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It is Never Too Late to Make Music!
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Do you ever listen to a concert and wish you could play a band or orchestra instrument?
Do you already play an instrument, but find yourself wishing you played a different instrument?
Have you recently started playing a band or orchestra instrument but haven't had any place to play with others?
Have you ever thought back on how much fun it was to play that instrument you played many years (decades!) ago and wish you could do it again?
Do you watch your kids play in band or orchestra and think that it really looks like fun?
Do you want to play your instrument, but don't want the stress of the standard community band or orchestra?
If so, we are the music group for you!
BUT, I HAVEN'T A CLUE WHAT THE LITTLE BLACK MARKS ARE ON THE PAGE!!!!! We'll teach you, right from the beginning.
The Sudbury Valley New Horizons Band or Sudbury Valley New Horizons Strings is your entrance to the world of instrumental music in a non-competitive and non-intimidating musical environment. A place where your personal best is always good enough. Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music is an organization for adults who love music and want to be involved in playing music with others. (Worried that you won't have enough air or your arthritis is too bad?? See our Frequently Asked Questions)
Come play with us! Explore our site to learn more and feel free to just come and listen or sit in for a week or two to see if SVNHM is the place for you. We rehearse at Wayland Middle School on Wednesday evenings. Most people arrive between 6:15-6:30 for the evening rehearsal and rehearsal runs until 8:15. Our swing band and woodwind choir rehearse from 8:15-9:00, after Wednesday's rehearsals.
For the band, there is also a band rehearsal on Monday afternoons place at the Wayland Town Building (see the Daytime Rehearsal page for more info).
Check our calendar link for when we are rehearsing. Email Diane for more info on any of the above.
Download our SVNHM Info packet
Wednesday evening rehearsals are at Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street, in the cafeteria. Come in the front door, turn right and come to the cafeteria.
Monday afternoon band rehearsals are at the Wayland Town Building. Email Diane for more info.
I want to learn piano (guitar, uke, bass guitar, dulcimer...). Sorry, we do not teach anything except string orchestra and concert band instruments. Email Diane and she may be able to help you find a teacher on the other instruments.
Photos of Dec. 3, 2016 Concert:
Photos of the November 2016 Soirées, by Chauncey Wilson
Video of Wayland Concert Series performance, July 2, 2015, sponsored by the Wayland COA.
The North Bridge Magazine editor, Keri Lyman, came out to one of our rehearsals, interviewed some members and wrote a terrific article about SVNHM for the Spring/Summer 2015 magazine. North Bridge Magazine goes out to all residents in Acton, Concord, Carlisle, Lincoln, Sudbury and Wayland. Follow the link to read the article.
Photos from our May 7, 2016 Concert, by Russ Keene
Photos from our Dec. 5, 2016 concert, by Russ Keene
Concert Video of our Dec. 5 Concert by WayCam
PICTURES FROM OUR JULY 2, 2015, PATRIOTIC CONCERT FOR THE WAYLAND COA CONCERT SERIES, photos by Norm Viens. Find the album: "SVNHM July 2 concert Wayland Town Bldg". (There are also camp photos here!)
PICTURES FROM OUR MAY 2, 2015 CONCERT, by Russ Keene
PICTURES FROM OUR DEC 6, 2014 CONCERT, by Russ Keene
PICTURES FROM OUR MAY 3, 2014 CONCERT, by Russ Keene
Taken by: Rintze Zelle
OLDER PICTURES: (Click on the Photo Album link on the left menu for other photos)
Town Crier articles
VIDEO - Band Outdoor Concert, July 11, 2012 behind the Wayland Town Building. WayCam.TV (It might say "jazz band" but it is the concert band - they are fixing it)
VIDEO - Jazz Band Outdoor Concert, June 14, 2012 behind the Wayland Town Building. WayCam.TV
VIDEO - WHO ARE WE? Wellesley Cable TV did a great video on SVNHB in the summer of 2010. It can be viewed at WayCam.TV (Wayland Cable)
VIDEO - WINTER CONCERT 2010 - WayCam.TV recorded our winter concert and it is posted on WayCam.TV
ABC clip about New Horizons Orchestra in Mesa, AZ.
NPR article on the New Horizons International Music movement!
On July 1, 2015, Diane was one of three guests on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network radio call-in program, Maine Calling. The topic of the program was Community Bands in Maine and Adult Musicians. Diane was asked to take part because of being Program Director for the adult band camp, New Horizons at New England Music Camp, in Sidney Maine. The program can be heard at http://news.mpbn.net/post/community-bands
Our spring concert went very well! It was our 10th and that made it extra exciting. Follow the link for the sound files from the concert.
Some members of the band will be traveling to Harwich on April 22 to do a joint concert with the New Horizons Band of Cape Cod, which is also celebrating its 10th anniversary year. If you are on the Cape, we play a 2:00 at the old Harwich Middle School, 204 Sisson Rd.
The string summer session will run May 17 - June 21 with rehearsals and one or two performances.
New members are welcome as long as they already play a string orchestra instrument.
The band summer session will be from June 7 - July 12, with an pre-season rehearsal right after our Post Concert Rehearsal on May 10.
New members are welcome as long as they already play a band instrument.
The band will do rehearsals on June 7 & 14, the Senior Living Communities gigs on the following Wednesdays, except not on July 5 -- instead that week on July 6, we will play at the Wayland Outdoor Concert series behind the town building. The concert is at 7:00 and indoors in case of rain.
We've had so many people who wanted to play on our spring Soirée Musicale that we had to schedule two of them. Follow the link for pictures:
March 18 at First Parish Wayland:
March 30 at the Wayland Town Building: Pictures by Susan Avery
On December 3rd, we had a very successful winter concert!
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What we learned from Raconteur's special on the Future of Outsourcing?
In yesterday's Sunday Times, Raconteur published its special report on the future of Outsourcing. As one of the UK's leading providers of outsourced telephone answering services, we were eager to see what the report had to say. Thankfully, it didn't disappoint. The report covers all of the hottest topics in outsourcing today from Brexit, to Freelancing, automation and offshoring. So without further ado, let's take a look at some of key talking points from Raconteur's Future of Outsourcing Report.
There was no getting away from this one. Just like every other area of the financial and political spectrum in the last few months, Brexit was the front page talking point for Raconteur. But what did the report say? Well for my money there were two main points of interest, the state of outsourcing in the UK immediately post-Brexit, and what outsourcing might look like in the future outside of the EU.
First off, Raconteur discussed the market immediately post-Brexit, and it was surprisingly positive. The report shows that the outsourcing market has got through Brexit seemingly unscathed. In the first half of 2016 alone there were outsourcing contracts worth a total of £3.91 billion were signed, which is a year on year increase of 19%. In the same time period, local government spending on outsourcing almost doubled. What this shows is that there is definitely a future for outsourcing, and that when small businesses do feel the pinch from financial shifts such as Brexit, outsourcing simple tasks like telephone answering or basic admin work is an easy way to stay cost effective.
The second interesting point Raconteur made was about the future of Outsourcing outside of the EU. While many people assumed that the UK leaving the EU might result in fewer UK companies outsourcing things like IT and Systems management offshore, the opposite in fact could be the case. Should fewer skilled workers be able to migrate to the UK following Brexit, UK companies might be forced to outsource within the EU to where these skill bases remain. It is an interesting possibility, and means that having a dedicated service provider in the UK could become an even rarer and more valuable thing to find.
The report from Raconteur had some fascinating things to say about freelancing, and the way the workplace will look in the future. Essentially, the number of people working freelance is on the rise, and rapidly at that.
There are currently 1.6 million freelancers in the UK, and it is continuing to rise. Raconteur states that the reason for this is that as new technology and business services like call answering make it easier to work remotely, lots of people are choosing to take this option. Specifically, many parents are choosing to switch to working freelance as it allows them time to work around childcare commitments, and also that many businesses are now choosing to work with freelance staff on a project to project basis in order to get the highest standards of specialists involved at every step of the business.
The perception of freelancing is also changing. Whereas once upon a time freelance might have only been the domain of creatives like graphic designers and copywriters, Raconteurs report shows that a huge 53% of knowledge workers would consider working freelance should the opportunity arise.
As more and more people do choose to go freelance, this will only accelerate the growth of outsourcing, as those freelancers in turn recruit accountants, bookkeepers, and telephone answering and diary management services to help them manage their businesses.
Offshoring vs Onshoring
The other big feature of the piece was the debate between offshoring and onshoring. It's not much of a surprise that this featured really, as if you simply say the word "outsourcing" most people will envisage a call centre somewhere in India or the Philippines taking calls for big corporations like banks and phone companies.
The article from Raconteur though extolls the virtue of bringing customer service outsourcing back to the UK. The argument Raconteur makes is that no matter what you call it Backsourcing, Insourcing or Reshoring the benefit is greater than simply hearing a British accent, there is a shared cultural understanding, a knowledge.
When companies outsource their call handling to the UK, it means that when a customer phones up they are greeted by a person who they can talk with effortlessly, who understands their concerns and their frame of reference. This goes a huge way to providing a higher level of customer satisfaction. The report even goes on to say some offshore call centres have tried to replicate this by training their staff in British topics of conversation, but to no avail.
As one of the UK's leading call handlers, and one of the few who can guarantee that every call is handled right here in the UK, this news came as no surprise to us, but we were extremely pleased to see that our belief in the power of the UK call centre is ringing true across wider business sectors too.
All in all, the report from Raconteur shows a future that will see outsourcing help the UK to transition from a world of 9 to 5 working in office blocks, to a place where remote workers and freelancers are supported by specialist service providers. We will see a workforce that is more agile, flexible and efficient as specialists do what they do best, and outsource non-essential tasks to expert service providers.
And, as expert providers of telephone answering, it is a development we will work alongside every step of the way.
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So, I'm a journalism student with an avid obsession with baking and I'm looking to combine the two for my final fashion article.
For the article, I want to design and shoot a few buttercream cakes, or maybe even brownies...
The catch is, the cakes have to somehow be related to a fashion designer. I'm racking my brains trying to come up with a suitable and easy design. One idea i've had is to pipe little white bows over a white buttercream cake, to represent Chanel's SS14 collection: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/234679830556489650/
What do you think? I'd really appreciate a second opinion slash some inspiration! I'm not really a fashion-y type of person so I guess thats why I;m finding this so darn difficult. I'm awful at covering cakes in fondant (even though I work at a cake dec school...) so that's why I'd like to stick to a naked cake or brownies.
Any advice welcome!! Thank you!
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i use a white glaze on my brownies which of course is so easy to apply--then splash on some bows and you're there--
just powdered sugar and water--done--if you want it to cover completely--put it in a piping bag so you can aim it where you want it--
what would also be cool is her logo cut out of brownies and glaze it--
y'know how she has that one jacket style like this:
you could do some coconut trim to mimic the fringe--just even sprinkled around on the board at the bottom of the brownies--
and see the pocket flaps--look like brownies-- a little montage to cocoa--
i'd really play up the coco cocoa thing--
sounds like too much fun
Thanks for your reply K8memphis!
How do you get the glaze to look even on the brownies though? Surely a glaze would harden too quickly to cover an entire brownie with? I love your cocoa-coco idea, I could make a stencil and use cocoa powder!
you apply it all at once--if you want something super even steven--use fondant or ice them with buttercream all perfectly--this is more of an impressionistic thing--bringing in different elements to evoke the fashion and the food--
if you add titanium dioxide you can get an opaque glaze otherwise the brownies peek through the glaze--
just some thoughts for you--
http://what-i-found.blogspot.com/2011/07/mccalls-magazine-1964-hail-pale-look.html--third picture down
add more lime zest--put more yellow in jacket--either way


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A Girl in the Night
by Jake Rivers
Tags: Romance, Drama, Western,
Desc: Drama Story: Tom is down on women after his wife dumps him for a handsome guacho from Argentina. Can he be tempted by the girl sitting at Willy's Tavern looking so sad and lonely. She was just... a girl in the night.
Author's Note:
Country music to me is simply stories that are set to music. A great example is "A Girl in the Night" by Ray Price:
"She lives her life in honkytonks and the crowded back street bar.
A world of make-believe that knows no sun, no moon or star.
Where the music's loud, she's in the crowd, a lonely girl in the night."
The main character in this story was a paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne in Viet Nam. The Airborne Hymn, "Blood on the Risers" is well known to all paratroopers, and dates from the Second World War:
Blood on the Risers
(Author unknown. To the tune of Glory, Glory, Hallelujah.)
"He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright.
He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight.
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar.
You ain't gonna jump no more.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
He ain't gonna jump no more."
This story reprises some of the characters and the locale from my earlier story, The Other Woman. Read that story first for background.
Summer, 1987
We, my buddy Bobby Morse and a couple of our friends, had been riding our horses on the Blue Creek Trail in Big Bend National Park, dropping down to see the remains of the Homer Wilson Ranch. It was a rugged, dry country and I was glad to get off the damn horse for a while. My leg had tightened up, as I knew it would—it always did when I rode for more than a half hour—and I ruefully rubbed the ragged scar through my jeans with the heel of my hand.
I sank down in the dust and leaned against a convenient rock. I knocked the dottle out of my pipe and absently packed it as I looked up at the rocky mesa behind the remains of the ranch house. Massaging my leg I remembered that midnight made bright with flashing mortar rounds exploding all too frequently nearby when I got my personal memento of that crazy Asian war in the Pacific.
Operation Junction City was an eighty-two day military operation conducted by U.S. and Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam) forces begun on February 22, 1967 during the Vietnam Conflict. It was the largest U.S. airborne operation since Operation Market Garden during the Second World War, the only major airborne operation in the Vietnam War, and was one of the largest U.S. operations of the Southeast Asian conflict.
The operation was launched with four US divisions, and was essentially a massive search-and-destroy mission along the Cambodian Border, looking for the Viet Cong headquarters in South Viet Nam. American troops over-ran much of the area before encountering significant resistance.
There were three major battles, each initiated by the Viet Cong: the first, at Ap Bau Bang; the second, at Fire Support Base Gold and the third at Ap Gu. In each battle, the Vietcong attacked US forces and were repulsed, suffering very heavy losses.
In all, the Viet Cong lost almost three thousand troops in the battles, while the US lost less than three hundred. Nevertheless, the Viet Cong headquarters, the main target of the operation, was not captured and, once the US troops withdrew, the Communists reoccupied the area.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade had come over to Nam from Okinawa—I was with Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 503rd Infantry. My job was to operate the radio for the battalion commander. It was a heavy PRC10 and I had to jump with an extra battery. I was okay until the second battle of Ap Bau Bang. I was standing next to the colonel and found myself lying on the ground in shock with the ugly sound of the AK47 bullet ricocheting off a nearby M-113 resounding in my ear. The deformed slug tore a chunk out of my thigh and gave me a ticket home.
Funny, though, I never dreamed of getting wounded. The nightmare that still woke me up with some regularity was to streamer in from a low level drop. The drop zone had been a large, dry rice paddy near the Cambodian border. As I left the C-130 I could see the DZ was already behind us. We'd jumped at 750 feet and right after my chute popped open with a jerk I saw a flash of white screaming past me. I'd seen a streamer once before on an equipment drop of some howitzers but I knew there was a living, screaming body at the end of this one ... for a few more seconds, anyway.
I'll never forget the scream that quickly reduced in volume with the Doppler effect. Sometimes as I lay awake in the stillness of the night I try to remember if that was Corporal Jennings—a kid I went to jump school with at Benning—screaming, or if it were my scream ... or both. Whichever, I lived that jump over and over except it was always my chute that failed. The dreams were always violent but mercifully short. I would see the jungle canopy flashing at me with breathtaking speed ... but I never hit the ground.
Every time after the dream the last stanza of the Airborne Hymn would run through my mind,
"There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the 'chute.
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit.
He was a mess, they picked him up and poured him from his boots.
And he ain't gonna jump no more."
Heavy stuff at three in the morning.
A frown came over my face as an unwanted memory came to me as I heaved myself up to get back on my horse. As a strange epilog to my war experience I was at Stapleton Airport in Denver on my way home—in uniform with my purple heart prominent among my medals and still using a cane—and leaning against a post waiting for my connection to San Antonio to start boarding.
I was half asleep when this really cute girl walked up. She must have been about sixteen or so and I smiled as she approached me. I had my left leg bent to take the weight off it. She pointed at the bent leg and asked, "Did you get that in Viet Nam?"
I smiled at her and said, "Yes, I was..."
She interrupted me and said, "Good! I wish your whole fuckin' leg had been blown off." She spit in my face, turned, and ran into the Ladies restroom. I should have known from the "peace" symbol hanging around her neck that peace was the last thing she was thinking about.
The gate attendant handed me some tissues and murmured, "I'm sorry. That stuff happens all too often.
My folks were just happy to see their son, Spec 4 Thomas Patrick Ryan, home safe from the war.
Knippa, Texas
Fall, 1987
I think the reason people like bars is that it gives them a chance to suspend reality, that is, to kind of put their life on hold for a couple of hours while they enjoy a beer, listen to the music, maybe dance a little ... and hide their loneliness. I mean, how can you be lonely when the place is crowded? That's really the key 'cause it isn't that you aren't lonely; it just gives you a few minutes to pretend you have a normal life and a love to share. Yeah, a love to share. What a joke!
I particularly liked Willy's Tavern because the bartenders were friendly—they took the time to learn your name—and if you were a little short they would run a tab for you. And speaking of which...
Jeanie was behind the bar tonight and she walked over with the little notebook she used to keep track of who owed what, "Hey, Tom, another?"
"Sure, Jeanie, then I gotta run." I didn't really but it made me sound like I had a life. "Hey, who's that dolly over there that's been putting all the quarters in the jukebox and wearing that tight dress so well?"
"That's Kathy Morgan ... well, really Kathy Jenner. She took her maiden name back when she dumped that asshole husband of hers. He owns that restaurant, Moxie's, over to Sabinal. He was supposed to be doing inventory one night when she stopped by and caught him with one of the waitresses. She's been pretty much broken up about it."
She bought me the beer and I signed my name, Tom Ryan, in her notebook. I looked over at Kathy—I'd seen her in a few times the last month of so. She was really nice looking. I couldn't imagine a man having a wife like that and messing around on her. She was maybe medium height with a small waist that made her bust and hips look bigger than they really were.
In a way it was sad to see such a nice looking woman wasting her life in bars and crowded honkytonks. She should have a real life ... like me. Sure.
I'd noticed that she never danced more than once with the same guy and never let anyone sit at her table. I'd see guys go up and try to sweet talk her but she would just sit there and shake her head. If the bar was crowded, like on a Friday or Saturday night, it would happen a lot and then she'd eventually get pissed off and get up and leave. I never saw her go out to some cowboy's truck and come back all mussed up a few minutes later like a lot of the other girls that came to places like this ... many of them married.
Somehow I had become fascinated watching her and wondering who she was, what had happened to her. She looked so lonely sitting there. Her hooded eyes seemed to show such regret. She sipped a glass of wine to pass the evening away ... just a girl alone, in the night.
Was she thinking of dreams that didn't last? Was she haunted by past heartaches? Was there a story of a love that wasn't right? Now the shadows hid her empty pride ... the loneliest girl I'd ever seem—hiding in the crowd.
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I guess I should start with a self introduction of sorts. So let's begin with who I am. My name is Brian. I'm a native New Yorker born and raised in the Lower East Side of Lower Manhattan. After living in the L.E.S. for 31 years I decided it was time to follow a dream. Now I'm an ALT living in Tokyo. As of the time I'm writing this I have lived here for almost 2 years. I'm learning that following your dreams may not always turn out the way you hope. However you have to keep moving forward. Live, learn, and deal with it.
"…let me welcome you to life in Japan as seen through the lens of my life."
Why has it taken so long to start writing about my life in Japan? This was something that was originally planned to start from the first day I arrived in Tokyo. Truthfully I'm glad that it didn't because this would be a very different account of my life in Japan. I think I needed this time in order to grow. There were many things that I had to learn in order to step outside of the bubble I lived in. It wasn't so much that I was naive or ignorant but that I had to experience things first hand.
"The point is that we all chose to leave everything behind in the pursuit of what we believe to be a better life."
Living in another country isn't as different as we'd like to imagine it is. Just think of your current situation. Take away a few things such as being a citizen, the rights you are guaranteed where you live, any form of government assistance, and most of the foods or drinks you currently enjoy. It sounds very scary but this is what life in another country is. Now imagine what every person who is not born in the United States of America who lives there goes through every day. Can you tell who is a foreigner? In the US, it can be difficult to tell. In Japan, however it's still quite clear. Despite a report from the Japan Times reporting that, "nearly 20,000 children are born every year to a mixed-race couple, which makes up 2 percent of the country's total births." The gap is still overwhelming. Essentially the rule of thumb is if you're not Japanese then you're a foreigner.
"I'm learning that following your dreams may not always turn out the way you hope."
Then why choose to live in Japan knowing all this? Because I chose to follow a dream I've had since I was in junior high school, to live and work in Japan as an ALT. Now that I'm living the dream I'm slowly starting to wake up and realize that dreams are just goals. Now that I've lived in Tokyo for as long as I have I now have new goals. I want to get to N2 level Japanese, I want to find a better apartment, I want to have a better work – life balance, I want to get a better paycheck, etc. The point is that it doesn't stop there will always be new goals. I'm sure that most of these goals are in the minds of foreigners who live in the US, minus learning Japanese. The point is that we all chose to leave everything behind in the pursuit of what we believe to be a better life.
"There were many things that I had to learn in order to step outside of the bubble I lived in."
This will be the start of a series of articles that I will write for Samurai Beat Radio about life in Japan. My opinions are my own and are based on my everyday life and experience in Tokyo. I'll write about topics that may interest you, topics that others fear to write about because of backlash, and topics that you may not care about. Regardless of where I live I'm a New Yorker at heart and I'm going to tell you how it is whether you want to hear it or not. So let me welcome you to life in Japan as seen through the lens of my life.


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Tan Hotel Istanbul, This special class hotel in central Sultanahmet is a short walk from the heart of Istanbul. It has a rooftop restaurant with views of Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and the Bosphorous. The rooftop restaurant offers an elegant yet intimate atmosphere for al fresco dining. 夕食のために, the restaurant serves fine local dishes prepared with seasonal ingredients. Guests can also enjoy a rich breakfast in the mornings while taking in the breathtaking views. 5 o'clock tea is complimentary. The rooms at the Tan Hotel have modern décor and are designed in warm colours. They include a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a spa bath. 一部の客室には広々とした座席エリアを持っている. Free WiFi, free private parking and a 24-hour front desk are among the useful facilities offered by the hotel. Sultanahmet Tram Stop is 200 メートル, allowing easy access to many sites of the city such as Taksim Square. The Tan is just 150 metres from the Hippodrome and 250 グランドバザールから数メートル. (Tan Hotel イスタンブールのホテル 予約).


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Scrapbooking Die Cut Machine For Fondant????
Decorating By beenzee Updated 27 Jan 2009 , 4:20am by bitofsnshn
I was in aC moore today and saw this new die cut machine called Slice. It takes cartridges that have great alphabets, scrolls, etc. Thing is this machine is portable..and the paper does not have to be run thru it. You put it on top and it uses a blade to cut out the shape.
i couldnt help but wonder if this would work on fondant! if it does, it would be genius!
Any ideas or experience with this particular machine? It looked liek a brand new item.
sounds really interesting...how much is the machine?
The machine was $140..but the 40% off coupon would make it about $90. The cartridges are $40 each, but again you can use a coupon.
I don't know about this machine, but this forum discussed the cricut, is it
Thanks Kimkait! Looks like Cricut works with frosting sheets! Bet this one would too!
Yes, I guess it is similar to the cricut. I haven scrapbooked in quite a while now..so I have no experience with either machine. Still, I get huge inspiration from all the paper, stickers, embellishments. Wish the Cake decorating industry would explode the way scrapbooking has!
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It is a little more expensive, but if I'm reading it correctly, the only limit is your computer, no extra designs to buy.
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Williams leads heavy-hearted Jazz over Paul, HornetsFeb 22, 2009 - 5:52 AM SALT LAKE CITY (Ticker) -- Deron Williams has owned the head-to-head series between his rival and counterpart, Chris Paul, since the two entered the league as top-four picks in 2005. But the Utah Jazz point guard had much weightier things on his mind in this meeting.
Just one day after the Jazz lost their owner, Larry H. Miller, after complications from type 2 diabetes, Williams and his teammates collected themselves and put together their fourth straight victory, a 102-88 triumph over the New Orleans Hornets.
"It's been a tough day, I think, for everybody. Sometimes you don't have the spirit to play like you'd like to, a situation like that," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "Some guys do, some guys don't. Fortunately we were able to win the game."
The mood was more somber than usual, as Miller was honored with a moment of silence prior to tip-off and his wife, Gail, sat courtside in her customary seat beside her husband's empty one. Whether the added emotion in the air carried the Jazz or not, they came out on top once again, buoying their improving playoff chances as they get closer to full health.
"There were a lot of emotions," Williams said. "It was an important game for us, the fans, our organization, for Gail and the whole family. We were just happy to get the win for the Miller family tonight and it was a great victory for us as well."
The team has won seven of its last eight, just got defensive stalwart Andrei Kirilenko back after knee surgery and are on the verge of getting injured All-Star Carlos Boozer back as well. In this one, however, the story on the court was once again the battle between Williams and Paul, arguably the two best floor generals in the league.
And for the 10th time in 12 career meetings, Williams came out on top.
"The crowd was really into the game, the players you could tell they really wanted to win it," Paul said. "We tried to come in here and steal one, but unfortunately we came up short."
The Jazz held a big early lead but the Hornets stormed back thanks to a huge second-quarter showing from Paul and a third-quarter surge that brought them to within a pair.
"It's tough to guard him. The offense they run, a lot of pick-and-rolls, different angles they run," Williams said. "He was scoring pretty easy on us in the first half and we had to make some adjustments on him."
But Williams would have the last laugh, even if there were more tears on display at EnergySolutions Arena for most of the night. With New Orleans trailing by just six - and coming off an impressive second-half comeback in Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers - Williams took over.
He pulled up from 21 feet to open up an eight-point edge, then buried his second 3-pointer of the night one possession later to extend the lead into double digits.
"They did a good job putting us in the halfcourt game," Sloan said. "That slowed us down a great deal and once we were able to push the ball and get a couple stops defensively and we're able to get the ball up the floor a little quicker, you shoot in a better rhythm when you do that. We made a couple shots because of that."
But, always a pass-first point guard, he left the biggest plays up to his offensive weapons. With less than five minutes left, Williams drove and kicked out to Mehmet Okur, who connected from the arc to push the lead to 96-81.
"Jerry Sloan's teams, one thing that is so great is that they execute," Hornets coach Byron Scott said. "They always are one of the top teams in the league as far as offensive execution. Defensively, you can't get lost, you've got to play your man, you've got to be aggressive and you've got to be physical and if you have none of those things, you have no shot."
After the Hornets pulled back to within 10, the Jazz went right back to the same well - Williams pushed the ball inside, found Okur outside and the sharpshooting Turkish center buried it, all but putting the game on ice.
Kirilenko - in his third game since returning - put the finishing touch on the decisive victory, sneaking up on the weak side on a fast break and swatting Paul's layup attempt as Utah held on.
"I just saw A.K. and I knew to get out of the way," Williams said.
"A couple times they beat us down the floor, in the fourth quarter, I don't know, how many blocks did Andrei have? Four or five - and those were in the fourth quarter," Sloan said. "Helped save us a great deal."
Williams finished with 20 points and 13 assists, hitting 9-of-16 from the floor while spearheading a Utah attack that shot 49 percent (40-of-81) and turned the ball over just eight times.
"We're starting to get healthy," Jazz guard Ronnie Brewer said. "We're playing with a lot of confidence and we're feeling pretty good about ourselves. We're knocking off some of the better teams in the NBA and it felt really good to win it for Larry tonight."
Paul did his part for New Orleans, piling up 24 points to go with six assists in a losing cause.
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This morning I had some berry soy yoghurt topped with pomegranate and chia seeds.
I also had a ginger/pear/lime shot…so good for you!
One of my faves…again…sorry guys! 😉 Avocado and omelette with some whole wheat toast. Yumm 🙂
Dinner was a big bulgur salad that we had with some fresh peppermint tea on the side.


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SAVANNAH'S GHOST tours may offer hair-raising experiences to visitors, but to some local residents they represent a different kind of scare: despoiling the city's historical value and disrespecting the deceased.
It's a legitimate concern. Part of Savannah's character and charm is its appreciation of its past. It adds to the community's quality of life, feeds a thriving tourism industry and helps make the city unique among American towns.
Indeed, Savannah's historical offerings are part of a living, breathing community. This isn't a northern branch of Disney World.
Hugh Golson, a historian and president of the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education, is one of the more vocal of several critics who complain that the ghost tours at Colonial Park Cemetery are historically inaccurate and, well, kind of cheesy.
The former concern is fixable - the city licenses tour guides, requires them to pass an exam that demonstrates their knowledge of local history and tries to ensure that tour scripts are factual; the latter one is a matter of taste and more difficult to regulate. You can correct a flawed script, but good luck trying to decide how much a ghost actor should ham it up.
Some also fear that allowing the dozens of people to walk around a 250-year-old cemetery each night risks damaging the fragile monuments. Again, though, that can be policed: A city employee is supposed to accompany each tour to ensure everyone keeps to themselves. If enforcement is lax, step it up and increase penalties.
But critics may have an argument that trumps all: the law.
An 1895 agreement between the city and Christ Church, which founded Colonial Park, appears to prohibit anyone from using the cemetery for profit.
For the last six years, the city has closed Colonial Park at 5 p.m. and charged tour companies $65 for the first hour and $20 for each subsequent hour for groups of less than 30. Ghosts and Gravestones currently is the only company that regularly schedules after-hours tours, and its general manager says the business is profitable.
Mr. Golson contends that the city's plan to review regulations on after-hours tours of the cemetery misses the point. It's not about content, it's about whether any commercial endeavor should have access to the burial ground. He's threatened to sue the city if it doesn't halt the tours altogether.
There's a constant struggle, in Savannah and elsewhere, to balance historical concerns with commercial appeals (the late, great Civil War historian Shelby Foote once sniffed that Shiloh was one of his favorite battlefield parks because it wasn't "surrounded by hot dog stands the way Gettysburg is").
Allowing tourists access to Savannah's historical treasures has been a boon to the city's economy. But respecting that history is precisely what makes it valuable. Otherwise, it becomes almost a virtual experience, like visiting "Europe" at Walt Disney World's Epcot - or in the case of Savannah's cemeteries, exploring "The Haunted Mansion."
If the tours do not run afoul of a century-old public/private agreement, then the historical accuracy and aesthetics of Colonial Park ghost tours are fair game for tweaking.
That doesn't mean they have to be boring. It means taste must trump tacky.
But first, the city must nail down the legality of that 1895 clause that prohibits city officials, and anyone else through them via "ordinance, claim or pretense," from profiting from the cemetery. That's the historical artifact that matters most in this dispute.


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Thomas Abraham Sugarland MayorPro tem, Consul General of Turkey Cemalettin Aydin, Sam Merchant Community liason of the office of congressman Al Green visited Raindrop Turkish House on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012. The guests received information about the Turquoise center where Raindrop Turkish House is based and also learned about the activites Raindrop organizes. After the presentations, the group had lunch. The program was an opportunity to discover new areas for future collaboration.
Teachers and students from YES Prep had a field trip to Raindrop Turkish House on Friday, February 3, 2012 to learn about cultures in Houston. A representative from Raindrop Turkish House gave a presentation about Turkish culture. The group also had a chance to take a tour of the Turquoise Center, the business center where Raindrop Turkish House is located. Turquoise Center, with its unique architecture carrying motifs from Turkish Culture, is a great place to be exposed to Turkish culture in Houston. The field trip was both educational and fun. Raindrop Turkish House welcomes field trips from schools in Houston. For information click here.
Raindrop Turkish House Women's Association brought ladies from different walks of life together at another Ladies' Coffee Night on January 28th. City Council Member Nelda Martinez was the keynote speaker. Mayor's wife Kathy Adame presented her gift which was a handmade Turkish coffee set for 2 in a velvet box. Purpose of the gathering was to get to know each other better for a peaceful society in which we can live in harmony and honor the diversity.
After Nelda Martinez's speech, the program continued with presentations about the Southern part of Turkey, Turkish coffee and tea. Guests enjoyed regional foods such as baklava, çiğ köfte, içli köfte, lahmacun, börek, stuffed grape leaves, and aşure (Noah's Pudding). Guests were entertained with the games such as "Evet-Hayir (Yes-No)" and "şarkiyi değiştir (Change the song)." Winners of the games got small gifts.
The Coffee Night ended after the deep conversations embellished with Turkish tea and coffee at the oriental corner. Everybody was so happy and was eager to come to the next one.
(January 28th 2012, Corpus Christi,TX)
The DFW Branch of the Raindrop Turkish House welcomed a group of graduate students from UT Dallas on January 27th, 2012. Director of Dallas branch gave brief information about Raindrop Turkish House.
Dr. Habte Woldu , Director International Management Programs, A.K. Sharif, Program Coordinator and UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management graduate students are going to visit Turkey on March 2012. Dallas Raindrop Turkish House Volunteers presented a briefing of about Turkey. The briefing touched Turkish history, politics, social life, language, music and food. After viewing the presentation on Turkish culture, the guests enjoyed the traditional Turkish food as well. During the program the students found an opportunity to learn more about the people of Turkey and Turkish culture. Dr. Woldu thanked the Raindrop Turkish House for the hospitality. (Dallas, TX 1/27/2012)
Raindrop Turkish House hosted four special guests from the American Red Cross. Ms.Janienne Bella, CEO of Central Oklahoma Chapter, Mr. Rusty Surette, Public Relations, Mr. James Tittle, Regional Director of Disaster Services and Mr. Lenard Liebe, Disaster Officer, Oklahoma and Kansas. Raindrop Turkish House Executive Director Mr. Orhan Kucukosman met with the guests. Ms. Janienne Bella talked about the activities of the projects of American Red Cross and thanked for Blood Drive.
Ms. Bella expressed that they are trying to reach health to people and ready to accept any help request.
Mr. Kucukosman thanked to Red Cross for all what they have done for the community and he expressed that Turkish Community will be happy to continue to support American Red Cross.


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- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
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- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
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Robert Boudwin spent 21 years as Clutch the Bear.
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It promises to be a busy two weeks for Robert Boudwin. On Tuesday, he turns 42 and there is a decent chance his wife will give birth to twin daughters. But most who know him as his more public persona were caught off guard this past week when he went to Facebook and announced his retirement. For the past 21 years, Boudwin has been the man behind Clutch the Bear, the beloved Houston Rockets mascot.
During his Hall of Fame career (yes, there is a mascot hall), Boudwin has dropped from the rafters, leaped off trampolines, tightroped along arena dividing walls and run marathons...all in the bear suit. But with the prospect of a growing family and the unpredictability of a new season's schedule, he knew it was the right time to hang up his oversize high tops. "Some weeks I might be working 90 hours; other weeks, 25 hours," he says. "A lot of that time is night and weekend work. It's not the most conducive job for being a father of five."
Boudwin is particularly proud of the fact that he is one of only five professional mascots (three in the NBA) remaining who invented their character (he is the only man to portray Clutch in Rockets history) and have played them for more than 20 years. One of the elder statesmen of professional mascots, he knew the ride couldn't last forever. "I've been doing this half my life," he explains. "I always knew the day would come when I would do something else. I wasn't going to be 60 years old in a teddy bear costume."
We profiled Boudwin in 2012, when he was a spry 37-year-old. "I think they'll be burying me in this thing," he told us of the Clutch suit. Today, he admits there will be things he will miss. He loved doing shows for schoolchildren in particular. He and his team performed more than 1,700 shows for more than 1.2 million kids in 20 years, so much so that he has influenced an entire generation.
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At one such event last year, he recalled something a teacher told him: "That show was even better the second time." When he asked if she was a teacher at another school where he performed, she described a different scenario. "No, I saw it when I was in fourth grade," she said. "I became a schoolteacher like you told me to 15 years ago."
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