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Conservative liberalism
Conservative liberalism[1][2] is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or, more simply, representing the right-wing of the liberal movement.[3][4][2]
Conservative liberalism is a more positive and less radical variant of classical liberalism.[5] Conservative liberal parties combine liberal policies with more traditional stances on social and ethical issues.[2]
The roots of conservative liberalism are to be found at the beginning of the history of liberalism. Until the two world wars, in most European countries the political class was formed by conservative liberals, from Germany to Italy. The events such as World War I occurring after 1917 brought the more radical version of classical liberalism to a more conservative (i.e. more moderate) type of liberalism.[6] Conservative liberal parties have tended to develop in those European countries where there was no strong secular conservative party and where the separation of church and state was less of an issue. In those countries, where the conservative parties were Christian-democratic, this conservative brand of liberalism developed.[1][3]
In the European context conservative liberalism should not be confused with liberal conservatism,[7] which is a variant of conservatism combining conservatives views with liberal policies in regards to the economy, social, and ethical issues.[2]
Conservative-liberal parties worldwide[edit]
Current conservative-liberal parties[edit]
- Andorra: Liberal Party of Andorra
- Belgium: Libertarian, Direct, Democratic,[8] People's Party[8]
- Bulgaria: National Movement for Stability and Progress
- Colombia: Radical Change Party
- Croatia: Croatian Social Liberal Party[8]
- Denmark: Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark[9][1][8][3]
- Faroe Islands: Union Party[8]
- Greenland: Feeling of Community[8]
- India: Lok Satta Party
- Japan: Your Party
- Moldova: Liberal Party,[8][10] Liberal Reformist Party
- Netherlands: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy[8][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
- Thailand: Democrat Party[18]
Parties with conservative-liberal factions[edit]
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- Argentina: Republican Proposal
- Australia: Liberal Party,[19] Liberal National Party of Queensland, Country Liberal Party
- Belarus: United Civic Party
- Belgium: Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats,[3][20][19] Reformist Movement[3][20][19]
- Bolivia: Social Democrat Movement
- Brazil: Democrats
- Canada: British Columbia Liberal Party, Saskatchewan Party, Coalition Avenir Québec
- Chile: National Renewal
- Colombia: Social Party of National Unity
- Czech Republic: Civic Democratic Party, Public Affairs,[8] TOP 09[21]
- Egypt: New Wafd Party
- Finland: National Coalition Party, Centre Party,[22] Swedish People's Party of Finland
- France: Union for a Popular Movement, namely The Reformers and The Free Right
- Germany: Alternative for Germany, Free Democratic Party[3]
- Ghana: New Patriotic Party
- Greece: New Democracy
- Guatemala: Patriotic Party, Reform Movement
- Honduras: Liberal Party of Honduras
- Iceland: Progressive Party, Dawn
- Ireland: Fianna Fáil
- Italy: Forza Italia, Future and Freedom, Italian Liberal Party, Civic Choice
- Latvia: Reform Party, Unity
- Lebanon: National Liberal Party
- Lithuania: Liberal and Centre Union,[8] Liberal Movement
- Luxembourg: Democratic Party[3]
- Maldives: Maldivian Democratic Party
- Moldova: Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
- Mongolia: Democratic Party
- Morocco: Constitutional Union, National Rally of Independents
- Netherlands: Party for Freedom,[8] Proud of the Netherlands
- New Zealand: National Party
- Northern Cyprus: National Unity Party[8]
- Norway: Conservative Party, Progress Party[8][23]
- Poland: Civic Platform[24]
- Portugal: Social Democratic Party
- Romania: Democratic Liberal Party, National Liberal Party
- Russia: Right Cause
- Serbia: United Regions of Serbia
- Slovakia: Most–Híd, Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
- Slovenia: Slovenian Democratic Party
- Spain: People's Party,[25] Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, Basque National Party[20]
- Switzerland: FDP.The Liberals[3]
- United Kingdom: Conservative Party
- United States: Republican Party, Democratic Party
- Uruguay: Colorado Party
Historical conservative-liberal parties or parties with conservative-liberal factions[edit]
- Argentina: Recreate for Growth
- Austria: Federation of Independents, Freedom Party[3]
- Belarus: Belarusian Peasant Party[26]
- Belgium: Liberal Appeal
- Bolivia: Popular Consensus
- Brazil: National Democratic Union
- Canada: Progressive Conservative Party, Action démocratique du Québec
- Chile: Liberal Party (1849–1966), National Party
- Czech Republic: Civic Democratic Alliance, Freedom Union – Democratic Union
- Egypt: Wafd Party
- France: Democratic Republican Alliance, Union for the New Republic/Union of Democrats for the Republic/Rally for the Republic,[27] National Centre of Independents and Peasants, Independent Republicans/Republican Party/Liberal Democracy,[27] Union for French Democracy[20]
- Germany: National Liberal Party, German People's Party[28]
- Greece: Party of New Liberals, Democratic Alliance
- Iceland: Liberal Party
- Ireland: Progressive Democrats
- Italy: Italian Liberal Party,[3] Forza Italia, Liberal Party, Italian Liberal Right, The People of Freedom
- Latvia: Latvian Way,[8][20] Latvia's First Party/Latvian Way[8]
- Lithuania: National Resurrection Party
- Netherlands: Liberal State Party, Freedom Party
- Northern Cyprus: Freedom and Reform Party[8]
- Poland: Liberal Democratic Congress, Freedom Union, Poland Comes First, League of the Right of the Republic[29]
- Romania: Liberal Democratic Party
- Russia: Democratic Choice of Russia, Union of Rightist Forces
- Serbia: G17 Plus
- Slovenia: National Progressive Party
- Spain: Union of the Democratic Centre, Liberal Party
- Switzerland: Free Democratic Party,[3][20] Liberal Party[8][3]
- United Kingdom: Liberal Party
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c Libéralisme conservateur - WikiPolitique
- ^ a b c d http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/contents.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l M. Gallagher, M. Laver and P. Mair, Representative Government in Europe, p. 221.
- ^ (French) Ipolitique.fr
- ^ R.T. Allen, Beyond Liberalism, p. 2.
- ^ R.T. Allen, Beyond Liberalism, p. 13.
- ^ Peter Augustine Lawler, Liberal Conservatism, Not Conservative Liberalism
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q http://www.parties-and-elections.eu
- ^ Emil J. Kirchner (3 November 1988). Liberal Parties in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-521-32394-9.
- ^ European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
- ^ Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin Politics and Governance in the Netherlands, Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49
- ^ NSD, European Election Database, Netherlands
- ^ Rudy W Andeweg; Lieven De Winter; Patrick Dumont (5 April 2011). Government Formation. Taylor & Francis. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-134-23972-6. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Jochen Clasen; Daniel Clegg (27 October 2011). Regulating the Risk of Unemployment: National Adaptations to Post-Industrial Labour Markets in Europe. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-19-959229-6. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Hans Slomp (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ David Hanley (16 June 1998). CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-85567-382-3. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Ricky Van Oers; Eva Ersbøll; Dora Kostakopoulou; Theodora Kostakopoulou (30 June 2010). A Re-Definition of Belonging?: Language and Integration Tests in Europe. BRILL. p. 60. ISBN 978-90-04-17506-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee (2012), "Thailand", Political Parties and Democracy: Contemporary Western Europe and Asia (Palgrave Macmillan): 157
- ^ a b c Peter Starke; Alexandra Kaasch; Franca Van Hooren (7 May 2013). The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 191–. ISBN 978-1-137-31484-0.
- ^ a b c d e f Hans Slomp (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 465–. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ NSD, European Election Database, Czech Republic
- ^ NSD, European Election Database, Finland
- ^ NSD - European Election Database, Norway
- ^ Ulrike Liebert; Hans-Jörg Trenz (2011). The New Politics of European Civil Society. Routledge. p. 177–. ISBN 978-0-415-57845-5.
- ^ Anna Bosco (13 September 2013). Party Change in Southern Europe. Routledge. p. 15–. ISBN 978-1-136-76777-7.
- ^ Stephen White; Elena A. Korosteleva; John Löwenhardt (2005). Postcommunist Belarus. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 37–. ISBN 978-0-7425-3555-8.
- ^ a b Carol Diane St Louis (2011). Negotiating Change: Approaches to and the Distributional Implications of Social Welfare and Economic Reform. Stanford University. p. 105. STANFORD:RW793BX2256. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Dietrich Orlow (15 December 1986). Weimar Prussia, 1918–1925: The Unlikely Rock of Democracy. University of Pittsburgh Pre. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-8229-7640-0.
- ^ Jennifer Lees-Marshment (2 July 2009). Political Marketing: Principles and Applications. Routledge. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-134-08411-1.


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I collaborated with service users and staff through printmaking workshops to produce artwork for 4 areas in the unit. All artwork was realized with the participation and involvement of service users using a variety of printmaking techniques.
I was required to design, write up and present a detailed design proposal. I collected ideas and opinions from both staff and service users so everyone could feel proud of their involvement. I designed and delivered a series of printmaking workshops where I introduced the service users to many different printmaking techniques. As a group we then decided on location, size, theme and colour scheme for the artwork in the unit. I developed the information and ideas collected to create design solution that were fit for purpose and made the most of the space available. I worked up a detailed design proposal for approval by service users and staff taking into account the health and safety issues associated with a medical facility. Service users participated in the fabrication of the artworks using the printmaking techniques I had taught them


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The Buffalo Sabres host the Edmonton Oilers tonight at the First Niagara Center. Let the worst team win! The first pick in the NHL draft, that is.
Tonight's Opponent: The Edmonton Oilers
Record: 18-33-6, 42 pts.
Standings: Fourteenth in Western Conference
Current Streak: Lost one
In all seriousness, the Edmonton Oilers are an example of why Buffalo fans should not get too excited about the possibility of the Sabres "winning" he first pick in the upcoming draft. After all, Edmonton "won" the first pick two years in a row, and picked 7th last year – and look at them! They're still terrible!
Of course, the fact that the Oilers ignored their defensive deficiencies for a while before picking up Darnell Nurse this season has an awful lot to do with their poor play, but unlike the Sabres, Edmonton actually has players who can the puck int eh back of the net. Taylor Hall (19-35-54), Jordan Eberle (19-26-45), and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15-27-42) easily top the Sabres' top-three scorers, and second-year player Nail Yakupov (10-10-20) was one of the NHL's best rookies last season, netting 17 goals in the shortened 52-game season. The Oilers score a fairly-healthy rate of 2.54 goals per game this season, which means their offense is on par with that of the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers.
Problem is, their defense gives up 3.37 goals a night, and they have been outscored by 47 goals so far this season. Good lord – there's a defense in the league WORSE than Buffalo's? (Actually, Buffalo's D gives up just under 3 goals per game, but we all understand a huge reason for that is the play of their goaltenders this season.) Edmonton: that's putrid. The Oilers have given up 192 goals on the season, 5 more than the second-to-last worst D in the league (New York Islanders, 187) and 22 more than the third-to-last worst D (Ottawa, 170).
So: to recap. The Oilers can score. They also apparently don't skate blueliners every shift, so they tend to get scored on a lot. Let the race to the bottom of the NHL begin in earnest tonight!
Fun fact: Edmonton leads the league in empty net goals allowed, at ten. You're welcome!
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Industries such as cement and steel added to their surplus holdings of carbon allowances in 2012, provisional EU emissions data show, with top polluting companies receiving free allowances covering more than double their actual emissions.
Yet experts have suggested that selling off their surpluses during the height of the recession in 2011 could have led some companies to be short ahead of their 2013 compliance deadline, helping to lift prices in recent months.
The data show that, in the steel sector, plants emitted 97.61m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) in 2012, a like-for-like increase of 0.7%from 2011.
The industry's emissions rose despite crude steel production in the EU declining by 5% year on year in 2012 to 168m tonnes, according to European steel lobby Eurofer data.
The steel sector's emissions accounted for about 5% of the CO2 footprint of plants that met the EU's 1 April reporting deadline for their 2012 emissions. Overall, the year's emissions from plants covered by the EU emissions trading system (ETS) dropped by 1.4% from their 2011 level (see EDCM 2 April 2013).
Even bigger
The EU allocated allowances worth 166m tCO2e to the steel industry in 2012, so the sector accumulated further length - 68.4m EUAs - in that year alone.
Its emissions figure could prove to be even bigger when the final compliance data are published next month, as 34 of the 254 steel installations listed failed to submit their data by 1 April.
Steel major Ilva's Taranto steel plant in Italy topped the sector's list of greatest polluters in 2012, emitting 1m tCO2e.
Meanwhile, cement makers emitted 126.5m tCO2e in 2012, or 4% of the year's total industrial emissions. The figure is 36% lower than the 198.3m allowances that the EU gave to the sector in 2012, also increasing the sector's allowance oversupply length.
Polish operation Cementownia was responsible for the industry's greatest single emissions volume, at 2mtCO2e, but received no free allowances in 2012.
Other heavy polluters were a plant owned by another Polish cement company, Cement Ozarow, Swedish plant Slitefabriken (owned by the Swedish arm of HeidelbergCement) and Danish site AalborgPortland (all at about 1.7m tCO2e), and Greece's Agrethavol plant, which emitted 1.4m.
Short expectations
Agrethavol, AalborgPortland and Cementoxia all received free allowances matching double the volume of emissions they reported.
Agrethavol was awarded 2.8m free allowances and can now either sell or carry another 1.4m allowances into ETS phase III. AalborgPortland received 2.6m free allowances and Cementownia 2.3m.
The cement industry expects to become short of carbon allowances during ETS phase III (see EDCM 1 March 2013).
Despite the over-allocation to the industrial sector, market experts say industrial players could be short and entering the market as buyers ahead of the compliance deadline at the end of this month.
"When the eurozone crisis kicked off in earnest in mid-2011, industrials' cost of capital increased, which led to a flurry of selling as companies sold their liquid paper assets," Jefferies Bache's carbon analyst Matthew Gray said on Thursday, pointing to it as a factor that might have recently supported prices.
He said industrials sold a large portion of their phase II overallocations between June and December 2011,, which pushed prices down by as much as €10/tCO2e.
"As industrials could have sold their free allocations in advance, some might now be short and will have to enter the market before the end of the month," Gray said.
Jan Frommeyer, managing director of Tschach Solutions, also thought that industrials such as cement and steel companies have sold off their phase II allowances.
He said most will have sold only their expected EUA surpluses, rather than their total allocations. That would enable them to meet their current compliance needs without having to buy back large volumes of allowances before the end of April.
But he added that some might have sold all their EUAs, planning to cover their 2012 emissions with 2013 allocations. He said that, although using 2013 allowance allocations to comply with 2012 caps is forbidden by ETS rules, industrials can swap allowances via the market quite easily.
"Because the allocation for 2013 is likely to be delayed until after 30 April 2013, these companies now have to buy outright EUAs instead of swapping their allocation, which probably contributes to the current price rise," he said.
Any company that sold off its allowances from June to December 2011 would have received an average price of €12.50/tCO2e, according to ICIS data. The carbon benchmark has closed at an average of €5.260/tCO2e to date, indicating that companies could have generated cash and cut their compliance costs by selling off their length in advance and not buying back allowances until now.
A broker's analyst said the firm has seen a recent increase in compliance buyers, the majority of which have been industrials, and that airlines have become active buyeers.
A trader said he thinks that industrial buying activity could have helped fuel a recent uptick in prices.
On 2 May, the European Commission is due to make public information showing how many allowances or offsets respectively installations have submitted to cover their 2012 emissions. Final data will be made available on 15 May. Silvia Motlen and Marie-Louise du Bois
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The teams play seven on seven for two hours before rotating out. "My legs are shot but this is for a cause greater than us," Brown says.
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Media Literacy: Introduction
About the Academy and Its Awards
The first Academy Awards® were handed out on May 16, 1929, not long after the advent of "talkies." By 1930, enthusiasm for the ceremony was so great that a Los Angeles radio station did a live, one-hour broadcast, and the Awards show has enjoyed broadcast coverage ever since. The number and types of awards have grown and changed over the years to keep up with the development of the motion picture industry. Awards of Merit—Oscars®—are presented in each of the following categories and their subdivisions: acting, animated film, art direction, cinematography, costume design, directing, documentary film, film editing, foreign language film, makeup, music, best picture, short film, sound, visual effects, and writing. In an age when awards shows seem as common as nightly news programs, the Academy Awards® are unique because the judges—the more than 6,000 Academy members—are top filmmakers from around the world. The question "Who gets the Oscar®?" is decided by a true jury of peers. Honoring the top film achievements of the year provides a wonderful opportunity to teach your students about the many craft areas and the many communication techniques that play a part in creating a motion picture. The Academy Awards® ceremony is only one of many activities sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmmaking is by nature a collaborative process, with each creative area supporting and being supported by the others. This kit focuses on an important aspect of the filmmaking environment—media literacy.
Selecting Films for Student Viewing
Students may select the films they wish to view for the following activities, or you may wish to suggest films that are appropriate.
The following feature films have been nominated for or have won an Academy Award® for Best Picture,are available on DVD, and may be appropriate for your students (●indicates winners):
"Kings Row" (1942), "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943), "Great Expectations" (1947), "Johnny Belinda" (1948), "Born Yesterday" (1950), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Roman Holiday" (1953), "The Caine Mutiny" (1954), ●"On the Waterfront" (1954), "Friendly Persuasion" (1956), "The Defiant Ones" (1958), ●"West Side Story" (1961), "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), ●"In the Heat of the Night" (1967), "M*A*S*H" (1970), "Sounder" (1972), "American Graffiti" (1973), "Chinatown" (1974), "Jaws" (1975), "Coming Home" (1978), "Breaking Away" (1979), "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980), "Elephant Man" (1980), ●"Ordinary People" (1980), "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), "Tootsie" (1982), "Witness" (1985), "Broadcast News" (1987), "Hope and Glory" (1987), "Mississippi Burning" (1988), "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989), "Dead Poets Society" (1989), "My Left Foot" (1989), ●"Schindler's List" (1993), "Quiz Show" (1994), "Babe" (1995), "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), "Good Will Hunting" (1997), ●"Titanic" (1997), "Life Is Beautiful" (1998), "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000), "Erin Brockovich" (2000), ●"A Beautiful Mind" (2001), "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (2003), "Mystic River" (2003), ●●"Million Dollar Baby" (2004), "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), ●"Crash" (2005), "Babel" (2006), "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), and "Juno" (2007).
Some other films referred to in this kit:
"Madame Curie" (1943), "So Proudly We Hail!" (1943), "The Enchanted Cottage" (1945), "Rebel without a Cause" (1955), "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "Harold and Maude" (1971), "The Shining" (1980), "Boyz N the Hood" (1991), "The Nutty Professor" (1996), "The Matrix" (1999), "The Fast and the Furious" (2001), "Legally Blonde" (2001), "Save the Last Dance" (2001).
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4th Gen and Rock'n chair, you two are bald faced liars. Anyone who passed high school economics knows why we are in a recession. That idiot Bush/Chaney combo fought two wars on the credit card and now the GOP doesn't want to pay the bill. We have a $15 trillion debt and a tax rate that is the same as it was in 1950's. Who in Wilson County is trying to make ends meet and trying to pay a large credit card debt with a paycheck equivalent to what they earned in the 50's? No one can, not you, not me, and not the federal government.
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Best Products: Perfex Pepper Mill
Solid State & Spicy. Most pepper mills stink. We hate the plastic and lucite modern ones that get cloudy over time, as well as the wooden ones that seem to collect the grime of the kitchen and are tricky to clean. In fact we hate the premise that pepper mill and salt shaker should be matchy-matchy, since these two amazing condiments do not need to be any cuter.
In all our days, the best pepper mill we have ever had is the aluminum Perfex. It grinds perfectly. It is easy to clean. It never needs tightening. It is a classic, and as far as we can tell, has no competition. It also costs more, but is well worth the price.
>> Perfex Review over at The Kitchn
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Yes, Perfex is good.
However I am now seeing some mills that are motorized (press a button on the top) and have a light on the bottom so you can see the food. This means you can operate them with one hand. This is cleaner because often one hand is dirty from turning food.
How about those, what do you think?
My Perfex mill spontaneously quit working. The grinder mechanism rotates but it doesn't seem to "catch" the pepper, so nothing comes out. I took the lifetime guarantee on this product seriously, so am seriously disappointed at this malfunction. Does anyone have any advice? In the meantime, I bought an OXO...
Nhoal: It is broken. Why not contact the vendor for repair replacement
Hi! i would like to know if you where i can get those "perfex mills" in Canada...
Our Perfex pepper mill has circular abrasions under the crank handle on the top of the mill. Should there be a washer between the handle and the mill? Would anyone look at their Perfex to see if there is a washer?
Is there a repair service for this product?
I received my Perfex pepper mill five years ago and I love it more each year. I was just looking into purchasing one for my mother. She has a horrid motorized mill that barely works. Spend the money, you'll never buy another pepper mill again!


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November 2013:
OMGirls Magazine and Flying Buttress made a recent donation to the Ronald McDonald House. Read more about on the OMGirls Magazine website.
Voiceboks - the Voice of Parenthood reviewed Flying Buttress girls' bags and called them the "Fashion Accessory Every Tween Should Have".
About voiceboks:
voiceBoks is an informational site for all things parenthood. That's right, it is a site packed full of information for and by parents.
Flying Buttress was pleased to participate in the Girl Scouts' Teen Summit, Girltopia 2013. We had a fun day with everyone!
September 2013:
Flying Buttress featured in Tween Girl Style Magazine:
Jet Set Family: Back to School
We are happy to be on of the "must-have" Back to School list for the Jet Set Family. Here, you can read the rest of their "must-haves".
About Jet Set Family:
The JetSet Family came to life shortly after Jet-Set Tot was born in 2007. My professional career began in PR and marketing, focusing on different facets of luxury brands, high-end travel and the entertainment industries, so starting a website devoted to my favorite places and things didn't seem very far-fetched. The Baby Bjorn had become our BFF, and with JetSet Tot's first professional headshot being a passport photo, we knew it was only a matter of time before we had air-travel with a newborn down to a science. Within months, our Lil' Miss Thang had more frequent flyer miles than most do in a lifetime and by 2.5 years old, with almost 30 flights (mostly First Class, including her maiden voyage,) she had her own guest-profile in many of the country's finest hotels.
Girltopia LA:
Flying Buttress will be at Girltopia on November 9th to support the Girl Scouts. Find out more information from our press release.
A fun review on our girls' handbags written by Kacy Falcouner at the Every Day I Write the Book blog.
About Every Day I Write the Book:
I like stuff. But I hate some stuff. And so I blog.
I'm pretty much the grandma of blogging. I started Every Day I Write the Book in 2004 as a way to make my sisters laugh. Since then, this blog has burgeoned into the place where I rant (The Bachelor) and I rave (Harry Potter) and record my thoughts on momness in real time.
August 2013:
The Story Exchange: Where women mean business
An interview with our CEO, Julie Quinnan, is on The Story Exchange.
CEO Blog Nation:
A story about why we started our company was posted on CEO Blog Nation. Read the story here.
July 2013:
Sweety High & Flying Buttress team up to host a Panel Design Contest:
In Sweety High's "Name Your Bag" contest, show off your art skills and design a handbag for a chance to get your artwork on a Flying Buttress panel and sold in their store! Read more on the Sweety High Blog.
June 2013:
We love reading how much this blogger's daughter loved the Birdie Bag! Read the rest of the bag review here.
About Susan's Disney Family:
Hi everyone, my name is Susan and I am a working mom, who loves to blog. I have been blogging for almost two years now. Wow time has really flown by! I love to write, and I am PR friendly. My husband Bobby is a Disney lover and a born writer who also contributes on the blog. We have a 8 year old daughter, and we love to travel and try new things!
We love having green bloggers review our bags. We are trying to reduce! Read their review on Flying Buttress girls' bags here.
May 2013:
Live, Laugh, Love did a review of our tween bag sensation on her blog. Read her review of our Birdie Bag here.
About Live, Laugh, Love:
Hello, my names Tara. I've been blogging since 2010. Family of 3. I live in New Jersey. I love my friends & family they complete my life. I love to go shopping, what girl doesn't. I also enjoy camping, going to the beach. My family enjoys giving our honest feedback about products!!!
WantNot.net did a product review on their website. Read their review of our girls' bags here.
About WantNot.net:
Wantnot.net is all about "having it all with less," just like it says up there in the masthead. Go figure. It is my hope that this site will become a resource for anyone trying to live a fulfilled life without benefit of endless buckets of money.
April 2013:
New Dress a Day reviewed our girls' tablet cover, the Techie Sleeve.
About New Dress a Day:
So here's the deal friends, I'm going to be spending the entire year without doing an ounce of traditional clothing shopping. Yes, I know what you're thinking, 'this girl is outta her gourd", and I completely agree with you.
I was having a personal creative-funk-crisis this year and needed a bit of inspiration. Maybe it was because I was in the midst of turning 30 or perhaps it came from being overworked in a job that I luckily got laid from - but what was for sure was that I was in a rut. So, that's where my ode to no traditional shopping begins.
Instead, the only shopping that I'll be able to do is that of pieces that have been used and worn already. So long to mall trips and hello to sifting through piles of vintage pieces at flea markets and at neighborhood garage sales. Each day for the entire year, I'm going to introduce a new piece into my existing wardrobe that I've found from these places. On top of this, I'm giving myself a budget of $1 a day. One person's trash is becoming my treasure this year.
365 days. 365 items of clothing. 365 dollars.
Newly Crunchy Mama of 3 reviewed our girls Booie Bag with Ali panels.
About Newly Crunchy Mama of 3:
Here on Newly Crunchy Mama Of 3, I talk about my life. Whether it be rants, the joys of parenthood, recipes, or product reviews and giveaways, I always have SOMETHING to share with you all! I hope you enjoy this blog and find something you can relate to. Being a Mom is the most important job in the world, even if it does mean having odd, sticky substances flung at you, total sleep deprivation, and forgetting to thaw something out for dinner because you were too busy kissing boo-boo's and saving the day from Monsters in the Closet or perhaps the Zombie Apocolypse!
February 2013:
Frugal Running Mama reviewed the Yummie Lunch Bag.
About Frugal Running Mama:
Hello! My name is Bethany and if you know me already, it's from my other blog - Kenosha Coupon Queens. If you don't know me, let me tell you a little bit about myself: I am a mom, wife, frugal shopper, reader, photographer and lover of the outdoors! I started this page to share about 3 different aspects of my life: being frugal, running and being a mom.
Flying Buttress girls' bags were recently featured on Break For Moms.
About Break for Moms:
I'm Jennifer. I'm a mom to two toddler girls. I'm a woman who wakes up at 4am to do morning news on the radio. I'm a wife. I'm a woman who can't cook. I'm a woman who was an extra in the Jennifer Aniston movie "Derailed". I'm a woman who has enjoyed an amazing vacation in Antigua, but has also had years of no trips at all (thanks recession). I'm a woman who wishes all of my ex boyfriends were on Facebook so I could see what happened to them. I'm a woman who's glad my husband isn't on Facebook so his ex girlfriends can't find him. I'm a woman who likes to talk and write...hence this blog.
The Yummie Lunch Bag Gift Pack is featured in the 2012 Entrepreneur Magazine Indie Holiday Gift Guide.
Flying Buttress interchangeable girls' handbags were featured in article on The Giggle Guide about flexible tween fashion trends.
Flying Buttress girls' bags were featured on C'est la Vie.
About C'est la Vie:
Hola! My name is Karina and I love my life and family. I am a mom and wife and when I am not being mischievous with my munchkin you can find me here, where I love to blog about my ups and downs, my love for fitness, passion for running and my adventures through life.
Flying Buttress to be sold on The Fancy
Starting this November, Flying Buttress will be sold on www.thefancy.com as a featured brand. The official press release, on the colloboration between The Fancy and Flying Buttress girls handbag line here.
June 2012:
Pink and Fabulous Blog
Flying Buttress was featured on the Pink and Fabulous blog.
About Pink and Fabulous:
A pink - loving, perpetually twenty-nine year old mommy living outside NYC. I used to live in California and miss it daily. I have a passion for clothes, cosmetics, organization and delicious food. I'm a sucker for coffee, wine and cheese. I was born to shop and live for my babies. This blog is about all of these things and more!
Open Sailing USA Press Release
Flying Buttress was happy to sponsor Open Sailing, Inc. in the 18th Annual Single Handed Transpac Race from San Francisco to Hawaii.
Click here for the Press Release.
Flying Buttress Press Release
Flying Buttress launched at the beginning of June 2012. Here is the Official Press Release for the Flying Buttress launch.
Count Me In
The Flying Buttress CEO, Julie Quinnan, was selected to participate in the Count Me In Business Accelerator Program. About Count Me In: Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence is the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises. Through pioneering multi-platform programs, Count Me In unleashes the full capacity of women's entrepreneurial spirit and the striking power of women's economic potential. This is not just another economic development program, Count Me In is fueling a mindset and a movement that promises to change the landscape of the U.S. marketplace and benefit all Americans and their families.


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i love me ceviche. being from a country that was once colonized by the spanish, i have a soft spot for all acid cooked food. hehe.
Thanks for sharing. I always learn something from your videos.
It may be a trick of the camera, but your knuckles appear close to the board. With the amount of chopping you do, that seems like it could get uncomfortable. Do you prefer narrow knives that give better tip control and slice well over knives that might be better at chopping.
Thanks for the video, great presentation.
Reminded me how long it's been since I had Ceviche.
I think I'll head out to the fish market today!
Mad props on the vid. Wish I could serve that for lunch.
Looks good. Makes me hungry
Awesome, thanks!
What went in the blender with the avocado and oil (sour cream, creme fraiche)? Also curious if you use salt.
Totally copied you and put together yellowtail collar ceviche. Made the avocado sauce too!
I've learned to "cook" the raw fish in a lot of citrus - submerged - for the desired amount of time - 20, 30, 40 minutes or whatever you prefer, depending on the fish, and then strain it and discard the juice. It's done it's work, and has a funk to it. You could go so far as to rinse it and dry it. Then mix in mire, fresh juice, seasonings. The ceviche is much cleaner tasting this way. Also, strain your lime juice as well as lemon juice to avoid lime pulp and membranes - had it happen to me and it's not nice in a presentation to get a bite of lime membrane.
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"I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment. That's how it was conceived, really. For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron."
"I have often said that Hermione is a bit like me when I was younger…I think I was seen by other people as a right little know-it-all, but I hope that it is clear that underneath Hermione's swottiness there is a lot of insecurity and a great fear of failure (as shown by her Boggart in Prisoner of Azkaban)."
"…in my younger days, I dated Ron more than once…he's fun to write, but not so much fun to date." And once she had learned her lesson, Rowling said, "I married Harry Potter," referring to her second husband, Neil Murray. "I married a very good person and a gutsy person. And that's who Harry is."


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Volkswagen made waves with its ultra efficient XL1, a 1,700-pound two-seater that nets a claimed 261 miles per gallon. And while that degree of insane efficiency is admirable, we'd be lying if we didn't see some performance potential with the car's low curb weight and fanatical elimination of aerodynamic drag.
The crew in Wolfsburg must have had the same thoughts, as a story has emerged from German publication Bild that VW has a car called the XL Sports in the works, that ditches the XL1's two-cylinder, diesel-powered engine and electric motor for something a bit more potent - the 1,198-cc, 190-horsepower V-twin from the Ducati 1199 Panigale. It'd be relegated to the track, but what a firecracker it would be.
And before we get wrapped up in Bild's tabloid reputation, the story is accompanied by a shot that looks about as authentic as can be. We can't run it here, but we strongly suggest you hop over to Bild (fair warning, it's in German) and have a look. It shows Ferdinand Piëch in Vienna, showing a racing variant of the XL1, called the XL Sport, to a group of students at the Vienna University of Technology. Head over to BIld and take a look, and then head back this way and let us know what you think.


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Here in the Diocese of Knoxville, our bishop has asked us to pray. He has asked us to pray for Pope Benedict XVI during his last days as the Bishop of Rome. He has asked us to pray for the College of Cardinals who have been given the task of electing his successor. He has asked us to pray for the man who will soon bear the weight of that office.
Today in Knoxville we bid farewell to one of the electors of the next pope, Justin Cardinal Rigali. My prayers are with him as he heads back to Rome to elect our next pontiff. As he does so, our newspapers are full of stories about the "dark side" of our Church. There are the stories of Vatileaks, of the supposed group of gay prelates in the Vatican, and Cardinals who have been accused of sex abuse.
Our job as Catholics, especially during Lent, is not to focus on the sins of others, be they Cardinals or simply our neighbors. We are called during Lent and at all times to focus on leaving our own sins behind and praying for others who also struggle.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Some may call them growing pains, but two proposed developments in Rochester have created controversy during the past several months, and now the City Council is close to deciding their futures.
Both the 5th on 5th development proposed for downtown Rochester and the Scenic Oaks development in the Southwest part of the city are going before the council for public hearings Monday.
The 5th on 5th development has been a source of controversy for more than a year now, and the process had been stalled recently by legal questions.
Developer Mac Hamilton says his most recent scaled down design fits the land-use plan for the neighborhood, but neighbors say it is still too big.
The controversy around the Scenic Oaks development deals with the developers plan to extend a road through wetlands.
The hearings on that are scheduled for tonight after the 5th on 5th hearings.
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The Attleboro High girls' basketball team is developing a reputation for tough defense and strong finishes. On Friday, the Lady Bombardiers fell behind by as many as nine but they held the King Philip Lady Warriors to only 13 points in the second half and stormed back for a 40-35 victory.
Attleboro got within one in the fourth quarter on a great drive and finish by freshman Kerri Beland with just over two minutes remaining. The teams traded turnovers until the final minute when Emily Mayer grabbed a rebound in traffic and forced it towards the basket to draw the foul.
The senior captain stepped up with only six seconds remaining and knocked down both shots, after missing the front-end of a one-and-one just seconds earlier, to give Attleboro the 36-35 lead.
Abby Oliver stole the inbounds pass and was fouled. Attleboro were in the double bonus and the point guard made two free throws to give the Lady Bombardiers a three-point lead. King Philip's last chance was a full-court pass but it went directly out of bounds leading to two more Mayer free throws.
Coach Missy Traversi was ecstatic about how the team's defensive effort is paying dividends late in games. "I think over time our man-to-man is wearing on teams. A lot of teams like to switch it up but we're sticking with our man-to-man and just grinding it out and I think the physicality down the stretch outworked KP."
In the first half, King Philip's height advantage dominated the boards but the Lady Bombardiers were much more aggressive in the second half to prevent the Warriors from getting the ball inside. KP was led by Emily Richards' 12 points, but 10 came in the first half.
Coach Megan Barry pointed to inexperience for the lack of execution in the final moments. "We have a mix of seniors and a lot of young girls on the team and it's tough down the stretch to keep your composure."
Kirsten Terrien was the scoring star for the Lady Bombardiers. She finished with 15 points, including 10 in the second half as Attleboro made their run. Sophomore Brianna LaPlume finished with nine, seven in the second half, and Mayer had eight, six in the second half.
Even more than the victory itself, Traversi was proud of the team-first mentality that has developed in the squad. "Our team chemistry is fabulous right now. That's why I am smiling because right now I'm starting to feel more comfortable with the line-up I put out on the floor in close games like this. I feel really good right now."
The Lady Bombardiers (3-9) will host Dartmouth on Tuesday night, while the same night KP (4-10) will tavel to Stoughton.


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Q: Has anything really changed in bass fishing in the past 50 years?- Phil O'Brien, Oak Ridge, TN
A: New Bass Fishing Technology
Let's quickly review the things that haven't changed in the sport of bass fishing over the last half century:
That's it, and I'm not so sure that the fish haven't slipped some changes in on me as well.
But everything else has changed, and in this sport, unlike football or basketball, the changes have all been about advances in technology.
I think about the guys, 50 years ago, who went out on the water in a V-bottom boat with a 20-horse engine. If they were serious, they'd have the latest glass rod with a nice reel. Maybe some of them had a bit of that new monofilament line, but most likely some braided Dacron.
If they wanted to know what the terrain was like under the water, they might be lucky enough to have a contour paper map but most likely studied the bank for clues. To find depths, they could measure their line as it came up from the bottom.
To quietly troll was often a matter of deftly feathering a boat paddle in one hand and casting with the other. And if they wanted to stop and thoroughly work over a spot, they could drop an anchor tied to a rope or use the rope to tie off to a tree.
If they caught them well one day in deep water, they could eyeball the spot and try to triangulate a position or just improvise some kind of buoy marker and hope it was still there the next day.
Today I stand on the dock at a Bassmaster Elite series event and see the 21-foot boats that can handle just about any kind of water and make 300-mile round trips in a fishing day, courtesy of 225-horsepower engines.
Strapped to the decks and below decks are a couple dozen rods constructed of the lightest and strongest composite materials that the late space program was able to develop. The line is similarly strong, light, invisible and nearly indestructible, thanks to the same technology.
The boat paddle is gone, replaced by a 36-volt trolling motor. The anchoring is instantaneous as poles drop into the water at the push of a button. And if the water is too deep, then that sweet trolling motor has GPS programmed into it that can hold you on a spot, come wind or current.
Depth, water temperature, presence of baitfish and big fish, and underwater structure you get with a quick glance at an oversized LED screen. No more triangulating, either – the guys on this dock all have hundreds of waypoints punched into their GPS system.
It's just another planet from 50 years ago.
But, you say, these are all just mechanical gizmos that are no substitute for experience. There's space-age technology now, for sure, but it's the space between the ears that's most important.
Well, we've got an app for that, too. At the fingertips of everyone who has ever thought about getting better at fishing is the most incredible treasure trove of tips, techniques, fishing reports, tournament statistics, videos, satellite mapping, message boards and everything else the almighty internets can provide.
It's breathtaking, this leap forward. But believe it or not, while all this technology has made everyone better, it hasn't made everyone great. The fact of the matter is that on the Bassmaster Elite series, there's one guy who has won 20 events, while for the rest of the field the average number of tournaments won probably has a decimal point in front of it.
Strange to say it, but it's kind of comforting to know that despite all the technology, a strong work ethic and a good bit of God-given talent still count for something.
Previous Articles by Tommy Sanders
Q: What is the best tactic for fishing in the spring?
A: Sight fishing is the battle of the brains
This is the time of the year when we celebrate the opportunity to catch spawning fish. It's an important time for bass anglers — a limited, once-a-year opportunity. In fact, I think most bass fishermen should trade in one of their holidays from other times of the year and celebrate Spawning Day in spring or late winter, as the case may be. That would be well worth giving up a Labor Day or Presidents Day or even a Valentine's Day if you can swing it.Read More
Q: Hey Q and A, why can't I take a banana with me when I'm fishing?
A. You said the word banana. I'm throwing you out of the magazine because you are an obvious bringer of bad luck.
Here's why: 200 years ago, sea captains in the tropics would occasionally bring crates of bananas on board to supplement the ship's food supplies. These crates would harbor the occasional snake or spider. When the captain found a snake in his chest of drawers or a spider in his drawers, there would be hell to pay. No more bananas on the boat. And that's the origin of the famous banana superstition. Read More
We Lost A Lot: Remembering Jose Wejebe
The human mind will go through some incredible contortions when it's confronted with something it cannot and does not want to come to terms with.
It will grasp for things like disbelief, denial, and the hope that somehow what's happening is all a bad dream from which you will soon awaken. That's the way it felt for all of us who knew the one and only Jose Wejebe. That's the way it still feels, a few weeks into the aftermath of his passing. We lost a lot.
We met Jose 20 years ago at an event called the S.L.A.M. tournament in Key West, Fla., a celebrity event that paired famous sports and media figures with a local saltwater guide to make up a two-person team..Read More


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|Brett Favre got that itch to play again last season. Could he return for one last run at a Super Bowl title?
Let the speculation begin! Brett Favre has been released by the New York Jets, allowing him to return to any team in the NFL. If he wants to come out of retirement, that is.
You can pretend that you are sick of hearing about it, but you can't stop talking about it. And neither can we. Our Instant Debate team of Adam Rank, Andy Nesbitt, Aron Angel, Jim Reineking and Justin Hathaway discuss Favre's future.
|Adam Rank (10:28:25 AM): Brett Favre has no intention to come out of retirement. At this time. Have we seen the last of Favre playing in the NFL?
|Jim Reineking (10:29:39 AM): Little did we know when this week started that four days after the conclusion of the 2009 NFL Draft, we'd be talking about Brett Favre. I'm still just shaking my head at the absurdity of it all.
|Aron Angel (10:29:48 AM): First off, I'm a little bit unsure about this whole instant debate. I feel like we're fueling the fire here. I mean, the guy loves attention, so I feel like we're giving him what he wants, feeding his ego.
|Adam Rank (10:30:38 AM): What ego, Aron? The guy hasn't gone public at all. He just released a statement. If he's looking for attention, he needs a new publicist.
|Aron Angel (10:30:51 AM): But Brett, if you're reading this -- with all due respect to your accomplished career -- please stay at home.
|Justin Hathaway (10:32:36 AM): Those three words -- at this time -- haunt me. And tells me that Favre is having second thoughts -- or are they third thoughts?
|Jim Reineking (10:32:43 AM): Deanna probably has a laundry list of chores for Brett. He has a big lawn to keep trimmed. There are probably some trees that need trimming, too. He has kids to take to school. Stay on that tractor and out of the Vikings' huddle. Please!
|Justin Hathaway (10:33:27 AM): But are the Vikings the only team that would be in the mix for Favre? Seems like a lot of teams needed QBs going into the draft. Who else is there?
|Andy Nesbitt (10:33:29 AM): No, we haven't seen the last of Favre in the NFL. Tony Romo will get hurt in the opener, and Jerry Jones gets Bus Cook on the line. Favre is in Dallas taking snaps two days later. Favre leads the Cowboys in Week 2 for the opening of the new Texas Stadium. But Favre's winless streak in Dallas continues all season, and Big D is left wishing for the days when all it had to deal with was a receiver with ridiculous abs and the gift of gab.
|Justin Hathaway (10:34:02 AM): Wow. That's quite a story. And entirely possible. Even with the capable Jon Kitna as a backup in Dallas.
|Andy Nesbitt (10:34:59 AM): Call it a hunch.
|Adam Rank (10:35:15 AM): I agree. We probably have seen the end of Favre going to training camp with a team, but when something like Tom Brady's injury happens, the NFL will send out the Favre signal.
|Jim Reineking (10:35:32 AM): The Vikings' current lot of quarterbacks -- Tarvaris Jackson, Sage Rosenfels and John David Booty -- makes football fans laugh out loud. They were in the mix last year, so they are an easy target this year.
|Justin Hathaway (10:35:42 AM): The Favre signal, eh? Is it a beacon of light that resembles a right arm hanging by a tendon?
|Adam Rank (10:35:54 AM): Too soon.
|Justin Hathaway (10:36:46 AM): How would Vikings fan react to Favre, though? He was public enemy No. 1 for so long, and at 39 years old, he's only a short-term solution. Don't the Vikings need long-term answers at QB?
|Adam Rank (10:37:56 AM): Dallas fans embraced T.O. and even thought he previously treated the Cowboys' star the way that Ronald Miller treated Kenny's house on that fateful Halloween night in Can't Buy Me Love.
| Justin Hathaway (10:38:47 AM): Ah, Can't Buy Me Love. Quite the vehicle for Gerardo's acting chops. You could see a star being born.
|Jim Reineking (10:39:07 AM): Wow! A Can't Buy Me Love reference. Totally random, but the last scene had Ronald Miller and Cindy Mancini riding off together on a tractor.
|Andy Nesbitt (10:40:00 AM): I don't know. After last year, Brett Favre went from totally chic to totally geek. But does he know about the African anteater ritual?
|Justin Hathaway (10:40:11 AM): Back on topic: What about Favre to the 49ers? They can't be going with Shaun Hill, can they?
|Adam Rank (10:42:20 AM): What if a team like the 49ers is in the hunt for the playoffs and lose its quarterbacks? Do you go with Favre or roll the dice with Nate Davis?
|Jim Reineking (10:42:47 AM): I can't wait to see Favre working out with the local high school football team and running stairs with his wife again this summer. It will make for good sports-talk TV in early July.
|Justin Hathaway (10:42:52 AM): But, seriously, wouldn't Favre and Mike Singletary be awesome together? Those personalities together would make for good copy in San Francisco.
|Andy Nesbitt (10:43:12 AM): I could see Favre joining the Today show and doing wacky segments during the third hour of the show. He could do the birthday wishes and throw passes to kids on their birthday. Sorry, I'm refusing to take this seriously.
|Justin Hathaway (10:44:12 AM): Yes, and one of those passes will be intercepted by Wilma, a Wichita Falls, Texas woman who's celebrating her 105th birthday.
|Jim Reineking (10:44:33 AM): Tough to imagine Favre in San Francisco. Singletary's no-nonsense approach and Favre's gun-slinging tendencies just don't seem to match.
|Justin Hathaway (10:44:38 AM): Gerardo and Willard Scott references aside, I'll ask it again: Is Minnesota the only place Favre can go, if he comes out of retirement?
|Andy Nesbitt (10:44:53 AM): Yes, I have to believe the Vikings would be the one team desperate enough to sign the old fella. The Vikings are so desperate, they'd probably take his receiver from the Wrangler jeans commercial, too.
|Jim Reineking (10:45:00 AM): Any team considering Favre at all, even in the slightest, should watch film of him late last season. I'm sorry to say this, but I think he has spent his football life force.
|Adam Rank (10:46:03 AM): But that's where it makes sense for him to come riding in during Week 10 and start flinging footballs. He could trick his body into thinking it's the regular season when it's actually the playoffs.
|Justin Hathaway (10:46:48 AM): QBs take a beating in the NFL, and someone at some point will need a QB desperately enough to call Favre. But him missing minicamp is getting old. If I'm running a team, I question his commitment and motives.
|Jim Reineking (10:47:39 AM): I'm just going to hope that some mosquito doesn't bite Favre and he gets "that itch" again. Stay on that tractor, Brett!
|Aron Angel (10:48:14 AM): I agree with Justin, and his former Jets teammates said the same thing. Essentially, if you want to come back, then you're all in or all out. I think they secretly didn't want him back and said that so he would just stay at home.
|Adam Rank (10:48:19 AM): Make your call now. Does Favre stay retired or no?
|Justin Hathaway (10:48:45 AM): Favre needs to stay retired. He needed to stay retired last year, but he didn't, and hopefully, he learned his lesson. But again, "at this time' tells me he's going to try to come back. But nobody will want him back.
|Andy Nesbitt (10:49:11 AM): Favre is done. There's no way he's coming back.
|Aron Angel (10:49:32 AM): When your last pass in Green Bay is a crippling interception in the NFC Championship Game and your next-to-last pass in New York is an INT to keep you out of the playoffs, the football gods are telling you to retire. But in an effort to use reverse psychology, I say ... yes?
|Jim Reineking (10:50:23 AM): I think the Vikings should be content with the QBs they currently have on their roster. And I don't think the whole "go to an injury-riddled team in Week 10" thing works. Are you going to be Vinny Testaverde, Brett? I think Favre stays on that tractor.
|Adam Rank (11:07:12 AM): Favre will be the quarterback for your Washington Redskins by Week 11. Hail to the Redskins! Hail I-N-T! Just kidding, big guy. I want him to play.


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These Prayer Sonnet poems are examples of Sonnet poems about Prayer. These are the best examples of Prayer Sonnet poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
I am a wish a prayer from mortals lips
That reached heaven and touched God's fingertips
And returned to earth wrapped in flesh and blood
A gift from God's unconditional love
So love and cherish me as God does you
And guide and teach me well in all I do
And through the years a garden we will grow
Filled with the fragrant beauty of the rose
And on the day I reach maturity
And feel the need like leaves to leave the tree
To show the world the colors that are me
Rejoice in all the beauty that you see
For I am your child the gift that God gave
No More than a wish and a prayer - away.
Author: Elaine George
I had a dream that there appeared to me
a little girl whose hands I touched were silk.
Her tender eyes belied the purity
of angels, and her skin was white as milk.
She said, "In your despair, I heard your call
for comfort, which I've come to bring to you.
My hands do not look strong, for they are small,
but used in prayer, there's much that they can do."
Before me, in the darkness of that night,
with palms upturned, she gently closed her eyes,
and as she prayed, I saw a stream of light
shine down with myriads of butterflies.
I woke most splendidly refreshed in bed
to see a monarch flutter near my head.
Written 12/20/13 by Andrea Dietrich
and Based on Visual #7 in nette onclaud's WITH THESE HANDS Contest
A Child's Thanksgiving Prayer
Lord, I thank thee as I sit to eat,
For mashed potatoes that I helped to make.
And thanks, dear Lord, we're having something sweet.
Besides the beets and peas, there's pies and cake!
I thank thee for the sweet potatoes too
'Cause Mom put tiny marshmallows on top.
They melted into white and taste goo;
Bless Mom, this time her cooking didn't flop!
And thanks, dear Lord, my cousins came today.
I only get to see them once a year.
It snowed, and so we're going out to play.
Only my aunt Ruthie isn't here.
I'm glad she caught a cold. Forgive me, Lord.
It's just she talks so much we kids get bored.
A Dad's Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanks, Lord, for this day of our Thanksgiving.
I've got a nice long weekend thanks to thee,
Starting with what I call really living-
Football on TV for me to see.
I'm thankful for this turkey on the table,
And for my wife, who bought it at the store
Even though she had to read the label
On how to cook the thing and even more . . .
Because this was her first time hosting dinner,
There was a lot my poor wife had to learn.
But the pumpkin pie turned out to be a winner,
And the gravy(which I love), she didn't burn!
And praise to thee, my kid is not as bad
As those that my wife's sister Annie had.
A Mom's Thanksgiving Prayer
I thank thee, Lord, for this Thanksgiving Day,
For helping hands to clear away this mess;
For snow to tempt the kids outside to play;
For all my family and the meal's success.
I haven't seen my sisters in a while.
Though Ruthie's gone, I'm glad we all can chat.
The men are in the den. Each wears a smile.
They're chugging Buds and happy getting fat.
I'm thankful too that Mom and Dad are here.
They're taking all the kids to see a show
Tomorrow while the men are drinking beer.
I hope nobody gets into a row!
Bless Mom and Dad. The kids will have them hopping
(Especially Annie's kids) while we're out shopping!
For PD's "Gobble, Gobble, Gobble.. any food, thanksgiving
or turkey poem CONTEST.. Poetry Contest"
If ever pain shall strike my wounded soul,
my consolation is you are my cloak
Your calming presence mending any hole,
protecting me from chills it might invoke
If ever moon and tide shall be at war,
and convolutes my tattered, wrinkled mind
I'll plunge it deep into your ocean floor
of soothing words, 'til sweetest peace I find
If ever sun shall fall upon its death,
my only prayer is that you'll be with me
For light within your heart is like my breath,
and this will last me for eternity
I know that life shall cease for me one day
But love, ah love, forever it shall stay...
--English sonnet; iambic pentameter :)
--nikko palmario :)
**thanks so much to Kash for the heads up on the syllables, and also to Jack for "it", and also to Sara and Carrie for your insights :)....it's looking better now, thank you!!
again many thanks as well for all who's passed by and left inspiring comments :D; Debbie, I nudged the comma & tweaked that other line and Andrea, thanks so much for the additional wonderful suggestions-- sorry I am a bit stubborn with some of the lines ;)
This morning on my knees again, I lift
You up in prayer, love. Beg God his care
For you, to make the laboring day swift
Balm your weary flesh, and deny your fear
I told him bathe you in the fount of youth
Clothe you with the silk of grace, and make it
In purple color, jewel you with truth
And bring you to my heart, resplendent lit.
Queen of my soul, fair bride of all my dreams
I can but in prayer near you be found
Prayer makes small the world though large it seems
God omnipresent make heaven like ground
And love across the gulf of distant miles
Embrace our two hearts in kisses and smiles.
Have you read your text again as I plead
Did you parse it line by line, drank its faith
And yield renewed with every verse you read
Saw that agate sweeter than opiate
Upon the tongue, the promise spoken there
And shall you soon enlarge your tent's domain
Castling your dreams and dancing on your care
The Bible is God's truth, never treat it vain.
It says from the beginning a man was made
For you, and that I must not be alone
From you, nor sundered by human charade
From the flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone
In its pages I see our sure happiness
The success of our dream, your loveliness.
"Who can find a virtuous woman," Lord,
Is this a question to me? I found
The only one, a diamond, rough and hard
Abused by others, and oft tossed around
The fools never knew her worth, but you gave
Me eyesalve, shone your light and let me see
The splendor uncut, her light's purest wave
The inner sparkle of the heart - the sea
Of crystals tender for love's symphony
Let them seek now in vain to answer thee
I have joy, no price can match in value
Nor worth exceed, for her, Lord, I thank you
Beautiful flowers come from common seed
The brightest rose was once a seeming weed.
Let no shadow be cast in my soul
for I have seen the countenance of grace.
Let my heart not build a wall
to hide the furious compassion of Your face.
Let the rain of mercy fall
upon the dry wasteland of my memories.
Let my life answer to Your call
and my own stubbornness cease.
Let me not at the foot of the cross
resent precious blood splattered for me.
Let it cover the pain of loss
and from sin set me free.
Thank the Lord my soul can rejoice
for I am but a sinner whom You gave a choice.
"I had a dream!" those faithful words of old
Once rocked the nation right to its dark core
Never had one had a dream so bold
So flagrant that no one could ignore
Nobody thought that the dream could come true
Mixing colors what an absurd belief!
Black and white equal? What a concept new!
For some if brought fear, for others relief
Many years later a rainbow is here
The world a canvas of brilliant shades
Becoming this way through trials and tears
And fervent prayer and God given aide.
How joyous life is when we put race aside
And pursue our dreams so in peace we'll abide!
Be not forgotten faith that bids me stay
When darkened hours come bringing heavy rain
Flood waters ominous rising delays
Foreboding storm cease or I'll go insane
In selfish pity I could lose my way
Controlled by circumstance not dreams I've prayed
Be not caught up in struggles of this day
And miss the joy and passion of plans laid
Rise my soul hear the whisper of His voice
He'll calm the storm and waters will recede
You'll cross dry land so let your heart rejoice
You had faith to stand and now to proceed
So stay the course your treasured promise land
Find your child your awesome little man
*This is a poem about seeking (hunting) and reclaiming a childlike faith to believe!
Sonnet Poem
Copyright © 2014 Dave Wood
Sponsor:Debbie Guzzi
Contest: Hunt for a Sonnet Gems & Seven Stones in the Crown
Set me free Lord set me free,
Take this evil I lay with away.
Take this torture turn it astray.
Walk with me just let me be.
Look inside my heart to see,
Erase my mind as I do pray.
Renew my spirit all in a day.
Sign me up for a high decree.
Leave all this as dust in the wind,
Scatter past present and future,
I will not falter nor will I bend,
Send it all away with no suture.
Set me free Lord, take this madness and put it in its place.
I must warn you it wears a mask to cover up its ugly face.
(R) Registered: 2013 Ann Rich
You are the beauty loved exquistely
Though absence strains with pain an anxious heart.
My spirit speaks, in lone soliloquy,
Grand passion's pleaful prayer we never part.
I stand enchanted with the gift of soul
Embedded deep inside my essence by your kiss
So filled with light of love it made me whole,
Exchanging emptiness for bounty's bliss.
A paradise profound in you I found
When dawn broke new that day you set me free
From all addictions to which I was bound;
Your love did save then gave life ecstasy.
You are the scent of lavender in spring;
A songbird's song sung softly on the wing.


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With support from UA Libraries, UA Native American Student Association, UA Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, Tohono O'odham Nation Museum and Cultural Center, and Indigenous Strategies, LLC.
Don't miss this special screening of the new feature-length documentary Young Lakota and the short film Red Girl's Reasoning, featuring a post-film discussion with Melodie Lopez, President, Indigenous Strategies, LLC and Kat Sabine, Executive Director, NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona.
Young Lakota
The Pine Ridge Reservation is no stranger to strife and heartbreak, stark realities and inspired idealism. In the moving and inspiring new documentary Young Lakota, we are brought directly into the emotional and often uncertain journey of Sunny Clifford, her twin sister Serena, and their politically ambitious friend Brandon Ferguson, who all share the compelling desire to make a difference for themselves and their community. Their political awakening begins when
Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first female president of their tribe, defies a proposed South Dakota law criminalizing all abortion by threatening to build a women's clinic on the sovereign territory of the reservation. Sunny, just back on the reservation after two years in college, Serena, unwed and with a toddler, and Brendan with two little boys, find themselves immersed in this political battle as they struggle between opportunity and principle; between selling out or staying the course through twists and turns that they could not have anticipated. (Dir. by Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt, 2012, USA, 82 mins., Not Rated, Incite Pictures) Digital
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For cooking enthusiasts, a lot of work goes into preparing the perfect meal. Hours upon hours of prep time is necessary for everything to be just right and having the right tools can be very important in saving time and helping your cooking craft. The Rinse & Chop by Joseph Joseph will make cleaning and chipping ingredients super easy! It's a hinged chopping board that also folds into a chute, thus creating a handy strainer at one end.
Once everything is clean, the board can be locked into place for chopping and then pour away. It features a non-slip rubber grip edge and made from dishwasher-safe plastic. It's the perfect companion for all your kitchen needs and will also make a great gift for any chef friends. It comes in three colors – white, red and green – and goes for 17.77 Euros or about $23 (at today's current exchange rate).


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