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Does Length Matter?
"Thoughtful Ramblings" is a feature where we discuss bookish subjects. These posts are just our own thoughts about certain topics that may get us hot under the collar and we need a good rant or just things we want to share with fellow bloggers and readers.
Does Length Matter?
Now that I have your attention (thanks to my very mature title, undoubtedly) let's talk about length. Book length, that is.
A couple of years ago I have to admit I didn't pay very much attention to how long a book was. Nowadays, the length of books is stated almost everywhere: bookshop websites, Amazon and Goodreads, for example. Although in person we can see how thick a book is, I would never think to flip to the back page and see how long it was. So, is the length of books really important? Well, the short (see what I did there?) answer is yes.
The way I see it, there are three distinct story lengths. One is the short story: it's difficult to say how many pages this should involve, but the longest I have read was about thirty pages, so let's go with that. Then there is the novella: logic should dictate that a novella is anything above a short story and before a novel, but I think to really earn the name of the novella, a piece of writing needs to be over 100 pages (And for the purposes of this article, I am the authority on the matter). Then there is the novel, coming in at over 200 pages, at least. The very fluidity of these terms makes it hard to define them, never mind to judge if one is better than the other, but after hearing somebody say that they were dubious about reading a novella because of the length, I thought the matter bore investigating.
A short story is a good vessel for an author to advertise their work, usually as part of an anthology which the reader can dip into as and when they want. I have tried a few anthologies, and found the experiences to be quite hit and miss. Even when reading about a subject you really like, the likelihood is that you will have to read (or skip over) a story that you don't like. This, I suppose, has the benefit of endowing you with the knowledge that you don't like that author and shouldn't really buy anything longer by them – but is thirty pages really enough to judge a back catalogue by? Is it enough to depict a full, fulfilling story; beginning, middle and end? I have read short stories by authors that I love before and not particularly liked them. And I would be lying if I said that reading an authors story in an anthology had ever moved me to buy someone's book. Then on the plus side, in the world we live in now, it's not always feasible to be able to sit down for a few hours and lose yourself in a full length novel. If you have an attention span like my fiancé's, short stories can only be a good thing.
Novellas are another matter altogether. There are many novels, even novels I have enjoyed, that could arguably have done with being 100 pages shorter. Novellas can be used for a number of things: to bridge the gap between full length books, to introduce a new series, to catch up with old characters. I think in many cases a 100+ pages can still rush a story a little. However, I recently read a novella called How Beauty Met the Beast by Jax Garren. I think it says a lot when I admit that I didn't realise that it was a novella until it ended a trifle abruptly (damn you, Kindle for iPhone!). The story and the world in which it was set were both fully developed and action-packed, the characters were well-rounded and the romance aspect was moving steadily along. At four stars, I gave it a higher rating than many of the full length novels I've read so far this year. The issue that I have with a novella of this calibre is probably greedy of me – if some is good, more must be better. In these cases, there is no such phrase as too much of a good thing. It does mean however, in the case of a series such as the Underlight series, that the author can produce a work in a few months, depending on individual writing speed, which means less of a wait in between books.
And last, but by no means least (literally) the novel. If i'm truly honest with myself, I don't think I have hid my preference for this format throughout the article. There is nothing like starting a book and knowing that you have hundreds of pages left in this particular world. In the same way that you don't want a great day, or movie, to end you find yourself wishing that more pages would magically appear. I have read the later Harry Potter books, Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning and The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber – all of which come in at over 600 pages, and which I would have quite happily read for another six hundred. Of course that's not always the same. If you only just like a book then there comes a point when you wish it would end so that you could move onto something else. If you actively dislike a book then it seems never-ending. Like the short story and the novella, however, you can put the novel down for a while, or forever. And you can pick the next novel up, the one that makes you want to live in its pages for another hour.
So, in conclusion, does lenth matter to me? I would have to say yes. No offence to the shorter stories out there, or the writers of them: I just like something to sink my teeth into. I find myself doling out the pages of a fantastic novel in a miserly fashion – and the pleasure is over that little bit quicker the less pages there are. My vote will always be for longer stories. So, how long do you like yours?


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Water main break closes portion of Belair Road
NOTTINGHAM, Md. - A water main break closed a portion of Belair Road in Nottingham Friday morning.
The roadway was temporarily closed in both directions between Wholesale Club Drive and Dunfield Road after a break in a 12-inch water main, according to Baltimore County Police.
As of 8:15 a.m., one lane for southbound traffic on Belair Road had reopened.
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text: Rebecca Taylor In 'Staff' Social Work academic staffStaffProfessional services staffDoctoral researchers Back to 'School of Social Policy' Third Sector Research CentreResearch Fellow, Third Sector Research Centre Contact details Telephone+44(0)121 414 email@example.com AddressSchool of Social Policy, Third Sector Research CentrePark HouseUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2RT Rebecca Taylor is a research fellow at the Third Sector Research Centre. She is working across several research streams including workforce and work place; Real times a qualitative study of third sector organisations and service delivery. Her current research explores the effects of recent financial crisis and austerity on the pay and working conditions of the third sector workforce. She also teaches on the Third Sector module of the MA Social Policy Qualifications PhD (sociology) University of Essex MA (sociology) University of Essex BA (Interdisciplinary human studies) University of Bradford Biography Rebecca is a sociologist of work and prior to TSRC spent 7 years at the Policy Studies Institute where she undertook a wide range of research on work and employment with a particular focus on labour market disadvantage and the experiences of older workers. Her doctoral research explored the concepts of work and voluntary work and involved depth work history interviews with paid and unpaid workers in two voluntary sector organisations. Rebecca also worked on the ESRC funded qualitative longitudinal (QL) study of young people's transitions to adulthood 'Inventing Adulthoods' at London Southbank University that led to a longstanding interest and involvement in QL research which she has further developed on the 'Real Times' project at TSRC. Teaching MA social policy Publications Shutes, I. and Taylor, R. (2014 forthcoming) Conditionality and the Financing of Employment Services: Implications for the Social Divisions of Work and Welfare, Social policy and Administration. Taylor, R., Arvidson, M., Macmillan, R., Soteri Proctor, A. Teasdale, S. (2014 forthcoming) 'What's in it for us?'; Recruiting Third Sector Organisations to a Qualitative Longitudinal Study and maintaining relationships, in Research in international development: A critical review, ed Camfield, L. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Macmillan, R. Taylor, R. Arvidson, M. Soteri Proctor, A. and Teasdale, S. (2013) The third sector in unsettled times: a field guide, TSRC working paper 109 Rees, J. Taylor, R. and Damm, C. (2013) Does Sector Matter?; understanding the experiences of providers in the Work programme, TSRC working paper 92 Taylor, R. Parry J. and Alcock, P (2012), Crisis, mixed picture or phoney war; the third sector and the 2008/9 recession, TSRC Working paper 78


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Taking place during August's new moon weekend, when the sky is at its darkest and the stars are most visible, the four day Julian StarFest brings a mix of professional astronomers and backyard stargazers together. Beginning on Thurs. Aug. 21 and running through Aug. 24th, the event takes place at Menghini Winery in Julian, CA. Menghini Winery is the perfect location for stargazing, located away from city lights in the foothills of Volcan Mountain, the six-acre vineyard is also surrounded by an apple orchard and stunning hillside views.
On Friday Aug. 22 there will be a lecture, Photographing the August Night Sky - A Workshop by Dennis Mammana which will highlight the basic tecniques used in capturing those gourgous images of the night skies. Dennis Mammana is one of America's favorite night sky photographers, and will lead the lecture and workshop. It is recommended that attendees bring a camera with manual focus a normal or wide-angle lens (preferably with an aperture of f/2.8 or faster), a tripod, and a red light flashlight (or a regular flash light covered with red film. The lecture will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and then from 8:15 to 9:45 p.m. attendees will be photographing the stars with the new techniques that they learned in the lecture. Photographing the August Night Sky - A Workshop by Dennis Mammana is $50 per person and must be registered ahead of time online
There will also be kids activities on Friday including the Save our Stars, presentation which is put on by the International Dark Sky Association at their booth at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday kids can take part in fun star-related crafts at games from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and even create their very own constellations.
The main free event for the public, the General Public Star Party, takes place on Saturday Aug. 23 from 7 to 11 p.m. Stargazers can peruse the StarFest grounds at Menghini Winery, exploring the night sky through the number of different telescopes that are arranged in the viewing area. Experts will be on hand to answer any questions and illustrate what stargazers are viewing. While the General Public Star Party is free, people who wish to enter in the drawing must arrive at the StarFest grounds at 5 p.m. and pay admission price.
Parking is in a nearby area - and as it will be dark - it is advised that attendees bring a red flashlight. There will be no white lights allowed in the viewing area (as to allow for optimal viewing of the stars and the night sky). If attendees don't have a red light flashlight there will be people providing red film to cover their flashlights. Admission to the vendor and exhibit area is $5 for adults, $2.50 for teens ages 13 to 18 and free for children 12 and under. Admission can be purchased at the gate and is good for the two days of activities.
Menghini Winery is located at 1150 Julian Orchards Ln, Julian, CA 92036.


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The Chromium-Carbon System
Production of Chromium Carbides
Production of Chromium Metal
Grinding of Powders
Wear Resistant Coatings
Welding Electrodes
Thermal Spray Applications
Chrome Plating Alternative
Cutting Tools
Carbon and chromium can combine to form many different compounds which have uses in welding and thermal spraying. As well as these current applications of chromium carbide, the material has potential as a more environmentally friendly replacement for hard chromium plating.
Figure 1 shows a section of the chromium-carbon phase diagram and Table 1 the standard grades of chromium carbide that are produced. As can be seen there are three main compounds and these form the basis of the different grades produced.
Figure 1. Part of the phase diagram for chromium and carbon.
Table 1. Standard grades of chromium carbide.
10% Cr7C3
13% Cr3C2
20% Cr3C2/Graphite
Stick electrodes, flux cored wire
Specialist welding and thermal spray
Flux cored wire
Fe (max)
London & Scandinavian Metallurgical Co (LSM) produce chromium carbide by a combination of aluminothermic reduction and vacuum furnacing at temperatures of 1500°C and above. A blend of chromium metal, chromium oxide and carbon is prepared and then loaded into a vacuum furnace. The pressure in the furnace is reduced and the temperature increased to 1500°C. The carbon reacts with the chromium oxide to form chromium metal and carbon monoxide gas, which is drawn off into the vacuum pumps. The chromium metal then combines with the remaining carbon to form the chromium carbide.
The exact balance between the chromium oxide, chromium metal and carbon determines the grade of chromium carbide that is produced. This is vigorously controlled to ensure that the product quality is suitable for markets as exacting as aerospace.
The chromium metal that is used at LSM s produced by aluminothermic reduction where a blend of chromium oxide and aluminium powder is made up. This is then loaded into a firing vessel where the mixture is ignited. The aluminium reduces the chromium oxide to chromium metal and an alumina slag at temperatures of 2000-2500°C. The chromium forms a molten pool at the bottom of the firing vessel, where it can be collected once the temperature has dropped sufficiently to enable it to be handled. The chromium is then converted to a powder and used as a raw material for the production of chromium carbide.
The grinding of the chromium and the chromium carbide are both carried out in mills. There is always a risk of explosion when grinding fine metal powders and the mills are specially designed to deal with potential hazards such as this. Cryogenic cooling (liquid nitrogen) is also applied to the mill to facilitate grinding.
Chromium carbides are hard and their general use is to provide hard wear-resistant coatings on parts that need to be protected. When combined with a protective metal matrix, corrosion-resistant as well as wear-resistant coatings can be developed that are easy to apply and cost effective. These coatings are applied by either welding or thermal spray. When combined with other carbides, chromium carbide can be used to form cutting tools.
Chromium carbide welding electrodes are increasingly used instead of the earlier ferrochrome/carbon-containing electrodes, as they give superior and more consistent results. In ferrochrome/carbon-containing welding electrodes, chromium carbide is created during the welding process to provide a hard wear resistant layer. However, the formation of the carbides is determined by the precise conditions in the weld and therefore there can be variation between welds which is not seen with electrodes containing chromium carbide. This is reflected in the wear resistance of the weld deposit. Using the dry sand rubber wheel test, wear rates of welds deposited from ferrochrome/carbon electrodes have been found to be up to 250% greater compared to chromium carbide (table 2).
Hardness (Hv)
Wear Rate (kg.N.m-1)
FeCr/C Weld
CrC Weld
The trend in the welding industry, which is moving from the use of stick electrodes to flux cored wire is benefiting chromium carbide. Chromium carbide is used almost exclusively in flux cored wire instead of high carbon ferrochrome as it does not suffer from the dilution effect caused by the extra iron in the high carbon ferrochrome. This means that a coating containing a greater number of hard chromium carbide particles can be produced, which exhibits greater wear resistance. Hence, as a switch from stick electrodes to flux cored wire takes place due to the benefits of automation and higher productivity associated with flux cored wire welding technology, the market for chromium carbide increases.
Typical applications for this are the hardfacing of conveyor screws, fuel mixer blades, pump impellers and general applications in which erosive abrasion resistance is required.
In thermal spray applications chromium carbide is combined with a metal matrix such as nickel chrome. There is typically a 3:1 ratio by weight of carbide to metal matrix. The metal matrix is present to bond the carbide to the substrate that has been coated and to provide a high degree of corrosion resistance. The combination of corrosion and wear resistance means that the thermally sprayed CrC-NiCr coatings are suitable as a barrier for high temperature wear. It is for this reason that they are finding increasing application in the aerospace market. Typical uses here are as coatings for rod mandrels, hot forming dies, hydraulic valves, machine parts, wear protection of aluminium parts and general applications with good corrosion and abrasion resistance at temperatures up to 700-800°C.
A new application for thermally sprayed coatings is as replacements for hard chrome plating. Hard chrome plating can produce a wear resistant coating with good surface finish at low costs. The chromium coating is obtained by submerging the item to be coated in a tank of chemical solution containing chromium. An electric current is then passed through the tank causing the chromium to deposit onto the part and form a coherent coating. However, there are growing environmental concerns associated with the disposal of the effluents from the used plating solution and these concerns have caused the cost of the process to increase.
Chromium carbide-based coatings have a wear resistance which is between two and a half and five times better than hard chrome plating and do not suffer from effluent disposal problems. They are therefore finding increasing use at the expense of hard chrome plating, particularly if wear resistance is important or if a thick coating is required on a large part. This is an exciting and rapidly growing area which will become more important as the cost of complying with environmental legislation becomes greater.
The predominant material in a cutting tool is tungsten carbide powder, which is sintered with cobalt to produce extremely hard cutting tools. In order to improve the toughness of these cutting tools, titanium carbide, niobium carbide and chromium carbide are added to the tungsten carbide. The role of chromium carbide is to prevent grain growth during sintering (a form of grain refinement). Otherwise, excessively large crystals, which would be detrimental to the toughness of the cutting tool, would develop during the sintering process. It is no exaggeration to say that modern cutting tools could not achieve their current performance without the additives.
Primary author: Jonathan Ellis and Michael Haw
Materials World, Vol. 5 No. 11, pp. 136-37, November 1997.
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The Living Lights: The Berenstain Bear series helps children learn how God wants them to live every day. When the Bear family practices going to church, praying, and being kind, plus remembering how much God loves them, their lives are much more joyful.
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The Berenstain cubs act out the first Thanksgiving complete with costumes, props, and a full Thanksgiving feast. But will Sister Bears pet turkey play the part of dinner? The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks teaches how God provided for the pilgrims and reminds children of Gods many blessings.
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Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962. Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents work together to write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Though Stan died in 2005, and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from the family home and studio in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country.
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Jet WWestern PennsylvaniaAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Great BooksJanuary 5, 2011Jet WWestern PennsylvaniaAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I actually bought these books for my 25 year old daughter. She has every Berenstain book and these are a nice edition to her collection. Nice life lessons and good values.
Kristina5 Stars Out Of 5October 4, 2009KristinaIn this new title, the familiar Berenstain bear family delivers some hand made furniture to some friends on a farm. For payment, the family gives Papa some produce - and a fat turkey called Squanto (named, we learn, after the famous "Native Bear" who helped the Pilgrims plant their corn). Papa's mouth is already watering, imagining the turkey complimenting his Thanksgiving dinner, but Sister has "never met her Thanksgiving dinner before." She wants to keep Squanto as a pet, but Papa isn't convinced.Trying to distract Sister, Mama suggests Sister and Brother put on a Thanksgiving play for all the relatives. Soon the kids are putting on a fine Thanksgiving show offering the very basics about the Pilgrims and their desire to worship God freely, the Mayflower, and Squanto.However, when Mama calls "Dinnertime!", Sister suddenly remembers Squanto. But she's relieved when Papa points out the window at the pen he's made for the family's new pet: the turkey Squanto. A fine salmon is the center of the family's Thanksgiving dinner and when prayers of thanksgiving to God go round, Sister adds, "And I am especially thankful for my wonderful new pet, Squanto to the turkey!" "AMEN!" everyone cries.The last page of the book offers a few conversation-starting questions and project ideas about giving thanks and the Thanksgiving holiday.What I Like: My four year old loves the Berenstain bear books, and this title is no exception. It's a fun reminder of the basics of why we celebrate Thanksgiving: to remember an important part of history and to thank God for all he gives us. The Christian content in this book is, in my opinion, just right. It is neither an afterthought, nor does it get in the way of the story or become preachy. What I Dislike: The questions and projects page could be better, but the story itself is a big hit in my household.Overall Rating: Excellent.Kristina Seleshanko, Managing EditorChristian Children's Book Review


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Considered the biggest night in fashion (it's actually dubbed the Oscars of fashion), The Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute Gala was held last night. Designers and Hollywood A-listers showed up in their best clothes to celebrate the opening of the latest style exhibit, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. Here's a look at some of the most glamorous starlets. --Angel
Country crooner Taylor Swift, who came Gilles Mendel, wore one of the designer's gowns.
Designer Donna Karan created a one-of-a-kind blush tulle gown with sequined embroidery for Twilight actress Ashley Greene.
Thandie Newton added edge to her lace trimmed Stella McCartney halter with heavily-lined eyes.
Style icon Sarah Jessica Parker honored Alexander McQueen in a crystal embellished design from his Fall 2005 collection.
People's Most Beautiful Woman in the World, Jennifer Lopez chose a scarlet Gucci gown and accessories.
Nicole Richie channeled Old Hollywood in a vintage white gown and jewelry from her own House of Harlow 1960 line.
Ashley Olsen donned a dramatic vintage Dior with billowing sleeves and an up-to-there slit.
Blake Lively showed up with Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld wearing a couture dress from the design house.
Twilight star Kristen Stewart wore an embroidered Proenza Schouler silk dress.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow glittered from head to toe in Stella McCartney.
Model Gisele Bundchen celebrated the evening in a fin tail gown by Alexander McQueen.
Miranda Kerr looked sweet in a ballerina design by Marchesa.
Salma Hayek chose a couture blush-tone organza dress by the late Alexander McQueen.
Penelope Cruz was stunning in a tiered silk organza, chiffon, and tulle Oscar de la Renta gown.
Zoe Saldana celebrated in a pale yellow column dress from Calvin Klein Collection.
Liv Tyler showed up in a Givenchy gown (she's the face of the label) with quilted appliques and an ostrich feather hem.
Diane Kruger was the picture of elegance in a black skirt and chantilly lace top from Jason Wu.
Beyonce Knowles was fitted in a custom black mermaid design by Emilio Pucci.


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Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Join us for our 13th annual Oshkosh Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7th 9:00am – 11:00am at South Park.
From 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, children can meet the Easter Bunny and participate in a coloring contest and face painting activities. At 10:00 AM, children will hunt for an egg and return it for a goodie bag.
The event is free for children aged 12 years and under. For more information, email event organizers Jaime at firstname.lastname@example.com or Jen at email@example.com
Easter Egg Hunt 2010 Wrap-up
Contact: Jes Borland
Phone: 920-385-9231
May 24, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt Attracts Hundreds
The Oshkosh Jaycees 11th annual Oshkosh Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3, 2010, at South Park, was a huge success. Over 700 children and their families attended the free event.
Children were able to participate in activities such as a coloring contest, face painting, a jump castle, touring a police car and fire truck, and getting pictures taken with the Easter Bunny.
Each child got to pick one egg during the hunt and return it for a prize. All children received a goodie bag stuffed with toys, candy and coupons. Nine children received special prizes – beach toys, art supplies, board games, Milwaukee Brewers tickets, EAA Airventure Museum tickets, and large stuffed animals.
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Oshkosh Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt
The Oshkosh Jaycees will hold the 11th annual Oshkosh Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at South Park.
From 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM, children can meet the Easter bunny and participate in activities such as a coloring contest and face painting. At 10:00 Am, children will hunt for an egg and turn it in for a goodie bag.
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• After the hunt has been announced, at approximately 10:00 AM, each child should pick up one egg and take it to the egg exchange area.
• Child must be present to receive goodie bag.
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• One entry per participant. If multiple entries are received the first entry will be the one judged.
• Participants must color the picture provided. Additional entry sheets will be available at the hunt. Completed entries need to be dropped off during the Easter Egg Hunt at South Park on April 3rd, between 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
• A male and female winner will be selected from the following age groups: 0 – 3 years; 4 – 6 years; 7 – 10 years
• Winners will be contacted the day of the event by telephone. They will also be posted on the Oshkosh Jaycees website. Winners will receive a deluxe art basket.


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Faith? Uh -- What's That!?
Sean Holderread
From: "Sean Holderread"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: November 18, 2003 1:50 PM
Subject: Faith?
First, let me tell you how much I enjoy your site. Brilliant! Absolutely love it!
I have a question regarding "faith." I'm debating Christians constantly, and whenever I back them into a corner (which is rather easy), I get the stock answer, "Just have faith," or, "One must have faith," etc. To say this drives me insane would be an understatement. How do you respond to "Faith"?
Thank you. Keep up the great work!
Sean Holderread
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
To: "sean holderread"
Subject: Re: Faith?
Date: November 18, 2003 4:46 PM
How do you respond to "Faith"?
Easy! I respond to it the same way I respond to the rest of their gibberish:
Uh, forgive me for sounding dense -- but, uh -- what's "faith"? I've always heard the term, but nobody's ever explained what it means. Please explain it to me -- from the ground up. Okay?
Just as it is their burden to prove that what they're telling you is true, it is their burden to explain to you what it is that they're telling you.
They will inevitably appeal to Hebrews chapter 11, which is little more than a run-down of canonical and folkloric history ("How did they know about Enoch except to read the Apocrypha, which is not Scripture?"). This at least brings you back to the Bible, if you want.
But that's not what I want. Explain to me what "faith" is, and how one can be "saved by grace through faith, it (the faith) is a gift from God" and yet it also says, "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Does the faith (whatever it is) then become work? And other great questions you can ask without knowing Thing One about what "faith" (other than that it's a noun that's used in the Bible a lot, a noun whose verb is "to believe").
However, when dealing with god-claims and the like, the best thing you can do is to ask them to define what it is that they are claiming! The problem (for anybody making claims like this) is that the more precisely they define something, the easier it becomes for their critics to refute. If they can dodge this one request of yours ("Explain to me what you're even talking about!"), then they're the ones who have you backed up into the corner.
Always get them to define the terms. After all, they're the ones claiming that the thing exists, aren't they? Never take it for granted that you know what they're saying -- even if you're certain that you know exactly what they're saying.
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
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Kyle Richards has made peace with Brandi Glanville on the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," and they have confirmed their renewed friendship. In Touch Weekly reports on Feb. 20 that Glanville and Richards told Ryan Seacrest their relationship is positive again after taking time off-camera to get to know each other.
Fans of the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" have already noticed that Glanville and Richards seem to be on better terms. After Richards asked Glanville to give Carlton Gebbia her gift, she quickly complied and did not hesitate to share the message. Now, the housewives have confirmed they are back to the friendship status and have no plans to create drama.
The friendship is being described as awkward since Glanville is still friends with Gebbia while Richards continues to fight with her in every episode. Glanville tries to explain the incongruity by sharing that she simply stays out of the mess between Gebbia and Richards. However, her friendship with Gebbia is likely to cause problems with Richards in the future and test their renewed relationship.
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EUGENE, Ore. - For the second straight game, freshman Carly O'Connell delivered in the game's waning moments for the Oregon Ducks.
This time, it came in the second half of the first overtime period.
With the Ducks trailing Vermont, 13-12, O'Connell rebounded a shot by Kate Cathell that hit the post and rifled it into the goal to send the game into sudden victory.
The teams played to a draw through the first three minutes of the golden-goal period. But finally, with 1:47 on the clock, junior Nikki Puszcz drew a foul on Vermont's Vanessa VanderZalm to set up a free-position attempt angled off to the left of the net. Puszcz capitalized on the opportunity by sending a shot past goalie Charlotte Lyons to secure a dramatic 14-13 triple-overtime win for Oregon.
The Ducks are now 3-1 overall and 1-1 in overtime games. Vermont falls to 2-2.
In a game that featured 10 ties and six lead changes, the visiting Catamounts scored the first two goals of the match and carried a 7-6 lead into the break. Devon Frazer and senior Cathell each scored two goals for the Ducks in the first.
Oregon, which led by no more than one goal the entire night, gave up a goal to Vermont's Marcie Marino to start the second half but rattled off the next two thanks to goals by O'Connell and Frazer. Then, with the game knotted at nine, the Ducks were able to take their first lead of the game since the 4:43 mark of the first half when Puszcz scored her second goal of the game with 22:02 remaining.
The match continued with its back-and-forth theme, and with the score tied at 11, senior Bridget Morrison, a defender, forced a Lyons turnover, scooped up the ground ball, and floated a 35-yard shot into the net to give the Ducks a 12-11 advantage. For Morrison, the goal was the second of her career and first since her freshman campaign in 2010.
But the resilient Catamounts refused to go away. With 7:02 to go, Sydney Mas scored her fifth goal of the game to tie it up, 12-12.
The 12-12 score held over the final seven minutes and the game went into overtime.
In the first half of the overtime period, Jessica Roach scored for the Catamounts to give her team a one-goal edge.
Vermont won both draw controls of the overtime's first half and Oregon went into the second trailing, 13-12.
O'Connell won the opening draw control for the Ducks to give them possession. On its first attempt to score, Frazer missed a shot high but Shannon Propst scooped up the ground ball to give O'Connell an opportunity from five yards out. O'Connell fired a shot but it was saved by Lyons.
After a Vermont clear, Roach fired a shot that was saved by Oregon's Salliebeth Finnegan with 45 seconds remaining. The Ducks would call a timeout to set up one final play.
Out of the timeout, O'Connell sent a shot wide of the net with 21 seconds remaining but the shot was backed up by Propst to keep the ball with Oregon. This set the stage for O'Connell, who rebounded the shot from Cathell and then scored with seven seconds to play.
After a scoreless first sudden-victory period, Puszcz capitalized on the free-position shot to win it in the second.
The Ducks out-shot the Catamounts, 37-25, but lost the draw control battle, 17-15. Oregon committed 15 turnovers to Vermont's 16 and Finnegan finished the game with five saves. Oregon grabbed 16 ground balls as a team.
Puszcz, Cathell and Frazer each recorded a hat-trick and Propst led the way with two assists. Morrison and Finnegan each scooped up four ground balls to lead the Ducks, O'Connell finished with a team-high five draw controls and Puszcz caused three Vermont turnovers.
Oregon will have four days off before returning to the field on Friday night at home against Davidson. Match time is slated for 5 p.m.


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• He directs the internal and external administration of the daily football operations, while overseeing the program's budget and coordinating and planning all phases of team travel.
• His job duties also include serving as a liaison for the football program to all support groups, the athletic administration and various groups across campus. He assists with the NAU Football social media pages and the NAU Football blog, providing content, photos, and video.
• Previously served as the video coordinator for the athletic department in the spring of 2011. While serving as the video coordinator, he was responsible for coordinating filming and editing of football practices while also overseeing the filming of home games for multiple NAU athletic teams.
• Prior to NAU, he was the video coordinator and assistant to the director of football operations at Missouri State University. While serving as the video coordinator at Missouri State he was responsible for handling the day-to-day operations of the video staff, hiring and training student workers, organizing and maintaining the video server, entering self and opponent scout information, and providing 24-hour computer technical support to the coaching staff. He was also responsible for assisting the coaches with operations duties in budgeting, and team travel. He started as a student assistant with the Missouri State program in 2006.
• A member of the American Football Coaches Association and serves as the Big Sky Conference representative for the Director of Football Operations Committee.
• Earned a bachelor's degree from Missouri State in history education in 2010, and then received his master's degree from Northern Arizona in educational leadership in 2013.
• Howdeshell married the former Hiliary Smith in July of 2015.
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Sochi's first gold medal goes to the United States. As reported by the Associated Press on Feb. 8, 20-year-old American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the gold medal in slopestyle.
Kotsenburg who goes by the nickname "second-run Sage" captured the tough slopestyle course at the Extreme park in Sochi by delivering a flawless run. The Idaho native wasn't afraid of the course that caused Olympic teammate and halfpipe favorite Shaun White to back out of the event. He triumphed with a risky, but impressive trick that he calls the "Holy Crail".
In delivering the trick in which he appears as if he's spinning like a top as he rotates 4 1/2 times while grabbing the board behind his back in the process, Kotsenburg admitted after he came out of the even victorious that the move was something he never tried before.
"I'd never even tried it before, literally. Never ever tried it before in my life."
The new and first Olympic champion in slopesyle finished his first run in the finals with a score of 93.50, which ended up just being enough because in his second run, he delivered a score of just 83.25. Only Canadian Max parrot stood in Kotsenburg's way towards the end of the event, but his final score of 87.25 wasn't quite enough to stop the 20-year-old American's path to gold. Staale Sandbech of Norway took home the silver while slopstyle favorite Mark McMorris of Canada took home the bronze.
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Beartooth Range > Granite Peak > Climber's Log
Granite Peak Climber's Log
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|great conditions
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008
|The approach up west rosebud to the east ridge is essentially snow-free (or snow is easily avoidable). The infamous and highly over-rated snow bridge is about 20 feet across; we took boots, crampons, and a picket, none of which we used. Enjoy!
|Posted Aug 8, 2008 8:40 pm
|Wild and windy!
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
|Day 1:Climbed up switchbacks above Mystic Lake to base of Froze to Death Plateau. Day 2:Hiked across FTD Plateau to high camp. Wind tried to tear our tents down all night. Day 3:Weather looked nasty. High winds and rain. Waited an hour and made breakfast and then made a summit bid. Left at 7:00 AM. Weather improved as we climbed and we made the summit at about 11:30 AM. We rappeled down 3 pitches on the way down. It was a classic climb and perhaps the most difficult one ever for this Highpointer. Day 4:Hiked all the way out from high camp. A great 4 days with Tim, Jeffrey, Ben, Kathryn, and Nate. Ben bagged State highpoint #48 and Tim HP #47 on the trip! Had a celebratory beer at the Grizzly Bar in Roscoe, MT on the way back to Cody. HP #35 for me.
|Posted Aug 5, 2008 12:40 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|Climbed in 2 days via west rosebud. Stayed at high camp. Began the push at 5:00 am and made the summit around 8:00. Not as much exposure as anticipated. I wont take a rope next time.
|Posted Jul 22, 2008 2:46 pm
|Afternoon Summit
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2008
|After resting from a grueling 5 day trip to Gannett Peak, my brother and I left the Granite trailhead at 1:30PM and reached the first bivy site on the Froze to Death plateau at 7:30. The next morning we hiked to the 12,000' tent site, had lunch, and took a nap. The weather was so perfect, we decided to summit that afternoon, reaching it in 3.5 hours at 5PM. Thankfully we invested in carrying our crampons and ice axes! As novice technical rock climbers, we opted to scramble up and down as we had the mountain to ourselves.
|Posted Jul 15, 2008 2:45 pm
|Fun, crowds
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2007
|Great climb. Tent flattening wind. Be sure to do your business well below the tent/water collection area!!!!! It's getting a little weird up there. PS--there is a full size shovel behind that great big rock to the south.
|Posted Feb 25, 2008 12:26 am
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2001
|Posted Feb 7, 2008 11:33 am
|Perfect Weather
|I climbed Granite Peak somewhere around 1999 or 2000. We approached from Avalanche Lake. Very spectacular peak, with endless boulder fields.
|Posted Jan 12, 2008 7:26 pm
|Solo challnege
|Very fun mountain to climb, definitely recommend
|Posted Dec 31, 2007 12:03 am
|Granite Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006
|Nice mountain ready for a winter try.helped two climbers one with a dislocated shoulder and the other with a broken toe on the way down.
|Posted Dec 28, 2007 6:01 pm
|Next time the Face
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
Standard route via froze-to-death. Did the long approach in one day and the climb and decent the next, with to good friends, Bill and Kevin. Cruised the route in the smoky haze with no problems.
|Posted Dec 12, 2007 12:53 pm
|I don't know what was better - the scenery and solitude of trekking across the Froze to Death Plateau, or the jungle-gym feel of climbing Granite. I loved this peak. The descent down the snowfield was fun, but conditions became a bit icy lower down, so I threw on a pair of crampons. Unfortunately, another climber had seen me glissading, and was trying it himself. The problem was I had an ice axe and he didn't. At one point he lost control, and I saw him slide an alarming distance on his stomach, punching and kicking the snow as he went. Luckily he hit a soft patch that saved his life.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 6:36 pm
|Great way to celebrate my 21st birthday
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
|Took the Mystic Lake route to Avalanche lake (I have since taken the East Rosebud route to Froze-to-Death Plateau and it was much easier) I had a partner until we hit the saddle @ 12:45pm, then went on by myself to free-solo the beautiful mountain. Plan on climbing the mountain in January now.
|Posted Nov 23, 2007 10:39 pm
|Bruce S.
|Route Attempted: SW Couloir
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2007
|Solo attempt via Sky Top Creek, from Lady of the Lake TH. A long, arduous approach (I estimate about twelve miles), featuring many hours of tedious rock-hopping over endless boulder fields (although I understand the Aero Lakes approach is actually more difficult). I was definitely slowed by inexperience and a too-heavy pack.
Reached the Cairn Mtn./Granite Peak saddle and the base of the SW face of Granite Peak about 10:30 am on August 1, after camping in a spectacular high camp in the upper Sky Top valley, east of the Villard/Pinnacles col and west of Cairn Mtn. Saw snow in my presumed route up to the diamond-shaped slab that guards the hidden SW couloir of Granite Peak, and made the decision that a solo scramble wasn't an acceptable risk. I will be back, lighter, smarter, hopefully not solo, and perhaps via one of the standard approaches.
Enjoyed perfect weather each day, but some rain every evening, including a lightning storm while in my high camp. Once above Lone Elk Lake, drank the water from Sky Top Creek untreated. Did not make it back to the TH on August 1st, instead camping, exhausted, at a beautiful campsite at the confluence of Star and Zimmer creeks.
If solitude is important to you, this may be the best approach to Granite Peak. I'm posting a couple of pictures on the Granite Peak page under SW Couloir route.
|Posted Oct 2, 2007 3:59 pm
|Granite Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1987
|Hiked up the switchbacks from hell from Mystic solo. Made basecamp at the rock shelters the first night. Great weather and great climb up the standard east ridge. Had cached my pack at the col before summitting, and dropped down Huckleberry drainage for the second night. Bad move in many ways, good in others. The boulder field is the worst I have ever negotiated and camping sites were very limited at Avalanche Lake. The scenery was incredible! The third day, hiked down to Mystic Lake and was very happy I had not used this route on the approach! Since that memorable trip, I have returned to Granite five times, using the Aero Lakes approach to the south face twice. I plan on my seventh trip in 2008 when I will lead a group of friends up. Can't wait! Climb safe and happy trails
|Posted Sep 14, 2007 12:34 pm
|mad maximus
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2007
|Climbed with two friends on FTD. Reached the saddle when clouds started pouring over Tempest. Not enough food for another day, will try again next year.
|Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:45 am
|Roasting on FTD
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2003
|Relentless heat and sun beat down on us on the open tundra of FTD plateau. Hard to complain, though, when we enjoyed a couple of hours on the summit of a beautiful mountain with nobody else around!
|Posted Sep 4, 2007 12:52 pm
|Southwest Couloir Route
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007
|Summitted with my friend Corbin from Billings. Neither of us had done this route before. We had three days of great weather as is often a big part of a successful summit. I felt it was a much more difficult approach than FTD. The climbing in the couloir had a few difficult spots especially where there was ice, but the exposure is less severe. We approached Skytop drainage via Rough Lake rather than Aero lakes.
|Posted Aug 27, 2007 10:05 pm
|6th Summit
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2007
|Great day, great weather, great fun. Made the summit with five friends. The snow bridge was quite minimal and the plateau quite dry ... all which made for a nice quick trip.
|Posted Jul 25, 2007 1:03 pm
|chugach mtn boy
|E Rosebud & E Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2007
|Brought a teenage daughter up while traversing the range from E Rosebud to Cooke. I had last climbed it 8/4/1979. It's still a beautiful and unspoiled peak.
|Posted Jul 22, 2007 3:03 am
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2007
|Climbed with Bill, Gary, Wayne, Jeff, Gary, Rich, Stan and Jan. The climb was very exciting with sections of 4th class climbing and loads of exposure. I can't wait to do another climb like Granite.
|Posted Jul 8, 2007 2:08 am


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The NBA playoffs are a far different animal than the regular season. While Kevin Durant was named the MVP of the regular season on May 6, the NBA playoffs are where Durant's true legacy is on the line. The Oklahoma City Thunder's whole postseason may have been on the line on May 7, yet the most valuable player and his most important ally did much better against the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 than they did in Game 1.
The Thunder took a 112-101 win over the Clippers which wasn't that close, as they had control almost from the start. After Durant received his MVP trophy before tip off and then started Game 2 with 17 first-quarter points, the Clippers played from behind ever since. They did get close in the second quarter, trailing by 61-56 at halftime - right as some lights went out in Chesapeake Energy Arena.
When full power returned before the second half, so did the power of the Thunder. Russell Westbrook led the way in the second half, finishing with his second triple double in three games. His 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists complimented Durant's 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.
Durant had his greatest regular season this year, yet by his NBA playoff standards, nothing short of a championship will count as his greatest postseason. Yet he and Oklahoma City hadn't even won a second round game in two years, after losing Games 2-5 to the Memphis Grizzlies last year. However, the Thunder hope that they'll be the team to recover from a Game 1 loss and win four straight in this second round.
The Clippers looked capable of blowing the Thunder away in four straight with their Game 1 dominance. But they came back to earth in Game 2, with no answers for Durant and Westbrook and cooler performances from Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Los Angeles has either tended to be red hot or ice cold in the postseason, with its defense turning out to be pretty cold this time.
The NBA playoffs have been a roller coaster on and off the court for the Clippers, so they can't be too shaken up by this defeat. They got the opening split they needed against the Thunder, and now they will try to defend their home court better, starting with Game 3 on May 9.


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A University of Kentucky graduate has paid $200,000 for the grand champion ham at the state fair.
The ham was bought by the Tom Lewis Foundation and the money will be used to fund scholarships.
Terry Bradshaw of the sponsoring Kentucky Farm Bureau said the money will be used to endow scholarships for undergraduate U.K. students. Half of it will go to students from Eastern Kentucky.
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After switching to Ubuntu, I discovered iTunes had been storing duplicates of my music.
Highway to Hell/ contains:
Highway to Hell.mp3
Highway to Hell 1.mp3
Girls Got Rhythm.mp3
Girls Got Rhythm 1.mp3 ...etc
Not all of my music is like this, only some of it.
My question is, is there a way I can create a smart playlist that:
1) Finds if an album has duplicate tracks
2) Finds if any of the duplicate track end in " 1.mp3"
3) Select only those tracks for the playlist.
Any help would be extremely appreciated.


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Recently a friend of ours asked on Facebook if anyone knew what would help her dog with its anxiety problems. An overwhelming number of people suggested checking out the Thundershirt ($40) to help with nervousness and separation issues. Apparently the shirt applies constant pressure to your dog's chest, which helps it to calm down. From all the positive reviews and vet/trainer recommendations, we're thinking this is an awesome method for relieving your pup's stress without medicine. We wish they made them for humans!
This reminds me of the episode on Grey's Anatomy where the new cardiac doctor was having a panic attack and Christina had to hug her to calm her down. Guess it works with doggies too!
For Sammy Grandin? :)
The original, patented Anxiety Wrap was invented by Susan Sharpe, certified professional dog trainer and T-touch practitioner.
It works by two mechanisms: 1) maintained pressure, and 2) acupressure.
Ever since trying the original Anxiety Wrap on my own dog a couple years ago I have been sold on the product and have been recommending it to my clients with anxious and fearful dogs as part of an overall behavior modification program.
The Anxiety Wrap was recently evaluated in a clinical research study at Tufts University by veterinarian, Dr. Nicholas Dodman and found to be effective in 89% of the dogs participating in the study. Compare this to the 80% effectiveness rate reported by Thundershirt based on surveys of its own customers.
I believe the Anxiety Wrap really is a superior product. To learn more about how the products compare, see: http://dubuquedogtrainer.hubpages.com/hub/dog_anxiety_wrap
Just to set the record straight, if anyone deserves the credit for originating the use of pressure wraps on dogs and other animals, it is certainly Linda Tellington-Jones, founder of the TTouch Method. She has been advocating the use of these for literally decades. I personally have been using body wrapping techniques for many, many years, long before either the Anxiety Wrap or the Thundershirt were introduced. The main reasons I use, prefer, and recommend the Thundershirt vs. other body wraps: Thundershirt is the easiest to put on and adjust, has no cumbersome extra straps, and, in the vast majority of cases, eases anxieties, relaxes body tension, reduces arousal, etc.
The other thing I like is that Thundershirts are now so widely available at retail stores, veterinary offices, and direct from professional trainers, you can take your dog with you to try out which size is the best fit, which takes the guesswork out of determining sizes. Thundershirt is a very useful tool for me as a trainer and a dog owner and I only wish I would have had it 20 years ago.
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Gosh I haven't blogged in so long!
I have been honestly too busy - work has kept me from Spark. But I have flu, and I am trying to do some reading since I can't work out (seriously - it's all in my lungs), and I joined this challenge because frankly the holidays do me in every year :)
Here's a link to the challenge in case you're interested (hope it works, not super tech savvy - if not, the name is in the blog title):
Here's my reply to a great set of questions posted on the challenge - really useful insights for me!
Were you overweight as a child? If not, when did you first begin to struggle with your weight?
Not overweight at all as a child. In my teens I got a bit chubby, maybe an extra 10 lbs from normal skinny me. Then I started smoking, which pretty much kept me thin. Not the reason I started, but definitely contributed to not having a healthy relationship with food.
When I quit smoking, I felt it was acceptable to eat so long as I didn't smoke. I did absolutely nothing to control it, considering it the lesser of two evils. Hello 50 lbs later, 14 years later.
2. Does being overweight run in your family?
Yes. Mom is overweight, so is my aunt. My other aunt is not - she has a healthy diet and walks a lot. We're all very small boned but get round - we like our desserts.
3. Have you ever lost a significant amount of weight (either to the point of reaching your goal, or getting very close to it) only to have gained the weight back?
Yes. In 2008 I started on Spark. I got down below where I am now. But I wasn't doing it right - I was exercising so much I didn't have time for the kids, and I was depriving myself - never ate anything of the foods I love, always said no to treats.
Halloween did me in last time. Once I fell over the candy edge, I just stopped trying.
4. Are you doing anything this time with your weight loss journey that is different from previous attempts? If so, what?
So much!! I really feel like this is a lifestyle now. I log my food, and really pay attention to getitng the right amounts of water, fiber, protein, carbs, etc - on the days I hit it, I feel amazing.
But I allow myself the treats I crave - just every once in a while, and small portions, not every day and the whole box of cookies :)
Having the food in the house is still the biggest problem - today I am going to figure out what to do about the kids' candy for example :) I have had too much of it the last couple of days. Not as much as previous years, but it's clear I still have no self control around the stuff!
I also have found ways to enjoy exercise. And I mix it up - I do a lot of walking, I am teaching myself to run, I go to the gym, I make opportunities for exercise with the family...it makes such a difference.
5. Do you believe you will reach your goal?
I do. I don't think I will hit it on the date it's set for. Getting sick seems to be the setback for me - every time I get flu, and am just too sick to exercise, it's a couple of weeks to get back into it. But I WILL get back into it. And that is the difference - it's not a goal where I will stop the changes I have made when I reach it. It's a new lifestyle, and I love it.
6. As of today there are 59 days until New Years Day. Are you committed to doing your best to make as much progress as you can in that time?
Yes!!! So frustrated right now because I have flu. The darn thing is in my chest and I can't do any working out. I am trying hard to carefully log my food, and avoid too many mini chocolate bars. I am focused on coming on Spark and participating, to keep myself motivated for when I can get back out there.
I will get there. I am determined. Thanks for this challenge!
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So nice to read one of your blogs again! I do enjoy your writing :)
I went on vacation a couple weeks ago and just blew my eating, gained 3 pounds and now feel that I might as well just relax until January. But I know that's not the right answer! The tug and struggle is sooo hard. And it rained on Halloween, so we got about 3/4 of the kids we usually do and have too much left over - it is so tempted, it is so small! I'm glad you posted, I want to join this group also to keep me on track until January with help. I will be writing to PIXIE-LICIOUS. No need to edit your post, the comments tell how to join.
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So sorry that you are sick!
I enjoyed your blog and getting to know more about you! Best wishes on making progress during the challenge. Our team is private though, but anyone who wants to join is welcome. All they need to do is Sparkmail me to let me know!
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Kaljurand, K; Fuchs, N E (2007). Verbalizing OWL in Attempto controlled English. In: Proceedings of OWL: Experiences and Directions (OWLED 2007), Innsbruck, Austria, 6 June 2007 - 7 June 2007.
We describe a verbalization of the logical content of OWL
ontologies — using OWL 1.1 without data-valued properties — in Attempto Controlled English (ACE). Because ACE is a subset of English,
the verbalization makes OWL ontologies accessible to people with no
training in formal methods. We conclude that OWL can be verbalized
in concise and understandable English provided that a certain naming
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To celebrate the ceremony's move from Nashville to the Big Apple, the CMA has asked Billy Joel to present the Entertainer of the Year Award with Shania Twain.
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Ok, so you didn't win this dress,
now you can make one yourself
Let's get started!
This dress is a super easy style to make and wear. But I think what makes it extra special is using fabulous designer fabrics. How sweet would this be in Heather's Nicey Jane Or Sandi's Meadowseet? Or any of Jennifer lines? You can find most of these available over at Fabritopia.
My friend Melissa of The BowVine made these gorgeous bows to match my Sweet Tweet collection long ago. Allison picked them out to go with this dress and they couldn't have been more perfect. They look great with the aqua Nuala Girlfriends, bird toile print, that I've been hanging on to for forever (it's out of print now).
As always with handmade frocks, you can customize the length. I decided that well below the knee would suit our purposes best. These should last us through this summer and the next without getting too short as they grow.
I asked the girls to pretend they had just told each other funny jokes. I had no idea they'd be such good little actresses. They genuinely laughed and had tons of fun doing it.
The surprise on Allison's dress is the back panel. This is about as funky as I get folks. Since I used the last bit of my Pop Garden rose bouquet in blue for Emily's dress, I was hard-pressed to find enough fabric to coordinate. I ended up cutting the last of my coveted girlfriends fabrics. Some of these were the very first boutique fabrics I ever purchased. The back panel is an old Amy Butler print. The yellow Darla damask and leaf green ribbon helps tie them together.
I love these Darla and Ava Rose coordinates from Tanya Whelan. Did you know that she recently moved to Belgium? That's quite an adventure!
I tried about six different ribbons out to finish off the ruffle and ended up deciding that it looked best when matching the ribbon color to the sleeves. This gives a nice balanced look. Although, I didn't go this route for the dresses above because they needed the same color to help tie them together. And anything but that green on the Pop Garden dress looked too jarring on top of the large floral bouquet. But here, it worked really well to match the sleeve colors.
Of the five dresses I made, this one is my favorite.
I completely adore this red Ava Rose Damask print.
Coordinating, not matching, has always been my motto.
This photo gives me the warm fuzzies.
Such sweet, sweet girls.
I'm so lucky to be their Mother.
And I love sewing beautiful dresses for them.
They are my girly girls.
- The ability to read a regular pattern. Feel free to email me at email@example.com if you get stuck.
- Simplicity #5695/1449 (view D) or something similar. The key is to start with a peasant dress pattern that uses one full panel for the front and for the back. You don't want the bodice to be a separate piece.
- Four coordinating fabrics. Follow the pattern for the amount needed for the body of the dress and the sleeves. Then add a 7" x 44" strip of fabric for the bottom, for sizes 4 and under. For larger sizes you will need 14" x 44" (read Step 7 before purchasing fabric, or just buy half a yard to be safe). You'll also need a 2.5" x 44" strip for the ruffle (make that 3" if you don't have access to a serger with a rolled hem stitch).
- Elastic for neck and sleeve. I used 1/4" wide, braided, non-roll elastic.
- Grosgrain ribbon, 3/8" for along the ruffle (this covers up the stitching the ruffle is attached with) and bow. Or ric rac would be fun too.
- Coordinating or contrasting thread for sewing and top-stitching.
- Cutting mat, rotary cutter and ruler. We'll be modifying this pattern a titch.
You'll need to measure around her chest and then the desired length for the dress, top of shoulder to hem. Her chest measurement will determine the size of dress to cut out. My girls both measure 22" around so I cut out a size 4 from this pattern. Size 3 says it fits chest size 22" but I want this to fit for 2 summers so I went up one size.
Step 2 {Pattern Pieces}
I start by cutting out my pattern pieces. I'm not talking about on the lines for a particular size yet. I just mean a rough cut away from the large piece of tissue paper, so they are easier to work with. Then I lay down my Swedish Tracing Paper (you can use plain white tissue paper) over the tissue pattern and trace out the correct size from the pieces I need. I make sure to label it with the pattern name, number, size, etc... so I can reuse it later. Be sure to transfer all markings like grainline and foldline too. You never know when you might want to make another one.
We are using view "D" from this pattern so you'll need to find the following pieces that say they are for view "D", in the size you need. One sleeve piece, the front piece and the back piece. We are making our own bottom band so we won't be using their ruffle piece. That's it!
You are going to alter the shape of this pattern just a bit (see next photo). The pattern itself is slightly indented at the waist. But I wanted more of a straight and full dress. This will also help it to fit my girls for 2 years. In this photo the slightly curved line (on the right) is the original pattern line. I drew with my straightedge, a straight line that stands further away from the body (left line). This just takes away that little bit of shaping that was in the pattern. It doesn't look like much of a change, but multiply that by 4 (for both sides of the front and back pieces) and you'll end up with a more full dress shape.
*though you can't see it in this photo, the new straight line extends all the way to the bottom and the bottom line extends out to meet my new line. So the bottom is slightly wider than the pattern was originally drawn.
When you draw out your front and back pieces you'll want to draw them to the correct length (or a bit longer since you can cut it shorter later). First measure from the top to the bottom of the back pattern piece. Compare this to the length you desire for the dress. This piece sits about 1.5" down from the top of her shoulder. Remember that we will also be adding a 3" band to the bottom, so subtract 3" from the desired length. Here is the formula I used. Or you could just cut the dress a bunch longer than needed and shorten it later after you try it on her (that's actually what I did for the first one, and then adjusted my pattern so they other 4 dresses matched).
Here's is what I mean.
Finished length of our dress = 25.5" (of course your measurement may be different here)
Minus the 3" band = 22.5"
Minus 1.5" for the distance between the top of the back pattern piece and the shoulder = 21"
Add 1.25" to the pattern piece for seam allowance = 22.25"
So for my size, I drew the length of the back pattern piece to 22.25" (of course your measurement will be specific to the length you desire). I initially drew my pattern piece to the length they provide. Then I shorten or lengthen it to my needs by measuring the same distance all along the bottom edge and making dots that I can then connect for the new cut line. Be sure to make little "x's" along the old cut line so you don't accidentally use that line for cutting.
Then lay the front pattern piece on top of the back piece, line up the underarm point and the fold line and then draw the front piece's length to match the length of the back piece.
I hope I didn't just lose you here. I'm missing photos of this step and I know they would have been helpful. Let me know in the comments if you need more info on this. I can redraw the pattern and take pics if you think seeing it would help you. I'm generous like that. You just have to say "Hey, Angel, I would looooooove to see what the heck you are talkin' about. What does a girl have to do to get some photos here?!?!?!" ;)
Step 3 {Cutting the fabric}
Go ahead and pin your sleeve pattern piece to your fabric, paying attention that the arrow for grainline matches up with the vertical grain of your fabric. You can fold your fabric in half and cut both sleeves out at once, or just cut one, flip the pattern over and cut the second. I do it this way so I can more meticulously line up the fabric print with how I want it centered on the sleeve. It's also helpful when I'm trying to eek out one more sleeve from just scraps of fabric.
Next cut out the front and back pieces.
Then, using your rotary cutter and mat, cut out a 2.5" strip of fabric for the ruffle. I use the full width of the fabric for this. Since it will be gathered, it doesn't really matter the length as long as it's approximately twice the length of the center of your front pattern piece. A little more or less is no big deal. Seriously...it's not.
Also cut a 7" long piece. Don't cut it to the needed width just yet. We will measure the width of the dress later when it's assembled.
Step 4 {Assemble the dress and sleeves}
Sew together the side seams of your front and back pieces. Then serge the seam allowance or use a zig-zag stitch to finish them off.
Sew together the sleeves (underarm seams) and serge or zig zag the seam allowance.
Now, turn the dress inside out and turn the sleeves right side out. Line up the sleeves inside the dress on the appropriate side. Match up the side seams and start pinning, working your way out to the edges.
You'll know you've got them lined up correctly if it looks like this. The sleeves are sandwiched between the dress pieces.
Now sew the sleeves to the dress and serge or zig zag the seam allowance.
Step 5 {Add the Ruffle}
Ok, so this part will be hard to do if you don't have a serger that can perform a rolled edge. Or if like me, you have a serger, but it no longer does a rolled edge, and you don't have a wonderful friend like Amy that let's you use her serger. See if you can find someone with a serger, or you can sew a narrow hem on both long edges. It's not ideal for this look, but it will still work. A narrow hem is were you turn the edge under 1/8" (iron it down) and then another 1/8" (iron it down) and stitch it. Your machine may also have a narrow hem foot which you could use too. *If you must go this route, you should cut your strip 3" wide to make up for the extra 1/2" used in the hemming.
Here is what it looks like with a narrow hem instead.
You should have already cut a 2.5" length of fabric in step 3^. Depending on the width of the fabric you are using, it should be about 44" long. Serge a rolled hem along both long edges. Then stitch a running stitch down the center. A running stitch is just a stitch at the longest length your machine will do, and you don't go back and forth at the starting and stopping points to anchor it.
Once you have the running stitch in place, pull on the top thread and start scootching (real technical, I know) the fabric down along the thread. When you get about halfway, tie a not at the top and then take the top thread at the opposite end and scootch the fabric down toward the middle. You'll want the ruffle to be the same length as the center of the front of your dress. Spread out the ruffle so it's even the whole length.
Next pin the ruffle to the middle of the neckline. I use my measuring tape to make sure I keep it in the center of the dress and then pin it about every 3" the whole way down the front. You don't need any of it to be gathered for the very top 5/8" as this will be folded under to form the casing, same goes for the bottom 1/2" since that will be sewn into the bottom seam.
Go ahead and sew the ruffle down along the center, just on top of the gathering stitch you made earlier. Be sure to change your stitch back to a normal size, since you just used it for the running stitch.
Now that your ruffle is attached, you'll want to sew down a length of 3/8" grosgrain ribbon to cover up those lines of stitching. I just cut the length I need and lay it down the middle and pull it taut as I stitch very close to both sides of the ribbon's edge. No need to pin, you should be able to hold it in place as your machine runs. Sorry I have no photos of this process, but here is the end result.
You won't be adding the bow until the very end. No need to worry about raw edges, as they will be turned under to make the casing for the elastic next.
Step 6 {Add neck and Arm Casing}
Per the pattern directions, you will fold both the arm and neck edges under 5/8" and iron it for a crisp fold. If the ruffle at the neckline overhangs the dress a bit, just trim it so it's straight. Now open it up and fold the edge under 1/4" this time, iron it being sure not to iron out the 5/8" line you just made. Don't reverse this step or you will end up with a casing that is too small to accommodate the elastic.
Now fold up the 1/4" edge you just ironed and fold it again on the 5/8" crease. I iron it all flat again at this point, with lots and lots of steam. You'll need to do some finessing to see that the ruffle doesn't stick up crazy-like.
Then stitch the hem down as close to the edge as possible. Leave about an inch at the center back of the dress and at the underarm seams of the sleeves. This is so you can insert the elastic into the casing you just made. Leave long enough thread tails so you can pull the outside thread through to the inside of the dress and tie them off.
There should be two thin rectangles on your pattern tissue. These are the elastic guides for the arms and neck. Go ahead and cut your elastic to those lengths. Attach a small safety pin to one end of the elastic and start pushing it in to the appropriate casing hole until it comes out the other end. You will just overlap the elastic pieces by about 1/2" and sew them together. I put them under my presser foot and lower the foot quickly to catch it before it can pull out. Then stitch back and forth several times. I usually shorten my stitch length for this too. Before sewing the neck elastic together, this is a good time to have her try on the dress and see if you prefer to cinch up the neckline a little bit.
Now stretch out the sleeve and neck elastics, distributing the fabric evenly all the way around. Pin the hole closed where you put the casing in and stitch it closed. I pull the thread tails from the outside of the garment, through to the inside and tie knots to secure them here too.
These three dresses were all cut from the same size 4 pattern. For the center dress, I cut the body of the dress shorter by 1", but it looks about 2" shorter overall because I also cinched up the neck elastic more than the other too. So I just wanted to point out that a tighter neckline makes for a bit shorter dress. If you start with it tighter, you can always remove the elastic and put in a larger piece so it's looser, giving her more opportunity to wear the dress.
Step 7 {Add the Bottom Band}
Now you need to measure the width of the bottom edge of the dress. Ours measured at 20.5" wide. So I cut my 7" strip of bottom fabric to 21.5" wide. This allows for a 1/2" seam allowance at each end. I did find that some of the fabrics I used weren't quite as wide but I was able to sew a 1/4" seam allowance to still be able to get a piece for the front and the back out of that one 7" strip. This is also nice since it means that the fabric pattern itself will be the same on the front and the back.
If your dress bottom edge measures a lot wider because maybe you are making a larger size or the dress is longer and thus wider at the bottom, you will need to have two 7" lengths cut. There will just be more fabric waist. But that's Ok, you'll have an adorable little dress when you are done.
Now that you have 2 pieces of fabric that are 7" tall by the length you need, you will fold and iron it in half so it's now 3.5" tall. Turn it inside out and line up the edges to sew your 1/2" (or 1/4") seam.
Oops, looks like I didn't line this up as well as I had though. When I iron it right-side out, the seam will be slightly under instead of exactly on the outside edge. That's Ok, I'll just make sure it's on the inside of the dress later.
Clip the corners so you get a nice point when you turn it right-side out.
Oh look! I do have a photo of the ruffle at the bottom of the dress. If that ruffle overhangs at all, just trim it even with the dress.
Now turn it right-side out and iron it flat.
You will then determine which side you want face up and pin that side face down onto the right-side of the dress. Be sure you are pinning the open edges (raw edges) on top of the raw edge of the dress. Start by lining up the edge of your bottom band, with the side seam of the dress. Pin both edges at the sides and then pin it in the middle by finding the middle of both pieces. This way, in case you mis-measured your band width by something small like 1/4" it can be evenly distributed along the edge of the dress. You won't even notice it since you can stretch the fabric a tiny bit as needed.
There's that funky edge I didn't sew quite right. It's on the inside of the dress and you'd never know it was there (if i hadn't said anything that is).
Go ahead and sew the band on using a 1/2" seam allowance. I like to use something long (and not my finger...ouch) to make sure the edges stay in place, butted up right next to each other, while sewing. This will ensure a nice tight piecing together of the band and the dress at the side seams.
Serge the seam, flip it down and iron the seam up towards the dress.
Voila! That was pretty easy, wasn't it?
Now you can top-stitch the band. I started and stopped my presser foot underneath the ruffle in the front so that the ruffle doesn't get sewn flat here.
Tie a little bow using 3/8" grosgrain ribbon. Be sure to heat-seal the ends by running a lighter quickly past the cut edges. I use the long handle lighters because they are the easiest to operate. A match works in a pinch too, but it's not quite as user-friendly. Hand-stitch the bow down, right on top of the stitching that forms the elastic casing at the neck. This helps camouflage that line.
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