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Anonymous Leaks Awful Video of High School Athletes Joking About Teen Rape Accuser
Tracy Bloom
The hacktivist collective Anonymous released a disturbing 12-minute video Wednesday that features athletes from Steubenville High School in Ohio making fun of a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and raped by two of the school's star football players in August. And yes, the video is as sick and disgusting as it sounds.
Deadspin has some choice quotes:
He's puttin' a wang in the butthole, dude.
They peed on her. That's how you know she's dead, because someone pissed on her.
They raped her harder than that cop raped Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.
They raped her quicker than Mike Tyson raped that one girl.
They raped her more than the Duke lacrosse team.
Former Truthdigger of the Week @KYAnonmous, who tweeted out the horrifying video, says the primary person on camera is Michael Nodianos.
More from KyAnonymous:
Michael Nodianos has lied his way out of trouble, the cell phones into the river of the night in question, but here is some archived media from the night of the rape in which he discusses how the victim was attacked, how drunk she was, how she was at jake howarths and mark coles, and some names involved. for more please see twitter.com/kyanonymous and the hashtag #oprollredroll #knightsec
The two football players accused of raping the teen—Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond—were arrested in August and are awaiting trial. Neither was allowed to play on the football team this past season.
However, according to Deadspin, "the school's head football coach, Reno Saccoccia—who testified as a character witness on behalf of Mays and Richmond—decided not to discipline any of the other players who testified to witnessing the assault until there were only two games left in the season."
You can watch the video of the high schoolers making fun of the alleged victim below (but be warned, the content is hard to stomach):
— Posted by Tracy Bloom.


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Voices of conscience: why do some people take moral stands?
Why do people stand up for their principles, even when the results could lose them their jobs, or even their lives?
That's the question author Eyal Press asks in Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times.
A Swiss Police Commander disobeys orders and helps hundreds of Jewish refugees escape from Austria to Switzerland in 1938. A Serbian man saves his Croatian neighbours from abuse in a Serbian detention camp in the early 1990s. And a financial broker turns whistleblower after being fired for trying to prevent fraud.
There are many examples of evil lurking in conformity, when regular citizens stand by while others are in jeopardy. The characters in this book defy those stereotypes and stand against authority and apathy.
The book explores the psychology and science behind these ethical decisions - and Mr Press explains to the BBC why when the going gets tough, the tough stand their ground.
15 Mar 2012
- From the section Magazine

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We're very excited about our new fat quarter packs called Seeing Spots. We have 15 amazing packs full of 9 spotty prints that will be a wonderful addition to your stash! Need some low volume? Check. The color of the year, Emerald? Check. Neon? Check. The elusive purple? Check. All these and many more!
For a chance to win a Seeing Spots fat quarter pack of your own, tell us which pack you'd choose and why. Have a great weekend!
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I would choose CITRUS….. My new color obsession! Thanks and good luck everyone!
It's so difficult! I like them all, especially Berry, Clementine, and Citrus. Although I really like all three of those, I would probably go with the Berry because it's out of my comfort zone and would probably be really fun to try and make dolls and quilts out of. Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
I make baby quilts and donate them to Children's Hospital.
Bubblegum for girls and Blueberry for boys!
Vanilla bean, vanilla bean…So, awesome!
My absolute favourite is Neon, with berry at a close second position. I can already think the amazing things I can do with these beautiful bundles. Hope I win.
WoW! What beautiful fabrics! Fun names and how can I pick one? hehe. I love Avocado and Vanilla Bean. I love the neutrals and text fabric in the Vanilla Bean pack and the greens in Avocado are just gorgeous! I love both of these packs as I don't have these colors and fabrics in my stash. I'd love to add either pack for a new bag this summer.
Thank you for a super giveaway and a chance to win.
Vanilla Bean! Like most quilters, I most often gravitate to bright colors, and then when it's time to sew, find I have too many medium and dark value prints, and not enough lights. You can't go wrong keeping lights/neutrals in your stash. Thanks for the chance to win!
Kiwi please! My stash needs greens! Have a one color quilt in mind to give to someone who loves green, the brighter the better.
Berry or Ice Water! lovely
I would love some bubble gum! We are below the poverty line right now.. I love sewing outfits for my 6m old daughter, but we can't afford anything but necessities
i think the Neon. so fresh.
I would pick kiwi because I'm making a quilt for baby #2 and have zero green fabric yet. We don't know the gender, so I'm hoping to make the quilt neutral with greens, yellows, oranges and blues.
I'm loving the chocolate chip. Its fun with the animal print but casual and calm. I love chocolate!!
I would love the vanilla bean! I am retiring this year after 37 years of teaching. Here I come quilt making activities!
I would choose blueberry. I have been tossing around in my head the idea of making a blue quilt and need to add a few colors to my stash.
The avocado! Just moved in with my boyfriend and we're in the process of making the apartment feel more like home. A nice quilt would be great for our green and yellow living room…
Vanilla Bean! I'm working on some quilt and bag ideas that need some low-volume fabrics and your bundle is perfect.
Each colour bundle is just gorgeous and inspiring!
Grape – sophisticated but fun summer picnic napkins.
Avocado. We just painted our master bedroom avocado and need some fabric for a quilt on our bed! Beautiful!
Kiwi is a beautiful collection – perfect for me!
I'd have to go with the Chocolate Chip – I'm on a diet, and sewing is keeping me from eating chocolate. I might as well sew with it, and pretend….
Ice water!
Definitely tomato! Reds can be so versatile….and tomatoes are my favorite summertime treat!
I'd love Tomato – I have a little something in the works that those fabrics would finish off nicely.
I would go Avocado – green being my favorite color… or maybe the Kiwi
How to choose! I love Clementine, it looks so happy, but the Avocado is calling out to me aswell. and of course Blueberry and Vanilla Bean look devine!
Vanilla Bean–Love it!
Tomato for me, because I just organized my stash by color and was amazed to see how few reds I have.
Vanilla bean, because I don't really have much low volume and I'm loving the look of things I've seen people making with it lately. Thanks for a great giveaway.
Blueberry! i just naturally gravitate to blue….I also like the vanilla bean as it goes with so many things!
Blueberry! I'm loving color combos that have dark blues in them, so these would be a great addition to my stash.
Vanilla Bean. I love neutrals!
Salt & Pepper. So sophisticated.
I would pick Vanilla Bean for some great background fabrics with interest. I love my polka dots!
Ice water, because I love the blues!
I would pick vanilla bean, I need more neutrals in my stash
Blueberry! I'm in love with all things blue these days.
I would pick Avocado,
because it's such a great combo !
The quilt will be lovely,
And it'll feel like laying on guacamole 🙂
Kiwi! Not only is my hubby from NZ, it is the perfect color for Spring and Summer:)
I would choose bubblegum because I LOVE pink and those lighter pinks made me smile 🙂
Difficult choice. I think avocado would make it for me
What fun fat quarters! I'd pick ice water. Thank you for the giveaway.
Avocado. It is not easy for me to find green fabrics here.
I like Vanilla bean and Avocado. So cute.
Clementine!! Orange is my new favorite color. Add a little kona snow, and you have got yourself a wonderfully modern quilt.
I would use the Ice Water and the Kiwi. I need to make a quilt for my niece's birthday in May. Those are the colors she likes.
the low volume. I have always bought colour. now I find myself making quilts with neutrals and I have none!
I would choose the Vanilla Bean because I like to make prim crafts and the subtle colors would work perfect:)
These are all great bundles. I think I am drawn tot he bubblegum because of the fun bright summer-ready colors. And a good friend of mine just found out she is expecting a little girl and these could make an adorable quilt.
Vanilla Bean please. What a lovely colour palette! I would love to make a soft and delicate pin tuck yoked dress with lace hem and lace frill sleeve. I am thinking a cute little hand bag to match would also look divine 😉
I'd choose Ice Water, but wow is Vanilla bean nice.
I would pick tomato because I LOVE orange!!!
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I would choose the neon because my baby girl is "eight now" which apparently means she is too cool for little girl fabrics! Oh boy, it has begun…
I am torn between the wonderful colors in the neon pack or the understated grace that the salt and pepper invites. If I was making the overdue lap blanket for my niece who has bad eyesight I would go for the neons. But if I was doing something for me, like the thread, pincushion and tool set for myself, I would have to go with the salt and pepper 🙂
Oh to pick just one!! They all look so delicious! I would have to choose… Clementine.
Being unable to choose I had to ask my 4yo consultant and according to her "absolutely no question the bubblegum is the best" … so pleeease (:
Tomato for me. I'm collecting reds for a wall hanging for my kitchen. Thanks for the chance to win.
I'd have to choose grape–purple is my favorite color. Although the Kiwi is really grabbing my attention also.
Citrus or Salt and Pepper. I am collecting fabrics for a scrappy black, white and yellow quilt. These would be perfect.
Vanilla Bean is my fav. Thanks Julie
I would choose the Neon pack. The colors are fun, vibrant, and hey – I'm a child of the 80s.
Ice water. Lovely.
Avocado or Iced water would be my shortlist from all that beautiful fabric, but I think the Avocado just pips it for the win :)I really have a "thing" for green!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would chose the citrus pack because yellow is one of my favorite colors and because I love dots.
I'd choose clementine! I'm working on a wonky pinwheel quilt right now and need more orange!
Love the clementine! But I love them all…
I'l pick grape because purple is my favorite color!
I would have to have the ice water – love those colors – can't stay away!
If I won, I would have to choose Bubblegum because I sew for my little granddaughter, and we love lots of pink!!
I would choose neon or bubble gum because I love color.
normally I'd fall head over heels for something yummy like citrus or clementine, but I'm choosing vanilla bean because I would love to try a low volume project….
Those are stunning packs! My sister just had a baby boy last night, so I pick blueberry, so I can start working on a quilt for her! 🙂
Salt & Pepper! I see notebook covers with Grape accents!
I'd be pick vanilla bean since I've been working with a lot of low-volume recently!
I need, need the bluberry to make cute little dresses, shorts and skirts for my baby girl!
love vanilla bean would be perfect for some napkins and tablemats, can't keep my eyes from the grape though and the avocado…!
I have my eye on the "Ice Water" pack. I want to make my mum a quilt, and I know she would love all these blues together.
I would choose vanilla bean because I love bright fabrics and these low volume ones would bring them all together! Karen
Bubblegum (after a lot of consideration). I am hoping to inject some pink into my daughters new bedroom and that is the perfect palette.
Clementine!!! Just perfect for my new bag, I love it!!
Clementine is divine!
Vanilla Bean, because it's so blendable. But avocado is also delicious.
(Common element – this English teacher LOVES the comma fabrics.)
Ice water, because I love turquoise.
I'd pick Vanilla Bean because I so seldom sew with low volume prints. I need to broaden my horizons a bit and this bundle would be perfect.
I would choose Clementine as there is not enough orange in my stash.
Vanilla Bean is wonderful!!!
Pretty fabric! I'd choose Vanilla Bean!
I would have to go with vanilla bean, because it would look great as a pillow on my sofa. Cool giveaway, thanks!
Definitely Ice Water as it goes with everything in our house!
That's a hard question! I like salt and pepper, bubblegum and grape. With the fabric I would make a skirt for my daughter and some fun zippered pouches for gifts. 🙂
I like the vanilla bean fat quarters I love the clean look of their prints.
I would choose Vanilla Bean because I have so few neutrals and these would be great!
Hard to choose – they all look great! I think my favorite is the blueberry
I love the Clementine! It just feels like warm weather to me!
I would definitely choose Clementine – I love oranges mixed with greys, aquas, or even pinks. Thanks for the chance at these great bundles!
Vanilla Bean! I always need good lights.
Clementine! I won't accept that tangerine tango is out and emerald is in!
CLEMENTINE ~ I just planted an wntire flat of ORANGE Pansies and am simply in LOVE with the bright happiness of it all!
Blueberry is my favorite — thanks for the chance to win!
Love the berry pack, but love the avacado as well, combined they make me think of all the pink flowers and plants popping out of the ground this spring.
Oooooo I am totally digging the ice water pack!
I'd choose "Berry" because my daughter loves this colors.
Definitely the kiwi! It would be perfect for a quilt I want to make for my boyfriend. It has all his favourite shades. I am really hoping to win him over (since he isn't a big fan of me quilting).
I'd totally go for the avocado!!! Love those colors! 😀
It's my favorite color and would look great on just about anything for Spring!
salt and pepper look like curtains!
No doubt, ice water! I find it very relaxing, It's beautiful 😀
I would choose Clementine because it would be the perfect addition to my stash for something a little different to what I already have! I would LOVE to make some sample bags from these fabrics to boast about on my blog!
Tomato…..why….because I'm of Italian heritage….my daughters are all of Chinese heritage……the red thread is a common one for all of us!
Clementine o Avocado, sin duda.
Muchas gracias
I choose clementine, love the colours!
Got to be Tomato. I cannot resist red, white, and cream.
I'd love having Vanilla Bean because I love to make applique pieces and always need fun background fabric.
Oh my, all are delicious! I would have to go with Vanilla Bean. I love that stack and I'm lacking in that color area. Clementine would be a close second, I love those oranges.
I love clementine colours!!
Ohhh son cute, I would choose all! Mirror ball dots, because has many colors!
Definitely bubblegum for me as I am making my daughter some fabric letters to help teach her the alphabet and I know she will LOVE these colours.
They are all wonderful, and I'd choose berry, my girl and I love that colors!
Ice Water – but they are all just lovely and fun!
I love the clementine pack, because I love shades of orange. It's so bright and cheery!
Thank you!!
Clementine. They're all so pretty, but I'm most attracted to pretty, non-garish (that is, non-sports-team) orange right now!
I would definitely chose the purple because its so hard to find nice shades locally and my stash is suffering for it.
Tomato. Placemats or a table runner would be nice.
They are all beautiful! I would choose icewater because I love the color blue. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity and for your great blog!
I love them all!! But especially the Mirror Ball Dots, as they could be used in all of my quilts – as I love to use lots of color in my quilts…
Practical me would choose vanilla bean one the black and white, colors I have least of. Impractical me would choose aqua or green my fav color !
I would choose Vanilla Bean because I love that soft creamy colour!:)
Blueberry because I am making a quilt that needs some greyed down blues and these look right 🙂
I am making 5 giant reading pillows for birthday gifts and the berry pack would be wonderful. Thanks for the chance!
I'd choose tomato to make something for my SIL whose red, white, & black wedding is happening this summer!
I would choose the ice water as all shades of turquoise have been my favorites since childhood!
I would choose Clementine and Chocolate Chip. I want to use more "pop" surprises of orange in my projects and I just love the fabric selection in Chocolate Chip.
vanilla bean because I don't have a lot of those type of low volume fabrics.
Great colors! I would choose Clementine to add more orange to my stash (don't have too much) or Vanilla bean because its so versatile for so many projects. Thanks for the chance to win.
Avocado! I'm decorating our new home and I'm putting splashes of green in every room.
LOVE them all! I would choose Clementine because right now I'm really in to orange colorways.
Great giveaway! It's hard to chose but if I had ti pick one it would be the Grape, because I love purpple colors
Ice Water- I happen to be hooked on that particular shade of blue!
I really have to choose? I love them all! If only one could come home with me I think I would pick Vanilla Bean…loving a soft quiet quilt scheme right now…
It would be hard to choose, but I'd love the tomato or the vanilla bean! I love reds, but am in need of some beautiful neutrals!
Beautiful colors I love them all but Clementine would be my favorite. Thanks Cynthia
I would choose Vanilla Bean (although I love them all) because it's beautiful and I can add other colors to it.
I can't seem to get enough neutrals in my stash so I'd love to have the Vanilla Bean!
I would choose the Vanilla Bean set. I have been collecting old pre-depression era shirting fabrics and this set would compliment those fabrics without over riding them. Perfect.
Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to win the Clementine pack! These colors remind me of the spring and warm weather that we are so eagerly anticipating in Ontario.
Tomato! It looks so yummy. I think will make some tomato salad now…
I am an absolute sucker for the color green, and the avocado hue is one of my favorite!!
I would choose the Mirror Ball Dots because of the variety of colors.
Kiwi – because it reminds me of the soon coming spring!
So hard to pick one guess it would be Ice Water to make some clothes for my kiddos
Ice water – can't resist the blues!
I 'd have to pick Salt & Pepper because it's colors I would not readily pick.
Salt and pepper. Avocado. Chocolate. In that order. Now I'm hungry!
I love them all! But if I had to choose one, I'd go with salt and pepper because of the commas! I'm a type lover! 😀
I would choose vanilla bean. I am very low on fabrics like these!
I love "ice water". That has got to be my favourite blue!!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would pick salt and Pepper because I have fat quarters in my stash in all colors but black and white.
Chocolate chip because you can never have too much chocolate =)
Berry! It's very happy-happy! Thanks so much – neat giveaway!
I am having a hard time deciding between Grape and Avocado! They are my two favorite colors!! However, I have sewn with a lot of greens, but have not sewn with purple yet. I guess that means that I would choose Grape! 🙂
My favorite are Kiwi and Avocado! These are the colors that I don't have much in my stash.
Blueberry. Very versatile for making something for a boy or girl.
I would choose the avocado because there's something about those commas that make me want to pause and look again!!! Beautiful!!
They are all beautiful but I would choose Vanilla Bean as it is such a lovely collection of low volume prints.
I think I'd go with the Clementine as I'm really liking bright bold colors right now. Although the avocado would be nice as well…I'm always drawn to greens.
Was very hard to pick just ONE….grrrr….. Decided on "Ice Water"…cause it will go with my next project best!! 🙂
Ice Water! Because anything that's makes me think of the beach is happiness to me!
My instant response was Avocado, bu then Clementine caught my eye also. All so pretty!
I love the Ice Water pack. Trying to get away from all the pinks my baby girl is currently wearing!
I always love the aqua color, so Ice Water is awesome! But kiwi and clementine are amazing too! Oh and vanilla bean…I would love to add more low volume fabrics to my stash!
I'd go with Avocado because those are terrific shades of green!
That Ice Water just jumps out at me. Love it.
Salt and Pepper would be perfect for me!
I could use the vanilla bean in my stash! cool!
I would choose Vanilla Bean because I'm collecting low volume fabrics for a specific quilt. Thanks for the opportunity.
Blueberry is tempting, and I actually need Tomato the most, but it has to be Mirrorball — thanks!
I like the ice water but they are all awesome!
Wow .. This picture is so wonderful.. I would love to make a patchwork bag with Berry or Grape (Drooling;))
They're all wonderful! I'd pick Salt and Pepper, since I have a quilt for my teenage nephewe on my to-do list.
They are all lovely, but I'm loving the Vanilla bean bundle.
I'd do Salt and Pepper! I'm always a sucker for black and white, I love to add just one pop of color with it.
I would choose tomato because red is my favorite color.
Blueberry would be my choice because my two kids love blue.
Blueberry! I love the blend of these blues, and still crushing on polka dots!
Chocolate chip is the one I would pick. I want to make a baby quilt with pink, green and brown. Thanks for the chance.
Can't wait to mix the Chocolate Chip and Vanilla Bean.
This would make a delicious quilt!
I looked at the Tomato Pack and felt like giving it a big ol squish. I am currently making quilts for the local maternity hospital and I think it would help brighten it up.
I would choose Vanilla Bean. I have come to realize I have a great selection of colours in my stash but I don't have much in the way of low-volume. I really like the variety in a bundle like Vanilla Bean.
Salt & Pepper would be my first choice because the colors talk to me and I've always liked black and white and the shades in-between.
Ice Water – so beautiful with the blues! Reminds me of Spring!
Has to be vanilla bean. Would love any of your choices!!
Vanilla Bean – because it is so versatile.
I LOVE the salt and pepper bundle! I am a huge sucker for neutrals and this selection would be perfect for a quilt I am planning for my sister!!
Red!!! Because red is powerfully neutral! ")
Mirror Ball Dots. What a great stash builder!
Ooh–tough choice. Right now I'm torn between berry and ice water. Both would make some adorable doll clothes for the nieces.
Clementine for sure! I'm on a coral kick this spring! 🙂
Omg,the colors are amazing but the purple is calling my name. Do I hear an echo??sounds like blue,or is it black,or maybe….
I think it might be tat vanilla you featured buecae I love punctuation.
I would choose the citrus to add some punch to my teal and turquoise bedroom!
Ugh! It is too hard to pick! I think I would go with the clementine though! Such a beautiful shade.
Clementine. I love orange. It is my main living room accent color.
Definitely the tomato!
I think I would choose vanilla bean because I want to try a low volume quilt!
Blueberry or grape!!! Because they would be great for summer projects
Clementine! So hard to pick as they are all so beautiful. I had to get my 3 yr old to choose as the quilt i'll be making will be for her:)
salt and pepper!
Those are all great! I like the Clementine colorway, it's cheerful and fun. Thank you for the chance to win. 🙂
Choose one? Hahaha! I love color so I might pick the mirror ball dots. But because I love color I might choose Salt & Pepper or Vanilla Bean, not so great at buying those colors. Bubblegum is pink, my favorite color of all, and Chocolate Chip is yummy! All of the bundles are inspired and inspiring–I love them all!
I would choose grape because I just realized I don't have any of those colors!
I would like the Ice Water because I'm making lots of things for the nursery with this color.
Love them all! But Vanilla Bean or Avocado would both be great to add to a stash. Thanks for the opportunity.
You really did make this hard to choose. I would love to win the Clementine bundle. Its fresh and modern. It would look great in a quilt or as cute gifts for my friends and their new homes.
Hmm… I think it has to be the salt & pepper set, since i like to throw a little into almost every quilt!
Great fabrics! My favorite (it was a tough choice between three) is the Vanilla Bean as I have been wanting very much to try a low volume quilt.
I would choose Vanilla Bean. I need more neutrals and I see some really cute prints in this bundle. Thanks for the chance to win.
I really like Grape. It's so hard to find purples that I like and it looks like you've found all the best out there right now!
Avocado, as I'm a true green freak. 🙂
Mirrorball for sure, I've been wanting to do something with this fabric since I saw Sara make a bag from it. Thank you
I'd choose tomato or ice water, either would be the great start for a boy quilt.
I would love the berry pack as I am in need of some bright colours after this grey British winter.
Not a bad collection in the lot! I'd bahappy with any one of them but I think Avocado just barely nudges a head of the others
I would definitely love the Blueberry, since blue is my favorite color!!
Mirror Ball Dots! So beautiful and versatile.
I would go with Chocolate Chip. the patterns are super cute and would be perfect for boy, girl or even dog patterns . 🙂 Love!
What a fabulous way to do a giveaway, and what AMAZING choices! I would do bubblegum because we have three over the top girly girls who would love it!
The Mirror ball and Avocada are my choice.
The trouble is there all lovely!
My practical side is saying Vanilla Bean, but Citrus is really cathching my eye!
Vanilla Bean for me. I have been wanting to make a low volume quilt…I love them!
Grape because purple is my favorite color and I almost never buy for myself!
My niece is having a baby girl this summer and would look sweet and sophisticated if she could be wrap in a quilt made from Vanilla Bean.
Oh my gosh, vanilla bean all the way! I'm in love…
Clementine – I like the prints, I love orange, and I could make something that would add a pop to my neutral living room.
Vanilla bean. I am loving neutrals right now!
Salt and Pepper. I need some black and white. Thanks.
I think Vanilla Bean. Normally I would go with Salt and Pepper because I love black and white prints and the stark contrast between them and this stack matches that concept pretty well, but lately I've been thinking I need to increase my selection of soft low value prints and Vanilla Bean would do that.
I NEED more low volume. I'd choose vanilla bean….
Oooh I love Vanilla Bean, but my heart is with Grape! What a tough decision and an awesome idea! Certainly can never have enough spots!
I choose Ice Water…I'm dreamin' of the beach!!
I'd choose Icewater, because I've got a little girl who is very into blue (although, for myself, I'd pick tomato 🙂 )
I love Vanilla Bean. It would be perfect for a quilt I'm planning.
Mmm bubblegum or clementine. The Bubblegum one just looks sooo delicious but the clementine is all orangey and I love orange! 🙂
Grape or Avocado!
Clementine is just calling to me. I love the name, descriptive and drool-worthy. The shades of orange are very appealing.
Oooooh! They are all so yummy!! I especially love Ice Water, Bubble Gum, and Vanilla Bean.
I love all the colors! And the color that interest me most is the avocado since my little girl love princess tiana and she's all about green so the dress I'm making for her should at least include green color 😉
I think I'd pick tomato because for some reason I have been buying red fabric lately.
I love Ice Water! So peaceful and calm. I'm planning on sewing some projects for my classroom next year and would love to create such a peaceful environment.
Grape is definitely calling my name, although clementine is so, so close.
Oooh! Clementine for sure! I'm a sucker for autumn colors.
Ooh I'm hungry just reading all the names. Then why do I choose vanilla bean? I'm jonesin' to make a low volume quilt those and vanilla bean colours would be a nice start to scratching that itch. Time for snack.
I would choose the "grape", I think both of my daughters look cute with the color purple.
I would choose citrus because I need more yellows in my stash.
I think I like the blueberry best. I need a stack for a crib quilt I'm making. Just finished the embroidery ….now looking over fabric choices.
thanks for the chance and have a wonderful day!
I vote for the Avocado – got a big pile of green fabrics getting to know each other in a basket here. They would like some new friends
Salt and pepper because they go with most food 😛
Vanilla bean! I'm on the hunt for a collection of neutrals!
Thats a really tough choice but i think i would have to pick clementine the colour of sunshine. Love all your wonderful giveaways by the way.c
Clementine!!! It would match my new sons bed!
Ice water because it's so pretty and for some reason I'm always lacking some nice light blues in my stash. Thanks!
fun packs!!!! I love the vanilla bean!
Vanilla Bean for a baby quilt I am making for a friend!
So hard to choose! Vanilla Bean gets my final vote. Such soothing colours, perfect for a quilt.
I'd go for Grape, because I love those colours!
Grape for me!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Such a dilemma of choice. We are short aquas so first pick is Ice Water.
How to choose?! I want one of each! These are fantastic. But if I have to pick one it'd be Citrus – I need more yellows in my stash.
Ice water- reminds me of those lovely glaciers and the water in Glacier Bay.
I would choose the lovely shades of Advocado – I love nature and trees and use a lot of green in my sewing and would be in heaven if i had all these greens to choose from.
I would choose the tomato pack – red is one of my favourite colours to sew with – it says 'homemade, cosy, country'.
Salt & Pepper. You can never have enough B&W in the stash, can you?
clementine! i love the bright colors!
I love the sweet dots and airy feel of vanilla bean.
I am trying to build stash for black, white and grey so Vanilla Bean or Salt and Pepper would be top choices – in preparation for a quilt I have in mind. There are some great fabrics in all the choices!
I would choose kiwi! My stash is sorely lacking kelly greens.
Blueberry, because I love the colors 🙂
fun! I'd have to pick the Vanilla Bean – I'm running low on some low volume basics!
the NEON really catches my eye! i love the way that lime and fuchsia look together!
Icewater, for sure. My next quilt is going to use that color grouping plus some linen, so that's what I would choose.
I would choose the Vanilla bean as I've been dying to fill up my low volume stash – although, the neon is calling my name too!
I would choose avocado because it reminds me of the old color scheme of my grandmother's kitchen.
I love either berry or ice water. I am in love with anything teal or fuchsia! They are all really great bundles!
mirror ball dots! They look super shiny and fun!
i adore the mirror ball dots! and i like that it has a bunch of colors since i can't seem to choose a single color.
Oooh it would be between Grape or Chocolate Chip!
Definitely grape! I'm always searching for purples in my stash 🙂
Great collections! I'd choose the ice water since I'd love to make a baby quilt for a friend in those colors.
To many awesome choices can only narrow down to clementine and avocado. Makes me hungry
I woul choose vanilla bean, salt and pepper or ice water! My goodness I really love them all. I don't have much of a stash so I think it would be best to start with neutrals that could be used with many other fabrics.
Wow! Bubblegum is so cute, perfect for little girls who need something special at the shelter I donate to. (ok I just like sewing with pink!)
Ice water! It looks so refreshing, I could jump right in!
Ice Water,it reminds me of the ocean. Which I live 10 miles away
from, but love the colors!
I'd pick bubblegum because my daughter loves pink.
Kiwi is my favorite, but Tomato and Citrus are close seconds!
I love the Clementine pack. Happy colors that would make a perfect summer skirt!
Vanilla Bean, always in need of whites and low volume fabrics for my quilts!
Kiwi, because those greens are my 14-yr old daughter's favorite colors and I'm going to be helping her learn to quilt this summer. (she's the only girl out of 4 children, so she deserves something special! lol)
They are all so pretty, but I think I'd choose the Clementine pack.I have been wanting some brighter colors for throw pillows on my gray sofa.
Ooh… what fun! Avocado keeps drawing my eye but Clementine would fill a gap in my stash so that would be the one!
I would choose the Clementine pack. I'm loving orange right now and since I have 2 girls and a boy to sew for, they all can wear it!
ice water – because i love beachy blues & greens & greys, or grape, because my daughters love it!
Ooh, very hard to choose, but I'd go with Kiwi!
I would pick citrus. I want to make my sister a sunflower quilt and all of those different yellows would be perfect for the petals!
i think i'd go with grape. i'm not a big purple person and i need more in the stash to balance it out.
I love the vanilla bean. I have a ton of vintage fabrics that would match well with them!
Oh Clementine—orange is so hard to find. And have so many projects in mind for that.
Love all the spotty packs but I don't seem to have a lot of red in my stash and when you need a good red for a project, well, you need it!
All of the packs are fantastic, but my favorite is clementine. I don't have nearly enough orange in my stash.
I would choose the clementine FQ bundle as orange is a color I love to use. It's my darling…Clementine!
So hard to choose just one, but I'll opt for Citrus 'cause it's so summery!
Hard to choose, I think I'd go for the Vanilla Bean. Lots of cute fabrics in that one, and I love the Comma print!
I would definitely choose the grape pack! The colors are delicious (reminds me of Grape Ice from Baskin Robbins) and would fit in well with my all my LSU-colored projects.
I would choose citrus because it is finally sunny outside…and everyone loves yellow when it is sunny. At least, I do.
I'd choose Clementine because my stash is short on Orange. Though I love Berry best.
I love them all! But I would choose the Blueberry pack. I'm very into navy right now and this would make a perfect addition to my navy hoard! Love them all though!
Oh, clementine all the way! I have this orange and white quilt I want to make. I've been slowly gathering fabrics for it, and this pack would be perfect. Thanks!
Too many beautiful colors – I want them all! But I'd take Vanilla Bean because I love grey with anything!
I choose Chocolate Chip. Maybe because of the mention of chocolate :), but I also think the brown is a nice neutral that could go with lots of things.
grape has the best color of all!
We are using fabric squares as our "guest book" at our wedding in May. The squares will then be made into a quilt. I have been looking everywhere for fat quarters in coordinated but muted patterns so that the signatures will show up, but have not had much luck locally. The vanilla bean pack is perfect!
Kiwi! I love blue and have bunches of it, but am short greens for a blue-and-green quilt I want to start for my son. Thanks for the chance!
It's hard to choose just one, but I would pick the Clementine pack. It just makes me happy!
thank you for this great giveaway! i would pick the vanilla bean pack because i have a couple of quilt blocks that i would like to make using these fabrics as my backgrounds — sweeter than plain white or cream! the ice water is also very tempting.
I would love the bubblegum pack! I've been collecting vintage sheets at thrift stores and making bibs and burp cloths with them. I always like to throw in a new fabric that goes well with the vintage. This bubble gum pack would be perfect!! Please pick me I never win anything!!
Brilliant idea! I'd have to go with Salt & Pepper.
I love the colors in the Clementine pack. So happy & cheery!
I have to choose?? 🙂 Clementine or Vanilla Bean…I need more orange in the stash and VB has some good background patterns to use.
Citrus because I love that colour. It goes with everything.
I especially love the blueberry pack. I would want to use the fabric in a quilt for my son.
I would choose Ice Water. I'm a huge fan of turquoise and aqua hues and love how well they blend with so many other colours.
Kinda of love them all, but I would have to choose the Salt & Pepper if limited to just one option. I would ideally mix it with the Vanilla Bean pack for nice high-contrast quilt. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love the Blueberry pack please 🙂 The colours are so rich x I have just started making my first Log Cabin quilt and am longing to applique EVERYTHING ;)Thanks x
Vanilla bean, grape, or citrus – all of my favorite colors to use right now!
Avocado or chocolate chip because i love green and brown together.
I love the tomato combination but then I always was a sucker for red!
I think i'd choose the Mirror Ball Dots pack… i like the variety in color with that one. I also like the Salt & Pepper… who could choose just one! Thanks for a wonderful giveaway:)
I love the Ice Water pack. It is very calming and tranquil.
I would probably select the grape bundle because, as you note, purple seems to be elusive in my collection of fabric. But then again, dark blue appears to be almost entirely absent, so Blueberry might be the better choice. Thanks for the chance to win some.
They are all great. Any of them would be wonderful to have. But if I have to choose, I pick Berry. Fuscia is one of my favorite colors.
I am hard pressed to choose between the clementine and the avocado. So to play it safe I would go with the vanilla bean… I don't have many low volume prints in my stash yet.
Thanks for a chance!
Clementine is my choice. I love the color orange, plus the combination of the pattern is just great.
Thank you for the chance for such a great giveaway!
Berry! Lately I have been on this mini quilt kick to make doll quilts for my daughter. 🙂 fun color ways!
What wonderful colors! I would love an opportunity to use either the grape or salt and pepper packs. Ok, any color pack, really! I'm an avid crocheter, but a newbie sewer, and would love to add to my tiny fabric collection. Thanks for a great site, and classes!
I'd choose Kiwi because I need to stock up on greens to make a quilt for my godson's high school graduation next year!
Salt and pepper, they look so perfect for book covers I've been making lately!
I can think of so many uses for the Vanilla Bean set or the Mirror Ball Dots.
I love the Salt and Pepper as well as the Vanilla bean – both are so useful as background and binding fabrics – they are nice and neutral and would be lovely compliments to my modern quilting preferences!
I would choose the salt and pepper, the colors are classics! I love the different patterns and how they flow together!!
I'd pick Salt & Pepper because you can never have too many black and white prints! They go with almost everything.
I want them all! but if I had to choose just one, I'd pick clementine. I'm a lover of all things orange!
Grape of course. When I first started quilting a friend told me I needed to lay off the purple and I took her seriously and no I have only a bit. I desperately need some.
I'd choose the bubblegum. My 19 month old daughter is into slamming doors in our house and locking them from the inside. I'd use them to make not sure what they are offically called but strips of fabric to stop the door from latching and therefore not being able to lock herself in her room. Plus the bubblegum woudl match her room and bathroom decor.
I would LOVE to win the VANILLA BEAN. It seem I have a lot of colors in my stash but I always forget the neutrals. I get caught up with all the bright colors!!
Grape. Because I can never have enough purple fabric. 🙂
Clementine! Orange is my favorite color and I just realized I have NO orange in my stash, hmmm…
I'd choose the ice water pack because I don't have much aqua … and it is beautiful!
Citrus! I am obsessed with this color right now. It works so well with greys, navy, aquas/teals, and adds a pop to any project. That said it's not for everyone… but I love it!
Ooooh! I've been coveting the neon dots! (but, really, I'd choose them all 🙂
I would choose Tomato! Love the vibrant color, it reminds me of spring blooms, gardening and the love of nature and quilting. 🙂
I would absolutely love to have the Kiwi set. My fiancé and I are expecting our first child soon, and will be designing & furnishing the room ourselves (which means a lot of sewing). We like the Kiwi set because the color range is so bright & happy– just the way we want the nursery to be. :). Thank you!
Citrus!!! Because I dig it.
These are so cute! I'd pick the Ice Water pack. Or maybe the Grape. Or the Vanilla bean. Too hard to pick just one!
There are so many beautiful choices! I guess if I really had to choose just one I would choose berry, my shop is in need of some pink, sweet, little girl bibs! But Clementine, Vanilla Bean, Ice Water and Blueberry are all gorgeous too!
Wow these are fabulous!! Berry just jumped out at me, and so did Bubblegum. Can you guess that I am a pinkaholic?? Ice Water is so cool and refreshing. These fabrics are all fabulous and would make great quilts or totes 🙂
Salt & pepper because it is a classic combo.
I would choose the Mirror Ball Dots stack because I have seen them all over blogland and they are so cute! I don't have a single mirrow ball dot in my stash!
Wow! What a cool giveaway! I would love to win the neon pack because every gal need a little neon in her life!
I would chose Grape — I love purple.
Thanks for the chance to win these! I would choose Clementine.
Such cute patterns. I think the ice water dots are my favorite, oh the possibilities! Must say they would either be used for patchwork for my daughter or towards the blue hued quilt I am working on.
Vanilla Bean, for me!
Ooohh… how to choose! They're all gorgeous!! I guess I'd have to pick Ice Water, because it contains my most favorite colors.
I think I´d choose Avocado. I have a sister who loves green and I want to sew her something!
Gun, Sweden
They all look yummy and fun, but right now, the Clementine one looks the most useful for making some gift baby dresses.
While I absolutely adore the purples (my fav color way), and I love them all, I think I would pick "Vanilla Bean". Mostly because they just look like they would fill that Needed Neutral gap and play so well in any project I've got going right now.
I'd choose the citrus one. I'm trying to redo my dining room, master bathroom, and master bedroom in yellow/grey combo with black and white accents.
I love the "Vanilla Bean" one. So creamy! 😉 I don't have enough low volumes in my stash.
Love the bubble gum!!
There are four that I especially love, but in choosing only one I'd have to go with the Tangerine. Love those colors!
I'd chose the Ice Water colorway. It's one color that I don't keep in my stash and I don't know why not cuz I love it! My friend calls it God's Favorite Color because so much of the world is covered with that color… water, sky, glaciers, rain… It's just beautiful.
Oooh…I'd have to go with Clementine! It looks so lovely, bright and inspiring.
How to choose just one???? They are all beautiful..
First choice would be Ice Water. Love it.
My daughter will be having my first gbaby in Oct. Haven't
found out what she is having yet and think Ice Water would
be good for either.
Oooh! They're all fabulous!!! I'd choose clementine because I love orange! 🙂
I'd choose clementine because I don't have enough orange in my stash!
I'd pick the Neon or the Low Volume because that's where the biggest gaps are in my stash. 😀
avocado please!
I love the blueberry, but avocado is a close second. Both would match my wardrobe well if I chose to make a purse or accessories.
I would go with the vanilla bean. It would make restful-to-the-eye yet modern pillows on my wildly-patterned, old-fashioned couch.
I'd pick Ice Water because with the heat of summer coming soon, I'd love to work with the cool colors in this pack!
grape, please. 😉
I like the low volume– such a cool trend lately.
I would choose salt and peper to complement some bold solids I have in my stash.
Kiwi Or Avocado, Cause I'm A Green Lover! Thanks, Maybe It's A Spring Thing…
These are great! I would pick either Ice water or Blueberry because I have a baby quilt I need to make for a little boy and either of these would be PERFECT!
I'd choose Blueberry, as I'm having a new grandson born in 2 weeks. 🙂
I like vanilla bean because it's neutral enough that it goes with lots of things, yet still has fun patterns.
I'd pick the neon pack and use it to try out the Wonky Cross tutorial!
I choose Tomato. I love red! and am thinking garden thoughts.
Hmmm… The low volume is great, but I would probably choose Clementine, because I'm trying to round out my oranges!
These are all so beautiful! I find myself drawn to the Chocolate Chip, but I think I would go with Vanilla Bean 'cause I have a low volume quilt running around in the back of my mind right now.
The Grape pack looks like a lot of fun! I especially like the daisy loops.
Love ice water, but I'd have to choose Vanilla Bean!
I love the ice water collection. Turquoise, aqua, teal, whatever shades, have been my favorite colors since childhood. My bedroom is now its third version of aqua, and I never tire of it.
I would choose the grape pack. I love the color purple, and it's a color that looks so cute on my daughter. It's mostly my daughter I sew for, so I would definitely choose the grape pack.
I think I would choose Clementine because it looks like a fun & yummy color to use just in time for my spring & summer sewing projects. I absolutely love all the beautiful fabric you carry and I can't wait to get started on the next project!!
I would definitely choose the neon. Because I am obsessed with neon and I am working on a neon woodland animal quilt right now!
Nearly impossible to choose! Probably would go with vanilla bean because I don't have many nice neutrals.
I'd choose Avocado because green is my favorite color and the fabrics in that pack would look good in a quilt, bag or jacket. Thanks for the chance to win.
Spring – Sunshine – Yellow – Citrus!
Or Clementine because who doesn't love orange.
Vanilla for a low volume effect.
Ah, so hard to choose! I'd say clementine because I love that color and it's definitely lacking from my stash. Or mirror ball because they're so fun and would be good stash builders. Thanks!
I believe I'd choose Ice Water. Hot weather is coming and those colors look soothing and cool. I have a sweet granddaughter who looks beautiful in blues and aquas.
The Clementine because it's my daughter's favorite color and she's always willing to use/carry whatever I make.
I love the avocado. Greens of all kinds are my favorite. So my stash is always needing more. They Giotto fast finally my sewing .
I can tell you why I would choose each of the packs… hmm, harder to choose just one. But if I must, I would do tomato. I need a little more red in my stash, and I love the vibrant color and prints. Thanks for the chance to win.
What gorgeous colors! I would opt for Clementine. It would make for great little pops of color against the cool greys I am eyeing for my living room.
I love the neon, would love the colors to update my accessories for my little girl and I.
I would choose bubblegum, because my 4-year old daughter always insists on pink.
The Vanilla Bean, certainly, because it's always needed but is never what jumps off the shelf at you at the fabric store!
I'd pick Mirror Ball Dots and I'd use the fabric to create plush toys and accessories (bibs, burb cloths) for baby's nursery (Due in May!). 🙂
I'd choose the Avocado, not only are they delicious but the different shades of green are perfect for making jungle-themed items for my Godson's nursery!
I would pick the avocado pack because it is a color that I don't really have much of.
I think that I would choose the ice water because I love the light blue color and I can do some fun things with that whether a banner or a quilt it would be fun!
I would love the all but as I am planning a low volume quily I would likely pick vanilla bean.
I'd choose Ice Water because Summer is close and I love blue! Thanks for the chance!
I would choose BERRY. I have a 2 yr. old girl and I love pinks in shades that aren't Barbie or baby pink.
Bubblegum!! My sister is having a baby girl this summer and loves bright colors. My mind is whirling with all the possibilities!
Genuinely torn between the Vanilla Bean and the Clementine. LOVE them both. But I'd probably use the Vanilla bean more.
Love Ice Water. Will look great with some other pastels I have been collecting for a new quilt.
Ice Water, those are some of my favorite hues.
Clementine! The orange makes me happy.
I love the cheery tones of the Clementine collection! I'd make some fun pillows with it for my sister as a housewarming gift. Thanks for sharing!
They are all so pretty, but I pick "Grape". I love purples… so this pack would get me excited to start a new project!!!
Love the boldness of the Salt & Pepper.
i love clementine and bubblegum. id choose one and buy the other :))
Awesome packs! Hard to choose, but I think I'd take the citrus, since my new baby's nursery is gray and yellow 🙂
I would love to play with the 'vanilla bean' low volume pack. It would be such a nice background fabric for a 'plus quilt'.
Thanks for the giveaway
Oh, these are all so beautiful, deciding on just one bundle is tough. Since I can't have them all, I would pick "Ice Water" because my stash is very low on these colors and I just love using this colorway in my projects. thanks for the chance.
Ohhhhhhh Berry Berry Berry !! Do you think I like berry? LOL
i love the vanilla bean pack, probably mainly because of the commas fabric!
I love the berry pack! It's so fun and springy – perfect for the season!
Oh! So hard to choose just one! I would probably go with Grape since I am always struggling to find anything purple here. However, Tomato, Blueberry and Berry are also beautiful!
I'm not sure–either neon, clementine or bubblegum. But Ice Water's cute too! 😉
Seeing Spots – Avocado. I love green. I love Avocados. Choice is simple.
What great packs! The berry set would be wonderful fodder for my ever-growing list of baby blankets to make!
I love the low volume Vanilla bean. I want to use it in a log cabin quilt.
Salt & Pepper or Bubblegum
There is nothing I love more than dots! You've put together great bundles. I would pick vanilla bean because I don't have much in low volume but would like to try incorporating them, they always look do great!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I would choose GRAPE!!!!
Definitely the neon! I don't have any neon in my stash.
This is so hard! I think I'd go with blueberry, as blue is my favorite color.
So many gorgeous bundles! I would have to choose the mirror ball dots. Thanks for the giveaway!
I'd choose the icewater or bubblegum or avacado. I am making a wonky pinwheel for one daughter and a wonky star for the other! Those would be perfect for them!
Salt and pepper is my choice because I always wanted to make a quilt using these colors. They are just beautiful and are just what I really want. Thank you for the chance to win.
Sandi Timmons
So hard to choose…I think I have to go with Mirror Ball for the variety of colors!
Vanilla bean. My stash is really short on these light print fabrics and they are hard to find at my fabric store.
Wow, that is hard to choose…there are quite a few that I'd love to have! If I HAD to pick just one though, I'd go with the Grape bundle. I don't sew with purple much but those FQ look beautiful and maybe this is my chance to try purple in a project! Thanks!
I would choose the salt and pepper pack to get myself out of my normal color pallet rut. I usually choose springy and sunshiney colors, but I think it'd be great to create a high contrast graphic quilt!
CITRUS – A neat color to combine and make a cool skirt. Love mixing patterns in the same hue. It was hard to choose.
Clementine – these just look do fresh and springlike.
OMG how do you pick? one of each please!
I'd lean toward the clementine or tomato.
What awesome fabrics! I would have to choose the Avocado pack.
Love them all but I would choose Blueberry. It would be a perfect builder for a quilt I want to make for my husband! Thanks!!
I'd pick avocado because I love green! You have a great weekend, also.
I love the "ice water" pack because it reminds me of lounging in the pool on a nice hot summer day 😀
I'd go for the vanilla pack–I'm playing with low value neutrals these days.
I'd choose the pack of Vanilla Bean as I'm always short of neutrals. – I love them all, though!
I would pick the Clementine pack. I am having a think for orange lately. Maybe spring is finally in the air!
They are all so lovely, it's a difficult choice! I think I'd have to go for the citrus first, followed quickly by one of each 😉
I like the clementine one though its a hard toss up between that one and the bubblegum one! I usually pick pink and I think clementine would be a little better for the boys too… :p
OH, wow. These are great bundles. I am immediately drawn to the three on the top row, but the practical me would choose tomato. There is a serious lack of red in my fabric stash and it seems to be often requested in bee blocks. The tomato bundle would nicely round out my fabric "collection."
I love the salt and pepper! Great bundle!
It's a hard choice, but I think I like the bubblegum the best.
I love the chocolate chip pack! I would use it to make adorable skirts for my boyfriend's 4 year old niece!
I'd pick the vanilla bean. I need some neutrals in my stash. So pretty.
I would pick the grape, because I love purple but don't seem to have any in my stash!
I would definitely choose the avocado pack. I'm relatively new to sewing and trying to build up my stash. Greens are absolutely lacking!! Thanks for the chance to win!
"Salt and Pepper" or "Vanilla Bean" – because I'm very much into the low-volume backgrounds right now in place of plain whites or solids. These are gorgeous packs!
Love dots! Nice to see them in fat quarter packs- so easy.
salt and pepper
The Clementine pack is calling my name. I want to make some foldover clutches this summer and this would just enhance the collection.
I would like Kiwi or Avacado. I'm collecting batches of colors and I need green.
Hard to pick, so many fabulous colors, but the Kiwi looks pretty fun to me!
I would love the kiwi! We are expecting our first baby this June and I wanted to sew some slings – these colors would be perfect because we don't know the gender of the baby
I would choose the avocado. 1. It's gorgeous. 2. I can't match up colors by myself very well. 3. I have a new love for green. 4. I really want to do a cool skirt. 5. I want to make one of those cool chevron quilts! Thanks for offering a shot at it!
Hard to decide, but I love the Grape pack! I love that these shades and prints aren't ones that say "This fabric would definitely look best as ______." They'd truly be great for any project: clothing, home decorating, or otherwise!
I looked at these for several minutes and I am stuck between Salt&Pepper and Blueberry.
Nice collections.
I would choose Vanilla Bean. I've been wanting some low volume fabrics and I don't have any.
I'd go with Vanilla. I initially didn't like all the "low volume" I was seeing but it's starting to grow on me and I want to make something now!
Grape Please!!! I have no purples in my stash! Thank you!
I love them all for different reasons! I think I'd choose bubblegum, just because I love pink so much! 🙂
Do I really have to choose only one, I love them all but I was drawn to Vanilla Bean. I love neutrals with a bit of flare. I love polka dots in any color, shape and size.
Vanilla Bean! So functional with all my scraps and stash. Great dotty collections here – I will remember this for a resource.
Love the Ice Water! Reminds me of the ocean and surf. And I love to surf!
Vanilla Bean!!
I would choose the low volume pack because I am taking Elizabeth Gartman's Craftsy class and would like to try her design out.
vanilla bean – I always need more neutrals to add to my scrappy colors!
okay, this was kind of hard – i changed my mind three times, but finally settled on the tomato bunch. at first i was going for the avocado because green is my favorite color, but i have already collected a lot of green fabrics. then it was clemetine – cause i love the fabric that is 3rd from the top in that picture. but the tomato prints are too pretty to pass up – i love them all!
I love the salt and pepper but I am so hungry for spring right now I really feel the Kiwi pack calling to me!
I'd have to go with either Clementine or Tomato!
Omgosh! So hard to decide!!!
My picks would be Avacado, or Blueberry or Clemintine
I choose clementine because orange is my favorite color and I can never get enough of it! Thanks
Grape or clementine, they are just too pretty!!
What a difficult choice to choose only one! I'd choose Mirror Ball Dots for the cuteness factor and easy matching. Practical, yes but oh so fun too!
I'd choose either Vanilla Bean or Salt & Pepper to make a throw quilt for our living room, which I am trying to redecorate with black and white accents!
Vanilla bean, definitely!!
love all the colors…. but probably need the vanilla to enhance the stash…..
thanks for the opportunity….
s cree
I would choose icewater or blueberry. I want to start a quilt for each of my children and am working on collecting fabrics for each of their quilts. My daugter's favourite colours are blues and greens. And my boys like blues. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love the citrus fat quarter pack. It reminds me of spring, which I am happy is arriving.
I really would love to win the salt and pepper fabric.
These are great! Love vanilla bean!
Blueberry! I like the darker blues and my stash *needs* those!
Thank you for doing this give away. I would select clementine (though it is a tough choice) mainly because it makes me smile. I love the patterns in it and how cheerful it is.
Tough choices! Ice water, kiwi or Blueberry?
Blueberry. For the name alone.
vanilla bean, I've been on a hunt for neutralish fabric with an awesome pattern and that fits the bill perfectly
I'd choose salt and pepper because it's really a very stylish selection plus I'm running out of black fabrics.
I love the clementine – a beautiful pop of color!
Salt and pepper all the way! I'd love to make a quilt with some black in it. Black just makes bright colors pop.
I would love either the Clementine stack for it's vivid cheerfulness or the Vanilla Bean, because I can always use some low volume prints. Thanks for the opportunity!
So hard to decide! Probably blueberry because I could really use some more blues for my stash.
the Clementine is gorgeous and would be great on the back of a quilt I have in progress!
Vanilla Bean as you always need more low volume 🙂
I think I'd pick Clementine. I don't have too many fabrics in that color family, so they'd be a great addition. Thanks for the chance!
I would go for Clementine because it is such a happy, sunshiny bundle. It is cold and miserable in England and we could do with some happy, warm thoughts to cheer us up.
Love the Happy Tones Blue Green ~ 12 Fat Quarter Pack. The color theme is really good and blue green is always a colour that looks elegant and simple
I love the Clementine pack! The color is beautiful and summery and I love everything orange and blue…just running low on orange! I would use it in a baby quilt for my new baby coming this summer!
Ice Water – looke like it would be a great blender with interest. And I like the colors. Thanks.
I am loving the modern quilts…so I would love the grey!!
I would have to choose the bubblegum pack, as it is the perfect shade to make some things for my daughter.
I would choose vanilla bean because the colours are neutral yet sophisticated 🙂
Only one?!?!? Sooo tough to choose. I would go with Clementine. I love color and it would be a great change from my usual blues and greens.
I would choose the neon yo make my daughter a trendy classic quilt. Thanks for sharing.
Spring is very late in coming to Europe this year. I think I would choose the Clementine pack for the summer feeling it gives me. A skirt in these colors would be perfect!
I love the Vanilla Bean and Grape packs… If I HAD to choose one, it would have to be the Grape because of the lovely variations of purple and the pops of yellow/cream and blue!
I would choose the Kiwi collection, since that is my favorite color. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love the neon! They are so bright!
I would choose Ice Water, because I love the colors and they go with so many other colors!
I love all of then! So hard to choose… I love the salt and pepper and the vanilla bean packs for the classic palettes, the grape sings so loudly to my heart, as does the kiwi and avocado packs, but I think … Clementine screams gorgeous autumn colours to bring in the dreary weather that's coming or way here in Melbourne! (maybe even accented with the chocolate chip!)
I'm so torn between berry & blueberry (apparently, I'm in a fruity mood). I think I'd go with the blueberry because I could use it for myself and my boys.
Wow, what a selection! I'd probably pick the Citrus packet…the yellows are so yummy…I never have enough of them.
I'd have to go with Tomato, I think. But it's a close call with Clementine and Vanilla Bean!
I would have to go with the mirror ball dots because I couldn't pick just one color! They're all so nice and I like my quilts with tons of colors soooo picking just one was too hard!
I'd love any of them but, since I have to choose…I'd like Mirror Ball Dots. Thanks for the generous giveaway!
Tomato is my favorite, it reminds me of warm summer days.
I love the Avocado set. Now that spring is finally here, the lovely greens would make a great spring-y project.
Ice water for sure. I love blues in that range. Many of the others are quite tempting too…
Vanilla bean would be my pick, because I am in desperate need of some low volume neutrals!
Oh these are ALL fabulous!! I'd choose the mirror dot ball though… So fun!!
Vanilla bean….only because I never buy low level and I'm not sure what all the hoopla is about! Thanks for the chance!
I would choose the bubblegum pack because its nice and bright. I would love to make a patchwork blanket out of these fabrics!
This is a difficult choice. I love clementine, but I love Citrus too. My stash is weaker yellow hues, so if I won it would be Citrus. Thanks you for the opportunity.
I am crushing on the low volume trend so I would choose Vanilla
I would choose Bubble Gum or Berry because my granddaughter is all about pink right now! Thanks for the chance.
Hmm, the difference between want and need… Want Vanilla Bean for an upcoming baby quilt, need Chocolate to fill in the lack of browns in my stash!
I need them all! But for what I am working on right now Ice water. Although clementine is super awesome too!
I love the clementine pack! I would make a wristlet for summer!
Clementine because I am a lover of all things orange;)
I'd choose the Bubblegum set so I could make something unique and fun for my daughter!
I would pick them all–I think I would go with the "grape". The colors are different from what I usually pick and this would give me a chance to try something new.
It's so hard to choose but I'm really drawn to the neon. I love dots and spots in general
Vanilla Bean! (To spice up some if my background choices)
They are all lovely, but I would go with vanilla bean.
I'd like to win the citrus pack. It's beautiful yellow colours remind me of the summer sun. It's still freezing cold here and the sunshiny yellows are just what I need to perk myself up 🙂
All the packs are gorgeous but if forced to choose, I'd have to go for Vanilla Bean. I've been making patchy gifts for friends and have discovered that I'm woefully short on neutral prints – I feel a shopping spree coming on this weekend!
I would love the chocolate chip pack because I am dieting and that's the closest I'm allowed to get to the real thing!
Tough choice! I think I would pick grape or bubblegum because in a house of all boys it would be nice to have some girlie colors in here!
Wow they are gorgeous and splendid ideas for bundles. I'd go for the Vanilla Bean.
Hard decision but I would opt for salt and pepper as there are so many different combos I would use to make a handbag.
Hello, I'm Anna. I like Clementine. I like red color, but I haven't red fabrics. Perhaps, I haven't seen such red fabrics in our shops, which I'd like. Clementine is beautiful! I'd sew many wonderful things from these fabrisc!
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It was tough — they're all so lovely — but I'll go with the Vanilla Bean pack. It's always so hard to find nice, interesting, but unobtrusive neutrals!
Oooh, I'm stuck between berry and clementine! I choose BERRY because I don't have enough pinks in my stash 😉
I'd love to have the Clementine pack for the grey and orange quilt I have planned!
Vanilla Bean…been wanting to try a "low volume" project!
These are great! Which pack to choose, there are quite a few there I like! I think I'd go with Ice Water as I'd like to make a black, white and aqua quilt and they would be perfect for the aqua part of that combination. Thanks for the chance!
I would pick the vanilla bean as some of those would look great in m blue and grey farmer's wife quilt I'm currently working on.
Vanilla bean and avocado are my favourites.
I love them all! My mood now is very "minty", I'd love to try ICE WATER pack!
I would pick Salt & Pepper. I'm currently trying to stack up on some black & whites and greys 🙂
Thanks for the chance!
Loving Vanilla Bean, not sure why, it just called my attention… Thanks for the chance to win!
Vanilla bean because they would go with my fabrics and I don't have enough low volume ones.
I would choose berry as it is vibrant and i could use it for so many different thengs
Fantastic giveaway, thank you! Love them all, especially the bubblegum and the tomato, but I need to learn to use low volume, so I'd have to say Vanilla Bean!
Grape of course – my Dragonboat team Is The Sloths and our colour are purple and white!
I can't seem to choose but probably Clementine because I don't have a lot of orange in my stash and it will match my son's nursery.
They are all beautiful colors but if I HAD to choose and choose only one I would go with the "Ice Water"
I like the Mirror Ball Dots pack. It has a variety of colors that would work well with a quilt I'm planning!
its hard to choose – they all so lovely but id have to say id go for the vanilla bean colourway 🙂
I love the bluberries. Both are Very sweet!!!
I would choose vanilla bean as I have virtually no low-volume fabrics!
Love these packs! It's difficult to pick one, but if I hade to, I would go for the Clementine. Perfect for spring and I don't have much stash in this color.
Thanks for the giveaway!
So hard to choose! I'm going to have to go with grape because my kids both love purple.
I love them all but I would choose Blueberry to make a quilt for my partner.
I think it would have to be Vanilla Bean, I am wanting to do Elizabeth Hartman's Paintbox quilt, scrappy version and they would fit in to my palette beautifully.
I choose Clementine because the color brings sunshine into your heart when you look at it. A person would feel all good aside wearing, carrying, or holding the object that a Clementine print is made into. Yep.
Would love to add some Clementine to my stash because I love, love, love orange.
I will pick 'Bubble Gum'! It reminds me of my childhood summers; playing with neighbor friends and eating ice cream!
I love Tomato, here the spring might start in the next days. We had to wait very long for it this year! These colours remind me of spring! I just love them! ^^
Ooh, you guys are kidding about choosing, right? RIGHT?
I've gone between Salt & pepper, Vanilla Bean, then thought Blueberry is pretty cool too. Or avocado…
I think for matching and for clothes for the boy, I could use Salt & peper best. Oh, no avocado… The science-element does it. Think I'll stick with that one…
They are all great but I would choose Vanilla Bean!
my gosh are they beautiful! I would choose citrus pack because it will go perfectly with my kitchen!
I would choose the mirror ball dots…seems perfect to combine with any other fabrics! and the colours are so beuatiful!
It would have to be Citrus… Loving all things lemony at the moment….
Yummy colors and just love dots.
I think I would pick the grape as purple is my favorite color.
Grape, because I loooove purple. ^_^
I normally always go for greens in everything but I really love "grape" in this, really nice!
I would choose grape, I love PURPLE, always have, always will.
I would pick Ice Water because I love the colors.
Wow I'd be torn between bubblegum and berry as I'm always after pinks for my daughter. But those mirrorballs look good too 🙂
Love seeing spots for water. Those colors are just beautiful! I actually could choose many. Love all your fabrics!!!
I would have to go with the bubblegum, I thinking spring time when I look at them.
I love the Vanilla Bean pack. Soft colours that you can combine with anytime in any interior. Veerle
Aloha! I'd pick the Neon pack because it's super fun & makes me smile :] *crossing fingers*
Love the neon pack- so fun!
I would choose Vanilla bean,
because it looks so airy and light.
and it goes well with all the colors,
and low volume quilts by Red Pepper Quilts are soooo beautiful.
happy Friday
I'd have a hard time choosing between Grape and Ice Water – they are my favourite colours
Bubblegum! Because I'm hoping to need to make some little girl quilts in the next 8 months. Thanks!


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The mother of Joshua Proutey has sued the city for negligence.
The mother of Joshua Proutey, a teenager shot and killed in 2012 in a city-owned parking lot in downtown Wilmington, has sued the city for negligence.
The civil lawsuit faults the city for failing to provide precautions against criminal activity in the parking lot where Proutey was killed during a late-night robbery.
Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges that the city should have known criminal acts were likely to occur in its 118 Second St. lot, which is next to the Hannah Block Historic USO Community Arts Center.
Wilmington attorneys Gary Shipman and James Moore filed the lawsuit on Feb. 3 in New Hanover County Superior Court on behalf of Joshua Proutey's mother, Patty Proutey. She is seeking unspecified damages in excess of $25,000.
In a Friday interview, Shipman said the city should have known something bad would happen in the parking lot because of inadequate lighting and because of the area's crime rate.
"In this case, that something bad was the death of Josh Proutey," Shipman said. "We believe and we allege that his death could have been prevented had adequate security measures, based on what the city knew, been taken."
On Friday, Mayor Bill Saffo said he was surprised when he learned about the lawsuit. The mayor and City Attorney Bill Wolak both declined to comment because of the ongoing litigation.
The lawsuit alleges the city received numerous complaints about inadequate safety in the parking lot.
"Given the inadequate lighting conditions of the parking lot, the high crime rate and the lack of security measures implemented, the city knew, or reasonably should have known, that there was a reasonable likelihood of personal harm to individuals using the parking lot, including Mr. Proutey," the suit states.
The lawsuit alleges the city is negligent because it failed to install lighting in the lot and failed to exercise care in keeping the parking lot safe. The lawsuit is not the first challenge to the city regarding the lighting.
After Joshua Proutey died, former Wilmington Mayor Don Betz resigned from the art center's advisory board, in part, because he believed the city did not adequately address safety concerns centering on the adjacent parking lot.
"I really seriously believe that this maybe could have been avoided with a well-lit parking lot," Betz said in a January 2013 interview. "I understand it's random, but the darkness invited the randomness."
The city purchased the Second Street parking lot in 2009. The city added a light to the lot after the 2009 purchase, City Manager Sterling Cheatham said last year. After the murder, the city installed an additional light after receiving complaints that the parking lot was not well-lit.
In April 2013, city council members made it clear they wanted the uneven, gravel lot paved. In September 2013, council members indicated support for $250,000 worth of improvements, including adding six LED light fixtures. That work has not yet started.
Cheatham has said the paving project was not in response to the murder, but the tragedy called attention to the project earlier.
Meanwhile, Quintel Grady, the man who shot Proutey during the robbery, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in December, and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Charges are still pending against a group of codefendants: Christopher Cromartie, Daniel Henry and Jasmine Dottin – all of Wilmington.
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Me and my boyfriend have been together for 3 years we have a one year old son. We have a long distance relationship because he plays ball an he just got home for his off season. He has been acting weird not wanting to touch me hug me or even talk to me. He also still lives with his dad but comes over and has dinner puts our son to bed and spends the night. But I need more I want to take the next step and move in maybe get married and be the family we should be but every time I bring it up he just says I don't know and won't talk about it. I feel like he never will want anything more then what we have right now. I can't tell if its over or if he's scared to grow up and move on with our lives?
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Park Scholars Go Global
Discover what some of our Park Scholars abroad are doing.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
By Mia O'Brien '15
Prior to jetting across the pond to Europe for the spring semester, I had had plenty a conversation with older Park Scholars who had partaken in the Ithaca College London Center program. Among the various tid-bits of advice I was given, the one phrase, or, rather, term, that stuck out in my mind was "eurostomping," coined (and passed onto me) by PS alum Willie Sleight '12. Long story short, when Willie came to London, he set a budget, spent his money wisely, and saw over a dozen different countries, "stomping" his way across Europe.
Because of my chosen career path as a sports broadcaster, I have accepted that travelling across Europe may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance for me (sadly, being a broadcaster in Bangor, Maine probably won't give me much leeway to take a month off and backpack through Europe). But that is why I really took Willie's advice to heart and made my own budget upon arrival and have since been able to see (and do) everything I had hoped and dreamt for when I set out on this four month adventure.
During the first half of the semester, I really focused much of my time in London and the United Kingdom, visiting Bath and the West Country, Stratford-on-Avon (home of William Shakespeare), and Oxford while really getting to know the city I am living in. I also had an impromptu, 48-hour excursion to Paris thrown in there, but who's counting. As much as the London weather certainly was dreary during those first two months and I dreamt of the sunny spots I could be travelling to, I really appreciate my decision to stay in the U.K. most of Block Three. It gave me time to grow accustomed to "flat life," learn where the best restaurants and pubs were, and to see all that London has to offer.
...but then I caught that "eurostomping" bug and went non-stop for three weeks straight. Beginning in Portugal for Spring Break, I visited five very different cities each with something special and unique of their own. I took a wine, or "port," tour in Porto, Portugal, walked the shoreline of Lisbon, toured the museums and history of Madrid, and tried to get as much Vitamin D as I possibly could in sunny Barcelona—all on Spring Break alone. The following weekend, I took a hop, skip, and a jump to Dublin, Ireland for some St. Patrick's Day festivities (magically, my bank account remains reasonable given how much I still have to do... did I mention how important it is to keep a budget?).
After two weeks of "rest" back in London, I'll be back on the road soon enough, when I travel to Frankfurt, Germany to catch a couple of "football" matches, including the U.S. Women's National Team vs. Germany and Bayern Munich vs. Frankfurt. The following weekend will bring a trip to Edinburgh and Scotland, where I am really hoping to do the "literary pub crawl" that traces the stomping grounds of such greats as J.K. Rowling. Even on my final weekend in London, I'll be doing a bit of travel, as I am taking a day-trip to Wales with my Contemporary British Politics Class to see the Welsh National Assembly among a slew of other sights. And as if I couldn't get enough of Europe, I extended my trip (which I do recommend—gives you more time to explore London this way!) and will be travelling with some fellow Park Scholars to Geneva, Switzerland, and several cities in Italy before I finally head back to the U.S... and somehow make it back in time for Senior Week.
(note: if you're wondering how I'm swinging all this while still having money to live, travelling by cheap airlines like RyanAir and EasyJet, overnight buses, and InterCity trains are the way to go. Like we're talking two of us are flying to Geneva for less than $90).
For those of you counting at home, that brings the grand total of countries visited by this world traveller to eleven (if you count Vatican City). But, for me, "eurostomping" really hasn't been about the quantity but, rather, the quality of each trip. I've chosen to go to certain places as opposed to others because I really wanted to go there. I've woken up ahead of everyone else in my travel group to go to museums or churches because I wanted to experience them. Sure, the dreary weather we have been experiencing is a nice excuse to sit inside... but why do that when there is a whole city—and continent—to explore? That's been my motto throughout this whole trip, and, like that budget, I have really stuck to it. Certainly, this new lifestyle I've adopted will mean I won't be eating quite as much in the U.S. as I did prior to my travels (remember: budget!), but, at the same time, I have spent my money wisely and have seen too many wonders to count on my hands and feet.
And so "Eurostomping: MOBrien Edition" continues if only for another six weeks. But fortunately, I haven't checked off every city on my list during my time here... giving me all the more excuse to one day return to Europe.
Be sure to follow all my journeys on my own personal blog, too! I'll be here until May 4.
Until then, cheers!
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Photo Coverage: A LIFE IN THE THEATRE Opening Night After Party
The Broadway premiere of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre, starring Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight opened last night October 12th at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45th St.). Its limited engagement will play through January 2nd, 2011. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the opening night after party and brings you photo coverage below!
A Life in the Theatre is directed by Neil Pepe, who directed the acclaimed revival of Mamet's Speed-The-Plow on Broadway last season, and features scenic design by Santo Loquasto (Race, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo), lighting design by Kenneth Posner (The Coast of Utopia, Wicked, Hairspray), and costume design by Laura Bauer (Talk Radio, Glengarry Glen Ross, Talk Radio).
A Life in the Theatre made its world premiere at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago in February of 1977 with Mike Nussbaum and Joe Mantegna and directed by Gregory Mosher. The play first opened off-Broadway on October 20, 1977 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and ran for 288 performances. That production was directed by Gerald Gutierrez and starred Peter Evans and Ellis Rabb.
Describing life in the footlights from an actor's point of view, A Life in the Theatre focuses on the relationship between two thespians: Robert, an older, experienced performer; and John, a relative newcomer. Though Robert's guidance is welcomed by John at first, as the play progresses Robert falters as an actor and mentor, and John emerges as a mature actor. Mamet was inspired to write A Life in the Theatre by what he had observed backstage as well as by his own experiences in his early career as an actor.
A Life in the Theatre will be produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Steve Traxler and Debbie Bisno & Eva Price.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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Stabenow: Clean Energy Tax Cuts are Creating Jobs in Michigan According to MEDC
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, yesterday heard testimony on the success of the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit (also known as the 48C tax credit, for its section of the tax code) from Douglas Parks, Senior Vice President for Business Development and Attraction at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Mr. Parks testified at a subcommittee hearing that examined the role of federal tax incentives in clean technology manufacturing. Senator Stabenow and Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) co-authored the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit, which has created over 17,000 jobs nationwide. The tax credit was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
"As Mr. Parks said in his testimony, the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit is creating jobs in Michigan. Twelve manufacturers in Michigan took advantage of the tax credit, which I co-authored, to build facilities that make advanced technologies like wind turbines, solar panels, and batteries. Without these investments, we will lose the race with other countries like China, which spends $288 million a day to develop clean energy technology. I will continue working in the Senate to expand this tax credit to support manufacturers who are ready to put people back to work in Michigan." --U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow
Source: http://www.stabenow.senate.gov/press/2010/052110StabenowCleanEnergyTaxCutsareCreatingJobsinMichiganAccordingtoMEDC.htm


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| Government to subsidise insurance premiums for high-risk doctors such as obstetricians, procedural GPs and neurosurgeons.
Government to pay half the cost of medical negligence awards over $2m for claims after December 31.
Guarantee covering UMP extended until December 2003 to cover claims notified after April 29.
Levies on doctors in funds which have not set aside money for future claims.
John Howard's plan to fix the indemnity crisis came under immediate fire from specialist doctors, who said it failed to solve the underlying causes of the problems spurred by the collapse of Australia's biggest medical insurer, UMP-AMIL.
Mr Howard's plan includes premium subsidies for doctors performing high-risk operations, a 50 per cent subsidy on claims of more than $2 million, and extension of the Government's guarantee to cover claims against UMP members until the end of 2003.
Mr Howard estimated the cost of the plan at $45-$50 million, but acknowledged his scheme "will not work unless we have comprehensive tort law reform" by the states.
Private hospitals, angry that the package contained nothing to help them cope with average 136 per cent rises in medical indemnity premiums, warned of hospital "gap" charges on patients, which had been gradually phased out in the past five years.
"In the absence of government action or health funds discovering some 'good will', the reintroduction of hospital gaps is inevitable," the Australian Private Hospital Association's executive director, Michael Roff, said.
He estimated patients could face additional out-of-pocket charges of $20-$100 for each
A spokesman for the Health Minister, Kay Patterson, said the Government accepted that hospitals faced increased costs, but these typically amounted to less than 1 per cent of revenue - compared to up to a third of income of some specialists.
The Australian Medical Association's president, Kerryn Phelps, welcomed the Howard plan but warned that until comprehensive legal reforms to restrain damages awards were in place, doctors would not accept a levy.
The Government is proposing to introduce a levy on doctors next financial year to recoup the cost of its guarantee to meet UMP's unfunded liabilities, estimated at between $350 million and $500 million.
It would apply to doctors insured with funds like UMP which had not put aside provisions to cover future negligence claims for incidents which had not yet been reported - the so-called "tail".
Dr Phelps said taxpayers would understand they needed to contribute to the resolution of the medical indemnity crisis and there was very little cost to the taxpayer.
Specialist medical colleges called on the Government to consider more fundamental reforms.
"The premiums for the vast majority of surgeons will continue to increase and many will find it impossible to continue in practice," the president of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Professor Kingsley Faulkner, said.
The Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges and the Australian Consumers' Association said there had been significant "market failure".
Tort law reform alone would not necessarily reduce costs and a national reinsurance pool was the most efficient way of spreading risk.
The UMP provisional liquidator, David Lombe, said the interim package provided greater certainty for doctors and allowed him to work on the restructuring and possible sale of the company.
The president of the NSW Neurosurgical Association, Dr Warwick Stening, said he was "guardedly optimistic" about the package.
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31 August 2011
Posted in August
It is the cialis prices at true pharmacies best feeling in the world. Our Chicago Fire look to be hitting top form at the most perfect time of the year. As we close in on the final few matches before the MLS Cup playoffs, the Fire have started to really roll, taking away six points vs. Toronto FC and Colorado. A two game winning streak is not something to normally get overly excited about, but if you've watched the last few matches - any of this season really - there is a hope that better things are just over the horizon. On top of that, the Men in Red secured a chance at their record tying 5th US Open Cup last night, beating Richmond 2-1 at Toyota Park. It is always a joy to watch your team hit top form (as a Fire and Chelsea fan, it can be hit or miss) but when a team that has performed the way the Fire have this season, you have to ask how they are turning it on all of a sudden. Of course there are a number of reasons, but here are a few.
The additions of Pavel Pardo and Sebastian Grazzini Frank Klopas made a couple of wonderful moves during the summer transfer window. Let's start with Sebastian Grazzini. This guy has been nothing short of remarkable since arriving in Chicago. I remember when they signed him I was very excited to see what he would do for a listless Fire attack. Having seen very little of him before the signing, I spent some time reading up and watching clips on Youtube, and I was very happy with what I saw. I thought we could really have a guy that could pair out on the edge opposite Marco Pappa and usa cialis help create some great chances in the attacking third. I've been very happy with what I have seen so far from Grazzini, he is great both on and off the ball, and he's proven himself valuable by putting a couple in the back of the net as well. I see only great things in his future, hopefully a future that has him at Toyota Park for a while. Now, to Pavel Pardo. I was very unsure of this move when it was made. I was a lot more familiar with Pardo than I was with Grazzini, and I was a little displeased that the Fire brought him in. I thought he was a little too old, a washed up, unfit former star that would not be able to perform on the pitch. I'll be honest, I thought the Fire FO only brought him in to fill seats at a somewhat empty Toyota Park. Boy have I been surprised. We all know how it happened, Pardo scored in his first match and has been creating for everyone else since then. He's been a horse who can go out there and play a full 90 on any given day, and he has assisted several of the Fire goals over this last run of good form. There is no doubt in my mind that Dominic Oduro's recent hot streak is due in part to the arrival of both Pardo and Grazzini. In addition to his offense help, his arrival has really freed captain Logan Pause to play defense. His role was kind of murky at the beginning of the season, was he supposed to play up? Back? No one knew. Now, with this solidified midfield, Pause knows his role and has been performing well as of late.
Dominic Oduro has learned how to finish Seriously if you haven't seen it look at it - Dominic Oduro's miss in Houston's season opener was awful, no doubt the reason the Fire were able to acquire him in the first place. Now, look at his goal against Colorado last weekend. He's a different player, and I can't help but think that some of that has come from having guys like Pardo and Grazzini there in training to help him out. (Of the 12 goals the Men in Red scored in August, 5 were from Oduro, 3 were from Grazzini and 1 was from Pardo.)
The unsung hero - Dan Gargan Dan Gargan has been a big surprise since arriving here. He's played very well in the back and has even contributed a goal from the defensive position. His arrival has allowed Jalil Anibaba to move back to his more natural role in the center, and helped to really solidify an already serviceable back line.
Cory Gibbs return to the lineup Cory Gibbs makes everyone around him a better player. No questions asked. He's a great leader in the defense, and anyone who has the opportunity to play in the back with him is better for having been able to do that. Taking all of these aspects into account, we all better buckle our seat belts for the stretch run. The Fire have a real shot at making the MLS Cup playoffs, something no one thought as little as 3 weeks ago. They have a tough USOC final in Seattle at the beginning of October, a win there will see them to the CONCACAF Champions League next season. It's going to be an exciting, yet very heartburn-inducing couple of months here as we wind down the season. Don't miss our new photos page! Ryan Byrne has already posted some great shots he took during the Colorado game. (He's already been asked if he is a professional photographer for the Fire)
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