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Blog: Children's Book Reviews and Then Some (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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We've curated a list of some truly wonderful and entertaining bug books for kids ages 4 to 99. We've also included the game Bug Bingo, and it's the bees-knees.Add a Comment
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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Hachette Audio, 2016
AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner
I recently reviewed The Wild Robot for AudioFile Magazine. You can read my full review and hear an audio excerpt here. [http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/110681/the-wild-robot-by-peter-brown/]
The Wild Robot, a novel for ages 8 and up, is a departure from Peter Brown's usual offering of picture books (Creepy Carrots, Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, My Teacher is a Monster - and more), but his customary excellence is just as apparent.
The link to my review is above, however, I'd like to highlight a few things. The Wild Robot premise is unique and thought-provoking - a robot designed with AI and programmed for self-preservation and nonviolence, is marooned on an island with animals, but no humans from which to learn. The narrator, Kate Atwater, does a stellar job (see review) and sounds a bit like Susan Sarandon. The audio book is unique in that the beginning and the closing chapters have sound effects including music and sounds of nature.
Overall, it's very well done! If you'd prefer to check out the print version, Little Brown Books for Young Readers offers an excerpt of the print version of The Wild Robot here. [http://openbook.hbgusa.com/openbook/9780316382014]
Blog: Playing by the book (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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A hopeful tale of friendship and flower power, Alison Jay's wonderful wordless picture book Bee & Me opens with a young girl startled by a buzzing bee.
No-one likes to be stung and it looks like the bee might be all over before the story's even begun. Fortunately, a crack in the door of curiosity and bravery opens up the way for an joint adventure bringing plants and flowers across the grey city, delivering beauty and benefits to all city inhabitants, whether honey bees or humans.
Variations on similar theme may be familiar from The Bee Movie, The Curious Garden by Peter Brown or perhaps Big City Bees written by Maggie de Vries and illustrated by Renné Benoit but what Jay brings afresh to this optimistic, reassuring and galvanising story are the glorious details in her beautiful and textured illustrations, often using multiple panels per page, thereby blurring the boundaries between picture book and graphic novel.
Many layers of storytelling run parallel to the main plot. Repeat readings will lead you into the lives of several city inhabitants, when you peer through apartment windows, watching what happens as time passes and the plans of the girl and her bee blossom. It made me think of a recent discussion I had with author Phil Earle, in relation to his fabulous Storey Street series, where he talked about his firm belief that there is story worth hearing behind every door (or in Jay's case, through every window). A further strand in Jay's fabric of storytelling follows the growth of friendship between the girl and another young resident in her block of flats, as if distilling how nature can save us from loneliness and make us feel re-connected once more.
Worldwide, bees are in decline. Because of their role as pollinators, we need bees, and bees – facing the threat they now do – need us. This upbeat, optimistic, can-do example of how children are able to make a real and beneficial difference to their world will hopefully inspire a new generation prepared to make a difference.
Enthused by Bee & Me the girls and I set about creating lots of Bee Seed Tape to give away to all our fellow allotmenteers. Seed Tape is a strip of biodegradable material with seeds already imprinted in it, evenly spaced and super easy to use for speedy planting.
First we dyed (organic) toilet paper, spraying it with natural food colouring.
When the paper was dry, we stuck on seeds using a thick flour/water paste (as thick as possible, so that the moisture in it didn't encourage the seeds to germinate). We chose to use seeds for sunflower and borage because bees love these plants and the seeds are large enough to handle easily.
Once our seed tape was dry we turned it into bees. Our bee body (which was designed to double up as a plant label) was made from a lollipop stick on which the seed types written on it.
The seed tape was wrapped around the lollipop and held in place with some black ribbon to create bee stripes. Ping-pong balls and pipecleaners were used to create bee heads, and instructions for planting the seed tape were stuck onto black cardboard wings (you can download the template here if you'd like to use ours) threaded on to the black ribbon.
Now it was time to share and plant our bee-friendly seeds so off to the allotment we went:
Here's the seed tape rolled out before we covered it up with soil.
I don't think I've ever seen such fun seed labels before!
A bit of water and now we just need to wait!
Whilst making our Bee Seed Tape we listened to:
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Zoe, this is a fabulous idea! Thank you for helping the bees
Blog: Miss Marple's Musings (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Title: Little Bitty Friends Author: Elizabeth McPike Illustrator: Patrice Barton Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for YOung Readers, February, 2016 Themes: spring, small animals, rhyme Ages: 0-2 Genre: concept picture book Opening: (first two spreads) Little bitty steps marching one, two, three, Little furry caterpillar, tickle, tickle, knee. Synopsis: Sharing strawberries with a wee mouse, stretching up skyward … Continue readingAdd a Comment
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You may not know it since I don't do a whole bunch of poetry reviews here, but I read poetry pretty regularly. My friend Cath in the Netherlands and I have a postal poetry exchange in which we choose a poem or two to send to the other every month or so. This year we decided to concentrate our poetry reading on poets we have never read before who are currently writing and who focus on nature in their poetry. I began the year with Wendell Berry and was a bit disappointed. His A Timbered Choir didn't take flight for me. In the introduction to the book he claimed to be an amateur poet and, while there were a number of poems in the collection I did enjoy, he really isn't the best of poets.
My next choice of poet, Joseph Massey, did not disappoint me. I don't recall exactly how I came upon his work. I think I read about him in the Los Angeles Review of Books. He has a number of collections and since I had never read anything by him before it was difficult to choose. But when I came across a description of To Keep Time as being inspired by the landscape of Humboldt County, California, that is the one I decided to read.
What's so special about Humboldt County? Well, when I graduated high school and decided to major in biology (I wanted to be a veterinarian) I decided to attend Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. You change a lot when you are eighteen and far away from home for the first time. Before my freshman year was out I had changed my major to English and decided I was going to teach. It meant going to a different university in Los Angeles my sophomore and following years. Nonetheless, my year at Humboldt was amazing and unforgettable.
HSU sits on a hill looking over the Pacific ocean. Stretching out behind the school are acres and acres of redwood forest. It is hands down one of the most beautiful places I have ever lived in my life. I would live there again if I could. So, poetry inspired by this landscape of ocean, redwoods, mountains, rain, fog and damp, yes please!
Massey's poems have a haiku sensibility to them. Some are short and some are multi-parted. They are contemplative and surprising. It is the unexpectedness that I found so utterly marvelous; an image, a turn of phrase. I loved most when he would mix senses, for instance in "Microclimates":
I squint
to hear the ocean
pierce an aperture
in sky
not wide enough
for words—
even a word—
to escape.
Also from "Microclimates":
ment persists
in this persistent
pressure gradient.
What I want to say
I can't see to say
I can't see to say it.
I also love the alliteration and the way he takes a word like "persists" and then changes it to "persistent." Is there a word for that technique? I have come across it before in other poets and it is something that always gives me a little thrill.
Here is "Anchoritic":
Listening to wind
dislodge objects
in the dark around
my room, I want
to think thinking
is enough to locate
a world, but it isn't.
It isn't this one.
It isn't this world,
The word "anchoritic" is an adjective derived from the noun "anchorite." An anchorite is a religious recluse, someone who has left the secular world to focus on their spiritual life. The poem itself is not particularly religious, but the title opens all sorts of suggestions and avenues of thought both secular and spiritual. It also suggests "anchor" as in anchored in place, but also a physical stability in the wind that is dislodging objects that contrasts beautifully with the thinking that is clearly unanchored. As you can see, the poems might be short but Massey packs in quite a lot!
I very much enjoyed To Keep Time and plan to read more of Massey's work in the future. It is a happy occasion to discover a "new" poet.
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I've painted many creatures that are black and white...cows, skunks, penguins and a giant Manta Ray!
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Last weekend my charming assistant/husband helped me film this time-lapse video of yours truly painting a watercolor landscape. He also edited and produced it for me. Thanks, Jonathan! This is my first attempt at filming and isn't my best landscape ever (the composition could be better) but it shows my painting technique and it's (hopefully) interesting to watch it all come together. And without further ado, a painting from start to finish:
For the curious, pigments include:
Payne's Gray, French Ultramarine, Prussian Blue, Sap Green, Quinacridone Gold, Yellow Ochre, Pyrrole Red Light, and a touch of Quinacridone Magenta, probably some other stuff.
Synthetic 1″ flat, Winsor & Newton sable flats in 1/2″ and 3/4," Raphael Sable round #4, Winsor & Newton rigger
Hahnemuhle "Turner" watercolor block, 24×32 cmAdd a Comment
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Manatee Rescue
by Nicola Davies
Candlewick, January 2016
I read aloud The Lion Who Stole My Arm by Nicola Davies earlier this year (see post here). In that book, an African boy who is maimed by a lion attack wants to get revenge on the lion that hurt him...until he learns about lion conservation and how much tourist money lions bring to his country.
I was thrilled to see that Nicola Davies is writing a series -- Heroes of the Wild. The newest in the series is Manatee Rescue. The manatees in this book live in the Amazon River, and the characters are indigenous people.
These are quick reads -- only about 95 pages, with an epilogue that gets them to 100. The books are illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Annabel Wright.
I can't wait for a kid reader to pick this up and give me their insights into the story!
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full of the names of odd flowers
I know none of these by name
and pastel somethings bloom
I have this trowel, these overalls,
This isn't a lung full of air.
yellow then white then windswept.
Read the rest here, and listen to Jamaal read it himself here. This poem pleases me because of the tension between the everyday register and the imprecise words on the way to a very deliberate and precise capturing of everything the speaker claims not to know. (In fact I'm adding this to my collection of "no poems," poems which create their meaning by denying it.) Wouldn't the title and its stem, "I have this, and this isn't..." be a very interesting poetry prompt for kids?
I also like the feeling of effort in this poem, repeated effort, which must be reminding me of the repeated efforts we are having to make to keep driveway and sidewalks clear,* and "return as sprout" must be about the poor green tips of a daffodil, which in December thought it must be spring and time to spear up, but which now finds itself smack in the middle of the best path we could forge from the front porch to the sidewalk and is now trampled and muddied but still green.
Catherine is hosting today at Reading to the Core, with Irene Latham's new book in the spotlight--isn't it nice that you can just click to get there instead of digging your way through feet of snow? Let us be grateful for all that is!
*This morning at 4:15 I stood at the window and watched a noisy little Bobcat bulldozer work its way up our street, hoisting scoops of chunky, icy, frozen snow from the edges of the street and dumping it onto the finally clear, dry sidewalk. Oof. More shoveling, with a side of boulder-tossing.
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The soils surrounding the village where I live in the north west of England have abundant fertility. They mostly formed in well-drained, clay-rich debris left behind by glaciers that retreated from the area some ten thousand years ago, and they now support lush, productive pasture, semi-natural grassland and woodland. Although the pastures are managed more intensively than they were in the past, most of them are well drained, and receive regular dressings of manure along with moderate fertiliser, and are regularly limed, which keeps the land productive and the soil in good health.
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Too Many Carrots Written & Illustrated by Katy Hudson Capstone 2/1/2016 978-1-62370-638-8 32 pages Ages 3—5 "Rabbit loves carrots. In fact, he loves them so much that they are crowing him out of his cozy burrow. When his friends offer help, Rabbit happily accepts. But will too many carrots cause too much trouble …Add a Comment
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Bear Snores On is the first book in Karma Wilson's series about Bear; a huggable and loyal friend, connoisseur of popcorn, and avid swimmer. It's that time of the year and Bear has gone to sleep for a long time. What happens when several of his woodland friends happen upon his warm lair?
Bear Snores On is a great book you can use to teach young readers about seasons, hibernation, friendship, and sharing. There are so many big lessons in one small book!
Karma Wilson's reading of Bear Snores On was filmed during Angie Karcher's Rhyming Picture Book Revolution Conference (RPBC). The purpose of the RPBC is to educate and support authors who write rhyming picture books.
KidLit TV's Read Out Loud series is perfect for parents, teachers, and librarians. Use these readings for nap time, story time, bedtime … anytime!
Parents and Educators: Click here to download free Bear Snores On activities!
Explore books written by Karma Wilson including more books about Bear!
Bear Snores On (Illustrated by Jane Chapman) – One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests — all of them having a party without him.
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Karma Wilson grew up an only child of a single mother in the wilds of North Idaho. Way back then (just past the stone age and somewhat before the era of computers) there was no cable TV and if there would have been Karma could not have gotten it. TV reception was limited to 3 channels, of which one came in with some clarity. Karma did the only sensible thing a lonely little girl could do…she read or played outdoors.
Playing outdoors was fun, but reading was Karma's "first love" and, by the age 11 she was devouring about a novel a day. She was even known to try to read while riding her bike down dirt roads, which she does not recommend as it is hazardous to the general well being of the bike, the rider, and more importantly the book. Her reading preference was fantasy (C.S. Lewis, Terry Brooks, etc…) and historical fiction (L.M. Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, etc…). Those preferences have not changed much.
Karma never considered writing as a profession because her mother was a professional writer which made it seem like boring and mundane work. At the age of 27 she realized that she still loved well written children's books of all kinds, from picture books to young adult novels. By that time Karma was a wife and the mother of three young children. Trips to the library with her children were a combination of emotions…when they got a good book there was fun to be had by all, but so many of the books weren't what her children wanted to listen to.
Read more about Karma, here.
Jane Chapman writes and illustrates children's books. Her work is published under her real name, and Jack Tickle; her pseudonym.
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While looking for some themed art I came across this image I created some years ago for a book featuring Koko the lowland gorilla. This was part of the intro to her story.
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Yesterday, was National Hug Day (and Squirrel Appreciation Day, so I hope you hugged a squirrel). Yesterday was also The Big Book of Hugs release day, which could not have been a better choice. I am pleased to bring you a bear occupation I had known little about. Okay, I knew nothing about it, but …Add a Comment
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January 21st is officially Squirrel Appreciation Day. To mark this solemn occasion, Kid Lit Reviews is pleased to bring you a feisty little squirrel destined to become a pirate. I just could not pass up telling you about Sammy on his special day. Actually, Sammy's special day will be April 1 (no fooling), when his …Add a Comment
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Rocket believes reading rocks and kids will too after they hear Tad Hills read R Is for Rocket: An ABC Story. Rocket and his animal pals go on an alliterative journey from A to Z while introducing readers to art and nature. Your early reader will enjoy seeing Bella the squirrel balancing on a ball, Owl offering a cawing crow a cookie and a crayon, and a guest appearance from Tad's most popular waterfowl friend!
Do you have the book at home? Open up the dust jacket to find a poster of the wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet! Feel free to read along too.
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From Random House Kids
R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book – Learn the ABCs with Rocket, the dog who inspires kids to read and write! This irresistible alphabet book from the creator of the New York Times bestsellers How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story is sure to appeal to kids, parents, teachers, and librarians. From finding acorns, to balancing on a ball, to offering a cookie and a crayon to a crow, readers will love exploring the wonderful world of Rocket and his friends. The whole cast is featured, among them the little yellow bird, the owl, Bella the squirrel, and more. Even Goose from the beloved and bestselling Duck & Goose books makes a cameo appearance! With charming and delightful scenes for every letter, here's an ode to the wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet.
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What's Hidden in the Woods by Aina Bestard (@ainab) is a playful, curiosity-creating picture book with a difference.
At first glance, it's a simple walk through the woods, but as you slow down and look closely, using a set of special lenses which come packaged with the book, all sorts of hidden stories are revealed. Animals and plants magically appear where there were none before. Gentle prompts on each page draw in readers / listeners / viewers to look again and let themselves be surprised and enchanted by the magic.
Bestard's illustrative technique makes use of the fact that different coloured lenses filter out different colours printed on the page, disguising some, allowing others to suddenly appear clearly. This approach makes for stylish images also when viewed without any lenses; her limited palette, her highly decorative use of patterns and the clarity of her line all add up to fresh and eye-catching illustrations.
The experience of reading the book is also very interesting. It becomes something slower and more deliberate, not a race to the end, but rather an invitation to look, and look and look again. Such close observation is sometimes hard to encourage, but here it comes naturally and is hugely enjoyable. My kids both kept checking that they'd not missed any small detail and were truly fascinated by how something so simple as the lenses changed everything.
We just had to explore the technique used by Bestard ourselves and so we set up a creation station, with lots of different shades of red, yellow, blue and green markers, plus homemade acetate visors in each of the colours. The visors (made from acetate sheets rather than cellophane because acetate is a bit thicker and sturdier) meant that the kids could put them on and draw hands-free (so to say) i.e. without having to hold the magic lenses from the book in one hand.
There was a real frisson of excitement in the air as we saw how our drawings appeared to reveal hidden secrets as we viewed them through different coloured filters. I've tried to show how it looked to us by making this short animation:
Whilst making our own magic images we listened to:
Other activities which might work well alongside reading What's Hidden in the Woods include:
Once you've enjoyed What's Hidden in the Woods I'd recommend you look out for The Great Journey by Agathe Demois (which makes use of the same technique), and also for the books published by PatrickGeorge. The latter make very clever use of coloured acetate but in a completely different way to Bestard.
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What a fantastic way of exploring without going outside! This is such a fascinating concept for a book and your follow up activity looks really fun Would you say that this is a picture book for older children or can younger ones enjoy it too?
Catherine, the illustrations are quite detailed and the concept of looking through the lenses to see what has changed I think would be difficult for toddlers so I wouldn't say it was for the very youngest. My 7 and 10 year old both got a lot out of it. I'd probably say best from 5….. although i always find this very difficult to pinpoint!
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This is a book trailer for Animalogy, Animal Analogies by Marianne Berkes. This was our first book together and we have our fourth book coming out Spring 2016. I love Marianne's stories and it's always fun to be a part of her world.
There's more trailers on my Amazon Author page. Thanks for taking a look!
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A variety of birds found in the woods for a natural science book I illustrated. The reference was easy...right behind my house
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Cybils Award Round 1 panel to be a finalist for the award. As a Round 2 judge, I'm going to share some excerpts from each book this month. Since it finally got cold here in Maryland this week, I'll begin with...
Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold
by Joyce Sidman
|Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014
This book, illustrated by Rick Allen using a complicated combination of linoleum block prints hand-colored, "digitally scanned, composed, and layered," contains just 12 poems. Some are free verse and some are rhymed and metered. This collection has received 5 starred reviews and almost a dozen awards, including in 2014, since it was published in November of 2014.
excerpt from "Winter Bees"
We scaled a million blooms
to reap the summer's glow.
Now, in the merciless cold,
we share each morsel of heat,
each honeyed crumb.
We cram to a sizzling ball
to warm our queen, our heart, our home.
excerpt from "Chickadee's Song"
The sun wheels high, the cardinal trills.
We sip the drips of icicles.
The buds are thick, the snow is slack.
Spring has broken winter's back.
How's that for a little taste of the cold?
Please join Tabatha for some more of the muscle and grace of great poetry--she's got the Roundup at The Opposite of Indifference today.
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What a quiet, lovely book is The Small Heart of Things: Being at Home in a Beckoning World by Julian Hoffman. In 2000, Hoffman and his partner, Julia, moved to the Prespa Lakes region in northern Greece. The main lake, Lake Prespa is situated in such a way that the borders of Greece, Albania and the Republic of Macedonia all meet somewhere in the middle of it. The area has seen more than its share of conflict from Albanians feeling communist rule to the Greek Civil War to the break up of Yugoslavia and Macedonia becoming its own country. Hoffman discusses pieces of this history in the context of what it has done to the people who live there , their traditional ways, and the unique ecology of the place.
When Hoffman and Julia first moved to the area they made part of their living as market gardeners. Now, the pair monitor bird populations in the upland areas where wind farms are being built. As a bird expert, the book is filled with bird observations as you might expect. But it is also filled with observations of geology and how people live in and with the nature. It is a book that is deeply imbued with a sense of place and what it means to belong to that place.
More a series of essays than a start to finish memoir, each piece focuses on something different. "Homing" is about our need for finding a place we can belong and call home. "Among Reeds" is about walking through a reed bed and discovering bitterns live there. While "Time in Karst Country" is about karst, how it was created, how deceptive and seemingly barren it is. But it is more than that,
There is a distinctiveness brought about by weathering and ageing, both limestone and ourselves the inconstant ones, enduring the elements, overcoming the flaws of our inheritance. Dissolution is more than a lessening; it's a reminder of time worn well.
Another essay, "The Distance Between Us" is a wonderful story about when Hoffman was walking on the hills above Morecambe Bay in Cumbria and noticed a man walking far ahead of him. He gradually began to catch up and then the path went down into a small, narrow valley, the man disappeared over the edge of it and a few minutes later when Hoffman arrived the man was nowhere to be seen. He was worried there had been an accident and searched around but the man was gone. This happened years and years ago but he still thinks about the man especially when he is out walking and spies a solitary person walking ahead of him. The essay then turns into a meditation on the impact strangers can have on our lives without even knowing it. And, conversely, the impact we also must make on other people's lives that we are unaware of.
One of my favorite essays is the titular essay, "The Small Heart of Things." It is about the successful reintroduction of the beaver to Transylvania. The animal had been absent from the country for two hundred years, trapped and hunted to extinction for their fur. The beaver was so important to the country at one time there are cities and villages, common words and surnames based on the word for beaver. The reintroduction has been a smashing success. The beavers are thriving and spreading out among the country's waterways. And, even though there is a fund to which farmers and others can apply to be reimbursed for damage a beaver may do, hardly anyone has used it, not because there has not been damage, but because people are so happy to have the beavers back in their lives again that they accept the damage as part of the relationship.
Hoffman asks,
Extinction and preservation ask of us essentially the same thing: what is the meaning and measure of loss?
And he goes on to observe:
While we may adapt to the absence of things, either easily or over time, each extinction diminishes our lives as well; each fragment as essential as the next when attempting to understand our place on the planet. Loss lessens our shared inheritance, and the world is made inescapably smaller.
The Small Heart of Things is a slim book but it is packed with such clear-eyed observations and thoughtful meditations that it feels much bigger than it is. It is a book about being part of a place, being part of something bigger than you. It tells us how to do this too, by slow, careful attention, by being present in the world and by forming relationships to the things of the world both common and rare. Hoffman reveals time and again, it is those relationships that matter most.
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before tying them with masking tape, and leaving the premises
with cash and prescription medicine just after 5.30pm.
He was later pepper-sprayed following a short pursuit on
foot, which ended in Ruskin Tce, where he allegedly
threatened police.
Pharmacy owner Kim Wallis told the Otago Daily Times the
incident was "almost identical" to the July robbery.
"It felt like Groundhog Day."
In that incident, a knife-wielding man entered the pharmacy
at 5.25pm and herded staff into a back room before running
off along Ruskin Tce with some prescription drugs.
Mrs Wallis said both robberies occurred at closing time and
she was near the front door - but obscured from the alleged
robber's line of sight when he walked to the counter.
"I saw him before he pulled down his balaclava and informed
staff it was a hold-up."
A man demanded Ritalin in both robberies, and also took cash
in the most recent incident.
Mrs Wallis was able to slip out the front door, and as in the
first incident contacted police via a neighbouring shop's
"I wasn't thinking about the fear factor, it was more about
getting out and getting help as quickly as possible."
She said the wait while on the phone with police "was awful".
"It was longer this time and made me think of the all
possibilities of what might have happened."
Three female staff were unhurt.
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successful outcome to a very traumatic event.
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will escalate the situation. You try and calm the person down
and get as much detail as you can."
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What the heck was supermodel Tyra Banks thinking when she announced that it's time to "retire" her cleavage, now that she's about to become a talk show host? (According to contactmusic.com, Banks said, "I've been the sexpot-type model kinda girl for so long ... Now I'm doing a talk show and moving into other areas, I'm hosting these girls and being a den mother on my model show, so it's time to retire all this, I think.")
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Glamorous Olivia Colman is worlds away from her tortured Broadchurch character as she celebrates double Bafta nomination
Her most recent offering, Broadchurch, has been more successful than anyone could have hoped for.
And clearly still reeling from the incredibly positive reaction the ITV show received from viewers, Olivia Colman made a glamorous appearance at a pre-Bafta party to celebrate her double nomination for Accused and Twenty Twelve.
The 39-year-old actress looked worlds away from her tortured Broadchurch character Ellie Miller, whose husband Joe was revealed as Danny Latimer's killer on the season finale of the show, as she cut a glamorous appearance at the event in a chic LBD.
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Worlds apart: Fresh from her Broadchurch success, Olivia Colman made a glamorous appearance at a pre-Bafta party in London on Thursday night
Tortured: Olivia played Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller in the hit ITV show
Olivia teamed her cowl-neck dress
with a pair of metallic heels and a patent clutch bag as she attended
the event, held at London's Corinthia Hotel.
It was recently revealed that Broadchurch would be returning for a second series, after reaching a peak of 9.3million viewers during the finale earlier this week.
But creator Chris Chibnall said the show's second series will tell a 'very different story', apparently focusing on the shattered Dorset community rather than posing an old-fashioned murder mystery.
He has also said that the programme 'was never intended to be a whodunnit', insisting that he is more interested in exploring British rural life than creating puzzles for viewers to solve.
'I have a plan. I'm keeping it to myself for a while, but we know what we're going to do,' Mr Chibnall said.
'It's going to be a very different type of story and hopefully it will be just as compelling and bold and I'm really looking forward to doing it.'
Prior to being cast in Broadchurch, Olivia achieved huge success as both a comedic and dramatic actress.
Her Bafta television award nomination comes for her role in Accused episode Mo's Story, in which she starred as a woman helping her best friend stand up against drug and gang crime in her local area.
Olivia has also been nominated in the female comedy performance category for her role in satirical comedy Twenty Twelve.
Double nominees: Olivia, who is also nominated for her role in Twenty Twelve, posed alongside Stephen Mangan and Meera Syal
Binky and Lucy turned on the glamour in floor-length black gowns as they joined Andy on the red carpet.
Turning on the glamour: (L-R) Made In Chelsea stars Lucy Watson, Andy Jordan and Binky Felstead at the the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards nominees party at the Corinthia Hotel
Ladies in black: Lucy showed off a bit of cleavage (left), while Binky showed off her glossy curls
While original castmember Binky, 22, wore a high-necked gown, her pal Lucy, also 22, opted for a low-cut number.
Meanwhile, broker Andy, 24, looked dapper in a dark blue suit.
Fans of the show will remember Andy and Lucy briefly dated in Series 4 of the E4 reality show, before he later went on to have a one night stand with Binky.
Newbies: New Made In Chelsea castmembers Francesca Newman-Young, Olivia Newman-Young and Phoebe Lettice-Thompson
However, the three have managed to maintain a friendship without any awkwardness.
In Monday's episode, Binky was seen suggesting Andy waits before making a move on his long-time crush Louise Thompson, who has split from Spencer Matthews.
The trio were at the Bafta party to celebrate Made In Chelsea's nomination for Reality and Constructed Factual.
The E4 show is up against The Audience, I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and The Young Apprentice.
No rivalry here! Best Features nominees Paul O'Grady and Mary Berry
Also at Thursday's bash was double nominee Olivia Colman, who is up for both Female Performance In A Comedy Programme for Twenty Twelve and Supporting Actress for Accused ('Mo's Story').
Paul O'Grady cuddled up to Mary Berry at the party, despite his show Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs battling The Great British Bake Off for Best Feature.
The star-studded ceremony will be host by Graham Norton, who himself is up for Entertainment Performance for his BBC chat show.
The winners of the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards will be announced at London's Royal Festival Hall on May 12.
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Leading Actor:
Ben Whishaw - Richard II (The Hollow Crown)
Derek Jacobi - Last Tango in Halifax
Sean Bean - Accused ('Tracie's Story')
Toby Jones - The Girl
Leading Actress:
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Rebecca Hall - Parade's End
Sheridan Smith - Mrs Biggs
Sienna Miller - The Girl
Supporting Actor:
Peter Capaldi - The Hour
Stephen Graham - Accused ('Tracie's Story')
Harry Lloyd - The Fear
Simon Russell Beale - Henry IV, Part 2 (The Hollow Crown)
Supporting Actress:
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Imelda Staunton - The Girl
Olivia Colman - Accused ('Mo's Story')
Sarah Lancashire - Last Tango in Halifax
Entertainment Performance:
Alan Carr - Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Ant and Dec - I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Graham Norton - The Graham Norton Show
Sarah Millican - The Sarah Millican Show
Female Performance In A Comedy Programme:
Jessica Hynes - Twenty Twelve
Julia Davis - Hunderby
Miranda Hart - Miranda
Olivia Colman - Twenty Twelve
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Hugh Bonneville - Twenty Twelve
Peter Capaldi - The Thick of It
Steve Coogan - Welcome to the Places of My Life
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Mrs Biggs
Parade's End
Room at the Top
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Last Tango in Halifax
Ripper Street
Scott and Bailey
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Coronation Street
The Bridge
Game of Thrones
Factual Series:
24 Hours in A&E
Great Ormond Street
Make Bradford British
Our War
Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual:
All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry
The Plane Crash
The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes
The Secret History of Our Streets
Robert Flaherty Award for Single Documentary:
7/7: One Day in London
Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest
Lucian Freud: Painted Life
Nina Conti – A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Bank of Dave
Grand Designs
The Great British Bake Off
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
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The Audience
I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Made in Chelsea
The Young Apprentice
Current Affairs:
Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis (Panorama Special)
The Other Side of Jimmy Savile (Exposure)
The Shame of the Catholic Church (This World)
What Killed Arafat? (Al Jazeera Investigates)
News Coverage:
BBC News at Ten: Syria
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ITV/Granada Reports: Hillsborough – The Truth at Last
Sport & Live Event:
The London 2012 Olympics: 'Super Saturday'
The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: 'Isle of Wonder'
The London 2012 Paralympic Games
Wimbledon 2012 – Men's Final
Lew Grade Award for Entertainment Programme:
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There's been yet another death at Sunset Cliffs – this time a man fishing near Luscom's jumped into the ocean on Sunday, July 24th around 1 pm, reportedly to cool off, and ran into trouble immediately, according to bystanders. Luscom's is near Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and Monaco Street.
He's been identified as San Diego resident AbelkHalek Boutayeb, 61.
Boutayeb had been fishing for about2 hours when bystanders saw him either climb down the cliffs and got in the water or jumped in. As he struggled, he hit his head against the reef. One or 2 people jumped in and tried to save him, and one of them tried to keep the victim afloat.
The report from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office stated:
"A short time later bystanders heard him yelling for help. A witness jumped in the water to assist him and found him face down in the water."
Emergency crews arrived and pulled Boutayeb from the water. Their efforts at resuscitating him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene. San Diego Patch 7NBC
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The growing rate of Android viruses has continued to worry security experts as a half-year 2014 report by Cheetah Mobile shows that one in every ten app on android is laden with virus.
Cheetah Mobile collected 24.4 million sample files during the first six months of 2014.
Of these samples, 2.2 million turned out to be viruses, or roughly 9per cent of the total.
According to the report, in the first half of 2014, the number of samples that contained viruses also grew rapidly.
Cheetah Mobile's collection of 2.2 million virus samples constitutes an increase of 20.5 times over 2012's numbers and an increase of 2.5 times over the total from 2013.
The firm also found that payment-based viruses are becoming more prevalent, endangering the finances of users.
In fact, they accounted for more than two thirds of the aforementioned viruses, while consumption viruses occupy a distant second place at 16 per cent.
These two types of viruses mainly result in financial losses for the user.
"Since 2013, payment viruses have swept the globe and the growth rate in 2014 has reached new heights," Cheetah noted in a blog.
"In all current virus samples, payment viruses account for 68 per cent of the total. It is theorised that their growth is concomitant with the growth of mobile payment systems worldwide. Hacking SMS or app payment methods is easier for hackers compared to hacking online banking systems."
An analysis of the spread of payment viruses over the past year shows that in June 2013 there were on average 1,500 new virus variations popping up each month.
However, in May 2014, this number increased to 6,500, increasing fourfold. Payment viruses are also prominent worldwide. In the first half of 2014, Russia and southern Asia were the most widely infected areas.
"2014 is destined to be the year in which mobile payment viruses become the primary threat to Android devices, both in terms of absolute number and proportion of infections," the firm said.
Cheetah Mobile also found that Asia and select parts of Western Europe have had the highest rates of overall infection during the past six months.
"This is due in part to the prevalence of third-party app stores in these regions, which the firm said "have very lax checks to ensure that applications do not contain viruses. Malware, the primary vector for the spread of viruses, is often rife on these sites."
The main Android markets are found in Korea (Samsung, T-store); the US (Amazon); Russia (Yandex store); and in China, and other countless markets.
In contrast, infection rates in the US, Australia and most other parts of Europe is low (except for France and Russia at 2.97 per cent and 1.88 per cent respectively).


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CEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) - Officials in Polk County say a
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Cedartown assistant police chief James Newsome says 12-year-old
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There are so many "historians" and "peer reviewers" that are paid propagandists of the big banks it makes me sick. The fact that this book doesn't come up when searched by ISBN or Title at all in the Library of Congress ought to tell you to read this book. Look at whose in power today and you will know... this is a book for the people. READ IT
Keep in mind this book was written in 1949. It is a classic in the historiography of the Jacksonian era, but modern interpretations of this time period are very different from the one Schlesinger presents here.
This book should have been titled transition to the age of jackson, not just the age of jackson. It is wise of Mr.Schlesinger Jr. to discredit jefferson, hamilton, and clay to help highlight jackson but for him to spend almost 7 chapters doing so is unreasonable. However he does provide a new source of knowledge about jackson himself that was unknown to me. But if Mr.Schlesingers objective was making jackson seem like a honorable man,he has failed in my eyes.


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The first three women who could command a submarine received their "dolphins" in ceremonies held in Georgia and Washington state Wednesday.
Lt. j.g. Marquette Leveque, of the USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) gold crew, and Lt. j.g. Amber Cowan and Lt. j.g. Jennifer Noonan, of the USS Maine (SSBN 741) blue crew, are now qualified submariners, entitled to wear the dolphins pin on their uniforms. Separate ceremonies were held at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., and Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash.
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Gutierrez headed home seven minutes from time to make it 2-2 and Chadli settled the match in stoppage time with a well-placed shot.
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Lake Monroe will be the site of an afternoon tea party Jan. 14 that promises to be wild.
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This is incredible. INCREDIBLE. What can I say - I'm a sucker for sliced vocals, and this song is pretty much nothing but sliced vocals (ok, there's beat there too). That dominant vocal melody at 1:20 gives me shivers. It was an amazing idea to distort it like that. If you put a little echo and chorus on it I may even give this a 10.
My only critique is that the instrument at :50 sounds a LOT like a 303. Which is a shame because the rest of your instrumentation is so unique.
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A very nice production, with a calm, yet cheerful vibe.
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The vocal slicing was excellent. I think I heard some.. sex noises in there.. O.o
Maybe it could have had a few different things happen.
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1843, Anna and John Henry Heinz arrive in the States from Germany, settling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where, one year later, they welcome the first of eight children, a son whom they name Henry John.Anna instills Lutheran platitudes of kindness and purity, and plants a garden, as John Henry builds his brick-laying business. By eight, Henry John helps in both ventures, brick-laying, and vegetable-peddling thrice weekly, plus bottling and selling horseradish.Only clear containers will do for young H.J., for his produce is pure. Year after year, the Heinz gardening business grows, and once H.J. earns his college business degree, he continues to work for his father's company, while preserving vegetables to vend.The Heinz family travels, so while the parents visit Germany, H.J. manages to collect receivables for the building firm and erects a house to welcome his parents' return.After marrying Sarah Young, H.J. enters partnership with Clarence Nobel to sell preserved foods. In a single day, he would travel to D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, and back to Pittsburgh, for meetings with prospective clients.But in 1875, the partnership fails; Heinz-Nobel facing bankruptcy, causing H.J. and parents to lose everything, when mortgage holders repossess belongings. John Henry never recovers the shock, leaving Henry John more determined than ever to prove a success, never again trusting anyone outside of his family.1876, H.J. visits the U.K. to discover a product called catsup, derived from a fish recipe, and so H.J. decides to experiment with a tomato base, calling his product ketchup, and rebuilding his company around the sauce.1884, H.J. returns to the U.K., this time to pitch his products to the Royal Family and approaches a Mr. Mason at the castle to take his order. The Royal Family accepts the pure Heinz products, which go on to make a hit in Britain.1886, H.J. notices a U.K. sign advertising 21 varieties of shoes, and decides that his products could use a catch phrase and decides upon the number 57 even though Heinz produces more varieties than this. By 1895, Heinz UK is established in London.Back in Pittsburgh, Heinz also expands to include 17 factory buildings during the 1890's. At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, H.J. Heinz Company promotes its expedition by distributing tags for free pickle pins, thus launching another long-standing promotional device.1894, after Sarah takes ill and passes on Thanksgiving Day, H.J. erects the Sarah Heinz House in her honor, as a safe haven for underprivileged youths.Howard Cavote Heinz, born 1877, works with his father, throughout his life and expands the company's advertising into magazines once he comes of age and graduates from Yale University. By 1904, his efforts reach fruition, pioneering global marketing.1906, after author Upton Sinclair publishes his novel "The Jungle," exposing deplorable conditions in Chicago's meat-packing factories, U.S. Congress passes the Pure Food and Drug Act, with the backing of the H.J. Heinz Company, to the dismay of his competitors, and so the business is threatened once again.Both H.J. and Howard treat their employees as family members, bestowing upon them every benefit, from medical and dental care to quarterly banquets and annual picnics.When Howard assumes management, in 1919, he continues expansion into world-wide manufacturing and distribution. After the stock market crash of 1929, Howard leads the industry through those Depression years, never laying off one employee, but expanding the payroll. But Heinz employees still strike, in 1936, and the U.S. Supreme Court orders the company to unionize.Howard donates $80,000 from his own account to the War Effort in U.K. in 1939, and is instrumental in keeping the company afloat through many difficult years.Henry John Heinz II, born in 1908, assumes management in 1941, and guides the corporation through the years of WWII. He turns a Pittsburgh factory into a Defense Plant, to construct glider airplanes, used in the D-Day invasion of Normandy.H.J. II, unlike his famous grandfather, is born into power and privilege. Although he presents himself as more aloof than his ancestors, he continues in their corporate philanthropy projects, revitalizing Pittsburgh with Downtown renovation and the founding of Heinz Hall, and by donating $3 million worth of baby food to war-battered Europe.During his 46-year position as H.J. Heinz Corporation CEO, H.J. II expands operations to six continents, including his 1986 trip to Mainland China to establish a baby food factory.H.J. Heinz III, born in 1938, decides to break from family tradition to enter the field of Politics, which earns him positions with the United States House of Representatives (197177) and the United States Senate (197791).Interview Guests for this episode consist of Professor Nancy F. Koehn (Author: "Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century"), Eleanor F. Dienstag (Author: "In Good Company: 125 Years at the Heinz Table"), Debora S. Foster (General Manager of Corporate Communications, H.J. Heinz Company), Elizabeth Siegel Watkins, PhD. (Historian, Carnegie Mellon University), Judith E. Endelman (Curator, Henry Ford Museum), George C. Greer (former Senior Vice President, H. J. Heinz Inc.), Edwin C. Lehew (former Advertising Executive, H. J. Heinz Inc.), Alfred W. Wishart, Jr. (former Executive of the Heinz Endowments), and Frank J. 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THE BULK of the work is finished, with a third baseman (Michael Young), a centerfielder (Ben Revere), a setup man (Mike Adams) and a fifth starter (John Lannan) all outfitted in Phillies red before Christmas.
But Ruben Amaro Jr. isn't finished with his offseason shopping, even if he did allow the possibility of going to spring training in 2 months with the current roster.
"It's very possible that we have the answers internally," Amaro said of what would appear to be a glaring need for a reliable, productive, veteran bat for the outfield. "I feel comfortable with the way our club is today. But if there's a way to improve it, and not just marginally, we'll try to do that."


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Right-wing commentators, activists, and leaders just want to make clear that, while the country might appear to be united behind Barack Obama and optimistic that his administration will succeed, they most certainly are not.
While Rush Limbaugh is saying he hopes Obama fails, and Joseph Farah is praying that he does, Gary Bauer is likewise proclaiming that "conservatives have not united around Obama, nor should they" … and he's got a novel explanation of just why that is:
President Obama received the votes of 65 million Americans, which translates to only about 22 percent of the American population. In 2004, George W. Bush received the votes of 62 million Americans, which translated into about 21 percent of the American population. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't remember the media talking about the nation having united around its president then.
In 2008, 235 million Americans did not vote for Barack Obama (roughly equal to the combined populations of 47 states). More than 60 million Americans cast their ballots for somebody other than Barack Obama for president, while another 100 million eligible voters found the idea of Obama as president so stirring that they couldn't even drag themselves to the voting booth on Election Day.
It's interesting that we are now judging a president's support not by the percentage of votes received among those cast but by the number of votes not cast.
By that metric, it looks like Ronald Reagan wasn't quite the phenomenally popular president the Right has been telling us he was all these years because it turns out that he only received a mere 54 million votes during his landslide re-election in 1984, which means that a whopping 77% of the 235,000,000 citizens in this country at the time didn't vote for him.
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Ways to Use Punches
Punches are some of the oldest and easiest tools to use in scrapbooking. Today, there are a wide variety of styles available to choose from, and you can buy them almost anywhere.
There are a few types of punches out there. The first is called a border punch. A border punch allows you to create a decorative edge along the side of a piece of paper. Another type of punch is a corner rounder. As the name implies, this punch will round the corners of photos or paper. A third type is a shaped punch. These come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. You can find one for almost anything, from dinosaurs to cause ribbons to alphabets. A fourth type is hand-held, for making a tiny punched shape, like the type used to make holes in paper for binders. These come in many designs as well.
Using Border Punches
Using a border punch eliminates the need for buying pre-cut border strips. When using this type of punch, you start by lining up the end of your paper with the center of the punch (there is a little line in the center for this purpose). Then, you use the picture on the side of the punch to line up the paper and repeat the design, until an entire border has been punched. Some ideas:
- Punch one side of a strip for a single border.
- Punch both sides of a wider strip and use as a mat for photos.
- Punch a few strips and layer for a "ruffled" look.
Border punches are not just for scalloped borders, either. There are many fun designs, including drippy goo and cityscapes. There also is one that you can thread ribbon through.
Using Shape Punches
This type of punch is most used for punching shapes to use as embellishments on a page or card. Because of the array of shapes and sizes, you can make that perfect accent for just about any page. Ideas:
- Punch several sizes of the same shape and layer them. Use many sizes of circles and embellish with a button or brad to make your own paper flowers.
- Punch many small squares and create a mosaic effect.
- Punch a sheet of transparency, found in office stores. You can create a design with the punch on the transparency, and then use the punched piece as a stencil. Use ink and an ink blender tool to create your own patterned paper. Use the punched-out shapes on your page as ghost shapes. Another fun thing to do, using this technique, is to use a light color of ink, and then layer punched shapes on top, creating a shadow effect.
- Use a larger punch to punch a shape, then stamp with a journaling stamp to make your own journaling blocks for your pages.
Using Tiny Punches
Tiny punches can be fun to use on a page. Some ideas:
- Punch tiny shapes on premade borders for a fun look.
- Use a 1/8" circle punch to create holes for brads.
- Punch many shapes and use as confetti, for a shaker box, or just for your next party.
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I have a follow up question on the accepted answer given here: Two models in one view in ASP MVC 3
I have three models, Types, Causes, Locations that I would like to list the contents of in one view. Based on the answer in the link above I made a new model that combined the that looks like this:
public class Combined
public IEnumerable<Place> Place { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<Type> Type { get; set; }
public IEnumerable<Cause> Cause { get; set; }
I made it IEnumerable<> because as I understand it, thats what I want when I just want to list the contents of these models in a foreach loop. Then I made this controller for the view:
public ActionResult overSightHeadings()
Combined Combined = new Combined();
return View(Combined);
And finally the view (I was just trying to list from one of the tables first):
@model mvcAvvikelser.Models.Combined
Layout = null;
@foreach (var Type in Model.Type)
<th> @Html.DisplayTextFor(ModelItem => Type.Name)</th>
The problem with this code is that it throws up a null exception when the foreach code starts.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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Your first semester at Tippie may mark a return to school after several years away from the books. Before classes begin, we recommend that you refresh your skills and get a head start on learning new information, as well as getting a jump on your internship search.
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MBA Career Services and the rest of the Tippie team is eager to partner with you in preparation of your internship search and career development. Tippie Jumpstart provides you with information and guidance to get you started toward job search success. Information will be sent to you via email about the Jumpstart program over the summer; look for this message at the email address you used during the application process. If you have committed to enrolling and not heard from Career Services within 4 weeks, please contact us.
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I've installed All in One SEO on site that I developed and I have one page that I want to set as non-searchable page.
That page was being setup 6 days ago and checked "Robots Meta Noindex"
I saw this morning that the page is being indexed by Google
Here's my page http://octoclean.com/test-respond-page
I tried to view source page and couldn't found "noindex"
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Tourist in Jorts Who Scaled Brooklyn Bridge 'for Fun' Missed His Flight Back to Russia
Foreigners go wild.
Like the conceptual Germans with the white flags, the latest man to climb the Brooklyn Bridge is a thrill-seeking foreigner. But unlike the Berliners, who had a pretty much flawless plan, 24-year-old Yaroslav Kolchin didn't have much of a purpose, or an exit strategy — according to police, the Russian tourist said he "did it for fun," and now he's stuck in jail after the rest of his group went home. Kolchin, it should be noted, did decide to do it in broad daylight on Saturday.
Kolchin was charged with reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct, but could not make $5,000 bond in court today. "He wants to resolve this matter and go back home," said his lawyer, according to the Daily News, which also has a priceless photo of his out-of-towner outfit, complete with New Balances and jean cutoffs. In front of the judge, he wore the shorts, a hoodie, and a look of utter regret.
It's hard not to feel bad for the guy who's being made an example of after dozens of NYPD detectives failed to track down the duo that pulled off a much more elaborate stunt last month. "You can hold me accountable and Commissioner Bratton accountable," Mayor de Blasio said today of the security lapses. "We are in the process of making changes on the way we approach the bridges that are our responsibility."
"This individual should have known better," the mayor added. In hindsight, he definitely does: The 24-year-old Russian now faces up to a year in jail and probably shouldn't hold his breath for Putin, who has his hands full lately, to intervene.


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It was an early morning in Austin when we caught up with Micachu and the Shapes singer Mica Levi. Maybe it's the hairdo, maybe it's the look of SXSW-induced exhaustion, but she looked like she'd just rolled out of bed. Micachu, as Levi is known, is classically trained and a student of composition, but you wouldn't know that from what you're about to see and hear.
Levi came to meet us at the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin. She thought she was going to do an interview. Producer Robin Hilton and I came armed with our video gear and mics and thought we were doing a video shoot of a performance with her band The Shapes. You see, I'd fallen for her music and her album Jewellery just before arriving in Austin, and was very curious how she'd pull off her cut-up, collage-style music live. As it turns out, we didn't get to see the full band, but Levi was very accommodating. She got her child-sized acoustic guitar, changed out of her T-shirt, grabbed a magic marker, and made music that was admittedly a bit hard to digest at 10 in the morning. But without a doubt, it put a big smile on my face.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It might go down as one of the most remarkable streaks in sports. When it finally came to a watery end, the first thing Tiger Woods could think of was to start it all over again.
Woods' consecutive streak of shooting par or better ended Friday in the second round of the Phoenix Open when he shot a 2-over 73 that left him 13 shots behind Mark Calcavecchia.
The official PGA Tour tally was 52 straight rounds of par or better, though Woods adds in 10 other competitive rounds to make it a streak of 62 rounds.
Either way, it was a record that will likely stand a long time -- unless Woods himself manages to break it.
''I'd like to have another one,'' Woods said, when asked if the streak could be broken.
A day after he shot an effortless 65 on the same TPC of Scottsdale course, Woods struggled off the tee and with his irons, and couldn't make the putts that usually bail him out.
When he hit two shots into the water on the par-5 15th hole, he needed to birdie the last three holes to match par. He managed to birdie only the 17th hole, and when his sand wedge shot from 87 yards on the last hole didn't go in, the streak was over.
''It was a good streak,'' Woods said. ''I had so many putts I lipped out that just didn't go in. It's the kind of round I've been turning into 68s, 69s or 70s. But the putts wouldn't drop.''
The streak began May 12, a day after Woods shot a 3-over 73 in strong winds in the Byron Nelson Classic. He shot a 67 that day and hasn't been over par in a round since.
Through three major championships and 14 tournaments, Woods broke par 48 times and matched it the other four rounds.
''Golfers all around the world are amazed at what he's done,'' Calcavecchia said.
Of all places for the streak to end, the TPC at Scottsdale course didn't seem to be a contender. The course gave up three 64s on Thursday and a 60 to Calcavecchia on Friday.
But Woods got off to a slow start with a bogey on the second hole and another on the par-3 fourth. By the time he bogeyed No. 12 from a greenside bunker, he was 3 over for the day and had yet to make a birdie.
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Former fire chief arrested in Bourg on theft charges
Published: Friday, January 11, 2002 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 11:00 p.m.
BOURG - A Bourg couple, accused of embezzling more than $7,000 from the Des Allemands Volunteer Fire Department where they once worked, were charged with the crime Wednesday night.
Anthony Touchard, 38, and Rebecca Touchard, 28, 100 Retreat Drive, were arrested by a Terrebonne Office Sheriff's deputy and booked at the parish jail.
They are both charged with theft over $500, police said.
Anthony Touchard was additionally charged with failure to comply with a sentence. Court records say that he was arrested in Terrebonne Parish on wildlife violations in 1995 and pleaded guilty to some of those charges the following year but never paid the court-ordered fine or costs associated with the conviction.
The embezzlement charges stem from a legislative auditor's report that showed mismanagement of money at the Des Allemands Volunteer Fire Department over a 1 ½-year period while Anthony Touchard was the volunteer chief and his wife served as treasurer.
The pair resigned in August after the allegations of mismanagement came to light.
Legislative Auditor Dan Kyle forwarded the report to St. Charles Parish, and its Sheriff's Office investigated the department's receipts, interviewed other Fire Department members and determined that some spending couldn't be accounted for, St. Charles Sheriff Greg Champagne said.
The Touchards allegedly used the organization's credit or debit cards for purchases at Home Depot, restaurants, Wal-Mart, Kmart, a computer store and Accent Annex, and for personal cell phone bills, Champagne said. They allegedly used the cards and department checks between February 2000 and August 2001, Champagne said.
"They used the Fire Department account for personal expenditures," Champagne said.
The Touchards are also accused of withdrawing hundreds of dollars from the account using an ATM card, Champagne said.
"There is no explanation of where that money went," he said.
The couple was transferred to the St. Charles Parish jail Thursday and remained there this morning in lieu of $50,000 bond each.
The Touchards could face as many as 10 years in prison and a $3,000 fine if convicted.
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