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What does the Cape Ann Farmers' Market have to offer in the dead of winter? Plenty! Come find out for yourself as the CAFM celebrates the Holidays with a pre Christmas 'Fare for the Holidays' event. There will be lots of fun and friends and chances to win great prizes!
The market will feature local produce, meat and poultry, crafts, baked goods, cheese, pickles, preserves, herbal products, candles, smoked fish, Trupiano sausage, honey, soup, hand-blown glass, guacamole, pasta, salsa, dog treats and more.
Gifts for giving, food for the feast, and even recycled chairs for the extra guest will be on sale from local vendors. The Market Fare has late afternoon and evening hours to accommodate busy holiday schedules. The church will be offering cups of mac n'cheese, chop suey, hot cider and coffee, along with raffles to help support this historic downtown icon.


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Another Bryan Hits Fantasy Camp
We are officially at the two-month mark. Luckily, the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holiday season will be a nice distraction from the excitement of my return trip to Clearwater in January. Some folks, however, have been lucky enough to finish off their fantasy camp experience already.
I am not a native to New York City, but for the last 10 years, I have been fortunate to call it home. My wife and I cannot imagine living anywhere else. Of course, this also means I've been living amongst the "enemy". However, I have a much more zen approach to the Philadelphia/New York sports rivalry. It's such an interesting aspect to my baseball fandom, that I've felt to document this relationship in another blog of mine.
In my perusing of off-season news from the local nines in the Bronx and Queens, I came across a series on yankees.com from MLB.com writer, Bryan Hoch. Bryan followed diehard Yankees fans down to Tampa for the first of two fantasy camps held by the club.
You can read his great daily recaps below… but I think my fellow Phillies fans would rather hear from this particular Bryan *points to self*
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Thanks for the plug, Bryan! I'm glad you enjoyed the series. Great photos on your blog!


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Apple Roundup: Macs, Passbook
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Today's top Apple(AAPL) chatter includes a story that Mac users may pay more for hotels, as well as information for developers on the new Passbook app.
If you're searching for a hotel and you don't want to pay more than you think you should, perhaps you should stop using your Mac during searches.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Mac users are being led towards pricier hotels on Orbitz(OWW) searches than Windows users. Mac users tend to spend as much as 30% more per night on hotels, according to the report, which says that Orbitz is using this data for its search results.
Orbitz has not yet responded to TheStreet's request for comment on this story.
As hype continues to surround Apple's new Passbook app developers can now access it instead of waiting for iOS 6, according to the RedmondPie Web site.
The site details how to get it working, via opening PassSource on iOS devices. From there, a few steps are needed to create a working app for developers to use and work with, prior to the official release, sometime in the fall.
Apple has not yet responded to TheStreet's request for comment on this story.
Shares of Apple edged lower in Tuesday trading, down 0.2% to $569.61.
Interested in more on Apple? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock.
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Wis. sheriff urges citizens to defend themselves
A Wisconsin sheriff says he released an ad calling on residents to defend themselves because the old model of having a citizen call 911 and wait for help isn't always the best option.
In the ad, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. tells residents that when it comes to personal safety: "I need you in the game." He urges citizens to learn to use firearms so they can "fight back" until authorities arrive.
The ad has drawn sharp criticism from other area officials. The president of the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriffs' Association, Roy Felber, says it sounds like a call to vigilantism.
But Clarke says he can either whine about budget cuts that have reduced the number of deputies or call on citizens to work with officers in some situations.
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A Celebration of Pittsburgh; The Streets run red with Hossa's Blood
The City of Champions will continue its reign. The Pittsburgh Penguins are your 2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
Of course, being a Pittsburgh fan I had to take part in the celebration. Me and my buddy Jared (the Indians fan) made teh trek to Pittsburgh to watch the game with thousands of other Pens fans. We made it to Jerome Bettis Grille 36, the place was rocking and jumping from start to finish.
It was too hard to get good pictures in the place. There was approximately 750 people huddled inside the restraunt around 48 plasma HD TVs. We stood the whole time as every table was taken.
The game itself was exiting. If you read my entry about Game 3 of the Stanley Cup you will know that I was on the edge of my seat for the entire 60 minuts of play. While I had no seat in last night I was trembling with nerves throughout the hour of gameplay.
When the Pens scored, teh place was hoppin'. Napkins were thrown in the air, confetti was shot all over and random people were high fiving and huggin.
At the end of the game, with the Penguins winning 2-1 a riot ensued. Beer was sprung all over place as people were shaking it up and pouring it over the neighbors. Fans were standing on chairs waving their towels and jumping all around. In the mob scene I came across a very familiar face.
This is Jon Anderson. Many of you may know him from "The 'Mc" Effect", he was across the street at PNC Park for the Pirates-Tigers game. Although he is a much biggers Pirates fan than A Penguins fan he was enjoying the celebration, in a Diamondbacks shirt no less. Stuck out like a sore thumb as everyone around him was wearing their balck and gold.
Now mind you, I too am a much biggers Pirate fan than a Penguin fan. However, its not every day a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals comes around. I was there to celebrate Pittsburgh, as was everyone one else and every proud citizen of the Steel City. Call me a front runner, tell me I'm jumping on the bandwagon, but I'm not. I've followed the Pens my entire life from Luc Robataile to Evgeni Malkin, I bleed balck and gold.
Anyway, teh celebrations took to the streets as the entire 'Burgh was rocking. Car horns were blaring, people were screaming, random stuff was thrown about. People even jumped in the Ohio River for a victory splash in honor of the Pens.
The streets of the southside of Pittsburgh were flooded with people, cops, horses and tanks. You heard me correct HORSES….and….TANKS!
It was a riot scene as people were collaborating around cars, rocking them back and forth and jumping around on buildings. The SWAT team was called in to corall the crowd and keep people in check.
We were right in the thick of things and had one of the best adrenelline rushes of our lives. We were part of the mob, but were able to keep our cool, unlike some people. Chants of "Detroits Sucks" and "%&$@ You Hossa" -in refernece to former Penguin and current Red Wing Marian Hossa, echoed throughout the vicinity. Young guys, with a little bit too much to drink were acting beligerent and the cops there took them down, tasered them and cuffed them. It was actually very scarry and our hearts were racing a mile a minute. We stayed in teh area for a good hour but when a guy right next to us was grabbed by a cop, we knew it was time to get out of there.
As happy as I am for the Penguins and the city of Pittsburgh, it is all very bittersweet. I am a Pirates fan first and foremost. With all the success and accolades of the Steelers and Penguins the Pirates are just an afterthought. In fact, on one screen at Jeromes the Pirates game was shown. People shouted "Get this sh*^ off Pirates Suck" and when the DJ at the restraunt gave Pirate score updates people yelled "Nobody cares". Its really sad to see this, especially for me. Baseball is America's sport, its a shame that the Pirates are treated so poorly in such a fine sports city. I guess thats what 16 straight years of losing will do to a community. However, I am one hundred percent confident that once the Pirates crack .500 at the end of a season the city will get back on board for the Bucs. Its been up to thr front office to lead the charge, but they have failed to do so. With guys like Andrew McCutchen, Andy LaRoche, Delwyn Young, and Freddy Sanchez playing at the top of their game the Pirates may be inching closer to respectabilty. These things take time and for Pittsburgh baseball fans that time is running short.
Untill next time remeber…. PITTSBURGH IS THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS
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people, i am a good friend of peaslee and please do not be fooled by this article. this man does not care about hockey. he is just on the pens BANDWAGON because their good. please do me a favor and do not respect him as a pens fan. i will give him credit for rooting for the pirates. i will also give credit to the man in the last pic. he is a true pens fan unlike peaslee.
in response to the previous comment I just want to mention that a bandwagon fan would not shell out good money to go see a live stanley cup final game. a bandwagon fan would not be able to name the entire pens roster and a bandwagon fan does not cheer for team outside of their home area. i put on for pittsburgh and no place else
Congrats to the Pens and their fans. Not much of a hockey fan, but was glad to see the Red Wings get beat after they took out the Blackhawks.


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Maybe it need a little more fertiliser
Here they multiply well
Maybe it need a little more fertiliser
Here they multiply well
Thanks for that Roland
Never thought of that !.
I don't think i've ever fed it ...Duh !!
I'll 'nuke' ;) it with bone meal and see what happens .
Cheers Dave.
Maybe also with an ordinary fertiliser like 12-10-18 + micro or spore elements
Bonemeal is fantastic
but a very slow fertiliser
also maybe a little chalk , Dolomite or whatever you call it where you live
if your garden is a little acid
"George" does well for us but I'm pretty sure we're a lot drier than you are!
We don't feed them and they still multiply but that could be because the soil is a rather rich but heavy "adobe" clay [to which we've added a lot of grit/gravel/sand]. The other thing we do is plant them in raised beds or mounds so that drainage is as good as possible.
Here's the first flower on Iris planifolia in the rock garden
What type of soil do you have
I have to try this one in my garden
they don't like much my potting mixture
but probably my soil is to wet in the summer
Hi Roland,
We are on heavy adobe type black clay! But this iris is planted in a raised bed which has had the soil "amended" by the addition of compost and a lot of coarse sand/grit. In parts of this bed it is almost 50% sand.
We usually have dry summers but the last 2 years they have been quite wet with over 2 inches of summer rain! I think the extreme drainage is the only thing which saved this iris! One small [partly-rotted] bulb was rescued from its pot [which hadn't been kept dry] and was re-planted in almost pure sand - I don't think it put up any growth last year but I just noticed some foliage emerging just this week, so I'm very happy that I didn't lose it altogether.
At present we have more retic iris in flower:
- the first we just bought on the weekend in bud - 'Purple Gem'
'Harmony' is the most popular or at least the most commonly grown retic iris here
This is the main clump of Iris 'George' - originally from a single bulb planted in 2002!
Fermi --i'm not sure if my 'unnamed 'Iris below is I.ret.purple gem ---whatever it is it's such a good 'doer' here --quick to multiply and plenty of blooms.
Pic taken last Sat ,there were 5 flowers open as at today.
Cheers Dave.
So pleased to see this in bloom today --Iris winogradowii --I used to have a good sized patch in the garden but for some reason they were going backwards --potted up a few ,the last :-\ ,(I'm getting old ), :) or maybe the year before so i haven't lost it altogether.
There is another bulb with a bud yet to open.
I was out with the paint brush just before to try and 'self it' but i wasn't sure if i had managed to transfer any pollen from the anthers to the stigmatic lip ,(i wiped both sides of the anthers ).Does anyone know if i should be able to see Iris pollen with the naked eye ? .Thanks.
Cheers Dave.
That is such a beauty, Dave! One that is really piquing my interest in the last couple years.
I too have noticed the seemingly sparse pollen on several of the small iris species. I have begun to wonder the same thing: if the pollen grains I do see are really clumps of grains, rather than single grains, and the single grains are just extremely tiny. ??? When I have tried to do what limited hand pollinating I've done with them, success is no better than natural pollination! :-\
On the other hand, maybe I am just clumsy. :D


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He made a point of stressing that in today's presser.
Tony is loose and just enjoying the time and was having fun needling reporters and Carl. Carl tried but Tony is just better at smack talk.
Unfortunately I did not find a link with the whole presser but this is just a little bit of the it.
Thing is Tony keeps saying "when" we win and Carl is saying "if" I win and he looks stressed. Tony just looks like ya hey we are just having fun, how many other drivers would use a Ron Jeremy reference in a press conference.
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It's not like the City of Beeville and the Bee Development Authority are as chippy as North and South Korea. No one's threatening to launch missiles – yet – but the lack of dialogue between the two entities is unfathomable.
Citizens who took in Tuesday's public hearing on the city's proposed $15 million water project learned that the plan now preferred would include two wells – one into the brackish Jasper Aquifer and one into the Evangeline Aquifer – to diversify the sources. This was something several citizens argued for at the first public hearing.
That's promising. Someone was listening.
The ideal mix of water now pitched would be approximately 22 percent from the shallower and sweeter Evangeline, 44 percent from the deep and brackish Jasper, and 33 percent from the existing Nueces River source.
So the preferred city plan as of Tuesday night calls for drilling two wells on city property to accomplish that mix. The decision to drill a second well adds initial expenses, but spreads the risk and the water is "free" thereafter.
Here's one of those places where citizens' eyebrows should be arching if they're paying attention. The plan calls for a little over a million gallons a day from an Evangeline well. The BDA has just such a well at Chase Field that is rated upwards of approximately 1.5 million gallons per day. And there's already a pipeline running between Chase and the city.
There's more to it than just hooking the two up, but the city's planners have written off that option... without ever meeting with the BDA to explore what could be done, what deals could be struck. Repeated BDA requests for meetings have been canceled time and again.
So the citizens are asked to approve a $15 million bond project, and the city hasn't even done its due diligence in exploring the options available at Chase?
Conversely, BDA has never been shy about asking the city for access to economic development tax monies for projects at Chase. Because the BDA has no taxing powers, income sources are limited to fund any job-creation projects at the old base.
Now BDA has the available assets that the city sorely needs, it should provide the water essentially at cost or never bother to ask for city tax dollars again. The city is not without leverage in negotiations.
While we've before made the argument that the city benefits from jobs created at Chase, we'd now suggest that BDA won't have anything to market if the City of Beeville doesn't have water.
What can it hurt to sit down and see if there can't be a win-win solution here before the city writes off any Chase water options? Are we adults here?
Sure, it's a strained analogy in time of drought and water shortages to say we're all in the same boat. This is Beeville, with citizens on fixed incomes and limited resources, not River Oaks or Alamo Heights. Same boat? Geez, it's more a dinghy.
Many citizens at these hearings have essentially asked if the city has explored all options before we are asked take on this massive debt. That's not an unreasonable request.
There may be a part of the solution to be had at Chase, or not. We won't know until the city and BDA meet and talk.
What does that cost besides a bit of ego?
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Crawling Up The Wall
As it is Friday, I am also starting another mini-movie marathon. From the library I am picking up Public Enemy, Topper, and It, while I am returning my books--since they are overdue! (I have not quite completed "War and Peace," but I am taking a break both from the book and my ban, I think I will recollect both sometime next week...^_-)
Speaking of movies, this pose was in my mind all day, as was the scene from The Women where Mrs. Fowler is exercising and her instructor tells her to "climb slowly up the wall." Mrs. Fowler says, "the way you say that makes me feel like vermin," and her instructor wittily replies, "that shouldn't be too much of a stretch for you...climbing up the wall that is." I adore that movie!
Outfit details: dress- man's old shirt reconstructed for a line called Sample bought in Japan, shoes- H&M, blazer- Ralph Lauren via eBay, scarf- my mother's, bangles- gifts, Chinatown, and the Stadium Swapmeet in Hawaii (the stones ones are real jade)
P.S. I almost forgot to mention this, but Chictopia is featured on the Teen Vogue website and I was chosen as one of the favorite Chictopians! This is just so cool! I still feel rather new to Chictopia, but I definitely recommend checking it out if you haven't already. According to Teen Vogue it is "the next big thing" and if the folks over at Teen Vogue don't know what is, I don't know who would!
66 comments:
- lara said...
yeah I love Friday!! And I love your pictures, Great outfit!
- July 18, 2008 at 5:33 AM
- Leila said...
the drapery is beautiful !
- July 18, 2008 at 6:04 AM
- Wendy-May said...
Loving the dress and blazer! x
- July 18, 2008 at 6:14 AM
- AsianCajuns said...
Oh my gosh- you look awesome! Love the details of your outfit- and you make that pose work!
As for books and library movies... it's so fun to read about another library-goer. Cath and I have stocked up on House of Elliot (bbc production about two sisters who start their own couture house in London during the 20s)- we highly recommend you nab the discs at your library if they have them in circulation.
- July 18, 2008 at 6:27 AM
- Catherine Ashley Talks fashion said...
everything from the patterns, colours and texture - i love
- July 18, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- Sam said...
yay for friday! love the scarf, it is a great touch.
oh, and I have been meaning to ask you, how did you get that chictopia thing to the right? i've seen a bunch of people with them.
- July 18, 2008 at 6:58 AM
yay friday! just under 2 more hours of work for me, that is when the weekend officially starts for me!!
can i just say! i totally love your outfit, this is something i would wear! i love the combo of the faint white lines on the shirt in combination with the scarf! uebercute!
i am new to chictopia too! so cool they have been featured in teen vogue, they so deserve it! they have also recorded this really really cute video about different model poses. you should check it out. i also did a little post on chictopia today :)
have a great weekend everyone!
- July 18, 2008 at 8:24 AM
- Shen-Shen said...
I love the climbing up the wall pics! Adorable! The blazer and scarf are lovely too, and I've been wanting to make a dress out of one of my dad's shirts.. Hmmm!
And congrats on being one of the favorite Chictopians! :D
- July 18, 2008 at 8:24 AM
- Fashion Addict said...
Your lucky to have a Ralph Lauren blazer! Lucky!
- July 18, 2008 at 8:52 AM
- Belle said...
love the pictures!
- July 18, 2008 at 8:54 AM
- Spandexpony said...
"It", as in the clown "it"? Wonder what kind of poses could be derived from that movie? I love these pics bunches, and I like how the scarf and bangles catch eachother's colors.
- July 18, 2008 at 8:56 AM
- Arielle said...
TGIF! I just rented Public Enemy too I heard it was really good. I like the bracelets!
- July 18, 2008 at 8:58 AM
- faithieee said...
You look gorgeous! I love seeing your pictures on Chictopia.. Am so psyched to find your blog! :)
- July 18, 2008 at 9:05 AM
- jess said...
I really like the poses and your whole outfit
- July 18, 2008 at 9:17 AM
- Juliet said...
Great pose :D ! And love that dress.
juliet xxx
- July 18, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- jeunedemoiselle said...
I love your poses!
You look lovely, as usual and I want your blazer! ;-)
- July 18, 2008 at 10:15 AM
- Secretista said...
*jumps up and down*
- July 18, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- lisa said...
TGIF! I love the bangles on you; I can't wear most bangles because they're too big for my wrists. They fall right off. :(
- July 18, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Nadine said...
You look so cute today :)...
- July 18, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- jayne said...
ooo there's something very extra girly Annie Hall about this outfit, love the bow
- July 18, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- enc said...
A cool look on a (seemingly) dirty floor! You spruced up that floor.
I hope you have fun with your movies.
- July 18, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Lauren! said...
I love Teen Vogue! No wonder they picked you! You make awesome outfits out of anything and everything.
- July 18, 2008 at 12:03 PM
- Kira Fashion said...
fantastic! this pose is the best and this scarf, wow!!
a kiss!!
- July 18, 2008 at 12:46 PM
- apricot tea. said...
beautiful pictures. I love the poses; they are very unique. :]
& yes, thank goodness it is friday!
- July 18, 2008 at 1:30 PM
- Key said...
omg... i can´t believe how cute you are! you always look perfect, all your dresses suits you so well!
the yellow one of the third post is amazing :D
- July 18, 2008 at 1:39 PM
- lydia said...
wonderful pictures!
- July 18, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- Miss Woo said...
You look adorable walking up the wall ;) So happy its friday too.
ps: in regard to your comment, I think it might be kind of fun wearing the same AA skirt in different colours every day of the week, with each colour representing each day. Such as black for Monday, and happy orange for friday!
- July 18, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- WendyB said...
Great photos! Love the upside-down pose.
- July 18, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- Alice Point said...
I love that dress! It looks great with your black blazer and stylish glasses:)
- July 18, 2008 at 2:04 PM
- makemoremistakes said...
a movie marathon sounds absolutely wonderful, and I love your outfit!
- July 18, 2008 at 2:18 PM
- Tina :) said...
I love the pose, and the bracelets are gorgeous. I also like the idea of a reconstructed men's shirt. :)
- July 18, 2008 at 3:14 PM
- emerald cloche said...
Love those poses! And the pop of red that your scarf brings to the outfit looks great.
The Public Enemy eh, I watched that in film class. It wasn't my favourite ever, but it was interesting. The disclaimers make it seem almost like a propaganda piece. And the grapefruit scene, yikes (you'll see what I mean).
- July 18, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- copperoranges said...
look at you being so beautiful!
i need to brush up on my obscure movies ;)
- July 18, 2008 at 4:38 PM
- STYLE DU MONDE said...
Congratulations that in such a short time you already have been chosen as one of the favorite Chictopians!
Great job on reconstruction man's t-shirt!
Enjoy your weekend!
- July 18, 2008 at 6:19 PM
- Anna Shapiro said...
as usual.
im in love with it.
would u like to trade links?
- July 18, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- Anna Shapiro said...
as usual.
im in love with it.
would u like to trade links?
- July 18, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- Golden Calf said...
You are one of the few people in the world that can wear an throw on an old shirt and make it look stupendous!!!
- July 18, 2008 at 7:53 PM
- Taghrid said...
yay, its finally friday!!!! you silly girl youre definitely sitting upside down on the wall!!
i love your denim dress!
- July 18, 2008 at 8:50 PM
- Raggamuffin said...
oh wow this is love!
from the colours to the pose.
oh and ur bangles. most bangles are too big for me and slips of my wrists. argh.
- July 18, 2008 at 9:12 PM
- Vintage Vinyl said...
Those are some neat and original poses. You look great!
- July 18, 2008 at 9:20 PM
- Savvy Gal said...
love the red printed scarf. For some reason I am in adoration with read. happy for you about chictopia.
- July 18, 2008 at 9:54 PM
- Milla said...
"Faster than a herd of turtles." that is hilarious! tell your co-worker I am stealing it!
I love how you feminine even your masculine outfit looks. to be feminine, is like being chic, it's a state of being, not pink frill. You look lovely
- July 18, 2008 at 10:18 PM
- Heidi said...
Very clever photos, I love the idea of the scarf as a bow♥
- July 18, 2008 at 11:55 PM
- julia. said...
oh, lovely outfit!
- July 18, 2008 at 11:57 PM
- Lianne Camille said...
Ooo, I love the way you tied your scarf!
- July 19, 2008 at 12:13 AM
- L. said...
This is honestly one of the best ideas for a work outfit ever. I start office work again next Monday and I think that you are wearing my first day back outfit. I like it how it's 'office appropriate' -> such a horrible term but your personal style really shines through with the scarf and bracelets.
I've always wanted to see It ever since there was an article in Aus Vogue about the concept of 'it' and it girls. This movie was quoted as being one of the first to use this term.
- July 19, 2008 at 1:22 AM
- bestie said...
congrats rebecca!(:
- July 19, 2008 at 2:00 AM
- discothequechic said...
these pictures!
they all look so fantastic, the pose, the scarf, the colour quality.
surely you can't have taken this picture yourself? surely..
- July 19, 2008 at 3:02 AM
- Fashion Tidbits said...
love the bangles!!! i have very narrow wrists so i can never find the right sized bangles that i like
- July 19, 2008 at 3:28 AM
- Dapper Kid said...
Love the poses, those photographs are super! And your scarf is gorgeous!
- July 19, 2008 at 3:50 AM
- Sarah said...
you are so cute!
- July 19, 2008 at 3:51 AM
- Penny said...
i love the poses with your legs on the wall, you look like one of Alberto Vargas' pin up girls
- July 19, 2008 at 4:12 AM
- Lady Melbourne said...
These are great photos, that pose is adorable, so 'you.'
It's great when you work in an office where you all get along together, but I couldn't imagine anyone not getting along with you.
- July 19, 2008 at 4:27 AM
- kasiaczek said...
Your photos are really lovely!! i like your blog:)
- July 19, 2008 at 4:52 AM
- KATLIN said...
That's awesome you got your jade bracelet from Hawai'i! We get them as presents when people are born or have a child, at least that's what I think because my mom got one from her mother in law when she had my brother (he was the only boy born from her son's to carry on the name) and my friend's newborn has one.
And, man I would love to be your friend and watch awesome movies every week! I probably have the time to watch at least one movie a week, but never get around to doing so. I've thought of getting a netflix acct or something like that, but I'll check my library like you did (I forgot they rent movies, I used to rent videos there as a kid).
- July 19, 2008 at 4:58 AM
- Mimi said...
I just like everything about the pics:Your hair,the outfit,th accesoires and the pose!
Good job!
- July 19, 2008 at 5:08 AM
- Kaye said...
the pose and the fantastic styling deserves to be in an editorial!
- July 19, 2008 at 5:56 AM
- Inside the Cabinet of Wonder said...
these photos are wonderful..i love everything about them.
your outfit is fab, and i want all your bangles!! :)
- July 19, 2008 at 8:17 AM
- Sugar Pop said...
Haha, cool pose :)
- July 19, 2008 at 9:03 AM
- yiqin; said...
The huge bow is so lovey! Love the print as well! Ahh you are always recommending really good movies! & you are one of my fave bloggers as well! :D
- July 19, 2008 at 9:21 AM
- AlicePleasance said...
I sent you an email right now :-)
- July 19, 2008 at 9:55 AM
- Andy said...
You look fantastic, as usual. xxx
- July 19, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- annah said...
i love these pictures! they're so sweet (:
- July 20, 2008 at 11:40 AM
- scubasocks said...
great pictures and outfit.and btw do you wanna xchange links?
- July 20, 2008 at 2:35 PM
- Lydia said...
This is menswear at it's finest. I really love how you tied the bow.
- July 21, 2008 at 2:52 AM
- The Clothes Project said...
Love the first shot! And what a neat idea for wearing large scarves!
- July 21, 2008 at 9:30 AM


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The Gold Standard Bars
Condé Nast Traveler recognizes Swedish bar Kåken as a "2014 Gold Standard Bar".
Every year Condé Nast Traveller names the top 100 best bars in the world. This year Swedish bar Kåken made it to the list, with its impeccable atmosphere and spear point bartenders.
"In Stockholm's small but fiercely competitive cocktail scene, Kåken is several shakes of a Boston glass ahead of its rivals. Its success is due to equal parts atmosphere and excellence. Hidden behind a door and down a corridor at the back of Niklas restaurant, it has wood-paneled walls, flattering lighting and clubby leather banquettes, as well as bartenders who know how to mix everything from classics to cutting-edge cocktails but who haven't forgotten the art of holding a conversation. All this plus knock-out snacks, such as baked salsify with Grana Padano. Full credit goes to manager Mathin Lundgren who has encyclopaedic cocktail knowledge and vintage charm. And he mixes a great Fang's Fizz: his own concoction of gin, lemon, grenadine cream and soda water served in a mini milk bottle with a paper straw so you can fool yourself into thinking it's a healthy choice."
Follow mixologist and manager at Kåken, Mathin Lundgren when he serves up 3 fashionable cocktails including the legendary "Cosmopolitan" in celebration of the upcoming fashion weeks through out the world.
- 40 ml Absolut Citron
- 25 ml Cointreau
- 20 ml fresh lime juice
- 25 ml cranberry juice
How to mix
Shake it ice cold and serve it up in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a flaming orange zest as if you where at the Rainbow Room in NYC back in the early 1990s sipping it with Madonna.
Absolut Bellini
- 10 ml Absolut Citron
- 40 ml Peach juice
- 100 ml Mumm Champagne
How to mix
Build the bellini in a champagne flute and finish it off with at lemon zest. Bubbly, fresh and stylish. Undoubtedly the N° 1 fashion cocktail.
Absolut Agave Gimlet
- 50 ml Absolut
- 30 ml fresh lime juice
- 20 agave syrup
How to mix
Shake it ice cold and serve it on the rock. Garnish with a lime zest. An avant garde fresh cocktail served in a robust way.
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'Horizontal Accidents' filming underway
Posted on July 21, 2010
Filming began this week on "Horizontal Accidents," the 2010 Summer Film Project at Grand Valley State University, directed by Tom Seidman from Los Angeles, an industry professional with more than 20 years of experience.
Seidman, son of the late L. William Seidman, founder of Grand Valley, most recently shot the film "The Bunny Lady" in Grand Rapids, starring Florence Henderson. He was selected to work with Grand Valley students this year as they produce a short film over the course of 12 weeks.
"This is a very ambitious project," said Seidman, "We have four funerals, an embalming room, and a suicide jumper flattening a car. We have a lot of stunts and challenges, but we've been doing great."
Student crew members work alongside professionals to produce the film and hone skills learned in the classroom. Each year the School of Communications' film project has produced a professional quality film that is screened locally and at national film festivals. Filming will continue through July, followed by post-production work during fall semester classes.
Written by Grand Valley alumnus Michael Salisbury in fiction writing classes while an undergrad, "Horizontal Accidents" was first published in the university's student literary publication Fishladder and later in the national publication Black Warrior Review. The screenplay adaptation was written by Tom Castillo, a Grand Valley writing major, working closely with Salisbury and Seidman in another real-world educational experience.
The dark, yet funny, story follows a week in the life of two modern-day grave robbers. Boeve is a shady, charismatic funeral worker who talks the bereaved into burying their loved ones with precious (and pawn-able) mementos. His partner is Brandon, whose aimless life is shaken by a suicide jumper who lands on his car, and later discovers his insurance only covers "horizontal accidents."


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You may have read my other post about not pumping enough...well, I have managed to find a way to pump enough to send enough BM with my ds to day care. However, I have a new problem (sigh).
I have been offered a new position within the law firm for which I work, and it is something I have wanted for a long, long time. It's an IT position, and I have wanted to get back into IT since moving here from Virginia, but couldn't find a job. However, in accepting this position, I will lose my office, and have to move into an office with another person. I HAVE to pump 3x per day at work in order to have enough bottles. Here are my options:
1. Tell them I can't take the position because I can't give up my office.
2. Tell them I'll take the office with the other person, but my pumping has to be accomodated.
3. Ask my old boss if I can stay in this office for another 8 months so I can BF for at least the first year of ds's life (but that means I can't let him wean when he wants). And, he will probably say no.
What should I do? HELP!!


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If You Start With The Presumption That Deportation Is Too Harsh Of A Punishment For Being Here Illegally…
….then it's impossible to ever stop illegal immigration. It's like having a "keep off the grass" sign win a heavily trafficked area without putting any penalties in place for walking on the grass. We're doing the same thing with illegal immigration. Obviously, we're not going to shoot anyone coming into the country illegally and if we're allowing them to stay here, even if they're caught, we're putting a huge incentive in place that will ensure a perpetual flood of illegal immigrants into our country.
That's why the McCain/Rubio amnesty plan is bad policy and will guarantee not just one amnesty, but many amnesties. Of course, they're claiming that's not going to happen as Mickey Kaus explains.
Any amnesty bill will that can pass will have a cutoff date—say March 1, 2013—after which you aren't allowed to sneak into the country and claim an amnesty. You'll have to prove you were here before then through purchase receipts or other evidence, which some people who "rush" in after March 1 will try to falsify.
Under Rubio's plan, apparently, there would be a second cutoff—say a year after the first cutoff—after which even those illegals who were here before March 1 couldn't obtain their "probationary legal status" even if they'd qualified.
What if they could prove they were here but claimed they had been having trouble coming up with the money to pay their "fine" and "back taxes," and had stayed in the shadows past the deadline?
Let's assume Rubio would be a hard-ass and tell these late applicants "tough luck." (What's he going to do then, deport them all? There might be more of them than he seems to think, at least if the fines are at all substantial.)
So, they're going to give the illegals that are already here an amnesty and then declare that anyone else who shows up illegally is out of luck. SURE they are…but wait: aren't we going to hear that we need to allow those illegals into the US as part of an effort to appeal to Hispanic voters? Aren't we going to be told it's unreasonable to deport them? Aren't we going to be told that they're just "immigrants" as well?
Meanwhile, all the illegals that we've already allowed into the country will be demanding that we let the new illegals in and the same group of feckless conservatives who are claiming that amnesty is the fix for our problem with Hispanics now will do the math, notice that there are even more Hispanic Americans and use the same faulty logic that they're using now to call for another amnesty.
So again, this brings us back to one of the most basic questions about the McCain/Rubio amnesty: How can you ever realistically deal with the problem of illegal immigration if you're not willing to come out in favor of deporting people who're caught breaking the law?
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CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Animal neglect comes in many forms, including neglecting to address health risks or medical conditions, Curry County Sheriff's Deputy Erica Romero said as she views a case file photo of the stomach and chest of dog that was covered in ticks.
By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer
They approach her in stores or wherever they happen to see her, pointing out hidden atrocities tucked away in back yards and homes across the community.
A rope snaking through a yard to an oversized collar on the neck of a bony, shriveled dog too weak to move.
Another dog's skin deformed by thousands of ticks covering and mutilating her, literally sucking the life-blood out of her body.
The conversations often start out the same:
"Can you come look at my neighbor's dog? They aren't feeding him… There's this horse in a field near my house and he looks bad, he's starving…"
Those conversations often result in criminal charges and a turning point in the life of an abused or neglected animal.
Curry County Sheriff's Deputy Erica Romero said it started with a horse in the fall of 2007, seized from his owners amidst fears his hollowed frame lacked the reserves to withstand the harsh cold of the coming winter.
It was a learning experience, she said, one that she "stumbled through with a lot of help."
On one front a court case was waged, the owners charged with felony animal cruelty. But behind the scenes, veterinarians and volunteers waged a battle for the horse's life.
A year and a half later, formerly dubbed "Confiscated Equine", or "CE", the once near-death "Jhett Blue" is a transformed animal, working for his new owner as a school horse giving riding lessons to young children.
Jhett Blue's case served as a lesson in the complexity and challenges of pursuing animal cases. Chief among them, how to justify seizing an animal, what to do with it once it's removed from its owner and how to successfully build a case for prosecution.
After the success, Romero — with the blessing of the sheriff's office — attended classes and seminars to learn more. She's now skilled in topics ranging from animal law to photographic documentation, search and seizure, scoring body condition, exotic animal investigations, ritualistic animal abuse, hoarding and more.
Romero is now working towards national-level certification in animal cruelty investigation.
Romero is also now the lead investigator in animal cases for the sheriff's office. She has seized 25 dogs, levied criminal charges in 15 cases and continues to receive information on new cases regularly.
And news of her specialty is growing. Often residents seek her out to give her tips. Other law enforcement officers from agencies across the region seek her advice when they encounter animal abuse on the job.
It has been surprising how many cases are out there in the community, Romero said, with neglect topping the list of reported crimes against animals. It has made her more aware than ever of the deficiencies in the region when it comes to the way people sometimes care for the animals that depend on them.
"Animals are not provided adequate shelter, they're not given adequate food… Some people are either ignorant and don't know how to take care of their animals, or they just don't care," Romero said. "I think the area needs more education. People just don't get it."
Undersheriff Wesley Waller said Romero's interest in pursuing justice for animals was something she initiated. The department quickly came to encourage and support her pursuit of advanced training and certification.
When she would return from the field with photos of the condition animals had been found in, Waller said there was no doubt a crime had been committed.
"Most of these cases that she handles are severe, and when you actually go and see the animal for yourself, it's shocking," he said.
"Sometimes it's surprising that the animal is still standing there alive."
With no mechanism in the area to care animal victims once they're removed from their abusive conditions, Romero has garnered the support of residents, veterinarians and animal welfare groups in the community. All have offered their assistance in caring for, rehabilitating and finding homes for abused animals.
And the sheriff's office has footed the bill in cases where the costs exceeded available support.
Waller said to his knowledge, Romero is the first law enforcement officer in the region to pursue advanced training and make a concerted effort to find criminal justice for animals.
And the knowledge Romero has gained, she has shared with the entire department — educating and preparing other deputies to deal with issues of animal abuse as it manifests in a variety of locations from domestic violence calls to drug houses.
"It has been a learning process for everyone involved and Deputy Romero's advanced training has definitely benefited those types of cases," Waller said.
The sheriff's office is on the cutting edge of a revolution throughout the state, according to Steve Suttle, special counsel with the New Mexico Attorney General's office.
In March the attorney general's office is sponsoring statewide animal cruelty training for the second time.
Suttle said turnout to the training seminars has been high, with agencies coming from the largest to the smallest communities in the state to hear from experts, veterinarians, investigators and undercover officers on the complexities of animal cruelty cases and successful prosecution.
Animal cruelty is a hot-button issue in the state and lawmakers are working to update and strengthen state laws to protect animals from cruelty and neglect.
And, Suttle said, the reason is fairly simple.
"If this government can't protect children, animals and elderly people then we need a different government. The manner in which a society cares for its elderly, its children and its animals, really says something about the civilization," Suttle said.
"No one else can speak for animals."
The criminal depth of animal cruelty is often surprising, he said, as investigators responding to reports frequently uncover ties to other types of crime.
Friday, the governor and attorney general's office endorsed several pieces of pending legislation aimed at increasing penalties for animal cruelty, broadening the scope of animal neglect, protecting animals in domestic violence cases and providing for financial recourse in cases of animal abuse.
"We're getting negligence defined so that it's clear that, 'I didn't know I was supposed to feed my dog' isn't a defense," Suttle said.
"I think the awareness is increasing all the time and I think if we give the prosecutors some more tools, they'll be able to do an even better job."
Pending animal cruelty legislation:
• HB 82 — Adds intentionally starving or dehydrating animals to death to the legal definition of extreme cruelty to animals, a fourth degree felony.
Status: Located in the House Judiciary Committee
• HB 159 — Expands the definition of extreme cruelty to animals, a fourth degree felony, to include leaving an animal in a hot car, increasing the penalty for cruelty resulting in death or great bodily harm, or intentional abandonment and clarifies the definitions of mistreatment and negligence.
Status: Located in the Senate Conservation Committee
• HB 434 — Expands the Family Violence Protection Act to add pets to domestic violence protection orders and allow for them to be removed from a home for their own protection when domestic violence victims go to a shelter, and to be cared for until the victims reclaim them or decide where they should be placed.
Status: Located in the Senate Public Affairs Committee
• SB 127 — Provides the ability to recoup from an animal's owner the costs of caring for and rehabilitating animals that are seized in animal cruelty cases.
Status: Passed with 40-1 vote in the Senate, currently located in House Judiciary Committee


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Local response to rulings mixed
For some, the Supreme Court of the United States' decisions regarding marriage equality were a victory. For others, not so much.
Warren Kenney said he wasn't quite sure how to express his disappointment.
"It's a sad day for America," Kenney said.
The pastor of Central Church of Christ in Martinsburg said he believes marriage is an institution created for a man and a woman, according to scripture.
"Government has no right to change what God decreed in his law," Kenney said.
Kevin Carden, the town recorder of Harpers Ferry, doesn't feel the same. Carden said the court ruled exactly as he thought related to Proposition 8, a California law that made same-sex marriage illegal in the state, and a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage as between a man and a woman.
"I was very happy with both decisions today," Carden said. "I think that they ruled the way they should have."
Carden is the first elected official in West Virginia to be recognized by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute, and he said, as a gay person, it was important the court side in favor of LGBT Americans.
One Eastern Panhandle lawmaker was present outside the court in Washington for the news. Delegate Stephen Skinner, D-Jefferson, said he was meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and that his presence for the news was "a happy coincidence."
"It's exciting," Skinner said. "When these major constitutional landmarks happen, they're important because they're touchstones in the history of this country. It's just simply exciting to be a part of that."
While Skinner said he was happy with the rulings, he said he does not expect marriage equality to be up for a decision in West Virginia any time soon. Skinner said he thinks the rulings will help return focus to employment and housing discrimination issues members of the state's LGBT community face.
"One of the things that this emphasizes is that for the 57,000 LGBT West Virginians, there continues to be no legal protection in the workplace or in housing," Skinner said. "It's perfectly legal to discriminate against someone based on their sexual orientation."
Skinner said he hopes the court's rulings will lessen the emphasis of same-sex marriage in political discussion as well.
"Marriage equality and gay people have been used as pawns in political battles for a very long time," Skinner said. "The flames of homophobia have been stoked at the expense of looking seriously at real people's lives."
"I hope that some of this marriage discussion will focus on the children of same-sex married people and how do we protect them from discrimination," Skinner said.
– Staff writer Rachel Molenda can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 215, or www.twitter.com/rmolendaJN.


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Pain. Every day. All day.
More than one-fourth of all people in the U.S. suffer from chronic pain. It can destroy quality of life, and make even the simplest tasks difficult. Sometimes there is no cure for chronic pain. But a program at Mayo Clinic helps give patients the tools they need to get control over their pain and regain a fulfilling life.
"I do have a headache every single day, I wake up with one and I go to sleep with one," said Alyson Fleming.
For ten years Alyson Fleming has endured chronic headaches.
The daily headaches and migraines plus pain from other medical conditions slowly eroded Alyson's quality of life.
It affected everything. She felt caught. Trapped by unyielding pain.
"I didn't know how I could possibly manage this amount of pain," Fleming said.
Unwilling to let the pain dictate how she lived, Alyson went to Mayo Clinic where she enrolled in the Pain
Rehabilitation Center: a three-week, out-patient intensive program designed to help people suffering from non-cancerous chronic pain regain control of their lives.
"You can improve your level of physical and emotional functioning. And then when you improve management of
chronic pain, oftentimes pain severity or pain intensity will improve. However, that's not the primary goal," said Dr. Michael Hooten.
Dr. Hooten says there's sometimes no cure for chronic pain, so the goal of the program is to give people the tools they need to manage it.
Psychologist Dr. Cynthia Townsend and Dr. Hooten team up with physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses and other specialists to help with all aspects chronic pain.
Things like group sessions, exercise, biofeedback and support from others going through the same thing boost confidence.
Patients learn that they can taper off medications. They can craft a plan to help them turn painful days into fulfilling
days. They can stop pain from running their lives.
Alyson still has a headache everyday. But the pain is no longer all-consuming because she's learned how to manage it.
"I felt like I lost a little bit of myself over the past 10 years and now to be back to where I was is very fulfilling," Fleming said.
Source: http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/files/2013/11/M46-Pain-Rehab-revised.pdf


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last year significantly affected the ability of several manufacturers to produce hard drives used for data storage in computers and other devices. The flooding meant that much of the production capacity was unavailable and led to shortages and increased prices for available hard drives.
According to iSuppli, the price of hard drives isn't expected to return to pre-flood levels until at least 2014. That means for more than a year, prices will be inflated due to shortages caused by the flooding. ISuppli reports that the average selling price for the entire hard drive market grew to $66 in Q4 2011, which is up 28% from $51 in the third quarter. The average selling price held steady at $66 in Q1 of 2012 and is expected to slide to $65 in Q2.
The flooding in Thailand led to a 29% reduction in the number of hard drives shipped in Q4 2012. That significant reduction in shipments is expected to end and production will be completely recovered by Q3 of 2012. The company reports that hard drive shipments increased by 18% to 145 million units in Q1 2012 and in Q2 increase by 10% to 159 million units.
ISuppli is predicting that shipments will increase again in Q3 2012 by another 10% to 176 million units. Q3 is expected to be the first quarter where shipments or exceed 2011 numbers. Despite the return to normal shipment levels, pricing is expected to remain flat with no decline.
"HDD manufacturers now have greater pricing power than they did in 2011, allowing them to keep ASPs steady," said Fang Zhang, analyst for storage systems at IHS. "With the two mega-mergers between Seagate/Samsung and Western Digital/Hitachi GST, the two top suppliers held 85 percent of HDD market share in the first quarter 2012. This was up from 62 percent in the third quarter of 2011, before the mergers. The concentration of market share has resulted in an oligarchy where the top players can control pricing and are able to keep ASPs at a relatively high level."
One reason pricing won't decline is that a number of original equipment manufacturers in the computer industry signed a long-term agreements with hard drive makers to guarantee drive shipments but locking in prices about 20% higher than were paid before the flooding.
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