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STANFORD -- If all goes well, private entrepreneurs will launch a vibrant new space industry into lofty heights -- replacing the space shuttle, lowering the cost of reaching orbit, creating a space tourism industry, mining asteroids, and even exploring Mars.
Engineers, economists, future astronauts and top Obama Administration officials gathered at Stanford University on Friday at a "Space Entrepreneurship" conference, hoping to kindle a new vision for space through privatized spaceflight.
"We are placing our bets on American industry," said Lori Garver, deputy administrator for NASA. "Cargo flights under way are developing the capability of launching people to space from the U.S. on privately owned and operated rockets over the next three years."
Added FAA's George Nield: "In the next few years, we will see multiple companies on a regular and frequent basis completing suborbital human space flight."
President Obama has proposed a sweeping upheaval of NASA's human spaceflight program, first outlined in his 2011 budget request: canceling the current program that would send astronauts back to the oon and investing in commercial companies to provide transportation to orbit.
Rather than operate its own shuttles, NASA would buy space for its astronauts on commercial "space taxis." NASA would shift its focus to unmanned exploration of the mysteries of deep outer space.
The plan has been cheered by many so-called "New Space" advocates, who assert that traditional NASA programs are too big, too expensive and too slow. But major challenges remain.
"Commercialization can suddenly become an important and maybe leading part of our space exploration," said Ward Hanson of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the nonpartisan economic policy research organization, which sponsored the conference. "We hope to bring engineers, economists and policy makers together ... to think through the regulatory barriers that will help develop that sector."
Participants described various efforts in the burgeoning commercial space industry:
The Mojave-based Virgin Galactic takes passengers 50,000 feet up on its 1.5-hour flight aboard its "mother ship," then launches them into outer space at four times the speed of sound -- for four to five minutes -- before returning to Earth. The company is testing the system now. More than 500 people have already signed up, at $200,000 a seat.
Another company, XCOR Aerospace, in Midland, Texas, offers a trip up to 100,000 feet -- the engines turn off after reaching Mac 3.5 -- then passengers coast for several minutes, before gliding back down. A test program starts this summer. It costs $95,000.
Companies are also stepping in to launch much smaller and lower-flying satellites, capable of quickly measuring all the agricultural acreage on Earth, for instance. There also is a role for "food trucks" to serve these satellites.
"We are beginning the dialogue of the emerging space sector," said Stanford aeronautics professor G. Scott Hubbard, who conceived the Mars Pathfinder mission.
"It is an American approach to things," he said. "Entrepreneurship can lead to the future growth of a business ecosystem."
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maybe i need my eyes checked but i cant see anything about a remix contest?
Oops. Cat's out of the bag.
Started getting excited. Announcement is imminent.
IMMINENT, I say.
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ah jeez.
My bad.
I thought the remix contest was part of the newsletter but if I looked at it I would have seen it wasn't part of the announcement.
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Darn...I've seen all those videos before. Darn you Sage for getting my hopes up!
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yeah, this newsletter is pretty much for people who don't check this forum regularly.
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just downloaded the free stuff, really can't wait. i enjoyed the last sloppy white. although, when i looked at the digital downloads page i saw the metermaids there and shook my fist as i never got the free t-shirt with my cd order. i even signed up with shitty myspace just to send them a note as the instructions told me to do. but nothing. jilted.
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Ha. ah. Well, one of the members posts here a lot. He was pretty good with being on top of emails. He did mention that certain sizes ran out but he should have responded to your myspace message. Maybe he doesn't check their myspace page. I can email you his contact if you want.
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sure thing, please do. i probably said some hateful shit to him on this board and he held back the shirt as payback. but, you know, i might as well try.
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haha nah, I doubt that's the case. He's a really laid back, cool dude.
Email on the way.
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hey hey, don't back sass the Metermaids. They let me use one of their ID's to get into the ScroobVsPip show. Oops did I say that!? They is good people!
It's only a matter of time before I cave in and buy the new SFR hoodie. Them shits is lookin' tight.
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you can come to connecticut on weekend plz?
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it makes no sense to carry those ice cube records but not death certificate
same with sleeping with the enemy by paris
maybe rots will be the 1st AZ dude to break out on a national level this is good exposure for him
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I knew that one of these orders would somehow slip through the cracks, completely my fault. This is why I never did well in school.
You definitely did not say anything to warrant not getting a shirt. Haha.
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WINFIELD — Central Christian College's men's soccer team came out of a physical battle with Southwestern with more than a 2-0 victory Wednesday night.
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Ronnie Rocha and Grant Rardon scored for the Tigers, with both assists going to Kasey Sidor.
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Two Professional Bowling Association (PBA) Hall of Famers — Tom Baker and George Pappas — will be competing this weekend in Hendersonville, as Tarheel Lanes hosts the Senior PBA South Region tournament Saturday and Sunday.
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It's the first time in 30 years the local bowling alley has hosted this tournament.
"We had a few of our local bowlers in the regional tour, and they suggested we should try to host it again," Tarheel Lanes' Ellis DeSimon said. "It turns out the current head of the PBA won the last PBA tournament we hosted here 30 years ago."
Several professionals on the senior tour will be at Tarheel Lanes from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday for a practice session before playing in a Pro-Am Squad with local amateur bowlers at 8 p.m.
"The Senior PBA guys will start trickling in here Friday and will have an hour-and-a-half practice session. They'll take a break for dinner and then come back for the Pro-Am, which should be a lot of fun. A lot of local guys will get to bowl with the pros," DeSimon said.
That's something DeSimon has already had the priviledge to do.
"I actually bowled with Tom Baker the year he got inducted into the Hall of Fame," DeSimon said.
Other top pros include Guppy Troupe, Charlie Tome and also local pros Wayne Garren, Terry Miller and Lynn Clayton.
The most recent entry list for the South Region Senior PBA tournament has 51 bowlers.
"By the time it's all over with and Saturday rolls around, we'll probably have about 65 bowlers. We're hoping it will bring some money to the local ecomony. I know it will for the hotels, at least," DeSimon said.
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The Denise Organizer
I've used Denise Interchangeable knitting needles for years now, first using the standard set and more recently the pink Interchangeables. They're infinitely portable, flexible, and practical for almost every knitting use. If I'd had to come up with one complaint, it would've been the shiny plastic box in which they ship.
I realize that the needles are also plastic, manufactured just 15 minutes from Denise headquarters. And I realize that the case is organizationally brilliant. Everything has a dedicated spot in the box, it all fits perfectly, and it snaps firmly shut. Open a fully stocked Denise case and you get a gleeful sense that you have everything you need to conquer the world.
Except for a few things. You can't easily add other gadgets—scissors, cable needles, darning needles, measuring tapes, etc.—to the case. If I wanted to bring my needle set and my other gadgets or (gasp!) perhaps a few DPNs, I'd have to dedicate twice the real estate in my knitting bag—and sometimes there just isn't room. It's hardly a tragedy, but it's the only potential drawback I saw in the Denise needles.
I wasn't the only one who felt this way. Emily Krag, daughter of Denise owner Linda Krag and a loyal employee of the family business, has been hard at work creating a more flexible fabric carrying case for the Denise needles.Made in the...huh?
An eye-opening fact about U.S. labeling requirements is that Emily could have contracted a factory in China to manufacture the entire inside portions of the Organizer and ship them to the U.S. As long as they were snapped in place in the U.S., she still could've labeled the product "Made in the U.S.A."
But the Krags are, as I've discovered over the years I've known them, a principled family. Emily was determined to source every component of the case in the United States if possible—and to produce a really good product.
The process took significantly longer than expected, but the Denise Organizer is finally here.
Introducing The Organizer
The Denise Organizer is made from a soft 100% cotton canvas fabric edged with thicker ribbon reinforcement. It is lined with 600-denier water-repellant nylon material on the inside.
Those inside pockets are secured behind a clear plastic window that zips shut for safekeeping—so you can put all sorts of extra goodies in that compartment too.
They will work as stand-alone hooks but will also attach to Denise cords for Tunisian crochet or for knitterly things like picot edging and picking up stitches. They are expected to come out in time for the winter holidays.
I like these inside pouches because you can un-snap them from the Organizer and toss them in your knitting bag when you just need the essentials.
Compared to the Competition
How does this bag compare to the Soft Tackle Binder Bags I reviewed a few years ago? Besides the fact that all the binder bags I've tested were made in China?
For starters, the binder bags had a greater presence in my knitting bag. They're big, and they tend to be lined with a heavy plastic reinforcement that makes the bag take up a lot of space, even if it wasn't totally full of stuff.
The Denise Organizer has a decidedly soft and floppy feel to it. It expands and contracts with its contents, giving it a less substantial presence in your knitting bag. The flip-side of the floppiness is that if you stuff the inside pockets with needles, you get slightly puffy ridges on the outside of the bag.
Of course the Denise Organizer is specifically designed for the Denise needles, but that only manifests itself in the left front pocket, whose short compartments won't accommodate most DPNs. You could use it for other interchangeable needle sets, and/or to store your circulars and DPNs, and just get creative with those inside front pockets.
The binder bags were designed for use near water, so they tended to have firmer waterproof exteriors. A quick jaunt under a stream of water indicated that the Denise Organizer has not been treated with any kind of chemical waterproofing material. The cotton absorbed the water immediately.
The inner nylon lining kept the liquid from actually reaching anything inside the case, though. And after a few hours my bag was completely dry and spot-free. If you need to wash your case for any reason, Emily recommends wiping it with a soapy sponge, rinsing it, and letting it air dry.
I also noticed that the soft cotton exterior tended to attract lint—nothing that masking tape couldn't remove, of course. Emily acknowledged that they definitely went for "feel" first when choosing the fabric, adding about the lint, "I like to think of it as a display for the wonderful yarns that daily pass through my hands and leave their colorful fibers as reminders."
The Specifics
The Denise Organizer measures approximately 7 1/2 inches by 10 1/2 inches when closed—actually a little larger than the standard Denise case. It retails for $55 and will soon be available at local yarn stores around the world. If your LYS doesn't yet carry it, you can also buy it online directly from Denise.
The Organizer is currently available in Royal Blue (shown), Forest Green, Brick Red, and Charcoal Gray. Needles, cords, or any other Denise components are sold separately.
A Question of Cost
I know that Emily was disappointed she couldn't bring the bag to market for less—and that they're taking a lower manufacturing markup to keep the retail price down. The ultimate truth is that it costs more to manufacture most things in this country. Therefore, this bag—which is made in the U.S. of quality material—costs more.
But if you compare it to other knitting-specific organizers I've reviewed, the price difference is less striking. The Lexie Barnes Kitty retails for $50, and the Della Q Que retails for $44, and both of these products are imported from Vietnam and don't offer quite the flexibility that the Denise Organizer does. But they do come in gorgeous, colorful fabrics.
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1. Biking is good for you.
Biking is one of the healthiest workouts around. Not only do you burn calories and strengthen your lower body, but it's a low-impact exercise that's safe for almost everyone – you don't need to be a professional to ride a bike. Biking is a faster way to travel, too. Whether you're running late for an early class across campus or for work, you can hop on your bike and get there in at least half the time it would've taken you to walk.
2. Biking is good for your community.
Riding a bike you're delivering benefits to everyone around you. For example, you help reduce your community's carbon footprint by cutting down on air pollution and reducing water pollution (less brake fluid, anti-freeze, and transmission fluid to flow from storm drain to sea). You contribute to a more serene environment by reducing noise pollution. And leaving your car at home means an extra parking space for others to use.
3. Biking is convenient.
Have you ever lived in, or traveled to, a large city? Well, I have, and I can tell you that it was a pain to find a parking spot. (See #2 above.) Then when I did find one, I wasn't allowed to park there. So I threw down $40 for a parking garage for the day. My point being that having a bike to use in the city is much more convenient than parking and will save you time and money besides.
4. Biking is something you can do with old friends.
Do you find yourself sitting around with your friends saying, "What should we do?" and everyone responds, "I don't know, what is there to do?" Go for a bike ride! It could be as simple as a trip into town or something more ambitious, like a ride on a local trail. You're engaging in healthy outdoor activity and spending quality time with friends at the same time – doesn't get any better than that.
5. You can meet new friends when you're on a bike.
When you're on a bike and come to a stop sign or a fork in the road, chances are that a fellow cyclist is close by. I can practically guarantee you that a conversation – and possibly a new friendship – will ensue. Something else that I didn't realize until this weekend when I bought a new bike is that in many towns, including mine, there's a large presence of cycling groups. It got me thinking: What a great way to meet new people. I think I might even join one.
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By Kevin Grandia • Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 13:06
It looks like Christopher Monckton, the head of the right-wing CFACT delegation at the Copenhagen climate talks, is unfamiliar with Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies.
After calling a group of young people from Sustain US, "hitler youth" and "Nazis" at the Copenhagen climate summit yesterday, Christopher Monckton confronts the same youth today and says:
"I will not shake the hand of Hitler youth."
Making it even more unacceptable (if that's even possible), the person who's hand he refuses to shake, Ben Wessel, is Jewish.
This is the same Christopher Monckton who once wrote in an article entitled, The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS, that anyone with the disease should be quarantined for life.
This is appalling bigotry and Monckton is completely and utterly out of line for labeling young people who represent our future such things.
I will have a complete transcript shortly.
Here's a transcript, starting at minute 2:49:
Ben Wessel: First of all my name is Ben [sticks his hand out to shake]
Monckton: No, no. I'm not going to shake the hand of Hitler Youth. I'm sorry.
Wessel: Sir, as a Jew I'm not really sure how I should take that.
Monckton: I'll tell you how you should take it. You should take it.
Wessel: My grandparents escaped the Nazis growing up in Germany.
Monckton: World food prices have doubled. That it because of the global warming scare.m You won't look at the science. As a result of that, millions are dying in third world countries because of the biofuel scam, because of the global warming scare.
And you people don't care. And until you start caring I will call you Hitler youth if you ever again interupt any meeting I am present, where we are trying to have a private conversation.
Note: I really think the youth delegations should test this out on any future events Monckton is at in Copenhagen.
Monckton [talking over everyone]: Tough luck. So now you know what it looks like when you do robotic chants [huh?] of the sort which the Hitler youth used to do in Copenhagen when they occupied this city.
Unidentified youth: Sir, you just need to grow up!
Monckton: So I think you should all just chill out and accept that if you ever behave like that again I will call you that again in public. You're already now known and your faces around the world are known as members of the Hitler youth.
You people do as much damage to the poor as the Hitler youth did. And you've got to accept that if you're not willing to take it, then you shouldn't give it. And don't go around invading people's meetings again.
Good day to you all.
[Monckton walks away and Wessel follows to apologize]
Wessel: I think its good to not try and drown out other people's opinions and I do agree with that.
Monckton: That's what you did. That's what the Hitler Youth did.
[Monckton interupts Wessel]
Monckton: That what the Hitler youth did. And if you did what the Hitler youth did, I'll call you what you are - Hitler youth.
And you'll like or it or you'll lump it.
Wessel: Okay. I'll let you know how I feel about that personally in a second.
Monckton: Tough
Wessel: I would like to give you my card, if you would like to discuss this.
Monckton: I do not take the cards of the Hitler youth.
Wessel: This is absurd and I'm just getting a little frustrated.
Monckton: I will call you what you are and you will like it or lump it. And if you dare ever invade any meeting of mine again and behave in that childish, Hitler-ish fashion.
Do I make myself clear?
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This is theater... but the scene to watch is science.
Abbie Hoffman is turning over in his grave. This is a great beginning … but these have to be over-the-top entertaining news events. Tn the 60's when Abbie Hoffman was called before Congress he donned a witches hat and wrapped himself in an American flag. Great theater. Time to read "Steal this Book" Come on people… get some costumes. Anything. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/hoffman.jpg
Upperclass Twit of any Year
"Lord" Monckton is a waste of space no matter what criteria are used. This exchange is worthy of a Monty Python skit – one of the classics, in fact: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSqkdcT25ss. Why anyone would take this person seriously is completely beyond me. He and Tim Ball are in the same rank: both have been proven over and over and over again to have inflated their credentials, lied about their qualifications, and come up wanting in sourcing their absurd claims. Time to slash them off at the knees and send them home. And there is a whole list of others in the same category – just check out the names on any denialist petition.
They are pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. The more so because I think that some of them actually "have the faith". They really believe what they are saying and don't have the insight to deal with the science. Singer & co have been on the paycheque for decades – it's just business. But a lot of good people out there have been duped and blind-sided into this position because they know something about it, but not enough to trust their instincts. These are the people that Lord Monckton preys on, goading their fears, pressing their buttons. What could possibly be worse than Hitler Youth?
This guy is a lunatic. Treat him accordingly, PLEASE.
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boo hoo femack
Attacking Dr. Monckton on this blog is not going to discredit him. You people have to realize that it is your side who has taken a dive in honesty. You are defending scientists who have shown bias in their emails. You will not debate Monckton or anybody that I can tell for that matter. The true test would be for you to have somebody debate Richard Lindzen. I have said many times before you would be a lot more successful if you argued against emissions from a pollution standpoint. The earth has natural mechanisms that are much more powerful than anything we can do to affect it. Building a house is bad for the environment. When you build a house, insects are killed and they lose their habitat. So I guess nobody ought to build a house. The planet is my playground as far as I'm concerned and I will not have Femack ruin it for me. You live in Canada, stay in Canada. Maybe one day you will all elect some guy that has the same concern you do. And all of you keep talking about the science. Climate Criminal thinks hes a genius because of the "Seuss Effect" OHHH BOY. Too bad the carbon sinks are expanding mr criminal. The science for femack is she saw a picture of an ice cube melting and she cried. The science for me is: has it been warmer. Check. Has there been more co2? Check. Were there tornadoes and earthquakes before man? Check.
Monckton and Morano - both
As Monckton waddled off I was expecting somebody to repeat Professor Andrew Watson's remark as he finished with Morano on the BBC earlier this week.


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Sugar interest group asks for flood protection
Published: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 7:47 p.m.
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BATON ROUGE — A Thibodaux-based sugar cane trade group is asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explore new avenues for protecting farmland from flooding.
The request was brought about by the devastating flooding caused by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, Ike and Isaac, said Jim Simon, general manager of the American Sugar Cane League.
At its meeting last month, the league's board of directors voted unanimously to encourage the corps to include in its planning the farmers who have suffered from abnormal field inundation in recent years.
Incorporated in 1922, the American Sugar Cane League is a nonprofit organization with a focus on research, legislation, product promotion, education and public relations.
Its latest resolution asks the corps to "give serious consideration to farmland when planning protection levees" and other related construction.
Under federal law, the corps is charged with investigating, developing and maintaining the nation's water and related environmental resources.
"Our resolution is very simple," Simon said. "We are asking the corps to take agricultural farmland into account as they plan future flood mitigation projects in south Louisiana."
Simon said the league is chiefly pushing to protect Louisiana's 22-parish Sugar Belt, which produces more than 2.9 billion pounds of raw sugar on 408,000 acres.
The area includes Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes and is home to more than 1 million residents, a number of which have seen their lives become intertwined in the sugar trade, dating back to its arrival in New Orleans via a group of Jesuit priests in 1751.
Simon said recent hurricanes have flooded fields not traditionally affected by storm surge.
Homes in agricultural communities such as LaPlace, Reserve, Lutcher and Gramercy that have never flooded were damaged by water from Isaac, Simon added.
Just 17 days after the hurricane's landfall, Bush Grove Plantation off of La. 308 in Lafourche Parish was still dealing with flooded fields that were being prepared for planting.
Herman Waguespack, an agronomist for the league, said in his report on the damage the farm problems persisted well beyond landfall because of all of the water that had to be pumped out and how it was "receding very, very slowly."
Dating further back, Hurricane Rita caused a storm surge in 2005 that flooded sugar cane fields as far north as Erath and Lake Charles.
Flooding from storms is an unmistakable trend, Simon said, adding other business organizations, such as the River Region Chamber of Commerce, are making similar appeals.
The River Region chamber represents business interests in St. Charles, St. John and St. James parishes.
It has drafted the "Storm Defense Compact of Southeast Louisiana," which asks the corps and the state to enter into "Katrina mode" and incentivize improvements made by local governments, residents and private industry.
The compact also calls for:
- The development of an updated storm modeling program with more accurate flood-risk projections by the National Weather Service.
- A reevaluation of the state's flood prevention projects for evacuation routes and highways.
- Forgiveness of the state's local match requirement for Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements.
- Increased state flood control funding dedicated to the construction of levees in unprotected areas.
In East Carroll Parish, activists have been continuing efforts to upgrade a levee around key farmland for corn, soybeans and other crops.
State lawmakers recently approved a bill that will allow farmers and landowners to pay for the $1.4 million project using a bond issue, a long-term borrowing scheme.
Louisiana Farm Bureau President Ronnie Anderson said bulldozers and dump trucks might look out of place on such farmland, but they've become "as necessary as a combine" and are part of a larger trend that will continue to play out in the coming years.
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After John Church had solar panels put on his roof last year, he installed a swimming pool, figuring the alternative power system would help with the cost of heating it. When his monthly PG&E bill never exceeded $35, he thought his solar system was working pretty well.
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Church now runs the pool's heater only for an hour in the morning and an hour at night and plans to power it with a generator. "I would have cut back long ago if I had known how much it was costing me," he said.
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Solar panels commonly produce more energy than a homeowner might need in the summer. In the winter, less solar power is produced, so traditional power sources kick in. Ideally, at the end of the year, all the energy used and produced are close to the same, with a zero balance.
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spill 1
verbo (past and past participle spilled or spilt)[with object]
1Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally: you'll spill that tea if you're not careful figurative azaleas spilled cascades of flowers over the pathways
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- Shara's hand shook as she picked up a cup of coffee, spilling the now-cold liquid on the article she had just concluded.
- First she spilt the oil, then she broke a container, and finally, she spurted food coloring all over our bags.
- I place the mugs on a small wooden tray and carry it out to the divan, trying not to spill the hot liquid.
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1.1 [no object] (Of liquid) flow over the edge of its container: some of the wine spilled on to the floor figurative light spilled into the room from the landing
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- She held his gaze until the tears spilled over onto her cheeks.
- Sophie sustained first, second and third degree burns when a bowl of boiling water spilled over her torso and legs.
- A choked sob caught in her throat, and she brought a hand up to her mouth as her eyes filled with tears that spilled over onto her reddened cheeks.
brim, well;
leak, escape
British informal splosh
rare overbrim
1.2(With reference to the contents of something) empty out or be emptied out on to a surface: [with object]: the bag fell to the floor, spilling out its contents [no object]: passengers' baggage had spilled out of the hold
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- The piece then moved and slid over, several empty cans spilled out.
- She wasn't in the bathroom and her purse had been left behind, sitting on the bedside dresser with its contents spilling out.
- Looking down, he saw his bookbag lying on its side, the top flap open and its contents spilled out.
1.3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (Of a number of people) move out of somewhere quickly: students began to spill out of the building
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- As I shuffled at a near run down the hall other students began to spill down that corridor, all trying to dash into their classrooms so as to avoid the same fate that I had a sinking feeling I would be receiving.
- The bell must have rung because students began spilling out from the school.
- Students spilled out of the classroom, some of them looking at me oddly.
1.4(In the context of ball games) drop (the ball).
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Kildare were presented with an opportunity when city keeper Jimmy Fyfe collected a through ball before inexplicably spilling the ball at the feet of Zeller.
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- Five minutes later a great tackle from John Cookson resulted in a Blackpool player spilling the ball.
1.5 Sailing Let (wind) out of a sail, typically by slackening the sheets.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- With his constant guidance and criticism, they do their best to fashion sails that are strong yet can spill the wind quickly.
- Toby brought the dinghy under the cruiser's stern, spilling the wind as he did so.
2 informal Reveal (confidential information) to someone: she ought not to be spilling out her troubles to you
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- As Abby kept spilling information it was all making sense.
- Ariela glanced at Bull, to check if it was all right with him to spill information.
- The more I talked about myself, the more likely I would be to spill that information.
3Cause to fall off a horse or bicycle: the horse was wrenched off course, spilling his rider
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- Cody's first round passed through one of Yellow Hair's legs and killed his horse, spilling the warrior to the ground.
1A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt: wipe up spills immediately
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- Clean both stone surfaces daily with a soft cloth using mild dish soap, and wipe off any spills immediately.
- Wipe up spills in the refrigerator promptly to avoid staining and odors.
- Following a regular maintenance schedule and wiping up any spills immediately should keep the interior of the car attractive and comfortable.
1.1An instance of a liquid spilling or being spilt: he was absolved from any blame for the oil spill
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- Other refuges have been battered by oil drilling, toxic spills and massive floods, and few have had the political or financial muscle to defend themselves.
- And, once she had invented a slit valve that allowed liquid to be sucked out but prevented accidental spills, Mrs Haberman thought the hardest part was over.
- And an oil spill or industrial disaster can wipe out big chunks of the environment.
2A fall from a horse or bicycle.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- At one point in the show he told amusingly of how he took a spill in the road, and some of the pages fell out and were scattered.
- One of the reasons I'm back right now riding after the terrible spill I had was the attachment I have to the horse that did this to me.
- Take, for instance, the minor scrapes you can get from a mishap in the free-weight room, or from a spill on your bike.
3Australian A vacating of all or several posts in a cabinet or parliamentary party to allow reorganization after one important change of office.
spill the beans
- informal Reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly.Oraciones de ejemplo
reveal everything, tell all, give the game away, talkinformal let the cat out of the bag, blab, spill one's guts, come cleanBritish informal blow the gaff
- In addition to telling us the good, the not-so-good and the surprising news about your relationship with food, you also spilled the beans on your deepest, darkest dieting secrets.
- The girls scampered outside to play, so Laurie couldn't pump them for information - little children will usually spill the beans without meaning to.
- I am certainly disappointed that since her death so many people that she trusted have broken that trust and for financial gain have spilt the beans.
spill (someone's) blood
- Kill or wound people.Oraciones de ejemplo
- 'Stop spilling our blood so we can stop spilling your blood,' the message added.
- He's talking about a man who spilled his blood for the United States of America.
- They spilt their blood on foreign lands for us so that we can be free of oppression and divisiveness and so that this nation can be united.
spill one's guts
- informal Reveal copious information to someone in an uninhibited way.Oraciones de ejemplo
- She spills her guts and begs him not to tell Izzy.
- There's something inherently unglamorous about someone sitting in front of a screen, spilling their guts.
- But spilling my guts on an Internet blog diary everyday is not something that I'm into.
Verbos con partícula
spill over
- (Of a bad situation or strong emotion) reach a point at which it can no longer be controlled or contained: years of frustration spilled over into violenceMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Video footage of her killing has made her into a symbol of the struggle for democracy, which this year spilt over into violence.
- Most news media have conducted a blackout of the attacks, which some said have spilled over into the streets.
- Their enthusiasm spilled over the footlights, enthusiasm always does.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- As everyone awkwardly shifted their tray tables so she could go to the bathroom and wash up, the spiller grabbed her dinner rolls from her tray.
- The only excitement we've had is those spillers.
- 'How strange and inconsistent are the prejudices of man,' she exclaims, 'here is a warrior - a spiller of human life by profession… yet he shudders at the thought of adding one murder more to the many already committed '.
Old English spillan 'kill, destroy, waste, shed (blood'); of unknown origin.
Old English spillan meant 'kill, destroy', a sense that was common until about 1600, and 'shed (blood)'. The sense 'allow liquid to pour out or over' arose from the latter in late Middle English.
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A thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, pipe, etc.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- In front of us stood a low oaken table on which there was more mead and wine, and, appropriately for the room, a collection of long clay pipes, loose tobacco and spills.
Middle English (in the sense 'sharp fragment of wood'): obscurely related to spile. The current sense dates from the early 19th century.
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text: "If Loving You Is Wrong" is the new dramatic series created for television by writer/director Tyler Perry, premiering this fall on OWN. "If Loving You Is Wrong" is the compelling story of several women from very different walks of life. Although the group of ladies has been dealt different circumstances, there is one thing that binds them together, their children. Each woman is either a mother struggling to raise their kids, or a woman trying to conceive, while finding and maintaining romantic relationships. Like so many women in middle class neighborhoods across America, Perry's characters often find themselves combatting every social ill plaguing society as they fight unending adversity to have a career, well-adjusted children, and a man who will be at home when they turn the key each evening.


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So...Right out of the gate we have a new cover! Introducing Page's new piano, the recording finds him tickling the ivories before a well deserved Loving Cup. Well played and worth the wait. Rift is a scorcher. Fast and reasonably tight. Trey picks up the megaphone for a nice, solid Fee. The harmonics fade out as Fish tears in to a rocking Llama. Great energy so far this set. Trey makes a special announcement about the piano, then... Woo Hoo! Another new song. And for you Wedge fans out there, definitely check this one out. The song had a totally different arrangement than what we are all now used to on the Rift album and all later performances. Sounds like Trey pulled himself out of tune a bit going into a good Divided Sky. Funny IDK with "The little Beast Boy Tubbs on trombone tonight. Trey also busts out the acoustic guitar on this tour with a shaky My Friend intro. Mike also has some problems here. Strange ending on this one too. Poor Heart is a good standard version. Maybe a little Benny Hill tease from Trey? Guelah was ok. A little rough on the drum parts at times. Bowie had a really strange intro jam and a rough composed section, but a really good ending to a nice high energy first set.
Good, solid Jim to open the second set. Ice was ok. Tweezer is good and has the mumbling lyrics in it. The Horse also finds Trey on acoustic and has a funny moment towards the end waiting for Paul to fix the feedback noise. Silent was good as was Sparkle. Pretty standard versions here. Nice YEM. Complete with My Girl teases and the funny alternate lyrics. Good solo sections and vocal jam at the end. Alright! Another new song tonight, with a surprisingly rocking Lifeboy. It was fast and way more rocking than we are used to now, but overall a good song debut. The rest of the set is just for fun as we have the return of "Tubbs the little Beast Boy" with an absolute train wreck of a Terrapin including great stage banter and the crazy,"Give us the balls!" Big Ball Jam all dedicated to Marley. "Alright, now we're going to be serious." Fish says, as Possum closes up the second set in style. Nicely done.
Double encore tonight with another new cover, the a cappella Amazing Grace followed by a standard Tweeprise close up a good, high energy show.
I think I'll bump this one up to four stars only for the new songs and the energy they brought tonight. If I could give three and a half, I would.


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Oct. 15, 2008 -- Vice President Dick Cheney underwent an outpatient procedure today to treat a recurrence of atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm involving the upper chambers of the heart.
The procedure "went smoothly and without complication," according to a statement issued by Megan Mitchell, Cheney's press secretary.
Cheney's atrial fibrillation recurrence, which was diagnosed this morning, was treated this afternoon at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., according to Mitchell. The treatment involved delivering an electrical impulse to restore Cheney's heart to normal rhythm. Afterward, Cheney went home and resumed his normal schedule.
Cheney, 67, has a history of heart problems, including four heart attacks, quadruple bypass heart surgery, and two procedures to clear clogged arteries (angioplasty). He also has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a tiny implant that can shock an abnormal heart rhythm back to normal.
In November 2007, Cheney was treated for atrial fibrillation. In March 2007, Cheney was treated with blood thinners for several months to treat a blood clot in his left leg. In January 2006, Cheney was briefly treated for shortness of breath.


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|Daniel and Joyce (Geddes) DeBarba, 1962 wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel DeBarba Sr. of Wolcott celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family cruise to Bermuda. Mr. and Mrs. DeBarba were married Nov. 24, 1962 at St. Pius X Church in Wolcott. They have two children, Daniel DeBarba Jr. of Orange and Michael DeBarba of Wolcott, and five grandchildren. Mrs. DeBarba is the former Joyce Geddes.
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Elks Lodge honors retiring treasurer
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John L. Boyd was honored in April at a meeting of the Hendersonville Elks Lodge. He was retiring after 14 years of serving as treasurer of the lodge.
After holding almost every office in the lodge, he also represented the lodge and North Carolina as an appointee to three grand lodge committees: Americanism, public relations and membership, for a total of eight years.
He is currently the special deputy GER for North Carolina, serving 37 lodges.
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When they first encounter the subject known as physics, students might experience thoughts similar to Alice's (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) as she pondered the meaning of the poem Jabberwocky. Alice commented, "It seems very pretty but, it's rather hard to understand. Somehow it fills my head with ideas — only I don't exactly know what they are!"
Although the concepts studied in physics may, at times, be a little troublesome, the pleasure it gives can more than compensate for its difficulty. Physics is considered to be a difficult subject because it uses a specific language — mathematics — that does not lend itself to the expression of nebulous or imprecise thoughts.
It is this language that can ensure comprehension of the material studied. Since one can demonstrate proficiency in this subject, students can expect high grades if they are diligent.
The importance of physics in all of our lives cannot be over stressed. One thousand years from now, when one is asked to list the most important events of the 20th century, the discoveries of physics will top the list. To not include a little physics in your intellectual diet may leave you mentally undernourished.
If more applied science is what piques your interest, we also have some Engineering options.
The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary defines physics as the "Science of the properties and nature of matter in general (excluding chemistry), the various forms of energy, and the mutual interaction of energy and matter".
Put more simply, physics is simply the science of measurement.


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7 Best Meals When You're Cooking for One
Eating alone? Put down that microwave dinner and step away from the Pop-Tarts. We found these very healthful (and very tasty) ways to eat solo
Eating for one is something that at least 73 percent of people living in single-person households do regularly, according to the Economic Research Service/United States Department of Agriculture's 2008 Eating and Health Module. And while there's nothing technically wrong with eating a meal by yourself, the unfortunate fact is that the meal is more likely to be an unhealthy one.
Skip ahead to see how to eat healthier when you're dining solo now.
Why? No one's paying attention to what you're eating, for one thing. When we get home, we kick off our shoes, turn on the TV, and go into autopilot mode, says Luigi Gratton, MD, MPH, And when we're dining solo, it's easy for us to cook -- and eat -- more than we need. "People who live by themselves have some real challenges when it comes to cooking healthy meals," he says. "Most recipes are geared for four to six people, extra half heads of broccoli or lettuce that don't get used just go to waste and -- let's face it -- sometimes it just seems like too much trouble to cook for just yourself."
But that doesn't mean you're doomed to sketchy frozen meals. As these recipes and eating-for-one tips show, there's a whole world beyond frozen pizza and Chinese takeout. Here are seven ways to make your solo dining experience as healthy as possible.
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I cook for two, but often remember a lot of takeout years ago when I was flying solo.
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love all the great meals and recipes
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I loved these thoughtful tips for singles. I like making a big batch of soup once a week. I pack it for lunches and if I start getting tired of it, I freeze a few portions for those later times that I don't feel like making something from scratch. I love my slow cooker, but need to take advantage of it more.
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When do you add grits?
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The tip about having staples available is an important one for me. When I don't feel like cooking, I love to grab some cereal or yogurt with fruit to keep me going.
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Soup is definitely comforting!
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I think I need to start using my slow cooker now. I have one, but have never used it. I think because I'm a vegetarian and I can only think of my mother using hers for roast and stuff. I better get on that recipe!
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This is a great article. Very practical!
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i really wanna try these!! but i would've liked to see pictures accompanying the recipes too, to get an idea of how it's supposed to turn out!
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After eleven years as superintendent of Richmond County schools, Dr. Charles Larke is fighting for his job.
Wednesday, his supporters rallied in front of the Board of Education.
The rally was organized by the Concerned Citizens of Augusta and local radio station Rejoice 94.7. About 150 people were in attendance, including elected officials, teachers, parents, and students.
They say they are here to defend Dr. Larke after all that's happened within the last three months.
His contract, his salary, and pending lawsuits are all hot topics surrounding Superintendent Dr. Charles Larke.
Much of the talk began in March when several board members held a news conference questioning an annuity clause in his contract, which they say makes him one of the highest paid superintendents in Georgia.
"It will be our recommendation that this clause be completely removed from the superintendent's contract," said Richmond County School Board member A.K. Hasan at the time.
But the way in which information was presented didn't sit so well with Dr. Larke.
"Some of the things appear to be illegal, unethical and to me this is micromanaging which goes against the board's code of ethics," Dr. Larke said.
And then there's his evaluation, which is still ongoing.
"It's not fair to keep dragging it out, he should retire or resign really for all the things he's not done for the school system," says parent Evelyn Krouse.
Larke has also recently been hit with several lawsuits. A federal jury found he used race as a factor in transferring a former principal.
And earlier this month, a teacher filed a sexual harassment suit against him.
To some, it's all an attempt to force Larke to resign. That's why his supporters planned the rally.
"Let's face it," says Rev. Clarence Greer. "It's a racial thing. It's racial. People don't think a man of color should be making the type of money he's making."
"He has persevered through a lot of hard obstacles," says former teacher Margaret Armstrong. "I'm concerned if he's all that wrong, why did the board continuously sit there and vote year after year after year for ideas he and community leaders presented to them?"
The rally started off peacefully, but when a man opposing Dr. Larke interrupted one of the speakers, the crowd went into an uproar. The man was escorted away by security.


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Cal alum Dana Vollmer just can't seem to escape health issues despite being one of the world's best swimmers.
It happened again Monday at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where Vollmer earned a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly -- the event she won at the London Games last year.
Vollmer, who trains in Berkeley, got sick just before the meet began this week. She called it "a sinus, head, lungs thing."
The flu bug seems to have hit the Berkeley contingent. Sprint star Nathan Adrian also is sick, according to men's coach Bob Bowman. But Adrian helped the Americans take the lead on the opening leg of the 4x100 relay Sunday night. France won the race with the United States earning a silver medal.
Adrian. a Cal graduate, doesn't swim again until Wednesday in the 100 freestyle.
Former Stanford star Eugene Godsoe won a silver medal in the 50 butterfly after qualifying last among the final eight swimmers. He finished .04 of a second behind Cesar Cielo of Brazil with a time of 23.05 seconds. Godsoe became the first American since 2007 to win a medal in the non-Olympic event.
"Coming in lane eight, I knew I had no pressure," Godsoe told reporters. "I just had to execute. The 50 fly is just one of those events where if some of those guys are trying too hard, they're going to be a little bit slower. So I knew if I could go a tenth or two-tenths faster (than the semifinals), I'd have a chance to medal in it."
Vollmer didn't have the stamina to catch Swedish teenager Sarah Sjostrom, who regained her butterfly world title with a victory in 56.53 seconds. Australia's Alicia Coutts was second at 0.44 second back while Vollmer, the world record-holder, was 0.71 behind.
Vollmer has dealt with heart conditions, a severely torn knee ligament and food allergies that led to a gluten-free diet. Throughout it all she has continued to swim at a high level.
"No matter how bad I feel I can get up there and lay it on the line for less than a minute and that is what I kept telling myself," Vollmer said after the race. "I'm not one to get sick at meets. It's disappointing and frustrating. I had an amazing week of training last week."
Former Cal star Caitlin Leverenz finished fifth in the women's 200 individual medley, an event in which she won the bronze medal in London.
Incoming Cal freshman Missy Franklin had the top qualifying time in the women's 100 backstroke in 59.31 despite a costly slip at the start of the race. The Golden Bears Elizabeth Pelton was third in 59.44.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865 and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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Nearby target shooting puts Troy Elementary in lockdown for an hour
While police later found out it was someone target shooting on a nearby property, the school was in a "secured campus," or lockdown, for about an hour, said Leo P. Corriveau, superintendent of the Monadnock Regional School District.
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Substitute teacher charged with battery
Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:27 p.m.
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NORTH PORT - A Sarasota County substitute teacher was charged with battery after she allegedly pushed a student's head down for asking a question, court records show this week.
The alleged incident occurred on Feb. 15 during sixth period in North Port's Woodland Middle School.
Powell, who is no longer allowed to sub for the district, is scheduled to be arraigned April 23 on the criminal misdemeanor charge.
Last month, a student told authorities she was trying to find China in her book when she raised her hand to ask her substitute teacher, Karen Powell.
Powell pushed the student's head forward and the student "had to resist the push so her face would not hit her book," according to court documents.
"If you just look in the book," Powell reportedly told the student. "Do you see it?"
In a Feb. 21 email to human resources, Woodland assistant principal Raymond Wilson said the school was investigating Powell for allegedly touching a student on the neck and pushing her head into a book.
In another incident also on Feb. 15, Powell told a student she was going to stick a pencil in his ear to see if it would come out the other side and also cut his hair off, according to the email.
On Feb. 21, the Department of Children and Families received the battery complaint against the teacher.
Authorities interviewed other students in the classroom and three told similar stories about what happened, the court documents said.
Powell, who started subbing Dec. 10, 2012, worked 22.5 days and was paid $115 per day, according to Sarasota County Schools records.
The sub assignments were at Woodland, Venice and Heron Creek middle schools as well as Toledo Blade and Cranberry elementary schools.
Woodland Middle, which has about 750 students, is at 2700 Panacea Blvd.
Powell could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
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Yesterday installed PMS 1.72.0 (d9fd0a44c) on a Win7 machine to export content to a Sony Bravia TV. It worked the first time, but when I tried using it today it would not connect (it displayed a "no renderers found" warning).
After rebooting Windows it connected, but would not connect a second time.
The problem appears to be multiple instances of javaw.exe. Each time PMS starts it creates a new instance of javaw.exe. If I use Task Manager to delete all the instances of javaw.exe and then restart PMS it works fine. Do I have a setting wrong?


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STOCKTON - Police arrested a burglar suspected of breaking into a central Stockton home, fleeing from officers and fighting with a police dog before being subdued Friday morning, authorities said.
The burglary occurred shortly after 9:50 a.m. in the 500 block of West Vine Street, police said. The homeowner chased the burglar until officers arrived to join in the pursuit, authorities said.
Officers deployed a police dog to locate the burglar, who fought with the dog before being taken into custody, authorities said. Phil Monaskanian, 45, was arrested on suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest, police said.
A second person involved in the burglary managed to escape, officers said. She was described as a Latina with long black hair, a black baseball cap and black clothing, police said.
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07 March 2012
Our dirty dishes were piling up for about three weeks and I wanna blame it on our busy schedules, but really, we're just blaaah-lazy. Well, I certainly didn't want to tackle this mountain of grime alone, so I thought of a game for my heartmate. Each time one of us enters the kitchen, we have to wash one thing. It could be a plate, a spoon, or one chopstick. And if the other person forgets to wash something, which I've been pretty good at calling him out on, then he'll have to wash two more. After a night full of taking turns pointing fingers, I was able to see the bottom of the sink again. Sweet success! See, doing dishes is totally fun! Hopefully this will keep our small kitchen clean.
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You're hilarious, I can imagine how this went. ;) And it might be a good idea for us..ReplyDelete
How fun! I think I need to come up with some sort of game like this to get my special dearie to help out with our dishes!ReplyDelete
So glad I stumbled across your blog! Your photos are beautiful, and I love your sense of humor!ReplyDelete
That is seriously ingenious of you.ReplyDelete
We'd be happy to pop round anytime and do the dishes, all you have to do is ask!ReplyDelete
Haha, we make games out of things we don't want to do, too!ReplyDelete
If I tried suggesting this to my husband, one of two things would happen. 1. He'd lose 5 pounds because he'd never go in the kitchen any more. 2. He'd gain 5 pounds because he'd bring all the snacks to the living room at once.
I'll be back with the full report to let you know how it pans out. Ha! Pans! Okay I need my coffee.
Fabulous photo, Dab! Your blog keeps surprising me every day!! Love it!ReplyDelete
Haha what a great way to tidy up the kitchen! I'll have to remember this when ours gets messy :)ReplyDelete
great idea, i'm gonna have to try it.ReplyDelete
dishes, never ending.ReplyDelete
the way you framed this photo is so interesting to me. A little window into your world, and into your kitchen.
Sigh.. have been loving back-tracking and loving all your photos!ReplyDelete
Cutest thing ever.ReplyDelete
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ERIN — Puns! I love puns! Haha. Let me know how your games are going. We actually had a relapse today but that's okay, tomorrow we'll start again! :DReplyDelete
Great Article!ReplyDelete