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Friday, February 18, 2005
Why Were Moms Invented?
Merrily Manthey column Port Charlotte Herald Moms know where the scotch tape is. You readers are so wonderful. You must know I dearly love humor from real life. And that must be why you keep me well supplied with clever and amusing material to tickle my happy, smiling cells. Here's an example. Young school children were asked, "Why were moms invented?" 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How were mothers made? 1. She used dirt, just like for the rest of us. 2. Magic, plus super powers and a lot of stirring. 3. The inventor made my mom just the same like she made me. She just used bigger parts. What ingredients are mothers made of? 1. Mothers are made out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean. 2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think. Why did the creator give you your mother and not some other mom? 1. We're related. 2. The creator knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me. What kind of little girl was your mom? 1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff. 2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy. 3. They say she used to be nice. What did mom need to know about dad before she married him? 1. His last name. 2. She had to know his background. Like, is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer? 3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say 'no' to drugs and 'yes' to chores? Why did your mom marry your dad? 1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot. 2. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on. Who's the boss at your house? 1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball. 2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed. 3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad. What's the difference between moms and dads? 1. Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just go to work at work. 2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them. 3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's. 4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine. What does your mom do in her spare time? 1. Moms don't do spare time. What would it take to make your mom perfect? 1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery. 2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue. If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be? 1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that. 2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me. 3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head. * Out of the mouths of babes, I'm telling you. That's the great thing about keeping a blog. You can write down every funny thing your kid will say. And I can imagine they will say a lot of funny things. That's what I enjoy about children -- their brutal honesty and what they believe to be true. One morning I woke up and kiddo#1 was standing next to the bed giving me the ol' stare. I said good morning, asked if he wanted to come in bed and he promptly told me that my breath smelled and I needed to brush my teeth. What's cuter than that?
What's In Your Medicine Cabinet?
Aches, pains, pregnancy, oh my! A shopping list for all those wonderful pregnancy symptoms. Morning Sickness Motion sickness wristbands (or "sea bands") Mouthwash, mints and flavored dental floss Travelsize tooth brush for your purse Calcium-fortified antacids Cool wet-wipes for freshening up Calcium-fortified antacids Hair ties to hold back your hair Sensitive, Swollen Breasts The right bra that fits you well. Try a bra without underwire. Or try a sports bra or shelf-lined undershirt Cool gel compresses Heating pads on a warm setting Upper and Lower Back Pain Abdominal support bands (Belly Bras) for the lower back stress Contoured pads for your office chair Long body pillow Deep heating rub by spouse or partner Swollen Legs and Feet Footrest of ottoman to prop your feet up Support socks or hosiery (try Mommysox.com) Gel inserts Foot soaks with epsom salt Comfortable (and wide!) shoes Nasal Stuffiness Saline nasal spray (use under doctor's direction) Vaporizer at night/humidifier at day Mentholated cough drops Herbal nasal inhalants (sold at health and natural foods stores) Mental Fuzziness or "Pregnancy Brain" Naps when possible A to-do list (that is managleable -- think 3 or 4 items) Special places for your most needed items (keys, shoes, purse, remote) Reminder notes A sense of humor Blue Moods and Fat Feelings Pictures of adorable, drooling babies to admire Favorite comedy movies Beauty appointments (hair, makeup, nails) Partner/spouse/family reminders that you are amazing! Mental reminders that you will have a beautiful baby
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Mommy Madness -- Newsweek article
My Newsweek magazine came in the mail today. On the front is a momholding her baby with all these extra arms doing something else like holding toys, picking up the telephone, making breakfast. The cover story? "The Myth of the Perfect Mother -- Why It Drives Real Women Crazy." An interesting read for mothers and mothers-to-be. And of course dads and dads-to-be. Let me know what you think.
Stretch Marks, Acne, Veins. Where's my Pregnancy Glow?
Your body is going to go through a lot of transformations when you're pregnant. Your skin especially may experience a lot of changes, some of which can be ignored and others you want to pay special attention to. The often mark of motherhood are those stretchmarks. If you've got stretchmarks, you're not alone. 50% of expectant mothers bear the lines of pregnancy. As your body shifts and grows in your stomach and breast region, you may experience some discomfort as your stretch marks might itch. They will however fade overtime and you can't really prevent them from happening. Stretch marks do tend to run in the family so ask your mom if she had them and that's a good indication if you'll get them too. Pregnancy along with heredity will increase the risk of vein problems such as varicose veins, spider veins. Varicose veins will show up on your legs and thighs while spider veins can show up on your legs, ankles or face. Increased hormone levels, blood volume, and weight during pregnancy puts added pressure on the veins and may contribute to the development of varicose and spider veins.You can prevent permanent damage to your vein walls by exercising regularly and trying not to stand still for too long. It's also a good idea to elevate your legs when you can, sit with your legs uncrossed, and wear good support hose. Some varicose veins are pain free, but others do cause a little or a lot of pain and discomfort. Remember, that the worst will disappear, but talk to your doctor if your pain is severe. Does your skin appear a shade or two darker? At least 90% of women will have some darkening of their skin which is thought to be attributed to high estrogen levels. You may find it on your face, on or around your nipples, in your armpits or perineum (the area between the vulva and the anus), on your inner thighs, and around your navel. Minimize the darkness of these spots by protecting yourself from the sun, and if you're very bothered by them, talk to your doctor. More severe cases can be treated by an ointment available by prescription. Other skin changes pregnant women observe are red and itchy hands and feet, blotchy patches on their legs, easily removable skin tags (small, loose growths of skin) on their arms and breasts, weak fingernails, itchy abdomens, and, vascular spiders, (tiny, red, and bumpy "spiders" that can appear on their upper bodies, face and neck and disappear after birth). The skin change you should concern yourself with most is not specific to pregnancy, but it's too often ignored during pregnancy. If you notice any change in the size, shape, or color of a mole, or if one of your moles begins bleeding, take it seriously and tell your doctor. You should be especially wary of any mole that grows larger, more jagged at its edges, or darker in color. If you have a large number of moles, you should examine them monthly throughout your pregnancy. So --- where is that pregnancy glow? :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Birth Day Live from the Discovery Channel
Mark this on your calendar to tape or Tivo. This Monday, February 21st (President's Day) at 4 pm EST, the Discovery Channel will have a 10 hour live broadcast of 3 women giving birth. Birth Day Live is the name There will be 3 different locations: - San Diego, CA - Baton Rouge, LA - Silver Spring, MD The show will cover a variety of topics from c-sections to inducing to premature babies to overdue babies. I don't know if I can last the entire 10 hours, but it should be interesting to watch!
Pregnancy Preparation. Where are all my checklists?
The plumber came this morning to fix the bathroom sink. We had to turn off the water in the entire house. I settled down to watch the plumber and read the morning newspaper. Kiddo#1 was concerned for our dog, Rufus. I don't know exactly why. They were playing in the yard, fine as can be. Kiddo#1 wanders to the neighbors (good friends of ours) and gets their hose. Turns the hose on and drags it over to our yard. Decides to bring it in the house so he can fill up Rufus' water bowl (which is in the kitchen). Forgets about the hose when he remembers plumber is here. Plumbers are very interesting to kiddo#1. Hose continues to dispense water in kitchen. Mom and plumber completely oblivious. Rufus incredibly happy at the sight of all the water. I finally come downstairs to find a mini pool in my kitchen. Yell for kiddo#1 and at Rufus. Run as quick as a pregnant woman can to the hose and shut it off. Walk back to get hose and return it to neighbors hose. As I'm walking back to my house, I think to myself, Why didn't anyone ever tell me that my kid was going to do something like this? And who does it get it from? Not his mom that's for sure! The thing is, you can't ever prepare for all the obstacles and events and details that having a baby/child/kid/teenager will entail. But that kind of thinking is tough to grasp. I'm a listmaker. Not just your grocery list. But packing for a trip? Gotta have a list. Errands to run? Got my pen ready! Chores around the house? Follow the list. Pros and cons of preschools? The list speaks. Having a baby? A whole mess of lists. When I was pregnant with kiddo#1, I was obsessed with lists. I had lists weighing pros and cons of cribs, strollers, diapers, bottles, playtoys. I had lists of what I needed to pack for the hospital. I had a list of what I needed to eat. What I couldn't eat. What I should ask my OB. What I needed to complete: nursery, annoucements. A list of commands to train the dog. A list of pregnnacy cravings and where to purchase items for pregnancy cravings (that was for my husband). Writing my birth plan took ages for me because I revised and rewrote until the very last minute. But all my lists went out the window when kiddo#1 was born. I was too tired to think about my lists and my life was both chaotic and wonderful allowing no room for lists. Now with current Belly, I don't have any lists written. I have a general idea of my lists in my head. But I don't feel compelled to chart, track and note any small detail. That's the beauty of being a mom. As much as you can prepare for your baby, a lot of it comes from actual doing and experiencing than just by making lists or attending classes or reading magazines (or even blogs). I thought I was really prepared. I read all the books from front to back. I had detailed conversations with my doctor. My friends had gab sessions about everything baby related. My mom sent me emails, subject - Mom to Mom Tips. But the thing of it is, you can't really know what to expect until you actually go through it. A friend of mine went through a 20 hour labor. My first was only 5 hours. Diapers, eating messes, crying, sleeping --- it all starts to click when you actually have that baby in your arms. Knowing all of this now has made for a much less stressful pregnancy. Now I have to have a polite conversation with kiddo#1 as to why we don't bring garden hoses into the house.
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Shopping for Baby and Mom!
I hope you all had a great Valentines Day! :) Hubby, kiddo#1 and I had a yummy dinner of spaghetti and meatballs followed by the best darn cookies ever. Kiddo#1 decorated them. Nothing is better than snacking on a cookie with "MOM" written in frosting. I think I have a shopping addiction. And it's morphed into a shopping addiction denial. Who me? On the internet? Shopping? No! It's for the Belly. It's for kiddo#1. It's not for me! In my desire to be win the coveted Best Mom of the Year award, I find myself glued to the internet looking at images of toys, nurseries, onesies, bottles, strollers, carseats, maternity clothes. I have a stack of pregnancy and child magazines with postits marking all the pages of items I would like to add to my wishlist. I probably won't purchase 99.9% of what I mark. No wait, make that 95%. Or maybe 85% to be on the safe side? But it's fun to look. And it's fun to see what new items they have out there for babies since kiddo#1 was a baby. Some of my favorite sites: Maternity Mall Baby Style Dreamtime Baby Posh Tots Blossoming Babes Fancy Babies Collection Gap Maternity Olie Bollen Baby Wit Oompa Pokkadots Old Navy One Step Ahead Those are just a few from my Favorites. Do you have any favorite online stores?
Monday, February 14, 2005
Pregnant Sex Myths
"Let's talk about sex baby, let's talk about you and me..." -Salt N' Pepa Let's talk about sex. Not to be squeamish. After all, sex is what got us here in the first place. Sometimes expectant mothers and fathers will be less interested in sex or will cut back once they are pregnant. You should really view this however as a time for hassle-free, fun sex. Your partner will agree and since you don't have to worry about birth control, take full advantage before the wee one arrives. Sex is perfectly safe during pregnancies. With normal pregnancies, you can continue to have sex until your water breaks. Make sure to check with your OB or midwife but if given the go ahead, then by all means, dim the lights, spray on some perfume, turn on a little Marvin Gaye. Some women report that sex during pregnancy is the best they've ever had while for others, it may not be so great. Heightened pleasure can come from the increased blood flow to the genitals. Another reason for its pleasure can come from the fact that there are no worries. After all, you're already pregnant, so you can concentrate on feeling sexy. If you don't sex as appealing during pregnancy, this can be due to many factors. The same engorgement (increased blood flow) can push women over the threshold of ecstasy and give them an uncomfortable feeling of fullness after sex and some women might experience cramping during or after. Or you could feel too tired or nauseated to even think or consider having sex especially in the first trimester. By the second trimester, hopefully you feel sexy again along with a rising libido. By the third trimester, you might feel unattractive with a large belly and the delivery in the near future. But repeat this to yourself: The sex drive of your partner may actually increase. Most men find their pregnant partner truly attractive. But your partner might be concerned about harming you or the baby so be aware of these sex myths. Myth #1 Sex will hurt the baby. Sex is not harmful for your baby, in fact in most cases, the motion of having sex will rock your little one off to sleep. I know, like a rocking chair. You won't hurt the baby by making love, even with your partner on top. The thick mucus plug that seals the cervix helps guard against infection. The amniotic sac and the strong muscles of the uterus also protect your baby. You may notice that your baby is very active after your orgasm. This is because of your pounding heart, not because your baby knows what is happening or feels pain. On the same note, you partner's penis will not be able to reach the baby, even if he is that well endowed, because the cervix is shut tight. (We hate to deflate dad's ego but it just isn't possible!) Myth #2 - Sex will hurt me You probably won't be up for exploring alternative forms of sex but playing with other positions (you on top, sitting in your partner's lap, or a side by side spoon position) may be just the thing to send you over the top during love making. As the old saying goes, "Where there's a will, there's a way." With a little experimenting, you and your partner are sure to find a position and technique that works for both of you. Be encouraged, some women experience their first orgasm while having sex during their pregnancy. This can be attributed to the engorgement of the genitals with more sensitive nerve endings. And oxytocin, the hormone that maintains your pregnancy, is known to spark the libido. So perhaps reading those sex positions in Cosmopolitan really did pay off. Myth #3 - Having sex will cause premature labor. There is no medical evidence that the act of having sex causes labor. Stimulation of the breasts can speed up the production of oxytocin which can cause contractions when you are near your due date. As your pregnancy progresses, you will discover that you can and will have all sorts of contractions without going into labor. Your doctor or midwife may limit your sexual activity if your pregnancy is considered high risk with a history of premature labor, early cervical dilation, placenta previa, premature rupture of the membranes or vaginal bleeding. Myth #4 - Oral sex is a no-no. This is one of the biggest misconceptions about having sex during pregnancy. Normal oral sex will not harm you or your baby and many couples consider it a nice substitute if intercourse is deemed too risky. It can become a convenient option when you get too uncomfortable to have actual intercourse. Especially when you have a huge belly to think off, this can be a more preferred option. Just make sure your partner avoids blowing air into your vagina. If this is the first time you've heard of such a practice, it's being mentioned because blowing hard could cause an air embolism (obstructing a blood vessel) and it could potentially kill you and your baby. Your pregnancy is a wonderful time for having close and loving sexual experiences with your partner. Take advantage of your down time and get creative with each other. You might just discover a side to you both that you didn't know existed before. Pregnancy is a time when many couples open doors and find new and exciting ways to be intimate with one another other than just the act of having sex. Have you heard of any pregnant sex myths before? Tips for others? Email, comment, let me know. And since we're feeling the love, Happy Valentines Day! [I originally had the lyrics attributed to TLC. Ooops, was informed that it wasn't TLC.]
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Wednesday, November 27, 2o13. This giveaway is now over! Thanks to all of you for your comments! The 5 winners have been randomly chosen and notified by email. Congratulations Kathy M., Lu L., Cathi, Jen and Jennifer!
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I'm very happy to be able to bring you this review and giveaway today!
I was not fortunate enough to catch "Shrek The Musical" on Broadway or even when it came around to our local theatre, so I was glad to see that the musical production was coming out on DVD!
For those of you who haven't seen the original "Shrek" movie, it's about an ogre, a donkey, a prince and a fair maiden with a secret. But the musical version is much, much more than that. The musical is full of dancing, singing and fun, along with a great message.
I want to share the official press release with you!
LOS ANGELES, CA – The greatest fairy tale never told comes to life as never before in DreamWorks' Shrek The Musical, the highly acclaimed Broadway production based on the smash-hit movie. Called a "triumph of comic imagination" (Elysa Gardner, USA Today) that "never stints on spectacle or laughs" (David Rooney, Variety), Shrek The Musical received eight 2009 Tony Award® nominations including Best Musical, winning Best Costume Design of a Musical (Tim Hatley) and received a Grammy Award® nomination for Best Musical Show Album.
Featuring a fantasic score of 17 all-new songs, Shrek The Musical was filmed on stage to capture the magic of a Broadway performance and stars an amazing celebrated cast including Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), Sutton Foster (Fiona), Daniel Breaker (Donkey), Christopher Sieber (Lord Farquaad), and John Tartaglia (Pinocchio). The film was shot live on Broadway with 10 cameras and directed by Michael Warren. Now you can bring the magic of Broadway to your home and get the best seat in the house when the Deluxe Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD arrives on October 15th!
Fans can join in on the performance with sing along Shrek-tastic songs on the Deluxe Edition Blu-ray™ + DVD + Digital HD™ or single-disc DVD. And the Deluxe Edition Blu-ray™ goes even deeper into the fairytale's journey, taking viewers behind-the-scenes to see how the show became a smash hit that "will make your heart dance." (Cindy Adams, The New York Post).
Shrek The Musical tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure to reclaim the deed to his land. Joined by a wise-cracking donkey, this unlikely hero fights a fearsome dragon, rescues a feisty princess and learns that real friendship and true love aren't only found in fairy tales.
The musical is based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film and features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize® winner, David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Olivier Award-winner Jeanine Tesori, and is directed by Tony Award® nominee Jason Moore. Shrek The Musical is produced by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd.
The DVD is unrated, however, I think if I were to rate it, I would give it a PG-13 rating. While it's ok for the entire family, some of the humor is a little on the "potty humor" side. For example, the ogre is very, very gassy. If you have a tween or teen, they will probably love it. Most of the other adult-aimed jokes will probably go right over a younger viewer's head.
I think the best part of the movie is the overall message that it is alright to be yourself!
We did have a little trouble loading the Blu-ray disc, which just could be an issue with our player (or operator error), but the DVD loaded just fine. 😉
"Shrek The Musical" is available almost everywhere right now!
The nice folks at DreamWorks sent me FIVE COPIES to giveaway to five lucky winners!
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6.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Company may in the construction of the Company's railway carry the same with a single line across and on the level of the roads described in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order at the locations specified in column (2) of that Schedule.
(2) The Company shall not at the said crossings obstruct or hinder traffic or persons passing along the said roads for longer than is reasonably necessary in taking any train, engine, carriage or truck across the said roads.
(3) Section 25 (Company to erect station or lodge at points where certain roads crossed on a level) of the East Lincolnshire Railway Act 1846(1) shall not apply to the Company's railway or to the level crossings mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order.


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Good morning Vagabonds. I didn't go to IRS yesterday. Instead I swam in the pool with some New Yorkers who were refugees from "Nemo."
Morning, Village.
It hailed yesterday. Not big, about marble sized. And it's thundering now. Temperature 53.
Hi everybody.
31 and snowing, no rain so far. X.. ( < crossed fingers)
Who's birthday is to day? He's played a fire chief, a star ship commander, a rancher, and he had a Country Western #1 hit song.
Oh yah, there's another birthday today, a president.
Oh, just one more thing, Have a good Fat Tuesday.
I just came back from a shorts & shirt sleeves walk (it's 78 degrees here in So. Fla.). I watched a middle-age woman with a cane knocked lemons off a tree in front of a vacant "For Sale" home. I walked a mile…not yet feeling up to a my usual 2 miles after a bout with a stomach virus on Super Bowl weekend. However, I am signing up for a 5K walk at the end of March. I hate to "complain," what with this sunny 78-degree weather, but I wish I was in Haiti (Carnivale!).
@dkram: Lorne Greene?
That's right Florchi, see "TrivQuiz" if you haven't already.
Good morning, Vagabonds.
dkram: Florchi's right. Today is Lorne Greene's birthday. The strip "TrivQuiz" features him today. I do remember his CW song "Ringo". He did what Rex Harrison pioneered in "My Fair Lady", he spoke the lyrics instead of singing, but it was well-done and I liked it. (That's saying a lot, since I really don't like most CW music.)
The temperature is hovering right around freezing at the moment, but since the sun is barely peeking over the horizon, I expect it will warm up.
My hubby surprised me yesterday by working at home. He took over my desk half of the day and sat in his la-z-boy with the computer on his lap the rest of the time (so I could use the desk for my own work). He's a programmer and can do it from anywhere as long as he has an internet connection. He's considering staying home every Monday. Should be an interesting shakedown period.
Good Morning, Vagabonds,
It got down to 19 during the night, and is 31 right now. Not bad. I do go out for my walks if it gets near 40……the air is breathable and not too cold if it's not windy.
We had a news story last night that hackers broke into a daytime TV show with an emergency news bulletin……..something to do with Zombies rising! Jack quickly looked up our homeowners insurance policy to see if we were covered! Too funny!
ZOMBIES: Years ago a friend and I learned the real story about real zombies by reading a book by anthropologist / ethnobtotanist, Wade Davis ("The Serpent and the Rainbow"—a pretty good book that was later made into a pretty bad movie).
Not quite as warm as you are but almost like a spring day. Temp. about 50 and snow has really melted with warm weather and the light rain and fog yesterday. Going to get 1 to 2 inches Wed. night.
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Lufthansa Aims to Outgrow Air-Freight Rivals as Weakest ExitRichard Weiss
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-largest airline, said it plans to increase freight volumes faster than rivals this year as bigger planes join the fleet and some carriers cease competing as fiercely.
Lufthansa aims to boost volumes 5 percent, versus a projected industrywide gain of 2.9 percent, Andreas Otto, head of sales at the cargo unit, said at a briefing in Frankfurt. On average, freight cargoes to and from Europe will grow 4 percent a year through 2020, he said, citing Seabury Group forecasts.
Carriers including World Airways Inc., Air Cargo Germany GmbH and Frontier Airlines were forced to fold, file for bankruptcy or cease freight flights last year as stuttering economic growth led to overcapacity. The glut was heightened by the arrival of new cargo planes and additional belly space in wide-body passenger jets entering service with Gulf operators.
"We saw the biggest consolidation since I've been in this industry," Otto said at the event. "The key question is which carriers will even offer freighter services going forward?"
Lufthansa's cargo business, which had an operating profit of 43 million euros ($58 million) in the first nine months of 2013, ended the year with a profit in the "high double-digit million euro range," Otto reiterated. The Cologne-based company had earlier aimed to grow earnings at the unit, which now faces a third straight annual profit decline.
'Critical Mass'
The tough market means Lufthansa's goal of posting a record cargo profit by 2015 may be hard to reach. The carrier had an all-time high 310 million-euro operating profit from freight operations in 2010, meaning it must more than triple the unspecified 2013 figure to meet its target. Asked if Lufthansa stands by the goal, Otto said: "That you have to ask the CEO."
Still, yields are improving as Lufthansa raised prices by 20 percent at the end of 2013, with customers accepting about 13 percent of the hike, and an upswing in space sold continued into January, he said. Lufthansa stock has gained 15 percent this year, the most in the six-member Bloomberg EMEA Airlines Index.
The cargo operations of Air France-KLM Group, Europe's biggest passenger carrier, lost 184 million euros in the nine months, while Singapore Airlines Ltd. posted a loss of $71 million in freight for the first six months of its fiscal year.
Air France has said it will reduce the freighter fleet to 10 planes by 2015, a move Otto reckons will weaken its product.
"That's not the critical mass needed for such an operation," the executive said of Air France-KLM's plans.
Gulf Challenge
Lufthansa is retiring some of its Boeing Co. MD-11s as it takes five new 777 freighters by 2015. The company has an option for another five of the wide-bodies it can exercise this year, Otto said, adding that it wants to operate an all-777 fleet.
Four-engine freighters such as Boeing's 747-8 jumbo aren't a reasonable proposition for Europe-based carriers with oil at more than $80 a barrel, he said, while some of the younger three-engine MD-11s could fly for another 10 years.
Though many cargo operators have struggled, Dubai-based Emirates jumped to first place globally in 2012, according to the International Air Transport Association. Emirates overtook Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Korean Air Lines Co., while Lufthansa remained in fourth spot.
"The biggest challenge is the development of carriers in the Middle East," Otto said. "That's our biggest threat."
Still, competing against Emirates is healthier than vying with ailing rivals offering cut-price fees to survive, he said.
Otto said Lufthansa is seeking one or two cooperation partners from the cargo industry this year to share belly space on passenger planes and potentially also freighter capacity.
"We've announced that for quite some time, but this year we are pretty sure it will happen," he said, adding that taking over the management of belly capacity from other passenger airlines is also an option for growth.
Lufthansa's efficiency initiatives in cargo, which include the fleet revamp and changing administrative procedures to a digital platform, are progressing according to plan, Otto said.
"Half of our business is short-term, it happens ad hoc," he said. "For that, going digital will be a game changer."


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RUSH: One thing, ladies and gentlemen, on this Todd Akin business. We've had a couple calls from Missouri today from people who support Akin and want him to stay in. And one of them, a lady from Lake of the Ozarks, made the point that she doesn't want the Republican establishment weighing in on this and forcing out somebody who won an election and replacing them with one of their own establishment candidates. She knows, even she acknowledged that Claire McCaskill and the Democrats did what they could to secure Akin as the Republican that they would face, that McCaskill would face, because they think that they'll be able to tar and feather Akin as this right-wing kook pro-lifer. And, remember, they all think that every Republican and conservative is a right-wing kook and pro-lifer. And they think that's a winning ticket for them.
Now, those of you out there who are supportive of Akin, I want you to understand something. At least for me, speaking for myself here, those who are hoping that Akin sees the light and withdraws, this is not about abortion. I'll just speak for myself here. Hoping that he decides to step aside here has nothing to do, as far as I'm concerned, with his views on abortion. I don't know about other people in this. But, as far as I'm concerned, that's not the problematic thing for me, regarding Mr. Akin. It's not a desire on my part to have social issues not be part of the campaign. I'm not afraid of social issues being part of a campaign.
Jeff Bell wrote a book. We've talked about the book on this program. Social issues actually have been factors in Republican victories. He documented it with polling data, election data, and results. This is not about that, to me. This is about something entirely different, and that is qualifications. This was an absolutely ridiculous thing to say, to start quantifying rape in any way. I know he apologized for it, but it's still an indication that there's more there that could potentially bubble up that could be harmful. To me, this is all about saving the country. This is all about being bigger than any one person. This is about winning the White House. This is about winning the Senate and holding the House of Representatives. This is about the future of the country and what kind of country it's going to be. We need people that can win elections and then do the right thing afterwards. I don't want a Joe Biden on our side.
Now, the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen, you go out, you say stupid things and you become vice president, on the Democrat side. We don't need any unforced errors. We have to play it so close to the vest. There is a double standard, and, yep, it's unfair, but it exists, and it's something that we have to acknowledge. Now, there's a right way to deal with it and there's a wrong way to deal with it. You can't run from it, and you can't whine about it, you can't cry about it, and you do have to stand up for yourself. I've gotten e-mails from people that say: "Rush, I like this. This is this guy standing up to his Macaca moment. George Allen shoulda stood up to his Macaca moment. Akin standing up to this. Finally Akin is saying to hell with it, I'm not gonna be Macaca'd."
I don't think that's what Akin is doing. You might want to transfer that aspect. I don't get that sense, but I just want to share I'm getting e-mails in that regard. For those of you that support Akin, I just want you to know abortion has nothing to do with this. I think most people who are hoping that he pulls out, it has nothing to do with abortion or wanting to repudiate social issues or social conservatism at all, speaking for myself, just so you know.


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For those of you who love Fanny and Alexander, this DVD on the making of that film is just wonderful. Joyous. And it gives such good shots of Bergman working with the children and others.
Also on the DVD is an hour long interview with Bergman (with film clips) which touches on his thoughts about death and life. Just wonderful.
Please. If you love this movie, go out and rent/buy the Making of F&A.
I found it very moving, fun loving (Bergman's working with the children shows what a good time he and the children were having) and full of information. He says on the interview that the children had no scripts - but were given their lines each day. And he says how they (the children) came bounding in every day with enthusiasm ready to go. He also said that for every 3 minutes of film the takes numbered sometimes 100 and would take a whole day for just 3 minutes.
Please. If you love Bergman, you owe it to yourself to see this.


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Stevens: What Went Wrong With the Stealth?
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For me, the biggest surprise of the National Lacrosse League season is the Washington Stealth missing the playoffs.
When I looked at that lineup last December and saw the names of many of the same players who won the 2010 league title and lost the 2011 final by only one goal, it seemed entirely logical to predict they'd be battling for first place in the West Division and maybe even retake the Champion's Cup.
Throw that one out the window. Only one of nine teams misses the playoffs and it is going to be the Stealth, who are 4-11 going into the closing game of their 16-game schedule. Head coach Chris Hall can't figure out why it happened.
''Grumpy,'' Hall replied when asked during a telephone interview how he's feeling. ''I am very disappointed.
''To be perfectly honest, it's the most disappointed I've been in my coaching career in the NLL.''
It is the first time since 2002 when he coached Calgary and the expansion Roughnecks went 4-12 that his team will finish with a losing record.
Washington lost its first three games, was 1-5 when Hall rejoined the team following treatments for throat cancer, and went 3-6 the rest of the way.
''I did as much as I could to resurrect it and get us back on track but it was frustrating,'' he says. ''I'm bitterly disappointed that I wasn't able to get us back on track to get to the playoffs.
''When only one team in the league misses the playoffs and there's still a week to go in the season and you're it, after being to the championship game the last two years . . . ''
He trails off. Same core of players, yet, different results.
''It's bitterly disappointing and frustrating,'' he says.
After the 0-3 start, Washington would have to go 8-5 the rest of the way to equal last season's 8-8 record. Trouble was, ''Out of the entry draft and the dispersal draft, all of the teams strengthened themselves. All of the teams were better and we were about the same.''
The Stealth could not put a run of wins together and became mired in the West basement.
''I could never really put my finger on what entirely led to our collapse,'' says Hall. ''There were injury issues that hurt us and that would account for some of the losses but that's not unlike any other team.''
Washington goes into its last game with 40 fewer goals than it scored last year. Rhys Duch and Lewis Ratcliff have each scored 29, which is down from 42 and 41, respectively.
''Our offense seemed to get going at times but it was never consistent,'' says Hall. ''The offense would play stellar and the defense would sputter and then the defense would have a good game and the offense would fall apart.
''Some of the veterans you would depend on to make sound decisions would be having terrible games. It kept bouncing around like that.''
Nobody can point a finger at goaltender Tyler Richards because, overall, he's had a solid season and is among the league leaders in save percentage.
One of the most puzzling aspects of the team's decline is the league-worst 2-5 home record. The home wins: 11-8 over Colorado on March 11 and 20-13 over Minnesota on March 25.
''All season, we got one stellar performance and that was the win over Minnesota,'' says Hall. ''We were up and down all year. We could never put two good games together. I've tried to figure out what was causing us to play so poorly and I still haven't put my finger on it.''
The road record was 2-6. The road wins: 11-10 in overtime in Buffalo on Feb. 4 and 14-9 at Toronto on March 3.
Two trades come back to bite the Stealth. Both were made as favors to players asking for moves back east for personal reasons.
Luke Wiles was getting married and expecting a child. A deal was done. He then winds up scoring 38 goals for Buffalo, while Washington's offense sagged without him.
Paul Rabil has East Coast business interests that weren't enhanced by constant commuting. A deal with Edmonton yielded Athan Iannucci, who helped but not enough to achieve a playoff berth, and the first-round entry draft pick given up with Rabil winds up being No. 1 overall so projected top pick Mark Matthews, the University of Denver's Canadian star, will probably wind up with the Rush instead of with the Stealth.
''We had to do something because there was the potential we wouldn't get anything for him,'' Hall says about the Rabil deal. ''At the time, did we expect to finish last in the league?
''No, absolutely not. Given the talent we felt we had and the veterans we had, did we think we'd be the only team eliminated? Absolutely not. At the time, it didn't even enter into consideration.''
Maybe the answer to Washington's demise is simple: parity in many sports is so pronounced that it is improbable for the same team to get to the championship game year after year. We're seeing that in the NHL where the Vancouver Canucks couldn't make it out of the first round of this spring's playoffs after getting to the 2011 Stanley Cup final and where the 2010-champion Chicago Blackhawks were first-round casualties the second year in a row.
Hall was asked which playoff-bound NLL teams have most impressed him.
''I would have thought Calgary was the most dangerous team but they have goaltender issues with Mike Poulin being out,'' he says. ''But I think they have the most dangerous offense.
''Minnesota and Colorado have surprised. John Grant Jr. has just been phenomenal for the Mammoth and they've developed some marvelous chemistry, and Levis is playing very well in goal. They're a team I would not have picked at the beginning of the year to have the record they have.
''When only one team in the league misses the playoffs and there's still a week to go in the season and you're it, after being to the championship game the last two years . . . ''
-- Washington Stealth coach Chris Hall
''Toronto is healthy now. We played as hard as we could (in a 16-13 home loss) last Friday. Mind you, we made some glaring defensive mistakes again, but Toronto is as tough as anybody. If their goaltender holds up, and if their offense remains this powerful, they'll be hard to beat. We put up 13 goals but we couldn't stop them.
''Our defense just hasn't been able to stop people when we need to stop them. Some of our veteran defensemen are getting beat in fundamental areas of the game.''
The positive news out of the Stealth camp is that Hall's health is good.
''There's no evidence of a tumor or cancer in my throat anymore,'' he says. ''It's gone.
''I won't gain weight for a year so I'm still down 50 pounds. I'm still getting my strength back. It'll take me another six months to feel totally normal again. I'm still in the recovery stage.''
He has asked himself if he came back to coaching too soon.
''Did I have enough energy to try and right our ship? I think so. I've come through it OK. I'm frustrated, yes. I take a lot of pride in being successful and being able to get the best out of players and out of a team so it's obviously disappointing that I wasn't able to do that this season. Was it because of my health? I don't think so.
''I couldn't get .500 out of the team and not being able to get there was tough. But we'll try to win one more lacrosse game.''
Injuries and a sputtering offense were key factors but, in the end, there are no easy answers to completely solve the mystery of what went wrong with the 2012 Washington Stealth.
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The Art Hauser Centre was full of Minto hopefuls on the weekend as more than 130 players ranging in age from 13 to 17 years old were auditioning their talents to try and earn an invite to fall camp for the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League franchise. While the current batch of Mintos are anxiously waiting to start the Western Regional championship on Thursday at the Art Hauser Centre, the large contingent on the weekend are hoping to be a part of the winning tradition that has been established by team in the past decade.
While the current crop of Prince Albert Mintos are busy preparing themselves for the Western Regional championship that will be played later this week, the future stars of the club were under the spotlight on the weekend when more than 130 players took part in the spring training camp held at the Art Hauser Centre.
The Mintos, who open the Western Regional event on Thursday at 8 p.m. against Thunder Bay, will have a number of positions open in the fall as more than half the team will graduate and a couple others could move on to a higher level of hockey.
Definitely playing their final games at the Midget AAA level are Lance Yaremchuk, Jared Blaquiere, Rhys Kipling, Ryan Duret, Teal Sobkowicz, Wyatt Grant, Keegan Kjargaard, Carson Cayer, Braden Lozinski, Braxx George and Lane Michasiw. A win at the Western Regionals, however, would postpone their graduation until the end of April, but this week will be the last time they wear Minto colours at the Art Hauser Centre.
Add to the high number of graduates are a pair of 16-year-olds who could very easily move up to the junior ranks. Defenceman Lochlan Morrison had a six-game audition with the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen this year and he is expected to secure a spot with that club next year while rookie goaltender Connor Ingram will get a shot with the Kamloops Blazers, but could also end up with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Flin Flon Bombers. Ingram, who was named the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League's goaltender of the year in his rookie campaign, dressed one game for the Bombers this year.
That's a fairly substantial turnover so this weekend the coaching and scouting staff were looking at the large turnout to get a feel for what lies ahead in the talent pool.
A pair of 15-year-olds – Jake Hobson from Prince Albert and Erik Gardiner from Humboldt – will likely get good looks in the fall as both were summoned to help fill in this year when the Mintos were ravaged by injuries.
Derrick Hucul is a 16-year-old netminder from Saskatoon who could be a possible replacement in goal and then there was a bevy of local talent with players from the bantam Venice House Raiders and midget Dmyterko Enterprises Raiders auditioning to try and make a move to the higher level of play.
The large group were split into eight teams with each squad getting four ice sessions to show off their talents. The coaching staff of Ken Morrison, Brad Bergen and Todd Becker - which is expected to be kept intact for next year - was busy with player evaluations on Sunday and were unavailable for comment.
What a camp this size does is offer plenty of options for filling in the roster plus it also supports the knowledge that the Minto program is one of the best in the province. Each year more players want to play here and that shows in the standings as the Mintos continue to challenge for league and national championships.


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The HSI disaster response team, including Sehgal and HSI vets Dr. Del Napoles and Dr. Patel, arrived in Bangkok, equipped with nets, trauma kits and an inflatable raft in preparation for finding and treating stranded or injured animals. There, they met with representatives of the Soi Dog Foundation and the World Society for the Protection of Animalsto discuss coordination of a disaster assessment and involvement in a rescue operation already under way.
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On May 12 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit north of Chengdu, China, killing more than 40,000 people, injuring hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless. The earthquake has also had an untold impact on wildlife populations, with up to 1,600 wild pandas still missing including a number from the World famous, Wolong Panda Research Institute, located just 20 miles from the quake' s epicentre, while concern is also being raised for the thousands of companion animals and livestock in the affected area. HSI is offering aid in the form of grants to support the Wolong Panda Research Institute (where hundreds of pandas are missing) and to assist in the humane management of dog populations in areas affected by the earthquake. To learn more about HSI' s efforts click here
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Chile: Animals left behind as people are forced to flee eruption
Since the initial eruption of the Chaiten volcano on May 2, HSI has kept in close contact with Chilean animal welfare organisations about the condition of animals in the region. The evacuation forced residents to leave behind thousands of companion and farm animals who have to fend for themselves. HSI disaster responders have been on the ground working with the government, local officials, and groups to provide food, shelter, and veterinary care to these animals. To learn more about what HSI is doing to help click here.
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The deck you made, The Tarot of the Silicon Dawn, explores sexuality and gender in (what some might see as) unconventional ways. Most of the characters you have drawn to represent the cards are women, many times in poly relationships with other women or taking up stereotypical male roles such as a coin-collecting fireball thrower, ala Mario. Could you talk about why gender earned a starring role in the creation of this deck?
A lot of this is what's become a deliberate narrative choice as I do solo comics: Lots of creators, when creating characters, will default to male, unless there's an explicit reason in the plot for the character to be female.
But me? Give me paper and pencil, leave me to doodle, and most of what I end up drawing will probably be ladies, rather than dudes. I just draw ladies by default, and I made no effort to change this for the deck. I didn't want to make it an ENTIRELY feminine deck. So for the cards that had a distinctly male energy to them, I kept that.
And as to the triadic relationships and the hints of BDSM scattered through the deck here and there…that's simply the artist putting herself into the work. I made the thing while I was in a triad relationship with two boyfriends, and, well, I like the spanking and such.
So really a lot of it falls under "I wanted to make a deck I could relate to". I mean, that 3 of Swords with the monster-lady crying out in twisted orgasmic glee as she sticks three swords through her womb? I'm not into blood play but there have been times where I have been screaming in pretty painful delight. And putting that into that card transforms its meaning and makes it less of a Pronouncement of Doom: some bad stuff is coming up, some stuff may hurt a lot…how can you turn the pain inside out and ride it to somewhere awesome? Because endorphins are endorphins.
Your tarot deck also includes a great modern sense of humor which uses references to programming lingo, science fiction and video games. What do you see as the benefit of integrating these new art forms with these older art forms, and would you like to see more of it?
Oh hell yes. Any form that does not evolve and change to remain relevant is a form that will die. I grew up reading science fiction; I grew up playing video games; I grew up fiddling with programming. The "religious" text that moved me the most was when The Illuminatus! Trilogy slid a whole ton of Discordian pseudo-Zen into my mind. This is the language I speak.
I mean, if Tarot wants to consign itself to an ever-decreasing circle of musty enthusiasts, it could do no better than to repeatedly tread the same ground. We all have to read a chunk of The Canterbury Tales in college but who the hell goes on to read any of Chaucer's other works for pleasure? How many people know Shakespeare primarily through revisionist productions that modernize the situations? A few ancient, alien tales still survive; I've read Beowulf voluntarily and have a recent edition of The Epic of Gilgamesh I keep on wanting to work through, but these are curiosities, not vibrant parts of living culture.
Something I think people less familiar with Tarot would wonder about is, speaking strictly from your perspective rather than trying to speak on behalf of the industry, do you view tarot as a tool for divination? Or do you feel it has uses other than the typical mental image we have of a Romany woman with a crystal ball in a purple tent?
It's…complicated. Let me speak in a few different voices here.
The Skeptic rolls her eyes and smirks and tells you divination is just a happy little dream. But divination or not, it's a good way to step outside of a problem and look at it from unexpected angles. Here's a bunch of cards with evocative images, designed to have all kinds of links between them. Deal a few out, say they represent certain aspects of the problem at hand, then start free-associating. What does it mean if the kinda-creepy Hierophant turns up when you're asking if you should dump your boyfriend? Does it mean he's kinda domineering? Does it mean he has a lot to teach you? How does it being next to the 5 of Pentacles change it? What incidents does it bring to mind that you've been semi-deliberately forgetting?
You could get the same results from any system of divination, the Skeptic says. You could get it from any source of random input. What's the first thing you hear when you go into a public place and uncover your ears? What comes up when you do the I Ching? These cards, none of them says anything definite; none of them is unequivocally THIS IS BAD or THIS IS AWESOME – some are strongly biased but there's always a hook, always a way to read it the other way, always a way for the rest of the spread to completely turn something around.
Then the Magician sticks her tongue out and says, yeah, that's all well and good, and if you wanna live in that reality tunnel, that's fine. But in the reality tunnel she lives in, there's this strong suspicion that we're not as tethered in time as we think we are, and that this is a damn fine way to help get into a state where our consciousness can have a little more of an idea of the potential shapes of the future. Or to get in contact with some supernatural entity that can relay us these sorts of things!
So yeah. If "divination" is the way you wanna think about it, that's cool! And if you wanna get into stuff about contacting Jungian archetypes, or just scrambling inputs to your brain to see what kind of sense it makes, that's cool too!
And as the most mundane kind of randomness… well. Do you know the real way to flip a coin? You're on the horns of a two-pronged dilemma, you just can't decide. So you assign one to heads, one to tails. And then you flip a coin. Are you filled with a profound sense of relief that it came up the way it did? Awesome. Do what it told you to. But if you're filled with a deep wish that it went the other way… disregard the coin and act like it came up the other way. Sometimes all you need is a little randomness to tip things one way or another, and let you actually examine your feelings.
On your site's bio, you mention that you moved to New Orleans three days before Katrina hit. Can you share what that was like?
Worst couple weeks of my life.
I grew up in New Orleans. This was me moving home to live with my mother and regroup after basically completely burning out on the animation industry. So I was already not feeling very good about things. Then just as I was beginning to get used to being back home, and starting to think about what to do next, blam, it's taken away. Pretty much like 90% of my possessions were in a shipping unit that ended up in a warehouse in the completely flooded areas.
All I had to my name was what was in my suitcase, and what few things of mine were still lingering around my mom's house. Luckily I'd pulled the hard drive from my computer so I had SOME fragile thread of continuity. What really hurt at the time was the loss of all the sketchbooks I'd filled up in my adult life; that's where all kinds of ideas and fragments were kept.
Ultimately I don't regret losing most of that stuff. Oh no, I lost the pile of boy wardrobe I hadn't gotten rid of yet. Oh no, I lost the big pile of books I'd been mentally paring down to like maybe 20% of its size as I hurriedly crammed it into boxes when I was leaving LA. Since then I've really been aware of the hassle of hauling material objects around, and was glad that I really hadn't accumulated too much new stuff when we would later pack up everything and move.
Tell us about some of your current projects. Recently, I remember seeing that you did the art for Anna Anthropy's Duck, Duck, Poison.
Yeah, there's that! I need to knock out a few bits of finishing art for it, then it should be online soon.
My main project right now, as I mentioned somewhere up there, is a SF comic called "Decrypting Rita". The elevator pitch is "When her ex drags her outside of reality, the fastest woman ever built has to piece herself back together across four timelines… before the entire solar system is assimilated into one massive hive-mind." It's letting me mix the transhumanist sentiments on display in the corners of the Silicon Dawn with some experiments in storytelling techniques.
I'm also working on a collaboration with Matt Howarth, one of my comics idols. He's been drawing SF and horror comics since the seventies; sadly he's never received much of an audience in a market dominated by superheroes when they're something he pretty much categorically refuses to do.
And there is an anthology of short comics that I'm helming. The theme is "Pretty Monsters and Unexpected Friends," and we're aiming for a Kickstarter of it near the end of this year. It was born out of my deciding to put up or shut up after starting to go to the local comics store semi-regularly and bemoaning how little of the stuff on the shelves I had the faintest interest in. It's primarily female creators, and one of the few rules on content is "no superheroes."
Finally, do you have any advice for those interested in breaking into the art and animation industry?
Love drawing. Love it a lot. Love it enough that you can mercilessly critique your own work and come back to keep on drawing.
When you think you have done your best piece yet, put it somewhere you can see it regularly. Like your computer's desktop image. You'll start seeing the flaws. Try not to repeat them in your next piece. If you manage to avoid them then you have a new "best piece ever" to put in regular view.
If you're a beginner, you probably think you have "a style". I've got news for you. You don't. What you've got is a collection of shortcuts you've swiped from the handful of artists you love, and deployed without really understanding what these shortcuts are abstracting. Take some life drawing classes. And go here and start doing these exercises. Even if you have no interest in the 40s cartoon look – what you learn from working through the Preston Blair book with John's exercises will quickly teach you to think in three dimensions, more realistic looks are then just a matter of different proportions and more details.
Also don't just rip off the artists you love right now. Expose yourself to diverse influences. If you read an interview with a favorite where she cites a few of her favorite artists, then go check their work out – maybe what you think is awesome about your current favorite is just a sad shadow of the transcendent bliss of how their influence handled the same thing! When you have a dozen influences you've spent time seriously trying to draw like and can do a drawing that casually swipes stylizations from five of them at once, people start calling you "original". Especially when you can sit this on top of a solid foundation.
Be aware that your chances of making a career of this are low. You have to be good, or you have to be consistent. If you want to get into animation in the US, get your ass to Hollywood and find yourself somewhere to intern. And only quit your day job if you have people to live with who are absolutely cool with working their job and living frugally while you pursue your dream.
Learn more about Ms. Urnash and her work here. You can follow her here on Twitter. To learn more about her deck you can go here, and to read reviews and purchase the deck, here is the link to its Amazon page.
Scans of 10 of Swords, Card Back and 99 of Wands made by Aeclectic.net, but used with permission of the artist. Second image is titled "Recreation Break, Vespuline Mining Concern". Third image is from a 2007 sketch book of the Tarot of the Silicon Dawn's Major Arcana. All rights are those of the artist Egypt Urnash (aka Margaret Trauth), Lo Scarabeo, and Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.


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For a discount dive package in Cozumel, this IslaMar/Dive Paradise combo is second to none. With the 25+ years of dive experience Dive Paradise enjoys coupled with the 17+ years of vacation rental experience of IslaMar Villas, divers always get top notch, quality service coupled with good value. Now in our 14th season of offering this dive vacation package, divers know that IslaMar & Dive Paradise are committed to serving them year after year!
Imagine a light and airy Caribbean-style villa tucked away in a quiet corner of mid-town Cozumel. Owner/operator of Islamar Villas and long-time local Sherri Davis has managed to create an ambiance that magically relaxes her guests into island living while offering them all the comforts of home.
Nestled in the heart of Cozumel's Midtown area, IslaMar Villas are the perfect means to enjoy tropical island living at it's best. Enjoy strolling through the neighborhood or sitting in the rainforest park one block away to absorb the real culture of the island as ordinary people go about their daily lives all around you.
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(05/24/2015) If you are looking for a place off the tourist trap area IslaMar may be the place for you. Located about 15 to 20 min walk to the main drag the waterfront. We had a second floor unit and the staff we had contact with were Nidia, Andrea and Yuan, all very helpful and speak good English. We used bicycles to get around that we rented and I tell you it sure was nice to get in the pool after a ride. The pool is not large but very appreciated by us and our vacation neighbors. The units are well appointed had everything we needed to cook, had to make a few changes to how you would cook, but that's ok we were on vacation. Some great local restaurants in walking distance please try to go to them I don't think you would be disappointed if your looking for value to your buck. I would recommend IslaMar to anyone who wants to stay away from the tourist area, great value for your dollar.
F. & G. Nadeau-BungayMay 201 ~ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Stay (01/09/2013) - Our eight (8) nights here in #2 Villa were really enjoyable and relaxing. The weather could not have been nicer for being outside or walking to town or in the neighborhood. The hole fish at Carlos was delicious, food at Los Palmos divine and local mom and pop restaurants worth the visit. Zuri is very special and does a great job of cleaning and so pleasant each day.
Kathy & Tom S. ~ Grand Rapids, OH
Stay (02/22/2013) - We have had a great time! We are set to leave and thankful to have met the many people here. We try to stay away from the resorts so we can learn about the community and the people who make the area. IslaMar does that for us! We didnt get to spend much time by the pool and enjoying the beautiful grounds since our days were spent on the water or under the water, but again, thank you for a clean, safe place to come home to every night.
Ed & Kari F. ~ Kent, WA
(01/12/2016) - We had the utmost pleasure of meeting Sherri last summer on a day trip to Cozumel only we could not stop thinking of the island. So we came back the following Jan and everything we imagined and hope for was true. Living with the locals, shopping, cooking exploring. It was all so wonderful. I want to come back and back. Sherri, her staff, everyone were amazing but still allowed you to have privacy. Learned a lot on this vacation and I can say we're planning our holiday for July and we're coming back. The rooms stylish, functional, clean. Just what we wanted. Again thank you for your hospitality and your friendship. We will see you in July!!!! Our kindness regards and pleasure...
G. Higgs & L. Bush ~ Vancouver, BC CAN
(10/28/2015) I loved staying here. The purpose of my three-week trip was to improve my Spanish and learn about Mexican culture. This was the perfect place to do it. IslaMar is in a decidedly non-tourist part of town, which means you're far more likely to glimpse the heart and soul of Mexico here than you would be at a beach resort. You'll also save a lot of money on food and rent. I felt quite safe exploring the neighborhood and making the 10-minute walk downtown. If you don't feel like walking, you can hail a cab and ride practically anywhere you want to go in town for under $5.
The owner, Sherri, and her assistant Martin answered all my questions before and during my trip. The on-site staff were beyond friendly, sweet, and helpful with my every need. I asked for a Spanish tutor; they researched candidates and found me a great one. She improved my skills a lot, for very little money, and she was a joy to know. I hope she and I will be friends for life.
The property itself was comfortable and well maintained, with high-quality finishes. I was able to cook well in the kitchenette. The staff will wash, dry, and fold a huge bag of laundry for a small fee, so it's easy to stay here for longer time periods despite packing light.
IslaMar will be my first choice for all future trips to Cozumel.
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When students moved into the newly renovated Andrews Hall on campus last fall, there was something decidedly different, other than it being new and "green."
First-year engineering students were welcomed by scores of returning students and the first faculty member in modern times to live with his family on the Boulder campus.
Now home to the Engineering Honors Program, Andrews houses 229 undergraduates, including 67 returning students, or almost 30 percent of its total occupancy. Associate Professor Scot Douglass, who directs the Honors Program, also lives at Andrews with his wife and two daughters, ages 4 and 6, in a small faculty apartment.
Other highlights of the 60,588-gross-square-foot renovation include suite-style student rooms with a variety of floor plans and ceiling heights, six common lounges or study rooms, two smart classrooms, a computer lab, and a community kitchen. The second of four buildings being renovated in the Kittredge Complex, Andrews is on track to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification.
Andrews underwent the $14 million renovation to advance a number of CU-Boulder's Flagship Initiatives, including the creation of multi-year residential colleges.
"This greatly advances our Flagship 2030 strategic plan goal of offering multi-year residential academic experiences for our students who live and learn alongside their professors in residential colleges," says CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano. "To debut our Faculty in Residence program with one of our top teachers is a bonus for CU and our students."
Lauren Schmeisser, a junior environmental engineering major, says the environment at Andrews is truly unique. "It's really refreshing to walk into a dorm and see a huge number of students doing things together in the common room. People here are really interested in what each other are doing," she says.
Schmeisser and Alyssa Ritter, who co-direct student programming in the hall, say that organized activities such as open-mic nights and a hike up one of Colorado's 14ers (mountains higher than 14,000 feet) draw a lot of interest. Another Andrews resident organized volunteers to lead engineering activities at local schools.
"The vision of Andrews is the creation of a community that is deeply ambitious without being competitive, a place where talented individuals come together to challenge, inspire, and enjoy each other," Douglass explains.
"There is no substitute for the educational value of living with peers who are both about something—whether that's doing tissue-engineering research, working with Engineers Without Borders, or playing in a string quartet—and highly successful at it. First-year students arrive in a functioning community whose expectations and standards are already set."
Douglass says the program's goal is to increase the proportion of returning students in Andrews in future years to facilitate students' successful transition from high school to the rigors and opportunities of a university education.
Douglass received the Boulder Faculty Assembly's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2003, and the Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2009. He has taught literature to engineering students since 1995 as part of the Herbst Program of Humanities.
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What lies Ahead and Deep Below…
Halloween is on its way!
…and of course the computer is smoking already from working on all the new goodies :D
It's not quite time for release yet, but I couldn't hold it back any longer so here's the first official tease for our upcoming costumes for Halloween Season 2011!
Elise (our sim's lovely-and-totally-non-creepy *cough cough* cupcake-lady from Cupcakes & Poetry) and me declared this time of year clearly the deviousSeason. *nods nods* Anyway, we're building stuff like mad and there will be a ton of new things out over the next weeks :)
What the spirits will reveal…
Currently 2 new costumes for deviousBeauty are done! Well, prototype-wise at least, still needs to be split on layers and boxed and all that good stuff ;D Also a set for (*chanimations which had been an exclusive gift for last Halloween's photo contest winners, will be officially released this year. So it's been waiting for quite a while now to be let loose – litterally! :D
As usual, there is more stuff I'm working on at moment but not far enough yet to give any hints what it will be ;) Planned is a bunch though, so keep watching notices and our blog for hints, teasers and release dates :D
Oh wait, did I mention yet? Halloween is coming! *jumps up and down all excitedly*
In the meantime…
I really don't upload pictures that often… so here's an early new year's resolution to do some pure picture posts from time to time again :D
While you usually see the vendor pictures of the things I create (unless you follow my flickr), there's actually really those occasions where we go out to "just" take pictures *laughs* In the following some of the shots with "The Siren's Song":
Admitted… the one above is an obvious left-over from the ad shooting starring (*chanimations SirenRock (aboveSurface) prop with poses from "The Siren's Song" release, and *Deviance* Mermaid Tails "Fairy Moss" (green) as well as goldfish "Orange Crush", both wearing the matching Shell Tops (tails and tops are sold separately either as color packs, color lines or individual packs). The 3rd mermaid costume comes from Evie's Closet, named "Lumina".
Location: my photo plattform, windlight settings and graphics programm lol.
Deep Down Below:
Since the pose prop comes with 3 different versions and only (aboveSurface) found its way on the vendor poster, I went out another day to take some shots of the underwater build. Of course it wasn't that difficult to find the perfect fish conspirator who, on top of it all, had excellent knowledge of underwater location scouting ;D So we ended up at LEA sandbox with perfectly many underwater locations :D
My fish of choice here is more of the deep water kind, so the *Deviance* tail and shell top got combined with an old avatar I got in 2008 from Tekeli-li named "Anglerfish" (it is still available). The avatar comes with the skin and your personal anglerfish buddie to swim along with you :D (you see him somewhere further down in one of the pictures)
Chic is wearing a free mermaid outfit, you'll find all details (and more pictures of our shooting) in her blog post here!
For the record, plan some time underwater cause turns out your favorite windlight settings are with a 99% chance total trash under the watersurface. Surprisingly, making good and somewhat realistic light settings down there is damn hard :D I ended up using Torley's "HORROR" settings as a basis and started tweaking sliders from there.
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The name you're looking for is "Lumina", released in Aprille of 2010 (http://glamorpuss.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/under-the-sea/). But obviously I missed finding your mer tails in my last wander through; I will have to return and seek them out.
In the meantime, eagerly anticipating more pictures of your Hallows line; thank you for posting the teaser!


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Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, who made national headlines in June with a 13-hour filibuster to block a controversial Republican bill against abortion, said here Monday she may run for governor of the Lone Star State in 2014.
"I can say with absolute certainty that I will run for one of two offices" in 2014, she said in a speech to the National Press Club in Washington.
Davis said she will either run for re-election to the state Senate or seek the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Republican Gov. Rick Perry.
The senator, who represents a largely Republican district in Fort Worth, slammed Perry for being totally disconnected from the realities that women in the state must deal with.
Davis made news nationwide last June when she filibustered for 13 hours in the state Senate - with no interruptions, not even to go to the bathroom, eat or have a drink of water - in order to temporarily block a controversial Republican bill against abortion in Texas.
Despite her efforts, the state legislature passed the bill in a second special session. Now, according to Davis, 37 of the 42 clinics offering abortion services in the state will have to close down.
Even so, the filibuster was "a beautiful and powerful moment for democracy," Davis said.
"The nation was introduced to a force within our state" during the abortion debate, she said.
Asked about the growing influence of Hispanic voters in Texas, Davis said only that the Latino community is like any other in the state, in that it is concerned about such matters as education, economic development and access to health care.
"Those values translate across ethnic lines," she said.
During her speech Monday in Washington, Davis emotionally recalled the sacrifices of her single mom, and her own efforts to be the first in her family to graduate from university - she has a degree from Harvard Law School - even though she also became a single mother at 19. EFE