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By Bill Woodward
GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina's football team had no trouble finding the end zone on Saturday.
A week after settling for field goals or coming up empty in trips to the red zone for the first 58 minutes of a frustrating triple-overtime loss at Tulane, the Pirates settled the issue early against winless Southern Miss with touchdowns on four of their first five possessions as they rolled to a 55-14 victory on a drizzly day at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
The Pirates set the tone early, driving to a first-and-goal at the Golden Eagles' 1-yard line. On third down, quarterback Shane Carden threw a fade pass to Justin Hardy. Despite a pass interference call when the USM defender was draped all over him, Hardy made a one-handed grab for a touchdown.
The Pirates scored on third down on their second drive into the red zone, with Carden evading pressure on a third-and-goal from the 11 to find Isaiah Jones wide open in the back of the end zone for a TD.
"It had been a huge emphasis this week in practice and meetings that you've got to finish these drives, you've got to get touchdowns and that we can't settle for field goals," said junior quarterback Shane Carden. "We focused on just finishing plays and doing a lot better in the red zone, taking what they were giving us.
"It was very gratifying (to score the early touchdowns). It always feels better when you get touchdowns instead of bringing the kicker out there and getting field goals. It feels great to get back on track and do what we've been before the last couple of games."
The TDs just came on coming - with ECU (5-2, 3-1 Conference USA) scoring touchdowns on seven of its first 10 possessions to open up a 55-0 lead. Southern Miss (0-6, 0-2), once a perennial power in the league, simply could not keep up with the Pirates as it lost its 18th-straight game.
Carden finished 30-for-37 passing for 308 yards and three touchdowns and added a 1-yard sneak for a score before taking a seat midway through the third quarter with the Pirates up 45-0 as the reserves finished it up.
Hardy had a huge day, catching 10 passes for 126 yards (all in the first half). He caught his 21st career TD pass, tying Larry Shannon (1994-97) for second on the ECU career touchdown reception list, and moving within one of record-holder Lance Lewis (22 TD catches from 2010-11). Hardy also returned four punts for a career-best 105 yards, his career-long 66-yard return to the Southern Miss 5-yard line setting up ECU's fifth touchdown.
Hardy, like Carden, was glad to see the Pirates come out hot and get into the end zone early.
"It was real big," Hardy said. "We knew we didn't do as well as we wanted to in the red zone against Tulane last week. We put a lot of emphasis on it and all the guys were focused."
Hardy caught at least three passes for the 30th-straight game and continued to be the go-to guy for the Pirates in what has become a very deep and effective receiving corps, despite the group being hit hard by injuries and recent suspensions.
"Me and Shane came in together and it helps us out on the field," Hardy said. "We know each other like the back of our hand, so it works out real well."
Jones, a true freshman, and sophomore Bryce Williams also had touchdown catches for the Pirates - who finished with 354 passing yards and 476 total yards while holding the Golden Eagles to 233 yards of offense.
"I was proud of our preparation this week," ECU coach Ruffin McNeill said. "We did a good job of executing and taking it from the (practice) field to the game. I thought we started fast and took advantage of some big third-down opportunities and the defense did a good job of making some stops.
"It was one of the best performances of all three sides playing together as one. It's what we had been aiming for. The offense was feeding off the defense and the defense was feeding off the offense, and the special teams was the glue holding it together."
ECU converted 11 of 17 third-down opportunities. Against Tulane they were just 4-for-16.
The Pirates' defense got an interception from senior safety Damon Magazu, who had a pick for the third-straight game and seven tackles for loss, including three sacks. ECU held Southern Miss to three first downs in the first half and 12 for the game.
The Pirates shut out the Golden Eagles until two late touchdowns scored against a defense made up mostly of reserves.
"I was proud of the defense," McNeill said. "I thought they did a great job of making adjustments. Late in the game, I didn't want anybody to get hurt. I know some people wanted the shutout. But that means absolutely nothing to me. It's about getting the kids reps and winning the football game."
East Carolina's 55 points were the most by a Pirate team in the series and the 41-point victory margin was ECU's second highest in the series (48 is largest in a 48-0 ECU victory in 1976). The Pirates won for the fourth time in their last five meetings with the Golden Eagles.
The 39-game series, which began in 1951, is ECU's longest-running against any opponent, but Saturday's blowout was likely the last regular-season meeting between the schools. Southern Miss is staying in Conference USA next season, while the Pirates will move to the American Athletic Conference.
It was a big win from a psychological standpoint, coming on the heels of a tough loss and with the Pirates heading into their second and final bye week of the season.
"The bye weeks fell perfectly for us," McNeill said. "I am looking forward to being able to coach them up next week and give them a head start on the rest of the opponents. It always feels good to go into a bye week with a win."
And for the Pirates' offense, it felt good to put six points up on the board with regularity on Saturday.
"We always want to start fast," running back Vintavious Cooper said. "For us, the mentality is to start out fast and not look back.
"We wanted to be done with field goals. Coach said the only time he wanted (to have the kicker come on the field) was for extra points. That is what we look forward to doing."


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This year the meeting was held at facilities offered by the Santos Commercial Association. Dr. Paulo Cesar Etchichury, chief meteorologist of SOMAR, Southern Marine Weather Services Ltda., addressed the meeting with their most recent analysis of the factors that may decide Brazil weather conditions this year. SOMAR presented their predictions based on their analysis and research of the three basic factors: climate, precipitation and temperatures.
Dr. Etchichury demonstrated that the climate over the Brazilian continent depends in a large way on the El Nińo and La Nińa phenomena. SOMAR predicts that for the first six months of this year temperatures in the Pacific waters will average about 1° C above normal, weakening the conditions for El Nińo which brings dry weather in North Brazil and rain in the South. During the second half of the year there will be a cooling of ocean temperatures, increasing the probability of La Nińa conditions at the end of the year. He noted that these conditions are very similar to the climate pattern during 1994/95, when a severe frost occurred in Brazil in July 1994.
With respect to precipitation, SOMAR predicts lower than normal rains during the April/May/June quarter and continuing below normal during July/August/September. They believe the autumn and winter Brazil seasons will experience below normal rains with drought conditions that could possibly affect coffee flowerings in September/October.
With respect to temperatures, the SOMAR analysis indicates no high/low extremes during the April/May/June quarter with average temperatures a little higher than normal. The cold fronts that normally occur 2 to 3 times each month during these seasons should not cause any problems. During the July/August/September months normal temperatures are expected with the lowest temperatures and possibility of cold fronts reaching coffee lands predicted for the last 15 days of July. During August temperatures should rise to normal or above normal with continued dry weather.
In summary, the SOMAR weather analysis presented by Dr. Etchichury does not forecast a severe winter or frost this year over coffee country but he warned there is always the possibility of atmospheric jet-stream activity, which meteorologists so far have not been able to perfectly diagnose.
Dr. Etchichury finished his talk with the comment that he believes the greater danger to coffee growers this year is the prediction of drought conditions, which would be good for harvesting but prejudicial for a good flowering.
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Previously, Brazil was considered a producer of large volumes of commodity coffees with little concern for quality but Illycaffe president, Ernesto Illy, recognized that Brazil had the potential to produce specialty and idealized the award program to give growers an incentive to improve quality and receive the benefits of higher priced coffees. Illycaffe was a pioneer in Brazil in coffee quality contests and the example has been followed in recent years by various competitions sponsored by State and Cooperative Insitutions.
This year 852 samples were submitted for the event in comparison with 263 participants for the first year of the awards. Samples were received from producers with farms in the prime growing areas of Minas Gerais, Săo Paulo, Espirito Santo, Goias, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. Only Arabica coffees are accepted for classification prepared by Natural, Washed or Peeled Cherry (Semi-Washed) methods, grading Type 3 or better with screen size minimum 16 or above.
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The 1st prize winner was José Lázaro Pelloso, a farmer from Alfenas, Minas Gerais. Nine of the top ten winners were all producers from Minas with farms in the Sul de Minas, Cerrado and Zona da Mata regions of the State. The remaining winner was a farmer from the new growing region of the highlands of West Bahia.
The farms of the winning lots are located in Huehuetenango (2), Guatemala (2), San Marcos, Chimaltenango and Jalapa. A total of 29 samples were registered to participate in the process, 23 made it to the national grading level and 18 to the international grading level. Fedecocagua, exporter of cooperative coffees, presented 14 of the 29 registered lots.
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Instincts: A three-year back up at cornerback, Conte is still learning how to play free safety. He was predictably a little slow at times in reacting to plays and was sucked in on play-action too often. He's still learning, and based on how fast he picked things up in 2010, it won't take him long to be making plays in the NFL.
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What can we do with our old baby gear?
I'm not sure what to do with my kids' outgrown baby clothes and furniture. We're not planning to have more children. Part of me wants to keep it, but maybe I should give it to my sister-in-law, who just had a baby. My mom bought a lot of this stuff, and I'm worried she'll be offended if I give it away or sell it. What should I do?
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Sounds like your mom and mine are twins... I've offered those things that Mom bought back to her; I also tell her that we need the room and if she doesn't want it back, it will go to Goodwill. That avoids offending her. Maybe the same could work for you too.posted 01/28/2004 by clareJTmama
I don't want to get rid of my daughter's clothes, either. I am going to have a quilt made out of her clothes that I like the best. All others have been given to friends or donated to a local children's home. I'm sure your mom won't mind whatever you do, but ask her to make sure!posted 01/28/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
Anyone who gives you baby gear is bound to realize that the child will outgrow it. I doubt your mom would be offended by you passing it along; it's not doing anyone any good by cluttering up your attic (and kids rooms, and living room, etc.). Give what you can to family members or friends, and then give the rest to a local crisis pregnancy center. They always need items for their clients, and you'll get a tax writeoff for everything, too.posted 01/27/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
There are several consignment places in my town that take old baby clothes and toys in good condition, and I have made a lot of money back. I think it is worth it.posted 01/27/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
I kept it all! There were six years between my two children so I'm not sure what I was thinking. It turned out to be a mixed blessing. We actually were able to use a lot more of the clothes than I thought we would thanks to Baby gap and their unisex styles.(My second child was a boy & my first was a girl). But all the bottle nipples had to be tossed out. I think what surprised me the most was that anything that had elastic in it had completely stretched out in just seven years! The elastic just disintegrated! even though it was carefully stored in a cool dry environment. - If I had to do it over I would either e-bay or donate everything! (Except those really special things!) Now here's a really tough question: Any ideas where I can send those three garbage bags of never been played with stuffed animals?posted 01/27/2004 by zdarc
Take your baby stuff to 'Play it again Kids' they buy your gently used baby items and re-sell them to others.posted 01/27/2004 by KarissaS.Carr
When I had my son, I got tons of hand me downs from my sister. I really appreciated it and she was not going to use any of it. Keep a few special items, but as your children grow, you'll have a ton of stuff you'll want to keep.posted 01/27/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
Have you looked into a children's consignment shop? In my area we have, Children's Orchard, Second Chance, and Animal Crackers. You sell your stuff to them and you can get credit towards new things they sell or just take the cash. It's great because kids grow out of stuff so fast, it's silly to always buy new and expensive clothes and shoes, etc.posted 01/27/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
It's always hard giving things up that you know people spent good money or time on. I saved a few items for each of my daughters' memory boxes and a few things for their dolls. Some of the good quality clothes I want to hand down to my brother and sister-in-law. The rest is going to a local charity that disributes clothes, toys, and supplies to needy families. I know that the people who gave me these items will be glad that they're being put to good use in many different ways!posted 01/27/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
some of the furniture (things that will be unsafe in say 5 years) should be given away to someone who would put them to good use such as that sister you mentioned. As for clothes, toys, etc. Personally, I'm keeping some of it for my grandchildren, and/or just for memories. My mother never kept anything for me except for my baby book and I wish she had.posted 01/27/2004 by Mrs. Wallace
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Moms of babies who have/had complete AV canal
Aiden had his OHS at 5 months, It would have been as soon as he reached 5kg's but he had no feeding problems and he got to 5kg's a lot faster than any one thought he would.
Aiden did not have heart failure, not even once and he fed beautifully after about of week of struggling- but that was more to do with him being prem than anything else.
When we got to CPT for the surgery the doc was surprized that Aiden was thriving with two huge holes and during the surgery the figured out that the pressure in his lungs was much higer than they thought. Still not symptoms at all - he breathed a little fast. He als had two colds before his surgery.
It is different for everyone. I tried to put the surgery and the fact that he could go into heart failure out of my mind - you cant..
Good luck hun.
Wife to Darren and Mom to Aiden T21 and now our little Emily
Cal did not change much from the time he was born to surgery time (at about 4 months old). The dr just said it was time.
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Comic-Con may be international, but there are also local vendors
Comic-Con is known for the crazy costumes and endless lists of celebrity appearances, but let's not forget why it started.
The mission statement of Comic-Con International: San Diego, according to the event's Website, is to create "awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture."
If you are one of the fortunate thousands to have snagged passes this year, you will likely be walking through mazes of booths on the convention floor, varying from major production companies to your local bookstore down the corner of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard.
Mysterious Galaxy is one of the local businesses that you will find on the convention floor this year, but it's not your typical bookstore -- they specialize in independent genres with a particular focus on science fiction, suspense, fantasy, mystery and horror.
They have been exhibiting at Comic-Con for more than 20 years.
"Comic-Con gives us exposure of course," said Maryelizabeth Hart, publicity manager for Mysterious Galaxy. "Not only is it a great event for book sales in and of itself, but it's also an opportunity for people who love these kinds of books to discover our business."
This year, the local bookstore will be providing books for about 150 authors that will be attending Comic-Con, and according to Hart, the store may be selling books at as many as eight different places at any given time during the convention.
Comic-Con has led Mysterious Galaxy to opportunities in other conventions, including Wonder-Con in Anaheim and Long Beach Comic-Con. "It raised awareness with the organizations of our ability to be book sellers and support celebrities and authors appearing at the convention," Hart said.
How do you get a booth at Comic-Con?
Simply download the application available on the Comic-Con Website, have a California State Sellers Permit and be ready to fork over some dough, although it may be comparable to most major conventions - the price varies between $400 and $2,600, according to the exhibitor's application form.
However, Hart does note that there is a limited amount of space and priority is given to returning vendors.
"If someone is interested in exhibiting they should take the 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' approach," she said. "Putting in an application to Comic-Con will not guarantee that you are able to exhibit, but if you don't apply then clearly you won't exhibit."
"If you think you have a product, you think there's an audience for it at Comic-Con you should visit and start the process. Everybody was a first time vendor their first year."
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We have been having a long heat wave here in NY, and I can't quite bring myself to heat up the kitchen again until it breaks. I'm thinking about some no-cook or quick-cooking meals, and of course, the first thing I think of is salad. I love a beautiful caprese salad with fresh tomatoes and … Continue reading
Capellini with Tomato and Basil
Capellini (angel hair) is not used very often because it quickly becomes a gluey mess. The trick is to pull it directly out of the pot into this olive oil sauce and toss. I only use it in situations like this with a fresh, uncooked sauce because you don't want to be messing around with … Continue reading
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Let's say you have gotten hooked on Veronica Mars, the film that is itself an adaptation of a TV series. BookBub recently was spotlighting the ebook "Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line" by Rob Thomas, who created the TV series, and Jennifer Graham for the low price of $1.99 if purchased by Aug. 24. Consumers have the choice of downloading the ebook on their favorite devices, including Kobo, Barnes and Noble's Nook, Apple products or Android systems via Google Play in addition to Amazon' Kindle..
A spokeswoman for BookBub said the service was designed to help readers find inexpensive ebooks in specific genres, such as science fiction and romance. Books by authors whose previous releases were best sellers also may be featured. For instance fans of Sophie Kinsella could buy several of her older titles at $1.99 each in advance of the release of her latest, "Shopaholic to the Stars."
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BEREA — Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is truly in a league of his own.
"Megatron" led the NFL with 122 receptions and an all-time record 1,964 yards last season, continuing his sprint to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"Obviously, Calvin Johnson is a difference maker and he's the best in the business at what he does," Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said Friday following practice.
"We have to do our best and work to try and contain him. It's hard to stop him, but we have to at least contain him — and it's going to take a team effort to do that."
Johnson is expected to play in Cleveland for the first time in his seven-year career on Sunday afternoon, when the Lions battle the red-hot Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium. Both teams own 3-2 records.
Though Johnson has been hobbled by a sore right knee for two weeks — and didn't play at Green Bay in Week 5 — he participated in Detroit's final two practices leading into this game.
"We're expecting him to play," Chudzinski said flatly. "It doesn't change anything as far as our approach, whether he does or doesn't, but we are expecting him to play."
Provided Johnson suits up (and hooks up with Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford), his one-on-one matchup with Cleveland cornerback Joe Haden will be the focal point on the field.
Haden is playing at the Pro Bowl level that Chudzinski envisioned for him over the summer, while Johnson has the highest receiving yards per game average in league history at 84.9.
"Just look at the dude, he's huge (6-foot-5 and 236 pounds), big, strong and fast," Haden said. "There's nothing really else that you have to say about him, he's so good. I would say he's the only guy in the league that's better than A.J. (Green of Cincinnati)."
Those aren't just empty words from the 5-11, 190-pounder.
Before the Browns played the Bengals two weeks ago, Haden also rated Johnson and Green as the NFL's best and second-best receivers, respectively. He shut down the Cincinnati standout in a 17-6 victory and would like nothing more than to repeat that feat against Detroit.
"Our team and Browns fans might not want him out there — and I might not want him out there, either — but it's always good to go against the best," Haden said, chuckling.
"Great players make you want to step up, so I'm just going to keep it on low, knowing I've got Calvin. I'll make sure I study and make sure I come out there and play my best."
Because the Browns and Lions reside in different conferences, Johnson has only been part of one game in their series. He torched then-Cleveland cornerbacks Eric Wright and Mike Adams for 161 yards and a touchdown on seven catches in Detroit's 38-37 home win on Nov. 22, 2009.
Not coincidentally, the Browns used their first-round draft pick on Haden just five months later. The Florida All-American has rewarded them by averaging 1.13 passes defensed as a pro, which ranks second to Darrelle Revis (1.23) since the NFL began tracking the statistic in 1994.
Cleveland defensive coordinator Ray Horton, however, believes Haden still has room to improve and plans on helping him reach his full potential.
"Joe is one of the players that we challenged to be better, and he's still a work in progress," Horton said. "I don't want him to think he's arrived by any stretch of the imagination. Good players are always challenged to be better and don't accept that they're there yet.
"At his position, he faces a new test every week, and Calvin Johnson is a pretty big one. But at the same time, we feel pretty good about having Joe against anyone. He is playing very well for us right now."
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Credit Unions offer a range of saving and borrowing options. They provide accessible collection points throughout Birmingham. Some Credit Unions operate in a specific locality, others offer a service to larger areas of the cityFor those credit unions who have websites, please click on the name of the credit union to access, alternatively you can get further information on the ABCUL site at the bottom of the list.
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Okay, we really don't use it as a linen closet, it's 'door number 2'.
Why be normal? In our house it holds all the everyday bathroom supplies.
First aid, hair products, cleaners, extra toilet paper...you get the picture.
However, 6 people + 1 closet full of bathroom supplies = a clean-out was calling my name
Once again, I shame myself with the 'Before':
And the 'After the Clean Out/Throw Away:
With the bins back in & tidy, it still wasn't quite right.
Better, but not 'done.' Hmmmmm.
Then I thought about the miracle of paint that transformed the upstairs. See it here.
Why not paint the inside of the closet? Would it be worth it?
Isn't it mostly hidden from view? Yes.
But it's old and the original owners had once painted it blue.
Deep blue - on the sides. Plus it has funky shelves. And the wierd wood back??
Deep blue - on the sides. Plus it has funky shelves. And the wierd wood back??
I thought a few coats of white would freshen it up and make it worthy of the cute little hallway it's in.
So out came the paint. It was begging for it. I gave the door and trim a fresh coat too.
When cleaning out, throwing or giving away - I have one rule:
If it hasn't been seen or used in one year - it goes.
In this case I tossed :
- every old shampoo bottle that had a teaspoon left in it.
- every sample size I had saved for some trip I'll be taking someday (why do I do this?).
- every band-aid wrapper that lost it's way to the trash. (You'd think we had a band-aid wrapper collection.)
- in the end, there was a trash bag and a half of wayward q-tips, old lotion and toothpaste past is prime.
I grab milk glass vase thingies when see them. I use them as any kind of container, they come in handy.
The cute little vintage plastic nursery containers are from a garage sale years ago.. thanks Quandie!
I would actually like to take the panel off the door and put in frosted glass.
I hope I inspired someone, somewhere to tackle their own 'linen' closet clean-out.
(SEE!- I don't paint everything black!)
xo Jeanne.


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Almanacs were compilations based on the calendar, containing miscellaneous information such as: astronomical and astrological predictions; medical and agricultural notes; dates of markets and fairs and descriptions of routes between towns; chronologies of historical events; poems and anecdotes; predictions of weather; and all sort of information for practical use.
A broad set of English almanacs (from the 17th century to the very beginning of the 19th century) is held in Cardiff Rare Books Collection. The major titles included (not all complete though) are: Apollo Anglicanus (date range extends from 1685 to 1747); Atlas Ouranios, the Coelestial Atlas (from 1751 to 1801); The British Tellescope (from 1729 to 1749); The Coelestial Diary (from 1729 to 1772); Ephemeris: or, a Diary Astronomical, Astrological, Meteorological (from 1685 to 1762); The Gentleman's Diary (from 1741 to 1801); The Ladies' Diary (from 1729 to 1801); Merlinus Anglicus Junior (from 1729 to 1762); Merlinus Liberatus (from 1729 to 1801); Olympia Domata (from 1729 to 1801); Parker's Ephemeris (from 1729 to 1772); Poor Robin (from 1685 to 1801); Remarkable News from the Stars (from 1729 to 1772); Speculum Anni (from 1734 to 1801); and Vox Stellarum (from 1729 to 1801). Most of the items are bound by year. The almanacs section of Salisbury Collection also includes a smaller set of English almanacs; holdings include, for instance, Francis Moore's Vox Stellarum: or, a Loyal Almanack ... (from 1793 to 1845).
A 1529 'almanac' is included in the longer work Magna Carta, dated for that year.
There is elsewhere in the collections a set of astrology almanacs, including British and American titles, dating from the early 1900s to the 1920s. A long run of Whitaker's Almanack is also held for most of the 20th century.
A few examples of continental almanacs can be found amongst the collection, including a French set of 1791 Almanac Royal, and an edition of facsimile reproductions of thirteen sheet almanacs printed in Umbria (Italy) between 1565 and 1822.
The Salisbury collection contains c. 1,000 Welsh almanacs, published as broadsheets, booklets, or newspaper supplements, and ranging in date from the 17th-20th century, (one of the first almanacs in Welsh, Almanac Am y Flwyddyn 1681, published in London by Thomas Jones, is held in the collection).
Also included is a set of broadsheet almanacs published by local publishers or as newspaper supplements from the 18th century to the 20th century. Holdings include a good set of the Royal Almanack, published by various publisher under various names: The Chester Royal Almanack (1788-90); Cheshire, Lancashire, and North-Wales Almanack (1791-93); The Royal Almanack ... (1796-1801); The Royal Almanack, particularly calculated for Cheshire and North-Wales (1802-03); the Cheshire and North Wales Royal Almanack (from 1804 to 1829); Evans's Cheshire and North Wales Royal Almanack (1820; 1830). Among the newspapers supplements are: Almanac 'Y Cymro' (from 1899 to 1906); Border Counties Advertizer almanac (from 1899 to 1903); and The Welshman Almanack (from 1910 to 1914).
Date range: 16th-20th centuries.
Significance: Significant in Wales and the United Kingdom.
Strengths: Welsh almanacs, English almanacs, French and Italian almanacs
Size: Almanacs in Salisbury Collection: c. 1,000 items, plus c. 500 English almanacs in Cardiff Rare Books and other collections.
Languages: Welsh and English.
Keywords: Almanacs, broadsheets, history, Wales, England, Europe.
Notes: In the Cardiff Astrological Society collection, an interesting set of Astrological almanacs is included amongst the volumes, including an American set from the Llewellyn College of Astrology, Portland, Oregon; plus The Adept, an almanac from Minnesota. Others from Britain include issues of The Green Book of Prophecies, Alan Leo's Astrological Manuals, the Astrological Bulletin, Zadkiel's Almanac, Raphael's Almanac, and Antares Almanac.


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I read with considerable interest Robert E. Michler's commentary on xenotransplantation (1).
From my point of view, that of a basic virologist, the dilemma is not to know in what "foreseeable future, clinical xenotransplantation may achieve its targeted goal of extended graft survival," but what deadly emerging infectious disease, most probably viral in nature, would arise in a recipient of a baboon or chimpanzee heart. While we face the terrific threat of AIDS, which clearly emerged from Africa and non-human primates 40 to 50 years ago, we are preparing a new infectious "Chernobyl."
Monkeys and apes harbor approximately 50 simian viruses; some of them pose a serious threat to humans, especially the heavily immunosuppressed. Recently, an outbreak of encephalitis related to a new type of reovirus (2) occurred among baboons from a colony used in human organ transplants. Moreover, once unknown or unrecognized simian viruses, like HIV, may be efficient invaders of the entire earth's population.
Xenotransplantation does not simply pose an ethical problem; it concerns the survival of the human species, an endangered species if transplant practitioners continue their course. Ronald Montalero, a virologist, was right when he said "unknown viruses were always a major concern in xenotransplants" (2). A moratorium on these procedures seems the best solution until all simian pathogens are identified and the risks they pose to humans are clearly established.
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Posted on Friday, May 31, 2013 by Lindsey Westbrook
Liz Ogbu is CCA's "scholar in residence" at the Center for Art and Public Life. She spends about four or five hours a week there; she'd love it to be more, but she's a busy woman.
As often as twice a month she's getting on a plane to attend a design or education conference somewhere around the world -- frequently as an invited speaker. She teaches one course per semester at CCA, which translates to about one day a week. She spends another day every week teaching at Stanford University's famed Institute of Design, better known as "the d.school."
She also runs an independent consultancy that undertakes short- and long-term projects; currently she's working with CCA Architecture faculty member Douglas Burnham on something for PG&E, something else for the Nike Foundation in Nigeria, and a pop-up health clinic project funded by Autodesk.
With another CCA Architecture faculty member, Lisa Findley, she's writing a chapter on South Africa for a book on different ways of appropriating space globally.
ENGAGE at CCA: Creative Disruption
In spring 2013 Ogbu taught an ENGAGE at CCA course called Creative Disruption in which students worked with the community partner popuphood.
The assignment was to research ways that the few blocks around Telegraph and 23rd Street in Oakland -- which are completely mobbed with people once a month for Art Murmur and First Fridays -- could have more activity the rest of the time, and more community-based amenities.
The students did several intensive weeks of interviews with stakeholders, identifying needs such as the lack of public open space and unclear community identity. They then proposed ideas that were featured in an exhibition and installations at the May 2013 Art Murmur.
Looking Back
Ogbu grew up in Oakland. She attended Wellesley College for her undergraduate degree, then won a Watson Fellowship to spend a year visiting 10 sub-Saharan African countries. ("The best year of my life!" she enthuses.)
She went to Harvard University for a master's degree in architecture, and spent a year at SMWM (now part of Perkins + Will) before moving on to Public Architecture for the following five years.
There, she spent her time working in the realms of community-based design and "responsive urbanism." And that's where she met David Meckel, CCA's director of campus planning, who introduced her to Sanjit Sethi, the director of the Center. "I started informally advising Sanjit on Center-related questions, and then finally in 2012 we made my position official," she recounts.
Embedded at the Center
Ogbu uses the word "embedded" quite a bit, and it does go far to explain her relationship with most of the organizations she works for: operating from within rather than remotely, and on a longer term than the typical consulting job. Her embedment at the Center, broadly speaking, involves applying design thinking to its activities in a way that leverages her background in social innovation.
The Center may have only a handful of full-time staff, but it has become a well-oiled machine in recent years, and has made vast leaps and bounds in terms of articulating what it does and gaining recognition inside and outside the college.
Ogbu is constantly looking for ways to cross-pollinate among the Center's three core programs -- ENGAGE at CCA, the IMPACT Social Entrepreneurship Awards, and CCA Connects -- and CCA's academic curriculum.
"I also think a lot about what the future holds for the Center. There are the specific questions, like: How can we get more students to apply for IMPACT Awards? And then there are the bigger ones: Can we, or should we, launch new programs, or should we focus on scaling up the programming that already exists? How can we get a wider range of academic disciplines involved in what we're doing?"
And, crucially: How can the Center position itself as a model for other organizations like it, in the United States and around the world?
An IDEO.org Fellow
Ogbu was one of the inaugural IDEO.org Fellows, a groundbreaking program in which the world-famous design consultancy IDEO formed its own nonprofit, hired a team to serve as fellows for a period of one year, and sent small groups of them out into the world to work (at dramatically discounted rates) on projects for nonprofits dedicated to alleviating poverty.
"It was an honor to be selected," she remembers, revealing that there were 450 applicants for just five open positions (three additional members of the cohort were on sabbatical from IDEO). "There was one other architect, a few MBAs, and the rest were designers. Some had a lot of design experience but not much experience with social-impact projects, or vice versa. So we all learned a lot from one another."
About the Cookstoves
One of her most memorable projects from that IDEO.org Fellow year took place in East Africa, doing user-centered research related to cookstoves. There are already organizations active in the area promoting the use of cookstoves over wood fires (they are healthier and more environmentally friendly), but the adoption rate is low; sometimes people even take the cookstoves home but then hardly ever use them.
Ogbu's team looked into why this was happening.
"The traditional NGO-type way of dealing with something like this," she explains, "doesn't involve talking to lots of regular people and visiting their kitchens. Whereas that was our modus operandi. We discovered several different factors at work.
"Sometimes the cookstoves didn't readily lend themselves to cooking traditional dishes, or to cooking large volumes of food. Or the cost of a month's supply of fuel might be 10 times the cost of the stove, and more than a family could afford."
2012 Clinton Global Initiative
Ogbu was a design workshop leader at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative, and it was a landmark event in her career thus far. "The theme was 'designing for impact' and I worked with Jocelyn Wyatt and Patrice Martin, the heads of IDEO.org, along with seven other emerging social design leaders. We held 'design labs' so that people could actually get their hands dirty with design thinking.
"It was new for a lot of them. In my workshop, one of the people we collaborated with was Robert Ivy, the head of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Another was Johanna Ralston, CEO of the World Heart Federation.
"Just being at CGI was amazing! While walking to your next seminar, you might bump into someone like Muhammad Yunus or Chelsea Clinton."
"There are a lot of very interesting conversations going on right now about what social change even is, and where it comes from.
For instance, does it necessarily always require creating a new organization? We can't all go out and start new nonprofits! What about individuals at existing companies who have ideas for positive change, either in how the company is organized or in what it does? What are some methods they can use to get the ear of the leadership?
"There's a neologism that has been coined lately -- the 'intrapreneur' -- to get at this idea of instigating change from within an organization or institution."
Thinking About Design Thinking
Design thinking goes by many different names: human-centered design, community-based participatory research, participatory design. The concept itself is about constant evolution and iteration, and as a professional practice it is likewise evolving, in the process of catching on, still defining itself.
Some people know what it is, want it for their organizations, and can't wait to hire someone like Ogbu to come in and get embedded. Others have never heard of it, or dismiss it as kids' stuff, playing with markers and Post-it notes.
Ogbu's work brings her into contact with people like Bill Clinton and Tim Brown, but also with some of the poorest people on the planet.
"It's definitely a hectic life. But it's thrilling to be in on the ground floor of all these exciting conversations."
Her upcoming projects include ramping up efforts with the PG&E and pop-up health clinic projects; speaking engagements in London (this summer) and TEDx in Washington DC (in the fall) to talk about urban revitalization and social change; and exploring potential future collaborations with popuphood and with teams working in India and Kenya.


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There's a little bit of grumbling going on at the Closed Stacks blog, about the fact that LIS students don't seem to read much fiction. I couldn't agree more :)
When I first started my LIS education, I really had no idea at all about what being a librarian actually means. I had the local public library staff pretty much figured out (I thought) but I had never considered that the private sector or the educational sector needed librarians as well. As a result, the actual content of the LIS education came as quite a surprise to me - but a pleasant one :)
I too had imagined fiction books all over the place, with students literally bumping into each other in the hallways, because their noses were buried in books. The reality was quite different - not least because with a full-time education and sometimes a job or two to help you get three meals a day, homework or mind-numbing tv usually took precedent over fiction. Reading became something you did for school; rarely something you did for pleasure. Except during vacations: that's when you took your revenge on the stacks of fiction books you had accumulated during the previous semester.
There are always exceptions, of course. And I'll tell you one of them; the point in time when I knew exactly that LIS was the field for me, and that library science school was the right place to be: when, during a break outside enjoying the fresh air, I looked over at one of our older student mentors and saw that he had a paperback Discworld novel tucked away in the pocket of his jacket. I had never met another human being who knew the name Terry Pratchett. That little incident was a mind-opening experience in several ways :)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wait a second... where are all the books?
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- Anne said...
Is it very wrong that I keep bragging that I went through library school without reading any fiction books for class? I like messing with people's heads.
I read plenty of them on the side while studying, just not for class.
- January 10, 2012 9:03 pm
- Camilla Kyndesen said...
You know, I think that's a very good approach to educating people about what library school is and isn't ;)
I still remember all the jokes about learning the alphabet in library school, so we could shelve books properly, and were we writing theses about the letter Q...
- January 11, 2012 1:06 pm
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Schmitt, who will be based in London, will oversee all aspects of Warnaco's commercial business in Europe, and will report to Joe Gromek, president and chief executive officer of Warnaco.
Most recently, Schmitt was with Hugo Boss, where he was senior vice president, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). He had responsibility for Boss' wholesale and retail businesses in the region. During his 12-year tenure at Boss, he held a number of posts in Europe and Asia, including Japan.


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Porsche Cayenne GTS hits the Chinese car market
Published on June 15, 2012 by W.E. Ning
The new Porsche Cayenne GTS has been launched on the China car market, priced at 1.73 million yuan. The GTS comes with a 4.8 V8 pooping out 420hp, good for a 261km/h top speed. China became Porsche's biggest market worldwide in May and the Cayenne tops the sales chart. Via: Sohu.


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Allison writes, My lovely, quirky and sassy sister Sarah is turning 26 and moving to the big apple in 1 month! Eek! I'm super excited for her new adventure and her birthday. She's my favorite =) I'd love to help her arrive in her new abode with some essentials, which is why I need your help! She's had a blue kaboodle since junior high-it's time to upgrade her tool-box. I want to fill it with other goodies, so if you have any suggestions on some fun makeup or other beauty must-haves...that'd be fabulous! She loves makeup so something larger and more structured is essential. Vintagey or funky would be fun! I'm looking for something $50 or less? You guys always find such wonderful treasures-I'm excited!
Awe, Allison, that is super cute! Robin here - I've got 6 awesome train cases for you. None of them are vintage-y, but they're super functional and more structured. If you're looking for vintage, a simple search for "train case" on ebay turns up a ton, though most don't have the compartments of these picks. As for goodies to fill it with, you can't go wrong with e.l.f. products - they're not the highest quality, but they're SUPER affordable and a good way to play around with new colors. I like their mineral eyeshadows, and you can score a huge brush set on the cheap.
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The 36th annual event will be held Tuesday, June 5 at WeaverRidge Golf Club. Participants in the 2012 Braves Club Golf Outing will receive a Braves Club wearable, a buffet lunch and a chance to win hole-in-one prizes that will include a Lexus GS 350, a ladies diamond ring valued at $11,000 donated by Dr. Norman and Brenda Johnson and a Harley Davidson motorcycle, the latter donated by Walters Brothers Harley Davidson.
Bradley men's basketball head coach Geno Ford will visit with golfers on the course and will be joined by women's basketball head coach Paula Buscher as the featured banquet speakers. All participants are invited to ther banquet which will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m.
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Retractable leashes frequently fly in the face of responsible dog walking. They foster laziness and tout it as "freedom" for your dog. They cause injuries to people and pooches alike. Yet you see people walking their dogs on them all the time, big and small. Below are some of the reasons these leashes are NOT the best choice:
The proper way most any trainer will tell you when walking a dog is this: the dog should be walking on a loose leash by your side, NOT in front of you. The person, not the dog, should be in control of the walk. Unless you give enough slack on the retractable line, and your dog is already well behaved, this isn't going to be an option. And the instructions on such leashes advise against leaving any slack. It basically teaches your dog to pull and that by pulling it can gain more control.
It hardly fosters a way for the owner to be in control. In order to regain control of your dog if something should happen or they go too far, you must do a special maneuver. You know the one: that arm swing while engaging the brake and frantic running to catch up to your pooch.
They break. Drop the housing on the ground one too many times or the inner mechanism can break leaving you without the ability to reel in the line; not something you want to happen when out and about with your dog. They are also more easily chewed through than a traditional nylon or leather leash.
They are dangerous. Should you really need to use instructions on a leash to be able to operate it safely? The Flexi company- the self-proclaimed foremost maker of retractable leashes sites cuts and burns, finger amputations and fractures, eye and face injuries, falls, and injuries to bystanders as special precautions. They even have stick figure representations of each scenario. Scary, no? And these types of injuries aren't reserved just for humans.
The bottom line is this: there are few legitimate reasons for your dog to be more than six feet away from you on a leash. It's about control; as the owner, you're the one that should have it. And no bit of retractable cord or tape/belt is going to give you that whether your dog is well behaved or not.
It would be remiss to say there aren't people out there that safely operate these leashes, but convenience shouldn't be your top priority when choosing the way you control your dog in the outside world. Even the best behaved dogs can become victims of circumstance.


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A Yemeni air force plane crashed in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday,February 19, 2013, killing at least 12 people, security sources said. State news agency Saba said three women and two children were among those killed when the plane, on a training flight, came down in a western residential district. Eleven people were wounded, security sources said. Pictures of the crash on social media sites showed one body near burning wreckage of the aircraft. Several cars were on fire and debris littered the street.


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Classically trained singer and "Girls" star Allison Williams has been cast as Peter Pan in NBC's upcoming December 4th telecast of the classic musical "Peter Pan Live!".
In an official statement, NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt says: "We couldn't be happier that Allison Williams is our Peter Pan. She's a lovely rising star on the award-winning show 'Girls' -- where she occasionally shows off her incredible vocal talent -- and we think she will bring the perfect blend of 'boyish' vulnerability and bravado to save the day against Christopher Walken's powerful Captain Hook."
Executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron add: "Allison Williams is a major find. She will reinvent the iconic role of Peter Pan with her wit, her warmth, her dynamic flying and her wonderful musical abilities. The score will be sung beautifully and introduced to a whole new generation of families."
Williams has also appeared on "The Mindy Project" and "The League."
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Feb. 8, 2012
STANFORD, Calif.- Stanford (16-7, 6-5 Pac-12) travels to Southern California this weekend hoping to regain its winning ways.
The Cardinal has dropped four of its last five overall, sliding down to sixth place in the Pac-12 after sitting in a tie for first place in mid-January. The road trip begins with a matchup against UCLA (13-10, 6-5 Pac-12).
The Cardinal Channel's Matt Morrison recently caught up with head coach Johnny Dawkins for a preview of Stanford's upcoming games while looking back at last week.
Some other noteworthy items heading into this weekend:
SoCal Slide
Six years have passed since Stanford last won a road game against either of the Southern California schools (0-6 against UCLA, 0-6 against USC). The Cardinal completed a road sweep through L.A. during the 2004-05 campaign, defeating UCLA 75-64 on Jan. 20 before winning at USC 78-70 two days later. However, Stanford is 0-12 in L.A. (regular season) since that road trip.
Takeaways From The Arizona Game
Aaron Bright, Josh Owens and Chasson Randle scored 10 points apiece as Stanford produced one of its worst offensive performances in recent memory (43 points, 25.4 percent shooting) ... Stanford was held to under 50 points at home for the first time since a 62-46 loss to Santa Clara on Dec. 16, 2006 ... Stanford's 43 points were its fewest at Maples Pavilion since a 43-41 double-overtime loss to Cal back on Feb. 16, 1985 ... Stanford's defense was solid, limiting Arizona to its second-lowest output (56 points) of the year. The Wildcats also shot just 38.3 percent overall ... Josh Huestis played a career-high 32 minutes, scoring six points and snagging eight rebounds ... Chasson Randle was held without an assist for the second time this year. He also did not record an assist in Stanford's near-upset of Syracuse on Nov. 25 ... Stanford trailed 24-23 at halftime, but crept within 49-43 with 1:48 remaining ... Arizona owned a 43-40 rebounding edge, representing only the fifth time this year Stanford has been outrebounded ... Stanford attempted 63 shots compared to Arizona's 47 ... Saturday's 12 p.m. start represented the earliest tip-off at Maples Pavilion in six years. The Cardinal opened its season at home against UC Irvine in a 12 p.m. tip back on Nov. 19, 2005.
Slump Linked To Shooting, Not Turnovers
Tied for the Pac-12 lead in mid-January, Stanford has dropped four of its last five games to slide into a tie for sixth. The main culprit has been a lack of offense, with the Cardinal averaging 60.4 points per game while shooting 36.9 percent overall and 24.0 percent from beyond the arc. However, Stanford has generally protected the basketball, committing 10 turnovers or fewer in each of the last five games. Meanwhile, Stanford has been forcing 12.2 turnovers per game.
Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge
Head coach Johnny Dawkins is proud to support the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula through his participation in Infiniti's ongoing partnership with the NABC, the NCAA and ESPN in the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge. The program includes a $100,000 donation to the winning coach's designated charity. Fan participation will determine the winner over an eight-week period that runs until Feb. 27 on www.ESPN.com/Infiniti. Fans can vote for up to four coaches per day. The winning coach will be announced March 9.
Owens A Dependable Post Option
Josh Owens is enjoying the best season of his career, leading Stanford in both scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg) while starting all 23 games. An active player on both ends of the floor, Owens has also racked up a team-high 25 steals. In addition to scoring in double figures 18 times, Owens has led Stanford in scoring on 10 occasions. Perhaps most impressive, Owens' 59.7 percent field goal percentage (120-201) ranks 13th in the nation.
Randle Making An Impact In Rookie Season
Through the first two months of the year, freshman Chasson Randle was leading Stanford in minutes played. However, he now ranks second (29.6) to Aaron Bright (29.7) in that category. Randle is bidding to become the first freshman to lead Stanford in minutes played since Casey Jacobsen's 28.5 average during the 1999-2000 campaign. The last freshman to average at least 30.0 minutes played in a season was Brevin Knight at 32.7 in 1993-94. Meanwhile, Randle is averaging 11.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while ranking second in steals (24).


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- Full bar
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Il Fornaio Restaurant Review: Irvine's branch of this Italian chain is quite chic, with its blond woods and bistro-esque outdoor patio. Its core lunch and dinner menus include a selection of antipasti, soups, salads, wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, grilled and rotisserie-roasted meats, and a wide variety of desserts. The open kitchen is a delight to watch, and so is the action in the bakery just beyond it, which sells Italian-style breads, as well as pastries and coffee. Favorite entrées include the veal scaloppine with baby artichokes and lemon and the rosemary rotisserie chicken. Pizzas are particularly solid bets (the vegetarian option is our favorite), as are fresh pasta dishes such as seafood linguine or shells with chicken and spinach. Traditional sweets like tiramisu and spumoni gelato are on hand to help round out the meal. There's a good selection of Italian wines, and the patio accommodates schmoozing and people-watching. The restaurant also shows off a progressive side by offering a long list of gluten-free items, including several gluten-free pastas.
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"Cuisinart® PowerEdge Blender" is not available for sale online.
This item may be discontinued or not carried in your nearest store. Please call your local store to check in-store availability before heading there. For informational purposes, the product details and customer reviews are provided.
- The timing will always be perfect with a built-in Count-Up™ Timer, and a pre-programmed Smoothie function with this Cuisinart® PowerEdge™ Blender
- 700 watts
- Blender jar and lid are dishwasher safe for easy cleanup
- Jar capacity: 56 oz.
- Measures 6.9" L x 9.06" W x 17.75" H
- Weighs 12.2 lb.
- 3-year limited manufacturer's warranty
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Cuisinart PowerEdge 700 Blender
Hi, I'm Mary Rogers, Director of Marketing Communications for Cuisinart. This is Cuisinart's PowerEdge Blender. It has 700-watts of power. It has lots of great features. It has a 56-ounce glass blender jar. The lid comes off really easy just by pulling up. It also has a removable insert here that you can use to add liquid or add ingredients during your blending. It has a diecast housing. It's beautifully designed. Also, the blender jar goes on in multiple directions. So it doesn't matter if you're right or left-handed. It's really easy to use. It has an on/off, along with a standby function. So you can have it on and ready to blend when you're ready. The other thing is it has both high and low functions.
It also has a count up timer, so you'll know how long you've been blending. So if a recipe says blend for two minutes, it'll tell you when it's done. The other thing that's really great is that has a pulse function, a puree function. You have a special button just for soups and sauces, ice crush, and a preprogrammed smoothie function. Let me show you how to make a smoothie. It's really quick and easy. Put in your frozen fruit. We use frozen fruit because it's a lot easier than having to worry about adding ice cubes. We're gonna add a banana,but if your fruit isn't frozen and you are using fresh, don't worry about it. Just add about ten ice cubes. Yogurt. This happens to be vanilla. You can use any kind that you like, and a generous helping of orange juice. Then all we're going to do is put the lid on. Since our blender is in standby, it's already on and read, we just hit the smoothie function, and there you go.
It tells you that it's all ready. It beeps when it's done. It also has a six-edge blade assembly that is really great for making a really great vortex and blending really efficiently. Look how gorgeous that looks. You can do a lot of great things with your PowerEdge Blender. You can puree soups. You can make a vinaigrette. You can actually make a beautiful smoothie, or even margaritas. It's a really useful tool for your kitchen.


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Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Dude Time Doodles 28 November New Releases and Blog Hop
I've used Tree Topping Tim and coloured him with Promarkers - he will be available in the store to buy real soon so make sure you do because after 15th December, the doors will close and you won't be able to get him!
If you've arrived at me from The Dude Time Doodles Blog then you are on the right track although there is no start or finish point - just as long as you work your way through each of the blogs and leave us a comment at each point then you'll be in with a chance of winning! After you have left me a comment, pop over to Dawn.
The Clip Art Fairy and layered my image and sentiment (Studio G acrylic stamp) onto some random red card I found in my stash. The star is actually a chipboard tree ornament I bought from Tesco last year - 10 for £1 and because the pattern didn't match, I covered it in some more offcut paper and then inked the edges.
Good luck with the hop and thank you to Dude Time Doodles, Boni, Anne and Tammy for all the help, support, laughs and giggles behind the scenes! I'm following all the DT so I keep in touch!
I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
ABC Challenges: Anything Goes
Cards For Men: Merry Christmas
Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
Paper: The Clip Art Fairy freebie
Sentiment: Studio G acrylic stamp
Star: Tesco Christmas tree ornament, covered with red card and inked
25 comments:
- debby4000 said...
Fabulous card.
- 28 November 2012 at 07:53
- Dawn Lancaster said...
I just love that paper Ruth! Your card is ace my friend!
Dawn xx
- 28 November 2012 at 07:53
- CraftyGirl said...
Great paper and coloring on your card.
- 28 November 2012 at 10:33
- Avril Ann said...
Fabulous card, Ruth, love that image, xxx
- 28 November 2012 at 10:43
- Tammy said...
Hard to believe we won't be a team any longer but its been such fun while it lasted! Thanks for all of your support and friendship! Love your card, it really is a Christmas Joy!
- 28 November 2012 at 11:21
- Pumpy said...
I love this card and the image is so good, I wonder how many well intending Dads end up on the floor!!!! Sorry Duds are closing.
- 28 November 2012 at 11:32
- Anne Temple said...
Fabulous card Ruth! Love the plaid paper. I'm so glad we were able to be on the team since the beginning and I'll miss the behind the scene stuff too. I'll visit often and see how you and the boys are doing.
- 28 November 2012 at 12:59
- snappy scrappy said...
So cute! Lee-Ann :)
- 28 November 2012 at 13:42
- NanaConnie said...
Tree Topper Tim is a great new image and I love the card, Ruth. What a fab find on that paper! Great coloring. I'm going to miss Dude Time so much. :-(
- 28 November 2012 at 13:57
- Maria said...
love this card
- 28 November 2012 at 15:21
- Debi said...
Really cute image. Reminds me of a Norman Rockwell image I had framed for my dad.
- 28 November 2012 at 15:56
- jimlynn said...
I can't even begin to tell you had sad I am about DTD closing! I'm going to miss all those images so much.
Love your wonderful card with the adorable image. That DP you used is just WOWSERS too!
- 28 November 2012 at 16:04
- McCrafty's Cards said...
Brilliant card Ruth, I love the paper and the big star, It has been a pleasure working with you, I will still be visiting your blog.
Kevin xx
- 28 November 2012 at 17:17
- Penny said...
Very cute card--love the fun image & coloring, your paper & embellishment! :^)
Hugs, Penny
- 28 November 2012 at 19:00
- Sharon said...
A great card - love the tartan background! It's been great being on the DT with you!!!
- 28 November 2012 at 19:28
- mags said...
Lovely card Ruth. Super backing paper and love the large star. Been great working with you at DTD but will still be popping by.
- 28 November 2012 at 20:00
- Dawn Lancaster said...
Stopped back now I have a bit of time to say it's been great working with you Ruth! I'm sure we'll still see each other often in blogland! Look forward to seeing what happens next!
Dawn xx
- 28 November 2012 at 20:42
- Jackie said...
This is such a cool card! I think you nailed the whole masculine thing...I have a major problem in this area! Thanks so much for joining us @ ABC Challenges!!!
- 29 November 2012 at 02:02
- Berni Cuttino said...
Awe so sweet and cute, beautiful design and fabulous coloring. Gorgeous card! Thanks for visiting and leaving the sweet luv.
- 29 November 2012 at 02:55
- Kathy said...
Lovely, Ruth
- 29 November 2012 at 20:49
- Michelle B. said...
Love this image! Fun paper to go along with a fun image, great job! Thanks for joining in our Merry Christmas challenge at Cards for Men!
- 29 November 2012 at 21:49
- KristiDaroci said...
these images are amazing
- 1 December 2012 at 01:40
- Charlene Mitchell said...
LOVE that dp Ruth! Great card and what a way to say goodbye at DTD! Have you bookmarked so I can still check in from time-to-time! Take care,Charlene
- 2 December 2012 at 21:31
- nwilliams6 said...
Ruth, you should kick me next time you see me because I am soooo late in commenting. This week (and every week lately) got away from me some how. I love your card - great coloring and papers. I have sure enjoyed being on the DTD team with you - you are one talented girl. Hugz!
- 3 December 2012 at 00:08
- Patty Gorka said...
Ha...ha...! I love your image, what a fun card! Thanks for joining us at ABC Challenges this week!
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Popcorn Sutton, Legenday Moonshiner, Headed to the Pokey
With the economy now reminiscent of the Great Depression, we bring you some legal news straight out of Prohibition.
Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, a legend of Appalachia, is headed to prison for moonshining and weapons charges. (In case you couldn't guess, he's the fellow in the hat in this AP photo.)
Last year, Sutton pleaded guilty to illegal production of distilled spirits and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. A federal judge Monday sentenced him to 18 months in prison, the Asheville Citizen Times reports.
"I'm a very sick man," Sutton told the paper. "I'd like to die at home instead of in a penitentiary."
Sutton was arrested in March for allegedly running a moonshining operation that produced hundreds of gallons of the hard stuff.
The defendant was well known thanks to his book "Me and My Likker," along with Internet videos and cable TV documentaries on how to make moonshine.
Robert Reeves, a federal prosecutor, introduced several of the videos Monday in court, claiming they showed that Sutton "flaunted criminal activity."
"Your moonshining is a violation of the law," the judge told Sutton. "I don't care how it is glamorized on the History Channel or the Discovery Channel."
We have to imagine that Popcorn is a fan of George Jones, a/k/a "The Possum," one of the legends of country music.
Here are lyrics from his classic, "White Lightning"
Well in North Carolina, way back in the hills
Me and my old pappy had a hand in a still
We brewed white lightnin' 'til the sun went down
Then he'd fill him a jug and he'd pass it around
Mighty, mighty pleasin, pappy's corn squeezin'
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Dec 21, 2010 8:45 AM
Tired of the 24-hour Christmas music marathons but still looking to keep in the holiday spirit? Try Tinsel Tales: Favorite Holiday Stories from NPR ($16) on for size. In a modern version of the Christmas story, Jesus is born in an abandoned factory near Cleveland and the Three Wise Persons come bearing gifts of Chipotle gift cards. In another story, a son believed missing in action during WWII is found in time for a holiday celebration. In yet another, a Vietnam vet tells about a "Silent Night" that brought hope to patients in a military hospital. As with NPR, these stories are touching, funny and insightful, and sure to become part of your holiday traditions.
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