grace is Franklin's most accomplished and best-selling LP, it is also an album that's frequently overlooked – even among many of Franklin's biggest fans. None of the songs on it became pop hits, nor were they intended to be. When she made this recording in 1972, just before her 30th birthday, her voice was at its peak. Her best band backed her, including the fantastic drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, who is also part of Saturday's conference and will be sitting in on drums during Saturday night's tribute concert at PlayhouseSquare's State Theater. She was collaborating with James Cleveland, leader of the Southern California Community Choir, and whose voice was as influential in gospel as Franklin's became in rock and soul. Most important, she recorded the album live, at a church in Los Angeles, and in doing so revisited the religious songs she grew up singing alongside her father C. L. Franklin, who was in the house with one of her mentors, Clara Ward. Nobody was concerned with the constraints that are built into a three-minute hit. Aretha Franklin had already conquered that world, and this time she was provided a platform to stretch out in any way that she felt.
When I wrote the book, I wanted to set this scene, discuss how Amazing Grace was made, as well as describe its cultural importance and lasting significance. I wanted to tell the stories of the people who worked on it, as their musical community created as much magic as Franklin's incredible voice. My journey took me to the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, which looks pretty much the same today as it did 40 years ago. I was fortunate to speak with so many of the great people who helped create this album, including Purdie, bassist Chuck Rainey, choir director Alexander Hamilton and the late guitarist Cornell Dupree. In addition to these interviews, I looked at how the recording was received in the media at the time, ranging from large popular music magazines to smaller African-American cultural journals to the works of influential ethnomusicologists and theologians.
My research also included screening the raw film footage that director Sydney Pollack shot of the live recording session, which will hopefully be released soon. It's an incredible document that sheds new light on Franklin's performance. The film also shows how members of a famous British rock band were in the church to see Franklin, and brought that experience to their own celebrated double album. I'll save my thoughts on that topic for the conference on Saturday.
On Saturday, November 5 from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will host a special American Music Masters conference in the Museum's Foster Theater. The conference will examine the career of Aretha Franklin and her impact on rock and roll music. The event will feature Aaron Cohen's discussion of Amazing Grace, rare film footage presented by documentary filmmaker and archivist Joe Lauro of Historic Films, as well as interviews with Cissy Houston and Bernard Purdie, both long-time friends and collaborators of Franklin's. Tickets are on sale now. Admission to the Museum is free with the purchase of a conference ticket. Portions of this event will be streamed live on rockhall.com.
Aaron Cohen is the author of Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace (Continuum). He is also the reviews editor of DownBeat and his articles on jazz, gospel, R&B and international music have been published in the Chicago Tribune, Rolling Stone, Oxford American and other publications. Cohen studied ethnomusicology as a graduate student at the University of Chicago where his master's thesis was about the music and culture of the Belizean Garifuna population. In 2011, Cohen received the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for his article, "Ray's Kind Of Jazz," which was published in the October 2010 issue of DownBeat. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Lavonne.


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- 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
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Gateway Program- Movie on the Common!
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Worcester Film Works with the Hanover Insurance Group presents: Movies on the Common, featuring The Fantastic Mr. Fox!
With the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, and Bill Murray–Directed by Wes Anderson
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WHERE: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Foster Theater
TO RSVP: This event is FREE with a reservation through the Rock Hall website at https://tickets.rockhall.com or at the Rock Hall Box Office. Seating is limited.
Sean Jones, Artistic Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, will join in a conversation about rock and roll's roots in jazz with the Rock Hall's Vice President of Education and Public Programs Lauren Onkey, John Kisch, founder and director of the Separate Cinema Archive and organizer of the Jammin', Jazzin' and Jivin' exhibit, and Mark Cantor, head archivist at Celluloid Improvisations. The evening will also feature screenings of several short films that are showcased in the exhibit, including Black and Tan (1929), Caldonia (1945) and more!buy tickets


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- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
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- Bake at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and toppings are lightly browned and heated through. Yield: 8 servings.
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Fortune's Wheel: making music from the far past seem like it was wrriten yesterday
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Cape Henlopen State Park will host Driving on the Beach workshops on May 11, May 19, June 2, and June 15. Join park rangers and surf fishing experts to learn the rules and regulations, and get tips on safe driving, how to avoid getting stuck, and how to get unstuck.
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He Guys, I hope you can help me with my problem:
We build a NXT-Remote Car which is controlled by another NXT. Connection is mady by bluetooth. Now we have to send data from the motors (like speed, rotation counts) and sensord(lige the compass degrees) to the pc. This data schould be send in nearly realtime from the car to the pc.
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We use leJos - Java for programming and the standard codes (BTSend and BTRecive) als modifed basecode to connect the car and the remote.
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The lower was completed with my Atlas drill press and Atlas lathe milling attachment.
The TM jig was handy to hold the receiver and to drill the FCG pins, didn't use the top plates except for the trigger hole.
For the FCG pocket I used measurements and did layout on the receiver as shown in a sticky posted on Weapons Guild.
Been looking on line for a HBAR 16" 1-9 twist chrome lined mid length upper for a while without much luck,
everyone seemed to be sold out.
But, went to a Gun show yesterday and found a decent deal on a complete upper with bolt, carrier and also a Bushmaster lower parts kit.
Total cost, not counting the jig was right at $600.
Build time was around 4 hrs,.....been awhile since I've messed with the AR platform http://www.weaponsguild.com/forum/Sm...fault/grin.gif
According to the foundry stamp...The upper is.....box= BrassAluma Forge (mainly for Colt)
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ZF-6107: Zend_Cache => Frontend_File master_file vs. master_files
refering to documentation master_file (deprecated) option shouldn't be used anymore and master_files should be used instead. But still in current version 1.7.6 this doesn't work! Please correct documentation or even better implement as soon as possible! ;-)
Thanks in advance regards Bjoern
it seems to be a bigger problem
master_file is deprecated in SVN trunk and docs in trunk are coherent
in 1.7 branch, master_file is not deprecated and docs in 1.7 branch are coherent
but the online manual seems to be the trunk manual (and not the 1.7 branch manual)
it seems to be a problem, doesn't it ?
to give an example : search "master_files" (with a trailing "s") in Zend_Cache-Frontends.xml file, not found in 1.7 branch, found in trunk and found in the online official manual
Set component and auto re-assign
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kcdyer, Sunday November 8, 2009 - 2:39pm
Just got this letter from attendee Mike Wicks:
I thought you might like to know that as a result of attending SIWC I
am now represented by Dreisbach Literary Management; Verna is excited
about my book and working with me. She is friends with Stan Wakefield
who was also keen on the book and he is keen to see the publisher's
proposal as soon as it is available.
SIWC made all this happen - so my heartfelt thanks. I'll be back next year!
Woo-HOO! We LOVE stories like this! got one? Email me at email@example.com or Kathy at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll trumpet your good news to the rooftops!
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Congratulations Mike Wick!
Way to go Mike! Just Tweeted the good news! Well done!
The SiWC Board of Directors loves good news stories about our SiWC alumni!
~ Ursula (SiWC Director: Publicity & Treasurer)
Tweeting @YouTravel
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Good News from 2009
Many thanks for mentioning me in the Good News blog, November 8th, but just one small correction my name is Wicks (with a 'S') not Wicks. It's pretty important for an aspiring author to get his name spelt correctly. :-)
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Congrats Mike!
Mike it's just something like: 'Me no good type Egnlish fsat. yuo muts not cmplian'
Congratulations and best wishes for continued success!
Your collegue,
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A late but significant edit. Best of luck, Mike Wicks!
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Well, I open my eyes and I see things. I've seen spirits moving through the walls. I've seen a vortex coming through the wall. I've seen amorphous little balls of light bouncing all around in the front yard through the window. I've seen giant bugs on the floor. I was in a hotel room in Amarillo, Texas, and all I remember is standing on the bed and seeing the whole wall in front of me filled with lights that were [makes popping sound] popping like popcorn out of the wall. Then I'll wake up and I go "Wow, I was standing on my bed and staring at this wall."
Yeah that would be masturbating.
For me I involuntarily went twenty-four days once. Now I'm on day 15 of 'no fap' - I don't really believe anything about it, it strikes me as really fucking stupid, I'm just curious to see how long I can go without reaching breaking point. There may be some truth to it though; I require a lot less sleep to be able to function well throughout the day; I'm very very horny nearly all the time; average looking girls I'd never look at have become beautiful; I've had to strongly resist the urge to try and contact ex girlfriends and get them to come over.
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Lindsay Rhodenbaugh, D. Min, was recently appointed to senior vice president, chief development officer for the Bayhealth Foundation.
Rhodenbaugh joins Bayhealth from Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System, where he served as chief development officer. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president for College Relations at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. Rhodenbaugh will lead the Bayhealth Foundation and the Campaign for Bayhealth. He will also have executive oversight of the Milford Auxiliary and Kent General Junior Board.
Rhodenbaugh earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Augustana College, in Rock Island, Ill. He majored in religion and business administration. He pursued his master of divinity degree at Lutheran Theological Seminary, in Gettysburg, Pa., and his doctor of ministry degree at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, in Chicago, Ill.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by KMS Perfect Doormat Looks nice anywhere! September 24, 2008
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Winner Update – 9/15: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks so much to all 342 of you who entered! The lucky random winner of the $100 gift certificate is: Commenter #267 – Nicole E. – who said: "I love the Becky Pearl Necklace. It might just be perfect for my wedding day!"
Congrats, Nicole – on both the giveaway and the upcoming wedding!
How about we kick the week off right with a fabulous new surprise giveaway?! Super stylish online shop – Estilo Weddings – is offering up a $100 Shopping Spree for anything on their site to a lucky HWTM reader!
Whether you're in the wedding market or not, there are tons of pretty little things to shop for at Estilo Weddings, including invitations, stationery, custom stamps, photo albums, party favors, shower & wedding decorations, cake jewels, clay flower arrangements that look just like the real thing (see top left image!), gorgeous jewelry, handbags, bridesmaid gifts, and more!
Check out all these fabulous fashion accessories…I'm especially partial to the sparkly Samba Ring (in the lower right-hand corner below) myself! Details for how to enter after the jump…
How to enter:
• Post a comment here telling us about one (or more!) of the designs from the Estilo Weddings website that you think is especially fabulous.
• Giveaway ends Friday, September 12th at midnight PST. Winner is chosen randomly and will be announced Monday, September 15th. Good luck, everyone!!
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the chloe earrings! theyre beautiful!
2http://rainylakechick.blogspot.com/ SAYS:
Oh, I love these Sea Grass Earrings!! And this purse is pretty awesome too! What a cool site!
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Oh! I'll take the Vintage Burnout Black Silver Clutch, pair it with the Large Evita Ponytail Holder and the Poppy Berry Hand Silkscreened Woven Silk Scarf and I'm ready to hit the town!!
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What a gorgeous site!! I'm a fashion girl myself so I especially love this flower hair pin:
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I LOVE the damask photo albums!
6http://www.thelovelist.net SAYS:
I LOVE those beautiful cupcake wrappers – I had a champagne and cupcake housewarming once and used them and they got rave reviews! I hope I win so I can buy more!
7Sarah SAYS:
I'm planning a wedding right now and am in need of nylon lanterns — I was so happy to see them in such vibrant colors on the estillo weddings site. I also love their cake jewels!
8http://www.thebobbypin.com/ SAYS:
I love the stationary and the custom stamps — I hate writing out our address on all of the Christmas cards!
9alison z. SAYS:
i love the round pave earrings! (as seen on oprah apprently!), but everything is beautiful on this site!
10Julia SAYS:
I love the recyclable vases… and the clay flowers are awesome!
11Jessica B. SAYS:
I'm going to design and print my own stationery suite, and the blank stationery sets by PSA Essentials would be PERFECT! The embossers would also help customize the look I create1
12Ryan SAYS:
I know. I know, I could get this so many places…but I want that personalized/monogram address stamp!!
I am obsessed with monograms and have been coveting this for some time … but it's one of those things I almost can seem to buy for myself.
13Rhi SAYS:
I love the fruit cocktail ring!
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Ooh, wouldn't this be fun to win! Everything is too cute on this site, but I especially would love those Marie French twist hair clips and a PSA round stamp, among other things….
15Amy & Joey SAYS:
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I've been buried under deadlines (that's why they call them deadlines) and have been stockpiling but not finishing blogs all week.
Like here's my Tuesday Top Five.
It's Hatch Chile Season, like I already told you and I asked chef Todd Gardiner over at Z'Tejas to send me his top five ways to use these amazing peppers which many consider to be the most flavorful of all kinds of chilies.He did send them but then I dropped the blog ball.
There are thousands of different chilies, you know-they're one of the most varied vegetables in the kingdom. I was surprised then, that Wiki gave me an absolute answer to my query, "How many kinds of chili peppers are there?
3009, it said. Period.
So Hatch, some say, are at the very top of that pepper tree. And here's how chef Todd uses them.
They're roasting now at Whole Foods, or you can buy raw peppers and roast your own. They freeze beautifully. Or, you can go check out one of Todd's menu specials.
Chef Todd Gardiner's top 5 uses: 1.Roasted: This is great for adding a complex smoky flavor. It also caramelizes the natural sugars in peppers and enhances the sweetness. This is fun for the barbeque and adding roasted peppers to your hamburger fixings or just as a side plate. Oras stuffing in pork tenderloin.
2.Stuffed: Poblano and Anaheim/green chiles are especially good when stuffed with savory or sweet fillings. During the Chile Fest we are stuffing Hatch, New Mexico green chiles with barbacoa and jack cheese. On our regular menu we have a poblano pepper stuffed with smoked chicken, dried apricot, raisins and jack cheese. Experiment and have fun creating your own stuffed pepper.
3.Fried: What isn't tasty when fried? This is great with rellenos. Lightly batter the pepper after stuffing it with cheese, meat and anything else and fry it.
4.Dried: There would be no such thing as Texas Chili without powdered chiles.
5.Add to desserts: Certain smoky chiles such as chipotles and anchos are a great match with chocolate. Z'Tejas's staple dessert is the Ancho Chile Fudge Pie. Spicy chiles such as habaneros and jalapenos pair well with citrus. Green chiles work well in bread puddings, cakes and with caramel such as the bread pudding featured during the Chile Fest.


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Friday, February 17, 2012
Chateau Lavender Beauties
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- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Beautiful colors and I love the great way you show how to incorporate patterned paper. Cheryl G in MaineReplyDelete
Beautiful layout! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Love the layouts. My daughter's favorite color is purple. Looks like I will be picking up this stack for sure!!ReplyDelete
so excited about the next video!ReplyDelete
Beautiful LO's!
Love your layouts. They are just Beautiful..Your stacks are beautiful too...LOve them.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! I need some calm in my life. Will have to go to Jo-Ann's and pick this up.ReplyDelete
- Dorina DFebruary 17, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Your layouts are absolutely stunning. I love the colors. Good thing It's payday as I'm now headed to Jo-Ann's right now to pick up this paper, if there are any left. Love it. Thanks for such inspirational ideasReplyDelete
Love love love that paper. I know what I'm gonna get at Joann's tonight.ReplyDelete
Those are both beautiful layouts!ReplyDelete
I am starting to see pleats on everything and I love it! Pleats are darling. This stack is really different but very traditionally pretty.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous prints and colors! The flowers are to die for!ReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous layouts!ReplyDelete
I love, love, love the "Chateau Lavender" stack and those beautiful LO's!!!!! Thanks for sharing this awesome page with us all!ReplyDelete
beautiful layouts, the paper is just lovelyReplyDelete
I love the lay out. I have lot's of lavender paper and you gave me some great ideas on how to incorporate it into my pages. Happy to hear you will be scrapping with your friends sounds like some great fun. Have a GREAT weekend! (sharing the FB post)ReplyDelete
GORGEOUS!! TFS and have a GREAT Day,ReplyDelete
Me-Ma Kim
I am a paper addict when it comes to scrapbooking. One of my passions is to create paper flowers and I love to share my tutorials on my blog. I LOVE the colors in Chateau Lavender and will be on my way to Joannes after this post to purchase the stack. Thank you for another beautiful design!!ReplyDelete
Love the colors in this stack. I am hoping that it will be available when I go to JoAnns today. Last time I went they were out of it.ReplyDelete
so beautiful! Love the soft soft colors and the prints.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous lay out, and I am so looking forward to adding to my stacks next week when I'll finally get a chance to be new a JoAnn's!! woo hoo!!ReplyDelete
So pretty! Those paper flowers are amazing! :)ReplyDelete
Wow, those flowers are stunning! I love the colors!ReplyDelete
Very pretty.ReplyDelete
- Rebecca WFebruary 17, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Beautiful- the card is stunning- what technique was used to get the glittered effect?ReplyDelete
Beautiful layout!ReplyDelete
oh, I've been waiting for some more purple stacks!!ReplyDelete
your lo's are beautiful. love the colors. tfs.ReplyDelete
Your layout is just gorgeous I love the color tones and all the different patterns.ReplyDelete
Pretty pages! I am SO ready for a sunny, warm spring day right now.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the great examples - am loving the papersReplyDelete
Such a beautiful Layout, love the pastel colours.ReplyDelete
Love the layouts here. Can't wait to see the new stacks next week!!!!! Erin.....don't keep us too long.........hehe:)ReplyDelete
Very pretty!ReplyDelete
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Lovely layouts and card. I really like the paper punched trim used on both layouts.ReplyDelete
So looking forward to the Sping Fling stack!!!! Thanks for sharing this darling layout - I find violet and lilacs to be the most romantic and sfotest of pastels, great to work with!ReplyDelete
Such a beautiful stack! I can't wait to see the spring stacks.ReplyDelete
I never realized how much I love lavender! These papers are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
beautiful layout with colour of lavender..it gives a sense of serenity and peace.ReplyDelete
I can practically smell the flowers! Can't wait for spring!ReplyDelete
Kris in Alaska
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I am so ready for some spring pages! This is such a inspiring layout!ReplyDelete
I love the colors in this stack! I wish it'll come available here in Finland too, eventually..ReplyDelete
shared on facebook :)ReplyDelete
and also posted the link on Twitter :) tfs!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!! I'm trying to incorporate more purple and lavender into my pages. This is the perfect stack for me!! Beautiful projects!!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh! What beautiful pages. I love the serenity of that stack too. I tend to buy bright colors, but this is just gorgeous! TFSReplyDelete
Such beautiful layouts. I love these papers.ReplyDelete
Great layout! That stack works so beautifully with it, too.ReplyDelete
These are so serene. I love the color combo!ReplyDelete
I really like the lavenders cardstock. Truly looks like Spring. Your layouts are beautiful.ReplyDelete
Dianne Bell - email@example.com
Beautiful layouts! The lavender card stock is just perfect! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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These layouts are absolutely stunning! This stack is just so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
OMG! I have to have this stack. I absolutely love green and lavender. Together. Or separate. So pretty!!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful layouts!! Yes the flowers are gorgeous! Tfs! Spring is in the air...yay!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous. Love the ruffled borders.ReplyDelete
I love this stack, it combines three of my favorite things....purple, romance, and France. They did a great job of capturing that "French Feeling" in this stackReplyDelete
Those layouts are gorgeous! I thought this was a very long week too. I have off on Monday for President's day and I am going to scrapbook with a couple of my friends! Looking forward to it!ReplyDelete
Those are the most beautiful pages. I love that shade of lavender.ReplyDelete
I am excited about that ruffle using paper to embellish - can't wait to use - currently working on wedding pics and can use that technique - thanks !!!ReplyDelete
Love the lavendar!! I am a stack addict!!ReplyDelete
Have a happy crafty day!!
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gorgeous layouts.ReplyDelete
scrtsbpal at yahoo dot com
LOs are beautiful...love lavender and green...yes the flowers are really pretty here too. TFSReplyDelete
Beth Anne in PA
Such beautiful colors and the flowers are great. I am ready to see flowers and springy looking things.ReplyDelete
Sweet layouts!ReplyDelete
Your layouts are very pretty; love the paper and the flowers! Hope you had a great time at your crop night!ReplyDelete
LOVE those flowers!!ReplyDelete
Lovin this Chateau Lavender stack...can't wait to get mine :)ReplyDelete
- Dorina DFebruary 18, 2012 at 8:18 PM
I just bought your Chateau Lavendar Stack - can't wait to get started on a couple of Easter layouts as well as some cards. The colors are just gorgeous. Love it.ReplyDelete
Beautiful layouts! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous layout. Love all the colors. Make me think of springReplyDelete
Those layouts are beautiful and the papers are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
These are beautifulReplyDelete
These layouts are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Beautiful ladies on a beautiful layout!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous LOs! Is the head piece the little girl wearing made out of paper flowers too?ReplyDelete
Gorgeous papers, makes me feel that spring can't be far away! Love these colors and prints!ReplyDelete
Love the layouts and paper.ReplyDelete
I love this stack!ReplyDelete
Paper beautiful. I feel among the flowers. So happy and colorfulReplyDelete
Beautiful layout and paper !!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful Layout. TFSReplyDelete
Beautiful paper stack and lovely layouts!! Thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
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Entries in 'Japan' (172)
Japanese Dark Souls 2 Collector's Edition includes weapon replicas
From Software has revealed what Japanese gamers will be receiving with the Collector's Edition of Dark Souls 2.
PS4 racer DriveClub will miss console's February Japanese launch
Former PS4 launch title DriveClub has been delayed for a second time.
Nintendo dominates Japan's Christmas software sales
It was certainly a Merry Christmas for Nintendo in Japan.
Puzzle & Dragons enjoys strong console debut in Japan
GungHo's console debut for its popular smartphone IP Puzzle & Dragons has enjoyed a tremendous first week in Japan.
Japanese sales point to serious declines for Final Fantasy and 3D Mario
It's not often that a pair of games topping the charts brings bad news for their respective publishers.
Microsoft strikes Xbox One agreements with Japanese developers
Xbox One has signed on multiple Japanese development studios to make full retail releases for Xbox One.
More Western success in Japan as Battlefield 4 knocks Pokemon from No.1
EA's military shooter Battlefield 4 has become the surprise game to knock Nintendo's Pokemon X & Y from the top of the Media Create charts.
The Wii lives on in America
Nintendo has confirmed that American retail will continue to be supplied with Wii consoles.
The end of an era - Nintendo stops Wii production in Japan
Nintendo of Japan has confirmed that it has ceased production of the Wii.
Grand Theft Auto V enjoys strong debut in Japan
Pokemon may have beaten it to the top of the Japanese charts, but Grand Theft Auto V has redefined what a Western game can achieve in Japan.
Monster Hunter 4 ships 3m in first month
Monster Hunter 4 has surpassed 3m copies shipped in its first month.
3DS lifetime sales surpass Wii in Japan
Lifetime sales for Nintendo's 3DS handheld have overtaken the company's Wii console in Japan.
Monster Hunter 4 sales exceed 1.7m units two days out from launch
Capcom's Monster Hunter 4 has sold a ton of copies out of the gate and, according to the latest charts in Japan, 3DS sales are benefiting because of it.
PS Vita TV sold out on Amazon Japan
The early indications for Sony's PS Vita TV are very promising.
Sony confirms 19 games for PS4's Japanese launch
19 games will be available alongside PS4 when it launches in Japan on February 22nd 2014.
2014 release date confirmed for PS4 in Japan
Sony has surprised gamers from its homeland with news of a significant wait for the console to be released in Japan.
Japanese PS4 release date to be announced next week
It's been easy to forget amongst the launch excitement that PS4 has yet to be dated in Japan.
No more PlayStation Home updates in Japan - is the end nigh?
The future of Sony's ambitious virtual world PlayStation Home looks very uncertain.
Grasshopper's Killer is Dead struggles in Japan
The latest release from cult developer Suda 51 has failed to make an impact on the Japanese market.
Nintendo not accepting Wii U submissions from Japanese indie developers
Quick – there might be a new indie villain in town!
Poll suggests little next-gen interest in Japan
Although there are indications that there's a decent appetite for Xbox One and PS4 in the West, the same can't necessarily be said of Japan.
Late Japan launch part of Xbox One's "second wave"
Microsoft has designated Japan as a Tier 2 country for the launch of Xbox One, and promises that it won't be too far behind the US release.


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Breaking the grip of gridlock in the nation's ninth-largest metropolitan area.
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Wow, what an incredible climb that would be, and with all those different people. Lupe your pretty intense man, lyrics aswell as a human being. SOOOO looking forward to your new album. Dope mixtapes man!! GOOD LUCK!


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MONDAY MASHUP: Kindle Covers, Zombie Cakes & JK Rowling
Welcome to our new feature where we talk about random things we've seen around the blogosphere. It could be an interesting article, a book trailer, maybe a fun piece of news we feel you should know about, and maybe even a stylish pair of shoes or handbag we've seen (if Laura has her way!). Basically, it's a bit of a mashup! Enjoy…
Happy Monday everyone, it's Laura here. Welcome to the first edition of Monday Mashup! Here's some interesting news and bits and pieces I've come across on the web this week as well as a little special birthday wish. Enjoy!
Birthday Girl!
You may or may not know that it's Carolyn's birthday this week, so while I was doing a bit of web surfing the other day I came across this phenomenal birthday cake made by Cake Rhapsody in the US. To check it out just click here.
How cool?! I think it would be perfect for our very own Zombie Queen!
Happy Birthday Carolyn x o x
Source: Cake Rhapsody Flickr
New Book for J K Rowling
Some of the biggest news from the publishing world this week has to be that J K Rowling has announced that she is going to be releasing a new adult book THE CASUAL VACANCY. Described as 'a "blackly comic" tale about an idyllic town ripped apart by a parish council election.'
Source: Guardian Books
Anyone else a little disappointed by this description? Where's the magic?! Where's the Wizards and the Quidditch? I guess there are two schools of thought on this, that this gives Rowling a chance to show she can do something very different and still be successful. But if you've written books that millions of people around the world, including myself, love, what's so wrong with sticking to what you do brilliantly? What do you think? Are you excited about this one?
The Olympics Has A Motto – Could You Have Done Better?
So, the London 2012 Olympics are looming ever closer. If I'm honest, the Olympics aren't really my thing. I like the patriotic part and hope as a country we do well, but I'm a little over the hype. But, anyway this week they have released the motto for the games "Inspire a Generation" and I find I actually really like it. I definitely like it much more than the logo! What do you think?
Source: BBC News
Would You Let The Contents Of Your Handbag Go On Display For £400?
If you're anything like me, the content of your handbag is sacred. If I accidentally leave the car keys in mine, and my husband says I'll just grab them, it's guaranteed I'll leap up shouting no I'll get them! Shuddering at the very thought of him rummaging through it. There's nothing special in it, mainly it's just general junk… but it's my junk!
Source: Daily Mail
So I was interested to come across this news article where a German artist paid women to part with the contents of their bag in the name of art. Even their mobile phones!! The very idea gives me palpitations! Not only that but I would also have to part with one of my precious handbags *shudder* Then I would also have to surrender my current book, what if my kindle was in there?! Nope, not even the lure of £400 would make me part with mine. Would you do it?
Never Ending Story Kindle Cover
I will end my first 'Monday Mashup' with this awesome Kindle cover I came across on Etsy. How gorgeous is this? I've never read the book, but I do love the film
Source: Grimcat Productions Etsy


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Marnie Allen
|Marnie Allen
|Full Name
|Marnie Allen
|Date of Birth
|Age Now
Liberty City (2005 - 2008)
|Main Affiliations
Niko Bellic (2008)Joseph Kaplan (2005 - 2008)
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Marnie Allen (born 1987) is a twenty-one year old female resident of Liberty City in 2008, and can be encountered as a Random Character.
Marnie was born and raised somewhere in the Midwest, where she was a cheerleader. She moved to Liberty City to become an actress in 2005, and was immediately conned into appearing in internet porn by Joseph Kaplan. She also claims Kaplan was the one to get her hooked on heroin, and she quickly started a 2-bag-per-day habit.
From then on she turned to panhandling to support a 5/day habit, and had to return to prostitution when it increased again. She was arrested in 2006, for petty theft and prostitution, back when she worked for a Peruvian pimp in Acter, Alderney. She was arrested a third time in 2007 for heroin, and after refusing rehab she was released onto the street. In 2008 she met Niko Bellic while panhandling - he first gave her a ride to her dealer across town, and upon meeting her again, drove her to a train station when she agreed to return to her parents and get cleaned up, also giving her $500.
Marnie later e-mails Niko, revealing that she is currently attending college to become a psychologist and is living happily back home with her parents.
LCPD Database information
Surname: Allen
First Name: Marnie
Age: 21
Place of Birth: Midwest
Affiliations: Linked to Peruvian pimp in Acter and porn producers in Star Junction
Criminal Record:
- 2006 - Petit Larceny
- 2006 - Prostitution
- 2007 - Possession Controlled Substance: Heroin
Wanted For: Prostitution
- Relocated to Liberty City from the Midwest.
- Believed to be working as a prostitute to support heroin addiction.
- Refused to enter rehabilitation program on first arrest and was released onto street.
- Operating in Southern Algonquin and Alderney.


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Edition: 9th
Author(s): Erin H. Fouberg (Northern State University); Alexander B. Murphy (University of Oregon); H. J. de Blij (Michigan State University )
ISBN: 9780470382585 / Hardcover / 1/1/2009
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text: Born in New Zealand and educated in the States, Russell has been resident in Queenstown since 1993 and has successfully participated in the local vibrant business community for sixteen years. He has extensive experience within the Queenstown property market, being personally involved with an array of lifestyle, development and investment properties. Russell specialises in the marketing and sales of large land holdings in the South Island of New Zealand and has been successful in the negotiation and sales of renowned properties in the region. His success in sales extends to record breaking prices for his vendors in all categories including stations. Having been in an International Business Development role for New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty in the past, he has been actively involved in forming key strategic relationships with our affiliates and key Sotheby's International Realty offices throughout the world. Combining his local and international skills and experience Russell's reputation serves him as someone you can depend on for discreet, dedicated and professional service.


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Tanner Bookcase - Bronze finish
- Overview
With its open design, the Tanner bookcase is ideal for showcasing collectibles or displaying books.
- 36" w x 16" d x 66" h
- Bookcase is crafted of wrought iron.
- Tempered-glass shelves for safety.
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- Frame is crafted of cast and die-cut wrought iron for improved strength and stability.
- Removable shelves have rubber pads to protect glass.
- Tempered glass is a safety glass that is manufactured through a process of extreme heating followed by rapid cooling, making it harder than normal glass and resistant to breakage.
- Includes Tip Resistant Kit.
- Adjustable levelers add stability on uneven floors.
- Overall: 36" w x 16" d x 66" h
- Top: 36" w x 16" d x 1" thick
- Shelf (4): 34" w x 14" d x 0.25" thick
- Clearance Between Shelves: 14.25"
- Clearance Under Bottom Shelf: 4"
- Maximum Weight Capacity (shelves): 40 lb
- Weight: 93 lb
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|Alan Head
Alan Head was a two-sport athlete for the Vandals in football and baseball from 1970-73. Head helped the Vandal football squad take home the 1971 Big Sky title after going 8-3 overall and 4-1 in Big Sky games.
He was one of the greatest baseball players ever at Idaho.
On Jan. 4, 1975, he was honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association as the recipient of the Big Stick Award. He led District 7 in batting in 1974 with an average of .459, which was second in the nation. It was the second time in his career that he was second in the nation in batting average (he hit .452 in 1973).
The late John G. Smith, Head's coach, had this to say at the time: "Alan is most deserving of this honor. He's one of the greatest to wear an Idaho uniform. One of the most gratifying evens of my coaching career was the opportunity to be associated with him."
Head set six all-time UI records - best single-season batting average (.459, 1974), career average (.444), RBIs (124), home runs (22) and hits (157). He played in the outfield and at second base. He as the Vandals MVP as a senior.
Originally recruited to Idaho to play football, he opted to focus on baseball after one season as a receiver (he had six receptions).


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Robert Pattinson Adopted a Pooch
All right, Twihards, get ready to have yet another reason to swoon over RPattz.
While filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn in Louisiana, my husband Pattinson went to the ultimate place to find a new best friend—an animal shelter—and rescued a puppy, who was traveling on a private plane with him the next day. "There is a deep connection between me and dogs," Rob noted, adding that if he could swap his human form for anything, it would be a dog.
Hmm, I wonder if Rob's new pup will become homedogs (get it?) with Kellan Lutz's pal Kola while on set.
RPattz gets two paws up, a woof-woof and a wet, sloppy, slurpy kiss for being a compassionate cutie. 😉
Just keepin' it real,


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As a light breeze brushes freshly tilled soil, Jocelyn, 5, picks up a hammer to help her dad build a family garden.
It's a magical moment for her family, a time when Jocelyn, her mom, dad, and big brother Steven, 7, think about working the soil and enjoying the sun, about picking tomatoes, peppers and beans. Best of all, it's a time when they don't think about growling bellies or the daily search for work.
Jocelyn's father belongs to Obreros Unidos de Yonkers, a group of approximately 300 day laborers in the Yonkers area served by Catholic Charities. Here they learn about employment rights to prevent their exploitation and abuse, receive assistance collecting unpaid wages, get help accessing healthcare services, participate in English and computer skills classes and receive emergency food to supplement their gardens' bounty.
Most importantly, Catholic Charities helps Jocelyn and families like hers become independent. The community garden on Oak Street in Yonkers where Jocelyn helps her family is one of two community gardens maintained by and for day laborers.
The land, donated by the Greyston Foundation, an integrated network of programs that help families move toward self-sufficiency, had been littered with plastic bags and rotting garbage. The laborers tossed out the garbage, built a fence to keep out future litter and are hammering together 22 boxes so that Obreros Unidos de Yonkers families can reap the harvest from their own plots of land.
This community garden is one of two maintained by Obreros Unidos. The second, tilled right in front of the Catholic Charities offices on Hawthorne Avenue in Yonkers represents a joint effort between Catholic Charities Community Services, the Greyston Foundation, YMCA of Yonkers and Habitat for Humanity of Westchester.
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DENVER - The Western Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that ESPNU will broadcast four conference women's basketball games during the 2009-10 season, including one featuring Idaho and Louisiana Tech.
"I think it validates what we did last year and the shows direction our program is going," Idaho head coach Jon Newlee said. "Being chosen as one of the few teams to get on a national telecast is a great honor and a great thing for our program."
Idaho's March 3 home game against the Lady Techsters at Cowan Spectrum will mark the first time that the Vandal women have hosted or played in a nationally-televised contest.
Three of the four broadcast games will be regular-season contests, while the fourth will be the championship game of the WAC Tournament. ESPNU will also broadcast Louisiana Tech at Nevada on Jan. 26 and Boise State at Fresno State on Jan. 27, in addition to the WAC Tournament Championship Game on March 13.
The tip-off time of the Idaho-Louisiana Tech game has been changed to 8 p.m. (PST) to accommodate the broadcast.
"Hopefully, we just pack the place and sell it out," Newlee said. "We need to do what the football team did when they got on TV. Everybody really rose to the occasion and showed up and supported them, so hopefully we get the same response and people can see what we're all about here at the University of Idaho."


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(Boulder, CO 10.22.12) Sports Garage Cycling [SG] and Twisted Pine Brewing Company [TPB] are launching Crocktoberfest, a new fall fundraising event benefiting the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance. SG will host on Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Crocktoberfest is a slow food crockpot cook-off, featuring businesses and individuals who may enter in one of three categories: Meat, Veg, and Sugar. Competitors will vie for the Golden Crockpot, and awards will go to the top three finishers overall.
"Hopefully it's a model for other business members to think outside the box for ways to work together for mutual progress", said Casey Newman, Membership Director for the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance. He added, "I think it's going to be a very cool event, too."


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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:26 am
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Nana wrote:
I think eding is very important. My husband and me are both big readers and we agree that grammer and spelling mistakes jerk us out of the story. Its just lazy, on the part of author's and the publishers. If you don't have a basic understanding of English, your in the wrong job.
I had to look twice (and more) at your statement before I realized that you intentionally wrote it that way, Nana. I was reaching for my highliter, thinking this was a test.
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:30 am
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I've been meaning for months to find a contact address for Baen to report copy-edits, partly prompted by the large numbers in the Grantville Gazettes and partly by seeing a 1632verse author posting on these boards. This thread finally prompted me to sign up for Baen's Bar long enough to find an email address. I just sent them a 13-page email with all the copy-edits I have logged for Baen books since I started keeping my copy-edit log.
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:52 am
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Mark wrote:
Ive been meaning for months to find a contact address for Baen to report copy-edits, partly prompted by the large numbers in the Grantville Gazettes and partly by seeing a 1632verse author posting on these boards. This thread finally prompted me to sign up for Baens Bar long enough to find an email address. I just sent them a 13-page email with all the copy-edits I have logged for Baen books since I started keeping my copy-edit log.
Thank you. The regular copy-editor for the 1632 series, who is excellent, is so backlogged on books (novels, more profitable for Baen) that she hasn't been able to do the Gazettes before they go on-line.
For the Gazettes, can you do us a favor by sending a duplicate of your 14 pages to
. That's Paula Goodlett, the editor for the Gazettes and Jim Baen's Universe. Her other e-mail at 1632.org has been malfunctioning for a while. She can fix errors online at grantvillegazette.com but not in the downloadables from Baen webscriptions, because someone else in the hierarchy puts those up.
Thanks in advance.
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:17 pm
Post subject: Yes, indeedy, I care about editing. It matters.
As a lot of you know because of my many rants, I made my living my entire working life as an editor and writer, and so did my husband. And, like dick, I dislike the deterioration of copy-editing and copy-reading in today's novels of all genres. It's now been three or four generations since the NEA decided that it wasn't important to teach English grammar and usage in "grammar schools" [which are no longer called that anyway] because the children could learn proper grammar and usage at home. Actually, they can't if their parents don't know correct grammar and usage. I tend to think the decision was made because teaching "by rote" learning is boring for the teacher and it is therefore hard to hold the interest of the students. Do it anyway. It's important.
At this point, however, it has become more than boring, if a former high school teacher thinks that "I could care less" means the same as "I couldn't care less." As someone pointed out earlier in this thread, it just flat doesn't mean the same, and this teacher gets a big fat zero on her test paper.
There's an eccentric English lady who's with me on this. She worries about punctuation. She wrote a short, funny little book called "Eats, shoots and leaves" [misplaced commas can change the whole meaning, can't they?] and goes around with chalk in hand, correcting incorrect English on signs. Good for her. If I were younger, and more agile, and living in England, I'd join her.
But correct grammar, thoughtful choices of words, and a knowledge of how to diagram sentences, are extremely important to writing clear prose. And darn few copy readers and copy editors know how to do this. [Yes, it's permissible in casual copy like letters and emails to start a sentence with a preposition, in case you're wondering why I did.]
My house is strewn with dictionaries and style books. We use them, my husband and I, even though we are now in our eighties, because we enjoy the ongoing beauty and mystery of the English language in all of its aspects. We still make mistakes in copy when we write articles or essays. When we were editing magazines, we could read and reread copy until our eyes crossed and yet some rascally typo or other error would miss our eagle eyes and creep into the published magazine. It happens. But we feel indignant that many schools aren't even trying to provide their students with knowledge of grammar and usage, and many of those students will be handicapped in the job market all of their lives because they don't have the tools to express themselves correctly and vividly.
Most authors know this, and most of them edit and reread their own copy many times before it is submitted to the publisher. Jayne Ann Krentz, a former librarian, has fewer editing and copy-reading errors in her books than a lot of authors. So does Jenny Crusie, and I could name quite a few more. The first line of defense against grammar and usage errors is the author himself or herself. It is my feeling that many times the publishers hire the latest B.A. graduates in English Lit. to do this very important job, and sometimes that's a mistake. They think they know everything at that point in time. Didn't you, when you had your shiny new diploma in hand? I know I did, until I found out I didn't, and got some humility.
I know it may be unfair to blame the NEA for this egregious mistake in planning. But I don't blame the English teachers in grammar schools and high schools. There are only so many hours in a day, and much of the curricula in schools is imposed by the powers-that-be in the school administration. So, to be fair, I'm going back to the top authorities here. It's your fault, NEA guys. Pretty soon we're going to have to set up secret English classes after school for bright people who want to learn to "write English right."
There. I feel better
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:48 pm
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I can give an example of American education in English language. I graduated from high school in 1972 and from college in 1976, so a lot has changed since I took any English classes. The only English classes I took through high school were mandatory. The confusion of "lie" and "lay" came up in a discussion on a romance list a few years ago, with a member from Germany having a better understanding than most of the American members (including me). If I had ever clearly learned the proper usage in school I had long forgotten it, so I pulled a few dictionaries and style books (which I tend to collect) and made sure I understood the correct usage. Since doing that three years ago I have noticed a lot of lay/laid errors (since most fiction uses past tense).
This was my post to that list a bit later:
Lay vs. Lie
I occasionally indulge myself with an order from Oxford University Press. I got a shipment from OUP today that included The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words. Thinking of a recent thread here, I decided to see what it says about lay vs. lie. Here it is:
"lay 1 v. (past and past part. laid)
USAGE: The verb lay means, broadly, 'put something down,' as in _they are going to lay the carpet_. The past tense and the past participle of this verb is laid, as in _they laid the groundwork_ or _she had laid careful plans._ The verb lie, on the other hand, means 'be in a horizontal position to rest,' as in _why don't you lie on the floor?_ The past tense of this verb is lay (_he lay on the floor_) and the past prticiple is lain (_she had lain on the bed for hours_). Thus, in correct use, lay can be either the past tense of lie or the base form of lay. In practice many speakers make the mistake of using lay, laying, and laid as if they meant lie, lying, lay, and lain. Examples of incorrect use: _why don't you lay on the bed_ (correct form is lie); _she was laying on the bed_ (correct form is lying); _he had laid on the floor for hours_ (correct form is lain)."
So we have lie, lying, lay, had lain (be prone) and lay, laying, laid, had laid (put down).
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:31 pm
Post subject: grammar and verbs ... note to Mark
I always admire you, Mark, for your curiosity and tenacity in finding out what you want to know. I love your word lists too. Last year I bought two paperback texts which I think you might like. One is "Common Errors in English Usage" by Paul Brians. He also covers the lay/lie thing because it is one of the most persistently irritating mistakes to grammarians. The book is only 250 pages long, but it is packed with clear, useful information, and I advise any grade-school or high-school teacher who wants a quick, clear reference to show his/her students to get a copy. It's not expensive.
The other is equally good, I think. it's called "The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature" by Elizabeth Kantor, Ph.D. It, too, is paperback and only 277 pages long, including index. This book was not expensive either. I got them both through Amazon, delivered to my door, which is an advantage to me as I age.
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 9:27 am
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Yea, verily, MarianneM
! I would opine, though, that linguists are more to blame than the NEA for the shift away from teaching grammar of the kind you discuss. When linguists decided that spoken English is the "true" language, grammar as you and I know it ceased to be important. They forgot that, when one is speaking to another person, it's quite easy to clear up misleading syntax. They chose to ignore the fact that written English requires more sophistication in its use than spoken English. Linguists, for example, will say that "I couldn't care less" and "I could care less" are equal for they are uttered with the same tone. If the phrases are spoken, I suppose they're correct. It's only us curmudgeons who think written English as important or more important than spoken who object.
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 12:32 pm
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I graduated from high school in 1986, and diagram sentences we did, right up until graduation. I know perfectly well I need a refresher, but some of it has stuck with me. I'm not qualified to be a grammar nazi, but I can usually manage subject/verb agreement and a few other things.
As I entered the working world, however, it became obvious to me that others had not been so fortunate. I am daily appalled at some of the things that pass for professional business communications. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling all seem to be completely random at times. I understand that people make mistakes. It always irritates me to re-visit something I wrote and sent out, only to find an obvious error that I should have caught, but it can happen to anyone. Some of the finer points elude me, I know, so I try not to be too harsh on others, but good grief! Is it too much to expect the
In my last job, I figured out that part of the problem is an over-reliance on spell-check software. A co-worker didn't grasp the basics of spelling in conjunction with context and failed to realize that the software couldn't do everything for her. She was prone to send out memos full of interesting word choices. It was a mystery to me how she could consistently produce memos full of correctly spelled words that had nothing to do with the subject of her memo, or even with each other. I caught her one day typing her memo and then using the spell-checker to clean it up. She just chose the first word on the list presented as being the best matches for what she typed, with not a care in the world as to whether that word bore any relationship whatsoever to the subject of her memo, much less her sentence. Given her poor spelling, the spell-checker didnt stand much of a chance anyway.
She finally sent one that implied it was from both of us (she was senior to me, but we worked together at essentially the same job). The memo in question was even more incomprehensible than usual, and I do NOT enjoy being perceived as completely illiterate. I informed her that if she were ever again inclined to send out a memo from the both of us, I had better be given the opportunity to correct it first. After that, she always printed off anything she wanted to send out and gave it to me with a red pen so I could "fix" it. I went through more red pens than I would have believed possible before I left that job.
I have a similar situation with my boss in my current job. She knows better than to send emails to certain people without having me (or another co-worker) review them first. Anything more formal than an email always comes to us for review. She has the same reliance on spell-checker software, but shes more prone to sentence fragments, subject/verb disagreement, and adding or omitting the s and -ed on words. She knows this, but shes content to let someone else review her work rather than try to improve her own writing skills.
The down-side of all this is that now
prone to spelling errors in my own documents due to a reluctance to use the spell-checker software! I think Ive become somewhat paranoid about it. I prefer re-reading my documents and finding the errors myself.
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:16 pm
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I have participated in threads bemoaning poor editing and production values as long as I have been online. Such participation was one of the reasons I started keeping a log of errors I noticed in my recreational reading. A log gives me an objective summary of how many errors I'm actually running into. This is an issue in some error threads because of complaints about specific publishers or formats or changes over time.
What I record in my Typos.doc is the errors I notice while reading fiction for pleasure, not deliberately proofreading, so I strongly suspect that the actual error counts for most books are higher than my counts. With that caveat, here are a few conclusions from looking at my log.
I have recorded error counts for 847 books since I started keeping my log, so I believe my sample is large enough to trust my conclusions.
On the question of quality of printed books vs. ebooks, there are a few different ways to look at my numbers.
I have recently been rereading the Liad books in ebook form and my last previous reread was of printed versions. For the 5 books where I now have counts for both forms, ebook errors were more in every case: going from 4 to 5, 4 to 13, 1 to 4, 2 to 15 and 2 to 33.
Since my error log is not deliberately for use by anyone else, and stopping to log errors interferes with the flow of reading, in a few cases I have stopped logging the errors in a book when I saw that there were going to be a lot. 7 of those 12 cases have been ebooks.
Of the 847 readings logged, I noticed zero errors in 214 books. 165 of the 847 are ebooks. I noticed zero errors in 13 of those books. So the clean percentage is 25% of total books but only 8% of ebooks.
Taking the averages of the error counts, for all books the mean is 3.12 errors and for ebooks the mean is 5.92 errors.
I saw 10 or more errors in 71 books (8%) and 36 of them were ebooks (22%).
Every way I can think of to look at it, ebook editing definitely shows as poorer than printed book editing.
Sorting by publisher, I don't see any print publishers with especially bad error rates except for Red Sage (the Secrets anthologies). Zebra has more books with high error counts than some publishers, but also has clean books, so the picture there is mixed. Harleqin did offend with their Heyer reprints in recent years, introducing many errors that were not present in earlier editions.
I read more recent releases than old books, but there are enough older books to partially address the question of whether editing is getting worse over time. Taking averages again:
1960s or earlier: 3.42 for 19 books
1970s: 3.73 for 15 books
1980s: 1.93 for 46 books
1990s: 3.58 for 117 books
2000s: 3.06 for 637 books
(I excluded the Harlequin Heyer reprints since I keep my log by copyright year rather than edition year, and the few ebooks that were so bad I only estimated their error counts.)
This suggests to me that the general level of editing may not have declined as much as we sometimes think and that a subset of books with really bad editing may cause the impression of declining standards.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:01 am
Post subject: Book recommendation
Recommendation for all of you grammar afficionados:
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
Great book
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:02 am
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This thread prompted me to email Baen Books and the editor of the Grantville Gazette, as well as submitting a long list of errata to the Sony help site. Since I didn't hear back from Baen & couldn't tell if the email ever got through, I recently started a thread in the Publisher's Podium section of Baen's Bar. If anyone here also hangs out there look for "Errors and editions".
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:33 am
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Mark wrote:
This thread prompted me to email Baen Books and the editor of the Grantville Gazette, as well as submitting a long list of errata to the Sony help site. Since I didnt hear back from Baen & couldnt tell if the email ever got through, I recently started a thread in the Publishers Podium section of Baens Bar. If anyone here also hangs out there look for Errors and editions.
Do you want me to check with Toni and Paula as to whether they got your material? Paula had surgery three weeks ago and was sort of out of touch for a while.
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I know Paula G. got my email because she responded. It was Baen I wasn't sure about, but I know from responses that they have now seen the posts in Baen's Bar.
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:38 pm
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Marianne wrote:
As a lot of you know because of my many rants, I made my living my entire working life as an editor and writer, and so did my husband. And, like dick, I dislike the deterioration of copy-editing and copy-reading in today's novels of all genres. It's now been three or four generations since the NEA decided that it wasn't important to teach English grammar and usage in "grammar schools" [which are no longer called that anyway] because the children could learn proper grammar and usage at home. Actually, they can't if their parents don't know correct grammar and usage. I tend to think the decision was made because teaching "by rote" learning is boring for the teacher and it is therefore hard to hold the interest of the students.
I had stayed out of this thread because, too often, I feel as if I'm beating a dead horse when deploring the ever lowering standards of grammar and vocabulary in so many books. I'm not talking about styles of writing, just basic usage. ( I was also reluctant to discuss this topic because, after complaining about editing mistakes, I also couldn't help dreading making one of my own thereafter while posting! )
While not having as much longevity as Marianne, I totally agree with her that our educational chickens have come home to roost! I have labored in academia for many years, in a field that requires much writing. Every year seems to bring more grammatical and analytic deterioration among the young people I interact with, as well as in the more the general area of public discourse, journalism or literature. It is hard not to sound like some elderly curmudgeon, but I see it every day all around us. In just one foray around town, I saw a sign in a business for "Personal Only", heard a professor on the radio say that, "Me and my colleagues believe..."etc. etc. I'm sure that we all have myriad more examples.
But the original question posed was whether editing mistakes annoy readers--and boy, do they ever as far as I am concerned. What sparked this posting was this passage in a book I am presently reading:
Another explanation could be boredom. Nottingham is a quiet town compared to London. We have few diversities here...Chin up and eyes wide, she turned to look at him. "Am I a diversity, my lord?.."
I agree that sometimes these things can be amusing, but one can't help but wonder--like Marianne--aren't there any copy editors in these publishing houses that can spot stuff like this? Too often, they take me right out of the story, sometimes amused , other times massively irritated.
I suspect that, given the reliance on the use of computers, texting, spell-checking, and other electronic short-cuts, complaints like mine will soon be considered totally antiquated. Too bad...
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Your mention of bad grammar in areas like journalism reminds me that recently I was watching a reporter on a local station (nearby but a city of about a million people) interview a bystander. As the story started, my husband and I looked at each other and said, "Did she just say bystandard?"
Sure enough, just then there appeared under her picture the line where you usually see the person's name and perhaps job description, only this time it said "By Standard". I am not kidding.
So, while I'm no professional and I have to admit I don't notice things nearly as much as some of you do, I still think that the standard has become too low in professions where you would think they would know better.
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All the allergy websites insist the pollen count is currently low where I live. After scrambling from one site to another, desperate to find the one that would explain why my sinuses were so stuffed I couldn't smell the tomato soup simmering on the stove, I had only one explanation: They're liars!
Alas, that didn't help the throbbing in my head. A few weeks earlier, this sinus thing had even cost me time and money. I had gone to my dentist to get a tooth checked, because the dull ache under my lower left crown was unrelenting. He took an x-ray, didn't see anything, so sent me to an endodontist (I didn't even know such a thing existed) to be certain. She concluded it was likely from allergy-packed sinuses. (At least I knew not to go to an eye doctor when, subsequently, my right peeper started pounding.)
Even though I've had seasonal allergies on and off for years, I'd never had sinus pain before, so I figured it would go away on its own. Instead, whatever was plugging up the tubes behind my face got progressively more jammed, like what a car crash does to highway traffic. It reminded me of my breastfeeding years, when I was always amazed that one tiny speck of dried milk was able to block all that eager liquid behind it.
I needed relief. (And this time I had no suckling baby to come to the rescue.) So I milled around the drugstore, amazed that there were so many products geared to easing congestion. Most were combinations of various ingredients. I've interviewed enough doctors for magazine health articles I've written to know it's always best to start with the single-ingredient product and move up, as necessary, from there. I had the antihistamine pills in my hand and was on my way to the register when it hit me that what my sinuses were really calling out for was water. Or rather, salt water. To flood out whatever sticky stuff was in there.
In the past year I'd actually spoken to an ENT doc who said he sniffs salt water from his cupped hand in the shower each morning. I'd forgotten that until now. I raced home to wash my sinuses right away, then repeated the action that night. By morning I felt infinitely better. Now, one week (and 14 washes later), the pain is completely gone. Even better, I'm smelling and breathing better than I've done in the past four decades.
Here's how I did it:
• Get a paper cup (or use your cupped hand like that doc does, or even buy a "neti pot" sold for just this purpose).
• Fill it with lukewarm water and about half a teaspoon of salt.
• Either leaning over your sink or, better yet, while you're taking your morning shower, tilt your head forward a bit (chin towards chest) and turn it sideways (one nostril up).
• Pour some of the water into the nostril and sniff it so it really gets up there.
• Stop and raise your head, feeling the water run through your pipes. Some will flow out your other nostril, while you'll feel the rest in your throat. Just swallow that.
• Repeat that nostril till half the cup of water is gone.
• Switch and do the other side.
Consider giving it a whirl even if you don't have raging sinus pain. I'm totally amazed by what completely clear sinuses feel like.
If any of you try this, I'd love to hear how it goes.


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The mathematics program at St. Olaf is nationally recognized for innovative and effective teaching, for scholarship, and for service to the profession. We see mathematics as interesting, important, useful, and appropriate for students with a wide variety of interests. Welcome to our mathematical community.
What's Happening in St. Olaf Math?
Keep yourself updated about the department. Check out the available MSCS Mess issues here.
Thusday, March 18th Dr. Andrew Odlyzko, University of Minnesota, will give a talk on the Technology manias: From railroads to the Internet and beyond. In his talk, Odlyzko will discuss the quantitative similarities of the railroads and internet. All are invited to Holland Hall 501 at 7:30pm.
Monday, March 23rd Zajj Daugherty, a candidate for the math professor position, will be giving a talk at 3:30 in RNS 410.
Saturday, April 17th Looking for a home cooked meal? On April 17th, 5 different MSCS faculty members will be hosting a progressive dinner for groups of 6 students to attend. Majors and concentrators, keep an eye on your email inbox for a sign-up sheet.
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- Class of 2010: There will be 79 mathematics majors graduating in the class of 2010 -- one of the biggest classes ever, and the 2nd largest major (behind Biology) in 2010. Congratulations to the students, parents, and faculty who helped this happen!
- Goodbyes: At graduation we say goodbye not only to 79 mathematics majors, but also to Professors Delia Letang and Mike Weimerskirch. Delia will begin a tenure-track position at Century College (part of the MNSCU system) in the fall, and Mike will be working closer to home at Macalester College. Thanks to both of them for their excellent service to St. Olaf.
- See you laters: Professors Olaf Hall-Holt, Bruce Hanson, and Kay Smith will be on sabbatical next academic year. Olaf and Kay will be gone the entire year and Bruce will be gone during spring.
- Award winners: Nathan Clement '10, Mat Deram '11, and Vladimir Sotirov '12 took first place in the 18th Annual Konhauser Problemfest, held February 27th at the University of St. Thomas; they scored 85 points of 100. Better still, the trophy for the competition returns to St. Olaf for the second straight year. The Konhauser contest, named for the late Macalester mathematics professor Joe Konhauser, pits 3-person teams against challenging problems. No fewer than 18 Ole mathematics majors participated this year, including Mckenzie West, Amelia Stonesifer, Cathryn Holm, Bjorn Wastvedt, Thu Tran, Cameron Marcott, Trevor Knapp, Thomas Hegland, Benjamin Simmons, Daniel Bryant, Warren Shull, Joshua Wilson, Ling Gu, Yan Jing, and Yujie Li. Congratulations to all.
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