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Remember to file your FAFSA every year. Follow the highlighted links below to complete your application process online, step by step. For more information, check out this 7-step tutorial.
**Mid Year Transfers begin at Step 3.
Obtain a Federal Student Aid ID from the Department of Education. At least one parent must obtain a FSA ID. Students and parents will use this FSA ID to electronically "sign" FAFSA and federal loan applications. Your FSA ID will be used each year you apply for financial assistance. For more information you can read How to create an FSA ID.
Print out and complete the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the Web Pre-Application Worksheet. You will use this worksheet to complete the
FAFSA.. You should complete your FAFSA about 2-3 weeks
after completing your tax returns but no later than March 1 of
the award year. After this date your eligibility may decrease as
we commit aid to other students. Be sure to choose the "sign application using FSA ID" option. Oneonta's Federal Code is 002847.
At the end of the FAFSA online process, you will have an opportunity to complete a New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application. If you missed that opportunity, you may complete TAP on the Web now. Oneonta's TAP code is 0930.
Check the status of your FAFSA
here. You will need your FSA ID(Step 1) to access this site. Transfer students must make sure to release their FAFSA data to SUNY Oneonta. You will make that correction electronically by
adding school code 002847. You should also inform New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC) that you will attend SUNY Oneonta.
You can review your TAP status and make corrections
electronically by visiting
My HESC Account Access.
New students will receive an Oneonta username and password (not to be confused with your FSA ID) to access personal records, including financial aid information, at http://my.oneonta.edu
You will receive an eAward notification once the college receives your FAFSA data, and you are accepted by the Admissions Office. You should review your eAward Letter at eAward letter and (Terms of Financial Aid awards). You will find additional explanation about your award letter and you should become familiar with your Rights and Responsibilities as a student aid recipient. Please contact the Financial Aid Office to decline any part of your award.
We may require additional documentation. Failure to submit
requested documentation, within 30 days, may result in a forfeiture of your eligibility.We will notify you of any needs that we may have. You may view our institutional verification policies here. You may view your outstanding requirements here. Do not send copies of tax returns unless requested.
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Once New York State has a completed application and the state budget process has finished, you will receive a TAP award certificate from NYSHESC with your official TAP award. In the meantime, you may see an estimated TAP award appearing on your Financial Aid Award. You may review your TAP application status and/or make address or college code changes. Oneonta's TAP code is 0930. Questions about your award should be directed to NYSHESC (888-697-4372).
If you received a Federal Work Study Award (FWS) as part of your package, please understand this is an opportunity to work and be paid on a bi-weekly basis. Most students use this funding source as extra spending cash during the semester.
All FWS students are required to read the Federal Work Study Guide. The guide will instruct you how to complete the FWS process in order to begin working.
If you previously borrowed Federal Perkins Loan and completed the electronic MPN in a prior year no action is necessary at this time.
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All student/parent loans are processed through the Federal Direct Student Loan Programs. You may not begin this process until July.
Returning students who have borrowed previously will be processed automatically.
New students seeking student loans will complete two steps:
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If your parents plan to borrow from the Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), student and one parent must complete these steps:
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If, after reviewing eligibility details of the new Federal Teach Grant, you qualify for this program and are interested in learning more, you must complete a TEACH Grant Counseling interview. The second step requires you to make an appointment and meet with your financial aid counselor. If you are still interested, you will be instructed to make an appointment and meet with your Division of Education faculty adviser. Once you have completed these steps in this order, you will meet again with your financial aid counselor to finalize your award and be given instructions on when and how to complete your Agreement to Serve ATS.
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3. Coordinate the comprehensive planning, designing, drafting, editing, and publication of web content to an enterprise-level website.
4. Maintain quality control across the site (links, photos, functionality, accessibility, content) including review of content prior to publication to ensure compliance with applicable federal and industry standards and regulations.
5. Advise agency authors and management on how best to develop and present web material that is highly effective, usable, and useful to both the target audience and for the agency's purpose.
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On last night's Food Network episode of "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives," Guy Fieri took the Camaro to three cities in this episode titled "Dynamite Duos."
Guy went to the East Village of New York City to Ducks Eatery. Will and Julie Horowitz partnered up with some friends to create this place in 2012. Will learned cooking from his grandparents on both sides who were chefs and his travels to Nepal inspired his odd fusion creations. Guy got to watch how he makes the goat neck with nearly the entire cabinet of spices and herbs. After marinating overnight, they are smoked and then roasted again in the marinade. Guy agreed it was in the top three goat dishes he has ever eaten. Next he watched as Will made the prep for their whole chicken wings. Using several spices he made another overnight marinade. After they enjoyed their overnight bath, he smoked them and then deep fried them and coated them with jerk sauce. The wings were huge, and the flavors were truly unique.
In Miami, Guy went to Whisk Gourmet Food & Catering, a Southern gourmet low-country flair restaurant opened by brother and sister Brendan and Kristin Connor in 2007. When Brendan made a whole fried snapper, Guy loved the great fish flavor that was not disguised with heavy breading. The braised ribs were marinaded, cooked in a slow oven, and then grilled with their delicious barbeque sauce for a flavor that had a unique flavor without smoking that Guy highly recommends.
In Eureka, he went to Café Nooner to meet with Lorena and Joe Filgas, who did a Creole-Mediterranean fusion style of cooking in their restaurant. They support the local farmers and bakers and what they don't make themselves, they get locally. Serving many vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free items, and support seventeen local producers. Lorene made their Creole spice rub and made pulled pork that had Guy's hair standing up!
If you cannot hop in the red Camaro with Guy, tune in, and he may be coming to a place near you on "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives."
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Massey Energy stock sinks 10% after mine explosion
Filed under: Disasters, news, Politics
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Shares of Massey Energy plunged more than 8% Tuesday, one day after an explosion at one of the company's coal mines in West Virginia killed at least 25 workers and left 4 missing.
The blast took place at the Upper Big Branch Mine, about 30 miles south of Charleston, during a shift change Monday afternoon.
Massey Energy stock was down 10% at 12:25 p.m. ET Tuesday. Still, the company's shares are up almost 20% year-to-date. Massey's headquarters are in Richmond.
The cause of the explosion, the deadliest U.S. mining disaster in 25 years, was unknown Tuesday.
Massey was previously fined for violations at the Upper Big Branch and other mines, said David Lipschitz, a senior analyst at Credit Agricole Securities.
"Massey has probably had more fines and other issues than its competitors," Lipschitz said. "Of course, violations can be something like trash on the floor. I'm not excusing them, but coal is a tough industry."
Lipschitz expects that the disaster will hurt only 2010 earnings. Even if the Upper Big Branch mine is shut down for nine months or a year following the accident, he doesn't expect it to affect the bottom line in 2011 or 2012.
The stock should bounce back in the coming weeks, Lipschitz said, just as it did following a dip that occurred after a 2006 mine fire that killed two workers.
"The price will lag for a few days as people absorb the tragedy," Lipschitz said, "but we'll soon get back to focusing on strong market fundamentals."


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Rob Corddry's "Children's Hospital" Takes TV Drama to a New Low
In this summer's crop of new TV shows, there is one series that aims to break the mold of that old standby, the hospital drama. It has a splashy cast of characters, from Henry Winkler (also known as "The Fonz" from Happy Days) to film star Megan Mullally. The show in question is "Children's Hospital" premiering this week on cable stations across America. Produced by actor and political activist Rob Corddry, the concept behind the show is clever– a children's hospital with plenty of heart-wrenching scenes of young people suffering, lightened by comedic moments and an endless cycle of love trysts between the good-looking actors. But does this new show cross the line from melodrama into cheap exploitation?
A careful review of Children's Hospital's first episodes and its promotional material will lead one to conclude that the series is wholly inappropriate for children and is equally offensive to adults. It contains graphic sexual and violent content. As the program is based in a hospital, medical procedures are shown in great detail, with blood, open wounds and surgery being frequent. Violence usually includes explicit examples of injuries, graphic depictions of autopsies and bloody corpses.
The sexual content in this series is usually deviant and perverse. Characters engage in sex frequently, and sex-related dialogue and innuendo is common. Often sex scenes depicting panting and partial nudity are shown. Other sexual content includes, but is not limited to, references to lesbian situations, adultery, premarital sex and masturbation. Foul language primarily consists of the words "bitch," "damn," "whore," "ass," and "hell." There are also scenes of alcohol abuse.
In the final analysis, Children's Hospital feels like nothing more than a gratuitous attempt to profit from the emotionally charged issue of children's illnesses. For many a parent, particularly those whose kids suffer from disabilities or life-threatening diseases, this is delicate territory. The extent that this show exploits and pushes buttons will strike many as offensive and repulsive. In addition, the plot lines for this TV drama are outrageous and frankly implausible. This low budget project appears to be yet another sad attempt to ride on the coattails of such popular shows as Grey's Anatomy and House M.D..
In conclusion, it might be worthwhile to reflect on another recent television controversy. When Fox's dubious series "Family Guy" mocked Sarah Palin's son Trig for his Downs Syndrome, Governor Palin released a poignant response about TV shows that seek to profit from the suffering of an innocent child. It was written by her daughter and posted to the Governor's Facebook account:
"People with special needs face challenges that many of us will never confront, and yet they are some of the kindest and most loving people you'll ever meet. Their lives are difficult enough as it is, so why would anyone want to make their lives more difficult by mocking them? As a culture, shouldn't we be more compassionate to innocent people – especially those who are less fortunate? Shouldn't we be willing to say that some things just are not funny? Are there any limits to what some people will do or say in regards to my little brother or others in the special needs community?" —Bristol Palin
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Donate food, money to your local food bank!
To DONATE food or money to your local food bank, please see this list of Seattle area food banks.
To VOLUNTEER for food banks or meals programs, please call:
- Food Resources, 206-694-6757 (food banks)
- Food Lifeline: 545-6600, x 237 (warehouse for many area food banks)
- Meals Partnership Coalition, 957-3857 (hot meal programs)
- OPERATION: Sack Lunch, 1-206-922-2015 (hot meal program and homelessness.)
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Thousands of gun owners, many lawfully armed, rallied at the State Capitol in Hartford on Saturday to protest gun laws enacted in Connecticut. Organized by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, the rally served to introduce activists to legal measures being taken in the courts to repeal those edicts, to promote support for politicians pledging to support the right to keep and bear arms, and to give fed up gun owners a public forum to voice their defiance of orders to surrender their firearms.
This correspondent was invited to be keynote speaker, and part one of that speech is embedded in the video player, above. Due to the length of the entire speech, just over 28 minutes, part two is posted on YouTube.
Also posted on You Tube are speeches from all the other speakers invited to address the rally, recorded by Palin Smith. Those who could not attend the event in person can watch the speeches at their leisure as time permits, and share the events of the day with other gun rights activists.
UPDATE LINKS: The speech references a photo taken with the late Otis McDonald and a Sunday appearance on Armed American Radio. Also, a significant portion of it was modified from this GUNS Magazine article.
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College Hockey:At long last, Minnesota gives a No. 1 team upper hand over a No. 2 team
The numbers were stacked against No. 1 Minnesota on Tuesday in its non-conference showdown with No. 2 Notre Dame at Mariucci Arena.
Only certain numbers, though.
In the 15-plus seasons of the USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll, a No. 1 team had never won a home game against a No. 2 team.
In the last 10 games between the top two teams in the rankings, the No. 1 team was winless.
Minnesota was winless in five appearances in a 1-versus-2 game.
The Golden Gophers took care of business with a 4-1 victory over the Fighting Irish, and they took care of those three trends, too.
A home No. 1 team improved to 1-6-1 against the No. 2. The last time No. 1 beat No. 2 in any game was Dec. 29, 2000, when Michigan State beat Boston College in the Great Lakes Invitational.
The Gophers finally got in the win column in games matching the top two teams in the rankings at 1-4-1.
In 17 overall games between the top two teams since the start of the 1997-98 season, No. 1 improved to 5-8-4.
Before Tuesday, it had been almost five years since we've seen a game of this rankings magnitude. We've started a page listing all of those games, and you can find it here.
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I'll admit it. At various times over the years, I've flirted with the idea of seriously investing in wine. Not just buying a case or two of blue-chip wines and locking them in my basement. I even went so far as to discuss with a friend of mine in the financial services industry what it would take to put together a wine investment fund.
I know that such things have been done, some of them even by people who weren't criminals. But every time I got close, I eventually got spooked. I probably didn't have the self-confidence to pull it off. When it comes to real investing, I'm rather conservative in my approach -- not risk-averse -- I just want to know exactly what I'm investing in, and how it works, from the fundamentals to the specifics.
It turns out that while there was a chance I would have made money, I most likely would have lost a boatload in the process. At least, that's what I'm taking from this remarkably candid and cogent article by a millionaire wine investor in Barron's.
The author, Thomas O. Ryder, followed a prototypical journey to becoming a serious wine collector, from the starting bottles of Blue Nun and Thunderbird to buying Petrus by the case, back when you could get it for $50 a bottle. Ryder, who is a successful publishing executive and sits on several boards, including notably, Amazon.Com's, even made some money selling a few cases of such fortuitous purchases. In 2007, he unloaded a few hundred bottles at Sotheby's for $2 Million.
But, as he goes on to write, that might as well have been a different universe. His most recent selection of a few hundred bottles that he delivered to the auction house were estimated to bring in a paltry $100,000 or so.
The fine wine marketplace has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, and Ryder goes on to outline quite clearly what has happened.
It's a well written article, and worth reading, even if you've never imagined buying wine for an investment. And if you have, well then this should disabuse you of the notion once and for all.
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In 1972, Bodegas LAN was founded and named after the initials of the 3 provinces in the Rioja Designation of Origin of Spain: La Rioja; Alava; Navarra. Bodegas LAN is located in the heart of Rioja Alta. The vineyard is situated in a breathtaking portion of the River Ebro. The vineyard occupies an area in which the climate, river and soil endow already exceptional grapes with a unique personality.
"Fresh and balanced, this red brims with cherry, spice and licorice, with light, firm tannins and vibrant acidity. The texture is generous yet delicate. Not heavy, but vivacious. Drink now through 2014. 200,000 cases made." – 90 Pts from Wine Spectator.
On the nose it smells of sour cherries, herbs, forest undergrowth, mulch, and mushrooms. It's palate delivers herbal and rustic qualities, with enough tannin to help it pair well with hearty food. It is dry, well-balanced and showing great development. Cold starters, pasta and cheeses will pair exceptionally well with this wine.


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Developing a 21st Century Workforce in Georgia…
By Empowering Every Student with the Tools to Succeed
"Every child in Georgia deserves the opportunity to embrace their skills and pursue an educational path that challenges them intellectually and prepares them for the modern workforce. Teachers and local school systems deserve the flexibility to offer every student the most effective learning environment for their individual needs."
- Lt. Governor Casey Cagle
One student can have an entirely different learning style from the next and can boast a unique skill set that might not fit a particular academic environment. Sadly, many young men and women lose interest in seeking a high school diploma or an advanced degree because they do not see the significance in what they are learning.
Georgia must find a way to take essential academic courses and integrate them with hands-on, relevent education. All students deserve an opportunity to pursue an educational path that will lead to a well-paying job. It is imperative Georgia seeks innovative solutions to effectively help each child prepare for a 21st Century workforce.
Where Georgia needs to be:
- The core of educational reform needs to be a curriculum designed to meet the needs of the individual child and give teachers who have the freedom to create the right learning environment for the classroom.
- That freedom includes allowing students choices on which academic path that will cater to their interests and learning style.
- Just as Georgia needs young men and women following higher educational paths at 4-year colleges, there is an urgent need to embrace students wanting to join a highly skilled workforce equipped with the training and tools to compete with other job seekers across the nation in a high-tech 21st Century job market.
What Georgia is doing to get there:
This fundamental change in how students are taught here in Georgia is something Lt. Governor Cagle has passionately fought for during his time as a public servant. He has led the charge to ensure every child in Georgia has the ability to pursue their own path towards a quality education.
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Quantitative Reasoning Requirement
The goal of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement is to ensure that every graduate of the College achieves a certain level of proficiency in using and analyzing quantitative information.
Quantitative Reasoning is the methodology used to analyze quantitative information to make decisions, judgments, and predictions. It involves defining a problem by means of numerical or geometrical representations of real-world phenomena, determining how to solve it, deducing consequences, formulating alternatives, and predicting outcomes. QR courses may come from a wide range of disciplines representing the natural and social sciences.
Students may fulfill this requirement by:
- Passing one course of three of more credits designated for full QR credit (QR/1); or
- Passing two courses (at least one of which must be of three or more credits) designated for half QR credit (QR/2).
Advanced Placement (AP) courses may not be used to meet the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Courses transferred from another college or university do not generally carry QR credit, except in the following circumstances:
- QR is considered fulfilled for all science, math, and computer science concentrators who transfer in the required prerequisites courses;
- Transfer credit of at least three credits for PHYSICS 125, 126, 140, 240, or a statistics course receive (QR/1) credit.
Courses used to satisfy the QR requirement also may satisfy other College requirements.
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There is a certain method to the massive number of pennies that one Oklahoma college student laid at the feet for his final tuition payment. How many pounds you might ask? At least over 500 pounds were carted and wheeled in by Southwestern Christian University senior Andrew Magbee paid his final $974.17 school tuition bill in pennies, according to Fox News Insider.
What was he thinking besides "I have a lot of loose change I have to get rid of!" Not really, but this former college senior actually has a much more significant message that even President Obama and his welfare state policy focus should take copious notes on.
He wanted to graduate from college completely debt free because and be the one of the three in 10 students that leave college without financial strings attached for years to come. It was of course hard going for the college student and the estimated 100,0000 pennies represented "anything from collecting aluminum cans to opening a sub shop, and even mowing lawns," reported Fox News Insider.
There is another message that the president and his 17 trillion dollar movable debt ceiling, that literally every penny matters.
For those other college students and college students to be this fall semester Magbee shares this advice, "That cutting lawns and doing other similar jobs matter and that working hard counts!"
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Well, today is the day for couples. It is a fine holiday. I have been known to celebrate it in the past. I am pseudo-single right now. I technically have a boyfriend sort of. You know the one that broke up with me the day after I started this journey. But, then we got back together, but he still moved back to Portland, and I am here in California. More on THAT one maybe later. It is very complicated and more than I would like to talk about in this blog. It is difficult to talk about and involves some of my depression. But, enough about that. I am physically alone this Valentine's day. Well, unless you count the dog. But, it would be a little weird to count the dog, although she IS very cuddly. :) I am okay with this. I am working on me right now. I am focusing on my health be it spiritual, emotional and physical. I do not need roses and chocolates (boo chocolates) to make me happy. My friend is sending me some Britta water bottles that is pretty cool and better than chocolate! :)
Yesterday I went for a spa day and got my toes all pretty for myself. It felt wonderful to get a foot massage. I didn't realize how sore they are from running. That was nice that I treated myself.
Tomorrow my friends and I are going to Valentine's Day Weekend Karaoke. That will be tons of fun since I haven't seen them now since my birthday and I was 30 pounds heavier. Woot. So, at least there will be some fun happening for the weekend.
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Triangle Baby Quilt
Fox Hollow by Monaluna, which I won in a giveaway a while back from The Sewing Journal. This line is so adorable! The perfect choice for a babyish (but not too babyish) and girly (but not too girly) quilt. I decided to go with triangles for the design, and scattered the print triangles among lots of white, a look inspired by Adrianne's Rebel Amish quilt. Then a little straight-line quilting finished her off.
crazy candy-cane warm-up pants!)
47 comments:
- Liane Radford said...
Love this quilt! And the fox fabric is so cute!
- February 8, 2013 at 12:42 PM
- tubakk said...
This quilt turned out so pretty. And the back side is just as pretty as the front. You can be proud of this, for sure.
- February 8, 2013 at 12:43 PM
- Lucinda Fenske said...
Very nicely done! Love it!
- February 8, 2013 at 12:53 PM
- Maggie said...
I think the bias stripes only look candy canish in the closeups- in the shots that show the whole quilt it blends nicely with the quilt.
- February 8, 2013 at 1:01 PM
- Samantha said...
I quite like the striped binding- not to candy cane-ish at all! And that fabric does strike just the right balance of adorable but not too babyish!
- February 8, 2013 at 1:21 PM
- Poppyprint said...
That's a fantastic baby quilt and I love how you've quilted it. A stripey biased binding is my absolute fav. I think it adds great energy to a quilt.
- February 8, 2013 at 2:04 PM
- Elaine said...
Love the design for the quilt! Just wonderful!
- February 8, 2013 at 2:07 PM
- Patricia said...
I always like stripes cut on bias for binding. It adds a lot!
- February 8, 2013 at 2:12 PM
- Faith Jones said...
This is so cute and I love the quilting!
- February 8, 2013 at 2:16 PM
- Katie B said...
Hey, as an Indiana fan, I can confirm that the red-and-white stripes are always going to be a win! (And let's not talk about last night's game, mmkay?)
This is really cute, Lee! The triangles are just perfect.
- February 8, 2013 at 2:44 PM
- Jenny said...
I love this, and it's an awesome way to showcase fabrics that you may only have little bits of.
- February 8, 2013 at 2:45 PM
- Karen said...
Those foxy prints are gorgeous! And I love it when the back of the quilt is as lovely as the front, great job :o)
- February 8, 2013 at 3:11 PM
- Tina ~ Seaside Stitches said...
I love it! Love every detail.
- February 8, 2013 at 3:20 PM
- Jenelle said...
This is such a fun quilt! I really like this collection too. My first impression was that the binding was perfect for this project and lent a whimsical quality to the quilt. I like it! :)
- February 8, 2013 at 3:27 PM
- Chris S said...
Very cute!
- February 8, 2013 at 3:47 PM
- Heidi Staples said...
Absolutely adorable! I love this collection!
- February 8, 2013 at 3:53 PM
- Patricia said...
It is just totally adorable and would absolutely love it.
- February 8, 2013 at 4:02 PM
- SewCalGal said...
Sweet baby quilt.
- February 8, 2013 at 4:47 PM
- SIMPLESEW said...
So adorable.. I love the colors.. Also your invited to my 1 yr Blogaversary Monday,, lots of giveaways.. cya
- February 8, 2013 at 4:50 PM
- Dianne Neale said...
A beautiful quilt. I love the colours. And I think the back is just as nice as the front!
- February 8, 2013 at 5:05 PM
- Karen@littlebirdiequilting said...
that's a beautiful, fresh looking quilt; nicest little baby quilt I've seen for a long time. Lovely choices!
- February 8, 2013 at 5:10 PM
- Katy Cameron said...
Cute, and I love both the front and the back :o)
- February 8, 2013 at 6:15 PM
- factotum-of-arts.com said...
beautiful quilt - front and back. Lovely!!
- February 8, 2013 at 6:43 PM
- diane said...
It's perfect. The back and the front are both beautiful
- February 8, 2013 at 6:48 PM
- knitnkwilt said...
- February 8, 2013 at 6:54 PM
- traceyjay said...
so cute! And I LOVE how you did the back! ♥
baby quilts are the best.
- February 8, 2013 at 9:37 PM
- MsMidge said...
That is just divine! I just finished your Kissing Fish quilt which was a huge challenge for me! This looks a little more tame for my liking? lol
- February 8, 2013 at 9:54 PM
- Chara Michele said...
This is just darling! (And I actually love the binding! I don't think it looks too candy cane!)
- February 8, 2013 at 10:02 PM
- Renae said...
Oh my! I've been making coaster sets from this fabric (with red striped binding!) and was looking at the scraps last night wondering what to do with it - I LOVE the random triangles with the plain colours! You have inspired me :)
- February 8, 2013 at 11:13 PM
- Dea said...
It's adorable!
- February 9, 2013 at 2:53 AM
- Becky (My Fabric Obsession) said...
I love it! great design, fabrics, quilting! So fantastic Lee.
- February 9, 2013 at 7:01 PM
- Sarah said...
just beautiful!
- February 9, 2013 at 11:06 PM
- Hollie Lobosky said...
This is so adorable! Love it!
- February 9, 2013 at 11:22 PM
- Kate Brown said...
I love it! Very cute fabrics and I like the mommy fox too :)
- February 10, 2013 at 3:43 PM
- Plum Cox said...
What a lovely quilt! I think that the bias on the binding is perfect, and wouldn't change anything.
- February 10, 2013 at 4:09 PM
- Andrea Pannell said...
LOVE this! I love triangles and I love white space. Perfect.
- February 10, 2013 at 4:56 PM
- Nancy@OwensOlivia said...
Love it! I'm always a fan of triangles! :)
- February 12, 2013 at 5:59 PM
- ChristaQuilts said...
I actually like the candy cane striped binding. It think it adds a bit of whimsy to the quilt. And the outline quilting is perfect! Very simple yet enough :-)
- February 12, 2013 at 8:58 PM
- Terry Aske Art Quilts said...
Love the baby quilt!
- February 14, 2013 at 10:21 PM
- Pieces of Sunshine said...
This turned out beautifully, a nice mix of colours and white.
- February 18, 2013 at 3:20 PM
- schlawittchen said...
One of the most beautiful quilts I've seen so far ♥. Thank you very much for the inspiration!
- March 28, 2013 at 3:47 AM
- Polly @ Helping Little Hands said...
I have a lot of triangles left over from cutting out hexagons for another quilt...now I know what to do with all my left over triangles!
- April 23, 2013 at 9:35 PM
- Grace said...
I am a beginner quilter...is there a way I can get a pattern for this? I love the geometry, size and colors! I checked out the Rebel Amish post from Bluebell, but there weren't really any directions either... My friend is having a baby shower in August and I would love to make this for her baby girl. Thanks for any help you can provide :)
- July 3, 2013 at 11:37 AM
- Lee said...
Hi Grace - sorry, I don't have a pattern for this one. I was kind of winging it and working without a pattern - I have a 60-degree triangle ruler, so I just cut triangles and sewed them together until I had the size I wanted! I know that's not much help, sorry. : ) I'm sure if you search the patterns on Craftsy or the Fat Quarter Shop, you might be able to find a similar pattern somewhere. Good luck!
- July 3, 2013 at 11:53 AM
- Polly @ Pieces by Polly said...
I finally got my own triangle quilt finished. Thanks so much for the inspiration! You can see mine here http://www.piecesbypolly.com/2013/09/modern-rocket-boys-triangle-quilt.html
- September 23, 2013 at 1:16 PM
- Betsy said...
Hi Lee- we love, love this quilt so much we would like to replicate it exactly. Could you tell us the overall size and the size of your triangles? Would love to know and can't wait to get started. Thanks so much for sharing!
- December 1, 2014 at 8:32 PM
- Lee said...
Hi Betsy - Sorry, I don't remember any of the measurements or specifics, and since I gave away the quilt to another family, I can't get it out and look! But I do know I used a 60-degree tri-rec ruler, if that helps. My guess is the triangles are between 4" and 5" tall. And I usually make my baby quilts around 36" x 48" in size. Sorry I can't help more!
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Over the last year Guerin has dedicated herself to a single shape. Every painting begins with the same premise — the same subject: an abstract shape originally derived from a chair, it has, over the course of its repetition developed other affinities as well. Sometimes it looks like a hat, or a four leaf clover, or a corporeal organ. Certainly it stands in for a figure. It is at once empty and pregnant with meaning.  By working exclusively with this shape, Guerin explores the medium of paint, focusing on its expansive possibilities, while remaining formally constricted. A collection of these works are presently on view at Columbia College's Glass Curtain Galley, in a group show called "Slow Read."  Painters Emiliano Cerna-Rios, Magalie Guerin, Brian Kapernekas, Nazafarin Lotfi and Tim Nickodemus hang their work with accompanying, personally curated libraries. Guerin, for her part, includes a  journal with notes from studio visits, reflections on the history of paintings, the work of her peers and her romantic life.
Caroline Picard: You use a repeating shape or motif throughout this series of works. Can you talk about how you discovered this shape?
Magalie Guerin: Well, it's an invented shape loosely based on a chair design. As I worked with it, it ended up looking more like a hat, so I call it the Hat shape although now it seems to have morphed into an organ of some sorts… But really, it's a structural form onto which I apply the paint.
CP: When we met in your studio, I feel like there was a point where you started talking about the shape in terms of a relationship, as though each iteration of the shape is another portrait that offers new insight. Suddenly the shape seems less abstract and more personal — is that fair? Has your relationship to the shape changed over time? Do you ever fight with the shape?
MG: Yes, that's fair (perhaps a little strange too). The shape has become a kind of companion to me, a pet form. There's a strong association in my mind now between my studio practice and that particular shape. I'm not sure how I can let it go at this point; it's been a year. My relationship to it is very similar to any relationship—sometimes I'm bored stiff with it or I love it or I'm angry at it.
CP: I like thinking about how the shape somehow lives in your studio. Almost as though when you are in the studio you inhabit its space.
MG: Or it mine… it's all very symbiotic.Â
CP: Does it feel like the shape exists as a thing that is separate and autonomous from you? Or do you feel like it is a projection of your own inner space?
MG: Hmmm, that's a hard question and it creeps me out a little! A Cronenberg-esque scenario… So let's think of the work— the paintings, not the shape itself. They wouldn't exist without me so it does start with a projection of some sorts. But once they leave the studio, they develop a relationship with others so I could say a life of their own.
CP: I'm also interested in the idea of repetition and practice — it seems at the core of this project somehow and very meditative also (if that's the right word). In other words, you return to paint the same shape again and again in different frames, with different colors and surfacing approaches — the shape remains the same, and yet I imagine your experience of the process changes dramatically depending on the day, the week, the month, depending on the peculiar challenges one composition demands, and depending on your own emotional landscape…what is that process like?
MG: I wish the process was meditative! It's way too hard to be. I did reduce the possibilities in the studio in terms of size and shape but everything else is wide open so there's a lot to attend to. Basically, I'm trying to create a focused practice and repetition has been helpful for that. I'm thinking a lot about what Morandi did with his 'bottles' and how, through sheer repetition, he was able to get to the essence of things—not the essence of the bottles but of life. It's so very moving.
CP: Which then makes me want to ask about painting also — you mention Morandi, and the way he was able to distill his subject to earth tone bottles. I've heard people talk about how that makes his work emphasize the medium of paint. Do you think that's accurate? Would you say The Shape does the same thing for you? By limiting your subject, you can focus on the materiality of your medium?
MG: Yes, I think that's true. When I was working with multiple shapes, each painting was a new one and I was getting caught up on how the form looked and its design within the picture plane. There was a kind of anxiety about getting it 'right' because I had one shot at it. By repeating it, it's more of an exploration of possibilities and subtleties—there's no right or wrong. I can't tell which painting is a better representation of it; they all blend in at this point. They are all the same.
CP: You often sand down your paintings between layers. I'm interested in the labor and erasure this process employs. Can you talk about how you came to that technique? And what goes through your mind when you begin to sand a particular layer of your work?
MG: It comes from doubt—I'm never sure that the color I add is right so I sand it down each time. And what that does is uncover the previous layers. The process is about revealing the past, building a richness of surface by allowing time to be seen. I often finish the painting by veiling it all with a coat of transparent Zinc white, which I love.
CP: For some reason this strikes me as a kind of violent act — maybe both sanding and covering with white.
MG: Really? That's interesting, I've never thought of it being violent. Perhaps it is. Perhaps I hate them a little…
CP: It seems significant that you show these works with a journal, and like the paintings they are an amalgam of reflections on your studio practice, comments studio visitors have made, remarks you make about various aspects of the art historical cannon, your peers and then too your personal, romantic life. How did you decide to include this journal? And you've re-written it several times, by hand, for different exhibits — what was that re-writing process like?
MG: I write in the studio to help me understand what I'm doing (it's a mystery most of the time!). When I started the 'Hat project' last September, I was interested in rules and limitations so I made a rule that I had to write something every single time I came to the studio no matter what it was. I really wanted to find out specifically what I was asking of my work. But obviously, there are days when my head is elsewhere even when I'm in the studio, that's why the writing sometimes veers towards the weather of my romantic life. It was also a way to document how many times a week I was able to paint and how long the paintings take me to complete. Then what happened is that I was asked to make an 'artist book' for a show Sean Ward organized at Julius Caesar in Chicago. This opportunity came just after I heard the poet Kenneth Goldsmith talk about copying and organizing writing as his art form and I found that an interesting/conflicting activity for a writer to engage in. I thought—what if one copies oneself? If one also creates the original, does it change the nature of the copy?
So I took all the notebooks I've written in since moving to Chicago for grad school in 2009 and again, made a list of rules like 'don't add punctuation', 'delete dates' 'no chronology' 'repeat is ok' etc. I merged and copied everything by hand in a Moleskine book. As I was transcribing the entries, I was also writing in my current journal about what I thought, critically, of the Notes project, complaining about the look of my handwriting and such while simultaneously copying these thoughts as a copy. That process became very interesting to me. I wrote about what I would do differently if I was to make a second version of the book, an edited/revised copy of the first one. A few months later, this latest opportunity—the Slow Read show—presented itself.  We were asked to curate a selection of books to accompany our paintings. Nazafarin Lotfi contacted a few artists about making books for her space—that's when I did the second version. So my book is included with Nazy's work in the exhibition, not mine. I'm showing Anaïs Nin's Diaries.
CP: Would ever think about these journals — with each subsequent generation — as a practice that parallels your shape paintings? For instance, could we think of each shape as its own, non-semantic journal? Could each journal be a kind of non-painted Shape painting?
MG: Technically I'd say yes but I'm still confused about the place of writing in my art production. It's the first time I'm sharing it publicly. I mean, the questions are— how much writing of interest can I generate? How can I present writing as a visual artist? Should the books remain one-of-a-kind like a painting? How do I think of writing as a medium? Can I allow grammar mistakes and such? Is my writing too personal? So you see, it's all very complicated…
CP: It's interesting to think that an object in book form would demand a different aesthetic criteria than an object fashioned from paint and canvas.
MG: Maybe it's not different, or at least shouldn't be so, but it's all very new to me so I have a lot of questions about it.
CP: How did you end up selecting work to hang in your show, by the way? I remember you were having a hard time deciding which paintings to exhibit in Slow Read.
MG: Ha! That was hard because as I said, they all blend in now as one project. To have to select a few (I think there's 11 in the show) out of the 30 or so I've made seems irrational. Justin Witte, the curator, had some favorites so that helped. But most of it was trying to find a variety that would best represent the whole spectrum of the project as of yet––because, well, it's still going…


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The Bruins, ranked No.1 in the GolfWeek poll, will be seeking their third tournament title of the season and their third straight Regional Challenge crown. UCLA has won this event four times (2013, 2012, 2008 and 2004) – more than any team in the field.
The 16-team field features six teams ranked in the GolfWeek poll, including the top four teams: UCLA, USC, Duke and Washington. Sixth-ranked Pepperdine has won this tournament three times and USC has won it twice.
As a team, the Bruins enjoyed an outstanding Fall. They were 66-under par in four starts, won two tournaments and produced an individual champion in each of their four appearances.
UCLA freshman Alison Lee enters this tournament as the nation's consensus No.1 ranked player. In 12 rounds through the Fall campaign, Lee was 27-under par with a 69.7 scoring average. She also leads the team with 10 rounds under par and six rounds under 70. Finally, she won the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational and the Stanford Intercollegiate.
Right behind her is two-time All-American Erynne Lee, a junior. Through 12 rounds, she is 17-under par with a scoring average of 70.4 and a victory at the Mason Rudolph Classic. Ranked fourth nationally by GolfWeek, she has recorded eight rounds under par and five rounds under 70.
Freshman Bronte Law, a member of the 2012 Curtis Cup Team for Great Britain and Ireland, is ranked 14th nationally and is eight-under par through 12 rounds. Her scoring average is 71.3 with five rounds under par and three rounds under 70.
Sophomore Louise Ridderstrom has improved markedly since last season, Now ranked 41st nationally, she has cut nearly three strokes off her scoring average to 72.4. In 12 rounds, she has recorded five scores under par and a tie for eighth result at the Pac-12 Preview.
Senior Ani Gulugian has a scoring average of 73.2 in 12 rounds and has recorded five rounds under par. She tied for ninth place at the Stanford Intercollegiate, her best result of the Fall.


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Option Bulls Target Comcast, GE After NBC Deal
Schaeffer's Investment Research
CMCSA February 42 call sees active trading; GE call volume is also heavy.
Option traders quickly looked to capitalize on the announcement that
Comcast Corporation
(NASDAQ:CMCSA) was
buying the remaining 49%
of entertainment giant NBCUniversal from
General Electric Company
(NYSE:GE) for $16.7 billion. CMCSA shares immediately shot to a new 52-week high, while the equity's options trading quintupled its normal amount in early trading. Calls exceeded puts by more than 3,000 contracts, and also were trading at five times normal levels.
The most active was the short-term February 42 call, which has seen nearly 2,000 contracts change hands so far this morning. The option has seen volume far exceed open interest, and a good portion of the calls went off at the ask price -- likely indicating some new positions were purchased to open. At a volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of $0.15, the shares need to reach $42.15 (strike price plus VWAP) at the close Friday (the expiration date) to break even. That's a mere 1.8% jump from current levels for CMCSA. If the stock is unable to surpass the strike price, all the traders would lose is the premium paid. The current delta on the option is 24, meaning the option now has about a one-in-four chance of being in the money at expiration -- that delta increased by nearly 20 percentage points overnight due to the NBC purchase.
This bullish attitude is more of the same for CMCSA. The equity's 10-day call/put volume ratio stands at 2.55 according to data from the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), meaning traders are buying to open 2.5 calls for every put. And that reading stands in the 74th percentile of other similar data from the previous 12 months, meaning traders are relatively more bullish on the stock. In addition, CMCSA has seen its short interest drop by 7.2% in the last two reporting periods, as bearish investors wound down their positions.
As stated, yesterday's announcement drove CMSCA up to a new annual high this morning, although the stock has been on a steady climb over the last 12 months after hitting its annual low of $26.93 on Feb. 14 last year. It is up roughly 50% year over year, and has jumped 10.8% so far this year. Comcast had previously purchased 51% of NBC Universal in 2011, and the new deal includes all properties, including the vaunted 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.
As for GE, overall options trading is up to four times that of a normal trading day, with calls more than doubling puts. But that's nothing new -- the equity's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) stands at 0.57, just 1 percentage point from its lowest point in the last 12 months. That means traders have almost never been as bullish as now for GE options that expire in the next three months.
This article by
James Pilcher
was originally published on
Schaeffer's Investment Research
Below, find some more great content from Schaeffer's Investment Research:
Daily Game Plan – Lack of Conviction
Boston Scientific (BSX) Bulls Could Be Bracing for a Pullback
Bears Swoop In On Coca-Cola (KO) Earnings Miss
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Brooklyn singer Sharon Van Etten's voice displays an enveloping haunt and ease somewhere at the intersection of Morcheeba and Lana Del Rey, which we quite love. Listen to "Taking Chances" and take a trip with us.
Develops and implements integrated marketing strategies, digital, social, event and experiential programs for consumer brands, leveraging music and culture.
Brooklyn singer Sharon Van Etten's voice displays an enveloping haunt and ease somewhere at the intersection of Morcheeba and Lana Del Rey, which we quite love. Listen to "Taking Chances" and take a trip with us.
Such a pleasure to see all these amazing Giant Step clients, partners, and fam getting recognized on this year's list of Grammy nominees. Hats off to all!
The 56th Grammys will air on January 26. Visit the Grammy website for a full list of nominees.
Record of the Year
Get Lucky – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Album of the Year
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Get Lucky – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Vocal Album
Paradise – Lana Del Rey
Best R&B Performance
Nakamarra – Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
Best Of Me – Anthony Hamilton
Best R&B Song
Best Of Me – Anthony Hamilton
Best R&B Album
Love In The Future – John Legend
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Hey Laura – Gregory Porter
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
Settle – Disclosure
A Color Map Of The Sun – Pretty Lights
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Liquid Spirit – Gregory Porter
Best Urban Contemporary Album
One: In The Chamber – Salaam Remi
Best Dance Recording
Atmopshere – Kaskade
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) – Lana Del Rey
Best Regional Roots Music Album
The Life & Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band – Hot 8 Brass Band
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
Lana Del Rey ups the ante with her already cinematic music as she prepares to release a 30-minute short film called Tropico on December 5. Watch the trailer above. Romantic tragedy, anyone?
Fresh faced electro-pop artist Lorde has dropped two new tracks. The first is the bassy and playful "Tennis Courts;" We're enjoying the juxtaposition of the darker beat with the more peppy vocal delivery. Next is the hazy and slower "Swingin' Party," which falls somewhere in the Lana Del Rey lane. Solid!
In her most recent video for "Ride," now brunette epic emo hipster starlet Lana Del Rey narrates a journey of finding her path in this 10-minute short film of a music video. The song hits at 3:26 and continues on with the story of a young gal flailing around with her motorcycle crew boos.
The visuals in the video are absolutely stunning and inspiring – definitely transport you into another world, as Lana's videos so often happen to do. She brings us the climax of her video urging viewers to "live fast, die young, and be wild." Taking us back to the heart palpitations we experienced watching "Born To Die."
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This Week for the Wildcats: The No. 75 University of Arizona men's tennis team (5-9) will travel north as they head to
Last week: In a tough back-to-back matchup, the Wildcats were up against the two top teams from the Pac-10. On March 16, the No. 8 UCLA Bruins came to
Scouting the Sun Devils: ASU got off to a strong start this spring, winning their first six matches. The streak included victories over No. 63 Santa Clara University and No. 42 Georgia Tech. Since then, the Sun Devils have gone 2-6 and are in the midst of a four-match skid.
Wildcats in the Rankings: After their two losses over the weekend, the Wildcats have dropped thirteen spots and are currently in a tie with five other teams at No. 75.
Fall Action: Fall tournament results were sporadic for
Pac-10 Elite: Once again the Pac-10 is the premier conference in the nation for men's tennis. In the current rankings USC ranks the highest among Pac-10 teams at No. 7. Perennial powerhouse UCLA is not far behind at No. 8, with
Next Week: In the upcoming week the Wildcats will have the opportunity to avenge two losses from earlier this season as they begin conference play by hosting two matches at home. The action begins on March 30 at 1:30 p.m. as


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By now, all your brackets should be pretty screwed up. That's March Crapness for you.
After Duke got slaughtered by Mercer on Friday in that devastating, devastating game, I ordered omakase and all my Blue Devil woes went away. For the most part.
It's been a tough weekend. Stanford slayed Kansas and Kentucky beat out the perfect first-seed Wichita State. If you haven't stepped off your couch and had a good cry yet, maybe you should really consider calling a friend for help. 9-1-1 also works. A good chunk of y'all will need more than a scoop of ice cream to feel better about your brackets.
Well, just in time for March Badness, we've compiled a list of our favorite local desserts for our April issue, the Food Lover's Guide to Dallas. Need pies? Lemon meringue tarts? Maybe 50 pistachio macarons to cheer you up? You want it, we've got it.


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Minutewomen Fall To Dayton, 68-60
Jan. 26, 2003
DAYTON, Ohio. -- The University of Dayton (11-7, 4-3) was 5-for-6 from the free throw line in the final 1:05 as it handed the University of Massachusetts (11-7, 3-4) a 68-60 loss this afternoon in an Atlantic 10 Conference game at the UD Arena.
Senior Nekole Smith (Ann Arbor, Mich.) finished with a team-high 17 points. Senior Jen Butler (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had eight points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and four steals, while senior Ebony Pegues (Columbus, Ohio) had 13 points and five assists in the loss.
Massachusetts trailed by 11 points (50-39) at the 14:28 mark of the second half, but fought back within a basket. Smith's lay-in at the 1:58 mark cut the Minutewomen's deficit to three points, but that was as close at it would get. Dayton went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe in the final 1:05 and UMass was unable to record a single point as it fell to 3-4 in the Atlantic 10.
Junior Judit Zsedenyi (Budapest, Hungary) hit three trifectas for a career-high nine points in the second half to keep the Minutewomen close, but missed opportunities on both ends of the floor caused them to drop their second straight conference game. At the 1:05 mark, Dayton's Donovan went 1-for-2 from the line giving UMass the ball down by 4 (64-60). After a missed three-pointer by Zsedenyi, UMass was able to get the offensive rebound but threw the ball away before they could get a shot off. Dayton then made four straight free throws and sealed the game.
In the first half, UMass started off the game on a 12-2 run spanning the first 3:22. Butler had four of the points for the Minutewomen. Dayton chipped away for the remainder of the half as Minutewomen went cold from the floor. Dayton took a two-point lead, 34-32 into the locker room. Smith led the Minutewomen with nine points. Pegues had eight points, while Butler had six, five boards and two blocks. Sophomore Katie Nelson (Ellicott City, Md.) had three points before leaving the game with an ankle injury. She did not return.
Massachusetts out-shot the Flyers, .426 (26-61) to .385 (25-65), but were out-rebounded (41-37) for the second straight game. Massachusetts made just one trip to the foul line (1-1), while Dayton was 10-for-14 (.714). The Minutewomen were .500 (7-14) from three-point range, while Dayton was .364 (8-22). Massachusetts recorded 20 assists on its 26 baskets, but committed 24 turnovers. There were just 21 fouls called in the game.
Stefanie Miller scored a game-high 19 points for the Flyers, including 5-for-9 from behind the arc. Chrissy Donovan and Cyndi Stull each had 13 points.
Massachusetts returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 with a game against Rhode Island. Tip-off at the Mullins Center is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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Country General Store (CGS) began in 1971 as a surplus store when the San Fernando Valley still contained remnants of The Wild West. There were plenty of ranchers and farmers that needed outfitting with functional clothes for riding horses, hauling oranges, or just lazing around the back porch. Just like Americas country tradition, owner Rick Stanoff developed a simple but true store philosophy: Give em what they want. That is, provide the best in western wear and customers will respond.
As the store grew and the years passed, CGS was becoming THE place to go in Southern California for quality western wear, a large stocked inventory, and sales people who knew what they were selling and cared about the customer. Southern California was changing too and soon CGS was selling not just to cowboys, but to everyone from everyday workers to motorcycle bikers to men and women going out on the town.
Hollywood noticed CGS too, and over the years CGS has built a large following of stylists who can wardrobe just about any show or actor with the best look of the west. Today youll find our clothes on many television shows and on the big screen. Country General Store has supplied wardrobe for "No Country For Old Men," "24," "Saving Grace," "W," "Knight Rider," "The Hannah Montana Movie," "Heroes," "CSI," "Land Of The Lost," "Leverage," "NCIS," among others, and most recently, "Dancing With the Stars."
Because of CGSs authentic look and quality clothes weve developed not just an American following, but a worldwide one. Customers from all over the world come to CGS to get, as they say, The Real McCoy of western wear.
We invite you to come by and visit our Van Nuys, CA store it is a special experience for everyone a true treasure of the best collections of western wear in the country. Whatever youre looking for boots, a cowboy hat, workwear or evening wear CGS can make you shine. We look forward to seeing you!


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Hilton Handcraft of the Ozarks is a family run and operated business located deep in the heart of the Missouri & Arkansas Ozarks hill country. Absolutely every craft, art and the majority of our other products are hand made by the family and some of our closest relatives and friends. We incorporate woodworking, woodturning, painting, sculpture, polymer clay, fiber and several other crafts into our pieces. Some of our products include specialty wood (woodturning blanks of all sorts, large slabs for tables/benches, thin slices for box makers, and more), gallery woodturned pieces, craft show items, custom furniture (specializing in high-end lodge furniture out of local woods) and production work (woodwork and woodturning) for other companies.
You can be assured that your gift or piece of art is made by real people, with real hands-on skill and time here in the heartland of America. We think that is what makes the difference for you folks. We take our time. Some people think we "take our own sweet time" and that's fine with us! But the results are worth it every single time. Look around and please hollar if there's anything we can do for you.
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Upcoming Events
- July 19, 2014 - Woodturners of SW Missouri demonstration - Fair Projects
- September, 2014 - Ozarks Celebration Festival on the Missouri Southern University campus.
Recent News
Bowing to increasing demand from our customers and clients along with a real need for more space, we're starting to build a showroom. It'll house our furniture pieces as well as some of the woodturned art / gallery pieces we make. Built from the ground up by us and being a traditional-made timberframe, it's going to take some time and lots of sweat but it'll be worth it.
We've been keeping busy lately. Keeping up with incoming custom orders ... even some still from Christmas ... and trying to prepare for some of the arts, crafts and other events coming up in the Spring. There are lots of plans for the coming year so stay tuned here for updates on what we're doing.


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Today, those who have been to the site of the down Malaysian airliner, are reporting that the area has tampered with and that items of those who perished on board this plane, are being looted and moved about. The sight of where the plane and those aboard, has drawn local people to walk among the wreckage, but in doing so, evidence could be destroyed by their actions. Bodies are still laying the 10 miles of the wreckage, but some locals have taken upon themselves to remove and cover some of the bodies then placing the bodies along the side of the road. The United States has stated that they have concluded that a surface-to-air missile launched from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine brought down a Malaysia Air jetliner, killing all 298 people on board on Thursday.
The wreckage of MH17 is a grim sight as bodies that are still in the seats or bodies that have been dismembered by the missile attack has the Ukrainian authorities today accusing Russia and the rebels of 'trying to destroy evidence' at the crash site by removing 38 of the bodies, despite international calls to leave the area untouched. Also, The Organization for Security and Cooperation has stated that gunmen have prevented monitors from accessing the fatal site. An OSCE spokesman said Friday some gunmen in the area seemed intoxicated while others would not let the team of about 25 observers look at the wreckage of the Boeing 777 and calling the behavior "impolite and unprofessional." Reports from the field of American news personnel tell a story of disrespect and that the dignity of those lost being ignored.
Chris Cuomo on CNN has said in interviews that what he is seeing is unbelievable. He told CNN in an interview this morning that the bodies are just either been completed neglected or in an unsophisticated matter bodies being moved. Cuomo also reported that the hostilities in this Pro-Russian territory has also stopped legitimate agencies and help from going to the crash site. Also reported in the area is the sound of gunfire and still yet there are fires burning.
It increasingly appears Flight 17 was downed by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile known by its NATO designation SA-11 Gadfly according to U.S. Military and intelligence agencies, but that they state they are still investigating. According to some U.S. Law-enforcement officials, The Federal Bureau of Investigation will be advised into the investigation of the crash and that they have sent a specialist in explosives to Ukraine.
Yesterday, President Obama spoke about the tragedy, "Their deaths are an outrage of unspeakable proportions," and that the fighting in Ukraine has raged because "Russia has refused to take the concrete steps necessary to de-escalate the situation." Fighting has continued in the eastern Ukraine and that away from the crash site 20 civilians were killed yesterday when the surrounding districts of the city of Luhansk were shelled by the insurgents.


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Baked Beans
Pin ItHeinz means Beans.
Apparently not.
I have never been a fan of baked beans. So I decided to make my own.
I am very glad I did.
You can play around with as many of the ingredients as you wish but these were delicious. If you're vegetarian then simply leave out the bacon – although the smokey flavour of the bacon I used added a really nice depth so make sure you replace it with some nice smoked paprika.
This recipe made easily enough for 8 portions and they were pretty hungry portions at that.
25g butter
2 finely chopped onions
4 garlic cloves – chopped
200g Oak smoked bacon lardons
3tbsp Lancashire Sauce
1tbsp Vinegar
1tbsp Sugar
1tbsp Tomato Puree
1tbsp Honey
2 x 400g tinned tomatoes
1½tsp Mustard Powder
Salt & Pepper
400g tin Cannellini Beans (washed and drained)
300g tin Haricot Beans (washed and drained)
- Preheat oven to Gas mark 1/ 140 C
- Melt butter in a casserole on a low heat.
- Slowly fry onions and garlic until softened and translucent.
- Turn up heat and add lardons, keep stirring and fry off meat.
- Add 2 tbsp Lancashire Sauce and all the vinegar – stir for 2 minutes
- Add Tomato Puree, stir and cook off for 5 mins
- Add all other ingredients including remaining Lancashire Sauce and simmer gently for 5 mins
- Put the lid on the casserole and place in middle of the oven for 2½ hours, checking regularly for seasoning.
Serve on hot, buttered, thick toast – if ain't broke don't fix it!
Alternatively – sit round a campfire and feel just like a cowboy.
2 Responses to Baked Beans
This looks wonderful and I plan to make this as soon as possible. I just bought my first bottle of Lancashire sauce so am looking forward to using it in this recipe!
Your blog is brilliant!
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COM Awards $44,470 in Student Scholarships
Congratulations to 78 exceptional students who received scholarships this year through the College of Marin. Students received a total of $44,470 to help them pursue their educational goals. The applicant pool of 143 included 13 students who were selected by departments. There were a total of 82 scholarships awarded.
Upcoming Events
Transfer Recognition Reception—Tonight
Thursday, May 23
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom to Speak at Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 24
New Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees to be Honored Next Week
Saturday, June 1
HR on the Move; Processing Urgent Matters Only Through May 30
The Human Resources Department is moving offices this week and will be unavailable for normal business until Thursday, May 30. If you have an urgent matter, please call Human Resources (HR) at (415) 457-8811, ext. 7340. Beginning Tuesday, May 28, HR offices will be in Buildings HR8, HR9 and HR10 of the Portable Village, next to the Diamond P.E. Center. HR phone numbers will remain the same and are available in the Staff Directory. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this transition.
Volunteers Needed to Staff COM Booth at Marin County Fair
Wednesday, July 3– Sunday, July 7, 2013
Volunteers are needed for two- and four-hour shifts. Volunteers receive complimentary admission tickets and will be reimbursed for parking. There are plenty of things to do and see while you are there. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to Nicole Cruz with "County Fair" in the subject area. Include your available days and times, as well as an off-campus phone number where you can be reached.
Adela Jones, a College of Marin Social Sciences student, has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to study in at the University of Bristol Summer Institute for Young American Student Leaders in United Kingdom this summer. She is one of 10 students selected for the program from colleges and universities throughout the country. At the Fulbright Commission-University of Bristol Summer Institute for Young American Student Leaders, she will attend a four-week cultural and academic program. The theme of the institute is Slavery and the Atlantic Heritage. In addition to courses, Adela will have the opportunity to visit local sites, participate in cultural activities and volunteer weekly in local community service organizations.
College of Marin sophomore Raquel Newman was named to the U.S. Community College All-American Swimming and Diving Team. Raquel ranked second in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 30.49 seconds and third in the 100-yard breaststroke with at time of 1:05.70. Raquel plans to transfer to the University of San Diego where she will continue her swimming career.
Photos of Retiree Reception
Last week's retiree reception was full of storytelling from times past and the photo gallery capturing many of these moments, as well as the individuals that we were there to honor, is available online.
Modernization Program to hold Community Forum
Tuesday, May 28
Ongoing Events
COM Summer Public Swim Program
Kentfield and IVC Pools Will Open for Recreational and Lap Swimming
Puente Project Seeks Mentors for Students
College of Marin Puente Project is seeking college-educated professionals to mentor students preparing to transfer to universities. Puente is a successful statewide counseling, mentoring and writing program for high school and community college students in California that has helped more than 400,000 students since its inception in 1981. In its fifth year at College of Marin, the program has served over 150 students and seen strong results, thanks in large part to mentors who have been willing to meet with one student several times a semester. Mentors share their experiences and introduce them to new resources for their careers. Students can join the program at the English 120 level each fall. Many of them are the first in their families to attend college and most are Latino/a. In Puente they experience Latino-themed reading and writing assignments, sustained counseling, field trips and other activities to help them and their families learn more about transferring to universities. Mentoring is an experience not to be missed. Contact Blaze Woodlief, Puente English instructor, at (415) 485-9647 or Luz Moreno, Puente counselor, at (415) 485-9666 to learn about mentoring students in the coming year.
Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden Launches Pilot CSA Program
Arugula, strawberries, heirloom tomatoes and Japanese turnips are just some of the items on the menu for people who sign up to receive a weekly box of fresh, organic, seasonal produce from the Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden (IVOFG) Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pilot program. The pilot CSA program is looking for 25 families to sign up for the program, which begins May 21 and runs through November. Members receive 28 boxes of nine to 12 different vegetables, herbs and fruit (strawberries for most of the season and melon for a couple weeks) harvested at their peak ripeness from IVOFG. They also receive a weekly newsletter with recipes, nutrition information, and farm news. Another option is to purchase one of the 10 farm stand memberships that are available for people who want to choose what they get each week from the stand. The cost is $700 for the season, payable in advance ($25 savings) or in installments. You can also get a fresh bouquet of flowers for an additional $7 per week. People may also sign up for a four-week trial. The CSA program supports the farm's mission to teach the community about the health and environmental benefits of local, sustainably produced food, and work toward creating a healthier food system, and enhance the sustainable agriculture training that we offer our students. CSA members can choose to pick up their boxes on Tuesday or Friday either at the farm or in the staff lounge. The farm stand is now open Saturdays, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. For information or to sign up, contact Amy Ridout at (415) 454-4554.
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What may be the most exciting, dramatic new restaurant opening in a very long time happens this week in Boston's Back Bay. Ruta Laukien Jureviciute, director of C.W. Downer & Co., and Chef Rachel Klein, most recently executive chef of Boston's Mandarin Oriental Hotel, open Liquid Art House where regularly changing art installations and menus will keep diners stimulated.
The menus will be geared to the high end but there will be fare for the "starving artists," the owners say. From the location in an historic building that formerly house Boston Charter School and is now home to The Arlington, a luxury rental complex at 100 Arlington St., to the dramatic design, Murillo glass chandelier over the bar, and beautifully designed open kitchen, Liquid Art House makes a splash.
Complimentary bar bites include chili-caramel popcorn and a German pretzel while the lounge menu includes D'Artagnan French heritage breed Green Circle chicken feet with sweet and sour flavors and shishito peppers, crepes with duck confit, carmelized onions and shallot jam, and other creative fare from Chef de Cuisine Ensan Wong.
There's a communal table made from a whole tree trunk, reflecting the inclusiveness of the concept. The art, starting with the opening Street Art exhibit, will change regularly and is for sale. This is a place you will want to check out! It opens May 6th.
Other dishes reflect the street foods of eastern Europe - think German, Lithuanian, French. Romanian, and rotisserie dishes. It's an "approachable" menu, says Chef Klein, who's been draw to art and food since her childhood.